Thursday?s games
National League
Cubs @ Nationals
Lester is 2-0, 2.70 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Cubs are 3-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-8-2
Ross is 2-1, 3.76 in his last four starts (over 7-3). Washington is 5-1 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-3
Cubs are 6-15 in their last 21 road games; under is 10-2 in their last 12 games. Washington is 5-3 in its last eight games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Mets @ Marlins
Lugo is 2-1, 4.19 in three starts (over 2-1); Mets? 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-1
Urena is 3-0, 2.35 in his last four starts; over is 4-2-1 win his last seven. Miami is 4-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-2-1
Mets won four of their last five games; over is 11-4 in their last 15 games. Miami is 10-4 in last 14 home games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Brewers @ Reds
Nelson is 1-1, 4.12 in his last three starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Brewers are 3-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-9-1
Bailey allowed eight runs in 1.2 IP in his first ?17 start- Reds? 1st 5-inning record with him: 0-1
Milwaukee lost four of last five games; six of last seven Brewer games stayed under the total. Reds lost 14 of last 18 games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Cardinals @ Diamondbacks
Lynn is 0-2, 12.19 in his last two starts; over is 8-3 in his last 11. St Louis lost his last five road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-7-1
Corbin is 2-3, 6.91 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Arizona is 6-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-8-2
St Louis won three of last four games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Arizona is 16-4 in its last 20 games; over is 8-5 in their last 13 home games.
Braves @ Padres
Garcia is 0-2, 6.20 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Atlanta is 4-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-6-3
Lamet is 2-2, 7.50 in six starts this year, last four of which went over. Padres? 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-4
Braves won eight of last 11 games; under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 games. San Diego won six of last eight home games; over is 3-1 in their last four games.
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American League
Orioles @ Blue Jays
Jimenez is 1-2, 10.80 in his last four starts (over 8-1-1). Orioles are 2-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-6-1
Happ is 2-0, 1.86 in his last three starts (under 4-3-1). Toronto split her four home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-5
Orioles won three of their last four games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Toronto is 6-8 in its last 14 games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Twins @ Red Sox
Gibson is 1-1, 5.40 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Twins won his last five road starts- Twins? 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-7-1
Price is 1-2, 6.14 in his last four starts (under 3-2-1). Boston?s 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-3
Twins won six of last nine games; under is 13-6-1 in their last 20 games. Red Sox are 12-5 in their last 17 home games; under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Royals @ Tigers
Junis is 1-1, 6.26 in five starts this year (over 3-1-1). Royals? 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-3
Fulmer is 1-5, 4.05 in his last six starts (under 4-2). Tigers are 4-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-6-1
Royals are 12-4 in last 16 games; over is 9-2-1 in their last 12 road games. Detroit lost nine of last 11 games; five of their last seven games went over.
Rangers @ Indians
Cashner is 1-2, 5.29 in his last three starts; Rangers are 2-5 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-4-3
Kluber is 3-0, 1.80 in his last five starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Indians are 4-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-6
Rangers are 9-4 in last 13 road games; under is 11-3 in their last 14 road games. Cleveland lost four of last six games; seven of last eight Indian games stayed under the total.
A?s @ Astros
Cotton is 2-0, 2.38 in his last two starts; under is 3-1-2 in his last six. Oakland is 3-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him:
Peacock is 2-2, 3.81 in six starts this year (under 4-2). Astros? 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-2
A?s are 8-5 in last 13 games; over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 road games. Houston won seven of last nine games; over is 5-1 in their last six games.
New York @ White Sox
Cessa is 0-2, 7.00 in two starts this year (under 2-0). New York?s 1st 5-inning record with him: 0-2
Shields is 0-1, 9.35 in his last two starts (over 3-2). Chicago?s 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-2-1
New York lost 11 of last 15 games; over is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Chicago lost eight of last ten games; five of their last eight games stayed under the total.
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Interleague
Rays @ Pirates
Archer is 1-2, 4.68 in his last four starts (over 10-6). Tampa Bay is 4-3 in their road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 9-2-5
Taillon is 1-2, 5.14 in his last four starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Pirates are 1-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-3-3
Rays lost three of last four games; seven of last nine Tampa Bay games went over the total. Pittsburgh lost four of last six home games; under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.
