MLB
Sunday, June 18
National League
Cubs @ Pirates
Lackey is 0-4, 6.75 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Cubs are 3-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-10-1
Taillon is 3-1, 3.95 in his last five starts; his last four went over. Pirates’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-2-2
Cubs are 2-11 in last 13 road games; five of their last seven games went over. Pirates won five of last seven games; under is 3-1 in their last four games.
Diamondbacks @ Phillies
Ray is 5-0, 0.24 in his last five starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Arizona is 5-2 in his road starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-3-4
Lively is 1-1, 3.00 in his first three MLB starts (under 3-0). Philly’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 0-3
Arizona won nine of last ten games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Phillies lost ten of last 11 games; under is 7-4-1 in their last 12 games.
Dodgers @ Reds
Maeda is 1-1, 5.54 in three starts (!3 IP) since coming off DL; over is 6-2-1 in his last nine starts. LA is 3-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him:
Arroyo is 0-3, 8.24 in his last six starts; over is 8-3 in his last 11. Reds are 5-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-10
Dodgers won eight of their last nine games; seven of LA’s last eight games went over. Reds lost their last eight games; three of their last four games stayed under.
Nationals @ Mets
Ross is 3-2, 6.55 in eight starts this year (over 6-2). Nationals’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-2
deGrom is 3-2, 4.73 in his last five starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Mets are 2-3 in his home starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-5-1
Washington won four of its last five games; their last six games went over. Mets lost four of their last five games; their last five games went over.
Marlins @ Braves
Urena is 4-0, 6.04 in his last five starts (over 4-0-1). Marlins are 3-0 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-2
Foltynewicz is 1-0, 2.65 in his last three starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Atlanta is 3-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-5-2
Marlins won six of last nine games; over is 10-5 in their last 15 road games. Atlanta lost four of its last five home games; five of their last seven games went over.
Padres @ Brewers
Perdomo is 1-3, 6.75 in his last five starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Padres are 0-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-4-3
Nelson is 2-0, 2.70 in his last four starts; over is 6-4-1 in his last 11 starts. Brewers are 3-5 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-7-1
San Diego won four of its last five games; over is 11-3 in their last 14 games. Milwaukee won four of its last five games; over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Giants @ Rockies
Blach is 0-2, 9.26 in his last two starts; over is 4-0-1 in his last five. Giants are 2-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-4
Chatwood is 2-0, 1.35 in his last three starts; under is 5-1-2 in his last eight. Colorado is 2-4 in his home starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-6-1
Giants are 4-14 in their last 18 games; over is 8-4-1 in their last 13 games. Colorado won its last five home games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight home tilts.
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American League
White Sox @ Blue Jays
Shields’ last start was April 16; he is 1-0, 1.62 in three starts this year. Chicago’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 1-1-1
Happ is 1-1, 4.11 in three starts since coming off the DL (under 3-2-1). Toronto’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-4
White Sox won five of last six games; over is 7-5 in their last 12 road games. Toronto is 3-5 in its last eight home games; over is 6-4-1 in their last 11 home games.
Rays @ Tigers
Faria is 2-0, 1.42 in his first two MLB starts (under 1-0-1). Rays’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-0
Farmer is 2-0, 3.52 in three starts this year (under 2-1). Detroit’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-1
Rays lost three of their last four games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Detroit is 6-5 in its last 11 home games; over is 9-6 in their last 15 games.
Mariners @ Rangers
Bergman is 0-2, 12.91 in his last two starts (under 4-3). Seattle’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-4
Darvish is 1-0, 2.51 in his last two starts; his last eight starts stayed under. Texas is 4-4 in his home starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-3-4
Seattle lost six of last eight games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games. Texas won seven of its last eight games; over is 11-1 in their last 12 home games.
Red Sox @ Astros
Price is 1-1, 5.09 in four starts this year (under 2-1-1). Boston’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-1
Musgrove is 1-2, 5.52 in his last three starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Astros are 2-6 in his home starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-8
Boston won six of last nine games; under is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Astros lost four of last six games; under is 12-6-1 in their last 19 home games.
