MLB
Wednesday, April 25
National League
Braves (12-10) @ Reds (5-18)
Wisler allowed one run in seven IP (102 PT) in his first ’18 start, a 12-4 win over the Mets. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Finnegan is 0-2, 11.05 in his first two starts (under 2-0). Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 0-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-2
Atlanta lost three of their last four games; five of their last six games went over. Reds lost 13 of their last 16 games- their last three games went over.
Diamondbacks (16-6) @ Phillies (14-8)
Greinke is 2-1, 4.13 in four starts this season (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4
Arrieta is 2-0, 3.06 in his first three starts (over 2-1). Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 2-0-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Arizona is 10-4 in its last 14 games; their last six road games went over. Phillies won seven of their last eight home games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games overall.
Mets (15-6) @ Cardinals (13-9)
Matz is 1-1, 5.40 in four starts this season (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Wacha is 3-0, 3.78 in his last three starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 2-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-4
Mets are 8-2 on the road this season; four of their last five games went over. St Louis won eight of its last ten games; under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Padres (9-16) @ Rockies (13-12)
Ross is 1-0, 1.32 in his last two starts (under 3-1); he threw 127 pitches in his last start, a near no-hitter in Arizona. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Gray is 0-3, 10.91 in his last three starts (over 4-1). Team in his starts: 1-4
5-inning record: 2-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5
Padres lost six of their last eight games; over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Colorado lost four of its last six games; over is 4-2 in its last six games.
Marlins (6-17) @ Dodgers (11-11)
Richards is 0-2, 6.63 in four starts this season (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 0-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4
Kershaw is 1-3, 2.45 in five starts this year (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 2-3
5-inning record: 2-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5
Marlins lost 11 of their last 14 games; under is 4-1 in their last five games. Dodgers won seven of their last nine games; eight of their last 12 games went over.
Nationals (10-14) @ Giants (11-12)
Scherzer is 3-0, 1.23 in his last three starts (over 2-2-1). Team in his starts: 4-1
5-inning record: 3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5
Samardzija blanked the Angels for five innings (80 PT) in his first ’18 start, an 8-1 win. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Washington lost five of its last six games; their last four games stayed under. Giants won four of their last five games; they’re 5-4 at home. Under is 7-0-1 in their last eight games.
American League
Mariners (12-10) @ White Sox (5-15)
Hernandez is 1-1, 3.64 in his last three starts (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5
Shields is 1-1, 5.87 in four starts this season (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Seattle won five of its last seven road games; over is 8-4 in their road games. White Sox lost 13 of their last 15 games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.
Twins (8-10) @ New York (13-9)
Lynn is 0-1, 6.00 in three starts this season (over 2-1). Team in his starts: 0-3
5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Gray is is 1-1, 10.22 in his last three starts (over 3-0-1). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 1-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Twins lost six of their last seven games; over is 7-2 in their last nine road games. New York is 7-2 in its last nine games; they’re 9-5 at home. Over is 11-3 in their home games.
Rays (11-8) @ Orioles (6-17)
Faria is 1-0, 1.59 in his last two starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-2
Former Ray Cobb is 0-2, 19.29 in his first two starts (over 2-0). Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-4
Tampa Bay won its last four games; they’re 2-6 on road. Over is 7-1 in their last eight games. Orioles lost 11 of their last 13 games; under is 9-1 in their home games.
Red Sox (17-5) @ Blue Jays (14-8)
Rodriguez is 2-0, 2.25 in his last two starts (over 2-0-1). Team in his starts: 3-0
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Sanchez is 1-1, 2.57 in his last two starts (under 4-0). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 0-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Red Sox lost their last three games; under is 3-0 in their last three games. Toronto won eight of its last nine home games; over is 5-3 in their last eight.
A’s (12-11) @ Rangers (8-16)
Graveman is 0-4, 10.39 in his last four starts (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 1-4
5-inning record: 0-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5
Fister is 1-2, 5.93 in his first three starts, last of which was April 9. Under is 2-1 in his starts. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Oakland won eight of its last nine games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Rangers lost 11 of their last 13 home games (over 9-4).
Angels (16-8) @ Astros (16-9)
Tropeano is 1-1, 3.75 in two starts this month (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2
Verlander is 3-0, 1.41 in five starts this season (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 4-1
5-inning record: 3-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5
Angels won their last 11 road games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six road games. Houston won six of its last eight games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.
Interleague
Cubs (11-9) @ Indians (12-9)
Lester is 2-0, 2.65 in his last three starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 4-0
5-inning record: 3-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4
Bauer is 1-2, 2.67 in four starts this season (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 1-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Cubs won five of their last six road games; four of their last five games went over. Cleveland won three of its last four games; under is 12-4 in their last 16 games.
