National League
Phillies @ Pirates
Nola is 1-4, 9.00 in his last seven starts (over 5-1-1). Phils are 5-4 in his road starts.
Glasnow allowed four runs in 5.1 IP (87 PT) in his MLB debut at St Louis.
Phillies lost four of last six games; over is 16-7 in their last 23 road games. Pittsburgh won three of last five games; six of their last seven stayed under the total.
Padres @ Nationals
Jackson allowed three runs in 6.1 IP (90 PT) in his first '16 start.
Scherzer is 2-1, 0.99 in his last four starts (under 4-0); Nationals split his eight road starts.
Padres lost seven of last eight road games; five of their last seven road games stayed under. Washington lost four of last five games; seven of Nationals' last eight games stayed under.
Diamondbacks @ Reds
Ray is 1-1, 2.25 in his last two starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Arizona is 2-7 when Ray starts on the road.
Sampson is making his first '16 start; he was 2-6, 6.54 in 12 MLB starts LY. He is 2-3, 2.06 in 14 minor league games (nine starts) this year.
Arizona lost 16 of its last 20 games; over is 10-5-1 in their last 16 games. Cincinnati won five of their last seven games; over is 5-2-3 in their last ten home games.
Mets @ Marlins
deGrom is 3-0, 0.93 in his last four starts; seven of his last eight stayed under. New York is 3-4 when he starts on the road.
Fernandez is 9-0, 1.25 in his last ten home starts; under is 9-4 in his last 13 starts overall.
Mets lost seven of last 11 road games; their last ten games all stayed under. Marlins won four of last six games; under is 9-4 in their last thirteen games.
Cubs @ Brewers
Lackey is 0-4, 6.63 in his last six starts; under is 8-5 in his last 13. Chicago is 6-4 when he starts on the road.
Davies is 1-0, 1.32 in his last two starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Milwaukee won five of his last six home starts.
Cubs won six of last eight games; over is 11-2-1 in Cubs' last 14 road games. Milwaukee lost seven of last nine games; under is 5-1-1 in last seven games at Miller Park.
Dodgers @ Cardinals
Maeda is 2-3, 5.13 in his last five starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Dodgers are 6-3 in his road starts.
Leake is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Dodgers lost four of their last six games; four of last five Dodger games went over. St Louis won its last five games; under is 14-7-1 in their last 22 home games.
Braves @ Rockies
Wisler is 1-2, 6.28 in his last five starts; over is 8-3 in his last 11. Atlanta is 3-4 in his road starts.
Anderson is 2-2, 4.44 in his last four starts (under 6-1). He is 2-1, 3.48 at Coors Field.
Braves lost six of last eight games; under is 13-4-2 in their last 19 road games. Colorado won five of last eight games; four of their last five games stayed under.
American League
Indians @ Orioles
Tomlin is 4-0, 2.13 in his last seven road starts; over is 10-4-1 in his last 15 starts. Indians are 8-1 when Tomlin starts on the road.
Gausman is 0-2, 4.58 in his last three starts; nine of his last 11 stayed under. Baltimore split his six home starts.
Indians are 7-9 since their long win streak ended; three of their last four games went over the total. Baltimore won seven of last eight home games; last ten Baltimore games stayed under.
Mariners @ Blue Jays
Iwakuma is 4-0, 2.39 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under. Mariners won six of his ten road starts.
Dickey is 2-1, 3.60 in his last three starts; under is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Toronto is 2-8 in his home starts, but won last two (2-0, 1.93).
Mariners lost 11 of last 14 road games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Toronto won three of its last four games; seven of its last eight home games stayed under.
Twins @ Red Sox
Nolasco is 1-4, 5.64 in his last five starts; over is 15-3 in his last 18. Minnesota is 4-6 when he starts on the road.
Price is 1-3, 3.21 in his last four starts; under is 8-1-1 in his last ten. Boston is 6-5 when he starts at home.
Twins lost four of last six games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight. Boston won 11 of last 14 home games; seven of last nine Red Sox games stayed under the total.
Tigers @ White Sox
Boyd is 1-0, 0.82 in his last two starts (over 3-3-1).
Sale is 5-1, 4.50 in his last seven starts; four of his last six stayed under. White Sox are 7-3 in his home starts.
Tigers won five of last six games; four of their last four games stayed under. Chicago lost eight of their last nine games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten home games.
Angels @ Astros
Weaver is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts; seven of his last eight went over. Angels are 4-4 in his road starts.
McHugh is 1-1, 2.66 in his last six starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Astros are 7-3 in McHugh's home starts. .
Angels won their last seven games, four of their last five went over. Houston won six of last eight home games; under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.
Rangers @ Royals
Hamels is 5-1, 2.66 in his last seven starts; Texas is 7-3 in his road starts. Over is 3-1-1 in his last five starts.
Ventura is 0-3, 6.55 in his last four starts; over is 9-4 in his last 13. Royals are 6-2 when he starts at home, but lost last two (0-2, 7.30).
