National League
Mets @ Cardinals
deGrom is 1-1, 2.76 in his last five starts; under is 10-4 in his last 14. Mets are 4-6 in his road starts.
Martinez is 1-1, 5.40 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Cardinals lost four of his last five home starts.
Mets won their last three games; seven of last eight New York games went over the total. St Louis won six of last eight games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine home games.
Rockies @ Brewers
Anderson is 0-1, 5.29 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over. Colorado lost three of his four road starts.
Davies is 0-2, 8.44 in his last three starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Milwaukee is 7-3 in his last ten home starts.
Rockies lost three of last four games; six of last nine Colorado road games went over. Milwaukee won its last three games; four of last six Brewer games went over the total.
Braves @ Diamondbacks
Teheran is 0-1, 2.57 in his last four starts; four of his last six went over. Braves split his eight road starts.
Greinke is 1-1, 8.10 in his last four starts; four of his last five went over. Arizona won four of his last five home starts.
Braves lost eight of last ten games; 11 of last 12 Atlanta games went over. Arizona is 5-8 in last 13 home games; nine of last ten Arizona games went over the total.
Cubs @ Padres
Hendricks is 2-0, 1.24 in his last four starts; over is 6-4-1 in his last 11. Cubs are 4-7 in his road starts.
Clemens is 1-2, 5.40 in five starts for San Diego; his last three starts went over.
Cubs are 18-4 in last 22 games; four of last six Chicago games went over. San Diego lost eight of last 11 games; eight of last ten games at Petco Park went over total.
Giants @ Dodgers
Cueto is 1-0, 2.63 in his last two starts; his last four went over. Giants are 11-2 in his road starts.
Hill finally makes his first Dodger start (blister) after being traded by A’s August 1– he was 9-3, 2.25 in 14 starts for Oakland this year.
Giants lost seven of last nine games; over is 8-2 in last ten Giant games. Dodgers won their last three games; over is 8-2-1 in last 11 games at Dodger Stadium.
American League
Angels @ Rays
Shoemaker is 2-4, 4.31 in his last six starts; under is 10-5 in his last 15. Angels lost seven of his last eight road starts.
Estrada is 2-2, 4.82 in his last five starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Toronto lost three of his last four home starts.
Angels are 2-16 in last 18 road games; under is 8-2 in last ten Halo games. Toronto is 10-4 in its last 14 home games; over is 7-4-1 in Jays’ last 12 home games.
Red Sox @ Rays
Porcello is 3-0, 2.05 in his last three starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Boston is 3-6 in his last nine road starts.
Andriese is 0-4, 6.46 in his last five starts; his last three went over. Tampa Bay lost four of his last five home starts.
Red Sox won ten of last 12 games; under is 17-6-1 in Boston’s last 24 road games. Tampa Bay won six of last nine games; over is 10-3 in Rays’ last 13 home games.
Tigers @ Twins
Boyd is 4-0, 2.70 in his last six starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Detroit is 2-4 in his road starts.
Duffey is 3-1, 5.16 in his last four starts; over is 5-2-2 in his last nine. Minnesota won five of his last six home starts.
Tigers won its last three road games; under is 7-3 in Detroit’s last ten games. Minnesota lost 10 of last 13 games; over is 17-4-2 in Twins’ last 23 games.
Indians @ A’s
Bauer is 2-0, 2.66 in his last three starts; five of his last six stayed under. Cleveland is 4-5 in his road starts.
Graveman is 2-1, 2.05 in his last three starts; five of his last six stayed under. A’s won five of his last six home starts.
Indians are 9-4 in last 13 games; under is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Oakland lost eight of last ten games; under is 13-4 in their last 17 games.
New York @ Mariners
Tanaka is 3-0, 2.18 in his last three starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. New York is 6-3 in his last nine road starts.
Iwakuma is 3-1, 2.02 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Mariners won his last eight home starts.
New York won five of last seven games; five of last six New York road games stayed under. Seattle won nine of last 11 home games; five of Mariners’ last six games went over the total.
Interleague
Astros @ Pirates
McHugh is 0-4, 9.39 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under. Houston is 6-7 in his road starts.
Cole is is 0-2, 7.02 in his last three starts; his last five went over. Pirates are 1-4 in his last five home starts.
Astros won four of last five games; over is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Pittsburgh lost four of last five games; six of last seven Pirate home games stayed under.
Orioles @ Nationals
Miley is 0-2, 10.06 in four starts for Baltimore (over 2-2).
Roark is 4-0, 2.14 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over. Washington won six of his last seven home starts.
Washington lost its last three games; five of Nationals’ last seven games went over the total. Baltimore won three of last four road games; their last three games stayed under.
Rangers @ Reds
Darvish is 2-0, 2.61 in his last three starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Texas lost three of his four road starts.
