MLB
Friday's games
National League games
Phillies @ Nationals
Hellickson is 0-2, 3.32 in his last three starts; five of his last six starts stayed under.
Strasburg is 3-0, 2.63 in his last four starts; his last nine starts went over.
Phillies lost 14 of last 19 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Phils are 3-6 in road series openers. Washington won three of last four games; they're 5-3 in home series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Cardinals @ Pirates
Wacha is 1-6, 7.16 in his last eight starts; his last six starts went over total.
Cole is 0-1, 3.50 in his last three starts; over is 7-3 in his last ten starts.
Cardinals won four of last five games; they're 3-6 in road series openers. Four of their last five games went over. Pittsburgh lost nine of last 13 games; they flew to Denver and back for one game Thursday. Pirates are 6-4 in home series openers; over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
Cubs @ Braves
Hammel is 2-0, 1.65 in his last three starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven.
Norris is 0-3, 10.45 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.
Cubs won 12 of last 15 games; they're 7-2 in road series openers. Four of their last five road games went over. Atlanta lost six of last seven games; they're 3-7 in home series openers. Five of their last seven games stayed under.
Mets @ Brewers
Harvey is 1-1, 0.64 in his last two starts; six of his last eight starts stayed under.
Guerra is 3-1, 2.97 in his last five starts (under 3-1-1).
Mets are 5-3 in last eight road games,; four of their last five games stayed under total. Milwaukee won five of its last eight games; over is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
Padres @ Rockies
Cashner is 1-3, 5.09 in his last four starts; four of his last six went over.
Gray is 3-0, 3.10 in his last three starts; his last four starts went over.
Padres lost eight of last nine road games; they're 5-4 in road series openers. Six of last seven San Diego road games went over. Colorado won four of its last five home games; they're 4-5 in home series openers. Six of their last seven home games went over.
Marlins @ Diamondbacks
Nicolino is 0-3, 5.34 in his last six starts; five of his last seven went over.
Corbin is 1-2, 7.88 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Marlins lost four of last six games; they're 6-3 in road series openers. Last five Miami road games went over. Arizona lost 15 of last 21 home games; they're 2-8 in home series openers. Seven of last eight Arizona home games went over.
Dodgers @ Giants
Kershaw is 6-0, 0.81 in his last seven starts; under is 4-0-1 in his last five.
Cueto is 5-0, 1.19 in his last six starts (under 5-1).
Dodgers lost eight of last 12 road games; they're 2-8 in road series openers. Eight of last ten LA games stayed under total. San Francisco won six of last seven home games; they're 4-5 in home series openers. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six home games.
American League games
Tigers @ New York
Pelfrey is 1-1, 5.54 in his last seven starts (over 5-1-1). .
Sabathia is 2-2, 1.45 in his last five starts (five of last six under).
Bronx won five of last six games, 5-4 in home series openers; over is 8-4-2 in their last 14 home games. Tigers won five of its last six games; they're 4-6 in road series openers. Over is 7-3 in their road series openers.
Orioles @ Blue Jays
Gausman is 0-2, 5.29 in his last three starts; six of his last seven stayed under.
Estrada is 3-0, 2.03 in his last four starts (under 9-2).
Toronto lost three of last four games; under is 7-3-1 in their last 11. Baltimore won eight of its last nine games; its last four road games went over.
Astros @ Rays
McCullers is 3-0, 4.76 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Andriese is 4-0, 2.97 in his six starts (under 3-2-1).
Astros lost three of their last four games, with last three staying under. Houston is 3-7 in road series openers. Tampa Bay won five of its last six games; they're 2-7 in home series openers. Seven of Rays' last nine games went over the total.
Red Sox @ Twins
Wright is 3-0, 3.43 in his last three starts (over 3-1-1 in his last five).
Duffey is 1-2, 7.94 in his last four starts, which all went over.
