MLB
Wednesday, September 5
National League
Cardinals (77-62) @ Nationals (69-70)
Mikolas is 3-1, 3.80 in his last seven starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 19-8, 10-3 away
5-inning record: 14-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-27
Roark is 0-2, 4.20 in his last three starts; over is 7-4 in his last 11 starts. Team in his starts: 11-16, 5-8 home
5-inning record: 10-14-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-27
Cardinals split their last ten games; under is 8-5 in their last 13 games. Washington lost four of its last six games; over is 9-3-1 in their last 13 home games.
Phillies (73-65) @ Marlins (55-84)
Pivetta is 0-1, 5.49 in his last four starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 14-13, 6-7 away
5-inning record: 10-13-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-27
Alcantara allowed one run in five IP (98 PT) in his only ’18 start, an 8-2 win. Team in his starts: 1-0, 1-0 home
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Philly is 5-11 in its last 16 games; over is 6-4 in their last ten games. Marlins lost six of their last eight games; under is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
Reds (59-80) @ Pirates (68-71)
Bailey is 0-6, 7.49 in his last six starts; under is 7-3 in his road starts. Team in his starts: 1-18, 1-8 away
5-inning record: 2-15-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-19
Taillon is 2-0, 1.89 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 16-11, 7-3 home
5-inning record: 14-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-27
Cincinnati is 3-10 in its last 13 games; over is 6-4 in their last ten games. Pirates lost nine of their last 14 games; under is 16-5-1 in their last 22 games.
Cubs (81-57) @ Brewers (79-61)
Quintana is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 15-11, 7-8 away
5-inning record: 11-11-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-26
Chacin is 4-1, 2.03 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 20-9, 8-3 home
5-inning record: 16-8-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-29
Cubs won 10 of their last 14 games; under is 9-5-1 in their last 15 road games. Milwaukee is 9-3 in its last 12 games; they’re 16-16 vs lefty starters- over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.
Giants (68-72) @ Rockies (76-62)
Suarez is 2-0, 0.00 (14 IP) in his last two starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 11-13, 5-7 road
5-inning record: 7-9-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-24
Senzatela is 2-0, 1.55 in his last four starts; his last seven starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 14-12, 6-7 home
5-inning record: 11-12-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 16-26
Giants lost five of their last six games; nine of their last ten games stayed under the total. Colorado won eight of its last 11 home games; they’re 28-23 vs lefty starters- under is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
Mets (62-76) @ Dodgers (76-63)
Wheeler is 7-1, 1.63 in his last nine starts; under is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 12-14, 5-9 road
5-inning record: 12-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-26
Ryu is 2-0, 2.84 in his last two starts (over 5-5). Team in his starts: 7-3, 5-1 home
5-inning record: 6-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10
Mets won four of their last six games; they’re 15-22 vs lefty starters- under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Dodgers won nine of their last 11 games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
American League
Tigers (56-83) @ White Sox (56-83)
Zimmerman is 1-2, 6.26 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 10-10, 5-5 away
5-inning record: 11-8-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-19
Kopech is 1-0, 0.82 in his first three starts (11 IP- two rain delayed games). Under is 2-1 in his starts. Team in his starts: 2-1, 1-0 home.
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3
Tigers lost eight of their last 11 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Chicago is 14-7 in its last 21 games; under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Twins (63-75) @ Astros (86-53)
Odorizzi is 0-2, 4.58 in his last three starts; his last five starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 12-16, 4-10 away
5-inning record: 12-11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-28
Valdez is 1-1, 1.80 in his two starts (under 2-0). Team in his starts: 1-1, 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2
Twins lost nine of their last 11 games; they’re 17-21 vs lefty starters- over is 5-4 in their last nine road games. Houston is 11-3 in its last 14 games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 home games.
New York (87-52) @ A’s (83-57)
Severino is 2-0, 4.15 in his last three starts; over is 9-2 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 22-6, 9-4 away
5-inning record: 18-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-28
Fiers is 3-0, 2.93 in his five starts for the A’s (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 5-0, 4-0 home.
5-inning record: 5-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5
New York is 4-5 in its last nine games; over is 4-2 in their last six games. Oakland is 7-5 in its last 12 games; over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Royals (46-92) @ Indians (78-60)
Keller is 3-0, 2.16 in his last four starts (over is 3-1 in his last four road starts). Team in his starts: 8-8, 2-5 away
5-inning record: 7-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-16
Kluber is 5-1, 2.76 in his last seven starts; over is 18-5-1 in his last 24 starts. Team in his starts: 18-10, 10-5 home.
5-inning record: 17-7-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-28
Royals won eight of their last ten games; over is 9-4-1 in their last 14 road games. Cleveland is 5-8 in its last 13 games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.
Rays (75-63) @ Blue Jays (62-76)
Glasnow is 0-2, 4.34 in his last three starts (under 4-1-1). Team in his starts: 3-3, 0-3 away
5-inning record: 2-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-6
Sanchez is 0-0, 7.48 in his last five starts; over is 8-1 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 8-9, 4-5 home.
5-inning record: 3-10-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-17
Rays won 13 of their last 15 games; over is 4-3-1 in their last eight games. Toronto lost seven of its last nine games; five of their last seven games went over.
