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    Sunday MLB Insider Report - May 5

    Toronto #BlueJays have been outscored by 40 runs (99-59) at home this season (out-homered, 33-21)

    Seattle #Mariners haven't swept a road series against the Toronto #BlueJays since May 2001

    Toronto #BlueJays' opponents have scored first in 20 of their first 31 games (4-16 record in those contests)

    #Mariners SP Joe Saunders is 0-3 w/12.51 ERA on the road

    Cleveland #Indians have scored 6 or more runs in 6 straight games for the first time since September 2005


    #Indians SP Corey Kluber is 0-4 w/5.13 ERA in 10 appearances (7 starts) at Progressive Field

    Mike Pelfrey has a 0.71 HR allowed per 9 IP - ranking 9th in MLB since 2006 #twins

    #Yankees SP Andy Pettitte has a 2.17 ERA in 4 career starts w/umpire Jerry Meals behind home plate (29 IP, 7 ER)

    The OVER is 10-1 in Oakland #Athletics' day games this season

    #Yankees SP Andy Pettitte is 40-28 during his career in May - marking his highest win total of any month

    New York #Yankees are 5-0 in one-run games - only team in MLB without a loss in that situation

    New York #Yankees are 6-3 in series finales this season (4-1 at home)

    Dan Straily has allowed 13 HR in his MLB career - the most by an #Athletics starting pitcher over the first 9 games of his career

    Oakland #Athletics are 7-2 in Dan Straily's 9 career MLB starts

    Oakland #Athletics are 4-11 against opponents outside of the AL West division this season


    #Yankees SP Andy Pettitte is 7-4 w/3.02 ERA in 12 home starts against the #Athletics

    #Athletics OF Josh Reddick is 0 for 33 in his career at the new Yankee Stadium

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    #Brewers SP Marco Estrada is 0-4 w/6.07 ERA in his career during the month of May

    Milwaukee #Brewers are 9-0 in Marco Estrada's L9 starts vs NL Central opponents


    Sunday's game between the #Brewers and #Cardinals will feature two Mexican-born pitchers - first meeting of its kind on Cinco de Mayo

    St. Louis #Cardinals lead the majors with 12 road wins - next closest team has 9

    St. Louis #Cardinals have never swept the Milwaukee #Brewers in a 4-game series


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    SP Jaime Garcia leads the majors with a 78.9 ground-ball percentage

    #Pirates SP Wandy Rodriguez is 4-0 w/1.47 ERA in his L6 starts at PNC Park

    11 of the L13 games between the Pittsburgh #Pirates and Washington #Nationals have been decided by 2 runs or less

    Washington #Nationals haven't hit a HR against the Pirates in their current series - came in hitting at least 1 in 65 straight series

    Closer Jason Grilli and setup man Mark Melancon have a combined 0.62 ERA and 36 Ks in 29 IP #pirates

    The UNDER is 14-3 in Tim Hudson's L17 starts vs the Mets #braves

    #Braves SP Tim Hudson is 2-0 w/2.29 ERA in 3 daytime starts in 2013 (.186 opp BA)

    #Mets SP Jonathan Niese has 8 Ks in his L4 starts - fewest Ks in any 4-game stretch in his career

    #Mets SP Jonathan Niese has allowed 1 ER in each of his L3 starts vs the Braves

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    Huge advantage in playing the 5-inning line rather than the full game on the DBacks - Volquez is the worst 1st inning pitcher in MLB

    #Diamondbacks SP Ian Kennedy is 8-2 w/2.25 ERA in his L15 road starts vs NL West teams

    #Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz has converted all 17 save opportunities against the Padres

    Ian Kennedy's 1.13 ERA at Petco Park is the 2nd-lowest all-time (min. 4 starts) #dbacks

    Arizona #Diamondbacks are 8-1 in series finales (6-0 in day games in that situation)

    Jon Lester and Yu Darvish have a combined 1.29 ERA (42 IP / 6 ER) in 6 starts w/umpire Brian Knight behind home plate #redsox #rangers

    Texas #Rangers have dropped 6 of their L7 day games (3-6 overall)

    Texas #Rangers have compiled a 3.02 ERA - lowest in club history through 30 games

    Boston #RedSox are 13-0 when scoring first this season - Yu Darvish has allowed 7 of his 10 runs in the opening frame

    #RedSox SP Jon Lester is 0-2 w/10.29 ERA in his L3 starts vs the Rangers

    Since 2009, the Boston #RedSox are 17-27 against the Texas #Rangers

    #Reds SP Mat Latos is 10-3 w/2.65 ERA in 17 career starts in May - most wins and lowest ERA of any month (min. 3 starts)

    Chicago #Cubs have dropped 8 consecutive home games against the Reds - longest skid since moving to Wrigley Field in 1916


    Cincinnati #Reds are hitting .197 during their current road trip (9 games)

    Chicago #Cubs have lost 9 games this year in which they were leading at some point


    Jose Quintana had his shortest outing as a SP (1.1 IP / 7 ER) in his only start w/umpire Mike Muchlinski behind home plate #whitesox

    #WhiteSox SP Jose Quintana ranks 3rd among AL left-handers with a 2.93 daytime ERA since 2012

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    Stats are nice, but deceiving. Whoever is following these threads, do so carefully...that's all I'm saying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ses_d View Post
    Stats are nice, but deceiving. Whoever is following these threads, do so carefully...that's all I'm saying.
    Exactly. Following these trends are completely pointless.

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