MLB
Friday's games
National League games
Pirates @ Cubs
Liriano is 0-3, 5.87 in his last three starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. .
Arrieta is 1-1, 2.37 in his last three starts (over 11-2).
Pirates lost 12 of their last 16 games; six of their last eight games went over. Pittsburgh is 8-4 in road series openers. Chicago won eight of last ten home games; they're 9-1 in home series openers. Six of last seven Wrigley games stayed under.
Diamondbacks @ Phillies
Ray is 1-3, 4.94 in his last five starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven starts.
Morgan is 0-5, 7.52 in his last six starts, five of which went over.
Arizona lost six of last eight road games; they're 6-4 in road series openers. Phillies are 1-7 in last eight games; they're 2-9 in home series openers. Seven of last eight Philly home games went over the total.
Rockies @ Marlins
Gray is 3-0, 3.29 in his last four starts; over is 4-0-1 in his last five.
Conley is 0-2, 5.60 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Rockies won six of last seven games; they're 7-4 in road series openers. Five of their last six road games stayed under. Miami is 5-7 in its last 12 games, 5-6 in road series openers. Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Braves @ Mets
Gant allowed three runs in 4.1 IP (88 PT) in his first MLB start.
Harvey is 1-1, 0.90 in his last three starts; seven of his last nine stayed under.
Braves lost six of last seven road games; they're 2-8 in road series openers. Six of last eight Atlanta road games stayed under. New York is 5-3 in its last eight games, 8-2 in home series openers; under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
Nationals @ Padres
Ross is 2-0, 3.60 in his last four starts (under 8-3-1). .
Friedrich is 3-0, 2.55 in his last four starts; four of his last five went over.
Padres lost six of their last eight games; four of their last six home games went under total. Washington won nine of last 11 games; seven of their last eight road games went over the total.
Brewers @ Dodgers
Davies is 4-0, 2.70 in his last four starts; all three of his road starts went over.
Urias is 0-2, 6.35 in four starts this year (over 2-2).
Milwaukee lost five of last seven road games; six of its last seven road games went over the total. Dodgers won eight of last 11 at home; six of their last eight home games went under the total.
American League games
Blue Jays @ Orioles
Sanchez is 3-0, 3.78 in his last five starts (under 9-4).
Wright is 1-1, 6.57 in his last five starts; seven of his last eight went over.
Toronto won seven of last nine games; they're 8-3 in road series openers. Six of their last eight games went over. Orioles won seven of last eight home games; they're 7-4 in home series openers. Over is 9-6 in their last fifteen games.
White Sox @ Indians
Quintana is 0-6, 4.15 in his last six starta; his last 12 starts all stayed under the total. White Sox scored total of 19 runs in his last 17 losses.
Bauer is 1-0, 2.78 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
White Sox lost nine of last 11 road games; they're 6-4 in road series openers. Over is 17-5 in their last 22 road games. Cleveland just got swept in KC but they've won last five home games. Royals are 6-4 in home series openers. Under is 8-3-2 in their last thirteen games.
Mariners @ Red Sox
Iwakuma is 4-1, 4.24 in his last five starts; five of his last six went over.
Former Mariner Elias is 15-20, 4.04 in 49 MLB starts; this is his first '16 start. He is 4-3, 3.54 in nine AAA starts this year.
Mariners lost five of last six road games; they're 6-5 in road series openers. Over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Boston lost five of last seven home games; they're 6-5 in home series openers. Over is 14-6 in their last 20 home games.
Tigers @ Royals
Fulmer is 5-0, 0.25 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under. He has a 28.1 inning scoreless streak right now.
Ventura is 1-2, 5.64 in his last five starts; six of his last eight starts went over. .
Tigers won eight of their last 12 games; nine of its last 12 road games stayed under. Royals won nine of last ten home games; under is 7-4-1 in KC's last 12 games.
