Monday MLB Handicapper Report - 8/13

[Jeff Grant]

Pittsburgh Pirates
-The Pirates have lost six straight games against the Dodgers, but each contest was played at Dodger Stadium
-SP Jeff Karstens is 2-0 with a 1.33 ERA in four home starts this year (2.89 ERA in 17 starts at PNC Park since 2011
-Outscored 81-56 in the opening frame this year
-Karstens is 0-3 with a 5.25 ERA in six career games against the Dodgers


Detroit Tigers
-Won 23 of 31 games against Minnesota, including 11 of 13 at Target Field
-The Tigers are 24-16 against divisional foes this year
-SP Anibal Sanchez has received 3.38 runs of support during his 22 starts with the Tigers and Marlins
-Sanchez has never faced the Twins, but OF Josh Willingham is hitless in six at-bats against him


Milwaukee Brewers
-Snapped an 11-game road losing streak on Sunday
-Rotation has recorded a quality start in six of the last seven games (2.56 ERA)
-SP Mike Fiers leads the majors with a 1.80 ERA since May 29
-The Brewers are 19-35 on the road, including a 4-13-1 series mark
-Fiers is 2-1 with a 0.99 ERA in four road starts this year

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[briedward]

And Fiers is even better for first five innings :-D

[Jeff Grant]

Texas Rangers
-OF Josh Hamilton is 9-for-18 with three HRs and 9 RBI in his last five games
-Michael Young’s .400 regular season average at new Yankee Stadium is the second highest among all players with at least 50 at-bats
-Gone 23-44 in regular season games against the Yankees since 2004
-The Rangers are 16-8 against AL East teams
-SP Ryan Dempster leads the majors with a 1.64 ERA in 10 road starts


New York Yankees
-Alex Rodriguez replacements are batting .367 with six HRs since he landed on the DL
-Committed just two errors over the last 18 games
-Scored just two runs in the 13 innings David Phelps has been on the mound as a starter
-Outscored the Rangers by a 100-60 margin in 15 games at the new Yankee Stadium


Chicago White Sox
-Lost 15 of their last 18 games at the Rogers Centre
-Gone 3-0 on artificial turf this year after going 15-38 combined from 2008-11
-Hit 18 HRs in their last nine games
-SP Jake Peavy leads the AL wit ha 2.96 ERA on the road
-1B Paul Konerko will miss the entire four-game series
-Peavy leads the AL with a .194 opponents BA against right-handed batters
-Peavy allowed seven runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings in his only start in Toronto (4/12/10)


Philadelphia Phillies
-In 18 road series, the Phillies have nine wins, eight losses and one split
-Lost each of their last five games to Miami, longest such streak since 2004
-Hit 30 HRs in 27 games since the All-Star break
-Philadelphia is 14-28 against divisional foes this year
-SP Cole Hamels is 0-3 with a 5.21 ERA in three starts against the Marlins
-Hamels is 2-3 with a 3.38 ERA in 10 career road starts against the Marlins


Minnesota Twins
-3B Trevor Plouffe has returned to the team, hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games
-OF Denard Span is a .356 career hitter against the Tigers, which is the highest among active players in that situation
-The Twins are 22-22 against divisional foes
-124 HRs hit at Target Field, 126 last year


Chicago Cubs
-The Cubs are 1-11 since July 31, look to snap a three-game skid
-Seven of their last nine runs have been decided by two or fewer runs
-Gone 3-3 against the Astros this year (3-0 at Wrigley)
-Won 14 of 22 at home since June 25, seventh-best home win percentage in the NL in that span (Reds, 15-5)
-SP Jeff Samardzija threw 112 pitches in his last effort - one shy of his career high
-Samardzija has received two or fewer runs of support while being on the mound in his last six efforts


Houston Astros
-Bullpen has a 2.14 ERA over the last 10 games
-The Astros are 26-60 versus right-handed starters (12-18 v. lefties)
-SP Armando Galaragga is 8-9 with a 5.33 ERA in 23 career starts versus NL opponents

[RainMaker_02]

good info!!

[Jeff Grant]

good info!!

Thank you - appreciate the support

Seattle Mariners
-Current have a seven-game win streak at home, batting .310 with 37 runs scored
-Rank second in the AL with a 3.02 home ERA
-Rotation has a 13-5 record and 2.79 ERA over the last 23 games
-SP Blake Beavan is 4-0 with a 3.67 ERA in five starts since being recalled from Triple-AAA

Washington Nationals
-Best road winning percentage in the majors (39-21, .650)
-Rank first in the NL with 156 runs scored, while the Giants are second (151)
-The Nationals are 10-3 in August, only big league team to play winning baseball every month this season

San Diego Padres
-Gone 9-4-1 in their last 14 series
-The Padres are 3-3 on the road against the Braves (5-4 overall)
-SP Eric Stults has a 0.75 ERA over innings 1-4 in his six starts this season (6.98 ERA afterwards)
-Stults is 0-2 with a 4.11 ERA in five games (one start) against the Braves

[riffraff24]

Thank you for doing this Jeff...It's always helpful. BOL to you!