MLB
Saturday, August 5
National League
Nationals @ Cubs
Jackson is 2-1, 4.74 in three starts for Washington (under 3-0). Nationals won his only road start— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-1-1
Lackey is 3-0, 2.81 in his last three starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Cubs are 5-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-9
Nationals are 3-4 in last seven games; under is 8-2 in their last ten road games. Cubs are 6-4 in last ten games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Cardinals @ Reds
Lynn is 3-0, 1.15 in his last five starts; his last six starts stayed under. St Louis is 6-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-11
Castillo is 1-3, 3.86 in his last four starts (over 3-1); Reds are 1-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-5
Cardinals lost four of last six road games; under is 5-1 in their last six road games. Cincinnati won four of last five games; under is 5-1 in their last six home games.
Padres @ Pirates
Lamet is 2-0, 2.84 in his last two starts; over is 6-3 in his last nine. Padres are 3-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-4
Cole is 3-0, 2.25 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Pirates are 6-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-8
Padres won five of last eight games; over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Pittsburgh lost six of last nine games; under is 18-4 in their last 22 home games.
Dodgers @ Mets
Hill is 4-0, 1.45 in his last five starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Dodgers are 4-2 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-5
Lugo is 1-1, 5.09 in his last three starts; over is 6-1-1 in his last eight. Mets are 2-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-3
Dodgers won 11 of last 12 games; under is 5-1 in their last six. Mets lost seven of last nine games; under is 3-1 in their last four games.
Marlins @ Braves
Straily is 0-3, 7.65 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Miami is 5-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-11
Foltynewicz is 5-1, 3.73 in his last seven starts; over is 4-0 in his last four. Atlanta is 6-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-8
Marlins won six of last nine games; over is 7-4 in their last 11. Atlanta lost seven of last nine games; under is 6-2 in their last eight home games.
Phillies @ Rockies
Pivetta is 2-2, 7.25 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Phillies are 3-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-10
Gray 1-2, 7.65 in his last four starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Colorado is 0-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-3
Phillies lost their last four games; under is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Colorado won 9 of last 11 home games; over is 6-4 in their last ten.
Diamondbacks @ Giants
Walker is 0-3, 4.76 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Arizona is 5-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-7
Stratton allowed five runs in 6.2 IP in his only ’17 start, a 6-2 loss at Detroit July 6. Giants’ first 5-inning record with him: 0-1
Arizona is 6-3 in its last nine games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight. Giants lost six of last eight games; over is 4-2 in their last six.
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American League
Tigers @ Orioles
VerHagen is making his first ’17 start; he started one game for Detroit in 2014. He is 7-7, 4.90 in 19 AAA starts this year, and allowed three runs in four IP in two big league relief stints this year.
Miley is 1-2, 7.79 in his last four starts (over 3-0-1). Orioles are 9-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-12-1
Tigers are 6-1 in last seven games; over is 10-6-1 in their last 17 road games. Baltimore is 11-7 in last 18 games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
New York @ Cleveland
Montgomery is 1-2, 5.90 in his last six starts; his last three starts stayed under. New York is 3-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-9-1
Salazar is 2-1, 3.38 in his last four starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Cleveland is 2-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-5-1
New York lost its last four games- seven of their last eight games stayed under. Cleveland won 11 of its last 14 games; under is 4-1 in their last five.
White Sox @ Red Sox
Shields is 0-2, 9.30 in his last four starts; four of his last five starts went over. Chicago is 1-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-6-2
Pomeranz is 4-0, 2.83 in his last seven starts; over is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Boston is 9-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-9
White Sox are 3-17 since All-Star break; over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Boston won four of last six games; under is 15-5-1 in last 21 games at Fenway Park.
Mariners @ Royals
Hernandez is 0-1, 4.50 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Seattle is 2-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-6-1
Duffy is 2-0, 2.95 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Royals are 4-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-7-4
Mariners won nine of last 12 road games; under is 9-4 in their last 13 road games. Royals lost five of last seven games; five of their last six games stayed under.
Blue Jays @ Astros
Estrada is 0-5, 7.71 in his last 11 starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Toronto is 5-9 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-12-3
Morton is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts; over is 8-3-1 in his last 12. Astros are 7-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-4-2
Toronto won three of last five games; over is 5-1 in their last six. Houston lost six of last nine games; over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
Rangers @ Twins
Hamels is 1-1, 7.79 in his last three starts (over 8-3-1). Rangers are 2-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-0-2
Gibson is 1-2, 7.27 in his last three starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Minnesota is 4-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-10-1
Rangers lost five of last seven games; under is 5-3 in their last eight games. Minnesota lost eight of last 11 games; under is 5-3 in their last eight home games.
A’s @ Angels
Blackburn is 2-1, 3.35 in six starts this season (over 3-2-1). A’s are 1-2 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-1-2
Skaggs is making his first start since April 28; he is 1-1, 3.99 in five starts this year (under 3-1-1). Angels are 2-0 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-2-2
A’s lost four of last five games; over is 5-1 in their last six games. Angels won their last six home games; four of their last six games overall went over.
