MLB
Thursday's games
National League games
Dodgers @ Brewers
Maeda is 1-2, 3.47 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.
Davies is 4-0, 2.79 in his last six starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five
Dodgers lost four of last six games; under is 6-3-1 in last ten Dodger games. Milwaukee is 5-2 in last seven home games; three of its last five games went over.
Reds @ Nationals
Finnegan is 2-4, 3.18 in his last seven starts; Reds were shut out in three of those four losses. His last four starts stayed under the total. .
Gonzalez is 0-6, 8.68 in his last seven starts; over is 7-2-1 in his last ten.
Washington won its last four games; eight of Nationals' last 12 home games went over. Cincinnati lost nine of last 11 games; seven of Reds' last nine games went over. Seven of Reds' last nine games went over. Under is 6-3 in last nine Washington games.
Cubs @ Mets
Lackey is 0-2, 6.61 in his last three starts; six of his last nine stayed under.
Matz is 0-2, 6.00 in his last five starts; six of his last eight stayed under.
Cubs won their last three games, are 8-5 in road series openers; last five Chicago games went over. Mets lost last four games, are 9-3 in home series openers. Under is 9-2-1 in last dozen New York games.
Marlins @ Braves
Chen is 1-0, 7.40 in his last five starts; five of his last seven went over.
Foltynewicz was 2-1, 2.73 in his last five starts before going on DL (under 3-2-1).
Marlins lost five of last seven road games, are 8-4 in road series openers. Over is 11-2 in last 13 Marlin road games. Atlanta lost five of last six games; they're 5-9 in home series openers. Under is 9-3 in Braves' last twelve games.
American League games
Rangers @ Bronx
Griffin is 0-0, 4.15 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.
Pineda is 1-2, 4.54 in his last six starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven.
Rangers won 12 of last 15 games; over is 12-4-1 in their last 17 road games. New York is 4-6 in its last ten home games, four of its last six games stayed under.
Twins @ White Sox
Milone is 0-2, 6.84 in five starts this year (under 3-2).
Rodon is 0-2, 3.41 in his last five starts, last three of which stayed under.
Twins lost eight of last 11 road games. Chicago is 6-3 in its last nine games; four of last six White Sox games stayed under, as have four of last five Minnesota games.
Indians @ Blue Jays
Carrasco is 1-1, 1.61 in his last three starts; his last four starts stayed under.
Dickey is 1-2, 5.60 in his last three starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven.
Indians won their last 12 games, are 8-6 in road series openers. Five of their last seven road games went over. Toronto is 10-4 in last 14 home games, but just 3-9 in home series openers. Under is 8-4 in their last twelve home games.
Tigers @ Rays
Zimmerman is 1-2, 8.10 in his last four starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven.
Odorizzi is 0-1, 5.94 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Tigers won six of last nine games, are 4-9 in road series openers. Five of their last seven road games went over. Tampa Bay lost 12 of last 14 games, is 5-8 in openers of a home series. Four of Rays' last five games went over the total.
Orioles @ Mariners
Tillman is 9-0, 3.29 in his last 12 starts; four of his last six starts went over.
Walker is 1-0, 2.20 in his last three starts (under 9-5).
Orioles won their last six games, are 7-5 in road series openers. Last three Baltimore games went over the total. Seattle lost eight of last 11 games, is 7-6 in home series openers. Three of last four Mariner games went over the total.
Interleague
Royals @ Cardinals
Young is 0-3, 9.15 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Leake is 1-1, 6.75 in his last four starts; his last five starts went over.
Kansas City won three of last four games, their last five road games stayed under total. Cardinals lost six in row at home for first time since 1997 (under 5-1).
Giants @ A's
Bumgarner is 2-2, 1.71 in his last six starts; seven of his last eight stayed under.
Overton allowed three runs in 5.2 IP (108 PT) in his MLB debut. .
A's won six of last seven games, six of which went over the total. San Francisco lost four of last five games- six of their last nine games went over the total.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
LA-Mil-- Maeda 8-7; Davies 7-6
Cin-Wsh-- Finnegan 4-12; Gonzalez 5-10
Chi-NY-- Lackey 9-6; Matz 8-5
Mia-Atl-- Chen 9-6; Foltynewicz 2-4
Tex-NY-- Griffin 6-1; Pineda 7-8
Min-Chi-- Milone 2-3; Rodon 4-10
Cle-Tor-- Carrasco 7-2; Dickey 5-11
Det-TB-- Zimmerman 9-5; Odorizzi 8-8
Blt-Sea-- Tillman 14-2; Walker 5-9
KC-StL-- Young 4-7; Leake 7-8
SF-A's-- Bumgarner 11-5; Overton 1-0
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
LA-Mil-- Maeda 3-15; Davies 4-13
Cin-Wsh-- Finnegan 4-16; Gonzalez 3-15
Chi-NY-- Lackey 4-15; Matz 2-13
Mia-Atl-- Chen 6-15; Foltynewicz 2-6
Tex-NY-- Griffin 1-7; Pineda 6-15
Min-Chi-- Milone 0-5; Rodon 5-14
Cle-Tor-- Carrasco 2-9; Dickey 6-16
Det-TB-- Zimmerman 3-14; Odorizzi 2-16
Blt-Sea-- Tillman 4-16; Walker 2-14
KC-StL-- Young 5-11; Leake 5-15
SF-A's-- Bumgarner 2-16; Overton 1-1
Thursday's games
National League games
Dodgers @ Brewers
Maeda is 1-2, 3.47 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.
