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National League
Cardinals @ Pirates
Martinez is 0-3, 6.14 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Cardinals are 3-5 in his road starts- their first 5-inning record with him: 8-8-2

Williams is 0-1, 5.12 in his last six starts; his last four stayed under. Pirates are 2-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-5-1

Cardinals won four of last six games; under is 4-0 in their last four games. Pittsburgh won six of last eight games; under is 11-2 in their last 13 home games.

Nationals @ Reds
Roark is 0-4, 10.72 in his last five starts (over 10-6-1). Nationals are 4-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-8-1

Bailey is 2-0, 1.42 in his last two starts (over 2-2). Reds are 0-1 in his home starts- their first 5-inning record with him: 1-2-1

Nationals won seven of last nine games; over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Cincinnati lost its last three home games; under is 10-1-1 in their last 12 games.

Rockies @ Mets
Hoffman is 3-0, 1.67 in four road starts; his last three starts stayed under. Colorado is 3-1 in his road starts- their first 5-inning record with him: 6-3

Matz is 1-1, 2.45 in his last three starts (over 3-3). Mets are 0-1 in his home starts-— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-3-1

Rockies are 2-13 in last 15 road games; under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games. New York won five of last six home games; over is 3-1 in their last four home games.

Dodgers @ Marlins
Hill is 2-1, 1.73 in his last four starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Dodgers are 3-2 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-6-1

O’Grady allowed three runs in 5.1 IP (81 PT) in his first MLB start; Marlins’ first 5-inning record with him: 1-0

Dodgers won their last eight games; under is 6-2-2 in their last ten games. Miami lost its last four home games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight home games.

Diamondbacks @ Braves
Godley is 2-2, 3.09 in his last five starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Arizona is 4-2 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-4-1

Garcia is 0-4, 6.87 in his last six starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Atlanta is 3-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-7-4

Diamondbacks lost seven of last eight games; under is 6-2-2 in their last ten games. Atlanta is 6-5 in its last 11 games; six of their last eight games went over.

Phillies @ Brewers
Hellickson is 0-0, 3.20 in his last four starts (under 9-5-4). Phillies are 4-5 in his road staets— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-10-2

Garza is 1-1, 2.60 in his last three starts (under 3-0). Milwaukee is 5-3 in his home starts-— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-5-2

Phillies lost seven of last eight games; under is 8-1-1 in their last ten games. Milwaukee is 11-2 in its last 13 games; under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Giants @ Padres
Samardzija is 2-1, 3.72 in his last three starts; over is 5-3 in their last eight. Giants are 4-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-11-5

Cahill is 0-1, 4.70 in his last three starts; under is 3-0-1 in his last four. San Diego is 3-0 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-6-1

Giants lost six of last eight games; over is 4-0 in their last four games. San Diego won six of last nine games; under is 9-5 in their last 14 games.

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American League
New York @ Boston
Tanaka is 2-1, 2.81 in his last four starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven. New York is 4-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-7-2. Mitchell is making his first ’17 start; he is 2-6, 4.63 in 40 MLB games (81.2 IP, 8 starts). He is 2-2, 3.60 in nine AAA starts this year.

Porcello is 0-2, 3.54 in his last three starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Boston is 4-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-14-1. Price is 2-0, 2.37 in his last three starts (under 4-3-2). Red Sox are 2-1 in his home starts- their first 5-inning record with him: 5-4

New York lost seven of last ten games; over is 5-3-1 in their last nine road games. Boston lost five of last seven games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight home games.

Blue Jays @ Tigers
Estrada is 0-4, 9.46 in his last seven starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Toronto is 5-5 in his road starts — their first 5-inning record with him: 5-10-3

Sanchez is 1-0, 3.47 in four starts this year (over 2-2). Detroit is 2-0 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-0-1

Blue Jays won four of last six road games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Detroit is 4-6 in its last ten games; under is 4-2-2 in their last eight games.

Mariners @ White Sox
Moore is 1-1, 3.86 in three MLB starts (under 2-1). This is his first road start. Seattle’s first 5-inning record with him: 1-1-1

Holland is 0-3, 10.00 in his last four starts; over is 10-3 in his last 13 starts. White Sox are 2-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-9-1

Mariners won five of last six road games; under is 4-0 in their last four road games. Chicago lost six of last seven games; under is 4-0 in their last four games.

