Baseball Information
National League
Braves @ Phillies
Wisler is 4-0, 3.30 in his last five starts; six of his last seven stayed under.
Nola is 1-1, 3.29 in his two starts (over 1-1).
Phillies won 11 of their last 13 games- four of their last seven stayed under. Braves won four of last seven series games; over is 2-3 in last five. Braves lost eight of last nine games overall (under 7-2).
Nationals @ Mets
Ross is 2-3, 3.31 in his five starts (under 3-2); Washington scored total of seven runs in his last three.
deGrom is 2-0, 0.83 in his last three starts; four of his last six stayed under.
Washington won four of last six games with the Mets; under is 4-2-1 in last seven. Nationals are 3-5 in last eight games; four of last five stayed under the total. Mets won four of their last six games. .
Pirates @ Reds
Cole is 3-1, 2.70 in his last five starts; four of his last six went over.
Iglesias is 0-2, 6.65 in his last four starts (over 3-1).
Pittsburgh lost eight of last 11 games with Cincinnati; last six series games went over total. Pirates won six of last eight games (over 7-1). Reds won three of last four games, allowing ten runs (under 3-2 in last five).
Padres @ Marlins
Despaigne is 1-2, 5.40 in his last four starts.
Urena was 0-, 3.38 in his last three starts before going down to AAA; under is 7-0-1 in his last eight starts.
San Diego won seven of last eight games with Miami; four of last five series tilts went under the total. Padres won six of last seen games; five of their last eight went under total. Marlins lost six of last seven games (under 8-3 in last 11 games).
Rockies @ Cardinals
de la Rosa is 0-1, 7.40 in his last four starts.
Lynn is 2-0, 1.80 in his last three starts; nine of his last ten stayed under.
Colorado lost seven of last nine games with St Louis; under is 3-2-1 in last six series games. Rockies are 3-7 in last ten games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six. Cardinals split their last six games; under is 7-1-2 in their last ten.
Cubs @ Brewers
Hendricks is 0-1, 5.94 in his last three starts; five of his last seven went under.
Former Cub Garza is 1-2, 4.18 in his last four starts; five of his last seven starts went over the total.
Cubs lost four of last seven games with Milwaukee; under is 7-2-1 in last ten in series. Chicago won last three games; under is 2-0-1 in those three. Brewers lost eight of last ten games; under is 6-0-2 in last eight.
American League
Tigers @ Orioles
Sanchez is 4-1, 4.83 in his last five starts; Tigers scored 31 runs for him, with over 6-0-1 in his last seven starts.
Gausman is 0-2, 6.23 in his last three starts; four of his five stayed under.
Detroit lost 12 of its last 18 games; over is 4-1-1 in last six. Tigers lost six of last eight games with Baltimore; over is 7-2 last nine series games. Orioles won six of last seven; three of their last four went over.
Rays @ Red Sox
Moore is 0-2, 8.38 in his last two starts; his last three starts pushed total.
Kelly is 0-2, 7.71 in his last five starts; his last three at home all went over.
Red Sox lost 11 of last 15 games overall-- over is 10-3 in their last 13. Boston is 4-5 in last nine games with Tampa Bay- six of last eight series games stayed under total. Rays are 4-7 in last 11 games; under is 3-2-2 in their last seven.
Royals @ Blue Jays
Ventura is 2-3, 6.55 in his last five starts; under is 6-2-1 in his last nine.
Buehrle is 2-0, 2.75 in his last three starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six.
Royals lost last three games, allowing 24 runs (under 7-3-1 last 11); KC is 3-4 in its last seven games with Toronto (under 3-2-1 in last six). Blue Jays won last three games; five of their last seven games went over.
Bronx @ White Sox
Mitchell allowed two runs in five IP in his only MLB start, LY; he gave up three runs in 11 IP in three relief stints this year-- he is 5-5, 3.12 in 15 AAA starts this season.
Danks is 1-0, 3.71 in his last three starts; four of his last five home starts went under the total.
Bronx won 11 of last 15 games (seven of last nine went over); they won nine of last 11 games with Chicago. White Sox won seven of last ninegames, but lost last two; six of their last seven games went over.
