National League
Phillies @ Cubs
Velasquez is 3-0, 3.82 in his last six starts; three of his last four went over.
Lackey is 1-1, 2.25 in his last four starts, last three of which stayed under.
Phillies lost six of their last eight games; four of their last six road games went over. Chicago is 11-4 in last 15 home games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 Wrigley games.
Cardinals @ Nationals
Wacha is 0-5, 7.64 in his last six starts, last four of which went over.
Strasburg is 3-0, 2.89 in his last three starts; over is 8-0-1 in his last nine.
Cardinals is 10-5 in its last 15 road games; over is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games overall. Washington lost three of last four games; over is 5-2-1 in its last eight home games.
Dodgers @ Mets
Kershaw is 5-0, 0.64 in his last five starts, four of which stayed under.
Colon is 1-2, 4.86 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Dodgers won five of last six games; over is 10-3 in their last 13 road games. Mets won six of last eight games; over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Marlins @ Braves
Koehler is 0-3, 5.33 in his last five starts; under is 3-0-1 in his last four.
Teheran is 1-2, 1.33 in his last six starts, five of which stayed under.
Miami is 0-5 against Atlanta this year, five of last six road games stayed under. Atlanta lost 20 of 24 home games, but won last two; five of their last seven games stayed under.
Reds @ Brewers
Finnegan is 0-3, 5.79 in his last seven starts; six of his last nine starts went over.
Nelson is 0-1, 1.27 in his last three starts, which all stayed under the total.
Cincinnati lost 11 of last 12 games; over is 9-3-1 in their last 13. Milwaukee won four of its last five games; its last three games went over.
Giants @ Rockies
Cueto is 3-0, 0.81 in his last four starts, all of which stayed under.
Rusin is 0-2, 5.57 in his four starts, three of which stayed under.
Giants won 14 of last 16 games; eight of their last nine road games stayed under total. Colorado lost seven of last ten games but they've won five of last six at home- five of their last six games went over the total.
Padres @ Diamondbacks
Pomeranz is 2-2, 0.87 in his last five starts, which all stayed under.
Bradley is 1-0, 7.84 in two starts, which both went over; Arizona scored 19 runs in those two games.
San Diego lost nine of last 12 games; three of its last four games went over. Arizona lost six of last eight games; under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 home games.
American League
Red Sox @ Blue Jays
Price is 3-0, 2.57 in his last four starts; over is 6-0-1 in his last seven.
Dickey is 1-6, 5.50 in his last nine starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight starts.
Red Sox lost six of last eight road games; over is 14-3-1 in their last 18 games. Toronto won seven of its last nine games; six of last seven Toronto home games went over.
Orioles @ Indians
Tillman is 5-0, 1.77 in his last six starts, five of which stayed under.
Clevinger is 0-1, 8.71 in his two starts, both of which went over.
Baltimore lost five of last six games; nine of its last 14 road games stayed under the total. Indians won nine of last 13 games; over is 11-3 in their last 14 home games.
Bronx @ Rays
Eovaldi is 4-0, 2.16 in his last four starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight.
Odorizzi is 2-0, 1.80 in his last two starts (under 7-3). .
New York won seven of last ten games; under is 10-5-1 in their last 16 road games. Rays lost six of last eight games; under is 17-6 in their last 23 home games.
White Sox @ Royals
Sale is 9-1, 2.39 in his ten starts; five of his last six went over.
Volquez is 2-2, 5.25 in his last four starts (under 6-3-1).
Royals won six of last eight home games; their last five games went over. White Sox lost 12 of last 16 games; over is 13-2 in their last 15 road games. .
Astros @ Angels
Fister is 3-0, 3.09 in his last five starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven.
Tropeano is 2-0, 1.45 in his last three starts (under 5-2-2).
Houston won four of last five games; six of its last eight games stayed under total. Angels are 4-9 in last 13 home games; six of their last eight home games went over.
Tigers @ A's
Pelfrey is 0-0, 6.31 in his last five starts (over 4-0-1).
