National League
Braves @ Cubs
Teheran is 0-3, 5.40 in his last four starts (over 3-1-1 in starts this year).
Lackey is 3-1, 4.97 in four starts this starts; Cubs scored 33 runs for him. Three of the four games went over. .
Braves lost nine of their last ten games; five of their last seven road games went over the total. Cubs won six of last seven games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. .
Reds @ Pirates
Simon is 0-2, 16.88 in three starts this month (over 2-0-1). .
Liriano is 0-1, 6.46 in his last three starts (over 3-0).
Reds are 1-9 on the road; over is 5-3-1 in their last nine games overall. Pirates are 9-3 in their last 12 games; over is 11-4 in their last 15 games.
Giants @ Mets
Cain is 0-2, 7.80 in his last three starts (over 2-2). .
deGrom is 2-0, 1.54 in two starts this month (over 1-1).
Giants won five of their last seven games; seven of their last eight went over total. Mets won their last seven games; four of their last six games stayed under. .
Marlins @ Brewers
Chen is 1-1, 3.15 in his last three starts (over 2-2).
Anderson is 0-2, 8.40 in his last three starts (over 3-0-1).
Marlins won their last six games; over is 5-2-1 in their last ight games. Milwaukee lost five of its last six games; over is 4-1-2 in their last seen games.
Nationals @ Cardinals
Ross is 2-0, 0.54 in three starts (under 3-0), but he missed his last 1.5 starts with a blister on his pitching hand.
Garcia is 1-1, 2.84 in his last three starts (over 2-2).
Washington lost three of last four games; under is 4-1-1 in its last six road contests. Cardinals won four of their last six games (over 6-0). .
Rockies @ Diamondbacks
Rusin is making his first '16 start; he is 11-19, 5.05 in 42 career MLB starts, 6-10, 5.33 in 22 starts last year
Greinke is 1-2, 9.72 in three home starts for Arizona; three of his last four starts stayed under the total. .
Colorado lost seven of its last nine games; six of its last eight road games stayed under. Arizona is just 4-10 at home- six of their last eight games went over the total
Padres @ Dodgers
Rea is 1-1, 5.76 in four starts this year (over 3-1).
Stripling is 0-1, 3.63 in four starts this month (under 3-0-1).
Dodgers lost six of last seven home games; under is 7-3-1 in their home games. San Diego lost five of last six games; over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
American League
White Sox @ Orioles
Latos is 4-0, 0.74 in four starts (under 4-0).
Gausman allowed one run in five IP (91 PT) in his first '16 start.
Orioles are 9-1 at home- eight of their last 11 games stayed under the total. Chicago won eight of its last 11 games; under is 8-5 in its last thirteen road games.
Bronx @ Red Sox
Pineda is 0-2, 6.35 in his last three starts (over 3-1).
Porcello is 4-0, 3.51 in four starts this month (over 2-2).
Bronx lost seven of its last ten games; under is 8-4 in their last 12. Red Sox won seven of their last eight games; seven of their last ten games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays @ Rays
Happ is 3-0, 2.25 in his last three starts (over 2-1-1).
Archer is 1-2, 3.18 in three home starts this month (under 3-2 in '16 starts). Tampa Bay scored five runs in his three home starts. .
Toronto lost six of its last nine games; their last ten road games stayed under total. Tampa Bay won four of last six home games; under is 11-1 in its last dozen games at the Trop.
Angels @ Rangers
Shoemaker is 1-3, 7.36 in his last four starts (over 2-2).
Holland is 2-1, 2.50 in his last three starts (under 2-1-1).
Angels won four of their last six games; under is 10-2 in their last 12. Texas won seven of its last eight home games; six of their last seven games overall stayed under.
Tigers @ Twins
Zimmerman is 4-0, 1.04 in four starts this month (over 2-2).
Duffey allowed one run four IP (74 PT) in his first '16 start.
