MLB
Friday, September 21
National League
Mets (71-82) @ Nationals (77-76)
deGrom is 2-2, 2.36 in his last seven starts; under is 5-0-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 12-18, 7-7 away
5-inning record: 13-8-9 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-30
Ross allowed two runs in five IP (74 PT) in his first ’18 start (under 1-0). Team in his starts: 0-1, 0-1 home
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Mets lost four of their last six games; seven of their last nine games stayed under. Washington won three of its last five games; over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
Brewers (87-66) @ Pirates (77-74)
Chacin is 0-3, 5.52 in his last three starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 20-12, 12-7 away
5-inning record: 16-11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-32
Nova is 2-0, 0.75 in his last two starts; his last five starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 15-12, 6-6 home
5-inning record: 14-8-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-27
Brewers are 8-4 in their last 12 games, 14-10 in road series openers- their last five games stayed under. Pittsburgh won its last eight home games; they’re 9-5 in last 14 home series openers- four of their last five games stayed under.
Reds (66-88) @ Marlins (59-93)
Castillo is 3-1, 2.55 in his last four starts (under 4-0). Team in his starts: 16-14, 7-9 road
5-inning record: 14-15-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-30
Chen is 4-1, 2.27 in his last five home starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight home starts. Team in his starts: 11-13, 7-3 home
5-inning record: 10-12-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-24
Reds lost seven of their last 11 road games; under is 8-0-1 in their last nine games. Miami lost six of its last eight games; four of their last six games went over.
Phillies (78-74) @ Braves (85-68)
Pivetta is 0-3, 4.73 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 14-16, 6-8 road
5-inning record: 10-16-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-30
Teheran is 2-1, 3.03 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 17-12, 10-5 home
5-inning record: 11-12-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 14-29
Phillies won four of their last seven games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine road games. Atlanta lost four of its last six games; six of Braves’ last seven games went over.
Giants (72-81) @ Cardinals (84-69)
Bumgarner is 1-1, 4.50 in his last four starts; under is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 9-10, 3-6 away
5-inning record: 10-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-19
Gant is 1-1, 6.46 in his last three starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 7-10, 3-6 home
5-inning record: 7-4-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17
Giants won four of their last six games; they’re 7-3 in last ten road series openers- under is 11-3 in their last 14 games. St Louis is 3-5 in its last eight games, 7-1 in last eight home series openers- over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Rockies (82-70) @ Diamondbacks (79-74)
Marquez is 1-1, 2.34 in his last five starts; under is 9-1 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 16-13, 8-6 away
5-inning record: 12-13-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 18-29
Godley is 0-3, 9.95 in his last three starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 16-14, 5-5 home
5-inning record: 14-15-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-30
Rockies lost five of their last six games; they’re 2-7 in last nine series openers- under is 7-2 in their last nine games. Arizona lost six of its last eight games; they’re 3-9 in last 12 home series openers- over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
Padres (61-92) @ Dodgers (85-68)
Lauer is 0-0, 2.84 in his last four starts; under is 7-4-2 in his last 13. Team in his starts: 7-14, 3-7 away
5-inning record: 10-9-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21
Hill is 3-0, 6.75 in his last three starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. LA scored 37 runs in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 12-10, 4-5 home
5-inning record: 9-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-22
Padres are 5-4 in their last nine games, 7-1 in last eight road series openers; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Dodgers won seven of their last eight games; they’re 2-6 in last eight home series openers- three of their last four games stayed under.
American League
Baltimore (44-108) @ New York (93-59)
Ramirez is 0-3, 10.70 in his last five starts; his last three stayed under. Team in his starts: 3-7, 1-3 away
5-inning record: 2-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-10
Sabathia is 0-3, 8.10 in his last four starts; under is 11-5-1 in his last 17. Team in his starts: 14-13, 9-4 home
5-inning record: 12-11-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-27
Baltimore is 4-14 in its last 18 games, 1-9 in last 10 series openers; their last three road games went over. New York lost five of its last eight games; they’re 17-9 in home series openers- over is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
Rays (85-67) @ Blue Jays (70-83)
Team in his starts: away
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:
Reid-Foley is 2-3, 6.23 in his five starts (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 2-3, 0-1 home
5-inning record: 2-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5
Tampa Bay won 13 of its last 17 games; over is 4-2 in their last six games. Blue Jays won five of their last six games; under is 3-2 in their last five games.
Red Sox (104-49) @ Indians (85-67)
Sale has allowed one run in his last 49 IP; Boston won his last nine starts (under 3-1 in his last four). Team in his starts: 17-8, 9-5 away
5-inning record: 16-4-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-25
Bauer is making his first start since August 11; he is 4-0, 1.05 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 16-9, 9-3 home
5-inning record: 13-6-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-25
Red Sox clinched AL East last nite; they’re 3-3 in last six games, 15-10 in road series openers- under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Cleveland won five of its last eight home games; under is 7-4-3 in their last 14 home games.
