MLB
Friday’s games
National League
Reds @ Pirates
DeSclafani is 4-0, 4.06 in his last five starts; under is 4-1-2 in his last seven. Reds split his six road starts.
Taillon is 1-1, 3.00 in his last four starts (over 5-3).
Reds won their last six series (12-6); they’re 6-3 in last nine road series openers. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Pittsburgh lost five of last six games; they’re 10-7 in home series openers. Last four Pittsburgh home games went over.
Giants @ Nationals
Samardzija is 0-2, 7.56 in his last three starts; over is 9-3 in his last 12. Giants are 6-5 in his road starts.
Gonzalez is 2-1, 3.00 in his last four starts; over is 10-5-1 in his last 16 starts. Washington is 5-4 in his home starts.
Giants lost nine of last 11 road games; six of their last eight games stayed under. SF is 8-10 in road series openers. Washington won six of its last eight games; they’re 10-6 in home series openers. Four of last five Washington home games went over.
Braves @ Cardinals
De la Cruz is 0-2, 5.51 in his three starts (under 2-1).
Garcia is 0-2, 9.35 in his last two starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Cardinals are 3-7 in his home starts.
Cardinals lost four of last five games, over is 6-1-1 in their last eight. St Louis is 7-11 in home series openers. Atlanta won four of last six games; they’re 6-12 in home series openers. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Marlins @ Rockies
Phelps is making his first ’16 start; he is 5-5, 2.65 in 54 IP this year, in 50 relief stints. He’s started 59 major league games, 19 LY, when he was 4-8, 4.50 for Miami.
De la Rosa is 1-0, 2.91 in his last two starts; three of his last four went over. Colorado split his six home starts.
Marlins lost five of last seven games; they’re 10-7 in road series openers. Six of last eight Miami games went over. Colorado won 11 of last 14 games; under is 12-5-2 in their last 98 games. Rockies are 9-3 in last 12 home series openers.
Brewers @ Diamondbacks
Anderson is 2-0, 2.70 in his last two starts; he hasn’t finished the 6th inning in any of his last eight starts (over 5-2-1). Milwaukee is 3-6 in his road starts.
Shipley is 1-1, 4.77 in his first two MLB starts (under 2-0).
Brewers are 7-4 in last 11 games, 5-12 in road series openers. Under is 11-6 in their last 17 games. Arizona lost eight of last ten games; they’re 3-15 in home series openers. Last four Diamondback games went over.
Phillies @ Padres
Hellickson is 2-0, 1.83 in his last three starts; seven of his last eight stayed under. Phillies are 5-4 in his road starts.
Friedrich is 0-4, 7.36 in his last six starts (over 10-4). San Diego is 4-2 when he starts at home.
Phillies lost six of last nine road games; they’re 8-10 in road series openers. Three of Phils’ last four games stayed under. San Diego is 8-4 in last 12 home games, 11-7 in home series openers. Under is 9-6 in their last fifteen games.
American League
Indians @ Bronx
Tomlin is 2-1, 3.05 in his last three starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Cleveland is 8-2 in his road starts.
Pineda is 2-1, 2.84 in his last thee starts; six of his last seven stayed under the total. New York is 6-5 in his home starts.
Indians lost three of last four games; they’re 10-8 in road series openers. Last four Cleveland games went over. New York lost six of its last eight games; they’re 10-4 in last 14 home series openers. Under is 11-1 in New York’s last 12 home games.
Twins @ Rays
Santana is 2-2, 2.48 in his last five starts; six of his last seven stayed under. Twins are 2-6 in his road starts.
Snell is 2-0, 2.00 in his last three starts; four of his last five stayed under. Tampa Bay is 2-3 in his home starts.
Twins won five of last seven road games; they’re 6-11 in road series openers. Last six Minnesota games went over. Tampa Bay won six of its last eight games, is 7-11 in home series openers. Under is 8-3 in Rays’ last eleven home games.
Orioles @ White Sox
Gallardo is 0-2, 5.57 in his last six starts; four of his last five stayed under. Orioles are 3-5 in his road starts.
Former Oriole Gonzalez is 1-1, 3.03 in his last five starts; his last three went over total. White Sox split his six home starts.
Orioles won three of last four games, are 8-9 in road series openers. Under is 9-2-1 in their last 12 road games. Chicago is off a 2-6 road trip but they’ve won four in row at home; White Sox are 9-8 in home series openers. Four of last five Chicago games went over.
Rangers @ Astros
Perez is 0-3, 9.42 in his last five starts; six of his last eight road starts went over. Texas is 4-6 in his road starts.
Keuchel is 0-2, 4.15 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under. Houston is 4-5 in his home starts.