Adleman is 2-1, 2.96 in five starts (over 3-2) this year.
Rangers lost their last three games; three of last four Texas games went over the total. Cincinnati is 13-5 in last 18 home games; over is 10-4-1 in Reds’ last 15 games.
Royals @ Marlins
Gee is 1-4, 5.73 in his last six starts; under is 3-0-1 in his last four. Gee is 1-3, 7.08 in four road starts.
Fernandez is 0-3, 6.00 in his last four starts; four of his last five starts went over. Miami is 9-4 in his home starts.
Royals won their last nine games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Miami won three of last four games; their last three games stayed under.
Phillies @ White Sox
Eickhoff is 2-0, 4.76 in his last four starts; under is 14-6-1 in his last 21. Phillies are 4-7 in his road starts.
Shields is 0-3, 18.00 in his last four starts (over 3-1). White Sox lost four of his last five home starts.
Phillies are 6-10 in last 16 road games (over 11-4-1). White Sox are 8-3 in last 11 home games; under is 5-3 in their last eight home games.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts
Col-Mil: Anderson 7-6; Davies 11-11 (0-3 last 3)
NY-StL: deGrom 12-10; Martinez 11-12
Atl-Az: Teheran 5-17; Greinke 13-7
Chi-SD: Hendricks 13-9; Clemens 3-2/1-1
SF-LA: Cueto 19-6; Hill 0-0/9-5
LAA-Tor: Shoemaker 8-16; Estrada 12-9
Bos-TB: Porcello 19-6 (12-2 last 14); Andriese 5-7 (0-5 last 5)
Det-Min: Boyd 7-5 (6-1 last 7); Duffey 11-10
Clev-A’s: Bauer 11-9; Graveman 12-12
NY-Sea: Tanaka 18-7; Iwakuma 15-10
Hst-Pitt: McHugh 14-11 (1-4 last 5); Cole 8-11 (2-7 last 9)
Balt-Wsh: Miley 1-3/10-9; Roark 16-9 (13-2 last 15)
Tex-Cin: Darvish 5-5; Adleman 3-2
KC-Mia: Gee 3-7; Fernandez 14-9 (0-4 last 4)
Phil-Chi: Eickhoff 12-13 (3-0 last 3); Shields 5-9/2-9
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning
Col-Mil: Anderson 5-13; Davies 6-22
NY-StL: deGrom 2-22; Martinez 3-23
Atl-Az: Teheran 5-22; Greinke 7-20
Chi-SD: Hendricks 6-22; Clemens 1-7
SF-LA: Cueto 6-25; Hill 4-13
LAA-Tor: Shoemaker 6-24; Estrada 8-21
Bos-TB: Porcello 7-25; Andriese 3-12
Det-Min: Boyd 1-12; Duffey 6-21
Clev-A’s: Bauer 6-20; Graveman 4-24
NY-Sea: Tanaka 3-25; Iwakuma 4-25
Hst-Pitt: McHugh 11-25; Cole 6-19
Balt-Wsh: Miley 8-23; Roark 4-25
Tex-Cin: Darvish 4-10; Adleman 0-5
KC-Mia: Gee 7-10; Fernandez 6-23
Phil-Chi: Eickhoff 7-25; Shields 10-25
Umpires
Col-Mil: Underdogs are 11-3 in last 14 Hirschbeck games.
NY-StL: Last four Muchlinski games went over total.
Atl-Az: Nine of last eleven Rackley games went over.
Chi-SD: Road team won last seven Ripperger games.
SF-LA: Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Torres games.
LAA-Tor: Three of last four Whitson games stayed under.
Bos-TB: Under is 8-4-1 in last 13 Blakney games.
Det-Min: Six of last nine Bucknor games went over.
Clev-A’s: Four of last five Porter games stayed under.
NY-Sea: Six of last eight Eddings games went over.
Hst-Pitt: Favorites won last six Timmons games.
Balt-Wsh: Over is 12-4-2 in last 18 TBarrett games.
Tex-Cin: Underdogs are 10-8 in last 18 Iassogna games.
KC-Mia: Over is 10-3 in last thirteen Hoye games.
Phil-Chi: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Tumpane games.
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Wednesday's Diamond Notes
By Kevin Rogers
VegasInsider.com
Hottest team: Royals (9-0 last nine)
Kansas City’s pitching continues to shut down the opposition as the Royals allowed one run or less in seven of the past eight games. The latest gem came in Tuesday’s 1-0 triumph at Miami to extend Kansas City’s winning streak to nine games as Yordano Ventura tossed six innings, while the bullpen hasn’t given up a single run during this hot stretch. The defending champions still have work to do for a third straight playoff appearance, as they trail the Orioles by four games for the second AL Wild Card berth. Tonight’s task won’t be easy for Kansas City, facing Miami ace Jose Fernandez, who is 9-2 at home this season, but has lost his last two decisions at Marlins Park.
