National League
Nationals @ Phillies
Gonzalez is 3-0, 4.39 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over. Washington is 1-7 in its last eight road starts.
Morgan is 0-3, 8.58 in his last six starts; nine of his last 10 went over. Phillies lost six of his last seven home starts.
Nationals won four of last six games; last four Washington road games stayed under. Philly is 4-9 in last 13 games; under is 5-0-1 in Phils’ last six home games.
Marlins @ Mets
Phelps is 2-0, 3.60 in his last three starts (under 3-2).
Colon is 3-1, 3.77 in his last five starts; his last three went over. Mets are 6-2 in his last eight home starts.
Marlins lost six of last eight games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games. New York won six of last seven home games; over is 12-3 in their last 15 games.
Padres @ Braves
Clemens is 1-3, 6.00 in six starts for San Diego; his last four went over.
Wisler is 1-3, 7.72 in his last four starts; over is 8-3 in his last 11. Atlanta is 2-10 in his home starts.
Padres are 3-8 in last 11 road games; under is 7-5 in San Diego’s last 12 road games. Atlanta lost five of last seven home games; over is 10-3 in Braves’ last 13 games.
Cardinals @ Brewers
Weaver is 1-1, 3.60 in three starts this year (under 2-1).
Garza is 0-2, 9.00 in his last three starts; over is 4-2 in his home starts.
Cardinals are 8-2 in last ten road games (over 6-3-1). Milwaukee lost its last six games; under is 6-3 in Brewers’ last nine games.
Pirates @ Cubs
Vogelsong is 2-2, 4.30 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.
Montgomery is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts for the Cubs (over 2-0).
Pirates won eight of last ten road games; under is 8-3 in Pittsburgh’s last 11 games. Chicago is 18-3 in last 21 home games; three of its last four games stayed under.
Dodgers @ Rockies
Stripling is 0-2, 5.82 in his last three starts; under is 3-0-1 in his last four. Dodgers are 2-3 in his road starts. Hill shut the Giants out for six innings (81 PT) in his Dodger debut.
Hoffman is 0-2, 9.90 in two starts this year (over 1-1). Anderson is 0-2, 4.91 in his last four starts (under 9-5). Colorado won five of his last six home starts.
Dodgers won six of last nine games; five of last six LA games stayed under the total. Colorado won five of its last six home games; over is 10-7 in their last 17 games.
Diamondbacks @ Giants
Miller was 1-6, 6.98 in his last seven starts before Arizona sent him down; his last MLB start was July 6. Four of his last five starts went over. Arizona is 3-3 in his road starts.
Moore lost no-hitter with two outs in 9th inning his last start; he is 1-3, 3.77 in five starts for the Giants (under 3-2).
Arizona lost six of last eight road games; over is 14-5 in their last 19 games. Giants are 4-8 in last 12 home games; under is 6-2 in Giants’ last eight games.
American League
Blue Jays @ Orioles
Sanchez is 1-1, 4.88 in his last four starts; under is 8-1-1 in his last ten. Toronto is 7-5 in his road starts.
Gallardo is 0-3, 7.45 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Orioles are 5-2 in his home starts.
Toronto won four of its last five games; four of its last five road games stayed under. Orioles lost four of last six games; last five games at Camden Yards stayed under.
Rays @ Red Sox
Smyly is 4-0, 3.26 in his last six starts; over is 9-3 in his last 12. Rays lost seven of his last nine road starts.
Wright is 1-1, 5.84 in his last four starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Boston is 6-4 in his last ten starts.
Tampa Bay is 3-6 in last nine road games; over is 8-2-1 in Rays’ last 11 road games. Boston lost five of last seven games; over is 5-2-1 in last eight games at Fenway Park.
Twins @ Indians
Dean is 0-3, 10.29 in his last five starts; five of his last six went over. He is 1-2, 7.20 in three road starts.
