The Sport Spy MLB Thursday Report - Winning Information Inside!

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Texas Rangers
-The Rangers have won a season-high 3 straight after last night's 6-2 win in Cleveland. The team has won 4 of 5 and is 2-0 on this 9-game, 11-day road trip (Clev, NYY, Bos).
-SP Colby Lewis allowed 2 runs in 5.1 innings last night. The rotation's 2.02 ERA is the lowest in the majors by over half a run and is also the 2nd-lowest in team history after 8 games of a season.
-Texas has won 7 consecutive games in Cleveland dating to last sesaon, club's longest win streak ever in C-Town. The Rangers are 10-1 against the Tribe since the beginning of last year.
-SP Matt Harrison is 13-8 in 27 starts for the Rangers over the last three seasons (2008-10). The left-hander is making his first career start in Cleveland, as his lone start vs the Indians was on 8/22/08 in Arlington, going 3.2 innings and giving up five runs on seven hits.
-In heading to New York next, they face a Yankees team that is 19-6-1 in series play at the new stadium, with their rubber game with the Angels today.

roxess · Apr 15, 2010

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TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Milwaukee Brewers

-Milwaukee last posted a winning season against the Chicago Cubs in 2005 (9-7).

-The Brewers are 3-3 (.500) at home this season, going 1-1-0 in series play. The team is 40-41 at home last season, including 9-14-3 in series play.

-Team is 0-2 on the road this season and went 40-41 away from Miller Park in 2009.

-Milwaukee has used a different lineup in all 8 games this season.

-Looking to avoid their first 3-game sweep at Wrigley Field since August 2004. The Brewers have posted a 46-52 all-time mark at the Cubs home stadium.

-OF Ryan Braun has 23 RBI in 25 career games at Wrigley Field. His 23 RBI are his most in any visiting ballpark.

-Leadoff hitter Rickie Weeks has reached base in 19 of his 37 plate appearances. He has a .514 on-base percentage and leads the team with 7 runs scored.

-SP Jeff Suppan is 6-9 with a 3.63 ERA in 23 career starts against the Cubs, including a 4-4 mark and 3.77 ERA at Wrigley Field. He went 0-3 with a 3.80 ERA in 4 starts against the Cubs last season.

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Boston Red Sox
-The Red Sox conclude their 1st road trip with the last of 3 games in Minnesota. The trip began with 3 tilts in Kansas City, winning 2 of 3 contest. Boston heads home for 10 games against Tampa Bay, Texas and Baltimore at Fenway Park.
-Play their 4th straight day games and will play 6 of their 1st 13 games overall during the daytime. Boston was 25-21 (.543) in day games during the 2009 campaign - 5th best mark in the AL.
-Lead the American League with a .478 slugging percentage and are tied for the AL lead with 23 doubles. The club is 3rd in the AL with a .281 batting average, trailing the Royals (.307) and Tigers (.286).
-Won 11 of their last 18 tilts against Minnesota since 9/28/07.
-IF Kevin Youkilis has reached base safely in each of his last 18 games dating back to 9/23/09, hitting safely in 14 of those contests.
-Boston leads the Majors with a 75-37 (.670) mark vs. the American League Central clubs since 2007.
-OF Jacoby Ellsbury (6 games) and SS Marco Scutaro (2 games) have combined to hit an AL-best .359 while batting 1st in the order, 4th among ML teams from the leadoff spot behind the Phillies (.438), Rockies (.368) and Astros (.364).
-SP Tim Wakefield is 14-5 with a 4.16 ERA in 26 career games (23 starts) against the Twins. He was 7-4 in 12 career starts at the Metrodome.

