National League
Nationals @ Phillies
Strasburg was 0-3, 14.66 in his last three starts before going on DL; over is 4-1-1 in his last six starts. Washington is 8-2 in his road starts.
Eickhoff is 3-0, 4.40 in his last five starts; under is 5-3-1 in his last nine. Phillies are 4-1 in his last five home starts.
Nationals lost six of last nine games; over is 8-5 in Washington’s last 13 road games. Philly is 4-8 in last 12 games; under is 4-0-1 in Phils’ last five home games.
Marlins @ Mets
Koehler is 4-0, 2.60 in his last seven starts; over is 8-4 in his last 12 starts. Miami is 6-8 in his road starts.
Lugo is 1-1, 2.31 in two starts this year (over 2-0).
Marlins lost five of last seven games; under is 8-1 in their last nine games. New York won five of last six home games; over is 11-3 in their last 14 games.
Padres @ Braves
Jackson is 0-2, 13.00 in his last two starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. He is 1-1, 5.29 in three road starts.
Teheran is 0-1, 6.75 in his last three starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Braves are 1-11 in his home starts.
Padres are 3-7 in last 10 road games, 12-9 in road series openers. Under is 7-4 in San Diego’s last 11 road games. Atlanta lost five of last six home games, is 6-14 in home series openers. Over is 9-3 in Braves’ last 12 games.
Cardinals @ Brewers
Wainwright is 0-3, 10.89 in his last four starts; six of his last seven starts went over. St Louis is 9-4 in his road starts.
Peralta is 1-2, 3.52 in his last four starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Milwaukee is 4-5 in his home starts.
Cardinals are 7-2 in last nine road games (over 6-2-1). Milwaukee lost its last five games; under is 5-3 in Brewers’ last eight games.
Pirates @ Cubs
Kuhl is 2-1, 2.67 in his last five starts (under 4-3-1). He is 1-0, 2.22 in four road starts.
Hendricks is 3-0, 1.51 in his last five starts; his last three went over. Cubs are 9-3 in his home starts.
Pirates won eight of last nine road games; under is 7-3 in Pittsburgh’s last ten games. Chicago is 17-3 in last 20 home games; over is 7-4 in their last eleven games.
Dodgers @ Rockies
Hill blanked Giants for six innings (81 PT) in his Dodger debut, also his first start in four weeks after blister issues.
Anderson is 0-2, 6.60 in his last three starts (under 9-5). Colorado is 6-3 in his home starts.
Dodgers won six of last nine games; five of last six LA games stayed under the total. Colorado won five of its last six home games; over is 10-7 in their last 17 games.
Diamondbacks @ Giants
Greinke is 0-1, 9.20 in his last three starts; five of his last six went over. Arizona is 6-2 in his road starts.
Cueto is 1-1, 2.29 in his last three starts; four of his left five went over. Giants are 8-3 in his home starts.
Arizona lost six of last seven road games; they’re 1-6 in last seven road series openers. Over is 14-4 in their last 18 games. Giants won three of last four games, are 10-11 in home series openers. Under is 5-2 in Giants’ last seven games.
American League
Blue Jays @ Orioles
Happ is 5-1, 2.41 in his last six starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Toronto won his last five road starts.
Jimenez is 0-3, 7.02 in his last four starts; over is 10-3 in his last 13. Orioles are 7-3 in his last ten home starts.
Toronto won its last four games, scoring 37 runs; over is 7-5 in Jays’ last 12 games. Orioles lost four of last five games; last four games at Camden Yards stayed under.
Rays @ Red Sox
Odorizzi is 6-0, 1.94 in his last eight starts; four of his last five went over. Rays lost four of his last five road starts.
Pomeranz is 2-1, 2.25 in his last four starts; six of his last seven stayed under. Red Sox are 0-3 in his starts at Fenway.
