MLB
Wednesday?s games
National League
Brewers @ Cubs
Nelson is 0-5, 10.96 in his last five starts; his last three went over. Brewers lost six of his last seven road starts.
Lester is 3-0, 2.64 in his last five starts; six of his last eight went over. Cubs won his last six home starts.
Milwaukee is 8-22 in its last 30 road games; four of last six Brewer games went over total. Cubs won 13 of last 15 games; under is 7-4 in last 11 games at Wrigley Field.
Marlins @ Reds
Cashner is 0-2, 7.31 in three starts for Miami (over 2-1).
Bailey is 2-1, 4.30 in three starts this season (under 2-1).
Marlins are 5-9 in last 14 games; six of last seven Miami road games went over. Cincinnati is 16-11 in its last 27 games; over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
Dodgers @ Phillies
Kazmir is 0-3, 5.00 in his last three starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six.
Thompson is 1-1, 8.68 in his first two MLB starts (over 2-0).
Dodgers are 5-7 in last 12 road games; over is 6-1-1 in last seven Dodger games. Phillies won four of last five games; seven of last eight Philly home games went over.
Nationals @ Rockies
Strasburg is 2-3, 5.28 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Washington is 8-1 in his home starts.
Gray is 0-2, 16.88 in his last two starts; six of his last eight stayed under. Colorado is 5-4 in his home starts.
Nationals are 9-4 in last 13 games; four of last six Washington games went over the total. Colorado lost 10 of last 13 games; over is 6-4-1 in last 11 Colorado games.
Mets @ Diamondbacks
Niese was 1-4, 8.49 in his last six starts for Pittsburgh- this is his first start this year for his original team, the Mets. Four of his last five starts stayed under.
Godley is 1-2, 6.35 in his last four starts; five of his six starts went over.
New York lost 13 of last 20 games; under is 22-9 in their last 31 road games. Arizona lost seven of last ten home games; over is 16-3-1 in their last 20 home games.
Pirates @ Giants
Nova is 2-0, 2.92 in two starts for Pirates (under 2-0).
Cain is 3-1, 4.19 in his last four starts; under is 2-0-1 in his last three. Giants are 4-5 in his home starts.
Pirates are 6-9 in last 15 road games; under is 10-5 in their last 15 road games. Giants are 9-20 since All-Star break; under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
American League
Red Sox @ Orioles
Price is 1-2, 4.81 in his last six starts; four of his last five went over. Boston lost his last five road starts.
Tillman is 1-2, 4.94 in his last four starts; under is 6-1-2 in his last nine. Baltimore is 12-1 when he starts at home.
Red Sox won their last five games, scoring 39 runs; under is 14-3 in last 17 Boston road games. Baltimore is 5-7 in its last 12 games; under is 11-0-1 in their last 12 home games.
Blue Jays @ New York
Happ is 10-0, 2.41 in his last 11 starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Toronto is 7-4 in his road starts.
Sabathia is 2-3, 5.50 in his last six starts; three of his last four starts went over. New York lost four of his last five home starts.
Blue Jays are 9-5 in last 14 games; eight of last nine Toronto road games stayed under. New York won five of last seven games; five of last seven New York games went over the total.
Royals @ Tigers
Ventura is 2-0, 2.89 in his last three starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Royals are 5-8 in his road starts.
Sanchez is 1-1, 5.25 in his last four starts; under is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Detroit lost five of his last six home starts.
Royals won eight of last ten games; under is 14-4 in their last 18. Detroit lost last three home games; seven of last nine Detroit games stayed under.
White Sox @ Indians
Ranaudo allowed three runs in 6.2 IP (107 PT) at Wrigley in his first ?16 start.
Carrasco is 1-3, 6.46 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Indians are 6-3 in his home starts.
White Sox are 6-12 in last 18 games; over is 9-6 in their last 15 games. Cleveland won six of last seven home games; Indians? last four games stayed under the total.
A?s @ Rangers
Manaea is 1-2, 5.09 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over. Oakland is 1-5 in his road starts.
Darvish is 1-1, 3.12 in his last four starts (under 5-3-1).
A?s lost five of last six games; eight of last ten A?s games stayed under. Texas is 8-3 in its last 11 home games; under is 13-2-2 in their last seventeen games.
Mariners @ Angels
Martin started two games for Oakland LY; he is 1-2, 2.70 in five relief stints this year (10 IP), and is 9-7, 3.93 in 18 AAA starts this season.
Skaggs is 0-1, 9.58 in his last two starts; three of his four starts went over.
