MLB
Saturday's games
National League
Pirates @ Nationals
Cole was 0-1, 3.60 in his last three starts before going on DL; three.of his last four starts went over. Pirates are 4-2 in his road starts.
Roark is 2-0, 2.57 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Nationals won five of his nine home starts.
Pirates won nine of last 12 games, four of their last six games went over total. Washington won five of last six games, six of last eight National games stayed under.
Mets @ Phillies
Verrett is 0-4, 9.33 in his last four starts (under 3-2-1).
Eickhoff is 2-2, 5.16 in his last five starts; eight of his last ten stayed under. Phillies are 5-4 in his home starts.
Mets lost seven of last ten road games, six of last seven New York games stayed under the total. Philly won 10 of last 14 games, under is 7-2-1 in last ten Philly home games.
Brewers @ Reds
Nelson is 0-1, 2.45 in his last four starts (under 3-0-1). Milwaukee is 3-5 in his road starts. .
Lamb is 0-3, 5.30 in his last seven starts (over 3-1 last four). Reds lost six of his seven home starts. .
Brewers lost eight of last 11 games, under is 4-1-2 in last seven Milwaukee tilts. Cincinnati lost seven of last nine home games, over is 13-6-1 in Reds' last 20 games.
Rockies @ Braves
Bettis is 3-4, 8.22 in his last nine starts; three of his last four went over. Colorado is 4-5 in his road starts.
Foltynewicz is 2-1, 3.29 in his last five starts (under 5-3-1). .
Rockies lost six of last eight road games, under is 8-4 in last 12 Colorado games. Atlanta won three of last five games, over is 6-2 in Braves' last eight home games.
Marlins @ Cardinals
Koehler is 0-1, 7.00 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Miami is 4-6 in his road starts.
Wainwright is 2-0, 0.64 in his last two starts; his last seven starts stayed under. Cardinals are 6-3 in his home starts.
Marlins won five of last six games, over is 16-4 in last 20 Miami road games. St Louis won three of last five games, under is 8-3-2 in Cardinals' last thirteen games.
Dodgers @ Diamondbacks
McCarthy is 2-0, 2.70 in his two starts (under 2-0) this year.
Bradley is 0-2, 4.30 in his last four starts; five of his last seven went over. Arizona lost his last four home starts.
Dodgers won 11 of last 15 games, under is 7-4 in last 11 LA games. Arizona lost 13 of its last 15 games, over is 7-0-1 in their last eight home games.
Giants @ Padres
Samardzija is 1-1, 7.15 in his last four starts; eight of his last nine went over. Giants are 6-4 in his road starts.
Perdomo is 1-2, 6.26 in his last four starts (over 5-2). .
Giants won eight of last 11 games, over is 5-3-1 in last nine Giant road games. San Diego lost three of last four games, nine of last 11 games at Petco Park went over the total.
American League
Red Sox @ New York
Rodriguez is 0-3, 10.42 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over.
Sabathia is 0-2, 8.61 in his last four starts (over 3-0-1). Bronx is 3-3 in his home starts. .
Red Sox won seven of last eight games, over is 5-3-1 in last nine Boston games. New York won three of its last five games, seven of last nine Bronx games went over the total.
Royals @ Tigers
Duffy is 2-0, 2.35 in his last three starts; under is 4-1-2 in his last seven. Royals are 3-2 in his road starts.
Pelfrey is 2-1, 3.06 in his last three starts; four of his last six stayed under. Detroit won his last five home starts.
Royals lost seven of last eight games, six of last eight KC games stayed under the total. Detroit lost five of last eight games, eight of its last ten games stayed under total.
Orioles @ Rays
Tillman is 4-1, 4.29 in his last six starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Baltimore is 4-3 in his road starts.
Moore is 2-1, 2.75 in his last three starts; six of his last seven stayed under. Tampa Bay is 7-4 in his home starts.
Orioles won five of last six games, four of O's last six road games went over total. Tampa Bay lost 23 of last 26 games; seven of Rays' last ten e games stayed under the total.
Indians @ Twins
Bauer is 2-1, 2.93 in his last four starts; Tribe split his six road starts. Under is 4-2 in his road starts.
Duffey is 3-0, 2.25 in his last three starts; eight of his last ten went over. Minnesota is 3-4 in his home starts.
Indians lost four of last six games, eight of last ten Tribe games went over. Minnesota won seven of last ten games; over is 20-7 in their last 27 home games.
White Sox @ Angels
Shields is 2-1, 2.21 in his last three starts; six of his last seven went over.
