MLB
Thursday?s games
National League
Padres @ Pirates
Friedrich is 0-5, 6.94 in his last seven starts; over is 11-3 in his last 14. San Diego is 3-5 in his road starts.
Taillon is 1-1, 2.70 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under. Pirates won his last four home starts.
Padres are 4-11 in last 15 road games; six of last eight San Diego games went over total. Pittsburgh won six of last nine home games; over is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
Diamondbacks @ Mets
Shipley is 1-1, 4.15 in his first three MLB starts (under 3-0).
Syndergaard is 0-3, 4.45 in his last five starts; over is 8-3-1 in his last 12. Mets are 7-4 when he starts at home.
Diamondbacks lost 12 of last 17 road games; seven of last nine Arizona games went over. New York is 4-10 in its last 14 games; over is 6-2-1 Mets? last nine home games.
Braves @ Brewers
Hernandez allowed three runs in five IP (95 PT) in his first ?95 start.
Garza is 2-0, 4.15 in his last three starts; over is 4-2-2 in his last eight. Milwaukee won all three of his home starts.
Braves won six of last eight games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Milwaukee lost five of its last seven games; under is 12-3-1 in last 16 games at Miller Park.
Cardinals @ Cubs
Martinez is 0-1, 8.25 in his last two starts; under is 7-2-1 in his last ten. Cardinals are 6-3 in his road starts.
Lester is 3-0, 2.55 in his last four starts; six of his last seven went over. Cubs are 7-2 when he starts at Wrigley.
Cardinals lost seven of last 11 games; over is 8-3-2 in their last 13 games. St Louis is 7-10 in road series openers. Chicago won its last nine games; six of last eight stayed under. Cubs are 17-3 in home series openers.
American League
New York @ Red Sox
Pineda is 3-1, 3.60 in his last four starts; six of his last eight starts stayed under. New York is 3-6 in his road starts.
Rodriguez is 0-2, 3.80 in his last four starts; his last five stayed under. Red Sox are 0-5 when he starts at Fenway Park.
New York lost six of last eight road games; over is 13-5 in their last 18 road games. Red Sox are 7-12 in their last 18 games (under 13-6).
Astros @ Twins
Fister is 2-1, 3.14 in his last five starts; under is 7-4 in his last 11. Astros are 7-3 in his road outings. Devenski is 0-2, 5.03 in four starts this year (over 3-1). His last start was May 15.
Berrios is 2-2, 8.31 in six starts this year (over 4-1-1). Milone is 0-1, 10.80 in his last two starts; five of his last six went over. Twins won three of his four home starts.
Astros lost 11 of last 15 games; under is 7-1-1 in last nine Houston games. Minnesota won nine of last 13 games; 10 of last 11 Twins games went over the total. After last night?s rainout, this is a day/night twinbill.
White Sox @ Royals
Gonzalez is 0-2, 4.26 in his last five starts; his last four went over. White Sox are 5-5 when he starts on the road.
Duffy is 6-0, 2.54 in his last eight starts (under 5-2-1). Kansas City is 8-1 in his home starts.
White Sox lost 12 of last 16 road games; seven of their last ten games went over. Kansas City won three of last four games; nine of their last 11 games stayed under.
Orioles @ A?s
Tillman is 0-2, 5.94 in his last three starts; under is 6-0-2 in his last eight. Orioles are 6-4 in his road starts.
Triggs is a reliever; he allowed one run in three IP (50 PT) in his only ?16 start.
Orioles are 4-11 in last 15 road games; four of their last five games stayed under. Oakland won its last three games; eight of A?s last ten home games stayed under the total.
Angels @ Indians
Chacin is 0-3, 11.92 in his last three starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six. Angels lost his last five road starts.
Kluber is 3-0, 1.46 in his last five starts; over is 6-3-1 in his last ten. Indians won his last four home starts.
Angels lost their last six games, are 2-8 in last 10 road series openers. Halos? last three games stayed under total. Cleveland lost six of last nine games; they?re 9-6 in home series openers. Last four Cleveland home games went over.
Interleague
Rockies @ Rangers
Bettis is 4-0, 3.32 in his last six starts; over is 5-3-1 in his last nine. Colorado is 6-6 in his road starts.
Harrell is 1-0, 3.72 in two starts for Texas (under 2-0).