Red Sox lost five of last seven games; under is 3-1-1 in their last five. Boston is 6-4 in road series openers. Minnesota lost seven of last ten games; they're 5-5 in home series openers. Nine of Twins' last ten home games went over the total.
Royals @ White Sox
Kennedy is 0-2, 5.60 in his last five starts (under 6-2-3).
Sale is 0-2, 6.48 in his last three starts; seven of his last eight went over.
Royals lost last eight road games; they're 3-7 in road series openers. Under is 4-1-1 in KC's last six games. Chicago is 7-20 in its last 27 games, 4-5 in home series openers. Under is 8-4 in White Sox' last 12 home games.
Indians @ Angels
Kluber is 3-1, 3.29 in his last four starts (under 7-3-1 in his last 11). .
Santiago is 0-1, 10.91 in his last four starts; six of his last seven went over.
Indians won seven of last nine games; they're 5-5 in road series openers. Under is 4-0-1 in their last five road games. Angels lost their last four games, are 5-5 in home series openers; four of their last five home games stayed under.
Rangers @ Mariners
Holland is 2-0, 2.07 in his last two starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Iwakuma is 3-1, 4.33 in his last four starts; four of his last five went over.
Rangers are 15-4 in their last 19 games, 5-3 in road series openers; four of their last five road games stayed under. Seattle won four of last six home games, is 4-6 in home series openers- over is 11-4-1 in its last 16 games overall.
Interleague
A's @ Reds
Gray is 0-4, 10.12 in his last six starts; seven of his last eight went over.
DeSclafani is making his first '16 start; he is 11-15, 4.38 in 36 major league starts, 0-1, 4.50 in five rehab starts in minors this year.
A's lost their last seven road games; they're 6-4 in road series openers. Over is 13-5-1 in their last 19 road games. Cincinnati is 6-4 in its last 10 games, 5-6 in home series openers- their last five home games went over the total.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Phil-Wsh-- Hellickson 6-6; Strasburg 11-1
StL-Pitt-- Wacha 5-7; Cole 6-5
Chi-Atl-- Hammel 9-2; Norris 1-5
NY-Mil-- Harvey 4-8; Guerra 6-1
SD-Col-- Cashner 5-5; Gray 5-4
Mia-Az-- Nicolino 3-5; Corbin 5-7
LA-SF-- Kershaw 11-1; Cueto 11-1
Det-NY-- Pelfrey 4-7; Sabathia 4-5
Balt-Tor-- Gausman 4-5; Estrada 6-5
Hst-TB-- McCullers 4-1; Andriese 4-2
Bos-Minn-- Wright 6-5; Duffey 2-6
KC-Chi-- Kennedy 7-4; Sale 9-3
Clev-LAA-- Kluber 5-7; Santiago 8-4
Tex-Sea-- Holland 6-5; Iwakuma 6-6
A's-Cin-- Gray 4-6; DeSclafani 0-0
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Phil-Wsh-- Hellickson 5-12; Strasburg 3-12
StL-Pitt-- Wacha 5-12; Cole 3-11
Chi-Atl-- Hammel 2-11; Norris 2-6
NY-Mil-- Harvey 3-12; Guerra 2-7
SD-Col-- Cashner 3-10; Gray 4-9
Mia-Az-- Nicolino 2-8; Corbin 6-12
LA-SF-- Kershaw 1-12; Cueto 3-12
Det-NY-- Pelfrey 6-11; Sabathia 0-9
Balt-Tor-- Gausman 4-9; Estrada 3-11
Hst-TB-- McCullers 2-5; Andriese 2-6
Bos-Minn-- Wright 5-11; Duffey 2-8
KC-Chi-- Kennedy 3-11; Sale 3-12
Clev-LAA-- Kluber 2-12; Santiago 7-12
Tex-Sea-- Holland 2-11; Iwakuma 2-12
A's-Cin-- Gray 2-10; DeSclafani 0-0
Friday's games
National League games
Phillies @ Nationals
Hellickson is 0-2, 3.32 in his last three starts; five of his last six starts stayed under.
