MLB
Saturday, August 4
National League
Padres (43-69) @ Cubs (63-46)
Lucchesi is 1-3, 5.68 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 6-10, 2-3 away
5-inning record: 6-6-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-16
Hendricks is 2-1, 4.15 in his last four starts; under is 10-4-1 in his last 15. Team in his starts: 9-13, 5-6 home
5-inning record: 7-9-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 12-22
Padres lost eight of their last nine games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Cubs won three of their last four home games; they’re 18-8 vs lefty starters- over is 9-4 in their last 13 home games.
Cardinals (56-54) @ Pirates (57-53)
Gomber allowed two runs in 6.1 IP (90 PT in his first MLB start (under 1-0). Team in his starts: 0-1, 0-1 away.
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Nova is 2-0, 4.09 in his last four starts; over is 3-1-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 12-8, 5-4 home.
5-inning record: 11-4-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20
Cardinals won five of their last eight games; over is 9-3 in their last 12 road games. Pittsburgh is 4-2 in its last six games, they’re 13-17 vs lefty starters- over is 5-2-1 in their last eight home games.
Marlins (46-65) @ Phillies (61-48)
Urena is 1-1, 4.38 in his last five starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-15, 2-5 away.
5-inning record: 8-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21
Eflin is 0-1, 6.75 in his last three starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 8-6, 4-2 home.
5-inning record: 10-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-14
Marlins lost their last four games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Phillies won their last three games; last six Philly games stayed under the total.
Reds (48-61) @ Nationals (55-53)
DeSclafani is 0-2, 8.76 in his last three starts (over 8-1-1). Team in his starts: 5-5, 2-1 away
5-inning record: 7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10
Harvey is 1-1, 6.52 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 8-6, 4-2 away
5-inning record: 8-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-14
Gonzalez is 0-2, 4.08 in his last five starts (under 5-0). Team in his starts: 10-11, 6-3 home.
5-inning record: 8-7-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-21
Hellickson is 1-1, 5.17 in his last three starts; under is 7-1-1 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 9-6, 3-1 home.
5-inning record: 7-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15
Reds lost their last four road games; they’re 13-15 vs lefty starters. Over is 10-1 in their last 11 road games. Washington won seven of last nine home games; over is 7-2 in Nationals’ last eight home games.
Braves (59-47) @ Mets (44-63)
Gausman was 2-2, 5.16 in his last five starts for Baltimore. Orioles in his starts: 6-15, 1-7 road
5-inning record: 8-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21
Wheeler is 3-0, 2.61 in his last three starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 8-12, 3-8 home.
5-inning record: 8-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20
Atlanta won its last five games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Mets lost six of their last seven games; under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Rockies (58-51) @ Brewers (64-49)
Anderson is 0-0, 3.20 in his last four starts; under is 6-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 10-12, 7-4 away.
5-inning record: 11-5-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-22
Peralta is 1-1, 5.49 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 6-3, 2-1 home
5-inning record: 5-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9
Rockies lost five of its last six road games; over is 6-3 in their last eight road games. Colorado blew 9th inning leads the last two days. Milwaukee is 8-3 in its last 11 home games, they’re 13-14 vs lefty starters. Over is 6-4-1 in their last 11 home games.
Giants (56-55) @ Diamondbacks (61-50)
Suarez is 1-1, 4.76 in his last four starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 8-10, 4-5 road
5-inning record: 5-6-7. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-18
Buchholz is 3-0, 2.08 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 5-4, 2-1 home.
5-inning record: 8-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9
Giants won four of their last five games; under is 13-4-1 in their last 18 road games. Arizona won five of its last seven games; they’re 22-18 vs lefty starters- seven of their last eight games went over.
American League
New York (68-40) @ Red Sox (77-34)
Adams is making his MLB debut; he is 3-5, 4.50 in 21 AAA starts. Team in his starts: 0-0 away
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Eovaldi is 1-0, 0.69 in his last two starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Boston in his starts: 1-0, 1-0 home.
5-inning record: 5-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-11
New York is 7-9 in its last 16 games; five of their last seven road games stayed under. Boston won six of its last seven games; under is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
White Sox (39-70) @ Rays (56-54)
Rodon is 1.88 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-6, 1-4 away
5-inning record: 3-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9
Snell is 4-1, 1.42 in his last five starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 12-8, 6-2 home.
5-inning record: 12-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-20
White Sox lost six of their last nine games; they’re 7-18 vs lefty starters- over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Tampa Bay won four of its last five home games; they’re 19-12 vs lefty starters- five of Rays’ last seven games went over.
Angels (55-56) @ Indians (59-49)
Pena is 0-2, 6.89 in his last four starts (under 4-2-1). Team in his starts: 3-4, 1-1 away
5-inning record: 3-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-7
Kluber is 2-2, 4.83 in his last five starts; over is 15-1-2 in his last 18 starts. Team in his starts: 13-9, 7-5 home.
5-inning record: 15-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-22
Angels lost four of their last five games; over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Cleveland won five of its last eight games; four of their last six games stayed under.
Orioles (33-77) @ Rangers (48-63)
Bundy is 1-1, 9.17 in his last four starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 8-12, 3-6 away
5-inning record: 7-9-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-20
Minor is 1-1, 6.59 in his last three starts; under is 7-2-1 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 9-11, 5-6 home.
5-inning record: 6-10-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-20
Orioles are 1-13 in their last 14 road games; over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games overall. O’s are 14-22 vs lefty starters. Texas won six of its last seven games; over is 8-1 in their last nine home games.