Twins @ Astros
Gibson is 1-3, 6.00 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Twins are 5-2 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-9-1

Fiers is 0-2, 4.02 in his last three starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Houston is 4-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-7-3

Twins lost seven of last ten road games; over is 8-5 in their last 13 games. Houston won seven of last ten games; over is 12-3 in their last 15 games.

Rangers @ Royals
Darvish is 0-4, 5.16 in his last five starts; under is 13-2-1 in his last 16. Texas is 4-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-7-5

Kennedy is 3-0, 3.26 in his last five starts; over is 9-2-1 in his last 12. Royals are 2-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-10-2

Rangers won five of last six games; under is 5-0-1 in their last six games. Kansas City lost its last five games; under is 4-0-1 in their last five games.

Indians @ A’s
Bauer is 1-2, 5.00 in his last three starts; under is 8-2 in his last ten. Indians are 4-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-7-2

Manaea is 1-1, 2.70 in his last three starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Oakland is 4-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-6-5

Indians are 9-4 in last 13 road games, but lost last two; under is 8-4-2 in their last 14 games. Oakland won six of last eight games; over is 4-3-1 in their last eight games.

Rays @ Angels
Archer is 1-2, 5.11 in his last four starts; over is 10-6-1 in his last 17. Rays are 5-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-3-5

Bridwell is 3-1, 3.72 in five starts this year (over 3-2). Angels split his two home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-1

Rays won five of last six games; over is 3-1 in their last four road games. Angels are 3-9 in last 12 games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

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Interleague
Cubs @ Orioles
Quintana is making his Cub debut; he is 2-0, 3.03 in his last five starts. Under is 3-1 in his last four starts. White Sox were 6-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him was 7-10-1

Jimenez is 2-2, 7.87 in his last four starts (over 9-3-1). Orioles are 4-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-7-1

Cubs won their last three road games; under is 11-4 in their last 15 road games. Baltimore lost six of last seven home games; over is 5-1 in their last six games.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
StL-Pitt: Martinez 8-10; Williams 5-7
Wsh-Cin: Roark 9-8; Bailey 2-2
Col-NY: Hoffman 6-3; Matz 2-4
LA-Mia: Hill 7-5; O’Grady 1-0
Az-Atl: Godley 7-4; Garcia 7-9
Phil-Mil: Hellickson 9-9; Garza 7-6
SF-SD: Samardzija 7-11; Cahill 5-4

American League
NY-Bos: Tanaka 9-9 Mitchell; Porcello 8-11 Price 5-4
Tor-Det: Estrada 8-10; Sanchez 2-2
Sea-Chi: Moore 1-2; Holland 6-11
Min-Hst: Gibson 8-8; Fiers 10-7
Tex-KC: Darvish 8-11; Kennedy 7-9
Clev-A’s: Bauer 8-9; Manaea 8-8
TB-LAA: Archer 11-8; Bridwell 4-1

Interleague
Chi-Balt: Quintana 0-0 (10-8); Jimenez 8-5

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
StL-Pitt: Martinez 5-18; Williams 4-12
Wsh-Cin: Roark 7-17; Bailey 3-4
Col-NY: Hoffman 2-9; Matz 1-6
LA-Mia: Hill 3-12; O’Grady 0-1
Az-Atl: Godley 1-11; Garcia 4-16
Phil-Mil: Hellickson 6-18; Garza 3-13
SF-SD: Samardzija 7-18; Cahill 2-9

American League
NY-Bos: Tanaka 9-18 Mitchell; Porcello 7-19 Price 4-9
Tor-Det: Estrada 7-18; Sanchez 0-4
Sea-Chi: Moore 1-3; Holland 6-17
Min-Hst: Gibson 4-16; Fiers 6-17
Tex-KC: Darvish 5-19; Kennedy 3-16
Clev-A’s: Bauer 2-17; Manaea 4-16
TB-LAA: Archer 5-19; Bridwell 0-5

Interleague
Chi-Balt: Quintana 4-18; Jimenez 4-13

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Umpires
National League
StL-Pitt: Home team is 10-3 in last 13 Guccione games.
Wsh-Cin: Underdogs are 10-6 in last 16 Timmons games.
Col-NY: Last seven Baker games went over total.
LA-Mia: Three of last four Carlson games went over.
Az-Atl: Under is 8-1-3 in Blakney games this season.
Phil-Mil: Under is 5-2 in last seven Tichenor games.
SF-SD: Four of last five Woodring games went over.

