National League
Phillies @ Marlins
Morgan is 0-4, 7.46 in his last seven starts; over is 9-2 in his last 11. Phillies are 1-6 in his road starts. Urena is 2-1, 2.04 in his last three starts (under 4-3).
Phillies lost 10 of last 13 games; over is 8-3-1 in their last 12 road games. Miami lost nine of last ten games; under is 9-3 in their last 12 home games.
Mets @ Reds
Montero shut Miami out for five innings (100 PT) in his first ’16 start.
Finnegan is 1-1, 1.80 in his last three starts; over is 7-4 in his last 11. Reds are 4-7 in his home starts.
Mets are 12-4 in last 16 games; under is 7-2 in their last nine games. Cincinnati lost eight of last 11 games; five of Reds’ last six games stayed under.
Cubs @ Brewers
Hammel is 1-2, 10.80 in his last three starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Cubs lost six of his last seven road starts.
Peralta is 1-1, 3.00 in his last four starts; over is 6-3 in his last nine. Brewers are 4-5 in his home starts.
Cubs won six of last seven games; three of last four Chicago games stayed under. Milwaukee won four of last five games; under is 6-3 in last nine games at Miller Park.
Cardinals @ Pirates
Weaver is 1-2, 3.43 in four starts this year; his last three stayed under.
Vogelsong is 1-2, 4.41 in his last three starts (over 4-4). Pirates are 1-3 in his home starts.
Cardinals are 10-4 in last 14 road games; four of last six St Louis games stayed under. Pittsburgh lost its last seven games; four of last five Pirate home games went over.
Braves @ Nationals
Perez is making first start since June 6; he is 2-2, 4.88 in nine starts this year (over 6-3).
Gonzalez is 4-0, 3.86 in his last six starts; three of his last four home starts went over. He is 4-0, 3.00 in his last four home starts.
Braves won six of last seven games; over is 11-4 in their last 15 road games. Washington won five of last seven games; seven of last eight National games stayed under.
Giants @ Rockies
Moore is 2-0, 0.64 in his last two starts (under 4-2).
Bettis is 1-1, 5.85 in his last four starts; his last three stayed under. Colorado won his last seven home starts.
Giants lost five of last seven road games, are 4-11 in last 15 road series openers. Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Colorado lost three of last four games, is 12-7 in last 19 home series openers. Last four Rockies games went over the total.
Diamondbacks @ Dodgers
Miller is 0-4, 7.83 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Arizona is 3-4 in his road starts.
Stripling is 0-3, 5.48 in his last four starts; under is 4-0-1 in his last five. Dodgers are 3-4 in his home starts.
Arizona is 8-7 in its last 15 games; over is 12-5 in their last 17 road games. Dodgers won five of last six home games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
American League
Blue Jays @ New York
Sanchez is 3-1, 3.41 in his last six starts; under is 9-1-1 in his last 11.
Blue Jays are 8-5 in his road starts. Cessa is 2-0, 3.50 in his first three MLB starts (over 2-1).
Blue Jays lost three of last four games (over 3-1). New York is 8-4 in its last 12 games; over is 7-3 in last ten games in the Bronx.
Orioles @ Rays
Gallardo is 0-4, 6.75 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Baltimore lost four of his last five road starts.
Odorizzi is 6-0, 2.21 in his last eight starts; four of his last six went over. Tampa Bay won his last five home starts.
Orioles are 5-3 in their last eight games (under 7-1). Tampa Bay is 4-6 in its last ten games; over is 13-4 in their last 17 home games.
Royals @ Twins
Gee is 2-1, 2.45 in his last three starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. He is 0-4, 7.84 in his last four road starts.
Santana is 2-1, 3.51 in his last four starts; four of his last six went over. Twins are 3-8 in his home starts (3-2 in last five).
Royals lost four of last six games; eight of KC’s last nine games went over. Minnesota is 2-16 in its last 18 games; over is 15-2 in last 17 games at Target Field.