Rangers lost 15 of last 19 games, over is 11-4-1 in their last 16 games. Royals lost five of last eight games; four of KC's last five home games went over the total.
Rays @ A's
Smyly is 0-4, 11.32 in his last four starts; over is 11-2 in his last 13 starts. Rays lost six of his last seven road starts.
Graveman is 4-0, 3.12 in his last six starts; A's won his last seven starts. Under is 5-2 in his starts at the Coliseum.
Tampa Bay won three of last four games (over 3-1). Oakland is 5-7 in its last 12 home games; over is 7-4-1 in their last 12 home games.
Interleague
Giants @ Bronx
Samardzija is 1-1, 7.39 in his last five starts; nine of his last ten went over. Giants are 6-5 in his road starts.
Nova is 2-0, 3.24 in his last three starts (over 6-6-1). New York is 4-3 in his home starts.
Giants lost their last six games; over is 6-3-1 in their last ten road games. New York won five of last six games; under is 9-0 in their last nine home games.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Phil-Pitt-- Nola 7-11 (0-6 last 6); Glasnow 0-1
SD-Wsh-- Jackson 1-0; Scherzer 11-9
Az-Cin-- Ray 6-13; Sampson 0-0
NY-Mia-- deGrom 9-7; Fernandez 13-5
Chi-Mil-- Lackey 10-9; Davies 8-8
LA-StL-- Maeda 10-9; Leake 9-10
Atl-Col-- Wisler 5-13; Anderson 3-4
Cle-Balt-- Tomlin 14-3; Gausman 6-10
Sea-Tor-- Iwakuma 12-7 (4-0 last 4); Dickey 7-13
Min-Bos-- Nolasco 7-12; Price 11-9
Det-Chi-- Boyd 3-4; Sale 14-5
LA-Hst-- Weaver 8-10; McHugh 12-7
Tex-KC-- Hamels 14-5; Ventura 9-9 (2-6 last 8)
TB-A's-- Smyly 6-12 (0-5 last 5); Graveman 10-8 (7-0 last 7)
SF-NY-- Samardzija 11-8; Nova 7-6
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Phil-Pitt-- Nola 8-18; Glasnow 0-1
SD-Wsh-- Jackson 0-1; Scherzer 8-20
Az-Cin-- Ray 3-19; Sampson 0-0
NY-Mia-- deGrom 2-16; Fernandez 5-18
Chi-Mil-- Lackey 5-19; Davies 4-16
LA-StL-- Maeda 5-19; Leake 7-19
Atl-Col-- Wisler 9-18; Anderson 2-5
Cle-Balt-- Tomlin 7-17; Gausman 6-16
Sea-Tor-- Iwakuma 3-19; Dickey 6-20
Min-Bos-- Nolasco 7-19; Price 7-20
Det-Chi-- Boyd 0-7; Sale 6-19
LA-Hst-- Weaver 7-18; McHugh 8-19
Tex-KC-- Hamels 3-19; Ventura 5-18
TB-A's-- Smyly 5-18; Graveman 4-18
SF-NY-- Samardzija 5-19; Nova 4-13
Umpires
-- Phil-Pitt-- Seven of last nine Tichenor games stayed under.
-- SD-Wsh-- Favorites won 13 of last 16 Hallion games.
-- Az-Cin-- Last five Drake games stayed under the total.
-- Chi-Mil-- Under is 7-5-1 in last thirteen Culbreth games.
-- NY-Mia-- Over is 8-1-1 in last ten TBarrett games.
-- LA-StL-- Last six DeJesus games went over the total.
-- Atl-Col-- 13 of last 14 Wegner games went over the total.
-- Sea-Tor-- Five of last six Baker games stayed under.
-- Cle-Balt-- Over is 11-0-2 in last thirteen Wolcott games.
-- LA-Hst-- Last seven Wendelstedt games stayed under.
-- Det-Chi-- Four of last six Eddings games went over.
-- Min-Bos-- Home side won 11 of last 13 Fagan games.
-- Tex-KC-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Fairchild games.
-- TB-A's-- Last five Danley games stayed under the total.
-- SF-NYY-- Over is 6-4-2 in last twelve Vanover games.
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Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians get ready to duel again at Camden Yards after the Orioles opened the series with a 5-1 victory.
Righthander Kevin Gausman will get the start for Baltimore, bringing a 1-7 record, 4.05 ERA to the mound. Handing the ball to Gausman does not bode well for Baltimore's chances. Orioles have a 3-13 skid with Gausman vs a team with a winning record, 2-5 slide his last seven July starts.
Indians counter with Josh Tomlin, who has a 10-2 record, 3.44 ERA, 14-3 Team Start Record overall. Tomlin has put up outstanding numbers in an opposing park. The righthander is undefeated posting a 6-0 record, 2.44 ERA with Indians 8-1 in his nine road starts. Such success has not been limited to this season, the Indians have emerged triumphant in twelve of Tomlin's last thirteen road starts dating back to last season.
