National League
Giants @ Cubs
Cueto is 1-2, 4.30 in his last five starts; five of his last six went over. Giants are 11-3 in his road starts (2-3 in last five).
Lackey is 2-0, 1.95 in his last four starts; four of his last six stayed under. Cubs are 7-6 in his home starts.
Giants are 5-8 in their last 13 games; seven of Giants’ last nine road games stayed under the total. Chicago is 21-4 in last 25 home games; six of its last eight games stayed under.
Brewers @ Pirates
Anderson is 3-1, 3.34 in his last seven starts (under 6-1). Brewers are 3-8 in his road starts.
Brault is 0-1, 5.14 in three starts this year (under 2-1).
Brewers lost six of last nine games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Pittsburgh lost seven of last eight home games; under is 9-5 in their last 14 games.
Braves @ Phillies
Teheran is 1-1, 5.48 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Braves are 4-5 in his road starts.
Thompson is 1-4, 7.86 in his first five starts (over 3-1-1).
Braves are 9-4 in last 13 games; last six Atlanta games went over the total. Philly is 3-10 in last 13 games; under is 5-2-1 in last eight Philly home games.
Nationals @ Mets
Lopez is 2-2, 6.40 in five starts this year (over 3-2).
Lugo is 2-1, 2.55 in three starts this year (over 3-0).
Washington won six of last nine games; last six Nationals games stayed under. Mets won seven of last ten games. Over is 13-6 in New York’s last 19 games.
Cardinals @ Reds
Martinez is 2-0, 1.29 in his last three starts; five of his last six went over. Cardinals are 9-3 in his road starts.
Adleman is 2-2, 4.08 in seven starts this year; three of his last four went over.
Cardinals lost their last three games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight road games. Cincinnati won three of last four at home; over is 8-4 in Reds’ last 12 home games.
Diamondbacks @ Rockies
Bradley is 1-2, 8.38 in his last six starts (over 5-1). Arizona lost four of his last five road starts.
Gray is 1-0, 1.50 in his last two starts; four of his last five went over. Colorado is 7-4 in his home starts this season.
Arizona lost eight of last 11 road games; over is 12-6 in D’backs’ last 18 road games. Rockies won five of last seven games; over is 13-8 in their last 21 games.
Padres @ Dodgers
Friedrich is 0-4, 5.40 in his last four starts (over 12-6). San Diego lost five of his last six road starts.
DeLeon makes his MLB debut here; he was 7-1, 2.61 in 16 AAA starts this year.
Padres lost four of last five games; over is 12-7 in their last 19 games. Los Angeles won three of last four home games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
American League
New York @ Orioles
Pineda is 0-1, 4.84 in his last four starts; five of his last six went over. New York lost four of his last four road starts.
Miley is 1-3, 7.45 in six starts for Baltimore; three of his last four went over.
New York lost four of last six games; under is 9-5 in their last 14 road games. Baltimore won three of last four games; last six Oriole games stayed under total.
Blue Jays @ Rays
Happ is 1-1, 5.30 in his last three starts; four of his last five games stayed under. Blue Jays won five of his last six road starts.
Archer is 2-1, 2.33 in his last three starts; under is 9-6 in his last 15 starts. Tampa Bay is 2-8 in his last ten home starts.
Toronto lost three of last four games; over is 6-4 in their last ten games. Rays won their last four home games; over is 20-6-1 in Tampa’s last 27 games.
Astros @ Rangers
McHugh is 2-0, 2.45 in his last two starts; four of his last six stayed under. Astros are 5-3 in his last eight road starts.
Darvish is 3-0, 3.78 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over. Texas is 5-2 in his home starts.
Astros won 10 of last 14 games but lost last two; over is 10-5 in their last 15 road games. Texas won 11 of last 12 home games; over is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games.
White Sox @ Twins
Ranaudo is 0-1, 7.29 in four starts this year (over 3-0-1).
Albers allowed four runs in two IP (58 PT) in his only ’16 start.
White Sox lost six of last seven road games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Minnesota lost 14 of last 16 games; over is 11-1 in last 12 games at Target Field.
Tigers @ Royals
Norris is 1-2, 4.15 in his last four starts (over 4-4).
Volquez is 2-0, 6.75 in his last four starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Royals lost three of his last four home starts.
Tigers are 9-3 in last 12 games; six of their last eight games stayed under. Royals lost four of last six games; six of last seven KC games went over the total.
Red Sox @ A’s
Rodriguez is 0-3, 3.58 in his last seven starts; seven of his last eight stayed under. Boston is 5-2 in his road starts.
Graveman is 3-2, 2.27 in his last five starts; seven of his last eight stayed under. A’s won six of his last seven home starts.
Red Sox won four of last five games; six of their last seven games went over total. Oakland lost its last five games; three of their last four home games went over.
Angels @ Mariners
Shoemaker is 3-0, 1.80 in his last three starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Angels are 4-9 in his road starts.
