MLB
Tuesday, May 9
National League
Cardinals @ Marlins
Wainwright is 2-0, 5.51 in his last three starts; his last four starts went over.
Straily is 0-2, 4.67 in his last three starts- three of his last four starts stayed under.
St Louis won its last seven road games; over is 13-2-1 in their last 16 games. Miami lost ten of last 13 games; five of last six at home. Under is 3-2 in their last five home games.
Giants @ Mets
Samardzija is 0-0, 2.40 in his last two starts; his last five starts stayed under.
Wheeler is 1-2, 4.91 in six starts this year; over is 4-0-1 in his last five.
Giants lost last four games, are 2-9 in last 11 road games. Mets won four of last five games. Over is 11-2 in their last 13 games.
Cubs @ Rockies
Arrieta is 1-1, 7.16 in his last three starts, all of which went over. Lackey is 1-3, 5.90 in his last five starts (over 5-1).
Senzatela is 4-1, 3.08 in six starts this year; his last three starts went over. Freeland is 2-0, 1.16 in his last four starts (under 6-0).
Cubs played an extra inning game at home last nite; they’re 3-7 in series openers, 2-3 on road. Colorado won four of its last five games; they’re 7-3 in series openers. Last four Rockies games stayed under.
Pirates @ Dodgers
Nova is 2-2, 2.10 in his last four starts, all of which stayed under.
Urias is 0-0, 0.84 in two starts this year (under 2-0); both games went extra innings.
Pittsburgh lost five of last six road games; four of last five Pirate games stayed under. Dodgers won eight of last ten games; five of their last six games went over.
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American League
Indians @ Blue Jays
Carrasco is 2-2, 2.02 in his last five starts (under 6-0).
Bolsinger is making his first ’17 start; he is 8-16, 4.61 in 36 MLB starts, 1-1, 1.46 in four AAA games this year (two starts).
Indians won three of last five games; under is 10-0 in Indians’ last ten road games. Toronto is 5-7 in its last 12 games; under is 9-4 in their home games.
Royals @ Rays
Young is making his first ’17 start; he is 79-67, 3.87 in 219 MLB starts. This year, he has thrown 10.2 innings in seven relief stints for the Royals.
Andriese is 2-1, 2.88 in his last four starts- four of his last five starts stayed under.
Royals lost three of last five games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Tampa Bay is 3-6 in its last nine home games. Under is 7-3 in Rays’ last nine games.
Twins @ White Sox
Santiago is 2-0, 2.96 in his last four starts (over 4-2).
Pelfrey is 0-2, 6.28 in three starts this year (under 2-1).
Minnesota lost three of last four games; they’re 7-3 in series openers, 3-1 on road. Over is 8-1 in their last nine games. White Sox lost six of last eight games, are 3-7 in series openers, 1-3 at home. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Angels @ A’s
Meyer is 0-1, 9.39 in two starts this year (over 2-0).
Cotton is 1-2, 6.89 in three home starts (under 4-2).
Angels lost five of last six games; three of their last four road games went over. Oakland won its last three games, all walk-off wins; over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
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Interleague
Nationals @ Orioles
Scherzer is 3-1, 2.89 in his last four starts (over 3-3).
Jimenez is 1-1, 7.83 in five starts this year (over 4-1).
Nationals won four of last six games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Baltimore won its last five games; under is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Bronx @ Cincinnati
Sabathia is 0-1, 10.43 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five starts.
Adleman is 1-1, 5.19 in three starts this year (over 2-1).
New York won its last six games; over is 10-1 in their last 11 games. Cincinnati won five of its last six games; over is 8-3 in their last eleven home games.
Rangers @ Padres
Griffin is 3-0, 2.65 in his last three starts (over 3-1).
Weaver is 0-3, 7.16 in six starts this year (over 4-2).
Rangers lost eight of last ten road games; under is 3-1 in their last four games. San Diego lost four of its last five games; over is 7-2 in their last nine home games.
Mariners @ Phillies
Miranda is 3-1, 2.82 in his last four starts (under 4-2).
Eickhoff is 0-3, 4.21 in six starts this year (under 3-2-1).
Seattle won four of its last five games; they’re 1-4 in road series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Phillies lost five of last six games; they’re 5-5 in series openers. Over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
Red Sox @ Brewers
Pomeranz is 2-0, 3.18 in his last two starts (under 3-2).
Peralta is 1-2, 7.36 in his last three starts (under 4-2).
Red Sox won four of last six games, are 1-3 in road series openers. Over is 3-1 in their last four games. Milwaukee is 4-5 in its last nine games, 7-3 in series openers. Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Braves @ Astros
Colon is 0-2, 8.44 in his last three starts (over 4-1 in his last five).
Morton is 3-1, 3.91 in his last four starts; his last three starts went over.
Braves lost their last four games; they’re 3-7 in series openers. Over is 8-1-2 in their last 11 games. Houston won six of last eight games; they’re 4-1 in home series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Tigers @ Diamondbacks
Verlander is 1-0, 1.93 in his last two starts (over 3-3).
Ray is 0-2, 3.55 in his last two starts (under 4-1 in his last five).
