Friday MLB Stats of the Day - 7/6

[Jeff Grant]

Early Friday MLB Info (Betting Odds - Matchups)

-Red Sox SP Josh Beckett went 4-0 with a 1.85 ERA in five starts against the #Yankees in 2011 (34 IP, 38 K), no other pitcher won more than two games in that situation
-Beckett is 6-4 with a 5.74 ERA in 14 career starts against the Yankees at Fenway Park
-White Sox SP Jake Peavy is 0-4 with a 2.76 ERA in his last six starts
-Peavy is 1-0 with a 5.03 ERA in three career starts versus the Blue Jays
-Indians SP Justin Masterson has lost six consecutive decisions against the Rays, while going 1-5 with a 7.14 ERA in the role as a starter against them
-Royals SP Jonathan Sanchez is allowing 7.77 walks per nine innings this year, highest in the majors among pitchers with at least 10 starts
-Sanchez is 0-1 with a 2.65 ERA in three career starts versus the Tigers, including a pair of no decisions this year
-Yankees SP Hiroki Kuroda is 5-1 with a 1.65 ERA in his last seven starts
-Athletics SP Tommy Milone has the lowest home ERA (0.99) in the majors
-Mariners SP Kevin Millwood is 2-4 with a 4.17 ERA in six starts at the Oakland Coliseum
-Rays SP Alex Cobb is 0-3 and has allowed 17 runs over 18.1 innings in three starts versus AL Central teams
-Josh Collmenter is 0-2 with a 6.99 ERA in his six starts with the Diamondbacks this year
-Cubs SP Travis Wood is 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA in two career starts versus the Mets
-Reds SP Bronson Arroyo is 2-2 with a 2.70 ERA in five career games at Petco Park
-Astros SP J.A. Happ is 3-2 with a 5.26 ERA in eight career games (seven starts) versus the Brewers
-Marlins SP Rickey Nolasco is 0-4 with a 5.53 ERA in his last seven starts against the Cardinals, with the club going 1-6 in those contests
-Brewers SP Yovani Gallardo has won each of his last seven starts against the Astros (3.07 ERA)
-Mets SP Johan Santana is 3-1 with a 1.89 ERA in seven career games (four starts) versus the Cubs
-Santana is 19-8 with a 2.44 ERA in 35 career starts at Citi Field
-Pirates SP Erik Bedard is 2-2 with a 2.31 ERA in seven home starts, and is also 44-35 with a 3.53 lifetime before the All-Star break
-Giants SP Barry Zito is 1-3 with a 3.25 ERA in six starts versus the Pirates

Read my early preview on the Yankees-Red Sox series opener

[Jeff Grant]

Thursday MLB Recap

-Tigers leadoff man Austin Jackson is batting .420 during his current 12-game hitting streak
-In 48 games as a leadoff hitter, Indians OF Shin-Soo Choo is batting .327 with eight HRs and 20 RBIs
-The Rays have lost eight of 10, while dropping to 4-13 against AL Central foes
-Pittsburgh (46-36) has its best record through 82 games since 1992
-The Astros were winless in their recent seven-game road trip
-Atlanta went 5-5 on its longest homestand of the season
-Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon blew just his second save in 20 chances this season
-Mets SP R.A. Dickey matched a career high in giving up 11 hits
-Angels closer Ernesto Fieri still has a spotless ERA in 25 appearances
-The Padres have won eight of their last 11 games
-San Diego SP Edinson Volquez has allowed just one run in each of his past three starts, giving up only 11 hits and striking out 30 over that span
-Volquez threw a career-high 127 pitches

Check out the MLB betting articles on SBR Forum throughout the day

[Jeff Grant]

Pittsburgh Pirates
-Since May 12, the Angels and Pirates share the best record in the majors (32-18)
-Pittsburgh is 10-2 in its 12 home games against left-handed starters
-Proven victorious in four of SP Erik Bedard’s last five starts at PNC Park
-Averaging 7.56 runs per game over the last nine contests, second only to the Nationals in that span (7.88)
-Ranks first in the majors with a 2.37 home ERA
-Bedard is 0-3 with a 7.65 ERA in his last four starts, with the offense scoring just seven runs while he was in the game


Detroit Tigers
-Detroit has won 14 of its last 20 games against Kansas City, while posting a 66-47 mark in the series under current manager Jim Leyland
-3B Miguel Cabrera is batting .336 with 16 HRs and 58 RBIs in 78 career games against the Royals
-Bullpen has a 2.09 ERA over the last 46 games
-The Tigers are 14-14 versus divisional foes this year
-SP Drew Smyly 2-3 with a 7.09 ERA over his last eight starts


Milwaukee Brewers
-SP Yovani Gallardo has more wins against the Astros than any other team
-The Brewers are 16-23 on the road this season, including 3-9-1 in series play
-Milwaukee is 14-16 versus division opponents
-Gallardo has won his last seven starts against the Astros, posting a 3.07 ERA
-Gallardo is 3-2 with a 2.68 ERA in five starts at Minute Maid Park

[Axis]

It's always interesting to read these...but some stats in baseball can be very misleading.

