[Jeff Grant]

Early Saturday MLB Info

-Orioles SP Dana Eveland is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two previous starts against the Indians, but will be making his first since 2009
-Red Sox SP Josh Beckett is 7-1 in nine starts against the Mariners since arriving in Boston in 2006
-Beckett is 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA in four outings at Safeco Field
-Beckett didn’t make any rehab starts since landing on the DL on June 12
-White Sox SP Jake Peavy is 0-3 with a 3.71 ERA in three career starts versus the Yankees
-Peavy has received just 2.36 runs per 9 IP over his last five starts (0-3, 2.36 ERA)
-Indians SP Josh Tomlin is 1-3 with a 6.75 ERA in five starts this month
-Royals SP Jonathan Sanchez is allowing 7.29 walks per nine innings, highest in the majors
-Royals SP Luke Hochevar is 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in his last three outing at Target Field
-Angels SP Garrett Richards made two relief appearances at the Rogers Centre last year (1.1 IP, ER)
-Yankees SP Hiroki Kuroda is 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA over his last six starts (35 K, 10 BB)
-Diamondbacks SP Wade Miley is 2-1 with a 1.19 ERA in his last three starts
-Cubs SP Matt Garza is 0-3 with a 4.64 ERA in five career starts versus the Astros
-Reds SP Mat Latos is 6-0 with a 4.05 ERA in his last 12 starts
-Latos is 1-2 with a 1.85 ERA in five career starts at AT&T Park
-Dodgers SP Nathan Eovaldi is 0-2 with a 3.20 ERA in seven career home games (four starts)
-Brewers SP Mike Fiers is 0-2 with a 6.55 ERA in two home starts this year (0.84 ERA in three road starts)
-Mets SP Johan Santana is 4-0 with a 0.65 ERA in four career starts versus the Dodgers
-Pirates SP Jeff Karstens went 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA in four appearances (three starts) against the Cardinals last year
-Padres SP Edinson Volquez is receiving just 2.48 runs per game, second-lowest figure in the majors
-Giants SP Barry Zito has not earned a win against the Reds since Aug. 2009 (3-4, 6.79 ERA overall)

[Jeff Grant]

Friday MLB Recap

-Cleveland had a season-high 16 hits
-The Orioles went 3 for 12 with RISP (3 for 52 previous 10 games)
-Orioles 2B Brian Roberts scored for the first time in 12 games
-All of Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano’s 15 HRs have come since May 15
-Marlins SP Josh Johnson finished June with a 2-2 record and 1.87 ERA in five starts
-Phillies SP Cliff Lee is 0-2 with a 7.30 ERA in his last four starts
-Philadelphia OF Hunter Pence is batting .462 with three HRs and seven RBIs in seven games against Miami this season
-Braves 2B Dan Uggla received his first day off this season, hitting .156 in June (12 for 77)
-Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez plans to rest Chipper Jones on Saturday and catcher Brian McCann on Sunday
-Rangers SP Matt Harrison improved to 5-0 with a 1.29 ERA in six June starts
-Twins starters are 3-9 with a 5.80 ERA at Target Field over the last 13 home games
-The Pirates have 38 HRs this month, one off the franchise record set in 1975
-Cardinals OF Carlos Beltran has an RBI in seven consecutive games
-Seattle is 0-3 this season when the Safeco Field roof is closed during a game
-Mets SP R.A. Dickey finished June with a 5-0 record and 0.93 ERA
-The Dodgers have one HR in their last 15 games
-Reds manager Dusty Baker is 15-13 as a visiting manager at AT&T Park

[a4u2fear]

Playing the rubber band, let's get it! Thanks for stats. You do MLB only?

[Jeff Grant]

Playing the rubber band, let's get it! Thanks for stats. You do MLB only?

I'll be providing information in the forums for the following sports: CBB, CFB, MLB, NBA, NFL

My favorite sports to handicap are CBB, CFB, MLB

[Jeff Grant]

Pittsburgh Pirates
-The Pirates have hit a National League-leading 38 HRs this month
-Pittsburgh leads the majors with 139 runs this month (Mets, 137)
-Pedro Alvarez has hit 11 of his 14 HRs during the day
-Won 10 of their last 13 games against divisional foes
-Second-best ERA in the NL (2.72) behind the Cincinnati Reds (2.67)
-SP Jeff Karstens had a combined 1-2 record and 3.04 ERA in five starts at Double-A and Triple-A
-Karstens went 4-5 with a 3.38 ERA in 13 games (11 starts) versus division opponents
-The Pirates are 10-2 when playing on Saturday (10-2 under)


New York Yankees
-The Yankees have won seven of their last eight series (9 of 11)
-Allowed a season-high 14 runs and 19 hits last night
-New York is 15-7 at home versus Chicago since 2006
-SP Hiroki Kuroda is 1-1 with a 3.77 ERA in two career starts versus the White Sox, both were on the road during his time with the Dodgers
-The Yankees are 9-10 after allowing 10 or more runs since 2010

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