Shoemaker is 1-2, 4.30 in his last four starts; six of his last eight stayed under. Angels lost six of his eight home starts.
White Sox won five of last eight road games, under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Angels lost six of last eight home games, nine of Halos' last 12 home games went over the total.
Blue Jays @ A's
Dickey is 2-0, 1.93 in his last two starts; under is 7-2-1 in his last ten. Toronto is 5-4 when he starts on the road.
Gray is 0-2, 5.10 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Oakland is 3-5 in his home starts. .
Blue Jays won eight of last ten games, six of Toronto's last eight games stayed under. Oakland lost 10 of last 14 home games, four of A's last six games stayed under the total.
Astros @ Mariners
McCullers is 1-1, 2.70 in his last four starts- his last six stayed under.
Iwakuma is 3-0, 3.26 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Seattle won his last five home starts.
Astros won six of last eight games, under is 11-4 in last 15 Houston road games. Seattle lost six of last eight games; five of last eight Seattle games stayed under.
Interleague
Rangers @ Cubs
Darvish is 2-0, 2.87 in three starts this year (under 2-1).
Hammel is 0-4, 5.94 in his last six starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Cubs are 5-2 when he starts at home. .
Texas lost ten of last 13 games, over is 8-1-1 in last nine Ranger games. Cubs lost nine of last 12 games, over is 13-4-1 in Chicago's last 18 games.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
NY-Phil-- Verrett 2-4; Eickhoff 8-10
Pitt-Wsh-- Cole 6-6; Roark 10-8 (7-1 last 8)
Mil-Cin-- Nelson 8-10 (1-6 last 7); Lamb 3-10
Col-Atl-- Bettis 10-8; Foltynewicz 4-5
Mia-StL-- Koehler 7-11; Wainwright 12-6
LA-Az-- McCarthy 2-0; Bradley 5-6
SF-SD-- Samardzija 11-7; Perdomo 4-3
Bos-NY-- Rodriguez 2-4; Sabathia 8-7
Balt-TB-- Tillman 16-3; Moore 7-11
KC-Det-- Duffy 8-3; Pelfrey 7-10
Clev-Minn-- Bauer 7-6; Duffey 6-8 (4-0 last 4)
Chi-LA-- Shields 3-4/2-9; Shoemaker 5-12
Tor-A's-- Dickey 7-12; Gray 5-11
Hst-Sea-- McCullers 6-4; Iwakuma 11-7
Tex-Chi-- Darvish 2-1; Hammel 9-8 (0-6 last 6)
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
NY-Phil-- Verrett 1-6; Eickhoff 6-18
Pitt-Wsh-- Cole 3-12; Roark 3-18
Mil-Cin-- Nelson 4-18; Lamb 6-13
Col-Atl-- Bettis 8-18 (6 of last 8); Foltynewicz 3-9
Mia-StL-- Koehler 6-18; Wainwright 6-18
LA-Az-- McCarthy 1-2; Bradley 4-11
SF-SD-- Samardzija 4-18; Perdomo 5-7
Bos-NY-- Rodriguez 3-6; Sabathia 2-15
Balt-TB-- Tillman 7-19 (4 of last 4); Moore 3-18
KC-Det-- Duffy 2-11; Pelfrey 8-17
Clev-Minn-- Bauer 3-13; Duffey 3-14
Chi-LA-- Shields 8-18; Shoemaker 4-17
Tor-A's-- Dickey 6-19; Gray 3-16
Hst-Sea-- McCullers 3-10; Iwakuma 3-18
Tex-Chi-- Darvish 1-3; Hammel 4-17
Umpires
NY-Phil-- Four of last five Baker games stayed under.
Pitt-Wsh-- Over is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Conroy games.
Mil-Cin-- Over is 9-0-2 in last eleven Wolcott games.
Col-Atl-- Under is 7-4 in Barry games this season.
Mia-StL-- Six of last nine Fagan games went over.
LA-Az-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Scott games.
SF-SD-- Favorites won 10 of last 11 Demuth games.
Bos-NY-- Six of last seven Davis games went over.
Balt-TB-- Over is 9-4 in last thirteen Hernandez games.
KC-Det-- Four of last five Carapazza games stayed under.
Cle-Min-- Five of last six Marquez games stayed under.
Chi-LA-- Last four Gonzalez games stayed under total.
Tor-A's-- Four of last five Muchlinski games stayed under.
Hst-Sea-- Nine of last twelve O'Nora games stayed under.
Tex-Chi-- Over is 8-4 in last twelve Tumpane games.
