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Preview: Diamondbacks (41-35) at Nationals (38-38)
Game: 2
Venue: Nationals Park
Date: June 26, 2013 7:05 PM EDT
Washington's Jordan Zimmermann hasn't lost at Nationals Park in more than 13 months.
He'll look to make it 20 consecutive home starts without a defeat when he takes the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
Zimmermann (10-3, 2.26 ERA) is 7-0 with a 0.92 ERA in eight home starts this season, and the Nationals (38-38) have won his last 11 outings in the nation's capital. He hasn't lost at home since falling to Pittsburgh on May 17, 2012.
The right-hander has been particularly sharp in his three home starts this month, yielding three unearned runs and 12 hits over 23 innings. That includes Thursday against Colorado, when he gave up an unearned run and six hits in eight innings in a 5-1 victory.
"It seems like he's been pitching like this all year," catcher Kurt Suzuki told the Nationals' official website. "He's had a couple of hiccups here and there, but this is Jordan."
Zimmermann, who is one win shy of Detroit's Max Scherzer for the most in the majors, has a 3.55 ERA in losing his only two home starts against the Diamondbacks. He'll be facing an Arizona lineup that broke out of its offensive funk late in Tuesday's 7-5 series-opening loss to Washington.
The Diamondbacks (41-35), who lost 4-2 to Cincinnati on Sunday, fell behind 6-0 after five innings Tuesday before scoring in each of the final four frames.
Martin Prado snapped a 3-for-24 skid with two hits - one of six Arizona players to finish with multiple hits. Paul Goldschmidt recorded three hits for the second time in four games, and is 11 for 27 (.407) with four homers and seven RBIs over his last seven contests.
The Nationals are also looking a bit better at the plate. They've scored 13 in their last two after plating 20 in their previous seven.
Adam LaRoche led Washington on Tuesday, going 3 for 4 with a three-run home run, his 11th of the season. He had gone 22 straight games without a homer since hitting two May 28.
Anthony Rendon has four multihit performances in his last five games, going 9 for 22, and is batting .412 in his last eight home games.
The Nationals' offense could be boosted by the potential return of Ryan Zimmerman, who got an extra day of rest Tuesday due to discomfort in his surgically repaired right shoulder, according to manager Davey Johnson. Zimmerman, who pinch-hit in the seventh and popped out, is 3 for 5 with two doubles lifetime against scheduled starter Wade Miley (4-6, 4.70).
Miley has fared better on the road this season, posting a 3.96 ERA away from home. While he has 17 walks in 24 1-3 innings at Chase Field, the left-hander has issued 14 base on balls over 63 2-3 innings on the road.
His lack of control at home was evident Friday against Cincinnati, when he walked four and gave up three runs in 4 2-3 innings. He did not get a decision in an 11-5 win.
Miley is 1-1 with a 3.48 ERA in two starts against the Nationals. He shut Washington out through six innings in his only career start at Nationals Park in 2011.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Diamondbacks at Nationals
Tue, Jun 25 Final 5 to 7
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Diamondbacks at Nationals
Wed, Jun 26 - 7:05PM EDT
GAME 3
Diamondbacks at Nationals
Thu, Jun 27 - 4:05PM EDT
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Preview: Mets (30-43) at White Sox (32-42)
Game: 2
Venue: U.S. Cellular Field
Date: June 26, 2013 8:10 PM EDT
Shaun Marcum has finished five consecutive seasons with a winning record.
The right-hander is still looking for his first win with the New York Mets, however, as he takes the mound against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.
"It's been a three-month ordeal for me," said Marcum, signed by the Mets this year after two winning seasons with Milwaukee and three for Toronto.
Marcum (0-9, 5.76 ERA) has lost four straight starts for New York (30-43). A lack of offensive help has been a problem all season, as his 2.43 run support average would be the lowest in the majors if he had thrown enough innings to qualify. However, Marcum hasn't done much to help himself in his last two outings, posting a 9.58 ERA.
He had a season-high four walks and allowed five runs in 4 2-3 innings of last Wednesday's 5-3 loss in Atlanta. It was his shortest start since May 10.
"He's had some rough starts, but he's also pitched very well at times," manager Terry Collins said.
The good news for Marcum is that he's always fared well versus the White Sox, though he hasn't faced them since 2010. All five starts he made against them were Toronto victories as he went 3-0 with a 2.48 ERA. Chicago is the only AL team to which he's never lost besides Texas.
The White Sox (32-42) nearly suffered an ugly loss Tuesday, when Gordon Beckham flubbed a pop-up in the ninth inning to allow the tying run to come home for the Mets. However, Alexei Ramirez's RBI single in the bottom of the inning gave Chicago a 5-4 win.
"You're at a loss to describe it," manager Robin Ventura said. "At least they gathered together and scored a run in the next inning. But it's just a communication thing, and you got to clean it up."
The White Sox are tied for fifth in the majors with 54 errors, including two in the eighth inning Sunday that helped Kansas City steal a 7-6 victory.
John Danks (1-4, 5.40) also has had a rough go of it. The left-hander hasn't had much help from his teammates, getting 17 runs of support over six starts this season.
Then again, Danks hasn't pitched very well in his last two outings and lost both, recording an 8.18 ERA while opposing batters hit .354. That includes Thursday's 8-4 loss at Minnesota as he surrendered 12 hits and four home runs, both career highs, while giving up six runs in five innings.
"You can't just point out one thing that's gone wrong at this point," said Danks, who has never faced the Mets.
At least he's back at U.S. Cellular Field, where he has a 2.57 ERA on the season compared to 7.29 on the road. Nine of the 10 home runs Danks has allowed have come away from home.
New York's Eric Young snapped a streak of three straight multihit games Tuesday, but he did record a double for the fourth straight game. Prior to Friday, he had gone 15 straight games without an extra-base hit.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Mets at White Sox
Tue, Jun 25 Final 4 to 5
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Mets at White Sox
Wed, Jun 26 - 8:10PM EDT
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Preview: Braves (45-33) at Royals (35-39)
Game: 2
Venue: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
Date: June 26, 2013 8:10 PM EDT
The Atlanta Braves have broken out over their past two games.
They'll look to turn their offensive momentum into a third straight win as they close a two-game set against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
The Braves (45-33) had batted .205 while losing five of six and were held to three runs or fewer in all of those losses. But they scored four times in the first inning at Milwaukee Sunday and posted a three-run fifth in their 4-3 victory over the Royals (35-39) on Tuesday. After they were held scoreless with six hits over two losses, they have 11 runs and 24 hits in two wins.
