MLB
Friday, August 3
National League
Padres (43-68) @ Cubs (62-46)
Ross is 1-1, 4.41 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 11-10, 7-5 away
5-inning record: 9-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-21
Quintana is 3-1, 4.09 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 13-7, 6-2 home
5-inning record: 7-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20
Padres lost seven of their last eight games; they’re 11-22 vs lefty starters- over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Cubs are 7-8 in their last 15 games; over is 9-3 in their last 12 home games.
Cardinals (56-53) @ Pirates (56-53)
Gant is 0-2, 3.92 in his last four starts (under 4-3-1). Team in his starts: 2-6, 1-2 away.
5-inning record: 2-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-8
Archer was 0-1, 5.95 in his last four starts for Tampa (over 4-0). Rays in his starts: 9-8, 3-4 home.
5-inning record: 5-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-17
Cardinals won five of their last seven games; they’re 8-9 in road series openers. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Pittsburgh is 3-4 in its last seven games, 12-7 in home series openers. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven home games.
Marlins (46-64) @ Phillies (60-48)
Richards is 1-0, 0.48 in his last three starts; under is 8-5 in his last 13. Team in his starts: 7-8, 4-4 away.
5-inning record: 7-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-15
Velasquez is 1-0, 1.35 in his last four starts; his last five stayed under. Team in his starts: 8-12, 5-6 home.
5-inning record: 9-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20
Marlins are 7-7 in their last 14 games; over is 6-4 in their last ten games. Phillies lost four of their last six games; last five Philly games stayed under the total.
Reds (48-61) @ Nationals (55-53)
DeSclafani is 0-2, 8.76 in his last three starts (over 8-1-1). Team in his starts: 5-5, 2-1 away
5-inning record: 7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10
Gonzalez is 0-2, 4.08 in his last five starts (under 5-0). Team in his starts: 10-11, 6-3 home.
5-inning record: 8-7-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-21
Reds lost their last four road games; they’re 13-15 vs lefty starters. Over is 10-1 in their last 11 road games. Washington won seven of last nine home games; over is 7-2 in Nationals’ last eight home games.
Braves (58-47) @ Mets (44-62)
Sanchez is 1-1, 4.42 in his last three starts; under is 6-3-1 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 8-5, 5-2 road
5-inning record: 6-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-13
deGrom is 0-4, 2.72 in his last six starts; his last five stayed under. Team in his starts: 8-13, 4-7 home.
5-inning record: 10-4-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-21
Atlanta won its last four games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Mets lost five of their last six games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Rockies (58-50) @ Brewers (63-49)
Marquez is 4-0, 3.31 in his last five starts; over is 7-3 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 11-9, 6-3 away.
5-inning record: 10-9-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 13-20
Guerra is 0-2, 9.64 in his last three starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 11-9, 8-4 home
5-inning record: 7-11-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20
Rockies lost four of its last five road games; they’re 13-5 in road series openers. Over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Milwaukee is 7-3 in its last 10 home games, 8-4 in last dozen home series openers. Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten home games.
Giants (56-54) @ Diamondbacks (60-50)
Stratton is making his first start since July 3; he is 0-2, 9.19 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 11-7, 5-4 road
5-inning record: 8-7-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-18
Corbin is 1-1, 3.31 in his last six starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight starts. Team in his starts: 12-10, 5-6 home.
5-inning record: 9-6-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-21
Giants won their last four games; they’re 21-22 vs lefty starters- under is 13-3-1 in their last 17 road games. Arizona won four of its last six games; six of their last seven games went over.
American League
New York (68-39) @ Red Sox (76-34)
Severino is 0-2, 10.67 in his last three starts; his last five went over. Team in his starts: 18-4, 8-3 away
5-inning record: 15-4-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-22
Porcello is 4-1, 5.74 in his last five starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 15-7, 7-3 home.
5-inning record: 15-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-22
New York is 7-8 in its last 15 games; four of their last six road games stayed under. Boston won five of its last six games; under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.
White Sox (38-70) @ Rays (56-53)
Giolito is 2-0, 4.32 in his last three starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 10-11, 2-7 away
5-inning record: 5-14-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-21
Bullpen game for the Rays Team in his starts: home.
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:
White Sox lost six of their last eight games; they’re 4-14 in road series openers. Over is 7-1 in their last eight games. Tampa Bay won its last four home games; five of Rays’ last six games went over.
Angels (54-56) @ Indians (59-48)
Barria is 1-4, 4.44 in his last five starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 6-9, 3-3 away
5-inning record: 7-7-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-15
Clevinger is 0-4, 5.32 in his last four starts; his last three stayed under. Team in his starts: 8-13, 4-6 home.
5-inning record: 5-11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21
Angels lost their last four games; they’re 3-10 in last 13 road series openers. Over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Cleveland won five of its last seven games; they’re 8-10 in home series openers. Four of their last five games stayed under.
Orioles (33-76) @ Rangers (47-63)
Hess is 0-4, 6.98 in his last six starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 2-7, 1-4 away
5-inning record: 2-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9
Jurado is 1-1, 4.22 in his two starts (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 1-1, 0-0 home.
