MLB
National League
Dodgers @ Phillies
Kershaw is 7-1, 1.51 in his last nine starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Dodgers are 9-1 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 18-3-3
Pivetta is 0-1, 7.88 in his last three starts; over is 7-3-2 in his last 12. Phillies are 4-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-14-2
Dodgers won four of their last five games (under 4-0-1). LA is 13-4 in last 17 road series openers. Phillies won four of last six games, last three of which stayed under. Philly is 6-5 in last 11 home series openers.
Brewers @ Pirates
Suter is 0-1, 6.64 in his last five starts (under 6-3-2). Milwaukee is 1-4 in his road starts; — their first 5-inning record with him: 7-3-1
Brault is 1-0, 2.45 in two starts this year (under 2-0). Pirates won his only home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-1
Brewers won seven of last nine games, last four of which went over. Milwaukee is 1-5 in last six road series openers. Pittsburgh lost its last nine games, scoring nine runs; under is 8-1 in their last nine games. Pirates are 10-13 in home series openers.
Mets @ Marlins
Harvey is 1-2, 11.81 in his last three starts; over is 3-0-1 in his last four. New York is 2-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-8
Straily is 1-1, 7.36 in his last four starts; over is 5-1 in his last six outings. Miami is 7-8 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-11-4
Mets lost five of last seven games but won last two; over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. New York is 7-13 in last 20 road series openers. Miami is 3-17 in its last 20 games, last eight of which all went over. Marlins are 10-6 in last 16 home series openers.
Diamondbacks @ Padres
Corbin is 6-1, 2.31 in his last seven starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Arizona is 5-9 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 13-13-4
Perdomo is 1-4, 4.75 in his last six starts; three of his last four starts stayed under. San Diego is 8-7 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-11-4
Arizona is 5-5 in its last ten games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight. Diamondbacks are 15-9 in road series openers. San Diego lost five of its last six games (under 4-2). Padres are 3-8 in last 11 home series openers.
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American League
Red Sox @ Orioles
Fister is 3-1, 1.50 in his last four starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Boston is 3-1 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-6
Bundy is 4-1, 2.93 in his last seven starts; over is 11-4 in his last 15 starts. Orioles are 11-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-10-2
Red Sox are 8-3 in last 11 games; under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Boston is 9-6 in last 15 road series openers. Baltimore lost nine of last 11 games; over is 3-1 in their last four. Orioles are 4-9 in last 13 home series openers.
Minnesota @ New York
Santana is 3-0, 4.60 in his last five starts; Twins scored 31 runs in those five games. Under is 6-4-2 in his last 12 starts. Twins are 9-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 16-7-6
Garcia is 0-2, 5.90 in six starts for New York (under 5-1). NY is 1-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-4-1
Twins won four of last six games; under is 4-1 in their last five. Minnesota is 14-9 in road series openers. New York won four of its last five games; over is 3-1 in their last four. NY is 15-8 in home series openers.
A’s @ Tigers
Cotton is 3-0, 6.07 in his last five starts, last four of which went over. A’s scored 33 runs in his last four starts. Oakland is 5-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-12-1
Farmer is 1-2, 8.25 in his last three starts (under 4-3-1). Detroit is 2-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-5
A’s are 8-3 in their last 11 games; under is 3-1 in their last four. Oakland is 2-8 in last ten road series openers. Detroit is 2-7 in its last nine games; over is 7-1 in their last eight home games. Tigers are 1-9 in last the home series openers.
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Record with this pitcher starting
LA-Phil: Kershaw 21-3; Pivetta 8-15
Mil-Pitt: Suter 6-5; Brault 2-0
NY-Mia: Harvey 6-10; Straily 14-16
Az-SD: Corbin 16-14; Perdomo 11-15
American League
Bos-Balt: Fister 6-5; Bundy 17-10
Min-NY: Santana 17-12; Garcia 3-3
A’s-Det: Cotton 10-13; Farmer 4-4
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning
National League
LA-Phil: Kershaw 5-24; Pivetta 10-23
Mil-Pitt: Suter 1-11; Brault 1-2
NY-Mia: Harvey 9-16 (4 of last 4); Straily 7-30
Az-SD: Corbin 12-30; Perdomo 9-26
American League
Bos-Balt: Fister 6-11; Bundy 4-27
Min-NY: Santana 6-29; Garcia 4-6
A’s-Det: Cotton 10-23; Farmer 3-8
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Interleague play
NL @ AL– 83-56 AL, favorites -$36
AL @ NL– 73-69 NL, favorites +$116
Total: 152-129 AL, favorites +$80
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 70-67-4
AL @ NL: Over 74-62-7
Total: Over 144-129-11
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/15
National League
Arizona 24-36-11…..32-37-6…….56-72
Atlanta 27-36-11…..24-34-13……51-70
Cubs 39-25-10……43-21-9…….82-46
Reds 20-42-9……33-36-5…….53-78
Colo 27-34-13…..33-34-4……..60-68
LA 29-32-11……46-21-8…….74-53
Miami 31-32-10…..32-24-16…….63-56
Milw 24-41-9……40-24-10…..64-65
Mets 32-44-10……33-26-11……65-60
Philly 24-32-18…..26-33-14……50-63
Pitt 21-38-13…..42-26-6……63-63
St. Louis 33-32-7……28-33-13…….61-65
SD 23-47-5…..32-34-6……..55-81
SF 33-35-7…….36-21-14……69-56
Wash 36-22-14….30-22-22……66-44
American League
Orioles 30-37-9…….36-28-8…….66-65
Boston 30-30-11……44-21-9…….74-51
White Sox 31-31-9…….39-31-6……..70-62
Cleveland 38-27-10……35-29-6……..73-56
Detroit 30-32-9…….31-36-5……..61-68
Astros 29-33-11…..34-29-8……..63-62
KC 28-37-11……29-28-13……57-65
Angels 30-37-7…….25-34-13…….55-71
Twins 28-35-13…….25-38-13…..53-73
NYY 24-38-8……34-31-13……..58-69
A’s 25-39-8……26-35-14……51-73
Seattle 35-29-11……33-25-12……68-54
Tampa Bay 26-31-13……32-33-12……58-64
Texas 28-39-11…….35-24-9……63-63
Toronto 43-24-5……..40-30-5……83-54
%age of times teams score in first inning
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/15
National League
Arizona 26-69……28-76…….54
Atlanta 24-75……17-71……..41
Cubs 27-76……24-73…….51
Reds 25-72……26-74……..51
Colo 15-73…….27-70……..42
LA 20-71…….28-76……48
Miami 25-72……20-69……45
Milw 15-70……29-75……44
Mets 21-73……26-70…….47
Philly 11-75……19-69…….30
Pitt 17-66…….26-75……43
StL 17-70…….18-73……35
SD 17-75…….26-71……43
SF 14-72……..19-72……33
Wash 31-71………28-73……59
American League
Orioles 17-78…….19-69…….36
Boston 20-69……33-75……..53
White Sox 23-70…..26-78…….49
Cleveland 15-75……26-70……..41
Detroit 15-71……25-74………40
Astros 26-71…….24-70……..50
KC 24-76…… 19-72………43
Angels 28-74…….25-72……..53
Twins 20-73……29-76…….49
NYY 9-71…….28-76……..37
A’s 19-71…….16-74……..35
Seattle 20-77…….25-70…….45
Tampa Bay 23-69…..27-74…….50
Texas 23-78……20-69……43
Toronto 25-71……30-78…….55