National League
Cardinals @ Cubs
Weaver is making his MLB debut; he was 7-3, 3.30 in 13 minor league starts this year, 12 of which were in AA, only one in AA.
Hendricks is 6-1, 1.35 in his last seven starts, under is 4-0-1 in his last five. Cubs won his last seven home starts.
Cardinals lost nine of last 13 games; over is 9-4-2 in their last 15 games. Chicago won its last 11 games; seven of their last ten stayed under.
Braves @ Nationals
Whalen is 1-0, 5.73 in two MLB starts (over 1-1).
Lopez is 0-1, 9.35 in two MLB starts (over 1-1).
Braves won seven of last ten road games; three of last five Atlanta games stayed under. Washington won six of last nine games; under is 5-3-1 in their last nine home games.
Rockies @ Phillies
Anderson is 4-0, 3.05 in his last six starts (under 7-3). He is 0-2, 3.06 in three road starts.
Eickhoff is 1-2, 4.70 in his last four starts; under is 11-4 in his last 15. Phillies are 6-5 in his home starts.
Colorado lost seven of last nine games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six road games. Phillies are 8-6 in last 14 games, over is 8-1-1 in their last ten games.
Padres @ Mets
Cosart is 0-0, 5.40 in two starts for San Diego (over 2-0).
deGrom is 1-0, 0.44 in his last three starts; under is 9-3 in his last 12. Mets are 8-3 in his home starts.
San Diego lost 12 of last 17 road games; six of Padres’ last eight games went over. Mets are 4-12 in last 16 games; seven of last eight games at Citi Field went over.
Reds @ Brewers
Straily is 4-0, 1.93 in his last five starts; over is 8-5 in his last 13. Reds are 5-5 in his road outings.
Davies is 4-0, 2.54 in his last six starts (under 5-1). Milwaukee is 7-2 in his last nine starts at Miller Park.
Reds are 5-7 in last 12 road games, 2-7 overall in game following their last nine wins. Milwaukee is 8-4 in last 12 home games; six of last seven games at Miller Park stayed under. Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Cincinnati road games.
Pirates @ Dodgers
Cole is 2-2, 2.81 in his last four starts, last three of which went over. Pirates are 5-3 in his road starts.
McCarthy is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts (under 6-1). Dodgers won three of his four home starts.
Pittsburgh lost eight of last ten road games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Dodgers won four of last five games; over is 5-1-1 in last seven Dodger home games.
American League
Rays @ New York
Andriese is 0-2, 4.05 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Tampa Bay is 3-2 in his road starts.
Tanaka is 1-2, 6.23 in his last three starts; four of his last five stayed under. New York is 10-2 when he starts at home.
Rays are 2-7 in last nine road games (under 6-3). New York won four of last five games. Five of last eight New York games stayed under the total.
Astros @ Blue Jays
McHugh is 0-3, 8.59 in his last three starts; under is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Astros are 5-6 in his road starts.
Sanchez is 4-1, 2.06 in his last seven starts; under is 7-0-1 in his last eight. Toronto won six of his last eight home starts.
Astros won last four games; over is 5-3 in Astros’ last eight road games. Toronto is 7-4 in last 11 home games; over is 6-2-1 in last nine games at Sky Dome.
Angels @ Indians
Shoemaker is 1-3, 4.05 in his last four starts; under is 9-4 in his last 13. Angels are 3-8 in his road starts.
Clevinger is 0-1, 7.71 in four starts this year (over 4-0).
Angels lost 13 of last 15 road games; three of their last five games stayed under. Cleveland is 6-3 in its last nine home games; their last six home games went over total.
Royals @ Twins
Gee is 0-3, 6.14 in his last four starts (over 4-4). He is 1-2, 6.60 in three road starts.
Duffey is 2-2, 9.77 in his last four starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Minnesota won four of his last five home starts.
Royals won five of last six games; under is 7-3 in Royals’ last ten road games. Minnesota lost its last four games; six of Twins’ last seven home games went over.
Tigers @ Rangers
Boyd is 3-0, 3.55 in his last five starts (over 5-4-1); Detroit is 1-4 in his road starts.
Hamels is 3-1, 2.36 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Texas is 8-2 in his home starts.
Tigers lost their last five games; three of last five Detroit games stayed under. Texas won six of last seven home games; under is 9-2-2 in last 13 Ranger games.
Mariners @ A’s
Iwakuma is 7-1, 2.54 in his last eight starts; six of his last nine stayed under. Seattle 7-5 in his road starts.
Graveman is 5-1, 3.75 in his last seven starts (under 5-2). Oakland won his last five home starts.
Mariners won six of last seven games; over is 6-2 in Seattle’s last eight road games. Oakland won four of last five games; five of last seven Oakland games stayed under.
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White Sox @ Marlins
Shields is 0-2, 19.91 in his last two starts; over is 8-3-1 in his Chicago starts. He is 0-3, 8.24 in his four road starts for the White Sox.
Conley is 2-1, 4.15 in his last four starts; under is 9-5 in his last 14. Miami won four of his last five home starts.
