MLB
Wednesday, June 20
National League
Cardinals (38-33) @ Phillies (38-33)
Wacha is 4-1, 3.41 in his last six starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 10-4.
5-inning record: 8-5-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14
Arrieta is 0-3, 11.05 in his last three starts (over 8-5). Team in his starts: 5-8.
5-inning record: 7-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-13
Cardinals lost five of their last seven games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine road games. Phillies won six of their last nine games; over is 9-2 in their last 11 games.
Dodgers (38-34) @ Cubs (41-29)
Stripling is 6-0, 1.66 in his last six starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-3.
5-inning record: 7-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-9
Lester is 4-0, 2.08 in his last four starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 11-3.
5-inning record: 8-2-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Dodgers won six of their last eight games; LA’s last six games stayed under the total. Cubs won five of last seven home games; under is 7-1 in their last eight home games.
Marlins (29-45) @ Giants (36-38)
Urena is 2-1, 2.88 in his last four starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 2-13.
5-inning record: 5-8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15
Holland is 2-2, 4.32 in his last five starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-8.
5-inning record: 5-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-14
Miami won six of its last nine games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Giants lost six of their last nine games; over is 4-1 in their last five home games.
Brewers (43-30) @ Pirates (36-37)
Suter is 5-1, 3.24 in his last six starts (over 6-0); Brewers scored 50 runs in those five wins. Team in his starts: 7-6
5-inning record: 6-6-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-13
Kuhl is 1-1, 3.63 in his last three starts; his last five stayed under. Team in his starts: 8-6.
5-inning record: 6-6-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-14
Brewers are 6-8 in their last 14 games; under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Pittsburgh won four of its last six games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Mets (31-39) @ Rockies (35-38)
Lugo is 1-1, 3.00 in three starts this year (under 2-1). Team in his starts: 1-2.
5-inning record: 1-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Bettis is 1-0, 7.47 in his last seven starts (over 4-1-2). Team in his starts: 8-6.
5-inning record: 12-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-14
Mets won three of their last four games; under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games. Colorado lost nine of its last 12 games; over is 16-1 in their last 17 games.
American League
Mariners (46-27) @ New York (48-22)
Hernandez is 0-3, 5.59 in his last five starts; over is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 8-7.
5-inning record: 6-8-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-15
Loiasiga blanked Tampa Bay for five innings (91 PT) in his MLB debut, a 5-0 win. Team in his starts: 1-0.
5-inning record: 1-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Seattle won six of its last nine games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games. New York won five of its last seven games; under is 12-1-1 in their last 14 games.
White Sox (24-48) @ Indians (39-33)
Lopez is 1-0, 2.33 in his last three starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 4-10.
5-inning record: 7-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Kluber is 5-1, 2.14 in his last seven starts; over is 9-2 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 10-5.
5-inning record: 11-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15
White Sox lost their last six games; under is 15-1-2 in their last 18 games. Cleveland won its last three games; under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games.
Rays (34-39) @ Astros (49-26)
Eovaldi is 0-3, 6.23 in his last three starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Morton is 1-1, 6.00 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 9-5.
5-inning record: 9-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14
Tampa Bay lost four of its last six games; seven of Rays’ last eight games stayed under. Astros won 12 of their last 13 games; over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
Red Sox (49-25) @ Twins (32-37)
Price is 6-0, 2.64 in his last seven starts (under 5-2). Team in his starts: 10-4
5-inning record: 6-4-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Lynn is 3-1, 2.01 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Team in his starts: 5-8
5-inning record: 4-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-13
Red Sox won five of their last eight games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 games. Minnesota won three of its last four games; under is 5-2-1 in their last seven home games.
Rangers (31-44) @ Royals (22-51)
Bibens-Dirks is 0-1, 8.18 in two starts this year (over 2-0). Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 0-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2
Junis is 0-4, 6.75 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 7-7
5-inning record: 7-3-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Rangers won their last four games; under is 7-1 in their last eight road games. Kansas City lost 14 of its last 15 games; three of KC’s last five games went over.
Interleague
Tigers (36-38) @ Reds (27-45)
Fulmer is 1-0, 1.29 in his last two starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 5-9
5-inning record: 5-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-14
Mahle is 2-0, 1.65 in his last three starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 8-6
5-inning record: 4-9-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Detroit won five of its last six games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Reds are 6-8 in their last 14 games; over is 6-0-1 in their last seven home games.
Braves (43-29) @ Blue Jays (33-39)
Sanchez is 3-0, 2.45 in his last five starts (under 4-1-1). Team in his starts: 5-1
5-inning record: 3-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6
Happ is 4-0, 2.39 in his last six starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 9-5
5-inning record: 9-3-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Braves won six of their last seven games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games. Toronto won seven of its last eight home games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.
