MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, August 30
Reds-Pirates
Leake is 1-0, 2.92 in his last two starts.
Worley is 0-3, 7.64 in his last three starts.
Cincinnati won four of its last six games, but lost six in row on road.
Pirates won six of their last eight games.
Over is 5-1 in last six Cincinnati road games.
Phillies-Mets
Williams is 2-0, 1.54 in three starts for Philly.
Colon is 2-1, 2.31 in his last three starts.
Phillies won six of their last eight games.
Mets lost seven of their last eleven games.
Over is 4-1 in last five Colon starts. .
Marlins-Braves
Cosart is 2-0, 0.87 in his last three starts.
Harang is 1-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
Marlins lost five of their last six games.
Atlanta won five of its last six home games.
Over is 4-1-1 in last six Harang starts.
Cubs-Cardinals
Doubront was 1-2, 6.51 in his last six starts for Boston- this is his first start for the Cubs. Wada is 4-0, 1.96 in his last six starts.
Masterson is 2-2, 7.50 in four starts for St Louis. Gonzales is 0-2, 7.07 in three MLB starts this year.
Cubs won eight of their last twelve games.
St Louis lost four of its last five games.
Four of last five St Louis games stayed under the total.
Rockies-Diamondbacks
Matzek is 1-4, 6.59 in his last five starts.
Nuno is 0-0, 2.70 in his last three starts.
Rockies lost last four games, scoring five runs.
Arizona lost nine of its last twelve games.
Six of last seven Colorado games stayed under total.
Dodgers-Padres
Greinke is 1-2, 4.68 in his last four starts.
Kennedy is 2-2, 5.17 in his last four starts.
Dodgers won five of their last seven games.
San Diego won four of its last five games.
Five of last seven Kennedy starts went over total.
Brewers-Giants
Fiers is 4-0, 1.29 in four starts this season.
Peavy is 2-1, 2.57 in his last three starts.
Milwaukee lost six of its last eight games.
Giants won their last four games, allowing eight runs.
Four of last five San Francisco games stayed under total.
Twins-Orioles
Gibson is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
Tillman is 4-0, 1.51 iin his last five starts.
Minnesota lost nine of its last thirteen games.
Orioles won six of their last seven home games.
Four of last five Gibson starts went over total.
Bronx-Blue Jays
Pineda is 1-0, 2.08 in his last three starts.
Hutchison is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts.
Bronx won seven of its last nine games.
Blue Jays lost four of their last five games.
Under is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Bronx games.
Red Sox-Rays
Webster is 1-1, 7,16 in his last three starts.
Odorizzi is 2-3, 6.07 in his last five starts.
Red Sox lost nine of their last twelve games.
Tampa Bay lost nine of its last thirteen games.
Five of last seven Tampa Bay home games stayed under total.
Rangers-Astros
Mikolas is 1-0, 2.07 in his last couple starts. .
Feldman is 1-2, 5.68 in his last three starts.
Texas is 7-5 in its last twelve road games.
Astros lost six of their last nine games.
Six of last eight Mikolas starts stayed under total.
Tigers-White Sox
Scherzer is 2-0, 2.57 in his last four starts. Ryan is making MLB debut; he was
3-0, 1.64 in five AAA starts.
Sale is 0-2, 3.94 in his last five starts. Bassitt was 3-1, 1.56 in six starts at AA Birmingham this season.
Detroit won five of its last six games.
White Sox lost nine of their last ten games.
Seven of last nine Chicago games stayed under total.
Indians-Royals
Cleveland won last three Bauer starts (1-0, 3.20)
Shields is 4-1, 3.29 in his last five starts.
Cleveland won 12 of its last 17 games.
Royals lost four of their last six games.
13 of last 16 Cleveland games stayed under total.
A's-Angels
Samardzija is 1-2, 4.03 in four road starts for Oakland.
Rasmus is making first MLB start; he is 3-1, 2.68 in 37 IP in relief this season, covering 24 games. His last start was in 2011 in Class A ball.
Oakland lost ten of their last thirteen road games.
Angels won 13 of their last 17 games.
Under is 12-4 in last sixteen Angel games.
Nationals-Mariners
Zimmerman is 3-0, 2.38 in his last six starts.
Hernandez is 2-1, 2.45 in his last four starts.
Nationals lost three of their last four games.
Seattle lost three of its last four home games.
Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Washington games.
Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Doubront 4-5/0-0, Wada 4-4; Masterson 10-9/2-2, Gonzales 1-2
-- Simon 16-10 (1-7 last 8); Worley 6-6
-- Cosart 11-9/3-1; Harang 13-14
-- Williams 1-1/2-1; Colon 14-11
-- Matzek 3-11; Nuno 1-8
-- Greinke 14-12; Kennedy 13-14
-- Fiers 4-0; Peavy 5-15/2-4
-- Pineda 3-4; Hutchison 12-14
-- Scherzer 19-8, Ryan 0-0; Sale 13-8, Bassitt 0-0
-- Gibson 11-14; Tillman 17-9 (6-0 last 6)
-- Webster 3-3; Odorizzi 11-15
-- Bauer 11-9; Shields 17-11
-- Mikolas 2-8; Feldman 9-15
-- Samardzija 3-14/7-3; Rasmus 0-0
-- Strasburg 15-11; Young 16-9 (6-0 last 6)
Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Doubront 2-9, Wada 1-8; Masterson 6-23, Gonzales 1-3
-- Simon 5-26; Worley 3-12
-- Cosart 9-24; Harang 6-27
-- Williams 1-4; Colon 8-26
-- Matzek 6-14; Nuno 1-9
-- Greinke 6-26; Kennedy 8-27
-- Fiers 0-4; Peavy 6-26
-- Pineda 1-7; Hutchison 6-26
-- Scherzer 8-27, Ryan 0-0; Sale 1-21, Bassitt 0-0
-- Gibson 6-25; Tillman 11-26
-- Webster 1-6; Odorizzi 4-26
-- Bauer 7-20; Shields 7-28
-- Mikolas 2-10; Feldman 4-24
-- Samardzija 10-27; Rasmus 0-0
-- Strasburg 11-26 (5 of last 8); Young 6-25 (4 of last 7)
Umpires
-- Chi-StL-- Seven of last ten Drake games went over. Under is 16-5-1 in last 22 Porter games.
-- Cin-Pitt-- Six of last seven Knight games stayed under.
-- Mia-Atl-- Five of last six Hallion games stayed under.
-- Phil-NY-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Demuth games.
-- Col-Az-- Over is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Schrieber games.
-- LA-SD-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Tichemor games.
-- Mil-SF-- 13 of last 17 Iassogna games stayed under.
-- NY-Tor-- Five of last six Miller games went over total.
-- Det-Chi-- Underdogs are 11-8 in last 19 Hoberg games. Eight of last ten Barry games stayed under the total.
-- Min-Balt-- Favorites won seven of last nine Fletcher games.
-- Bos-TB-- Favorites won five of last six Dimuro games.
-- Cle-KC-- Four of last five Hoye games stayed under total.
-- Tex-Hst-- Last five Barber games stayed under total.
-- A's-LA-- Six of last nine Little games stayed under.
-- Wsh-Sea-- Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve Blaser games.
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