White Sox are 5-13 in last 18 road games; over is 7-5 in their last 12 games. Miami lost seven of last ten games; six of Marlins’ last nine home games went over.
Diamondbacks @ Red Sox
Bradley is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts (over 10-6); Arizona is 5-3 in his road starts.
Buchholz is 0-5, 8.42 in his last five starts, last of which was July 2. Boston is 2-7 in his home starts. Over is 7-6 in his home starts.
Diamondbacks won four of last five games; six of their last eight road games went over. Boston lost seven of last ten home games; under is 11-5 in their last sixteen games.
Orioles @ Giants
Gausman is 1-2, 5.63 in his last three starts; seven of his last nine stayed under. Orioles lost eight of his last nine road starts.
Bumgarner is 0-3, 4.50 in his last five starts; five of his last six stayed under. Giants are 7-5 in his home starts.
Orioles are 7-5 in their last 13 games; under is 13-5-1 in their last 19 road games. Giants are 8-17 in last 25 games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts
StL-Chi– Weaver 0-0; Hendricks 13-8
Atl-Wsh– Whalen 2-0; Lopez 0-2
Col-Phil– Anderson 6-5; Eickhoff 10-13
SD-NY– Cosart 1-1/1-3; deGrom 11-9
Cin-Mil– Straily 12-9; Davies 11-9
Pitt-LA– Cole 8-9; McCarthy 3-4
TB-NY– Andriese 5-5; Tanaka 16-7
Hst-Tor– McHugh 13-10 (0-3 last 3); Sanchez 13-9
LA-Cle– Shoemaker 7-15; Clevinger 2-2
Det-Tex– Boyd 5-5; Hamels 17-6
KC-Min– Gee 2-6; Duffey 9-10
Sea-A’s– Iwakuma 14-9; Graveman 11-11
CWS-Mia– Shields 4-8/2-9; Conley 13-10
Az-Bos– Bradley 8-8; Buchholz 3-10
Balt-SF– Gausman 8-12; Bumgarner 13-11 (0-5 last 5)
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning
StL-Chi– Weaver 0-0; Hendricks 5-21
Atl-Wsh– Whalen 1-2; Lopez 1-2
Col-Phil– Anderson 3-11; Eickhoff 6-23
SD-NY– Cosart 3-6; deGrom 2-20
Cin-Mil– Straily 5-21; Davies 5-20
Pitt-LA– Cole 4-17; McCarthy 2-7
TB-NY– Andriese 3-10; Tanaka 3-23
Hst-Tor– McHugh 9-23; Sanchez 4-22
LA-Cle– Shoemaker 4-22; Clevinger 2-4
Det-Tex– Boyd 1-10; Hamels 5-23
KC-Min– Gee 5-8; Duffey 6-19
Sea-A’s– Iwakuma 3-23; Graveman 4-22
CWS-Mia– Shields 10-23; Conley 7-23
Az-Bos– Bradley 7-16; Buchholz 7-13
Balt-SF– Gausman 8-20; Bumgarner 6-24
Umpires
StL-Chi– Last four Meals games stayed under total.
Atl-Wsh– Four of last five Timmons games stayed under.
Col-Phil– Under is 7-3 in last ten Cooper games.
SD-NY– Under is 11-4-1 in last sixteen Estabrook games.
Cin-Mil– Under is 10-4 in last fourteen Tichenor games.
Pitt-LA– Under is 8-3 in last eleven Joyce games.
TB-NY– Underdogs won six of last eight Carapazza games.
Hst-Tor– Four of last five Eddings games went over.
LA-Cle– Nine of last ten Rackley games went over.
Det-Tex– Three of last four Hallion games stayed under.
KC-Min– Eight of last nine Danley games stayed under.
Sea-A’s– Under is 7-4-2 in last 13 Guccione games.
CWS-Mia– Under is 7-4-1 in last twelve Barry games.
Az-Bos– Over is 9-2-2 in last thirteen TBarrett games.
Balt-SF– Over is 3-0-1 in last four O’Nora games.
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St Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
The third of a four game series is Saturday's baseball betting focus as the Chicago Cubs host the St Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. Cubs taking the first two games have now won eleven consecutive to lead the majors with a 73-41 record. According to opening odds Cubs are -$2.10 to -$2.20 home favorites depending on locale.
Righthander Kyle Hendricks will toe the rubber for Cubs, bringing a 11-7 record to the hill with a 2.17 ERA. Hendricks in great form carries a 7-1 streak into the contest over his last nine starts allowing two or fewer runs in seven of the contest. Hendricks will be matching pitches with Cardinals' righthander Luke Weaver who will make his major league debut.
Those inclined towards laying extra juice, Hendricks doing Chicago's' bidding bodes well for Cubs chances. There's no place like Wrigley Field for Hendricks, who sports an 8-1 record, 1.19 ERA in front of the home audience with a 9-2 team start record. Additionally, Cubs are currenty ridding a sparkling 12-1 streak on the North side of Chicago and have a 6-1 streak in daylight hours.