Month

Mets -115

Utah State is 26-9 vs spread as a road underdog since ’07; their senior QB Keeton has made 27 starts, though he missed most of last year with an injury. Aggies have four new starters on OL; they’re 20-7 SU the last two years, beating MAC teams in bowls both years. Tennessee is only team in country without a returning starter on either line- Jones is 4th HC in last seven years; Vols are 2-8 as home favorites last two years- they have five starters back on both sides of ball, but do have QB with 10 career starts.

Baylor opens its new stadium here, vs SMU squad that is 5-11 as road dogs since 2010. Mustangs lost 59-24 here two years ago; they have six starters back on both sides of the ball, with two new starters on the OL. Bears covered 13 of last 15 tries as a home favorite in their old stadium- they’re 16-9 as home favorites in Briles era. Baylor lost seven starters on defense; this is their toughest September game, as they break in lot of new players, but QB Petty threw 32 TDs LY, with only three INTs.

Central Florida (+4.5) won 34-31 at Penn State LY, running ball for 219 yards; total yardage was 507-455, but UCF has new QB, 3 new starters on OL. Lions have new HC in former Vandy mentor Franklin. Penn State lost 4 starters on OL; they’re 2-4 in last six neutral field games; its soph QB had 12 starts LY. UCF covered four of last six on neutral field. This game is being played in Ireland, for some reason.

Ohio State lost senior QB Miller for season, a damaging blow; they beat Navy 31-27 (-22) in last meeting five years ago. Buckeyes are 5-8-1 vs spread in last 14 games as road favorite; they lost 4 starters on OL from LY. Middies have 15 starters back and junior QB with 21 starts- they’re 20-9 as an underdog under coach Niumatololo. Buckeyes are in trouble at QB, experience-wise- they had 12 days to prep new QB to start.

UCLA has 17 starters back, a QB with 27 starts, an NFL HC and is 5-2 in last seven tries as road favorites; they covered seven of last eight out of conference games. Virginia is 4-8-1 in last 13 games as home dog; they have 3 starters back on OL, soph QB with 7 starts, are just 3-9-1 in last 13 non-ACC games. Long road trip for Bruins, who don’t play Texas for two weeks, shouldn’t be looking past Cavaliers.

Troy won four of last five games with UAB, with three of last four won by 3 or less points; Trojans are 2-3 in last five visits here, with underdog 3-2 vs spread in those games. Blazers have new coach, new QB, but also has 15 oiher starters back- they’re 4-12 vs spread in last 16 games when favored. Troy has new QB, 6 starters back on both sides of ball- they are 5-2-1 in last 8 games as dogs. Average total last four series games, 61.8.

Northwestern (-5.5) won 44-30 at Berkeley in LY’s opener, running ball for 209 yards. Wildcats were 5-0 as home favorites LY, after being 5-18 as HFs under Fitzgerald before that. NW has all five starters back on OL, but has senior QB with only 3 career starts. Cal has 4 starters back on OL; they’re 2-7 in last nine games as road dogs. Bears have a soph QB with 12 starts- they had 460 passing yards in LY’s game.

Notre Dame gets mobile QB Golson back after he was suspended LY; he led Irish to national title game in 2012. Irish have 3 starters back on OL, are 8-11-3 as home favorites under Kelly, 27-48 overall when favored in last decade. Rice covered six of last seven games as road underdog- they have 3 starters back on OL, junior QB is making only 2nd start. Notre Dame plays Michigan next week, figure to hold back a little here.

Alabama didn’t name #1 QB this week; they’ve got three starters back on OL. Tide is 17-11 as road favorites under Saban, covering eight of last 10 on neutral fields, but are just 6-8 vs spread out of SEC last three seasons. West Virginia is 7-7 as underdogs under Holgorsen; they’ve got senior QB (9 starts) but only two starters back on OL. WVa is 8-16 vs spread in last 24 non-conference games.

Arkansas won four of last six games with Auburn; underdogs are 9-5 vs spread in last 14 series games, 5-2 in last seven here, with Hogs winning three of last four visits here. Marshalll will play but won’t start at QB for Tigers after weed bust this spring. Auburn has 4 starters back on OL, is 22-12 vs spread in SEC last four years. Arkansas is 5-12 vs spread in last 17 games as underdog, 3-8 in last 11 games as a road dog.