Bronx @ Twins
Tanaka is 0-2, 4.19 in his last three starts; his last five starts stayed under. .
Dean is 0-1, 6.32 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
New York lost seven of last ten road games; four of their last six road games went over the total. Minnesota lost six of its last eight games; over is 11-3 in their last 14 home games.
Angels @ A's
Shoemaker is 1-2, 1.88 in his last five starts, four of which stayed under. .
Graveman is 1-5, 6.70 in his last nine starts; four of his last six stayed under.
A's lost 11 of last 13 games; over is 3-1 in their last four home games. Oakland is 4-6 in home series openers. Angels lost seven of last nine road games; they're 6-4 in openers of a road series. Over is 10-2-1 in their last thirteen games.
Interleague
Giants @ Rays
Samardzija is 0-2, 7.98 in his last three starts; his last four starts went over.
Archer is 1-4, 6.16 in his last five starts; five of his last seven starts went over.
Giants won their last five games; they're 6-4 in road series openers. Six of last nine SF road games went over. Tampa Bay won nine of last 12 games; they're 4-7 in 11 home openers. Under is 21-9 in Rays' last 30 home games.
Reds @ Astros
Lamb is 1-4, 7.03 in his last six starts (under 4-3-1).
McCullers is 3-1, 3.91 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.
Cincinnati is 10-7 in its last 17 games, 2-8 in road series openers. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Astros won three of last four games; they're 6-4 in home series openers. Last eight Houston games stayed under the total.
Rangers @ Cardinals
Hamels is 1-0, 2.57 in his last three starts; six of his last seven went over.
Wacha is 1-5, 8.25 in his last eight starts; his last seven starts went over.
Rangers are 19-6 in their last 25 games; nine of their last 11 road tilts went over. Texas is 5-5 in road series openers. Cardinals lost five of last seven home games; they're 4-7 in home series openers. Over is 7-4-1 in their last twelve home games.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Pitt-Chi-- Liriano 6-6; Arrieta 11-2
Az-Phil-- Ray 4-9; Morgan 2-7
Col-Mia-- Gray 5-5; Conley 6-7
Atl-NY-- Gant 0-1; Harvey 5-8
Mil-LA-- Davies 6-5; Urias 1-3
Wsh-SD-- Ross 8-4; Friedrich 4-2
Tor-Balt-- Sanchez 8-5; Wright 7-4
Chi-Clev-- Quintana 6-7 (0-6 last 6); Bauer 4-5
Sea-Bos-- Iwakuma 7-6; Elias 0-0
NY-Min-- Tanaka 8-5; Dean 4-1
Det-KC-- Fulmer 8-1; Ventura 8-5
LA-A's-- Shoemaker 4-8; Graveman 3-9
SF-TB-- Samardzija 8-5; Archer 5-9
Cin-Hst-- Lamb 2-6; McCullers 4-2
Tex-StL-- Hamels 9-4; Wacha 6-7
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Pitt-Chi-- Liriano 3-12; Arrieta 1-13
Az-Phil-- Ray 1-13; Morgan 4-9 (4 of last 4)
Col-Mia-- Gray 4-10; Conley 5-13
Atl-NY-- Gant 1-1; Harvey 3-13
Mil-LA-- Davies 3-11; Urias 1-4
Wsh-SD-- Ross 2-12; Friedrich 3-6
Tor-Balt-- Sanchez 2-13; Wright 2-11
Chi-Clev-- Quintana 1-13; Bauer 3-9
Sea-Bos-- Iwakuma 2-13; Elias 0-0
NY-Min-- Tanaka 2-13; Dean 2-5
Det-KC-- Fulmer 2-9; Ventura 4-13
LA-A's-- Shoemaker 3-12; Graveman 3-12
SF-TB-- Samardzija 2-13; Archer 6-14
Cin-Hst-- Lamb 4-8; McCullers 3-6 (3 of last 3)
Tex-StL-- Hamels 3-13; Wacha 4-13
Friday's games
National League games
Pirates @ Cubs
Liriano is 0-3, 5.87 in his last three starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. .
