National League
Pirates @ Cubs
Locke is 1-0, 2.84 in his last three starts; four of his last five starts went over. .
Arrieta is 6-0, 1.30 this season; all seven of his starts went over. .
Pirates won seven of last ten road games; over is 13-4 n their last 17 road contests. Cubs won nine of their last 11 games; six of their last seven went over.
Marlins @ Nationals
Flores was 1-2, 4.97 in seven MLB games LY; he is 1-1, 2.59 in six AAA starts this season. Nicolino is 2-0, 3.26 in three starts this year (over 2-1).
Strasburg is 5-0, 2.76 in seven starts this year; under is 5-0-1 in his last six starts. Roark is 1-0, 1.32 in his last four starts; five of his last six starts stayed under.
Miami is 12-5 in its last 17 games; over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 road tilts. Nationals won three of last four games; six of their last seven went over.
Reds @ Phillies
Adleman is 1-0, 2.45 in his two starts (over 1-1).
Nola is 2-0, 1.33 in his last four starts (under 5-2).
Reds are 2-11 on road, 3-4 in last seven games overall; five of their last six road games stayed under. Philly won five of its last six games- their last four home games stayed under the total.
Padres @ Brewers
With Cashner on DL, this is a bullpen game for San Diego. They haven't announced who will start this game.
Peralta is 2-1, 5.16 in his last four starts; all four of his home starts went over. .
Milwaukee is 4-3 in its last seven games; three of its last four games stayed under the total. Padres are 9-6 in last 15 games; under is 10-5 in their last 15 road games.
Mets @ Rockies
Verrett is 2-0, 0.00 (12 IP) in two starts this season. .
Butler is 1-1, 3.86 in two starts this season (over 1-1). .
New York won 10 of last 16 road games; six of last eight road games went under total. Colorado lost seven of last nine home games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games at Coors Field.
Giants @ Diamondbacks
Peavy is 0-3, 11.08 in his last three starts (over 6-1).
Corbin is 0-0, 2.19 in his last two starts; over is 4-0-1 in his last five.
Giants won five of last six road games; over is 8-4-1 in their last 13 road games. Arizona lost seven of last eight home games; its last six home games stayed under.
Cardinals @ Dodgers
Martinez is 0-2, 4.35 in his last two starts (over 4-1-1). .
Kazmir is 1-3, 5.93 in his last five starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six starts.
St Louis is 7-4 in its last 11 games; eight of its last ten road games went over total. Dodgers lost eight of last 12 at home; under is 12-5-1 in LA home games.
American League
White Sox @ Bronx
Quintana is 4-0, 0.64 in his last four starts; his last six starts stayed under total.
Nova allowed one run n 4.2 IP (81 PT) in his first '16 start.
New York won seven of last 11 home games; six of its last seven games went over the total. White Sox are 4-4 in last eight road games; over is 10-1 in last 11 road games.
Tigers @ Orioles
Sanchez is 1-3, 7.62 in his last five starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven. .
Wright is 1-3, 5-79 in his last four starts (over 3-2).
Detroit lost ten of last 11 games; five of its last seven games went over. Orioles won eight of last ten games; three of their last five games went over.
Twins @ Indians
Santana is 0-2, 5.01 in five starts this year (under 3-2).
Kluber is 2-1, 3.04 in his last four starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six starts.
Minnesota is 2-16 on the road; they've lost eight in row overall. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Cleveland won six of its last seven home games; six of their last eight home games went over the total.
Astros @ Red Sox
McHugh is 3-0, 3.57 in his last three starts (over 4-2-1).
Buchholz is 2-2, 6.08 in his last four starts (over 4-3).
Astros lost nine of last 12 road games; under is 3-2-2 in their last seven games. Red Sox won 16 of its last 21 games; nine of its last 12 home games went over.
A's @ Rays
Graveman is 0-3, 10.54 in his last three starts (over 3-3).
Andariese allowed one run in seven IP (91 PT) in his first '16 start.
Oakland lost 10 of last 13 road games; over is 12-3 in their last 15 road tilts. Tampa Bay lost its last four games; under is 13-4 in their last 17 home games.
Blue Jays @ Rangers
Estrada is 0-2, 2.19 in his last four starts (under 6-0).
Lewis 1-0, 2.67 in his last four starts; three of his last four starts stayed under.
Toronto won seven of last ten games; under is 15-1 in their last 16 road games. Texas won six of last seven games; over is 12-5-1 in their last 18 home games.
Angels @ Mariners
Chacin is making Angels' debut; he was 1-2, 8.22 in his last three starts for Atlanta; three of his last four starts went over.
Iwakuma is 1-4, 4.62 in seven starts this year (over 4-3).
Angels lost 11 of last 13 games; over is 4-0-1 in their last five road games. Seattle won nine of last 11 home games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games overall.
