MLB
Thursday’s games
National League
Brewers @ Cubs
Davies is 3-1, 4.15 in his last five starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Brewers are 3-4 in his road starts.
Arrieta is 2-0, 0.66 in his last two starts; over is 5-3-1 in his last nine. Cubs are 2-5 in his last seven home starts.
Milwaukee is 8-23 in its last 31 road games; four of last six Brewer games went over total. Cubs won 14 of last 16 games; under is 7-4 in last 11 games at Wrigley Field.
Marlins @ Reds
Fernandez is 0-2, 4.76 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over. Miami is 9-4 in his home starts.
Straily is 5-0, 2.13 in his last six starts; his last three went over. Reds are 8-3 in his home starts.
Marlins are 5-10 in last 15 games; six of last eight Miami road games went over. Cincinnati is 17-11 in its last 28 games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.
Dodgers @ Phillies
Stripling is 1-2, 5.40 in his last three starts (under 7-2-1). Dodgers split his four road starts.
Eickhoff is 2-0, 4.32 in his last three starts; three of his last four home starts went over. Phillies are 7-5 in his home starts.
Dodgers won three of last four games; over is 6-1-2 in last seven Dodger games. Phillies won four of last six games; over is 7-1-1 in last nine Philly home games.
Nationals @ Braves
Lopez is 1-1, 5.74 in his three starts (over 2-1) this season.
Whalen is 1-1, 7.31 in his three starts (over 2-1) this season.
Nationals are 10-5 in last 15 games, but lost last two; five of their last seven games went over. Washington is 11-8 in road series openers. Atlanta lost six of last seven games, is 6-13 in home series openers. Five of their last six games went over.
Diamondbacks @ Padres
Bradley is 0-2, 11.48 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Arizona is 5-4 in his road starts.
Clemens is 1-2, 5.49 in four starts for San Diego (over 2-2).
Arizona lost its last three road games; they’re 1-5 in last six road series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. San Diego lost its last five games; five of their last six home games went over total. Padres are 11-8 in home series openers.
Mets @ Giants
deGrom is 1-0, 0.65 in his last four starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Mets won three of his last four road starts.
Bumgarner is 1-1, 0.60 in his last two starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Giants are 8-3 in his last 11 home starts.
New York lost 14 of last 21 games; under is 22-10 in their last 32 road games. Mets are 9-10 in road series openers. Giants are 9-21 since All-Star break, 0-4 in last four home series openers. Four of their last five games went over the total.
American League
Red Sox @ Tigers
Buchholz is 0-5, 8.00 in his last seven starts; three of his last four stayed under. Boston lost three of his four road starts.
Boyd is 3-0, 3.18 in his last three starts; four of his last six stayed under. Detroit won his last four home starts.
Red Sox won their last six games; they’re 8-2 in last ten road series openers. Under is 12-3 in last 15 Boston road games. Detroit lost seven of last nine games, is 10-4 in last 14 home series openers. Last five Tiger games stayed under the total.
Astros @ Orioles
Musgrove is 1-0, 1.93 in his first two MLB starts (under 1-0-1).
Gausman is 1-3, 5.40 in his last four starts; under is 11-4 in his last 15. Baltimore won his last four home starts.
Astros lost their last four games, are 8-11 in road series openers. Six of last eight Houston games went over total. Baltimore lost five of last seven home games, is 11-8 in home series openers. Under is 11-0-2 in last 13 games at Camden Yards.
White Sox @ Indians
Rodon is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. White Sox are 2-7 in his road outings.
Salazar is 1-1, 8.25 in his last five starts; his last four went over. Indians are 6-3 in his home starts.
White Sox are 7-12 in last 18 games; over is 10-6 in their last 16 games. Cleveland won six of last eight home games; four of Indians’ last five games stayed under the total.
Twins @ Royals
Duffey is 3-0, 3.79 in his last three starts; over is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Twins are 4-5 in his road starts.