Angels @ A’s
Nolasco is 1-4, 4.38 in six starts for the Angels; his last five starts stayed under.
Neal is 1-3, 6.75 in five starts for Oakland (under 3-2).
Angels are 10-2 in last 12 games; three of their last four games went over. Oakland lost six of its last seven games; under is 14-5 in their last 19 games.
Tigers @ White Sox
Boyd is 5-0, 3.12 in his last eight starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Detroit is 3-4 in his road starts.
Gonzalez is 0-2, 4.13 in his last six starts; four of his last five went over. White Sox are 3-4 in his home starts.
Tigers won eight of last nine road games; over is 6-1 in their last seven road games. Chicago lost six of last eight games; six of last seven White Sox games went over.
Rangers @ Mariners
Perez is 1-2, 6.11 in his last three starts (over 3-0). Texas lost his last five road starts.
Paxton is 1-0, 3.08 in his last four starts; over is 6-4 in his last ten. Mariners are 2-5 in his home starts.
Rangers won seven of last nine games; last seven Texas games went over the total. Seattle lost 10 of last 13 games; over is 13-5 in their last 18 games.
Astros @ Indians
Peacock is making first ’16 start; he is 11-16, 4.67 in 41 MLB starts- he started 24 games for the Astros in ’14. Peacock is 5-6, 4.23 in 21 AAA starts this year.
Kluber is 6-0, 2.27 in his last seven starts; over is 9-5-1 in his last 15. Indians won his last eight home starts.
Astros are 12-4 in last 16 games; four of Astros’ last five road games went over. Cleveland won seven of its last eight home games; under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Interleague
Red Sox @ Padres
Buchholz is 1-0, 2.70 in his last three starts; five of his last six stayed under. Boston is 2-4 in his road starts. Clemens is 0-2, 6.59 in his last three starts; his last five starts went over.
Red Sox lost four of last six road games; they scored one run the last two days. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games. San Diego lost nine of last 13 games; over is 9-3 in last 12 games at Petco Park.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts
Phil-Mia– Morgan 3-13; Urena 3-4
NY-Cin– Montero 1-0; Finnegan 10-18
Chi-Mil– Hammel 16-10; Peralta 6-12
StL-Pitt– Weaver 2-2; Vogelsong 3-5
Atl-Wsh– Perez 6-3; Gonzalez 12-15
SF-Col– Samardzija 13-15; Anderson 8-7
Az-LA– Miller 4-11; Stripling 5-8
Tor-NY– Sanchez 16-9; Cessa 3-0
Balt-TB– Gallardo 9-10 (0-5 last 5); Odorizzi 15-13 (6-1 last 7)
KC-Min– Gee 4-8; Santana 8-17
LA-A’s– Nolasco 1-5/9-12; Neal 2-3
Det-Chi– Boyd 9-5 (6-0 last 6); Gonzalez 8-10
Tex-Sea– Perez 15-13; Paxton 4-11
Hst-Clev– Peacock 0-0; Kluber 16-11 (7-0 last 7)
Bos-SD– Buchholz 5-11; Clemens 3-4/1-1
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning
Phil-Mia– Morgan 8-16; Urena 1-7
NY-Cin– Montero 0-1; Finnegan 8-28
Chi-Mil– Hammel 6-26; Peralta 7-18
StL-Pitt– Weaver 1-4; Vogelsong 3-8
Atl-Wsh– Perez 2-9; Gonzalez 6-27
SF-Col– Samardzija 10-28; Anderson 5-15
Az-LA– Miller 6-15; Stripling 4-13
Tor-NY– Sanchez 5-25; Cessa 2-3
Balt-TB– Gallardo 8-19; Odorizzi 5-28
KC-Min– Gee 7-12; Santana 7-25
LA-A’s– Nolasco 11-27; Neal 1-5
Det-Chi– Boyd 2-14; Gonzalez 6-18
Tex-Sea– Perez 11-28; Paxton 4-15
Hst-Clev– Peacock 0-0; Kluber 6-27
Bos-SD– Buchholz 7-16; Clemens 3-9 (3 of last 3)
Umpires
Phil-Mia– Under is 5-2 in last seven LBarrett games.
