MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, April 11
National League
Pirates (8-2) @ Cubs (5-5)
Brault allowed one run in five IP (80 PT) in his first ?18 start, a 5-2 win over the Reds.
Lester is 1-0, 3.86 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Pirates won eight of their first ten games (over 7-3). This is Cubs? home opener; they won three of last five games. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.
Reds (2-8) @ Phillies (5-5)
Castillo is 0-2, 9.00 in two starts this season (over2-0); Reds? bullpen allowed 17 runs in seven IP in those two games.
Pivetta is 1-0, 2.79 in two starts this season (under 1-0-1).
Reds lost eight of their first ten games (over 5-5). Philly split its first ten games; four of their last five games went over.
Braves (6-5) @ Nationals (6-5)
McCarthy is 2-0, 3.97 in two starts this season (over 2-0). Braves scored 23 runs in the two games.
Cole allowed ten runs in 3.2 IP (75 PT) in his first ?18 start, a 13-6 loss in Atlanta.
Braves lost three of their last four games; their last four games stayed under. Washington lost five of its last seven games, but won last two; over is 5-3-2 in their last ten games.
Brewers (6-6) @ Cardinals (5-6)
Guerra is making his first ?18 start; he was 1-4, 5.12 in 21 games (14 starts) for Milwaukee LY.
Wainwright allowed three runs in 3.2 IP (99 PT) in his first ?18 start, a 3-1 loss to Arizona.
Brewers lost five of their last seven games (under 4-2-1). St Louis is 5-6 in its first 11 games; three of their last four games went over.
Mets (9-1) @ Marlins (3-8)
Wheeler is making his first ?18 start; he was 3-7, 5.21 in 17 MLB starts LY, after missing all of 2015-16 with injuries.
Garcia is making his first MLB start; he is 1-2, 4.26 in 70 MLB games, all in relief. He?s allowed two runs in 10 IP in two relief stints this season.
Mets won their last seven games; under is 5-3 in their last eight games. Miami lost six of its last seven games; over is 6-5 in their games.
Padres (4-8) @ Rockies (6-6)
Perdomo is 1-1, 6.00 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Marquez allowed seven runs in 4.2 IP (93 PT) in his first ?18 start, an 8-3 loss to Atlanta.
Padres lost eight of their first 12 games, but won last two; six of their last seven games stayed under. Colorado lost four of its last five games; five of its last seven games stayed under.
Diamondbacks (8-3) @ Giants (5-5)
Ray is 2-0, 6.55 in two starts this year (over 1-1).
Suarez is making his MLB debut; he was 6-6, 3.55 in 15 games (13 starts) in AAA LY- he threw four scoreless innings in his only AAA start this season.
Arizona won six of its last eight games; under is 5-2 in their last seven. Giants won four of their last six games; six of their last eight games went over.
American League
Tigers (4-6) @ Indians (6-5)
Zimmerman is 0-0, 8.71 in two starts this season (over 2-0).
Carrasco is 2-0, 5.40 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Tigers won four of its last seven games (under 6-1). Cleveland won four of its last five games; their last six games stayed under.
Blue Jays (8-4) @ Orioles (4-8)
Estrada is 1-0, 2.77 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Gausman is 0-1, 8.00 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Toronto won eight of its last ten games; under is 8-4 in their games. Baltimore lost three of its last four games; three of their last five games went over.
New York (5-6) @ Boston (9-1)
Tanaka is is 1-1, 2.84 in two starts this season (under 2-0).
Price hasn?t allowed a run in two starts (14 IP) this year (1-0, 0.00, under 2-0).
New York lost four of its last five games; seven of their last eight games went over. Red Sox won their last nine games; their last three games went over.
Angels (9-3) @ Rangers (4-9)
21-year old Barria was 2-0, 2.45 in three AAA starts LY; he threw only two innings in his one AAA start this season.
Moore is 0-2, 11.74 in two starts this season (over 2-0).
Angels won nine of their last 11 games; over is 8-4 in their games. Texas lost six of its last seven home games; over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
Rays (3-8) @ White Sox (3-7)
Its a bullpen game for the Rays; they?re 0-3 in bullpen games this year, with all three losses by one run (under 2-1).
