From the Offices of Stats Perform: A Look at Weekend Series That Began Friday
DIAMONDBACKS (18-27) at ROCKIES (15-29)
● The Diamondbacks are 4-3 against the Rockies this season but lost two of three meetings in their previous visit to Coors Field from April 6-8. Arizona allowed at least seven runs in all three games and is 17-4 against Colorado since 2018 when permitting four runs or fewer, but 9-25 during that span when giving up five runs or more.
● Arizona has scored two runs or fewer in each of its last 10 losses for the second time in franchise history, previously doing so between August 27-September 11, 2014. The Diamondbacks are 1-20 (.048) when scoring three or less runs in a game this season, while the Rockies are 1-19. Only the Tigers (1-21, .045) have a lower winning percentage when scoring under four runs.
● Colorado hitters have struck out a total of 78 times over the team’s last six games and have fanned 10 times or more in each of those contests. The Rockies have had a seven-game streak with double-digit strikeouts at the plate twice previously in the same season, first in 2015 (May 13-19) and then in 2019 (June 20-26).
● Nick Ahmed’s .429 average at Coors Field since 2019 is the highest of any player at the venue with at least 50 plate appearances during that time frame. Ahmed has collected multiple hits in seven of his last 10 visits to Denver.
● Yonathan Daza is 12-for-20 (.600) over his last five games at Coors Field, recording multiple hits in each. The Rockies’ record for most consecutive home games with two or more hits in the same season is eight, most recently done by Todd Helton from August 29-September 13, 1999.
● Trevor Story has homered in each of the Rockies’ last two meetings with the Diamondbacks and is one of three players with five career home runs off Arizona’s Madison Bumgarner, along with Carlos Gonzalez and Wil Myers.
ORIOLES (17-26) at NATIONALS (17-23)
● The Orioles swept a three-game series in D.C. last August, outscoring the Nationals, 22-5. Baltimore’s only other three-game road sweep against the Nationals came in 2015.
● The Orioles are 6-18 at home but 11-8 on the road this season. Only two other major-league teams have a winning record on the road and a losing record at home this season (the Brewers and Rays), and no team has as wide of a gulf in winning percentage as Baltimore (329 points).
● The Nationals scored 17 runs last Friday against the Diamondbacks but they have scored only 19 runs in six subsequent games, with no more than four runs in any of those games.
● Trea Turner is one of four major-league shortstops leading his team in home runs, along with Brandon Crawford (SF), Fernando Tatis, Jr. (SD), and Javier Baez (ChC; tied for the team lead).
● Trey Mancini’s six-game RBI streak is tied with Nolan Arenado for the longest current streak in the major leagues and it’s one shy of the longest streak in the majors this season (J.D. Martinez, 7 straight from April 3-11). Mancini is the only major-league player who has at least 20 percent of his team’s RBIs this season, and he’s at 24.2 percent.
● Jorge Lopez has not thrown six innings in any start this season and his most pitches in a game this year is 81. Stephen Strasburg allowed three home runs in his last start, tying his third highest total in a major-league game.
RED SOX (27-18) at PHILLIES (22-22)
● The Phillies have not won any of their last seven home series against the Red Sox, their longest current streak against one team. Philadelphia’s last home series win over Boston came in June 2011.
● The Red Sox have won their last four interleague games, dating back to last season, and have not allowed more than two runs in any of those games (2, 1, 1, 0).
● The Phillies have hit only four home runs over their last seven games, and three of those came in one game, against the Blue Jays on May 16.
● The Red Sox are the only major-league team that has two players batting .300 with a .400 OBP and slugging .500 this season: Xander Bogaerts (.344/.402/.589) and J.D. Martinez (.331/.404/.608).
● Bryce Harper has only two hits in his last five games (both on Tuesday), his fewest in any five-game span this season.
● Martin Perez’s strikeouts per nine innings rate this season (8.4) would be his highest in any of his nine seasons in the major leagues. His highest rate came in 2019 (7.3). Over his last seven interleague home games—facing A.L. teams without their designated hitter—Aaron Nola is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA, and has not allowed more than one run in any of those games.
