MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, September 5
Pirates-Cubs
Worley is 1-3, 6.29 in his last four starts.
Wada is 3-1, 2.63 in his last four starts.
Pittsburgh lost its last four games, scoring ten runs.
Cubs won five of their last seven games.
Five of last seven games at Wrigley Field stayed under.
Phillies-Nationals
Williams is 3-0, 1.82 in four starts for Philly
Strasburg is 3-0, 2.70 in his last four starts.
Philly won seven of its last ten games.
Washington won 11 of its last 12 home games.
Five of last seven Washington games went over.
Braves-Marlins
Harang is 1-3, 6.08 in his last four starts
Cosart is 3-0, 0.65 in his last four starts
Atlanta is 5-6 in its last eleven games.
Marlins lost six of their last eight games.
Last four Cosart starts stayed under total.
Mets-Reds
Colon is 2-3, 4.94 in his last five starts.
Simon is 1-6, 5.33 in his last nine starts.
Mets won three of their last four games.
Cincinnati lost five of its last six games.
Five of last six Colon starts went over total.
Cardinals-Brewers
Lackey is 1-1, 6.03 in his last five starts.
Fiers is 4-1, 1.80 in five starts for Milwaukee.
Cardinals won last six games, scoring 37 runs.
Milwaukee lost its last nine games, outscored 58-18.
Four of five Fiers starts stayed under the total.
Padres-Rockies
Stults is 0-2, 4.91 in his last two starts.
Matzek is 2-0, 1.29 in his last couple starts.
Padres are 2-3 in their last five games, scoring eight runs.
Colorado won four of its last five home games.
Over is 4-1-1 in last six games at Coors Field.
Diamondbacks-Dodgers
Nuno is 0-1, 2.02 in his last three starts.
Haren is 1-0, 2.07 in his last two starts.
Arizona lost 12 of its last 18 games, but won last two.
Dodgers lost four of their last six games.
Six of last eight Arizona games stayed under total.
White Sox-Indians
Sale is 1-1, 4.74 in his last three starts.
House is 1-0, 2.66 in his last four starts.
White Sox lost five of their last six road games.
Cleveland lost three of its last four games.
Over is 4-0-1 in Chicago's last five games.
Royals-Bronx
Shields is 4-1, 2.95 in his last six starts.
Pineda is 1-1, 1.93 in his last four starts.
Royals won last three games, allowing five runs.
Bronx won six of its last seven home games.
Under is 6-1-1 in Pineda starts this season.
Blue Jays-Red Sox
Hutchison is 1-0, 0.69 in his last two starts.
Webster is 0-2, 9.42 in his last three starts.
Toronto won its last five games, allowing nine runs.
Red Sox lost their last eight home games, are 5-13 in last 18 overall.
Four of last five Boston home games went over total.
Orioles-Rays
Chen is 2-0, 3.46 in his last four starts.
Cobb is 2-1, 1.47 in his last five starts.
Baltimore won nine of its last eleven games.
Rays lost eight of their last eleven games.
Six of last eight Baltimore games went over total.
Mariners-Rangers
Iwakuma is 3-1, 2.70 in his last five starts.
Baker is 2-0, 2.38 in his last couple starts.
Seattle won four of its last five games.
Rangers lost their last six games, scoring eleven runs.
Five of last seven Seattle road games went over total.
Angels-Twins
Shoemaker is 4-0, 0.66 in his last four starts.
Nolasco is 0-4, 7.76 in his last five starts.
Angels won seven of their last nine games.
Minnesota lost nine of its last twelve games.
Over is 11-3-1 in last fifteen Minnesota games.
Astros-A's
Oberholtzer is 0-2, 7.71 in his last three starts.
Samardzija is 1-1, 2.25 in his last two starts.
Astros won their last four games, allowing six runs.
Oakland lost six of its last seven games.
Five of last seven Oakland games stayed under.
Giants-Tigers
Peavy is 3-1, 1.88 in his last four starts.
Porcello is 2-1, 3.04 in his last three starts.
Giants won seven of their last nine games.
Detroit won nine of its last thirteen games.
Over is 4-1-1 in last six San Francisco games.
Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Worley 7-6; Wada 4-5
-- Williams 1-1/3-1; Strasburg 16-13 (4-0 last 4)
-- Harang 13-15 (1-8 last 9); Cosart 11-9/4-1
-- Colon 14-12; Simon 16-11 (1-8 last 9)
-- Lackey 12-9/5-1; Fiers 4-1
-- Stults 10-17; Matzek 4-11
-- Nuno 1-9; Haren 13-14
-- Sale 14-8; House 8-5
-- Shields 17-12; Pineda 3-5
-- Hutchison 13-14; Webster 3-4
-- Chen 17-9; Cobb 9-10
-- Iwakuma 15-8 (5-0 last 5); Baker 2-4
-- Shoemaker 13-4 (4-0 last 4); Nolasco 8-14 (0-5 last 5)
-- Oberholtzer 8-12; Samardzija 3-14/7-4
-- Peavy 5-15/3-4; Porcello 16-10
Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Worley 3-13; Wada 2-9
-- Williams 1-6; Strasburg 11-29
-- Harang 7-28; Cosart 9-25
-- Colon 8-26; Simon 8-27
-- Lackey 6-27; Fiers 0-5
-- Stults 11-28; Matzek 6-15 (4 of last 6)
-- Nuno 1-10; Haren 13-27
-- Sale 2-22; House 6-15
-- Shields 7-29; Pineda 2-8
-- Hutchison 6-27; Webster 1-7
-- Chen 9-26; Cobb 4-19
-- Iwakuma 5-23; Baker 1-6
-- Shoemaker 1-17; Nolasco 7-22
-- Oberholtzer 9-20; Samardzija 10-28
-- Peavy 6-27; Porcello 9-26
