There are very few schedule advantages this week. Half of the National League teams are scheduled for seven games, and the other eight for six games. In the American League, just six teams – the Red Sox, Royals, Yankees, Rays, Rangers and Blue Jays – would play seven times. The other eight teams are scheduled for six games.
The only team scheduled for seven home games is the Brewers (Pirates for three, Diamondbacks for four). Miller Park provides a slight advantage for pitchers. The most extreme park in play for all six of a team’s games at home is at Minnesota Rays and Royals three each), which is an extreme pitchers’ park. Another venue slightly favoring pitchers for six games is at Atlanta (Cardinals and Astros three).
Still, the majors as a whole will not significantly favors pitchers. There are three parks slightly favoring hitters that also will host all of their team’s six games: at Detroit (Yankees and Indians three), Philadelphia (Nationals and Mets three) and San Francisco (Dodgers and Rockies three).
Pitchers scheduled to make two starts at home are RHPs Justin Verlander, Scott Baker, Kevin Millwood, Jair Jurrjens, Braden Looper, David Bush and Joe Blanton, and LHP Barry Zito. Our highest recommendations are Baker, Jurrjens and Bush, with Blanton as a live longshot.
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