MLB
Thursday, August 22
National League
Giants (63-64) @ Cubs (68-58)
Samardzija is 2-1, 1.53 in his last five starts; he is 0-2, 6.35 in three starts vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 14-11
5-inning record: 8-9-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-25 Over/under: under 4-1 last five
Hendricks is 1-1, 3.25 in his last five starts; he is 3-2, 2.47 in seven starts vs SF. Team in his starts: 10-13
5-inning record: 10-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-23 Over/under: under 10-2-1 last 13
Giants won six of last ten games; under is 10-5 in their last 15 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-7-1 last 16 games.
Cubs won 15 of last 18 home games; over is 5-1 in their last six home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: three of last five under.
Nationals (69-57) @ Pirates (52-74)
Sanchez is 1-0, 5.00 in his last five starts; he is 3-5, 3.36 in 10 starts vs Pitt. Team in his starts: 12-11
5-inning record: 11-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23 Over/under: under 7-2 last nine
Brault is 0-1, 3.16 in his last five starts; he is 0-0, 14.54 in three games (1 start) vs Washington. Team in his starts: lost last five
5-inning record: 6-3-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-12 Over/under: 7-5
Washington won 11 of last 15 games; over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-3-1 last 12 games.
Pittsburgh lost 13 of last 17 games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-3 last ten games.
Marlins (45-80) @ Braves (76-52)
Alcantara is 0-2, 5.18 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts vs Atlanta this year. Team in his starts: 8-16
5-inning record: 6-12-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-24 Over/under: 11-12-1
Soroka is 0-0, 2.23 in his last five starts; he is 2-0, 0.82 in three starts vs Miami this year. Team in his starts: 15-7
5-inning record: 14-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-22 Over/under: 9-11-2
Marlins lost eight of last nine games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-0-1 last five games.
Atlanta won seven of last nine games; under is 10-4-3 in their last 17 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-1-1 last seven games.
Rockies (58-69) @ Cardinals (67-58)
Marquez is 4-0, 3.32 in his last six starts; he is 2-0, 1.53 in three starts vs St Louis. Team in his starts: 17-10
5-inning record: 11-10-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-27 Over/under: over 8-2 last 10
Mikolas is 0-3, 5.73 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 5.40 in four games (2 starts) vs Colorado. Team in his starts: 12-13
5-inning record: 6-14-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-25 Over/under: under 5-1-1 last seven
Colorado lost nine of its last 11 road games; they’re 9-12 in road series openers- over is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-0-1 last seven games.
St Louis won nine of last 12 games; they’re 12-8 in home series openers—under is 12-3 in their last 15 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six games.
American League
Rays (74-54) @ Orioles (41-86)
Yarbrough is 1-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (15 IP); he is 3-0, 2.96 in five games vs Baltimore (24.1 IP). Team in his starts: 4-3
5-inning record: 3-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-7 Over/under: 3-4
Wojchiechowski is 0-2, 6.14 in his last three starts; he is 0-1, 6.00 in two games (1 start) vs TB. Team in his starts: 3-6
5-inning record: 3-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9 Over/under: over 4-1 last five
Tampa Bay lost four of its last seven games; they’re 6-0 in last six road series openers- over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-0 last three games.
Orioles lost 13 of their last 16 games, but won last two; they’re 7-14 in home series openers- under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-1 last seven games.
Tigers (38-86) @ Astros (81-47)
Zimmerman is 1-0, 3.31 in his last three starts; he is 2-4, 3.51 in eight starts vs Houston. Team in his starts: 4-12
5-inning record: 2-12-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-16 Over/under: under 3-1 last four
Cole is 5-0, 1.59 in his last five starts; he is 4-1, 2.65 in six starts vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 17-7
5-inning record: 15-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-24 Over/under: over 5-1 last six
Tigers lost eight of their last 11 games; under is 8-0 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-1 last eight games.
Astros won three of their last four games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3 last eight games.
Rangers (63-65) @ White Sox (57-69)
Jurado is 0-3, 12.79 in his last three starts. Team in his games: 5-11
5-inning record: 5-10-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-16 Over/under: over 4-1 last five
Detwiler is 0-3, 6.50 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 3-3
5-inning record: 2-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6 Over/under: 2-2-2
Texas won three of its last four games; they’re 8-12 in road series openers- under is 16-3 in their last 19 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 10-1 last 11 games.
White Sox are 11-9 in their last 20 games; they’re 1-5 in last six home series openers- over is 7-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 last eight games.
New York (83-45) @ A’s (73-53)
Tanaka is 2-0, 1.26 in his last two starts; he is 3-2, 2.53 in five starts vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 17-8
5-inning record: 15-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-25 Over/under: 12-10-3
Roark is 1-1, 3.06 in three Oakland starts; he is 0-1, 4.50 in one start vs NYY. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 0-3
New York lost its last three games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 9-4-2 last 15 road games.