WHITE SOX (26-16) at YANKEES (25-19)
● The White Sox have the most at-bats by rookies this season (373); the Yankees are the only major-league team for which a rookie has not had an at-bat.
● The Yankees have five wins when scoring two or fewer runs, tied with the Phillies for the highest total in the major leagues this season. The Yankees had only three such wins over the previous two seasons combined.
● The White Sox have held opponents to zero or one run in 13 games, tied with the Giants and Marlins for the highest total in the major leagues this season.
● Yermin Mercedes has 49 hits in 39 games in the major leagues. The last White Sox player who reached 50 hits in 40 or fewer games in the major leagues was Gus Zernial in 1949.
● Gio Urshela and Aaron Judge each had pinch-hit RBIs in the Yankees’ win over the Rangers yesterday. Before that, the Yankees’ only pinch-hit RBIs this season were on Urshela’s threerun home run against the Orioles on May 14.
● Carlos Rodon allowed four runs to the Royals on Saturday after he had allowed only three runs over his first five starts of a season. Jordan Montgomery has not thrown 100 pitches in any of his last 37 starts and he has not even reached 90 pitches in any of his last 10 starts, including postseason.
TWINS (15-28) at INDIANS (23-18)
● The Twins won their last game here, 10-2, on April 28, ending their streak of 37 straight games scoring fewer than 10 runs at Cleveland. Their previous double-digit run total at Cleveland was in a 13-5 win on August 3, 2016.
● The Twins have allowed a .449 slugging average, the highest against any major-league team this season. Minnesota’s opponents had a .404 slugging average in April but .504 in May.
● The Indians are hitting .206 in home games, second lowest in the major leagues (Mariners, .178).
● Amed Rosario is hitting .355 (11 for 31) over his last eight games after he had a .189 batting average to that point of the season.
● Willians Astudillo has the most plate appearances this season among players who have not drawn a walk (89).
● Randy Dobnak has allowed four home runs in 14.1 innings this season, as many as he allowed over the last two seasons while pitching 75 innings. Triston McKenzie threw six innings in his major-league debut (August 22, 2020) and again in his third start, but he has not gone more than five innings in any subsequent start for Cleveland.
METS (20-17) at MARLINS (20-23)
● The Mets have won their last five road games against the Marlins, their third longest road winning streak in this series (7 in 2006-07, 6 in 1997-98).
● The Mets have allowed 1.9 runs per game at home this season, the fewest in the major leagues, but they have allowed 4.9 runs per road game.
● The Marlins have held opponents to zero or one run in 13 games, tied with the Giants and White Sox for the highest total in the major leagues this season.
● Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 19 RBIs this season. The only other teams without a player with 20+ RBIs this season are the Pirates and Tigers.
● Jesus Aguilar has 19.8 percent of the Marlins’ RBIs this season (32 of 162) and Adam Duvall has 18.5 percent (30 total). The only major-league player who has driven in a higher percentage of his team’s runs than Aguilar or Duvall this season is Trey Mancini (24.2%).
● Marcus Stroman allowed three home runs in his last start, tying his career high (done four other times), and as many as he had allowed over his first eight starts of the season. Jordan Holloway has not allowed a home run in 17 innings in the major leagues.
BREWERS (21-22) at REDS (19-23)
● The Brewers hit .186 against the Reds last season, the second lowest batting average by a team against a division rival in the major leagues. Milwaukee hit .185 against the Cubs in 2020.
● The Reds allowed 19 runs to the Giants yesterday, the highest total in a major-league game this season. ● The Brewers went 16-10 (.615) in April but they are 5-12 (.294) in May, a drop of 321 points in winning percentage. The only teams with a larger dropoff this month are the Royals (.625 to .278, -.347) and Diamondbacks (.538 to .211, -.327).
● Travis Shaw has seven game-winning RBIs this season, tied with Nolan Arenado for the highest total in the major leagues.
● Eugenio Suarez (.157) and Jackie Bradley, Jr. (.159) have the two lowest batting averages among major-league qualifiers this season.