Freddie Freeman reached base twice Tuesday to snap out of a 2-for-24 (.083) skid though he still hasn't recorded an extra-base hit since his walk-off home run against the Mets on June 17. Jason Heyward, who was previously mired in a 6-for-33 (.182) slump, recorded two hits, including a home run, in Atlanta's opener against Kansas City.
"I was just looking for a pitch in the zone to hit,' Heyward said.
All of this is welcome news for Atlanta's Mike Minor (8-3, 2.89 ERA), who has a 6.00 ERA over his last two starts after compiling a 2.44 ERA through his first 13. Minor's struggles carried into his last outing Thursday, when he gave up nine hits and four runs, including three homers, in a 4-3 loss to the Mets.
"The home runs were just bad pitches,' Minor said. "Fastball over the middle, hanging curveball and a first-pitch hanging slider, so give credit to those guys. They were bad pitches. They took them out of the yard.'
Minor will look to return to his old ways on the road, where he is seventh in the majors with a 2.38 ERA. A win Wednesday would move him into a first-place tie with St. Louis' Adam Wainwright with seven road wins.
The Royals accounted for one of Minor's three losses on the season, even though the left-hander held them to one run and five hits in six innings of the Braves' 1-0 loss April 17.
Kansas City has dropped five of six, scoring 12 runs in those defeats. Billy Butler hasn't helped matters, going 3 for 18 (.167) with no extra-base hits during the team's skid. Kansas City's slump comes in spite of the best efforts of Mike Moustakas, who has hit .474 over that stretch. The third baseman saw his streak of four straight multi-hit games snapped Tuesday but still managed a double and a walk.
Butler and Moustakas will look to give Luis Mendoza (2-4, 4.30) some much-needed support. The right-hander has received just 14 runs of support over his last seven starts, five of which the Royals have lost. He is winless at home this season with a 5.88 ERA.
Mendoza surrendered four runs, four hits and three walks in five innings of Kansas City's 6-3 loss at Cleveland Wednesday.
After losing 11 straight games at Kauffman Stadium earlier this season, the Royals have won eight of their last 12 at home.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Braves at Royals
Tue, Jun 25 Final 4 to 3
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Braves at Royals
Wed, Jun 26 - 8:10PM EDT
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Preview: Cubs (31-44) at Brewers (32-43)
Game: 2
Venue: Miller Park
Date: June 26, 2013 8:10 PM EDT
Facing the Chicago Cubs might offer Yovani Gallardo a good opportunity to carry his recent road success back to Milwaukee.
The right-hander looks to avoid a career-high fourth consecutive home loss and help the Brewers hand the Cubs a 10th straight defeat at Miller Park on Wednesday night.
Gallardo (6-6, 4.09 ERA) has not allowed an earned run in 21 innings while giving up 12 hits to go 2-0 in his last three starts - all on the road. He was charged with three unearned runs and five hits in seven innings of a 7-4, 10-inning loss at Houston on Thursday.
"I know for a fact the guys behind me don't want to make errors," he said. "They want to get every out they can. That is just how it is. As a pitcher, you have to move past it, whether it's an error or a misplayed ball. You have to focus on the next guy."
Gallardo's focus has generally been very good when facing the Cubs (31-44), going 7-2 with a 2.95 ERA in 14 starts against them. Chicago has won only once in seven matchups with Gallardo at Miller Park as he's gone 4-1 with a 2.66 ERA.
However, the Brewers have lost his past four starts there and he's lost the last three while posting a 6.75 ERA. It's his longest home losing streak since dropping three in a row in 2009.
Gallardo, though, hasn't pitched at Miller Park in three weeks, and the Brewers (32-43) have won six of seven at home after a 9-3 victory over Chicago on Tuesday. Rickie Weeks hit two homers and had four RBIs as Milwaukee used a five-run fifth inning to erase a two-run deficit.
Weeks is batting .439 with five homers and nine RBIs in his last 14 games to raise his average from .182 to .230.
"It feels good," he said. "It's just one of those things where you keep working on things, and just go out there and play ball. There's no satisfaction. There's no big answer. Just go out there and play ball like I've been doing."
Teammate Jean Segura, batting .334, collected his NL-leading 100th hit Tuesday with an RBI double. He's hitting .368 in five games against the Cubs in 2013.
Fellow shortstop Starlin Castro should be back in Chicago's lineup after his NL-leading streak of 269 consecutive games played ended Tuesday. He's batting .129 with no homers and three RBIs in his last 23 games.
Castro has hit .156 and Darwin Barney .107 during the Cubs' nine-game losing streak at Milwaukee. They've been outscored 52-22 in that span and have dropped 19 of 21 there.
"We lost nine straight?" said Anthony Rizzo, batting .308 in seven career games at Miller Park. "(I had) no idea. I don't know if anyone in this clubhouse knows that."
Scheduled starter Scott Feldman (6-6, 3.39) dropped to 0-4 with a 6.65 ERA this season against NL Central opponents after he allowed five runs and four walks in 5 1-3 innings of a 6-1 loss at St. Louis on Thursday.
The right-hander yielded three unearned runs and three hits in five innings of a 4-2 loss at Milwaukee on April 21.
Nate Schierholtz is 6 for 12 with two homers and six RBIs in the last three games for the Cubs, who have dropped six of nine.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Cubs at Brewers
Tue, Jun 25 Final 3 to 9
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Cubs at Brewers
Wed, Jun 26 - 8:10PM EDT
GAME 3
Cubs at Brewers
Thu, Jun 27 - 2:10PM EDT
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Preview: Cardinals (48-29) at Astros (29-49)
Game: 2
Venue: Minute Maid Park
Date: June 26, 2013 8:10 PM EDT
After his worst outing in a stellar season, the St. Louis Cardinals' Lance Lynn quickly regained his dominant form. Given his performances against Houston over his career, there's a good chance he could show that again Wednesday night.
The right-hander will seek to reach 11 wins before the All-Star break for the second straight season in the series finale against the Astros.
Lynn (10-1, 3.42 ERA) gave up a career-high seven runs and nine hits in five innings in Miami on June 15 but got enough run support to earn the win in a 13-7 victory. Five days later against the Chicago Cubs, he yielded only a solo homer and two singles over six frames in a 6-1 win.