Mariners @ Twins
Montgomery is 0-2, 8.41 in his last four starts (over 2-1-1). .
Gibson is 0-2, 10.45 in his last two starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six at home. .
Seattle lost six of last eight games with Minnesota; six of last nine in series stayed under total. Mariners lost four of last five games overall, allowing 30 runs; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight. Twins lost five of their last six games,, allowing 43 runs; six of their last seven games went over the total.
Indians @ A's
Anderson is 0-1, 11.88 in his last two starts (over is 3-2 in his last five).
Brooks is mkaing first '15 start; he pitched seven big league innings in four games in previous years. He is 6-5, 3.71 in 17 AAA starts this season.
Indians won last three games; seven of their last 12 games went over. Tribe lost five of last eight games with Oakland; five of last eight in series went over total. Oakland lost seven of last eight games (five of last six stayed under). A's have three hits total in their last two games.
Interleague
Giants @ Rangers
Heston is 3-0, 0.95 in his last four starts (over 3-1).
Hamels is making Texas debut; he threw a 129-pitch no-hitter in his last start, after allowing 14 runs in six IP in two starts before that.
Giants are 7-4 in last 11 games with Texas (under 8-3); SF won seven of its last nine games (under 4-1-1 in last six). Rangers won seven of last ten games; five of their last seven went over the total.
Diamondbacks @ Astros
Hellickson is 2-1, 1.88 in his last four starts (under 2-1-1).
Keuchel is 4-2, 2.27 in his last six starts (under 4-2).
D'backs won last six games, allowing 13 runs- over is 3-0-1 in their last four. Astros won eight of last 11 games, with four of last seven staying under. Arizona lost three of last five games with Houston (under 3-2)
Angels @ Dodgers
Heaney is 5-0, 1.83 in his last five starts; his last four all went over.
Kershaw is 3-0, 0.00 in his last three starts (26 IP); his last six stayed under.
Angels lost last four games with the Dodgers; six of last eight games went under total. Halos lost seven of last eight games- four of their last six stayed under total. Dodgers lost three of their last five games.
Win-loss records this year for team with this starting pitcher:
Atl-Phil-- Wisler 5-2; Nola 1-1
Wsh-NY-- Ross 2-3; deGrom 12-7
Pitt-Cin-- Cole 15-5; Iglesias 2-5
SD-Mia-- Despaigne 6-9; Urena 2-5
Chi-Mil-- Hendricks 10-10; Garza 7-11
Col-StL-- de la Rosa 8-7; Lynn 12-7
KC-Tor-- Ventura 6-9; Buehrle 12-8
Det-Balt-- Sanchez 11-10; Gausman 2-3
TB-Bos-- Moore 1-4; Kelly 5-11
NY-Chi-- Mitchell 0-0; Rodon 8-5
Sea-Minn-- Montgomery 4-7; Gibson 10-10
Clev-A's-- Anderson 4-2; Brooks 0-0
SF-Tex-- Heston 13-7; Hamels (10-10 w/Phils)
Az-Hst-- Hellickson 9-10; Keuchel 14-7
LA-LA-- Heaney 6-0; Kershaw 11-9
Times this starting pitcher allowed a run in first inning:
Atl-Phil-- Wisler 3-7; Nola 1-2
Wsh-NY-- Ross 0-5; deGrom 4-19
Pitt-Cin-- Cole 8-20; Iglesias 1-7
SD-Mia-- Despaigne 4-15; Urena 3-7
Chi-Mil-- Hendricks 4-20; Garza 6-18
Col-StL-- de la Rosa 6-15; Lynn 5-19
KC-Tor-- Ventura 5-15; Buehrle 11-20
Det-Balt-- Sanchez 4-21; Gausman 3-5
TB-Bos-- Moore 2-5; Kelly 8-16
NY-Chi-- Mitchell 0-0; Rodon 4-13
Sea-Minn-- Montgomery 2-11; Gibson 3-20
Clev-A's-- Anderson 2-6; Brooks 0-0
SF-Tex-- Heston 1-20; Hamels 6-20
Az-Hst-- Hellickson 6-19; Keuchel 4-21
LA-LA-- Heaney 0-6; Kershaw 4-20
Umpires
Atl-Phil-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Morales games.
