National League
Pirates @ Nationals
Cole was 0-1, 3.60 in his last three starts before going on DL; three.of his last four starts went over. Pirates are 4-2 in his road starts.
Roark is 2-0, 2.57 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Nationals won five of his nine home starts.
Pirates won nine of last 12 games, four of their last six games went over total. Washington won five of last six games, six of last eight National games stayed under.
Mets @ Phillies
Verrett is 0-4, 9.33 in his last four starts (under 3-2-1).
Eickhoff is 2-2, 5.16 in his last five starts; eight of his last ten stayed under. Phillies are 5-4 in his home starts.
Mets lost seven of last ten road games, six of last seven New York games stayed under the total. Philly won 10 of last 14 games, under is 7-2-1 in last ten Philly home games.
Brewers @ Reds
Nelson is 0-1, 2.45 in his last four starts (under 3-0-1). Milwaukee is 3-5 in his road starts. .
Lamb is 0-3, 5.30 in his last seven starts (over 3-1 last four). Reds lost six of his seven home starts. .
Brewers lost eight of last 11 games, under is 4-1-2 in last seven Milwaukee tilts. Cincinnati lost seven of last nine home games, over is 13-6-1 in Reds' last 20 games.
Rockies @ Braves
Bettis is 3-4, 8.22 in his last nine starts; three of his last four went over. Colorado is 4-5 in his road starts.
Foltynewicz is 2-1, 3.29 in his last five starts (under 5-3-1). .
Rockies lost six of last eight road games, under is 8-4 in last 12 Colorado games. Atlanta won three of last five games, over is 6-2 in Braves' last eight home games.
Marlins @ Cardinals
Koehler is 0-1, 7.00 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Miami is 4-6 in his road starts.
Wainwright is 2-0, 0.64 in his last two starts; his last seven starts stayed under. Cardinals are 6-3 in his home starts.
Marlins won five of last six games, over is 16-4 in last 20 Miami road games. St Louis won three of last five games, under is 8-3-2 in Cardinals' last thirteen games.
Dodgers @ Diamondbacks
McCarthy is 2-0, 2.70 in his two starts (under 2-0) this year.
Bradley is 0-2, 4.30 in his last four starts; five of his last seven went over. Arizona lost his last four home starts.
Dodgers won 11 of last 15 games, under is 7-4 in last 11 LA games. Arizona lost 13 of its last 15 games, over is 7-0-1 in their last eight home games.
Giants @ Padres
Samardzija is 1-1, 7.15 in his last four starts; eight of his last nine went over. Giants are 6-4 in his road starts.
Perdomo is 1-2, 6.26 in his last four starts (over 5-2). .
Giants won eight of last 11 games, over is 5-3-1 in last nine Giant road games. San Diego lost three of last four games, nine of last 11 games at Petco Park went over the total.
American League
Red Sox @ New York
Rodriguez is 0-3, 10.42 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over.
Sabathia is 0-2, 8.61 in his last four starts (over 3-0-1). Bronx is 3-3 in his home starts. .
Red Sox won seven of last eight games, over is 5-3-1 in last nine Boston games. New York won three of its last five games, seven of last nine Bronx games went over the total.
Royals @ Tigers
Duffy is 2-0, 2.35 in his last three starts; under is 4-1-2 in his last seven. Royals are 3-2 in his road starts.
Pelfrey is 2-1, 3.06 in his last three starts; four of his last six stayed under. Detroit won his last five home starts.
Royals lost seven of last eight games, six of last eight KC games stayed under the total. Detroit lost five of last eight games, eight of its last ten games stayed under total.
Orioles @ Rays
Tillman is 4-1, 4.29 in his last six starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Baltimore is 4-3 in his road starts.
Moore is 2-1, 2.75 in his last three starts; six of his last seven stayed under. Tampa Bay is 7-4 in his home starts.
Orioles won five of last six games, four of O's last six road games went over total. Tampa Bay lost 23 of last 26 games; seven of Rays' last ten e games stayed under the total.
Indians @ Twins
Bauer is 2-1, 2.93 in his last four starts; Tribe split his six road starts. Under is 4-2 in his road starts.
Duffey is 3-0, 2.25 in his last three starts; eight of his last ten went over. Minnesota is 3-4 in his home starts.
Indians lost four of last six games, eight of last ten Tribe games went over. Minnesota won seven of last ten games; over is 20-7 in their last 27 home games.
White Sox @ Angels
Shields is 2-1, 2.21 in his last three starts; six of his last seven went over.
Shoemaker is 1-2, 4.30 in his last four starts; six of his last eight stayed under. Angels lost six of his eight home starts.
White Sox won five of last eight road games, under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Angels lost six of last eight home games, nine of Halos' last 12 home games went over the total.
Blue Jays @ A's
Dickey is 2-0, 1.93 in his last two starts; under is 7-2-1 in his last ten. Toronto is 5-4 when he starts on the road.