"He had a whole different disposition and pitched with a lot of confidence," manager Mike Matheny said. "You could tell he had a good feel for the ball."
In his first full major league season, Lynn was 11-4 before the 2012 All-Star break. He finished fourth in the NL with 18 victories, with three of them coming against former NL Central foe Houston. He is 4-0 with a 1.48 ERA in four career starts versus the Astros (29-49).
The Cardinals (48-29) blew out Houston 13-5 in the first interleague matchup between the clubs Tuesday for their 11th win in 12 meetings.
St. Louis scored seven runs in the fourth inning, matching its output from a three-game sweep to Texas this weekend. After being moved into the cleanup spot, Allen Craig led the way with a season-high four hits, including a two-run homer, and three RBIs.
"You're going to have tough weekends because there are good teams out there and very good pitchers and sometimes it's just hard to pull it off," Matheny said. "Our guys went out and kind of did the same thing that they usually do."
The Astros, meanwhile, have suffered back-to-back losses after winning seven of 10. Erik Bedard (2-3, 4.43) will try to help his last-place club get back on track with another superb outing.
Bedard has allowed two runs over 13 1-3 innings in his last two games, and is 2-1 with a 3.06 ERA in his last eight starts. He allowed one run and matched a season high with eight strikeouts in 7 1-3 innings - his most since May 20, 2011 - but did not get a decision in last Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Milwaukee.
"Bedard was outstanding, and he gave us everything he had," manager Bo Porter said. "He did a tremendous job and pitched well enough to get the win. Unfortunately, we were not able to hold the lead."
Bedard hasn't been outstanding in his matchups against the Cardinals, recording a 9.64 ERA in losing his last two against them.
Matt Holliday, who was dropped from the No. 3 spot in the lineup to fifth for the first time this season Tuesday, is 8 for 20 all-time against Bedard. Yadier Molina, batting .472 in his last 11 games against Houston, has three doubles and a home run in his eight at_bats versus the left-hander.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Cardinals at Astros
Tue, Jun 25 Final 13 to 5
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Cardinals at Astros
Wed, Jun 26 - 8:10PM EDT
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Preview: Giants (38-39) at Dodgers (34-42)
Game: 3
Venue: Dodger Stadium
Date: June 26, 2013 10:10 PM EDT
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw and San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum have been at their best in recent matchups against each other's teams.
Kershaw, though, has earned victories in the past four meetings between NL Cy Young Award winners and will try to earn another while helping the Dodgers extend their season-high win streak to five games Wednesday night.
Kershaw (5-5, 2.06 ERA) hasn't won since May 20 despite allowing three runs or fewer in four of his last five starts.
His latest outing wasn't one of those. He gave up four runs over six innings in a 5-2 defeat in San Diego on Friday, and the Dodgers' poor run support for him continued.
Los Angeles (34-42) gave him one run in that game and has provided him with an average of 2.7 per nine innings this season, fewest among NL starters.
"You control what you can control," Kershaw told the team's website. "I can't control wins and losses. I can control not giving up runs. I have to pitch consistently, that's all I can do."
Kershaw, though, hasn't needed too much help when facing San Francisco lately. He's 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in the last three matchups, including two this season.
Kershaw is also 9-4 with a 1.29 ERA in 18 career starts against the Giants (38-39), his best ERA against any NL opponent.
He'll try to add to those numbers while pitching opposite Lincecum (4-7, 4.52), who is 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his last four starts against the Dodgers.
The right-hander has also struggled with poor run support lately, getting a combined seven runs in his last seven games. That has helped limit him to one win this month despite a 2.92 ERA in four starts.
Lincecum gave up three runs and four hits over seven innings while striking out eight Friday against Miami but did not get a decision in a 6-3 loss.
"For the most part I felt good. I just made a couple of mistakes," he said. "You think you're making the right pitches and you get groundballs, but they don't go where you want them. That's the most frustrating part of the day. They scratched out a couple of runs."
Lincecum, a two-time Cy Young winner, will square off with Kershaw for the first time since the Dodgers' left-hander won the his only award in 2011.
While trying to beat Kershaw this time, Lincecum will seek to help the Giants avoid a fourth straight loss. San Francisco's attempt to snap that skid fell just short Tuesday in a 6-5 defeat, as it dropped below .500 this late into the season for the first time since the end of the 2008 campaign.
Brandon Belt homered in the seventh and doubled in the ninth to help cut a four-run deficit. Marco Scutaro's long fly ball, though, was tracked down by Matt Kemp to end the game.
Kemp also singled in his return from a stint on the disabled list for a strained right hamstring.
"I can't play timid. I have to let it go," he said. "And if it goes, it goes. Hamstrings are tricky, and you never know when they're good. But right now it feels good and I'm glad we got the win.'
Kemp, batting .127 in his last 14 games against the Giants, is 0 for 10 versus Lincecum the past two seasons.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Giants at Dodgers
Mon, Jun 24 Final 1 to 3
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Giants at Dodgers
Tue, Jun 25 Final 5 to 6
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Giants at Dodgers
Wed, Jun 26 - 10:10PM EDT
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Preview: Phillies (37-41) at Padres (39-39)
Game: 3
Venue: PETCO Park
Date: June 26, 2013 10:10 PM EDT
The losses are piling up far too fast for Cole Hamels. Perhaps facing a team whom he has historically dominated will bring him better fortune.
The Philadelphia Phillies send Hamels to the mound Wednesday night against the host San Diego Padres.
Hamels (2-11, 4.50 ERA) not only leads the major leagues in losses, but he's already tied his career-worst total for a season from 2009 and 2010.
"It does get frustrating at times," he said. "I'm striving to win. When I make a (bad) pitch, it seems to break the game open."
In the three-time All-Star's defense, his 3.06 run support average is one of the majors' lowest. He's received a combined three runs of support over his last five road starts while going 0-4.
But Hamels squandered a 3-0 lead at home his last time out, giving up four runs over six innings in a 4-3 loss to the Mets on Friday.
"It's a process. You can't be selfish in this game," Hamels said. "If you want to be a team player, you can't put the selfish side in there. I'm not doing my part because I'm not defending enough runs when I get runs."
The Padres (39-39) could be a good opponent for Hamels to face to turn things around, as he's won his last five starts against them while yielding three runs over 37 innings. He's 8-2 with a 2.15 ERA in 13 career starts versus San Diego, and his .186 opponents' batting average in those games is his second-lowest against one team.
