MLB
Thursday, April 12
National League
Pirates (8-3) @ Cubs (6-5)
Williams is 2-0, 1.59 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
Hendricks is 0-0, 4.09 in his first two ’18 starts (under 1-0-1).
Pirates won eight of their first 11 games (over 8-3). Cubs won four of their last six games. Under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
Cardinals (5-7) @ Reds (2-9)
Wacha is 1-1, 5.59 in his first two ’18 starts (over 2-0).
Romano is 0-1, 5.73 in his first two ’18 starts (over 2-0).
St Louis lost three of its last four games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven. Reds lost nine of their first 11 games; three of their last four games stayed under.
Rockies (6-7) @ Nationals (6-6)
Bettis is 1-0, 2.53 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
Gonzalez is 1-0, 1.59 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
Colorado lost four of its last six games; six of its last eight games stayed under. Washington lost six of its last eight games; four of their last five games stayed under.
Giants (5-6) @ Padres (4-9)
Stratton is 0-1, 5.23 in his first two ’18 starts (over 2-0).
Mitchell is 0-1, 4.22 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
Giants lost three of their last four games; six of their last eight games went over. Padres lost nine of their first 13 games; seven of their last eight games stayed under.
American League
Tigers (4-7) @ Indians (7-5)
Fulmer 1-1, 0.68 in his first two ’18 starts (under 2-0).
Bauer is 0-1, 2.08 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
Tigers lost their last three games; their last five games stayed under. Cleveland won five of its last six games; their last seven games stayed under.
New York (6-6) @ Boston (9-2)
Gray is 1-0, 3.60 in his first two ’18 starts (over 2-0).
Porcello is 2-0, 2.84 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
New York lost four of its last six games; eight of their last nine games went over. Red Sox won nine of their last ten games; their last four games went over.
White Sox (4-7) @ Twins (6-4)
Giolito is 0-1, 6.17 in his first two ’18 starts (under 2-0).
Berrios is 1-1, 3.29 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
White Sox lost seven of their last nine games; under is 3-1 in their last four road games. Twins won six of their last nine games; under is 3-2 in their last five.
Angels (10-3) @ Royals (3-7)
Looks like a bullpen game for the red-hot Angels.
Kennedy is 1-0, 0.75 in his first two ’18 starts.
Angels won ten of their last 12 games; over is 5-2 in their road games. Royals are 1-4 at home; six of their last eight games stayed under.
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/11/18
Ariz 3-2-1…5-0-1……..8-2-2
Atl 3-3……3-2-1……..6-5-1
Cubs 3-4-2……0-1-1…..3-5-3
Reds 1-6………1-3……..2-9
Colo 3-3-1……2-2-1……5-5-2
LA 1-3-1…..3-2-1……..4-5-2
Miami 0-2-1…..3-3-3……..3-5-4
Milw 5-1…….2-5………..7-6
Mets 3-3……2-1-2………4-4-2
Philly 1-1-3…..3-1-1……..4-2-4
Pitt 4-0-1….6-0……….10-0-1
St. Louis 4-2…….2-4……….6-6
SD 2-2-2…..1-5-1……..3-7-2
SF 1-2-1…..2-4-1……..3-6-2
Wash 4-2……..3-3………7-5
Orioles 2-3-2…….1-3-2……3-6-4
Boston 3-0-3……..2-2-1……5-2-4
White Sox 3-2………1-5………4-7
Cleveland 2-2-2……4-1-1…….6-3-3
Detroit 2-4………1-4………3-8
Astros 3-3-1……3-2-1…….6-5-2
KC 2-2-1……2-2-1…….4-4-2
Angels 6-0-1……2-3-1…….8-3-2
Twins 2-2-1……2-2-1…….4-4-2
NYY 4-1-1……3-1-2…….7-2-3
A’s 3-2………1-5-2……4-7-2
Seattle 4-2-1……1-1-1……5-3-2
TB 4-3-1…..0-2-2…….4-5-3
Texas 2-1-1……..2-8……..4-9-1
Toronto 3-2-1……1-5-1…….4-7-2
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 4/11/18)
Ariz 3-6……..4-6………..7
Atl 2-6……..3-6………..5
Cubs 1-9……..1-2………..2
Reds 1-7……..0-4………..1
Colo 3-7……..2-6..……….5
LA 1-5……..2-6..………3
Miami 1-3……..3-9…………4
Milw 2-6……..0-7…..…….2
Mets 1-6……..3-5…………4
Philly 1-5……..4-6…………5
Pitt 0-5……..3-6…………3
StL 1-5……..1-6………..2
SD 1-6……..0-7…………1
SF 0-4………2-7……….2
Wash 5-6……..4-6………..9
Orioles 3-7……..0-6………..3
Boston 1-6……..4-5………..5
White Sox 0-5…….2-6………..2
Clev 1-6……..1-6……….2
Detroit 1-6…….0-5………..1
Astros 2-7……..2-4……….4
KC 1-5……..3-5………..4
Angels 4-7……..2-5……….6
Twins 1-5……..0-5……….1
NYY 2-6……..3-6……….5
A’s 2-5……..0-8………2
Seattle 4-7…….1-3……….5
TB 3-8…….0-4……….3
Texas 0-4……..2-10…….2
Toronto 2-6……..1-7………3
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 4-2 NL, favorites +$9
AL @ NL– 2-2 , favorites -$112
Total: 6-4 NL, favorites -$103
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 4-2
AL @ NL: Under 2-2
Total: Under 6-4
Thursday, April 12
National League
Pirates (8-3) @ Cubs (6-5)
Williams is 2-0, 1.59 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
Hendricks is 0-0, 4.09 in his first two ’18 starts (under 1-0-1).
