Baseball Information
National League
Braves @ Phillies
Teheran is 0-2, 5.16 in his last four starts; his last four on road all went over.
Morgan is 2-0, 3.78 in his last three starts; over is 3-3 in all his starts.
Phillies won 12 of their last 14 games- three of last four went over. Braves lost last four series games; over is 6-3-1 in last ten. Braves lost nine of their last ten games overall (under 7-3).
Nationals @ Mets
Zimmerman is 0-2, 4.24 in his last three starts; three of his last four starts on road went over.
Syndergaard is 3-0, 0.90 in his last four home starts; under is 7-1-1 in his last nine starts overall.
Washington lost three of last four games with Mets; under is 5-2-1 in last eight series games. Nationals are 3-6 in last nine games overall; five of last six stayed under the total. Mets won five of their last seven games.
Pirates @ Reds
Morton is 0-3, 5.04 in his last five starts (under 3-1-1).
Sampson is making first MLB start; he threw a scoreless inning in relief in his MLB debut Thursday. He was 2-4, 5.08 in seven AAA starts this year.
Pittsburgh lost nine of last 12 games with Cincinnati; six of last seven series games went over total. Pirates won six of last nine games (over 7-2). Reds won four of last five games, allowing 13 runs (under 4-2 in last six).
Padres @ Marlins
Shields is 1-1, 2.12 in his last three starts; under is 5-3-1 in his last nine.
Fernandez is 4-0, 2.53 in his five '15 starts; six of his last eight went over.
San Diego won eight of last nine games with Miami; four of last six series tilts went under the total. Padres won seven of last eight games overall; their last four games went over total. Marlins lost seven of last eight games (under 9-3 in last 12 games).
Rockies @ Cardinals
Flande won his first '15 start, allowing one run in five IP (87 PT).
Garcia is 2-3, 1.54 in his last six starts; eight of his last ten stayed under.
Colorado lost seven of last ten games with St Louis; under is 3-3-1 in last seven series games. Rockies are 4-7 in last 11 games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven. Cardinals are 3-4 in last seven games; under is 7-2-2 in their last 11.
Cubs @ Brewers
Richard is 1-0, 3.75 in his two starts this year (over 1-1).
Lohse is 0-3, 6.23 in his last four starts (under 3-1).
Cubs won last three games with Milwaukee; under is 8-2-1 in last 11 in series. Chicago won last four games; under is 3-0-1 in those four. Brewers lost nine of last eleven games; under is 7-0-2 in last nine.
American League
Tigers @ Orioles
Newly-acquired DNorris is making first start since April 30; he was 1-1, 4.24 in five starts for Toronto this year- last four stayed under.
Jiminez is 1-2, 10.29 in his last three starts- they all went over.
Detroit lost 13 of its last 19 games; over is 4-2-1 in last seven. Tigers lost seven of last nine games with Baltimore; over is 7-3 in last ten series games. Orioles won seven of last eight; three of their last five went over.
Rays @ Red Sox
Odorizzi is 2-1, 3.20 in his last five starts; seven of his last ten stayed under.
Miley is 0-2, 5.25 in his last four starts, three of which went over.
Red Sox won their last three games-- over is 11-3 in their last 14. Boston won four of last five games with Tampa Bay- six of last nine series games stayed under total. Rays are 4-8 in last 12 games; three of last four went over.
Royals @ Blue Jays
Volquez is 2-1, 2.70 in his last three starts; over is 7-2-1 in his last ten.
Dickey is 2-1, 2.15 in his last four starts (under 5-2-1 in last eight).
Royals lost three of last four games, allowing 30 runs (over 3-1 last four); KC is 4-4 in its last eight games with Toronto (under 3-3-1 in last seven). Blue Jays won three of last four games; six of their last eight games went over.
Bronx @ White Sox
Nova is 2-0, 3.27 in his last two starts; under is 4-0-1 in his last five.
Samardzija is 3-1, 2.27 in his last five starts; his last four home starts stayed under the total.