● Adrian Houser has held right-handed batters to a .224 batting average but they have hit four home runs against him. Left-handed batters are hitting .271 against him, but with only one homer. Jeff Hoffman has not allowed more than one home run in any start this season. From 2016 to 2020 he allowed multiple home runs in 11 of 38 starts (28.9%).
RAYS (26-19) at BLUE JAYS (23-19)
● Each of the last nine games between these teams has been decided by either one or two runs.
● The Blue Jays have averaged 1.9 more runs per game at home (6.1) than on the road (4.2), the second largest difference for any major-league team this season (Rockies, +3.1 at home).
● The Rays, Orioles, and Brewers are the only major-league teams with a winning record on the road and a losing record at home this season. Tampa Bay has averaged 2.4 more runs per game on the road (6.1) than at home (3.7), the largest difference in the major leagues.
● Randy Arozarena has four RBIs in each of his last two games. No other major-league player has had back-to-back games with four or more RBIs this season and the only other Rays player ever to do so was Evan Longoria in 2009.
● Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. has had an extra-base hit in each of his last six games, tied for the second longest streak in the major leagues this season (J.D. Martinez, 8; two others with 6).
● Tyler Glasnow is tied with Shane Bieber and Gerrit Cole for the major-league lead in games of 10 or more strikeouts this season (five apiece). Anthony Kay has not lasted more than four innings in any of his three starts this season.
ASTROS (26-18) at RANGERS (19-27)
● Since 2019, the Astros are 17-2 in home games against the Rangers, but the Rangers are 9-5 in home games against Houston.
● The Astros have scored five or more runs in each of their last six games, tied for the second longest streak in the major leagues this season. The only longer one was of seven games, by the Reds in their first seven games of the season.
● The Rangers have not scored in 22 innings, tying their longest drought of the season. Their last longer streak without scoring a run was 23 innings in September 2018.
● Joey Gallo has struck out in each of his last 13 games, the second longest current streak in the major leagues (Eduardo Escobar, Arz - 14).
● Jose Altuve’s 14-game hitting streak is the longest current streak in the major leagues and it’s tied for the second longest of his major-league career. He hit safely in 19 straight games in July 2017 and had two other streaks of exactly 14 games.
● Kyle Gibson got knocked out in the first inning on opening day this season, but he’s gone at least six innings in all eight of his starts since then. He’s tied for the third-longest streak of starts going 6+ innings this season. Tyler Ivey is making his major-league debut tonight.
TIGERS (17-26) at ROYALS (20-22)
● Detroit and Kansas City will meet for the third series of 2021 after the Royals swept the first set (4-0) and the Tigers swept the second (3-0). The Royals are 15-7 at home against the Tigers since the start of 2018.
● The Tigers won all three at the Mariners while holding them to three combined runs in the series. It was tied for their fewest runs allowed in a three-game series on the road over the last 10 seasons (May 24-26, 2014 at Boston).
● Kansas City swept a two-game series with Milwaukee, its first series win since sweeping the Tigers in April. The Royals bullpen has allowed just two runs over their last eight games with a 0.72 ERA, best in MLB since May 12.
● Jeimer Candelario is hitting .339 in his last 15 games with three home runs and eight walks. He has reached base safely in 16 straight games, the longest active streak in the AL.
● Jorge Soler hit a double and home run with six RBI in the first game against the Tigers this season and has a .648 career slugging percentage versus Detroit. That is the fourth-best mark all-time among players with at least 150 plate appearances against the Tigers.
● Spencer Turnbull had a career record of 9-25 (.265) entering his no-hitter against the Mariners on Tuesday. He is the first pitcher in the modern era to throw a no-hitter after entering the game with a sub-.300 career winning percentage (minimum 10 decisions).
CUBS (22-21) at CARDINALS (25-18)
● Chicago and St. Louis renew their rivalry for the first time this season, opening a three-game weekend series. The Cubs have won the season series over the Cardinals just twice in the last 10 seasons after a 5-5 record during last year’s abbreviated season.
● The Cardinals got a pair of wins Tuesday and Wednesday over the Pirates despite facing right-handed starters. St. Louis has a .691 OPS against right-handed starters this season and a .804 OPS against left-handed starters. That +.113 difference is the second-largest leftover-right gap in the NL (Col, +.126).
