Chicago Cubs
-Last night’s 9-7 victory snapped a nine-game road losing streak
-Gone 35-42 at the Great American Ball Park since 2003
-Closer Carlos Marmol has converted his last 14 save opportunities (0.68 ERA)
-SP Chris Volstad is looking to snap a 23-start winless skid (0-14, 5.51 ERA)
-Volstad is 1-3 with a 5.16 ERA in five starts against the Reds
Cincinnati Reds
-Gone 17-6 at home since the All-Star break
-The Reds are 23-10 since Joey Votto left the lineup on July 16, the best record in the majors over that span
-SP Mat Latos is 5-1 with a 1.83 ERA in his last 10 starts, third-best ERA in the majors in that span (Felix Hernandez, 1.61 and Ryan Zimmerman, 1.63)
Baltimore Orioles
-The Orioles have won 19 of their last 30 games
-Over Wei-Yin Chen’s last 17 starts, the Orioles have scored three or fewer runs 10 times (57 total)
-Bullpen owns a 1.69 ERA over the last 15 games
-Chen is 4-1 with a 2.52 ERA over his last six road starts (8-3 team record)
Detroit Tigers
-The Tigers have scored 131 runs and hit 31 HRs in their last 22 home games
-Won 17 of the club’s last 21 games at Comerica Park
-Gone 18-17 against AL East teams
-SP Doug Fister is 5-1 with a 1.52 ERA in his last seven starts (53.1 IP, 48 K)
-Fister has won each of his last three home decisions (2.45 ERA)
Texas Rangers
-Scored two or fewer runs in five of six games on its current road trip
-Bullpen owns a 1.50 ERA over the last eight games
-The Rangers are 12-6 in the third and deciding game of a three-game series, winning eight of their last nine rubber games
-Gone 19-11 in day games
-SP Matt Harrison is 0-2 with a 12.00 ERA in five games (four starts) against the Blue Jays
-Harrison owns the fourth-lowest road ERA in the AL (3.12)
Read my early thoughts on one of today's NL contests
-Last night’s 9-7 victory snapped a nine-game road losing streak
-Gone 35-42 at the Great American Ball Park since 2003
-Closer Carlos Marmol has converted his last 14 save opportunities (0.68 ERA)
-SP Chris Volstad is looking to snap a 23-start winless skid (0-14, 5.51 ERA)
-Volstad is 1-3 with a 5.16 ERA in five starts against the Reds
Cincinnati Reds
-Gone 17-6 at home since the All-Star break
-The Reds are 23-10 since Joey Votto left the lineup on July 16, the best record in the majors over that span
-SP Mat Latos is 5-1 with a 1.83 ERA in his last 10 starts, third-best ERA in the majors in that span (Felix Hernandez, 1.61 and Ryan Zimmerman, 1.63)
Baltimore Orioles
-The Orioles have won 19 of their last 30 games
-Over Wei-Yin Chen’s last 17 starts, the Orioles have scored three or fewer runs 10 times (57 total)
-Bullpen owns a 1.69 ERA over the last 15 games
-Chen is 4-1 with a 2.52 ERA over his last six road starts (8-3 team record)
Detroit Tigers
-The Tigers have scored 131 runs and hit 31 HRs in their last 22 home games
-Won 17 of the club’s last 21 games at Comerica Park
-Gone 18-17 against AL East teams
-SP Doug Fister is 5-1 with a 1.52 ERA in his last seven starts (53.1 IP, 48 K)
-Fister has won each of his last three home decisions (2.45 ERA)
Texas Rangers
-Scored two or fewer runs in five of six games on its current road trip
-Bullpen owns a 1.50 ERA over the last eight games
-The Rangers are 12-6 in the third and deciding game of a three-game series, winning eight of their last nine rubber games
-Gone 19-11 in day games
-SP Matt Harrison is 0-2 with a 12.00 ERA in five games (four starts) against the Blue Jays
-Harrison owns the fourth-lowest road ERA in the AL (3.12)
Read my early thoughts on one of today's NL contests