National League
Pirates @ Nationals
Kuhl is 1-0, 6.08 in three MLB starts (over 1-1-1). .
Scherzer is 2-1, 0.89 in his last three starts (under 3-0). Washington is 4-3 in his home starts..
Pirates lost last three games, five of their last six road games stayed under total. Washington won six of last seven games, seven of last nine National games stayed under.
Mets @ Phillies
deGrom is 2-0, 1.35 in his last three starts (under 6-1 in last seven). Mets are 2-4 when he starts on the road.
Eflin is 2-0, 2.67 in his last four starts (over 3-1).
Mets lost eight of last 11 road games, seven of last eight New York games stayed under the total. Philly won 11 of last 15 games, under is 8-2-1 in last 11 Philly home games.
Brewers @ Reds
Davies is 4-1, 3.07 in his last seven starts (under 4-2-1). Milwaukee is 2-3 in his road starts. .
Straily is 0-4, 7.67 in his last five starts; over is 8-3 in his last 11. Cincinnati is 5-3 when he starts at home.
Brewers lost eight of last 12 games, under is 4-2-2 in last eight Milwaukee tilts. Cincinnati lost eight of last ten home games, over is 14-6-1 in Reds' last 21 games.
Rockies @ Braves
Gray is 1-3, 4.60 in his last five starts; over is 6-3-1 in his last ten. Colorado is 2-6 in his road outings.
Teheran is 0-1, 7.11 in his last two starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Atlanta is 0-10 in his home starts.
Rockies lost six of last nine road games, under is 9-4 in last 13 Colorado games. Atlanta lost eight of last 11 home games, over is 6-3 in Braves' last nine home games.
Marlins @ Cardinals
Conley is 2-0, 1.54 in his last two starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Miami lost his last four true road starts.
Wacha is 3-0, 4.07 in his last four starts; over is 10-2 in his last 12. Cardinals are 5-4 in his home starts.
Marlins won five of last seven games, over is 16-5 in last 21 Miami road games. St Louis won four of last six games, under is 9-3-2 in Cardinals' last 14 games.
Dodgers @ Diamondbacks
Maeda is 2-2, 4.09 in his last four starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Dodgers are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
Ray is 0-3, 6.14 in his last four starts (under 3-0-1). Arizona is 3-6 in his home starts. .
Dodgers won 11 of last 16 games, under is 8-4 in last 12 LA games. Arizona lost 13 of its last 16 games, over is 7-1-1 in their last nine home games.
Giants @ Padres
Cueto is 9-0, 2.34 in his last 11 starts; four of his last five went over. Giants are 9-0 when he starts on the road. .
Jackson is making his first '16 start; he is 88-108, 4.59 in 262 big league starts, last of which were in 2014 for Cubs (6-15, 6.33 in 27 starts in '14). Jackson is 0-1, 7.11 in three starts this year for AAA El Paso, whose home park is a launching pad.
Giants won eight of last 12 games, over is 6-3-1 in last ten Giant road games. San Diego won four of last five home games, ten of last 12 games at Petco Park went over the total.
American League
Red Sox @ New York
Price is 1-1, 1.69 in his last two starts; under is 7-1-1 in his last nine. Boston is 5-3 when he starts on the road.
Tanaka is 1-0, 6.38 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over. New York is 7-2 when he starts at home.
Red Sox won nine of last ten games, their last three road games stayed under. New York lost five of last seven home games, seven of last ten Bronx games went over the total.
Royals @ Tigers
Ventura is 0-3, 8.40 in his last three starts; six of his last eight went over. Royals are 3-6 in his road starts.
Fulmer is 2-0, 1.56 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Royals lost seven of last nine games, six of last nine KC games stayed under. Detroit lost six of last nine games, eight of its last 11 games stayed under total.
Orioles @ Rays
Bundy is making first MLB start; he is 2-1, 2.94 in 24 big league games (39.2 IP).
Odorizzi is 0-3, 6.49 in his last five starts; five of his last seven went over. Rays are 1-6 in his last seven home starts.
Orioles won six of last seven games, their last four games stayed under. Tampa Bay lost 24 of last 27 games; eight of Rays' last 11 games stayed under the total.
Indians @ Twins
Tomlin is 1-1, 5.61 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Cleveland is 7-1 in his road starts.
Gibson is 2-0, 3.86 in his last three starts; five of his last seven went over. Twins are 3-3 in his home starts.
Indians lost five of last seven games, over is 8-2-1 in last 11 Cleveland games. Minnesota won eight of last 11 games; over is 20-7-1 in their last 28 home games.
White Sox @ Angels
Turner is making first '16 start; he is 11-25, 4.97 in 51 MLB starts, last of which was in '14. Turner is 4-7, 4.71 in 18 AAA starts this season.
Weaver is 2-1, 3.96 in his last four starts; Halos lost his last four home starts. Six of his last seven starts went over.
White Sox got shut out in their last three games, under is 9-4 in last 13 road games. Angels won six of last eight games, their last four games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays @ A's
Happ is 6-0, 3.19 in his last six starts (over 5-2 in his last seven). Toronto is 5-4 in his road starts. .
