Friday's Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers
By Covers.com
STREAKING
Kris Medlen, Atlanta Braves (8-1, 1.64)
Medlen saw his consecutive scoreless innings streak end at 40 2/3 innings Saturday but he still picked up the win in the Braves' 11-3 victory over the Mets. The right-hander has been one of the best hurlers in the bigs during the second half of the season and has picked up wins in each of his last six outings. He takes the bump in Washington for a key divisional matchup against the Nationals.
Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Reds (12-7, 3.66)
Arroyo allowed one run over seven innings and was the winning pitcher Saturday against the lowly Astros. The righty continues to cruise, posting a 5-0 record over his last six starts. He takes the hill in Miami next.
SLUMPING
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Boston Red Sox (1-5, 7.20)
Matsuzaka will make at least one more start for the Red Sox, reports Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe. The right-hander has yielded 11 earned runs over his last five innings pitched and toes the rubber against the Blue Jays on Friday.
Bruce Chen, Kansas City Royals (10-12, 5.36)
Chen gave up five runs over six innings against the White Sox on Saturday. The lefty was lit up for three home runs in the outing and has now allowed seven homers over his last two starts. He faces the high-powered Angels next time out.
Hot pitchers
-- Arroyo is 5-0, 2.40 in his last six starts.
-- Medlen is 6-0, 0.79 in his last six starts; Braves won his last 19 starts.
-- Detwiler is 3-1, 3.90 in his last five starts.
-- Hamels is 3-0, 2.22 in his last six starts.
-- EGonzalez is 2-0, 1.74 in his two starts for the Astros.
-- Niese is 2-3, 2.10 in his last five starts.
-- Cain is 3-0, 2.79 in his last six starts.
-- Cashner is 0-0, 2.87 in four starts this season.
-- JKelly is 1-0, 2.84 in two starts this month.
-- Price is 6-1, 2.22 in his last ten starts.
-- Iwakuma is 3-1, 2.43 in his last five starts.
-- Darvish is 2-0, 2.05 in his last three starts.
-- Wilson is 3-0, 2.89 in his last three starts.
-- Sale is 4-0, 1.91 in his last four home starts.
-- Milone is 3-1, 3.13 in his last four outings.
-- Saunders is 2-0, 1.54 in his last couple starts.
Cold pitchers
-- McDonald is 2-2, 6.28 in his last seven starts.
-- Rusin is 0-2, 5.73 in his three starts this season.
-- Turner is 0-2, 5.29 in three starts for the Marlins.
-- Fiers is 3-3, 7.06 in his last six starts.
-- Skaggs is 1-1, 4.87 in four starts this season.
-- Chatwood is 1-2, 7.65 in his last five starts.
-- Capuano is 0-2, 5.93 in his last five starts.
-- Verlander is 1-1, 5.19 in his last five starts.
-- Kluber is 1-3, 7.09 in his eight starts this season.
-- Matsuzaka lost his last two starts, allowing 11 runs in five IP.
-- Laffey is 0-3, 5.24 in his last four starts.
-- Sabathia is 0-2, 5.75 in his last three starts.
-- BChen is 0-2, 8.25 in two starts this month.
-- EVasquez is 0-1, 9.35 in two starts this season.
Hot Teams
-- Cubs won five of their last six games.
-- Reds won their last three games, allowing seven runs.
-- Washington won 12 of its last 15 games.
-- Phillies won eleven of their last fourteen games.
-- Milwaukee won 18 of its last 23 games.
-- Giants won 10 of their last 15 games.
-- Diamondbacks won five of their last seven games.
-- Padres won seven of their last eight games.
-- Toronto won five of its last seven games.
-- Rangers won ten of their last fourteen home games.
-- Royals won four of their last six games.
-- Oakland won 15 of its last 19 games.
-- Baltimore won seven of ten.
Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost their last six games, outscored 31-14.
-- Marlins lost ten of their last fourteen games.
-- Braves lost their last three games, outscored 17-3.
-- Astros lost 19 of their last 26 games.
-- Mets lost their last six games, scoring nine runs.
-- Rockies lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Cardinals lost eleven of their last sixteen games.
-- Dodgers lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Detroit lost 16 of its last 22 road games.
-- Indians lost their last five games, outscored 29-15.
-- Rays lost five of their last seven games.
-- Bronx Bombers are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
-- Mariners are 3-5 in their last eight games.
-- Angels lost three of their last four games.
-- Boston lost 13 of its last 15 games.
-- White Sox are 5-8 in their last 13 games overall.
-- Twins lost 14 of their last 20 home games.
Totals
-- Last four Chicago Cub games stayed under the total.
-- Last five Cincinnati games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last ten Atlanta games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Houston games stayed under the total.
-- 11 of last 14 Milwaukee games went over the total.
-- Seven of last nine Arizona games went over the total.
-- Five of last six San Diego games went over the total.
-- Seven of last ten St Louis games went over the total.
-- Under is 17-3-1 in last 21 Detroit games.
