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    Saturday MLB Handicapper Report - 7/28

    Early Saturday MLB Info

    -Cubs SP Jeff Samardzija is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in two starts against the Cardinals this season

    -Athletics SP Bartolo Colon was 1-1 with a 1.52 ERA in four games (three starts) versus the Orioles last year
    -Orioles SP Tommy Hunter is 5-0 with a 4.03 ERA in seven career starts versus the Athletics, while his teams are 7-0 in those outings
    -Red Sox SP Jon Lester has lost his last three decisions against the Yankees, after winning his previous five outings
    -Lester is 6-2 with a 3.75 ERA in 10 career starts in the Bronx
    -White Sox SP Philip Humber has yet to record a decision (1.69 ERA) in three career games versus the Rangers (5.1 IP)
    -Indians SP Justin Masterson is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in four career starts at Target Field
    -Masterson has received an average of 2.94 runs of support in his 11 career starts versus the Twins
    -Angels SP C.J. Wilson is winless in his last five starts (0-2), owns a 4-1 record and 2.30 ERA in 18 career appearances against the Rays
    -Padres SP Ross Ohlendorf’s only career win against the Marlins came in his first start (1-3, 5.73 ERA in four starts)
    -Marlins SP Nathan Eovaldi went 1-1 with a 2.93 ERA in his last three starts with the Dodgers
    -Eovaldi has received 1.44 runs of support this season, lowest mark in the NL by more than a run
    -Rangers SP Matt Harrison is 3-1 with a 1.82 ERA in four starts against AL Central teams this year
    -Giants SP Barry Zito is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA in two outings against the Dodgers this season
    -Yankees SP CC Sabathia was 1-4 with a 6.39 ERA in five starts against the Red Sox last year, the first time in his career that he lost four times to a single team in one season

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    Friday MLB Recap

    -The Orioles are now 41-1 when leading after eight innings
    -Oakland’s bullpen has a 7-0 record and 1.96 ERA since the All-Star break coming into Friday night
    -Cardinals streak of having a starting pitcher last at least six innings ended at 21 games
    -St. Louis OF Matt Holliday is batting .434 with eight HRs and 31 RBIs over his last 34 games
    -Detroit has won nine of 14 since the All-Star break, but are 3-4 away from home in that time
    -Former Miami Hurricanes’ stars Yonder Alonso and Yasmani Grandal had over 200 family members combined at Marlins Park
    -Braves C Brian McCann has eight HRs and 19 RBIs in his last 15 games
    -Phillies SP Cole Hamels walked a career high six batters
    -Rangers OF Josh Hamilton is batting .145 this month
    -Houston tied a franchise record by dropping its 11th straight game in a single season
    -The Pirates have homered in 17 straight road games
    -Brewers SP Mike Fiers has allowed four earned runs over his last 47 innings (0.77 ERA)
    -The Twins are just 5-11 since July 7 and have fewer wins than they did at this point in last year’s 99-loss campaign
    -Arizona had 10 runs scored in its four previous games against the New York Mets
    -Mets OF Jason Bay is hitless in his last 15 at-bats and is 4-for-30 since returning from the DL on July 17
    -Tampa Bay was 0 for 7 with RISP, batting .183 in that situation since the break
    -Seattle has hit .327 against Kansas City this year
    -Dodgers 3B Hanley Ramirez is batting .364 since being acquired from the Marlins

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