Gee is 0-4, 6.92 in his last five starts; his last three stayed under. Royals lost four of his five home starts.
Twins are 11-4 in last 15 road games, 7-4 in last 11 road series openers. Over is 15-3 in last 18 Minnesota games. Kansas City is 9-2 in its last 11 games, 14-5 in home series openers. Under is 14-4 in Royals’ last 18 games.
Mariners @ Angels
Iwakuma is 8-1, 2.78 in his last nine starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Seattle is 8-5 in his road starts.
Shoemaker is 1-4, 4.68 in his last five starts; under is 10-4 in his last 14 starts. Angels won three of his last four home starts.
Mariners are 12-3 in last 15 games; seven of last 11 Seattle road games went over. Angels lost 12 of last 13 games; seven of last ten Angel games stayed under total.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:
Mil-Chi– Davies 11-10; Arrieta 15-8
LA-Phil– Stripling 5-5; Eickhoff 11-13
Mia-Cin– Fernandez 14-8 (0-3 last 3); Straily 13-9
Wsh-Atl– Lopez 1-2; Whalen 2-1
Az-SD– Bradley 8-9; Clemens 2-2/1-1
NY-SF– deGrom 12-9; Bumgarner 14-11
Bos-Det– Buchholz 4-10; Boyd 6-5
Hst-Balt– Musgrove 1-1; Gausman 8-13
Chi-Clev– Rodon 7-12; Salazar 13-7
Min-KC– Duffey 10-10 (8-2 last 10); Gee 2-7
Sea-LA– Iwakuma 10-6 (5-1 last 6); Shoemaker 7-16
# of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
Mil-Chi– Davies 5-21; Arrieta 3-23
LA-Phil– Stripling 3-10; Eickhoff 6-24
Mia-Cin– Fernandez 6-22; Straily 5-22
Wsh-Atl– Lopez 2-3; Whalen 2-3
Az-SD– Bradley 7-17; Clemens 0-6
NY-SF– deGrom 2-21; Bumgarner 6-25
Bos-Det– Buchholz 7-14; Boyd 1-11
Hst-Balt– Musgrove 0-2; Gausman 8-21
Chi-Clev– Rodon 6-19; Salazar 3-20
Min-KC– Duffey 6-20; Gee 6-9 (5 of last 5)
Sea-LA– Iwakuma 3-16; Shoemaker 5-23
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/17
Arizona 22-28-9……23-33-5……45-61
Atlanta 23-30-8……18-27-13…..41-57
Cubs 30-18-8……39-17-8…….69-35
Reds 17-37-7……25-29-4……42-66
Colo 23-27-11…..25-30-4……48-57
LA 25-23-9……36-20-7……61-43
Miami 26-24-9…..29-18-13……55-42
Milw 19-33-7……33-21-7…….52-54
Mets 24-39-7……27-24-9……51-53
Philly 20-27-15….22-27-10….42-52
Pitt 18-33-10…..36-18-4……54-50
St. Louis 28-26-5……24-25-12….52-51
SD 19-40-4……26-27-4…..45-67
SF 27-28-7……30-17-11……57-45
Wash 29-18-13…..25-18-16…..54-36
Orioles 23-32-7…….30-21-8…….53-53
Boston 20-26-8……39-17-8……59-43
White Sox 27-28-8……30-25-2……57-53
Cleveland 34-21-6……29-22-5……62-43
Detroit 25-29-8……29-23-3…….54-52
Astros 21-27-11…..29-24-7…….50-51
KC 24-32-8……23-23-11……47-55
Angels 22-33-7…….21-28-10……43-61
Twins 23-30-9……20-32-11…..43-62
NYY 18-32-8……27-28-9…….46-60
A’s 19-32-8……23-29-11…….42-61
Seattle 29-24-8……25-20-12……54-44
Tampa Bay 21-25-10……28-26-9……49-51
Texas 23-32-8…….28-21-9…….51-53
Toronto 35-19-4……..35-24-4……70-43
Thursday’s games
National League
Brewers @ Cubs
Davies is 3-1, 4.15 in his last five starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Brewers are 3-4 in his road starts.