Saturday's games
National League
Pirates @ Nationals
Cole was 0-1, 3.60 in his last three starts before going on DL; three.of his last four starts went over. Pirates are 4-2 in his road starts.
Roark is 2-0, 2.57 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Nationals won five of his nine home starts.
Pirates won nine of last 12 games, four of their last six games went over total. Washington won five of last six games, six of last eight National games stayed under.
Mets @ Phillies
Verrett is 0-4, 9.33 in his last four starts (under 3-2-1).
Eickhoff is 2-2, 5.16 in his last five starts; eight of his last ten stayed under. Phillies are 5-4 in his home starts.
Mets lost seven of last ten road games, six of last seven New York games stayed under the total. Philly won 10 of last 14 games, under is 7-2-1 in last ten Philly home games.
Brewers @ Reds
Nelson is 0-1, 2.45 in his last four starts (under 3-0-1). Milwaukee is 3-5 in his road starts. .
Lamb is 0-3, 5.30 in his last seven starts (over 3-1 last four). Reds lost six of his seven home starts. .
Brewers lost eight of last 11 games, under is 4-1-2 in last seven Milwaukee tilts. Cincinnati lost seven of last nine home games, over is 13-6-1 in Reds' last 20 games.
Rockies @ Braves
Bettis is 3-4, 8.22 in his last nine starts; three of his last four went over. Colorado is 4-5 in his road starts.
Foltynewicz is 2-1, 3.29 in his last five starts (under 5-3-1). .
Rockies lost six of last eight road games, under is 8-4 in last 12 Colorado games. Atlanta won three of last five games, over is 6-2 in Braves' last eight home games.
Marlins @ Cardinals
Koehler is 0-1, 7.00 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Miami is 4-6 in his road starts.
Wainwright is 2-0, 0.64 in his last two starts; his last seven starts stayed under. Cardinals are 6-3 in his home starts.
Marlins won five of last six games, over is 16-4 in last 20 Miami road games. St Louis won three of last five games, under is 8-3-2 in Cardinals' last thirteen games.
Dodgers @ Diamondbacks
McCarthy is 2-0, 2.70 in his two starts (under 2-0) this year.
Bradley is 0-2, 4.30 in his last four starts; five of his last seven went over. Arizona lost his last four home starts.
Dodgers won 11 of last 15 games, under is 7-4 in last 11 LA games. Arizona lost 13 of its last 15 games, over is 7-0-1 in their last eight home games.
Giants @ Padres
Samardzija is 1-1, 7.15 in his last four starts; eight of his last nine went over. Giants are 6-4 in his road starts.
Perdomo is 1-2, 6.26 in his last four starts (over 5-2). .
Giants won eight of last 11 games, over is 5-3-1 in last nine Giant road games. San Diego lost three of last four games, nine of last 11 games at Petco Park went over the total.
American League
Red Sox @ New York
Rodriguez is 0-3, 10.42 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over.
Sabathia is 0-2, 8.61 in his last four starts (over 3-0-1). Bronx is 3-3 in his home starts. .
Red Sox won seven of last eight games, over is 5-3-1 in last nine Boston games. New York won three of its last five games, seven of last nine Bronx games went over the total.
Royals @ Tigers
Duffy is 2-0, 2.35 in his last three starts; under is 4-1-2 in his last seven. Royals are 3-2 in his road starts.
Pelfrey is 2-1, 3.06 in his last three starts; four of his last six stayed under. Detroit won his last five home starts.
Royals lost seven of last eight games, six of last eight KC games stayed under the total. Detroit lost five of last eight games, eight of its last ten games stayed under total.
Orioles @ Rays
Tillman is 4-1, 4.29 in his last six starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Baltimore is 4-3 in his road starts.
Moore is 2-1, 2.75 in his last three starts; six of his last seven stayed under. Tampa Bay is 7-4 in his home starts.
Orioles won five of last six games, four of O's last six road games went over total. Tampa Bay lost 23 of last 26 games; seven of Rays' last ten e games stayed under the total.
Indians @ Twins
Bauer is 2-1, 2.93 in his last four starts; Tribe split his six road starts. Under is 4-2 in his road starts.
Duffey is 3-0, 2.25 in his last three starts; eight of his last ten went over. Minnesota is 3-4 in his home starts.
Indians lost four of last six games, eight of last ten Tribe games went over. Minnesota won seven of last ten games; over is 20-7 in their last 27 home games.
White Sox @ Angels
Shields is 2-1, 2.21 in his last three starts; six of his last seven went over.