Tampa Bay is 2-6 in last eight road games; over is 8-1-1 in Rays’ last ten road games. Boston lost four of last six games; over is 5-1-1 in last seven games at Fenway Park.
Twins @ Indians
Albers was 2-5, 4.05 in 10 starts for Minnesota in 2013; this his first MLB start since then. He is 10-6, 3.69 in 21 AAA starts this year, and allowed seven runs in 8.1 IP in two relief stints for the Twins this season.
Tomlin is 0-5, 11.16 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Cleveland is 7-4 in his home starts.
Twins lost their last 11 games; over is 7-2 in Minnesota’s last nine games. Cleveland lost five of last seven games; under is 6-2-1 in Tribe’s last nine games.
White Sox @ Tigers
Ranaudo is 0-1, 7.88 in his three starts (over 2-0-1) for Chicago.
Norris is 1-2, 3.32 in his last four starts (under 4-3).
White Sox won six of last nine games; four of last six Chicago road games went over. Detroit is 4-8 in last 12 home games; under is 10-2 in Tigers’ last 11 home games.
Mariners @ Rangers
Paxton is 1-0, 2.11 in his last three starts (over 7-7). Seattle is 2-5 in his road starts.
Hamels is 2-1, 1.59 in his last four starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Rangers won five of his last six home starts.
Mariners lost five of last six road games; over is 10-7 in their last 17 road games. Texas won seven of last eight home games; under is 8-1-1 in last ten Ranger games.
A’s @ Astros
Graveman is 3-1, 1.88 in his last four starts; six of his last seven starts stayed under. Oakland is 6-2 in his last eight road starts.
McHugh is 1-4, 8.68 in his last six starts; over is 5-3-1 in his last nine. Houston is 7-2 in his home starts.
A’s won four of last six games; under is 9-1 in last ten Oakland road games. Houston won eight of last ten games; over is 4-1-1 in last six games at Minute Maid Park.
New York @ Royals
Tanaka is 4-0, 1.63 in his last four starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. New York is 8-5 in his road starts.
Volquez is 2-0, 5.87 in his last three starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six (Royals scored 21 runs in his last three starts). KC is 9-5 in his home starts.
New York won four of last six games; under is 6-2 in last eight Bronx road games. Royals are 13-2 in last 14 games; under is 6-3-2 in last 11 games at Kauffman Stadium.
Interleague
Reds @ Angels
Adleman is 1-0, 4.73 in his last three starts (over 3-0).
Weaver is 1-3, 7.40 in his last four starts (under 3-1); Angels are 6-7 in his home starts.
Cincinnati lost six of last eight games; six of Reds’ last seven road games went over. Angels won five of last six games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts
Wsh-Phil– Strasburg 18-5 (0-3 last 3); Eickhoff 13-13 (4-0 last 4)
Mia-NY– Koehler 12-14; Lugo 1-1
SD-Atl– Jackson 3-4; Teheran 5-18
StL-Mil– Wainwright 16-10; Peralta 6-11
Pitt-Chi– Kuhl 7-1; Hendricks 14-10
LA-Colo– Hill 1-0/9-5; Anderson 7-7
Az-SF– Greinke 14-7; Cueto 19-7
Tor-Balt– Happ 19-6; Jimenez 8-11 (0-4 last 4)
TB-Bos– Odorizzi 14-13 (5-1 last 6); Pomeranz 4-4
Min-Clev– Albers 0-0; Tomlin 16-8 (0-5 last 5)
Chi-Det– Ranaudo 2-1; Norris 3-4
Sea-Tex– Paxton 4-10; Hamels 19-7
A’s-Hst– Graveman 13-12; McHugh 15-11
NY-KC– Tanaka 19-7; Volquez 15-12
Cin-LAA– Adleman 3-3; Weaver 10-15
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning
Wsh-Phil– Strasburg 8-23; Eickhoff 7-26
Mia-NY– Koehler 8-26; Lugo 0-2
SD-Atl– Jackson 1-7; Teheran 6-23
StL-Mil– Wainwright 7-26 (4 of last 5); Peralta 7-17
Pitt-Chi– Kuhl 3-8; Hendricks 6-24
LA-Colo– Hill 4-14; Anderson 5-14
Az-SF– Greinke 7-21; Cueto 6-26
Tor-Balt– Happ 5-25; Jimenez 9-19 (5 of last 7)
TB-Bos– Odorizzi 5-27; Pomeranz 1-8
Min-Clev– Albers 0-0; Tomlin 11-24
Chi-Det– Ranaudo 1-3; Norris 1-7
Sea-Tex– Paxton 4-10; Hamels 5-26
A’s-Hst– Graveman 4-25; McHugh 11-26
NY-KC– Tanaka 3-26; Volquez 8-27
Cin-LAA– Adleman 0-6; Weaver 9-25
Umpires
Wsh-Phil– Favorites won five of last six Fagan games.
