FREE PICK: PITTSBURGH PIRATES -125 Courtesy Charlie Sports

National League
Brewers @ Cubs
Anderson is 0-0, 6.10 in his last four starts, all of which went over the total.

Arrieta is 1-3, 9.45 in his last four starts; six of his last seven starts went over.

Brewers won nine of their last 12 games- six of their last eight games went over the total. Cubs are 7-3 in last ten home games; over is 13-1 in last 14 games at Wrigley Field.

Phillies @ Pirates
Velasquez is 1-0, 3.94 in three road starts (over 6-1).

Nova is 0-1, 4.42 in his last three starts (under is 4-1-1 in his last six starts).

Phillies lost 12 of last 15 games; over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 road games. Pittsburgh won four of last six games; under is 6-2-1 in their last nine home games.

Nationals @ Braves
Scherzer is 1-0, 2.57 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five outings.

Colon is 1-3, 8.77 in his last five starts- over is 6-1 in his last seven.

Washington lost six of its last seven road games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Atlanta won six of last eight games; over is 7-0-2 in their last nine home games.

Rockies @ Reds
Senzatela is 6-1, 3.49 in eight starts this year; his last five starts went over.

Adleman is 2-2, 6.56 in five starts this year (over 3-2).

Colorado won seven of last ten road games; under is 10-5 in their last 15 games. Reds lost seven games in row; over is 5-0 in their last five games.

Giants @ Cardinals
Samardzija is 1-1, 4.08 in his last four starts- under is 6-1 in his last seven starts.

Martinez is 3-0, 3.15 in his last three starts; four of his last five starts went over.

Giants won six of last seven games; four of their last five games went over. St Louis is 3-7 in its last ten home games; over is 11-3 in their last 14 home games.

Diamondbacks @ Padres
Ray is 0-3, 5.82 in his last four starts; under is 3-0 in his road starts.

Perdomo is 0-1, 4.72 in six starts this season (over 3-3).

Arizona won its last four games; under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. San Diego lost nine of last 11 games. Over is 11-4 in their last 15 home games.

Marlins @ Dodgers
Straily is 0-3, 2.60 in his last six starts (over 4-3-1).

Urias is 0-1, 3.43 in four starts this year (under 2-1-1).

Miami lost ten of its last 11 games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Dodgers won their last three games; over is 6-2-2 in their last ten home games.

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American League
Blue Jays @ Orioles
Bolsinger is 0-2, 6.97 in two starts this year (over 1-1).

Gausman is 1-3, 9.24 in his last six starts; three of his last four went over.

Blue Jays lost four of last five games; over is 9-3 in their last 12 road games. Baltimore lost six of its last eight games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

Bronx @ Tampa Bay
Tanaka is 2-1, 9.60 in his last three starts (over 6-2). New York scored 28 runs in those three games.

Andriese is 2-0, 2.60 in his last three starts (over 4-4).

New York won eight of last 11 road games; over is 13-6 in their last 19 games. Tampa Bay won five of last seven games; over is 9-1-1 in Rays’ last 11 games.

Rangers @ Tigers
Griffin is 4-0, 2.61 in his last five starts (over 5-1).

Verlander is 2-1, 3.46 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.

Rangers won their last ten games; four of last six Ranger games went over total. Detroit won three of last four games; over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Royals @ Twins
Young is 0-0, 12.15 in two starts this season (over 2-0).

Mejia is 0-1, 6.52 in three starts this season (under 2-0-1).

Kansas City won seven of its last 11 games; over is 5-3 in their last eight road games. Minnesota lost three of last five home games; over is 7-4 in last 11 games at Target Field.

Indians @ Astros
Clevinger is 1-1, 2.70 in two starts (10 IP, under 2-0).

Fiers is 1-0, 6.48 in his last three starts (over 4-2 in his last six starts).

Indians lost five of last eight games; four of last five Cleveland games went over total. Houston won nine of last 11 games; over is 4-2 in Astros’ last six home games.

White Sox @ Mariners
Pelfrey is 0-4, 6.47 in five starts this year (under 3-2).

Gallardo is 1-0, 3.63 in his last three starts (over 4-4).

White Sox lost ten of their last 13 games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Seattle won three of its last five games; over is 11-6-1 in their last 18 games.

Red Sox @ A’s
Pomeranz is 2-3, 5.32 in his last five starts; three of his last four starts went over.

Manaea is 1-3, 6.14 in six starts this season (over 4-2).

Red Sox are 4-6 in their last ten games; over is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Oakland won three of last four games; over is 14-6 in their last 20 games.

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Interleague

Angels @ Mets
Meyer is 2-0, 3.09 in his last two starts (over 3-1).

Wheeler is 1-0, 1.50 in his last two starts (over 5-1-1).

