Thursday MLB Stats of the Day - 7/5

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Wednesday MLB Recap

-Yankees 2B Robinson Cano has driven in at least one run in a career-best eight consecutive games
-Washington is averaging nearly seven runs of offense over the last 10 games
-Angels SP Ervin Santana fell to 1-8 with a 5.03 ERA in 13 starts against the Indians
-Cleveland’s nine-run margin of victory was its largest since May 22, 2011
-The Indians are hitting .325 over the last nine games
-Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-3 with two HRs and 10 total bases
-Through three games of the Twins/Tigers series, Verlander was the only starting pitcher to get through the fifth inning
-The Blue Jays are 6-1 against the Royals this year, as every starter had at least one hit on Wednesday
-The Cubs have won seven of their last nine games
-Braves 3B Chipper Jones has a season-best 11-game hit streak
-The game-time temperature of 103 in St. Louis was the highest since 1988
-Cardinals OF Matt Holliday is 33-for-64 (.516) with four HRs and 19 RBIs in his last 16 games
-St. Louis bullpen has a 1.23 ERA over its last five games
-The Padres have won a season-best five straight games
-Arizona homered for the 15th straight game, extending a franchise record for a single season

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Detroit Tigers
-The Tigers have won 22 of their last 30 games against the Twins, including 11 of 17 at Comerica Park
-3B Miguel Cabrera is batting .357 with 11 HRs and 46 RBIs over his last 52 games
-Bullpen has a 2.17 ERA over the last 45 games
-Detroit is 21-15 in day games (25-10 under)
-SP Rick Porcello is 5-1 with a 3.00 ERA over his last eight starts against the Twins
-Porcello has allowed just one home run over his last eight starts (47.1 IP)


Minnesota Twins
-SP Scott Diamond is 5-0 with a 1.70 ERA in six daytime starts


Miami Marlins
-Miami acquired Houston first baseman Carlos Lee on Wednesday
-Justin Ruggiano leads the majors with a .415 average since June 1, hitting five home runs and 15 RBIs over that span
-SP Mark Buehrle has received more run support than any pitcher on staff, with the offense plating 61 runs in his appearances (5.18 per nine IP)


Milwaukee Brewers
-SP Mike Fiers enters today’s start with an 18.1 consecutive scoreless innings streak, which is the third-longest active streak in the NL
-Each of the team’s last four games have been decided by one run
-Lead the majors in playing in 12 extra-inning games

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Texas Rangers
-Texas has dropped three games in a row for just the third time this season
-The Rangers haven’t lost all games of a series to the White Sox since Aug. 14-16, 2001
-The club is 13-8 in day games, while going 11-9 versus AL Central foes this year
-SP Matt Harrison hasn’t allowed a HR in his last five starts, and just one since May 12
-Harrison was the AL Pitcher of the Month for June, going 5-0 with a 1.29 ERA
-Harrison is currently riding a seven-game win streak, the longest of his carer
-Harrison is 3-0 with a 2.91 ERA in six career starts versus the White Sox
-Harrison has a 6.52 ERA in five daytime outings (1.89 ERA at night)

Chicago White Sox
-Chicago is 3-2 versus Texas this year, owning a 30-17 edge in runs scored
-The White Sox begin a stretch of four consecutive games against left-handed starters, going 8-13 in that situation in 2012
-SP Jose Quintana is 2-0 with a 2.30 ERA in his last four starts
-Starters have a 1.99 ERA over the last seven home games
-Lead the majors with a .304 average with RISP, including .421 over the last seven games

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Chicago Cubs
-In the midst of its best nine-game run since Aug. 2-11, 2011 (7-2 record)
-Batting .220 versus left-handed pitching this year, second-lowest mark in the NL, while going 6-17 record wise in that situation
-Chicago is 26-34 all-time at Turner Field
-Closer Carlos Marmol is 1-0 and six-for-six in save opportunities over his last nine outings (1.04 ERA)
-SP Matt Garza has received three or fewer runs of support in 11 of his 15 starts
-Garza is 7-9 with a 3.47 ERA in 28 career appearances (26 starts) in July, his fewest wins of any month (min. two starts)


Pittsburgh Pirates
-Averaging a major league high 8.25 runs per game over their last eight contests
-Gone 5-0-1 in their last six series (10-1-1 L12)
-OF Andrew McCutchen is 14-for-21 (.667) over his last five games
-Pittsburgh has out-homered opponents by a 19-9 margin in its last 23 home games
-Ranks second in baseball with a 2.43 home ERA (Giants, 2.42)
-Won 14 of their last 18 divisional games
-SP Jeff Karstens went 3-0 with a 0.40 ERA in three starts against the Astros last year

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Tampa Bay Rays
-The Rays are 11-4 against the Indians over the last two seasons after going 8-24 in the previous four
-Tampa Bay is 4-12 against AL Central opponents this year
-Scored four runs or less in nine of the last 10 games, posting a 3-7 record and hitting .169 with RISP over that span
-SP Jeremy Hellickson has set new career hights in walks allowed, hits and runs allowed and threw a career-low in innings over his last three outings


Cleveland Indians
-Cleveland is 19-8 in series openers this season, including a 10-4 mark at home
-The Indians hold a 69-42 advantage all-time against the Rays, including a 40-16 mark at Progressive Field
-Posted a 5-9 record against AL East clubs
-SP Josh Tomlin is 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA in two career starts versus the Rays
-The Indians are 17-8 in Tomlin’s 25 career starts at Progressive Field
-Opponents haven’t stolen a base against Tomlin since 2010 (Rays lead the AL with 69 stolen bases)