NY-Cin– Underdogs are 5-4 in last nine Lentz games.
Chi-Mil– Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Little games.
StL-Pitt– Four of last five Timmons games went over.
Atl-Wsh– Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Torres games.
SF-Col– Over is 10-3 in last thirteen Rackley games.
Az-LA– Over is 6-3 in last nine Eddings games; underdogs won five of last six.
Tor-NY– Over is 18-3 in last 21 Wegner games.
Balt-TB– Four of last five Reynolds games went over.
KC-Min– Six of last seven Segal games went over.
LA-A’s– Six of last eight Blakney games stayed under.
Det-Chi– Six of last eight Hallion games stayed under.
Tex-Sea– Over is 10-4 in last fourteen Davidson games.
Hst-Clev– Over is 11-4 in last fifteen Hoye games.
Bos-SD– Over is 13-5 in last 18 Miller games.
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Tuesday's Diamond Notes
By Joe Williams
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Hottest team: Angels (8-1 past nine, 7-2 past nine on road)
It's way too little and too late for their postseason hopes, but the Halos are showing a lot of fight down the stretch after a difficult summer. Their offense has come alive, and so has their pitching, helping the Angels to an 8-1 mark over their past nine outings. They're also 7-2 in their past nine games as an underdog, and 7-2 in their past nine games on the road. They'll continue their series in Oakland Tuesday night, and they'll once again be slight underdogs with veteran Ricky Nolasco on the hill against rookie Zach Neal. The Angels have won seven in a row against right-handed starting pitchers, including 5-0 in their past five on the road vs. RHP. The A's have dropped nine in a row against divisional foes, and five straight vs. RHP.
Coldest team: Marlins (1-9 past 10, 3-8 past 11 at home)
The Marlins had postseason aspirations this summer, but after dropping nine of the past 10 to slip two games under .500, Miami is on life support. Pitching has been a major issue for Miami, as they have given up six or more runs in four straight, and four or more runs in each of their past seven. As a result, the 'over' is 4-0-1 over their past five games. They fell to Philadelphia 6-2 in Monday's series opener. Miami is heavily favored (-165) to top Philadelphia in Tuesday's game despite the fact they're just 3-9 in Jose Urena's past 12 outings, 1-6 in their past seven against teams with a losing record and 1-4 in their past five against divisional foes.
Hottest pitcher: Corey Kluber, Indians (15-8, 3.09 ERA)
The Klubot is up to 15 wins for just the second time in his career, and first time since winning 18 games in 2014 during his Cy Young Award winning season. His WHIP of 1.05 is actually slightly better than 2014, and he has managed 189 strikeouts over 183 2/3 innings. He has improved dramatically as the season has gone on, showing no signs of slowing down. Kluber is 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA and 1.21 WHIP with 26 strikeouts over the past 20 2/3 innings. The Indians have won six of their past seven games overall, and they're 36-16 over their past 52 games at home. The Tribe has also won seven straight starts with Kluber on the hill. Houston is just 3-11 in their past 14 trips to Cleveland, and 7-17 in the past 24 meetings overall.
Coldest pitcher: Yovani Gallardo, Orioles (4-7, 5.62 ERA)
Gallardo has cooled off significantly, going 0-3 with a 8.16 ERA and 1.67 WHIP over his past three outings while striking out six and walking just six in 14 1/3 innings. While the Orioles are 7-1 in Gallardo's past eight starts against a team with a losing record, they're just 1-4 in his past five road outings and 0-5 in his past five overall. The O's are also just 2-6 in his past eight games against right-handed pitching, and 0-5 in Gallardo's past five outings against American League East Division foes.
