Thursday’s games
National League
Marlins @ Mets
Urena is 1-4, 4.81 in six starts this season (under 4-2).
deGrom is 0-2, 12.10 in his last two starts; under is 10-5 in his last 15 starts. Mets won four of his last five home starts.
Marlins lost seven of last nine games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 games. New York won seven of last eight home games; over is 12-4 in their last 16 games.
Padres @ Braves
Cosart is 0-0, 2.16 in his last three starts; four of his five Padre starts went over.
Foltynewicz is 3-0, 3.56 in his last five starts; six of his last seven went over. Braves are 2-5 in his home starts.
Padres are 3-9 in last 12 road games; over is 5-2 in San Diego’s last seven games. Atlanta won three of last four games; over is 11-3 in Braves’ last 14 games.
Giants @ Cubs
Former Cub Samardzija is 2-1, 1.75 in his last four starts; his last seven starts stayed under the total. Giants are 6-3 in his last nine road starts.
Montgomery is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts for the Cubs (over 2-0).
Giants won four of last six games, are 4-10 in last 14 road series openers. Five of Giants’ last six road games stayed under the total. Chicago is 19-3 in last 22 home games; four of its last five games stayed under.
American League
White Sox @ Twins
Quintana is 3-1, 2.55 in his last five starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Chicago is 8-7 in his road starts.
Santana is 3-1, 3.55 in his last five starts; under is 8-3 in his last 11 starts. Minnesota is 2-8 in his home starts.
White Sox lost their last four road games, are 3-12 in last 15 road series openers. Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Minnesota lost its last 13 games, is 5-12 in last 17 home series openers. Over is 8-1 in last nine games at Target Field.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:
SD-Atl: Cosart 2-3/1-3; Foltynewicz 8-10
Mia-NY: Urena 2-4; deGrom 12-11
SF-Chi: Samardzija 13-14; Montgomery 2-0/1-1
Chi-Min: Quintana 14-12; Santana 7-17
%age of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
SD-Atl: Cosart 5-9; Foltynewicz 4-18
Mia-NY: Urena 1-6; deGrom 3-23
SF-Chi: Samardzija 9-27; Montgomery 1-4
Chi-Min: Quintana 7-26; Santana 7-24
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/31
Arizona 23-31-11…..27-36-5…….50-67
Atlanta 26-34-8……20-31-13……46-65
Cubs 35-21-9……42-18-8……..77-39
Reds 18-41-8……29-31-5…….47-72
Colo 25-30-12…..29-32-4……54-62
LA 27-29-9……40-21-8…….67-50
Miami 28-28-10….29-21-16……57-49
Milw 19-37-7……37-24-10…..56-61
Mets 27-41-9……31-24-11……58-55
Philly 21-30-16….23-31-12…….44-59
Pitt 20-36-12…..38-22-4……58-57
St. Louis 30-28-7…..27-28-12……57-56
SD 22-42-4…..28-30-6…….50-72
SF 28-30-7……34-20-13……62-50
Wash 35-20-14…..27-20-17…..62-40
Orioles 24-35-8…….34-26-8……..58-61
Boston 25-27-10……43-18-9…….68-45
White Sox 31-28-8……35-28-3……..66-56
Cleveland 35-26-7……31-26-6……..66-52
Detroit 27-30-8…….30-31-4……..57-61
Astros 26-29-11…..32-26-7……..58-55
KC 25-34-11……27-23-13……52-57
Angels 26-35-7…….24-30-11……50-65
Twins 25-35-12…….21-34-11……46-69
NYY 22-36-8……30-28-10……52-64
A’s 22-38-8……25-29-12……47-66
Seattle 31-29-9……29-22-12……60-51
Tampa Bay 22-29-11……30-30-10…..52-59
Texas 25-34-9…….33-23-9…….58-57
Toronto 40-21-4……..38-27-4…….78-48
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Arizona 23-63……26-69…….49
Atlanta 22-69……14-64…….36
Cubs 24-67……23-68…….47
Reds 25-68……24-65…….49
Colo 13-66…….25-64……38
LA 19-64…….26-70……45
Miami 23-65……17-63…….40
Milw 13-60……28-72……41
Mets 17-64……25-66……42
Philly 10-68……18-63……28
Pitt 15-63…….22-65……37
StL 14-63…….17-66……31
SD 16-68…….24-63……40
SF 10-62……..18-68……28
Wash 29-68…….26-63……55
Orioles 16-69……18-65…….34
Boston 16-60……32-71……..48
White Sox 20-66…..22-68……42
Cleveland 14-68…….24-63……38
Detroit 14-65……21-67…….35
Astros 22-64……23-65……45
KC 21-70…… 19-65……40
Angels 24-68…….24-65…..48
Twins 19-69…….24-66……43
NYY 7-67…….25-66……32
A’s 18-67…….15-65……33
Seattle 17-71……20-63…….37
Tampa Bay 22-62…….23-68…..45
Texas 18-67……20-66……38
Toronto 21-64……28-71…….49
National League
Marlins @ Mets
Urena is 1-4, 4.81 in six starts this season (under 4-2).
deGrom is 0-2, 12.10 in his last two starts; under is 10-5 in his last 15 starts. Mets won four of his last five home starts.
