Month

A’s @ Royals– AL Wild Card
Oakland is 7-4 in Lester starts (3-1, 2.57 in last four). Lester is 3-0, 2.61 against the Royals this year and is 6-4, 2.11 in 11 postseason starts.

Shields is 2-1, 2.14 in his last six starts, 1-0, 3.21 in two starts vs Oakland. He is 2-4, 4.98 in six postseason starts (with Tampa Bay).

A’s played lousy from August 1 on, going 22-33 since acquiring Lester, but they played in playoffs last two years, are used to games like this.

Royals haven’t been in playoffs since 1985, though Shields was in playoffs for Rays in three different seasons. Kansas City won six of its last eight games.

Patriots (2-1) @ Chiefs (1-2)— NE has six TDs in three games; one on blocked FG return, another on a 1-yard drive; they’ve yet to gain more than 315 yards in any game, all while racking up 322 penalty yards to start season. Luckily for them they’re +7 in turnovers, with no giveaways in last two games. Chiefs got first win last week in Miami; they’re 3-5 in last eight games as home underdogs. KC ran ball for 133-174 yards in last two games, converting 15-32 on 3rd down after going 1-12 in opening loss to Titans. Pats covered once in last seven games as road favorite. KC won five of last six series games; Patriots lost six of last seven visits here, but last visit was in ’05. Belichick was 4-0 vs Reid when Reid was in Philly, including close Super Bowl win.

Dolphins (1-2) vs Raiders (0-3) (London)—Must-win game for Miami QB Tannehill or off to bench he goes, as Fish have bye on deck; Miami scored 10-15 points in pair of 19-point losses last two weeks- they’re 9 for last 31 on 3rd down, 4-9 as a favorite under Philbin. Oakland scored 14-14-9 points in 0-3 start with rookie QB Carr under center; they didn’t have takeaway in last two games (-5), are 12-16 as underdog under Allen. Expect Miami to run more after dropping back 100 times last two games, with 41 runs. Dolphins won 10 of last 12 series games, winning last four by average score of 34-15- winning side scored 33+ points in five of last six series games. AFC West non-divisional underdogs are 5-2 vs spread; AFC East non-divisional favorites are 1-5.

Packers (1-2) @ Bears (2-1)—Green Bay covered once in last seven games where spread was 3 or less points; they won eight of last nine series games, winning last four visits here, by 10-8-7-5 points, but Pack’s OL is struggling- they ran ball for 78.7 ypg in 1-2 start, gaining total of just 478 yards in two road losses. Don’t forget Pack also trailed Jets 21-3 in home opener, before rallying. Bears failed to cover last three games as a home underdog; they outscored foes 44-15 in second half of three games, winning two of three despite losing field position in all three games. Chicago used stingy red zone defense (16 points/six trips) to steal win in Swamp Monday night, but their secondary was beaten up pretty good. Bears are second in NFL at getting first downs (13) via penalty.

Bills (2-1) @ Texans (2-1)—Ryan Fitzpatrick was 20-33 in four years as Buffalo’s starting QB, now he goes against Bills, who won two of three visits here in series where road team won four of six meetings. Bills had huge edge in field position (14-22 yards in two wins, thanks to +4 turnover ratio; without it last week, they averaged just 4.8 ypp and had 101 penalty yards. Houston was just 2-12 on third down in Swamp last week, after being 16-29 in first two games. Foster’s hamstring is an issue; Blue had 78 yards on ground vs Giants. Buffalo is just 6-15-1 in last 22 games as a road dog, even with the win at Chicago. Texans are 1-5 in last six games as a home favorite. AFC South teams are 4-6 vs spread out of division; dogs are 8-0 vs spread in non-divisional games involving an AFC East team (7-0 as underdogs).

Titans (1-2) @ Colts (1-2)—Tennessee QB Locker was banged up last week, status unknown here; Titans are 1-10 in last 11 series games, losing last five, last four by 8 or less points- they lost last six visits here, with four of six by 8+ points. Tennessee has only two TDs on 22 drives last two games, after decisive win at Arrowhead in opener; they converted 4 of 22 on third down in losses (lost field position by 7-12 yards), 7-16 in win (+7 field position). Indy got well against awful Jaguars last week; they’ve scored 31.7 ppg in 1-2 start; they’ve scored 10 TDs with only eight 3/outs. Colts outscored last two opponents 47-6 in first half. Tennessee is 25-17 in last 42 games as a road dog; Colts are 5-6 as home favorites under Pagano. All three Titan games this season stayed under total.

