MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, May 17
National League games
Braves @ Pirates
Blair is 0-2, 4.95 in his four starts (over 2-2).
Nicasio is 1-2, 4.03 in his last four starts; four of his last six starts went over.
Pirates lost eight of last 13 games (over 9-3-1). Atlanta lost nine of its last 11 games; five of its last seven games stayed under.
Marlins @ Phillies
Chen is 3-0, 4.01 in his last four starts (over 4-3).
Velasquez is 4-1, 3.32 in his seven starts (under 4-3).
Miami is 15-6 in its last 21 games; over is 11-3-1 in their last 15 road games. Phillies won six of their last nine games- five of their last seven home games stayed under.
Nationals @ Mets
Scherzer is 2-1, 4.00 in his last four starts (over 4-2-2).
Syndergaard is 1-2, 3.76 in his last four starts; four of his last five starts went over.
Washington lost its last four road games; under is 3-1-1 in its last five games overall. Mets lost five of their last six games; seven of their last eight stayed under.
Cubs @ Brewers
Hendricks is 2-0, 2.04 in his last three starts (under 4-2).
Anderson is 0-5, 9.99 in his last five starts; over is 5-1-1 in his starts.
Cubs are 11-3 in their last 14 games (over 10-4). Milwaukee is 5-3 in its last eight home games; four of its last five games overall stayed under.
Rockies @ Cardinals
Bettis is 1-2, 5.47 in his last four starts; four of his last six starts stayed under.
Garcia is 2-0, 1.29 in his last two starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six.
Rockies won their last four games; six of their last eight stayed under. St Louis won four of its last six games; six of its last eight went over.
Giants @ Padres
Bumgarner is 3-0, 2.36 in his last four starts, all of which went over.
Rea is 2-0, 3.32 in his last three starts (over 5-2).
Giants won last five games, allowing 11 runs; under is 8-1 in their last nine. Padres won four of last six games; four of their last five stayed under.
American League games
Mariners @ Orioles
Miley is 3-0, 3.14 in his last four starts, three of which went over.
Jimenez is 1-2, 6.08 in his last four starts (under 5-2).
Seattle lost its last three games; four of its last five went over. Baltimore won seven of last eight games; under is 6-4 in their last 10 home games.
Rays @ Jays
Archer is 2-0, 2.28 in his last four starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
Stroman is 1-0, 3.00 in his last three starts; four of his last six starts stayed under. .
Tampa Bay lost five of its last seven games; four of its last six stayed under. Blue Jays lost four of last five games (over 4-1).
Twins @ Tigers
Hughes is 0-4, 8.50 in his last four starts; his last three starts went over. .
Pelfrey is 0-4, 7.07 in his seven starts; his last three starts went over.
Minnesota is 4-17 on the road; over is 9-3 in their last 12 games. Detroit lost 11 of last 14 games; eight of its last ten went over.
Astros @ White Sox
Keuchel is 0-4, 7.98 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1).
Rodon is 0-3, 7.42 in his last five starts (under 5-2).
Houston lost its last four games, all of which went over. White Sox lost four of their last five games; eight of their last ten games went over.
Red Sox @ Royals
Porcello is 6-1, 3.11 so far this season; four of his last six starts stayed under.
Ventura is 1-2, 8.36 in his last three starts (under 4-3).
Boston won seven of its last eight games; its last seven games went over. Royals are 4-7 in their last 11 games; their last three games stayed under.
Rangers @ A's
Hamels is 2-0, 3.70 in his last four starts (under 4-3).
Surkamp is 0-3, 6.55 in five starts (under 4-1). Oakland scored total of 13 runs in those five games.
Texas won eight of last ten games; seven of its last nine games went over. A's won three of last four games; six of their last eight games went over.
Interleague
Reds @ Indians
Simon is 1-3, 8.27 in his last five starts (over 4-1-1). .
Salazar is 2-2, 1.94 in his seven starts (under 5-1-1).
Reds lost six of their last eight games; under is 3-2-1 in their last six. Indians lost three of last five games; over is 7-3-1 in their last eleven.
Bronx @ Diamondbacks
Pineda is 0-3, 7.06 in his last four starts, all of which went over.
Greinke is 1-1, 3.79 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
Bronx is 7-4 in its last 11 games; seven of its last eight games went over. Arizona lost five of last six games; four of its last five games stayed under the total.
Angels @ Dodgers
Weaver is 0-2, 10.20 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Kershaw is 3-0, 0.72 in his last three starts (over 4-4).