Clemson (+2.5) beat Georgia 38-35 LY, first renewal since ’03 of an old intense rivalry; Dawgs had 545-467 yardage edge LY, 222-197 running ball. Both sides have new QB; Georgia’s QB is senior who made couple starts LY, including bowl loss to Nebraska. Dawgs are 5-8 as favorite at home since ’12, 10-15 in non-league tilts since ’09. Tigers are 6-3 as road underdogs under Swinney, 14-10 vs spread overall on foreign soil.

Kent State won four of last five games with Ohio U; underdogs covered three of last four. Bobcats lost last two visits here, both by an identical 28-6 score. Ohio is 1-6 as road underdogs since 2011; they’ve got a new QB but have 3 starters back on OL. Kent has 7 starters back on both sides of ball; they’re 10-6 as home favorites since ’09, 1-1 under Haynes, in his first year at Kent.

Purdue (-1.5) beat Western Michigan 37-32 in last meeting three years ago; Boilermakers have soph QB (7 starts), three new starters on OL, no senior starters on OL but are 5-4 in last nine tries as home favorite- they have 15 starters back overall. Western was 1-11 in Fleck’s first year as HC; they’re 8-6 as roads underdogs since ’11. Broncos could go with a freshman QB, as new coaches usually prefer their own recruits.

Florida State returns Heisman winner Winston at QB, has four starters back on OL (5 senior starters) and has covered 12 of last 15 games on a neutral field. Seminoles are 13-11 vs spread away from home with Fisher as coach. Oklahoma State has junior QB (8 starts) but lost 3 starters on OL; they’re 5-3 vs spread in last eight games as underdogs. OSU lost 7 starters on both sides of ball from last year.

LSU will use two QBs, but Jennings played in Outback Bowl win over Iowa LY; Tigers have 4 starters back on OL, are 7-6 in last 13 games as road favorites, 11-17 vs spread in last 28 non-SEC games. Wisconsin will use more mobile QB rather than experienced (19 starts) returning starter Stave. Badgers covered five of last seven games as underdogs, are 8-5-1 vs spread in last 14 games on neutral fields.

Notes on other Saturday games
— Michigan is 11-7 as home favorites under Hoke, 6-3 in its last nine as a double digit favorite.
— NC State is 11-4 as home favorites since 2010, but 5-9 in last 14 non-league games.
— Florida Atlantic fired Bo Pelini’s brother as HC LY. You think Nebraska will run it up, if they can.
— Boston College is 5-11 in last 16 non-league games, 3-13 as road favorite since 2006.

— Marshall is 1-8-1 in its last ten games as a road favorite.
— Louisiana Tech covered only four of last 18 games. Oklahoma covered nine of last 12 out of conference.
— Florida is just 3-8 as a home favorite the last two seasons.
— USC is 10-6 in last 16 games as a home favorite; they beat Fresno State 45-20 in Las Vegas Bowl last December.

— Southern Miss is 6-18 vs spread since Fedora bolted for Chapel Hill; they’re 3-10 in last 13 tries as a road dog.
— North Texas covered 11 of last 14 games; this is their Super Bowl, playing the Longhorns. First game at Texas for Charlie Strong, who has tossed seven players already.
— New Mexico covered four of last five games as a home favorite

National League
Reds-Pirates
Leake is 1-0, 2.92 in his last two starts.
Worley is 0-3, 7.64 in his last three starts.

Cincinnati won four of its last six games, but lost six in row on road.
Pirates won six of their last eight games.

Over is 5-1 in last six Cincinnati road games.

Phillies-Mets
Williams is 2-0, 1.54 in three starts for Philly.
Colon is 2-1, 2.31 in his last three starts.

Phillies won six of their last eight games.
Mets lost seven of their last eleven games.

Over is 4-1 in last five Colon starts. .

Marlins-Braves
Cosart is 2-0, 0.87 in his last three starts.
Harang is 1-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.

Marlins lost five of their last six games.
Atlanta won five of its last six home games.

Over is 4-1-1 in last six Harang starts.

Cubs-Cardinals
Doubront was 1-2, 6.51 in his last six starts for Boston- this is his first start for the Cubs. Wada is 4-0, 1.96 in his last six starts.
Masterson is 2-2, 7.50 in four starts for St Louis. Gonzales is 0-2, 7.07 in three MLB starts this year.

Cubs won eight of their last twelve games.
St Louis lost four of its last five games.