Gray is 0-2, 5.10 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Oakland is 3-5 in his home starts. .
Blue Jays won eight of last ten games, six of Toronto's last eight games stayed under. Oakland lost 10 of last 14 home games, four of A's last six games stayed under the total.
Astros @ Mariners
McCullers is 1-1, 2.70 in his last four starts- his last six stayed under.
Iwakuma is 3-0, 3.26 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Seattle won his last five home starts.
Astros won six of last eight games, under is 11-4 in last 15 Houston road games. Seattle lost six of last eight games; five of last eight Seattle games stayed under.
Interleague
Rangers @ Cubs
Darvish is 2-0, 2.87 in three starts this year (under 2-1).
Hammel is 0-4, 5.94 in his last six starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Cubs are 5-2 when he starts at home. .
Texas lost ten of last 13 games, over is 8-1-1 in last nine Ranger games. Cubs lost nine of last 12 games, over is 13-4-1 in Chicago's last 18 games.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
NY-Phil-- Verrett 2-4; Eickhoff 8-10
Pitt-Wsh-- Cole 6-6; Roark 10-8 (7-1 last 8)
Mil-Cin-- Nelson 8-10 (1-6 last 7); Lamb 3-10
Col-Atl-- Bettis 10-8; Foltynewicz 4-5
Mia-StL-- Koehler 7-11; Wainwright 12-6
LA-Az-- McCarthy 2-0; Bradley 5-6
SF-SD-- Samardzija 11-7; Perdomo 4-3
Bos-NY-- Rodriguez 2-4; Sabathia 8-7
Balt-TB-- Tillman 16-3; Moore 7-11
KC-Det-- Duffy 8-3; Pelfrey 7-10
Clev-Minn-- Bauer 7-6; Duffey 6-8 (4-0 last 4)
Chi-LA-- Shields 3-4/2-9; Shoemaker 5-12
Tor-A's-- Dickey 7-12; Gray 5-11
Hst-Sea-- McCullers 6-4; Iwakuma 11-7
Tex-Chi-- Darvish 2-1; Hammel 9-8 (0-6 last 6)
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
NY-Phil-- Verrett 1-6; Eickhoff 6-18
Pitt-Wsh-- Cole 3-12; Roark 3-18
Mil-Cin-- Nelson 4-18; Lamb 6-13
Col-Atl-- Bettis 8-18 (6 of last 8); Foltynewicz 3-9
Mia-StL-- Koehler 6-18; Wainwright 6-18
LA-Az-- McCarthy 1-2; Bradley 4-11
SF-SD-- Samardzija 4-18; Perdomo 5-7
Bos-NY-- Rodriguez 3-6; Sabathia 2-15
Balt-TB-- Tillman 7-19 (4 of last 4); Moore 3-18
KC-Det-- Duffy 2-11; Pelfrey 8-17
Clev-Minn-- Bauer 3-13; Duffey 3-14
Chi-LA-- Shields 8-18; Shoemaker 4-17
Tor-A's-- Dickey 6-19; Gray 3-16
Hst-Sea-- McCullers 3-10; Iwakuma 3-18
Tex-Chi-- Darvish 1-3; Hammel 4-17
Umpires
NY-Phil-- Four of last five Baker games stayed under.
Pitt-Wsh-- Over is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Conroy games.
Mil-Cin-- Over is 9-0-2 in last eleven Wolcott games.
Col-Atl-- Under is 7-4 in Barry games this season.
Mia-StL-- Six of last nine Fagan games went over.
LA-Az-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Scott games.
SF-SD-- Favorites won 10 of last 11 Demuth games.
Bos-NY-- Six of last seven Davis games went over.
Balt-TB-- Over is 9-4 in last thirteen Hernandez games.
KC-Det-- Four of last five Carapazza games stayed under.
Cle-Min-- Five of last six Marquez games stayed under.
Chi-LA-- Last four Gonzalez games stayed under total.
Tor-A's-- Four of last five Muchlinski games stayed under.
Hst-Sea-- Nine of last twelve O'Nora games stayed under.
Tex-Chi-- Over is 8-4 in last twelve Tumpane games.
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NY Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies get ready to duel again after Mets held on for a 5-3 victory last night. Righthander Jerad Eickhoff (6-10, 3.80) takes the mound for Phillies Saturday. In his last start, Eickhoff took a loss allowing eight earned run in 5 1/3 innings at Colorado. Phillies are 0-2 vs Mets this season with Eickhoff, 1-4 in his five career starts.
Eickhoff will be matching pitches with Mets' righthander Logan Verrett. In his last outing, Verrett recorded his fourth consecutive loss as a starter and heads to the hill with a 3-6 record, 4.34 ERA over six starts and 18 relief appearances. The hurler did pick up a win in his only start vs Philadelphia this season tossing 6 innings of shutout ball.
A few additional betting nuggets to ponder: Despite yesterday's loss Phillies remain 3-1 last four vs division opponents, 4-1 in front of the home audience. Mets have struggled of late in an opposing park going 3-7, sport a 1-4 road skid vs the division and enter 1-4 last five away handing the ball to Verrett.