Mariners are 11-3 in last 14 games; seven of last ten Seattle road games went over. Angels lost 11 of last 12 games; six of last nine Angel games stayed under total.
Interleague
Twins @ Braves
Gibson is 1-1, 8.59 in his last three starts (over 3-0); Minnesota won four of his last five road starts.
Foltynewicz is 3-2, 6.43 in his last five starts; his last four went over. Atlanta is 2-4 in his home starts.
Twins lost five of last seven games; nine of last ten Minnesota road games went over. Atlanta lost five of last six games; four of last five Brave games went over the total.
Padres @ Rays
Friedrich is 0-6, 6.80 in his last eight starts (over 10-5). San Diego lost four of his last five road starts.
Archer is 1-3, 4.10 in his last four starts; under is 9-2 in his home starts. Tampa Bay lost seven of his last eight home starts.
Padres lost seven of last nine games; over is 8-4 in last 12 San Diego games. Tampa Bay won five of last seven home games; ten of Rays? last 11 games went over total.
Cardinals @ Astros
Martinez is 0-1, 7.00 in his last three starts; under is 8-2-1 in his last 11. St Louis won five of his last seven road starts.
Fister is 1-0, 2.84 in his last three starts; three of his last four home starts stayed under.
Cardinals are 7-9 in last 16 games; over is 7-2-1 in last ten Cardinal games. Houston lost six of last seven home games; under is 7-1-1 in last nine games at Minute Maid Park.
Teams? record when this pitcher starts:
Mil-Chi? Nelson 9-15 (0-5 last 5); Lester 17-6
LA-Phil? Kazmir 12-11 (0-3 last 3); Thompson 1-1
Mia-Cin? Cashner 1-2/7-9; Bailey 2-1
Wsh-Colo? Strasburg 18-4; Gray 9-12
NY-Az? Niese 0-0/9-9; Godley 3-3
Pitt-SF? Nova 2-0/7-8; Cain 7-9
Bos-Balt? Price 12-13 (1-5 last 6); Tillman 20-5
Tor-NY? Happ 18-5; Sabathia 11-10
KC-Det? Ventura 12-11 (3-0 last 3); Sanchez 4-14
Chi-Clev? Ranaudo 0-1; Carrasco 12-6
A?s-Tex? Manaea 8-9; Darvish 4-5
Sea-LA? Martin 0-0; Skaggs 1-3
Min-Atl? Gibson 8-8; Foltynewicz 7-8
SD-TB? Friedrich 7-9; Archer 7-18
StL-Hst? Martinez 10-12; Fister 15-8
# of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
Mil-Chi? Nelson 7-24; Lester 7-23
LA-Phil? Kazmir 12-23; Thompson 1-2
Mia-Cin? Cashner 7-18; Bailey 2-3
Wsh-Colo? Strasburg 8-22; Gray 8-21
NY-Az? Niese 4-18; Godley 2-6
Pitt-SF? Nova 4-17; Cain 2-16
Bos-Balt? Price 9-25; Tillman 8-25
Tor-NY? Happ 5-23; Sabathia 5-21
KC-Det? Ventura 5-23; Sanchez 7-18
Chi-Clev? Ranaudo 0-1; Carrasco 5-18
A?s-Tex? Manaea 1-17; Darvish 3-9
Sea-LA? Martin 0-0; Skaggs 3-4
Min-Atl? Gibson 9-16; Foltynewicz 3-15
SD-TB? Friedrich 6-16; Archer 11-25
StL-Hst? Martinez 3-22; Fister 3-23
Umpires
Mil-Chi? Five of last six Davis games stayed under.
LA-Phil? Four of last five Conroy games stayed under.
Mia-Cin? Last three Vanover games went over the total.
Wsh-Colo? Under is 5-3 in last eight Fagan games.
NY-Az? Underdogs won four of last five Fairchild games.
Pitt-SF? Over is 8-5-1 in last fourteen Eddings games.
Bos-Balt? Over is 9-5 in last fourteen Hamari games.
Tor-NY? Under is 6-1-1 in last eight TGibson games.
KC-Det? Underdogs won nine of last 11 LBarrett games.
Chi-Clev? Five of last seven Wolf games went over.
A?s-Tex? Nine of last ten Danley games stayed under.
Sea-LA? Over is 4-0-1 in last five O?Nora games.
Min-Atl? Three of last four Demuth games stayed under.
SD-TB? Underdogs won four of last five Culbreth games.
StL-Hst? Road team won six of last eight Miller games.
