MLB
Thursday, June 15
National League
Nationals @ Mets
Gonzalez is 2-0, 3.04 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Washington is 4-2 in his road starts. 1st 5-inning record with him: 9-2-2
Gsellman is 3-0, 1.89 in his last three starts, all of which stayed under. Mets split his six home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-5 (6-1 last seven)
Washington lost five of its last six games; they’re 8-3 in road series openers. Their last three games went over. Mets won six of last eight games; they’re 6-1 in last seven home series openers. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Brewers @ Cardinals
Davies is 2-0, 3.38 in his last three starts (over 9-4). Milwaukee is 4-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-5-2
Wacha is 1-2, 9.34 in his last four starts; over is 7-1 in his last eight. St Louis is 3-4 in his home starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-5-1
Milwaukee is 5-3 in its last eight road games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games. St Louis won six of its last eight home games; three of its last four games went over.
Giants @ Rockies
Moore is 0-3, 5.87 in his last four starts; over is 6-0-1 in his road starts. Giants are 1-6 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-9-2
Hoffman is 4-0, 2.10 in his first four starts; three of those four were on road. Over is 3-1 in his starts. Colorado’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-0
Giants are 4-11 in their last 15 games, 6-5 in road series openers. Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Colorado lost three of last four games; over is 3-1-1 in their last five home tilts. Rockies are 7-3 in home series openers.
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American League
Mariners @ Twins
Miranda is 3-0, 2.52 in his last four starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Seattle is 5-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-5
Berrios is 5-1, 2.89 in six starts this year (under 5-0-1). Twins’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-2
Seattle won eight of last 11 games; under is 5-3-2 in their last ten road games. Minnesota lost six of its last seven home games (over 5-0-2).
Orioles @ White Sox
Tillman is 0-4, 12.89 in his last four starts, last three of which went over. Orioles’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 1-5-1
Holmberg is 1-0, 4.26 in three starts this year (over 1-1-1). White Sox’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-1
Orioles lost 11 of their last 12 road games; over is 11-4 in their last 15 games. White Sox are 4-10 in last 14 games; over is 11-5-2 in their last 18 home games.
Rays @ Tigers
Cobb is 1-2, 5.79 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Tampa Bay is 4-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-4-1
Verlander is 0-1, 5.49 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Detroit is 4-1 in his home starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-6-2
Rays won six of last eight games; they’re 7-4 in road series openers- over is 6-0-1 in their last even games. Detroit lost six of last eight games; they’re 6-4 in home series openers- over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
New York @ A’s
Montgomery is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. New York is 2-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-5-1
Gray is 0-1, 7.64 in his last three starts (over 7-1). Oakland is 3-1 in his home starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-2
New York won six of its last eight games; they’re 6-3 in last nine road series openers- five of their last seven games went over. Oakland lost six of its last seven games; they’re 5-5 in home series openers- over is 8-1-2 in their last 11 games.
Royals @ Angels
Strahm is making his first MLB start; he is 1-3, 4.50 in 20 big league relief stints (22 IP). This is a bullpen game for KC if he is the starter.
Nolasco is 0-5, 5.93 in his last five starts; under is 8-2 in his last ten. Angels are 2-4 in his home starts; their 5-inning record with him: 4-6-3
Royals won six of last eight games; they’re 4-6 in road series openers- over is 8-1 in their last nine games. Angels are 5-2 in last seven games, 4-6 in home series openers. Under is 3-1 in their last four home games.
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Interleague
Red Sox @ Phillies
Sale is 4-0, 5.61 in his last four starts; Boston scored 40 runs in those games (over 4-0). Red Sox are 4-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-2-5
Pivetta is 1-4, 5.52 in six starts this season (over 3-2-1). Phils’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 1-4-1
Phillies lost their last eight games; over is 4-1 in their last four home games. Boston won 10 of last 12 games; five of their last seven games went over.