Royals (52-101) @ Tigers (62-91)
Kennedy is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 5-15, 2-8 away
5-inning record: 8-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-20
Liriano is 2-2, 5.86 in his last five starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 10-15, 4-5 home
5-inning record: 9-11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-25
Royals lost their last five games; six of their last eight games went over. Detroit lost 10 of its last 13 home games; under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
Mariners (84-68) @ Rangers (64-88)
Ramirez is 1-1, 7.27 in his last four starts (over 6-3). Team in his starts: 6-3, 3-3 away
5-inning record: 4-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-9
Bullpen game for Texas. Team in his starts: home
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:
Mariners won five of last seven games, are 15-11 in road series openers- under is 11-4 in their last 15 games. Texas lost its last four games; they’re 3-8 in last 11 home series openers. Under is 4-2 in their last six home games.
Angels (75-78) @ Astros (95-57)
Heaney is 2-1, 2.25 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 14-14, 6-9 away
5-inning record: 8-12-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-28
Cole is 4-0, 3.74 in his last six starts (over 5-1). Team in his starts: 22-8, 11-3 home
5-inning record: 17-7-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-30
Angels lost five of their last seven games; they’re 6-2 in last eight road series openers- over is 4-1 in their last five games. Houston is 13-4 in its last 17 games; they’re 2-6 in last eight home series openers- over is 6-4 in their last ten games.
Twins (71-81) @ A’s (92-61)
Berrios is 0-3, 4.71 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 15-15, 4-10 away
5-inning record: 10-14-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-30
Hendriks is 0-1, 2.70 in his six “opens” (over 5-1). Team in his starts: 2-4, 1-3 home
5-inning record: 4-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-6
Minnesota won its last four games; they’re 9-17 in road series openers- over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Oakland lost four of its last seven games, but scored 31 runs in winning last two; they are 9-4 in last 13 home series openers- over is 11-1 in their last 12 home games.
Interleague
Cubs (89-63) @ White Sox (60-92)
Quintana is 2-1, 1.85 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 17-12, 8-8 away
5-inning record: 13-12-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-29
Lopez is 2-0, 0.67 in his last four starts (under 4-0). Team in his starts: 12-18, 6-8 home
5-inning record: 13-14-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-30
Cubs won five of their last seven games, are 6-2 in last eight road series openers. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games. White Sox lost three of their last four games, are 9-15 in home series openers- under is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/18
Ariz 38-28-12……35-25-13……..73-53
Atl 32-30-13…..35-31-10………67-61
Cubs 31-32-14……33-31-11…….64-63
Reds 25-45-6……29-34-11….…54-79
Colo 35-29-15……37-26-11……71-55
LA 40-28-8…….34-29-16……74-57
Mia 25-38-10…..32-31-15…….57-69
Milw 31-34-10…..39-30-8…….70-64
Mets 36-33-10……28-28-16…..64-61
Philly 27-30-16…..37-28-11……64-58
Pitt 34-31-9……34-28-14……..68-59
StL 38-26-13……32-35-8………70-61
SD 23-42-12……27-38-9…….50-80
SF 30-33-15…..31-27-16……61-60
Wash 34-31-13..…32-31-11……66-62
Orioles 19-45-12……24-41-12……43-86
Boston 37-28-14……47-20-7……..84-48
W Sox 25-43-8…..…24-40-11……49-83
Clev 30-30-14……46-21-10……..76-51
Det 27-38-10…..…32-34-15.……59-72
Astros 41-20-15……41-21-15…….82-41
KC 23-41-10…….31-36-12…..53-77
Angels 32-30-15……31-35-9……63-65
Twins 25-42-13……34-32-11…..59-74
NYY 34-24-15……44-25-8………78-48
A’s 27-34-12……36-28-14…..63-62
Sea 36-33-11……32-26-17…….68-57
TB 35-28-13……38-26-10……72-53
Texas 25-40-9…..28-41-8…….53-81
Toronto 21-44-12…24-34-16……45-78
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 9/18)
Ariz 32-77…….28-74…..…60
Atl 23-74……31-77………54
Cubs 15-76……..23-72……..38
Reds 20-78……..18-76……..38
Colo 23-78…….29-74.…….52
LA 26-75……..29-78..…..55
Miami 14-73……..21-77…….35
Milw 27-74…..…30-79…….57
Mets 28-76……..22-75……50
Philly 18-73……..23-77…..41
Pitt 16-74……..21-78…….37
StL 26-76……..23-75…….49
SD 20-78……..21-74…….41
SF 16-77………21-76..…..37
Wash 28-78……..22-74……50
Orioles 21-76……..23-76……..44
Boston 19-76……29-74………47
White Sox 20-74……21-75…….41
Clev 20-73…….31-76…….51
Detroit 26-75……..21-78….…47
Astros 21-75…..…18-76………39
KC 16-74..…….26-77…….42
Angels 20-75…..….19-75…….39
Twins 17-77………15-74…….32
NYY 18-74……..31-76………49
A’s 18-77…..…..23-76…….41
Seattle 29-78………23-75…….52
TB 23-75..……24-73…….47
Texas 11-73……20-76…….…31
Toronto 18-77………16-74….….34
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 76-71 NL, favorites -$631
AL @ NL– 73-62 NL, favorites +$274
Total: 149-133 NL, favorites -$357