MLB
Tuesday, July 3
National League
Giants (45-41) @ Rockies (42-43)
Stratton is 1-2, 4.70 in his last four starts; over is 8-4 in his last 12 starts. Team in his starts: 9-8
5-inning record: 6-7-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17
Senzatela is making his first ’18 start; he is 3-1, 2.15 in eight AAA starts this year, and is 12-6, 4.86 in 46 MLB games (20 starts, all LY). Team in his starts: 0-0.
5-inning record: 0-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Giants won 1o of their last 13 games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Colorado is 4-5 in its last nine games; over is 11-3 in their last 14 home games.
Cardinals (43-40) @ Diamondbacks (47-38)
Flaherty is 2-1, 2.42 in his last four starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 5-6.
5-inning record: 7-2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-11
Greinke is 3-0, 0.93 in his last three starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 10-7.
5-inning record: 10-4-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17
Cardinals lost four of their last five games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 road games. Arizona lost its last six home games (under 4-2).
Pirates (40-44) @ Dodgers (45-39)
Nova is 2-0, 1.75 in his last four starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 8-7
5-inning record: 7-3-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15
Kershaw is 0-0, 2.84 in his last four starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 3-7
5-inning record: 5-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-10
Pittsburgh is 4-8 in its last 12 games; they’re 8-13 vs lefty starters. Over is 8-2 in their last ten road games. Dodgers lost four of their last seven games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.
American League
Astros (55-31) @ Rangers (38-47)
Keuchel is 1-0, 4.24 in his last three starts; over is 6-1-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 8-9
5-inning record: 5-9-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-17
Bibens-Dirks is 1-0, 0.77 in his last two starts (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 2-2.
5-inning record: 2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Astros lost their last three games; they’re 11-2 in road series openers- their last four games stayed under the total. Texas is 11-3 in its last 14 games, 5-9 in home series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Indians (46-37) @ Royals (25-59)
Bieber is 3-0, 0.96 in his last three starts (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 4-0
5-inning record: 4-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Duffy is 2-1, 2.88 in his last four starts; over is 10-4 in his last 14. Team in his starts: 6-11
5-inning record: 5-9-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-17
Indians lost six of last ten road games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Royals are 4-22 in their last 26 games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.
Angels (43-42) @ Mariners (54-31)
Heaney is 1-1, 6.33 in his last four starts; under is 8-1-1 in his last 10. Team in his starts: 5-9
5-inning record: 3-7-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
LeBlanc is 3-0, 4.50 in his last six starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 8-3.
5-inning record: 7-2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-11
Angels lost seven of their last nine games, are 7-8 in road series openers. Under is 3-1 in their last four games. Seattle won its last seven games; they’re 10-3 in home series openers. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Interleague
Tigers (38-48) @ Cubs (47-35)
Fulmer is 0-2, 4.61 in his last two starts; his last four stayed under. Team in his starts: 5-11
5-inning record: 6-7-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-16
Hendricks is 1-5, 6.44 in his last six starts (under 10-4-2). Team in his starts: 5-11.
5-inning record: 4-8-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-16
Detroit won its last two games after losing 11 in a row; they’re 4-10 in road series openers. Under is 5-1 in their last six games. Cubs won their last four games, scoring 46 runs; they’re 7-7 in home series openers. Chicago’s last six games all went over.
Twins (45-41) @ Brewers (42-43)
Odorizzi is 0-3, 5.96 in his last five starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 7-10
5-inning record: 6-7-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-17
Guerra is 1-1, 3.63 in his last four starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 8-7.
5-inning record: 5-8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-15
Minnesota lost nine of its last 11 games; their last four games went over. You’re reading ***************.com. Brewers are 4-5 in their last nine games; Milwaukee’s last six games went over.
Red Sox (57-29) @ Nationals (42-41)
Johnson is 1-0, 1.80 in his last two starts (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 1-0-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2
Roark is 0-3, 6.64 in his last four starts; under is 9-3 in his last 12. Team in his starts: 5-11
5-inning record: 4-10-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-16
Red Sox lost six of last tene road games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight road games. You’re reading ***************.com. Washington lost eight of its last ten games; five of their last six games stayed under.