Tigers (9-11) @ Pirates (12-10)
Zimmerman is 1-0, 7.71 in four starts this season (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Boyd is 0-1, 1.40 in three starts this season (under 2-1). Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Kuhl is 2-1, 4.98 in four starts this season (over 4-0). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Taillon is 2-1, 2.86 in four starts this season (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Tigers won five of their last seven games; under is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Pittsburgh lost six of its last seven games (under 5-1-1).
Brewers (15-9) @ Royals (5-16)
Chacin is 1-0, 2.45 in his last three starts (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 2-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5
Hammel is 0-0, 1.77 in his last three starts (under 3-0-1). Team in his starts: 0-4
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Milwaukee won its last seven games (under 5-2). Royals lost 11 of their last 13 games; over is 5-3 in their last eight.
Umpires
Atl-Cin: Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Culbreth games.
Az-Phil: Five of last six Hickox games went over.
NY-StL: Over is 14-7 in last 21 Gorman games.
SD-Colo: Home side won 11 of last 15 Wendelstedt games.
Mia-LA: Under is 7-3 in last ten West games.
Wsh-SF: Under is 11-6 in last 17 Tichenor games.
Min-NY: Under is 7-3-2 in last dozen Wolf games.
A’s-Tex: Home side won six of last seven Baker games.
LA-Hst: Over is 10-3 in last thirteen Cederstrom games.
Sea-Chi: Over is 6-0 in Marquez games this season.
Bos-Tor: Favorites won seven of last nine Barry games.
Chi-Clev: Under is 18-8 in last 26 Barksdale games.
Mil-KC: Over is 16-7-1 in last 24 Reynolds games.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/24
Ariz 6-3-1……6-1-4…….12-4
Atl 5-4-1……6-3-3…….11-7
Cubs 6-5-2……1-5-1…….7-10
Reds 2-10-1……2-6-2…..4-16
Colo 7-6-2……5-5-1……12-11
LA 4-3-1…..6-6-2……..10-9
Miami 2-7-2…..4-4-4……..6-11
Milw 7-3…….6-7-1………13-10
Mets 4-5-1……6-4-2………9-9
Philly 3-4-4…..4-3-3……..7-7
Pitt 7-2-4……7-2……….14-4
St. Louis 8-3-1…….6-4……..14-7
SD 3-5-2…..3-10-1……..6-15
SF 6-4-5…..3-4-2……..9-8
Wash 8-5-1……4-5-1…….12-10
Orioles 2-7-4…….2-6-2……4-13
Boston 6-3-4……..5-2-2……11-5
White Sox 4-5………2-8-1………6-13
Cleveland 6-3-3……5-2-2…….11-5
Detroit 2-5………6-5-2…….8-10
Astros 6-3-5……5-5-1…….11-8
KC 3-7-2……3-5-1…….6-12
Angels 10-1-1……2-8-2……12-9
Twins 2-7-3……3-2-1…….5-9
NYY 5-2-1……9-3-2…….14-5
A’s 4-3-3……5-6-3……9-9
Seattle 6-5-1……2-3-5……8-8
TB 4-3-1……4-6-3…….8-9
Texas 5-4-1……4-9-2……..9-13
Toronto 4-5-2……4-6-1…….8-11
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 4/24)
Ariz 4-9……..4-11………..8
Atl 3-10……..7-13……….10
Cubs 3-13……..3-7…………6
Reds 1-13……..1-10………..2
Colo 7-14……..5-11..…….12
LA 3-8……..3-13..………6
Miami 4-11……..5-13……….9
Milw 2-10……..1-13…..…….3
Mets 1-10……..6-11…………7
Philly 2-11……..4-11…………6
Pitt 2-13……..3-9…………5
StL 4-11……..3-10………..7
SD 3-11……..1-13……….4
SF 1-13………3-9……….4
Wash 8-15……..5-10………13
Orioles 5-13……1-10………..6
Boston 4-13……..6-9………10
White Sox 2-10……3-11……….5
Clev 3-12……..3-9……….6
Detroit 1-7…….3-13………4
Astros 3-13……3-9……….6
KC 2-12……..3-9………..5
Angels 6-12……..2-11……….8
Twins 3-12……..0-6……….3
NYY 2-8……..6-14……….8
A’s 4-10……..5-14………9
Seattle 5-12…….3-10……….8
TB 3-8…….3-13……..6
Texas 1-10……3-15………4
Toronto 2-11……3-11……….5
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 12-3 NL, favorites -$149
AL @ NL– 2-2 , favorites -$112
Total: 14-5 NL, favorites -$261
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 8-6-1
AL @ NL: Under 2-2
Total: Under 10-8-1
Wednesday, April 25
National League
Braves (12-10) @ Reds (5-18)
Wisler allowed one run in seven IP (102 PT) in his first ’18 start, a 12-4 win over the Mets. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Finnegan is 0-2, 11.05 in his first two starts (under 2-0). Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 0-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-2
Atlanta lost three of their last four games; five of their last six games went over. Reds lost 13 of their last 16 games- their last three games went over.