Mia-NY– Under is 11-2 in last thirteen Everitt games.
StL-Mil– Under is 7-2 in last nine West games.
Pitt-Chi– Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven Knight games.
LA-Colo– Over is 8-3-1 in last twelve Bellino games.
Tor-Balt– Underdongs won eight of last 12 Barry games.
TB-Bos– Underdogs won five of last seven Demuth games.
Min-Cle– Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Conroy games.
Chi-Det– Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Hernandez games.
Sea-Tex– Last seven Davis games stayed under the total.
A’s-Hst– Four of last five Marquez games went over.
NY-KC– Under is 11-5 in last sixteen Hoberg games.
Cin-LAA– Under is 5-2 in last seven Diaz games.
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Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
Rangers taking the first game of this three game set vs Mariners at Globe Life Park have a chance to add even more ground between themselves and the Mariners. Looking at the pitching matchup, as well as the home field advantage, the right call is Texas.
The Rangers' have enjoyed home cooking this year, compiling a record of 43-21 record before the home audience including a solid 19-7 hosting a division rival. On the other side, Mariners' are a mediocre 32-35 in an opposing park, 13-14 visiting a division opponent.
As for starters, Hamels has a solid 21-6 record over 40 starts since joining Texas last August (30-10 TSR) including 11-1 at Globe Life Park with Rangers 15-4 in those nineteen home starts. Paxton has not been a peg to hang your hopes when on the road. In seven starts this season the Mariners are 2-5. Going back even further, Mariners have a 4-12 skid in Paxton's last sixteen away from Seattle.
One final nugget in Rangers' favor is that the Mariners have flailed about recently facing a southpaw starter. They enter today's game 3-8 since the All-Star break.
Tuesday's Diamond Notes
By Kevin Rogers
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Hottest team: Mets (7-3 last 10)
New York has crept back into the NL Wild Card race since a shocking home sweep at the hands of Arizona three weeks ago. The Mets have won seven of their last nine games, including a walk-off home run by Yoenis Cespedes in Monday’s 2-1 victory over the Marlins. New York sits 2½ games behind St. Louis for the second Wild Card spot as the Mets have pulled even with the Marlins, who have dropped three in a row. Seth Lugo takes the mound for New York tonight against Miami, as the right-hander beat the Cardinals as a +150 underdog in his last start, tossing five scoreless innings in a 10-6 win.
Coldest team: Twins (0-11 last 11)
Minnesota has languished in last place of the AL Central all season, but the Twins have hit a new low with its current 11-game losing streak. The only excuse Minnesota can use is the four teams it has played in this stretch, falling to Kansas City, Detroit, Toronto, and Cleveland, all clubs in the playoff race. The Twins fell in extra innings to the Indians in a 1-0 setback last night, allowing one run for the second time this month.
Minnesota has dropped eight consecutive road games, but lost for only the second time in the last seven visits to Cleveland. The Twins turn to Andrew Albers to end their skid tonight as the southpaw put together a 10-6 record at Triple-A Rochester.
