[Jeff Grant]

Wednesday MLB Recap
-The Yankees have won 10 of their last 13 games and sit atop the AL East standings for the first time since April 23
-Tampa Bay is hitting .221 since 3B Evan Longoria landed on the disabled list on May 1
-Yankees SP Ivan Nova is now 4-0 in his career against the Rays
-Dodgers OF Andre Ethier is hitless in his past 16 at-bats
-The Orioles have won seven straight games at Fenway Park, including wins in all five games this year
-A home run has been hit at the Great American Ball Park in 52 consecutive games
-Atlanta leads the NL with a 19-14 record on the road
-SS Jose Reyes went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts, snapping his league-leading 15-game hit streak
-The Marlins bullpen has allowed just five HRs, fewest in the majors
-The Twins, who have the worst record in the AL, won their third straight series
-Brewers SP Zack Greinke became the third pitcher since 1900 to win his first 15 home decisions with a club
-The Mariners went 5-4 on their nine-game road trip, scoring 64 runs over that span
-Seattle has played the most road games in the majors (37), as it returns home to try and improve upon its 9-13 mark at home
-Oakland OF Yoenis Cespedes is batting .375 with a HR and five RBIs in six starts since returning from the DL
-The Rangers lost for the ninth time in their past 13 games against divisional opponents

[Jeff Grant]

New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals
-Mets SP R.A. Dickey enters today’s start with a 17.1 scoreless innings streak. The right-hander is 5-0 with a major league-best 1.45 ERA in six starts since the beginning of May
-Dickey was 1-3 with a 3.82 ERA in five outings against the Nationals last year
-Dickey hasn’t allowed a first-inning run all season
-Washington leads the majors with a 2.97 ERA
-Mets 3B David Wright is batting .433 with two HRs and four RBIs in his last eight games at Nationals Park
-Washington’s .667 winning percentage at home (18-9) ranks second in baseball behind the Dodgers (.700)
-The Mets are 16-8 during day games this year, tied for the most such wins in the majors (Giants)
-Over New York’s last 15 games, the starting staff has gone 9-2 with a 2.22 ERA, but the bullpen is 0-4 with a 6.37 ERA in the same span
-The Nationals have won eight of their last nine games against the Mets

[brahmabull117]

I'm fading the Cubs yet again today. Randy Wolf is terrible but the Cubs make any lefty pitcher seem like Jesus when they face him and the line is only - 110 or so. Milwaukee should win yet again, pushing the cubs road record to an abysmal 7-23

[Jeff Grant]

Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers
-Indians SP Derek Lowe is 6-2 with a 2.34 ERA in 10 starts against the Tigers, but hasn’t faced them since June 13, 2008
-Cleveland OF Michael Brantley is hitting .365 during his team-best 14-game hit streak
-Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera is 4 for 23 in his career against Lowe
-Tigers 1B Prince Fielder is batting .429 with two HRs and 11 RBIs during his current 13-game hit streak
-Detroit has lot 16 of 24 at Comerica Park since starting the season with four wins
-The Tigers are six games under .500 for the first time since the end of the 2008 campaign
-The Indians have outscored the Tigers 24-14 and posted a 2.08 ERA in winning the first five games of the series this year
-Lowe is 4-2 with a 3.03 ERA in six daytime starts this year
-Tigers bullpen has a 2.04 ERA over the last 19 games


Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies
-Philadelphia will try to avoid being swept in a four-game home series against Los Angeles for the first time in 66 years
-Phillies SP Cole Hamels is 9-1 with a 1.52 ERA in his last 11 starts versus NL West clubs
-Hamels is 3-0 with a 1.18 ERA in five career regular-season starts against the Dodgers, coming in with a 17-inning scoreless streak
-Dodgers SP Aaron Harang is 2-0 with a 3.91 ERA in four starts against the Phillies since 2009
-Los Angeles has won 16 one-run games, which leads the majors
-The Phillies (0-22), Brewers (0-26) and Cardinals (0-23) are the only MLB teams that are winless after trailing after seven innings
-Since Kenley Jansen took over the closer’s role on May 9, the Dodgers bullpen is 6-0 and ranks fifth in the NL with a 2.52 ERA

[Jeff Grant]

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
-Chicago ranks 27th in baseball with 201 runs scored
-Cubs SP Matt Garza has received three total runs of support in 25.2 innings over his last five starts. The 1.05 average per nine innings is the lowest in the majors during that span
-Brewers SP Randy Wolf is 1-4 with a 3.65 ERA in his last seven outings versus the Cubs
-Chicago has struck out 29 times in the last two games
-Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano has nine home runs in his last 21 games
-Garza is 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA in five career starts against the Brewers
-The Brewers have won 11 of their last 13 games against the Cubs at Miller Park
-The Cubs are 0-9-3 in their last 12 series on the road
-Chicago is 1-8 as a road underdog of +100 to +125 this season, with the “under” going 6-3 in those games
-Milwaukee is 6-16 in day games, with the “over” going 12-8 in that situation


San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres
-San Francisco has won 14 of its last 19 games against San Diego
-Giants SP Matt Cain has a 2.81 ERA in 13 career starts at Petco Park, but has gone just 2-6 record wise
-San Diego is last in the majors with a .189 batting average with RISP
-The Giants rank second in the majors with 51 errors this season, but haven’t committed one in their last six games
-SP Jason Marquis will make his first career start with the Padres, going 3-2 with a 2.93 ERA in six starts at Petco Park as a member of other teams
-Eleven of the Giants last 12 games have been decided by two runs or fewer
-Opponents are hitting .114 (4-for-35) with RISP in Cain’s last five games
-Cain is 4-0 with a 2.74 ERA in six daytime starts this year
-San Francisco is 17-9 in day games, while San Diego is 7-15 in that situation
-The Giants have won all five of Cain's starts with umpire Bill Miller behind home plate

[Jeff Grant]

Tampa Bay Rays
-Tampa Bay Rays are 5-1 against the New York Yankees when David Price matches up with CC Sabathia, with Price going 3-1 with a 2.38 ERA in those contests
-Price is 27-11 lifetime in 50 starts (51 appearances) against AL East opponents, including a 12-3 mark on the road
-In nine career regular season games against former Cy Young Award winners, Price is 5-1 with a 2.23 ERA, with the Rays winning nine of those games

[shimeon40]

Jeff..great detailed work....but im sitting here ...give us a winner...or who is going to win?

[Jeff Grant]

Jeff..great detailed work....but im sitting here ...give us a winner...or who is going to win?

Here's my one and only play on Thursday's MLB card.......St. Louis Cardinals Over 4.5 runs (-105)

[shimeon40]

Thanks jeff..these the only markets i cam bet on..Moneyline..cardinals 1.65 houston 2.27...run line cardinals -1.5 2.08 houston +1.5 1.77..over 8.5 2.1..under 1.77..5 innings total +4 1.84...what do u think?..u think cardinals win the game?

[Jeff Grant]

Thanks jeff..these the only markets i cam bet on..Moneyline..cardinals 1.65 houston 2.27...run line cardinals -1.5 2.08 houston +1.5 1.77..over 8.5 2.1..under 1.77..5 innings total +4 1.84...what do u think?..u think cardinals win the game?

Hopefully the Cards worked out for you tonight

[shimeon40]

Great play jeff...geez they really gave them a beat down.

[shimeon40]

was watching the orioles game on fox..geez they copped a beat down to..pitcher got marched by the 5th innings.