A’s (37-36) @ Padres (34-41)
Montas is 3-1, 3.33 in four starts this year (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Ross is 1-1, 4.98 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 9-5
5-inning record: 8-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-14
A’s are 9-4 in their last 13 road games; five of last six Oakland games went over the total. San Diego lost four of its last five games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
Orioles (20-51) @ Nationals (39-32)
Cashner is 0-3, 5.82 in his last three starts; under is 6-0 in his last six. Team in his starts: 3-10
5-inning record: 3-8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-13
Gonzalez is 0-1, 6.61 in his last three starts (under 9-5). Team in his starts: 9-5
5-inning record: 8-2-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-14
Baltimore lost 10 of its last 11 games; under is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Nationals are 6-10 in their last 16 games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
Umpires
StL-Phil: Under is 3-1 in last four Blaser games.
LA-Chi: Under is 7-0-1 in last eight Whitson games.
Mil-Pitt: Under is 7-2 in last nine Wendelstedt games.
NY-Col: Over is 7-3-2 in last dozen LBarrett games.
Mia-SF: Under is 5-2 in last seven Visconti games.
Chi-Clev: Under is 6-2 in last eight Little games.
Sea-NY: Underdogs won three of last five Hoye games.
TB-Hst: Over is 8-6-1 in Lentz games this year.
Bos-Min: Under is 8-1 in last nine Nelson games.
Tex-KC: Under is 6-2 in last eight Fairchild games.
Det-Cin: Under is 10-3 in Holbrook games this year.
Atl-Tor: Over is 4-2 in last six Winters games.
A’s-SD: Over is 6-2 in Barber games this season.
Balt-Wsh: Under is 7-1 in last eight Meals games.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 6/19
Ariz 16-14-4……18-12-8……..34-26
Atl 19-14-5…..15-11-8………34-25
Cubs 14-13-9……16-13-5…….30-26
Reds 10-23-4……11-20-3….…21-43
Colo 23-13-7……18-12-2……41-26
LA 15-14-4…….18-15-7……33-29
Miami 14-22-3…..14-14-7…….28-36
Milw 17-14-7…..18-14-3…….35-28
Mets 15-19-2……14-14-7…..28-31
Philly 13-15-7…..18-11-6……31-26
Pitt 15-15-5……15-12-10…….30-27
StL 17-11-4……17-19-3………34-30
SD 12-19-6……15-18-4…….27-36
SF 16-18-9…..14-15-3………30-33
Wash 18-11-8..…17-13-4………35-24
Orioles 8-20-9…….11-21-3……19-41
Boston 20-13-8……18-12-4……..38-25
White Sox 12-21-4…….9-22-5….21-43
Cleveland 15-13-8……23-9-5……38-22
Detroit 14-16-4……16-17-10…..30-33
Astros 20-12-9……18-11-6…….38-22
KC 11-18-6…….13-20-6…..24-38
Angels 21-12-4……14-16-7……35-28
Twins 14-15-7……14-16-6…..28-31
NYY 17-9-6……22-10-6…….39-19
A’s 11-15-7……13-18-9……24-33
Seattle 20-13-4……17-13-9……37-26
TB 19-16-7……13-13-5……32-28
Texas 12-19-5…..10-24-5…….22-43
Toronto 9-18-6……13-18-9……22-36
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 6/19)
Ariz 13-33…….13-37…..….26
Atl 13-37……12-35……….25
Cubs 7-36……..16-36………23
Reds 9-36……..6-33………..15
Colo 16-41…….15-32..…….31
LA 11-33……..14-38..…….25
Miami 10-39……..11-36…….21
Milw 13-39……..9-34…..…22
Mets 13-35……..11-33…….24
Philly 8-36……..14-36…..…22
Pitt 9-35……..11-38………20
StL 11-31……..10-39…….21
SD 9-37……..8-38……….17
SF 9-40………14-32….…23
Wash 16-39……..10-33……..26
Orioles 13-37……..12-35………25
Boston 12-41……14-34………26
White Sox 12-37……11-36…..…23
Clev 9-37…….11-36………20
Detroit 10-33……..12-42……22
Astros 12-39…..…8-34……….20
KC 10-36..…….10-38…….20
Angels 11-36…..…..8-36………19
Twins 12-36………7-41………19
NYY 6-31……..14-38……….20
A’s 7-34…..…..11-39………18
Seattle 13-35………12-39……..25
TB 14-42..……9-31………23
Texas 5-36…….…10-38……15
Toronto 6-35………9-38……….15
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 38-30 NL, favorites +$290
AL @ NL– 23-22 NL, favorites -$616
Total: 61-52 NL, favorites -$326
Wednesday, June 20
National League
Cardinals (38-33) @ Phillies (38-33)
Wacha is 4-1, 3.41 in his last six starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 10-4.