Hill is 6-0, 2.05 in his last seven starts; his last four stayed under. A's are 2-4 in his starts at home this year.
Blue Jays lost seven of last ten road games, six of Toronto's last nine games stayed under. Oakland won three of last four games, five of A's last six home games went over.
Astros @ Mariners
McHugh is 0-1, 3.16 in his last five starts; five of his last six stayed under. Houston slit his eight road starts.
Montgomery allowed one run in 6.1 IP (74 PT) in his first '16 start.
Astros won six of last nine games, under is 12-4 in last 16 Houston road games. Seattle lost six of last nine games; six of last nine Seattle games stayed under.
Interleague
Rangers @ Cubs
Hamels is 0-1, 10.80 in his last two starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six. Texas won six of his nine road starts.
Lackey is 0-3, 7.22 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over. Chicago split his eight home starts.
Texas lost 11 of last 14 games, over is 8-2-1 in last 11 Ranger games. Cubs won their last three games; their last four at Wrigley stayed under.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
NY-Phil-- deGrom 8-7; Eflin 3-3
Pitt-Wsh-- Kuhl 3-0; Scherzer 11-8
Mil-Cin-- Davies 8-7; Straily 7-9
Col-Atl-- Gray 6-9; Teheran 4-14
Mia-StL-- Conley 10-8; Wacha 9-9
LA-Az-- Maeda 10-8; Ray 5-13
SF-SD-- Cueto 16-2; Jackson 0-0
Bos-NY-- Price 11-8; Tanaka 13-5 (5-0 last 5)
Balt-TB-- Bundy 0-0; Odorizzi 8-9 (0-5 last 5)
KC-Det-- Ventura 9-8; Fulmer 11-2
Clev-Min-- Tomlin 13-3; Gibson 4-6
Chi-LA-- Turner 0-0; Weaver 7-10
Tor-A's-- Happ 13-5; Hill 9-4
Hst-Sea-- McHugh 11-7; Montgomery 1-0
Tex-Chi-- Hamels 13-5; Lackey 10-8
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
NY-Phil-- deGrom 2-15; Eflin 3-6
Pitt-Wsh-- Kuhl 1-3; Scherzer 8-19
Mil-Cin-- Davies 4-15; Straily 4-16
Col-Atl-- Gray 5-15; Teheran 4-18
Mia-StL-- Conley 5-18; Wacha 4-18
LA-Az-- Maeda 4-18; Ray 3-18
SF-SD-- Cueto 6-18; Jackson 0-0
Bos-NY-- Price 7-19; Tanaka 2-18
Balt-TB-- Bundy 0-0; Odorizzi 3-17
KC-Det-- Ventura 5-17; Fulmer 2-13
Clev-Min-- Tomlin 7-16; Gibson 5-10
Chi-LA-- Turner 0-0; Weaver 7-17
Tor-A's-- Happ 5-18; Hill 4-13
Hst-Sea-- McHugh 8-18; Montgomery 0-1
Tex-Chi-- Hamels 3-18; Lackey 5-18
Umpires
NY-Phil-- Six of last seven Hoberg games stayed under.
Pitt-Wsh-- Over is 13-4-1 in Meals games this season.
Mil-Cin-- Underdogs won three of last five Carlson games.
Col-Atl-- Five of last six HGibson games went over.
Mia-StL-- Three of last four Hudson games stayed under.
LA-Az-- Six of last eight Davidson games went over.
SF-SD-- Five of last six Morales games stayed under.
Bos-NY-- Five of last six Torres games went over total.
Balt-TB-- Underdogs won ten of last fifteen Little games.
KC-Det-- Three of last four Reyburn games went over.
Cle-Min-- Six of last seven Hamari games went over.
Chi-LA-- Underdogs are 6-5 in last eleven Bucknor games.
Tor-A's-- Six of last eight Emmel games stayed under.
Hst-Sea-- Eight of last nine Blakney games stayed under.
Tex-Chi-- Eight of last ten Blaser games stayed under.
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Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Athletics
Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics complete a three-game series with a pair of southpaws on respective mounds. According to opening odds the A's are -$1.17 to -$1.23 home faves depending on locale with the total hovering between 8.0 and 8.5 runs.
Rich Hill will be throwing from the left side for the Athletics, bringing a 9-3 record, 2.25 ERA to the hill. Hill has shown he can limit runs from being scored. In his last four starts, Hill has allowed two or fewer runs playing 'Under' in each contest. Matching that, the 'Under' has been the correct betting option in four of his last five home starts.
Souhtpaw J.A. Happ toes the rubber for John Gibbons' crew. Happ entering 12-3 on the campaign with a 3.36 ERA also seems to be able to keep the score low in an opposing park allowing three or fewer runs in seven of nine with 6 'Under', 3 'Over'.
