Tuesday MLB Insider Report - 6/26

Jeff Grant · 06-26-12, 09:21 AM

Monday MLB Recap

-Yankees 2B Robinson Cano is batting .164 with RISP this year, but has hit six of his 17 HRs in the last eight games
-The Indians have been outscored 22-3 in their last three games
-Yankees SP Hiroki Kuroda is 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA in his last six starts
-Philadelphia is 15-2 in its last 17 meetings with Pittsburgh inside CBP
-The Blue Jays are tied with the Yankees for the MLB lead with 54 road home runs
-Reds SP Mat Latos fanned a personal-best 13 batters in his second career complete game
-The 63 games with a home run at Great American Ball Park is the longest active streak in the majors
-Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera is a .378 career hitter at Rangers Ballpark, with 50 RBIs in 48 games
-Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre is hitting .512 in his last 11 games
-The game-time temperature in Arlington was 100 degrees, the first triple-digit game of the season
-Cubs prospect Anthony Rizzo will be promoted on Tuesday, hitting .345 with 23 HRs and 62 RBIs in 69 games at Triple-A Iowa
-Royals SP Luke Hochevar has tossed 16.2 scoreless innings
-Rays 1B Carlos Pena went 0 for 3, dropping his average of .197, while DH Hideki Matsui went hitless in four at-bats, batting .159 on the season
-White Sox OF Adam Dunn has struck out 119 times
-Twins SP Francisco Liriano has a 2.41 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 37.1 innings of work since returning to the rotation
-The temperature of 100 degrees was the warmest ever for the start of a game at Coors Field
-Seattle has been shutout nine times this season, and dropped its 50th 1-0 setback in franchise history
-The Mariners have lost 10 of 15 and have gone 23 innings without scoring a run
-Seattle’s bullpen is 6-0 with a 2.29 ERA in its last 20 games
-Giants SP Barry Zito defeated the Dodgers for the first time in 10 appearances (nine starts)
-San Francisco has won 11 of its last 16 home games against the Los Angeles Dodgers

Jeff Grant · 06-26-12, 11:54 AM

Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-Pirates SP Erik Bedard is 0-3 with an 11.08 ERA in his last three road starts
-Philadelphia is just 8-16 against left-handed starters
-Phillies SP Vance Worley has no record and a 3.75 ERA in two career starts versus the Pirates
-Pittsburgh has never won a series at Citizens Bank Park (opened in 2004)
-The Pirates have 40 home runs on the road this year, third most in the NL behind the Cardinals (46) and Braves (44)
-Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins is batting .343 with seven HR and 18 RBI since May 28
-The Pirates are 10-7 as a road underdog of +125 to +150 (9-8 under)
-The Phillies are 7-4 as a home favorite of -125 to -150 (7-4 over)
-The OVER is 3-0 in Bedard’s starts with umpire Marvin Hudson behind home plate

Los Angeles Angels at Baltimore Orioles (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-Los Angeles has won 22 of its last 30 games, batting .280 with 147 runs scored over that span
-The Angels have outscored opponents 61-33 in winning 11 of their last 12 road games
-Angels SP C.J. Wilson is 3-2 with a 2.09 ERA when pitching on six days rest since 2010
-Orioles SP Brian Matusz is 0-3 with a 8.03 ERA over his last three starts
-Matusz is 1-3 with a 6.10 ERA in four career starts versus the Angels
-Baltimore has won six of nine at home in this series
-Current Angels hitters are batting .448 off Matusz
-The Angels are 10-3 as a road favorite of -125 to -150 this season (10-2 under)
-The Orioles are 27-16 against winning teams this season, while posting an 8-2 record after an off day

Read an SBR Forum preview about this contest

Jeff Grant · 06-26-12, 12:40 PM

Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-Yankees SS Derek Jeter is hitting .318 with eight runs scored in 11 games on his birthday
-New York owns the best record in baseball after winning 13 of its last 16 games
-Indians SP Justin Masterson is 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA in four starts against the Yankees, as he’s never allowed a HR against them (29.1 IP)
-Masterson has gone 20 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run
-Yankees SP Phil Hughes is 2-1 with a 3.52 ERA in four career starts against the Indians
-Yankees 2B Robinson Cano is hitting .329 with 16 RBI in June
-The Indians were 0-for-8 with RISP last night (3-for-23 the last four games)
-The Tribe have scored three runs or fewer in 10 of their last 15 games
-Cleveland is 5-7 as a road underdog of +125 to +150 (6-6 over/under)
-New York is 14-6 at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 (13-7 under)
-The Indians have won both of Masterson’s starts with umpire Jim Reynolds behind home plate (12 IP, 5 ER, both on the road)

Posted earlier lean on this game going UNDER 9.5

Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-Toronto has scored six or more runs in seven of its last nine games, while Boston has scored at least six in seven of its last eight contests
-Blue Jays SP Aaron Laffey was 3-5 with a 4.81 ERA in 11 starts for Triple-A Las Vegas
-Red Sox SP Daisuke Matsuzaka is 7-0 with a 3.50 ERA in his last 11 starts against the Blue Jays, with the team winning all 11 meetings
-Adam Lind rejoined the Blue Jays Monday, but is 3-for-28 (.107) against Matsuzaka in his career
-The Blue Jays are 4-6 as a road underdog of +125 to +150 (5-4 under)
-The Red Sox are 7-1 at home when the total is 11 to 11.5 since 2010 (6-1 over)
-Boston is averaging 6.66 runs per game at home against left-handed pitching

Lean to the Boston Red Sox -150

Jeff Grant · 06-26-12, 04:32 PM

More MLB Items (Part I)

