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National League
St Louis (25-34) @ Pittsburgh (30-27)
— Mikolas is 3-0, 1.29 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 9-1 in his last ten starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-5
— He is 5-5, 3.06 in 17 starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Cardinals are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— Cardinals are 13-18 on road.
— under 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 24-59
— record in first 5 innings: 21-26-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2.1-2.1
— Hill is 1-3, 6.15 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 2-4 in his home starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He is 4-2, 4.50 in nine starts vs St Louis.
— Pirates won their last four games.
— Pittsburgh is 14-13 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 15-57
— record in first 5 innings: 26-21-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5-7
Milwaukee (31-27) @ Cincinnati (26-32)
— Houser is 1-1, 4.44 in five starts.
— Brewers are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 4-4, 5.31 in 12 starts vs Cincinnati.
— Brewers are 3-1 in their last four games.
— Milwaukee is 6-11 in last 17 road games.
— under 7-3-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 16-58
— record in first 5 innings: 24-26-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-4
— Lively is 2-1, 2.16 in three starts.
— Cincinnati is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.
— Reds lost their last three games.
— Cincinnati is 14-16 at home.
— over 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 21-58
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.1-5
Philadelphia (26-32) @ Washington (25-33)
— Suarez is 0-2, 7.13 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 5-0, 3.56 in 11 games (4 starts) vs Washington
— Phillies are 4-8 in their last dozen games.
— Phillies are 3-10 in last 13 road games.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-58
— record in first 5 innings: 19-33-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-7
— Williams is 1-2, 6.11 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 6-5 in his starts.
— under 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6
— He is 0-2, 4.94 in four starts vs Philadelphia.
— Nationals lost four of last six games.
— Washington is 12-18 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 17-58
— record in first 5 innings: 24-28-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-3.1-3
Atlanta (34-24) @ Arizona (35-24)
— Soroka allowed 4 runs in 6 IP (83 PT) in his first ’23 start.
— That was his first start since 2020, but to achilles injuries.
— Braves are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 0-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 0-1, 1.64 in two starts vs Arizona.
— Atlanta is 6-8 in its last 14 games.
— Braves are 19-10 on the road.
— under 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 25-58
— record in first 5 innings: 35-17-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-1-3
— Gallen is 6-0, 0.66 in six home starts.
— Arizona is 8-4 in his starts, 6-0 at home.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He is 2-0, 1.42 in two starts vs Atlanta.
— Arizona won 10 of its last 14 games.
— Arizona is 20-13 at home.
— under 8-1-1 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-59
— record in first 5 innings: 26-22-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-4.1
Cubs (25-32) @ San Diego (27-31)
— Stroman is 3-0, 1.17 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-4
— He is 3-0, 2.19 in four starts vs San Diego.
— Cubs are 11-21 in their last 32 games.
— Chicago is 16-17 on road.
— under 5-0 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-57
— record in first 5 innings: 24-23-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.1-2.1
— Weathers is 0-3, 5.82 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 1-1, 6.75 in three starts vs Chicago.
— Padres are 7-9 in their last 16 games.
— San Diego is 13-16 at home.
— under 26-9-2 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-58
— record in first 5 innings: 24-28-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-2
American League
Tampa Bay (41-19) @ Boston (30-28)
— Bradley is 0-2, 4.30 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP vs Boston April 12.
— Tampa Bay lost three of its last four games.
— Rays are 15-13 on road.
— over 16-6 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-60
— record in first 5 innings: 38-16-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-9.1
— Houck is 0-4, 5.97 in his last six starts.
— Red Sox are 1-5 in those six games.
— under 4-1 on road
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He is 0-1, 3.52 in three games (1 start) vs Tampa Bay.
— Red Sox lost eight of their last 12 games.
— Boston is 17-14 at home.
— under 9-4-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-58
— record in first 5 innings: 22-29-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5.1-10.1
Seattle (29-29) @ Texas (37-20)
— Miller is 3-2, 3.00 in six starts.
— Seattle is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.
— Seattle is 1-4 in its last five games.
— Mariners are 12-14 on road.
— under 3-2 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-58
— record in first 5 innings: 26-23-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-1-5
— Eovaldi is 5-0, 0.77 in his last six starts.
— Texas is 9-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 10-2
— He is 0-1, 4.19 in seven starts vs Seattle.
— Texas is 23-9 in its last 32 games.
— Rangers are 18-8 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 18-57
— record in first 5 innings: 38-14-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-6
Cleveland (26-32) @ Minnesota (31-28)
— McKenzie is making his first ‘23 start.
— Last year, he was 11-11, 2.96 in 30 starts.
— In his career, he is 18-21, 3.68 in 60 MLB starts.
— He is 2-5, 5.65 in nine starts vs Minnesota.
— Guardians are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— Cleveland is 14-17 on road.
— under 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-58
— record in first 5 innings: 22-24-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3
— Ryan is 1-1, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 4-0 in his home starts, scoring 33 runs.
— over 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He is 3-1, 1.67 in six starts vs Cleveland.