Kluber is 5-0, 2.04 in his last six starts; under is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Cleveland won his last seven home starts.
Twins lost their last 12 games; over is 7-3 in Minnesota’s last ten games. Cleveland won five of last six home games; under is 7-2-1 in Tribe’s last ten games.
White Sox @ Tigers
Sale is 1-4, 3.02 in his last seven starts (under 5-2). Chicago lost three of his last four road starts.
Verlander is 5-1, 2.59 in his last seven starts; under is 10-1 in his last 11. Detroit is 8-3 in his last 11 home starts.
White Sox lost five of last six road games; five of last seven Chicago road games went over. Detroit won seven of last nine games; under is 10-3 in Tigers’ last 13 home games.
Mariners @ Rangers
Paxton is 1-0, 2.11 in his last three starts (over 7-7). Seattle is 2-5 in his road starts.
Perez is 1-3, 5.74 in his last five starts; four of his last six stayed under. Texas is 9-1 in his last ten home starts.
Mariners lost six of last seven road games; over is 11-7 in their last 18 road games. Texas won eight of last nine home games; under is 8-2-1 in last 11 Ranger games.
A’s @ Astros
Detwiler is 0-3, 9.00 in his last three starts (under 4-0).
Fiers is 1-0, 2.70 in his last two starts; seven of his last nine went over. Houston won five of his last six home starts.
A’s are 4-13 in last 17 road games; under is 10-1 in last ten Oakland road games. Houston won nine of last 11 games; over is 4-2-1 in last seven games at Minute Maid Park.
New York @ Royals
Cessa 2-0, 2.25 in two MLB starts (over 1-1).
Kennedy is 3-0, 1.14 in his last six starts; under is 10-2-1 in his last 13. Royals are 7-3 in his home starts.
New York won five of last seven games; over is 4-1 in their last five games. Royals are 13-3 in last 16 games; KC’s last four games went over the total.
Interleague
Reds @ Angels
Finnegan is 3-1, 2.23 in his last six starts; over is 7-3 in his last ten. Reds won three of his last four road starts.
Nolasco is 0-4, 5.70 in five starts for the Angels; his last four starts stayed under.
Cincinnati lost seven of last nine games; six of Reds’ last eight road games went over. Angels won six of last seven games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 games.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts
Wsh-Phil– Gonzalez 11-15; Morgan 3-12
Mia-NY– Phelps 4-1; Colon 16-10
SD-Atl– Clemens 3-3/1-1; Wisler 6-15
StL-Mil– Weaver 2-1; Garza 6-8
Pitt-Chi– Vogelsong 3-4; Montgomery 2-0/1-1
LA-Colo– Stripling 5-7 Hill 1-0/9-5; Hoffman 0-2 Anderson 7-7
Az-SF– Miller 4-10; Moore 2-3/9-12
Tor-Balt– Sanchez 15-9; Gallardo 9-9 (0-4 last 4)
TB-Bos– Smyly 11-14 (5-1 last 6); Wright 14-9
Min-Clev– Dean 4-3; Kluber 15-11 (6-0 last 6)
Chi-Det– Sale 16-9; Verlander 16-11
Sea-Tex– Hernandez 12-6 (5-0 last 5); Perez 14-13
A’s-Hst– Detwiler 1-3; Fiers 14-10
NY-KC– Cessa Kennedy 13-13 (4-0 last 4)
Cin-LAA– Finnegan 10-17; Nolasco 0-5/9-12
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning
Wsh-Phil– Gonzalez 6-26; Morgan 7-15
Mia-NY– Phelps 0-5; Colon 8-26
SD-Atl– Clemens 2-8; Wisler 10-21
StL-Mil– Weaver 1-3; Garza 4-14
Pitt-Chi– Vogelsong 2-7; Montgomery 1-4
LA-Colo– Stripling 3-12 Hill 4-15; Hoffman 1-2 Anderson 5-14
Az-SF– Miller 6-14; Moore 6-26
Tor-Balt– Sanchez 5-24; Gallardo 7-18
TB-Bos– Smyly 8-25; Wright 6-23
Min-Clev– Dean 3-7; Kluber 6-26
Chi-Det– Sale 8-25; Verlander 8-27
Sea-Tex– Hernandez 3-18; Perez 11-27
A’s-Hst– Detwiler 2-4; Fiers 5-24
NY-KC– Cessa Kennedy 9-26
Cin-LAA– Finnegan 8-27; Nolasco 11-26
Umpires
Wsh-Phil– Underdogs won five of last six Carlson games.
