MLB
Thursday?s games
National League
Marlins @ Mets
Urena is 1-4, 4.81 in six starts this season (under 4-2).
deGrom is 0-2, 12.10 in his last two starts; under is 10-5 in his last 15 starts. Mets won four of his last five home starts.
Marlins lost seven of last nine games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 games. New York won seven of last eight home games; over is 12-4 in their last 16 games.
Padres @ Braves
Cosart is 0-0, 2.16 in his last three starts; four of his five Padre starts went over.
Foltynewicz is 3-0, 3.56 in his last five starts; six of his last seven went over. Braves are 2-5 in his home starts.
Padres are 3-9 in last 12 road games; over is 5-2 in San Diego?s last seven games. Atlanta won three of last four games; over is 11-3 in Braves? last 14 games.
Giants @ Cubs
Former Cub Samardzija is 2-1, 1.75 in his last four starts; his last seven starts stayed under the total. Giants are 6-3 in his last nine road starts.
Montgomery is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts for the Cubs (over 2-0).
Giants won four of last six games, are 4-10 in last 14 road series openers. Five of Giants? last six road games stayed under the total. Chicago is 19-3 in last 22 home games; four of its last five games stayed under.
American League
White Sox @ Twins
Quintana is 3-1, 2.55 in his last five starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Chicago is 8-7 in his road starts.
Santana is 3-1, 3.55 in his last five starts; under is 8-3 in his last 11 starts. Minnesota is 2-8 in his home starts.
White Sox lost their last four road games, are 3-12 in last 15 road series openers. Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Minnesota lost its last 13 games, is 5-12 in last 17 home series openers. Over is 8-1 in last nine games at Target Field.
Teams? record when this pitcher starts:
SD-Atl: Cosart 2-3/1-3; Foltynewicz 8-10
Mia-NY: Urena 2-4; deGrom 12-11
SF-Chi: Samardzija 13-14; Montgomery 2-0/1-1
Chi-Min: Quintana 14-12; Santana 7-17
# of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
SD-Atl: Cosart 5-9; Foltynewicz 4-18
Mia-NY: Urena 1-6; deGrom 3-23
SF-Chi: Samardzija 9-27; Montgomery 1-4
Chi-Min: Quintana 7-26; Santana 7-24
Teams? records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/31
Arizona 23-31-11?..27-36-5??.50-67
Atlanta 26-34-8??20-31-13??46-65
Cubs 35-21-9??42-18-8??..77-39
Reds 18-41-8??29-31-5??.47-72
Colo 25-30-12?..29-32-4??54-62
LA 27-29-9??40-21-8??.67-50
Miami 28-28-10?.29-21-16??57-49
Milw 19-37-7??37-24-10?..56-61
Mets 27-41-9??31-24-11??58-55
Philly 21-30-16?.23-31-12??.44-59
Pitt 20-36-12?..38-22-4??58-57
St. Louis 30-28-7?..27-28-12??57-56
SD 22-42-4?..28-30-6??.50-72
SF 28-30-7??34-20-13??62-50
Wash 35-20-14?..27-20-17?..62-40
Orioles 24-35-8??.34-26-8??..58-61
Boston 25-27-10??43-18-9??.68-45
White Sox 31-28-8??35-28-3??..66-56
Cleveland 35-26-7??31-26-6??..66-52
Detroit 27-30-8??.30-31-4??..57-61
Astros 26-29-11?..32-26-7??..58-55
KC 25-34-11??27-23-13??52-57
Angels 26-35-7??.24-30-11??50-65
Twins 25-35-12??.21-34-11??46-69
NYY 22-36-8??30-28-10??52-64
A?s 22-38-8??25-29-12??47-66
Seattle 31-29-9??29-22-12??60-51
Tampa Bay 22-29-11??30-30-10?..52-59
Texas 25-34-9??.33-23-9??.58-57
Toronto 40-21-4??..38-27-4??.78-48
Thursday?s games
National League
Marlins @ Mets
Urena is 1-4, 4.81 in six starts this season (under 4-2).
deGrom is 0-2, 12.10 in his last two starts; under is 10-5 in his last 15 starts. Mets won four of his last five home starts.