Pirates won eight of their first 11 games (over 8-3). Cubs won four of their last six games. Under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
Cardinals (5-7) @ Reds (2-9)
Wacha is 1-1, 5.59 in his first two ’18 starts (over 2-0).
Romano is 0-1, 5.73 in his first two ’18 starts (over 2-0).
St Louis lost three of its last four games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven. Reds lost nine of their first 11 games; three of their last four games stayed under.
Rockies (6-7) @ Nationals (6-6)
Bettis is 1-0, 2.53 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
Gonzalez is 1-0, 1.59 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
Colorado lost four of its last six games; six of its last eight games stayed under. Washington lost six of its last eight games; four of their last five games stayed under.
Giants (5-6) @ Padres (4-9)
Stratton is 0-1, 5.23 in his first two ’18 starts (over 2-0).
Mitchell is 0-1, 4.22 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
Giants lost three of their last four games; six of their last eight games went over. Padres lost nine of their first 13 games; seven of their last eight games stayed under.
American League
Tigers (4-7) @ Indians (7-5)
Fulmer 1-1, 0.68 in his first two ’18 starts (under 2-0).
Bauer is 0-1, 2.08 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
Tigers lost their last three games; their last five games stayed under. Cleveland won five of its last six games; their last seven games stayed under.
New York (6-6) @ Boston (9-2)
Gray is 1-0, 3.60 in his first two ’18 starts (over 2-0).
Porcello is 2-0, 2.84 in his first two starts (over 1-1).
New York lost four of its last six games; eight of their last nine games went over. Red Sox won nine of their last ten games; their last four games went over.
White Sox (4-7) @ Twins (6-4)
Giolito is 0-1, 6.17 in his first two ’18 starts (under 2-0).
Berrios is 1-1, 3.29 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
White Sox lost seven of their last nine games; under is 3-1 in their last four road games. Twins won six of their last nine games; under is 3-2 in their last five.
Angels (10-3) @ Royals (3-7)
Looks like a bullpen game for the red-hot Angels.
Kennedy is 1-0, 0.75 in his first two ’18 starts.
Angels won ten of their last 12 games; over is 5-2 in their road games. Royals are 1-4 at home; six of their last eight games stayed under.
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/11/18
Ariz 3-2-1…5-0-1……..8-2-2
Atl 3-3……3-2-1……..6-5-1
Cubs 3-4-2……0-1-1…..3-5-3
Reds 1-6………1-3……..2-9
Colo 3-3-1……2-2-1……5-5-2
LA 1-3-1…..3-2-1……..4-5-2
Miami 0-2-1…..3-3-3……..3-5-4
Milw 5-1…….2-5………..7-6
Mets 3-3……2-1-2………4-4-2
Philly 1-1-3…..3-1-1……..4-2-4
Pitt 4-0-1….6-0……….10-0-1
St. Louis 4-2…….2-4……….6-6
SD 2-2-2…..1-5-1……..3-7-2
SF 1-2-1…..2-4-1……..3-6-2
Wash 4-2……..3-3………7-5
Orioles 2-3-2…….1-3-2……3-6-4
Boston 3-0-3……..2-2-1……5-2-4
White Sox 3-2………1-5………4-7
Cleveland 2-2-2……4-1-1…….6-3-3
Detroit 2-4………1-4………3-8
Astros 3-3-1……3-2-1…….6-5-2
KC 2-2-1……2-2-1…….4-4-2
Angels 6-0-1……2-3-1…….8-3-2
Twins 2-2-1……2-2-1…….4-4-2
NYY 4-1-1……3-1-2…….7-2-3
A’s 3-2………1-5-2……4-7-2
Seattle 4-2-1……1-1-1……5-3-2
TB 4-3-1…..0-2-2…….4-5-3
Texas 2-1-1……..2-8……..4-9-1
Toronto 3-2-1……1-5-1…….4-7-2
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 4/11/18)
Ariz 3-6……..4-6………..7
Atl 2-6……..3-6………..5
Cubs 1-9……..1-2………..2
Reds 1-7……..0-4………..1
Colo 3-7……..2-6..……….5
LA 1-5……..2-6..………3
Miami 1-3……..3-9…………4
Milw 2-6……..0-7…..…….2
Mets 1-6……..3-5…………4
Philly 1-5……..4-6…………5
Pitt 0-5……..3-6…………3
StL 1-5……..1-6………..2
SD 1-6……..0-7…………1
SF 0-4………2-7……….2
Wash 5-6……..4-6………..9
Orioles 3-7……..0-6………..3
Boston 1-6……..4-5………..5
White Sox 0-5…….2-6………..2
Clev 1-6……..1-6……….2
Detroit 1-6…….0-5………..1
Astros 2-7……..2-4……….4
KC 1-5……..3-5………..4
Angels 4-7……..2-5……….6
Twins 1-5……..0-5……….1
NYY 2-6……..3-6……….5
A’s 2-5……..0-8………2
Seattle 4-7…….1-3……….5
TB 3-8…….0-4……….3
Texas 0-4……..2-10…….2
Toronto 2-6……..1-7………3
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 4-2 NL, favorites +$9
AL @ NL– 2-2 , favorites -$112
Total: 6-4 NL, favorites -$103
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 4-2
AL @ NL: Under 2-2
Total: Under 6-4

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