Hamels wouldn't mind some support from Domonic Brown, who ended a 14-game homerless drought with a three-run shot in a 6-2 victory Tuesday for the Phillies (37-41). The drought matched his longest of the season, but he followed the first with 17 home runs over the next 39 contests.
"I was just trying to hit something in the middle the other way and I just reacted to the ball," said Brown, second in the NL with 20 homers.
Looking to keep him from leaving the yard Wednesday will be Robbie Erlin (1-0, 4.15) as he makes his second career start while filling in for the injured Clayton Richard.
The left-hander won his first major league start June 1, limiting Toronto to two runs over 6 2-3 innings in a 4-3 victory. He also gave up two runs over two innings in two relief appearances earlier in the season.
He'll be recalled from Triple-A Tucson for Wednesday's outing.
"We liked what we saw when he beat the Blue Jays," manager Bud Black said. "He's getting to a point where he's about to break through."
Ryan Howard was 0 for 4 on Tuesday but walked and scored a run after missing Monday's series opener with a sore left knee. He's batting .392 with 11 RBIs over his last 14 contests.
Cameron Maybin, still out with a torn ligament in his left knee, is the only Padre hitting better than .286 in more than four at_bats against Hamels. Chase Headley, Nick Hundley and Chris Denorfia are a combined 7 for 43 (.163) versus the southpaw.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Phillies at Padres
Mon, Jun 24 Final 3 to 4
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Phillies at Padres
Tue, Jun 25 Final 6 to 2
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Phillies at Padres
Wed, Jun 26 - 10:10PM EDT
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Around the Horn - Wednesday
June 25, 2013
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona at Washington - 7:05 PM EST (Game 2/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Arizona Diamondbacks Miley (4-6, 4.70 ERA) 41-35 OVER 4-0 L4 away Game 2's
Washington Nationals Zimmermann (10-3, 2.26 ERA) 38-38 OVER 5-2 L7 home Game 2's
-- Nationals beat Diamondbacks, 7-5 on Tuesday
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee - 8:10 PM EST (Game 2/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Chicago Cubs Feldman (6-6, 3.39 ERA) 31-44 2-10 L12 away vs. division
Milwaukee Brewers Gallardo (6-6, 4.09 ERA) 32-43 9-2 L11 vs. CHC
-- Brewers beat Cubs, 9-3 on Tuesday
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers - 10:10 PM EST (Game 3/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
San Francisco Giants Lincecum (4-7, 4.52 ERA) 38-39 2-6 L8 away vs. LHP
Los Angeles Dodgers Kershaw (5-5, 2.06 ERA) 34-42 0-4 L4 home Game 2's
-- Dodgers beat Giants, 3-1 on Monday
-- Dodgers beat Giants, 6-5 on Tuesday
Philadelphia at San Diego - 10:10 PM EST (Game 3/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Philadelphia Phillies Hamels (2-11, 4.50 ERA) 37-41 0-4 L4 away vs. LHP
San Francisco Giants Erlin (1-1, 4.15 ERA) 39-39 6-0 L6 home vs. LHP
-- Padres beat Phillies, 4-3 on Monday
-- Phillies beat Padres, 6-2 on Tuesday
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto at Tampa Bay - 12:10 PM EST (Game 3/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Toronto Blue Jays Dickey (6-8, 5.15 ERA) 38-38 UNDER 8-2 L10 away
Tampa Bay Rays Hernandez (4-8, 5.14 ERA) 41-37 6-3 L9 home vs. division
-- Rays beat Blue Jays, 4-1 on Monday
-- Rays beat Blue Jays, 5-1 on Tuesday
Texas at N.Y. Yankees - 7:05 PM EST (Game 2/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Texas Rangers Grimm (6-5, 5.57 ERA) 44-33 2-5 L7 away vs. AL East
New York Yankees Pettitte (5-5, 4.20 ERA) 42-34 2-5 L7 vs. AL West
-- Yankees beat Rangers, 4-3 on Tuesday
L.A. Angels at Detroit - 7:05 PM EST (Game 2/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Los Angeles Angels Hanson (4-2, 5.10 ERA) 34-43 7-0 L7 vs. DET
Detroit Tigers Alvarez (1-0, 2.45 ERA) 42-33 8-2 L10 home off home loss
-- Angels beat Tigers, 14-8 on Tuesday
Cleveland at Baltimore - 7:05 PM EST (Game 3/4)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Cleveland Indians Kazmir (4-4, 5.37 ERA) 38-36 UNDER 6-0 L6 away
Baltimore Orioles Hammel (7-4, 5.30 ERA) 42-34 2-6 L8 off home Game 3's
-- Indians beat Orioles, 5-2 on Monday
-- Orioles beat Indians, 6-3 on Tuesday
INTERLEAGUE
Minnesota at Miami - 12:40 PM EST (Game 2/2)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record (IL) Betcha Didn't Know
Minnesota Twins Diamond (5-6, 5.27 ERA) 34-39 (8-10) 2-8 L10 away Game 2's
Miami Marlins Koehler (1-5, 4.65 ERA) 26-50 (2-8) 2-7 L9 off back-to-back wins
-- Marlins beat Twins, 4-2 on Tuesday
Cincinnati at Oakland - 3:35 PM EST (Game 2/2)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record (IL) Betcha Didn't Know
Houston Astros Bailey (4-5, 3.75 ERA) 45-33 (6-7) UNDER 8-1-1 L10 overall
Oakland Athletics Griffin (5-6, 3.90 ERA) 45-34 (6-2) 13-2 L15 home
-- Athletics beat Reds, 7-3 on Tuesday
Pittsburgh at Seattle - 3:40 PM EST (Game 2/2)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record (IL) Betcha Didn't Know
Pittsburgh Pirates Gomez (2-0, 3.07 ERA) 47-30 (7-3) 6-2 L8 as away underdog
Seattle Mariners Hernandez (8-4, 2.71 ERA) 34-44 (3-4) 4-0 L4 home Game 2's
-- Pirates beat Mariners, 9-4 on Tuesday
Colorado at Boston - 4:05 PM EST (Game 2/2)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record (IL) Betcha Didn't Know
Colorado Rockies Oswalt (0-1, 7.20 ERA) 39-39 (3-8) 2-6 L8 away
Boston Red Sox Lackey (4-5, 3.03 ERA) 46-33 (3-2) OVER 9-5 L14 home
-- Red Sox beat Rockies, 11-4 on Tuesday
Atlanta at Kansas City - 8:10 PM EST (Game 2/2)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record (IL) Betcha Didn't Know
Atlanta Braves Minor (8-3, 2.89 ERA) 45-33 (7-6) 2-7 L9 away Game 2's
Kansas City Royals Mendoza (2-4, 4.30 ERA) 35-39 (4-6) 2-11 L13 vs. LHP
-- Braves beat Royals, 4-3 on Tuesday
St. Louis at Houston - 8:10 PM EST (Game 2/2)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record (IL) Betcha Didn't Know
St. Louis Cardinals Lynn (10-1, 3.42 ERA) 48-29 (4-1) UNDER 6-2 L8 overall
Houston Astros Bedard (2-3, 4.43 ERA) 29-49 (6-5) 3-6 L9 home Game 2's
-- Cardinals beat Astros, 13-5 on Tuesday
N.Y. Mets at Chicago White Sox - 8:10 PM EST (Game 2/2)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record (IL) Betcha Didn't Know
New York Mets Marcum (0-9, 5.76 ERA) 30-43 (7-2) 7-1 L8 away vs. LHP
Chicago White Sox Danks (1-4, 5.40 ERA) 32-42 (5-7) OVER 7-2 L9 overall
-- White Sox beat Mets, 5-4 on Tuesday
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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack
-- Ilya Bryzgalov was two seasons into a $51 million, nine-year contract he signed in 2011, but the Flyers bought out the goalie's contract out, saving them $6M a year off the salary cap for the next seven years.