Former Devil Ray Shields is 1-0, 5.73 in two starts this season (over 2-0). White Sox scored 21 runs in those two games.
Tampa Bay lost eight of its last ten games, but won last two; over is 6-1 in their last seven. White Sox lost seven of their last eight games; over is 4-3 in their last seven games.
Astros (9-2) @ Twins (4-4)
McCullers is 1-1, 4.35 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Gibson is 1-0, 1.74 in two starts this season (under 2-0).
Astros won eight of their last ten games; under is 7-1 in their last eight. Minnesota won five of its last eight games (under 6-3).
Mariners (5-4) @ Royals (3-6)
Paxton is 0-1, 7.45 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Duffy is 0-2, 7.45 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Mariners are 5-4 in their last nine games; seven of their last eight games went over. Royals lost six of their last nine games; six of their last eight games stayed under.
Interleague
A?s (4-8) @ Dodgers (4-6)
Mengden is 0-2, 8.18 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Wood was ill over the weekend; he is 0-1, 1.93 in two starts this year. Dodgers got shut out in both games (under 2-0).
A?s lost four of their last four games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Dodgers lost four of their last six games; under is 7-3 in their games this season.
Umpires
Atl-Wsh: Over is 4-1-1 in last six Whitson games.
Cin-Phil: Three of last four Meals games went over.
NY-Mia: Last three Holbrook games stayed under.
Mil-StL: Last four BWelke games stayed under total.
Pitt-Chi: Three of last four Bellino games went under.
SD-Colo: Over is 8-3 in last eleven Gorman games.
Az-SF: Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Barry games.
TB-Chi: Home side won nine of last ten Cooper games.
Det-Clev: Four of last five Fletcher games stayed under.
Tor-Balt: Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Wolcott games.
LAA-Tex: Six of last eight Porter games went over total.
Hst-Minn: Last three Marquez games went over.
NY-Bos: Under is 3-1-2 in last six Wendelstedt games.
Sea-KC: First major league game behind plate for rookie ump Rehak.
A?s-LA: Four of last five Muchlinski games stayed under.
Teams? records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/10/18
Ariz 3-2??5-0-1??..8-2-1
Atl 2-3??3-2-1??..5-5-1
Cubs 3-4-2??0-1??..3-5-2
Reds 1-5???1-3??..2-8
Colo 3-3-1??1-2-1??4-5-2
LA 1-3-1?..3-1-1??..4-4-2
Miami 0-2-1?..2-3-3??..2-5-4
Milw 4-1??.2-5???..6-6
Mets 3-2??2-1-2???4-3-2
Philly 1-1-3?..2-1-1??..3-2-4
Pitt 4-0??.6-0???.10-0
St. Louis 4-2??.2-3???.6-5
SD 2-1-2?..1-5-1??..3-6-2
SF 1-2-1?..2-4???.3-6-1
Wash 4-2??..3-2???7-4
Orioles 2-3-2??..0-3-2??2-6-4
Boston 3-0-3??..2-1-1??5-1-4
White Sox 3-2???1-4???4-6
Cleveland 2-2-2??3-1-1??.5-3-3
Detroit 2-3???1-4???3-7
Astros 3-2-1???3-2-1?.6-4-2
KC 2-2-1??.2-2???4-4-1
Angels 5-0-1??2-3-1??.7-3-2
Twins 2-2-1??1-2-1??.3-4-2
NYY 3-1-1??3-1-2??.6-2-3
A?s 2-2???1-5-2??3-7-2
Seattle 4-2??..1-1-1??.5-3-1
TB 3-3-1?..0-2-2??.3-5-3
Texas 2-1-1??..2-7??..4-8-1
Toronto 3-1-1??..1-5-1?4-6-2
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL? 4-2 NL, favorites +$9
AL @ NL? 2-1 NL, favorites +$78
Total: 6-3 NL, favorites +$87
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 4-2
AL @ NL: Under 2-1
Total: Under 6-3
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, April 11
National League
Pirates (8-2) @ Cubs (5-5)
Brault allowed one run in five IP (80 PT) in his first ?18 start, a 5-2 win over the Reds.
