STATSYSTEMS SPORTS NL PITCHING REPORT
SUNDAY, JUNE 14th 2015
INFORMATION WORTH BETTING ON EACH DAY
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#951 ATLANTA @ #952 NY METS - 1:10 PM
•Braves RH Mike Foltynewicz (3-2, 4.72 ERA, WHIP: 1.489) - Foltynewicz has been up and down since joining the Atlanta rotation and is in a funk of late with back-to-back rough outings. The 23-year-old was lit up for five runs on 12 hits and a walk while matching a season low with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings against San Diego on Tuesday. Foltynewicz pitched in relief against New York as a member of the Houston Astros last season and allowed three runs in 2 1/3 frames.
•Mets RH Dillon Gee (0-3, 4.50 ERA, WHIP: 1.500) - Gee will return to what is being referred to as a “six-man lite” rotation, with rookie Noah Syndergaard being pushed back to Monday. Gee was moved to relief and worked 1 2/3 innings out of the bullpen against San Francisco on Tuesday but will fill in as needed in the rotation. The Texas native lost at Atlanta on April 11 but held the Braves to two runs in seven innings at home in a no-decision on April 22.
--KEY STAT: GEE is 13-2 UNDER (+11.0 Units) in home games versus teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was GEE 2.5, OPPONENT 2.6.
#953 COLORADO @ #954 MIAMI - 1:10 PM
•Rockies LH Jorge De La Rosa (3-2, 5.53 ERA, WHIP: 1.426) - De Le Rosa is coming off one of his better performances of the season, holding the St. Louis Cardinals to two runs on only three hits while striking out eight over seven innings. The 34-year-old Mexican improved to 3-0 over his last four outings, a span he which he has permitted a total of eight runs. De La Rosa has not fared well in a pair of starts at Miami, going 1-1 while giving up eight runs in only 9 1/3 innings.
--KEY STATS: DE LA ROSA is 23-10 (+13.0 Units) against the money line versus teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was DE LA ROSA 5.2, OPPONENT 3.8.
--DE LA ROSA is 26-13 (+12.4 Units) against the money line versus poor power teams - averaging 0.9 or less HR's/game over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was DE LA ROSA 5.2, OPPONENT 4.1.
•Marlins RH Dan Haren (6-2, 3.12 ERA, WHIP: 1.013) - Haren was forced to settle for a no-decision last time about despite limiting Toronto's potent lineup to two runs on three hits over seven innings. The 34-year-old Haren is unbeaten over his last five turns, surrendering a total of nine runs and 25 hits over 33 2/3 innings. Haren is 3-0 with a 1.96 in six home starts this season, but he has struggled against Colorado with a 7-9 record and 5.12 ERA in 19 career outings.
--KEY STATS: HAREN is 17-28 (-16.9 Units) against the money line versus teams whose hitters draw 3 walks or less/game over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was HAREN 3.6, OPPONENT 4.4.
--HAREN is 12-3 OVER (+9.2 Units) versus teams outscored by opponent by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was HAREN 5.1, OPPONENT 5.1.
#955 PHILADELPHIA @ #956 PITTSBURGH - 1:35 PM
•Phillies LH Cole Hamels (5-5, 3.19 ERA, WHIP: 1.145) - Hamels followed a four-start winning streak by suffering his second loss in three outings on Monday. The 31-year-old endured his first career setback to Cincinnati after getting blitzed for five runs on eight hits in six innings in the 6-4 loss. Hamels improved to 3-2 in his career versus Pittsburgh on May 13 after yielding two runs in seven frames while matching a season high with nine strikeouts in a 3-2 triumph.
--KEY STATS: HAMELS is 9-19 (-16.5 Units) against the money line when working on 5 or 6 days rest over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was HAMELS 3.0, OPPONENT 3.7.
--HAMELS is 34-16 UNDER (+17.4 Units) in road games when working on 5 or 6 days rest since 1997. (Team's Record)
The average score was HAMELS 3.3, OPPONENT 3.6.
•Pirates RH A.J. Burnett (6-2, 2.11 ERA, WHIP: 1.187) - Burnett saw his six-start winning streak come to an abrupt end on Monday despite allowing just one run on five hits in seven innings in a 2-0 setback to Milwaukee. The 38-year-old will look to rebound against Philadelphia, with which he recorded an 8-18 mark and a 4.59 ERA in the 2014 season. Burnett has traditionally struggled when facing the Phillies, but permitted two runs in seven innings to pick up the win in his last meeting on May 12.
--KEY STATS: BURNETT is 9-20 (-15.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was BURNETT 3.4, OPPONENT 3.8.
--BURNETT is 50-17 UNDER (+31.3 Units) in home games versus teams outscored by opponent by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
The average score was BURNETT 3.9, OPPONENT 3.3.
#957 WASHINGTON @ #958 MILWAUKEE - 2:10 PM
•Nationals RH Max Scherzer (6-5, 2.13 ERA, WHIP: 0.949) - Scherzer has suffered back-to-back defeats after winning five consecutive starts. He lost to the New York Yankees in his last turn when he gave up four runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. Scherzer has a 2.77 ERA in three career appearances (two starts) against Milwaukee.
