MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, March 30
Not a lot of info to go on for the first few days of the season; I?ll give you whatever I think is relevant.
National League
Mets (1-0) @ Nationals (0-1)
Syndergaard was 13-4, 3.03 in 25 starts LY; he is 3-5, 3.43 in 12 starts vs Washington, 0-3, 5.79 in five starts here. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Strasburg was 10-7, 3.74 in 22 starts LY; he is 8-5, 2.83 in 17 starts against the Mets. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Mets were 11-8 vs Washington LY; over last two years, they?re 18-21 against the Nationals- they blanked Washington 2-0 Thursday.
Pirates (0-1) @ Reds (1-0)
Williams was 14-10, 3.11 in 31 starts LY; he is 3-1, 3.78 in 8 games (5 starts) vs Cincinnati, 0-0, 6.00 in two games (1 start) here. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Gray is making his first start for the Reds; he was 11-9, 4.90 in 30 games (23 starts) for Bronx LY. He is 0-1, 7.88 in two games (1 start) vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, Pirates are 20-19 against the Reds; they lost 5-3 here Thursday.
Braves (0-1) @ Phillies (1-0)
Wilson allowed five runs in seven IP LY, his first year in MLB. He started one game. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Pivetta was 7-14, 4.77 in 32 starts LY; he is 4-1, 2.72 in 8 starts vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, Braves are 18-21 vs Philly; they lost 10-4 here Thursday.
Rockies (2-0) @ Marlins (0-2)
Anderson was 7-9, 4.55 in 32 starts LY; he is 1-2, 2.70 in four starts vs Miami. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Lopez was 2-4, 4.14 in 10 starts LY; this is his first game against Colorado. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last two years, Rockies are 6-8 vs Miami, but beat the Marlins the last two nights.
Cardinals (1-1) @ Brewers (1-1)
This is Hudson?s first MLB start; he was 4-1, 2.63 in 26 relief stints (27.1 IP) LY. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Woodruff was 3-0, 3.61 in 19 games (4 starts) LY; he?s allowed one run in 2.1 IP in two relief stints vs St Louis. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, Cardinals are 17-23 vs Milwaukee, 1-1 this year (over 2-0).
Giants (0-2) @ Padres (2-0)
Rodriguez was 6-4, 2.81 in 19 starts LY; he is 0-0, 1.29 in two starts vs San Diego. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Margevicius is making his MLB debut here. He has never pitched above Class A ball. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last two years, Giants are 18-22 vs San Diego; they scored one run total in losing their first two games this week.
Diamondbacks (1-1) @ Dodgers (1-1)
Godley was 15-11, 4.74 in 32 starts LY; he is 2-3, 3.81 in 12 games (8 starts) vs LA. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Maeda was 8-10, 3.91 in 38 games (20 starts) LY; he is 4-5, 4.83 in 15 games (12 starts) vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, Diamondbacks are 23-17 against Dodgers; they split first two games this week. Both games this week went over total.
American League
Orioles (0-1) @ New York (1-0)
Karns was 2-2, 4.17 in nine games (8 starts) for the Royals LY; he is 2-0, 2.70 in five starts vs Bronx, 1-0, 2.16 in three starts here. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Paxton is making his first start for Bronx; he was 11-6, 3.76 in 28 starts for Seattle LY. He is 2-0, 3.71 in three starts vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, Orioles are 14-25 vs New York.
Indians (0-1) @ Twins (1-0)
Bauer was 12-6, 2.21 in 27 starts LY; he is 6-7, 4.46 in 18 starts vs Minnesota. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Odorizzi was 7-10, 4.49 in 32 starts LY; he is 1-4, 5.79 in nine starts vs Cleveland. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, Indians are 22-17 vs Minnesota.
White Sox (0-1) @ Royals (1-0)
Lopez was 7-10, 3.91 in 32 starts LY; he is 2-1, 4.79 in seven starts against the Royals. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Junis was 9-12, 4.37 in 30 starts LY; he is 1-1, 5.47 in four starts against the White Sox. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, White Sox are 21-18 against the Royals; they lost 5-3 here Thursday.
Tigers (1-1) @ Blue Jays (1-1)
Turnbull was 0-2, 6.06 in four games (3 starts) LY. This is his first start vs Toronto. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Sanchez was 4-6, 4.89 in 20 starts LY; he is 2-0, 1.50 in seven games (4 starts) vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, Tigers are 8-5 vs Toronto, 1-1 this week (under 2-0).
Astros (1-1) @ Rays (1-1)
McHugh has started 111 MLB games but none were LY; he relieved 58 times LY. McHugh is 1-4, 2.12 in seven games (5 starts) vs Tampa Bay. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Glasnow was 1-5, 4.20 in 11 starts for Tampa Bay LY; he is this is his first game vs Houston. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, Astros are 7-9 vs Tampa Bay, 1-1 this year (under 2-0).
Angels (1-1) @ A?s (1-3)
Pena was 3-5, 4.18 in 19 games (17 starts) LY; he is 0-1, 8.44 in three games (2 starts) against the A?s. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Starter is unknown. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, Angels are 22-17 vs Oakland, 1-1 this week (under 2-0).
Oakland lost three of its first four games this season (under 3-1).
Red Sox (1-1) @ Mariners (3-1)
Rodriguez was 13-5, 3.82 in 27 games (23 starts) LY; he is 2-2, 3.58 in five starts vs Seattle. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Leake was 10-10, 4.36 in 31 starts LY; he is 1-3, 5.30 in six starts vs Boston. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Last 2+ years, Red Sox are 8-7 vs Seattle, 1-1 this week (over 2-0).
Seattle won three of its first four games this season (over 3-1).
Interleague
Cubs (1-0) @ Rangers (0-1)
Former Ranger Darvish was 1-3, 4.95 in 8 starts LY; he?s never pitched against Texas, but is 31-19, 3.60 in 65 starts in this ballpark. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Volquez was 4-8, 4.19 in 17 starts LY; he is 8-0, 3.10 in 13 games (12 starts) against the Cubs. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Cubs won 12-4 here Thursday night.
Umpires
NY-Wsh: Underdogs won five of last seven Eddings starts LY.
Pitt-Cin: Home team won eight of last nine Cooper games.
Atl-Phil: Home side won six of last seven Timmons games.
Col-Mia: Five of last six Knight games stayed under total.
StL-Mil: Favorites won 10 of last 12 Johnson games.
SF-SD: Favorites won five of last six Tumpane games.
Az-LA: Underdogs won six of last seven TGibson games.
Balt-NYY: Favorites won last 11 Nauert games.
Cle-Minn: Favorites won six of last seven Cuzzi games.
Chi-KC: Road team won four of last five Kulpa games.
Det-Tor: Underdogs won six of last seven Hickox games.
Hst-TB: Over was 17-5-2 in Wolf?s last 24 games LY.
LAA-A?s: Over is 13-2-1 in last sixteen Guccione games.
Bos-Sea: Underdogs on eight of last 11 Bellino games.
Cubs-Tex: Over is 12-5 in last seventeen O?Nora games.