American League
NY-Bos: Three of last four Morales games stayed under. Over is 6-2 in last eight Johnson games.
Tor-Det: Last three Porter games stayed under total.
Sea-Chi: Home side is 9-3 in last dozen Ripperger games.
Min-Hst: Under is 7-1 in last eight TBarrett games.
Tex-KC: Underdogs won six of last eight Emmel games.
Clev-A’s: Four of last five Diaz games stayed under.
TB-LAA: Under is 8-3-2 in last 13 Davis games.

Interleague
Chi-Balt: Four of last five Lentz games stayed under.

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 45-34 AL, favorites -$893
AL @ NL– 47-44 NL, favorites -$390
Total: 88-79 AL, favorites -$1,283

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 46-36-2
AL @ NL: Over 48-37-3
Total: Over 94-73-5

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/15/17
Ariz 14-19-10……27-14–7……….40-33
Atl 20-19-6……18-22-4………..38-41
Cubs 19-24-3……20-19-5………..39-43
Reds 14-27-4……18-24–3…………32-51
Colo 26-17-6…….23-19-2……….49-36
LA 19-18-5…….33-13-4……….52-31
Miami 19-23-3…….22-17-5……..41-40
Milw 22-14-6…….24-20-7………45-34
Mets 22-19-2……..20-22-3………42-41
Philly 11-27-10……14-20-7……….25-47
Pitt 22-21-3…..17-21-7………..39-42
St. Louis 17-17-6……28-15-7……….45-32
SD 12-27-5……..23-19–4………35-46
SF 10-34-7……..17-20-4……….30-54
Wash 31-12-2……21-17-7………….52-29

Orioles 16-27-4……..18-22-3………34-49
Boston 20-24-6………19-20-2…….39-44
White Sox 16-28-6……..18-19–2……..34-46
Cleveland 21-18-5……..20-20-5……..40-38
Detroit 16-22-6…….23-18-4……..39-40
Astros 23-13-8……..29-15-34……..52-28
KC 15-22-7………20-17-8…….35-39
Angels 18-25-7………18-17-9………36-42
Twins 23-13-6………19-24-5……..42-36
NYY 19-23-3……….25-15-3…..…44-38
A’s 13-24-7……..20-17-10……..33-41
Seattle 15-24-5……..23-18-8……..38-42
TB 22-14-10……..29-11-6……..51-25
Texas 23-13-9……..20-17-8………43-30
Toronto 16-25-3……..15-23-8……..31-48

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/15/17)
Ariz 13-43……..18-48………..31
Atl 8-45……..12-44…………20
Cubs 14-46……..16-44……….30
Reds 18-45……..17-45……….35
Colo 11-49……..13-44..………24
LA 11-42……..19-50..……..30
Miami 18-45……..14-44………32
Milw 18-42……20-51…..…..38
Mets 19-43……..16-45……….35
Philly 14-48……..11-41………..25
Pitt 12-46……..14-45……….26
StL 11-40……..14-50………..25
SD 18-44……..13-46…………31
SF 12-51……..11-41…………23
Wash 17-45……..20-45………37

Orioles 7-47……..15-44……….22
Boston 15-50……..10-41………25
White Sox 15-50……12-39……….27
Clev 9-44……..14-45……….23
Detroit 8-44…….19-45………..27
Astros 14-44……..19-47………33
KC 9-44……..7-45…………16
Angels 20-50…….10-44……….30
Twins 11-42……..11-48……….22
NYY 11-45……..14-43………25
A’s 8-44……..13-47……….21
Seattle 15-43…….18-49………33
TB 14-46……..20-46……..34
Texas 14-45……..21-45………35
Toronto 12-44……..9-46……….21