--KEY STATS: SCHERZER is 25-8 (+14.5 Units) against the money line versus teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was SCHERZER 5.2, OPPONENT 3.4.
--SCHERZER is 4-12 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in road games versus National League teams scoring 4.3 or less runs/game on the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
The average score was SCHERZER 2.9, OPPONENT 4.2.
•Brewers RH Taylor Jungmann (1-0, 1.29 ERA, WHIP: 0.571) - Jungmann was sensational in his major-league debut Tuesday when he defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates. He gave up one run and three hits in seven innings and Pittsburgh had trouble picking up his off-speed pitches. The 6-6 Jungmann, the 12th overall pick of the 2011 draft, had struggled to a 2-3 mark and 6.37 ERA at Triple-A Colorado Springs before his call-up.
#959 ARIZONA @ #960 SAN FRANCISCO - 4:05 PM
•Diamondbacks RH Rubby De La Rosa (4-3, 5.84 ERA, WHIP: 1.284) - De La Rosa is winless over his last five starts and has been atrocious in his last two outings. He gave up nine runs and 10 hits in five innings Monday while losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers, following up an effort in which he gave up seven runs and nine hits in five innings in a no-decision against Atlanta. De La Rosa is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in two starts against San Francisco this season.
•Giants RH Chris Heston (6-4, 3.77 ERA, WHIP: 1.189) - Heston is in the midst of an up-and-down seven-start stretch as he has given up five or more runs in four of the outings and one total run in the other three starts. In the start prior to the no-hitter, he allowed five runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings while losing to Pittsburgh. Heston is 2-0 with a 0.66 ERA in two outings against Arizona this season with both victories occurring in April.
#961 LA DODGERS @ #962 SAN DIEGO - 4:10 PM
•Dodgers RH Mike Bolsinger (4-1, 2.08 ERA, WHIP: 1.015) - Bolsinger yielded two runs and three hits while striking out eight in a 9-3 victory over Arizona on Monday in his first game against his former team. ''In Arizona, it had more to do with me,'' the 27-year-old, who was 1-6 with a 5.50 ERA in 10 games (nine starts) with the Diamondbacks in 2014, told reporters. ''I went out there with a bad mentality. I'd have a bad start and thought: 'If I pitched bad, I'm going to get sent down.' ... My mentality is so different than it was last year.'' Bolsinger is 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA in two starts against San Diego after allowing one hit — a lead-off single to Yangervis Solarte — in eight innings of a 2-0 victory over the Padres on May 23.
--KEY STAT: BOLSINGER is 1-9 (-8.3 Units) against the money line when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was BOLSINGER 2.8, OPPONENT 4.8.
•Padres RH James Shields (7-0, 3.79 ERA, WHIP: 1.227) - Shields received a no-decision after allowing five runs (four earned) and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings as San Diego blew a five-run lead in a 6-5 loss in Atlanta on Tuesday, snapping a string of five straight quality starts. "I didn't get the job done, basically," the 33-year-old California native told reporters. "I didn't get my job done (Tuesday). I've got to get better." Howie Kendrick (16-for-32, home run, two triples, four doubles) and Jimmy Rollins (7-for-14, homer, four RBIs) have fared exceptionally well versus Shields, who is 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA in three starts against Los Angeles after yielding three runs in seven frames of an 11-3 victory at Dodger Stadium on May 24.
--KEY STATS: SHIELDS is 13-2 (+11.1 Units) against the money line versus teams outscoring opponent by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was SHIELDS 6.6, OPPONENT 3.9.
--SHIELDS is 26-12 OVER (+14.5 Units) versus teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was SHIELDS 4.8, OPPONENT 4.1.
#963 CINCINNATI @ #964 CHICAGO CUBS - 8:05 PM
•Reds RH Anthony DeSclafani (5-4, 3.53 ERA, WHIP: 1.304) - DeSclafani has won three straight starts and recorded quality starts in three of his last four outings. The 25-year-old held Philadelphia to two runs over 6 1/3 innings in his last turn, piling up a season-high seven strikeouts after totaling one over his previous two outings. DeSclafani is 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA in three starts against the Cubs and split a pair of meetings in April.
•Cubs LH Jon Lester (4-5, 4.25 ERA, WHIP: 1.431) - Lester had a streak of seven straight quality starts before getting roughed up in his last two outings, allowing 11 runs in 9 1/3 innings. The 31-year-old matched his shortest outing of the season last time out, lasting only 4 1/3 innings and surrendering nine hits and two walks. Lester faced the Reds twice in April but didn't get a decision either time, allowing six runs in six innings at Wrigley Field and giving up three runs in six frames with a season-high 10 strikeouts at Cincinnati.
--KEY STATS: LESTER is 40-9 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
The average score was LESTER 4.9, OPPONENT 3.0.
--LESTER is 15-3 (+10.6 Units) against the money line as a favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
The average score was LESTER 4.6, OPPONENT 2.6.
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