Mia-NY– Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Emmel games.
SD-Atl– Over is 5-0-1 in last six Wolf games.
StL-Mil– Home side won eight of last ten Fletcher games.
Pitt-Chi– Underdogs won seven of last nine Randazzo games.
LA-Colo– Five of last seven Cuzzi games went over.
Az-SF– Underdogs are 8-3 in last 11 Carapazza games.
Tor-Balt– Over is 12-4 in last sixteen Layne games.
TB-Bos– Four of last five Cederstrom games went over.
Min-Cle– Six of last seven Nauert games went over.
Chi-Det– Over is 3-1-1 in last five Little games.
Sea-Tex– Under is 14-7-1 in last 22 Tichenor games.
A’s-Hst– Four of last six Vanover games went over.
NY-KC– Over is 7-3 in last ten Kellogg games.
Cin-LAA– Under is 7-2-2 in last eleven Blaser games.
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Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore and Toronto conclude a three game series at Camden Yards with each club having notched a victory. According to current odds at bet365 the Blue Jays are -$1.50 road favorites with the total set at 9.5 runs across all shops.
The Orioles will be facing Aaron Sanchez (12-2, 2.99 ERA) making his return after being optioned to the Minors in an effort to preserve innings. The righthander checks in with a 15-9 Team Start Record including 8-5 in an opposing park. Sanchez heads to the hill 2-1 vs Orioles this season.
Yovani Gallardo (4-6, 5.69 ERA) toes the rubber for Baltimore. In his last outing, he allowed eight runs in 1 1/3 innings and has now struggled in each of his last three starts, managing an 0-2 record racking up an ERA of 8.78 in the process. Gallardo split a pair vs Toronto this season but lost his last vs Jays tossing 4 1/3 innings of 5 run ball.
Backing Toronto with a hurler who hasn't seen major league action in 10 days is cause to ratchet up tension. However, with Gallardo severely struggling and knowing Orioles are 1-7 as underdogs with Gallardo, 0-4 vs a division opponent with the hurler the numbers add up well enough to conclude Jays are the best choice.
Wednesday's Diamond Notes
By Kevin Rogers
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Hottest team: Angels (7-3 last 10)
It’s been a lost season for the Halos, who sit 16 games below .500 with five weeks remaining. However, Los Angeles has heated up by winning six of seven, including taking the first two games of its series against Cincinnati. The pitching has been fantastic in this recent stretch, allowing two runs or fewer five times, while capturing road series victories against the Blue Jays and Tigers. Each of the last three starting pitchers (Tyler Skaggs, Matt Shoemaker, and Jered Weaver) has tossed quality outings, as Ricky Nolasco heads to the mound tonight. Nolasco is winless in his last five starts for the Angels, as they go for the sweep of the Reds.
Coldest team: Mariners (2-8 last 10)
Seattle has fallen apart at the wrong time as the M’s look to avoid a sweep against the AL West-leading Rangers this afternoon. The Mariners rallied from a 4-0 deficit against Cole Hamels on Tuesday to take a 6-4 advantage at Texas, but the bullpen fell apart late in an 8-7 defeat. Seattle has lost five of six games on its current road trip with the only victory coming from the arm of ace Felix Hernandez at Chicago last Friday. King Felix heads to the hill today as the M’s own a sparking 7-1 record in his past eight starts since getting activated from the disabled list in July.