A’s won six of last seven games; under is 8-5-1 in their last 14 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-3 last 11 games.
Interleague
Indians (74-53) @ Mets (66-60)
Civale is 1-2, 1.88 in four starts. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4 Over/under: 1-3
Syndergaard is 1-1, 1.98 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 14-10
5-inning record: 12-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-24 Over/under: under 5-2 last seven
Cleveland lost six of its last eight games; over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2-1 last eight games.
Mets won five of last six games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3-2 last ten home games.
Blue Jays (52-77) @ Dodgers (84-44)
Waguespack is 3-0, 2.57 in his last four games; they may use an opener. Team in his starts: 4-2
5-inning record: 2-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-6 Over/under: 1-4-1
Maeda is 1-1, 6.87 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 13-11
5-inning record: 10-11-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-24 Over/under: under 6-2 last eight
Blue Jays lost five of last six games; under is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-3 last ten games.
Dodgers won 15 of last 20 games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: four of last five under.
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/21
Ariz 20-66……17-62……37
Atl 21-63…..21-65……42
Cubs 16-63……24-62…..40
Reds 20-58……25-68…..45
Colo 15-65……24-61……39
LA 18-62……22-66……40
Mia 10-61……17-64……27
Milw 21-65…..22-62…..43
Mets 25-59……19-59…..43
Philly 16-60…..21-67……37
Pitt 21-65…..15-61……36
StL 16-65…..16-60…….32
SD 18-62……19-63…..37
SF 10-64……11-61…….21
Wash 19-64…..19-60……,38
Orioles 17-62…….20-64..….37
Boston 15-61…….23-67……37
W Sox 16-65…….17-61…….33
Clev 19-63…..18-64……..37
Det 21-64……16-59……..37
Astros 26-66…..15-61……..41
KC 19-65…..21-63……..40
Angels 24-66……15-63…….39
Twins 25-62……16-65……41
NYY 18-59……26-70……43
A’s 14-60…..17-65…….31
Sea 16-65…..16-63…….30
TB 24-63…..20-63…….44
Texas 15-63…..23-65…….38
Toronto 16-65…..17-65…….33
Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 72-54 NL, favorites -$848 under 59-58-3
AL @ NL– 54-50 NL, favorites -$1,935 over 59-46-5
Total: 126-104 NL, favorites -$2,783 Over 117-105-8
Thursday, August 22
National League
Giants (63-64) @ Cubs (68-58)
Samardzija is 2-1, 1.53 in his last five starts; he is 0-2, 6.35 in three starts vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 14-11
5-inning record: 8-9-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-25 Over/under: under 4-1 last five
Hendricks is 1-1, 3.25 in his last five starts; he is 3-2, 2.47 in seven starts vs SF. Team in his starts: 10-13
5-inning record: 10-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-23 Over/under: under 10-2-1 last 13
Giants won six of last ten games; under is 10-5 in their last 15 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-7-1 last 16 games.
Cubs won 15 of last 18 home games; over is 5-1 in their last six home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: three of last five under.
Nationals (69-57) @ Pirates (52-74)
Sanchez is 1-0, 5.00 in his last five starts; he is 3-5, 3.36 in 10 starts vs Pitt. Team in his starts: 12-11
5-inning record: 11-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23 Over/under: under 7-2 last nine
Brault is 0-1, 3.16 in his last five starts; he is 0-0, 14.54 in three games (1 start) vs Washington. Team in his starts: lost last five
5-inning record: 6-3-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-12 Over/under: 7-5
Washington won 11 of last 15 games; over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-3-1 last 12 games.
Pittsburgh lost 13 of last 17 games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-3 last ten games.
Marlins (45-80) @ Braves (76-52)
Alcantara is 0-2, 5.18 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts vs Atlanta this year. Team in his starts: 8-16
5-inning record: 6-12-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-24 Over/under: 11-12-1
Soroka is 0-0, 2.23 in his last five starts; he is 2-0, 0.82 in three starts vs Miami this year. Team in his starts: 15-7
5-inning record: 14-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-22 Over/under: 9-11-2
Marlins lost eight of last nine games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-0-1 last five games.
Atlanta won seven of last nine games; under is 10-4-3 in their last 17 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-1-1 last seven games.
Rockies (58-69) @ Cardinals (67-58)
Marquez is 4-0, 3.32 in his last six starts; he is 2-0, 1.53 in three starts vs St Louis. Team in his starts: 17-10
5-inning record: 11-10-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-27 Over/under: over 8-2 last 10
Mikolas is 0-3, 5.73 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 5.40 in four games (2 starts) vs Colorado. Team in his starts: 12-13
5-inning record: 6-14-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-25 Over/under: under 5-1-1 last seven
Colorado lost nine of its last 11 road games; they’re 9-12 in road series openers- over is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-0-1 last seven games.