— Twins are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Minnesota is 18-13 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-58
— record in first 5 innings: 26-23-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-2.1
LA Angels (30-30) @ Houston (35-23)
— Canning is 2-0, 2.08 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 0-2, 9.87 in five starts vs Houston
— Angels lost seven of last nine games.
— Angels are 15-17 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 18-60
— record in first 5 innings: 27-25-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4.2
— France is 1-1, 4.33 in five starts.
— Astros are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.
— Astros won 19 of their last 24 games.
— Houston is 18-13 at home.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 21-58
— record in first 5 innings: 30-18-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2-3
Detroit (26-30) @ White Sox (25-35)
— Boyd is 1-1, 4.96 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 5-0 in his road starts.
— over 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He is 4-9, 5.31 in 17 starts vs Chicago.
— Detroit is 1-4 in its last five games.
— Tigers are 12-17 on the road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 16-56
— record in first 5 innings: 16-28-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-2.2
— Kopech is 2-1, 1.86 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He is 1-1, 3.90 in five starts vs Detroit.
— Chicago is 3-1 in its last four games.
— White Sox are 15-15 at home.
— over seven of last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 15-60
— record in first 5 innings: 23-29-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-4.2
Interleague games
Oakland (12-48) @ Miami (31-28)
— Blackburn allowed a run in 4 IP (81 PT) in his first ‘23 start.
— A’s are 1-0 in his starts
— under 0-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— A’s are 7-30 in last 37 games.
— Oakland is 5-24 on the road.
— under 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-60
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— record in first 5 innings: 11-40-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-6
— Alcantara is 1-1, 5.00 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 3-8 in his starts
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— Miami is 7-3 in its last ten games.
— Marlins are 17-13 at home.
— over 8-4-1 last 13 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-59
— record in first 5 innings: 25-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-4
Toronto (32-27) @ NY Mets (30-29)
— Kikuchi is 1-2, 6.14 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 4-2 in his road starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4
— He hasn’t pitched against against the Mets
— Toronto is 5-1 in its last six games.
— Blue Jays are 17-17 on road.
— under 5-0-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 15-59
— record in first 5 innings: 23-25-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-1.1-3
— Senga is 3-1, 1.20 in five home starts.
— Mets are 7-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Mets scored once in losing last two games.
— Mets are 15-11 at home.
— under 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 9-59
— record in first 5 innings: 25-31-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-3.2
Colorado (26-34) @ Kansas City (17-41)
— Freeland is 0-2, 10.66 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 1-4 in his road starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He gave up 8 runs in 4.2 IP in his one start vs Kansas City
— Rockies lost four of last six games, but won last two.
— Colorado is 11-20 on the road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 17-60
— record in first 5 innings: 19-30-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-6.1
— Singer is 1-1, 5.23 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado
— Royals are 5-14 in their last 19 games.
— Royals are 8-23 at home
— under 14-6 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-58
— record in first 5 innings: 17-32-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-4
Baltimore (36-22) @ San Francisco (29-29)
— Wells is 1-1, 3.52 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 6-4 in his starts
— under 5-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco
— Orioles are 10-6 in their last 16 games.
— Baltimore is 19-10 on the road.
— over 4-3 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 12-58
— record in first 5 innings: 26-22-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-4
— DeSclafani is 1-1, 6.23 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 6-5 in his starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.
— Giants lost three of last four games.
— San Francisco is 17-14 at home.
— under 9-5 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 19-58
— record in first 5 innings: 27-19-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-1.1
New York (35-25) @ Los Angeles (35-24)
— German is 1-1, 3.60 in his last four starts.
— New York is 5-5 in his starts
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He gave up a run in 6 IP in his one start against the Dodgers.
— New York won five of last seven games.
— Bronx is 16-12 on road
— over 18-9-1 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-60
— record in first 5 innings: 29-18-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-3
— Miller is 2-0, 1.64 in two starts.
— Dodgers are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Dodgers are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Dodgers are 21-8 at home.
— over 12-3-1 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 24-59
— record in first 5 innings: 28-25-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4
Umpires
Phil-Wash— Walsh is a rookie ump; no track record.
StL-Pitt— Metz is also a rookie ump; no track record.
Mil-Cin— Road team is 9-2 in Vondrak games
Atl-Ariz— Underdogs are 7-3 in last 10 Knight games.
Chi-SD— Under is 4-0-1 in last five Livensparger games.
TB-Bos— Under is 8-4 in last 12 Jimenez games.
Det-Chi— Under is 5-1 in last six Kulpa games.
Sea-Tex— Over is 3-1 in last four Fletcher games.
LAA-Hst— Under is 8-2-1 in Dreckman games.
Clev-Minn— Over is 6-3 in last nine Little games.
Col-KC— Over is 4-1 in last five Porter games.
A’s-Mia— Over is 5-1 in last six Marquez games.
Tor-NYM— Over is 5-1 in last six Rehak games.
NYY-LA— Last six Blakney games stayed under.
Balt-SF— Under is 7-2 in Layne games