[Jeff Grant]

Memorial Day Recap
-Detroit has struggled to hit left-handers this year, batting 40 points lower against southpaws
-Atlanta is on its worst skid since losing nine in a row from April 21-29, 2010
-The Braves have given up seven runs or more in four straight games for the first time since five in a row from July 26-30, 2008
-Braves catcher Brian McCann was 0-for-4 in his first start since May 21 (illness)
-Miami moved to 19-8 since May 1, the best mark in the majors
-Cincinnati had just one extra-base hit, coming after a seven-game homestand that saw the team hit 17 HRs
-Minnesota Twins lead the majors in both double plays turned and grounded into
-Chicago Cubs ended a 12-game losing streak, which was its worst skid since 1997
-White Sox 1B Paul Konerko is batting .395 on the season and has a 14-game hitting streak
-Cleveland was without its ailing 3-4-5 hitters, but managed to collect 14 hits in snapping a three-game losing streak
-Royals OF Jeff Francoeur is 16 for 32 in his past 19 games
-The Indians drew two walks and lead the majors with 197 overall, 14 more than the Tampa Bay Rays
-Diamondbacks OF Justin Upton has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games
-Baltimore Orioles have lost three straight and six of eight, but remain tied with the Tampa Bay Rays atop the AL East division
-Los Angeles Dodgers’ 32-16 record remains the best in the majors despite having six players on the DL (four starters)
-Colorado Rockies were 6-18 in May before sweeping a doubleheader against the Houston Astros

Early Tuesday Items

Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
-Detroit has posted a 29-19 record on the road dating back to Aug. 11, 2011, as it gets set to play its 22nd game of a 24-game stretch away from the Motor City
-The Tigers are 6-4 against AL East opponents
-Boston is 0-5 in games that would give it a chance to get above .500 this season
-Tigers SP Justin Verlander is 2-1 with a 3.19 ERA in five starts at Fenway Park
-The Red Sox are 20-10 against the Tigers since the start of the 2008 season
-The Red Sox are expected to be without second baseman Dustin Pedroia


St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves
-The Braves have averaged 2.5 runs and hit .178 during their current losing streak
-After ranking fourth in the majors with a 3.48 ERA last year, the Braves are in the bottom third at 4.23
-St. Louis has won back-to-back games, scoring eight runs in each
-The Cardinals have lost three straight times with Jake Westbrook on the mound, with opponents hitting .371 against him in that span
-Braves OF Michael Bourn is hitting .182 over his last eight games
-Cardinals OF Matt Holliday is a .366 career hitter in 20 games in Atlanta


Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins
-The Marlins are 5-9 against NL East foes, while the Nationals are 11-4 in that situation
-Miami SP Anibal Sanchez is 7-0 with a 2.18 ERA in 18 starts against the Nationals
-The Nationals had averaged 5.6 runs in their previous seven games before Monday’s 5-3 loss
-The Marlins offense has scored three runs or fewer in eight of Sanchez’s nine outings
-The Nationals are 0-5 in Edwin Jackson’s five road starts this year, while he’s 1-3 with a 7.17 ERA in five career appearances against the Marlins


Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
-Pittsburgh’s current four-game win streak is its longest since last June 21-25
-Reds SP Homer Bailey is 5-0 with a 1.94 ERA in seven lifetime starts against the Pirates
-Pirates SP Charlie Morton went 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA and two complete games in four outings versus the Reds in 2011
-Pirates bullpen is second in the NL (2.54) behind the Reds (2.41)


Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins
-Oakland has been outscored 30-10 during its current six-game losing streak
-The Athletics rank last in the majors with a .211 batting average, while going 1 for 9 with RISP on Monday
-Twins catcher Joe Mauer is hitting .452 in his last eight games, and .415 in his last 12 contests against the Athletics

[PaperTrail07]

nice info

[Guru1029]

thanks

[Jeff Grant]

San Diego Padres
-San Diego is 7-10 during the day, while going 5-17 on the road
-In the midst of a stretch of playing 20 games in 20 days from May 11-30
-SP Eric Stults is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA in nine career games (eight starts) in May
-Stults is 0-2 with an 8.59 ERA in two career starts versus the Cubs