Another positive for 'Under' gamblers has been when Blue Jays play a day game away from Toronto. The Blue Jays sport a 9-4-1 'Under' record in that select category. Finally, Blue Jays have struggled scoring against a portside starter platting just 3.7 runs/game resulting in 19 'Under', 5 'Over', 3 'Push' which includes an eye-opening 12 'Under', 2 'Over', 1 'Push' in unfriendly territory.
Sunday's Diamond Notes
By Joe Williams
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Hottest team: Red Sox (8-1 past nine)
The Boston Red Sox look to continue their ascension in the American League East by completing a three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium over their archrivals Sunday night. The Red Sox were not flummoxed by the All-Star break, as they have picked up right where they left off. The Red Sox have won six in a row, and eight of the past nine to rocket up the standings while possibly putting a nail in the coffin of the Yankees. The Red Sox head into this series finale with a 7-1 record in their past eight against right-handed starters, and they're 5-0 in their past five against teams with an overall losing record. Conversely, the Yankees have dropped seven of their past eight against divisional foes and appear headed for the sellers line leading up to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.
Coldest team: Rays (3-24 past 27)
Sticking in the AL East, the Rays have been on a sustained cold streak since mid-June and it is likely to cost manager Kevin Cash his job soon. The good news is the Rays continue to fight hard, and three of their past five losses have come by one run. That's because their pitching has been great, and the offense has been on vacation. Tampa is averaging just 1.8 runs per game over the past seven outings, and as you might imagine the 'under' has been the play for them. It has hit in four straight, and is 9-1-1 over their past 11.
Hottest pitcher: Max Scherzer, Nationals (10-6, 3.03 ERA)
Scherzer's overall numbers won't bowl you over, but he is making up for lost time lately after a slow start by his standards. He is 2-1 with a 0.44 ERA over his past three outings, turning in a spiffy 0.74 WHIP with 26 strikeouts and just six walks over the past 20 1/3 innings. He will face a Pirates team he no-hit back on June 20, 2015. The Bucs have managed just five wins in their past 18 tries on the road against a right-handed starter, while the Nationals are 6-0 in their past six at home against a team with a winning record. Things look very positive for Scherzer in Sunday's afternoon game in the capital.
Coldest pitcher: Jon Gray, Colorado (5-4, 4.67 ERA)
Gray looks to help the Rockies cap off a road sweep, but he hasn't been at his best away from Coors Fields. He is just 2-4 with a 4.63 ERA while issuing a staggering 20 walks in just 46 2/3 road innings. The Rockies offense is never a problem, even on the road, and they have scratched out 7.5 runs per game in the first two outings in this series. They'll need every bit of that offense with Gray pitching rather uneven lately with a 5.01 ERA over his past four appearances.
Biggest UNDER run: Astros (7-3 past 10)
The 'under' has been a regularity for the Astros lately, including Saturday's 1-0 setback at Safeco Field against the Mariners. The 'under' is 5-2-2 in their past nine against Seattle, and the 'under' has hit in four of their past five on the road against left-handed starters and 11 of their past 15 overall against southpaws. In addition, the under is 12-4 in Houston's past 16 road games, and 13-5 in their past 18 inside the division. Also, the 'under' has cashed in five straight starter with Collin McHugh on the hill against a team with a winning overall record.
Biggest OVER run: Rangers (7-3-1 past 11)
While yes, the 'under' has hit in the first two games of their series against the Cubs, the Rangers might break out the lumber against John Lackey, a team many Texas players know well from his days in Boston and inside the division with the L.A. Angels. The 'over' was 7-1-1 in the nine games leading up to the All-Star break, and pitching had been the concern. Texas has allowed five or more runs in nine of the past 11 outings, something 'over' bettors love to see.
Matchup to watch: Red Sox vs. Yankees
The Yankees are desperately trying to stay in the race, but they entered the All-Star break at 44-44 and did themselves no favors with two straight losses to open the second half. Now, they face an unofficial must-win game against LHP David Price. They Yankees have been so-so against left-handed starters, but not very good at home lately, especially against teams with a winning overall record. New York has won just twice in the past seven on home turf, and they're 2-5 in their past seven at home against teams with a winning overall record and 1-7 in their past eight inside the division. If they're going to win it's with Masahiro Tanaka, as the team is 7-1 in his past eight outings at home and 4-1 in his past five against teams with a winning overall mark.
Betcha didn’t know: The Giants have won 21 of their past 27 inside the division, and a large part of their success has been their ability to keep their eyes on the prize. San Francisco is 20-8 in their past 28 road games against teams with a losing overall record, and they're 39-16 in their past 55 against teams with a losing overal mark. They turn to All-Star Johnny Cueto, who was rocked on this very same mound in Tuesday's mid-summer classic. However, the Giants are 16-2 in his past 18 outings, and 13-0 in his past 13 against teams with a losing overall record. He is 3-0 with a 0.33 ERA and three complete games against the Friars this season.
Biggest public favorite: Nationals (-245) vs. Pirates
Biggest public underdog: Rangers (+140) at Cubs
Biggest line move: Nationals (-230 to -245) vs. Pirates