Hottest pitcher: Masahiro Tanaka, Yankees (11-4, 3.11 ERA)
After giving up seven runs to the Mets in a 7-1 loss in early August, Tanaka has dominated since by winning four straight starts. The Yankees’ right-hander hasn’t allowed a run in his last two outings, beating the Angels and Mariners on the road, while striking out 14 and walking only one batter. Tanaka gave up seven runs (six earned) in seven innings the last time he faced the Royals on May 10, but the Yankees came away with a 10-7 victory.
Coldest pitcher: Julio Teheran, Braves (3-9, 3.15 ERA)
Atlanta returns home from a 3-4 West Coast swing to host San Diego tonight. Teheran is winless in his last two starts since coming off the disabled list, including allowing six earned runs and 11 hits in six innings of a 10-9 defeat at Arizona. The right-hander hasn’t had much luck at Turner Field at this season, as the Braves own a dreadful 1-12 record in his 13 home starts. The Braves are 1-6 in his seven starts as a home favorite, but Teheran beat the Padres as a road underdog in June by tossing eight innings in a 4-2 triumph.
Biggest UNDER run: Tigers (4-0 last four)
Detroit’s offense exploded in a three-game road sweep of Minnesota last week, scoring 25 runs. However, the Tigers have put up just 10 runs in the first four contests on their current homestand, while needing a rally in Monday’s 4-3 victory over the White Sox. In 11 of the past 12 games at Comerica Park, the Tigers have scored four runs or less, resulting in a 4-8 record. Daniel Norris heads to the mound for Detroit tonight, as the southpaw has given up three earned runs or less in four straight outings, while registering a pair of UNDERS at home in this span.
Biggest OVER run: Rays (7-0 last seven on road)
Tampa Bay has lost four consecutive visits to Fenway Park following Monday’s 9-4 defeat to Boston. The Rays have cashed the OVER in seven straight games away from Tropicana Field, as Tampa Bay has scored at least four runs in five straight road contests. Tampa Bay’s Jake Odorizzi faces off against Boston’s Drew Pomeranz on the hill tonight, as the Rays edged the Red Sox, 2-1 last Thursday when these same two pitchers took the mound. In four of Odorizzi’s last five starts, the Rays have sailed OVER the total.
Matchup to watch: Mariners vs. Rangers
Seattle has gone backwards of late, dropping six of its past seven games to fall three games behind the second Wild Card spot in the American League. The latest setback came in Monday’s 6-3 defeat at Texas, the sixth road loss in the eight tries for the Mariners. The Rangers own a healthy 8 ½ game advantage over the Astros in the AL West, while owning a 4-1 mark on their current homestand.
Cole Hamels continues to put up Cy Young numbers for Texas, improving to 14-4 after tossing eight scoreless innings in a 9-0 blowout of Cleveland in his last appearance. Hamels owns a 2-0 record against Seattle, allowing three earned runs in 14 innings of work. James Paxton counters for Seattle, as the Mariners have dropped seven of his past 10 starts since June. The M’s are 2-5 in Paxton’s seven road outings this season, while getting squeezed in a 2-1 home loss to the Rangers in June in spite of 6.1 scoreless innings.
Betcha didn’t know: Since last season, the Angels are 2-5 in Jered Weaver’s last seven interleague starts. Two of Weaver’s worst outings this season came against National League foes, giving up seven earned runs at Milwaukee and allowing eight earned runs against St. Louis. Weaver beat the Reds the last time he faced them in the opening series of 2013 in Cincinnati, as he takes on a Reds’ squad that has lost six of eight road interleague games this season, including Monday’s 9-2 defeat.
Biggest public favorite: Indians (-230) vs. Twins
Biggest public underdog: Reds (+125) at Angels
Biggest line move: Rockies (+135 to +117) vs. Dodgers