Arrieta is 1-1, 2.37 in his last three starts (over 11-2).
Pirates lost 12 of their last 16 games; six of their last eight games went over. Pittsburgh is 8-4 in road series openers. Chicago won eight of last ten home games; they're 9-1 in home series openers. Six of last seven Wrigley games stayed under.
Diamondbacks @ Phillies
Ray is 1-3, 4.94 in his last five starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven starts.
Morgan is 0-5, 7.52 in his last six starts, five of which went over.
Arizona lost six of last eight road games; they're 6-4 in road series openers. Phillies are 1-7 in last eight games; they're 2-9 in home series openers. Seven of last eight Philly home games went over the total.
Rockies @ Marlins
Gray is 3-0, 3.29 in his last four starts; over is 4-0-1 in his last five.
Conley is 0-2, 5.60 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Rockies won six of last seven games; they're 7-4 in road series openers. Five of their last six road games stayed under. Miami is 5-7 in its last 12 games, 5-6 in road series openers. Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Braves @ Mets
Gant allowed three runs in 4.1 IP (88 PT) in his first MLB start.
Harvey is 1-1, 0.90 in his last three starts; seven of his last nine stayed under.
Braves lost six of last seven road games; they're 2-8 in road series openers. Six of last eight Atlanta road games stayed under. New York is 5-3 in its last eight games, 8-2 in home series openers; under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
Nationals @ Padres
Ross is 2-0, 3.60 in his last four starts (under 8-3-1). .
Friedrich is 3-0, 2.55 in his last four starts; four of his last five went over.
Padres lost six of their last eight games; four of their last six home games went under total. Washington won nine of last 11 games; seven of their last eight road games went over the total.
Brewers @ Dodgers
Davies is 4-0, 2.70 in his last four starts; all three of his road starts went over.
Urias is 0-2, 6.35 in four starts this year (over 2-2).
Milwaukee lost five of last seven road games; six of its last seven road games went over the total. Dodgers won eight of last 11 at home; six of their last eight home games went under the total.
American League games
Blue Jays @ Orioles
Sanchez is 3-0, 3.78 in his last five starts (under 9-4).
Wright is 1-1, 6.57 in his last five starts; seven of his last eight went over.
Toronto won seven of last nine games; they're 8-3 in road series openers. Six of their last eight games went over. Orioles won seven of last eight home games; they're 7-4 in home series openers. Over is 9-6 in their last fifteen games.
White Sox @ Indians
Quintana is 0-6, 4.15 in his last six starta; his last 12 starts all stayed under the total. White Sox scored total of 19 runs in his last 17 losses.
Bauer is 1-0, 2.78 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
White Sox lost nine of last 11 road games; they're 6-4 in road series openers. Over is 17-5 in their last 22 road games. Cleveland just got swept in KC but they've won last five home games. Royals are 6-4 in home series openers. Under is 8-3-2 in their last thirteen games.
Mariners @ Red Sox
Iwakuma is 4-1, 4.24 in his last five starts; five of his last six went over.
Former Mariner Elias is 15-20, 4.04 in 49 MLB starts; this is his first '16 start. He is 4-3, 3.54 in nine AAA starts this year.
Mariners lost five of last six road games; they're 6-5 in road series openers. Over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Boston lost five of last seven home games; they're 6-5 in home series openers. Over is 14-6 in their last 20 home games.
Tigers @ Royals
Fulmer is 5-0, 0.25 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under. He has a 28.1 inning scoreless streak right now.
Ventura is 1-2, 5.64 in his last five starts; six of his last eight starts went over. .
Tigers won eight of their last 12 games; nine of its last 12 road games stayed under. Royals won nine of last ten home games; under is 7-4-1 in KC's last 12 games.
