National League
Diamondbacks @ Cubs
Escobar allowed .eight runs in 3.1 IP (87 PT) in his first '16 start.
Hammel is 2-1, 2.86 in his last four starts (over 4-1-1 in his last six). He left his last start with some kind of leg injury.
Arizona lost eight of last 11 games; 12 of its last 14 games went over the total. Cubs won 14 of last 18 home games; five of their last seven games stayed under.
Brewers @ Phillies
Guerra is 2-1, 2.59 in his last four starts (under 3-0-1).
Hellickson is 2-1, 2.67 in his last four starts; his last five starts stayed under.
Milwaukee won seven of its last 11 games; under is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Philly lost 11 of last 14 games; seven of its last ten home games stayed under.
Mets @ Marlins
Colon is 1-0, 2.08 in his last two starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five.
Nicolino is 0-3, 5.74 in his last five starts; over is 4-2 in his last six.
Mets lost four of their last six games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Miami won four of its last six games; four of its last six home games stayed under.
Nationals @ Reds
Strasburg is 4-0, 2.55 in his last four starts; over is 9-0-1 in his last ten. .
Straily is 2-1, 3.30 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over.
Washington won seven of its last nine road games; five of their last seven games went over. Cincinnati won four of its last five games; over is 13-4-2 in their last 19.
Giants @ Cardinals
Samardzija is 3-1, 2.60 in his last four starts (under 7-4). .
Wacha is 0-6, 7.15 in his last seven starts; his last five starts went over.
Giants won 17 of their last 21 games; four of their last six went over. St Louis is 5-7 in its last 12 games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight home games.
Braves @ Dodgers
Foltynewicz is 2-1, 2.78 in his last four starts (under 3-2-1).
Kershaw is 5-0, 0.91 in his last six starts (under 4-1-1).
Atlanta is 10-15 on the road; four of their last six games went over. Dodgers won eight of last eleven games; their last four games stayed under.
Rockies @ Padres
Bettis is 0-2, 14.05 in his last two starts; four of his last five went over.
Cashner is 0-3, 5.19 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.
Colorado lost nine of its last 12 games (over 9-3). Padres lost nine of last 12 games; eight of their last ten games went over.
American League
Bronx @ Orioles
Nova is 0-2, 5.68 in his last two starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Wilson is 0-3, 5.79 in his last three starts (under 3-2-2). .
Baltimore is 9-5 in last 14 home games; over is 6-1-1 in its last eight games. Bronx lost seven of last ten games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight.
White Sox @ Tigers
Sale is 0-1, 6.97 in his last two starts, after winning his first nine; six of his last seven starts went over the total.
Pelfrey is 0-1, 6.03 in his last six starts (over 4-1-1).
Chicago lost eight of its last ten games; over is 14-3 in its last 17 road games. Detroit lost five of its last seven games; four of its last six games stayed under.
Royals @ Indians
Kennedy is 0-1, 5.06 in his last four starts (under 5-2-1 in his last eight).
Tomlin is 2-1, 5.61 in his last four starts; his last seven all went over the total.
Royals won 10 of last 14 games but lost last two; over is 9-11-1 in their last 11 games. Cleveland is 7-4 in its last 11; 12 of their last 14 home games went over the total.
Blue Jays @ Red Sox
Stroman is 1-1, 7.23 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over. .
Wright is 0-0, 9.24 in his last three starts; his last six starts all went over.
Toronto won eight of its last nine games; under is 6-2 in its last eight road games. Red Sox lost their last three games; over is 16-6-2 in their last 24 games overall.
Rays @ Twins
Andriese is 3-0, 2.62 in his five starts (under 3-1-1).
Santana is 0-2, 5.30 in his last three starts; four of his last six went over.
Rays lost 11 of last 14 games; over is 12-2-1 in their last 15 road games. Twins lost 12 of their last 18 games; over is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
Mariners @ Rangers
Karns is 4-0, 2.76 in his last seven starts; over is 3-0-1 in his last four. .
Perez is 2-0, 1.50 in his last two starts; six of his last eight starts stayed under. .
Seattle is 15-6 in its last 21 road games; its last ten games went over. Rangers won 11 of last 14 games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight.
A's @ Astros
It is Hill's turn but he has a gimpy leg. Graveman is 1-1, 3.38 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Hill is 5-0, 1.97 in his last five starts (under 6-4-1).
