MLB
Thursday?s games
National League
Phillies @ Nationals
Asher was 0-6, 9.31 in seven MLB starts LY; he is 4-2, 2.37 in 12 minor league starts this year.
Cole is 1-1, 3.86 in three starts this year (under 2-1).
Phillies lost nine of last 12 games, are 6-4 in last 10 road series openers. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games. Washington won seven of last nine games with last three going over; they are 13-9 in home series openers.
Reds @ Pirates
Straily is 8-1, 2.95 in his last ten starts; six of his last seven went over. Reds are 6-6 in his road starts.
Nova is 4-0, 2.89 in six starts for the Pirates (under 4-2).
Reds lost eight of last 10 games, are 7-15 in road series openers. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Pittsburgh lost eight of last nine games, is 2-6 in last eight home series openers. Four of last five Pirate games went over the total.
Brewers @ Cardinals
Guerra is 4-2, 2.09 in his last nine starts (under 7-2). Milwaukee is 6-2 in his road starts.
Garcia is 0-3, 6.88 in his last three starts; his last four went over. St Louis is 5-9 in his home starts.
Brewers won six of last seven games, are 6-15 in road series openers. Four of their last five games went over. St Louis won three of last four games, is 5-1 in last six home series openers. Under is 7-5 in their last dozen games.
Rockies @ Padres
Hoffman is 0-2, 7.80 in three MLB starts (over 2-1).
Richard is 1-1, 1.50 in his last three starts; all four of his starts this year stayed under.
Rockies lost four of last five games, are 4-11 in last 15 road series openers. Over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. San Diego lost 11 of last 15 games; they?re 13-9 in home series openers. Four of last five Padre games stayed under the total.
American League
Rays @ New York
Cobb allowed two runs in five IP (84 PT) in his first ?16 start.
Sabathia is 1-2, 2.75 in his last three starts (under 3-0); NY got shut out in his last two starts. Bronx is 1-5 in his last six home starts.
Rays lost three of last four games, are 6-14 in road series openers. Over is 9-2-1 in Tampa?s last 12 road games. New York won five of its last six home games, is 8-0 in last eight home series openers. Five of last six NY games stayed under the total.
Rangers @ Mariners
Holland is 2-1, 1.50 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Texas is 3-6 in his road starts.
Walker is 0-4, 10.38 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Seattle is 6-6 in his home starts.
Rangers won eight of last 11 games; last nine Texas games went over the total. Seattle lost 11 of last 15 games; over is 15-5 in their last 20 games.
Astros @ Indians
Paulino is making his MLB debut here; he was 0-2, 3.86 in three AAA starts before being called up- he started this year in A ball.
Bauer is 3-1, 3.05 in his last six starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Indians won his last four home starts.
Astros are 13-5 in last 18 games; five of Astros? last seven road games went over. Cleveland won eight of its last ten home games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
Teams? record when this pitcher starts:
Phil-Wsh: Asher 0-0; Cole 1-2
Cin-Pitt: Straily 16-10; Nova 5-1/7-8
Mil-StL: Guerra 12-6; Garcia 13-14
Col-SD: Hoffman 0-3; Richard 2-2
Hst-Clev: Paulino 0-0; Bauer 13-10
TB-NY: Cobb 1-0; Sabathia 12-13
Tex-Sea: Holland 10-7; Walker 7-13
# of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
Phil-Wsh: Asher 0-0; Cole 0-3
Cin-Pitt: Straily 7-26; Nova 5-21
Mil-StL: Guerra 4-18; Garcia 11-27
Col-SD: Hoffman 2-3; Richard 0-4
Hst-Clev: Paulino 0-0; Bauer 7-23
TB-NY: Cobb 1-1; Sabathia 5-25
Tex-Sea: Holland 2-17; Walker 4-20
Teams? records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/7
Arizona 24-36-11?..27-36-5??.51-71
Atlanta 27-36-11?..21-31-13??48-67
Cubs 35-24-9??43-21-8??.78-45
Reds 18-41-8??31-35-5??.49-76
Colo 25-30-12?..33-34-4??.58-64
LA 27-29-9??46-21-8??.72-50
Miami 30-30-10?..30-23-16??60-53
Milw 20-38-8??40-24-10?..60-62
Mets 29-42-9??33-26-11??.62-58
Philly 23-31-16?..24-32-13??47-61
Pitt 20-36-12?..41-24-5??61-59
St. Louis 33-31-7??27-28-12??60-59
SD 22-46-4?..30-32-6??..52-78
SF 32-33-7??.34-20-13??.66-53
Wash 36-22-14?.28-20-19??64-42
Orioles 26-35-9??.36-27-8??..62-62
Boston 29-28-11??43-18-9??.72-46
White Sox 31-31-9??36-29-4???67-60
Cleveland 35-26-7??34-29-6??..69-55
Detroit 30-32-9??.30-31-4??..60-63
Astros 29-32-11?..32-26-7??..61-58
KC 27-35-11??28-25-13??55-60
Angels 30-37-7??.24-30-11??54-67
Twins 25-35-12??.25-36-12?..50-71
NYY 23-38-8??32-29-10??55-67
A?s 22-38-8??26-33-13??.48-70
Seattle 31-29-9??32-25-12??.63-54
Tampa Bay 22-29-11??32-33-12??54-62
Texas 26-36-9??.35-24-9??61-60
Toronto 42-24-5??..38-27-4??80-51
Thursday?s games
National League
Phillies @ Nationals
Asher was 0-6, 9.31 in seven MLB starts LY; he is 4-2, 2.37 in 12 minor league starts this year.
