MLB
Wednesday, August 8
National League
Braves (61-49) @ Nationals (58-55)
Foltynewicz is 2-3, 6.14 in his last five starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 11-10, 7-5 away
5-inning record: 8-7-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-21
Milone is 1-0, 3.00 in his two starts (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 2-0, 1-0 home
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2
Braves won seven of their last nine games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Washington won six of its last eight games; they’re 12-19 vs lefty starters- five of their last seven games stayed under.
Cardinals (59-55) @ Marlins (47-68)
Gant is 0-2, 5.47 in his last five starts (over 4-4-1). Team in his starts: 2-7, 1-3 away
5-inning record: 2-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9
Richards is 1-1, 0.76 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 7-9, 3-4 home
5-inning record: 7-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-16
Cardinals won five of their last seven games; under is 3-0 in their last three games. Miami lost six of its last seven games; under is 4-0 in their last four home games.
Reds (50-64) @ Mets (46-65)
Stephenson is making his first ’18 start; he is 7-9, 5.10 in 33 MLB games (19 starts). he is 11-8, 2.87 in 20 AAA starts this year. Team in his starts: 0-0 away.
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
deGrom is 0-3, 2.08 in his last five starts; his last six starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 8-14, 4-8 home.
5-inning record: 10-5-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-22
Reds lost seven of their last nine road games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Mets lost six of their last eight games; five of their last seven games stayed under.
Padres (45-70) @ Brewers (65-51)
24-year old Kennedy is making his MLB debut; he is 10-0, 2.72 in 16 AAA starts this year. Team in his starts: 0-0 away.
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Chacin is 2-0, 2.13 in his last two home starts; over is 7-1 in his last eight starts overall. Team in his starts: 16-8, 7-2 home.
5-inning record: 12-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-24
Padres lost nine of their last 12 games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. Milwaukee lost four of its last six games (over 5-1).
Pirates (58-56) @ Rockies (60-53)
Archer is 0-1, 7.16 in his last three starts; his last five went over. Pirates in his starts: 1-0, 0-0 away.
5-inning record: 6-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-18
Marquez is 4-0, 3.18 in his last six starts; over is 7-4 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 11-10, 5-6 home.
5-inning record: 10-9-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 14-21
Pirates are 3-5 in their last eight games; five of their last seven games went over. Colorado is 3-6 in its last nine games; eight of Rockies’ last nine home games stayed under.
Phillies (64-49) @ Diamondbacks (63-52)
Velasquez is 2-0, 0.74 in his last four starts; his last six starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 9-12, 3-6 away
5-inning record: 10-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21
Corbin is 2-0, 3.79 in his last three starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 13-10, 6-6 home.
5-inning record: 11-6-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-23
Phillies won six of their last seven games; they’re 14-11 vs lefty starters- under is 6-0 in their last six road games. Arizona won seven of its last 11 games; under is 3-0 in their last three games.
American League
Red Sox (80-34) @ Blue Jays (51-61)
Johnson is 1-1, 4.02 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 5-2, 2-1 away
5-inning record: 5-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-7
Hauschild is making his first MLB start; he threw six shutout innings in relief at Seattle last Thursday, in his MLB debut. He was 7-6, 4.86 in 19 AAA starts. Team in his starts: 0-0 home.
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Red Sox won nine of their last ten games; over is 9-5 in their last 14 road games. Toronto won three of its last five games; Jays are 14-27 vs lefty starters. Over is 10-2 in their last 12 games.
Orioles (34-79) @ Rays (57-56)
Cashner is 1-2, 7.36 in his last five starts; over is 3-0-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 6-15, 3-7 away
5-inning record: 6-11-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21
Bullpen game for the Rays. Team in his starts: 0-0 home.
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Orioles are 2-15 in their last 17 road games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Tampa Bay lost three of its last four games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Twins (53-59) @ Indians (62-50)
Odorizzi is 0-1, 7.23 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 10-13, 4-8 away
5-inning record: 9-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-23
Clevinger is 0-4, 5.16 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 8-14, 4-7 home.
5-inning record: 5-11-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-22
Twins won four of their last five games; four of Minnesota’s last five games went over. Cleveland won five of its last seven games; they’re 18-11 vs lefty starters- six of their last eight games stayed under.
Mariners (65-49) @ Rangers (50-65)
Gonzales is 5-1, 2.18 in his last six starts; his last three starts went over. Team in his starts: 15-7, 7-4 away
5-inning record: 14-7-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-22
Gallardo is 3-0, 2.70 in his last three starts (over 7-1). Team in his starts: 7-1, 4-0 home.
5-inning record: 6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-8
Mariners lost six of their last eight games; five of their last seven games went over. Texas won eight of its last 11 games; they’re 14-18 vs lefty starters- over is 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
New York (70-42) @ White Sox (41-72)
Severino is 0-3, 10.20 in his last three starts; over is 5-1 in his last six starts. Team in his starts: 18-5, 8-4 away
5-inning record: 15-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-23
Giolito is 2-0, 3.42 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 11-11, 4-7 home.