Rangers won five of last seven games; they lost last five road series openers (8-10). Five of last seven Texas road games stayed under. Houston lost eight of last ten games, is 11-7 in home series openers; under is 13-4-1 in last 18 Astro home games.
Blue Jays @ Royals
Liriano makes his Toronto debut here; he was 1-3, 7.29 in his last four starts for Pittsburgh (under 3-1).
Gee is 0-3, 7.36 in his last three starts; four of his last five starts went over. He is 1-3, 7.11 at home.
Blue Jays are 7-3 in last ten games, 10-7 in road series openers (1-4 in last five). Five of last six Toronto road games stayed under. Kansas City lost 11 of last 15 games; they’re 14-3 in home series openers. Six of their last eight games stayed under.
Angels @ Mariners
Lincecum is 1-5, 10.55 in his last seven starts (over 4-4). He is 0-2, 10.58 in his last three road starts.
Hernandez is 1-0, 5.60 in three starts since coming off DL; three of his last four starts went over. Seattle split his six home starts.
Angels are 6-4 in last ten games, 8-9 in road series openers. Halos’ last three games went over total. Seattle won four of last six home games; they’re 9-8 in home series openers. Five of last seven Mariner home games stayed under.
Interleague
Mets @ Tigers
Syndergaard is 0-2, 4.03 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Mets are 6-2 when he starts on the road.
Verlander is 3-0, 1.80 in his last four starts; his last six stayed under. Tigers won six of his last eight home starts.
Mets lost six of last nine games; they’re 9-8 in road series openers. Five of their last six games went over. Detroit won nine of last ten games; they’re 11-6 in home series openers. Five of Tigers’ last seven games went over.
Cubs @ A’s
Lester is 2-0, 2.55 in his last three starts; five of his last six went over. Cubs are 7-4 in his road starts.
Overton is 1-2, 9.33 in his four starts (over 2-1-1).
Cubs won seven of last eight games; they’re 4-8 in last 12 road series openers. Over is 13-4-1 in their last 18 road games. Oakland lost five of last six games; they’re 7-2 in last nine home series openers. Five of their last six home games stayed under.
Red Sox @ Dodgers
Wright is 4-0, 6.75 in his last six starts; Boston scored 47 runs in those six games. Under is 7-1-1 in his last nine road starts. Boston is 6-4 in his road starts.
Kazmir is 3-1, 3.58 in his last five starts; over is 7-3 in his last ten. Dodgers won five of his last seven home starts.
Red Sox is 4-9 in its last 13 games; under is 11-1 in their last 12 road games. Boston is 10-6 in road series openers. Dodgers are 7-9 in last 16 games, 7-3 in last ten home series openers. Over is 6-2-1 in their last nine road games.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts
Cin-Pitt: DeSclafani 7-3; Taillon 5-3
SF-Wsh: Samardzija 11-11 (0-3 last 3); Gonzalez 8-13
Atl-StL: De la Cruz 1-2; Garcia 10-11
Mia-Colo: Phelps 0-0; De la Rosa 7-8
Mil-Az: Anderson 8-12; Shipley 1-1
Phil-SD: Hellickson 12-10; Friedrich 7-7
Cle-NY: Tomlin 15-4; Pineda 10-11
Min-TB: Santana 5-15; Snell 3-6
Blt-Chi: Gallardo 8-5; Gonzalez 8-8
Tex-Hst: Perez 12-10; Keuchel 9-13
Tor-KC: Liriano 0-0/9-12; Gee 2-5
LAA-Sea: Lincecum 3-5; Hernandez 7-6
NYM-Det: Syndergaard 13-7; Verlander 13-9
Chi-A’s: Lester 15-6; Overton 2-2
Bos-LA: Wright 13-8; Kazmir 12-9
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Cin-Pitt: DeSclafani 5-10; Taillon 3-8
SF-Wsh: Samardzija 7-22; Gonzalez 6-21
Atl-StL: De la Cruz 0-3; Garcia 8-21
Mia-Colo: Phelps 0-0; De la Rosa 7-15
Mil-Az: Anderson 7-20; Shipley 1-2
Phil-SD: Hellickson 6-22; Friedrich 5-14
Cle-NY: Tomlin 9-19; Pineda 7-21
Min-TB: Santana 6-20; Snell 3-9
Blt-Chi: Gallardo 6-13; Gonzalez 6-16
Tex-Hst: Perez 9-22; Keuchel 5-22
Tor-KC: Liriano 5-21; Gee 4-7
LAA-Sea: Lincecum 3-8; Hernandez 2-13
NYM-Det: Syndergaard 4-20; Verlander 8-22
Chi-A’s: Lester 6-21; Overton 2-4
Bos-LA: Wright 6-21; Kazmir 12-21 (5 of last 7)
