MLB
Sunday, July 9
National League
Pirates @ Cubs
Taillon is 2-0, 1.04 in his last three starts; his last four starts stayed under. Pirates are 4-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-3-3
Lester is 1-1, 4.13 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Cubs are 4-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-9-3
Pirates won four of their last five games; under is 7-0-1 in their last eight. Cubs are 5-8 in last 13 home games; three of last five Chicago games went over total.
Padres @ Phillies
Cahill is 3-0, 2.88 in his last six starts; under is 2-0-1 in his last three. Padres are 2-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-5-1
Eickhoff is 0-4, 5.84 in his last seven starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Phillies are 2-5 in his home starts- 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-8-1
San Diego won five of its last six games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Philly lost its last five games; under is 6-0-1 in their last seven home games. Phillies have 23 losses by one run this season.
Mets @ Cardinals
Matz is 2-1, 2.12 in five starts this year (over 3-2). Mets are 2-2 in his road stats- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-2-1
Lynn is 1-3, 8.86 in his last four starts; over is 9-4 in his last 13. St Louis is 3-4 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-8-1
Mets lost four of last five games; under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. St Louis lost three of last five games; over is 18-7-1 in their last 26 games.
Braves @ Nationals
Newcomb is 1-3, 3.90 in five starts this year (under 4-1). Atlanta’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-3
Ross is 2-0, 2.18 in his last three starts (over 8-4). Washington is 5-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-3-1
Braves are 10-4 in last 14 road games; under is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Washington is 4-5 in its last nine games; over is 3-1 in their last four games.
Reds @ Diamondbacks
Bailey is 1-2, 12.66 in his last three starts (over 2-1). Reds’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 1-2
Corbin is 0-2, 3.12 in his last three starts; over is 4-1-2 in his last seven. Arizona is 6-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-9-2
Cincinnati is 7-5 in its last 12 games; under is 8-0-1 in their last nine games. Arizona lost four of its last five games; under is 7-3-3 in their last 13.
Marlins @ Giants
Urena is 4-1, 3.44 in his last six starts; under is 3-0-1 in his last four. Miami is 4-1 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-4-1
Cain is 0-7, 7.26 in his last nine starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Giants are 5-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-11-1
Marlins won four of last five games; under is 9-5-1 in their last 15 games. Giants won seven of last 11 games; under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
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American League
Astros @ Blue Jays
Fiers is 4-2, 2.81 in his last eight starts; over is 4-3-1 in his road outings. Astros are 6-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-6-3
Happ is 3-1, 1.97 in his last five starts (under 4-1)— Toronto is 2-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-6
Houston is 10-3 in its last 13 road games; over is 12-3 in their last 15 games. Toronto won four of its last five games; over is 4-2 in their last six home games.
Tigers @ Indians
Fulmer is 2-1, 2.66 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Detroit is 3-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 9-6-1
Kluber is 2-1, 1.13 in his last four starts; his last three stayed under. Indians are 5-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-7
Detroit lost five of last seven games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Cleveland won its last three games; under is 6-2 in their last eight home games.
Red Sox @ Rays
Price is 2-0, 2.08 in his last two starts (under 4-3-1). Boston is 3-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-3
Archer is 1-2, 5.50 in his last three starts (over 11-7). Rays are 6-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-3-5
Boston won seven of its last ten games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. Rays are 10-5 in last 15 home games; over is 12-2 in their last 14 home games.
Angels @ Rangers
Ramirez is 1-3, 7.32 in his last four starts (under 10-6). Angels are 5-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-7-4
Darvish is 0-3, 6.05 in his last four starts; under is 10-1-1 in his last 12. Texas lost his last four home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-6-5
Angels lost five of last six games, under is 7-1-1 in their last nine road games. Texas won its last three games; over is 16-4-2 in their last 22 home games.