Marlins lost seven of last nine games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 games. New York won seven of last eight home games; over is 12-4 in their last 16 games.
Padres @ Braves
Cosart is 0-0, 2.16 in his last three starts; four of his five Padre starts went over.
Foltynewicz is 3-0, 3.56 in his last five starts; six of his last seven went over. Braves are 2-5 in his home starts.
Padres are 3-9 in last 12 road games; over is 5-2 in San Diego?s last seven games. Atlanta won three of last four games; over is 11-3 in Braves? last 14 games.
Giants @ Cubs
Former Cub Samardzija is 2-1, 1.75 in his last four starts; his last seven starts stayed under the total. Giants are 6-3 in his last nine road starts.
Montgomery is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts for the Cubs (over 2-0).
Giants won four of last six games, are 4-10 in last 14 road series openers. Five of Giants? last six road games stayed under the total. Chicago is 19-3 in last 22 home games; four of its last five games stayed under.
American League
White Sox @ Twins
Quintana is 3-1, 2.55 in his last five starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Chicago is 8-7 in his road starts.
Santana is 3-1, 3.55 in his last five starts; under is 8-3 in his last 11 starts. Minnesota is 2-8 in his home starts.
White Sox lost their last four road games, are 3-12 in last 15 road series openers. Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Minnesota lost its last 13 games, is 5-12 in last 17 home series openers. Over is 8-1 in last nine games at Target Field.
Teams? record when this pitcher starts:
SD-Atl: Cosart 2-3/1-3; Foltynewicz 8-10
Mia-NY: Urena 2-4; deGrom 12-11
SF-Chi: Samardzija 13-14; Montgomery 2-0/1-1
Chi-Min: Quintana 14-12; Santana 7-17
# of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
SD-Atl: Cosart 5-9; Foltynewicz 4-18
Mia-NY: Urena 1-6; deGrom 3-23
SF-Chi: Samardzija 9-27; Montgomery 1-4
Chi-Min: Quintana 7-26; Santana 7-24
Teams? records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/31
Arizona 23-31-11?..27-36-5??.50-67
Atlanta 26-34-8??20-31-13??46-65
Cubs 35-21-9??42-18-8??..77-39
Reds 18-41-8??29-31-5??.47-72
Colo 25-30-12?..29-32-4??54-62
LA 27-29-9??40-21-8??.67-50
Miami 28-28-10?.29-21-16??57-49
Milw 19-37-7??37-24-10?..56-61
Mets 27-41-9??31-24-11??58-55
Philly 21-30-16?.23-31-12??.44-59
Pitt 20-36-12?..38-22-4??58-57
St. Louis 30-28-7?..27-28-12??57-56
SD 22-42-4?..28-30-6??.50-72
SF 28-30-7??34-20-13??62-50
Wash 35-20-14?..27-20-17?..62-40
Orioles 24-35-8??.34-26-8??..58-61
Boston 25-27-10??43-18-9??.68-45
White Sox 31-28-8??35-28-3??..66-56
Cleveland 35-26-7??31-26-6??..66-52
Detroit 27-30-8??.30-31-4??..57-61
Astros 26-29-11?..32-26-7??..58-55
KC 25-34-11??27-23-13??52-57
Angels 26-35-7??.24-30-11??50-65
Twins 25-35-12??.21-34-11??46-69
NYY 22-36-8??30-28-10??52-64
A?s 22-38-8??25-29-12??47-66
Seattle 31-29-9??29-22-12??60-51
Tampa Bay 22-29-11??30-30-10?..52-59
Texas 25-34-9??.33-23-9??.58-57
Toronto 40-21-4??..38-27-4??.78-48
