National League
Phillies @ Marlins
Eickhoff is 0-2, 8.82 in his last three starts; under is 9-3 in his last 12. Phillies won three of his last four road starts.
Koehler is 1-2, 6.30 in his last six starts (over 5-1). Miami is 3-5 in his home starts. .
Phillies lost six of last nine games; over is 18-8 in their last 26 road games. Marlins got shut out the last two days; under is 11-5 in their last sixteen games.
Cardinals @ Mets
Martinez is 5-1, 1.50 in his last nine starts; under is 6-0-1 in his last seven starts. Cardinals are 5-2 in his road starts. Garcia is 3-0, 4.19 in his last six starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five.
Syndergaard is 1-1, 2.60 in his last three starts; over is 6-2-1 in his last nine. New York is 6-4 in his home starts. Colon is 1-1, 9.20 in his last three starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Mets are 5-3 in his home starts.
St Louis won five of last seven games but lost last two; they're 5-9 in road series openers. Three of their last four games went over. Mets are 5-7 in last 12 games, 2-4 in last six home games; they're 12-3 in home series openers. Under is 11-1 in their last twelve games.
Diamondbacks @ Brewers
Corbin is 0-3, 11.30 in his last three starts; his last five went over. Diamondbacks are 6-4 in his road starts.
Garza is 0-4, 10.18 in his last four starts (under 3-2-2).
Arizona lost 18 of its last 23 games; five of their last six road games stayed under. Milwaukee lost eight of last 12 games; under is 7-2-1 in last ten games at Miller Park.
Reds @ Giants
Reed is 0-4, 8.80 in his six starts (over 5-0-1).
Cain is 0-1, 9.39 in his last three starts; six of his last nine went over. Giants lost four of his seven home starts.
Cincinnati won seven of its last ten games; over is 9-4 in their last 13 road games. Giants lost eight of last nine games; three of their last four games stayed under the total.
American League
Tigers @ Red Sox
Pelfrey is 2-2, 3.79 in his last four starts; over is 8-5-1 in his last 14. Detroit is 2-7 when he starts on the road.
Wright is 4-0, 5.40 in his last four starts; over is 6-4-1 in his last 11 starts. Red Sox won six of his last seven home games.
Boston won 12 of last 17 home games; eight of last 12 Red Sox games stayed under the total. Detroit is 5-7 in its last 12 road games, under is 12-2-1 in Tigers' last 154 games.
A's @ Rangers
Gray is 1-3, 7.04 in his last four starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Oakland is 2-6 when he starts on the road.
Martinez is 0-1, 6.86 in his four starts; last three went over.
Oakland won seven of last 11 games; five of last seven stayed under the total. Texas won its last three games; eight of last nine Ranger home games went over.
Bronx @ Astros
Sabathia is 0-4, 7.34 in his last five starts; under is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Bronx is 5-4 when he starts on the road.
Fister is 2-0, 2.25 in his last two starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Astros won five of his last six home starts.
Houston won eight of its last 11 home games; under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 home games. New York won seven of its last nine games, their last 11 games stayed under the total.
Angels @ Royals
Skaggs is making his first MLB start since 2014; he is 8-11, 4.72 in 31 MLB starts. This year in AAA, he was 3-2, 1.60 in nine starts.
Gee is 2-3, 6.65 in five starts this year; last three went over.
Angels lost five of last six road games, over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Royals lost eight of last 11 games; three of KC's last four games stayed under the total.
Interleague
Mariners @ Pirates
Hernandez is 0-1, 7.82 in his last two starts; under is 8-2-1 in his last 11. Seattle is 3-2 when he starts on the road.
Liriano is 2-2, 5.33 in his last five starts; four of his last six went over. Pittsburgh split his ten home starts.
Seattle won three of last four road games; they're 8-8 in road series openers. Pittsburgh won three of last four games; they're 10-6 in home series openers. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games. Under is 10-3 in Mariners' last thirteen road games.
Rockies @ Orioles
Bettis is 2-0, 2.70 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Colorado split his ten road starts.
Tillman is 4-0, 1.29 in his last four starts; his last five stayed under the total. Baltimore won all 12 of his home starts.
Colorado won seven of last 11 games, eight of their last ten Rockies games stayed under. Baltimore won its last five games; their last 13 games stayed under the total.