Biggest UNDER run: Giants (4-0 past four, 9-2-1 past 12)
The Giants have struggled at the plate lately, averaging just 2.4 runs per game over their past seven outings, with the 'under' going 5-1-1 during the span. The 'under' streak continued Monday night with a 6-0 setback at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies. The 'under' is 4-0 in San Francisco's past four outings on the road, 4-0-1 in their past five againt National League West Division foes and 6-1-1 in Jeff Samardzija's past eight starts overall. The 'under' is 4-1 in Colorado's past five against teams with a winning record, and 6-2 in Tyler Anderson's past eight starts against teams with a winning overall record.
Biggest OVER run: Rays (5-0 past 5, 9-1 past 10)
The Rays have been involved in some high-scoring games lately, with a total of 10 or more runs in six of the past eight outings. With a total of 10 runs (8.5 line), the 'over' hit again in Monday's series opener against Baltimore. The over is 6-2 in Baltimore's past eight road games, although the 'under has been the dominant trend for the O's. The 'over' is 5-1 in Baltimore's past six road games against a right-handed starter. The over is also 23-6 in Tampa's past 29 games overall, 20-6 in their past 26 vs. RHP and 5-0 in their past five divisional games. The over is 9-2 in their past 11 home games againts a right-handed starter, too.
Matchup to watch: Padres vs. Red Sox
The Padres nipped the Red Sox 2-1 in the series opener, cashing as a huge home underdog (+180). In Tuesday's game the Padres are once again huge 'dogs with Paul Clemens on the hill, and they might have a better than good chance to make chalk eaters sick for a second straight night. The Red Sox have won just once in the past five interleague road games, they're 2-6 in Clay Buchholz's past eight outings and 9-20 in his past 29 tries against a team with an overall losing record. The 'under' has cashed in each of the past seven meetings in San Diego, and the 'under' is 13-3 in the past 16 meetings overall against the two sides.
Betcha didn’t know: The Mariners and Rangers hook up in a battle of left-handed starting pitchers. Texas is 10-2 in their past 12 games against American League West opponents, and they're 5-2 in their past seven games against left-handed starting pitchers. The Rangers are just 1-8 in Martin Perez's past nine road outings against a team with a winning overall record. Seattle is just 2-5 in their past seven vs. RHP, and they're 1-4 in James Paxton's past five overall. Texas is also 6-2 in Martin Perez's past eight outings against the Mariners, while the Rangers are 5-1 in the past six meetings in this series. The over has also hit in five straight, including 8-1 in Martin Perez's past nine starts against the M's.
Biggest public favorite: Nationals (-220) vs. Braves
Biggest public underdog: Orioles (+130) at Rays
Biggest line move: Blue Jays (-130 to -150) at Yankees
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Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals
Atlanta and Washington get ready to duel again after Nationals' ended Braves six game win streak Sunday with a 6-4 win. With the victory, the Nationals have now won twelve of fourteen meetings this season vs Braves including 6-1 at Nationals Park.
According to current odds at Sports Interaction the Nationals are -$2.25 home favorites with the total set at 8.5 across all shops.
Southpaw Gio Gonzales toes the rubber for Washington carrying a 10-9 record, 4.14 ERA. The Nationals have split a pair vs Braves this season with Gonzales and the club has won four of his last five starts vs Atlanta.
Gonzalez will be matching pitches with Atlanta’s righthander Williams Perez who has an 2-2 record this season with a 4.62 ERA. Perez is making his first start since June 6 having been on the 60-day DL. Perez won his lone start vs Washington last season.
Those inclined towards laying extra juice, Gonzalez doing Washington's bidding bodes well for Nationals chances. There's been no place like Nationals Park recently for Gonzles. The portsider has won his last four starts in front of the home audience allowing 8 runs over 24 innings while wiffing 25 batters, walking just five. Additionally, Nationals are on a 6-3 stretch vs the division handing the ball to Gonzales.