Dodgers @ Angels
Kershaw is 4-0, 3.08 in his last four starts; under is 4-3 in his road starts. Dodgers won his last six road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 11-2-3
Ramirez is 2-2, 6.84 in his last five starts (under 9-5). Angels are 4-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-5-4
Angels won four of last five games; their last five games stayed under. Dodgers won 11 of their last 13 games; five of last six LA games stayed under.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Chi-Wsh: Lester 9-7; Ross 7-3
NY-Mia: Lugo 2-1; Urena 7-3
Mil-Cin: Nelson 7-8; Bailey 0-1
StL-Az: Lynn 6-9; Corbin 8-7
Atl-SD: Garcia 7-7; Lamet 4-2
American League
Balt-Tor: Jimenez 6-4; Happ 3-5
Minn-Bos: Gibson 7-6; Price 3-3
KC-Det: Junis 4-1; Fulmer 7-7
Tex-Clev: Cashner 5-7; Kluber 7-4
A?s-Hst: Cotton 5-8; Peacock 4-2
NY-Chi: Cessa 0-2; Shields 2-3
Interleague
TB-Pitt: Archer 9-7; Taillon 4-5
LA-LAA: Kershaw 14-2; Ramirez 9-5
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Chi-Wsh: Lester 7-16; Ross 4-10
NY-Mia: Lugo 2-3; Urena 1-10
Mil-Cin: Nelson 3-15; Bailey 1-1
StL-Az: Lynn 6-15; Corbin 9-15
Atl-SD: Garcia 3-14; Lamet 2-6
American League
Balt-Tor: Jimenez 4-10; Happ 2-8
Minn-Bos: Gibson 3-13; Price 2-6
KC-Det: Junis 1-5; Fulmer 4-14
Tex-Clev: Cashner 4-12; Kluber 2-11
A?s-Hst: Cotton 5-13; Peacock 1-6
NY-Chi: Cessa 1-2; Shields 2-5
Interleague
TB-Pitt: Archer 4-16; Taillon 2-9
LA-LAA: Kershaw 4-16; Ramirez 9-14
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Umpires
National League
Chi-Wsh: Under is 5-0-1 in last six Fairchild games.
NY-Mia: Under is 7-1-1 in Blakney games this season.
Mil-Cin: Three of last four Culbreth games stayed under.
StL-Az: Over is 5-3-1 in last nine Holbrook games.
Atl-SD: Five of last six Reynolds games went over.
American League
Balt-Tor: Home team is 12-0 in Whitson games this year.
Minn-Bos: This is only 2nd MLB game behind plate for Additon
KC-Det: Six of last eight Iassogna games went over.
Tex-Clev: Under is 5-3-1 in last nine Drake games.
A?s-Hst: Over is 8-2 in last ten Cederstrom games.
NY-Chi: This is only 2nd MLB game behind plate for Lidka
Interleague
TB-Pitt: Over is 6-0-1 in last seven Emmel games.
LA-LAA: Over is 6-2-2 in last ten Woodring games.
