MLB
Friday's games
National League games
Dodgers @ Pirates
Tepesch is making his first '16 start; he is 9-17, 4.56 in 39 big league starts, 7-2, 3.66 in 14 AAA starts this season.
Taillon is 1-1, 3.50 in his first three MLB starts (over 2-1).
Pirates lost 13 of last 15 games, are 7-5 in home series openers; over is 12-5 in their last 17 home games. Dodgers won eight of last nine games, are 3-9 in road series openers. Under is 17-6 in Dodgers' last 23 games.
Padres @ Reds
Rea is 0-2, 7.18 in his last six starts; six of his last eight starts went over.
Reed allowed four runs in seven IP (92 PT) in his MLB debut.
Padres won four of last five games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 road games. Cincinnati lost six of last eight games; six of its last eight games went over the total.
Cubs @ Marlins
Hendricks is 3-2, 2.70 in his last five starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
Koehler is 3-0, 2.00 in his last three starts; under is 5-3-1 in his last nine. .
Cubs lost their last four games; seven of their last ten games stayed under. Miami won seven of its last ten games; under is 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
Mets @ Braves
Matz is 0-2, 4.76 in his last four starts; six of his last seven stayed under.
Blair is 0-1, 6.84 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Mets are 4-7 in their last 11 games; under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 games. Braves won seven of their last eight games; Five of last seven Atlanta home games went over total.
Nationals @ Brewers
Scherzer is 3-0, 1.29 in his last four starts; five of his last six went over.
Davies is 3-0, 1.29 in his last four starts (under 3-0-1).
Nationals lost their last five games, are 8-5 in road series openers. Last three Washington games stayed under. Milwaukee lost seven of its last nine games, is 5-7 in home series openers. Five of last seven Milwaukee home games stayed under.
Diamondbacks @ Rockies
Bradley is 1-3, 4.43 in his last four starts (over 5-2).
Anderson is 0-1, 2.25 in his first two MLB starts (under 2-0).
Diamondbacks won six of last seven games; nine of their last 11 road games stayed under the total. Colorado won five of last seven home games; three of last five Coors Field games went under.
Phillies @ Giants
Eflin is 0-2, 11.88 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
Peavy is 3-1, 1.88 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.
Phillies are 3-11 in their last 14 road games, 4-8 in road series openers. Seven of their last nine road games went over. San Francisco won 11 of its last 12 games; they're 5-6 in home series openers. Under is 7-4-1 in their last 12 home games.
American League games
Rays @ Orioles
Moore is 1-0, 1.38 in his last two starts; over is 6-2-1 in his last nine.
Gallardo is 2-1, 6.26 in five starts this year (under 3-2).
Rays lost their last seven games; they're 5-7 in road series openers. Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Baltimore is 10-3 in its last 13 home games, 7-6 in home series openers. Over is 6-1-1 in their last eight home series openers.
Twins @ Bronx
Milone is making first start since April 25; he is 0-1, 6.30 in four starts (over 2-2).
Tanaka is 3-2, 2.40 in his last six starts, five of which stayed under.
Twins won three of last four games, are 3-8 in road series openers. Over is 15-2 in last 17 Minnesota games. New York lost three of last four home games, is 6-5 in home series openers. Last five New York games went over the total.
Indians @ Tigers
Salazar is 4-0, 2.05 in his last four starts; over is 5-2-1 in his last eight. .
Zimmerman is 4-1, 6.16 in his last six starts (over 4-1-1). Detroit is 8-0 in Zimmerman starts if they score 3+ runs for him. .
Indians won their last six games, are 6-6 in road series openers. Under is 6-3 in last nine Cleveland games. Detroit won nine of last 10 home games; they're 6-5 in home series openers. Four of last five Tiger games stayed under the total.
Red Sox @ Rangers
Price is 1-3, 2.61 in his last four starts; his last five outings all stayed under.
Martinez allowed three runs in 4.1 IP (70 PT) in his first '16 start.
Red Sox are 4-7 in last 11 games, 7-4 in road series openers. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven road games. Texas is 26-8 in its last 34 home games, 8-4 in home series openers. Five of last six Texas home games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays @ White Sox
Sanchez is 3-0, 3.51 in his last four starts (under 9-5).
Rodon is 0-2, 3.93 in his last three starts (under 8-5).
Blue Jays lost three of last four games; they're 9-3 in road series openers. Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten road games. Chicago won three of last four games; they're 6-5 in home series openers. Under is 7-5 in their last twelve games.
Astros @ Royals
Keuchel is 0-3, 4.97 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.
Volquez is 2-2, 5.04 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Astros won seven of last eight games, are 4-8 in road series openers. Under is 12-2 in last 14 Houston games. Kansas City is 16-3 in its last 19 home games, 10-1 in the first game of a home series. Over is 9-3-1 in Royals' last thirteen home games.
A's @ Angels
Surkamp is 0-4, 9.74 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over.
Weaver is 2-2, 4.79 in his last four starts, three of which went over.
Angels are 5-12 in their last 17 games; five of last seven LA games stayed under total. Oakland is 7-20 in its last 27 road games; under is 5-1-1 in last seven Oakland games.