Lester is 1-0, 3.86 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Pirates won eight of their first ten games (over 7-3). This is Cubs? home opener; they won three of last five games. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.
Reds (2-8) @ Phillies (5-5)
Castillo is 0-2, 9.00 in two starts this season (over2-0); Reds? bullpen allowed 17 runs in seven IP in those two games.
Pivetta is 1-0, 2.79 in two starts this season (under 1-0-1).
Reds lost eight of their first ten games (over 5-5). Philly split its first ten games; four of their last five games went over.
Braves (6-5) @ Nationals (6-5)
McCarthy is 2-0, 3.97 in two starts this season (over 2-0). Braves scored 23 runs in the two games.
Cole allowed ten runs in 3.2 IP (75 PT) in his first ?18 start, a 13-6 loss in Atlanta.
Braves lost three of their last four games; their last four games stayed under. Washington lost five of its last seven games, but won last two; over is 5-3-2 in their last ten games.
Brewers (6-6) @ Cardinals (5-6)
Guerra is making his first ?18 start; he was 1-4, 5.12 in 21 games (14 starts) for Milwaukee LY.
Wainwright allowed three runs in 3.2 IP (99 PT) in his first ?18 start, a 3-1 loss to Arizona.
Brewers lost five of their last seven games (under 4-2-1). St Louis is 5-6 in its first 11 games; three of their last four games went over.
Mets (9-1) @ Marlins (3-8)
Wheeler is making his first ?18 start; he was 3-7, 5.21 in 17 MLB starts LY, after missing all of 2015-16 with injuries.
Garcia is making his first MLB start; he is 1-2, 4.26 in 70 MLB games, all in relief. He?s allowed two runs in 10 IP in two relief stints this season.
Mets won their last seven games; under is 5-3 in their last eight games. Miami lost six of its last seven games; over is 6-5 in their games.
Padres (4-8) @ Rockies (6-6)
Perdomo is 1-1, 6.00 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Marquez allowed seven runs in 4.2 IP (93 PT) in his first ?18 start, an 8-3 loss to Atlanta.
Padres lost eight of their first 12 games, but won last two; six of their last seven games stayed under. Colorado lost four of its last five games; five of its last seven games stayed under.
Diamondbacks (8-3) @ Giants (5-5)
Ray is 2-0, 6.55 in two starts this year (over 1-1).
Suarez is making his MLB debut; he was 6-6, 3.55 in 15 games (13 starts) in AAA LY- he threw four scoreless innings in his only AAA start this season.
Arizona won six of its last eight games; under is 5-2 in their last seven. Giants won four of their last six games; six of their last eight games went over.
American League
Tigers (4-6) @ Indians (6-5)
Zimmerman is 0-0, 8.71 in two starts this season (over 2-0).
Carrasco is 2-0, 5.40 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Tigers won four of its last seven games (under 6-1). Cleveland won four of its last five games; their last six games stayed under.
Blue Jays (8-4) @ Orioles (4-8)
Estrada is 1-0, 2.77 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Gausman is 0-1, 8.00 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Toronto won eight of its last ten games; under is 8-4 in their games. Baltimore lost three of its last four games; three of their last five games went over.
New York (5-6) @ Boston (9-1)
Tanaka is is 1-1, 2.84 in two starts this season (under 2-0).
Price hasn?t allowed a run in two starts (14 IP) this year (1-0, 0.00, under 2-0).
New York lost four of its last five games; seven of their last eight games went over. Red Sox won their last nine games; their last three games went over.
Angels (9-3) @ Rangers (4-9)
21-year old Barria was 2-0, 2.45 in three AAA starts LY; he threw only two innings in his one AAA start this season.
Moore is 0-2, 11.74 in two starts this season (over 2-0).
Angels won nine of their last 11 games; over is 8-4 in their games. Texas lost six of its last seven home games; over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
Rays (3-8) @ White Sox (3-7)
Its a bullpen game for the Rays; they?re 0-3 in bullpen games this year, with all three losses by one run (under 2-1).
