[Jeff Grant]

Pittsburgh Pirates
-SP Kevin Correia brings a career-high, seven-game win streak into tonight’s start
-Gone 1-6 in their last seven games against the Dodgers with McCutchen in the lineup (8-17 L25)
-The Pirates haven’t scored the first run of a game since August 6
-Correia has gone 5-0 in his last six home starts, been charged with more than three earned runs in just one his 10 efforts at PNC Park


Texas Rangers
-The Rangers are 15-13 since the All-Star break
-OF Josh Hamilton is 10-for-21 (.476) with 3 HR and 9 RBI over his last six games
-Gone 16-9 against AL East teams this year (22-22, 9-12 on the road in 2011)
-Third in the majors with a .301 batting average (Tigers, .308 and Yankees, .304)
-SP Matt Harrison has a 2.53 ERA in 14 night starts (10-3 record), second-lowest night ERA in the AL
-Harrison owns the sixth-lowest road ERA in the AL (3.24)


San Diego Padres
-Won eight games over a 10-game stretch for the first time in 2012
-SP Clayton Richard is 2-0 with a 1.27 ERA over his last three starts
-Richard has been tagged with the loss in each of his four career starts versus the Braves (three at Turner Field)


Boston Red Sox
-Lead the AL with a 23-14 mark against left-handed starters, second in the majors with 52 HRs in that situation
-1B Adrian Gonzalez leads all major league batters with 35 RBIs since the All-Star break
-Second in the AL with a 3.77 ERA on the road
-SP Josh Beckett is 5-3 with a 3.61 ERA in 12 starts at Camden Yards
-Beckett has a 10.42 ERA in the opening frame (4.33 ERA in other innings)


Philadelphia Phillies
-In their last four road contests, pitching staff has combined to post a 0.51 ERA
-Snapped a five-game losing streak to the Marlins
-In their last 11 series overall in South Florida, the Phillies are 8-3
-SP Kyle Kendrick has a current six-game win streak against the Marlins (6-0, 2.68 ERA in that stretch of eight games - seven starts)
-Kendrick’s eight career wins against the Marlins are his most against any team


Miami Marlins
-Lead the season series, 6-4, against the Phillies (81-75 overall in the series at home)
-SS Jose Reyes is batting .356 in 30 second-half games
-Matched last year’s total in getting shutout for the 12th time last night
-Bullpen has a 2.36 ERA since the All-Star break, fourth in the majors (Rays 1.53, Braves, 1.91 and Padres, 2.09)
-SP Josh Johnson has allowed just eight HRs this year, tied with Johnny Cueto for the second-fewest in the majors (min. 23 starts)
-Johnson has held the Phillies to one run or fewer in four of his last five starts


Chicago White Sox
-The Sox are 11-26 against the Blue Jays since 2008, losing 16 of 19 at the Rogers Centre since June 2, 2007
-C A.J. Pierzynski owns a 14-game hit streak (.358), longest active in the majors
-Bullpen owns a 1.91 ERa over the last 20 games


New York Mets
-The Mets are 9-20 since the All-Star break (1-7-1 series record)
-Averaging 4.97 rpg on the road, which is the third-most in the majors (Angels, 5.12 and Giants, 5.10)
-SP Chris Young is 1-4 with a 6.61 ERA since the All-Star break
-Young has received the least run support on average (2.67) of the Mets starters who have made at least six starts


Cincinnati Reds
-Gone 7-1-1 in series play since the All-Star break
-Closer Aroldis Chapman owns a 0.17 ERA versus NL teams
-Suffered their first-ever four-game home sweep against the Mets last year
-SP Mat Latos is 5-1 with a 2.03 ERA in his last nine starts, with his ERA ranking fifth-best in the majors since June 25

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really appreciate all the work, man. thank you. =]

[Jeff Grant]

Detroit Tigers
-Won 23 of last 32 games against the Twins, including 11 of 14 at Target Field
-SP Doug Fister has registered a quality start in each of his last six outings (4-1, 1.79 ERA)
-Fister has allowed right-handed hitters to bat .231 against him (.275 lefties)
-Fister is 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA in two outings at Target Field


Minnesota Twins
-Batting .282 since June 1, second-best team batting average in baseball (Angels, .284)
-Current .291 home batting average is the highest in the AL (tied with Colorado for MLB lead)
-SP Brian Duensing is 2-1 with a 3.44 ERA in 11 home games (four starts) versus the Tigers


Oakland Athletics
-Gone 24-11 since the start of July, which is the best record in the AL and second best in the majors (Washington, 28-12)
-Allowed at least one HR in each of the last five games (14 total in that span)
-The Athletics are 20-12 against the Royals since 2009
-SP Jarrod Parker is 4-0 with a 2.56 ERA in eight starts on five days rest or more (pitching on seven days rest)


Kansas City Royals
-The Royals have yet to beat the A’s this year when Oakland has scored
-Homered in eight straight games (15 HR in that span - leads all of baseball)


Houston Astros
-SP Lucas Harrell leads all NL rookies in innings pitched (138.1 IP)
-Used 10 rookies this year and have the youngest active NL roster (26.4)
-Bullpen has a 2.45 ERA in the last 11 games


Los Angeles Dodgers
-Rank second in the majors with a 3.35 team ERA, third-lowest with a .238 opponents average
-Won seven in a row over the Pirates, while going 61-23 since 2001, which is the top mark among NL clubs in that situation
-SP Chad Billingsley has never had a losing season at any level as a pro (8-9 right now)
-Billingsley has gone 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA in four starts since his stint on the DL


Baltimore Orioles
-Lead the season series, 6-3, against the Red Sox (1-2 at home)
-OF Nick Markakis is batting .336 with five HRs and 14 RBIs in 30 games in the leadoff spot
-The Orioles are 5-2 on their current homestand, averaging 5.3 runs per game (0.68 bullpen ERA)
-Gone 22-19 versus division foes this year
-Baltimore won both games that Chen started at Fenway Park (1-0, 3.00 ERA)

[Jeff Grant]

really appreciate all the work, man. thank you. =]

You're welcome sir