Strasburg is 3-0, 2.63 in his last four starts; his last nine starts went over.
Phillies lost 14 of last 19 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Phils are 3-6 in road series openers. Washington won three of last four games; they're 5-3 in home series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Cardinals @ Pirates
Wacha is 1-6, 7.16 in his last eight starts; his last six starts went over total.
Cole is 0-1, 3.50 in his last three starts; over is 7-3 in his last ten starts.
Cardinals won four of last five games; they're 3-6 in road series openers. Four of their last five games went over. Pittsburgh lost nine of last 13 games; they flew to Denver and back for one game Thursday. Pirates are 6-4 in home series openers; over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
Cubs @ Braves
Hammel is 2-0, 1.65 in his last three starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven.
Norris is 0-3, 10.45 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.
Cubs won 12 of last 15 games; they're 7-2 in road series openers. Four of their last five road games went over. Atlanta lost six of last seven games; they're 3-7 in home series openers. Five of their last seven games stayed under.
Mets @ Brewers
Harvey is 1-1, 0.64 in his last two starts; six of his last eight starts stayed under.
Guerra is 3-1, 2.97 in his last five starts (under 3-1-1).
Mets are 5-3 in last eight road games,; four of their last five games stayed under total. Milwaukee won five of its last eight games; over is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
Padres @ Rockies
Cashner is 1-3, 5.09 in his last four starts; four of his last six went over.
Gray is 3-0, 3.10 in his last three starts; his last four starts went over.
Padres lost eight of last nine road games; they're 5-4 in road series openers. Six of last seven San Diego road games went over. Colorado won four of its last five home games; they're 4-5 in home series openers. Six of their last seven home games went over.
Marlins @ Diamondbacks
Nicolino is 0-3, 5.34 in his last six starts; five of his last seven went over.
Corbin is 1-2, 7.88 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Marlins lost four of last six games; they're 6-3 in road series openers. Last five Miami road games went over. Arizona lost 15 of last 21 home games; they're 2-8 in home series openers. Seven of last eight Arizona home games went over.
Dodgers @ Giants
Kershaw is 6-0, 0.81 in his last seven starts; under is 4-0-1 in his last five.
Cueto is 5-0, 1.19 in his last six starts (under 5-1).
Dodgers lost eight of last 12 road games; they're 2-8 in road series openers. Eight of last ten LA games stayed under total. San Francisco won six of last seven home games; they're 4-5 in home series openers. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six home games.
American League games
Tigers @ New York
Pelfrey is 1-1, 5.54 in his last seven starts (over 5-1-1). .
Sabathia is 2-2, 1.45 in his last five starts (five of last six under).
Bronx won five of last six games, 5-4 in home series openers; over is 8-4-2 in their last 14 home games. Tigers won five of its last six games; they're 4-6 in road series openers. Over is 7-3 in their road series openers.
Orioles @ Blue Jays
Gausman is 0-2, 5.29 in his last three starts; six of his last seven stayed under.
Estrada is 3-0, 2.03 in his last four starts (under 9-2).
Toronto lost three of last four games; under is 7-3-1 in their last 11. Baltimore won eight of its last nine games; its last four road games went over.
Astros @ Rays
McCullers is 3-0, 4.76 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Andriese is 4-0, 2.97 in his six starts (under 3-2-1).
Astros lost three of their last four games, with last three staying under. Houston is 3-7 in road series openers. Tampa Bay won five of its last six games; they're 2-7 in home series openers. Seven of Rays' last nine games went over the total.
Red Sox @ Twins
Wright is 3-0, 3.43 in his last three starts (over 3-1-1 in his last five).
Duffey is 1-2, 7.94 in his last four starts, which all went over.