Bronx won 11 of last 16 games (eight of last ten went over); they won nine of last 12 games with Chicago. White Sox won eight of last ten games; seven of their last eight games went over.
Mariners @ Twins
Iwakuma is 2-1, 4.31 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Pelfrey is 0-4, 7.11 in his last six starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five at home.
Seattle lost seven of last nine games with Minnesota; seven of last ten in series stayed under. Mariners lost five of last six games overall, allowing 33 runs; over is 5-3-1 in their last nine. Twins lost five of their last seven games,, allowing 45 runs; six of their last eight games went over the total.
Indians @ A's
Bauer is 0-3, 6.16 in his last three starts; five of his last six stayed under.
Gray is 2-1, 2.03 in his last four starts; under is 4-0-1 in his last five.
Indians won three of last four games; er. Tribe lost six of last nine games with Oakland; last three in series stayed under total. Oakland lost seven of last ninegames (six of last seven stayed under).
Interleague
Giants @ Rangers
Leake is making first start for Giants; he is 4-0, 0.60 in his last four starts- four of his last five stayed under.
Perez allowed eight runs in 1+ IP in last start; he is 0-2, 11.25 in three starts so far this season- three of his last four starts went over.
Giants are 8-4 in last 12 games with Texas (under 8-4); SF won eight of its last ten games (under 4-2-1 in last six). Rangers won seven of last 11 games; six of their last eight games went over the total.
Diamondbacks @ Astros
Ray is 1-5, 4.71 in his last eight starts; over is 2-0-1 in last three.
McHugh is 3-0, 4.00 in his last three starts; five of his last six stayed under.
D'backs won six of last seven games; over is 4-0-1 in their last five. Astros won nine of last 12 games- four of last five went over. Arizona lost four of last six games with Houston, with last three going over total.
Angels @ Dodgers
Rasmus was 0-1, 2.31 in six starts LY, but lasted total of only 19 IP; chances are this is a bullpen game for Angels- this is his first '15 start.
Latos is making first LA start; he is 1-2, 1.80 in his last three starts, all of which stayed under the total- Marlins scored five runs in the three games.
Angels lost last five games with the Dodgers; seven of last nine games went under total. Halos lost eight of last nine games after a 17-3 run- five of their last seven stayed under total. Dodgers won their last three games.
Win-loss records this year for team with this starting pitcher:
Atl-Phil-- Teheran 11-10; Morgan 4-2
Wsh-NY-- Zimmerman 13-8; Syndergaard 7-7
Pitt-Cin-- Morton 8-4; Simpson 0-0
SD-Mia-- Shields 11-11 (2-8 last 10); Fernandez 4-1
Chi-Mil-- Richard 1-1; Lohse 7-14
Col-StL-- Flande 1-0; Garcia 3-5
KC-Tor-- Volquez 15-6; Dickey 9-12
Det-Balt-- Norris (2-3 w/Tor); Jimenez 10-10
TB-Bos-- Odorizzi 8-8; Miley 10-11 (0-4 last 4))
NY-Chi-- Nova 3-3; Samardzija 11-10
Sea-Min-- Iwakuma 3-5; Pelfrey 10-9
Clev-A's-- Bauer 9-11; Gray 13-8
SF-Tex-- Leake (11-10 w/Reds); Perez 1-2
Az-Hst-- Ray 4-7; McHugh 14-7
LA-LA-- Rasmus 0-0; Latos (6-10 w/Mia)
Times this starting pitcher allowed a run in first inning:
Atl-Phil-- Teheran 8-21; Morgan 1-6
Wsh-NY-- Zimmerman 7-21; Syndergaard 3-14
Pitt-Cin-- Morton 7-12; Simpson 0-0
SD-Mia-- Shields 5-22; Fernandez 1-5
Chi-Mil-- Richard 1-2; Lohse 10-21
Col-StL-- Flande 1-1; Garcia 2-8
KC-Tor-- Volquez 4-21; Dickey 4-21
Det-Balt-- Norris 3-5; Jimenez 5-20 (3 of last 3)
TB-Bos-- Odorizzi 4-16; Miley 6-21
NY-Chi-- Nova 1-6; Samardzija 10-21
Sea-Min-- Iwakuma 4-8; Pelfrey 3-19
Clev-A's-- Bauer 3-20; Gray 3-21
SF-Tex-- Leake 4-21; ; Perez 0-3
Az-Hst-- Ray 2-11; McHugh 7-21
LA-LA-- Rasmus 0-0; Latos 6-16
Umpires
Atl-Phil-- Six of last nine HGibson games went over.
