Jeff Mattingly: Sunday MLB Handicapper Report - Winning Information!

Chicago White Sox
-Chicago has won 5 of their last 8 games, as they concluded a 6-game trip this afternoon in New York. SP Mark Buehrle, who is 1-6 with a 6.43 ERA lifetime against the Yankees, is set to take the mound.
-The White Sox have lost 12 of their last 15 games in New York. The Sox are batting .254 with a 6.35 ERA and have been outscored, 12-11, in the 2010 series.
-16 of the White Sox last 24 games have been decided by two runs or less, including 8 in a row. The Sox are 6-4 in one-run games and 1-5 in two-run contests.
-Rank 12th in the American League in on-base percentage (.312), but have grounded into 29 double plays this season, 2nd-most in the league.
-Buehrle is 0-2 with a 4.85 ERA in two road starts this season and 59-53 witha 3.93 ERA in his lifetime away from US Cellular. He is receiveing 3.86 runs of support per 9 IP.

Baltimore Orioles
-The Orioles are looking for their 1st home sweep of 3 games or more over Boston since July 1998. The Birds have won 3 straight games against Boston, their most since they also won 3 straight in 2005.
-Baltimore rallied from a 3-run deficit to take the win last night, the 2nd time this season they have trailed by 3 runs against the Red Sox and come back to earn the victory.
-Both teams combined for 9 home runs last night, as the Orioles hit five of those homers, their most in a game since 9/14/08.
-Over the last 5 games, the Orioles have hit .361 with 19 RBI with runners in scoring position, the best average in the AL during that span.
-Team left only one runner on base last night, a feat accomplished once last season.
-In 15 career starts against the Red Sox, SP Kevin Milwood is 6-4 with a 3.84 ERA. In 2009, he was 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA in 3 starts versus Boston.

Los Angeles Angels
-The Angels play the 3rd game of this 10-game road trip to Detroit (0-2), Boston (4 games) and Seattle (3 games). The Halos are looking to avoid their 1st 3-game sweep in detroit since 1996.
-Since the 2004 season, the Angels have the best road record in baseball (280-215). Los Angeles will fly the most air miles of any team in 2010 (50,509), while the White Sox will fly the fewest (22,832).
-Los Angeles is an even 4-4 versus left-handed starters this season, while posting an 8-9 record against righties.
-Over his last 11 outings, RP Fernando Rodney is 2-0 with 2 holds, 5 saves and an 0.00 ERA.
-SP Jered Weaver is 2-2 with a 6.34 ERA lifetime against the Tigers. The Tigers are hitting at a .319 clip against Weaver, the highest average by an AL opponent against him.

Chicago Cubs
-Chicago has won their last 2 games, erasing 3-run deficits in both. The Cubs are in the 7th game (3-3) of a stretch that has them playing 15 of 21 games at home from 4/26-5/18.
-Among pitchers who have made at least 4 starts without a victory this season, SP Tom Gorzelanny's 2.45 ERA is tops in baseball. Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, KC's Zach Greinke, is 2nd on the list with a 2.56 ERA.
-The Cubs have averaged just 1.75 runs per game in the four contests that Gorzelanny has started this season.
-Pitching staff has recorded 65 strikeouts in their last 5 games against the Diamondbacks dating to October 3 of last season, an average of 13 strikeouts per game.

Atlanta Braves
-A win today would give the Braves their 1st 3-game series sweep this season and their 1st over the Astros since May 2003.
-Five Braves' players recorded multi-hit games yesterday and the 15 hits by the club marked a season-hih in Atlanta's 10-1 triumph over the Astros.
-1B Troy Glaus had a season-high 3 hits and 4 RBI on Saturday. Over his last 8 games, Glaus is batting .348 with 5 RBI and an on-base percentage of .500.
-SP Derek Lowe is 4-3 with a 3.57 ERA in 9 career starts against Houston. He went 2-0 with a 5.11 ERA in 2 starst last season.
-Lowe is 39-41 with a 4.35 ERA in 89 day game starts, including a 1-0 mark in one day game start this year (4/5 vs CHI).

Boston Red Sox
-Boston is 6-5 away from Fenway Park this season, the club's best road record through 11 games since going 6-5 in 2008. The Sox were 6-6 after 12 road contests last season.
-The Red Sox have the 5th-best road record in teh AL behind the Rays (9-1), Blue Jays (6-3), Twins (9-6) and Yankees (9-6).
-Plays 15 of 19 tilts against the American League East from 4/23 - 5/12, going 5-3 thus far in that stretch. The Sox are 6-9 overall against their division in 2010.
-3B Adrian Beltre leads the Red Sox and is tied Minnesota's Joe Mauer for 4th in the AL with a .345 batting average. Only SF's Pablo Sandoval has a higher average as a third baseman in the Majors (.352).
-Played 10 games this season decided by 1 run, tied with the Orioles, Royals, White Sox for the most in the Majors.
-SP Josh Beckett is 5-1 with a 3.04 ERA in his career at Camden Yards. He has fanned 50 batters while walking just 9 in those games. The right-hander leads the AL with 35 road wins since joining the Red Sox in 2006.

