MLB
Friday, April 28
National League
Pirates @ Marlins
Taillon is 1-0, 2.49 in four starts this month (under 2-1-1).
Conley 1-0, 2.65 in three starts this month (over 3-0).
Pirates lost six of last nine games; they’re 3-6 on road (under 8-1). Miami is 3-5 in its last eight games; they’re 4-2 at home. Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Mets @ Nationals
deGrom is 0-1, 2.55 in four starts this month (under 3-1).
Scherzer is 3-1, 2.60 in four starts this month (over 2-2).
Mets lost six in row, 10 of last 11 games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Washington won 10 of last 11 games; they’re 6-3 at home. Last four Nationals’ games went over.
Braves @ Brewers
Colon is 1-2, 5.50 in his last three starts (over 2-2).
Anderson is 2-0, 1.88 in four starts this month (under 3-1).
Braves won last two games but are 4-9 on road; over is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Milwaukee won its last three games; over is 8-1 in its last nine home games.
Reds @ St Louis
Adleman allowed two runs in six IP (92 pT) in his first ’17 start, a 6-5 loss in Chicago.
Lynn is 2-0, 0.69 in his last two starts (over 2-2).
Reds lost three in row, seven of last eight games; their last six games went over. St Louis is 8-2 in its last ten games, 5-1 in last six at home. Over is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Rockies @ Diamondbacks
Freeland is 2-1, 3.32 in four starts this month (under 4-0).
Ray is 3-0, 3.80 in four starts this month (over 2-2); Arizona scored 28 runs in the four games.
Rockies lost their last three games; under is 7-1 in their last eight road tilts, 6-1 in last seven overall (all at Coors). Arizona is 11-3 at home (over 11-3).
Phillies @ Dodgers
Eickhoff is 0-1, 2.92 in four starts this month (under 3-1). Phils scored 11 runs in the four games.
Maeda is 1-2, 8.05 in four starts this month (over 3-1).
Phillies won their last six games; four of their last five stayed under. Dodgers are 4-5 in their last nine games; their last four home games stayed under.
Padres @ Giants
Perdomo is 0-1, 6.97 in two starts this month (over 2-0).
Samardzija is 0-4, 7.40 in four starts this month (under 3-1).
Padres lost five of their last six games; five of their last six road games went over. San Francisco lost six of its last eight games; under is 8-1-2 in their home games.
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American League
Rays @ Blue Jays
Snell is 0-1, 5.51 in three starts this month (over 2-1).
Stroman is 2-2, 3.41 in four starts this month (under 3-1).
Rays lost five of their last six road games; over is 7-1 in their last eight games. Toronto is 4-7 in its last 11 games, 2-7 at home- their last three games went over.
Orioles @ Bronx
Gausman is 0-2, 14.63 in his last two starts (under 3-2).
Sabathia is 2-1, 3.09 in four starts this month (over 2-2).
Orioles won six of last eight games; they’re 6-3 on road. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Bronx won 12 of last 15 games, is 8-1 at home- their last three games stayed under.
Mariners @ Indians
Miranda is 1-2, 4.35 in four starts this month (under 3-1).
Carrasco is 2-1, 1.65 in four starts this month (under 4-0).
Mariners won three of last four games; under is 8-5-1 in their road games. Cleveland won seven of last nine games; five of their last six games stayed under.
White Sox @ Tigers
Former Tiger Pelfrey allowed four runs in 4.1 IP (81 PT) in his first ’17 start, 7-0 loss to the Indians.
Boyd is 2-0, 1.65 in his last three starts (under 2-1-1).
White Sox won their last four games, scoring 33 runs. Under is 13-5 in their last 18 games. Detroit is 6-4 at home; over is 5-1-2 in their last eight games overall.
Angels @ Rangers
Skaggs is 1-0, 1.29 in his last two starts (under 2-1-1).
Martinez allowed one run in seven IP (94 PT) in his first ’17 start, a 2-1 win over KC.
Angels won five of their last six games; their last nine road games stayed under. Texas won six of its last eight home games; under is 7-1-1 in their last nine.
A’s @ Astros
Cotton is 2-1, 3.44 in his last three starts (under 4-0). Oakland scored six runs in his four starts.
Morton is 1-2, 4.29 in four starts this month (under 3-1).
A’s lost their last four games, scoring eight runs. Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Houston won four of last five home tilts; under is 9-2 in their home games.
Twins @ Royals
Gibson is 0-3, 11.25 in his last three starts (under 3-1).
Kennedy is 0-1, 1.29 in his last three starts (under 3-1). Royals scored three runs in his four starts.
Twins lost seven of last ten games; they’re 5-4 on road. Over is 4-1-3 in their last eight games. Kansas City is off an 0-7 road trip; they’re 5-3 at home. Under is 11-2 in their last 13 games overall.
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Interleague
Cubs @ Red Sox
Arrieta is 3-0, 4.38 in four starts this month (over 3-1).
Pomeranz is 1-1, 4.60 in three starts this month (under 2-1).