-- Tigers made six errors in an ugly 14-8 home loss to the Angels.
-- Ichiro Suzuki's walkoff HR Tuesday was just the second of his career; the first was four years ago, against Mariano Rivera.
-- Wyoming's leading returning rusher,. D.J. May suffered a torn pectoral muscle a couple of weeks ago during voluntary summer workouts. The recovery time for the injury is nine months, so he'll probably miss the entire 2013 season.
-- UCLA won its first national title in baseball, beating Mississippi State two straight games; they had 27,127 fans in Omaha for the CWS.
-- If you bet the under on Mets-White Sox last night, don't watch Sports Center today; you won't like what you see.
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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud............
13) Bought a new laptop this week and I had to call the Time Warner people to get the right code so I can get on the Internet, so I’m talking to the woman and I ask her where she is. Where do you think Time-Warner’s help desk is? Try Manila in the Phillipines- they’re 12 hours ahead of New York.
12) Miguel Cabrera has been intentionally walked nine times in front of Prince Fielder this season; Fielder is 5-9 with nine RBI in the AB following the intentional walks.
11) In case you’re interested, July 20 is National Lollipop Day. Just thought you’d like to know.
10) According to ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla, who knows stuff, there will be five foreign players in first round of the NBA Draft, three in the top 20.
9) Puigonometry—ESPN.com reports that Yasiel Puig is hitting .531 in at-bats that end in the first three pitches, only .286 in at-bats of 4+ pitches. He’s walked only three times.
8) Canucks/Rangers basically traded head coaches; weird thing is that coaching hockey in Vancouver is the job that is in more of a fishbowl. There is so much going on in NYC, hockey is not the huge deal that it is in British Columbia.
7) Terrible flooding in Calgary; a lot of damage was done to the Saddledome, where the 1988 Olympics were held and where NHL’s Flames have played since—odd sight online was the costume head of (Flames’ mascot) Harvey the Hound floating in the flood waters inside the arena.
6) If you read this website, you know I despite the Bronx Bombers, to the point of never calling them by their actual name, but I will root for them if it helps the A’s, like this week when they play Texas. You have to root for your own team first, even if it makes you root for evil now and then.
5) Rays-Blue Jays is good series between AL East contenders this week, and prospect Will Myers’ home debut was Monday night, but only 11,407 fans showed up in St Pete.
Rays are going to wind up moving and people in the Bay Area will whine, but they haven’t supported this spunky team nearly well enough.
4) Back in the 60’s/early 70’s, not every hitter wore a batting helmet; some guys wore a plastic insert inside their cap. Last two I can remember doing that were Detroit’s Norm Cash and Bob Montgomery, the Red Sox’ backup catcher.
Anyway, I’m thinking some pitchers may take to using those inserts to protect themselves from line drives. Still wouldn’t protect the face, but would protect the areas above the ears.
3) Has anyone ever had a fried bologna sandwich? It sounds awful, but they sell ‘em in Toby Keith’s bar in Las Vegas, so somebody must like them.
2) Of the five major college conferences (SEC-ACC-Big Dozen-Big X-Pac-12), that’s 64 teams (I think…..lol), only five (Kansas State-Ole Miss-Mississippi State-Pitt-Virginia Tech) have never won an NCAA championship in any sport.
1) If you’re a kid who plays college football and your team qualifies for a bowl, which of these three cities would you rather travel to at the end of December? Bronx-Boise-Shreveport?
All three cities have minor bowl games, but I’m thinking Shreveport is by far the most attractive choice. Who wants to go to a bowl game and freeze?
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, June 26
Hot pitchers
-- Washington is 8-0 at home when Zimmerman starts (7-0, 1.53).
-- Gallardo is 2-0, 1.29 in his last three starts.
-- Pirates are 7-0 when Gomez starts (2-0, 3.86).
-- Lackey is 3-1, 2.82 in his last seven starts.
-- St Louis won Lynn's last six starts (4-0, 3.65). Bedard is 1-0, 1.35 in his last couple starts.
-- Mendoza is 1-2, 3.00 in his last six starts.
-- Alvarez is 1-0, 2.45 in two starts this season.
Cold pitchers
-- Miley is 1-3, 7.46 in his last six starts.
-- Feldman is 1-2, 5.40 in his last three starts.
-- Phillies lost nine of last ten Hamels starts (0-2, 4.26 last three).
-- Erlin won only MLB start, allowing two runs in 6.2 IP June 1, but two starts ago in AAA, he allowed 11 runs in two IP (6-2, 5.25 in 12 AAA starts).
-- Lincecum is 1-5, 5.93 in his last seven starts. Kershaw is 0-3, 3.60 in his last six starts.
-- Diamond is 1-2, 9.00 in his last three starts. Koehler is 1-2, 7.23 in his last four starts.
-- FHernandez is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three home starts.
-- Oakland lost last five Griffin starts (0-3, 4.02), scoring 10 runs in the five games. Bailey is 1-2, 5.40 in his last five starts.
