MLB
Tuesday, July 4
National League
Mets @ Nationals
Lugo is 3-1, 4.26 in four starts this year (over 2-1-1). Mets’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-1
Ross is 1-0,1.98 in his last two starts(over 7-4). Washington is 5-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-3-1
New York won four of last six games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Washington lost three of last five games; under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Pirates @ Phillies
Taillon is 2-1, 2.42 in his last four starts; his last three starts stayed under. Pirates are 3-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-3-3
Lester is 2-0, 2.42 in his last four starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Cubs are 6-3 in his home starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-8-3
Pirates lost their last four games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Phillies lost five of last seven home games; under is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games.
Marlins @ Cardinals
Urena is 3-1, 3.41 in his last five starts; under is 2-0-2 in his last four. Miami is 3-1 in his four road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-3-1
Lynn is 1-2, 9.37 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. St Louis is 3-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-8-1
Marlins lost five of last six games; under is 5-3-1 in their last nine games. St Louis won five of last six games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
Reds @ Rockies
Bailey allowed 14 runs in 4.2 IP in his two starts this year (over 2-0). Reds’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 0-2 (outscored 23-1 in first five innings of his two starts)
Freeland is 1-3, 5.80 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Colorado is 4-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 9-6-1
Reds are 2-15 in last 17 road games; over is 13-5 in their last 18 road tilts. Colorado lost nine of last 11 games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.
Diamondbacks @ Dodgers
Corbin is 2-1, 3.70 in his last four starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six. Arizona is 1-5 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-8-2
Kershaw is 4-0, 3.08 in his last four starts; over is 5-4 in his home starts. Dodgers are 8-1 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 11-2-3
Arizona won seven of last eight road games, is 8-4 in road series openers. Under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Los Angeles is 12-1 in last 13 home games, 10-4 in home series openers. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
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American League
Blue Jays @ New York
Happ is 2-1, 2.08 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Toronto is 1-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-6
Sabathia is 5-0, 1.50 in his last six starts; New York is 5-0 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-5-1
Toronto lost nine of last 11 games; under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. New York is 5-7 in its last 12 games; over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 home games.
Red Sox @ Rangers
Price is 2-2, 5.59 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Boston is 2-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-3
Darvish is 0-2, 4.00 in his last three starts; under is 10-0-1 in his last 11. Texas lost his last three home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-5-5
Boston won its last five games; over is 5-1 in their last six road games. Texas lost six of last eight games; over is 15-2-1 in their last 18 home games.
Angels @ Twins
Ramirez is 0-3, 4.64 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Angels are 4-5 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-9-2
Gibson is 0-2, 4.96 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Minnesota is 2-5 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-8-1
Angels lost four of last five games; four of Angels’ last five road games stayed under. Minnesota lost six of last nine games; under is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
White Sox @ A’s
Shields is 1-1, 7.04 in his last three starts (over 3-3). Chicago’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-2-1
Gossett is 1-3, 6.86 in four starts this year (over 2-2); Oakland’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 1-3
White Sox won four of last five games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. A’s lost their last eight home games; under is 7-2-1 in his last ten home games.
Royals @ Mariners
Duffy is making his first start since May 28; he is 2-1, 3.60 in his last four starts. Royals are 2-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-6-2
Hernandez is 1-1, 6.43 in his last three starts; over is 3-0-1 in his last four. Seattle is 3-1 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-3
Royals are 16-6 in their last 22 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Seattle lost six of its last eight games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight home games.
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Interleague
Giants @ Tigers
Cain is 0-6, 7.29 in his last eight starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Giants lost his last four road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-10-1
Fulmer is 1-3, 4.05 in his last four starts; over is 7-4-1 in his last 12. Detroit is 5-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-6-1
Giants won their last six games; they’re 7-7 in road series openers. Four of their last five games stayed under. Detroit is 4-11 in its last 15 games, 9-4 in home series openers. Four of their last five games went over.
Rays @ Cubs
Archer is 1-3, 4.65 in his last five starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Tampa Bay is 4-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 9-3-5
Lackey is 1-4, 6.35 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Chicago is 3-4 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-12-1
Rays are 8-6 in last 14 games, 9-5 in road series openers. Under is 5-1 in their last six games. Chicago lost four of last six games; they’re 5-7 in home series openers. Under is 5-2 in last seven games at Wrigley Field.
Orioles @ Brewers
Jimenez is 2-2, 7.42 in his last five starts; over is 6-1-1 in his last eight. Orioles are 3-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-6-1
Nelson is 2-1, 3.00 in his last three starts; under is 6-4-1 in his last 11. Milwaukee is 4-5 in his home starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-9-1
Baltimore lost three of last four games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Milwaukee won four of last five games; under is 5-3-1 in their last nine home games.
Padres @ Indians
Cahill is 3-0, 3.30 in his last five starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six. San Diego is 1-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 1-5-1
Kluber is 4-0, 1.67 in his last six starts; under is 5-3-1 in his last nine. Cleveland is 5-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-6
Padres lost seven of last nine road games, are 2-10 in road series openers. Under is 9-4 in their last 13 games. Indians won four of last five games, are 5-8 in home series openers. Under is 6-1 in their last seven home tilts.
