MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, April 9
National League
Pirates (7-2) @ Cubs (5-4)
Nova is 0-1, 6.10 in two starts this season (over 2-0).
Chatwood allowed one run in six IP (92 PT) in his first ?18 start; his last four starts stayed under the total.
Pirates won seven of their first nine games (over 6-3). This is Cubs? home opener; they won three of last four games. Under is 5-0-1 in their last six games.
Reds (2-6) @ Phillies (3-5)
Reed is 0-8, 9.79 in 11 career starts, 10 of which were in 2016.
Lively allowed two runs in 5.2 IP (91 PT) in his first ?18 start; under is 8-1-2 in his last 11 starts.
Reds lost six of their first eight games (over 4-4). Philly is 3-5 in its first eight games (over 4-3-1).
Braves (6-3) @ Nationals (4-5)
Teheran is 0-0, 10.13 in two starts this year (over 2-0); Braves scored 21 runs in winning both of those games.
Scherzer is 1-1, 4.09 in two starts this year (under 1-0-1).
Braves won four of their last five games; over is 4-2-3 in their games this season. Washington lost its last five games; over is 5-1-2 in their last eight games.
Brewers (5-5) @ Cardinals (4-5)
Chacin 0-1, 10.00 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Mikolas allowed four runs in 5.2 IP in his first ?18 start, an 8-4 win in Milwaukee.
Brewers lost four of their last five games (under 4-0-1). St Louis is 4-5 in its first nine games; three of their last four games stayed under.
Mets (7-1) @ Marlins (3-6)
Syndegaard is 1-0, 5.40 in two starts this season (over 1-1). Four of his last six starts went over.
Urena is 0-1, 4.91 in two starts this season (over 1-1). Over is 4-2 in his last six starts.
Mets won their last five games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Miami lost four of its last five games; over is 5-4 in their games.
Padres (5-5) @ Rockies (2-8)
Richard 0-1, 4.50 in two starts this season (under 2-0). He has an 8.84 career ERA in Denver.
Gray is 1-1, 2.45 in two starts this year; he blanked San Diego for seven innings last week. Under is 7-4 in his last 11 starts.
Padres lost eight of their first ten games; their last five games stayed under. Colorado split its first ten games; four of its last five games stayed under.
Diamondbacks (7-2) @ Giants (4-4)
Godley allowed one run in seven IP (96 PT) in his first ?18 start; under is 7-4-1 in his last dozen starts.
Holland is 0-1, 7.20 in two starts this year (over 1-1).
Arizona won five of its last six games; under is 4-1 in their last five. Giants won three of their last four games; five of their last six games went over.
American League
Tigers (4-4) @ Indians (4-5)
Liriano allowed one run in 6.2 IP in his first ?18 start; over is 4-2 in his last six starts.
Kluber is 0-1, 2.40 in two starts this year (under 2-0); Indians scored three runs in the two games.
Tigers won four of its last five games (under 4-1). Cleveland is 4-5 in its last nine games; their last four games stayed under.
Blue Jays (6-4) @ Orioles (4-6)
Happ is 1-1, 6.30 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Bundy is 0-0, 1.38 in two starts this season (under 2-0).
Toronto won six of its last eight games; under is 6-4 in their games. Baltimore won three of its last four games; their last three games went over.
Angels (7-3) @ Rangers (4-7)
Richards is 1-0, 5.06 in two starts this season (over 2-0).
Fister is 1-1, 6.23 in two starts this season (under 2-0).
Angels won seven of their last nine games; over is 6-4 in their games. Texas lost four of its last five home games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Rays (1-8) @ White Sox (3-5)
Archer is 0-0, 6.55 in two starts this season (over 2-0).
Gonzalez allowed six runs in five IP in his first ?18 start (89 PT); under is 7-3 in his last 10 starts.
Tampa Bay lost its last eight games; over is 4-1 in their last five. White Sox lost five of its last six games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Astros (8-2) @ Twins (4-3)
Verlander is 1-0, 3.09 in two starts this year (over 1-1). Under is 7-4-1 in his last 12 starts.
Lynn allowed five runs in four IP (95 PT) in his first ?18 start; under is 5-3 in his last eight starts.
Astros won seven of their last eight games; under is 5-1 in their last six. Minnesota won four of its last six games (under 4-3).
