Wednesday MLB Insider Report - 6/27

[Jeff Grant]

Early Wednesday Information

-Orioles SP Jason Hammel is 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA in six home starts
-Red Sox SP Jon Lester is 4-1 with a 2.61 ERA in seven home starts against the Blue Jays
-Lester has held the Blue Jays to a .191 average, second-lowest against any AL club
-White Sox SP Chris Sale is 1-0 with a 0.56 ERA in nine career appearances (one start) against the Twins
-Sale is 5-0 with a 1.61 ERA in his last seven starts
-Indians SP Ubaldo Jimenez is 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA in his last three road starts
-Angels SP Jered Weaver is 4-3 with a 3.42 ERA against the Orioles
-Yankees SP Andy Pettitte has won three of his last four decisions against the Indians (3-1, 2.93 ERA)
-Pettitte is 2-4 with a 4.68 ERA in nine career home starts against the Indians
-Athletics SP Jarrod Parker’s .214 opp BA is the lowest among AL rookies with 60-plus IP, while his 2.70 ERA is second lowest
-Mariners SP Kevin Millwood is 4-0 with a 3.46 ERA in 12 career home starts against the Athletics
-Rays SP Matt Moore is 3-0 with a 2.63 ERA in June
-Diamondbacks SP Trevor Cahill has not allowed a run on the road in his last 20 IP
-Reds SP Homer Bailey is 0-4 with a 6.30 ERA in nine career starts versus the Brewers
-Bailey has given up 10 of his 12 home runs at home this season
-Astros SP Lucas Harrell is 2-2 with a 5.24 ERA in four career starts versus NL West opponents
-Dodgers SP Chad Billingsley is 1-3 with a 3.19 ERA in 10 starts at AT&T Park
-Mets SP Jonathon Niese is 1-1 with a 5.73 ERA in two career starts at Wrigley Field
-Pirates SP James McDonald is 0-2 with a 5.51 ERA in five games (three starts) versus the Phillies

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[Jeff Grant]

Tuesday MLB Recap

-Los Angeles Angels have won 12 of their last 13 road games
-Angels SP C.J. Wilson is 5-0 with a 1.30 ERA over his last seven starts
-Baltimore has scored 11 runs over the last seven games, going 2 for 41 with RISP over the last eight contests
-Angels 1B Albert Pujols has 11 HR and 34 RBI in 38 games since May 15
-The Orioles stole their first base since June 5
-Phillies C Carlos Ruiz leads the majors with a .361 average after his 10th three-hit game
-Braves SP Tim Hudson improved to 7-0 in nine career starts versus the Diamondbacks
-The Marlins have lost eight of nine and are 3-17 in their last 20 games
-Rangers closer Joe Nathan has 17 saves in 18 tries this season
-Houston has hit 10 HR and scored 27 runs over its last four games, following just one run scored in its previous three games
-San Diego sent out its 13th different starting pitcher
-Kansas City has outscored Tampa Bay 16-2 in the first two games of its series
-White Sox SP Gavin Floyd was 0-8 with an 8.86 ERA in his previous eight starts against the Twins
-Mariners SP Jason Vargas has allowed 21 HR this season, after giving up a career-high 22 a year ago
-The Dodgers were shutout in consecutive games in San Francisco for the first time since 1987
-The Dodgers have dropped seven of eight on their nine-game California road trip, getting outscored 35-13 in the process
-Giants SP Ryan Vogelsong is second in the majors with a 1.85 ERA since the 2011 campaign, trailing only the Angels Jered Weaver (1.55)

[SomeDayinBuffalo]

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[Jeff Grant]

Thanks for the early post on todays games

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-Brewers SP Zack Greinke is 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA in three career starts at the GABP
-Milwaukee has been handed seven of its last nine losses in the final at-bat


-Reds SP Homer Bailey is 0-4 with a 6.30 ERA in nine career starts versus the Brewers
-Cincinnati is 14-5 against Milwaukee at GABP over the last three seasons