Tuesday MLB Handicapper Report - 7/17

[Jeff Grant]

Early Tuesday MLB Information

-Marlins SP Anibal Sanchez is 1-2 with a 5.66 ERA in four career starts versus the Cubs, including 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA in two outings at Wrigley Field
-Pirates SP Erik Bedard has lost his last four decisions, while allowing a home run (four total) in each of his last three starts
-Red Sox SP Jon Lester is 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA in his last two starts against the White Sox, but is 0-1 with a 7.30 ERA in two outings against them at Fenway Park overall
-Yankees SP CC Sabathia is undefeated over his last eight starts against the Blue Jays, going 7-0 with a 2.73 ERA
-Sabathia has held Jose Bautista to just one hit in 19 career at-bats
-Rays SP Matt Moore is 3-1 with a 2.27 ERA over his last five home starts
-Moore is 3-2 with a 2.95 ERA when pitching on extra rest (2-3, 5.85 ERA on regular)
-Moore has held left-handed hitters to a .170 average since May 12 (.429 before)
-White Sox SP Philip Humber is 1-2 with a 8.83 ERA in three career starts versus the Red Sox

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[Jeff Grant]

Monday MLB Recap


-Detroit has won 11 of its last 15 games, moving within 2.5 games of the Chicago White Sox in the division
-The Yankees were 16 for 88 (.181) with the bases loaded this season before Raul Ibanez’s big fly
-White Sox 3B Kevin Youkilis is batting .323 with three HRs and 15 RBIs in 17 games since joining the club
-Cincinnati 1B Joey Votto will be out three to four weeks with a knee injury
-Nationals OF Bryce Harper went 2 for 16 in the four-game series against the Marlins
-The Rays have gone 6-12 in their last 18 games, scoring four runs or fewer in 15 of those contests
-Minnesota is averaging 5.9 runs per game when Scott Diamond is on the mound, nearly two more than the rest of the rotation
-San Diego went 0 for 8 with RISP and was shut out for the ninth time this season
-Philadelphia has won three straight games for the first time since late May
-The Dodgers have lost six straight home games to the Phillies

Get an early start in handicapping by reading Tuesday's SBR MLB articles

[Jeff Grant]

Detroit Tigers
-The Tigers have won 11 of their last 15 games, leading all AL clubs with a .733 win percentage since June 28
-Won nine of their last 13 games against the Angels at Comerica Park
-Pitching staff has a 3.27 ERA over the last 15 games, ranking third in the AL since June 28
-SP Jacob Turner would become the youngest Tigers pitcher to earn a win since Sept. 23, 2009, as he gets set to make his fourth career start
-Allowing right-handed batters to hit .216 against him in his career (.382 lefties)


Pittsburgh Pirates
-The Pirates and Dodgers have played in the most one-run games (35) in Major League Baseball, with each team going 19-16 in that situation
-Pittsburgh’s hitting .279 since the beginning of June, which is the third-highest average in the majors, behind the Angels (.292) and Twins (.285)
-Gone deep in seven straight and 18 of 20 games (33 HRs in that span)
-Lead the NL with 59 HRs on the road this season
-SP Erik Bedard is 0-4 with a 7.99 ERA over his last five starts
-Bedard’s only career start against the Rockies came in 2007 (5 IP, 2 ER at BAL)

Read my "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" reference in previewing the Rangers/Athletics contest

[Hectorcist]

Any info on cards/brewers game?

[Derty D]

Good stuff---quick and to the point---saves others collectively lots of time.

Thanks!


Derty D

[Jeff Grant]

Chicago Cubs
-The Cubs’ 36-52 record through 88 games is one-game better than its 35-53 mark last season
-Won a season-high six-straight home games for the first time since July 2009
-SP Travis Wood enters with a career high-tying four-game win streak (1.01 ERA, .181 opponents BA)
-OF Alfonso Soriano has hit 17 HRs in the last 52 games


Cincinnati Reds
-At least one HR has been hit in each of the last 69 games at GABP
-Cincinnati is 15-14 all-time against Arizona at GABP (1-3 L2 years)
-SP Johnny Cueto has the majors best ERA since the start of the 2011 season (2.34), ahead of Jered Weaver (2.36) and Justin Verlander (2.41)
-In his eight starts following a Reds loss, Cueto has a 5-1 record (team is 7-1)
-Cueto hasn’t allowed a HR over his last 59 innings pitched


Minnesota Twins
-Minnesota set a new Target Field record for runs scored in a game with 19, previous high was 15 (since 2010)
-The Twins are 6-12 against AL East opponents this year
-Hitting .358 in the first four games of its current homestand, but has a 7.50 ERA
-SP Samuel Deduno went 1-2 with a 2.47 ERA in nine starts at Triple-A Rochester

[Jeff Grant]

Chicago White Sox
-Chicago is 7-1 in its last eight games at Fenway Park
-Rank third in baseball with a 3.41 ERA on the road
-The White Sox have lost four of five games against the Red Sox this year, getting outscored by a 27-11 margin, batting .196 and owning a 5.52 ERA
-Registered a 12-14 record versus left-handed starters, while batting .248 versus lefties overall, 10th-lowest mark in the AL
-SP Philip Humber is 2-4 with a 7.47 ERA in 10 starts since his perfect game on 4/21
-Humber’s 8.83 ERA is his second-highest against any team (1-2 in three starts)


Milwaukee Brewers
-Posted a 5-0-1 record over its last six home series
-OF Ryan Braun is 10 HRs and three RBIs ahead of his 2011 NL MVP pace this year
-The Brewers are 18-19 versus division rivals this year
-SP Randy Wolf is 0-4 with a 5.45 ERA over his last 12 starts, with the Brewers going 5-12 when he starts overall


Arizona Diamondbacks
-Since 2008, Arizona’s 3.21 ERA at the Great American Ball Park is the lowest among NL clubs
-Bullpen has a 2.06 ERA over the last 20 games, second-best in the majors (Mariners, 1.66)
-OF Justin Upton was moved to the No. 5 spot last night, his .370 on-base percentage in that role is his highest mark of any spot in the order in his career (min. 20 ABs)


Boston Red Sox
-Pedro Ciriaco is the first player in team history to record three or more hits four times in the first seven games played for the team
-1B Adrian Gonzalez leads the AL with a .389 average with RISP
-Boston’s 140 doubles at home lead the majors, 41 more than the next team (Brewers)
-The Red Sox are tied with the Rangers for the major league lead in runs scored (450)
-SP Jon Lester has a 2.54 ERA in five July starts since 2011, the 10th-best ERA in the AL (min. 27 IP)
-Lester has received 4.73 runs of support per 9 IP, the lowest run support for any staff pitcher with at least 10 starts


Texas Rangers
-The Rangers have scored four-runs-or-less in 10 straight games, matches the longest streak in the AL this season
-Texas is 25-19 away from home, matching the club’s best-ever road mark after 44 such games
-Split 10 meetings with the Athletics this year, but have won 17 of the last 24

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