[Jeff Grant]

Minnesota Twins
-C Joe Mauer leads the AL with an on-base percentage of .418
-Minnesota is 7-11 versus AL West opponents
-The last time the Twins won a series at Rangers Ballpark was the 2006 season
-SP Francisco Liriano is 2-2 with a 2.95 ERA in his last seven starts
-Liriano is 6-1 with a 2.93 ERA in his last 11 July starts
-Liriano is 2-1 with a 3.96 ERA in five road games (four starts) versus the Rangers
-Liriano is looking to snap a six-game road losing streak that dates back to Sept. 24, 2011


Chicago Cubs
-Chicago is batting .219 against left-handed pitching, the second-lowest mark in the majors
-SP Travis Wood is 3-0 with a 0.44 ERA in his last three starts
-Wood is 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA in two career starts versus the Mets
-Riding an 18.2-inning scoreless streak dating back to June 19
-Gone 28.1 innings without allowing a home run

Find out more on how Wood matches up with Mets SP Johan Santana


Cincinnati Reds
-Reds starters have posted a 1.98 ERA on the team’s current road trip (59.1 IP, 13 ER)
-Over the last seven seasons, Cincinnati is 30-48 on the West Coast, including 7-13 in San Diego
-SP Bronson Arroyo is 4-7 with a 4.56 ERA in 13 career starts versus the Padres, but has a 2-2 record and 2.70 ERA in five games at Petco Park

Check out an SBR Forum preview on this affair


Washington Nationals
-Tied for second in MLB with 22 home runs from their middle infielders, only the Yankees have more (28)
-SP Stephen Strasburg ranks first in the majors with 11.8 strikeouts per 9 IP
-Strasburg has allowed one earned run or less in 18 of 33 career starts

[Jeff Grant]

New York Yankees
-New York is 18-9 in series openers, but have lost three of the last four
-Hit a major league-high 126 HRs this season, including 25 over the last 14 games
-The Yankees have lost 18 of their last 32, and 25 of their last 46 games in Boston
-Over his last five starts, Yankees SP Hiroki Kuroda has allowed opponents to hit .133 (6-for-45) with RISP
-Kuroda has received an average of 6.88 runs a game over his last five outings

Check out an SBR Forum preview before placing your wager on baseball's biggest rivalry


Tampa Bay Rays
-Tampa Bay has only 18 games with double-digit hits this season, fewest in the majors
-The Indians (299) and Rays (294) rank first and second in the majors in walks
-The Rays have scored four or less runs in 10 of their last 11 games
-SP Alex Cobb is 1-5 with a 5.92 ERA in his last six starts


New York Mets
-3B David Wright has 17 RBIs over his last eight games, the most he’s ever had over such a span in his career
-Starting staff has gone 9-7 with a 2.91 ERA in the last 19 games
-SP Johan Santana leads the NL and ranks second in the majors with a 1.16 ERA at home
-Santana’s 1.89 career ERA against the Cubs is his fourth-lowest mark among teams he’s faced four or more starts

Read an SBR Forum preview on the Cubs v. Mets


Baltimore Orioles
-Baltimore is 6-10 against AL West opponents
-Bullpen leads the AL and second in the majors with a 2.76 ERA
-Since May 28, the Orioles are 7-12 in their last 19 road games, batting .214 and scoring a total of 56 runs
-SP Miguel Gonzalez threw a season-high 4.1 innings of relief on July 1

[okbyme123]

Thanks for all the info Jeff!
I'm liking 3 team parlay;
Mets-Cubs under first 5
Pitt RL
Nats TT over

[Jeff Grant]

Thanks for all the info Jeff!
I'm liking 3 team parlay;
Mets-Cubs under first 5
Pitt RL
Nats TT over

Appreciate the support

Key stat for Red Sox backers: SP Josh Beckett has tossed at least six innings and not allowed a HR in each of his last seven starts, longest such stretch in his career

Yankees lead the majors in HRs

[SomeDayinBuffalo]

Thanks again for the info. Something has to give on the Bos vs NY. Im leaning to NY getting some HR's. They better I took them this morning. lol