Orioles @ Twins
Jimenez is 1-2, 8.22 in his last three starts; over is 6-2-1 in his last nine. Baltimore is 3-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-7-1
Gibson is 1-2, 4.30 in his last four starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Minnesota is 3-5 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-8-1
Baltimore lost seven of last nine games; under is 9-3 in their last 12 games. Minnesota won six of last nine home games; under is 9-5 in their last 14 home games.
A’s @ Mariners
Gossett is 1-3, 7.27 in five starts this season (over 3-2). Oakland’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-3
Hernandez is 1-2, 5.85 in his last four starts; over is 4-0-1 in his last five. Seattle is 3-2 in his home starts- 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-4
Oakland won four of its last five games; over is 10-4-1 in their last 15 road games. Seattle lost nine of its last 12 games; over is 9-3-1 in their last 13 home games.
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Interleague
Milwaukee @ New York
Nelson is 2-0, 1.93 in his last two starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Brewers are 4-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-9-1
Tanaka is 2-0, 1.29 in his last three starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. New York is 5-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 9-6-2
Milwaukee won seven of last nine games; under is 11-4 in their last 15 games. New York lost five of last seven games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
White Sox @ Rockies
Rodon is 1-1, 3.97 in two starts this year (over 1-0-1). Chicago’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 1-1
Freeland is 0-3, 7.41 in his last three starts; under is 4-0 in his last four. Colorado is 4-4 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 9-7-1
White Sox lost six of last nine road games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Colorado is 5-12 in its last 17 games; under is 9-1-1 in last 11 Colorado games.
Royals @ Dodgers
Duffy is 3-1, 3.80 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Royals are 3-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-6-2
Kershaw is 6-0, 2.23 in his last six starts over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Dodgers are 9-1 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 13-2-3
Kansas City won six of last nine games; over is 12-4-2 in their last 18 road games. Los Angeles is 17-1 in last 18 home games; under is 9-4-2 in their last 15 games.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Pitt-Chi: Taillon 6-5; Lester 10-8
SD-Phil: Cahill 5-3; Eickhoff 2-12
Atl-Wsh: Newcomb 2-3; Ross 8-3
NY-StL: Matz 2-3; Lynn 7-10
Cin-Az: Bailey 1-2; Corbin 8-9
Mia-SF: Urena 8-4; Cain 7-10
American League
Hst-Tor: Peacock 6-2; Happ 4-6
Det-Clev: Fulmer 9-7; Kluber 8-5
Bos-TB: Price 5-3; Archer 10-8
LA-Tex: Ramirez 9-7; Darvish 8-10 (0-4 last 4)
Balt-Min: Jimenez 7-5; Gibson 8-7
A’s-Sea: Gossett 2-3; Hernandez 3-5
Interleague
Mil-NY; Nelson 9-8; Tanaka 9-8 (4-1 last 5)
Chi-Colo: Rodon 1-1; Freeland 10-7 (0-3 last 3)
KC-LA: Duffy 6-6; Kershaw 16-2
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Pitt-Chi: Taillon 2-11; Lester 8-18 (4 of last 5)
SD-Phil: Cahill 2-8; Eickhoff 3-14
Atl-Wsh: Newcomb 1-4; Ross 6-11
NY-StL: Matz 0-5; Lynn 6-17
Cin-Az: Bailey 3-3; Corbin 10-17
Mia-SF: Urena 2-12; Cain 6-17
American League
Hst-Tor: Peacock 1-8; Happ 2-10
Det-Clev: Fulmer 5-16; Kluber 3-13
Bos-TB: Price 3-8; Archer 4-18
LA-Tex: Ramirez 9-16 (0 of last 5); Darvish 4-18
Balt-Min: Jimenez 4-12; Gibson 3-15
A’s-Sea: Gossett 0-5; Hernandez 5-8
Interleague
Mil-NY; Nelson 3-17; Tanaka 8-17
Chi-Colo: Rodon 1-2; Freeland 5-17
KC-LA: Duffy 2-12; Kershaw 4-18
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Umpires
National League
Pitt-Chi: Over is 7-3 in last ten Johnson games.
SD-Phil: Four of last five Guccione games went over.