Orioles (24-59) @ Phillies (45-37)
Cobb is 0-2, 8.06 in his last four starts (over 3-0-1). Team in his starts: 3-11
5-inning record: 3-10-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14
Eflin is 5-0, 1.76 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Team in his starts: 7-3.
5-inning record: 8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-10
Orioles lost seven of their last eight games; they’re 5-8 in road series openers. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Philly won four of its last five games; they’re 9-5 in home series openers. Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
Atlanta (49-34) @ New York (54-28)
Newcomb is 1-0, 1.89 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 9-7
5-inning record: 10-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-16
German is 2-0, 5.73 in his last four starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 5-4
5-inning record: 2-5-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-9
Braves won six of their last eight games; over is 8-3-1 in their last 12 road games. New York won eight of their last 11 home games; they’re 20-6 vs lefty starters. Over is 3-2-1 in their last six home games.
White Sox (29-54) @ Reds (36-48)
Giolito is 1-1, 5.32 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his road starts. Team in his starts: 6-10
5-inning record: 4-10-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-16
DeSclafani is 3-0, 4.18 in his last four starts (over 4-0-1). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 7-10. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-17
White Sox lost four of their last five games; four of their last five road games went over the total. Cincinnati is 15-5 in its last 20 games; six of Reds’ last seven home games went over the total.
Rays (42-42) @ Marlins (35-51)
Bullpen game for Tampa Bay. Team in bullpen games: 17-17
5-inning record: 17-10-7. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-34
Richards is 2-2, 5.12 in his last four starts; under is 6-2 in their last eight. Team in his starts: 4-6
5-inning record: 3-5-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-10
Tampa Bay won eight of its last ten games; under is 16-3 in their last 19 games. Marlins lost four of their last seven games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games. 1-18 27-13
Padres (37-49) @ A’s (46-39)
Richard is 4-1, 3.55 in his last five starts; under is 7-3 in his last 10. Team in his starts: 9-8
5-inning record: 5-11-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17
Bassitt is 1-3, 4.84 in his last four starts (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 1-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Padres are 3-10 in their last 13 games, 1-18 in last 19 series openers. Under is 10-3 in their last 13 road games. You’re reading ***************.com. Oakland won 12 of its last 15 games; they’re 6-7 in home series openers. Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Umpires
SF-Colo: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Hernandez games.
StL-Az: Favorites won last eleven Welke games.
Pitt-LA: Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Gonzalez games.
Clev-KC: Under is 4-1-2 in last seven Conroy games.
Bos-Wsh: Under is 9-3 in last dozen Carapazza games.
Atl-NY: Five of last six Ortiz games went over the total.
Chi-Cin: Four of last five Cooper games stayed under.
TB-Mia: Under is 8-3 in last eleven Meals games.