Interleague play
NL @ AL? 40-23 AL, favorites -$162
AL @ NL? 40-38 AL, favorites -$992
Total: 79-58 AL, favorites -$1,154
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 41-26-1
AL @ NL: Over 43-30-2
Total: Over 84-56-3
Teams? records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 6/27/17
Ariz 14-15-9??24-11?5???.37-26
Atl 16-16-4??16-21-4???..32-37
Cubs 16-21-1??18-15-5???..34-36
Reds 11-24-3??15-20?2???26-44
Colo 25-13-5??.19-16-2???.44-29
LA 15-16-4??.28-13-3???.43-29
Miami 14-19-2??.21-14-4??..35-33
Milw 18-12-6??.19-18-6???37-30
Mets 19-16-1??..17-21-2???36-37
Philly 10-24-7??11-17-6???.21-41
Pitt 18-18-3?..13-18-7???..31-36
St. Louis 15-16-3??21-12-7???.36-28
SD 9-24-5??.18-17?4???27-41
SF 8-28-7??..15-18-4??..26-46
Wash 28-10-2??19-15-3???..47-25
Orioles 12-21-5??..17-18-3???29-39
Boston 16-19-5???18-17-2??.34-36
White Sox 14-24-6??..16-14?2??..30-38
Cleveland 20-15-4??..15-18-4??..34-33
Detroit 16-20-5??.17-14-4??..33-34
Astros 20-11-7??..22-15-3??..42-26
KC 12-18-6???17-16-7??.29-34
Angels 16-21-7???17-13-6???33-34
Twins 20-10-3???15-20-6??..35-30
NYY 17-18-3???.22-12-2?..?39-30
A?s 12-20-5??..17-14-8??..29-34
Seattle 12-21-5??..20-15-6??..32-36
TB 17-12-8??..26-10-6??..43-22
Texas 20-10-7??..17-15-7???37-25
Toronto 14-22-3??..11-18-6??..25-40
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 6/27/17)
Ariz 12-38??..16-40???.28
Atl 8-35??..11-41????19
Cubs 12-39??..16-38???.28
Reds 14-38??..17-38???.31
Colo 9-43??..10-37..???19
LA 9-35??..17-43..??..26
Miami 13-35??..14-39???27
Milw 14-36??18-43?..?..32
Mets 15-35??..15-39???.30
Philly 13-42??..9-34???..22
Pitt 11-39??..12-38???23
StL 10-35??..12-40???.22
SD 17-38??..11-37????28
SF 8-46??..11-36????.19
Wash 15-40??..17-37???32
Orioles 5-38??..15-39???.20
Boston 12-40??..10-36???22
White Sox 14-44??.9-32???.23
Clev 9-40??..12-37???.21
Detroit 8-41??.16-35???24
Astros 12-38??..17-40???29
KC 6-36??..6-38????12
Angels 18-45??.10-37???28
Twins 7-34??..11-42???.18
NYY 9-38??..13-37???.22
A?s 7-38??..12-40???.19
Seattle 15-38??.14-42???29
TB 10-37??..19-42??..29
Texas 12-38??..18-39???30
Toronto 11-39??..7-37???..18
National League
Cubs @ Nationals
Lester is 2-0, 2.70 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Cubs are 3-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-8-2
Ross is 2-1, 3.76 in his last four starts (over 7-3). Washington is 5-1 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-3
Cubs are 6-15 in their last 21 road games; under is 10-2 in their last 12 games. Washington is 5-3 in its last eight games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Mets @ Marlins
Lugo is 2-1, 4.19 in three starts (over 2-1); Mets? 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-1
Urena is 3-0, 2.35 in his last four starts; over is 4-2-1 win his last seven. Miami is 4-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-2-1
Mets won four of their last five games; over is 11-4 in their last 15 games. Miami is 10-4 in last 14 home games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Brewers @ Reds
Nelson is 1-1, 4.12 in his last three starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Brewers are 3-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-9-1
Bailey allowed eight runs in 1.2 IP in his first ?17 start- Reds? 1st 5-inning record with him: 0-1
Milwaukee lost four of last five games; six of last seven Brewer games stayed under the total. Reds lost 14 of last 18 games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Cardinals @ Diamondbacks
Lynn is 0-2, 12.19 in his last two starts; over is 8-3 in his last 11. St Louis lost his last five road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-7-1
Corbin is 2-3, 6.91 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Arizona is 6-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-8-2
St Louis won three of last four games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Arizona is 16-4 in its last 20 games; over is 8-5 in their last 13 home games.
Braves @ Padres
Garcia is 0-2, 6.20 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Atlanta is 4-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-6-3
Lamet is 2-2, 7.50 in six starts this year, last four of which went over. Padres? 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-4
Braves won eight of last 11 games; under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 games. San Diego won six of last eight home games; over is 3-1 in their last four games.