Padres @ Blue Jays
Cashner is 1-0, 1.54 in his last two starts; five of his last six road starts went over. Padres are 2-5 in his road starts.
Stroman is 2-0, 3.62 in his last four starts; over is 9-4 in his last 13 starts. Toronto split his ten home starts.
Padres lost nine of last 11 road games; seven of their last ten road games stayed under total. Toronto won 10 of last 13 home games, eight of last nine games in SkyDome stayed under.
Nationals @ Indians
Gonzalez is 3-1, 3.80 in his last four starts; over is 9-4-1 in his last 14. Washington is 3-5 in his road starts.
Salazar is 7-0, 3.32 in his last nine starts; five of his last seven went over. Indians won six of his last seven home games.
Washington lost five of last seven games; they're 8-7 in road series openers. Four of last five Nationals road games stayed under. Cleveland lost its last three games; they're 9-5 in home series openers. Last six Cleveland home games went over total.
Braves @ Twins
Harrell is 0-2, 10.24 in his last two starts (over 2-1-1).
Santana is 1-1, 2.20 in his last five starts (under 5-0). Minnesota lost eight of his ten starts at home.
Atlanta lost eight of last ten games; they're 6-11 in road series openers. Three of their last four games stayed under. Minnesota won four of last six games; they're 6-10 in home series openers. Under is 4-1-1 in last six Minnesota home games.
Cubs @ White Sox
Hendricks is 5-0, 2.04 in his last six starts; four of his last six went over. Cubs are 3-5 when he starts on the road.
Shields is 2-2, 1.91 in his last four starts (over 6-2). White Sox got shut out in his last couple starts, losing 2-0/1-0.
Cubs won seven of last 11 games, under is 8-1-1 in Cubs' last ten games. White Sox won last three games, all on walk-offs (first time since 1962); Under is 6-3-2 in their last 11 games.
Rays @ Dodgers
Archer is 1-2, 3.96 in his last four starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Tampa Bay is 4-7 in his road starts.
Norris is 1-1, 7.80 in his last three starts (over 3-0).
Tampa Bay lost last three games, all in foes' last at-bat; they're 6-10 in road series openers. Seven of their last nine road games stayed under. Dodgers lost five of last eight games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Phil-Mia-- Eickhoff 9-11; Koehler 8-12
StL-NY-- Martinez 9-9 Garcia 10-9; Syndergaard 12-6 Colon 12-7
Az-Mil-- Corbin 7-13; Garza 1-6
Cin-SF-- Reed 0-6; Cain 4-8
Det-Bos-- Pelfrey 8-11; Wright 12-7
A's-Tex-- Gray 6-11; Martinez 1-3
NY-Hst-- Sabathia 8-9; Fister 13-6
LAA-KC-- Skaggs 0-0; Gee 2-3
Sea-Pitt-- Hernandez 6-5; Liriano 9-10
Col-Balt-- Bettis 12-8; Tillman 18-3
SD-Tor-- Cashner 7-8; Stroman 10-10
Wsh-Cle-- Gonzalez 8-11; Salazar 12-6
Atl-Min-- Harrell 2-2; Santana 4-14
Cubs-CWS-- Hendricks 11-7 (6-0 last 6); Shields 2-9/3-6
TB-LA-- Archer 6-15; Norris 2-2/5-5
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Phil-Mia-- Eickhoff 6-20; Koehler 7-20
StL-NY-- Martinez 9-9 Garcia 7-19; Syndergaard 12-6 Colon 7-18
Az-Mil-- Corbin 9-20; Garza 3-7
Cin-SF-- Reed 4-6; Cain 2-12
Det-Bos-- Pelfrey 9-19; Wright 5-19
A's-Tex-- Gray 3-17; Martinez q-4
NY-Hst-- Sabathia 3-17; Fister 3-19
LAA-KC-- Skaggs 0-0; Gee 2-5
Sea-Pitt-- Hernandez 1-11; Liriano 4-19
Col-Balt-- Bettis 8-20; Tillman 7-21
SD-Tor-- Cashner 4-14; Stroman 6-20
Wsh-Cle-- Gonzalez 5-19 (5 of last 8 ); Salazar 1-18
Atl-Min-- Harrell 1-4; Santana 6-18
Cubs-CWS-- Hendricks 4-18; Shields 9-20
TB-LA-- Archer 10-21; Norris 3-14
Umpires
-- Phil-Mia-- Over is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Conroy games.