Iwakuma is 0-3, 6.19 in his last three starts; four of his last six stayed under. Mariners won eight of his last nine home starts.
Angels won six of last seven games; under is 10-4 in Halos’ last 14 games. Seattle lost nine of last 11 games; over is 12-4 in Mariners’ last 16 games.
Interleague
Marlins @ Indians
Koehler is 0-2, 5.48 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Marlins are 2-5 in his last seven road starts.
Salazar is 0-3, 11.57 in his last five starts; six of his last seven starts went over. Cleveland is 7-3 in his home starts.
Marlins lost six of last seven games; under is 10-3 in their last 13 games. Cleveland is 13-3 in last 16 home games; five of Tribe’s last six games stayed under.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts
SF-Chi: Cueto 19-8 (2-5 last 7); Lackey 13-11
Mil-Pitt: Anderson 10-15; Brault 1-2
Atl-Phil: Teheran 6-18; Thompson 1-4
Wsh-NY: Lopez 2-3; Lugo 2-1
StL-Cin: Martinez 13-12; Adleman 3-4
Az-Col: Bradley 9-11; Gray 11-13
SD-LA: Friedrich 7-11; DeLeon 0-0
NY-Balt: Pineda 12-14; Miley 2-4/10-9
Tor-TB: Happ 19-7; Archer 9-19
Hst-Tex: McHugh 16-11; Darvish 7-5
Chi-Min: Ranaudo 2-2; Albers 0-1
Det-KC: Norris 4-4; Volquez 15-13
Bos-A’s: Rodriguez 5-9; Graveman 13-13
LA-Sea: Shoemaker 9-17; Iwakuma 15-12
Mia-Clev: Koehler 12-15; Salazar 14-9
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning
SF-Chi: Cueto 6-27; Lackey 9-24
Mil-Pitt: Anderson 7-24; Brault 2-3
Atl-Phil: Teheran 6-24; Thompson 3-5
Wsh-NY: Lopez 3-5; Lugo 1-3
StL-Cin: Martinez 3-25; Adleman 1-7
Az-Col: Bradley 9-20; Gray 8-24
SD-LA: Friedrich 7-18; DeLeon 0-0
NY-Balt: Pineda 9-26; Miley 9-25
Tor-TB: Happ 5-26; Archer 12-28
Hst-Tex: McHugh 11-27; Darvish 4-12
Chi-Min: Ranaudo 1-4; Albers 1-1
Det-KC: Norris 1-8; Volquez 8-28
Bos-A’s: Rodriguez 3-14; Graveman 4-26
LA-Sea: Shoemaker 7-26; Iwakuma 6-27
Mia-Clev: Koehler 9-27; Salazar 5-23
Umpires
SF-Chi: Six of last eight Cuzzi games went over total.
Mil-Pitt: Four of last six Fagan games stayed under.
Atl-Phil: Over is 11-3 in last 14 Everitt games.
Wsh-NY: Over is 6-0-1 in last seven Wolf games.
StL-Cin: Favorites won seven of last eight Hernandez games.
Az-Col: Under is 8-2-2 in last twelve Blaser games.
SD-LA: Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve Guccione games.
NY-Balt: Seven of last eight Davis games stayed under.
Tor-TB: Three of last four Hoberg games went over total.
Hst-Tex: Road team won last five Layne games.
Chi-Min: Last five Basner games stayed under the total.
Det-KC: Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Conroy games.
Bos-A’s: Over is 11-4-1 in last sixteen Knight games.
LA-Sea: Last seven DeJesus games stayed under.
Mia-Clev: Eight of last ten West games stayed under.
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Toronto at Tampa Bay
Taking the first two games of this three game set at Tropicana Field the Rays' try for the sweep sending out right-hander Chris Archer carrying an 8-17 record, 4.10 ERA to the hill. Archer doesn't engender a lot of confidence at the Trop due to inconsistent performance. In fourteen starts before the home audience the Rays have won just four games and are currently saddled with a 2-8 skid at home with the righty.
Archers's pitching rival will be J.A. Happ. The Jays left-hander enters 17-4 on the campaign with a 3.23 ERA. Jays are 8-5 with the hurler in an opposing park and have won five of his last six in enemy territory.
For whatever reason these basement dwelling Rays continue to be a source of misery for the Blue Jays. In fifteen meetings this season the Rays have compiled an 9-6 record. However, the view from here, no team likes the embarrassment of their opponent sweeping them, so the lean is Toronto who sport a 4-2 record this season avoiding a three-game sweep including a perfect 2-0 in an opposing park.
Additionally, the Jays are 6-1 in Happ's last seven vs a division opponent, the Rays have flailed away recently vs an A.L. East foe with Archer losing six straight games. One final betting nugget favoring Toronto. The Jays have a 5-1 stretch going with Happ following a team loss the previous effort. According to current odds at Bet365 the Jays are -$1.20 road favorites.