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National League
Brewers (55-39) @ Pirates (44-49)
Chacin is 2-0, 3.57 in his last three starts; his last four went over. Team in his starts: 14-6
5-inning record: 10-6-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20
Musgrove is 1-3, 5.76 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 3-5.
5-inning record: 3-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8
Brewers lost eight of their last nine road games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Pittsburgh won seven of its last eight games; under is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
Nationals (47-48) @ Mets (38-54)
Hellickson is 1-1, 7.90 in his last three starts (under 9-3). Team in his starts: 8-4
5-inning record: 6-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-12
Oswalt is 0-2, 7.82 in his last three starts (over 1-1-1). Team in his starts: 1-2.
5-inning record: 1-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3
Washington is 5-16 in its last 21 road games; under is 7-3-1 in its last 11 road games. Mets won three of their last four games; under is 8-5-1 in their last 14 games.
Phillies (53-41) @ Marlins (40-57)
De Los Santos allowed three runs in 6.1 IP (94 PT) in his MLB debut Tuesday. Team in his starts: 1-0.
5-inning record: 1-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Urena is 1-1, 2.59 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 4-14.
5-inning record: 6-9-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-18
Phillies are 10-4 in their last 14 games; under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Miami won four of its last six games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Diamondbacks (53-43) @ Braves (51-42)
Corbin is 0-0, 1.54 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 10-9.
5-inning record: 8-5-6. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-19
Teheran is 1-1, 3.06 in his last three starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 10-8.
5-inning record: 6-9-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-18
Arizona is 6-2 in its last eight road games; under is 9-2-1 in their last 12 road games. Braves lost eight of their last ten games; they’re 14-13 vs lefty starters- over is 6-4 in their last ten home games.
Reds (43-52) @ Cardinals (47-46)
DeSclafani is 4-0, 4.29 in his last six starts (over 6-0-1). Team in his starts: 4-3.
5-inning record: 6-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-7
Mikolas is 3-1, 2.52 in his last four starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 12-6.
5-inning record: 10-7-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-18
Reds are 9-4 in their last 13 games; their last seven games went over. St Louis is 4-10 in its last 14 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven home games. Cardinals fired their manager and their two hitting coaches last night.
Cubs (53-38) @ Padres (40-57)
Lester is 7-0, 2.92 in his last seven starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 15-3.
5-inning record: 10-4-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-18
Lauer is 2-0, 1.32 in his last two starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 5-10.
5-inning record: 7-6-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15
Cubs are 4-9 in last 13 road games; they’re 16-6 vs lefty starters- over is 11-5 in their last 16 games. San Diego lost nine of last 11 home games; they’re 10-19 vs lefty starters- under is 6-4-1 in their last 11 games.
American League
Rangers (41-55) @ Orioles (27-69)
Minor is 2-1, 2.59 in his last four starts; under is 6-0-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 8-9
5-inning record: 5-9-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-17
Yacabonis is 0-0, 5.00 in two starts (9 IP). Team in his starts: 1-1, under 2-0).
5-inning record: 0-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2
Rangers lost six of their last eight games; under is 7-2-1 in their last ten road games. Baltimore is 4-17 in its last 21 games; they’re 11-21 vs lefty starters- under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 home games.
New York (62-32) @ Cleveland (51-43)
Tanaka is 1-0, 4.91 in his last three starts; over is 9-3 in his last 12. Team in his starts: 10-3
5-inning record: 9-3-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-14
Bieber is 5-1, 3.35 in his last six starts (over 4-3). Team in his starts: 5-2.
5-inning record: 5-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-7
New York won eight of its last 12 games; under is 18-6 in their last 24 road games. Indians lost six of their last eight games; over is 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
Blue Jays (43-50) @ Red Sox (66-30)
Stroman is 2-1, 3.42 in his last four starts; under is 5-0-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 5-6
5-inning record: 3-6-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-11
Johnson is 1-0, 2.45 in three starts (over 2-1). Team in his starts: 3-0.
5-inning record: 2-0-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3
Blue Jays lost five of last seven games; they’re 11-23 vs lefty starters- over is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Boston won 11 of its last 12 games; over is 9-5 in their last 14 games.
Rays (49-46) @ Twins (43-50)
Bullpen game for the Rays. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Romero is 1-1, 5.14 in his last four starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 5-5.
5-inning record: 4-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-10
Tampa Bay is 15-6 in its last 21 games; under is 11-6 in their last 17 games. Minnesota won nine of last 11 home games; six of their last eight games went over.
Royals (27-67) @ White Sox (32-62)
Smith allowed four runs in 3.1 IP (71 PT) in his first ’18 start. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1
Giolito is 1-1, 4.91 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight home starts. Team in his starts: 7-11.
5-inning record: 4-12-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-18
Royals lost 12 of last 14 games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Chicago lost seven of its last nine games; under is 4-2 in their last six home games.
Tigers (40-57) @ Astros (64-34)
Liriano is 0-4, 8.10 in his last five starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 4-10
5-inning record: 5-5-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
Verlander is 0-2, 3.45 in his last five starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 12-8.
5-inning record: 13-3-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-20
Tigers lost six of last seven road games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Houston is 9-3 in its last 12 home games; they’re 21-14 vs lefty starters- over is 8-5 in their last 13 home games.
Interleague
Mariners (58-38) @ Rockies (50-45)
Leake is 0-2, 7.80 in his last three starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 13-6
5-inning record: 8-6-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-19
Anderson is 2-0, 0.41 in his last three starts; his last four starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 9-10.