Four of last five St Louis games stayed under the total.

Rockies-Diamondbacks
Matzek is 1-4, 6.59 in his last five starts.
Nuno is 0-0, 2.70 in his last three starts.

Rockies lost last four games, scoring five runs.
Arizona lost nine of its last twelve games.

Six of last seven Colorado games stayed under total.

Dodgers-Padres
Greinke is 1-2, 4.68 in his last four starts.
Kennedy is 2-2, 5.17 in his last four starts.

Dodgers won five of their last seven games.
San Diego won four of its last five games.

Five of last seven Kennedy starts went over total.

Brewers-Giants
Fiers is 4-0, 1.29 in four starts this season.
Peavy is 2-1, 2.57 in his last three starts.

Milwaukee lost six of its last eight games.
Giants won their last four games, allowing eight runs.

Four of last five San Francisco games stayed under total.

American League
Twins-Orioles
Gibson is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
Tillman is 4-0, 1.51 iin his last five starts.

Minnesota lost nine of its last thirteen games.
Orioles won six of their last seven home games.

Four of last five Gibson starts went over total.

Bronx-Blue Jays
Pineda is 1-0, 2.08 in his last three starts.
Hutchison is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts.

Bronx won seven of its last nine games.
Blue Jays lost four of their last five games.

Under is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Bronx games.

Red Sox-Rays
Webster is 1-1, 7,16 in his last three starts.
Odorizzi is 2-3, 6.07 in his last five starts.

Red Sox lost nine of their last twelve games.
Tampa Bay lost nine of its last thirteen games.

Five of last seven Tampa Bay home games stayed under total.

Rangers-Astros
Mikolas is 1-0, 2.07 in his last couple starts. .
Feldman is 1-2, 5.68 in his last three starts.

Texas is 7-5 in its last twelve road games.
Astros lost six of their last nine games.

Six of last eight Mikolas starts stayed under total.

Tigers-White Sox
Scherzer is 2-0, 2.57 in his last four starts. Ryan is making MLB debut; he was
3-0, 1.64 in five AAA starts.
Sale is 0-2, 3.94 in his last five starts. Bassitt was 3-1, 1.56 in six starts at AA Birmingham this season.

Detroit won five of its last six games.
White Sox lost nine of their last ten games.

Seven of last nine Chicago games stayed under total.

Indians-Royals
Cleveland won last three Bauer starts (1-0, 3.20)
Shields is 4-1, 3.29 in his last five starts.

Cleveland won 12 of its last 17 games.
Royals lost four of their last six games.

13 of last 16 Cleveland games stayed under total.

A’s-Angels
Samardzija is 1-2, 4.03 in four road starts for Oakland.
Rasmus is making first MLB start; he is 3-1, 2.68 in 37 IP in relief this season, covering 24 games. His last start was in 2011 in Class A ball.

Oakland lost ten of their last thirteen road games.
Angels won 13 of their last 17 games.

Under is 12-4 in last sixteen Angel games.

Interleague games
Nationals-Mariners
Zimmerman is 3-0, 2.38 in his last six starts.
Hernandez is 2-1, 2.45 in his last four starts.

Nationals lost three of their last four games.
Seattle lost three of its last four home games.

Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Washington games.

Teams’ record when this starting pitcher starts:
— Doubront 4-5/0-0, Wada 4-4; Masterson 10-9/2-2, Gonzales 1-2
— Simon 16-10 (1-7 last 8); Worley 6-6
— Cosart 11-9/3-1; Harang 13-14
— Williams 1-1/2-1; Colon 14-11
— Matzek 3-11; Nuno 1-8
— Greinke 14-12; Kennedy 13-14
— Fiers 4-0; Peavy 5-15/2-4

— Pineda 3-4; Hutchison 12-14
— Scherzer 19-8, Ryan 0-0; Sale 13-8, Bassitt 0-0
— Gibson 11-14; Tillman 17-9 (6-0 last 6)
— Webster 3-3; Odorizzi 11-15
— Bauer 11-9; Shields 17-11
— Mikolas 2-8; Feldman 9-15
— Samardzija 3-14/7-3; Rasmus 0-0

— Strasburg 15-11; Young 16-9 (6-0 last 6)

