[Jeff Grant]

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres
-Totaling 17 runs and hitting 3 HR
-Kemp is 7 for 18 (.389) against Richard since 2011
-SP Josh Beckett has a career 3.80 ERA on 5 days’ rest
-Beckett is 5-2 in this career against the Padres (2.09 ERA)
-Ethier is 4 for 28 (.143) against Richard
-0-4 in Beckett’s L4 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150

-Padres SP Clayton Richard served up an NL-high 31 HRs last season (10 at Petco Park in 14 games)
-Richard went 2-2 w/3.79 ERA in 6 starts vs Dodgers Lseason
-Plated 14 total runs and batting .167 w/RISP
-22-22 all-time in first home game of the season
-6.10 bullpen ERA (6.43 overall)
-5-2 in Richards L7 starts as a home underdog
-10-1 L11 games as home underdog of +110 to +150


New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
-C John Buck .375 w/3 HR and 12 RBI
-9-2 L12 road games vs PHI
-Wright .413 avg L19 games at CBP
-Gee (2-1, 6.46 ERA 6 G/5S vs PHI)
-Gee (1-1, 9.00 ERA 4 G/3S at CBP)
-Scored at least 7 runs 4 times (May 9 last year)

-Starting rotation is 1-5 w/7.68 ERA
-Lee (4-1 w/2.09 ERA in 8 starts vs Mets)
-Lee (16-8 w/2.84 ERA in 35 April starts)
-Lee (4.05 ERA in 3 starts w/umpire James Hoye)
-Phillies 2-9 in Lee’s L11 starts as favorite of -151 to -200
-Howard (.148 avg w/no extra-base hits, 10 Ks)


Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins
-OF Justin Upton 6 HR in 7 games
-5 in a row, 15 of 18 against MIA
-23-1 in Medlen’s L24 reg-season starts
-Medlen 2-0 w/1.80 ERA in 3 starts vs MIA last season
-6-3 RFs of -150 to -175 (5-4 Under)

-Batting .170 w/RISP
-Stanton .174 w/0 HR and 0 RBI in 2013
-SP Wade LeBlanc 0-2 w/5.65 ERA in 3 starts vs ATL
-Upton 2 for 16 vs LeBlanc
-3-17 HDs of +125 to +150


New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
-Pettitte has a 3.84 ERA in 11 starts at Progressive Field - last pitching there in 2009
-Cano 12-game hitting streak vs Indians (.468, 4 HR)

-Carrasco missed all of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery
-C Carlos Santana bruised left thumb
-0-8 in Carrasco’s L8 starts as a home underdog


Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers
-Hernandez 2-8 w/5.37 ERA in 12 starts vs TEX (2-2 w/3.73 ERA at Rangers Ballpark)
-Longoria .375 w/5 HR L10 games vs TEX
-Hernandez 3.35 ERA 3 outings w/umpire

-8 HR L3 games
-SP Nick Tepesch 0-1 w/6.50 ERA in 18 IP spring
-27-17 as HFs of -125 to -150

[Jeff Grant]

#Cubs SP Travis Wood is 0-5 w/5.26 ERA in his last nine starts at Wrigley Field

#Yankees SP Andy Pettitte has lost just one of his L10 starts in April since 2009 (6-1 w/2.34 ERA)

New York #Yankees are 3-0 when scoring first and 0-4 when the opposition scores first this season

#Phillies SP Cliff Lee is 1-0 w/2.37 ERA in three prior meetings with Dillon Gee (0-1, 7.88 ERA)

David Wright has the most HR (16) of any visiting player at Citizens Bank Park #mets

San Diego #Padres are 6-3 in Petco Park home openers since it opened on April 8, 2004

Matt Kemp's 12 career hits are the most by any player off Padres SP Clayton Richard #dodgers

Los Angeles #Dodgers bullpen has allowed just one combined hit this season (1-for-39, .026)

Los Angeles #Dodgers have gone 12-6 in their L18 games at Petco Park - not losing a series since the start of the 2011 season

Chicago #WhiteSox are 22-8 in their last 30 interleague road games

Jake Peavy is 6-2 w/1.63 ERA in 9 interleague games since joining the #WhiteSox

Chicago #WhiteSox will face a left-handed starter for the first time this season (23-24 in 2012)

[blowseq]

Jeff, i always keep an eye on your writeups. Thanks man! Good luck.

[Noriega]

Great info! Thanks!