Tigers lost three of last four games, are 7-3 in series openers. Over is 7-0-1 in their last eight road games. Arizona lost four of last five games; they’re 7-3 in series openers, 4-1 at home. Diamondbacks’ last five games stayed under the total.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
StL-Mia: Wainwright 2-4; Straily 3-3
SF-NY: Samardzija 2-4; Wheeler 2-3
Chi-Colo: Arrieta 4-2 Lackey 3-3; Senzatela 5-1 Freeland 5-1
Pitt-LA: Nova 3-3; Urias 1-1
American League
Clev-Tor: Carrasco 4-2; Bolsinger 0-0
KC-TB: Young 0-0; Andriese 3-3
Minn-Chi: Santiago 3-3; Pelfrey 1-2
LAA-A’s: Meyer 0-2; Cotton 3-3
Interleague
Wsh-Balt: Scherzer 4-2; Jimenez 4-1
NY-Cin: Sabathia 5-1; Adleman 1-2
Tex-SD: Griffin 4-0; Weaver 0-6
Sea-Phil: Miranda 4-2; Eickhoff 1-5
Bos-Mil: Pomeranz 4-1; Peralta 4-2
Atl-Hst: Colon 3-3; Morton 4-2
Det-Ariz: Verlander 3-3; Ray 4-2
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
StL-Mia: Wainwright 1-6; Straily 0-6
SF-NY: Samardzija 2-6; Wheeler 4-6
Chi-Colo: Arrieta 4-2 Lackey 4-6; Senzatela 5-1 Freeland 1-6
Pitt-LA: Nova 0-6; Urias 0-2
American League
Clev-Tor: Carrasco 0-6; Bolsinger 0-0
KC-TB: Young 0-0; Andriese 4-6
Minn-Chi: Santiago 0-6; Pelfrey 2-3
LAA-A’s: Meyer 1-2; Cotton 3-6
Interleague
Wsh-Balt: Scherzer 2-6; Jimenez 3-5
NY-Cin: Sabathia 2-6; Adleman 0-3
Tex-SD: Griffin 1-4; Weaver 1-6
Sea-Phil: Miranda 3-6; Eickhoff 1-6
Bos-Mil: Pomeranz 2-5; Peralta 2-6
Atl-Hst: Colon 2-6; Morton 1-6
Det-Ariz: Verlander 3-6; Ray 2-6
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Umpires
National League
StL-Mia- Under is 5-0-1 in Fletcher games this season.
SF-NY- Last four Reynolds games stayed under.
Pitt-LA- Under is 3-1-1 in Davis games this season.
American League
Clev-Tor- Home team won four of five Cuzzi games.
KC-TB- Over is 4-2 in Dreckman games this season.
LA-A’s- Last three Conroy games stayed under total.
Interleague
Tex-SD- Three of last four Timmons games went over.
Wsh-Balt- Four of last five Diaz games went over total.
NY-Cin- Underdogs won four of last five Barksdale games.
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/8/17
Ariz 5-8-3………..9-4-4…….14-12-7
Atl 5-8-3………..5-7-1…….10-15-4
Cubs 7-8………….6-7-3…….13-15-3
Reds 5-6-1……….9-8-2……..14-14-3
Colo 10-5-1………8-6-2……18-11-3
LA 7-7-2………..9-5-2…….16-12-4
Miami 6-11-3……….6-4-2……12-15-5
Milw 9-2-4……….7-8-2……..16-10-6
Mets 6-6…………5-12-3…….11-18-3
Philly 7-5-3………..7-7-1…….14-12-4
Pitt 5-10-2……….7-7-1……12-17-3
St. Louis 7-6-1……….9-4-4…….16-10-5
SD 3-12-3………7-6-2……..10-18-5
SF 5-11-4………..5-6-2……10-17-6
Wash 12-5………….7-7-1……18-12-1
Orioles 8-6-2……….10-5………18-11-2
Boston 4-7-2………8-8-2………12-15-4
White Sox 6-9-4………6-4-1………12-13-5
Cleveland 7-11-1……4-7-1………11-18-2
Detroit 7-6-1………9-5-2………16-11-3
Astros 3-6-5………9-8-1……..12-14-6
KC 3-9-2………9-6-2………12-15-4
Angels 4-9-5……….8-5-3……..12-15-7
Twins 5-4-2………8-6-4………13-10-6
NYY 7-7-1……….10-5……….17-12-1
A’s 4-9-2……….6-6-5………10-15-7
Seattle 5-9-3………..8-3-4……..13-12-7
TB 7-5-3……….14-3-2…….21-8-5
Texas 9-4-4……….8-5-3………17-9-7
Toronto 4-14-1……..4-6-3………8-19-4
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total-5/8/17)
Ariz 4-16……..7-17……….11
Atl 3-16……..4-14…………7
Cubs 4-15……..7-16………..11
Reds 2-11……10-20………..12
Colo 5-15……..6-16……….11
LA 5-15……..6-17..……..11
Miami 6-19……..5-13……….11
Milw 5-14……..7-17………..12
Mets 7-14……..8-18………..15
Philly 8-16……..3-14…………12
Pitt 4-17……..5-15…………9
StL 6-14……7-19…………13
SD 6-17…….6-14………..12
SF 4-19……..3-14………..7
Wash 7-17……..6-15……….13
Orioles 1-16……..5-14………..6
Boston 2-13……..4-17………..6
White Sox 4-18…….5-11………..9
Clev 5-19……..6-11………..11
Detroit 2-13……..8-16………..10
Astros 3-14……..9-18………..12
KC 2-14……..3-15………..5
Angels 4-17……..5-16………..9
Twins 1-11……..5-17……….6
NYY 3-14……..8-15……….11
A’s 2-15……..3-17……….5
Seattle 7-17……..6-14………13
TB 2-13……..8-20……….10
Texas 7-16…….4-16………11
Toronto 5-19…….3-12…………8
Interleague play
NL @ AL– 11-6 AL, favorites -$273
AL @ NL– 10-9, favorites -$640
Total: 21-15 AL, favorites -$913
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL– Over 5-12
AL @ NL– Over 11-8
Total– Over 16-20