Min-Mil: Four of last six Foster games went over.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/2
Ariz 22-15-5……18-16-8……..40-31
Atl 21-15-7…..18-14-8………39-29
Cubs 16-19-9……20-13-5…….36-32
Reds 11-25-4……16-24-4….…27-49
Colo 25-13-11……21-14-3……46-28
LA 16-16-5…….23-17-9……39-33
Miami 16-23-4…..17-19-7…….33-42
Milw 18-16-8…..21-17-4…….39-33
Mets 17-23-2……16-16-9…..33-37
Philly 15-15-8…..22-14-7……37-29
Pitt 18-18-6……15-15-11……..33-33
StL 20-14-4……19-22-4………39-36
SD 14-22-8……16-21-4…….30-42
SF 21-18-9…..14-17-7………35-35
Wash 19-15-9..…17-18-5………36-33
Orioles 12-21-9…….13-24-5……25-45
Boston 23-16-8……21-13-5……..44-29
White Sox 13-25-4….12-24-7….25-49
Cleveland 19-16-8……27-9-5……46-25
Detroit 16-20-6……18-19-10.……34-39
Astros 21-14-10……20-13-9…….41-26
KC 12-23-8…….14-22-6…..26-45
Angels 22-17-5……16-17-8……38-34
Twins 16-19-8……16-19-6…..32-38
NYY 19-13-6……25-13-7…….44-25
A’s 15-19-8……14-20-9……29-39
Seattle 25-15-6……20-13-9……45-28
TB 19-17-8……20-14-6……39-30
Texas 15-20-5…..14-26-5…….29-46
Toronto 11-21-8……15-19-11……26-40
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/2)
Ariz 17-41…….14-41…..….31
Atl 13-42……15-41………28
Cubs 8-44……..17-40………25
Reds 9-39……..10-43………19
Colo 17-47…….18-38..…….35
LA 13-37……..17-46..…..30
Miami 11-43……..12-44…….23
Milw 14-43……..14-41……..28
Mets 16-40……..12-39…….28
Philly 9-39……..15-44…..…24
Pitt 11-42……..11-42……..22
StL 14-37……..11-44…….25
SD 10-44……..8-42………18
SF 10-44………16-40…..26
Wash 17-45……..11-40……..28
Orioles 14-43……..14-42………28
Boston 13-47……16-40………28
White Sox 13-42……12-43…….25
Clev 11-45…….14-40….…25
Detroit 12-41……..14-46….…26
Astros 12-43…..…10-41………22
KC 11-43..…….11-41………22
Angels 13-43…..….10-40…….23
Twins 12-43………9-46……..21
NYY 7-37……..17-44……….24
A’s 8-43…..…..11-42………19
Seattle 15-44………13-42……..28
TB 14-44..……13-40……..27
Texas 6-40…….…10-44……16
Toronto 8-42………11-44….…19
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 40-35 NL, favorites +$170
AL @ NL– 36-31 NL, favorites -$1,353
Total: 76-66 NL, favorites -$1,183
Tuesday, July 3
National League
Giants (45-41) @ Rockies (42-43)
Stratton is 1-2, 4.70 in his last four starts; over is 8-4 in his last 12 starts. Team in his starts: 9-8
5-inning record: 6-7-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17
Senzatela is making his first ’18 start; he is 3-1, 2.15 in eight AAA starts this year, and is 12-6, 4.86 in 46 MLB games (20 starts, all LY). Team in his starts: 0-0.
5-inning record: 0-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0
Giants won 1o of their last 13 games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Colorado is 4-5 in its last nine games; over is 11-3 in their last 14 home games.
Cardinals (43-40) @ Diamondbacks (47-38)
Flaherty is 2-1, 2.42 in his last four starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 5-6.
5-inning record: 7-2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-11
Greinke is 3-0, 0.93 in his last three starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 10-7.
5-inning record: 10-4-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17
Cardinals lost four of their last five games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 road games. Arizona lost its last six home games (under 4-2).
Pirates (40-44) @ Dodgers (45-39)
Nova is 2-0, 1.75 in his last four starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 8-7
5-inning record: 7-3-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15
Kershaw is 0-0, 2.84 in his last four starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 3-7
5-inning record: 5-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-10
Pittsburgh is 4-8 in its last 12 games; they’re 8-13 vs lefty starters. Over is 8-2 in their last ten road games. Dodgers lost four of their last seven games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.
American League
Astros (55-31) @ Rangers (38-47)
Keuchel is 1-0, 4.24 in his last three starts; over is 6-1-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 8-9
5-inning record: 5-9-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-17
Bibens-Dirks is 1-0, 0.77 in his last two starts (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 2-2.
5-inning record: 2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Astros lost their last three games; they’re 11-2 in road series openers- their last four games stayed under the total. Texas is 11-3 in its last 14 games, 5-9 in home series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Indians (46-37) @ Royals (25-59)
Bieber is 3-0, 0.96 in his last three starts (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 4-0
5-inning record: 4-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Duffy is 2-1, 2.88 in his last four starts; over is 10-4 in his last 14. Team in his starts: 6-11
5-inning record: 5-9-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-17
Indians lost six of last ten road games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Royals are 4-22 in their last 26 games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.