Detroit won four of its last five games; six of their last seven games went over total. Minnesota lost five of its last six games; over is 8-2 in their last ten.
Astros @ A's
Deverski is making first MLB start; he's allowed one run in 13.2 IP in six relief stints this season. He was 7-4, 3.01 in 17 starts in AA Texas League LY.
Hahn is making first '16 start; he is 13-10, 3.23 in 28 big league starts. He was 0-1, 2.04 in four AAA starts this month. .
Houston lost seven of its last eight road games; over is 10-3 in its road tilts. Oakland lost five of its last seven games; under is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
Royals @ Mariners
Ventura is 2-0, 2.35 in four starts this month (under 3-1).
Miley is 1-2, 7.04 in four starts this month (over 2-2).
Royals lost their last six road games; seven of their last nine games overall stayed under the total. Mariners won seven of their last nine home games; three of their last five games went over the total.
Interleague
Indians @ Phillies
Bauer is making first '16 start; he allowed six runs in six relief stints (11.1 IP) so far this year. He has a 19-24, 4.50 big league record, in 64 starts.
Eickhoff is 1-3, 4.44 in four starts this month (over 3-1).
Cleveland won six of its last nine road games; four of its last six games went over the total. Phillies won seven of last eight games; fivd of their last seven home games went over the total.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Atl-Chi-- Teheran 0-5; Lackey 3-1
Cin-Pitt-- Simon 0-3; Liriano 3-1
SF-NY-- Cain 1-3; deGrom 2-0
Mia-Mil-- Chen 1-3; Anderson 2-2
Wsh-StL-- Ross 3-0; Garcia 2-2
Col-Az-- Rusin 0-0; Greinke 3-2
SD-LA-- Rea 2-2; Stripling 2-2
Chi-Balt-- Latos 4-0; Gausman 0-1
NY-Bos-- Pineda 0-4; Porcello 4-0
Tor-TB-- Happ 3-1; Archer 1-4
LA-Tex-- Shoemaker 1-3; Holland 2-2
Det-Min-- Zimmerman 4-0; Duffey 0-1
Hst-A's-- Devenski 0-0; Hahn 0-0
KC-Sea-- Ventura 4-0; Miley 2-2
Clev-Phil-- Bauer 0-0; Eickhoff 1-3
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Atl-Chi-- Teheran 1-5; Lackey 2-4
Cin-Pitt-- Simon 2-3; Liriano 2-2
SF-NY-- Cain 0-4; deGrom 0-2
Mia-Mil-- Chen 2-4; Anderson 1-4
Wsh-StL-- Ross 1-3; Garcia 0-4
Col-Az-- Rusin 0-0; Greinke 2-5
SD-LA-- Rea 3-4; Stripling 0-4
Chi-Balt-- Latos 1-4; Gausman 0-1
NY-Bos-- Pineda 2-4; Porcello 1-4
Tor-TB-- Happ 1-4; Archer 2-5
LA-Tex-- Shoemaker 2-4; Holland 0-4
Det-Min-- Zimmerman 0-4; Duffey 1-1
Hst-A's-- Devenski 0-0; Hahn 0-0
KC-Sea-- Ventura 1-4; Miley 1-4
Clev-Phil-- Bauer 0-0; Eickhoff 1-4
Umpires
Wsh-StL-- Three of four Nelson games went over total.
Atl-Chi-- Five of last six Reynolds games stayed under.
SF-NY-- Last three Nauert games stayed under the total.
Cin-Pitt-- Under is 4-0-1 in Hernandez games this month.
Mia-Mil-- Over is 5-3 in last eight Hamari games.
Col-Az-- Home side won five of last six Basner games.
SD-LA-- Five of last seven Wegner games stayed under.
Det-Min-- Favorites won seven of last nine Wolcott games.
Hst-A's-- Over is 3-1-1 in Knight games this month.
Tor-TB-- Over is 11-4 inlast fifteen West games.