-- Boston's last four games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last eight Tampa Bay games stayed under.
-- Six of last eight Seattle road games stayed under.
-- Over is 8-2-2 in last twelve Kansas City games.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in Minnesota's last five games.
-- Four of last five Oakland games stayed under the total.
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PITTSBURGH vs. CHI CUBS
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
DETROIT vs. CLEVELAND
Detroit is 2-7-1 SU in its last 10 games ,on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 15 games at home
TAMPA BAY vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
BOSTON vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Boston's last 18 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
CINCINNATI vs. MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cincinnati's last 17 games when playing on the road against Miami
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Miami's last 17 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games at home
WASHINGTON vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
SEATTLE vs. TEXAS
Seattle is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
PHILADELPHIA vs. HOUSTON
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Houston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
NY METS vs. MILWAUKEE
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 18 of NY Mets's last 25 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 12 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
CHI WHITE SOX vs. MINNESOTA
Chi White Sox are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 2-9 SU in their last 11 games when playing Chi White Sox
LA ANGELS vs. KANSAS CITY
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
LA Angels are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
SAN FRANCISCO vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 10 games
Arizona is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
BALTIMORE vs. OAKLAND
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
COLORADO vs. SAN DIEGO
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games at home
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
ST. LOUIS vs. LA DODGERS
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games
LA Dodgers are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing St. Louis
LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing St. Louis
National League
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs
McDonald: Pittsburgh 15-8 SU after 4 or more consecutive unders
Rusin: Chicago Cubs 30-52 SU as an underdog of +100 to +15
Cincinnati at Miami
Arroyo: Cincinnati 22-9 SU in road games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners
Turner: Miami 7-16 SU at home vs. a bullpen whose ERA is 3.00 or better
Washington at Atlanta
Detwiler: Washington 13-2 SU in road games in September
Medlen: Atlanta 16-23 SU in September
Philadelphia at Houston
Hamels: Philadelphia 9-3 SU in September
Norris: Houston 14-40 SU after a game where the bullpen gave up no runs
NY Mets at Milwaukee
Niese: NY Mets 6-16 SU when playing on Friday
Fiers: Milwaukee 32-9 SU as a home favorite of -150 to -175
San Francisco at Arizona
Cain: San Francisco 15-7 SU when the total is 8.5 to 10
Skaggs: Arizona is 1-9 SU at home after scoring 4 runs or less in 3 games
Colorado at San Diego
Chatwood: Colorado 9-25 SU after allowing 8 runs or more
Cashner: San Diego 22-13 at home when the total is 7 to 7.5
St. Louis at LA Dodgers
Kelly: St Louis 35-30 SU as a road underdog of +100 or higher
Capuano: LA Dodgers 6-13 SU after 3 or more consecutive unders
American League
Detroit at Cleveland
Sanchez: Detroit 20-12 SU after 3 consecutive games versus a division rival
Kluber: Cleveland 17-26 SU after 2 or more consecutive unders
Boston at Toronto
Matsuzaka: Boston 9-24 SU as a road underdog of +100 or higher
Laffey: Toronto 15-7 SU after scoring 8 runs or more
Tampa Bay at NY Yankees
Price: Tampa Bay 20-14 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +150
Sabathia: NY Yankees 19-23 SU after 2 or more consecutive unders
Seattle at Texas
Iwakuma: Seattle 6-17 SU when playing on Friday
Darvish: Texas 39-17 SU after a loss
LA Angels at Kansas City
Wilson: LA Angels 22-26 SU after allowing 2 runs or less
Chen: Kansas City 26-19 SU after having won 2 of their last 3
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota
Liriano: White Sox 11-4 SU when playing with a day off
De Vries: Minnesota 11-19 SU after a win by 2 runs or less
Baltimore at Oakland
Saunders: Baltimore 20-13 SU after 2 straight wins by 2 runs or less
Milone: Oakland 29-18 Over against left-handed starters
Diamond Trends - Friday
By Vince Akins
VegasInsider.com
SU TREND OF THE DAY:
The Dodgers are 0-9 since June 20, 2012 after a loss in which they allowed 5+ walks for a net profit of $977 when playing against.
OU TREND OF THE DAY:
The Marlins are 0-8 OU since July 30, 2011 as a dog when they are off a game that was tied at the end of at least six separate innings for a net profit of $800 when playing the under.
STARTER TREND OF THE DAY:
The Braves are 17-0 since June 03, 2010 when Kris Medlen starts after his team won the last time he started for a net profit of $1785.
MLB BIBLE TREND OF THE DAY:
The Orioles are 14-1-1 OU since May 11, 2004 as a dog or even money play after a win in which they allowed 12+ hits in a day game.
TODAY’S TRENDS:
The Reds are 6-0 since June 26, 2012 when Bronson Arroyo starts as a favorite after his team won the last time he started vs this opponent for a net profit of $600.
The Giants are 8-0 since May 12, 2012 when Matt Cain starts on the road after a quality start for a net profit of $820.