[Jeff Grant]

Early Sunday Info

-Red Sox SP Jon Lester is 4-1 with a 2.78 ERA in his last six starts against the Blue Jays
-Lester had held Toronto to a .195 average in his career, second-lowest mark against any AL club (Royals, .168)
-White Sox SP Philip Humber is 4-1 with a 4.54 ERA in six road starts
-Indians SP Josh Tomlin is 2-1 with a 3.61 ERA in his last five home starts
-Tigers SP Jacob Turner is 0-2 with a 9.15 ERA in five career outings at Comerica Park
-Royals SP Jeremy Guthrie is 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA in eight outings (six starts) versus the Twins, pitching at least 6.2 innings in each start
-Yankees SP CC Sabathia is 6-1 with a 2.62 ERA in his last nine starts versus the Athletics (7-2 team record)
-Athletics SP Bartolo Colon has allowed 14 HRs, all solo shots
-Mariners SP Blake Beavan ranks second in baseball in fewest walks per nine innings (1.42)
-Rays SP Matt Moore has gone 5-1 with a 3.94 ERA in eight starts since June 3
-Rangers SP Matt Harrison is 5-1 with a 2.70 ERA in seven starts versus AL West opponents this season (17-5 career record)
-Harrison is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA in two career starts at Angel Stadium
-Diamondbacks SP Josh Collmenter is 1-2 with a 6.03 ERA in seven starts this season
-Cubs SP Travis Wood is limiting left-handed batters to a .118 batting average (.263 RHH)
-Reds SP Johnny Cueto hasn’t allowed a home run in nine starts (65 innings)
-Rockies SP Christian Friedrich is 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA in two starts against the Padres this season
-Astros SP Jordan Lyles is 2-4 with a 7.11 ERA against NL West foes in his career
-Marlins SP Anibal Sanchez will be making his fourth consecutive start on the road, posting a 3-1 mark and 2.76 ERA away from Marlins Park this season
-Brewers SP Mike Fiers is 2-0 with a 0.84 ERA in three road starts this season
-Pirates SP Erik Bedard has posted a 6.37 ERA in his last eight outings
-Ross Ohlendorf’s teams have won each of his last four starts against the Rockies
-Giants SP Barry Zito is 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA in four outings at Citizens Bank Park
-Cardinals SP Lance Lynn is 6-1 with a 2.61 ERA in eight starts versus division opponents this year (2-0, 1.35 ERA vs. Cubs)

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[Vinnie Paz]

Jeff im seeing Karstens for the pirates today?

[Jeff Grant]

Jeff im seeing Karstens for the pirates today?

Just saw that

Karstens hasn't allowed a run in his last 13 innings pitched at home, and has surrendered just one HR in his seven starts this year

[JMon]

Some three game sweeping situations today....

Arizona is 10-1 since 9/1/10 going for a home sweep.
Detroit is 26-5 since the 2008 season going for a home sweep.
San Fran is 3-19 since 7/08/07 going for a road sweep, 0-11 in their last 11 attempts.
Dodgers are 1-7 since the 2011 season trying for road sweep.

[Jeff Grant]

Detroit Tigers
-Won 15 of its last 20 games, best win percentage in the majors since June 28 (.750)
-The Tigers are 27-10 in their last 37 games against the White Sox, hitting .303 with 219 runs scored in that span
-Bullpen has a 2.51 ERA over the last 58 games
-Posted a 19-14 record against divisional foes
-SP Jacob Turner is allowing LHB to hit .214 (righties, .438)


Chicago White Sox
-Lost four straight games, but are 14-10 L24
-The White Sox are 26-38 versus the Tigers since 2009, including a 12-20 mark on the road
-Lost eight of nine games at Comerica Park
-SP Philip Humber is 3-0 with a 4.00 ERA over his last three road starts
-Hitting .295 with RISP, second-best mark in the majors (Tigers, .296)
-Humber is 0-2 with a 7.47 ERA in his last seven starts versus division opponents


Seattle Mariners
-Won four of six on its current road trip, with both losses coming in walk-off fashion
-Lead the majors in runs scored on the road (256)
-Batting .203 during the day (.245 at night)
-Snapped a nine-game overall losing streak, and eight-game skid at Tropicana Field last night
-Registered a 3-8 mark on artificial turf this year
-Rank second in the AL with a 3.01 ERA this month (Athletics, 2.49)


Atlanta Braves
-The Braves are 4-7 against the Nationals this year, while going 17-24 all-time at Nationals Park
-Road mark (28-18) ranks as the top record in the majors, going 12-4 in their last 16
-SP Jair Jurrjens has suffered the loss in three of his last four starts against the Nationals (3-4, 4.67 ERA in career)


New York Mets
-Lost eight of their last nine games (4-11 in July)
-The Mets have not been below .500 at any point this year (47-47 currently)
-Bullpen has allowed a run in seven of eight games since the All-Star break (4.97 ERA overall, worst in the majors)
-SP Jonathan Niese is 2-3 with a 7.16 ERA on normal rest this season (5-1, 2.08 ERA on extra)

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[Jeff Grant]

Philadelphia Phillies
-Lost their last seven home games, never lost eight in a row at CBP
-Batting .178 with RISP over their last 45 at-bats (eight hits)
-During Charlie Manuel’s tenure, the club has posted a 317-201 mark after the All-Star break, second only to the Yankees (326-199)
-Since 2008, SP Joe Blanton has the best win percentage among all MLB starters after the All-Star break (17-5, .773)
-Blanton has allowed at least one HR in 11 consecutive starts


San Francisco Giants
-Tied with the Athletics for the best record in the majors since the All-Star break (7-1)
-C Buster Posey is batting .533 in eight games since the break (two HRs, 13 RBIs)
-SP Barry Zito has allowed 13 runs (11 earned) in the first-inning this year (5.50 ERA), while sporting a 3.39 ERA in all other frames
-Zito has received 5.71 runs of support this season, highest average for any staff starter
-Zito is limiting LHB to a .125 average (4-for-32) in his last five starts


Miami Marlins
-Trying to avoid being swept by the Pirates for the first time since April 20-22, 2009
-Gone 30-50 all-time in Pittsburgh, including 15-22 at PNC Park
-Over the last four games, hitting 2-for-29 with RISP, while batting .190 in that situation on the road this year
-Lead the majors with 93 stolen bases (117 attempts)
-SP Anibal Sanchez has received the second-fewest runs of support in the NL (3.16)

[SomeDayinBuffalo]

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