[Jeff Grant]

Early Monday MLB Info

-Brewers SP Randy Wolf was 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two starts against the Phillies last year
-Phillies SP Roy Halladay is 2-2 with a 4.88 ERA in four career starts versus the Brewers
-Orioles SP Tommy Hunter is 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA in two career starts at Progressive Field
-Indians SP Justin Masterson has won his last three starts against the Orioles (2.70 ERA)
-Red Sox SP Felix Doubront is 0-1 with a 9.95 ERA in four career games (one start) versus the Rangers
-Diamondbacks SP Ian Kennedy is 19-6 with a 2.94 ERA in 35 career games after the All-Star break
-Cubs SP Jeff Samardzija is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in 11 relief appearances against the Pirates, didn’t allow a run in his first 10 outings
-Pirates SP Erik Bedard has posted a 6.37 ERA in his last eight starts
-Mets SP Chris Young is 3-2 with a 2.77 ERA in eight career starts versus the Nationals
-White Sox SP Gavin Floyd is 2-5 with a 9.03 ERA in seven home starts against the Twins
-Marlins SP Josh Johnson’s 2.29 ERA against the Braves is his lowest against any NL East opponent
-Giants SP Ryan Vogelsong is 0-2 with a 9.28 ERA in 10 games (two starts) versus the Padres
-Dodgers SP Chad Billingsley is 0-2 with a 6.41 ERA in four career starts at Busch Stadium

Make sure to check out the early SBR Odds and Matchup pages for Monday's MLB action

[Vinnie Paz]

jeff my man

Billingsley is a Dodger.

[Vinnie Paz]

Bump this for the masses

[nick2060]

The post i look forward to the most all day!!

[Jeff Grant]

Sunday MLB Recap

-Detroit wrapped up a 6-1 homestand against the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels
-White Sox SP Philip Humber is 3-5 with a 7.55 ERA since pitching his perfect game on April 21
-The White Sox were swept in a series for the first time all season
-The Mets have dropped nine of 10 games, falling under .500 for the first time this season
-Cincinnati won eight of 10 on its most recent homestand, moving a season-high 15 games over .500
-The Reds are 26-13 against the Brewers over the last two season, including 17-6 in Cincinnati over the last three
-Toronto outscored Boston by a 28-11 margin in sweeping a three-game series at Fenway Park
-The Blue Jays scored a season high in runs (15) and tied a season high in hits (18)
-Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman is batting .392 with 11 HRs and 28 RBIs since June 24
-Braves SP Jair Jurrjens has an 11.29 ERA in his last four starts against the Nationals
-Phillies SP Joe Blanton has allowed 22 HRs, second-most in the majors
-Pittsburgh completed its fourth sweep of the season, all at home, while matching its longest win streak since Sept. 17-22, 2010
-Miami has lost five straight games, scoring a total of seven runs during the slide
-Kansas City’s starting rotation had a 7.38 ERA during its 3-7 homestand
-The Cardinals outscored the Cubs 23-1 and outhit them 38-16 in a three-game sweep in St. Louis
-St. Louis leads the NL with a .276 average and 464 runs
-Cardinals OF Matt Holliday is batting .440 with six HRs and 28 RBIs in his last 29 games
-Baltimore closer Jim Johnson leads the majors with 30 saves
-Cleveland is 10-18 against AL West opponents, while Baltimore is 16-10 versus the Central division
-Oakland is 14-2 in July, the best record in the majors during that span
-Arizona outscored Houston 33-13 in its recent series
-The Astros have lost six straight and 19 of 21
-Rangers OF Josh Hamilton is 0 for 15 with RISP this month

Make sure to check out all the SBR Forum previews for Monday night's action

[ridims]

i need ump info for each game and the o/u trends of each

thanks in advance

[Jeff Grant]

Pittsburgh Pirates
-The Pirates have won a season-high five games, trying to win six straight for the first time since May 6-12, 2008
-OF Andrew McCutchen has reached base safely in 34 straight games against the Cubs
-Set to play 13 straight games against division opponents (21-13 this year, 13-6 at home)
-Bullpen has not surrendered a run in the last five games (13.2 IP) and ranks second in the majors with a 2.58 ERA (Reds, 2.49)
-Won eight straight series at home
-SP Erik Bedard is 2-3 with a 2.95 ERA in eight home starts


Milwaukee Brewers
-The Brewers are 0-3 on their current six-game road trip, and have gone 4-10-1 in series play away from Miller Park
-Milwaukee has tallied a 15-16 record in series openers this year
-The Brewers are 15-32 all-time in Philadelphia, including a 10-19 mark at Citizens Bank Park
-SP Randy Wolf is 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA in four road starts against the Phillies

Check out where the early sharp action landed in tonight's game at PNC Park

[PMcG012]

These threads are fantastic, thanks.