McHugh is 4-1, 3.80 in his last seven starts (over 6-4-1).
Oakland won five of last six games; over is 12-3 in their last 15 road games. Astros won nine of their last 11 games; over is 6-2 in their last eight games
Interleague
Angels @ Pirates
Tropeano is 2-0, 2.41 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Locke is .3-0, 2.42 in his last three starts; his last six starts went over.
Angels are 13-7 in their last 20 games; four of their last six games stayed under total. Pirates lost six of last seven games; their last five home games all went over.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Az-Chi-- Escobar 0-1; Hammel 8-2
Mil-Phil-- Guerra 5-1; Hellickson 6-5
NY-Mia-- Colon 5-5; Nicolino 3-4
Wsh-Cin-- Strasburg 11-0; Straily 5-4
SF-StL-- Samardzija 9-3; Wacha 4-7
Atl-LA-- Foltynewicz 2-4; Kershaw 10-1
Col-SD-- Bettis 5-6; Cashner 4-5
NY-Balt-- Nova 3-2; Wilson 3-4
Chi-Det-- Sale 9-2; Pelfrey 3-7
KC-Cle-- Kennedy 7-3; Tomlin 8-1
Tor-Bos-- Stroman 7-4; Wright 5-5
Sea-Tex-- Karns 8-2; Perez 4-7
A's-Hst-- Hill 8-3 Graveman 2-8; McHugh 6-5
TB-Min-- Andriese 3-2; Santana 1-8
LAA-Pitt-- Tropeano 5-5; Locke 4-6
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Az-Chi-- Escobar 0-1; Hammel 1-10
Mil-Phil-- Guerra 2-6; Hellickson 4-11
NY-Mia-- Colon 3-10; Nicolino 2-7
Wsh-Cin-- Strasburg 3-11; Straily 1-9
SF-StL-- Samardzija 2-12; Wacha 3-11
Atl-LA-- Foltynewicz 2-6; Kershaw 1-11
Col-SD-- Bettis 3-11; Cashner 3-9
NY-Balt-- Nova 1-5; Wilson 3-7
Chi-Det-- Sale 2-11; Pelfrey 5-10
KC-Cle-- Kennedy 3-10; Tomlin 5-9
Tor-Bos-- Stroman 2-11; Wright 5-10
Sea-Tex-- Karns 2-10; Perez 4-11
A's-Hst-- Hill 3-11 Graveman 3-10; McHugh 7-11
TB-Min-- Andriese 1-5; Santana 3-9
LAA-Pitt-- Tropeano 2-10; Locke 1-10
Umpires
Az-Chi-- Five of seven Barry games stayed under.
Mil-Phil-- Favorites won six of last eight Bucknor games.
NY-Mia-- Four of last five Gibson games stayed under.
Wsh-Cin-- Eight of ten Blaser games stayed under.
SF-StL-- Favorites won six of last seven Hudson games.
Atl-LA-- Last six Danley games went over the total.
Col-SD-- Underdogs won seven of ten Baker games.
NY-Balt-- Under is 7-4 in Randazzo games this year.
Chi-Det-- Seven of last ten Porter games went over.
KC-Cle-- Five of last seven Holbrook games went over.
Tor-Bos-- Eight of nine Meals games went over total.
Sea-Tex-- Five of six Cooper games stayed under.
A's-Hst-- Last six Wegner games went over the total.
TB-Min-- Last four Hernandez games went over total.
LAA-Pitt-- Five of last seven Davidson games went over.
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Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds
To say Washington's ace Stephen Strasburg (9-0, 2.69 ERA) has been dominant this season would be an understatement. That dominance is reflected by the fact he's allowed two or fewer runs in eight of his eleven starts surrendering an average 2.6 runs/game with a 90-20 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Such success has not been limited to this season, the Nationals have emerged triumphant in fifteen straight Strasburg starts with the hurler giving up two or fewer runs in twelve of the fifteen allowing an average 2.1 runs/game with a 134-24 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Due to those gaudy numbers, it's no surprise to see the Washington pegged hefty -$1.55 to -$2.25 moneyline road favorite depending on locale.
Saturday afternoon Stephen Strasburg goes for a Major League leading 10th win vs Cincinnati a team he hasn't been able to solve the past three years posting a 0-1 record with Nats 0-3 over the three starts. Note: With last night's loss the Nationals' skid vs Cinci has reached 1-6 including 0-4 at Great American Ball Park.