Wednesday?s games
National League
Brewers @ Cubs
Nelson is 0-5, 10.96 in his last five starts; his last three went over. Brewers lost six of his last seven road starts.
Lester is 3-0, 2.64 in his last five starts; six of his last eight went over. Cubs won his last six home starts.
Milwaukee is 8-22 in its last 30 road games; four of last six Brewer games went over total. Cubs won 13 of last 15 games; under is 7-4 in last 11 games at Wrigley Field.
Marlins @ Reds
Cashner is 0-2, 7.31 in three starts for Miami (over 2-1).
Bailey is 2-1, 4.30 in three starts this season (under 2-1).
Marlins are 5-9 in last 14 games; six of last seven Miami road games went over. Cincinnati is 16-11 in its last 27 games; over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
Dodgers @ Phillies
Kazmir is 0-3, 5.00 in his last three starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six.
Thompson is 1-1, 8.68 in his first two MLB starts (over 2-0).
Dodgers are 5-7 in last 12 road games; over is 6-1-1 in last seven Dodger games. Phillies won four of last five games; seven of last eight Philly home games went over.
Nationals @ Rockies
Strasburg is 2-3, 5.28 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Washington is 8-1 in his home starts.
Gray is 0-2, 16.88 in his last two starts; six of his last eight stayed under. Colorado is 5-4 in his home starts.
Nationals are 9-4 in last 13 games; four of last six Washington games went over the total. Colorado lost 10 of last 13 games; over is 6-4-1 in last 11 Colorado games.
Mets @ Diamondbacks
Niese was 1-4, 8.49 in his last six starts for Pittsburgh- this is his first start this year for his original team, the Mets. Four of his last five starts stayed under.
Godley is 1-2, 6.35 in his last four starts; five of his six starts went over.
New York lost 13 of last 20 games; under is 22-9 in their last 31 road games. Arizona lost seven of last ten home games; over is 16-3-1 in their last 20 home games.
Pirates @ Giants
Nova is 2-0, 2.92 in two starts for Pirates (under 2-0).
Cain is 3-1, 4.19 in his last four starts; under is 2-0-1 in his last three. Giants are 4-5 in his home starts.
Pirates are 6-9 in last 15 road games; under is 10-5 in their last 15 road games. Giants are 9-20 since All-Star break; under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
American League
Red Sox @ Orioles
Price is 1-2, 4.81 in his last six starts; four of his last five went over. Boston lost his last five road starts.
Tillman is 1-2, 4.94 in his last four starts; under is 6-1-2 in his last nine. Baltimore is 12-1 when he starts at home.
Red Sox won their last five games, scoring 39 runs; under is 14-3 in last 17 Boston road games. Baltimore is 5-7 in its last 12 games; under is 11-0-1 in their last 12 home games.
Blue Jays @ New York
Happ is 10-0, 2.41 in his last 11 starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Toronto is 7-4 in his road starts.
Sabathia is 2-3, 5.50 in his last six starts; three of his last four starts went over. New York lost four of his last five home starts.
Blue Jays are 9-5 in last 14 games; eight of last nine Toronto road games stayed under. New York won five of last seven games; five of last seven New York games went over the total.
Royals @ Tigers
Ventura is 2-0, 2.89 in his last three starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Royals are 5-8 in his road starts.
Sanchez is 1-1, 5.25 in his last four starts; under is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Detroit lost five of his last six home starts.
Royals won eight of last ten games; under is 14-4 in their last 18. Detroit lost last three home games; seven of last nine Detroit games stayed under.
White Sox @ Indians
Ranaudo allowed three runs in 6.2 IP (107 PT) at Wrigley in his first ?16 start.
Carrasco is 1-3, 6.46 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Indians are 6-3 in his home starts.
White Sox are 6-12 in last 18 games; over is 9-6 in their last 15 games. Cleveland won six of last seven home games; Indians? last four games stayed under the total.
A?s @ Rangers
Manaea is 1-2, 5.09 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over. Oakland is 1-5 in his road starts.
Darvish is 1-1, 3.12 in his last four starts (under 5-3-1).
A?s lost five of last six games; eight of last ten A?s games stayed under. Texas is 8-3 in its last 11 home games; under is 13-2-2 in their last seventeen games.
Mariners @ Angels
Martin started two games for Oakland LY; he is 1-2, 2.70 in five relief stints this year (10 IP), and is 9-7, 3.93 in 18 AAA starts this season.
Skaggs is 0-1, 9.58 in his last two starts; three of his four starts went over.