Shoemaker is 1-2, 4.30 in his last four starts; six of his last eight stayed under. Angels lost six of his eight home starts.
White Sox won five of last eight road games, under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Angels lost six of last eight home games, nine of Halos' last 12 home games went over the total.
Blue Jays @ A's
Dickey is 2-0, 1.93 in his last two starts; under is 7-2-1 in his last ten. Toronto is 5-4 when he starts on the road.
Gray is 0-2, 5.10 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Oakland is 3-5 in his home starts. .
Blue Jays won eight of last ten games, six of Toronto's last eight games stayed under. Oakland lost 10 of last 14 home games, four of A's last six games stayed under the total.
Astros @ Mariners
McCullers is 1-1, 2.70 in his last four starts- his last six stayed under.
Iwakuma is 3-0, 3.26 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Seattle won his last five home starts.
Astros won six of last eight games, under is 11-4 in last 15 Houston road games. Seattle lost six of last eight games; five of last eight Seattle games stayed under.
Interleague
Rangers @ Cubs
Darvish is 2-0, 2.87 in three starts this year (under 2-1).
Hammel is 0-4, 5.94 in his last six starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Cubs are 5-2 when he starts at home. .
Texas lost ten of last 13 games, over is 8-1-1 in last nine Ranger games. Cubs lost nine of last 12 games, over is 13-4-1 in Chicago's last 18 games.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
NY-Phil-- Verrett 2-4; Eickhoff 8-10
Pitt-Wsh-- Cole 6-6; Roark 10-8 (7-1 last 8)
Mil-Cin-- Nelson 8-10 (1-6 last 7); Lamb 3-10
Col-Atl-- Bettis 10-8; Foltynewicz 4-5
Mia-StL-- Koehler 7-11; Wainwright 12-6
LA-Az-- McCarthy 2-0; Bradley 5-6
SF-SD-- Samardzija 11-7; Perdomo 4-3
Bos-NY-- Rodriguez 2-4; Sabathia 8-7
Balt-TB-- Tillman 16-3; Moore 7-11
KC-Det-- Duffy 8-3; Pelfrey 7-10
Clev-Minn-- Bauer 7-6; Duffey 6-8 (4-0 last 4)
Chi-LA-- Shields 3-4/2-9; Shoemaker 5-12
Tor-A's-- Dickey 7-12; Gray 5-11
Hst-Sea-- McCullers 6-4; Iwakuma 11-7
Tex-Chi-- Darvish 2-1; Hammel 9-8 (0-6 last 6)
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
NY-Phil-- Verrett 1-6; Eickhoff 6-18
Pitt-Wsh-- Cole 3-12; Roark 3-18
Mil-Cin-- Nelson 4-18; Lamb 6-13
Col-Atl-- Bettis 8-18 (6 of last 8); Foltynewicz 3-9
Mia-StL-- Koehler 6-18; Wainwright 6-18
LA-Az-- McCarthy 1-2; Bradley 4-11
SF-SD-- Samardzija 4-18; Perdomo 5-7
Bos-NY-- Rodriguez 3-6; Sabathia 2-15
Balt-TB-- Tillman 7-19 (4 of last 4); Moore 3-18
KC-Det-- Duffy 2-11; Pelfrey 8-17
Clev-Minn-- Bauer 3-13; Duffey 3-14
Chi-LA-- Shields 8-18; Shoemaker 4-17
Tor-A's-- Dickey 6-19; Gray 3-16
Hst-Sea-- McCullers 3-10; Iwakuma 3-18
Tex-Chi-- Darvish 1-3; Hammel 4-17
Umpires
NY-Phil-- Four of last five Baker games stayed under.
Pitt-Wsh-- Over is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Conroy games.
Mil-Cin-- Over is 9-0-2 in last eleven Wolcott games.
Col-Atl-- Under is 7-4 in Barry games this season.
Mia-StL-- Six of last nine Fagan games went over.
LA-Az-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Scott games.
SF-SD-- Favorites won 10 of last 11 Demuth games.
Bos-NY-- Six of last seven Davis games went over.
Balt-TB-- Over is 9-4 in last thirteen Hernandez games.
KC-Det-- Four of last five Carapazza games stayed under.
Cle-Min-- Five of last six Marquez games stayed under.
Chi-LA-- Last four Gonzalez games stayed under total.
Tor-A's-- Four of last five Muchlinski games stayed under.
Hst-Sea-- Nine of last twelve O'Nora games stayed under.
Tex-Chi-- Over is 8-4 in last twelve Tumpane games.
