MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, August 9
National League
Braves (68-49) @ Marlins (43-71)
Teheran is 1-1, 2.80 in his last seven starts; he is 8-6, 3.72 in 23 starts vs Miami. Team in his starts: 15-9
5-inning record: 10-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-24 Over/under: 13-11
Smith is 4-1, 4.00 in his last six starts; he is 1-1, 4.15 in three starts vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 10-8
5-inning record: 8-6-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-18 Over/under: 8-8-2
Braves won four of last six road games; over is 8-4-1 in their last 13 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2-1 last eight games.
Miami lost eight of its last ten games; over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 9-1-1 last 11 games.
Cubs (63-52) @ Reds (54-59)
Darvish is 2-1, 2.17 in his last five starts; he is 3-0, 2.92 in six starts vs Cincy. Team in his starts: 10-13
5-inning record: 10-7-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-23 Over/under: 12-9-2
Bauer is 1-2, 5.22 in his last five starts.. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-0-1
Cubs won six of last seven games; under is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2 last seven road games.
Cincy won six of last eight home games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-1 last six home games.
Nationals (61-53) @ Mets (59-56)
Strasburg is 7-1, 3.65 in his last eight starts; he is 9-5, 2.82 in 20 starts vs NY. Team in his starts: 15-8
5-inning record: 10-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-23 Over/under: over 4-0 last four
Stroman allowed three runs in 4.1 IP (92 PT) in his first start for NY. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0
Nationals won their last three games, are 8-0 in last eight road series openers; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 13-5-1 last 19 games.
Mets won 13 of last 14 games; they?re 7-10 in home series openers- over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-0 last five games.
Pirates (48-66) @ Cardinals (58-55)
Archer is 0-2, 5.48 in his last four starts; he is 0-1, 3.49 in five starts vs StL. Team in his starts: 7-13
5-inning record: 8-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-20 Over/under: over 3-1 last four
Hudson is 0-2, 10.56 in his last two starts; he is 2-0, 3.12 in six games (2 starts) vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 14-8
5-inning record: 10-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-22 Over/under: 10-10-2
Pirates are 4-21 since All-Star break; they?re 6-13 in road series openers- over is 8-2 in their last 10 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-3 last ten games.
St Louis lost eight of last 10 games; they?re 10-8 in home series openers- under is 8-1 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-1-1 last nine games.
Diamondbacks (58-57) @ Dodgers (77-40)
Ray is 5-1, 4.08 in his last six starts; he is 7-5, 2.97 in 18 starts vs LA. Team in his starts: 14-10
5-inning record: 10-10-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-24 Over/under: 12-11-1
Buehler is 2-1, 3.38 in his last three starts; he is 1-0, 3.56 in five starts vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 14-7
5-inning record: 13-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-21 Over/under: last six over
Arizona is won four of last five games; they?re 13-6 in road series openers; over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2-1 last eight games.
Dodgers won eight of last nine games; they?re 14-5 in home series openers- under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-2 last eight games.
Phillies (59-56) @ Giants (57-59)
Smyly is 1-1, 3.00 in three starts for Philly; he is 1-0, 0.00 (7 IP) in his only start vs SF. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 1-2
Beede is 0-3, 8.16 in his last three starts; he is 0-1, 7.20 in one start vs Philly. Team in his starts: 8-5
5-inning record: 4-8-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-13 Over/under: 15-8-1
Phillies lost their last three games; under is 7-1-1 in their last nine road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-2-1 last ten games.
Giants are 5-9 in their last 14 games; under is 12-2 in their last 14 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 9-4 last 13 games.
Rockies (52-63) @ Padres (53-61)
Freeland is 1-3, 7.71 in his last four starts; he is 2-2, 4.03 in eight games (6 starts) vs SD. Team in his starts: 6-11
5-inning record: 7-9-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-17 Over/under: under 4-0 last four
Quantrill is 2-1, 2.05 in his last four games; they might use an opener. Arizona in his starts: 4-6
5-inning record: 5-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-10 Over/under: 7-3
Rockies lost 17 of last 22 road games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-0 last three games.
Padres lost five of last eight games; over is 4-0 in their last four home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2 last seven games.
American League
A?s (65-50) @ White Sox (51-62)
Fiers is 7-0, 2.42 in his last 11 starts; he is 3-0, 1.83 in 7 starts vs Chicago. Team in his games: 14-9
5-inning record: 13-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-23 Over/under: under 8-2 last 10
Detwiler is 1-2, 6.16 in four starts. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4 Over/under: 1-1-2
Oakland lost five of last seven road games; they?re 7-11 in road series openers- over is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-2-1 last ten games.
White Sox won four of last five games; they?re 13-5 in home series openers- under is 5-1 in their last six home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-2-2 last ten games.
New York (76-39) @ Blue Jays (47-71)
Happ is 2-2, 6.04 in his last five starts; he is 3-1, 2.45 in five starts vs Toronto. Team in his games: 15-7
5-inning record: 12-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-22 Over/under: 11-11
Reid-Foley is 1-2, 6.06 in four starts. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4 Over/under: 2-1-1
New York won its last nine games; over is 13-2 in their last 15 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-1-2 last 11 road games.