Hottest pitcher: Ian Kennedy, Royals (9-9, 3.57 ERA)
Kansas City suffered only its fifth loss in its last 23 games in Tuesday’s extra-innings setback to New York. Kennedy went through a stretch of seven consecutive starts from July through early August without a victory, but has turned it around recently. The Kansas City right-hander is unbeaten in his past four trips to the mound, while allowing five earned runs in his last seven starts. Kennedy owns impressive road victories at Boston and Detroit this month, while Kansas City has won six of his last eight home starts.
Coldest pitcher: Yovani Gallardo, Orioles (4-6, 5.69 ERA)
Gallardo is going through his worst season on the Major League level, owning an ERA of 5.69, more than 1.50 runs higher than his previous poorest campaign in 2013. The right-hander allowed a season-high eight runs (seven earned) in less than two innings in his previous outing against the Yankees in a 14-4 setback. Gallardo is winless in his last four starts, including home losses to the Astros and Red Sox this month. The Orioles start Wednesday’s action sitting three games behind the Blue Jays in the AL East as Gallardo has split a pair of starts against Toronto this season.
Biggest UNDER run: Indians (4-0 last four)
One of the toughest total losses of the season happened in Cleveland on Tuesday, as the Twins and Indians went UNDER the total of 10 in a 5-4 Tribe victory. What made it so tough was the two AL Central rivals were tied at 4-4 after two innings, but combined for one run in the final seven innings as Cleveland sent Minnesota to its 12th straight loss. Cleveland’s offense has struggled over the last nine games, scoring more than one run only twice. Corey Kluber takes the mound tonight as a heavy favorite against Minnesota, as the Indians have gone UNDER the total in four of his last six starts against the Twins since 2015.
Biggest OVER run: Braves (6-0 last six)
Atlanta’s offense has performed better over the last few months since a horrible start to the season. The Braves have plated at least six runs in four straight home games, including a seven-spot in Tuesday’s win over the Padres. Atlanta’s pitching fared well last night by allowing three runs to San Diego, but the Braves have yielded at least six runs in five of their past six games at Turner Field. Matt Wisler is coming off a fantastic effort against Arizona in his last outing by scattering two hits in eight innings of a 3-1 win, but the Atlanta right-hander had allowed at least six runs in his previous four outings.
Matchup to watch: Marlins vs. Mets
Miami’s offense is tanking at the wrong time after being held to fewer than four runs in its fourth straight game, all losses. The Marlins jumped out to an early 2-0 advantage against the Mets last night, but allowed three runs in the bottom of the first and never recovered in a 7-4 defeat. The two NL East rivals play the third of a four-game series tonight at Citi Field as the Mets sit 2 ½ games behind the Cardinals for the second Wild Card position in the National League.
The Mets are surging at the right time by winning eight of their past 10 games as Bartolo Colon takes the mound tonight. Colon is fresh off back-to-back victories over the Giants and Phillies, while the Mets are 5-2 against the Marlins in his last seven starts since 2015. David Phelps counters for Miami, as the Marlins have won four of the right-hander’s five starts this month. The Marlins own a perfect 3-0 mark in Phelps’ three August road starts, including solid performances at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
Betcha didn’t know: The Cubs go for the three-game sweep of the Pirates at Wrigley Field, as Jason Hammel looks to continue his home domination for Chicago. Hammel has beaten Pittsburgh twice this season, but what’s more impressive is the right-hander not allowing a run in his last three home starts, a span of 20 scoreless innings. The Cubs own a perfect 5-0 record at Wrigley Field when Hammel takes the mound since the All-Star break, while Chicago has posted an 18-3 mark in its past 21 games on the North Side overall.
Biggest public favorite: Indians (-320) vs. Twins
Biggest public underdog: White Sox (+115) at Tigers
Biggest line move: Rangers (+110 to +100) vs. Mariners