Interleague
Braves @ Royals
Foltynewicz is 0-1, 5.06 in two starts this year (under 1-0-1).
Gee is making first Royals start; he is 40-37, 3.99 in 110 MLB starts, all in NL. He is 0-0, 2.61 in seven relief stints (20.2 IP) this season. .
Atlanta lost seven of its last eight games. Royals lost 12 of their last 17 games; eight of their last ten games went over the total.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Pitt-Chi-- Locke 1-5Arrieta 7-0
Mia-Wsh-- Flores 0-0 Nicolino 2-1; Strasburg 7-0 Roark 2-5
Cin-Phil-- Adleman 2-0; Nola 4-3
SD-Mil-- unknown x-x; Peralta
NY-Col-- Verrett 2-0; Butler 1-1
SF-Az-- Peavy 1-6; Corbin 4-3
StL-LA-- Martinez 4-2; Kazmir 2-5
Chi-NY-- Quintana 6-1; Nova 1-0
Det-Balt-- Sanchez 3-4; Wright 2-3
Minn-Clev-- Santana 0-5; Kluber 2-5
Hst-Bos-- McHugh 4-3; Buchholz 2-5
A's-TB-- Graveman 1-5; Andariese 1-0
Tor-Tex-- Estrada 2-4; Lewis 3-4
LA-Sea-- Chacin 2-3/0-0; Iwakuma 3-4
Atl-KC-- Foltynewicz 0-2; Gee 0-0
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Pitt-Chi-- Locke 1-6; Arrieta 0-7
Mia-Wsh-- Flores 0-0 Nicolino 0-3; Strasburg 2-7 Roark 1-7
Cin-Phil-- Adleman 0-2; Nola 3-7
SD-Mil-- unknown x-x; Peralta
NY-Col-- Verrett 0-2; Butler 0-2
SF-Az-- Peavy 3-7; Corbin 3-7
StL-LA-- Martinez 0-6; Kazmir 5-7
Chi-NY-- Quintana 1-7; Nova 0-1
Det-Balt-- Sanchez 2-7; Wright 1-5
Minn-Clev-- Santana 2-5; Kluber 1-7
Hst-Bos-- McHugh 4-7; Buchholz 3-7
A's-TB-- Graveman 2-6; Andariese 1-0
Tor-Tex-- Estrada 2-6; Lewis 5-7
LA-Sea-- Chacin 2-5; Iwakuma 1-7
Atl-KC-- Foltynewicz 1-2; Gee 0-0
Umpires
Pitt-Chi-- Underdogs won four of last seven Knight games.
Mia-Wsh-- Four of last five Rackley games stayed under. Under is 4-1-2 in Vanover games this season.
Cin-Phil-- Three of last four Carapazza games stayed under.
SD-Mil-- Three of last four Gonzalez games went over total.
NY-Col-- Three of last four Torres games went over the total.
SF-Az-- Underdogs won last four Layne games.
StL-LA-- Three of last four Hamari games went over the total.
Chi-NY-- Three of last four Muchlinski games stayed under.
Hst-Bos-- Three of four Basner games went over the total.
Min-Clev-- Under is 5-1-1 in Hernandez games this season.
A's-TB-- Five of seven Carlson games stayed under the total.
Det-Balt-- Underdogs won last four Tumpane games.
Tor-Tex-- Home side won four of five LBarrett games.
LA-Sea-- Home team won all three Lentz games.
Atl-KC-- Three of four Hickox games went over the total.
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Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles
The third of a four-game series is today's betting focus as the Baltimore Orioles host the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards. According to opening odds the Orioles were -$1.25 to -$1.40 home favorites depending on locale with the total a consistent 9.5 runs across all shops.
Orioles have tasked Mike Wright with starting duties. The righthander brings a season record of 1-3 with a 5.83 ERA to the hill. Wright is also saddled with a 3-8 record in his 14 career starts as an Orioles with the club 5-9 during the span. The Tigers counter with Anibal Sanchez who is 3-3 on the campaign with a 5.89 ERA. Detroit has lost three of Sanchez's last four starts and Tigers are now ridding an 0-5 May skid with the hurler. On a possitive note, Tigers are 3-1 vs Orioles w/Sanchez.
In the last nine games between these teams at Camden Yards the 'Over' has been the correct choice six time with two 'Under' and one 'Push'. The presence of today's starters bodes well for 'Over. That's because Orioles are 4-2-1 'Over' in Wright's last seven at home, Tigers are 'Over' in six of Sanchez's seven starts. Additionally, the Tigers righthander's penchant for making 'Over' gamblers happy didn’t begin with this campaign. Tigers are 15- 2-1 'Over' in Sanchez's last eighteen starts including 7-2-1 'Over' last ten in enemy territory.
