MLB
Saturday, July 7
National League
Reds (39-49) @ Cubs (49-36)
Harvey is 3-0, 1.47 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 6-4
5-inning record: 6-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-10
Chatwood is 0-1, 5.40 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 7-8.
5-inning record: 8-6-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15
Cincinnati is 14-4 in its last 18 games; over is 10-3 in their last 13 games. Cubs won six of their last seven games; over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Marlins (36-54) @ Nationals (44-43)
Chen is 0-2, 5.06 in his last three starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 6-7
5-inning record: 7-6. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-13
Scherzer is 0-4, 2.73 in his last five starts; Nats were blanked in three of the four losses. His last seven starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 13-6.
5-inning record: 9-8-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-18
Marlins split their last eight games; over is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Washington lost eight of its last 11 games, is 8-18 vs lefty starters; under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Phillies (48-37) @ Pirates (40-47)
Arietta is 0-4, 8.80 in his last six starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 7-9
5-inning record: 8-5-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-16
Taillon is 1-1, 5.17 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 9-8.
5-inning record: 8-7-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-17
Phillies won seven of their last eight games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games. Pittsburgh lost five of its last six games; over is 7-1 in their last eight games.
Braves (49-38) @ Brewers (53-35)
Sanchez is 0-2, 5.17 in his last three starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 6-3.
5-inning record: 3-5-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9
Wilkerson is 1-0, 6.08 in four MLB games (2 starts, both LY). He is 2-2, 2.08 in eight AAA games this year (7 starts). Team in his starts: 0-0.
5-inning record: 0-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Braves lost their last three games; over is 11-4-1 in their last 16 road games. Milwaukee won seven of its last nine games; over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Padres (38-52) @ Diamondbacks (49-40)
Ross is 0-3, 4.88 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 10-7
5-inning record: 8-7-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-17
Ray is 1-1, 4.55 in his last six starts (over 4-4). Team in his starts: 5-3
5-inning record: 4-2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-8
Padres are 4-13 in their last 17 games; they’re 9-18 vs lefty starters- under is 8-2-2 in their last 12 road games. Arizona lost six of its last eight games; under is 9-3-2 in their last 14 games.
Cardinals (45-42) @ Giants (46-44)
Martinez is 2-0, 3.00 in his last two starts; over is 5-0-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 8-6
5-inning record: 6-6-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-14
Samardzija is 0-4, 7.92 in his last seven starts (over 5-1-2). Team in his starts: 2-6
5-inning record: 2-5-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8
Cardinals lost six of their last nine games; five of their last seven games went over. Giants lost four of their last five games; under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
American League
New York (56-29) @ Toronto (41-46)
Severino is 4-0, 0.99 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 16-2
5-inning record: 14-2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-18
Happ is 3-1, 4.22 in his last five starts; his last three went over. Team in his starts: 11-6.
5-inning record: 10-4-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-17
New York won three of its last five games; they’re 21-6 vs lefty starters- under is 14-1 in their last 15 road games. Blue Jays lost three of their last five games; over is 7-5-1 in their last 13 home games.
A’s (48-40) @ Indians (49-37)
Jackson is 1-0, 2.12 in two starts this year (under 2-0). Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 0-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2
Kluber is 5-2, 3.54 in his last seven starts; over is 12-2 in his last 14. Team in his starts: 12-6.
5-inning record: 13-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-18
A’s won eight of their last ten games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Cleveland won its last five games; over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Rangers (39-50) @ Tigers (39-51)
Hamels is 1-1, 5.48 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 6-11
5-inning record: 5-8-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-17
Fiers is 0-2, 2.78 in his last five starts; under is 6-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 10-6.
5-inning record: 6-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-16
Rangers lost four of their last five games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 road games. Detroit lost 14 of its last 17 games; they’re 13-10 vs lefty starters- under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
White Sox (30-58) @ Astros (59-31)
Shields is 1-0, 0.66 in his last two starts; under is 11-2-1 in his last 14. Team in his starts: 6-12
5-inning record: 6-11-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-18
Morton is 3-1, 2.10 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 11-6
5-inning record: 10-4-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-17
White Sox lost seven of their last nine games; over is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Houston won six of its last seven home games; seven of last eight Astro games stayed under.
Orioles (24-63) @ Twins (37-48)
Gausman is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three starts; under is 4-0-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 5-12
5-inning record: 7-7-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-17
Gibson is 0-2, 5.50 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 7-10.
5-inning record: 8-8-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-17
Orioles lost 11 of their last 12 games; seven of their last eight games stayed under. Minnesota is 4-11 in its last 15 games; under is 3-0 in their last three games.
Red Sox (60-29) @ Royals (25-62)
Price is 1-2, 7.05 in his last three starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 11-6
5-inning record: 7-6-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17
Keller is 1-2, 2.14 in six starts (under 4-2). Team in his starts: 2-4.
5-inning record: 3-2-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-6
Boston won five of its last six games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Royals lost their last seven games, are 13-17 vs lefty starters. Under is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
Interleague
Rays (43-44) @ Mets (35-49)
Snell is 3-0, 0.84 in his last three starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven, Team in his starts: 11-7 (under 5-2-1)
5-inning record: 11-4-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-17
Matz is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three starts; under is 9-2 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 4-16.