Chicago Cubs
-Chicago went 5-for-9 with RISP on Monday, after going 3-for-36 (.083) in their previous five games
-The Cubs have posted a 5.60 ERA in their last 17 games since May 10, which is the second-highest mark over that span (Rockies, 5.69)
-SP Jeff Samardzija has a 1.82 ERA in his last six starts, which is the third-best mark in the NL in that span (Capuano 1.35, McDonald, 1.81)
-The Cubs are 6-3 in Samardzija's nine starts, while he has tallied a 1.52 ERA at home in four outings

[billysink]

good information.......thanks for posting

[Jeff Grant]

Detroit Tigers
-1B Prince Fielder is batting .429 with two HRs and 12 RBI over his last 14 games dating back to May 14
-Bullpen has combined to post a 1.00 ERA and 29 strikeouts over the last 11 games
-SP Justin Verlander has not allowed a run over his last 16.2 innings versus the Red Sox over a three-start stretch
-Verlander is 24-9 with a 2.61 ERA in 40 career starts in May
-Verlander has won 13 of his last 14 decisions on the road

Pittsburgh Pirates
-Pittsburgh has won a season-high four games in a row, as a win tonight would mark their first five-game win streak since Sept. 2010
-The Pirates have committed just two errors in their last 13 games - best fielding percentage (.996) in baseball over that span
-In four starts against the Reds last year, SP Charlie Morton went 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA
-In the last six games, Pirates pitchers have combined to go 3-1 with a 1.36 ERA, not allowing a run in their last 15.1 innings of work
-Rank second in home ERA (2.28), behind only the Dodgers (2.21)
-Morton has surrendered five HRs in his last six starts, which is far different than giving up six HRs in 171.2 innings a year ago

[igolot]

[Jeff Grant]

The Baltimore Orioles (29-20) and Toronto Blue Jays (25-24) continue a three-game American League East series on Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:07 ET.


The Blue Jays were released as minus-155 home favorites in the MLB betting odds, but the Orioles have received a good amount of sharp action in the early going, while the total stands at 8.5.


Toronto returned home off a disappointing 1-5 road trip to post a 6-2 victory in the series opener, going "under" the total for the first time in six games. The Blue Jays are 3-6 this season at home when the total is 8 to 8.5.


Ricky Romero (5-1, 3.86 ERA) is set to make his 11th start of the year for the Blue Jays, with the club alternating wins and losses over his last three outings. He didn't earn a decision in a 5-4 road setback to the Tampa Bay Rays last time out, issuing a season-high seven walks in six innings of work.


The left-hander has registered a perfect 4-0 record and 3.09 ERA in five home outings, as opponents are hitting just .194 against him.

In 12 career games versus the Orioles, Romero has gone 6-3 with a 3.10 ERA, including a 3-1 mark and 2.25 ERA in four outings a year ago. He will need to pitch carefully to Baltimore outfielder Adam Jones, who is 11 for 37 (.297) against him.

The Blue Jays are 13-3 in Romero's last 16 starts as a favorite, while the "over" is 6-1-1 in the last eight games in that situation.

Baltimore is mired in a three-game losing streak and has lost six of eight overall, but is still tied atop the AL East standings with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Orioles are 8-3 against left-handed starters this year, with the "over" going 7-4 in those contests.

Jake Arrieta (2-5, 4.87 ERA) has fallen off a bit in May for the Orioles, posting a 1-3 record and 5.28 ERA, as opponents are hitting .306 against him. He allowed opponents to hit just .216 in five April outings.

The right-hander enters with a 1-1 record and 2.77 ERA in four road outings, issuing just five walks and striking out 30 batters. The 26-year-old is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in two career outings at this particular ball park.

In four career starts versus the Blue Jays, Arrieta is 3-1 with a 3.80 ERA, holding outfielder Jose Bautista hitless in eight lifetime at-bats against him.

The Orioles are 10-1 in their last 11 road games versus southpaws, but they are 13-42 in their last 55 games in Toronto.

Umpire Doug Eddings gives the road underdogs a slight edge in this affair, with Arrieta coming away with a 5-3 home victory over Romero on June 4 of last year with him behind the plate.

