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Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox

-Won 8 of Price’s L11 starts against the Red Sox
-3B Evan Longoria is homerless in 9 games this season (.345 avg)
-The Rays are 0-for-11 w/bases loaded this season
-28th in daytime average (.190)
-14th vs LHP (.246)
-Price is 4-1 w/2.22 ERA in 7 starts at Fenway Park

-Lester is 10-8 in the regular season against the Rays, but has lost his last 4 starts in the series, allowing 6 HR while posting a 7.71 ERA
-2B Dustin Pedroia has reached base safely in the club’s 9 games this season
-Rank 14th in daytime average (.257)
-22nd vs LHP (.218)
-Lester is 0-2 w/9.00 ERA in 2 starts vs Rays in 2012

-Pitching staff leads the majors with 10.3 Ks per 9 IP
-Starters have held opposition to 3 runs or fewer in all 9 games this season
-Haven’t won a season series against the Rays since taking 7 straight from 2001-07
-Ellsbury led the majors with a .469 AVG vs Rays in 2012


Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals

-Hudson 0-2 w/7.71 ERA in three outings vs WAS in 2012
-26th in daytime hitting (.207), but just 29 ABs
-20-13 RDs of +125 to +150 (Over 17-15-1)

-Strasburg has suffered more losses to ATL than any other team (3-3, 4.17 ERA)
-Bullpen allowed 4 R in 3 IP Friday
-Bullpen allowed 23 R in 30.2 IP on the season
-19th in daytime hitting (.241)


San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs

-Bumgarner is 3-2 w/2.79 ERA in 6 starts against the Cubs
-Romo converted previous 15 reg-season save opps until Friday
-Posted 2nd-best record in MLB since Aug. 1 (45-25), trailing only Oakland (47-23)
-.347 w/RISP L6 games
-27-14 vs NL Central last season
-Gone 9 consecutive games w/out a HR vs Cubs
-17th in daytime BA (.254)

-Samardzija has posted a 2.53 ERA in six apps (one start) vs Giants
-Cubs are 8-1 L9 home games vs LHP
-25th in daytime BA (.217)


Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics

-SP Justin Verlander has a 0.49 ERA in his L5 matchups with the Athletics

-5th in MLB in daytime batting average (.313)
-1-6 in Verlander’s L7 starts as a road favorite of -110 to -150

-OF Coco Crisp has hit safely in each of the nine wins (.390)
-Both Crisp and Cespedes had to leave Friday night’s game
-SP Brett Anderson is 3-1 w/1.86 ERA L4 matchups with Tigers
-Bullpen has allowed 1 ER or fewer in 10 of 11 games
-70 runs this season are already one more than what they scored all of last April
-Closer Grant Balfour has converted his L19 save opportunities

-2nd in MLB in daytime batting average (.323)
-1-5 in Anderson’s L6 starts as a home underdog

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#Brewers SP Yovani Gallardo is 4-0 w/1.43 ERA in 4 career starts w/umpire CB Bucknor behind home plate

Current Milwaukee #Brewers are hitting .161 against #Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright

#Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright has a 2.07 career ERA against the Brewers - lowest among all active pitchers w/min 50 IP

#Brewers SP Yovani Gallardo is 1-9 w/6.72 ERA in 14 career starts vs Cardinals

Chicago #WhiteSox are 0-5 in Chris Sale's L5 starts as a road favorite of -110 to -150

#WhiteSox SP Chris Sale is 11-4 w/2.84 ERA in 45 career day games (14 starts), 8-3 w/2.79 ERA in 2012

#WhiteSox SP Chris Sale is 1-0 w/0.63 ERA in 8 career games (1 start) at Progressive Field (14.1 IP, ER)

Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson is 2-22 in 35 career starts when receiving run support of fewer than 3 runs #verlander

Oakland #Athletics have outscored opponents 69-27 during their current nine-game winning streak

#Tigers SP Justin Verlander is 48-17 w/2.85 ERA in 83 daytime starts - leads all active pitchers with a .738 win % - 7th in ERA

Miguel Cabrera is hitting .375 with RISP since the start of the 2011 season - tops in the majors #tigers

Baltimore #Orioles have scored first in 9 of their 10 games this season

#Yankees SP Phil Hughes allowed a MLB-high 22 HR at home in 2012

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#Mariners SP Joe Saunders is 7-0 w/1.91 ERA in 10 career starts at Safeco Field

Texas #Rangers SP Alexi Ogando is 5-0 w/1.88 ERA over 7 career starts in April

Texas #Rangers have allowed 10 of their 34 runs this season in the first inning - all coming in the L7 games

#Rockies SP Jhoulys Chacin is 3-1 w/1.40 ERA in his last 4 starts vs the Padres

Colorado #Rockies lead the NL with 13 HR on the road

#Diamondbacks SP Ian Kennedy is 3-0 w/2.11 ERA in 3 starts vs Dodgers at Chase Field

Arizona #Diamondbacks have won 6 consecutive games at Chase Field against the Los Angels Dodgers - tying a club record