Blue Jays won seven of last 11 games; under is 6-4 in their last ten home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-3-1 last 11 games.
Astros (75-40) @ Orioles (38-76)
Miley is 3-0, 2.19 in his last four starts; he is 2-2, 5.33 in five starts vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 16-7
5-inning record: 12-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23 Over/under: under 10-4 last 14
Bundy is 1-0, 4.41 in his last three starts; he is 0-2, 5.40 in five games (4 starts) vs Houston. Team in his starts: 7-14
5-inning record: 10-9-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-21 Over/under: 9-11-1
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Astros won their last six games, are 12-6 in road series openers; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 last six road games.
Baltimore lost lost five of last seven games; they?re 7-12 in home series openers- over is 9-2-2 in their last 13 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-1 last four games.
Angels (56-60) @ Red Sox (61-56)
Barria is 1-2, 4.73 in his last three games; they might use an opener. Team in his starts: 3-3
5-inning record: 2-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6 Over/under: 0-6
Johnson is 0-0, 4.09 in three starts. Team in his starts: 0-3
5-inning record: 2-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 1-1-1
Angels lost their last seven games; under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six games.
Red Sox lost nine of their last 11 games; over is 18-7-1 in their last 26 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 11-4-2 last 17 games.
Royals (41-75) @ Tigers (34-78)
Keller is 3-2, 2.80 in his last five starts; he is 2-2, 2.45 in eight games (4 starts) vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 9-15
5-inning record: 9-10-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-24 Over/under: 7-14-3
Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0
Royals lost 11 of last 13 games; over is 8-4-1 in their last 13 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 12-5 last 17 games.
Tigers lost 39 of last 48 games; under is 7-3-5 in their last 15 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-3-4 last 14 games.
Indians (69-46) @ Twins (70-45)
Bieber is 2-1, 1.44 in his last three starts; he is 1-0, 3.38 in two starts vs Minnesota this season. Team in his starts: 16-7
5-inning record: 13-5-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23 Over/under: under 6-1 last seven
Smeltzer is 1-1, 2.45 in three starts. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 0-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 0-3
Cleveland won five of its last six games; under is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 10-5 last 15 games.
Minnesota lost its last three games; over is 9-2 in their last 11 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-4-1 last 11 games.
Rays (66-50) @ Mariners (48-68)
Beeks is 1-1, 6.05 in his last six games; they might use an opener. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0
Gonzales is 2-2, 4.68 in his last four starts; he is 2-0, 1.93 in two starts vs TB. Team in his starts: 13-11
5-inning record: 12-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-24 Over/under: 12-9-3
Rays won seven of last nine games; they?re 13-5 in road series openers- over is 8-2 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-2-1 last 10 games.
Seattle lost five of last six games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-0 last four games.
Interleague
Rangers (58-56) @ Brewers (60-56)
Allard is making his first ?19 start; he allowed 12 runs in 8 IP for Atlanta LY, is 7-5, 3.99 in 21 AAA starts this year. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0
Gonzalez is 0-0, 4.66 in his last four starts; he is 4-2, 2.44 in 11 games (9 starts) vs Texas. Team in his starts: 6-3
5-inning record: 3-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9 Over/under: 2-7
Rangers won five of last six games; they?re 8-10 in road series openers- under is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-0-1 last five games.
Milwaukee won its last three games; they?re 2-9 in last 11 home series openers- over is 3-1 in their last four games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six games.
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/4
Ariz 18-60??13-52??31
Atl 17-56?..20-57??37
Cubs 14-54??21-57?..35
Reds 19-55??18-55?..37
Colo 12-56??20-55??32
LA 16-56??20-58??36
Mia 8-52??15-57??23
Milw 18-56?..19-57?..37
Mets 23-63??15-48?..38
Philly 13-51?..19-61??32
Pitt 17-58?..15-53??32
StL 14-56?..13-54??.27
SD 16-54??15-54?..31
SF 8-58??10-52??.18
Wash 14-55?..16-54??,30
Orioles 14-55??.18-55..?..32
Boston 14-58??.19-54??33
W Sox 11-54??.17-55??.28
Clev 16-52?..17-59??..33
Det 18-58??14-48??..32
Astros 22-56?..12-56??..34
KC 16-55?..21-58??..37
Angels 18-56??13-56??.31
Twins 22-56??15-55??37
NYY 16-50??20-62??36
A?s 12-52?..16-59??.28
Sea 14-56?..16-58??.30
TB 21-57?..17-54??.38
Texas 15-54?..21-57??.36
Toronto 14-59?..16-55??.30
Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL? 64-51 NL, favorites -$935 under 53-53-3
AL @ NL? 46-45 NL, favorites -$2,309 over 52-40-5
Total: 110-96 NL, favorites -$3,244 Over 105-93-8