Angels won their last four games; four of their last five games went over. Dodgers won three of last five games; three of their last four games went over.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Atl-Pitt-- Blair 0-4; Nicasio 4-3
Mia-Phil-- Chen 4-3; Velasquez 5-2
Wsh-NY-- Scherzer 5-3; Syndergaard 4-3
Chi-Mil-- Hendricks 3-3; Anderson 2-5
Col-StL-- Bettis 3-4; Garcia 4-3
SF-SD-- Bumgarner 5-3; Rea 5-2
Sea-Balt-- Miley 5-2; Jimenez 4-3
Bos-KC-- Porcello 6-1; Ventura 5-2
TB-Tor-- Archer 3-5; Stroman 5-3
Minn-Det-- Hughes 1-6; Pelfrey 1-6
Hst-Chi-- Keuchel 2-6; Rodon 2-5
Tex-A's-- Hamels 6-1; Surkamp 2-3
Cin-Clev-- Simon 1-5; Salazar 3-4
NY-Az-- Pineda 2-5; Greinke 4-4
LAA-LA-- Weaver 3-4; Kershaw 7-1
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Atl-Pitt-- Blair 2-4; Nicasio 2-7
Mia-Phil-- Chen 3-7; Velasquez 2-7
Wsh-NY-- Scherzer 4-8; Syndergaard 1-7
Chi-Mil-- Hendricks 2-6; Anderson 3-7
Col-StL-- Bettis 2-7; Garcia 1-7
SF-SD-- Bumgarner 2-8; Rea 4-7
Sea-Balt-- Miley 2-7; Jimenez 2-7
Bos-KC-- Porcello 2-7; Ventura 3-7
TB-Tor-- Archer 3-8; Stroman 1-8
Minn-Det-- Hughes 4-7; Pelfrey 5-7
Hst-Chi-- Keuchel 3-8; Rodon 3-7
Tex-A's-- Hamels 2-7; Surkamp 1-5
Cin-Clev-- Simon 3-6; Salazar 0-7
NY-Az-- Pineda 4-7; Greinke 2-8
LAA-LA-- Weaver 2-7; Kershaw 7-1
Umpires
Mia-Phil-- Three of four Basner games went over.
Az-Pitt-- Six of last nine Kulpa games stayed under.
TB-Tor-- Road team won five of last six Wegner games.
Minn-Det-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Nelson games.
Tex-A's-- Three of last four Barry games stayed under.
Cin-Clev-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Everitt games.
NY-Az-- Three of last four Culbreth games stayed under.
LA-LA-- Favorites won seven of last eight Gibson games.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, May 17
National League games
Braves @ Pirates
Blair is 0-2, 4.95 in his four starts (over 2-2).
Nicasio is 1-2, 4.03 in his last four starts; four of his last six starts went over.
Pirates lost eight of last 13 games (over 9-3-1). Atlanta lost nine of its last 11 games; five of its last seven games stayed under.
Marlins @ Phillies
Chen is 3-0, 4.01 in his last four starts (over 4-3).
Velasquez is 4-1, 3.32 in his seven starts (under 4-3).
Miami is 15-6 in its last 21 games; over is 11-3-1 in their last 15 road games. Phillies won six of their last nine games- five of their last seven home games stayed under.
Nationals @ Mets
Scherzer is 2-1, 4.00 in his last four starts (over 4-2-2).
Syndergaard is 1-2, 3.76 in his last four starts; four of his last five starts went over.
Washington lost its last four road games; under is 3-1-1 in its last five games overall. Mets lost five of their last six games; seven of their last eight stayed under.
Cubs @ Brewers
Hendricks is 2-0, 2.04 in his last three starts (under 4-2).
Anderson is 0-5, 9.99 in his last five starts; over is 5-1-1 in his starts.
Cubs are 11-3 in their last 14 games (over 10-4). Milwaukee is 5-3 in its last eight home games; four of its last five games overall stayed under.
Rockies @ Cardinals
Bettis is 1-2, 5.47 in his last four starts; four of his last six starts stayed under.
Garcia is 2-0, 1.29 in his last two starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six.
Rockies won their last four games; six of their last eight stayed under. St Louis won four of its last six games; six of its last eight went over.
Giants @ Padres
Bumgarner is 3-0, 2.36 in his last four starts, all of which went over.
Rea is 2-0, 3.32 in his last three starts (over 5-2).
Giants won last five games, allowing 11 runs; under is 8-1 in their last nine. Padres won four of last six games; four of their last five stayed under.
American League games
Mariners @ Orioles
Miley is 3-0, 3.14 in his last four starts, three of which went over.
Jimenez is 1-2, 6.08 in his last four starts (under 5-2).
Seattle lost its last three games; four of its last five went over. Baltimore won seven of last eight games; under is 6-4 in their last 10 home games.
Rays @ Jays
Archer is 2-0, 2.28 in his last four starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
Stroman is 1-0, 3.00 in his last three starts; four of his last six starts stayed under. .