Angels (67-72) @ Rangers (61-78)
Barria is 3-1, 2.19 in his last five starts; under is 8-4 in his last 12. Team in his starts: 10-11, 7-4 away
5-inning record: 10-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21
Colon is 2-3, 7.76 in his last five starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 10-13, 6-4 home.
5-inning record: 8-12-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-23
Angels lost 10 of their last 14 games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Texas lost six of its last nine games; four of their last seven games went over.
Orioles (40-98) @ Mariners (77-61)
Cashner is 0-3, 6.38 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 8-18, 4-9 away
5-inning record: 7-15-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-26
Leake is 0-2, 9.28 in his last two starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 17-10, 8-5 home.
5-inning record: 10-9-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-27
Baltimore lost its last eight road games; over is 4-2 in their last six road games. Mariners are 8-11 in their last 19 games; over is 9-3 in their last 12 home games.
Interleague
Red Sox (96-44) @ Braves (76-62)
Velazquez is 0-2, 8.76 in his last four starts (over 3-3). Team in his starts: 4-2, 2-1 away
5-inning record: 2-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-6
Foltynewicz is 2-2, 2.76 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 12-14, 6-7 home.
5-inning record: 12-8-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-26
Red Sox won three of their last four games; under is 9-5 in their last 14 road games. Atlanta is 3-9 in its last 12 games; under is 13-4-1 in their last 18 games.
Umpires
Stl-Wsh: Five of last six Bucknor games stayed under.
Cin-Pitt: Favorites won 10 of last 11 Barksdale games.
Phil-Mia: Favorites won 16 of last 18 Welke games.
Chi-Mil: Four of last five Meals games went over.
SF-Col: Five of last seven Vanover games went over.
NY-LA: Three of last four Wegner games went over.
TB-Tor: Under is 8-3-1 in last dozen DeJesus games.
KC-Clev: Underdogs won five of last seven Foster games.
LA-Tex: Four of last six Gibson games stayed under.
Det-Chi: Four of last five Marquez games stayed under.
Min-Hst: Under is 8-2-1 in last 11 Nelson games.
NY-A’s: Under is 14-3-2 in last 19 Bellino games.
Balt-Sea: Eight of last nine Fairchild games stayed under.
Bos-Atl: Three of last four Timmons games went over.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/4
Ariz 37-24-10……34-23-10……..71-47
Atl 30-28-10…..33-27-10………63-55
Cubs 28-29-13……32-28-9…….60-57
Reds 22-43-5……25-32-10….…47-75
Colo 34-26-14……34-23-9……67-50
LA 34-24-8…….33-28-15……68-52
Miami 23-33-9…..30-30-15…….53-63
Milw 30-33-9…..36-25-7…….66-58
Mets 32-30-8……26-27-15…..58-55
Philly 27-27-15…..34-24-10……61-51
Pitt 31-29-8……31-27-13……..62-56
StL 35-25-11……30-31-7………65-56
SD 21-40-10……25-35-9…….46-75
SF 29-31-13…..27-25-15……56-56
Wash 29-28-13..…29-29-11……58-57
Orioles 19-41-12……21-37-11……40-78
Boston 36-26-14……41-18-6……..77-44
W Sox 23-40-6…..…24-37-10……47-77
Clev 27-27-13……43-19-10……..70-46
Det 24-37-10…..…30-30-11.……54-67
Astros 37-18-15……36-21-14…….73-38
KC 21-39-8…….29-33-10…..50-72
Angels 29-29-14……28-32-8……57-61
Twins 22-39-11……32-31-8…..54-70
NYY 33-23-11……42-23-8………75-45
A’s 26-32-11……31-27-13…..57-59
Sea 34-30-10……31-24-14…….65-52
TB 33-27-13……31-25-9……63-51
Texas 22-35-8…..28-38-8…….50-73
Toronto 19-39-11…23-32-15……42-71
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 9/4)
Ariz 29-70…….26-68…..…55
Atl 21-67……28-70………49
Cubs 14-70……..22-66……..36
Reds 17-71……..16-69……..33
Colo 23-73…….25-66.…….48
LA 22-65……..27-75..…..49
Miami 14-65……..21-74…….35
Milw 25-71…..…25-70…….50
Mets 27-70……..21-68……48
Philly 17-69……..22-69……39
Pitt 16-68……..21-72…….37
StL 24-71……..20-68…….44
SD 19-72……..19-69…….38
SF 14-71………21-70..…..35
Wash 25-70……..21-69…….46
Orioles 21-72……..20-68……..41
Boston 19-74……25-66………44
White Sox 19-68……20-70…….39
Clev 18-66…….29-71……..46
Detroit 23-71……..20-69….…43
Astros 20-69…..…17-71………37
KC 16-68..…….22-70…….38
Angels 18-70…..….18-68…….36
Twins 16-70………15-68…….31
NYY 16-67……..29-72………45
A’s 18-71…..…..20-71…….38
Seattle 28-72………22-69…….50
TB 22-73..……20-64…….42
Texas 10-65……20-73…….…30
Toronto 18-69………14-69….….32
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 71-67 NL, favorites +$100
AL @ NL– 69-60 NL, favorites +$118
Total: 140-127 NL, favorites +$218