Arrieta is 2-0, 0.66 in his last two starts; over is 5-3-1 in his last nine. Cubs are 2-5 in his last seven home starts.
Milwaukee is 8-23 in its last 31 road games; four of last six Brewer games went over total. Cubs won 14 of last 16 games; under is 7-4 in last 11 games at Wrigley Field.
Marlins @ Reds
Fernandez is 0-2, 4.76 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over. Miami is 9-4 in his home starts.
Straily is 5-0, 2.13 in his last six starts; his last three went over. Reds are 8-3 in his home starts.
Marlins are 5-10 in last 15 games; six of last eight Miami road games went over. Cincinnati is 17-11 in its last 28 games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.
Dodgers @ Phillies
Stripling is 1-2, 5.40 in his last three starts (under 7-2-1). Dodgers split his four road starts.
Eickhoff is 2-0, 4.32 in his last three starts; three of his last four home starts went over. Phillies are 7-5 in his home starts.
Dodgers won three of last four games; over is 6-1-2 in last seven Dodger games. Phillies won four of last six games; over is 7-1-1 in last nine Philly home games.
Nationals @ Braves
Lopez is 1-1, 5.74 in his three starts (over 2-1) this season.
Whalen is 1-1, 7.31 in his three starts (over 2-1) this season.
Nationals are 10-5 in last 15 games, but lost last two; five of their last seven games went over. Washington is 11-8 in road series openers. Atlanta lost six of last seven games, is 6-13 in home series openers. Five of their last six games went over.
Diamondbacks @ Padres
Bradley is 0-2, 11.48 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Arizona is 5-4 in his road starts.
Clemens is 1-2, 5.49 in four starts for San Diego (over 2-2).
Arizona lost its last three road games; they’re 1-5 in last six road series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. San Diego lost its last five games; five of their last six home games went over total. Padres are 11-8 in home series openers.
Mets @ Giants
deGrom is 1-0, 0.65 in his last four starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Mets won three of his last four road starts.
Bumgarner is 1-1, 0.60 in his last two starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Giants are 8-3 in his last 11 home starts.
New York lost 14 of last 21 games; under is 22-10 in their last 32 road games. Mets are 9-10 in road series openers. Giants are 9-21 since All-Star break, 0-4 in last four home series openers. Four of their last five games went over the total.
American League
Red Sox @ Tigers
Buchholz is 0-5, 8.00 in his last seven starts; three of his last four stayed under. Boston lost three of his four road starts.
Boyd is 3-0, 3.18 in his last three starts; four of his last six stayed under. Detroit won his last four home starts.
Red Sox won their last six games; they’re 8-2 in last ten road series openers. Under is 12-3 in last 15 Boston road games. Detroit lost seven of last nine games, is 10-4 in last 14 home series openers. Last five Tiger games stayed under the total.
Astros @ Orioles
Musgrove is 1-0, 1.93 in his first two MLB starts (under 1-0-1).
Gausman is 1-3, 5.40 in his last four starts; under is 11-4 in his last 15. Baltimore won his last four home starts.
Astros lost their last four games, are 8-11 in road series openers. Six of last eight Houston games went over total. Baltimore lost five of last seven home games, is 11-8 in home series openers. Under is 11-0-2 in last 13 games at Camden Yards.
White Sox @ Indians
Rodon is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. White Sox are 2-7 in his road outings.
Salazar is 1-1, 8.25 in his last five starts; his last four went over. Indians are 6-3 in his home starts.
White Sox are 7-12 in last 18 games; over is 10-6 in their last 16 games. Cleveland won six of last eight home games; four of Indians’ last five games stayed under the total.
Twins @ Royals
Duffey is 3-0, 3.79 in his last three starts; over is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Twins are 4-5 in his road starts.
