National League
Pirates @ Cubs
Cole is 3-1, 4.76 in his last four starts; his last five starts went over. Pirates scored 32 runs in his last four starts.
Lester is 3-0, 1.75 in his last four starts; three of those four went over.
Pirates lost eight of last 11 games; over is 14-4 n their last 17 road contests. Cubs won ten of their last 12 games; seven of their last eight went over.
Marlins @ Nationals
Fernandez is 3-0, 2.50 in his last three starts; four of his last six starts stayed under. .
Ross is 3-2, 2.29 in his six starts (under 4-1-1).
Miami is 13-6 in its last 19 games; over is 10-2-1 in their last 13 road tilts. Nationals won four of last six games; eight of their last nine went over.
Reds @ Phillies
Straily is 1-1, 3.44 in his last three starts (under 3-2).
Morgan is 1-0, 3.94 in his three starts (under 2-1).
Reds are 2-12 on road, 3-5 in last eight games overall; six of their last seven road tilts stayed under. Philly won six of its last seven games- their last five home games stayed under the total.
Padres @ Brewers
Vargas is 0-4, 3.54 in his four starts (over 2-2).
Davies is 1-0, 3.27 in his last two starts (over 3-1-1). .
Milwaukee lost three of last four games; three of its last five games stayed under the total. Padres are 10-6 in last 16 games; under is 10-6 in their last 16 road games.
Mets @ Rockies
deGrom is 3-1, 3.03 in his five starts (over 3-2)
Chatwood is 0-3, 7.88 at home; road team on all seven of his starts. Six of his seven starts stayed under the total.
New York lost four of last five games; six of last nine road games went under total. Colorado won its last three games, scoring 20 runs; over is 9-4 in their last 13 games at Coors Field.
Giants @ Diamondbacks
Cain is 0-5, 7.91 in his last six starts; three of his last four went over. .
De la Rosa is 3-1, 2.08 in his last four starts; his last five starts stayed under.
Giants won six of last seven road games; seven of their last eight games stayed under. Arizona lost eight of last nine home games; its last seven 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 7-9 in its last 16 games; nine of its last 11 road games went over total. Dodgers won six of last eight games; three of their last four games went over.
American League
White Sox @ Bronx
Gonzalez is 0-0, 4.91 in his two starts (over 2-0).
Tanaka is 1-0, 3.28 in his last five starts; five of his last six starts stayed under. .
New York won eight of last 12 home games; six of its last eight games went over the total. White Sox lost three of last four games; over is 10-2 in last 12 road games.
Tigers @ Orioles
Fulmer is 2-1, 6.00 in his three starts, whch all went over.
Gausman is 0-1, 2.52 in his four starts, three of which stayed under. .
Detroit lost 11 of last 12 games; six of its last eight games went over. Orioles won nine of last 11 games; four of their last six games went over.
Twins @ Indians
Duffey is 0-2, 415 in three starts (under 2-1); Twins scored total of seven runs in the three games.
Bauer is 2-0, 3.24 in his three starts (under 2-1).
Minnesota is 3-16 on the road; they've lost eight of last nine overall. Over is 8-2 in their last ten games. Cleveland won six of its last eight home games; seven of its last nine home games went over the total.
Astros @ Red Sox
Deverski is 0-2, 2.55 in his three starts (under 2-1); Astros scored total of three euns in his three starts.
O'Sullivan allowed four runs in six IP (91 PT) in his first '16 start.
Astros lost ten of last 13 road games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Red Sox won 17 of its last 22 games; ten of its last 13 home games went over.
A's @ Rays
Gray is 0-3, 12.79 in his last three starts; his last five starts all went over.
Moore is 0-3, 6.35 in his last four starts; under is 3-1-1 in his home starts. .
Oakland lost 11 of last 14 road games; over is 12-4 in their last 16 road tilts. Tampa Bay lost four of last five games; under is 14-4 in their last 18 home games.
Blue Jays @ Rangers
Sanchez is 2-0, 1.70 in his last three starts; six of his last seven stayed under. .
Ramos allowed three runs in six IP (91 PT) in his only '16 start.
Toronto won seven of last 11 games; under is 15-2 in their last 17 road games. Texas won seven of last eight games; over is 13-5-1 in their last 19 home games.
Angels @ Mariners
Santiago is 0-2, 6.32 in his last three starts (under 4-3). .
Hernandez is 3-1, 3.35 in his last six starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven starts.