Interleague
Cardinals @ Mariners
Martinez is 3-0, 1.29 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.
LeBlanc is making his first start for Seattle, his first MLB start since 2014. His career big league record is 21-33, 4.47 in 71 starts. He is 7-2, 1.71 in 14 AAA starts this year.
Cardinals won their last eight road games; they're 5-6 in road series openers. Six of last eight St Louis games stayed under. Seattle lost its last six games; they're 5-6 in home series openers. Five of last six Mariner games stayed under the total. .
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
LA-Pitt-- Tepesch 0-0; Taillon 1-2
SD-Cin-- Rea 7-6; Reed 0-1
Chi-Mia-- Hendricks 6-7; Koehler 6-8
NY-Atl-- Matz 7-5; Blair 2-8
Wsh-Mil-- Scherzer 9-6; Davies 6-6
Az-Col-- Bradley 4-3; Anderson 1-1
Phil-SF-- Eflin 0-2; Peavy 7-7
TB-Balt-- Moore 5-9; Gallardo 3-2
Min-NY-- Milone 2-2; Tanaka 9-5
Clev-Det-- Salazar 8-5; Zimmerman 9-4
Bos-Tex-- Price 9-6; Martinez 1-0
Tor-Chi-- Sanchez 9-5; Rodon 3-10
Hst-KC-- Keuchel 5-10; Volquez 9-6
A's-LA-- Surkamp 3-5; Weaver 6-8
StL-Sea-- Martinez 7-6; LeBlanc 0-0
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
LA-Pitt-- Tepesch 0-0; Taillon 1-3
SD-Cin-- Rea 8-13; Reed 1-1
Chi-Mia-- Hendricks 3-13; Koehler 4-14
NY-Atl-- Matz 2-12; Blair 5-10
Wsh-Mil-- Scherzer 6-15; Davies 4-12
Az-Col-- Bradley 2-7; Anderson 0-2
Phil-SF-- Eflin 1-2; Peavy 4-14
TB-Balt-- Moore 3-14; Gallardo 3-5
Min-NY-- Milone 0-4; Tanaka 2-13
Clev-Det-- Salazar 1-13; Zimmerman 3-13
Bos-Tex-- Price 5-15; Martinez 0-1
Tor-Chi-- Sanchez 3-14; Rodon 5-13
Hst-KC-- Keuchel 4-15; Volquez 3-15
A's-LA-- Surkamp 3-8; Weaver 5-14
StL-Sea-- Martinez 1-13; LeBlanc 0-0
Friday's games
National League games
Dodgers @ Pirates
Tepesch is making his first '16 start; he is 9-17, 4.56 in 39 big league starts, 7-2, 3.66 in 14 AAA starts this season.
Taillon is 1-1, 3.50 in his first three MLB starts (over 2-1).
Pirates lost 13 of last 15 games, are 7-5 in home series openers; over is 12-5 in their last 17 home games. Dodgers won eight of last nine games, are 3-9 in road series openers. Under is 17-6 in Dodgers' last 23 games.
Padres @ Reds
Rea is 0-2, 7.18 in his last six starts; six of his last eight starts went over.
Reed allowed four runs in seven IP (92 PT) in his MLB debut.
Padres won four of last five games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 road games. Cincinnati lost six of last eight games; six of its last eight games went over the total.
Cubs @ Marlins
Hendricks is 3-2, 2.70 in his last five starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
Koehler is 3-0, 2.00 in his last three starts; under is 5-3-1 in his last nine. .
Cubs lost their last four games; seven of their last ten games stayed under. Miami won seven of its last ten games; under is 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
Mets @ Braves
Matz is 0-2, 4.76 in his last four starts; six of his last seven stayed under.
Blair is 0-1, 6.84 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Mets are 4-7 in their last 11 games; under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 games. Braves won seven of their last eight games; Five of last seven Atlanta home games went over total.
Nationals @ Brewers
Scherzer is 3-0, 1.29 in his last four starts; five of his last six went over.
Davies is 3-0, 1.29 in his last four starts (under 3-0-1).
Nationals lost their last five games, are 8-5 in road series openers. Last three Washington games stayed under. Milwaukee lost seven of its last nine games, is 5-7 in home series openers. Five of last seven Milwaukee home games stayed under.
Diamondbacks @ Rockies
Bradley is 1-3, 4.43 in his last four starts (over 5-2).
Anderson is 0-1, 2.25 in his first two MLB starts (under 2-0).
Diamondbacks won six of last seven games; nine of their last 11 road games stayed under the total. Colorado won five of last seven home games; three of last five Coors Field games went under.
Phillies @ Giants
Eflin is 0-2, 11.88 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
Peavy is 3-1, 1.88 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.
Phillies are 3-11 in their last 14 road games, 4-8 in road series openers. Seven of their last nine road games went over. San Francisco won 11 of its last 12 games; they're 5-6 in home series openers. Under is 7-4-1 in their last 12 home games.
American League games
Rays @ Orioles
Moore is 1-0, 1.38 in his last two starts; over is 6-2-1 in his last nine.
