MLB
Friday, April 14
National League
Pirates @ Cubs
Cole is 0-1, 6.55 in his first two starts (under 1-1).
Hendricks allowed four runs in six IP (93 PT) in his first ’17 start an 11-6 win in Milwaukee.
Pirates lost their last four games, scoring eight runs (under 3-1). Chicago won four of its last five games, last three of which stayed under the total.
Mets @ Marlins
Syndergaard is 1-0, 1.38 in his first two starts this season (under 1-0-1).
16-inning game last night forces Miami to switch pitchers. Volquez is 0-1, 4.09 in his first two starts (under 1-0-1).
Mets won their last five games, scoring 28 runs in last three; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight. Miami lost three of last four games; over is 5-0-1 in their last six games.
Phillies @ Nationals
Nola allowed three runs in six IP (89 PT) in winning his first ’17 start, 17-3 over Washington.
Strasburg is 1-0, 3.21 in his first two starts (under 2-0).
Phillies lost their last three games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Washington won four of six home games; over is 4-2 in their last six games overall.
Padres @ Braves
Chacin is 1-1, 8.10 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
Teheran is 0-0, 1.38 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
This is first-ever game in Atlanta’s new stadium; Atlanta is off to a 2-6 start; their last six games went over the total. Padres are 3-4 in first seven road games, with five of last six staying under.
Brewers @ Reds
Milone is allowed four runs in four IP (89 PT) in his first ’17 start, an 11-6 loss to Chicago.
Feldman is 1-1, 2.53 in his first two starts (under 1-0-1).
Brewers won their last three games, allowing total of four runs. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Cincinnati won seven of its last nine games; three of their last four stayed under.
Diamondbacks @ Dodgers
Greinke 1-0, 2.31 in his first two starts (over 2-0); Arizona scored 17 runs in the two games.
Kershaw is 1-1, 4.15 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
Arizona won six of its last eight games; their last four stayed under the total. Dodgers are 3-1 at home; under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Rockies @ Giants
Anderson is 1-1, 8.44 in his first two starts (over 2-0).
Cueto is 2-0, 4.50 in his first two starts (over 2-0). Giants scored 13 runs in the two games.
Colorado won four of its five road games; under is 8-1 in their last nine games. Giants lost six of last nine games; their last four games stayed under.
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American League
Tigers @ Indians
Norris allowed two runs in 6.1 IP in his first ’17 start, a 7-5 loss to Boston.
Bauer allowed four runs in 5.2 IP in his first ’17 start, an 11-2 loss in Arizona.
Detroit won five of its last seven games; under is 4-2 in its last six games. Cleveland lost five of its last six games; three of its last four games stayed under.
Orioles @ Blue Jays
Miley threw five shutout innings (100 PT) in his first ’17 start, a 7-3 loss to New York.
Sanchez allowed one run in seven IP (101 PT) in his first ’17 start, a 3-2 loss in Tampa.
Orioles won six of its first eight games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Toronto is off to an awful 1-8 start (under 7-2).
Rays @ Red Sox
Archer is 1-0, 2.45 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
Porcello is 1-0, 5.11 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
Tampa Bay lost its last three games, scoring seven runs; three of their last four games went over. Boston is 3-4 in its last seven games; under is 5-3-1 in all their games this season.
White Sox @ Twins
Covey was 2-1, 1.84 in six AA starts in the Texas League LY; thats as high as he’s pitched. This is his bi league debut.
Mejia allowed three runs in 1.2 IP in his first ’17 start (51 PT), a 6-2 loss in Chicago.
Chicago split is first eight games; five of its last six games stayed under. Minnesota won of six of its first nine games; five of is las six stayed under.
Angels @ Royals
Ramirez is making his first MLB start after 111 relief appearances (131.2 IP); he’s thrown five innings in three relief stints this year.
Duffy is 1-0, 1.93 in his first two starts this season (over 1-0-1).
Angels are 6-4 in their first ten games; their last five games went over total. Kansas City lost three of its last four games; over is 4-3-2 in their games this season.
Astros @ A’s
Keuchel is 1-0, 0.64 in his first two starts this year (over 1-1).
Graveman is 2-0, 1.93 in his first two starts this season (under 2-0).
Astros won three of last four games; four of their last five games went over. Oakland split its first ten games (under 7-3).
Rangers @ Mariners
Perez is 1-1, 2.38 in his first two starts (under 2-0).
Hernandez is 0-1, 4.09 in his first two starts, both on road (over 1-1).
Texas won three of its last four games; their last three games went over. Seattle lost eight of its first ten games; four of its last five went over the total.
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Interleague
Wacha allowed one run in six IP (83 PT) in his first ’17 start, a 10-4 win over the Reds.
Tanaka is 0-2, 11.74 in his first two starts (over 2-0).
Cardinals lost three of last four games; over is 3-1-1 in their last five. Bronx won its last four games; over is 5-1 in their last six games.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Pitt-Chi: Cole 1-1; Hendricks 1-0
NY-Mia: Syndergaard 2-0; Volquez 0-2
Phil-Wash: Nola 1-0; Strasburg 1-1
SD-Atl: Chacin 1-1; Teheran 0-2
Mil-Cin: Milone 0-1; Feldman 1-1
Az-LA: Greinke 2-0; Kershaw 1-1
Colo-SF: Anderson 1-1; Cueto 2-0
American League
Det-Clev: Norris 0-1; Bauer 0-1
Balt-Tor: Miley 0-1; Sanchez 0-1
TB-Bos: Archer 2-0; Porcello 2-0
Chi-Minn: Covey 0-0; Mejia 0-1
LAA-KC: Ramirez 0-0; Duffy 1-1
Hst-A’s: Keuchel 1-1; Graveman 2-0
Tex-Sea: Perez 1-1; Hernandez 0-2
Interleague
StL-NYY: Wacha 1-0; Tanaka 0-2
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Umpires
National League
American League
Interleague
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 10/1/16
Interleague play
NL @ AL– 2-2 AL, favorites -$185
AL @ NL– 3-0 NL, favorites -$208
Total: 5-2 NL, favorites -$393
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL– Over 0-4
AL @ NL– Over 2-1
Total– Over 2-5