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Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, July 4
National League
Marlins @ Cubs
Cosart (vertigo) is making first start since May 13; he is 0-2, 6.91 in his last three starts.
Richard was just acquired by Cubs; his last MLB start was 6-21-13. He's made 129 starts in his career, going 46-47, 4.81. He was 4-2, 2.09 in nine AAA starts this season.
Cubs won three of last four games overall, allowing three runs- nine of their last 11 games stayed under. Miami won five of last six games, with three of last four going over the total. Marlins won last three games against the Cubs; three of last four series games stayed under.
Giants @ Nationals
Bumgarner is 1-2, 2.03 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.
Strasburg is 2-0, 2.08 in his last three starts, all of which stayed under.
Giants are 3-2 in last five games with Washington; all five games went under the total. SF lost last four games, allowing 18 runs, seven of their last eight went over the total. Nationals lost three of last ive gams; seven of their last ten stayed under.
Brewers @ Reds
Nelson is 2-0, 3.46 in his last two starts; he finished sixth inning twice in his last six starts.
Smith is 0-1, 7.88 in his two starts (over 2-0).
Milwaukee lost six of last nine games with Cincinnati; four of last five here went over total. Brewers won last six games, scoring 45 runs; over is 4-0-1 in last five. Reds are 9-3 in last 12 home games; four of their last five games overall went over.
Phillies @ Braves
Correia is 0-2, 8.16 in his last three starts (over 2-1).
Wood is 1-1, 2.21 in his last three staets, all of which stayed under.
Phillies are 3-6 in last nine games with Atlanta; over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Philly lost eight of last nine games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six. Braves won four of last five games; nine of their last eleven stayed under.
Padres @ Cardinals
Despaigne is 0-3, 5.90 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over.
Martinez is 5-1, 2.03 in his last six starts; six of his last seven stayed under.
Cardinals lost last four games after winning six in row; five of their last eight games stayed under. San Diego won three of last four games with St Louis; three of last four in series went over total. Padres lost three of last five games, but won last two- over is 3-2-1 in last six games.
Rockies @ Diamondbacks
Hale is 0-3, 7.54 in his last four starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six.
Corbin is making first MLB start since 9-27-13 (elbow). He was 1-1, 4.76 in his four minor league rehab starts leading up to this.
Colorado lost seven of last nine games with Arizona; seven of last 11 series games went over. Rockies lost six of last seven games; under is 3-0-1 in last four. D'backs won four of last six games; under is 2-0-1 in their last three.
Mets @ Dodgers
Harvey is 1-1, 0.92 in his last three starts, all of which stayed under.
Greinke is 1-1, 0.79 in his last five starts; he hasn't allowed a run in last three (20.2 IP) starts- seven of his last eight starts stayed under.
Mets lost eight of last 11 games with the Dodgers; over is 6-1-1 in last eight meetings. NY is 5-18 in its last 23 road games; they've lost three of last four games, scoring three runs- nine of their last 11 stayed under. LA won six of last nine games; eight of their last 11 stayed under total.
American League
Blue Jays @ Tigers
Dickey is 1-2, 3.66 in his last five starts; under is 2-0-2 in his last four.
Price is 3-0, 2.02 in his last five starts, four of which went over.
Toronto won five of last seven games with Detroit; five of last six series games went over. Blue Jays lost four of last five games. Tigers lost five of last eight games; their last 14 games went over, but Miguel Cabrera strained a calf muscle last night and is probably going on DL today.
Rays @ Bronx
Karns is 1-1, 1.55 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.
Pineda is 1-3, 7.25 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight.
Rays lost six in row, nine of last 11- their last six games went over total. NY lost three of last five; six of its last eight games stayed under. Tampa Bay won four of last six games with Bronx; six of last eight in series stayed under total.
Astros @ Red Sox
McHugh is 3-0, 2.45 in his last three starts; six of his last seven went over.
Buchholz is 3-0, 1.64 in his last three starts; under is 6-1-2 in his last nine. .
Astros won three of last four games with Boston (over 8-2 in last ten); they won last five games overall, allowing 12 runs- under is 5-3-1 in their last nine. Red Sox won four of its last six games.
Angels @ Rangers
Santiago is 0-1, 2.66 in his last four starts, last three of which stayed under.
Rodriguez is 3-1, 4.50 in his last five starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight.
Angels won four of last five games with Texas; over is 7-3-1 in last 11 series games. Halos won five of last six games; seven of their last eight went under total. Rangers are 3-3 in their last six games (under 3-2-1).