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
— Doubront 2-9, Wada 1-8; Masterson 6-23, Gonzales 1-3
— Simon 5-26; Worley 3-12
— Cosart 9-24; Harang 6-27
— Williams 1-4; Colon 8-26
— Matzek 6-14; Nuno 1-9
— Greinke 6-26; Kennedy 8-27
— Fiers 0-4; Peavy 6-26

— Pineda 1-7; Hutchison 6-26
— Scherzer 8-27, Ryan 0-0; Sale 1-21, Bassitt 0-0
— Gibson 6-25; Tillman 11-26
— Webster 1-6; Odorizzi 4-26
— Bauer 7-20; Shields 7-28
— Mikolas 2-10; Feldman 4-24
— Samardzija 10-27; Rasmus 0-0

— Strasburg 11-26 (5 of last 8); Young 6-25 (4 of last 7)

Umpires
— Chi-StL– Seven of last ten Drake games went over. Under is 16-5-1 in last 22 Porter games.
— Cin-Pitt– Six of last seven Knight games stayed under.
— Mia-Atl– Five of last six Hallion games stayed under.
— Phil-NY– Under is 4-1-1 in last six Demuth games.
— Col-Az– Over is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Schrieber games.
— LA-SD– Under is 4-1-1 in last six Tichemor games.
— Mil-SF– 13 of last 17 Iassogna games stayed under.

— NY-Tor– Five of last six Miller games went over total.
— Det-Chi– Underdogs are 11-8 in last 19 Hoberg games. Eight of last ten Barry games stayed under the total.
— Min-Balt– Favorites won seven of last nine Fletcher games.
— Bos-TB– Favorites won five of last six Dimuro games.
— Cle-KC– Four of last five Hoye games stayed under total.
— Tex-Hst– Last five Barber games stayed under total.
— A’s-LA– Six of last nine Little games stayed under.

— Wsh-Sea– Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve Blaser games.

Thursday’s games
Two new starting QBs in A&M-South Carolina game, but Gamercocks have senior QB Thompson who has started three times, played in 14, so he has edge in experience. Post-Manziel era starts with no experience at QB for Aggies- they’re 5-10-1 vs spread as road underdog since ’07. SC is 13-8 as home favorite since ’11. Both teams have four starters back on offensive line.

ULM (+2.5) won 21-19 at Wake Forest LY, outgaining Deacons by 99 yards; not often a BCS school visits the Sun Belt. Warhawks may use transfer Thomas at QB- he played against Wake LY when he was at NC State. U:M is 14-12 as dog under Berry, 2-2 at home. Wake Forest has a new coach, is starting true freshman QB; they’re 6-8 as road favorite over last decade.

Tulsa won eight of last nine games with Tulane, winning last four here, all by 28+ points., but Green Wave upset them 14-7 (+3) LY. Tulsa was 3-9 LY after being 29-11 the three years before that- they’re 17-14 as a home favorite since ’08, have 10 starters back on defense. Tulane has lot of options at QB, including Joe Montana’s son; they’re 13-6-1 as a dog under Johnson, 5-4-1 at home.

Boise State is 112-18 over last 10 years, 61-3 on blue turf, but they have new coach (8-5 in one year at Arkansas St); Broncos are home dog for first time since ’05- they were 4-3 as road dog under Petersen. Long road trip for Ole Miss, which has SEC opener vs Vandy next; Rebels have a senior QB with 26 starts, nine starters back on defense- they covered 8 of last 10 non-SEC tilts. Boise has senior QB with only 5 career starts.

Temple-Vanderbilt haven’t met since ’06. Owls were 2-10 LY but 7-1 vs spread as an underdog- they’ve got 8 starters back on defense but lost 4 of 5 starters on OL. Vandy has new coach (from Stanford), four starters back on OL, soph QB has 3 career starts. Temple is 15-6 as road dogs since ’08. Commodores were 9-3 as home favorites in last three years under Franklin (now at Penn St).

Third year at Washington State should yield results for Mike Leach, who has OL that weighs 20 pounds more per man than LY. Coogs have senior QB with 19 starts, but no senior starters on OL- they’re 5-3 in last eight games as home favorite. Long road trip for Rutgers; they’re 7-3 in last 10 tries as road dog. Knights have senior QB with 18 starts, all five starters back on OL, three of whom are seniors.

National League
Braves-Mets
Minor is 1-0, 1.84 in his last two starts.
Niese is 2-5, 5.64 in his last seven starts.