-- Oswalt allowed four runs in five IP in losing his first '13 start.
-- Marcum is 0-7, 5.68 in nine starts for the Mets. Danks is 1-4, 5.90 in his last five starts.
-- Minor is 0-1, 6.75 in his last two starts, but Atlanta won eight of his last nine starts overall.
-- Hammel is 0-2, 6.23 in his last four starts; Kazmir is 1-2, 5.82 in his.
-- RHernandez is 1-3, 5.76 in his last four starts. Dickey has a 7.56 RA in his last three starts.
-- Pettitte is 1-3, 4.75 in his last five starts. Grimm is 1-2, 9.90 in his last four.
-- Hanson is 1-2, 8.24 in his last four starts.
Starting Pitchers/First Inning
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-- Miley 3-15; Zimmerman 1-16
-- Feldman 4-14; Gallardo 3-16
-- Hamels 3-16 (0 of last 6); Erlin 0-1
-- Lincecum 7-15; Kershaw 2-16 (2 of last 2)
-- Diamond 5-13; Koehler 2-8
-- Bailey 2-15; Griffin 1-15
-- Gomez 3-7; FHernandez 3-16
-- Oswalt 0-1; Lackey 4-12
-- Lynn 4-15; Bedard 6-13 (1 of last 5)
-- Marcum 2-9; Danks 2-6
-- Minor 5-15; Mendoza 2-11
-- Dickey 5-16 (0 of last 4); RHernandez 6-14 (3 of last 3)
-- Kazmir 3-12; Hammel 5-15
-- Hanson 4-9; Alvarez 0-2
-- Grimm 5-13; Pettitte 3-12
Totals
-- Six of last eight Arizona games stayed under total.
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-- Seven of Cubs' last nine games stayed under total.
-- Over is 13-5-2 in last twenty San Diego games.
-- Five of last six Dodger home games went over the total.
-- Six of last eight Miami games stayed under the total.
-- Last four Boston games all went over the total.
-- Six of last seven White Sox games went over total.
-- Under is 4-1 in last five Atlanta games.
-- 12 of last 18 Houston games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Cincinnati games; over is 7-1-1 in last nine A's games.
-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Seattle games.
-- Under is 8-3-1 in Cleveland's last dozen games.
-- Under is 11-5-1 in last seventeen Bronx games.
-- Five of last six Detroit games went over the total
-- Nine of last twelve Toronto games stayed under the total.
Hot teams
-- Arizona won four of its last six games.
-- Brewers won six of their last seven home games.
-- San Diego won 11 of its last 15 home games.
-- Dodgers won their last four games, allowing eight runs.
-- Marlins won four of their last five games.
-- White Sox are 10-5 in last 15 home games. Mets are 5-3 in their last eight games overall.
-- Pirates won their last five games, scoring 35 runs.
-- Cleveland won five of its last seven games.
-- Rangers won five of their last six games.
-- Blue Jays won 11 of their last 13 games, but lost last two. Rays won five of their last seven games.
Cold teams
-- Nationals are 5-6 in their last eleven games.
-- Cubs lost five of their last six road games.
-- Phillies lost four of their last six games
-- Giants lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Minnesota lost five of their last six road games.
-- Boston lost four of its last six games. Rockies lost six of last eight on road.
-- Royals lost five of their last six games; Atlanta lost five of its last eight.
-- St Louis/Astros both lost three of their last four games.
-- Mariners lost six of their last nine games.
-- Oakland lost seven of its last 11 games. Reds lost four of their last five.
-- Orioles four of their last five games.
-- Bronx is 5-8 in its last thirteen games.
-- Angels lost three of their last four games, allowing 29 runs. Detroit made six errors last night; they're 3-4 in last seven games.
Umpires
-- Az-Wsh-- Four of last five Gibson games stayed under total.
-- Chi-Mil-- Last six Schrieber games stayed under the total.
-- Phil-SD-- Five of last six Joyce games stayed under total.
-- SF-LA-- Over is 5-1-2 in last eight Caraapazza games.
-- Min-Mia-- Six of last eight TWelke games stayed under.
-- Cin-A's-- Underdogs won four of last five Timmons games.
-- Pitt-Sea-- Nine of last twelve Miller games stayed under.
-- Col-Bos-- Underdogs won four of last five BWelke games.
-- StL-Hst-- Six of last nine McClelland games went over total.
-- NY-Chi-- Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven Hallion games.
-- Atl-KC-- Five of last six Reynolds games went over total.
-- Tor-TB-- Underdogs won seven of last eight Darling games.
-- Cle-Balt-- Six of last eight TBarrett games stayed under total.
-- LA-Det-- Favorites are 13-1 in last 14 Hernandez games, with his last four games going over the total.
-- Tex-NY-- Underdogs are 5-3 in last eight Carlson games.
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Wednesday, June 26
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Three good teams with bad bullpens burning MLB bettors
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No matter how good a ball team is, a bad bullpen can spoil the party quicker than your parents catching the early flight home from Florida.
Those late-inning collapses especially sting when you're wagering on a good team priced as lofty favorites on the MLB moneylines. Here are three contending teams having their solid efforts - and backers’ bankrolls - wiped out by unreliable relievers:
Detroit Tigers (42-32, -5.89 units)
Starter ERA: 3.58 (sixth in MLB)
Bullpen ERA: 3.99 (21st in MLB)
The Tigers glaring weakness is their bullpen. That statement was punctuated when the club dropped closer Jose Valverde last week after three blown saves and 5.59 ERA out of the pen. Detroit is leaning on Joaquin Benoit to become the new closer while potential pen additions iron out issues in Triple-A Toledo. Lefty Phil Coke has his days but is 0-4 with an ERA north of 6.00.
Cincinnati Reds (45-32, +3.77 units)
Starter ERA: 3.23 (second in MLB)
Bullpen ERA: 3.95 (19th in MLB)
Cincinnati’s relievers came through for bettors as -145 favorites at Arizona Monday night which was almost enough to erase a 5-3 loss to the Pirates last Thursday, in which reliever Alfredo Simon coughed up three runs in the seventh. The Reds have watched leads dissolve in the final innings over the past two weeks, with the bullpen tallying 10 blown saves on the year. Injuries to key relievers and the downfall of closer Aroldis Chapman, who has blown three of those saves, are the main culprits.