Royals (34-75) @ Twins (50-58)
Smith is 1-2, 7.47 in his four starts (over 2-1-1). Team in his starts: 1-3, 0-3 away
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4
Berrios is 2-1, 3.65 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 12-10, 3-7 home
5-inning record: 7-10-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-22
Royals are 3-5 in their last eight games; five of their last six games went over. Minnesota lost five of its last seven games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Tigers (47-63) @ A’s (65-46)
Zimmerman is 0-3, 7.98 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 8-6, 5-3 away
5-inning record: 8-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-13
Jackson is 1-1, 4.41 in his last three starts (under 4-3). Team in his starts: 5-2, 2-1 home
5-inning record: 1-5-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-7
Tigers are 6-5 in their last 11 games; under is 11-5 in their last 16 road games. Oakland won its last six home games; over is 3-2 in their last five home games.
Blue Jays (50-59) @ Mariners (63-47)
Estrada is 0-2, 6.61 in his last four starts; his last three went over. Team in his starts: 8-10, 4-5 away
5-inning record: 6-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-18
Paxton is 2-2, 2.78 in his last four starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 13-8, 6-4 home
5-inning record: 8-7-6. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21
Toronto lost seven of its last 11 games, but won last two; they’re 13-26 vs lefty starters— over is 10-3 in their last 13 road games. Seattle is 5-12 in its last 17 games; under is 11-6 in its last 17 home games.
Interleague
Astros (70-41) @ Dodgers (60-50)
McCullers is 0-3, 9.88 in his last three starts; Team in his starts: 13-7, 7-4 away
5-inning record: 8-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20
Maeda is 2-1, 2.51 in his last five starts; under is 9-1 in his last 10 starts. Team in his starts: 8-9, 4-5 home
5-inning record: 8-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17
Houston won its last three games; under is 13-2 in their last 15 road games. Dodgers lost four of their last six games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Umpires
SD-Chi: Over is 4-2 in last six Bucknor games.
StL-Pitt: Nine of last 11 TBarrett games went over.
Mia-Phil: Over is 10-3 in last 13 Barber games.
Col-Mil: Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Additon game.
Atl-NY: Six of last eight Cederstrom games went over.
SF-Az: Five of last six Welke games stayed under.
NY-Bos: Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Cuzzi games.
Chi-TB: Underdogs won last four Tumpane games.
LA-Clev: Home side won five of last six West games.
KC-Minn: Five of last six Tichenor games went over.
Balt-Tex: Under is 10-2-1 in last 13 Estabrook games.
Det-A’s: Home side won seven of last eight Davis games.
Tor-Sea: Over is 7-4 in last eleven Winters games.
Hst-LA: Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Reyburn games.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/3
Ariz 29-20-6……27-20-8……..56-40
Atl 26-22-7…..24-19-8………50-41
Cubs 20-23-12……26-21-8…….46-44
Reds 16-32-4……20-29-6….…36-61
Colo 29-17-14……29-17-5……57-35
LA 27-20-7…….26-21-12……54-41
Miami 21-27-6…..24-24-10…….45-51
Milw 23-26-9…..27-22-6…….50-48
Mets 22-27-3……19-24-13…..41-49
Philly 22-21-12…..29-17-7……51-38
Pitt 23-21-6……28-20-12……..51-41
StL 26-22-7……23-27-5………49-49
SD 19-30-9……17-29-7…….36-59
SF 26-23-10…..20-21-11………46-44
Wash 24-23-10..…22-22-7………46-45
Orioles 13-31-11…….18-29-9……31-60
Boston 29-18-10……33-15-6……..62-33
W Sox 15-36-5…..…16-30-8…..…31-66
Indians 23-21-10……33-14-8……56-35
Det 19-26-9…..…24-24-11.……43-50
Astros 28-15-13……28-17-11…….56-31
KC 18-31-8…….19-26-8…..37-57
Angels 24-23-8……24-25-8……48-48
Twins 17-27-11……25-24-8…..42-51
NYY 27-18-9……33-15-7…….60-32
A’s 20-29-10……20-22-11…..40-51
Seattle 27-21-7……27-18-14……..54-37
TB 23-22-12……26-20-7……49-41
Texas 20-27-8…..20-30-6…….40-57
Toronto 16-28-10……18-24-14……34-52
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 8/3)
Ariz 23-55…….21-56…..…44
Atl 19-54……18-51………37
Cubs 11-55……..18-53……..29
Reds 11-52……..13-57……..24
Colo 21-59…….21-51.……..42
LA 17-54……..22-57..…..39
Miami 13-54……..16-57…….29
Milw 20-57…..…17-56……..37
Mets 20-51……..17-56…….37
Philly 12-55……..18-54…….30
Pitt 13-50……..19-61…….32
StL 20-55……..17-55…….37
SD 15-58……..13-54…….28
SF 12-57………17-55..…..29
Wash 21-57……..15-51……..36
Orioles 17-55……..17-55………34
Boston 16-56……21-55………36
White Sox 16-55……15-54…….31
Clev 15-53…….22-53……..37
Detroit 15-54……..16-56….…31
Astros 16-56…..…13-56………29
KC 14-57..…….16-52…….29
Angels 15-53…..….15-57…….30
Twins 14-53………12-54…….26
NYY 13-54……..21-54………34
A’s 14-59…..…..13-52…….27
Seattle 20-52………19-59……39
TB 17-57..……16-52……..33
Texas 9-55…….…15-56…..…23
Toronto 13-54………12-55….….25
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 54-54, favorites +$9
AL @ NL– 58-42 NL, favorites -$819
Total: 112-96 NL, favorites -$810