Pitt-Cin-- Home side won last five Reyburn games.
Wsh-NY-- Seven of last ten Fletcher games stayed under.
Chi-Mil-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five Hoberg games.
SD-Mia-- Underdogs won three of last four Johnson games.
Col-StL-- Over is 9-4 in last thirteen Estabrook games.
KC-Tor-- Favorites won seven of last eight Wolf games.
TB-Bos-- Eight of last eleven GGibson games stayed nnder.
Det-Balt-- Last three Woodring games went over the total.
Sea-Min-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Muchlinski games.
NY-Chi-- Under is 8-2 in last ten Hamari games.
Clev-A's-- Eight of last ten Cuzzi games stayed under.
LA-LA-- Five of last seven Wolcott games stayed under
Az-Hst-- Six of last nine Scott games went over total
SF-Tex-- Five of last seven May games stayed under
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Sunday Scouting Edge
By Coach Fletcher
Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays
Blue Jay knuckle-baller R.A. Dickey has been on a roll lately. Edidson Volquez will try to get the win for the Royals. Dickey doesn’t have the stellar stats, but he has been tough lately. He’s 5-10 with a 4.27 era on the year. But Dickey also has 4 straight quality starts under his belt and has allowed 3 runs or fewer in 10 of his last 11 starts. Dickey has also gone 3 straight games without giving up a home run. He’s 2-4 with a 3.00 era in his last 7 starts going 48 innings. Dickey is 4-3 with a 3.43 era at home. Dickey opened as a -140 favorite.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
Sampson made his major league debut last Thursday pitching a perfect inning while fanning 2 against the Pirates in a relief role. Sampson started his minor league career at the tender age of 18 in 2009. In 7 seasons at various levels Sampson has combined to go 40-35 with a 4.17 era. Sampson has had some success at times but has been relatively unsuccessful at the Triple-A level. At that level in parts of 3 seasons he has gone 6-12 with 6.40 era. This season at Louisville he has gone 2-14 with a 5.08 era. Sampson has had a 2.10 K/BB ratio in Triple-A.
San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers
Martin Perez of the Rangers is making his 4th start after Tommy John surgery. Things haven’t turned out well for him. Perez is 15-15 with a 4.37 era in his career but has been hit hard since his return from Tommy John. In his last start versus the Yankees, things couldn’t have gone much worse. After retiring the NYY in the first, the next 8 Yankees reached base. The line for Perez in this one was 1 inning pitched, 7 hits, 8 earned runs and 1 strike out. Prior to this disaster Perez went 11 innings giving up 15 hits, 6 earned runs, walked 6 while fanning 4 batters. Considering the Giants are hitting .287 versus LHP, Perez may be in for another short appearance.
Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics
Sonny had a brief lull where he wasn’t himself, but he came back with vengeance in his last start versus the Dodgers. Gray is 11-4 with a 2.16 era. Gray is right in the thick of the Cy Young race and his 12th win would tie him for the AL lead. In his last start against the league leading Dodgers, Gray went the full 9 innings and allowed 3 hits, 0 runs, walked 1 and fanned 9. In his previous start he went 7 innings against the Blue Jays and allowed 9 hits and 2 runs. Gray, who has stellar numbers on the road, is still a respectable 3-3 with a 2.84 era at home. The daylight appeals to Sonny as he is 5-1 with a 0.92 era in day games. Gray opened at -154.
Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Angels
26 year old Drew Rucinski will try to stop the Halo freefall when he gets the start against their cross-town rivals. The Angels have lost 5 in a row to the Astros and Dodgers. He comes up from Triple-A Salt Lake City where he was 5-5 with a 5.03 era. In 2014 he was 10-6 with a 3.16 era at Double-A Arkansas. In 5 seasons in the minors Rucinski is 32-24 with a 3.44 era. He’s averaged 8 strike outs per game and his K/BB ration is 3.35:1 during his minor league career. In 12 innings in the major leagues Rucinski has a 6.0 era.
This just in - Angels right-hander Cory Rasmus will be tabbed to make the start against the Dodgers on Sunday. Rasmus, who was recalled earlier this week, will make his first start of the season for the Angels.
He did pitch an inning of relief on Friday, his first appearance of 2015. Rasmus has made 10 appearances--including three starts--with Triple-A Salt Lake this year. He is 0-1 with a 2.35 ERA in 15 1/3 innings with the Bees.
MLB: Streaks, Tips, Notes
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San Diego Padres at Miami Marlins
History shows Jose Fernandez loves pitching in front of the friendly crowd at Marlins Park. In the righthanders 23 starts at the venue he is 15-0 with Miami 20-3 in those games. The dominance is reflected by the fact he's allowed an average 1.14 runs/game over the span with a 172-37 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He'll be on the bump Sunday trading pitches with Friar's James Shields ridding a 1-5 road team start skid.
Game of the day: Nationals at Mets
By Covers.com
Washington Nationals at New York Mets (-134, 6.5)
The New York Mets have a chance to move into a tie for first place in the National League East on Sunday night when they host the division-leading Washington Nationals in the finale of a three-game series. The Mets have recorded a pair of one-run victories and can post their first three-game sweep of Washington since May 25-27, 2009.
Lucas Duda overshadowed the New York debut of newly acquired Yoenis Cespedes (0-for-3) by continuing his power surge with a pair of solo homers and a tiebreaking RBI double following an intentional walk to Cespedes. Duda has eight blasts over his past seven games and took over the major-league lead with a fifth multi-homer game. Shortstop Ian Desmond, who was 5-for-9 in a three-game series against the Mets last month, had a two-run single as the Nationals failed to score more than a pair of runs for the fifth time in six games. Washington right-hander Jordan Zimmermann attempts to prevent a sweep as he opposes New York rookie Noah Syndergaard.
LINE HISTORY: Books opened the Mets -137, but that has moved to -134. The total opened at 6.5.
WHAT CAPPERS SAY: "The Nationals were a 5/1 favorite to win the World Series when this season began, and a heavy 1/5 favorite to win their division, but now they find themselves just one game ahead of the Mets entering Sunday's game. The Nationals still might win the World Series if they make the playoffs as Washington has an excellent pitching staff, but a weak offense is hurting the team right now in the long grind of the regular season. The Nationals have scored two runs or less in five of their past six games overall." Covers Expert Steve Merril.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Nationals RH Jordan Zimmermann (8-6, 3.36 ERA) vs. Mets RH Noah Syndergaard (5-5, 2.70)
Zimmermann did not factor in the decision after giving up three runs in seven innings versus the Mets on July 22 and was saddled with a loss six days later after he was reached for three runs over six innings at Miami. Zimmermann won his last three starts heading into the All-Star break but is winless over his last three turns. He beat the Mets with six innings of one-run ball in his season debut to improve to 8-5 against them.
Syndergaard was perfect through six innings in his last start and wound up tossing eight scoreless innings of three-hit ball in a 4-0 victory over San Diego. He did not factor in the decision in his previous turn versus Zimmermann and the Nationals despite giving up one run over five innings, a start marred by a season-high five walks. Syndergaard has been superb at home with a 5-1 record and 1.46 ERA in seven starts at Citi Field.
TRENDS:
* Home team is 6-0 in Baker's last six games behind home plate.
* Nationals are 8-1 in Zimmermann's last nine Sunday starts.
* Mets are 4-0 in Syndergaard's last four home starts.
* Under is 5-0 in the last five meetings in New York.
CONSENSUS: Fifty-eight percent of bettors are backing the Mets.