5-inning record: 6-8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-16
Tampa Bay is 9-4 in its last 13 games, 15-12 vs lefty starters; under is 18-4 in their last 22 road games. Mets are 4-11 in their last 15 games, 9-14 vs lefty starters; four of their last six home games went over.
Dodgers (47-40) @ Angels (45-44)
Stripling is 1-1, 3.80 in his last four starts (under 7-5). Team in his starts: 7-5
5-inning record: 8-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-12
McGuire allowed five runs in 3.2 IP in his first ’18 start. Team in his starts: 0-1.
5-inning record: 0-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Dodgers won four of their last five games; four of LA’s last five games went over the total. Angels are 4-8 in their last 12 games; six of their last eight games stayed under.
Rockies (45-43) @ Mariners (56-33)
Freeland is 2-0, 2.00 in his last four starts; under is 11-2 in his last 13. Team in his starts: 9-8
5-inning record: 8-5-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-17
Paxton is 2-1, 2.70 in his last three starts (under 3-0). Team in his starts: 12-6.
5-inning record: 8-6-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-18
Rockies won seven of its last eight games; they’re 18-17 vs lefty starters. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games. Seattle won nine of its last 11 games; they’re 16-12 vs lefty starters. Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Umpires
Cin-Chi- Over is 12-3-2 in Johnson games this year.
StL-SF- Favorites won last ten Conroy games.
Phil-Pitt- Six of last seven Ortiz games went over.
Atl-Mil- Six of last seven Hudson games stayed under.
Mia-Wsh- Underdogs are 7-4 in last 11 Wegner games.
SD-Az- Under is 5-3-1 in last nine Gonzalez games.
Balt-Min- Under is 5-0-1 in Mahrley games last two years.
NY-Tor- Over is 9-4-2 in last 15 LBarrett games.
Chi-Hst- Favorites won six of last eight Hernandez games.
Tex-Det- Under is 9-3 in last dozen Meals games.
A’s-Clev- Under is 9-5-1 in last 15 Scheurwater games.
Bos-KC- Under is 7-3 in last ten Holbrook games.
TB-NY- Six of last seven Lentz games stayed under.
Col-Sea- Underdogs are 4-3 in last seven Foster games.
LA-LAA- Six of last eight Winters games went over.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/6
Ariz 22-15-5……20-18-8……..42-33
Atl 21-19-7…..18-14-8………39-33
Cubs 16-19-9……20-14-7…….36-33
Reds 12-25-4……18-24-4….…30-49
Colo 26-13-11……22-14-4……48-28
LA 17-16-5…….25-17-9……42-33
Miami 17-23-5…..17-19-…….34-42
Milw 18-16-8…..25-17-4…….43-33
Mets 19-23-2……16-16-10…..35-37
Philly 16-15-8…..24-14-7……40-29
Pitt 18-20-6……15-16-11……..33-36
StL 21-16-5……19-22-4………40-38
SD 17-22-9……16-21-4…….33-42
SF 21-19-10…..14-18-8………35-37
Wash 19-15-9..…17-20-7………36-35
Orioles 12-25-9…….13-24-5……25-49
Boston 25-16-9……21-13-5……..46-29
White Sox 13-29-4….12-24-7….25-53
Indians 20-17-8……28-9-5……48-26
Detroit 16-20-8……19-20-10.……35-40
Astros 22-14-11……22-13-9…….44-26
KC 12-23-8…….15-24-6…..27-47
Angels 23-19-5……16-18-8……39-37
Twins 16-21-8……18-19-6…..34-40
NYY 19-14-6……27-13-7…….46-26
A’s 15-20-8……14-21-10……29-41
Seattle 25-15-6……22-15-9……47-30
TB 19-17-11……20-14-6……39-30
Texas 16-21-5…..14-27-6…….30-48
Toronto 11-21-8……16-21-11……27-42
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/6)
Ariz 17-41…….15-45…..….32
Atl 15-46……15-41………30
Cubs 8-44……..17-43………25
Reds 9-40……..11-45………20
Colo 18-48…….19-40..……37
LA 13-38……..19-48..…..32
Miami 12-45……..12-46…….24
Milw 14-43…..…15-45……..29
Mets 17-42……..12-40…….29
Philly 9-40……..15-46…..…24
Pitt 11-44……..12-43……..23
StL 15-41……..11-44…….26
SD 11-48……..8-42………19
SF 10-46………16-42…..26
Wash 17-45……..11-44……..28
Orioles 14-47……..14-42………28
Boston 14-50……16-40………30
White Sox 13-46……12-43…….25
Clev 13-47…….14-41….…27
Detroit 14-43……..14-48….…28
Astros 13-45…..…10-43………23
KC 11-43..…….12-44……..23
Angels 13-46…..….10-41…….23
Twins 12-45………10-48…….22
NYY 7-38……..18-46……….25
A’s 9-44…..…..11-44……..20
Seattle 15-44………14-46……..29
TB 15-47..……13-40……..28
Texas 7-42…….…10-46……17
Toronto 8-42………11-47….…19
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 42-41 NL, favorites +$485
AL @ NL– 45-35 NL, favorites -$1,215
Total: 87-76 NL, favorites -$730