Former Devil Ray Shields is 1-0, 5.73 in two starts this season (over 2-0). White Sox scored 21 runs in those two games.
Tampa Bay lost eight of its last ten games, but won last two; over is 6-1 in their last seven. White Sox lost seven of their last eight games; over is 4-3 in their last seven games.
Astros (9-2) @ Twins (4-4)
McCullers is 1-1, 4.35 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Gibson is 1-0, 1.74 in two starts this season (under 2-0).
Astros won eight of their last ten games; under is 7-1 in their last eight. Minnesota won five of its last eight games (under 6-3).
Mariners (5-4) @ Royals (3-6)
Paxton is 0-1, 7.45 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Duffy is 0-2, 7.45 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Mariners are 5-4 in their last nine games; seven of their last eight games went over. Royals lost six of their last nine games; six of their last eight games stayed under.
Interleague
A?s (4-8) @ Dodgers (4-6)
Mengden is 0-2, 8.18 in two starts this season (over 1-1).
Wood was ill over the weekend; he is 0-1, 1.93 in two starts this year. Dodgers got shut out in both games (under 2-0).
A?s lost four of their last four games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Dodgers lost four of their last six games; under is 7-3 in their games this season.
Umpires
Atl-Wsh: Over is 4-1-1 in last six Whitson games.
Cin-Phil: Three of last four Meals games went over.
NY-Mia: Last three Holbrook games stayed under.
Mil-StL: Last four BWelke games stayed under total.
Pitt-Chi: Three of last four Bellino games went under.
SD-Colo: Over is 8-3 in last eleven Gorman games.
Az-SF: Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Barry games.
TB-Chi: Home side won nine of last ten Cooper games.
Det-Clev: Four of last five Fletcher games stayed under.
Tor-Balt: Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Wolcott games.
LAA-Tex: Six of last eight Porter games went over total.
Hst-Minn: Last three Marquez games went over.
NY-Bos: Under is 3-1-2 in last six Wendelstedt games.
Sea-KC: First major league game behind plate for rookie ump Rehak.
A?s-LA: Four of last five Muchlinski games stayed under.
Teams? records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/10/18
Ariz 3-2??5-0-1??..8-2-1
Atl 2-3??3-2-1??..5-5-1
Cubs 3-4-2??0-1??..3-5-2
Reds 1-5???1-3??..2-8
Colo 3-3-1??1-2-1??4-5-2
LA 1-3-1?..3-1-1??..4-4-2
Miami 0-2-1?..2-3-3??..2-5-4
Milw 4-1??.2-5???..6-6
Mets 3-2??2-1-2???4-3-2
Philly 1-1-3?..2-1-1??..3-2-4
Pitt 4-0??.6-0???.10-0
St. Louis 4-2??.2-3???.6-5
SD 2-1-2?..1-5-1??..3-6-2
SF 1-2-1?..2-4???.3-6-1
Wash 4-2??..3-2???7-4
Orioles 2-3-2??..0-3-2??2-6-4
Boston 3-0-3??..2-1-1??5-1-4
White Sox 3-2???1-4???4-6
Cleveland 2-2-2??3-1-1??.5-3-3
Detroit 2-3???1-4???3-7
Astros 3-2-1???3-2-1?.6-4-2
KC 2-2-1??.2-2???4-4-1
Angels 5-0-1??2-3-1??.7-3-2
Twins 2-2-1??1-2-1??.3-4-2
NYY 3-1-1??3-1-2??.6-2-3
A?s 2-2???1-5-2??3-7-2
Seattle 4-2??..1-1-1??.5-3-1
TB 3-3-1?..0-2-2??.3-5-3
Texas 2-1-1??..2-7??..4-8-1
Toronto 3-1-1??..1-5-1?4-6-2
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL? 4-2 NL, favorites +$9
AL @ NL? 2-1 NL, favorites +$78
Total: 6-3 NL, favorites +$87
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 4-2
AL @ NL: Under 2-1
Total: Under 6-3