Lions (2-1) @ Jets (1-2)—Jets’ OC Marty Mornhinweg was 5-27 as Lions’ head coach in 2001-02; somehow he keeps getting jobs. Jets had one TD in six red zone drives in frustrating 27-19 home loss to Chicago Monday; Smith threw awful pick in end zone, threw a pick-6 on first drive and Gang Green fumbled away two punts, handing Chicago 14 points in game where Jets outgained Bears 414-257. Jets won last three series games by 17-7-3 points; Lions split four visits here, but last one was in ’06. Detroit was 21-33 on third down in its two wins, 6-15 in loss; they’ve turned ball over three times in each of last two games, but their defense outscored Pack offense 9-7 in divisional win last week. Lions are 4-8 vs spread in game after their last 12 wins; Jets are 6-2 as home underdogs under Ryan.

Panthers (2-1) @ Ravens (2-1)—Steve Smith’s old team visits Charm City as lot of distractions loom in Baltimore; Panthers won 23-21 in only visit here , in ’06. Ravens are off pair of divisional wins with trip to Indy on deck; all six of their TD drives this season have been 80+ yards- they didn’t have takeaway in two of first three games, won in Cleveland despite allowing 10.9 yards per pass attempt. Panthers got manhandled at home by Steelers last week, allowing 264 rush yards; they’ve covered seven of last eight games as a road dog. Baltimore ran ball for 157-160 yards last two games- they have four TDs, seven FGs in last 11 red zone trips. Ravens are 6-8 in last 14 games as a home favorite. AFC North teams are 4-0 vs spread out of division; NFC South teams are 2-4.

Bucs (0-3) @ Steelers (2-1)—Tampa Bay lost OC Tedford (heart) for indefinite period, so they’re without competent OC, as HC Smith is defensive guy; Bucs had three extra days to prepare after getting waxed in Atlanta, but there’s been nothing good for them so far, losing at home to two backup QBs, then losing 56-14 in game where they had four takeaways (-1). Steelers didn’t have takeaway in first two games, were outscored 40-6 in second half of those games, then went to Carolina and pushed Panthers around; they’ve had problems with penalties, getting tagged for 86-75-91 yards in first three games. Pitt won eight of nine series games, winning last four, last three by 10+ points. Bucs were outscored 79-15 in losing three visits here, with last visit in ’06; they’re 9-14 in last 23 games as a road underdog. NFL-wide, non-divisional home favorites are 11-16 vs spread.

Jaguars (0-3) @ Chargers (2-1)—Rookie QB Bortles gets first NFL start here, after Jags 0-3 start; since halftime of opener, Jax has been outscored 119-27, losing non-divisional road games by 17-31 points- they were outscored 51-7 in first half of last two games, 54-3 in second half of their two road games. Since 2006, San Diego has covered only three of 13 games as a double digit favorite; Chargers followed up home upset of Seattle with solid win at Buffalo; they’ve moved chains 46.7% of time on third down, won field position in all three games, by 8-14-7 yards. Loss of Mathews/Woodhead at RB means Rivers should throw ball more; Indy’s Luck was 33-43/385 against Jax defense last week. Over last 3+ years, Jaguars are 8-5 against spread as a double digit underdog.

Eagles (3-0) @ 49ers (1-2)—Niners been outscored 52-3 in second half of games; they’ve had 36 penalties for 305 yards, allowed 17 first downs via penalty, most in NFL. In come Eagles, first NFL ever to start 3-0 after trailing by 10+ points in all three games. Philly scored 30+ points in all three games, have 17 plays of 20+ yards, outscored foes 74-24 in second half of games- they’re 19-8 in last 27 games as a road underdog. 49ers have only one takeaway in last two games; they’re 15-7-1 as home favorites under Harbaugh, 0-1 this year. Iggles won five of last six series games, winning last four visits here in series where road team won four of last five meetings. All three 49er games this season stayed under total.