Indians @ Twins
Bauer is 1-1, 4.30 in his last five starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Indians are 3-4 in his road starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-5-2
Santiago is 0-4, 9.55 in his last five starts; over is 7-2 in his last nine. Twins are 4-3 in his home starts; their 1st 5-inning record with him:
Indians won their last four games; under is 19-6 in their last 25 road games. Twins lost nine of last 11 home games; over is 6-3–2 in their last 11 home games.
New York @ A’s
Cessa is making his first ’17 start; he is 4-4, 4.40 in 18 big league games (9 starts). He is 3-6, 4.15 in 10 AAA starts this season.
Cotton is 0-4, 7.90 in his last five starts; over is 4-1-2 in his last seven. Oakland is 1-4 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-7-1
New York lost its last five games; seven of their last nine games went over. Oakland won its last three games; over is 10-2-2 in their last 14 games.
Royals @ Angels
Vargas is 4-0, 1.69 in his last four starts; Royals are 4-2 in his road starts. Under is 9-4 in his starts this year. Royals’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-4-1
Ramirez is 1-1, 7.31 in his last three starts (under 8-4). Angels are 4-2 in his home starts; their 5-inning record with him: 9-12
Royals won eight of last 11 games; over is 9-2-1 in their last 12 games. Angels are 4-6 in last ten home games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven home games.
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Interleague
Cardinals @ Orioles
Lynn is 1-0, 1.69 in his last three starts; over is 6-3 in his last nine. St Louis lost his last four road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-5-1
Asher is 0-2, 11.00 in his last two starts (under 5-1). Orioles’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 1-4-1
Cardinals lost four of last five games; five of their last six games went over. Orioles lost eight of last ten games; over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Chi-Pitt: Lackey 6-7; Taillon 3-4
Az-Phil: Ray 9-4; Lively 1-2
LA-Cin: Maeda 7-3; Arroyo 7-6
Wsh-NY: Ross 6-2; deGrom 7-6
Mia-Atl: Urena 6-2; Foltynewicz 5-7
SD-Mil: Perdomo 4-7; Nelson 6-7
SF-Col: Blach 4-6; Chatwood 6-8
American League
Chi-Tor: Shields 2-1; Happ 2-4
TB-Det: Faria 2-0; Farmer 2-1
Sea-Tex: Bergman 3-4; Darvish 8-6
Bos-Hst: Price 2-2; Musgrove 5-6
Clev-Min: Bauer 6-7; Santiago 5-7
NY-A’s: Cessa 0-0; Cotton 3-8
KC-LA: Vargas 9-4; Ramirez 8-4
Interleague
StL-Balt: Lynn 6-7; Asher 1-5
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Chi-Pitt: Lackey 8-13; Taillon 1-7
Az-Phil: Ray 4-13; Lively 2-3
LA-Cin: Maeda 5-10; Arroyo 6-13
Wsh-NY: Ross 4-8; deGrom 5-13
Mia-Atl: Urena 1-8; Foltynewicz 2-12
SD-Mil: Perdomo 5-11; Nelson 2-13
SF-Col: Blach 2-10; Chatwood 2-14
American League
Chi-Tor: Shields 1-3; Happ 2-6
TB-Det: Faria 1-2; Farmer 1-3
Sea-Tex: Bergman 0-7; Darvish 2-14
Bos-Hst: Price 0-4; Musgrove 2-11
Clev-Min: Bauer 2-13; Santiago 3-12
NY-A’s: Cessa 0-0; Cotton 5-11
KC-LA: Vargas 2-13; Ramirez 9-12
Interleague
StL-Balt: Lynn 4-13; Asher 1-6
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Umpires
National League
Chi-Pitt: Over is 8-4 in last dozen Timmons games.
Az-Phil: Over is 4-2-1 in last seven Hoye games.