Davies is 4-0, 2.79 in his last six starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five
Dodgers lost four of last six games; under is 6-3-1 in last ten Dodger games. Milwaukee is 5-2 in last seven home games; three of its last five games went over.
Reds @ Nationals
Finnegan is 2-4, 3.18 in his last seven starts; Reds were shut out in three of those four losses. His last four starts stayed under the total. .
Gonzalez is 0-6, 8.68 in his last seven starts; over is 7-2-1 in his last ten.
Washington won its last four games; eight of Nationals' last 12 home games went over. Cincinnati lost nine of last 11 games; seven of Reds' last nine games went over. Seven of Reds' last nine games went over. Under is 6-3 in last nine Washington games.
Cubs @ Mets
Lackey is 0-2, 6.61 in his last three starts; six of his last nine stayed under.
Matz is 0-2, 6.00 in his last five starts; six of his last eight stayed under.
Cubs won their last three games, are 8-5 in road series openers; last five Chicago games went over. Mets lost last four games, are 9-3 in home series openers. Under is 9-2-1 in last dozen New York games.
Marlins @ Braves
Chen is 1-0, 7.40 in his last five starts; five of his last seven went over.
Foltynewicz was 2-1, 2.73 in his last five starts before going on DL (under 3-2-1).
Marlins lost five of last seven road games, are 8-4 in road series openers. Over is 11-2 in last 13 Marlin road games. Atlanta lost five of last six games; they're 5-9 in home series openers. Under is 9-3 in Braves' last twelve games.
American League games
Rangers @ Bronx
Griffin is 0-0, 4.15 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.
Pineda is 1-2, 4.54 in his last six starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven.
Rangers won 12 of last 15 games; over is 12-4-1 in their last 17 road games. New York is 4-6 in its last ten home games, four of its last six games stayed under.
Twins @ White Sox
Milone is 0-2, 6.84 in five starts this year (under 3-2).
Rodon is 0-2, 3.41 in his last five starts, last three of which stayed under.
Twins lost eight of last 11 road games. Chicago is 6-3 in its last nine games; four of last six White Sox games stayed under, as have four of last five Minnesota games.
Indians @ Blue Jays
Carrasco is 1-1, 1.61 in his last three starts; his last four starts stayed under.
Dickey is 1-2, 5.60 in his last three starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven.
Indians won their last 12 games, are 8-6 in road series openers. Five of their last seven road games went over. Toronto is 10-4 in last 14 home games, but just 3-9 in home series openers. Under is 8-4 in their last twelve home games.
Tigers @ Rays
Zimmerman is 1-2, 8.10 in his last four starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven.
Odorizzi is 0-1, 5.94 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Tigers won six of last nine games, are 4-9 in road series openers. Five of their last seven road games went over. Tampa Bay lost 12 of last 14 games, is 5-8 in openers of a home series. Four of Rays' last five games went over the total.
Orioles @ Mariners
Tillman is 9-0, 3.29 in his last 12 starts; four of his last six starts went over.
Walker is 1-0, 2.20 in his last three starts (under 9-5).
Orioles won their last six games, are 7-5 in road series openers. Last three Baltimore games went over the total. Seattle lost eight of last 11 games, is 7-6 in home series openers. Three of last four Mariner games went over the total.
Interleague
Royals @ Cardinals
Young is 0-3, 9.15 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Leake is 1-1, 6.75 in his last four starts; his last five starts went over.
Kansas City won three of last four games, their last five road games stayed under total. Cardinals lost six in row at home for first time since 1997 (under 5-1).
Giants @ A's
Bumgarner is 2-2, 1.71 in his last six starts; seven of his last eight stayed under.
Overton allowed three runs in 5.2 IP (108 PT) in his MLB debut. .
A's won six of last seven games, six of which went over the total. San Francisco lost four of last five games- six of their last nine games went over the total.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
LA-Mil-- Maeda 8-7; Davies 7-6
Cin-Wsh-- Finnegan 4-12; Gonzalez 5-10
Chi-NY-- Lackey 9-6; Matz 8-5
Mia-Atl-- Chen 9-6; Foltynewicz 2-4
Tex-NY-- Griffin 6-1; Pineda 7-8
Min-Chi-- Milone 2-3; Rodon 4-10
Cle-Tor-- Carrasco 7-2; Dickey 5-11
Det-TB-- Zimmerman 9-5; Odorizzi 8-8
Blt-Sea-- Tillman 14-2; Walker 5-9
KC-StL-- Young 4-7; Leake 7-8
SF-A's-- Bumgarner 11-5; Overton 1-0
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
LA-Mil-- Maeda 3-15; Davies 4-13
Cin-Wsh-- Finnegan 4-16; Gonzalez 3-15
Chi-NY-- Lackey 4-15; Matz 2-13
Mia-Atl-- Chen 6-15; Foltynewicz 2-6
Tex-NY-- Griffin 1-7; Pineda 6-15
Min-Chi-- Milone 0-5; Rodon 5-14
Cle-Tor-- Carrasco 2-9; Dickey 6-16
Det-TB-- Zimmerman 3-14; Odorizzi 2-16
Blt-Sea-- Tillman 4-16; Walker 2-14
KC-StL-- Young 5-11; Leake 5-15
SF-A's-- Bumgarner 2-16; Overton 1-1