Angels (43-42) @ Mariners (54-31)
Heaney is 1-1, 6.33 in his last four starts; under is 8-1-1 in his last 10. Team in his starts: 5-9
5-inning record: 3-7-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14
LeBlanc is 3-0, 4.50 in his last six starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 8-3.
5-inning record: 7-2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-11
Angels lost seven of their last nine games, are 7-8 in road series openers. Under is 3-1 in their last four games. Seattle won its last seven games; they’re 10-3 in home series openers. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Interleague
Tigers (38-48) @ Cubs (47-35)
Fulmer is 0-2, 4.61 in his last two starts; his last four stayed under. Team in his starts: 5-11
5-inning record: 6-7-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-16
Hendricks is 1-5, 6.44 in his last six starts (under 10-4-2). Team in his starts: 5-11.
5-inning record: 4-8-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-16
Detroit won its last two games after losing 11 in a row; they’re 4-10 in road series openers. Under is 5-1 in their last six games. Cubs won their last four games, scoring 46 runs; they’re 7-7 in home series openers. Chicago’s last six games all went over.
Twins (45-41) @ Brewers (42-43)
Odorizzi is 0-3, 5.96 in his last five starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 7-10
5-inning record: 6-7-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-17
Guerra is 1-1, 3.63 in his last four starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 8-7.
5-inning record: 5-8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-15
Minnesota lost nine of its last 11 games; their last four games went over. You’re reading ***************.com. Brewers are 4-5 in their last nine games; Milwaukee’s last six games went over.
Red Sox (57-29) @ Nationals (42-41)
Johnson is 1-0, 1.80 in his last two starts (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 1-0-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2
Roark is 0-3, 6.64 in his last four starts; under is 9-3 in his last 12. Team in his starts: 5-11
5-inning record: 4-10-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-16
Red Sox lost six of last tene road games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight road games. You’re reading ***************.com. Washington lost eight of its last ten games; five of their last six games stayed under.
Orioles (24-59) @ Phillies (45-37)
Cobb is 0-2, 8.06 in his last four starts (over 3-0-1). Team in his starts: 3-11
5-inning record: 3-10-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14
Eflin is 5-0, 1.76 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Team in his starts: 7-3.
5-inning record: 8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-10
Orioles lost seven of their last eight games; they’re 5-8 in road series openers. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Philly won four of its last five games; they’re 9-5 in home series openers. Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
Atlanta (49-34) @ New York (54-28)
Newcomb is 1-0, 1.89 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 9-7
5-inning record: 10-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-16
German is 2-0, 5.73 in his last four starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 5-4
5-inning record: 2-5-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-9
Braves won six of their last eight games; over is 8-3-1 in their last 12 road games. New York won eight of their last 11 home games; they’re 20-6 vs lefty starters. Over is 3-2-1 in their last six home games.
White Sox (29-54) @ Reds (36-48)
Giolito is 1-1, 5.32 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his road starts. Team in his starts: 6-10
5-inning record: 4-10-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-16
DeSclafani is 3-0, 4.18 in his last four starts (over 4-0-1). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 7-10. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-17
White Sox lost four of their last five games; four of their last five road games went over the total. Cincinnati is 15-5 in its last 20 games; six of Reds’ last seven home games went over the total.