Gee is 0-4, 6.92 in his last five starts; his last three stayed under. Royals lost four of his five home starts.
Twins are 11-4 in last 15 road games, 7-4 in last 11 road series openers. Over is 15-3 in last 18 Minnesota games. Kansas City is 9-2 in its last 11 games, 14-5 in home series openers. Under is 14-4 in Royals’ last 18 games.
Mariners @ Angels
Iwakuma is 8-1, 2.78 in his last nine starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Seattle is 8-5 in his road starts.
Shoemaker is 1-4, 4.68 in his last five starts; under is 10-4 in his last 14 starts. Angels won three of his last four home starts.
Mariners are 12-3 in last 15 games; seven of last 11 Seattle road games went over. Angels lost 12 of last 13 games; seven of last ten Angel games stayed under total.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:
Mil-Chi– Davies 11-10; Arrieta 15-8
LA-Phil– Stripling 5-5; Eickhoff 11-13
Mia-Cin– Fernandez 14-8 (0-3 last 3); Straily 13-9
Wsh-Atl– Lopez 1-2; Whalen 2-1
Az-SD– Bradley 8-9; Clemens 2-2/1-1
NY-SF– deGrom 12-9; Bumgarner 14-11
Bos-Det– Buchholz 4-10; Boyd 6-5
Hst-Balt– Musgrove 1-1; Gausman 8-13
Chi-Clev– Rodon 7-12; Salazar 13-7
Min-KC– Duffey 10-10 (8-2 last 10); Gee 2-7
Sea-LA– Iwakuma 10-6 (5-1 last 6); Shoemaker 7-16
# of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
Mil-Chi– Davies 5-21; Arrieta 3-23
LA-Phil– Stripling 3-10; Eickhoff 6-24
Mia-Cin– Fernandez 6-22; Straily 5-22
Wsh-Atl– Lopez 2-3; Whalen 2-3
Az-SD– Bradley 7-17; Clemens 0-6
NY-SF– deGrom 2-21; Bumgarner 6-25
Bos-Det– Buchholz 7-14; Boyd 1-11
Hst-Balt– Musgrove 0-2; Gausman 8-21
Chi-Clev– Rodon 6-19; Salazar 3-20
Min-KC– Duffey 6-20; Gee 6-9 (5 of last 5)
Sea-LA– Iwakuma 3-16; Shoemaker 5-23
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/17
Arizona 22-28-9……23-33-5……45-61
Atlanta 23-30-8……18-27-13…..41-57
Cubs 30-18-8……39-17-8…….69-35
Reds 17-37-7……25-29-4……42-66
Colo 23-27-11…..25-30-4……48-57
LA 25-23-9……36-20-7……61-43
Miami 26-24-9…..29-18-13……55-42
Milw 19-33-7……33-21-7…….52-54
Mets 24-39-7……27-24-9……51-53
Philly 20-27-15….22-27-10….42-52
Pitt 18-33-10…..36-18-4……54-50
St. Louis 28-26-5……24-25-12….52-51
SD 19-40-4……26-27-4…..45-67
SF 27-28-7……30-17-11……57-45
Wash 29-18-13…..25-18-16…..54-36
Orioles 23-32-7…….30-21-8…….53-53
Boston 20-26-8……39-17-8……59-43
White Sox 27-28-8……30-25-2……57-53
Cleveland 34-21-6……29-22-5……62-43
Detroit 25-29-8……29-23-3…….54-52
Astros 21-27-11…..29-24-7…….50-51
KC 24-32-8……23-23-11……47-55
Angels 22-33-7…….21-28-10……43-61
Twins 23-30-9……20-32-11…..43-62
NYY 18-32-8……27-28-9…….46-60
A’s 19-32-8……23-29-11…….42-61
Seattle 29-24-8……25-20-12……54-44
Tampa Bay 21-25-10……28-26-9……49-51
Texas 23-32-8…….28-21-9…….51-53
Toronto 35-19-4……..35-24-4……70-43