Atlanta lost three of its last four games.
Mets lost six of their last nine games.

Five of last seven New York games went over total.

Cubs-Reds
Arrieta is 1-1, 1.27 in his last three starts.
Axelrod allowed two runs in six IP in his first ’14 start.

Cubs won seven of their last ten games.
Cincinnati lost 11 of its last 15 games.

Seven of last ten Chicago games stayed under; over is 9-4-1 in Cincinnati’s last fourteen games.

Rockies-Giants
Lyles is 0-0, 5.63 in his last three starts.
Petit is 0-2, 8.17 in his last five starts, last of which was July 22. He’s retired 37 batters in a row pitching in relief (six appearances) since then.

Colorado won six of its last nine games.
Giants won last two games, but are 12-24 in last 36 home games.

Four of last five Colorado games stayed under total.

American League
Rays-Orioles
Hellickson is 1-1, 2.22 in his last four starts. .
Norris is 3-1, 3.76 in his last five starts.

Tampa Bay lost seven of its last eleven games.
Orioles won four of their last five home games.

Nine of last twelve Baltimore games stayed under.

Bronx-Tigers
Kuroda is 2-0, 2.84 in his last two starts.
Lobstein is making first MLB start; he was 9-11, 4.07 in 25 AAA starts, and allowed three runs in 5.2 IP in his first MLB relief stint.

Bronx won six of its last seven games.
Detroit won seven of its last ten home games.

Eight of last twelve Bronx games stayed under total.

Twins-Royals
Milone is 0-1, 10.80 in three starts for Minnesota.
Guthrie is 5-1, 4.02 in his last six starts.

Minnesota lost eight of its last eleven games.
Royals won 21 of their last 27 games.

Seven of last eleven Minnesota games went over total.

Rangers-Astros
Tepesch is 0-1, 4.43 in his last three starts.
McHugh is 3-0, 1.76 in his last five starts.

Texas won three of its last four games.
Astros lost five of their last seven games.

Six of last nine Houston games stayed under total.

Indians-White Sox
Carrasco is 2-0, 0.50 in his last three starts
Danks is 0-2, 7.67 in his last five starts.

Cleveland won ten of its last fifteen games.
White Sox lost seven of their last eight games.

12 of last 15 Cleveland games stayed under total.

A’s-Angels
Gray is 1-3, 6.12 in his last four starts.
Wilson is 2-0, 1.96 in his last three starts.

Oakland won four of last six games, but lost eight of last eleven on road.
Angels won 11 of their last 15 games.

Under is 10-4 in last fourteen Angel games.

Interleague games
None

Teams’ record when this starting pitcher starts:
— Arrieta 12-8; Axelrod 0-1
— Lyles 9-7; Petit 3-3
— Minor 10-10; Niese 12-12

— Kuroda 12-14; Lobstein 0-0
— Hellickson 3-4; Norris 13-9
— Milone 9-7/2-1; Guthrie 15-11
— Carrasco 3-4; Danks 11-15
— Tepesch 7-9; McHugh 8-12
— Gray 16-10; Wilson 12-12

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
— Arrieta 5-20; Axelrod 0-1
— Lyles 5-16; Petit 2-6
— Minor 6-20; Niese 7-24

— Kuroda 11-26 (5 of last 6); Lobstein 0-0
— Hellickson 1-7; Norris 7-22
— Milone 9-19; Guthrie 11-26 (4 of last 4)
— Carrasco 2-7; Danks 7-26
— Tepesch 6-16; McHugh 9-20
— Gray 10-26 (3 of last 3); Wilson 5-24

Umpires
— Chi-Cin– Favorites won all five May games.
— Col-SF– Three of last four Hudson games stayed under.
— Atl-NY– Underdogs won 16 of last 22 Wegner games.

— Min-KC– Nine of last eleven Hickox games stayed under.
— TB-Balt– 12 of last 18 Diaz games went over the total.
— NY-Det– Favorites won eight of last ten Tumpane games.
— Cle-Chi– Visiting team won eight of last ten Porter games.

Baseball knowledge
National League
Nationals-Phillies
Fister is 2-1, 2.31 in his last four starts.
Kendrick is 1-0, 7.71 in his last three starts.

Nationals won 12 of their last 15 games, but lost last two.
Phillies are 13-6 in their last nineteen home games.

