[Jeff Grant]

Sunday MLB Recap

• Orioles SP Brian Matusz has allowed 20 earned runs and 40 hits over his last 21.1 innings of work (five starts)
• Cleveland came into its series against Baltimore with a 5-16 record against left-handed starters, but won three games in the series in that situation
• The Nationals are 10-2-1 in their last 13 series against the Braves, while winning 17 of their last 28 trips to Turner Field
• Washington 3B Ryan Zimmerman is batting .378 with three HRs and 13 RBIs in his last eight games
• Yankees SS Derek Jeter saw his average dip below .300 for the first time since April 8
• Arizona has hit a home run in 12 consecutive games
• The Cardinals bullpen entered Sunday with a 7-14 record and 4.62 ERA, with 13 blown saves in 29 chances
• Pirates SP Erik Bedard has allowed 25 runs in 23.2 innings (9.51 ERA) in his last five road starts
• St. Louis OF Matt Holliday is batting .493 with two HRs and 14 RBIs in his last 13 games
• Cubs SP Travis Wood has surrendered one run over his last three starts (20.2 IP)
• The Angels are 15-3 in their last 18 road games
• Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw improved to 5-0 with a 1.37 ERA in six career starts against the Mets
• Mariners SP Jason Vargas has allowed a career high-tying 22 home runs this season
• The Rangers have won seven consecutive series

[Jeff Grant]

Don't forget that Milwaukee Brewers SP Zack Greinke is 15-0 with a 2.47 ERA at Miller Park in his career when handicapping Monday's MLB card

Make sure to check out today's matchup pages and get the best odds when placing your wagers

[Pin Fish]

isn't Hammel sp for Balty tonight?

[Pin Fish]

isn't Hammel sp for Balty tonight?

sorry my mistake see now Sunday..............

[Jeff Grant]

Pittsburgh Pirates
-Pittsburgh posted a 1.20 ERA in three previous games against the Houston Astros this season
-SP James McDonald has posted a 1.63 ERA in his first eight home starts, while going 12-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 30 starts with the club at PNC Park
-Rank first in the majors with a 2.28 home ERA
-Won eight of its last 10 games and 12 of 15 at PNC Park
-Closer Joel Hanrahan is one of just four pitchers with at least 60 saves since 2011
-Won 11 of its last 15 division games, and gone 9-1-1 in its last 11 series overall
-The club has been shut out in all three of McDonald’s losses this season


Detroit Tigers
-Detroit has won 21 of its last 27 games against the Minnesota Twins, including 10 of 14 at Comerica Park during that stretch
-Bullpen has compiled a 2.23 ERA over its last 42 games
-The Tigers are 12-12 against divisional foes this season
-SP Doug Fister has posted a 5-1 record and 1.20 ERA over his last eight starts at Comerica Park
-Fister has compiled a 2.70 ERA in his last four outings versus the Twins
-Fister has held Twins catcher Joe Mauer hitless in 13 career at-bats against him

Read my SBR Forum article on this AL Central affair

[Jeff Grant]

Chicago Cubs
-In his last eight outings, Cubs closer Carlos Marmol is 1-0 and 6-for-6 in save opportunities (1.17 ERA)
-SP Jeff Samardzija is 2-4 with a 6.37 ERA in eight road starts
-Samardzija is 0-4 with a 12.27 ERA in his last four starts


Minnesota Twins
-OF Denard Span is a career .362 hitter in 56 career games versus the Tigers
-Minnesota is 2-0 at Detroit this season (0-3 at home in the series)
-SP Liam Hendriks has received one-or-fewer runs of support in five of his starts this season, and noe more than three in any start
-Hendriks is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in three road starts


Tampa Bay Rays
-Tampa Bay has gone 9-17 in its last 26 home games, after starting the season 13-1
-The Rays are 30-21 versus right-handed starters (11-17 versus lefties)
-Won seven straight home games against the Yankees, longest such streak in franchise history
-Tampa Bay’s 3B have batted .245 with three HRs and 24 RBI in 56 games since Evan Longoria’s injury on May 1
-SP Matt Moore went 3-0 with a 3.16 ERA in June
-Moore is allowing left-handed batters to hit .294 against him, fifth-highest mark among LHP in the majors (.230 righties)


Miami Marlins
-Miami lost all seven games against Milwaukee in 2011, and has dropped eight in a row overall in the series
-3B Hanley Ramirez is a .389 lifetime hitter against the Brewers, hitting in 17 straight
-SP Carlos Zambrano ranks eight-best in the NL with an opponents batting average of .170 on the road
-Since 2008, Miami has the second-best record in the majors in July (63-42), just behind the Phillies (67-39)

Make sure to read all of Monday's SBR articles before placing your wagers

[Jeff Grant]

Sometimes a prop can end of being your top play:

Played Miguel Cabrera (-125) to have more total bases than Joe Mauer tonight