St Louis won nine of last 12 games; they’re 12-8 in home series openers—under is 12-3 in their last 15 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six games.
American League
Rays (74-54) @ Orioles (41-86)
Yarbrough is 1-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (15 IP); he is 3-0, 2.96 in five games vs Baltimore (24.1 IP). Team in his starts: 4-3
5-inning record: 3-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-7 Over/under: 3-4
Wojchiechowski is 0-2, 6.14 in his last three starts; he is 0-1, 6.00 in two games (1 start) vs TB. Team in his starts: 3-6
5-inning record: 3-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9 Over/under: over 4-1 last five
Tampa Bay lost four of its last seven games; they’re 6-0 in last six road series openers- over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-0 last three games.
Orioles lost 13 of their last 16 games, but won last two; they’re 7-14 in home series openers- under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-1 last seven games.
Tigers (38-86) @ Astros (81-47)
Zimmerman is 1-0, 3.31 in his last three starts; he is 2-4, 3.51 in eight starts vs Houston. Team in his starts: 4-12
5-inning record: 2-12-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-16 Over/under: under 3-1 last four
Cole is 5-0, 1.59 in his last five starts; he is 4-1, 2.65 in six starts vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 17-7
5-inning record: 15-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-24 Over/under: over 5-1 last six
Tigers lost eight of their last 11 games; under is 8-0 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-1 last eight games.
Astros won three of their last four games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3 last eight games.
Rangers (63-65) @ White Sox (57-69)
Jurado is 0-3, 12.79 in his last three starts. Team in his games: 5-11
5-inning record: 5-10-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-16 Over/under: over 4-1 last five
Detwiler is 0-3, 6.50 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 3-3
5-inning record: 2-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6 Over/under: 2-2-2
Texas won three of its last four games; they’re 8-12 in road series openers- under is 16-3 in their last 19 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 10-1 last 11 games.
White Sox are 11-9 in their last 20 games; they’re 1-5 in last six home series openers- over is 7-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 last eight games.
New York (83-45) @ A’s (73-53)
Tanaka is 2-0, 1.26 in his last two starts; he is 3-2, 2.53 in five starts vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 17-8
5-inning record: 15-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-25 Over/under: 12-10-3
Roark is 1-1, 3.06 in three Oakland starts; he is 0-1, 4.50 in one start vs NYY. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 0-3
New York lost its last three games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 9-4-2 last 15 road games.
A’s won six of last seven games; under is 8-5-1 in their last 14 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-3 last 11 games.
Interleague
Indians (74-53) @ Mets (66-60)
Civale is 1-2, 1.88 in four starts. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4 Over/under: 1-3
Syndergaard is 1-1, 1.98 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 14-10
5-inning record: 12-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-24 Over/under: under 5-2 last seven
Cleveland lost six of its last eight games; over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2-1 last eight games.
Mets won five of last six games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3-2 last ten home games.
Blue Jays (52-77) @ Dodgers (84-44)
Waguespack is 3-0, 2.57 in his last four games; they may use an opener. Team in his starts: 4-2
5-inning record: 2-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-6 Over/under: 1-4-1
Maeda is 1-1, 6.87 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 13-11
5-inning record: 10-11-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-24 Over/under: under 6-2 last eight
Blue Jays lost five of last six games; under is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-3 last ten games.
Dodgers won 15 of last 20 games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: four of last five under.
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/21
Ariz 20-66……17-62……37
Atl 21-63…..21-65……42
Cubs 16-63……24-62…..40
Reds 20-58……25-68…..45
Colo 15-65……24-61……39
LA 18-62……22-66……40
Mia 10-61……17-64……27
Milw 21-65…..22-62…..43
Mets 25-59……19-59…..43
Philly 16-60…..21-67……37
Pitt 21-65…..15-61……36
StL 16-65…..16-60…….32
SD 18-62……19-63…..37
SF 10-64……11-61…….21
Wash 19-64…..19-60……,38
Orioles 17-62…….20-64..….37
Boston 15-61…….23-67……37
W Sox 16-65…….17-61…….33
Clev 19-63…..18-64……..37
Det 21-64……16-59……..37
Astros 26-66…..15-61……..41
KC 19-65…..21-63……..40
Angels 24-66……15-63…….39
Twins 25-62……16-65……41
NYY 18-59……26-70……43
A’s 14-60…..17-65…….31
Sea 16-65…..16-63…….30
TB 24-63…..20-63…….44
Texas 15-63…..23-65…….38
Toronto 16-65…..17-65…….33
Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 72-54 NL, favorites -$848 under 59-58-3
AL @ NL– 54-50 NL, favorites -$1,935 over 59-46-5
Total: 126-104 NL, favorites -$2,783 Over 117-105-8

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