Bronx @ Twins
Tanaka is 0-2, 4.19 in his last three starts; his last five starts stayed under. .
Dean is 0-1, 6.32 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
New York lost seven of last ten road games; four of their last six road games went over the total. Minnesota lost six of its last eight games; over is 11-3 in their last 14 home games.
Angels @ A's
Shoemaker is 1-2, 1.88 in his last five starts, four of which stayed under. .
Graveman is 1-5, 6.70 in his last nine starts; four of his last six stayed under.
A's lost 11 of last 13 games; over is 3-1 in their last four home games. Oakland is 4-6 in home series openers. Angels lost seven of last nine road games; they're 6-4 in openers of a road series. Over is 10-2-1 in their last thirteen games.
Interleague
Giants @ Rays
Samardzija is 0-2, 7.98 in his last three starts; his last four starts went over.
Archer is 1-4, 6.16 in his last five starts; five of his last seven starts went over.
Giants won their last five games; they're 6-4 in road series openers. Six of last nine SF road games went over. Tampa Bay won nine of last 12 games; they're 4-7 in 11 home openers. Under is 21-9 in Rays' last 30 home games.
Reds @ Astros
Lamb is 1-4, 7.03 in his last six starts (under 4-3-1).
McCullers is 3-1, 3.91 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.
Cincinnati is 10-7 in its last 17 games, 2-8 in road series openers. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Astros won three of last four games; they're 6-4 in home series openers. Last eight Houston games stayed under the total.
Rangers @ Cardinals
Hamels is 1-0, 2.57 in his last three starts; six of his last seven went over.
Wacha is 1-5, 8.25 in his last eight starts; his last seven starts went over.
Rangers are 19-6 in their last 25 games; nine of their last 11 road tilts went over. Texas is 5-5 in road series openers. Cardinals lost five of last seven home games; they're 4-7 in home series openers. Over is 7-4-1 in their last twelve home games.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Pitt-Chi-- Liriano 6-6; Arrieta 11-2
Az-Phil-- Ray 4-9; Morgan 2-7
Col-Mia-- Gray 5-5; Conley 6-7
Atl-NY-- Gant 0-1; Harvey 5-8
Mil-LA-- Davies 6-5; Urias 1-3
Wsh-SD-- Ross 8-4; Friedrich 4-2
Tor-Balt-- Sanchez 8-5; Wright 7-4
Chi-Clev-- Quintana 6-7 (0-6 last 6); Bauer 4-5
Sea-Bos-- Iwakuma 7-6; Elias 0-0
NY-Min-- Tanaka 8-5; Dean 4-1
Det-KC-- Fulmer 8-1; Ventura 8-5
LA-A's-- Shoemaker 4-8; Graveman 3-9
SF-TB-- Samardzija 8-5; Archer 5-9
Cin-Hst-- Lamb 2-6; McCullers 4-2
Tex-StL-- Hamels 9-4; Wacha 6-7
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Pitt-Chi-- Liriano 3-12; Arrieta 1-13
Az-Phil-- Ray 1-13; Morgan 4-9 (4 of last 4)
Col-Mia-- Gray 4-10; Conley 5-13
Atl-NY-- Gant 1-1; Harvey 3-13
Mil-LA-- Davies 3-11; Urias 1-4
Wsh-SD-- Ross 2-12; Friedrich 3-6
Tor-Balt-- Sanchez 2-13; Wright 2-11
Chi-Clev-- Quintana 1-13; Bauer 3-9
Sea-Bos-- Iwakuma 2-13; Elias 0-0
NY-Min-- Tanaka 2-13; Dean 2-5
Det-KC-- Fulmer 2-9; Ventura 4-13
LA-A's-- Shoemaker 3-12; Graveman 3-12
SF-TB-- Samardzija 2-13; Archer 6-14
Cin-Hst-- Lamb 4-8; McCullers 3-6 (3 of last 3)
Tex-StL-- Hamels 3-13; Wacha 4-13