Orioles @ White Sox
Tillman is 4-1, 5.13 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over. O's scored 56 runs in his last six starts.
Samardzija is 1-0, 3.49 in his last four starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six.
Orioles won six of their last eight games with Chicago. Baltimore lost four of last five games, got shut out in last two; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven . White Sox are 5-3 in last eight games; four of their last six went over.
Twins @ Royals
Pelfrey is 0-3, 8.85 in his last four starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight.
Blanton is 2-1, 4.61 in his three starts (over 1-1-1).
Minnesota lost six of last eight games vs Kansas City; five of last six went under the total. Royals lost four of last five games, scoring nine runs. Twins lost four of their last six games; their last three stayed under
Mariners @ A's
Hernandez is 1-1, 1.74 in his last three starts; four of his last five went under.
Graveman is 2-2, 1.50 in his last five starts.
Seattle won six of its last seven games with Oakland; over is 5-2-1 in last eight series games. Mariners are 5-4 in last nine games; under is 5-1-1 in last seven. A's are 12-7 in their last 19 games, 3-5 in last eight; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven.
Interleague
Indians @ Pirates
Anderson is 1-0, 1.57 in his first two MLB starts, both of which were against Tampa Bay- he allowed 14 baserunners in 15.2 IP.
Locke is 1-1, 3.00 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.
Pirates won five of last seven games overall- eight of their last 11 went over the total. Bucs are 5-6 in last 11 games with Cleveland- six of last eight stayed under total. Indians won last five games, scoring 31 runs-- four of the five went over the total.
Win-loss records this year for team with this starting pitcher:
Mia-Chi-- Cosart 2-5; Richard 0-0
SF-Wsh-- Bumgarner 9-7; Strasburg 5-7
Mil-Cin-- Nelson 6-10; Smith 0-2
Phil-Atl-- Correia 1-3; Wood 6-10
SD-StL-- Despaigne 5-7; Martinez 12-3
Col-Az-- Hale 2-5; Corbin 0-0
NY-LA-- Harvey 9-6; Greinke 10-6
Tor-Det-- Dickey 7-9; Price 13-3
TB-NY-- Karns 7-9; Pineda 9-6
Hst-Bos-- McHugh 11-5; Buchholz 7-9
LA-Tex-- Santiago 8-7; Rodriguez 9-4
Balt-Chi-- Tillman 8-7; Samardzija 7-9
Minn-KC-- Pelfrey 9-6; Blanton 2-1
Sea-A's-- Hernandez 11-5; Graveman 7-5
Clev-Pitt-- Anderson 2-0; Locke 8-7
Times this starting pitcher allowed a run in first inning:
Mia-Chi-- Cosart 0-7; Richard 0-0
SF-Wsh-- Bumgarner 3-16; Strasburg 3-12
Mil-Cin-- Nelson 9-16; Smith 0-2
Phil-Atl-- Correia 2-4; Wood 5-16
SD-StL-- Despaigne 4-12; Martinez 2-15
Col-Az-- Hale 4-7; Corbin 0-0
NY-LA-- Harvey 4-15; Greinke 5-16
Tor-Det-- Dickey 3-16; Price 3-16
TB-NY-- Karns 6-16; Pineda 5-15
Hst-Bos-- McHugh 5-16; Buchholz 4-16
LA-Tex-- Santiago 3-15; Rodriguez 6-13
Balt-Chi-- Tillman 2-15; Samardzija 8-16
Minn-KC-- Pelfrey 2-15; Blanton 1-3
Sea-A's-- Hernandez 3-16; Graveman 4-12
Clev-Pitt-- Anderson 0-2; Locke 4-15
Umpires
SF-Wsh--- Four of last five Little games stayed under.
SD-StL-- Six of last eight Wendelstedt games went under.
Mil-Cin-- Over is 10-3-1 in last fourteen BWelke games.
Phil-Atl-- Six of last eight Wolf games stayed under.
NY-LA-- Underdogs won last three Blakney games.
Mia-Chi-- Six of last eight Segal games went over.
Col-Az-- Under is 7-0-2 in last nine Schrieber games.
TB-NY-- Four of last five Morales games went over.
Tor-Det-- Five of last six Fletcher games stayed under.
Hst-Bos-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Guccione games.
Balt-Chi-- Four of last six Conroy games went over.
Sea-A's-- Favorites won six of last seven Winters games.
Min-KC-- Under is 5-3 in last eight Barksdale games.
LA-Tex-- Nine of last eleven Tichenor games stayed under.