Mariners are 11-3 in last 14 games; seven of last ten Seattle road games went over. Angels lost 11 of last 12 games; six of last nine Angel games stayed under total.
Interleague
Twins @ Braves
Gibson is 1-1, 8.59 in his last three starts (over 3-0); Minnesota won four of his last five road starts.
Foltynewicz is 3-2, 6.43 in his last five starts; his last four went over. Atlanta is 2-4 in his home starts.
Twins lost five of last seven games; nine of last ten Minnesota road games went over. Atlanta lost five of last six games; four of last five Brave games went over the total.
Padres @ Rays
Friedrich is 0-6, 6.80 in his last eight starts (over 10-5). San Diego lost four of his last five road starts.
Archer is 1-3, 4.10 in his last four starts; under is 9-2 in his home starts. Tampa Bay lost seven of his last eight home starts.
Padres lost seven of last nine games; over is 8-4 in last 12 San Diego games. Tampa Bay won five of last seven home games; ten of Rays? last 11 games went over total.
Cardinals @ Astros
Martinez is 0-1, 7.00 in his last three starts; under is 8-2-1 in his last 11. St Louis won five of his last seven road starts.
Fister is 1-0, 2.84 in his last three starts; three of his last four home starts stayed under.
Cardinals are 7-9 in last 16 games; over is 7-2-1 in last ten Cardinal games. Houston lost six of last seven home games; under is 7-1-1 in last nine games at Minute Maid Park.
Teams? record when this pitcher starts:
Mil-Chi? Nelson 9-15 (0-5 last 5); Lester 17-6
LA-Phil? Kazmir 12-11 (0-3 last 3); Thompson 1-1
Mia-Cin? Cashner 1-2/7-9; Bailey 2-1
Wsh-Colo? Strasburg 18-4; Gray 9-12
NY-Az? Niese 0-0/9-9; Godley 3-3
Pitt-SF? Nova 2-0/7-8; Cain 7-9
Bos-Balt? Price 12-13 (1-5 last 6); Tillman 20-5
Tor-NY? Happ 18-5; Sabathia 11-10
KC-Det? Ventura 12-11 (3-0 last 3); Sanchez 4-14
Chi-Clev? Ranaudo 0-1; Carrasco 12-6
A?s-Tex? Manaea 8-9; Darvish 4-5
Sea-LA? Martin 0-0; Skaggs 1-3
Min-Atl? Gibson 8-8; Foltynewicz 7-8
SD-TB? Friedrich 7-9; Archer 7-18
StL-Hst? Martinez 10-12; Fister 15-8
# of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
Mil-Chi? Nelson 7-24; Lester 7-23
LA-Phil? Kazmir 12-23; Thompson 1-2
Mia-Cin? Cashner 7-18; Bailey 2-3
Wsh-Colo? Strasburg 8-22; Gray 8-21
NY-Az? Niese 4-18; Godley 2-6
Pitt-SF? Nova 4-17; Cain 2-16
Bos-Balt? Price 9-25; Tillman 8-25
Tor-NY? Happ 5-23; Sabathia 5-21
KC-Det? Ventura 5-23; Sanchez 7-18
Chi-Clev? Ranaudo 0-1; Carrasco 5-18
A?s-Tex? Manaea 1-17; Darvish 3-9
Sea-LA? Martin 0-0; Skaggs 3-4
Min-Atl? Gibson 9-16; Foltynewicz 3-15
SD-TB? Friedrich 6-16; Archer 11-25
StL-Hst? Martinez 3-22; Fister 3-23
Umpires
Mil-Chi? Five of last six Davis games stayed under.
LA-Phil? Four of last five Conroy games stayed under.
Mia-Cin? Last three Vanover games went over the total.
Wsh-Colo? Under is 5-3 in last eight Fagan games.
NY-Az? Underdogs won four of last five Fairchild games.
Pitt-SF? Over is 8-5-1 in last fourteen Eddings games.
Bos-Balt? Over is 9-5 in last fourteen Hamari games.
Tor-NY? Under is 6-1-1 in last eight TGibson games.
KC-Det? Underdogs won nine of last 11 LBarrett games.
Chi-Clev? Five of last seven Wolf games went over.
A?s-Tex? Nine of last ten Danley games stayed under.
Sea-LA? Over is 4-0-1 in last five O?Nora games.
Min-Atl? Three of last four Demuth games stayed under.
SD-TB? Underdogs won four of last five Culbreth games.
StL-Hst? Road team won six of last eight Miller games.