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American League
Orioles @ Blue Jays
Jimenez is 1-2, 10.80 in his last four starts (over 8-1-1). Orioles are 2-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-6-1
Happ is 2-0, 1.86 in his last three starts (under 4-3-1). Toronto split her four home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-5
Orioles won three of their last four games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Toronto is 6-8 in its last 14 games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Twins @ Red Sox
Gibson is 1-1, 5.40 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Twins won his last five road starts- Twins? 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-7-1
Price is 1-2, 6.14 in his last four starts (under 3-2-1). Boston?s 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-3
Twins won six of last nine games; under is 13-6-1 in their last 20 games. Red Sox are 12-5 in their last 17 home games; under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Royals @ Tigers
Junis is 1-1, 6.26 in five starts this year (over 3-1-1). Royals? 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-3
Fulmer is 1-5, 4.05 in his last six starts (under 4-2). Tigers are 4-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-6-1
Royals are 12-4 in last 16 games; over is 9-2-1 in their last 12 road games. Detroit lost nine of last 11 games; five of their last seven games went over.
Rangers @ Indians
Cashner is 1-2, 5.29 in his last three starts; Rangers are 2-5 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-4-3
Kluber is 3-0, 1.80 in his last five starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Indians are 4-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-6
Rangers are 9-4 in last 13 road games; under is 11-3 in their last 14 road games. Cleveland lost four of last six games; seven of last eight Indian games stayed under the total.
A?s @ Astros
Cotton is 2-0, 2.38 in his last two starts; under is 3-1-2 in his last six. Oakland is 3-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him:
Peacock is 2-2, 3.81 in six starts this year (under 4-2). Astros? 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-2
A?s are 8-5 in last 13 games; over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 road games. Houston won seven of last nine games; over is 5-1 in their last six games.
New York @ White Sox
Cessa is 0-2, 7.00 in two starts this year (under 2-0). New York?s 1st 5-inning record with him: 0-2
Shields is 0-1, 9.35 in his last two starts (over 3-2). Chicago?s 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-2-1
New York lost 11 of last 15 games; over is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Chicago lost eight of last ten games; five of their last eight games stayed under the total.
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Interleague
Rays @ Pirates
Archer is 1-2, 4.68 in his last four starts (over 10-6). Tampa Bay is 4-3 in their road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 9-2-5
Taillon is 1-2, 5.14 in his last four starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Pirates are 1-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-3-3
Rays lost three of last four games; seven of last nine Tampa Bay games went over the total. Pittsburgh lost four of last six home games; under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.
Dodgers @ Angels
Kershaw is 4-0, 3.08 in his last four starts; under is 4-3 in his road starts. Dodgers won his last six road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 11-2-3
Ramirez is 2-2, 6.84 in his last five starts (under 9-5). Angels are 4-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-5-4
Angels won four of last five games; their last five games stayed under. Dodgers won 11 of their last 13 games; five of last six LA games stayed under.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Chi-Wsh: Lester 9-7; Ross 7-3
NY-Mia: Lugo 2-1; Urena 7-3
Mil-Cin: Nelson 7-8; Bailey 0-1
StL-Az: Lynn 6-9; Corbin 8-7
Atl-SD: Garcia 7-7; Lamet 4-2
American League
Balt-Tor: Jimenez 6-4; Happ 3-5
Minn-Bos: Gibson 7-6; Price 3-3
KC-Det: Junis 4-1; Fulmer 7-7
Tex-Clev: Cashner 5-7; Kluber 7-4
A?s-Hst: Cotton 5-8; Peacock 4-2
NY-Chi: Cessa 0-2; Shields 2-3
Interleague
TB-Pitt: Archer 9-7; Taillon 4-5
LA-LAA: Kershaw 14-2; Ramirez 9-5
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Chi-Wsh: Lester 7-16; Ross 4-10
NY-Mia: Lugo 2-3; Urena 1-10
Mil-Cin: Nelson 3-15; Bailey 1-1
StL-Az: Lynn 6-15; Corbin 9-15
Atl-SD: Garcia 3-14; Lamet 2-6
American League
Balt-Tor: Jimenez 4-10; Happ 2-8
Minn-Bos: Gibson 3-13; Price 2-6
KC-Det: Junis 1-5; Fulmer 4-14
Tex-Clev: Cashner 4-12; Kluber 2-11
A?s-Hst: Cotton 5-13; Peacock 1-6
NY-Chi: Cessa 1-2; Shields 2-5
Interleague
TB-Pitt: Archer 4-16; Taillon 2-9
LA-LAA: Kershaw 4-16; Ramirez 9-14
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Umpires
National League
Chi-Wsh: Under is 5-0-1 in last six Fairchild games.