● The Cubs took three of four from the Nationals earlier this week and have won five of their last seven games. Through May 10, Chicago was batting .224, 14th in the National League (Mil, .217). Over the last 10 days, the Cubs are batting .293, best in the NL.
● Nolan Arenado failed to go deep Wednesday against the Pirates, ending a streak of four straight games with a home run. Arenado’s .758 slugging percentage this month ranks second in the majors, and his career .934 OPS in May is his highest in any month.
● Kris Bryant has 10 home runs and 14 doubles, despite having just one extra-base hit in his last seven games. Both his .615 slugging percentage this season and 1.017 OPS are the best of his career in his first 40 games of a season.
● Jack Flaherty improved to an MLB-best 8-0 after beating Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and the Cardinals have won all nine games that he has started this season. St. Louis has a +50 run differential in those nine games and a -30 run differential when any other pitcher starts this season.
ATHLETICS (26-19) at ANGELS (19-25)
● The Athletics won the season series from the Angels last season, 6-4, although they did not collect 10 or more hits in any of those 10 games.
● The Athletics have allowed five or more runs in each of their last five games, the second longest current streak in the major leagues (Orioles, 7).
● Angels pitchers have allowed a .336 OBP, second highest against any major-league team this season (Rockies, .347).
● Mark Canha has scored 18.3 percent of his team’s runs, the highest percentage for any major-league player this season.
● With Mike Trout in the starting lineup this season, the Angels are 17-19 and averaging 4.7 runs per game. Without Trout starting, they are 2-6 and have averaged 3.5 runs per game.
● James Kaprielian made his first major-league start on May 12 and did not allow a run in five innings at Fenway Park. Jose Quintana has the second highest ERA among major-league pitchers with five or more starts this season (8.53; Logan Allen, 9.19).
DODGERS (26-18) at GIANTS (28-16)
● The Dodgers outscored the Giants last season, 56-29, and 10 of the Giants runs came in one game. Los Angeles held San Francisco to three or fewer runs in seven of their 10 meetings in 2020.
● Dodgers pitchers have allowed a .273 OBP, the lowest against any major-league team this season.
● The Giants scored 19 runs yesterday, the highest total in a major-league game this season.
● Albert Pujols, age 41, hit his first home run for the Dodgers yesterday. Only three other players have homered for the Dodgers at age 41 or older: Rickey Henderson (two in 2003), Curt Davis (1945), and Babe Herman (1945).
● Brandon Crawford is one of four major-league shortstops leading his team in home runs, along with Trea Turner (Wsh), Fernando Tatis, Jr. (SD), and Javier Baez (ChC; tied for the team lead). Crawford’s home run rate this season (one every 10.8 at-bats) would be the best of his career.
● Trevor Bauer has 77 strikeouts, the most ever by a pitcher in his first nine games for the Dodgers, two more than Hideo Nomo had at that point, in 1995. Alex Wood is the first Giants pitcher to win his first five decisions as a starter for the team since Noah Lowry in 2004.
MARINERS (21-23) at PADRES (27-17)
● The Mariners and Padres split their six matchups last season, all in San Diego. The Padres had won seven of the previous eight, holding the M’s to 2.4 runs per game.
● The Mariners were swept by the Tigers, 3-0, managing just three runs in the series. Seattle is batting .177 in May, worst in baseball. Every other team is batting at least .211 this month.
● The Padres have won six straight and nine of 10 after sweeping the Rockies, 3-0. They held the Rockies to just one run over the three games combined, tied for their fewest runs allowed in a series of at least three games all-time.
● Kyle Seager holds a .645 slugging percentage on the road this season compared to just .306 at home. That difference of .339 (road better than home) is the second largest among batting title qualifiers (Joey Wendle, TB - .425 differential).
● Jake Cronenworth has recorded a hit in 13 of his last 14 games and each of his last seven. He is hitting .407 in his last 14 after putting up a .255 batting average in his first 30 games.
● Since the start of last season, the Padres are 16-7 in interleague play, second best in MLB (Dodgers - 22-8), while the Mariners are 10-17, fourth worst in MLB.