5-inning record: 8-5-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14
Arrieta is 0-3, 11.05 in his last three starts (over 8-5). Team in his starts: 5-8.
5-inning record: 7-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-13
Cardinals lost five of their last seven games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine road games. Phillies won six of their last nine games; over is 9-2 in their last 11 games.
Dodgers (38-34) @ Cubs (41-29)
Stripling is 6-0, 1.66 in his last six starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-3.
5-inning record: 7-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-9
Lester is 4-0, 2.08 in his last four starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 11-3.
5-inning record: 8-2-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Dodgers won six of their last eight games; LA’s last six games stayed under the total. Cubs won five of last seven home games; under is 7-1 in their last eight home games.
Marlins (29-45) @ Giants (36-38)
Urena is 2-1, 2.88 in his last four starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 2-13.
5-inning record: 5-8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15
Holland is 2-2, 4.32 in his last five starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-8.
5-inning record: 5-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-14
Miami won six of its last nine games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Giants lost six of their last nine games; over is 4-1 in their last five home games.
Brewers (43-30) @ Pirates (36-37)
Suter is 5-1, 3.24 in his last six starts (over 6-0); Brewers scored 50 runs in those five wins. Team in his starts: 7-6
5-inning record: 6-6-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-13
Kuhl is 1-1, 3.63 in his last three starts; his last five stayed under. Team in his starts: 8-6.
5-inning record: 6-6-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-14
Brewers are 6-8 in their last 14 games; under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Pittsburgh won four of its last six games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Mets (31-39) @ Rockies (35-38)
Lugo is 1-1, 3.00 in three starts this year (under 2-1). Team in his starts: 1-2.
5-inning record: 1-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Bettis is 1-0, 7.47 in his last seven starts (over 4-1-2). Team in his starts: 8-6.
5-inning record: 12-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-14
Mets won three of their last four games; under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games. Colorado lost nine of its last 12 games; over is 16-1 in their last 17 games.
American League
Mariners (46-27) @ New York (48-22)
Hernandez is 0-3, 5.59 in his last five starts; over is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 8-7.
5-inning record: 6-8-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-15
Loiasiga blanked Tampa Bay for five innings (91 PT) in his MLB debut, a 5-0 win. Team in his starts: 1-0.
5-inning record: 1-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Seattle won six of its last nine games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games. New York won five of its last seven games; under is 12-1-1 in their last 14 games.
White Sox (24-48) @ Indians (39-33)
Lopez is 1-0, 2.33 in his last three starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 4-10.
5-inning record: 7-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Kluber is 5-1, 2.14 in his last seven starts; over is 9-2 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 10-5.
5-inning record: 11-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15
White Sox lost their last six games; under is 15-1-2 in their last 18 games. Cleveland won its last three games; under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games.
Rays (34-39) @ Astros (49-26)
Eovaldi is 0-3, 6.23 in his last three starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Morton is 1-1, 6.00 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 9-5.
5-inning record: 9-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14
Tampa Bay lost four of its last six games; seven of Rays’ last eight games stayed under. Astros won 12 of their last 13 games; over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
Red Sox (49-25) @ Twins (32-37)
Price is 6-0, 2.64 in his last seven starts (under 5-2). Team in his starts: 10-4
5-inning record: 6-4-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Lynn is 3-1, 2.01 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Team in his starts: 5-8
5-inning record: 4-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-13
Red Sox won five of their last eight games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 games. Minnesota won three of its last four games; under is 5-2-1 in their last seven home games.
Rangers (31-44) @ Royals (22-51)
Bibens-Dirks is 0-1, 8.18 in two starts this year (over 2-0). Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 0-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2
Junis is 0-4, 6.75 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 7-7
5-inning record: 7-3-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Rangers won their last four games; under is 7-1 in their last eight road games. Kansas City lost 14 of its last 15 games; three of KC’s last five games went over.
Interleague
Tigers (36-38) @ Reds (27-45)
Fulmer is 1-0, 1.29 in his last two starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 5-9
5-inning record: 5-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-14
Mahle is 2-0, 1.65 in his last three starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 8-6
5-inning record: 4-9-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Detroit won five of its last six games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Reds are 6-8 in their last 14 games; over is 6-0-1 in their last seven home games.
Braves (43-29) @ Blue Jays (33-39)
Sanchez is 3-0, 2.45 in his last five starts (under 4-1-1). Team in his starts: 5-1
5-inning record: 3-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6
Happ is 4-0, 2.39 in his last six starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 9-5
5-inning record: 9-3-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Braves won six of their last seven games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games. Toronto won seven of its last eight home games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.