Angels won four of their last five games; under is 14-5 in their last 19 road games. Mets lost seven of their last eight games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Wsh-Atl: Scherzer 5-3; Colon 4-4
Mil-Chi: Anderson 4-4; Arrieta 4-4
Phil-Pitt: Velasquez 2-5; Nova 4-4
Col-Cin: Senzatela 7-1; Adleman 2-3
SF-StL: Samardzija 3-5; Martinez 5-3
Az-SD: Ray 4-4; Perdomo 2-4
Mia-LA: Straily 3-5; Urias 2-2

American League
NY-TB: Tanaka 5-3; Andriese 4-4
Clev-Hst: Clevinger 1-1; Fiers 4-3
KC-Min: Young 2-0; Mejia 0-3
Bos-A’s: Pomeranz 4-3; Manaea 1-5
Tor-Balt: Bolsinger 0-2; Gausman 4-5
Tex-Det: Griffin 6-0; Verlander 4-4
Chi-Sea: Pelfrey 1-4; Gallardo 3-5

Interleague
LAA-NYM: Meyer 2-2; Wheeler 3-4

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Wsh-Atl: Scherzer 2-8; Colon 3-8
Mil-Chi: Anderson 1-8; Arrieta 3-8
Phil-Pitt: Velasquez 3-7; Nova 1-8
Col-Cin: Senzatela 4-8; Adleman 2-5
SF-StL: Samardzija 3-8; Martinez 2-8
Az-SD: Ray 4-8; Perdomo 3-6
Mia-LA: Straily 0-8; Urias 1-4

American League
NY-TB: Tanaka 4-8; Andriese 5-8
Clev-Hst: Clevinger 0-2; Fiers 5-7
KC-Min: Young 1-2; Mejia 1-3
Bos-A’s: Pomeranz 4-7; Manaea 1-6
Tor-Balt: Bolsinger 1-2; Gausman 2-9
Tex-Det: Griffin 1-6; Verlander 4-8
Chi-Sea: Pelfrey 2-5; Gallardo 4-8

Interleague
LAA-NYM: Meyer 3-4; Wheeler 3-7

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Umpires
National League
Wsh-Atl: Over is 6-0-1 in last seven Fairchild games.
Mil-Chi: Under is 5-2 in Hoye games this season.
Phil-Pitt: Four of last five Culbreth games went over; underdogs won five of his last six games.
Col-Cin: Over is 5-1-2 in Wolf games this season.
SF-StL: Home team won six of seven Carapazza games.
Az-SD: Three of last four HGibson games stayed under.
Mia-LA: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Demuth games.

American League
NY-TB: Over is 6-2 in Barry games this season.
Clev-Hst: Under is 5-2 in LBarrett games this season.
KC-Min: Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Miller games.
Bos-A’s: Four of six Whitson games went over the total.
Tor-Balt: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Woodring games.
Tex-Det: Four of last six Everitt games went over.
Chi-Sea: Under is 3-1-1 in last five Wegner games.

Interleague
LAA-NYM: Six of last eight Cederstrom games went over.

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 22-10 AL, favorites -$81
AL @ NL– 20-16 AL, favorites -$123
Total: 42-26 AL, favorites -$204

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 15-17-1
AL @ NL: Over 24-13
Total: Over 39-30-1

Teams’ records in first five innings:

Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/19/17
Ariz 6-8-3……14-8–4…….20-16–7
Atl 9-11-3……6-8-2……..15-19–5
Cubs 9-11………..9-8-3……..18-19-3
Reds 4-12-2……11-9–2……..15-21-4
Colo 12-6-2…..11-10-2…….23-16–5
LA 9-11-2……14-5-2…….23-16-4
Miami 6-14-1…….8-9-3……..14-23-4
Milw 12-4-4…….11-10-2…….23-14-6
Mets 8-10-1……..8-11-2…….16-21-3
Philly 7-11-4………7-7-2…….14-18-6
Pitt 7-14-2…….9-8-2……..16-22-4
St. Louis 7-5-2……..13-6-4……..20-11-6
SD 5-14-4…….9-10–2……..14-24-6
SF 4-14-4……11-7-3………18-21-7
Wash 14-6-2……9-8-2………23-14-4

Orioles 10-10-2……….10-7………20-17-2
Boston 7-11-2………9-10-2……..16-21-4
White Sox 6-13-5……..8-7–1……..14-20-6
Cleveland 9-11-2……..6-11-1……..15-22-3
Detroit 9-9-2…….11-7-2……..20-16-4
Astros 8-8-5……..11-9-1……..19-17-6
KC 5-10-3…….13-8-2……..18-18-5
Angels 5-11-5……12-6-5………17-17-10
Twins 9-5-2………9-8-5………18-13-7
NYY 10-9-1……….11-8…..…….21-17-1
A’s 7-11-3……..8-8-5……..15-19-8
Seattle 6-12-5……..12-4-4……..18-16-9
TB 11-7-3……..16-5-2……..27-12-5
Texas 11-4-4……..11-8-5…….22-12-9
Toronto 6-15-1……..6-9-5……..12-24-6

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 5/19/17)
Ariz 5-17……..9-26……….14
Atl 5-23……..5-16………..10
Cubs 4-21……..8-20………..12
Reds 4-18……..10-23………14
Colo 7-20……..8-23……….15
LA 7-22……..9-21..……..16
Miami 6-21……..7-20……….13
Milw 8-20……..11-23………19
Mets 8-19……..11-21……….19
Philly 8-23……..4-16…………12
Pitt 6-23……..8-19…………14
StL 6-16……..7-23………..13
SD 11-23……6-21………..17
SF 3-25……..6-21………..9
Wash 8-22……..7-19……….15

Orioles 2-23……..5-17………..7
Boston 6-20……..5-21………..11
White Sox 5-24…….8-16………..13
Clev 6-22……..8-18………..14
Detroit 5-20……..9-20………..14
Astros 7-21……..11-21……….18
KC 2-18……..4-23…………6
Angels 6-21…….5-23………..11
Twins 3-16……..6-22……….9
NYY 6-20……..9-19……….15
A’s 3-21……..5-21……….8
Seattle 9-23……..10-20………19
TB 6-21……..11-23………17
Texas 7-19……..8-24………15
Toronto 6-22……..4-21………10