Cole is 1-1, 3.86 in three starts this year (under 2-1).
Phillies lost nine of last 12 games, are 6-4 in last 10 road series openers. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games. Washington won seven of last nine games with last three going over; they are 13-9 in home series openers.
Reds @ Pirates
Straily is 8-1, 2.95 in his last ten starts; six of his last seven went over. Reds are 6-6 in his road starts.
Nova is 4-0, 2.89 in six starts for the Pirates (under 4-2).
Reds lost eight of last 10 games, are 7-15 in road series openers. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Pittsburgh lost eight of last nine games, is 2-6 in last eight home series openers. Four of last five Pirate games went over the total.
Brewers @ Cardinals
Guerra is 4-2, 2.09 in his last nine starts (under 7-2). Milwaukee is 6-2 in his road starts.
Garcia is 0-3, 6.88 in his last three starts; his last four went over. St Louis is 5-9 in his home starts.
Brewers won six of last seven games, are 6-15 in road series openers. Four of their last five games went over. St Louis won three of last four games, is 5-1 in last six home series openers. Under is 7-5 in their last dozen games.
Rockies @ Padres
Hoffman is 0-2, 7.80 in three MLB starts (over 2-1).
Richard is 1-1, 1.50 in his last three starts; all four of his starts this year stayed under.
Rockies lost four of last five games, are 4-11 in last 15 road series openers. Over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. San Diego lost 11 of last 15 games; they?re 13-9 in home series openers. Four of last five Padre games stayed under the total.
American League
Rays @ New York
Cobb allowed two runs in five IP (84 PT) in his first ?16 start.
Sabathia is 1-2, 2.75 in his last three starts (under 3-0); NY got shut out in his last two starts. Bronx is 1-5 in his last six home starts.
Rays lost three of last four games, are 6-14 in road series openers. Over is 9-2-1 in Tampa?s last 12 road games. New York won five of its last six home games, is 8-0 in last eight home series openers. Five of last six NY games stayed under the total.
Rangers @ Mariners
Holland is 2-1, 1.50 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Texas is 3-6 in his road starts.
Walker is 0-4, 10.38 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Seattle is 6-6 in his home starts.
Rangers won eight of last 11 games; last nine Texas games went over the total. Seattle lost 11 of last 15 games; over is 15-5 in their last 20 games.
Astros @ Indians
Paulino is making his MLB debut here; he was 0-2, 3.86 in three AAA starts before being called up- he started this year in A ball.
Bauer is 3-1, 3.05 in his last six starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Indians won his last four home starts.
Astros are 13-5 in last 18 games; five of Astros? last seven road games went over. Cleveland won eight of its last ten home games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
Teams? record when this pitcher starts:
Phil-Wsh: Asher 0-0; Cole 1-2
Cin-Pitt: Straily 16-10; Nova 5-1/7-8
Mil-StL: Guerra 12-6; Garcia 13-14
Col-SD: Hoffman 0-3; Richard 2-2
Hst-Clev: Paulino 0-0; Bauer 13-10
TB-NY: Cobb 1-0; Sabathia 12-13
Tex-Sea: Holland 10-7; Walker 7-13
# of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
Phil-Wsh: Asher 0-0; Cole 0-3
Cin-Pitt: Straily 7-26; Nova 5-21
Mil-StL: Guerra 4-18; Garcia 11-27
Col-SD: Hoffman 2-3; Richard 0-4
Hst-Clev: Paulino 0-0; Bauer 7-23
TB-NY: Cobb 1-1; Sabathia 5-25
Tex-Sea: Holland 2-17; Walker 4-20
Teams? records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/7
Arizona 24-36-11?..27-36-5??.51-71
Atlanta 27-36-11?..21-31-13??48-67
Cubs 35-24-9??43-21-8??.78-45
Reds 18-41-8??31-35-5??.49-76
Colo 25-30-12?..33-34-4??.58-64
LA 27-29-9??46-21-8??.72-50
Miami 30-30-10?..30-23-16??60-53
Milw 20-38-8??40-24-10?..60-62
Mets 29-42-9??33-26-11??.62-58
Philly 23-31-16?..24-32-13??47-61
Pitt 20-36-12?..41-24-5??61-59
St. Louis 33-31-7??27-28-12??60-59
SD 22-46-4?..30-32-6??..52-78
SF 32-33-7??.34-20-13??.66-53
Wash 36-22-14?.28-20-19??64-42
Orioles 26-35-9??.36-27-8??..62-62
Boston 29-28-11??43-18-9??.72-46
White Sox 31-31-9??36-29-4???67-60
Cleveland 35-26-7??34-29-6??..69-55
Detroit 30-32-9??.30-31-4??..60-63
Astros 29-32-11?..32-26-7??..61-58
KC 27-35-11??28-25-13??55-60
Angels 30-37-7??.24-30-11??54-67
Twins 25-35-12??.25-36-12?..50-71
NYY 23-38-8??32-29-10??55-67
A?s 22-38-8??26-33-13??.48-70
Seattle 31-29-9??32-25-12??.63-54
Tampa Bay 22-29-11??32-33-12??54-62
Texas 26-36-9??.35-24-9??61-60
Toronto 42-24-5??..38-27-4??80-51