Tampa Bay lost five of its last seven games; four of its last six stayed under. Blue Jays lost four of last five games (over 4-1).
Twins @ Tigers
Hughes is 0-4, 8.50 in his last four starts; his last three starts went over. .
Pelfrey is 0-4, 7.07 in his seven starts; his last three starts went over.
Minnesota is 4-17 on the road; over is 9-3 in their last 12 games. Detroit lost 11 of last 14 games; eight of its last ten went over.
Astros @ White Sox
Keuchel is 0-4, 7.98 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1).
Rodon is 0-3, 7.42 in his last five starts (under 5-2).
Houston lost its last four games, all of which went over. White Sox lost four of their last five games; eight of their last ten games went over.
Red Sox @ Royals
Porcello is 6-1, 3.11 so far this season; four of his last six starts stayed under.
Ventura is 1-2, 8.36 in his last three starts (under 4-3).
Boston won seven of its last eight games; its last seven games went over. Royals are 4-7 in their last 11 games; their last three games stayed under.
Rangers @ A's
Hamels is 2-0, 3.70 in his last four starts (under 4-3).
Surkamp is 0-3, 6.55 in five starts (under 4-1). Oakland scored total of 13 runs in those five games.
Texas won eight of last ten games; seven of its last nine games went over. A's won three of last four games; six of their last eight games went over.
Interleague
Reds @ Indians
Simon is 1-3, 8.27 in his last five starts (over 4-1-1). .
Salazar is 2-2, 1.94 in his seven starts (under 5-1-1).
Reds lost six of their last eight games; under is 3-2-1 in their last six. Indians lost three of last five games; over is 7-3-1 in their last eleven.
Bronx @ Diamondbacks
Pineda is 0-3, 7.06 in his last four starts, all of which went over.
Greinke is 1-1, 3.79 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
Bronx is 7-4 in its last 11 games; seven of its last eight games went over. Arizona lost five of last six games; four of its last five games stayed under the total.
Angels @ Dodgers
Weaver is 0-2, 10.20 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Kershaw is 3-0, 0.72 in his last three starts (over 4-4).
Angels won their last four games; four of their last five games went over. Dodgers won three of last five games; three of their last four games went over.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Atl-Pitt-- Blair 0-4; Nicasio 4-3
Mia-Phil-- Chen 4-3; Velasquez 5-2
Wsh-NY-- Scherzer 5-3; Syndergaard 4-3
Chi-Mil-- Hendricks 3-3; Anderson 2-5
Col-StL-- Bettis 3-4; Garcia 4-3
SF-SD-- Bumgarner 5-3; Rea 5-2
Sea-Balt-- Miley 5-2; Jimenez 4-3
Bos-KC-- Porcello 6-1; Ventura 5-2
TB-Tor-- Archer 3-5; Stroman 5-3
Minn-Det-- Hughes 1-6; Pelfrey 1-6
Hst-Chi-- Keuchel 2-6; Rodon 2-5
Tex-A's-- Hamels 6-1; Surkamp 2-3
Cin-Clev-- Simon 1-5; Salazar 3-4
NY-Az-- Pineda 2-5; Greinke 4-4
LAA-LA-- Weaver 3-4; Kershaw 7-1
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Atl-Pitt-- Blair 2-4; Nicasio 2-7
Mia-Phil-- Chen 3-7; Velasquez 2-7
Wsh-NY-- Scherzer 4-8; Syndergaard 1-7
Chi-Mil-- Hendricks 2-6; Anderson 3-7
Col-StL-- Bettis 2-7; Garcia 1-7
SF-SD-- Bumgarner 2-8; Rea 4-7
Sea-Balt-- Miley 2-7; Jimenez 2-7
Bos-KC-- Porcello 2-7; Ventura 3-7
TB-Tor-- Archer 3-8; Stroman 1-8
Minn-Det-- Hughes 4-7; Pelfrey 5-7
Hst-Chi-- Keuchel 3-8; Rodon 3-7
Tex-A's-- Hamels 2-7; Surkamp 1-5
Cin-Clev-- Simon 3-6; Salazar 0-7
NY-Az-- Pineda 4-7; Greinke 2-8
LAA-LA-- Weaver 2-7; Kershaw 7-1
Umpires
Mia-Phil-- Three of four Basner games went over.
Az-Pitt-- Six of last nine Kulpa games stayed under.
TB-Tor-- Road team won five of last six Wegner games.
Minn-Det-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Nelson games.
Tex-A's-- Three of last four Barry games stayed under.
Cin-Clev-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Everitt games.
NY-Az-- Three of last four Culbreth games stayed under.
LA-LA-- Favorites won seven of last eight Gibson games.
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