Cardinals-Pirates
Wainwright is 2-3, 6.03 in his last five starts.
Locke is 3-0, 3.42 in his last four starts.

Cardinals won nine of their last thirteen games.
Pirates lost nine of their last thirteen games.

Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Wainwright starts.

Braves-Mets
Teheran is 2-0, 1.50 in his last two starts.
Wheeler is 5-0, 2.54 in his last ten starts.

Atlanta lost its last three games, scoring five runs.
Mets lost five of their last eight games.

Five of last six New York games went over total.

Cubs-Reds
Wood is 0-5, 6,71 in his last nine starts.
Cueto is 5-1, 2.45 in his last six starts.

Cubs won seven of their last nine games.
Cincinnati lost 11 of its last 14 games.

Seven of last nine Chicago games stayed under; over is 8-4-1 in Cincinnati’s last thirteen games.

Dodgers-Diamondbacks
Kershaw is 4-1, 1.62 in his last six starts. .
Miley is 0-1, 2.29 in his last three starts.

Dodgers won four of their last five games.
Arizona lost eight of its last ten games.

Eight of last eleven Dodger games went over the total.

Brewers-Padres
Gallardo is 3-2, 3.48 in his last five starts.
Despaigne is 1-4, 7.04 in his last six starts.

Brewers won seven of their last eleven games.
San Diego lost six of its last nine games.

Under is 7-1 in Gallardo’s last eight road starts.

Rockies-Giants
Morales is 0-3, 6.23 in his last five starts.
Hudson is 1-3, 4.86 in his last six starts.

Colorado won six of its last eight games.
Giants lost three of last four games, are 11-24 in last 35 home games.

Five of last six Morales road starts stayed under total.

American League
Rays-Orioles
Smyly is 2-1, 1.55 in four starts for Tampa Bay.
Gausman is 1-2, 3.94 in his last three starts.

Tampa Bay won four of its last six games.
Orioles lost four of their last five games.

Eight of last eleven Baltimore games stayed under.

Red Sox-Blue Jays
Kelly is 0-1, 4.09 in his four starts for Boston.
Stroman allowed 11 runs in 5.2 IP in losing his last two starts.

Boston lost eight of its last ten games, but won last two.
Toronto lost ten of its last thirteen games.

Five of last seven Boston games went over total.

Bronx-Tigers
Greene is 1-0, 2.37 in his last three starts.
Price allowed two runs in 16 IP in splitting his last two starts.

Bronx won five of its last six games.
Detroit won seven of its last nine home games.

Eight of last eleven Bronx games stayed under total.

Twins-Royals
Hughes is 4-0, 1.32 in his last four starts
Hendriks was 1-0, 6.08 in three starts for Toronto earlier this spring; he was on the Twins from 2011-13, going 2-13 in 28 starts for them.

Minnesota lost seven of its last ten games.
Royals won 20 of their last 26 games.

Seven of last ten Minnesota games went over total.

A’s-Astros
Pomeranz was 0-2, 5.71 in his last three starts before punching chair on June 16 and breaking his non-throwing hand- this is his first start back.
Peacock is starts.

Oakland lost eight of last ten road games.
Astros lost four of their last six games.

Six of last seven Houston games stayed under total.

Indians-White Sox
Kluber is 4-1, 1.32 in his last seven starts
Noesi is 2-2, 5.29 in his last five starts.

Cleveland won ten of its last fourteen games.
White Sox lost last seven games, allowing 41 runs.

12 of last 14 Cleveland games stayed under total.

Rangers-Mariners
Lewis is 0-3, 7.41 in his last three starts.
Ramirez is 0-1 in his last six starts, despite a 1.15 RA (total of 31.1 IP).

Rangers lost 13 of their last 19 road games.
Seattle won 15 of its last 20 games.

Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Lewis starts.

Interleague games
Marlins-Angels
Alvarez is 4-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.
Santiago is 0-0, 1.59 in his last three starts; Angel bullpen is 1-5 in his last six starts.

Miami is 10-7 in its last seventeen games.
Angels won ten of their last fourteen games.

13 of last 19 Angel games stayed under the total.