Chi-Balt-- Seven of last ten Torres games stayed under
NY-Bos-- Three of last four Iassogna games went over.
LA-Tex-- Six of last seven LBarrett games stayed under.
KC-Sea-- Over, home teams are 5-0 in BWelke games this month
Cle-Phil-- Four of last five Rackley games stayed under.
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Toronto Blue at Tampa Bay
The matchup between Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays should grab the attention of 'Under' gamblers. Tampa Bay hit-and-miss offense batting 2.22 platting 3.3 runs/game have played 'Under' posted totals 63.6 percent of the time recording 14 'Under' 5 'Over' and 3 'Push'. Blue Jays unable to find a consistent stroke at the plate crossing 4.0 runs/game have certainly followed in that same vein going 14-8-3 'Under' on the campaign.
Rays 11-2-1 'Under' before the home audience, Blue Jays with a penchant for making 'Under' bettors happy in an opposing park at 10-1-1 'Under', the arrow is clearly pointing toward 'Under' this weekend. Sports Interaction has the total set a 7.5 runs.
Chicago at Baltimore
The top two clubs in the A.L. go at it again at Camden Yards Saturday evening as the Baltimore Orioles host Chicago White Sox in game-three of this four-games set.
The Orioles at 14-8 (+$750) overall plating 4.6 runs/game have enjoyed home cooking to open the campaign, compiling a record of 9-1 (+830) behind 4.8 runs/game with the pitching staff surrendering just 2.4 per/contest before the home audience. Orioles will trot out Kevin Gausman bringing a 0-1 record to the hill with a 1.80 ERA. The righthander allowed 3 hits, 1 run striking out seven over five innings in his season debut but was at the wrong end of a 2-0 loss at Tampa Bay.
The White Sox hit the field 16-8 (+$863) crossing 3.6 per/contest. White Sox have thrived in enemy territory winning 10-of-15 (+$588) plating 3.8 per/game while allowing 2.9 runs/game. Mat Latos toes the rubber for Pale Hose looking to remain perfect since joining White Sox. Latos has tossed four quality starts and is 4-0 with a minuscule 0.74 ERA.
Despite the contrasting records of the two hurlers, the opening betting odds at Bovada, Orioles are -$1.45 home favorites with a run total of 8.0.
When handicapping this contest a few betting nuggets to ponder: Orioles have been successful as home favorites hosting White Sox. In the past fourteen such situations the Orioles have recorded 11 wins, 3 losses. Orioles hurler Gausman has a 5-2 team start record as home chalk. Latos despite two road wins this season remains saddled with a 5-13 (-$779) team start record in road stadiums including a loss at Baltimore tagged for 10 hits, 5 runs. Additionally, Latos teams are also a dreadful 5-10 following a loss the previous night including 3-6 on the road.
Saturday's Diamond Notes
By Tony Mejia
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Hottest team: Mets (7-0 last seven)
New York banged out a 12-run third inning in last night’s 13-1 romp over San Francisco, scoring more runs in that one frame than it has plated in any single game all season. The dozen runs also doubled as the largest single-inning output in franchise history as they picked up eight hits and four walks, the biggest of which was Yoenis Cespedes’ grand slam.
The Mets have won 10 of 11 games and have now picked up five consecutive victories at Citi Field after losing four of their first five in Queens. Jacob deGrom takes the mound for New York, putting his perfect record and 1.54 ERA on the line. He’s never lost to San Francisco, dominating in both career starts, allowing two runs over 15.1 innings. The Giants are hitting .115 against him. deGrom won his first start since coming off paternity leave, but lasted just 5.2 innings in a 3-2 win at Atlanta.
Coldest team: Dodgers (0-5 last five)
The Reds have also lost five straight, but we’ll discuss them below. Following last night’s home loss to San Diego, the Dodgers have fallen five consecutive times – all at home. Miami came through town and outscored L.A. 16-8 over the course of a four-game sweep, handing Clayton Kershaw, Ross Stripling and Kenta Maeda their first losses. The Padres broke open a 1-1 game in the top of the 8th and haven’t scored more than three runs in a single game in any game during this streak.