[gregm]

Great thread Jeff

[Jeff Grant]

Milwaukee Brewers
-The Brewers and Dodgers have played one-run games in each of their four meetings this year
-Milwaukee is using its seventh different starting pitcher this year, after using just six all of last season (fewest in MLB)
-The Brewers are 8-11 against NL West opponents this year
-SP Mike Fiers was 1-3 with a 4.42 ERA in 10 starts at Triple-A Nashville

Cincinnati Reds
-The Reds are tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers with the best record (23-13) in baseball since April 19, while having the fourth-best ERA (3.23)
-Cincinnati is 4-2-2 in its previous eight road series, including an active streak of six straight wins or splits
-SP Homer Bailey is 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA in four career starts at PNC Park

Chicago White Sox
-Chicago is 7-1 over its last eight road games
-1B Paul Konerko is batting .600 with five HRs and 14 RBI over his last 11 games (24-for-40)
-Bullpen owns a 1.73 ERA and .167 opponents batting average against in the last eight games
-White Sox are batting .468 with RISP over the last four games, while ranking second in that category in May (.298)
-SP Philip Humber is 2-3 with a 5.59 ERA over his last eight road starts since posting a five-game road winning streak from April 25-July 2, 2011
-Humber is 0-1 with a 7.84 ERA in four night starts this season
-LHH batters are hitting .271 against Humber this season (.182 RHH)

[Jeff Grant]

Texas Rangers
-Texas has hit two or more home runs in a season-high four straight games
-Closer Joe Nathan has a 0.54 ERA and .190 opponents batting average in his last 17 appearances since April 12
-Enters with an AL-best 3.27 ERA, fourth-lowest in the majors
-SP Scott Feldman is 3-2 with a 3.23 ERA in 14 games (seven starts) versus the Mariners at Rangers Ball Park in Arlington
-Feldman has dropped five of his last six decisions at home since June 7, 2010

Seattle Mariners
-Seattle has played the most road games (29) in the AL, tied with Atlanta for the MLB lead
-The Mariners have dropped 13 of their last 15 games against the Rangers on the road
-SP Jason Vargas is 7-4 with a 3.38 ERA in 26 games (20 starts) in May
-Since 2009, Vargas has the third-lowest run support average in the majors (3.59), Doug Fister (3.47) and Johan Santana (3.56)

[Gnutti]

Thanks

[Jeff Grant]

New York Mets
-New York has 17 wins this year over teams with a record better than .500, tied with the Washington Nationals for most in the majors
-The Mets have hit at least one HR in five of its last six home games, rank 28th overall with 32 home runs
-Closer Frank Francisco has retired the last 12 batters he's faced, while saving his last five opportunities
-SP Jeremy Hefner was 49-36 with a 3.77 ERA in 138 career games (127 starts) in the minors

Philadelphia Phillies
-Monday's win guaranteed the Phillies a record of .500 or better in the month of May for the 10th straight season
-Through 27 games in May, Philadelphia is hitting .281 with 88 extra-base hits (26 HR), averaging 4.9 runs per game
-Bullpen has posted a 2.45 ERA and held opponents to a .212 average over the last 10 games
-The Phillies are 8-11 against NL East opponents this year
-SP Joe Blanton is 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA in two career starts at Citi Field
-Blanton has allowed seven HR in May (31.1 IP), after allowing only one HR in April (26.0 IP)

[Jeff Grant]

Miami Marlins
-Over his career, SP Anibal Sanchez has never taken a loss against the Washington Nationals, going 7-0 with a 2.10 ERA in 18 starts. He has posted a 1.67 ERA against them over his last 13 starts in the series
-SS Jose Reyes has an eight-game hitting streak at home, batting .333 over that span
-OF Giancarlo Stanton has 11 HRs and 27 RBI this month
-Miami has supplied Sanchez just five runs of support during his last four appearances. His run support average of 2.41 per 9.0 innings is the seventh-lowest in the majors

Boston Red Sox
-Boston leads the majors with a 1.98 bullpen ERA since April 23
-Catchers lead the majors with a .561 slugging percentage and 27 extra-base hits
-Over its past eight home games, Boston pitchers have posted a 2.50 ERA
-SP Daniel Bard has recorded just nine strikeouts over his last 28.2 IP - after beginning the season with 19 Ks in 18.2 frames
-Bard owns a 3.83 ERA in the first five innings (9.82 in subsequent frames)