Diamondbacks (16-6) @ Phillies (14-8)
Greinke is 2-1, 4.13 in four starts this season (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4
Arrieta is 2-0, 3.06 in his first three starts (over 2-1). Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 2-0-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Arizona is 10-4 in its last 14 games; their last six road games went over. Phillies won seven of their last eight home games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games overall.
Mets (15-6) @ Cardinals (13-9)
Matz is 1-1, 5.40 in four starts this season (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Wacha is 3-0, 3.78 in his last three starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 2-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-4
Mets are 8-2 on the road this season; four of their last five games went over. St Louis won eight of its last ten games; under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Padres (9-16) @ Rockies (13-12)
Ross is 1-0, 1.32 in his last two starts (under 3-1); he threw 127 pitches in his last start, a near no-hitter in Arizona. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Gray is 0-3, 10.91 in his last three starts (over 4-1). Team in his starts: 1-4
5-inning record: 2-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5
Padres lost six of their last eight games; over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Colorado lost four of its last six games; over is 4-2 in its last six games.
Marlins (6-17) @ Dodgers (11-11)
Richards is 0-2, 6.63 in four starts this season (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 0-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4
Kershaw is 1-3, 2.45 in five starts this year (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 2-3
5-inning record: 2-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5
Marlins lost 11 of their last 14 games; under is 4-1 in their last five games. Dodgers won seven of their last nine games; eight of their last 12 games went over.
Nationals (10-14) @ Giants (11-12)
Scherzer is 3-0, 1.23 in his last three starts (over 2-2-1). Team in his starts: 4-1
5-inning record: 3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5
Samardzija blanked the Angels for five innings (80 PT) in his first ’18 start, an 8-1 win. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Washington lost five of its last six games; their last four games stayed under. Giants won four of their last five games; they’re 5-4 at home. Under is 7-0-1 in their last eight games.
American League
Mariners (12-10) @ White Sox (5-15)
Hernandez is 1-1, 3.64 in his last three starts (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5
Shields is 1-1, 5.87 in four starts this season (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Seattle won five of its last seven road games; over is 8-4 in their road games. White Sox lost 13 of their last 15 games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.
Twins (8-10) @ New York (13-9)
Lynn is 0-1, 6.00 in three starts this season (over 2-1). Team in his starts: 0-3
5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Gray is is 1-1, 10.22 in his last three starts (over 3-0-1). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 1-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Twins lost six of their last seven games; over is 7-2 in their last nine road games. New York is 7-2 in its last nine games; they’re 9-5 at home. Over is 11-3 in their home games.
Rays (11-8) @ Orioles (6-17)
Faria is 1-0, 1.59 in his last two starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-2
Former Ray Cobb is 0-2, 19.29 in his first two starts (over 2-0). Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-4
Tampa Bay won its last four games; they’re 2-6 on road. Over is 7-1 in their last eight games. Orioles lost 11 of their last 13 games; under is 9-1 in their home games.
Red Sox (17-5) @ Blue Jays (14-8)
Rodriguez is 2-0, 2.25 in his last two starts (over 2-0-1). Team in his starts: 3-0
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Sanchez is 1-1, 2.57 in his last two starts (under 4-0). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 0-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Red Sox lost their last three games; under is 3-0 in their last three games. Toronto won eight of its last nine home games; over is 5-3 in their last eight.
A’s (12-11) @ Rangers (8-16)
Graveman is 0-4, 10.39 in his last four starts (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 1-4
5-inning record: 0-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5
Fister is 1-2, 5.93 in his first three starts, last of which was April 9. Under is 2-1 in his starts. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Oakland won eight of its last nine games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Rangers lost 11 of their last 13 home games (over 9-4).
Angels (16-8) @ Astros (16-9)
Tropeano is 1-1, 3.75 in two starts this month (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2
Verlander is 3-0, 1.41 in five starts this season (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 4-1
5-inning record: 3-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5
Angels won their last 11 road games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six road games. Houston won six of its last eight games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.
Interleague
Cubs (11-9) @ Indians (12-9)
Lester is 2-0, 2.65 in his last three starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 4-0
5-inning record: 3-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4
Bauer is 1-2, 2.67 in four starts this season (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 1-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Cubs won five of their last six road games; four of their last five games went over. Cleveland won three of its last four games; under is 12-4 in their last 16 games.