Hill is 4-0, 1.75 in his last four starts, three of which went over.
Detroit won eight of its last 12 games; over is 9-4 in their last 13 road games. Oakland lost seven of last nine games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.
Twins @ Mariners
Nolasco is 0-3, 9.62 in his last five starts; his last eight went over the total.
Walker is 0-4, 6.84 in his last five starts (under 7-2).
Minnesota lost eight of last 12 games; over is 10-2-1 in their last 13 road games. Seattle won six of last nine games; eight of their last ten home games went over.
Interleague
Pirates @ Rangers
Liriano is 1-1, 2.13 in his last two starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight.
Perez is 2-2, 2.48 in his last six starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
Pirates won ten of their last 13 games; five of their last six games went over. Texas won 12 of last 16 home games; over is 8-4 in their last dozen home games.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Phil-Chi-- Velasquez 6-3; Lackey 5-4
StL-Wsh-- Wacha 4-6; Strasburg 10-0
LA-NY-- Kershaw 9-1; Colon 5-4
Mia-Atl-- Koehler 2-7; Teheran 2-8
Cin-Mil-- Finnegan 2-8; Nelson 6-4
SF-Col-- Cueto 9-1; Rusin 2-2
SD-Az-- Pomeranz 4-5; Bradley 2-0
Bos-Tor-- Price 7-3; Dickey 2-8
Balt-Clev-- Tillman 8-2; Clevinger 1-1
NY-TB-- Eovaldi 6-3; Odorizzi 5-5
Chi-KC-- Sale 9-1; Volquez 6-4
Hst-LA-- Fister 6-3; Tropeano 5-4
Det-A's-- Pelfrey 3-6; Hill 7-3
Min-Sea-- Nolasco 3-6; Walker 4-5
Pitt-Tex-- Liriano 6-3; Perez 3-7
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Phil-Chi-- Velasquez 2-9; Lackey 3-9
StL-Wsh-- Wacha 3-10; Strasburg 3-7
LA-NY-- Kershaw 1-10; Colon 3-9
Mia-Atl-- Koehler 4-9; Teheran 2-10
Cin-Mil-- Finnegan 2-10; Nelson 3-10
SF-Col-- Cueto 3-10; Rusin 1-4
SD-Az-- Pomeranz 0-9; Bradley 1-2
Bos-Tor-- Price 3-10; Dickey 3-10
Balt-Clev-- Tillman 3-10; Clevinger 1-2
NY-TB-- Eovaldi 2-9; Odorizzi 2-10
Chi-KC-- Sale 1-9; Volquez 2-10
Hst-LA-- Fister 2-9; Tropeano 2-9
Det-A's-- Pelfrey 5-9; Hill 3-10
Min-Sea-- Nolasco 5-9; Walker 1-9
Pitt-Tex-- Liriano 2-9; Perez 3-10
Umpires
Phil-Chi-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Barber games.
Mia-Atl-- Four of last five Marquez games went over.
Cin-Mil-- Three of last four Fairchild games stayed under.
SF-Col-- Visiting team won last seven Reynolds games.
LA-NY-- Four of last five Hallion games stayed under.
StL-Wsh-- Five of six Kellogg games went over total.
SD-Az-- Six of last eight Miller games went over total.
Bos-Tor-- Underdogs won four of six Lentz games.
Chi-KC-- Three of last four TBarrett games went over.
Det-A's-- Favorites won first three DeJesus games.
Blt-Cle-- Six of nine Johnson games went over the total.
NY-TB-- Four of last six Wendelstedt games went over.
Hst-LA-- Four of last five Hoberg games stayed under.
Min-Sea-- Underdogs won three of last four Muchlinski games.
Pitt-Tex-- Four of last five Fagan games went over the total.