Mariners (4-3) @ Royals (2-5)
Gonzales allowed three runs in 6.1 IP in his first ?18 start; over is 7-1 in his last eight starts.
Junis blanked Detroit for seven innings (87 PT) in his first ?18 start; under is 6-3-1 in his last ten starts.
Mariners are 4-3 in their first seven games; five of their last six games went over. Royals lost five of their last seven games; their last six games stayed under.
Teams? records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/8/18
Ariz 1-2??5-0-1??..6-2-1
Atl 2-1??3-2-1??..5-3-1
Cubs 3-4-2??0-0??..3-4-2
Reds 0-4???1-3??..1-7
Colo 3-3-1??1-2???4-5-1
LA 1-3-1?..2-1-1??..3-4-2
Miami 0-2-1?..1-2-3??..1-4-4
Milw 2-1??.2-5???..4-6
Mets 2-1??2-1-2???4-2-2
Philly 1-1-3?..2-0-1??..3-1-4
Pitt 2-0??.6-0???.8-0
St. Louis 4-2??.2-1???.6-3
SD 1-1-1?..1-5-1???2-6-2
SF 1-2-1?..2-2???..3-4-1
Wash 4-2??..1-2???5-4
Orioles 2-3-2??..0-2-1??2-5-3
Boston 3-0-3??..1-1-1??4-1-4
White Sox 3-2???1-2???4-4
Cleveland 2-2-2??1-1-1??.3-3-3
Detroit 2-1???1-4???3-5
Astros 3-1???3-2-1??6-3-1
KC 2-2-1??.1-1???3-3-1
Angels 3-0-1??2-3-1??.5-3-2
Twins 2-2-1??0-2???.2-4-1
NYY 3-0-1??3-1-2??.6-1-3
A?s 2-1???1-5-2??3-6-2
Seattle 3-1??..1-1-1??.4-2-1
TB 1-3-1?..0-2-2??.1-5-3
Texas 2-1-1??..2-5??..4-6-1
Toronto 2-1??..1-5-1??..3-6-1
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL? 4-2 NL, favorites +$9
AL @ NL? 1-1, favorites -$22
Total: 5-3 NL, favorites -$13
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 4-2
AL @ NL: Over 1-1
Total: Under 5-3
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, April 9
National League
Pirates (7-2) @ Cubs (5-4)
Nova is 0-1, 6.10 in two starts this season (over 2-0).
Chatwood allowed one run in six IP (92 PT) in his first ?18 start; his last four starts stayed under the total.
Pirates won seven of their first nine games (over 6-3). This is Cubs? home opener; they won three of last four games. Under is 5-0-1 in their last six games.
Reds (2-6) @ Phillies (3-5)
Reed is 0-8, 9.79 in 11 career starts, 10 of which were in 2016.
Lively allowed two runs in 5.2 IP (91 PT) in his first ?18 start; under is 8-1-2 in his last 11 starts.
Reds lost six of their first eight games (over 4-4). Philly is 3-5 in its first eight games (over 4-3-1).
Braves (6-3) @ Nationals (4-5)
Teheran is 0-0, 10.13 in two starts this year (over 2-0); Braves scored 21 runs in winning both of those games.
Scherzer is 1-1, 4.09 in two starts this year (under 1-0-1).
Braves won four of their last five games; over is 4-2-3 in their games this season. Washington lost its last five games; over is 5-1-2 in their last eight games.
Brewers (5-5) @ Cardinals (4-5)
Chacin 0-1, 10.00 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Mikolas allowed four runs in 5.2 IP in his first ?18 start, an 8-4 win in Milwaukee.
Brewers lost four of their last five games (under 4-0-1). St Louis is 4-5 in its first nine games; three of their last four games stayed under.
Mets (7-1) @ Marlins (3-6)
Syndegaard is 1-0, 5.40 in two starts this season (over 1-1). Four of his last six starts went over.
Urena is 0-1, 4.91 in two starts this season (over 1-1). Over is 4-2 in his last six starts.
Mets won their last five games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Miami lost four of its last five games; over is 5-4 in their games.
Padres (5-5) @ Rockies (2-8)
Richard 0-1, 4.50 in two starts this season (under 2-0). He has an 8.84 career ERA in Denver.
Gray is 1-1, 2.45 in two starts this year; he blanked San Diego for seven innings last week. Under is 7-4 in his last 11 starts.