Oakland Athletics
-Depite Saturday's win, Oakland has still lost 5 of the last 7 and 8 of their last 12 games.
-Pitching staff has compiled a 7.68 ERA in the first 5 games of the road trip, after posting a 2.93 ERA over the 1st 20 games of the season.
-The A's are batting .283 with 40 runs scored and 24 extra base hits over the last 8 games.
-Team has hit the 3rd-fewest home runs in the American League (16), but have been successful in 17 of 20 stolen base attempts, which is the 2nd-highest percentage in the AL behind Toronto.
-RP Andrew Bailey has a career-high 18.1-inning scoreless streak dating back to September 6 of last year. The right-hander has also converted each of his last 24 save opportunities.
-Team has a 7-2 record in day games, which is the best record in the Majors.
-SP Ben Sheets is 36-21 with a 3.33 ERA in 75 starts in May and June in his career.

Cleveland Indians
-The Indians have won 5 of their last 6 home games and are 5-3 at home overall.
-SP Jake Westbrook's last Major League win came in Angels Stadium on April 8, 2008.
-Team average has gone from .223 to .245 in their last 4 games. Cleveland has scored 41 of their 82 runs this season with 2 outs.
-Bullpen has allowed just 4 of 46 inherited runners to score, which leads MLB.
-Tribe is batting .245 (45-184) w/RISP and .321 (9-28) with the bases loaded.
-Pitching staff owns a 4.12 ERA thus far, good for 7th-best in the American League. Tribe starters own 2 of the 9 complete games in the AL this year to date.
-SP David Huff is allowing opponents to hit .253 off him thru 4 starts this season, as righties are hitting at a .275 clip and lefties at .174. Huff's ERA over the first 2 innings of his starts is 6.75.

San Diego Padres
-The Padres had their 4-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to the Brewers last night. The loss also halted the Padres 8-game home winning streak.
-San Diego's 15-9 record puts them in first place in the NL West. With a .625 winning percentage, the club ranks 2nd in the NL and tied for 4th in the Majors. The Padres 9-3 record at home gives them a .750 winning perctnage, which is tied for 1st in the Majors.
-With 9 pickoffs this year, the Padres lead all MLB teams.
-SP Jon Garland is set to make his 5th career appearance (3rd start) against the Brewers. In his 4 outings, he is 1-0 with a save and a 2.65 ERA (17IP/5ER).
-The right-hander is 6-4 with a 2.40 ERA over his last 12 starts, dating back to 8/29 of last season. The Padres have won each of his last 3 starts.
-Garland has a 5-game winning streak over his last 6 starts in his home ballparks, posting a 1.13 ERA over that span. He has posted an 0.75 ERA at home this season, which is the 2nd best home ERA among all NL pitchers.

Philadelphia Phillies
-The Phillies shut out the Mets, 10-0, at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. SP Roy Halladay threw his 2nd shutout of the season and improved to 5-1.
-Tonight's matchup with the Mets marks the Phillies 1st appearance on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball in 2010. The Phillies are 9-3 in their last 12 such games.
-Philadelphia is 1-4 in games started by lefties this season. In 2009, the Phils went 29-16 in games started by left-handers. Their .644 win percentage was best among all NL teams.
-SP Jamie Moyer is 0-4 with a 7.07 ERA in his last 5 starts at Citizens Bank Park. The left-hander is holding LHH to a .216 average this season, while RHH are batting .306 against him.

New York Mets
-New York is 0-3 this year in the rubber game of a series. The Mets were 6-11 in rubber games in 2009, including 0-1 versus Philadelphia.
-The Mets have won 3 straight series, after dropping 4 consecutive series to start this season.
-Since 2005, the Mets have posted a 46-47 record vs the Phillies. New York is 28-29 all-time at Citizens Bank Park.
-3B David Wright has 12 career home runs at Citizens Bank Park, his highest total in any visiting ball park.
-Since SS Jose Reyes moved to the 3rd spot in the lineup on April 23, the Mets are 7-1 and have scored 39 runs (4.9 runs per game) over those 8 games.
-SP Johan Santana has allowed one or fewer runs in 4 of his 5 starts this year. Santana has permitted one run over his last 21.1 innings (0.42 ERA) dating back to April 11.
-Bullpen has recorded the 3rd-lowest ERA in the Majors (2.65). The pen has held opponents to a .204 average, the second-lowest mark in the Majors (CHW).
-May is actually Santana's worst month by ERA, with the left-hander owning a 3.81 ERA in 49 games, 34 starts.