Astros @ Braves
Peacock is 2-0, 1.69 in his last two starts (under 5-2). Houston is 3-0 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-2
Newcomb is 1-2, 1.85 in four starts this year (under 4-0). Braves scored nine runs in the four games- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-2
Astros won four of last five games, are 10-2 in road series openers. Over is 8-2 in their last ten games. Braves are 11-4 in last 15 games, 9-2 in last 11 road series openers. Under is 8-1 in their last nine games.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
NY-Wash: Lugo 3-1; Ross 7-4
Pitt-Phil: Taillon 5-5; Leiter 2-0
Mia-StL: Urena 7-4; Lynn 7-9
Cin-Colo: Bailey 0-2; Freeland 10-6
Az-LA: Corbin 8-8; Kershaw 14-2
American League
Tor-NY: Happ 3-6; Sabathia 10-3
Bos-Tex: Price 4-3; Darvish 8-9
LA-Min: Ramirez 9-6; Gibson 7-7
Chi-A’s: Shields 3-3; Gossett 1-3
KC-Sea: Duffy 5-6; Hernandez 3-4
Interleague
SF-Det: Cain 7-9; Fulmer 8-7
TB-Chi: Archer 9-8; Lackey 7-9
Blt-Mil: Jimenez 7-4; Nelson 8-8
SD-Clev: Cahill 4-3; Kluber 8-4
Hst-Atl: Peacock 5-2; Newcomb 2-2
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
NY-Wash: Lugo 2-4; Ross 5-11
Pitt-Phil: Taillon 2-10; Leiter 1-2
Mia-StL: Urena 2-11; Lynn 6-16
Cin-Colo: Bailey 2-2; Freeland 4-16
Az-LA: Corbin 9-16; Kershaw 4-16
American League
Tor-NY: Happ 2-9; Sabathia 3-13
Bos-Tex: Price 3-7; Darvish 4-17
LA-Min: Ramirez 9-15; Gibson 3-14
Chi-A’s: Shields 3-6; Gossett 0-4
KC-Sea: Duffy 1-11; Hernandez 4-7
Interleague
SF-Det: Cain 6-16; Fulmer 4-15
TB-Chi: Archer 4-17; Lackey 9-16
Blt-Mil: Jimenez 4-11; Nelson 3-16
SD-Clev: Cahill 2-7; Kluber 3-12
Hst-Atl: Peacock 1-7; Newcomb 1-4
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Umpires
National League
NY-Wash: Over is 4-0-1 in last five Torres games.
Mia-StL: Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Emmel games.
Pitt-Phil: Under is 7-1-2 in Blakney games this year.
Cin-Colo: Over is 7-4 in last eleven Miller games.
American League
Tor-NY: Under is 5-2 in last seven Kulpa games.
LA-Min: Over is 9-2-1 in last dozen Nelson games.
Chi-A’s: Home team is 18-12 in last 30 Barber games.
KC-Sea: Over is 5-0-1 in last six Gibson games.
Bos-Tex: Last five Baker games went over the total.
Interleague
Balt-Mil: Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Morales games.
Interleague play
NL @ AL– 41-28 AL, favorites -$607
AL @ NL– 41-40 NL, favorites -$910
Total: 81-69 AL, favorites -$1,517
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 42-30-2
AL @ NL: Over 43-33-2
Total: Over 85-63-4
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/3/17
Ariz 14-15-9……26-13–6……….39-28
Atl 18-18-5……16-21-4………..34-39
Cubs 17-24-2……18-15-5………..35-39
Reds 11-25-3……18-22–2…………29-47
Colo 26-15-6…….20-16-2……….46-31
LA 18-17-5…….28-13-3……….46-30
Miami 16-21-2…….21-16-4……..37-37
Milw 19-13-6…….21-20-6………40-33
Mets 21-16-2……..18-22-3………39-38
Philly 11-26-8……12-17-6……….23-43
Pitt 18-19-3…..17-19-7………..35-38
St. Louis 16-17-3……24-13-7……….40-30
SD 9-24-5……..21-19–4………30-43
SF 9-30-7……..17-18-4……..29-48
Wash 29-12-2……19-15-5………..48-27
Orioles 13-23-5……..18-20-3………31-43
Boston 18-20-6………18-19-2…….36-39
White Sox 15-24-6……..17-18–2……..32-41
Cleveland 21-17-4……..17-18-4……..37-35
Detroit 16-20-5…….20-16-4……..36-36
Astros 20-11-7……..27-15-3……..47-26
KC 14-19-6………19-17-8…….33-36
Angels 16-22-7………18-16-7………34-38
Twins 23-12-4………16-20-6……..39-32
NYY 18-22-3……….23-12-2…..…41-34
A’s 12-22-5……..17-17-9……..29-39
Seattle 14-22-5……..21-16-6……..35-38
TB 19-14-8……..26-10-6……..45-24
Texas 23-12-7……..17-15-8………40-27
Toronto 14-23-3……..13-21-6……..27-44
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/3/17)
Ariz 12-38……..18-45………30
Atl 8-40……..11-41…………19
Cubs 13-44……..16-38……….29
Reds 15-39……..17-43……….32
Colo 10-48……..10-38..…….21
LA 11-40……..17-43..……..28
Miami 14-39……..14-42………28
Milw 15-38……20-47…..…..35
Mets 17-38……..15-42……….32
Philly 13-46……..10-35……….23
Pitt 11-40……..14-43……….25
StL 10-37……..13-44……….23
SD 17-38……..13-42…………30
SF 9-49……..11-37………….20
Wash 16-43……..19-40………35
Orioles 5-41……..15-42……….20
Boston 14-43……..10-38………24
White Sox 14-45……11-37……….25
Clev 9-43……..13-39……….22
Detroit 8-41…….17-40………..25
Astros 12-38……..19-45………31
KC 7-39……..7-42…………14
Angels 18-46…….10-42………28
Twins 9-40……..11-43……….20
NYY 11-43……..14-38………25
A’s 7-40……..12-44……….19
Seattle 15-41…….15-44………30
TB 12-42……..19-42………31
Texas 14-43……..19-40………33
Toronto 11-40……..9-42……….20