Teams’ record when this starting pitcher starts:
— Wainwright 18-8; Locke 9-6
— Fister 14-5; Kendrick 14-12
— Teheran 16-11; Wheeler 13-13
— Turner 6-6/0-0; Latos 5-8
— Gallardo 12-14; Despaigne 5-6
— Kershaw 17-4; Miley 12-15 (0-4 last 4)
— Morales 7-11; Hudson 15-9

— Lewis 10-13; Ramirez 5-8
— Smyly 6-12/2-2; Gausman 9-5
— Greene 6-2; Price 14-9/2-2
— Kelly 3-4/2-2; Stroman 7-8
— Kluber 17-10; Noesi 11-10
— Hughes 17-9; Hemdriks 3-0/0-0
— Pomeranz 4-4; Peacock 7-12

— Alvarez 17-7 (4-0 last 4); Santiago 5-13

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
— Wainwright 4-26; Locke 8-15
— Fister 5-19; Kendrick 14-26 (3 of last 3)
— Teheran 8-27; Wheeler 7-26
— Turner 5-12; Latos 1-13
— Gallardo 7-26; Despaigne 4-11
— Kershaw 3-21; Miley 5-27
— Morales 3-18; Hudson 6-25 (5 of last 7)

— Lewis 8-23; Ramirez 4-13
— Smyly 6-22; Gausman 3-14
— Greene 2-8; Price 9-27
— Kelly 4-11; Stroman 3-15
— Kluber 4-27; Noesi 6-21
— Hughes 5-26; Hemdriks 0-3
— Pomeranz 0-8; Peacock 7-19

— Alvarez 6-24; Santiago 4-18

Umpires
— StL-Pitt– Under is 9-2-1 in last 12 Randazzo games.
— Wsh-Phil– Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Cederstrom games.
— Atl-NY– Six of last seven Muchlinski games stayed under.
— Chi-Cin– Favorites won nine of last eleven Fairchild games.
— Mil-SD– Last seven Ripperger games stayed under total.
— LA-Az– Over is 4-1-1 in last six Davis games.
— Col-SF– Home side won five of six Joyce games.

— Bos-Tor– Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Guccione games.
— TB-Balt– Seven of last Barry games stayed under total.
— NY-Det– Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Davidson games.
— Cle-Chi– Seven of last nine Drake games went over total.
— Min-KC– Over is 4-1-1 in last six Kulpa games.
— A’s-Hst– Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Emmel games.
— Tex-Sea– Favorites won 10 of last 12 Timmons games.

— Mia-LAA– Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Wolcott games.

Brewers +112

National League
Nationals-Phillies
Gonzalez is 0-0, 2.25 in his last couple starts.
Hamels is 4-1, 1.80 in his last seven starts.

Nationals won 12 of their last 14 games.
Phillies are 12-6 in their last eighteen home games.

Cardinals-Pirates
Lynn is 3-0, 2.10 in his last four starts.
Cole is 3-1, 3.54 in his last five starts.

Cardinals won nine of their last twelve games.
Pirates lost nine of their last twelve games.

Over is 7-2 in last nine Cardinal games.

Braves-Mets
Wood is 2-0, 2.21 in his last three starts.
Gee is 0-5, 5.71 in his last seven starts.

Atlanta won seven of last ten games, but lost last two.
Mets lost five of their last seven games.

Last five New York games went over total.

Cubs-Reds
Wood is 0-5, 6,71 in his last nine starts.
Cueto is 5-1, 2.45 in his last six starts.

Cubs won six of their last eight games.
Cincinnati won last two games, after losing 10 of previous 11.

Six of last eight Chicago games stayed under; over is 8-3-1 in Cincinnati’s last dozen games.

Dodgers-Diamondbacks
Hernandez is 1-1, 3.71 in his last three starts for LA.
Cahill is 2-0, 2.33 in his last four starts.

Dodgers won three of their last four games.
Arizona lost seven of its last nine games.

Seven of last ten Dodger games went over the total; four of last five Arizona games stayed under.

Brewers-Padres
Nelson is 0-2, 4.08 in his last three starts.
Ross is 5-5, 1.95 in his last eleven starts.

Brewers won seven of their last ten games.
San Diego lost six of its last eight games.

Four of last five Milwaukee games went over total.

Rockies-Giants
de la Rosa is 2-0, 3.00 in his last two starts.
Bumgarner is 2-1, 2.32 in his last four starts.

Colorado won six of its last seven games.
Giants lost last three games, are 10-24 in last 34 home games.

Seven of last eleven Colorado games went over total.

American League
Rays-Orioles
Cobb is 5-0, 1.16 in his last seven starts.
Chen is 6-1, 2.96 in his last eight starts.