Clev-Pitt-- Four of last five Hamari games stayed under.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, July 4
National League
Marlins @ Cubs
Cosart (vertigo) is making first start since May 13; he is 0-2, 6.91 in his last three starts.
Richard was just acquired by Cubs; his last MLB start was 6-21-13. He's made 129 starts in his career, going 46-47, 4.81. He was 4-2, 2.09 in nine AAA starts this season.
Cubs won three of last four games overall, allowing three runs- nine of their last 11 games stayed under. Miami won five of last six games, with three of last four going over the total. Marlins won last three games against the Cubs; three of last four series games stayed under.
Giants @ Nationals
Bumgarner is 1-2, 2.03 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.
Strasburg is 2-0, 2.08 in his last three starts, all of which stayed under.
Giants are 3-2 in last five games with Washington; all five games went under the total. SF lost last four games, allowing 18 runs, seven of their last eight went over the total. Nationals lost three of last ive gams; seven of their last ten stayed under.
Brewers @ Reds
Nelson is 2-0, 3.46 in his last two starts; he finished sixth inning twice in his last six starts.
Smith is 0-1, 7.88 in his two starts (over 2-0).
Milwaukee lost six of last nine games with Cincinnati; four of last five here went over total. Brewers won last six games, scoring 45 runs; over is 4-0-1 in last five. Reds are 9-3 in last 12 home games; four of their last five games overall went over.
Phillies @ Braves
Correia is 0-2, 8.16 in his last three starts (over 2-1).
Wood is 1-1, 2.21 in his last three staets, all of which stayed under.
Phillies are 3-6 in last nine games with Atlanta; over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Philly lost eight of last nine games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six. Braves won four of last five games; nine of their last eleven stayed under.
Padres @ Cardinals
Despaigne is 0-3, 5.90 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over.
Martinez is 5-1, 2.03 in his last six starts; six of his last seven stayed under.
Cardinals lost last four games after winning six in row; five of their last eight games stayed under. San Diego won three of last four games with St Louis; three of last four in series went over total. Padres lost three of last five games, but won last two- over is 3-2-1 in last six games.
Rockies @ Diamondbacks
Hale is 0-3, 7.54 in his last four starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six.
Corbin is making first MLB start since 9-27-13 (elbow). He was 1-1, 4.76 in his four minor league rehab starts leading up to this.
Colorado lost seven of last nine games with Arizona; seven of last 11 series games went over. Rockies lost six of last seven games; under is 3-0-1 in last four. D'backs won four of last six games; under is 2-0-1 in their last three.
Mets @ Dodgers
Harvey is 1-1, 0.92 in his last three starts, all of which stayed under.
Greinke is 1-1, 0.79 in his last five starts; he hasn't allowed a run in last three (20.2 IP) starts- seven of his last eight starts stayed under.
Mets lost eight of last 11 games with the Dodgers; over is 6-1-1 in last eight meetings. NY is 5-18 in its last 23 road games; they've lost three of last four games, scoring three runs- nine of their last 11 stayed under. LA won six of last nine games; eight of their last 11 stayed under total.
American League
Blue Jays @ Tigers
Dickey is 1-2, 3.66 in his last five starts; under is 2-0-2 in his last four.
Price is 3-0, 2.02 in his last five starts, four of which went over.
Toronto won five of last seven games with Detroit; five of last six series games went over. Blue Jays lost four of last five games. Tigers lost five of last eight games; their last 14 games went over, but Miguel Cabrera strained a calf muscle last night and is probably going on DL today.
Rays @ Bronx
Karns is 1-1, 1.55 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.
Pineda is 1-3, 7.25 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight.
Rays lost six in row, nine of last 11- their last six games went over total. NY lost three of last five; six of its last eight games stayed under. Tampa Bay won four of last six games with Bronx; six of last eight in series stayed under total.
Astros @ Red Sox
McHugh is 3-0, 2.45 in his last three starts; six of his last seven went over.
Buchholz is 3-0, 1.64 in his last three starts; under is 6-1-2 in his last nine. .
Astros won three of last four games with Boston (over 8-2 in last ten); they won last five games overall, allowing 12 runs- under is 5-3-1 in their last nine. Red Sox won four of its last six games.
Angels @ Rangers
Santiago is 0-1, 2.66 in his last four starts, last three of which stayed under.
Rodriguez is 3-1, 4.50 in his last five starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight.
Angels won four of last five games with Texas; over is 7-3-1 in last 11 series games. Halos won five of last six games; seven of their last eight went under total. Rangers are 3-3 in their last six games (under 3-2-1).