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Pittsburgh at Texas
The closing matchup of a three game interleague series is today's baseball betting focus as the Texas Rangers host the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
Texas looking to win the rubber match count on southpaw Martin Perez bringing a 2-4 record, 3.13 ERA to the hill. Perez pitched six scoreless innings in a 4-1 win over Angels on Tuesday but Perez is suspect in this spot. Rangers are just 5-16 in Perez's next trip to the mound following a quality start. Additionally, despite the recent win, the hurler remains 2-6 his last thirteen trips to the mound with Rangers 3-10 over the span costing backers -$705 at the betting window.
Pirates counter with lefthanded Francisco Liriano. In his last outing, Liriano limited the D-backs to one run and two hits in 5 2/3 innings. With the victory, Liriano heads to the mound 4-3 on the campaign with a 4.30 ERA. Pittsburgh should feel pretty confident about their chances. The Pirates are 8-1 in Liriano's last 9 road starts vs. a winning team and head into the contest knowing Liriano has a 4-0 streak vs Rangers tossing for Pirates and Minnesota.
The fact Perez is a southpaw is a nod towards Pittsburgh as Pirates have won six of its last eight swinging away at a lefthanded starter and sport a sparkling 8-1 streak when a host team trots out a lefty. The most compelling numbers in the Pirates' favor are the figures compiled by the team in an A.L. West opponents backyard. In the last ten such venues the Pirates are a near perfect 9-1. Evidence is the key in making any case, and the numbers above clearly illustrate that Pittsburgh is the right choice.
Dodgers, Mets wrap series
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS at NEW YORK METS
Sportsbook.ag Line: Dodgers -180, Mets +160, Total 6 (Over -110, Under -110)
Game 1: Mets 6 Dodgers 5
Game 2: Dodgers 9 Mets 1
Clayton Kershaw will be looking to improve to 8-1 when he faces the Mets on Sunday Night Baseball.
This Sunday night game will be the final contest of a three-game set between the Dodgers and Mets. Both teams have been playing well this season and each of them will be hoping to make a deep postseason run this year. One thing that should make this game exciting is that LHP Clayton Kershaw (7-1, 1.48 ERA, 95 K) is set to be on the mound for Los Angeles. He is the best pitcher in the entire league and it’s always fun to get a chance to see him.
Going up against Kershaw will be the crafty veteran, RHP Bartolo Colon (4-3, 3.44 ERA, 42 K). Colon is nowhere near as good as Kershaw is, but the 43-year-old is having a good season for New York and a victory can never be ruled out when Colon is pitching in front of his own home crowd.
Clayton Kershaw will be starting for the Dodgers on Sunday and he’ll be hoping to continue what has been a phenomenal season. Kershaw has allowed just one earned run in his past 26.0 innings on the mound, but he has really been straight up dominant all year. Kershaw has struck out 95 batters on the year and he has walked just five. That gives him two more victories than walks on the year. Kershaw should be feeling confident heading into a matchup with a Mets team that has struggled to hit him over the years.
Some guys to look out for offensively for the Dodgers are 1B Adrian Gonzalez (.274, 4 HR, 22 RBI) and 2B Chase Utley (.289 BA, 2 HR, 10 RBI). Gonzalez is 12-for-27 with two homers and three RBI against Colon in his career. This matchup is just what he needs to break out of his slump, as he is just 3-for-17 over the past four games. Utley, meanwhile, is not an everyday player but should be in the lineup for this one. He is 10-for-20 with a homer and three RBI against Colon and it’d be shocking if that success doesn’t earn him some playing time in this one.
Bartolo Colon has a tough matchup with Clayton Kershaw in this one, but he should be coming into this start with some serious momentum. The last time Colon was on the mound was May 23 and he allowed just one earned run in seven innings of work in that game. If he can pitch anywhere near that well then the Mets would be ecstatic on Sunday.
Offensively, things are going to be very difficult for New York in this game. Not a single Mets player has homered off of Kershaw in their careers and that’s an insane statistic entering this one. OFs Yoenis Cespedes (.301 BA, 15 HR, 36 RBI) is New York’s best hitter, but he is 0-for-6 in his career against Kershaw. It’s hard to imagine the Mets finding a way to win this game with Cespedes not getting a hit, so he’ll need to find a way to figure out the lefty on Sunday.