Atl-Wsh: Under is 7-3 in last ten Dreckman games.
NY-StL: Underdogs are 8-8 ($130) Nelson games this year.
Cin-Az: Under is 6-2 in last eight O’Nora games.
Mia-SF: Four of last five Hallion games stayed under.
American League
Hst-Tor: Over is 5-0-1 in last six Torres games.
Det-Clev: Under is 8-1-1 in last ten Blakney games.
Bos-TB: Favorites won eight of last nine Conroy games.
LA-Tex: Underdogs are 7-4 in last 11 Lentz games.
Balt-Min: Three of last four LBarrett games stayed under.
A’s-Sea: Over is 9-4 in last thirteen Culbreth games.
Interleague
Mil-NY: Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Vanover games.
Chi-Colo: Over is 6-0-1 in last seven Gibson games.
KC-LA: Three of last four Danley games stayed under.
Interleague play
NL @ AL– 45-32 AL, favorites -$1,093
AL @ NL– 47-44 NL, favorites -$390
Total: 88-77 AL, favorites -$1,483
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 44-36-2
AL @ NL: Over 48-37-3
Total: Over 92-73-5
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/8/17
Ariz 14-17-10……27-14–6……….40-31
Atl 20-18-6……16-22-5………..36-40
Cubs 17-24-2……20-18-5………..37-42
Reds 14-27-3……18-22–2…………32-49
Colo 26-15-6…….22-19-2……….48-34
LA 18-17-5…….32-13-3……….50-30
Miami 19-23-2…….21-16-4……..40-39
Milw 21-14-6…….23-20-6………43-34
Mets 22-18-2……..18-22-3………40-40
Philly 11-26-8……13-20-6……….24-46
Pitt 21-21-3…..17-20-7………..38-41
St. Louis 16-17-3……27-15-7……….43-32
SD 12-26-5……..21-19–4………33-45
SF 10-32-7……..17-20-4……….30-52
Wash 29-12-2……20-17-7………..49-29
Orioles 14-27-5……..18-20-3………32-47
Boston 20-23-6………18-19-2…….38-42
White Sox 16-27-6……..17-18–2……..33-44
Cleveland 21-17-4……..20-20-4……..40-37
Detroit 16-22-5…….22-17-4……..38-39
Astros 22-13-8……..27-15-3……..49-28
KC 15-21-7………19-17-8…….34-38
Angels 17-25-7………18-16-7………35-41
Twins 23-12-4………19-22-6……..42-33
NYY 18-22-3……….25-14-2…..…43-36
A’s 13-23-6……..19-17-9……..32-40
Seattle 14-22-5……..22-18-8……..36-40
TB 21-14-8……..28-11-6……..49-25
Texas 23-12-7……..20-16-8………43-28
Toronto 15-24-3……..15-22-6……..30-46
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/8/17)
Ariz 12-41……..18-47………30
Atl 8-43……..11-43…………19
Cubs 13-44……..16-43……….29
Reds 18-44……..17-43……….35
Colo 10-48……..13-43..…….23
LA 11-40……..18-47..……..29
Miami 18-44……..14-42………32
Milw 17-41……20-49…..…..37
Mets 19-41……..15-42……….34
Philly 13-46……..11-40……….24
Pitt 11-45……..14-43……….25
StL 10-37……..13-49……….23
SD 18-43……..13-42…………31
SF 10-52……..11-39…………21
Wash 16-43……..19-45………35
Orioles 6-46……..15-42……….21
Boston 14-48……..10-38………24
White Sox 15-49……11-37……….26
Clev 9-43……..14-44……….23
Detroit 8-43…….18-43………..26
Astros 14-43……..19-45………33
KC 9-43……..7-42…………16
Angels 19-50…….10-42………29
Twins 9-40……..11-48……….20
NYY 11-43……..14-42………25
A’s 8-43……..13-46……….21
Seattle 15-41…….18-49………33
TB 13-44……..19-45………32
Texas 14-43……..21-44………35
Toronto 12-42……..9-45……….21