-Baltimore has scored 17 runs on 48 hits over its last nine games, batting .180 overall, including .091 with RISP
-Lead the majors with a 2.30 bullpen ERA
-Failed to recover a stolen base since June 5
-SP Brian Matusz is 9-15 with a 5.10 ERA in 30 career home starts

-Boston DH David Ortiz leads the majors with nine HRs off left-handed pitchers
-Bullpen leads the majors with a 2.12 ERA since April 23
-SP Daisuke Matsuzaka has a 1.05 WHIP versus the Blue Jays, his second best mark against any AL club

-The White Sox have won six of their last eight games at Target Field
-SP Gavin Floyd is 4-11 with a 6.29 ERA in 16 career starts against the Twins
-Rank third in the AL in batting .289 with RISP

-Cleveland is undefeated on the road when leading after the sixth inning (13-0)
-SP Justin Masterson is 2-2 with a 1.24 ERA in four June starts, the third-lowest ERA in the AL this month
-Masterson is 0-2 with a 3.86 ERA in four games (two starts) in the Bronx

-Minnesota is 26-12 against the Chicago White Sox at home since Sept. 2007
-The Twins are 9-10 against AL Central division teams
-Batting .282 with 21 HRs in 21 games this month, second-best BA in the AL over that span (Angels, .286)
-SP Liam Hendriks is 0-3 with a 5.60 ERA in five career home starts

-Closer Rafael Soriano has converted 17-of-18 career save opportunities with the Yankees that have occurred in the ninth inning or later (16.2 IP, 2 ER)
-Bullpen has a 2.673 ERA, second-lowest mark in the majors
-New York has 32 errors this season, tied with Arizona and the Chicago White Sox for the fewest in the majors
-The Yankees have outscored the Indians 68-30 at home the last three years

-Oakland has allowed 56 hits over the last 11 games, matching the fewest by the franchise over an 11-game span since 1916
-Starting pitchers are 5-2 with a 1.69 ERA and .153 opponents BA over the past 11 games
-Lead the majors with 119 runs and 90 walks this month
-SP Travis Blackley has allowed just one HR in 39.1 innings this year
-Blackley was 1-1 with a 9.95 ERA in three career starts at Safeco Field as a member of the Mariners

-Mariners SP Jason Vargas has allowed seven HRs over his last two starts, and at least one long ball in eight straight (15 total)
-Seattle has held a lead in 21 of 44 losses, leading the majors
-Bullpen is 6-0 with a 2.26 ERA in its last 21 games (71.2 IP, 77 Ks)
-Vargas is 3-1 with a 3.80 ERA in four games (three starts) versus the Athletics at Safeco Field

-Rangers SP Yu Darvish is just the second pitcher ever to win six consecutive starts at Rangers Ballpark
-3B Adrian Beltre is batting .512 over his last 11 games, leading the majors in average over that period
-Texas OF Josh Hamilton is batting .197 in June
-Darvish is 1-3 with a 6.53 ERA in four starts when seeing an opponent for the second time

tb1984 · 06-26-12, 04:34 PM

Hey Jeff,

Where did you get these info? is it from the ESPN Insider?

Jeff Grant · 06-26-12, 04:56 PM

More MLB Items (Part II)

-Toronto has won seven of its last 11 games against Boston, but has lost nine of its last 15 meetings at Fenway Park
-Since June 10, the Blue Jays lead the majors in runs scored (81), and are second in HR (24)
-OF Jose Bautista has reached base in 24 straight contests (12 HR, 25 RBI)
-Rank tied-for-first in the majors with 54 HRs on the road (NYY)
-SP Aaron Laffey posted a 3-1 and 2.79 ERA in his final six starts at Triple-A Las Vegas

-Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano is batting .287 with seven HR and 16 RBI in 23 June contests
-SS Starlin Castro has the most multi-hit games in the NL since 2001 (85)
-SP Randy Wells is 0-2 with a 6.57 ERA in three starts this year (1-0, 3.38 ERA in eight relief appearances)

-Colorado is 9-3 against Washington at Coors Field since 2009, and 16-6 overall in this series over that span
-Bullpen has allowed just two runs in its last 19.2 innings, while posting a 3.23 ERA in June, which is the fourth-best mark in the NL
-OF Carlos Gonzalez leads the NL with 161 total bases
-The Rockies are 8-15 versus left-handed starters

-Mets starters are 29-18 with a 3.54 ERA, ranking fourth in the majors in ERA
-Of the 327 runs the Mets have allowed this year, 139 have come via a home run (43 percent)
-In his last seven starts, SP Dillon Gee is 3-2 with a 3.02 ERA, with opponents hitting .198 over that span
-Two of Gee’s 12 home runs allowed this year have come on the road
-In nine career starts in June, Gee has posted his lowest ERA (2.88) of any month in his career

-Philadelphia is 11-5 versus NL Central opponents this year, outscoring them by a 75-59 margin, but has yet to play Cincinnati or Milwaukee
-Starting pitchers lead all MLB staffs in innings pitched and strikeouts
-SP Vance Worley is 12-3 with a 1.99 ERA in 25 career night games (22 starts)
-Worley has not allowed more than four ER in any of his 18 starts at CBP

-San Diego has won nine of its last 12 games against Houston, including seven of its last eight at Minute Maid Park
-The Padres are 1-9-1 in road series this year
-In 13 games (12 starts) at Minute Maid Park, SP Kip Wells is 3-5 with a 4.26 ERA
-Wells was 1-4 with a 4.97 ERA in seven starts at Tucson in the minors, allowing opponents to hit for a .311 average

Jeff Grant · 06-26-12, 06:28 PM

My top play tonight:

Minnesota Twins OVER 4 runs