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Inter-League
MLB Sports Bettors keeping track of betting trends coming out of the American League vs National League games will be quick to note 'Over' has been the correct choice when the Junior-Senior Circuits meet. Heading into this weekends schedule the 'Over' has cashed at a 58.0% clip (29-17-4 O/U) with the clubs averaging a whopping 9.3 runs/game.
In the Junior Circuit, the Detroit Tigers (8-1 O/U), Minnesota Twins (5-1-1 O/U), Los Angeles Angels (5-2-1 O/U) lead the way while in the Senior Circuit it's Milwaukee Brewers (7-1 O/U), Washington Nationals (6-3 O/U) and Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0 O/U) cashing for 'Over' gamblers.
North - South Side Good Bets
On the North Side of Chicago the Cubs better than most expected look like a team that will not be denied. The Cubbies ranked first in scoring (5.9 runs/game) along with superb pitching from the likes of Jake Arrieta (6-0, 1.12 ERA), Jason Hammel (4-0, 1.85 ERA), Jon Lester (4-1, 1.96 ERA) are tops in the Majors at 25-8 stuffing +$1025 into betting accounts split between 12-5 (+$79) at Wrigly Field 13-3 (+$946) in enemy territory.
On the South Side of Chicago the White Sox ranked fifth in scoring (4.4 runs/game) are second best in the league at 23-12 earning backers +$1186 at the betting window showing the ability to win / earn anywhere going 10-5 (+$442) within the confines of U.S. Cellular Field, 13-7 (+$734) in an opposing park. Chris Sale (7-0, 1.79 ERA), Jose Quintana (5-1, 1.38 ERA) and Mat Latos (5-0, 3.4 ERA) lead Pale Hose hurlers.
Cards, Dodgers hook up
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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS at LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Mike Leake and the Cardinals take on Alex Wood and the Dodgers in the series finale in Los Angeles.
In the finale of the three-game series between the rival Cardinals and Dodgers on Sunday night, RHP Mike Leake (1-3, 5.10 ERA, 27 SO, 10 BB, 6 HR in 42 1/3 IP) will square off against LHP Alex Wood (1-3, 4.58 ERA, 37 SO, 14 BB, 4 HR in 39 1/3 IP).
Leake, in his first season in St. Louis, has really struggled. He’s allowed at least three earned runs in six of his seven starts, and at least four earned runs in four of those starts. He’s actually coming off his best outing, against the Angels on May 10. In that game, the 28-year-old gave up just one run on six hits in eight effective frames for his first win.
Wood hasn’t been particularly sharp, either. The 25-year-old lefty has given up at least three runs in four of his seven starts. He looked good against the Mets his last time out, however, giving up two runs—one earned—on four hits in 6 1/3 innings pitched. He tied his season-high in strikeouts with nine and walked two, earning a no-decision in Los Angeles’ 3-2 win.
The Cardinals, who have an uphill club in the National League Central, have one of the most dangerous lineups in all of baseball, so Wood will have his work cut out for him. But in the pitcher’s favor, Mike Matheny's club has seen very little of Wood.
SS Ruben Tejada (2-for-9 with 1 RBI) has seen the most of Wood of any Cardinal, and he doesn’t even start. No Cardinals have homered off him—in fact, Tejada is the only Cardinal with more than one at-bat against him. C Yadier Molina got a hit off Wood in his only career at-bat against him, and LF Matt Holliday was retired in their lone meeting. Lefties are hitting just .214 against Leake, while righties are hitting .292.
Leake has been better on the road than he’s been at home (though that’s not saying much). In three starts away from Busch Stadium, Leake is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in 17 1/3 innings pitched. (He’s 0-2 with a 5.76 ERA in 25 innings pitched at home.) Opposing hitters are batting .294 against Leake with runners in scoring position.
The Dodgers are in a dogfight with the Giants for first place in the National League West, so they need every win they can get. They’ll have an excellent chance of winning this one. Leake has only pitched in the National League since debuting in 2010, so the Dodgers have seen a fair share of him over the years.
2B Chase Utley (3-for-21 with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 1 2B) hasn’t seen the ball particularly well against Leake, though 3B Justin Turner (6-for-12 with 1 RBI) has enjoyed facing him. 1B Adrian Gonzalez (1-for-10 with 3 SO) and C Yasmani Grandal (2-for-10) won’t be looking forward to this matchup.
RF Yasiel Puig only has six at-bats against Leake, though he has two career hits against him including a double. Though Wood throws left-handed, lefties have surprisingly hit .314 off him. (Righties have hit .250.) Wood has enjoyed pitching at Dodger Stadium. In three starts at his home ballpark, Wood is 1-0 with a 1.33 ERA, 21 strikeouts and six walks in 20 1/3 innings. Wood hasn’t been able to get out of jams this season, as opposing hitters are batting .406 against him with runners in scoring position.