Boston Red Sox (45-33, +5.05)
Starter ERA: 3.80 (10th in MLB)
Bullpen ERA: 4.12 (24th in MLB)
The chess match between the Red Sox and Yankees in the American League East could come down to bullpens. New York’s relievers have blown an MLB-low three saves so far while Boston’s bullpen has given 11 wins away in the final inning. The BoSox took recent losses to Detroit and Tampa Bay after their backups crumbled, forcing manager John Farrell, notorious for over-managing his bullpen, to strip Andrew Bailey of the closer role in place of southpaw Andrew Miller, who promptly blew a save in his first outing as closer.
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Wednesday, June 26
National League
Arizona at Washington, 7:05 ET
Miley: Arizona 9-19 SU after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6
Zimmermann: 25-7 TSR as a favorite of -110 or higher
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 ET WGN
Feldman: Chicago Cubs 2-11 SU when the total is 8 to 8.5
Gallardo: 22-6 TSR as a home favorite of -125 to -175
Philadelphia at San Diego, 10:10 ET
Hamels: 2-12 TSR when the total is 7 to 8.5
Erlin: San Diego 31-25 SU after 2 or more consecutive overs
San Francisco at LA Dodgers, 10:10 ET
Lincecum: San Francisco 11-0 SU after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7
Kershaw: LA Dodgers 3-11 SU after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6
American League
Cleveland at Baltimore, 7:05 ET
Kazmir: Cleveland 21-40 SU against AL East opponents
Hammel: Baltimore 40-28 SU against left-handed starters
LA Angels at Detroit, 7:05 ET
Hanson: 10-2 TSR as an underdog of +100 or higher
Alvarez: Detroit 3-9 SU when playing on Wednesday
Texas at NY Yankees, 7:05 ET ESPN2
Grimm: Texas 8-0 SU revenging a one run loss to opponent
Pettitte: NY Yankees 8-13 SU in home games after a one run win
Interleague
St. Louis at Houston, 8:10 ET
Lynn: 12-2 TSR when the total is 7 to 8.5
Bedard: Houston 32-61 SU at home when the total is 8.5 to 10
NY Mets at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 ET
Marcum: NY Mets 10-4 SU in road games against left-handed starters
Danks: White Sox 0-7 SU with a hot bullpen whose ERA is under 1.50 the last 5 games
Atlanta at Kansas City, 8:10 ET
Minor: Atlanta 29-9 SU after a one run win
Mendoza: Kansas City 1-7 SU in home games after having lost 4 of their last 5
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Around the Horn - Thursday
June 27, 2013
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee - 2:10 PM EST (Game 3/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Chicago Cubs Garza (2-1, 4.25 ERA) 32-44 3-6 L9 away Game 3's
Milwaukee Brewers Peralta (5-8, 5.59 ERA) 32-44 9-3 L12 vs. CHC
-- Brewers beat Cubs, 9-3 on Tuesday
-- Cubs beat Brewers, 5-4 on Wednesday
Arizona at Washington - 4:05 PM EST (Game 3/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Arizona Diamondbacks Corbin (9-0, 2.19 ERA) 41-36 1-6 L7 away
Washington Nationals Strasburg (4-6, 2.40 ERA) 39-38 5-2 L7 vs. LHP
-- Nationals beat Diamondbacks, 7-5 on Tuesday
-- Nationals beat Diamondbacks, 3-2 on Wednesday
N.Y. Mets at Colorado - 6:10 PM EST (Make-up game)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
New York Mets Hefner (2-6, 3.89 ERA) 31-43 2-7 L9 off win
Colorado Rockies Chatwood (4-1, 2.22 ERA) 39-40 7-0 L7 vs. NYM
-- Mets beat White Sox, 3-0 on Wednesday
-- Rockies lost to Red Sox, 5-3 on Wednesday
Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers - 10:10 PM EST (Game 1/4)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Philadelphia Phillies Pettibone (3-3, 4.14 ERA) 38-41 2-6 L8 away Game 1's
Los Angeles Dodgers Greinke (4-2, 3.79 ERA) 35-42 9-5 L14 home vs. non-division
-- Phillies beat Padres, 7-5 on Wednesday
-- Dodgers beat Giants, 4-2 on Wednesday
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Texas at N.Y. Yankees - 1:05 PM EST (Game 3/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Texas Rangers Holland (5-4, 3.43 ERA) 45-33 5-2 L7 as away underdog
New York Yankees Hughes (3-6, 5.09 ERA) 42-35 2-6 L8 vs. AL West
-- Yankees beat Rangers, 4-3 on Tuesday
-- Rangers beat Yankees, 8-5 on Wednesday
L.A. Angels at Detroit - 1:05 PM EST (Game 3/3)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Los Angeles Angels Weaver (1-4, 4.65 ERA) 35-43 8-0 L8 vs. DET
Detroit Tigers Fister (6-5, 3.66 ERA) 42-34 3-5 L8 home Game 3's
-- Angels beat Tigers, 14-8 on Tuesday
-- Angels beat Tigers, 7-4 on Wednesday
Cleveland at Baltimore - 7:05 PM EST (Game 4/4)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record Betcha Didn't Know
Cleveland Indians Kluber (6-4, 3.68 ERA) 39-36 UNDER 7-0 L7 away
Baltimore Orioles Gonzalez (5-3, 3.75 ERA) 42-35 5-0 L5 off home loss
-- Indians beat Orioles, 5-2 on Monday
-- Orioles beat Indians, 6-3 on Tuesday
-- Indians beat Orioles, 4-3 on Wednesday
Toronto at Boston - 7:05 PM EST (Game 1/4)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record (IL) Betcha Didn't Know
Toronto Blue Jays Wang (1-0, 2.18 ERA) 40-38 UNDER 7-0 L7 away
Boston Red Sox Lester (7-4, 4.57 ERA) 47-33 6-1 L7 home
-- Blue Jays beat Rays, 3-0 on Wednesday
-- Red Sox beat Rockies, 6-3 on Wednesday
Kansas City at Minnesota - 8:10 PM EST (Game 1/4)
Teams Pitcher Notes Team Record (IL) Betcha Didn't Know
Kansas City Royals Guthrie (7-5, 4.20 ERA) 36-39 5-1 L6 vs. MIN
Minnesota Twins Deduno (3-2, 3.72 ERA) 34-40 OVER 4-1 L5 home
-- Royals beat Braves, 4-3 on Wednesday
-- Twins lost to Marlins, 5-3 on Wednesday
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Preview: Angels (35-43) at Tigers (42-34)
Game: 3
Venue: Comerica Park
Date: June 27, 2013 1:08 PM EDT
Three-time All-Star Jered Weaver hasn't looked anything like one of the game's best pitchers over the last two weeks.