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Chicago Cubs
-The Cubs have won their season-opening home series for the first time since 2006, when they swept a three-game set from the Cardinals.
-Chicago has hit .368 (25-for-68) in the first two games of this homestand after batting just .197 in their season-opening six-game road trip to Atlanta and Cincinnati. Team has scored 16 runs on the homestand after plating 18 runs in its first six games combined.
-Team has held a lead in each of the first eight games of the season. Chicago is one of three teams to hold the lead in each of its first eight games this season, joining Detroit and Toronto.
-Hit 12 home runs in the first eight games of the season. The Cubs have had nine players homer this season - only the Giants have more players that have gone deep (10).
-Won 10 of their last 14 contests against the Brewers, posting a .296 batting average with 19 home runs and 79 RBI. The Cubs have outscored the Brewers, 84-62, in their last 14 games.
-Lead the Majors with 9.13 strikeouts per 9.0 innings. The Dodgers are second with 8.79 strikeouts per 9 innings, while the Milwaukee Brewers sit seventh.
-OF Kosuke Fukudome is a career .342 hitter in 54 career March/April contests.
-SP Carlos Zambrano is 10-8 with a 3.74 ERA in 26 games (25 starts) against Milwaukee.

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

roxess said:
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TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Houston Astros
-OF Carlos Lee is tied with Lance Berkman for the 2nd-most RBI among all MLB players against the Cardinals since 2006 with 42.
-In 2009, the Astros held Albert Pujols to the 5th-lowest batting average by any opposing hitter with at least 40 at-bats last season (.231).
-The last time the Astros were swept in three consecutive series was in September 1996.
-The eight starting pitchers Houston has faced so far this season have posted a combined 3.34 ERA in 2009. The group also had a .615 combined winning percentage last season (110-69).
-Five of the Astros six games on the current road trip are day games, as Houston was 24-23 in the daytime last season and are 0-3 so far this season.
-Houston's six walks through their first seven games of the season were the fewest by any team in the first seven games since 1920.
-Team has lost 13 of their last 17 games at Busch Stadium, while winning nine of their last 15 games in Houston against the Cardinals.
-SP Bud Norris enjoyed success versus the Cards in his 2009 rookie campaign, posting a 2-0 mark in two starts with an 0.00 ERA - allowing just 8 hits in 13 innings of work.

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

St. Louis Cardinals
-St. Louis was 9-6 against Houston last season and 7-2 at home with seven games decided by two runs or less. The Cardinals are 123-114 against the Astros since 1994.
-OF Ryan Ludwick currently leads the National League with a .750 (6-for-8) home batting average.
-SP Kyle Lohse started hot last season, going 3-0 in April, including a complete game three-hitter against Houston in his first home start of the season.
-Lohse is 6-5 with a 2.99 ERA in 12 starts against Houston - his 2nd lowest ERA versus any NL club (2.14 vs Pit). The right-hander is 9-8 with a 4.11 ERA in 27 games against the NL Central since joining the Cards.
-Following Wednesday night's pitching by Brad Penny, the Cardinals pitching staff leads Major League Baseball with a 2.67 ERA (SF 2.75).

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Minnesota Twins
-Minnesota lost to Boston on Wednesday by a score of 6-3. C Joe Mauer extended his hitting streak to eight games as he went 1-for-4. The Twins were just 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base.
-The Twins have committed just one error this season (336 total chances) - the fewest in baseball.
-OF Delmon Young is batting .383 with 6 HRs, 23 RBI in 21 games since 9/22/09.
-SP Francisco Liriano did not factor into the decision in the TWins 4-3 11-inning victory on April 9th at Chicago. He lost each of his first four starts in 2009, posting a 7.06 ERA (21.2 IP)
-Opponents batted .247 with nobody on base against Liriano in 2009, while hitting .322 with men on base.

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Colorado Rockies
-Colorado is 4-1 at Coors Field after taking the first 2 games of this set against the Mets (2-0) and defeating the Padres (2-1) in the opening series.
-The Rockies have won all 3 of their day games entering this afternoon's contest. Including today, 5 of the club's first 9 games have taken place during the day.
-SP Jorge De La Rosa enters today's game with a 5-game winning streak. Since June 1, 2009 - no pitcher has won more games in the Majors than De La Rosa (17-3).
-Rox bullpen has not allowed a home run since the first game - a span of 25.2 innings without allowing a homer.
-Colorado has recorded 8 or more hits in every game in 2010.
-Team has hit a home run in every game this season and also has held a lead in each of the first 8 games.