5-inning record: 5-14-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-22
New York lost five of its last seven games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight road games. White Sox won four of their last five games; over is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
Tigers (47-67) @ Angels (57-58)
Hardy is 1-1, 4.62 in his last five starts (under 6-4). Team in his starts: 4-6, 1-3 away
5-inning record: 6-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-10
Barria is 1-4, 4.55 in his last six starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 7-9, 3-6 home.
5-inning record: 7-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-16
Detroit lost 13 of its last 16 road games; under is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Angels lost six of their last nine games; they’re 10-21 vs lefty starters. over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Interleague
Cubs (66-47) @ Royals (34-79)
Quintana is 4-1, 3.54 in his last five starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five road starts. Team in his starts: 14-7, 2-4 away
5-inning record: 8-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21
Fillmyer is 0-2, 5.68 in his four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 0-4, 0-2 home
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Cubs won four of their last five games; under is 8-5 in their last 13 games. Kansas City lost its last six games; they’re 13-24 vs lefty starters. Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
Dodgers (63-51) @ A’s (67-47)
Kershaw is 2-0, 2.63 in his last two starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 8-8, 4-3 away
5-inning record: 10-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-16
Anderson is 2-1, 2.96 in his last five starts (under 7-2). Team in his starts: 6-3, 1-1 home
5-inning record: 2-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9
Dodgers are 7-7 in their last 14 games; they’re 23-17 vs lefty starters. LA’s last four road games stayed under total. A’s won eight of their last nine home games; they’re 21-19 vs lefty starters. Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Umpires
Stl-Mia: Underdogs are 5-3 in last eight Wegner games.
Atl-Wsh: Over is 6-3 in last nine Gibson games.
Cin-NY: Favorites won 12 of last 15 Barksdale games.
SD-Mil: Underdogs won six of last nine Porter games.
Pitt-Colo: Under is 8-2-1 in last 11 Blaser games.
Phil-Az: Favorites won last six Bucknor games.
Bos-Tor: Last five DeJesus games stayed under the total.
Balt-TB: Under is 4-0-1 in last five Diaz games.
Min-Clev: Over is 5-2-1 in Additon games this year.
Sea-Tex: Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Cuzzi games.
NY-Chi: Under is 11-2-1 in last 14 Estabrook games.
Det-LAA: Under is 6-2 in last eight Welke games.
Chi-KC: Six of last nine West games stayed under.
LA-A’s: Under is 9-5 in last 14 Muchlinski games.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/7
Ariz 29-20-6……29-21-9……..58-41
Atl 26-26-7…..24-19-8………50-45
Cubs 21-23-13……27-22-8…….48-45
Reds 18-35-4……20-29-6….…38-64
Colo 30-18-14……30-18-5……59-37
LA 28-20-7…….27-22-12……56-42
Miami 21-28-7…..26-24-10…….47-52
Milw 23-26-9…..29-23-6…….52-49
Mets 22-27-3……22-25-13…..44-50
Philly 23-21-13…..30-17-8……53-38
Pitt 24-22-6……28-22-12……..52-44
StL 28-24-7……23-27-5………51-51
SD 20-32-9……17-29-7…….37-61
SF 26-25-10…..21-21-12………47-46
Wash 24-23-10..…26-23-7………50-46
Orioles 15-33-11…….18-29-9……33-62
Boston 29-19-10……35-15-6……..64-34
W Sox 16-36-6…..…17-31-8…..…33-67
Indians 23-21-10……35-15-9……58-36
Det 19-30-9…..…24-24-11.……43-54
Astros 30-17-14……28-17-11…….58-33
KC 18-33-8…….19-27-9…..37-60
Angels 24-24-9……26-25-8……50-49
Twins 18-28-11……28-24-8…..46-52
NYY 28-21-9……33-15-7…….61-35
A’s 20-29-10……22-23-10…..42-52
Seattle 28-22-7……28-19-14……..56-39
TB 23-22-12……26-22-8……49-43
Texas 20-27-8…..22-32-6…….42-59
Toronto 17-29-10……19-24-14……36-53
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 8/7)
Ariz 23-55…….22-60…..…45
Atl 19-58……18-51………37
Cubs 12-57……..18-55……..30
Reds 14-57……..13-57……..27
Colo 21-61…….21-53.……..42
LA 18-55……..23-59..…..41
Miami 13-56……..18-59…….31
Milw 20-57…..…20-59…….40
Mets 20-51……..19-60…….39
Philly 12-57……..19-56…….31
Pitt 14-52……..19-63…….33
StL 20-59……..17-55…….37
SD 16-61……..13-54…….29
SF 12-59………17-57..…..29
Wash 21-57……..17-56……..38
Orioles 18-59……..17-55………35
Boston 16-57……22-57………37
White Sox 16-57……15-56…….31
Clev 15-53…….24-58……..39
Detroit 18-58……..16-56….…34
Astros 17-60…..…13-56………30
KC 15-59..…….16-54…….31
Angels 15-55…..….16-59…….30
Twins 14-55………13-57…….27
NYY 13-58……..21-54………34
A’s 14-59…..…..13-55…….27
Seattle 20-55………19-61……39
TB 17-57..……18-55……..35
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 57-54 NL, favorites +$309
AL @ NL– 59-45 NL, favorites -$843
Total: 116-99 NL, favorites -$534