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Interleague
Brewers @ Rays
Davies is 5-1, 3.13 in his last seven starts; under is 3-0 in his last three. Milwaukee is 8-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 14-8
Cobb is 3-1, 3.51 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Rays are 5-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-7-3
Brewers are 6-12 in last 18 games, 4-3 in last seven; under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Rays won four of last six games; under is 14-6-1 in their last 21 games.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Wsh-Chi: Jackson 2-1; Lackey 11-9
StL-Cin: Lynn 11-11; Castillo 3-5
SD-Pitt: Lamet 7-4; Cole 15-8
LA-NY: Hill 10-5; Lugo 6-3
Mia-Atl: Straily 11-11; Foltynewicz 12-8
Phil-Colo: Pivetta 5-10; Gray 6-3
Az-SF: Walker 10-7; Stratton 0-1
American League
Det-Balt: VerHagen 0-0; Miley 11-11
Chi-Bos: Shields 4-7; Pomeranz 13-8
NY-Clev: Montgomery 8-12; Salazar 6-6
Tor-Hst: Estrada 9-13; Morton 10-5
Tex-Minn: Hamels 6-6; Gibson 9-9
Sea-KC: Hernandez 7-6; Duffy 8-9
A’s-LA: Blackburn 3-3; Skaggs 3-2
Interleague
Mil-TB: Davies 14-8; Cobb 11-11
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Wsh-Chi: Jackson 1-3; Lackey 10-20
StL-Cin: Lynn 6-22; Castillo 2-8
SD-Pitt: Lamet 5-11; Cole 8-23
LA-NY: Hill 3-15; Lugo 3-9
Mia-Atl: Straily 6-22; Foltynewicz 3-20
Phil-Colo: Pivetta 5-15; Gray 2-9
Az-SF: Walker 6-17; Stratton 0-1
American League
Det-Balt: VerHagen 0-0; Miley 7-22
Chi-Bos: Shields 4-11; Pomeranz 5-21
NY-Clev: Montgomery 5-20; Salazar 5-12
Tor-Hst: Estrada 8-22; Morton 2-15
Tex-Minn: Hamels 5-12; Gibson 4-18
Sea-KC: Hernandez 7-13; Duffy 3-17
A’s-LA: Blackburn 1-6; Skaggs 3-5
Interleague
Mil-TB: Davies 8-22; Cobb 4-22
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Umpires
National League
Wsh-Chi: Over is 6-3 in last nine Whitson games.
StL-Cin: Under is 7-2 in last nine LBarrett games.
SD-Pitt: Road team won six of last eight Scheurwater games.
LA-NY: Over is 5-2 in last seven Kellogg games.
Mia-Atl: Under is 7-4 in last eleven Hamari games.
Phil-Colo: Four of last five Guccione games stayed under.
Az-SF: Under is 4-1-1 in last six Wolcott games.
American League
Det-Balt: Over is 11-5-1 in last 17 Nelson games.
Chi-Bos: Five of last six Estabrook games stayed under.
NY-Clev: Last five Hernandez games stayed under.
Tor-Hst: Five of last six Davis games stayed under.
Tex-Minn: Over is 8-2 in last ten Wegner games.
Sea-KC: Over is 8-2 in last ten Rackley games.
A’s-LA: Last five Meals games went over the total.
Interleague
Mil-TB: Four of last five Morales games stayed under.
Interleague play
NL @ AL– 57-43 AL, favorites -$618
AL @ NL– 58-51 NL, favorites -$401
Total: 108-101 AL, favorites -$1,019
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 52-48-2
AL @ NL: Over 61-45-4
Total: Over 113-93-6
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/4/17
Ariz 20-21-15……30-15–9……….50-36
Atl 21-26-8……19-27-6………..40-53
Cubs 25-26-4……23-21-9………..48-47
Reds 18-32-5……..20-29–5……….38-61
Colo 29-21-6…….30-21-2……….59-42
LA 25-18-6…….38-16-6……….63-34
Miami 22-25-5…….27-21-7……..49-46
Milw 27-18-8…….29-21-8………55-39
Mets 24-26-3……..23-28-3………47-54
Philly 13-32-11……20-24-7……….33-56
Pitt 26-25-4…….20-25-9………46-50
St. Louis 19-25-8……31-17-9…………50-42
SD 15-31-6……..27-23–6……….42-54
SF 12-37-8……..20-26-8……….35-63
Wash 35-16-5……23-21-7………….58-37
Orioles 19-29-4……..25-27-4………44-56
Boston 21-27-7………25-27-2…….46-54
White Sox 19-30-8……..18-29–3……..37-58
Cleveland 27-20-6……..26-20-6……..52-40
Detroit 22-26-8…….25-22-5……..47-48
Astros 27-18-8……..34-19-4……..61-37
KC 18-26-8………22-21-12…….40-47
Angels 20-27-8………24-20-11………44-47
Twins 29-16-8………23-27-6……..52-42
NYY 22-30-4……….29-20-3…..…51-50
A’s 20-27-7……..23-24-10……..43-51
Seattle 18-27-8……..30-19-9……..48-46
TB 28-20-10……..32-13-7……..60-33
Texas 26-19-10……..24-22-8………50-41
Toronto 23-30-3……..18-26-8……..41-56
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 8/4/17)
Ariz 15-54……..21-54………..35
Atl 12-55……..15-52………..27
Cubs 14-55……..19-53……….33
Reds 21-55……..20-53……….41
Colo 14-56……..18-54..……..32
LA 15-49……..22-59..……..37
Miami 23-52……..18-55………41
Milw 20-53……23-58…..…..43
Mets 23-53……..17-54……….40
Philly 16-56……..14-52……….30
Pitt 16-55……..18-54……….34
StL 12-52……..18-56………..30
SD 20-52……..17-56…………37
SF 14-57……..16-54…………30
Wash 23-56……..22-51……….45
Orioles 7-53……..18-57……….25
Boston 17-56……..11-54………28
White Sox 15-57……12-50……….27
Clev 10-53……..18-54………28
Detroit 13-56…….20-53………33
Astros 17-53……..23-56……….40
KC 11-53……..10-55………..21
Angels 21-56…….13-54………..34
Twins 12-51……..13-55……….25
NYY 12-56……..15-52………28
A’s 12-53……..19-57………31
Seattle 18-52…….20-59………38
TB 18-58……..20-53……..38
Texas 19-55……..25-53………44
Toronto 18-56……..12-54………30