Sports Interaction has Cleveland +$1.25 underdogs with the total set at 9.0 runs across all shops.
Saturday's Diamond Notes
By Kevin Rogers
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Hottest team: Yankees (7-3 last 10)
New York held off San Francisco on Friday, 3-2 to move two games above the .500 mark. The Yankees’ pitching has stepped up of late, allowing two runs or less in five of the past six games, while all eight contests on this homestand have finished UNDER the total. In spite of their recent winning ways, the Bronx Bombers are sitting in fourth place of the AL East, 6½ games behind the Orioles. Ivan Nova takes the mound this afternoon for the Yankees, as he is coming off back-to-back wins over the Indians and Orioles to improve to 7-5 on the season.
Coldest team: Rangers (2-8 last 10)
The AL West race is tightening up at the top between the two Lone Star State squads as Texas’ advantage is 2½ games over Houston heading into Saturday. The Rangers were swept by the Angels earlier this week, while being unable to turn things around in Friday’s 3-1 loss at Kansas City to drop its fourth straight game. Things have fallen apart on the road recently, as the Rangers own a dreadful 2-10 record in its last 12 games away from Arlington, while allowing at least six runs in seven of those defeats. The only hope for Texas to turn things around lays on the shoulders of Cole Hamels, who heads to the hill tonight owning a 10-2 record, as the Rangers are 7-1 in his past eight starts overall.
Hottest pitcher: Mike Leake, Cardinals (7-7, 4.00 ERA)
St. Louis outlasted Los Angeles in 16 innings on Friday night to win its fifth straight game, as the Cardinals turn to the veteran Leake this evening. Leake has struck out 21 batters in his past two starts against the Brewers and Padres, while allowing a total of two earned runs in those two victories. The Cardinals have compiled a 3-6 record at home when Leake takes the mound, but the right-hander defeated the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine in mid-May as a +125 road underdog.
Coldest pitcher: John Lackey, Cubs (7-6, 3.75 ERA)
Chicago is getting back on track after stumbling to finish of the first half by winning five of its first seven games out of the break. However, things haven’t worked out well lately for Lackey, who has given up 15 runs (14 earned) in his last three outings, while the Cubs are 1-5 in his past six starts overall. One of Lackey’s best starts this season came against Milwaukee, tonight’s opponent, scattering four hits and allowing one earned run in six innings of a 2-1 victory on May 18.
Biggest UNDER run: Orioles (10-0 last 10)
All games but two finished UNDER the total in MLB last night as Baltimore extended its streak to 10 consecutive UNDERS in its victory over Cleveland. The Orioles actually provided an offensive spark they didn’t see on their recent road trip by scoring five early runs in a 5-1 triumph. Baltimore’s pitching has allowed two runs in its past two wins since going through a four-game losing streak, while allowing two runs or less in five of their previous six victories. Kevin Gausman heads to the hill for Baltimore tonight against Cleveland, as eight of his last 10 starts have finished UNDER the total.
Biggest OVER run: Diamondbacks (11-5 last 16)
There aren’t many OVER streaks to find around MLB with the rash of low-scoring games around the league, but Arizona fits in this category. The Diamondbacks finished UNDER the total in last night’s loss at Cincinnati, as Arizona has allowed at least five runs in five of the past six contests. Cincinnati’s offense has exploded recently by putting up 24 runs in the last four games, as the Reds face D-backs’ southpaw Robbie Ray tonight. Ray has struck out at least seven batters in seven straight starts, while coming off a seven-inning scoreless effort in his last outing against the Dodgers.
Matchup to watch: Mets vs. Marlins
The two teams chasing the Nationals in the National League East continue their series at Marlins Park tonight after the Mets captured the opener on Friday, 5-3. It’s a dynamic pitching matchup this evening with a pair of young right-handers on the hill with Miami’s Jose Fernandez squaring off against New York’s Jacob deGrom. Fernandez is nearly automatic when pitching in South Florida, as the Marlins are 8-1 in his last nine home starts, including a 1-0 triumph over the Mets in early June. deGrom has turned in quality starts in eight of his last nine outings for the Mets, including in a 4-2 home triumph over Miami prior to the All-Star break.
Betcha didn’t know: Are Chris Sale’s days in Chicago numbered with the trading deadline approaching at the end of the month? The White Sox have lost eight of their last nine games, including a devastating 4-3 setback at Seattle in which Sale left the game after eight innings and allowing just one hit before the bullpen imploded in the ninth. Chicago sat as a -170 favorite at several books this morning for Saturday’s contest against Detroit, as the Sox are 5-0 this season when Sale is listed at -170 or lower as a home favorite.
Biggest public favorite: Nationals (-320) vs. Padres
Biggest public underdog: Giants (+120) at Yankees
Biggest line move: Royals (+115 to +100) vs. Rangers