Tuesday MLB Handicapper Report - 8/21

[Jeff Grant]

Detroit Tigers
-Hitting .304 with 136 runs over the team’s last 23 home games
-Tops among AL teams with a .298 BA and .363 OBP in August
-OF Austin Jackson is a .385 career hitter against the Blue Jays
-The Tigers are 18-18 against AL East teams
-SP Max Scherzer is 4-1 with a 2.78 ERA in his last seven home starts
-Scherzer is 2-0 with a 1.67 ERA in four career starts versus the Blue Jays

Washington Nationals
-Scored at least five runs in 10 of 13 games against the Braves this season
-Won 19 straight games in which they’ve hit at least one HR, longest such streak in the majors
-SP Stephen Strasburg is 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA in three August starts
-Strasburg ranks first in the NL with 11.2 strikeouts per 9 IP

Philadelphia Phillies
-Ended their 69-game streak of scoring fewer than 10 runs last night
-Won seven straight games against the Reds, 12 of 13
-Gone 21-9 all-time against the Reds at CBP
-NL Central is the only division that the Phillies have a winning record against
-SP rank sixth in baseball with a 3.54 ERA since the All-Star break
-SP Cliff Lee is winless in his last 11 starts at home, six-game losing skid is the longest home losing streak in his career
-Lee’s 11 HRs allowed since July 24 is the most in the majors
-Philadelphia has scored just 56 runs while Lee is in the game this season
-Lee is 33-14 in 61 post All-Star break starts since 2008, fourth-most wins in the majors in that span

Los Angeles Angels
-Albert Pujols and Mike Trout are tied for the MLB lead with 16 HRs since July 1
-Gone 3-8 in their last 11 games at Fenway Park
-The Angels are 3-15 in their last 18 overall meetings against the Red Sox
-Pitching staff has a 6.76 ERA this month
-SP Ervin Santana is 19-8 in his career in August
-Santana has allowed a career-high 28 HRs

Minnesota Twins
-The Twins are 9-19 against AL West teams
-OF Josh Willingham is batting .444 with 14 RBIs in seven career games against the Athletics
-Bullpen ranks third in baseball with 412.1 IP (Rockies, 473 IP and Royals, 433 IP)
-SP Cole De Vries is 0-1 with a 6.30 ERA in two career starts versus the Twins

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[Jeff Grant]

Boston Red Sox
-Gone 15-3 in its last 18 games against the Angels, outscoring them by a 107-65 margin
-Lost nine of its last 13 home contests
-Lead the AL with 342 runs, 328 RBIs and 610 hits at home
-The Red Sox are 7-13 against AL West teams
-SP Aaron Cook is 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA in three career starts versus the Angels
-Cook is the fourth pitcher in AL history to both walk and strike out 10 or fewer batters over his first 10 starts of the season


Chicago Cubs
-The Cubs are a season-low 27-games under .500 for the second time this season
-Chicago will be using its ninth rookie pitcher tonight
-Gone 3-8 against the Brewers this season, including a 2-5 mark at Miller Park
-Closer Carlos Marmol has a 0.68 ERA in converting 14 straight save opportunities
-SP Chris Rusin is 8-8 with a 4.58 ERA in a team-leading 24 starts at Triple-A Iowa, but is 1-1 with a 1.85 ERA in his last four


New York Mets
-Lost 11 of its last 13 home games, losing its last five home series
-Scored 38 runs in 13 home games since the All-Star break, outscored by a 80-38 margin in that span
-Hit 28 HRs since the All-Star break, while allowing 41
-SP Chris Young is 1-3 with a 5.40 ERA when pitching on five or more days of rest this season
-The Mets are 0-5 in Young’s five home starts, with the team scoring eight runs in those games, while the bullpen has a 11.05 ERA
-Team has scored three or fewer runs in nine of Young’s 11 starts this season (3-10 team record)


Tampa Bay Rays
-The Rays are 12-2 since Evan Longoria returned from the DL, outscoring opponents by an 85-35 margin
-Own a major league-best 85-45 record in August since 2008
-Won six straight home games against the Royals, but are 12-16 versus AL Central opponents this year, worst of any club outside the division
-SP David Price’s eight-game win streak is the longest in team history, while being the longest active streak in the majors
-Price is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA in two previous starts versus the Royals


Texas Rangers
-Produced an 8-1-1 record in its last 10 home series
-Bullpen owns a 1.35 ERA over the past 10 games
-Gone 20-12 against AL East opponents, best record of any AL club against that division
-SP Scott Feldman is 4-0 with a 3.43 ERA in 11 games (five starts) against the Orioles
-Feldman has allowed just one first-inning run as a starter this year (19 of 50 in the second)

[Mantle7]

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[You mad bro]

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[JMon]

Rockies ml and SF ov . GL tonight Jeff!

[Jeff Grant]

Chicago White Sox
-Hitting .277 with a 5.02 ERA in five games against the Yankees, outscoring them by a 29-24 margin (3-2 record)
-Lead the majors with 35 HRs in August, including 24 in the last 11 games
-SP Francisco Liriano is 1-4 with a 7.23 ERA in five starts versus AL East opponents this year


Baltimore Orioles
-The Orioles are 20-12 in their last 32 games, with the second-best bullpen ERA (2.67) in that span
-Gone 16-24 in series openers this year (50-32 in remaining games, including 26-15 on the road)
-Posted an 11-15 record against AL West teams this year
-SP Chris Tillman is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in two career starts versus the Rangers (.191 opp BA)


Arizona Diamondbacks
-Gone 3-6 in their last nine home games since an eight-game home winning streak
-OF Justin Upton has reached base in 16 straight home games (.353 average)
-Hitting .333 with RISP over their last seven home games
-Have 306 runs in 58 home games (5.28 rpg), with 250 runs in 64 road games (3.91 rpg)
-Closer J.J. Putz has converted 15 straight saves, while also having a 17.2 scoreless innings streak
-SP Trevor Cahill is 9-0 with a 2.51 ERA in 11 starts when receiving three runs of support or more


St. Louis Cardinals
-The Cardinals are 14-6 at home since the All-Star break
-SP Adam Wainwright is 5-0 with a 1.78 ERA in his last five home starts
-Wainwright is 11-1 with a 1.71 ERA in 19 games (13 starts) versus the Astros
-Wainwright has never allowed more than three runs in a single start against Houston

[Allen24]

so Jeff what u think about the yanks tonight