The Detroit Tigers' Doug Fister is coming off a rough outing of his own.
Weaver and Fister try to get on track as the visiting Los Angeles Angels go for a ninth consecutive win over the Tigers in Thursday's series finale.
After going 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in his first two outings since coming off the disabled list May 29, Weaver (1-4, 4.65) hasn't looked right. The right-hander has compiled a 6.62 ERA during a three-start losing streak, his longest such stretch since dropping a career worst-tying four straight May 2-18, 2011.
"The last three starts it just kind of seems like there's one inning that's a blow-up inning, and I've just got to learn to stay away from that," he said. "It's frustrating. I'm not doing a whole lot to help the team right now. I just have to keep battling, and hopefully things will turn around."
Weaver was taken deep twice in Friday's 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh, allowing four runs and a season-high nine hits in six innings.
"I think right now it's just command. His velocity isn't any different than it was last year," manager Mike Scioscia told MLB's official website. "Once he starts commanding counts a little bit better and being able to really open up counts for his secondary pitches, he's going to be fine."
Regrouping in this game could prove difficult for Weaver, who's 3-4 in nine starts against the Tigers with a 5.47 ERA - his highest mark against any AL club. Jhonny Peralta is 9 for 25 with a homer and five doubles in their matchups and Torii Hunter is 3 for 9 with two home runs.
Fister (6-5, 3.66), meanwhile, surrendered season highs of six runs and 11 hits in 3 1-3 innings Friday in a 10-6 loss to Boston. The right-hander failed to record a strikeout for the first time in 15 starts this year.
"It was pretty simple to sum it up: I think he wasn't at his best. However, he also didn't pitch into very good luck," manager Jim Leyland said. "If they hit it hard, they got a hit. And if they didn't hit it hard, they got a hit. It was one of those nights."
Unlike Weaver, Fister has thrived in the series, going 1-0 with a 0.60 ERA in his last two starts against the Angels. He allowed three unearned runs and five hits in seven innings in a 4-3, 13-inning defeat at Los Angeles on April 21.
The Angels (35-43) continued their recent mastery of Detroit (42-34) with Wednesday's 7-4 victory. Mike Trout and Erick Aybar both hit two-run homers for Los Angeles, which has outscored the Tigers 55-21 during its eight-game run in the series.
"If we knew what we were doing differently (against Detroit), we'd probably try to do it against everybody else," catcher Chris Iannetta said.
Trout has six homers, 16 RBIs and 17 runs in his last 14 games against the Tigers. He's batting .345 with five homers, 22 RBIs and 27 runs in his last 34 contests overall.
The Angels have won eight of 13 while hitting .309.
'It's another team that's a good team, and they've been swinging the bats very well lately" Leyland said. "They're like everybody else."
Detroit is hoping to avoid its first three-game home sweep since April 24-26, 2012, versus Seattle.
Miguel Cabrera, who went 2 for 4 with his 22nd homer Wednesday, is batting .465 with four homers and nine RBIs during an 11-game hitting streak.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Angels at Tigers
Tue, Jun 25 Final 14 to 8
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Angels at Tigers
Wed, Jun 26 Final 7 to 4
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Angels at Tigers
Thu, Jun 27 - 1:08PM EDT
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Preview: Rangers (45-33) at Yankees (42-35)
Game: 3
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Date: June 27, 2013 1:05 PM EDT
Phil Hughes is enduring major problems at home for the New York Yankees.
The Texas Rangers' Derek Holland has been horrendous while never beating New York.
Both starters Thursday will be aiming to turn around some significant woes when the Yankees and Rangers complete this three-game set.
Hughes (3-6, 5.09 ERA) has posted a 13.91 ERA in losing three straight starts at Yankee Stadium for the first time. He surrendered five runs over six innings in last Wednesday's 6-0 loss to the Dodgers in the second game of a doubleheader.
With Ivan Nova turning in a solid effort Sunday in his return for New York (42-35), there could be more pressure on Hughes to remain in the rotation although manager Joe Girardi hasn't indicated that he will make such a decision yet.
"My only concern is pitching well," Hughes told the Yankees' official website. "Things that I can't control, I don't really concern myself with."
Hughes is 0-3 with a 11.91 ERA in his last three starts against the Rangers, including two in the 2010 postseason. He has never started against Texas at home.
It's hard to give either team an edge in the mound matchup Thursday, however, since Holland (5-4, 3.43) is 0-5 with an 8.69 ERA in seven career starts against the Yankees, including 0-3 with a 7.77 ERA in four in the Bronx.
"I know New York has been pretty tough (for me), but my job is not to worry about that," Holland told the Rangers' official website. "I need to turn the page and make something else happen."
Making matters worse for Texas (45-33) is that New York is 15-9 against left-handed starters for baseball's second-best mark behind the Rangers' 16-9 record.
Holland is 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA in his last four starts, yielding four runs and four hits in seven innings in a 6-4 victory at St. Louis.
The Yankees hitter he has faced the most is Ichiro Suzuki, who is 9 for 33 against him and has homered in each of the first two games of this series while going 5 for 9.
Texas won for just the third time in its last 15 regular-season games at New York with Wednesday's 8-5 victory. Nelson Cruz homered and Adrian Beltre and A.J. Pierzynski had consecutive two-run doubles.
"What was nice was to see the middle of my order come up big," manager Ron Washington said. "We need that. Without those guys doing what they did and what they are capable of doing, it would be a long year. They pulled it out for us tonight."
The defeat capped a difficult day for the Yankees, who announced that Mark Teixeira would be lost to season-ending wrist surgery. Lyle Overbay, hitting .239 with eight homers, figures to continue to fill in at first base.
"It doesn't really change what we're trying to accomplish, it just makes it a little bit different in how you accomplish it," Girardi said.
More pressure will be placed on Robinson Cano, who has six singles in 22 at_bats along with eight walks on this homestand while enduring a season-high 11-game homerless drought.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Rangers at Yankees
Tue, Jun 25 Final 3 to 4
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Rangers at Yankees
Wed, Jun 26 Final 8 to 5
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Rangers at Yankees
Thu, Jun 27 - 1:05PM EDT
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