Red Sox lost five of last seven games; under is 3-1-1 in their last five. Boston is 6-4 in road series openers. Minnesota lost seven of last ten games; they're 5-5 in home series openers. Nine of Twins' last ten home games went over the total.
Royals @ White Sox
Kennedy is 0-2, 5.60 in his last five starts (under 6-2-3).
Sale is 0-2, 6.48 in his last three starts; seven of his last eight went over.
Royals lost last eight road games; they're 3-7 in road series openers. Under is 4-1-1 in KC's last six games. Chicago is 7-20 in its last 27 games, 4-5 in home series openers. Under is 8-4 in White Sox' last 12 home games.
Indians @ Angels
Kluber is 3-1, 3.29 in his last four starts (under 7-3-1 in his last 11). .
Santiago is 0-1, 10.91 in his last four starts; six of his last seven went over.
Indians won seven of last nine games; they're 5-5 in road series openers. Under is 4-0-1 in their last five road games. Angels lost their last four games, are 5-5 in home series openers; four of their last five home games stayed under.
Rangers @ Mariners
Holland is 2-0, 2.07 in his last two starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Iwakuma is 3-1, 4.33 in his last four starts; four of his last five went over.
Rangers are 15-4 in their last 19 games, 5-3 in road series openers; four of their last five road games stayed under. Seattle won four of last six home games, is 4-6 in home series openers- over is 11-4-1 in its last 16 games overall.
Interleague
A's @ Reds
Gray is 0-4, 10.12 in his last six starts; seven of his last eight went over.
DeSclafani is making his first '16 start; he is 11-15, 4.38 in 36 major league starts, 0-1, 4.50 in five rehab starts in minors this year.
A's lost their last seven road games; they're 6-4 in road series openers. Over is 13-5-1 in their last 19 road games. Cincinnati is 6-4 in its last 10 games, 5-6 in home series openers- their last five home games went over the total.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Phil-Wsh-- Hellickson 6-6; Strasburg 11-1
StL-Pitt-- Wacha 5-7; Cole 6-5
Chi-Atl-- Hammel 9-2; Norris 1-5
NY-Mil-- Harvey 4-8; Guerra 6-1
SD-Col-- Cashner 5-5; Gray 5-4
Mia-Az-- Nicolino 3-5; Corbin 5-7
LA-SF-- Kershaw 11-1; Cueto 11-1
Det-NY-- Pelfrey 4-7; Sabathia 4-5
Balt-Tor-- Gausman 4-5; Estrada 6-5
Hst-TB-- McCullers 4-1; Andriese 4-2
Bos-Minn-- Wright 6-5; Duffey 2-6
KC-Chi-- Kennedy 7-4; Sale 9-3
Clev-LAA-- Kluber 5-7; Santiago 8-4
Tex-Sea-- Holland 6-5; Iwakuma 6-6
A's-Cin-- Gray 4-6; DeSclafani 0-0
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Phil-Wsh-- Hellickson 5-12; Strasburg 3-12
StL-Pitt-- Wacha 5-12; Cole 3-11
Chi-Atl-- Hammel 2-11; Norris 2-6
NY-Mil-- Harvey 3-12; Guerra 2-7
SD-Col-- Cashner 3-10; Gray 4-9
Mia-Az-- Nicolino 2-8; Corbin 6-12
LA-SF-- Kershaw 1-12; Cueto 3-12
Det-NY-- Pelfrey 6-11; Sabathia 0-9
Balt-Tor-- Gausman 4-9; Estrada 3-11
Hst-TB-- McCullers 2-5; Andriese 2-6
Bos-Minn-- Wright 5-11; Duffey 2-8
KC-Chi-- Kennedy 3-11; Sale 3-12
Clev-LAA-- Kluber 2-12; Santiago 7-12
Tex-Sea-- Holland 2-11; Iwakuma 2-12
A's-Cin-- Gray 2-10; DeSclafani 0-0