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Philadelphia Phillies
-The Phillies beat the Nationals, 14-7, at Citizens Bank Park. 2B Chase Utley belted a pari of home runs for this 18th career multi-HR game and the first for the Phillies in 2010.
-The 64 runs scored by the Phillies over their first 8 games of the season are the most for the team since 1898.
-Lead all MLB teams this season in runs scored (64), batting average (.317), RBI (61) and on-base percentage (.401).
-Of the Phillies' seven wins this season, four of them are come-from-behind victories, which is the most in the NL. Since 2007, Philadelphia leads all NL teams in come-from-behind wins with 134.
-SP J.A. Happ has held opponents to a .151 average with RISP in his career. The left-hander is 4-3 with a 4.32 ERA in his 14 starts at Citizens Bank Park.

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

The Sport Spy MLB Stat of the Day: Washington will meet left-handed starting pitchers in 7 of the season's first... 12 contests. The Nationals went 10-23 when facing southpaws last year.

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Baltimore Orioles
-Baltimore lost the season series in 2009, 5-1, to the Oakland Athletics and the Orioles were swept in three games in Oakland.
-Through nine games, the Orioles are 1-for-31 (.032) with runners in scoring position and two outs - the lowest average in the Majors. Baltimore is 10-for-66 (.152) overall with RISP and have left 67 runners on base.
-Scored eight times in the first inning this year and just 19 runs in the other innings combined.
-Rank 29th in the majors in pitches seen per plate appearance (3.65).
-C Matt Wieters has reached base safely in all eight of his games this season and his on-base percentage of .424 is 20th in the AL.
-SP David Hernandez has allowed right-handed hitters to bat .313 so far this season, while lefties are hitting just .143.

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Chicago White Sox
-Chicago has won three of their last four games, after posting an 11-1 victory last night, with the 1-4 hitters combined to go 9-for-19 with 2HRs and 9RBI.
-Bullpen has thrown 12.1 scoreless innings over the last five games. The pen also leads the majors with an average of 11.44 strikeouts per 9 innings and having a 2.22 ERA.
-Seven of the White Sox nine games have been decided by two runs or less. Chicago's five losses have come by a total of eight runs.
-Tied with Toronto for the American League lead with 13 home runs and have hit nine in their last four games. By comparison, Sox pitchers have allowed a major-league low three home runs.
-The White Sox are 2-1 on artificial turf this season, after going 5-12 in 2009
-Rank 7th in the American League with a .246 average with RISP
-SP Freddy Garcia is 65-34 lifetime on the road.

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Florida Marlins
-After dropping the first two games of the series, Florida got back on track with a 5-3 win over Cincinnati at Sun Life Stadium. RP Burke Badenhop notched his first career save, tossing 2 perfect innings.
-Florida has already played four games that have been decided by a single run this season, going 3-1 in such contests. Both Florida and Cincinnati are tied atop the NL with four saves.
-Since returning from Tommy John surgery on July 10, 2008, SP Josh Johnson owns the third-highest winning percentage in the Majors at .759 (22-7). St. Louis' Chris Carpenter leads all starters with his .783 (17-5).

Toronto Blue Jays
-Toronto has won 3 straight season series against the Chicago White Sox - going 18-7 over that span.
-OF Vernon Wells is currently T-2nd in the Majors with 5 home runs and 10 RBI.
-Prior to last night's loss, the Jays had a save situation in each of their first 8 contests of the season.
-SP Dana Eveland has produced a 4.53 ERA in 24 career starts with his regular 4 days rest. In all other appearances, his ERA jumps to 6.17 (142.2 IP)

TheSportSpy · Apr 15, 2010

Los Angeles Angels
-The Angels 3-6 start is the slowest after nine games since a 3-6 showing to open the 2002 campaign.
-Pitchers didn't allow a home run yesterday, marking the first time in nine games this season they did not allow a home run.
-In the Halos' three victories, the club has hit .353 (12-for-34) with runners in scoring position. In the six losses, Los Angeles has managed just a .167 (7-for-42) mark.
-Since opening the regular season with 11 scoreless innings, the bullpen has surrendered 21 runs (18 earned) in 15.1 innings since (10.57 ERA).
-Over the last four seasons, the Angels own a team batting average of .302 against the Yankees, their best average against an AL opponent in that span.
-SP Scott Kazmir posted a 2-2 record and 1.73 ERA in six starts with the Angels during the 2009 regular season.

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