Saturday's Diamond Notes
By Kevin Rogers
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Hottest team: Red Sox (8-2 last 10)
Boston became the third AL East team to reach the 50-win plateau in Friday’s 5-3 victory at New York. The Red Sox improved to 5-2 this season against the Yankees, while moving their July mark to 8-2. Boston’s pitching has stepped up since allowing at least five runs in six straight games by giving up a total of four runs in the past three contests. Eduardo Rodriguez takes the mound for the Sox this afternoon as the southpaw is winless in his last three starts, including allowing nine earned runs in less than three innings of a 13-7 setback at Tampa Bay his past time out.
Coldest team: Rays (1-9 last 10)
This disastrous run for Tampa Bay continued in Friday’s 4-3 loss to division leader Baltimore, as the Rays blew a 3-1 lead to lose for the 24th time in the past 27 games. The numbers continue to get uglier for Tampa Bay, who have lost six straight times to Baltimore, while owning a 1-8 record in the previous nine contests at Tropicana Field. The only morsel of good news for the Rays is left-hander Matt Moore heads to the hill this evening, as Tampa Bay owns a 4-1 record in his past five home starts.
Hottest pitcher: Adam Wainwright, Cardinals (8-5, 4.49 ERA)
Wainwright struggled to begin the season, but has picked things up since the end of April by winning eight of his last 10 decisions. In his two July outings, Wainwright has yielded one earned run in 14 innings of work in victories over the Brewers and Pirates. At Busch Stadium, the Cardinals’ right-hander has allowed six earned runs in his past six starts, as St. Louis owns a 4-2 record in this stretch. St. Louis lost last night to Miami, 7-6 as the Cards fell to 2-9 in the last 11 home games when Wainwright doesn’t start.
Coldest pitcher: John Lamb, Reds (1-6, 5.43 ERA)
Cincinnati snapped a three-game losing streak in Friday’s comeback victory over Milwaukee. The Reds hope to win their second in a row against the Brewers as Lamb seeks his first victory since June 1 at Colorado, a span of eight starts. Cincinnati is winless in Lamb’s past four trips to the mound, while dropping his last three starts at Great American Ballpark. Lamb struck out a season-high nine batters in his last appearance at Miami, but the Reds lost 4-2. The previous time Lamb faced the Brewers at Miller Park in late May, he allowed six earned runs in less than four innings of work in a 9-5 defeat.
Biggest UNDER run: Nationals (4-0 last four)
It’s easy to cash many ‘unders’ when Washington boasts a fantastic starting rotation of Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer at the front-end. Strasburg improved to 13-0 in Friday’s 5-1 triumph over the Pirates, as the Nationals have allowed five runs in the past four games, resulting in four ‘unders.’ Washington is also on another interesting ‘under’ streak, cashing in four consecutive Game 2’s of a home series, while tossing two shutouts in this span. Tanner Roark tries to keep those streaks alive as the Nationals’ right-hander has finished ‘under’ the total in three of his past four starts.
Biggest OVER run: Marlins (7-3 last 10 on road)
Miami exploded for seven runs in Friday’s comeback victory at St. Louis, while scoring at least five runs for the sixth time in the past 10 games. Since the end of June, the Marlins have seen seven of their last 10 road games combine for 10 or more runs, including last night’s 7-6 triumph. Tom Koehler will try to keep the ball inside the stadium tonight after the Cardinals went deep four times in Friday’s loss. The Marlins’ right-hander is riding a four-start ‘over’ streak, including ‘overs’ in his past two starts in the road underdog role.
Matchup to watch: Royals vs. Tigers
Kansas City’s road struggles continued in Friday’s 4-2 setback at Detroit, as the Tigers scored a pair of late runs on an infield groundball in the seventh inning. The Royals dropped to 1-6 in their past seven games away from Kauffman Stadium and 2-7 in their last nine overall. Since a six-game winning streak in early July, the Tigers have posted a pedestrian 3-5 record the past eight games. Danny Duffy seeks his fifth victory for the Royals tonight, as the southpaw has allowed two earned runs in each of his past three outings, all Kansas City wins. Mike Pelfrey’s numbers aren’t great (2-8, 4.58 ERA), but the Tigers’ right-hander has yielded one earned run in each of his past two outings, while Detroit has won five straight home starts made by Pelfrey.
Betcha didn’t know: Tyler Duffey has been Cleveland’s kryptonite since coming up last season. The Twins’ right-hander owns a perfect 3-0 record against the Indians, while not allowing a run in two of those victories. Minnesota has won four straight starts made by Duffey, while Cleveland owns a 4-6 record since a 14-game winning streak.
Biggest public favorite: Dodgers (-155) at Diamondbacks
Biggest public underdog: Red Sox (+110) at Yankees
Biggest line move: Angels (-140 to -155) vs. White Sox