Gallardo is 2-1, 6.26 in five starts this year (under 3-2).
Rays lost their last seven games; they're 5-7 in road series openers. Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Baltimore is 10-3 in its last 13 home games, 7-6 in home series openers. Over is 6-1-1 in their last eight home series openers.
Twins @ Bronx
Milone is making first start since April 25; he is 0-1, 6.30 in four starts (over 2-2).
Tanaka is 3-2, 2.40 in his last six starts, five of which stayed under.
Twins won three of last four games, are 3-8 in road series openers. Over is 15-2 in last 17 Minnesota games. New York lost three of last four home games, is 6-5 in home series openers. Last five New York games went over the total.
Indians @ Tigers
Salazar is 4-0, 2.05 in his last four starts; over is 5-2-1 in his last eight. .
Zimmerman is 4-1, 6.16 in his last six starts (over 4-1-1). Detroit is 8-0 in Zimmerman starts if they score 3+ runs for him. .
Indians won their last six games, are 6-6 in road series openers. Under is 6-3 in last nine Cleveland games. Detroit won nine of last 10 home games; they're 6-5 in home series openers. Four of last five Tiger games stayed under the total.
Red Sox @ Rangers
Price is 1-3, 2.61 in his last four starts; his last five outings all stayed under.
Martinez allowed three runs in 4.1 IP (70 PT) in his first '16 start.
Red Sox are 4-7 in last 11 games, 7-4 in road series openers. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven road games. Texas is 26-8 in its last 34 home games, 8-4 in home series openers. Five of last six Texas home games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays @ White Sox
Sanchez is 3-0, 3.51 in his last four starts (under 9-5).
Rodon is 0-2, 3.93 in his last three starts (under 8-5).
Blue Jays lost three of last four games; they're 9-3 in road series openers. Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten road games. Chicago won three of last four games; they're 6-5 in home series openers. Under is 7-5 in their last twelve games.
Astros @ Royals
Keuchel is 0-3, 4.97 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.
Volquez is 2-2, 5.04 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Astros won seven of last eight games, are 4-8 in road series openers. Under is 12-2 in last 14 Houston games. Kansas City is 16-3 in its last 19 home games, 10-1 in the first game of a home series. Over is 9-3-1 in Royals' last thirteen home games.
A's @ Angels
Surkamp is 0-4, 9.74 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over.
Weaver is 2-2, 4.79 in his last four starts, three of which went over.
Angels are 5-12 in their last 17 games; five of last seven LA games stayed under total. Oakland is 7-20 in its last 27 road games; under is 5-1-1 in last seven Oakland games.
Interleague
Cardinals @ Mariners
Martinez is 3-0, 1.29 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.
LeBlanc is making his first start for Seattle, his first MLB start since 2014. His career big league record is 21-33, 4.47 in 71 starts. He is 7-2, 1.71 in 14 AAA starts this year.
Cardinals won their last eight road games; they're 5-6 in road series openers. Six of last eight St Louis games stayed under. Seattle lost its last six games; they're 5-6 in home series openers. Five of last six Mariner games stayed under the total. .
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
LA-Pitt-- Tepesch 0-0; Taillon 1-2
SD-Cin-- Rea 7-6; Reed 0-1
Chi-Mia-- Hendricks 6-7; Koehler 6-8
NY-Atl-- Matz 7-5; Blair 2-8
Wsh-Mil-- Scherzer 9-6; Davies 6-6
Az-Col-- Bradley 4-3; Anderson 1-1
Phil-SF-- Eflin 0-2; Peavy 7-7
TB-Balt-- Moore 5-9; Gallardo 3-2
Min-NY-- Milone 2-2; Tanaka 9-5
Clev-Det-- Salazar 8-5; Zimmerman 9-4
Bos-Tex-- Price 9-6; Martinez 1-0
Tor-Chi-- Sanchez 9-5; Rodon 3-10
Hst-KC-- Keuchel 5-10; Volquez 9-6
A's-LA-- Surkamp 3-5; Weaver 6-8
StL-Sea-- Martinez 7-6; LeBlanc 0-0
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
LA-Pitt-- Tepesch 0-0; Taillon 1-3
SD-Cin-- Rea 8-13; Reed 1-1
Chi-Mia-- Hendricks 3-13; Koehler 4-14
NY-Atl-- Matz 2-12; Blair 5-10
Wsh-Mil-- Scherzer 6-15; Davies 4-12
Az-Col-- Bradley 2-7; Anderson 0-2
Phil-SF-- Eflin 1-2; Peavy 4-14
TB-Balt-- Moore 3-14; Gallardo 3-5
Min-NY-- Milone 0-4; Tanaka 2-13
Clev-Det-- Salazar 1-13; Zimmerman 3-13
Bos-Tex-- Price 5-15; Martinez 0-1
Tor-Chi-- Sanchez 3-14; Rodon 5-13
Hst-KC-- Keuchel 4-15; Volquez 3-15
A's-LA-- Surkamp 3-8; Weaver 5-14
StL-Sea-- Martinez 1-13; LeBlanc 0-0