A’s (37-36) @ Padres (34-41)
Montas is 3-1, 3.33 in four starts this year (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Ross is 1-1, 4.98 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 9-5
5-inning record: 8-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-14
A’s are 9-4 in their last 13 road games; five of last six Oakland games went over the total. San Diego lost four of its last five games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
Orioles (20-51) @ Nationals (39-32)
Cashner is 0-3, 5.82 in his last three starts; under is 6-0 in his last six. Team in his starts: 3-10
5-inning record: 3-8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-13
Gonzalez is 0-1, 6.61 in his last three starts (under 9-5). Team in his starts: 9-5
5-inning record: 8-2-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-14
Baltimore lost 10 of its last 11 games; under is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Nationals are 6-10 in their last 16 games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
Umpires
StL-Phil: Under is 3-1 in last four Blaser games.
LA-Chi: Under is 7-0-1 in last eight Whitson games.
Mil-Pitt: Under is 7-2 in last nine Wendelstedt games.
NY-Col: Over is 7-3-2 in last dozen LBarrett games.
Mia-SF: Under is 5-2 in last seven Visconti games.
Chi-Clev: Under is 6-2 in last eight Little games.
Sea-NY: Underdogs won three of last five Hoye games.
TB-Hst: Over is 8-6-1 in Lentz games this year.
Bos-Min: Under is 8-1 in last nine Nelson games.
Tex-KC: Under is 6-2 in last eight Fairchild games.
Det-Cin: Under is 10-3 in Holbrook games this year.
Atl-Tor: Over is 4-2 in last six Winters games.
A’s-SD: Over is 6-2 in Barber games this season.
Balt-Wsh: Under is 7-1 in last eight Meals games.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 6/19
Ariz 16-14-4……18-12-8……..34-26
Atl 19-14-5…..15-11-8………34-25
Cubs 14-13-9……16-13-5…….30-26
Reds 10-23-4……11-20-3….…21-43
Colo 23-13-7……18-12-2……41-26
LA 15-14-4…….18-15-7……33-29
Miami 14-22-3…..14-14-7…….28-36
Milw 17-14-7…..18-14-3…….35-28
Mets 15-19-2……14-14-7…..28-31
Philly 13-15-7…..18-11-6……31-26
Pitt 15-15-5……15-12-10…….30-27
StL 17-11-4……17-19-3………34-30
SD 12-19-6……15-18-4…….27-36
SF 16-18-9…..14-15-3………30-33
Wash 18-11-8..…17-13-4………35-24
Orioles 8-20-9…….11-21-3……19-41
Boston 20-13-8……18-12-4……..38-25
White Sox 12-21-4…….9-22-5….21-43
Cleveland 15-13-8……23-9-5……38-22
Detroit 14-16-4……16-17-10…..30-33
Astros 20-12-9……18-11-6…….38-22
KC 11-18-6…….13-20-6…..24-38
Angels 21-12-4……14-16-7……35-28
Twins 14-15-7……14-16-6…..28-31
NYY 17-9-6……22-10-6…….39-19
A’s 11-15-7……13-18-9……24-33
Seattle 20-13-4……17-13-9……37-26
TB 19-16-7……13-13-5……32-28
Texas 12-19-5…..10-24-5…….22-43
Toronto 9-18-6……13-18-9……22-36
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 6/19)
Ariz 13-33…….13-37…..….26
Atl 13-37……12-35……….25
Cubs 7-36……..16-36………23
Reds 9-36……..6-33………..15
Colo 16-41…….15-32..…….31
LA 11-33……..14-38..…….25
Miami 10-39……..11-36…….21
Milw 13-39……..9-34…..…22
Mets 13-35……..11-33…….24
Philly 8-36……..14-36…..…22
Pitt 9-35……..11-38………20
StL 11-31……..10-39…….21
SD 9-37……..8-38……….17
SF 9-40………14-32….…23
Wash 16-39……..10-33……..26
Orioles 13-37……..12-35………25
Boston 12-41……14-34………26
White Sox 12-37……11-36…..…23
Clev 9-37…….11-36………20
Detroit 10-33……..12-42……22
Astros 12-39…..…8-34……….20
KC 10-36..…….10-38…….20
Angels 11-36…..…..8-36………19
Twins 12-36………7-41………19
NYY 6-31……..14-38……….20
A’s 7-34…..…..11-39………18
Seattle 13-35………12-39……..25
TB 14-42..……9-31………23
Texas 5-36…….…10-38……15
Toronto 6-35………9-38……….15
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 38-30 NL, favorites +$290
AL @ NL– 23-22 NL, favorites -$616
Total: 61-52 NL, favorites -$326
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