Cubs won six of their last eight games; they’re 8-4 on road. Over is 8-1 in their last nine games. Boston lost four of its last five games; their last seven games stayed under.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Pit-Mia: Taillon 1-3; Conley 2-1
NY-Wsh: deGrom 1-3; Scherzer 3-1
Atl-Mil: Colon 2-2; Anderson 2-2
Cin-StL: Adleman 0-1; Lynn 2-2
Colo-Az: Freeland 3-1; Ray 4-0
Phil-LA: Eickhoff 1-3; Maeda 2-2
SD-SF: Perdomo 1-1; Samardzija 0-4
American League
TB-Tor: Snell 1-2; Stroman 2-2
Balt-NY: Gausman 3-2; Sabathia 3-1
Sea-Clev: Miranda 2-2; Carrasco 3-1
Chi-Det: Pelfrey 0-1; Boyd 3-1
LA-Tex: Skaggs 2-2; Martinez 1-0
A’s-Hst: Cotton 2-2; Morton 2-2
Min-KC: Gibson 1-3; Kennedy 1-3
Interleague
Chi-Bos: Arrieta 3-1; Pomeranz 2-1
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Pitt-Mia: Taillon 0-4; Conley 2-3
NY-Wsh: deGrom 1-4; Scherzer 2-4
Atl-Mil: Colon 1-4; Anderson 1-4
Cin-StL: Adleman 0-1; Lynn 1-4
Colo-Az: Freeland 1-4; Ray 1-4
Phil-LA: Eickhoff 1-4; Maeda 2-4
SD-SF: Perdomo 1-2; Samardzija 2-4
American League
TB-Tor: Snell 0-3; Stroman 0-4
Balt-NY: Gausman 2-5; Sabathia 1-4
Sea-Clev: Miranda 3-4; Carrasco 0-4
Chi-Det: Pelfrey 1-1; Boyd 0-4
LA-Tex: Skaggs 2-4; Martinez 0-1
A’s-Hst: Cotton 2-4; Morton 0-4
Min-KC: Gibson 0-4; Kennedy 0-4
Interleague
Chi-Bos: Arrieta 1-4; Pomeranz 1-3
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Umpires
National League
American League
Interleague
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/27/17
Ariz 3-5-2………..8-3-3…….11-8-5
Atl 4-7-2………..4-2-1…….8-9-3
Cubs 7-5………….4-4-1…….11-9-1
Reds 5-4-1……….4-5-2……..9-9-3
Colo 6-4………….6-5-2…….12-9-2
LA 6-6-2………..5-3-1…….11-9-3
Miami 4-9-2……….5-0-1………9-9-3
Milw 7-1-1……….6-7-1…….13-8-2
Mets 2-4…………4-10-2……..6-14-2
Philly 4-2-2………..7-4-1…….11-6-3
Pitt 1-6-2………..6-6……..7-12-2
St. Louis 3-6-1……….7-3-2……10-9–3
SD 3-10-2………5-2-2……..8-12-4
SF 4-7-2………..3-6-1…….7-13-3
Wash 9-4…………..5-4………..13-8
Orioles 5-2-2……….6-5……….11-7-2
Boston 3-6-1………3-6-2………6-12-3
White Sox 3-4-2………6-4-1………9-8-3
Cleveland 5-6-1………2-6-1……..7-12-2
Detroit 5-5-1………6-3-1………11-8-2
Astros 2-6-3………6-4-1………8-10-4
KC 2-9-2……….5-2-1……..7-11-3
Angels 3-6-2……….8-4-1…….11-10-3
Twins 4-3-2………5-4-3……….9-7-5
NYY 5-6…………..7-2………..12-8
A’s 2-5-2……….5-4-4………7-9-6
Seattle 4-7-3………..6-2-1……..10-9-4
TB 6-3-1……….9-2-2…….15-5-3
Texas 5-2-2……….7-4-2………12-6-4
Toronto 2-10–1……..1-6-2………3-15–3
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total-4/27/17)
Ariz 1-10……..7-14……….8
Atl 2-13……..2-7…………4
Cubs 3-12……..3-9…………6
Reds 2-9……..4-12…………6
Colo 3-9……..5-13…………8
LA 5-13……..2-10..………7
Miami 5-14……..4-7…………9
Milw 5-8……..6-14…………11
Mets 3-7……..5-14………….8
Philly 4-9……..3-11………….7
Pitt 1-9……..5-12…………6
StL 3-10……6-14…………9
SD 6-14…….5-8…………11
SF 2-12……..2-11…………4
Wash 5-13……..3-9…………8
Orioles 1-9……..1-10…………2
Boston 1-10…….1-10…………2
White Sox 1-8…….5-11…………6
Clev 4-12……..4-8…………8
Detroit 2-10……..4-10………..6
Astros 2-11……..5-11………..7
KC 2-13……..3-6…………5
Angels 2-10…….4-13………..6
Twins 1-9……..3-11…………4
NYY 1-11……..4-8…………5
A’s 0-9……..3-13…………3
Seattle 6-14……..3-8…………9
TB 2-8……..7-14………..9
Texas 3-8……..2-13…………4
Toronto 3-13……..2-8………….5
Interleague play
NL @ AL– 7-4 AL, favorites -$209
AL @ NL– 8-4 NL, favorites +$2
Total: 12-11 NL, favorites -$207
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL– Over 1-10
AL @ NL– Over 8-4
Total– Over 9-14