Falcons (2-1) @ Vikings (1-2)—Rookie QB Bridgewater gets first start here for Minnesota, which was outscored 50-16 in first two games without Peterson, running ball 41 times for 113 yards (ran it for 30-186 in opener with Peterson). Vikings have no takeaways in last two games; they’re 13-11 in last 24 games as a road dog. Falcons had three extra days to prep for this after crushing Bucs in Thursday nighter last week; they lost eight of last nine road games SU, are 12-7-1 as road favorites under Smith. Vikings played good defense last week, holding Saints to 20 points and two plays of 20+ yards. Atlanta won three of last four series games, won three of last four visits to Metrodome, which no longer exists.

Saints (1-2) @ Cowboys (2-1)—Dallas rallied back from down 21-0 to win at St Louis last week, but if Rams gained 448 yards on them, Brees has to be licking chops as he comes home to play. NO defense held AP-less Vikings without TD last week, after allowing 37-26 points in narrow road losses in first two games; Saints lost seven of last ten road games SU, failed to cover last six games as a road favorite. Cowboys are running ball for 156.7 ypg, very strong, but they’ve also had RB lose a fumble in five straight games. Saints won eight of last nine series games, whacking Dallas 49-17 LY- they’ve won last four visits here, averaged 37.7 ppg in last three series games, in series where road team won five of last six games.

Patriots (2-1) @ Chiefs (1-2)— NE has six TDs in three games; one on blocked FG return, another on a 1-yard drive; they’ve yet to gain more than 315 yards in any game, all while racking up 322 penalty yards to start season. Luckily for them they’re +7 in turnovers, with no giveaways in last two games. Chiefs got first win last week in Miami; they’re 3-5 in last eight games as home underdogs. KC ran ball for 133-174 yards in last two games, converting 15-32 on 3rd down after going 1-12 in opening loss to Titans. Pats covered once in last seven games as road favorite. KC won five of last six series games; Patriots lost six of last seven visits here, but last visit was in ’05. Belichick was 4-0 vs Reid when Reid was in Philly, including close Super Bowl win.

National League
Marlins-Nationals
Alvarez is 2-0, 1.31 in his last three starts.
Zimmerman is 5-0, 2.77 in his last six starts.

Marlins lost seven of their last ten games.
Washington won 12 of its last 15 games.

Eleven of last fourteen Washington games stayed under total.

Braves-Phillies
Bullpen game for the Braves, as they play out the string. .
Hamels is 2-2, 1.56 in his last six starts.

Braves lost 12 of their last 15 games.
Philly lost nine of their last thirteen games.

Three of last four Atlanta games went over the total.

Pirates-Reds
Cole is 4-0, 3.81 in his last four starts.
Cueto is 4-1, 2.45 in his last five starts.

Pirates won nine of their last twelve games.
Cincinnati lost seven of their last eleven games.

Five of last six Cueto starts stayed under the total.

Cubs-Brewers
Turner is 0-3, 9.98 in his last three starts.
Fiers is 2-2, 2.28 in his last four starts.

Cubs lost eight of their last ten road games.
Milwaukee lost seven of its last ten games.

Nine of last eleven Milwaukee games stayed under total.

Cardinals-Diamondbacks
Wainwright is 5-0, 1.38 in his last five starts.
Collmenter is 2-1, 1.65 in his last four starts.

St Louis lost four of its last six games.
Diamondbacks lost nine of their last eleven games.

Eight of last twelve Cardinal games stayed under the total.

Rockies-Dodgers
Bergman is 1-2, 5.40 in his last three starts.
Greinke is 3-0, 2.88 in his last four starts.

Colorado won seven of its last eleven games.
Dodgers won seven of their last nine games.

Over is 9-1-1 in last eleven Dodger games.

Padres-Giants
Erlin is 3-0, 2.95 in his last four starts.
Heston is making first MLB start; he was 12-9, 3.38 in 28 AAA starts this year– he’s pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief in the majors.

San Diego won nine of its last thirteen games.
Giants lost nine of their last fourteen games.

Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven San Francisco games.

American League
Rays-Indians
Cobb is 3-2, 1.55 in his last nine starts.
House is 2-0, 1.38 in his last four starts.

Tampa Bay lost six of its last nine games.
Indians won seven of their last eleven games.

Under is 7-2 in last nine House starts.

Orioles-Blue Jays
Gonzalez is 0-2, 4.63 in his last two starts.
Dickey is 4-0, 3.10 in his last five starts.

Baltimore lost six of its last nine games.
Blue Jays won five of their last six games.

Seven of last ten Dickey starts went over the total.

Twins-Tigers
Gibson is 2-0, 3.46 in his last couple starts.
Price is 1-2, 4.11 in his last four starts.