Pitt-Cin-- Last three Drake games stayed under.
Wsh-NY-- Seven of last ten Fletcher games stayed under.
Chi-Mil-- Five of last seven Hudson games went over
SD-Mia-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Eddings games.
Col-StL-- Nine of last thirteen Estabrook games went over.
KC-Tor-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Barry games.
TB-Bos-- Five of last seven Holbrook games went over.
Det-Balt-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Cederstrom games.
Sea-Min-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Randazzo games.
NY-Chi-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Kulpa games.
Clev-A's-- This is Scheurwater's first game this year; under is 3-1-1 in his five big league games behind the plate.
LA-LA-- Underdogs won last four Segal games (under 3-0-1).
Az-Hst-- Six of last seven Bucknor games stayed under.
SF-Tex-- Last three Kellogg games stayed under the total.
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Saturday Scouting Edge
By Coach Fletcher
Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
Two pitchers who have had trouble getting outs meet Saturday at Fenway. Matt Moore goes for the Rays and his story since coming back from Tommy John surgery has not been a happy one. Moore is 1-2 with a huge era of 7.61. Opposing Moore will be the Red Sox Joe Kelly. Kelly is 2-6 with a 5.94 era. Moore last toed the rubber on Sunday where he was shelled by the Orioles. The O’s roughed up Moore for 5 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings. In his previous start the Phils knocked Moore around for 4 runs and 8 hits in 4 2/3 innings. Moore’s road era is a laughable 8.00. Of course that monster era is nothing compared to the last 3 starts from Boston’s Kelly. In his last 3 starts Kelly’s era is a Godzilla-like 9.49. In Kelly’s last start he was blasted for 4 runs and 7 hits in just 3 1/3 innings. The total opened at a very generous 9.
Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers
Trying to figure out when Clayton Kershaw’s next start is might be harder than figuring out how to hit the southpaw star. He was originally scheduled to start last Wednesday but that was pushed to Friday. Then his Friday start was pushed to Saturday. It’s anybody’s guess whether he will or will not take the mound today. The Dodgers are saying that Kershaw has a “hip issue” which is odd since he has a 29 inning scoreless streak going into whenever he starts again. In his last 26 innings, 3 starts, he has allowed 0 runs, 14 hits and has fanned 38. Oddly enough, the Halos dynamic duo of Pujols and Trout have had success versus Kershaw. Pujols is hitting .368 against him and Trout is hitting .667. Shane Victorino is hitting .300 against Clayton.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
The Pirates Gerrit Cole is 14-4 with a 2.24 era. Things appear well set up for a major league leading 15th win tomorrow. Or does it? Cole is not exactly a fan of pitching against the Reds. Nor is he a fan of pitching in the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Cole just happens to be 0-3 lifetime against the Reds. All 3 losses have come this year. Cole’s era against the Reds is a pumped up 5.53. In his 1 start in Cincinnati, Cole gave up 3 runs on 5 hits in 5 innings. In fact, Cole has never made it past the 5th in his 3 starts against Cincinnati. 6 different Reds player are hitting over .300 against him and Todd Frazier has measured him for a pair of four baggers. Marlon Byrd has done the same. Cole opened at -165.
San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers
Cole Hamels, who threw a no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs in his last start before being traded, makes his first start for the Texas Rangers today. Hamels will not find an easy target for his debut as he faces the World Champion San Francisco Giants. Hamels was 11-5 with a 3.14 for the Phils. However, all was not so rosy prior to the no hitter. In his last 3 starts including the no-no, Hamels era was 8.12. In the 2 starts prior to the no-hitter Hamels gave up 14 runs and 20 hits in only 6 2/3 innings. On July 10, Hamels faced these same Giants and gave up 9 runs and 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings. In his last 7 games he went 1-2 with a 4.57 era. Hamels went 1-4 with a 4.33 era in his last 10 starts. Eight Giant players are hitting over .300 for their careers against Hamels, who opened as a -125 favorite.
Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics
Aaron Brooks, acquired from the Royals in the Ben Zobrist trade, makes his debut for Oakland at home tonight. Brooks has spent little time in the majors but all or part of 5 seasons in the minors. His minor league record was 42-32 with a 4.21 era. He spent the last year and one-half in Triple-A with Omaha where he went 12-3 with a 3.88 eras in 2014. In 2015 he was 6-5 with a 3.71 era. In his short stint in the bigs, Brooks has not been effective. In 4 games for the Royals over the past 2 seasons Brooks has compiled a rather unfavorable era of 20.57. Most of that damage was done in 2014 when he went just 2 and 2/3 innings and allowed 13 runs. In 2015, Brooks improved throwing 4 1/3 innings with a 6.23 era. The line opened at Cleveland -110 as visitor.
MLB Betting Cheat Sheet
By Jesse Schule
Covers.com
Blue Jays Deadline Deals
As far as Blue Jays fans are concerned, the rest of the league might as well just waive a white flag. The acquisition of Troy Tulowitzki, Ben Revere and David Price at the deadline certainly makes the Jays a serious contender, but I think it's a little premature to start planning the parade. There's still a glaring weakness and that's in the bullpen when I think LaTroy Hawkins will help, but will fall short of solving all their problems.
Orioles Bolster Battery
Gerardo Parra is riding a 13 game hitting streak, batting .444 since the All Star break. The 29 year old is batting .328 for the season, the fourth best average in the National League. He's on his way to Baltimore, hoping to help the Orioles get to the post-season.
Hot Diggity Dog
The last place Phillies came out of the All Star break winning 10 of their first 12 games, and four of five on the road. They cleaned up in Chicago, sweeping the Cubs at Wrigley. They host the Braves this weekend, and both these teams have been cleaning house at the deadline.
Pitching Notes
Cole Hamels will make his debut in Texas after tossing a no-hitter in his last start for the Phillies at Wrigley. He's starting opposite Tim Hudson and the Giants, who roughed him up earlier this season. He has had success against the Giants in his career though, with a record of 1-0 with a 2.64 ERA in four starts versus San Francisco over the last three seasons.
Jose Fernandez is still undefeated in Miami, with a career record of 15-0 with an ERA under 1.50. His next home start comes on Sunday opposite James Shields, who has only recorded one win over his last 10 starts.
Hitting Notes
Melky Cabrera is swinging a hot bat, batting .485 with nine extra-base hits and eight RBIs over the last seven days. The White Sox come into this series versus the Yankees as winners of seven of their last eight. Ivan Nova will start for New York on Sunday, and Cabrera is 6-for-9 with a pair of home runs lifetime versus Nova.
Buster Posey is hitting .444 over the last seven days, and he's tied for fifth the National League hitting .325 on the season. The Giants are in Texas this weekend, and pitcher's have been getting punished in this hitter's park in recent days. Posey might spoil Cole Hamels debut, as he's owned the veteran, going 11-for-20 with a home run and five RBIs lifetime.
Totals Streak
The Seattle Mariners have seen the total go over at a rate of 8-1-1 in their last 10, and that trend may continue in Minnesota over the weekend. The Twins are riding a long standing over trend at home, going above the number at a rate of 45-22-5 in their last 72 home games.
Injury Notes
Ryan Zimmerman and Jayson Werth have returned to the lineup for Washington, and the game-winning home run came of the bat of Zimmerman in Washington's 1-0 win over Miami on Thursday.
Robinson Cano is listed as day to day with a strained abdominal muscle, and he missed the Mariners last two games. He could return Friday, and the Mariners have missed him as he's been tearing it up in July batting .337 with seven homers and 18 RBIs.
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Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays
The 'All-In' Toronto Blue Jays will start Marc Buehrle when they host Kansas City Royals Saturday afternoon. Blue Jays have been money in-the-bank in this spot cashing tickets in each of Buehrle's four starts vs Royals. In fact, Buehrle's teams (Tor/CWS) have now won 9 of his last 10 against Royals and 15-of-20. Adding to those number, Buehrle's teams are 18-2 vs Royals when he tosses in front of a friendly home crowd. Additionally, Blue Jays have a 12-3 record against A.L. Central foes w/Buehrle.