Stripling is back on the mound for the Dodgers and is still looking for his first major-league win. He’s coming off his worst start, giving up his first home run against the Fish. Over his last two outings, the rookie has pitched just nine innings and given up six runs, five of them earned. L.A. outscored the Padres 25-0 over the first three games of the season and faced San Diego starter Colin Rea for a single inning in their 15-0 loss on April 4, scoring a run in the rout.
Hottest pitcher: Rick Porcelllo (4-0, 3.51 ERA)
Despite the acquisition of David Price, Porcello has been the steadiest Red Sox pitcher, rebounding from an awful first season with the team that saw him go 9-15 with an ERA of 4.92. He’s won every time he’s taken the mound thus far this season, twice beating Toronto. He’s coming off his strongest outing of the season, shutting out Atlanta at Turner Field over 6.1 innings, giving up just four hits. He’s got 30 strike outs and walked only five over 25.2 frames and will look to join Chicago’s Chris Sale as the only five-game winners in April. Detroit’s Jordan Zimmerman, favored in an afternoon tilt at Minnesota, also has an opportunity to go 5-0 and carries an MLB-leading 0.35 ERA. Chicago's Mat Latos will try and go 5-for-5 in Baltimore, and hasn't allowed more than a single run in any of his starts thus far.
Coldest pitcher: Alfred Simon (0-2, 16.39 ERA)
Simon is making his third start of the season and has been utilized as a long reliever twice. He lasted just 2.2 innings at home against the Cubs in his last outing, surrendering eight runs on 10 hits. Prior to that, he worked a single inning of mop-up duty in St. Louis and compounded matters by giving up four runs, including two homers. The Reds haven’t won a single game he’s appeared in, his ERA is an eyesore and he’s given up 22 hits in 9.1 innings. Cincinnati has been outscored 38-10 in contests he’s pitched in.
Biggest UNDER run: Rangers (6-1 last seven)
Texas broke out a 10-spot on the Yankees on Tuesday, but has helped deliver nearly a full week's worth of unders the rest of the week. The 10-1 win over New York began a three-game winning streak the Rangers take into today's game against the Angels, but they had lost four in a row prior to breaking out and have scored three runs or fewer in six of their last nine.
Biggest OVER run: Giants (7-1 last eight)
San Francisco scored 13 runs to beat the Padres on Thursday and gave up 13 last night, continuing a run of high-scoring games that was only interrupted by Tuesday's 1-0 win. They'll send Matt Cain to the mound against deGrom and will likely need to score runs to avoid another loss considering Cain has been knocked around over his last three starts, giving up 13 runs in 15 innings.
Matchup to watch: White Sox at Orioles
This is the weekend's only battle between division leaders and is also the lone four-game series being played. Baltimore won its third consecutive game and second straight over the White Sox, breaking out of a rough patch that had seen them lose four of five before avoiding a sweep at Tampa Bay on Wednesday. The Birds have feasted on lefties John Danks and Carlos Rodon, so we'll see how they fare against righty Mat Latos, who has been virtually unhittable thus far, coming in 4-0 with an 0.74 ERA. Kevin Gausman will make his second start for Baltimore.
Betcha didn’t know:Colorado's Trevor Story and Nolan Arenado went back-to-back against Arizona's Robbie Ray last night, becoming the first hitters in baseball to reach the double-digit mark in home runs (10). Story has tied Chicago's Jose Abreu's rookie record for most home runs in an April and will look to break it against Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke, who he got twice on Opening Day as part of a 10-5 Rockies outburst in Denver.
Biggest public favorite: Mets (-190) at Giants
Biggest public underdog: Blue Jays (+120) at Rays
Biggest line move: Orioles (-115 to -150) vs. White Sox