National League
Cubs @ Pirates
Hammel is 3-0, 0.75 in four starts this year (under 2-1-1).
Cole is 2-1, 3.00 in his last three starts, all of which went over.
Cubs won six of last eight games; over is 4-0-1 in their last five road games. Pirates are 8-2 in their last 10 games; over is 15-5 in their last 20 games.
Giants @ Reds
Former Red Cueto 4-1, 2.65 in five starts this year (over 2-2-1).
Finnegan is 1-1, 5.14 in five starts this year; three of his last four starts went over. .
Giants lost six of their last eight road games; nine of their last ten overall went over total. Reds lost eight of their last ten games; over is 4-0-1 in their last five home tilts.
Braves @ Mets
Foltynewicz is making his first '16 start; he is 4-7, 5.64 in 34 MLB games (15 starts). He is 1-2, 2.05 in three AAA starts this year.
Colon is 1-1, 3.63 in four starts this year (over 2-2).
Mets won eight of last nine games; over is 11-4 in their last 15 games. Atanta is 2-9 in its last 11 games; six of its last eight road games went over.
Phillies @ Cardinals
Hellickson is 2-0, 1.45 in three road starts; three of his last four starts went over.
Wainwright is 1-3, 7.16 in five starts this year; three of his last four starts went over.
Phillies won nine of last ten games; their last five games all stayed under. Cardinals lost their last four e games (over 6-0-2 in last eight).
Rockies @ Padres
Gray is 0-0, 11.42 in two starts this year (over 2-0).
Shields is 0-2, 2.70 in his last three starts; San Diego is 0-5 in his starts, scoring total of six runs (under 4-1).
Colorado is 8-4 on the road this year; eight of its last ten road games stayed under. San Diego lost six of last eight games; four of their last five stayed under.
American League
Rangers @ Blue Jays
Griffin is 3-0, 2.88 in four starts this year (over 3-1).
Dickey is 0-3, 8.31 in his last four starts (over 3-2).
Texas won four of its last five games, but they've lost four in row on road; seven of its ten road games stayed under. Toronto is 4-7 in its last 11 games; its last four all stayed under the total.
Twins @ Astros
Berrios allowed five runs in four IP (93 PT) in his MLB debut, vs Indians.
Keuchel is 1-3, 4.91 in his last four starts (over 3-2).
Twins are 1-10 on road; they lost last four games overall. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games overall. Houston lost nine of last 12 games; over is 5-3 in their last eight.
Mariners @ A's
Karns is 2-0, 3.12 in his last three starts (over 2-2).
Graveman is 1-2, 4.03 in four starts this year (over 2-2).
Mariners won eight of last 11 games; under is 6-2 in their last eight road games. A's won four of last five home games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 hjome games.
Interleague
Angels @ Brewers
Weaver is 3-0, 3.86 in four starts this year (over 2-2).
Nelson is 3-1, 4.50 in his last four starts (under 3-2).
Angels lost seven of last ten road games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight road games. Milwaukee lost six of its last eight games; over is 4-0-1 in their last five at home.
Nationals @ Royals
Gonzalez is 1-1, 2.13 in four starts this year (under 3-1).
Volquez is 3-0, 0.96 in three home starts this year (under 4-1)
Washington won five of its last six road games; under is 5-1-2 in their last eight games on foreign soil. Royals lost five of their last six games; under is 9-2 in their last 11.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Chi-Pitt-- Hammel 3-1; Cole 2-2
SF-Cin-- Cueto 4-1; Finnegan 2-3
Atl-NY-- Foltynewicz 0-0; Colon 2-2
Phil-StL-- Hellickson 3-2; Wainwright 2-3
Col-SD-- Gray 1-1; Shields 0-5
Tex-Tor-- Griffin 3-1; Dickey 1-4
Minn-Hst-- Berrios 0-1; Keuchel 2-3
Sea-A's-- Karns 3-1; Graveman 1-3
LAA-Mil-- Weaver 3-1; Nelson 3-2
Wsh-KC-- Gonzalez 2-2; Volquez 4-1
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Chi-Pitt-- Hammel 0-4; Cole 1-4
SF-Cin-- Cueto 2-5; Finnegan 2-5
Atl-NY-- Foltynewicz 0-0; Colon 2-4
Phil-StL-- Hellickson 2-5; Wainwright 2-5
Col-SD-- Gray 1-2; Shields 1-5
Tex-Tor-- Griffin 1-4; Dickey 2-5
Minn-Hst-- Berrios 0-1; Keuchel 2-5
Sea-A's-- Karns 2-4; Graveman 1-4
LAA-Mil-- Weaver 2-4; Nelson 1-5
Wsh-KC-- Gonzalez 0-4; Volquez 0-5
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Minnesota at Houston
One team comes home and the other hits the road as the Houston Astros return to Minute Maid Park Monday night to host Minnesota Twins. According to opening odds at BetOnline.ag the Astros are -$1.80 home favorites with the total set at 8 runs.
Houston will send out southpaw Dallas Keuchel, carrying a 2-3 record, 4.41 ERA. However, looking at home and away splits is illuminating, since it shows that Keuchel has faltered on the road (1-3) this season but tossed an 8 inning no run gem in a win over Tigers in his lone home start. Looking back, history shows Keuchel loves pitching in front of the friendly crowd at Minute Maid Park. In the lefthanders last nineteen starts in this venue he is 17-0 with Astros 17-2 in those games. The dominance is reflected by the fact he's allowed an average 1.4 runs/game over the span with a 148-32 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Minnesota will counter with rookie righthander Jose Berrios who is 0-1 in his lone career start saddled with a 11.25 ERA. Adding to the pitching mismatch Minnesota must contend with, the Twins must also try to solve issues away from Target Field. In the eleven played in unfriendly territory this season the Twins are 1-10.