LA-Cin: Four of last five Reynolds games went over.
Wsh-NY: Favorites are 9-3 (+$571) in Kulpa games this year.
Mia-Atl: Six of last seven Segal games went over.
SD-Mil: Over is 8-2 in last ten Wolcott games.
SF-Col: Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Johnson games.
American League
Chi-Tor: Last four Wegner games went over total.
TB-Det: Four of last five Conroy games stayed under.
Sea-Tex: Favorites are 10-4 (+$414) in Wendelstedt games this year.
Bos-Hst: Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Gibson games.
Clev-Min: Under is 9-2 in Bellino games this season.
NY-A’s: Five of last six TBarrett games stayed under.
KC-LA: Over is 8-0-1 in last nine Gonzalez games.
Interleague
StL-Balt: Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Drake games.
Interleague play
NL @ AL– 37-21 AL, favorites +$64
AL @ NL– 37-35 AL, favorites -$629
Total: 74-56 AL, favorites -$565
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 36-26-1
AL @ NL: Over 41-26-2
Total: Over 77-52-3
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 6/17/17
Ariz 12-14-8……21-9–5…….32-23
Atl 15-16-4……10-19-3……..25-35
Cubs 12-18-1……16-14-5……..28-32
Reds 8-20-3……14-19–2………22-39
Colo 24-9-5…….18-13-2……….42-22
LA 14-16-4……22-11-2……….36-27
Miami 14-19-1…….18-10-4……..32-29
Milw 17-9-6…….18-14-6…….35-23
Mets 16-11-1……..16-21-2……32-32
Philly 9-21-6………9-17-4……18-38
Pitt 13-17-2…..13-16-7…….26-33
St. Louis 14-13-2……..20-10-6……..34-23
SD 7-22-5…….16-15–4………23-37
SF 7-24-7……..13-15-4……..23-39
Wash 25-9-2……17-12-3………..42-21
Orioles 11-19-4……..16-15-2………27-34
Boston 14-18-4………15-15-2…….29-33
White Sox 12-22-6……..14-11–2……..26-33
Cleveland 16-15-3……..15-14-3……..30-29
Detroit 14-16-4…….16-13-4……..30-29
Astros 15-10-6……..21-15-2…….36-25
KC 11-17-6………16-13-5…….27-30
Angels 12-18-6………17-12-6……29-30
Twins 17-8-3………13-18-6……..30-26
NYY 16-16-3……….20-9-1…..…36-25
A’s 10-19-4……..16-11-7……..26-30
Seattle 11-21-5……..17-12-4……..28-33
TB 15-12-8……..22-9-5……..37-21
Texas 17-10-5……..14-13-7………31-23
Toronto 12-18-2……..11-16-6……..23-33
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 6/17/17)
Ariz 11-34……..15-35……….26
Atl 8-35……..8-32…………16
Cubs 8-32……..15-35………..23
Reds 12-31……..16-36………28
Colo 9-38……..9-33..……….18
LA 9-34……..14-34..…….23
Miami 13-34……..12-32………25
Milw 12-32……17-38…..…..29
Mets 11-28……..15-38……….26
Philly 12-37……..6-30……….18
Pitt 9-32……..12-36……….21
StL 9-30……..10-36………..19
SD 16-34……..10-35………..26
SF 8-41……..9-32………….17
Wash 13-36……..14-32………27
Orioles 4-34……..12-34……….16
Boston 11-36……..8-31………..19
White Sox 12-40…….9-27……….21
Clev 8-35……..11-32……….19
Detroit 7-34…….15-33………22
Astros 9-31……..16-38……….25
KC 5-34……..5-33…………10
Angels 15-37…….9-36……….24
Twins 6-29……..10-38……..16
NYY 9-35……..12-31……….21
A’s 5-34……..11-35………16
Seattle 14-37…….13-33………27
TB 9-35……..18-36………27
Texas 9-33……..15-34………24
Toronto 10-32……..7-35………..17