Minnesota won four of its last five games.
Detroit lost its last two games, allowing 23 runs.

Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Detroit games.

Bronx-Red Sox
Pineda is 2-3, 2.29 in his last six starts.
Buchholz is 0-2, 7.71 in his last two starts.

Bronx won seven of its last eleven games.
Red Sox lost six of their last nine home games.

Four of last five Boston games went over the total.

A’s-Rangers
Gray is 0-3, 5.06 in his last five starts.
Holland is 4-0, 1.65 in his last four starts. Martinez is 2-0, 1.46 in his last two. Not sure which guy is starting.

A’s lost 16 of their last 24 games.
Rangers won 13 of their last 15 games.

Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Texas games.

Royals-White Sox
Ventura is 5-1, 2.06 in his last six starts.
Bassitt is 1-0, 2.08 in his last three starts.

Kansas City won five of its last seven games.
White Sox lost four of their last five games.

Four of last five Kansas City games went over the total.

Angels-Mariners
Rasmus is 0-0, 1.69 in five starts, throwing 16 innings; this is a bullpen game for the Halos.
Hernandez is 0-1, 3.65 in his last four starts.

Angels lost seven of their last eleven games.
Seattle won its last three games, allowing nine runs.

Four of last five Hernandez starts stayed under the total.

Interleague game
Astros-Mets
Tropeano is 1-2, 4.32 in three MLB starts.
Colon is 2-3, 5.34 in his last five starts.

Houston lost eight of its last eleven games.
Mets lost three of their last five games.

Nine of last twelve Houston games stayed under the total.

Teams’ record when this starting pitcher starts:
— Cole 15-6; Cueto 21-12
— Alvarez 20-9; Zimmerman 22-9
— Russell 0-0; Hamels 15-14
— Turner 6-6/1-4; Fiers 6-3
— Erln 4-6; Heston 0-0
— Bergman 5-6; Greinke 18-13
— Wainwright 23-9; Collmenter 17-10

— Gibson 13-17; Price 14-9/5-5
— Cobb 13-14; House 12-5
— Gonzalez 13-12; Dickey 15-17
— Pineda 5-7; Buchholz 11-16
— Ventura 17-12; Bassitt 3-1
— Gray 17-15; Martinez 8-15
— Rasmus 3-2; Hernandez 21-12

— Tropeano 1-2; Colon 16-14

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
— Cole 7-21; Cueto 7-33
— Alvarez 6-29; Zimmerman 4-31
— Russell 0-0; Hamels 3-29
— Turner 6-17; Fiers 1-9
— Erln 4-10; Heston 0-0
— Bergman 4-11; Greinke 7-31
— Wainwright 4-32; Collmenter 9-28

— Gibson 8-30; Price 12-33
— Cobb 4-27; House 5-18
— Gonzalez 5-25; Dickey 9-32
— Pineda 2-12; Buchholz 10-27
— Ventura 7-29; Bassitt 0-4
— Gray 12-32; Martinez 7-23
— Rasmus 1-5; Hernandez 5-33

— Tropeano 1-3; Colon 10-30

Umpires
— Mia-Wsh– Three of last four Porter games went over.
— SD-SF– Eight of last eleven Knight games stayed under.
— Pitt-Cin– Seven of last eight Hudson games stayed under.
— Atl-Phil– Ten of last twelve Iassogna games stayed under.
— Chi-Mil– Eight of last ten Nelson games stayed under.
— StL-Az– Under is 5-2-2 in last nine Baker games.
— Col-LA– Five of last six Estabrook games stayed under.

— Balt-Tor– Gosney is a rookie ump; his only game went over.
— NY-Bos– Seven of last ten Vanover games went over .
— TB-Clev– Underdogs won six of last eight Kellogg games.
— Min-Det– Eight of last eleven Hickox games stayed under.
— KC-Chi– Last seven TBarrett games stayed under total.
— A’s-Tex– Home side won last six Carlson games.
— LA-Sea– Six of last nine Johnson games stayed under.

— Hst-NY– Home side won both Byrne games this season.

Cubs +135

National League
Marlins-Nationals
Eovaldi is 0-7, 6.70 in his last eight starts.
Strasburg is 3-1, 1.34 in his last five starts.

Marlins lost six of their last nine games.
Washington won 11 of its last 14 games.