Padres lost eight of their first ten games; their last five games stayed under. Colorado split its first ten games; four of its last five games stayed under.
Diamondbacks (7-2) @ Giants (4-4)
Godley allowed one run in seven IP (96 PT) in his first ?18 start; under is 7-4-1 in his last dozen starts.
Holland is 0-1, 7.20 in two starts this year (over 1-1).
Arizona won five of its last six games; under is 4-1 in their last five. Giants won three of their last four games; five of their last six games went over.
American League
Tigers (4-4) @ Indians (4-5)
Liriano allowed one run in 6.2 IP in his first ?18 start; over is 4-2 in his last six starts.
Kluber is 0-1, 2.40 in two starts this year (under 2-0); Indians scored three runs in the two games.
Tigers won four of its last five games (under 4-1). Cleveland is 4-5 in its last nine games; their last four games stayed under.
Blue Jays (6-4) @ Orioles (4-6)
Happ is 1-1, 6.30 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Bundy is 0-0, 1.38 in two starts this season (under 2-0).
Toronto won six of its last eight games; under is 6-4 in their games. Baltimore won three of its last four games; their last three games went over.
Angels (7-3) @ Rangers (4-7)
Richards is 1-0, 5.06 in two starts this season (over 2-0).
Fister is 1-1, 6.23 in two starts this season (under 2-0).
Angels won seven of their last nine games; over is 6-4 in their games. Texas lost four of its last five home games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Rays (1-8) @ White Sox (3-5)
Archer is 0-0, 6.55 in two starts this season (over 2-0).
Gonzalez allowed six runs in five IP in his first ?18 start (89 PT); under is 7-3 in his last 10 starts.
Tampa Bay lost its last eight games; over is 4-1 in their last five. White Sox lost five of its last six games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Astros (8-2) @ Twins (4-3)
Verlander is 1-0, 3.09 in two starts this year (over 1-1). Under is 7-4-1 in his last 12 starts.
Lynn allowed five runs in four IP (95 PT) in his first ?18 start; under is 5-3 in his last eight starts.
Astros won seven of their last eight games; under is 5-1 in their last six. Minnesota won four of its last six games (under 4-3).
Mariners (4-3) @ Royals (2-5)
Gonzales allowed three runs in 6.1 IP in his first ?18 start; over is 7-1 in his last eight starts.
Junis blanked Detroit for seven innings (87 PT) in his first ?18 start; under is 6-3-1 in his last ten starts.
Mariners are 4-3 in their first seven games; five of their last six games went over. Royals lost five of their last seven games; their last six games stayed under.
Teams? records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/8/18
Ariz 1-2??5-0-1??..6-2-1
Atl 2-1??3-2-1??..5-3-1
Cubs 3-4-2??0-0??..3-4-2
Reds 0-4???1-3??..1-7
Colo 3-3-1??1-2???4-5-1
LA 1-3-1?..2-1-1??..3-4-2
Miami 0-2-1?..1-2-3??..1-4-4
Milw 2-1??.2-5???..4-6
Mets 2-1??2-1-2???4-2-2
Philly 1-1-3?..2-0-1??..3-1-4
Pitt 2-0??.6-0???.8-0
St. Louis 4-2??.2-1???.6-3
SD 1-1-1?..1-5-1???2-6-2
SF 1-2-1?..2-2???..3-4-1
Wash 4-2??..1-2???5-4
Orioles 2-3-2??..0-2-1??2-5-3
Boston 3-0-3??..1-1-1??4-1-4
White Sox 3-2???1-2???4-4
Cleveland 2-2-2??1-1-1??.3-3-3
Detroit 2-1???1-4???3-5
Astros 3-1???3-2-1??6-3-1
KC 2-2-1??.1-1???3-3-1
Angels 3-0-1??2-3-1??.5-3-2
Twins 2-2-1??0-2???.2-4-1
NYY 3-0-1??3-1-2??.6-1-3
A?s 2-1???1-5-2??3-6-2
Seattle 3-1??..1-1-1??.4-2-1
TB 1-3-1?..0-2-2??.1-5-3
Texas 2-1-1??..2-5??..4-6-1
Toronto 2-1??..1-5-1??..3-6-1
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL? 4-2 NL, favorites +$9
AL @ NL? 1-1, favorites -$22
Total: 5-3 NL, favorites -$13
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 4-2
AL @ NL: Over 1-1
Total: Under 5-3