Tigers (9-11) @ Pirates (12-10)
Zimmerman is 1-0, 7.71 in four starts this season (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Boyd is 0-1, 1.40 in three starts this season (under 2-1). Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Kuhl is 2-1, 4.98 in four starts this season (over 4-0). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Taillon is 2-1, 2.86 in four starts this season (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Tigers won five of their last seven games; under is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Pittsburgh lost six of its last seven games (under 5-1-1).
Brewers (15-9) @ Royals (5-16)
Chacin is 1-0, 2.45 in his last three starts (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 2-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5
Hammel is 0-0, 1.77 in his last three starts (under 3-0-1). Team in his starts: 0-4
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Milwaukee won its last seven games (under 5-2). Royals lost 11 of their last 13 games; over is 5-3 in their last eight.
Umpires
Atl-Cin: Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Culbreth games.
Az-Phil: Five of last six Hickox games went over.
NY-StL: Over is 14-7 in last 21 Gorman games.
SD-Colo: Home side won 11 of last 15 Wendelstedt games.
Mia-LA: Under is 7-3 in last ten West games.
Wsh-SF: Under is 11-6 in last 17 Tichenor games.
Min-NY: Under is 7-3-2 in last dozen Wolf games.
A’s-Tex: Home side won six of last seven Baker games.
LA-Hst: Over is 10-3 in last thirteen Cederstrom games.
Sea-Chi: Over is 6-0 in Marquez games this season.
Bos-Tor: Favorites won seven of last nine Barry games.
Chi-Clev: Under is 18-8 in last 26 Barksdale games.
Mil-KC: Over is 16-7-1 in last 24 Reynolds games.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/24
Ariz 6-3-1……6-1-4…….12-4
Atl 5-4-1……6-3-3…….11-7
Cubs 6-5-2……1-5-1…….7-10
Reds 2-10-1……2-6-2…..4-16
Colo 7-6-2……5-5-1……12-11
LA 4-3-1…..6-6-2……..10-9
Miami 2-7-2…..4-4-4……..6-11
Milw 7-3…….6-7-1………13-10
Mets 4-5-1……6-4-2………9-9
Philly 3-4-4…..4-3-3……..7-7
Pitt 7-2-4……7-2……….14-4
St. Louis 8-3-1…….6-4……..14-7
SD 3-5-2…..3-10-1……..6-15
SF 6-4-5…..3-4-2……..9-8
Wash 8-5-1……4-5-1…….12-10
Orioles 2-7-4…….2-6-2……4-13
Boston 6-3-4……..5-2-2……11-5
White Sox 4-5………2-8-1………6-13
Cleveland 6-3-3……5-2-2…….11-5
Detroit 2-5………6-5-2…….8-10
Astros 6-3-5……5-5-1…….11-8
KC 3-7-2……3-5-1…….6-12
Angels 10-1-1……2-8-2……12-9
Twins 2-7-3……3-2-1…….5-9
NYY 5-2-1……9-3-2…….14-5
A’s 4-3-3……5-6-3……9-9
Seattle 6-5-1……2-3-5……8-8
TB 4-3-1……4-6-3…….8-9
Texas 5-4-1……4-9-2……..9-13
Toronto 4-5-2……4-6-1…….8-11
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 4/24)
Ariz 4-9……..4-11………..8
Atl 3-10……..7-13……….10
Cubs 3-13……..3-7…………6
Reds 1-13……..1-10………..2
Colo 7-14……..5-11..…….12
LA 3-8……..3-13..………6
Miami 4-11……..5-13……….9
Milw 2-10……..1-13…..…….3
Mets 1-10……..6-11…………7
Philly 2-11……..4-11…………6
Pitt 2-13……..3-9…………5
StL 4-11……..3-10………..7
SD 3-11……..1-13……….4
SF 1-13………3-9……….4
Wash 8-15……..5-10………13
Orioles 5-13……1-10………..6
Boston 4-13……..6-9………10
White Sox 2-10……3-11……….5
Clev 3-12……..3-9……….6
Detroit 1-7…….3-13………4
Astros 3-13……3-9……….6
KC 2-12……..3-9………..5
Angels 6-12……..2-11……….8
Twins 3-12……..0-6……….3
NYY 2-8……..6-14……….8
A’s 4-10……..5-14………9
Seattle 5-12…….3-10……….8
TB 3-8…….3-13……..6
Texas 1-10……3-15………4
Toronto 2-11……3-11……….5
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 12-3 NL, favorites -$149
AL @ NL– 2-2 , favorites -$112
Total: 14-5 NL, favorites -$261
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 8-6-1
AL @ NL: Under 2-2
Total: Under 10-8-1










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