Angels lost 11 of last 14 games; over is 5-0-1 in their last six road games. Seattle won nine of last 12 home games; over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games overall.
Interleague
Braves @ Royals
Wisler is 1-1, 1.69 in his last two starts; four of his last five starts stayed under. .
Duffy is making first '16 start; he's thrown 18 innings in 16 games this year, has a career record of 24-30, 3.77 in 80 MLB starts. .
Atlanta lost seven of its last nine games; four of its last five games stayed under the total. Royals lost 13 of their last 18 games; eight of their last 11 games went over.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Pitt-Chi-- Cole 3-3; Lester 6-1
Mia-Wsh-- Fernandez 5-2; Ross 4-2
Cin-Phil-- Straily 3-2; Morgan 2-1
SD-Mil-- Vargas 1-3; Davies 1-4
NY-Col-- deGrom 3-2; Chatwood 4-3
SF-Az-- Cain 1-6; De la Rosa 3-3
StL-LA-- Leake 3-4; Wood 3-4
Chi-NY-- Gonzalez 2-0; Tanaka 4-3
Det-Balt-- Fulmer 2-1; Gausman 2-2
Minn-Clev-- Duffey 0-3; Bauer 2-1
Hst-Bos-- Deverski 0-3; O'Sullivan 1-0
A's-TB-- Gray 3-4; Moore 3-4
Tor-Tex-- Sanchez 4-3; Ramos 0-0
LA-Sea-- Santiago 5-2; Hernandez 4-3
Atl-KC-- Wisler 1-5; Duffy 0-0
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Pitt-Chi-- Cole 1-6; Lester 1-7
Mia-Wsh-- Fernandez 3-7; Ross 1-6
Cin-Phil-- Straily 0-5; Morgan 0-3
SD-Mil-- Vargas 0-4; Davies 1-5
NY-Col-- deGrom 2-5; Chatwood 2-7
SF-Az-- Cain 2-7; De la Rosa 0-6
StL-LA-- Leake 3-7; Wood 2-7
Chi-NY-- Gonzalez 1-2; Tanaka 1-7
Det-Balt-- Fulmer 1-3; Gausman 1-4
Minn-Clev-- Duffey 2-3; Bauer 1-3
Hst-Bos-- Deverski 0-3; O'Sullivan 0-1
A's-TB-- Gray 1-7; Moore 0-7
Tor-Tex-- Sanchez 2-7; Ramos 0-0
LA-Sea-- Santiago 3-7; Hernandez 0-7
Atl-KC-- Wisler 2-6; Duffy 0-0
Umpires
Pitt-Chi-- Seven of last ten Tichenor games stayed under.
Mia-Wsh-- Three of last four Marquez games went over.
Cin-Phil-- Favorites won six of last eight Hirschbeck games.
SD-Mil-- Four of last five May games went over total.
NY-Col-- Five of seven Blaser games stayed under total.
SF-Az-- Last three Wendeltstedt games went over total.
StL-LA-- Favorites won eight of last nine Hallion games.
Chi-NY-- 10 of last 15 Fagan games went over the total.
Hst-Bos-- Road team won six of last eight West games.
Min-Clev-- Five of seven Blaser games stayed under.
A's-TB-- Last three Blakney games stayed under total.
Det-Balt-- Three of four Kellogg games went over total.
Tor-Tex-- Underdogs won three of last five Iassogna games.
LA-Sea-- Four of five Ripperger games stayed under.
Atl-KC-- Under is 3-1-1 in Estabrook games this year.
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Toronto at Texas
When Toronto play's the finale of a three-game set in Texas Sunday afternoon, the Blue Jays will be looking to continue a couple of solid trends for bettors. Blue Jays last thirteen trips into Arlington has resulted in 11 wins, 3 losses. Matching that, the 'Under' is 10-4 in those meeting.
The presence of Aaron Sanchez on the mound for Toronto bodes well for a victory and 'Under'. Sanchez has allowed three runs or less in 6 of 7 starts and only 3 total runs in four road starts over 28 innings of work. Sanchez able to keep the score low is 6-1 'Under' on the campaign, 9-1 'Under' in his last ten starts.
Cards, Dodgers hook up
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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS at LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Sportsbook.ag Line: Dodgers -140, Cardinals +120, Total 7.5
Game 1 - Los Angeles 8 St. Louis 4
Game 2 - Los Angeles 5 St. Louis 3
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.