-- Az-Mil-- Under is 8-3 in last eleven Wolf games.
-- Cin-SF-- Home side won seven of last nine West games.
-- Det-Bos-- Eight of last ten O'Nora games stayed under.
-- A's-Tex-- Seven of last nine Tichenor games stayed under.
-- NY-Hst-- Seven of last eight Estabrook games stayed under.
-- LA-KC-- Underdogs are 7-5 in last twelve Nauert games.
-- Col-Balt-- Under is 5-0-1 in last six Blaser games.
-- SD-Tor-- Seven of last ten Iassogna games stayed under.
-- Chi-Chi-- Favorites won ten of last eleven HGibson games.
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Tuesday's Diamond Notes
By Kevin Rogers
VegasInsider.com
Hottest team: Yankees (7-3 last 10)
New York may be sellers at the trade deadline, but the Bronx Bombers are playing solid baseball towards the end of July. The Yankees sold off closer Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs on Monday, but came out with a 2-1 victory at Houston as a +135 road underdog. During this winning stretch, the Yankees have faced the Red Sox, Orioles, Giants, and Astros, which is a brutal schedule, but Joe Girardi’s club has allowed two runs or less eight times. CC Sabathia takes the mound for New York tonight, as the southpaw has given up at least four earned runs in six consecutive starts.
Coldest team: Giants (2-8 last 10)
Heading home didn’t help San Francisco, who returned to AT&T Park following a dreadful 1-7 road trip on Monday only to lose to last-place Cincinnati, 7-5. The Giants plated six runs in their three-game series against the Yankees, but couldn’t hold onto a 5-4 lead in last night’s defeat to the Reds. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak at AT&T Park, although it was San Francisco’s first home game since the night before the All-Star break. After Jake Peavy failed to win last night, the Giants turn to another struggling hurler this evening as Matt Cain heads to the hill. Cain owns a 1-6 record and 5.88 ERA, while the Giants have put together a 2-4 mark his last six home outings.
Hottest pitcher: Chris Tillman, Orioles (14-2, 3.18 ERA)
Baltimore continued its winning ways at home with its second consecutive walk-off victory on Monday to edge Colorado in extra innings. The Orioles send out Cy Young sleeper Tillman to the mound tonight as Baltimore has compiled a ridiculous 18-3 mark when he starts this season, including 12-0 at Camden Yards. Tillman has allowed exactly one earned run in each of his last four starts (all wins), while tossing seven innings in each of those outings.
Coldest pitcher: Matt Garza, Brewers (1-4, 5.94 ERA)
To be fair, six of Garza’s last seven starts this season have come away from Miller Park, which is no easy task. However, the Brewers’ right-hander has allowed at least four earned runs in five consecutive starts, while Milwaukee is 0-4 in his past four trips to the mound. Milwaukee topped Arizona in Monday’s series opener, but the Brewers own a 1-7 record in their past eight games off a victory. Garza is listed as a favorite for the first time this season, as the Brewers put together a 2-4 mark in his six outings as a home favorite in 2015.
Biggest UNDER run: Orioles (13-0 last 13)
Baltimore keeps cashing those ‘under’ tickets following a 3-2 win over Colorado on Monday. The O’s last hit an ‘over’ on July 8 in a 9-5 defeat to the Angels as the Baltimore staff has allowed three runs or less in five consecutive games. Chris Tillman has finished ‘under’ the total in four straight starts for Baltimore, while Colorado right-hander Chad Bettis has compiled a 3-1 mark to the ‘under’ in his past four outings away from Coors Field. The Rockies have put together a healthy 8-2 run to the ‘under’ in their last 10 road contests, while scoring two runs or less in their past seven away defeats.
Biggest OVER run: Dodgers (6-1 last seven)
Los Angeles returns home for the first time since prior to the All-Star break following a 5-4 road swing. The Dodgers scored plenty of runs in their final two victories at St. Louis, putting up 16 runs, while plating at least six runs in all five wins on the trip. Los Angeles opens an interleague series with Tampa Bay, as right-hander Bud Norris has seen the ‘over’ cash in each of his last three starts. Tampa Bay is currently on a three-game streak to the ‘under,’ while tonight’s starter Chris Archer has eclipsed the ‘over’ in four of his past five road outings since the start of June.