Ten of last thirteen Washington games stayed under total.

Braves-Phillies
Harang is 1-2, 1.71 in his last three starts.
Burnett is 0-2, 8.44 in his last three starts.

Braves lost 12 of their last 14 games.
Philly lost eight of their last twelve games.

Last three Arizona games went over the total.

Pirates-Reds
Liriano is 4-0, 0.35 in his last four starts.
Simon is 2-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.

Pirates won nine of their last eleven games.
Cincinnati lost seven of their last ten games.

Eight of last ten Liriano starts stayed under the total.

Cubs-Brewers
Wada is 0-2, 5.79 in his last four starts.
Peralta is 1-1, 1.74 in his last three starts.

Cubs lost seven of their last nine road games.
Milwaukee lost seven of its last nine games.

Eight of last ten Milwaukee games stayed under total.

Cardinals-Diamondbacks
Lynn is 0-2, 2.14 in his last three starts.
Miley is 1-3, 4.79 in his last five starts.

St Louis lost three of its last five games.
Diamondbacks lost nine of their last ten games.

Seven of last eleven Cardinal games stayed under the total.

Rockies-Dodgers
Butler is 1-1, 5.56 in two starts this year.
Haren is 3-1, 2.61 in his last six starts.

Colorado won seven of its last ten games.
Dodgers won six of their last eight games.

Over is 8-1-1 in last ten Dodger games.

Padres-Giants
Stults is 2-4, 4.76 in his last six starts.
Peavy is 4-0, 1.59 in his last five starts.

San Diego won nine of its last twelve games.
Giants lost nine of their last thirteen games.

Under is 6-3-1 in last ten San Francisco games.

American League
Rays-Indians
Colome is 1-0, 0.73 in two starts this year.
Carrasco is 5-2, 1.32 in his last nine starts.

Tampa Bay lost six of its last eight games.
Indians won seven of their last ten games.

Over is 4-1 in last five Tampa Bay games.

Orioles-Blue Jays
Chen is 2-1, 2.55 in his last four starts.
Happ is 1-3, 4.15 in his last four starts.

Baltimore lost five of its last eight games.
Blue Jays won four of their last five games.

Eight of last ten Chen starts stayed under the total.

Twins-Tigers
Nolasco is 0-2, 3.28 in his last four starts.
Lobstein is 1-1, 3.41 in five starts this season.

Minnesota won three of its last four games.
Detroit won three of its last four games.

Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Detroit games.

Bronx-Red Sox
Tanaka is 7-3, 2.67 in his last ten starts.
Kelly is 3-1, 3.65 in his last six starts.

Bronx won seven of its last ten games.
Red Sox lost six of their last eight home games.

Three of last four Boston games went over the total.

A’s-Rangers
Samardzija is 1-0, 0.41 in his last three starts.
Holland is 4-0, 1.65 in his last four starts.

A’s lost 15 of their last 23 games.
Rangers won 12 of their last 14 games.

Under is 5-0-1 in last six Texas games.

Royals-White Sox
Duffy is 1-0, 1.40 in his last four starts.
Danks is 1-0, 1.50 in his last couple starts.

Kansas City won five of its last six games.
White Sox lost last four games, scoring eight runs.

Four of last five Duffy starts stayed under the total.

Angels-Mariners
Wilson is 3-2, 6.85 in his last five starts.
Paxton is 1-3, 6.33 in his last four starts.

Angels lost six of their last ten games, but clinched home field last night.
Seattle lost five of its last seven games.

Four of last five Wilson starts went over the total.

Interleague game
Astros-Mets
Deduno is making first start for Astros; he was 2-4, 6.75 in eight starts for the Twins this season.
Montero is 1-3, 4.54 in seven starts this season.

Houston lost seven of its last ten games.
Mets lost three of their last four games.

Eight of last eleven Houston games stayed under the total.