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2
Orioles won five of their last eight games (over 6-1-1). Texas won five of its last six games; over is 7-1 in their last eight home games.
Royals (34-74) @ Twins (49-58)
Fillmyer is 0-1, 5.06 in three starts (over 2-1). Team in his starts: 0-3, 0-1 away
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Odorizzi is 0-1, 7.63 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 9-13, 5-5 home
5-inning record: 8-9-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-22
Royals are 3-2 in their last five games, 5-13 in road series openers. Four of their last five games went over. Minnesota lost five of its last six games; they won their last four home series openers. Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Tigers (47-62) @ A’s (64-46)
Hardy is Team in his starts: 7-7, 4-4 away
5-inning record: 5-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14
Anderson is Team in his starts: 10-11, 5-6 home
5-inning record: 9-11-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-21
Tigers are 6-4 in their last ten games, 5-13 in road series openers, 16-13 vs lefty starters. Under is 10-5 in their last 15 road games. Oakland won its last five home games; they’re 8-8 in home series openers, 19-18 vs lefty starters— over is 3-1 in their last four home games.
Blue Jays (49-59) @ Mariners (63-46)
Borucki is 0-2, 4.11 in six starts (under 5-1). Team in his starts: 2-4, 2-1 away
5-inning record: 2-1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-6
Gonzales is 5-0, 1.57 in his last five starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 15-6, 8-2 home
5-inning record: 14-6-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-21
Toronto lost seven of its last ten games; they’re 12-26 vs lefty starters— over is 9-3 in their last 12 road games. Seattle is 5-11 in its last 16 games; they’re 17-17 vs lefty starters- under is 11-5 in its last 16 home games.
Interleague
Astros (69-41) @ Dodgers (60-49)
Verlander is 1-2, 3.00 in his last five starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 13-10, 8-2 away
5-inning record: 14-5-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-23
Wood is 6-0, 2.79 in his last eight starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 12-9, 5-4 home
5-inning record: 9-7-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-21
Houston lost five of its last seven games; they’re 14-3 in road series openers. Under is 12-2 in their last 14 road games. Dodgers are 5-3 in their last eight games, 10-8 in home series openers. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/2
Ariz 29-20-6……26-20-8……..55-40
Atl 25-22-7…..24-19-8………49-41
Cubs 20-23-12……25-21-8…….45-44
Reds 16-32-4……20-29-6….…36-61
Colo 29-17-13……29-17-5……57-35
LA 27-20-7…….26-20-12……54-40
Miami 21-26-6…..24-24-10…….45-50
Milw 23-26-9…..27-22-5…….50-48
Mets 22-27-3……19-23-13…..41-48
Philly 22-21-12…..28-17-7……50-38
Pitt 23-21-6……27-20-12……..50-41
StL 26-21-7……23-27-5………49-48
SD 19-29-9……17-29-7…….36-58
SF 26-22-10…..20-21-11………46-43
Wash 24-23-10..…22-22-7………46-45
Orioles 13-30-11…….18-29-9……31-59
Boston 29-18-10……32-15-6……..61-33
W Sox 15-36-4…..…16-30-8…..…31-66
Indians 23-21-10……33-14-7……56-35
Det 19-26-8…..…24-24-11.……43-50
Astros 27-15-13……28-17-11…….55-31
KC 18-30-8…….19-26-8…..37-56
Angels 24-23-7……24-25-8……48-48
Twins 17-27-11……23-24-8…..40-51
NYY 27-17-9……33-15-7…….60-31
A’s 20-29-10……20-22-10…..40-51
Seattle 27-21-7……27-17-14……..54-37
TB 23-22-12……26-20-6……49-41
Texas 20-27-8…..19-30-6…….39-57
Toronto 15-28-10……18-24-14……33-52
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 8/2)
Ariz 23-55…….20-55…..…43
Atl 19-53……18-51………37
Cubs 11-55……..18-52……..29
Reds 11-52……..13-57……..24
Colo 21-58…….21-51.……..42
LA 17-54……..21-56..…..38
Miami 13-53……..16-57…….29
Milw 20-57…..…16-55……..36
Mets 20-51……..17-55…….37
Philly 12-55……..18-53…….30
Pitt 13-50……..18-60…….31
StL 19-54……..17-55…….36
SD 15-57……..13-54…….28
SF 11-56………17-55..…..28
Wash 21-57……..15-51……..36
Orioles 17-54……..17-55………34
Boston 16-56……20-54………35
White Sox 16-54……15-54…….31
Clev 15-53…….21-52……..36
Detroit 15-53……..16-56….…31
Astros 16-55…..…13-56………29
KC 14-56..…….16-52…….29
Angels 14-52…..….15-57…….29
Twins 14-53………12-53…….26
NYY 13-53……..21-54………34
A’s 14-59…..…..13-51…….27
Seattle 20-52………19-58……39
TB 17-57..……16-51……..33
Texas 9-55…….…14-55…..…22
Toronto 12-53………12-55….….24
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 54-54, favorites +$9
AL @ NL– 58-41 NL, favorites -$919
Total: 112-95 NL, favorites -$910