Tampa Bay won four of its last five games.
Orioles lost last four games, scoring total of five runs.

Seven of last ten Baltimore games stayed under.

Red Sox-Blue Jays
de la Rosa is 1-3, 5.35 in his last six starts.
Dickey is 1-2, 5.11 in his last four starts.

Boston lost eight of its last nine games.
Toronto lost nine of its last twelve games.

Four of last six Boston games went over total.

Bronx-Tigers
McCarthy is 5-2, 2.58 in his last seven starts.
Porcello is 3-2, 2.47 in his last seven starts.

Bronx won last five games, allowing 11 runs.
Detroit won six of its last eight home games.

Seven of last ten Bronx games stayed under total.

Twins-Royals
Nolasco is 0-3, 9.20 in his last three starts
Duffy is 4-1, 3.44 in his last six starts, but has 5.68 RA in his last three.

Minnesota lost six of its last nine games.
Royals are 19-6 in last 25 games, but lost last two.

Seven of last nine Minnesota games went over totaL.

A’s-Astros
Hammel is 1-5, 7.31 in seven starts for Oakland.
Keuchel is 0-2, 4.71 in his last three starts.

Oakland won three of last four games, but lost seven of last nine road games.
Astros lost four of their last five games.

Five of last six Houston games stayed under total.

Indians-White Sox
House is 2-1, 1.83 in his last four starts
Quintana is 0-3, 5.89 in his last three starts.

Cleveland won nine of its last thirteen games.
White Sox lost last six games, allowing 33 runs.

12 of last 13 Cleveland games stayed under total.

Rangers-Mariners
Martinez is 2-3, 6.18 in his last five starts.
Paxton is 3-1, 3.03 in six starts this season.

Rangers are 4-3 in their last seven games.
Seattle won 14 of its last 19 games.

Three of last four Mariner games went over the total.

Interleague games
Marlins-Angels
Eovaldi is 0-2, 7.36 in his last couple starts.
Shoemaker is 3-1, 2.66 in his last four starts.

Miami is 10-6 in its last sixteen games.
Angels won nine of their last thirteen games.

13 of last 18 Angel games stayed under the total.

Teams’ record when this starting pitcher starts:
— Lynn 17-9; Cole 12-9
— Gonzalez 12-9; Hamels 11-12
— Wood 7-11; Gee 6-10
— Wood 13-13; Cueto 17-10
— Hernandez 8-11/1-2; Cahill 4-7
— Nelson 4-4; Ross 13-14
— de la Rosa 15-10; Bumgarner 15-12

— de la Rosa 6-7; Dickey 12-15
— McCarthy 4-14/6-2; Porcello 15-9
— Cobb 10-10; Chen 15-9
— Nolasco 10-14; Duffy 10-10
— Hammel 10-7/1-6; Keuchel 12-12
— House 7-5; Quintana 9-17
— Martinez 6-11; Paxton 4-2

— Eovaldi 10-16; Shoemaker 10-4

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
— Lynn 6-26; Cole 9-21
— Gonzalez 7-21; Hamels 3-23
— Wood 6-18; Gee 4-16
— Wood 7-26; Cueto 5-27
— Hernandez 10-23; Cahill 5-11
— Nelson 2-8; Ross 7-27
— de la Rosa 9-25; Bumgarner 7-27

— de la Rosa 4-13; Dickey 7-27
— McCarthy 5-22; Porcello 8-24
— Cobb 4-20; Chen 8-24
— Nolasco 10-24; Duffy 4-20
— Hammel 8-24; Keuchel 5-24
— House 4-13; Quintana 5-26
— Martinez 6-17; Paxton 2-6

— Eovaldi 10-26; Shoemaker 1-14

Umpires
— StL-Pitt– Last four Barber games stayed under total.
— Wsh-Phil– Underdogs won eight of last ten Gonzalez games.
— Mil-SD– Under is 9-4-1 in Marquez games this season.
— Col-SF– Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Blaser games.

— Bos-Tor– Seven of last ten HGibson games stayed under; underdogs won five of his last six.
— TB-Balt– Over is 8-2-2 in last twelve Hoberg games.
— A’s-Hst– Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Estabrook games.
— Tex-Sea– Sevem of last nine Fagan games went over.

— Mia-LAA– Eight of last eleven Hamari games went over.