Rangers won 10 of last 13 games; under is 9-1-1 in last 11 Texas games. Colorado lost six of last seven games; under is 6-2-2 in their last ten road games.
Teams? record when this pitcher starts:
SD-Pitt? Friedrich 7-8; Taillon 6-3
Az-NY? Shipley 2-1; Syndergaard 13-8
Atl-Mil? Hernandez 1-0; Garza 4-6
StL-Cubs? Martinez 10-11; Lester 16-6
Hst-Min? Fister 14-8 Devenski 0-4; Berrios 2-4 Milone 5-6
Balt-A?s? Tillman 19-5; Triggs 0-1
NY-Bos? Pineda 11-11; Rodriguez 4-7
LA-Clev? Chacin 4-6/2-3; Kluber 11-11
Chi-KC? Gonzalez 8-9; Duffy 13-3 (8-0 last 8)
Colo-Tex? Bettis 14-9; Harrell 2-0/3-2
# of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
SD-Pitt? Friedrich 5-15; Taillon 4-9 (3 of last 3)
Az-NY? Shipley 1-3; Syndergaard 5-21
Atl-Mil? Hernandez 0-1; Garza 3-10
StL-Cubs? Martinez 3-21; Lester 6-22
Hst-Min? Fister 3-22 Devenski 1-4; Berrios 3-3 Milone 0-11
Balt-A?s? Tillman 8-24; Triggs 0-1
NY-Bos? Pineda 7-22; Rodriguez 3-11
LA-Clev? Chacin 6-15; Kluber 5-22
Chi-KC? Gonzalez; 6-17; Duffy 4-16
Colo-Tex? Bettis 10-23; Harrell 3-7
Umpires
SD-Pitt? Last four Cuzzi games went over the total.
Az-NY? Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven BWelke games.
Atl-Mil? Over is 11-6 in last 17 Fletcher games.
Hst-Min? Under is 7-4 in last 11 Muchlinski games.
Balt-A?s? Seven of last nine Morales games stayed under.
NY-Bos? Underdogs won eight of last 12 Randazzo games.
Chi-KC? Eight of last ten Everitt games stayed under.
Colo-Tex? Under is 4-0-1 in last five Torres games.
Thursday?s games
National League
Padres @ Pirates
Friedrich is 0-5, 6.94 in his last seven starts; over is 11-3 in his last 14. San Diego is 3-5 in his road starts.
Taillon is 1-1, 2.70 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under. Pirates won his last four home starts.
Padres are 4-11 in last 15 road games; six of last eight San Diego games went over total. Pittsburgh won six of last nine home games; over is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
Diamondbacks @ Mets
Shipley is 1-1, 4.15 in his first three MLB starts (under 3-0).
Syndergaard is 0-3, 4.45 in his last five starts; over is 8-3-1 in his last 12. Mets are 7-4 when he starts at home.
Diamondbacks lost 12 of last 17 road games; seven of last nine Arizona games went over. New York is 4-10 in its last 14 games; over is 6-2-1 Mets? last nine home games.
Braves @ Brewers
Hernandez allowed three runs in five IP (95 PT) in his first ?95 start.
Garza is 2-0, 4.15 in his last three starts; over is 4-2-2 in his last eight. Milwaukee won all three of his home starts.
Braves won six of last eight games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Milwaukee lost five of its last seven games; under is 12-3-1 in last 16 games at Miller Park.
Cardinals @ Cubs
Martinez is 0-1, 8.25 in his last two starts; under is 7-2-1 in his last ten. Cardinals are 6-3 in his road starts.
Lester is 3-0, 2.55 in his last four starts; six of his last seven went over. Cubs are 7-2 when he starts at Wrigley.
Cardinals lost seven of last 11 games; over is 8-3-2 in their last 13 games. St Louis is 7-10 in road series openers. Chicago won its last nine games; six of last eight stayed under. Cubs are 17-3 in home series openers.
American League
New York @ Red Sox
Pineda is 3-1, 3.60 in his last four starts; six of his last eight starts stayed under. New York is 3-6 in his road starts.
Rodriguez is 0-2, 3.80 in his last four starts; his last five stayed under. Red Sox are 0-5 when he starts at Fenway Park.
New York lost six of last eight road games; over is 13-5 in their last 18 road games. Red Sox are 7-12 in their last 18 games (under 13-6).