Teams’ record when this starting pitcher starts:
— Eovaldi 10-22; Strasburg 18-15
— Stults 12-19; Peavy 5-15/7-4
— Liriano 14-14; Simon 19-11
— Harang 15-18; Burnett 12-21
— Wada 4-8; Peralta 18-13
— Lynn 19-13; Miley 13-20
— Butler 1-1; Haren 16-16

— Chen 19-11; Happ 12-13
— Tanaka 14-5; Kelly 3-4/5-4
— Colome 2-0; Carrasco 6-7
— Nolasco 9-17; Lobstein 4-1
— Duffy 12-12; Danks 12-19
— Samardzija 3-14/8-7; Holland 4-1
— Wilson 16-14; Paxton 7-5

— Deduno 3-5/0-0; Montero 1-6

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
— Eovaldi 11-32; Strasburg 11-33
— Stults 13-31; Peavy 6-31
— Liriano 7-28; Simon 11-30
— Harang 8-33; Burnett 9-33
— Wada 3-12; Peralta 7-31
— Lynn 8-32; Miley 7-33
— Butler 1-2; Haren 11-32

— Chen 10-30; Happ 6-25
— Tanaka 8-19; Kelly 5-16
— Colome 1-2; Carrasco 3-13
— Nolasco 8-26; Lobstein 1-5
— Duffy 4-24; Danks 9-31
— Samardzija 6-29; Holland 0-5
— Wilson 6-30; Paxton 3-12

— Deduno 3-8; Montero 1-7

Umpires
— Mia-Wsh– Seven of last nine Basner games went over.
— SD-SF– Under is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Guccione games.
— Pitt-Cin– Over is 4-1-1 in last six Joyce games.
— Atl-Phil– Underdog is 17-11 in last 28 Bucknor games.
— Chi-Mil– Over is 4-1-1 in last six Barry games.
— StL-Az– Under is 17-8 in last 25 Davidson games.
— Col-LA– Favorites won nine of last ten Culbreth games.

— Balt-Tor– Four of last five Wolf games stayed under total.
— NY-Bos– Road team won eight of last nine Carapazza games.
— TB-Clev– Last four Reyburn games went over the total.
— Min-Det– Underdogs are 6-5 in last eleven West games.
— KC-Chi– Under is 13-7-1 in Marquez games this year.
— A’s-Tex– Six of last eight Hoye games stayed under.
— LA-Sea– Under is 4-1-1 in last six Miller games.

— Hst-NY– Underdogs won four of last six Little games.

Tigers/Twins Under 8 +100

National League
Marlins-Nationals
Cosart is 3-2, 2.43 in his last six starts. Heaney is 0-3, 6.53 in four starts. .
Fister is 3-0, 2.29 in his last three. Hill is making first MLB start; he’s allowed two runs 4.1 IP in two relief stints. He was 11-7, 2.81 in 24 AAA starts- .

Marlins lost five of their last seven games.
Washington won ten of its last twelve games.

Nine of last eleven Washington games stayed under total.

Braves-Phillies
Santana is 0-3, 7.31 in his last three starts.
Williams is 4-2, 2.74 in his last seven starts.

Braves lost 11 of their last 13 games.
Philly lost five of their last seven games.

Seven of last ten Atlanta games stayed under total.

Pirates-Reds
Worley is 3-0, 3.00 in his last four starts.
Leake is 1-2, 8.14 in his last four starts.

Pirates won eight of their last ten games.
Cincinnati won three of its last four games.

Four of last five Worley starts stayed under the total.

Cubs-Brewers
Jokisch is making first MLB start; he was 9-10, 3.58 in 26 AAA starts this year. He allowed two runs in 10.1 IP in three relief stints in majors.
Nelson is 0-4, 5.40 in his last couple starts.

Cubs lost seven of their last eight road games.
Milwaukee lost six of its last eight games.

Eight of last nine Milwaukee games stayed under total.

Cardinals-Diamondbacks
Wacha is 0-1, 6.94 in his last three starts.
Cahill is 0-4, 9.41 in his last five starts.

St Louis lost three of its last four games.
Diamondbacks lost eight of their last nine games.

Seven of last ten Cardinal games stayed under the total.

Rockies-Dodgers
Lyles is 1-1, 3.00 in his last three starts.
Hernandez is 0-2, 8.40 in his last four starts.

Colorado won seven of its last nine games.
Dodgers won five of their last seven games.

Under is 3-1-1 in last five Colorado games.

Padres-Giants
Kennedy is 2-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
Vogelsong is 0-3, 6.45 in his last four starts.

San Diego won eight of its last eleven games.
Giants lost eight of their last twelve games.

Over is 4-0-1 in last six Vogelsong starts.

American League
Rays-Indians
Archer is 2-0, 1.83 in his last three starts.
Kluber is 4-0, 1.67 in his last four starts.

Tampa Bay lost five of its last seven games.
Indians won six of their last nine games.