[Jeff Grant]

Chicago Cubs
-Shut out in its last two games, marking the first time that’s happened since May 4-5, 2006
-Haven’t been shut out in three consecutive games since April 27-May 1, 1992
-Went 0-for-13 with RISP in its last series against St. Louis, but hit .304 in that situation the previous 14 games
-Gone 10-18 versus left-handed starters this year, but 7-2 in the last nine contests
-SP Jeff Samardzija is 3-3 with a 2.54 ERA in eight nighttime outings


Washington Nationals
-Gone 8-2 in one-run games against the Mets since 2011
-Including a 17-10 mark in Sept. 2011, the Nationals have posted four straight winning months
-The Nationals are 18-7-6 in series play this season, including 8-1-3 versus division rivals
-In a stretch of playing 35 games in 34 days (July 13-Aug. 15)
-SP Jordan Zimmerman has never faced the same opponent in consecutive starts
-Zimmerman is 3-2 with a 3.12 ERA in nine career starts versus the Mets, but hasn’t worked more than six innings in any effort
-Zimmerman is tied for the MLB lead with 17 quality starts (Brewers, Gallardo)

Read more on tonight's NL East battle between the Nationals and Mets


Kansas City Royals
-Since climbing within four games of .500, the Royals have gone 5-15
-Own a 141-132 all-time record in Anaheim
-SP Bruce Chen has allowed 22 runs in 19 innings this month (10.42 ERA)
-Chen has allowed just three runs in 20.1 career innings at Angel Stadium

[joedell]

do you have any more series records for teams? i know you said pirates won 8 straight homestands what about other good ones?

[Jeff Grant]

Boston Red Sox
-The Red Sox are 5-5 in 10 games since the All-Star Game, with each of their first 19 games in the second half coming against teams with at least a .500 mark at the break
-Dropped three of seven games in Texas in 2011, but won the last three contests, outscoring the Rangers by a 30-7 margin
-Scored a major league-high 479 runs and leads the majors with 339 extra-base hits
-Bullpen leads the majors with a 2.16 ERA since April 23
-SP Felix Doubront is 8-3 with a 3.88 ERA in his last 12 starts
-Doubront is 5-0 with a 2.76 ERA in eight starts following a team loss this season (7-1 team record)
-Doubront leads the majors with 8.38 runs of support per nine innings


St. Louis Cardinals
-The Cardinals swept the Cubs in three games, outscoring them by a 23-1 margin, holding them scoreless over the final 25 frames
-Lost seven straight games to the Dodgers, trying to avoid their first eight-game losing streak in the series since 1976
-Four of the team’s relievers are among 19 NL pitchers (min. five apps) to have not allowed a run this month
-3B David Freese is batting .429 with an NL-high 11 walks since the All-Star break
-SP Joe Kelly is 0-1 with a 2.11 ERA in four career home starts


Philadelphia Phillies
-Gone 4-9-2 in home series this year, with their 18 home wins being the fewest among all NL teams
-Philadelphia is 10-4 in its last 14 overall games against Milwaukee, but are just 4-5 in their last nine at this ballpark
-NL Central is the only division in which the team has posted an above-.500 record (12-7)
-SP Roy Halladay is 74-44 with a 3.06 ERA in 160 career games (148 starts) after the All-Star break
-Halladay has allowed four earned runs or more in three of his four career starts against the Brewers
-Halladay is 0-3 with a 4.00 ERA in his last four home starts, which is his longest home losing streak as a Phillies

Read more about why the OVER is going to hit at Citizens Bank Park on Monday night

[Jeff Grant]

New York Yankees
-Mark Teixeira and Eric Chavez each have 15 HRs at Safeco Field, tied for the second-most there by a visiting player
-Recorded a winning record in the month of July in each of the last 19 seasons
-The Yankees are 21-10 in series openers this year
-Lost each of their last four games by a single run
-SP Hiroki Kuroda is 21-18 with a 3.25 ERA in 55 career starts after the All-Star break
-Kuroda has made five starts in which he’s tossed at least seven innings and held the opponent scoreless, most in the AL this season
-Kuroda has received 6.67 runs of support per game in his last eight starts


Baltimore Orioles
-The Orioles haven’t swept a four-game series from the Indians in Cleveland since 1971
-In his last 12 starts combined, the Orioles have scored 34 runs while SP Tommy Hunter was in the game, with 11 of those coming in one contest
-Starting rotation is 5-0 with a 1.87 ERA over the last five games
-The Orioles (38-0) and Pirates (47-0) are the only major league teams that are undefeated when leading after seven innings this season
-Hitting .157 (14-89) with RISP the last 12 games
-Hunter has made a quality start in just 12 of his 33 tries on the road

Read more about the Orioles being a dangerous road underdog on Monday night


Chicago White Sox
-Won four of its last five games against the Twins
-Outscored the Twins by a 35-28 margin in six overall games this year
-Committed one error in the last nine games
-Batting .213 (19 for 89) with RISP the last 11 games, but still rank second in the majors in that category (.295)
-The Twins are hitting a combined .306 against Floyd over the course of his career, the highest average among AL opponents
-SP Gavin Floyd is allowing the Twins to hit .315 against him at U.S. Cellular Field
-Floyd has gone 0-4 with a 13.03 ERA in his last four home starts against the Twins


Minnesota Twins
-Lost 12 of their last 16 games against the White Sox, getting outscored by an 83-51 margin
-The Twins are 16-16 versus divisional foes, while going 7-14 versus the AL East and 8-16 versus the AL West
-SP Francisco Liriano became only the second MLB pitcher to lose back-to-back starts despite registering 25-or-more strikeouts over those contests since 2000
-Liriano is 5-0 with a 2.61 ERA in his last seven games (six starts) versus the White Sox
-Liriano is 11-7 with a 3.24 ERA in 25 career July starts, his most wins of any month

[Jeff Grant]

These threads are fantastic, thanks.

Appreciate the support from everyone