Astros @ Twins
Fister is 2-1, 3.14 in his last five starts; under is 7-4 in his last 11. Astros are 7-3 in his road outings. Devenski is 0-2, 5.03 in four starts this year (over 3-1). His last start was May 15.
Berrios is 2-2, 8.31 in six starts this year (over 4-1-1). Milone is 0-1, 10.80 in his last two starts; five of his last six went over. Twins won three of his four home starts.
Astros lost 11 of last 15 games; under is 7-1-1 in last nine Houston games. Minnesota won nine of last 13 games; 10 of last 11 Twins games went over the total. After last night?s rainout, this is a day/night twinbill.
White Sox @ Royals
Gonzalez is 0-2, 4.26 in his last five starts; his last four went over. White Sox are 5-5 when he starts on the road.
Duffy is 6-0, 2.54 in his last eight starts (under 5-2-1). Kansas City is 8-1 in his home starts.
White Sox lost 12 of last 16 road games; seven of their last ten games went over. Kansas City won three of last four games; nine of their last 11 games stayed under.
Orioles @ A?s
Tillman is 0-2, 5.94 in his last three starts; under is 6-0-2 in his last eight. Orioles are 6-4 in his road starts.
Triggs is a reliever; he allowed one run in three IP (50 PT) in his only ?16 start.
Orioles are 4-11 in last 15 road games; four of their last five games stayed under. Oakland won its last three games; eight of A?s last ten home games stayed under the total.
Angels @ Indians
Chacin is 0-3, 11.92 in his last three starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six. Angels lost his last five road starts.
Kluber is 3-0, 1.46 in his last five starts; over is 6-3-1 in his last ten. Indians won his last four home starts.
Angels lost their last six games, are 2-8 in last 10 road series openers. Halos? last three games stayed under total. Cleveland lost six of last nine games; they?re 9-6 in home series openers. Last four Cleveland home games went over.
Interleague
Rockies @ Rangers
Bettis is 4-0, 3.32 in his last six starts; over is 5-3-1 in his last nine. Colorado is 6-6 in his road starts.
Harrell is 1-0, 3.72 in two starts for Texas (under 2-0).
Rangers won 10 of last 13 games; under is 9-1-1 in last 11 Texas games. Colorado lost six of last seven games; under is 6-2-2 in their last ten road games.
Teams? record when this pitcher starts:
SD-Pitt? Friedrich 7-8; Taillon 6-3
Az-NY? Shipley 2-1; Syndergaard 13-8
Atl-Mil? Hernandez 1-0; Garza 4-6
StL-Cubs? Martinez 10-11; Lester 16-6
Hst-Min? Fister 14-8 Devenski 0-4; Berrios 2-4 Milone 5-6
Balt-A?s? Tillman 19-5; Triggs 0-1
NY-Bos? Pineda 11-11; Rodriguez 4-7
LA-Clev? Chacin 4-6/2-3; Kluber 11-11
Chi-KC? Gonzalez 8-9; Duffy 13-3 (8-0 last 8)
Colo-Tex? Bettis 14-9; Harrell 2-0/3-2
# of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
SD-Pitt? Friedrich 5-15; Taillon 4-9 (3 of last 3)
Az-NY? Shipley 1-3; Syndergaard 5-21
Atl-Mil? Hernandez 0-1; Garza 3-10
StL-Cubs? Martinez 3-21; Lester 6-22
Hst-Min? Fister 3-22 Devenski 1-4; Berrios 3-3 Milone 0-11
Balt-A?s? Tillman 8-24; Triggs 0-1
NY-Bos? Pineda 7-22; Rodriguez 3-11
LA-Clev? Chacin 6-15; Kluber 5-22
Chi-KC? Gonzalez; 6-17; Duffy 4-16
Colo-Tex? Bettis 10-23; Harrell 3-7
Umpires
SD-Pitt? Last four Cuzzi games went over the total.
Az-NY? Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven BWelke games.
Atl-Mil? Over is 11-6 in last 17 Fletcher games.
Hst-Min? Under is 7-4 in last 11 Muchlinski games.
Balt-A?s? Seven of last nine Morales games stayed under.
NY-Bos? Underdogs won eight of last 12 Randazzo games.
Chi-KC? Eight of last ten Everitt games stayed under.
Colo-Tex? Under is 4-0-1 in last five Torres games.