Rays (42-42) @ Marlins (35-51)
Bullpen game for Tampa Bay. Team in bullpen games: 17-17
5-inning record: 17-10-7. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-34
Richards is 2-2, 5.12 in his last four starts; under is 6-2 in their last eight. Team in his starts: 4-6
5-inning record: 3-5-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-10
Tampa Bay won eight of its last ten games; under is 16-3 in their last 19 games. Marlins lost four of their last seven games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games. 1-18 27-13
Padres (37-49) @ A’s (46-39)
Richard is 4-1, 3.55 in his last five starts; under is 7-3 in his last 10. Team in his starts: 9-8
5-inning record: 5-11-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17
Bassitt is 1-3, 4.84 in his last four starts (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 1-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4
Padres are 3-10 in their last 13 games, 1-18 in last 19 series openers. Under is 10-3 in their last 13 road games. You’re reading ***************.com. Oakland won 12 of its last 15 games; they’re 6-7 in home series openers. Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Umpires
SF-Colo: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Hernandez games.
StL-Az: Favorites won last eleven Welke games.
Pitt-LA: Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Gonzalez games.
Clev-KC: Under is 4-1-2 in last seven Conroy games.
Bos-Wsh: Under is 9-3 in last dozen Carapazza games.
Atl-NY: Five of last six Ortiz games went over the total.
Chi-Cin: Four of last five Cooper games stayed under.
TB-Mia: Under is 8-3 in last eleven Meals games.
Min-Mil: Four of last six Foster games went over.
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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/2
Ariz 22-15-5……18-16-8……..40-31
Atl 21-15-7…..18-14-8………39-29
Cubs 16-19-9……20-13-5…….36-32
Reds 11-25-4……16-24-4….…27-49
Colo 25-13-11……21-14-3……46-28
LA 16-16-5…….23-17-9……39-33
Miami 16-23-4…..17-19-7…….33-42
Milw 18-16-8…..21-17-4…….39-33
Mets 17-23-2……16-16-9…..33-37
Philly 15-15-8…..22-14-7……37-29
Pitt 18-18-6……15-15-11……..33-33
StL 20-14-4……19-22-4………39-36
SD 14-22-8……16-21-4…….30-42
SF 21-18-9…..14-17-7………35-35
Wash 19-15-9..…17-18-5………36-33
Orioles 12-21-9…….13-24-5……25-45
Boston 23-16-8……21-13-5……..44-29
White Sox 13-25-4….12-24-7….25-49
Cleveland 19-16-8……27-9-5……46-25
Detroit 16-20-6……18-19-10.……34-39
Astros 21-14-10……20-13-9…….41-26
KC 12-23-8…….14-22-6…..26-45
Angels 22-17-5……16-17-8……38-34
Twins 16-19-8……16-19-6…..32-38
NYY 19-13-6……25-13-7…….44-25
A’s 15-19-8……14-20-9……29-39
Seattle 25-15-6……20-13-9……45-28
TB 19-17-8……20-14-6……39-30
Texas 15-20-5…..14-26-5…….29-46
Toronto 11-21-8……15-19-11……26-40
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/2)
Ariz 17-41…….14-41…..….31
Atl 13-42……15-41………28
Cubs 8-44……..17-40………25
Reds 9-39……..10-43………19
Colo 17-47…….18-38..…….35
LA 13-37……..17-46..…..30
Miami 11-43……..12-44…….23
Milw 14-43……..14-41……..28
Mets 16-40……..12-39…….28
Philly 9-39……..15-44…..…24
Pitt 11-42……..11-42……..22
StL 14-37……..11-44…….25
SD 10-44……..8-42………18
SF 10-44………16-40…..26
Wash 17-45……..11-40……..28
Orioles 14-43……..14-42………28
Boston 13-47……16-40………28
White Sox 13-42……12-43…….25
Clev 11-45…….14-40….…25
Detroit 12-41……..14-46….…26
Astros 12-43…..…10-41………22
KC 11-43..…….11-41………22
Angels 13-43…..….10-40…….23
Twins 12-43………9-46……..21
NYY 7-37……..17-44……….24
A’s 8-43…..…..11-42………19
Seattle 15-44………13-42……..28
TB 14-44..……13-40……..27
Texas 6-40…….…10-44……16
Toronto 8-42………11-44….…19
Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 40-35 NL, favorites +$170
AL @ NL– 36-31 NL, favorites -$1,353
Total: 76-66 NL, favorites -$1,183