Sunday MLB Insider Report - 6/24

[Jeff Grant]

Saturday MLB Recap
-Arizona has won four of five at home, scoring a combined 46 runs over that span
-The Cubs are 3-15 against left-handed starters this year, batting .220 against lefties overall
-Miami has lost six straight and 15 of 17 overall
-The Cardinals are 26-15 all-time against the Royals in Kansas City
-Colorado got its first win in 11 games against AL West teams
-Since starting 5-0, Rays SP James Shields is 2-4 with a 4.69 ERA
-The Pirates 2.26 home ERA leads the majors, as the team has won eight of its last nine games at PNC Park
-The Tigers have had four hits in each of the two games so far in the series
-Reds SP Johnny Cueto is 4-0 with a 1.47 ERA in four starts this month
-Home run has been hit in 61 consecutive games at the Great American Ball Park
-Orioles SP Wei-Yin Chen is 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA in two starts against the Nationals, while going 7-1 in his other 12 starts
-Red Sox 3B Will Middlebrooks has gone 10 for 14 in his last five games with three HRs and nine RBI
-The Dodgers are 16-29 at Angel Stadium during the regular season
-Brewers OF Ryan Braun has a 17-game hit streak, while also getting a hit in 27 consecutive interleague games
-Giants 1B Brandon Belt is batting .360 in June
-The Mets were 1 for 14 with RISP, playing in front of the largest crowd in the four-year history of Citi Field
-The Yankees lead the majors with 110 homers in 70 games, including 32 in the last 18 games
-Seattle has hit 51 home runs in 42 road games, second to the New York Yankees

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-Cincinnati is 7-7 this year in interleague play (104-130 all-time)
-In June, the Reds rank second in the NL in batting .279 (Diamondbacks, .286)
-SP Mike Leake is 2-0 with a 2.93 ERA in his last seven starts, with the club going 5-2 over that span
-Leake is 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA in five career interleague starts at home
-The Reds are 19-8 in day games (15-12 under), and 12-8 against left-handed starters (11-9 under)
-Leake is 0-1 with a 7.16 ERA in three daytime starts this year

-Minnesota’s relief pitchers have tossed 253.2 innings, which is second-most in baseball (Royals, 273 IP)
-The bullpen has posted a 3.12 ERA in its last 22 games
-The Twins are batting .280 in interleague play this season, fourth best mark in baseball
-SP Scott Diamond is 3-0 with a 1.03 ERA in four daytime starts
-Diamond has never faced the Reds, but has gone 2-2 with a 4.37 ERA in four career interleague starts
-The Twins are 10-14 in day games (14-8 under)

Pick: Minnesota Twins +140

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-Pittsburgh’s 16-4 home record since May 12 is the best in the majors
-Scored 100 runs in the month of June, ranking third in the NL in that category, behind the Diamondbacks (111) and Reds (106)
-Each of SP Kevin Correia’s wins at PNC Park as a member of the Pirates have come against AL teams
-Correia is receiving just 3.15 runs of support this season
-Correia is 1-1 with a 3.55 ERA in two career starts against the Tigers, while going 6-7 with a 3.83 ERA in 26 games (16 starts) in interleague play


-Detroit is 80-45 in interleague play since the start of the 2006 season
-1B Prince Fielder is batting .345 with six HR and 29 RBI over his last 37 games
-Bullpen has posted a 1.97 ERA over the last 34 games
-SP Justin Verlander is 18-2 with a 2.67 ERA in 24 interleague starts


-Boston has outscored opponents by 41 runs this year, the third-best run differential in the AL, behind the Rangers (+93) and Yankees (+53)
-A win today would give the Red Sox wins in five of their six interleague sets this year
-Since April 23, Boston’s bullpen leads the majors with a 2.05 ERA
-The Red Sox are 14-9 when facing left-handed starters, ranking second in the majors with 31 HR against left-handed pitching
-SP Aaron Cook is 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA in three career outings at Fenway Park
-Cook is 1-2 with a 5.18 ERA in 12 games (10 starts) versus the Braves


-At 137-121 all-time in interleague play, Atlanta owns the top winning percentage (.531) among all NL clubs
-OF Jason Heyward has hit safely in 17 of his last 21 games, ranking third in the NL with a .369 batting average in the month of June
-The Braves have won seven of their last nine road games, tied with the Texas Rangers (23-16) for the best road record in the majors
-SP Mike Minor is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA in three career interleague starts

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-Baltimore is 10-4 at home against Washington since 2008
-The Orioles are 10-7 in interleague play and 4-1 in five interleague series this year
-Bullpen leads the majors with a 2.33 ERA, and leads the AL with 14 wins
-The Orioles haven’t stolen a base since June 5
-In 10 interleague starts, SP Jake Arrieta is 3-5 with a 6.79 ERA
-Arrieta is 0-1 with a 12.38 ERA in two starts against the Nationals at Camden Yards


-Washington is 31-15 on the road since Sept. 12 of last year, with the .674 win percentage being the best in baseball in that situation
-The Nationals’ 10 interleague wins are tied with the Pirates for the most among NL teams
-Nationals SP Ross Detwiler is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in three career starts against the Orioles
-Detwiler is 2-11 with a 4.55 ERA in 17 career road starts


Very interesting trend for this one - The Nationals are 0-10 in Detwiler’s last 10 road starts with a total of 9.0 to 10.5