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

Orioles-Blue Jays
Tillman is 2-0, 1.93 in his last three starts.
Hutchison is 1-2, 4.76 in his last four starts.

Baltimore lost four of its last seven games.
Blue Jays won three of their last four games.

Five of last seven Toronto games went over total.

Twins-Tigers
Swarzak is 0-1, 11.42 in his last two starts.
Porcello is 0-4, 6.51 in his last five starts.

Minnesota lost four of its last six games.
Detroit won five of its last seven games.

Under is 5-0-1 in last six Detroit games.

Bronx-Red Sox
Capuano is 0-1, 6.61 in his last four starts.
Wright is making first ’14 start; he allowed three runs in one IP in his one MLB start LY. He was 6-5, 3.42 in 16 minor league starts this year.

Bronx won six of its last nine games.
Red Sox won three of their last four games. .

Five of last seven Bronx games went over the total.

A’s-Rangers
Kazmir is 0-4, 9.21 in his last six starts.
Tepesch is starts.

A’s lost 15 of their last 22 games.
Rangers won 12 of their last 13 games.

Five of last seven Kazmir starts went over the total.

Royals-White Sox
Guthrie is 2-0, 2.03 in his last two starts.
Noesi is 0-2, 4.85 in his last four starts.

Kansas City won four of its last five games.
White Sox lost last three games, scoring seven runs.

Six of last nine Royal games went over the total.

Angels-Mariners
Weaver is 3-0, 3.15 in his last three starts.
Iwakuma is 0-3, 11.25 in his last three starts.

Angels lost five of their last nine games.
Seattle lost five of its last six games.

Six of last nine Weaver starts stayed under the total.

Interleague game
Astros-Mets
Peacock is 1-1, 6.14 in his last three starts.
Niese is 1-1, 2.14 in his last three starts.

Houston lost seven of its last nine games.
Mets won four of their last six games.

Seven of last ten Houston games stayed under the total.

Teams’ record when this starting pitcher starts:
— Cosart 11-9/6-4; Heaney 1-3; Hill 0-0, Fister 17-7
— Santana 16-15; Williams 1-1/5-3
— Worley 10-6; Leake 13-20
— Jokisch 0-0; Nelson 4-7
— Wacha 8-10; Cahill 5-11
— Lyles 10-11; Hernandez 8-11/3-6
— Kennedy 16-16; Vogelsong 15-16

— Archer 17-14; Kluber 21-12
— Tillman 24-9; Hutchison 15-16
— Swarzak 1-2; Porcello 16-14
— Capuano 5-6; Wright 0-0
— Kazmir 20-11; Tepesch 9-12
— Guthrie 18-13; Noesi 14-12
— Weaver 22-11; Iwakuma 16-11

— Peacock 8-15; Niese 15-14

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
— Cosart 10-30; Heaney 3-4; Hill 0-0, Fister 17-7
— Santana 11-31; Williams 3-10
— Worley 3-16; Leake 8-33
— Jokisch 0-0; Nelson 3-11
— Wacha 5-18; Cahill 7-17
— Lyles 7-21; Hernandez 13-28
— Kennedy 8-32; Vogelsong 6-31

— Archer 5-31; Kluber 7-33
— Tillman 12-33; Hutchison 9-31
— Swarzak 1-3; Porcello 9-30
— Capuano 6-11; Wright 0-0
— Kazmir 5-31; Tepesch 5-21
— Guthrie 12-31; Noesi 7-26
— Weaver 6-28; Iwakuma 5-27

— Peacock 7-23; Niese 7-29

Tigers/Twins Under 8 -110

Giants (1-2) @ Redskins (1-2)— Only once in their last eight visits here have Giants lost by more than a point; teams split last six series games, after Giants had won previous six. Big Blue is 11-7 in last 18 games as a road dog; they swept Skins 24-17/20-6 LY; they ran ball for 193 yards, passed for 226 in win over Houston last week; they forced first three turnovers of season- their TD drives were 83-2-29 yards, which is how upsets happen. Washington scored 75 points (nine TDs on 24 drives, 5.4 ppd in red zone) in Cousins’ two starts; he threw for 427 yards in Philly last week. Redskins are 14-29 on 3rd down in Cousins’ two starts; they’re 5-4 in last nine games as a home favorite. NFL-wide, divisional home favorites are 4-5 vs spread so far this year.