Coldest team: Angels (3-15 last 18)
This season couldn’t end fast enough for Los Angeles, who is three games ahead of Minnesota for the worst record in the American League. The Angels were routed by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, 7-2 as L.A. has scored two runs or less in four straight games. The highway has been a disastrous place for the Halos, who have lost 11 consecutive road games, as their last away victory came on July 26 at Kansas City. Matt Shoemaker is responsible for four of those road setbacks during this stretch, as the offense scored one run in three of those defeats.
Hottest pitcher: Rick Porcello, Red Sox (17-3, 3.22 ERA)
Boston has been terrific on its current road trip by posting a 7-2 record following Tuesday’s 2-1 triumph at Tampa Bay. Porcello goes for an Major League-leading 18th victory tonight, as the right-hander has won in nine of his last 10 trips to the mound since the end of June. Two of those victories came in dominating efforts against the Rays, allowing a total of two earned runs in 13 innings of work, while compiling a 3-0 record against Tampa Bay this season. Porcello has been a work-horse down the stretch by tossing at least seven innings in five straight outings, capped off by a win over his former team, Detroit in his last start.
Coldest pitcher: James Shields, White Sox (5-15, 5.98 ERA)
Shields pitched well for a month from the end of June until the final week of July, allowing eight earned runs in six starts, all quality outings. Then, the veteran right-hander reverted back to his early-season struggles by giving up an eye-opening 27 earned runs in his last four trips to the mound, including nine home runs. The Sox have lost six of Shields’ last eight starts, including four of the past five outings at U.S. Cellular Field. The only piece of good news for Shields is that Philadelphia pitching has given up 18 runs in the last two games, including nine in Tuesday’s 9-1 rout by Chicago.
Biggest UNDER run: Pirates (6-1 last seven at home)
Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak on Tuesday behind a tremendous pitching performance from former Yankee Ivan Nova, who tossed a complete game in a 7-1 triumph over Houston. The Pirates’ offense finally busted out after scoring four runs combined in their previous three losses, as runs have been hard to come by at PNC Park lately. In five of the last seven games in Pittsburgh, the Pirates and their opponent have combined to plate five runs or less. That UNDER streak may come to an end today in their finale against the Astros, as Gerrit Cole is riding a five-start OVER string, while the Pirates’ righty has given up 12 hits in each of his last two outings.
Biggest OVER run: Braves (7-0 last seven)
After squandering an early 5-0 lead in Monday’s 9-8 walk-off loss at Arizona, the Braves rebounded with four late runs to beat the D-backs, 7-4 last night to register a seventh consecutive OVER. Atlanta’s offense has been responsible for this OVER run by scoring at least six runs in five straight games, but the Braves’ pitching staff needs to take credit (or blame) for this streak by allowing seven runs or more five times. Will the streak end tonight? Zack Greinke heads to the mound for Arizona, who has cashed three consecutive UNDERS at Chase Field, while Atlanta’s Julio Teheran is 6-1 to the UNDER in the past seven road starts.
Matchup to watch: Giants vs. Dodgers
San Francisco led Los Angeles by 6½ games heading into the All-Star break, but that advantage has disappeared. Following a 9-5 victory at Chavez Ravine last night by the Dodgers, Los Angeles has built a 2 ½-game lead over San Francisco in the NL West as the Giants have dropped 13 of 18 road contests since the break.
The Giants are currently on a 2-8 run the last 10 games, while the Dodgers rebounded from a three-game losing streak on their road trip at Philadelphia and Cincinnati to register three straight victories. Johnny Cueto was a Cy Young candidate following the first half, but the Giants’ right-hander has won only one decision in seven second half starts. Since the start of July, Cueto has allowed at least four earned runs in four of five starts away from AT&T Park.
Rich Hill will make his much-anticipated Dodgers’ debut after getting acquired from the Athletics last month. The southpaw has been sidelined due to a blister on his pitching hand, as Hill compiled a 9-3 record along with a 2.25 ERA with Oakland this season.
Betcha didn’t know: Cardinals’ right-hander Carlos Martinez has turned into one of the most reliable road pitchers this season by owning a 7-1 record and 2.36 ERA away from Busch Stadium. Pitching at home has been a different story for Martinez, as the Cardinals are 4-8 in his 12 starts by the Arch as St. Louis continues its series with New York tonight. Something has to give tonight as Jacob deGrom has struggled in the role of a road underdog for the Mets, losing all three starts this season, including his last time out at San Francisco.
Biggest public favorite: Cubs (-250) at Padres
Biggest public underdog: Tigers (+105) at Twins
Biggest line move: Dodgers (-125 to -140) vs. Giants