NY-Mia: Under is 7-1-1 in Blakney games this season.
Mil-Cin: Three of last four Culbreth games stayed under.
StL-Az: Over is 5-3-1 in last nine Holbrook games.
Atl-SD: Five of last six Reynolds games went over.
American League
Balt-Tor: Home team is 12-0 in Whitson games this year.
Minn-Bos: This is only 2nd MLB game behind plate for Additon
KC-Det: Six of last eight Iassogna games went over.
Tex-Clev: Under is 5-3-1 in last nine Drake games.
A?s-Hst: Over is 8-2 in last ten Cederstrom games.
NY-Chi: This is only 2nd MLB game behind plate for Lidka
Interleague
TB-Pitt: Over is 6-0-1 in last seven Emmel games.
LA-LAA: Over is 6-2-2 in last ten Woodring games.
Interleague play
NL @ AL? 40-23 AL, favorites -$162
AL @ NL? 40-38 AL, favorites -$992
Total: 79-58 AL, favorites -$1,154
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 41-26-1
AL @ NL: Over 43-30-2
Total: Over 84-56-3
Teams? records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 6/27/17
Ariz 14-15-9??24-11?5???.37-26
Atl 16-16-4??16-21-4???..32-37
Cubs 16-21-1??18-15-5???..34-36
Reds 11-24-3??15-20?2???26-44
Colo 25-13-5??.19-16-2???.44-29
LA 15-16-4??.28-13-3???.43-29
Miami 14-19-2??.21-14-4??..35-33
Milw 18-12-6??.19-18-6???37-30
Mets 19-16-1??..17-21-2???36-37
Philly 10-24-7??11-17-6???.21-41
Pitt 18-18-3?..13-18-7???..31-36
St. Louis 15-16-3??21-12-7???.36-28
SD 9-24-5??.18-17?4???27-41
SF 8-28-7??..15-18-4??..26-46
Wash 28-10-2??19-15-3???..47-25
Orioles 12-21-5??..17-18-3???29-39
Boston 16-19-5???18-17-2??.34-36
White Sox 14-24-6??..16-14?2??..30-38
Cleveland 20-15-4??..15-18-4??..34-33
Detroit 16-20-5??.17-14-4??..33-34
Astros 20-11-7??..22-15-3??..42-26
KC 12-18-6???17-16-7??.29-34
Angels 16-21-7???17-13-6???33-34
Twins 20-10-3???15-20-6??..35-30
NYY 17-18-3???.22-12-2?..?39-30
A?s 12-20-5??..17-14-8??..29-34
Seattle 12-21-5??..20-15-6??..32-36
TB 17-12-8??..26-10-6??..43-22
Texas 20-10-7??..17-15-7???37-25
Toronto 14-22-3??..11-18-6??..25-40
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 6/27/17)
Ariz 12-38??..16-40???.28
Atl 8-35??..11-41????19
Cubs 12-39??..16-38???.28
Reds 14-38??..17-38???.31
Colo 9-43??..10-37..???19
LA 9-35??..17-43..??..26
Miami 13-35??..14-39???27
Milw 14-36??18-43?..?..32
Mets 15-35??..15-39???.30
Philly 13-42??..9-34???..22
Pitt 11-39??..12-38???23
StL 10-35??..12-40???.22
SD 17-38??..11-37????28
SF 8-46??..11-36????.19
Wash 15-40??..17-37???32
Orioles 5-38??..15-39???.20
Boston 12-40??..10-36???22
White Sox 14-44??.9-32???.23
Clev 9-40??..12-37???.21
Detroit 8-41??.16-35???24
Astros 12-38??..17-40???29
KC 6-36??..6-38????12
Angels 18-45??.10-37???28
Twins 7-34??..11-42???.18
NYY 9-38??..13-37???.22
A?s 7-38??..12-40???.19
Seattle 15-38??.14-42???29
TB 10-37??..19-42??..29
Texas 12-38??..18-39???30
Toronto 11-39??..7-37???..18