Marlins lost seven of last nine games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 games. New York won seven of last eight home games; over is 12-4 in their last 16 games.
Padres @ Braves
Cosart is 0-0, 2.16 in his last three starts; four of his five Padre starts went over.
Foltynewicz is 3-0, 3.56 in his last five starts; six of his last seven went over. Braves are 2-5 in his home starts.
Padres are 3-9 in last 12 road games; over is 5-2 in San Diego’s last seven games. Atlanta won three of last four games; over is 11-3 in Braves’ last 14 games.
Giants @ Cubs
Former Cub Samardzija is 2-1, 1.75 in his last four starts; his last seven starts stayed under the total. Giants are 6-3 in his last nine road starts.
Montgomery is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts for the Cubs (over 2-0).
Giants won four of last six games, are 4-10 in last 14 road series openers. Five of Giants’ last six road games stayed under the total. Chicago is 19-3 in last 22 home games; four of its last five games stayed under.
American League
White Sox @ Twins
Quintana is 3-1, 2.55 in his last five starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Chicago is 8-7 in his road starts.
Santana is 3-1, 3.55 in his last five starts; under is 8-3 in his last 11 starts. Minnesota is 2-8 in his home starts.
White Sox lost their last four road games, are 3-12 in last 15 road series openers. Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Minnesota lost its last 13 games, is 5-12 in last 17 home series openers. Over is 8-1 in last nine games at Target Field.
Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:
SD-Atl: Cosart 2-3/1-3; Foltynewicz 8-10
Mia-NY: Urena 2-4; deGrom 12-11
SF-Chi: Samardzija 13-14; Montgomery 2-0/1-1
Chi-Min: Quintana 14-12; Santana 7-17
%age of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
SD-Atl: Cosart 5-9; Foltynewicz 4-18
Mia-NY: Urena 1-6; deGrom 3-23
SF-Chi: Samardzija 9-27; Montgomery 1-4
Chi-Min: Quintana 7-26; Santana 7-24
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/31
Arizona 23-31-11…..27-36-5…….50-67
Atlanta 26-34-8……20-31-13……46-65
Cubs 35-21-9……42-18-8……..77-39
Reds 18-41-8……29-31-5…….47-72
Colo 25-30-12…..29-32-4……54-62
LA 27-29-9……40-21-8…….67-50
Miami 28-28-10….29-21-16……57-49
Milw 19-37-7……37-24-10…..56-61
Mets 27-41-9……31-24-11……58-55
Philly 21-30-16….23-31-12…….44-59
Pitt 20-36-12…..38-22-4……58-57
St. Louis 30-28-7…..27-28-12……57-56
SD 22-42-4…..28-30-6…….50-72
SF 28-30-7……34-20-13……62-50
Wash 35-20-14…..27-20-17…..62-40
Orioles 24-35-8…….34-26-8……..58-61
Boston 25-27-10……43-18-9…….68-45
White Sox 31-28-8……35-28-3……..66-56
Cleveland 35-26-7……31-26-6……..66-52
Detroit 27-30-8…….30-31-4……..57-61
Astros 26-29-11…..32-26-7……..58-55
KC 25-34-11……27-23-13……52-57
Angels 26-35-7…….24-30-11……50-65
Twins 25-35-12…….21-34-11……46-69
NYY 22-36-8……30-28-10……52-64
A’s 22-38-8……25-29-12……47-66
Seattle 31-29-9……29-22-12……60-51
Tampa Bay 22-29-11……30-30-10…..52-59
Texas 25-34-9…….33-23-9…….58-57
Toronto 40-21-4……..38-27-4…….78-48
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Arizona 23-63……26-69…….49
Atlanta 22-69……14-64…….36
Cubs 24-67……23-68…….47
Reds 25-68……24-65…….49
Colo 13-66…….25-64……38
LA 19-64…….26-70……45
Miami 23-65……17-63…….40
Milw 13-60……28-72……41
Mets 17-64……25-66……42
Philly 10-68……18-63……28
Pitt 15-63…….22-65……37
StL 14-63…….17-66……31
SD 16-68…….24-63……40
SF 10-62……..18-68……28
Wash 29-68…….26-63……55
Orioles 16-69……18-65…….34
Boston 16-60……32-71……..48
White Sox 20-66…..22-68……42
Cleveland 14-68…….24-63……38
Detroit 14-65……21-67…….35
Astros 22-64……23-65……45
KC 21-70…… 19-65……40
Angels 24-68…….24-65…..48
Twins 19-69…….24-66……43
NYY 7-67…….25-66……32
A’s 18-67…….15-65……33
Seattle 17-71……20-63…….37
Tampa Bay 22-62…….23-68…..45
Texas 18-67……20-66……38
Toronto 21-64……28-71…….49
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