Orioles @ White Sox
Tillman is 4-1, 5.13 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over. O's scored 56 runs in his last six starts.
Samardzija is 1-0, 3.49 in his last four starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six.
Orioles won six of their last eight games with Chicago. Baltimore lost four of last five games, got shut out in last two; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven . White Sox are 5-3 in last eight games; four of their last six went over.
Twins @ Royals
Pelfrey is 0-3, 8.85 in his last four starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight.
Blanton is 2-1, 4.61 in his three starts (over 1-1-1).
Minnesota lost six of last eight games vs Kansas City; five of last six went under the total. Royals lost four of last five games, scoring nine runs. Twins lost four of their last six games; their last three stayed under
Mariners @ A's
Hernandez is 1-1, 1.74 in his last three starts; four of his last five went under.
Graveman is 2-2, 1.50 in his last five starts.
Seattle won six of its last seven games with Oakland; over is 5-2-1 in last eight series games. Mariners are 5-4 in last nine games; under is 5-1-1 in last seven. A's are 12-7 in their last 19 games, 3-5 in last eight; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven.
Interleague
Indians @ Pirates
Anderson is 1-0, 1.57 in his first two MLB starts, both of which were against Tampa Bay- he allowed 14 baserunners in 15.2 IP.
Locke is 1-1, 3.00 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.
Pirates won five of last seven games overall- eight of their last 11 went over the total. Bucs are 5-6 in last 11 games with Cleveland- six of last eight stayed under total. Indians won last five games, scoring 31 runs-- four of the five went over the total.
Win-loss records this year for team with this starting pitcher:
Mia-Chi-- Cosart 2-5; Richard 0-0
SF-Wsh-- Bumgarner 9-7; Strasburg 5-7
Mil-Cin-- Nelson 6-10; Smith 0-2
Phil-Atl-- Correia 1-3; Wood 6-10
SD-StL-- Despaigne 5-7; Martinez 12-3
Col-Az-- Hale 2-5; Corbin 0-0
NY-LA-- Harvey 9-6; Greinke 10-6
Tor-Det-- Dickey 7-9; Price 13-3
TB-NY-- Karns 7-9; Pineda 9-6
Hst-Bos-- McHugh 11-5; Buchholz 7-9
LA-Tex-- Santiago 8-7; Rodriguez 9-4
Balt-Chi-- Tillman 8-7; Samardzija 7-9
Minn-KC-- Pelfrey 9-6; Blanton 2-1
Sea-A's-- Hernandez 11-5; Graveman 7-5
Clev-Pitt-- Anderson 2-0; Locke 8-7
Times this starting pitcher allowed a run in first inning:
Mia-Chi-- Cosart 0-7; Richard 0-0
SF-Wsh-- Bumgarner 3-16; Strasburg 3-12
Mil-Cin-- Nelson 9-16; Smith 0-2
Phil-Atl-- Correia 2-4; Wood 5-16
SD-StL-- Despaigne 4-12; Martinez 2-15
Col-Az-- Hale 4-7; Corbin 0-0
NY-LA-- Harvey 4-15; Greinke 5-16
Tor-Det-- Dickey 3-16; Price 3-16
TB-NY-- Karns 6-16; Pineda 5-15
Hst-Bos-- McHugh 5-16; Buchholz 4-16
LA-Tex-- Santiago 3-15; Rodriguez 6-13
Balt-Chi-- Tillman 2-15; Samardzija 8-16
Minn-KC-- Pelfrey 2-15; Blanton 1-3
Sea-A's-- Hernandez 3-16; Graveman 4-12
Clev-Pitt-- Anderson 0-2; Locke 4-15
Umpires
SF-Wsh--- Four of last five Little games stayed under.
SD-StL-- Six of last eight Wendelstedt games went under.
Mil-Cin-- Over is 10-3-1 in last fourteen BWelke games.
Phil-Atl-- Six of last eight Wolf games stayed under.
NY-LA-- Underdogs won last three Blakney games.
Mia-Chi-- Six of last eight Segal games went over.
Col-Az-- Under is 7-0-2 in last nine Schrieber games.
TB-NY-- Four of last five Morales games went over.
Tor-Det-- Five of last six Fletcher games stayed under.
Hst-Bos-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Guccione games.
Balt-Chi-- Four of last six Conroy games went over.
Sea-A's-- Favorites won six of last seven Winters games.
Min-KC-- Under is 5-3 in last eight Barksdale games.
LA-Tex-- Nine of last eleven Tichenor games stayed under.
Clev-Pitt-- Four of last five Hamari games stayed under.
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