Dodgers @ Indians
Hill is 2-0, 3.21 in his last three starts (under 5-2). Dodgers’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-4
Tomlin is 1-5, 5.05 in his last six starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Indians are 2-5 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-8-1
Dodgers won their last six games; their last five games went over. Cleveland lost three of their last four games; over is 10-6-1 in their last 17 home games.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Wsh-NY: Gonzalez 7-6; Gsellman 6-4
Mil-StL: Davies 8-5; Wacha 4-7
SF-Col: Moore 3-10; Hoffman 4-0
American League
Sea-Minn: Miranda 8-5; Berrios 5-1
Balt-Chi: Tillman 2-5; Holmberg 2-1
TB-Det: Cobb 6-7; Verlander 6-7
NY-A’s: Montgomery 5-6; Gray 3-5
KC-LAA: Strahm 0-0; Nolasco 3-10
Interleague
Bos-Phil: Sale 10-3; Pivetta 1-5
LA-Clev: Hill 4-3; Tomlin 4-8
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Wsh-NY: Gonzalez 5-13; Gsellman 5-11
Mil-StL: Davies 3-13; Wacha 1-11
SF-Col: Moore 4-13; Hoffman 0-4
American League
Sea-Minn: Miranda 4-13; Berrios 1-6
Balt-Chi: Tillman 4-7 (4 of last 4); Holmberg 1-3
TB-Det: Cobb 2-13; Verlander 5-13
NY-A’s: Montgomery 3-11; Gray 1-8
KC-LAA: Strahm 0-0; Nolasco 4-13
Interleague
Bos-Phil: Sale 1-13; Pivetta 2-6
LA-Clev: Hill 1-7; Tomlin 5-12
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Umpires
National League
American League
Interleague
Interleague play
NL @ AL– 35-20 AL, favorites +$86
AL @ NL– 37-34 AL, favorites -$389
Total: 72-54 AL, favorites -$303
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 33-26-1
AL @ NL: Over 41-25-2
Total: Over 74-51-3
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 6/14/17
Ariz 11-14-7……21-9–5…….31-23
Atl 15-16-4……10-17-3……..25-33
Cubs 11-17-1……16-14-5……..27-31
Reds 8-20-3……14-17–2………22-37
Colo 24-9-5…..15-13-2……….39-22
LA 12-15-4……22-11-2……….34-26
Miami 12-19-1…….18-10-4……..30-29
Milw 17-9-5…….17-14-5…….34-23
Mets 16-11-1……..16-18-2……32-29
Philly 9-21-6………9-16-2……18-37
Pitt 13-17-2…..12-15-7…….25-32
St. Louis 13-12-2……..20-10-5……..33-22
SD 7-21-4…….16-15–4………23-36
SF 7-21-7……..13-15-4……..23-36
Wash 22-9-2……17-12-3………..39-21
Orioles 11-19-3……..15-14-2………26-33
Boston 13-17-3………15-15-2…….28-32
White Sox 10-22-6……..14-11–1……..24-33
Cleveland 13-15-3……..14-14-3……..26-29
Detroit 14-16-4…….15-13-2……..29-29
Astros 15-10-6……..20-14-2…….35-24
KC 9-16-6………16-13-5……..25-29
Angels 12-18-6………16-10-6……28-28
Twins 17-8-3………12-15-6……..29-23
NYY 16-14-2……….20-9-1…..…36-23
A’s 10-19-4……..14-11-6……..24-30
Seattle 11-18-5……..17-12-4……..28-30
TB 15-11-6……..22-9-5……..37-20
Texas 17-10-5……..12-13-7……….29-23
Toronto 12-18-2……..11-14-6……..23-31
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 6/14/17)
Ariz 11-32……..15-35……….26
Atl 8-35……..7-30…………15
Cubs 7-30……..15-35………..22
Reds 12-31……..15-34………27
Colo 9-38……..8-30..……….17
LA 8-31……..14-34..…….22
Miami 12-32……..12-32………24
Milw 12-31……17-36…..…..29
Mets 11-28……..15-35……….26
Philly 12-37……..6-27……….18
Pitt 9-32……..11-34……….20
StL 8-28……..9-35………..17
SD 15-32……..10-35…………25
SF 7-38……..9-32………….16
Wash 11-33……..14-32………25
Orioles 4-33……..11-31……….15
Boston 11-33……..8-31………..19
White Sox 11-38…….9-26………..19
Clev 7-31……..10-31……….17
Detroit 7-34…….13-30………20
Astros 9-31……..15-36……….24
KC 5-31……..5-33…………9
Angels 15-37…….7-33……….22
Twins 6-29……..9-33……….15
NYY 9-32……..12-31……….21
A’s 5-34……..9-32……….14
Seattle 13-34…….13-33………26
TB 9-32……..18-36………27
Texas 9-33……..14-32………22
Toronto 10-32……..7-33………..17