5-inning record: 10-4-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-19
Mariners lost six of their last eight games; they’re 16-14 vs lefty starters- over is 4-2 in their last six games. Colorado is 11-3 in its last 14 games; under is 9-4 in their last 13 games.
Angels (49-47) @ Dodgers (52-43)
McGuire is 0-1, 6.75 in two starts (under 1-0-1). Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 0-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2
Kershaw is 2-0, 1.59 in his last three starts; his last four starts went over. Team in his starts: 5-7.
5-inning record: 7-7-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-18
Angels won five of their last eight games, are 9-17 vs lefty starters. Under is 6-3 in their last nine games. Dodgers are 9-4 in their last 13 games; five of their last six home games went over.
A’s (54-42) @ Giants (50-47)
Manaea is 3-0, 3.30 in his last five starts; over is 7-4 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 11-8
5-inning record: 7-9-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-19
Suarez is 1-1, 1.46 in his last four starts; his last three stayed under. Team in his starts: 6-9.
5-inning record: 4-5-6. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-15
A’s are 13-4 in their last 17 games; they’re 14-17 vs lefty starters- four of their last five games went over. San Francisco won four of its last six games; they’re 18-19 vs lefty starters. Under is 13-6 in their last 19 games.
Umpires
Mil-Pitt: Five of last six Lentz games stayed under.
Az-Atl: Under is 3-1-1 in last five Cuzzi games.
Cin-StL: Underdogs won six of last eight Livensparger games.
Phil-Mia: Over is 7-3-1 in last 11 Tichenor games.
Wsh-NY: Eight of last nine Hudson games stayed under.
Chi-SD: Five of last six Blakney games went over.
Tor-Bos: Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Johnson games.
TB-Min: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Additon games.
KC-Chi: Under is 10-2-1 in last 13 Whitson games.
Det-Hst: Under is 5-3 in last eight Woodring games.
Tex-Balt: Seven of last eight Blaser games stayed under.
NY-Clev: Under is 10-3-1 in last 14 Meals games.
LA-LA: Six of last seven Mahrley games stayed under.
Sea-Colo: Under is 9-6-2 in Diaz games this season.
A’s-SF: Home teams are 0-11 in May games this year.
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/14
Ariz 24-18-5……22-18-8……..46-36
Atl 22-20-7…..20-16-8………42-36
Cubs 17-20-12……20-16-7…….37-36
Reds 16-28-4……18-24-4….…34-52
Colo 26-14-12……26-15-4……51-30
LA 21-17-6…….25-18-10……47-35
Miami 18-24-5…..19-22-10…….37-46
Milw 20-21-8…..26-18-4…….46-39
Mets 19-23-2……17-21-12…..36-42
Philly 20-18-10…..24-14-7……44-32
Pitt 18-20-6……24-17-11……..42-37
StL 23-18-5……20-23-4………43-41
SD 17-24-9……17-24-6…….34-47
SF 21-19-10…..17-19-11………38-38
Wash 21-19-9..…18-21-7………39-40
Orioles 12-26-10…….13-28-8……25-54
Boston 26-16-10……26-14-5……..52-30
W Sox 13-31-4…..…14-26-7…..…27-57
Indians 20-17-8……32-12-6……52-29
Det 17-24-8……20-21-10.……37-45
Astros 22-14-11……28-14-10…….50-27
KC 15-25-8…….15-25-7…..30-50
Angels 24-19-6……18-21-8……42-40
Twins 16-21-8……22-22-7…..38-43
NYY 25-15-8……27-13-7…….52-27
A’s 17-24-10……14-21-10……31-45
Seattle 26-19-6……23-15-10……49-33
TB 22-19-11……22-15-6……44-33
Texas 17-25-7…..14-27-6…….31-52
Toronto 13-24-8……16-23-11……29-47
Number of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/14)
Ariz 21-46…….16-47…..…36
Atl 16-48……16-45………32
Cubs 8-49……..17-45………25
Reds 11-47……..11-45………22
Colo 19-50…….21-45.……40
LA 13-44……..20-50..…..33
Miami 12-47……..14-51…….26
Milw 16-50…..…15-47……..31
Mets 17-42……..15-49…….32
Philly 10-49……..15-46…….25
Pitt 11-44……..16-52……..27
StL 15-45……..13-46…….28
SD 13-50……..12-49…….25
SF 10-46………17-49…..27
Wash 18-51……..11-46……..29
Orioles 15-49……..14-49………29
Boston 14-52……18-46………32
White Sox 13-48……13-47…….26
Clev 13-47…….20-49……..33
Detroit 15-48……..15-50….…30
Astros 13-45…..…13-51………26
KC 14-48..…….12-45…….26
Angels 14-48…..….12-46…….26
Twins 12-45………12-56…….23
NYY 11-47……..18-46………29
A’s 11-52…..…..11-44…….22
Seattle 18-49………15-48……..33
TB 16-52..……14-44……..30
Texas 8-49…….…10-46……18
Toronto 9-47………11-49….…20
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 48-45 NL, favorites +$117
AL @ NL– 51-39 NL, favorites -$1,055
Total: 99-84 NL, favorites -$938
Interleague play- 2017
NL @ AL– 86-58 AL, favorites -$434
AL @ NL– 75-72 NL, favorites +$396
Total: 159-131 AL, favorites -$38
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 72-70-4
AL @ NL: Over 75-65-8
Total: Over 147-135-12