Matchup to watch: Mariners vs. Pirates
Seattle and Pittsburgh begin a two-game interleague series at PNC Park as both teams are trying to make for Wild Card spots. The Mariners picked up a rare road series victory at Toronto this past weekend, while Pittsburgh is coming off its second straight home series win over Philadelphia. Felix Hernandez makes his second start off the disabled list for Seattle, looking to bounce back after allowing five earned runs in his last outing against the White Sox. Francisco Liriano counters for Pittsburgh, coming off a 13-strikeout performance in a 5-3 home triumph over the Brewers. The Mariners have compiled a 4-1 road record in interleague play, while the Pirates have slumped to a 1-4 mark against AL opponents at home.
Betcha didn’t know: The Nationals have performed well in interleague action, posting a 9-3 record against AL competition. Washington travels to Cleveland in a battle of division leaders tonight at Progressive Field as the Indians return home after getting swept by the Orioles this past weekend. The Indians hope to get on track with Danny Salazar on the mound, as Cleveland has won six of his last seven home outings.
Biggest public favorite: Blue Jays (-250) vs. Padres
Biggest public underdog: Mariners (+100) at Pirates
Biggest line move: Twins (-185 to -200) vs. Braves
Windy City Battle
By Sportsbook.ag
CHICAGO CUBS (59-39) at CHI WHITE SOX (49-50)
Sportsbook.ag Line: Chicago Cubs -170, Chicago White Sox +155, Total: 9
The White Sox will be looking to win their fourth straight game when they host the Cubs on Tuesday.
The Cubs have lost two of their past three games and will be hoping to get back on track with a win over the White Sox in this one. The first game of this series took place on Monday and the Sox won that one 5-4. The Cubs did not take advantage of their base runners in that one, as they left 11 guys on base in the game. It’s important that the team capitalizes on its opportunities in this one.
Over the past three seasons, these teams have split victories when the White Sox have been the home team. The Sox are, however, 7-4 overall versus the Cubs in that span.
On the mound in this one will be RHP Kyle Hendricks (9-6, 2.27 ERA, 96 K) for the Cubs and RHP James Shields (4-12, 4.99 ERA, 81 K) for the White Sox. Hendricks is 17-3 against the money line when the total is 8.5 to 10 over the past two seasons. The Cubs are, however, just 4-19 against the money line in road games after two straight games where they committed no errors this season.
Kyle Hendricks has been one of the most impressive pitchers in the league this season and he enters this game on a real hot streak for the Cubs. Hendricks has not allowed a single earned run in his past 19.2 innings of work and he’ll be hoping to keep that streak going against the White Sox.
One thing that has been a huge factor in Hendricks’ excellent pitching is his lack of homers allowed. Hendricks has given up one or less home runs in each of his 19 appearances this season. He’ll be hoping to do that once again on Tuesday.
Offensively, the player to watch for the Cubs in this game is 1B Anthony Rizzo (.287, 24 HR, 76 RBI). Rizzo has been on a tear recently, racking up three homers and 13 RBI over the past nine games. He also happens to be 2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI against Shields in his career. The team will be counting on him to drive in a few runs in this game and he should be able to do it.
The White Sox are hot lately and they’ll be sending James Shields to the mound on Tuesday. Shields has had his struggles with the Sox, but he has been pitching extremely well recently. The righty has allowed two or less earned runs in each of his past two starts and the White Sox will be extremely happy with another performance like that against the Cubs.
Offensively, two guys to watch out for in this game are 3B Todd Frazier (.211, 29 HR, 67 RBI) and OF Adam Eaton (.277, 6 HR, 35 RBI). Frazier has been on a bit of a hot streak lately, as he has now homered in four of the past eight games for Chicago. He also happens to have two doubles and two RBI against Hendricks in his career.
Eaton, meanwhile, is 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI against Hendricks in his career. He’ll be hoping to come through with a few hits in this one as well, but it won’t be easy against the Cubs’ red-hot starter.