— Arizona (31-33)
Arizona won four of its last six games.
Diamondbacks are 2-5 in extra inning games.
Arizona is 3-11 in last 14 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (27-36)
Atlanta lost 13 of its last 16 games.
Braves are 17-14 at home, 10-22 on the road.
Under is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Cubs (40-24)
Chicago won 12 of its last 16 games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
Cubs are 9-2 vs American League teams.
— Reds (32-33)
Cincinnati is 7-6 in its last thirteen games.
Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Reds are 24-21 vs righty starters, 8-12 vs lefties.
— Rockies (12-52)
Colorado is 5-17 since they changed managers.
Under is 16-4 in Rockies’ last 20 road games.
Rockies are 1-17 vs lefty starters, 11-35 vs righties.
— Dodgers (38-27)
Dodgers lost five of their last seven games,
Dodgers are 23-11 at home, 15-16 on the road.
Dodgers are 29-16 vs righty starters, 9-11 vs lefties.
Over is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Marlins (24-38) )
Marlins are 3-8 in their last eleven games.
Miami is 14-20 at home, 10-18 on the road.
Marlins are 1-9 in road series openers.
— Brewers (35-30)
Brewers won 10 of their last 12 games.
Brewers are 19-11 at home, 16-19 on the road.
Under is 12-4 in their last 16 home games.
— Mets (41-24)
Mets won 11 of their last 14 games.
Mets are 24-7 at home, 17-17 on the road.
Under is 18-7 in their last 25 games.
— Phillies (37-27)
Phillies lost eight of their last nine games.
Phillies are 29-15 vs righty starters, 8-12 vs lefties.
Phillies are 7-3 in home series openers.
— Pirates (25-40)
Pirates are 10-7 in their last 17 games.
Pittsburgh is 16-18 at home, 9-22 on the road.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 road games.
— St Louis (36-28)
St Louis won 22 of its last 31 games.
Cardinals are 11-2 when Sonny Gray starts.
Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
St Louis is 22-10 at home, 14-18 on the road.
— Padres (36-27)
Padres won nine of their last 13 games.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
San Diego is 8-3 in its last 11 series openers.
Padres are 9-3 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (37-28)
Giants won their last four games.
Giants are 31-16 vs rightly pitchers, 6-12 vs lefties.
SF is 14-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 17-3 in Giants’ last 20 games.
— Washington (30-34)
Nationals lost four of their last six games.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 home games.
Washington is 13-3 last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 8th:
Kathy Baker, 75
Don Robinson, 68
Kevin Gross, 64
John Gibbons, 63
Julianna Margulies, 59
Anthony Bonner, 57
Troy Vincent, 55
Tom Nutten, 54
Mark Feuerstein, 54
Bryant Reeves, 52
TJ McFarland, 36
Tyson Bagent, 25
— Orioles (26-37)
Baltimore is 7-1 in its last eight games.
Orioles are 8-8 vs AL East foes, 18-29 vs everyone else.
Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.
— Red Sox (31-35)
Red Sox are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
Boston is 6-17 in one-run games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Red Sox are 17-16 at home, 14-19 on the road.
— White Sox (22-43)
Chicago is 12-7 in its last 19 home games.
White Sox are 6-26 on the road.
White Sox are 16-34 vs righty starters, 6-9 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (33-30)
Guardians lost four of their last five games.
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 30-19 vs righty starters, 3-11 vs lefties.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games.
— Detroit (42-24)
Detroit is 13-8 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers won nine of their last 13 games.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine home games.
— Houston (36-28)
Astros are 22-12 at home, 14-16 on the road.
Houston is 5-1 in its last six series openers.
Under is 16-8 in their last 24 games.
Astros are 12-6 Zzin games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Royals (33-32)
Royals are 5-9 in their last fourteen games.
Kansas City is 19-13 at home, 14-19 on the road.
Over is 4-1 in Royals’ last five games.
Kansas City is 12-9 in one-run games.
— Angels (30-33)
Angels won four of their last five games.
Over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Halos are 13-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (34-30)
Twins are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
Minnesota is 18-10 at home, 16-20 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— New York (39-24)
New York won 20 of its last 28 games.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 home games.
New York is 31-18 vs righty starters, 8-6 vs lefties.
— A’s (25-41)
A’s lost 21 of their last 24 games.
A’s are 11-23 in Sacramento, 14-18 on the road.
Over is 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Seattle (32-31)
Mariners lost five in row, 11 of their last 15 games.
Seattle is 4-11 in its last 15 home games.
Under is 8-4 in Seattle’s last 12 road games.
Under is 4-0 in Mariners’ last four home games.
— Tampa Bay (34-30)
Tampa Bay won 13 of its last 17 games.
Under is 19-9 in their last 28 home games.
Rays are 10-4 in last 14 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (30-35)
Rangers lost 13 of their last 18 games.
Texas is 5-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 20-13 at home, 10-22 on road.
Under is 17-5 in their last 22 road games.
— Toronto (35-29)
Blue Jays won nine of their last ten games.
Over is 8-1 in their last nine games.
Toronto is 7-2 in last nine games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
NL teams’ W-L record by starting pitcher
(thru Thursday’s games)
NL teams’ records, by starting pitcher:
— Diamondbacks (20-19)
Gallen 4-4 (under 5-2 last seven)
Kelly 4-4 (under 3-1 last four)
Burnes 3-3 (over 5-1)
Pfaadt 6-2 (under 6-2)
Rodriguez 3-5 (over 5-0 last five)
Nelson 0-1
— Braves (18-20)
Sale 4-4 (under 3-1 last four)
Schwellenbach 4-4 (over 6-2)
Smith-Shawver 3-2 (under 5-0)
Holmes 3-4
Elder 4-2 (under 4-1 last five)
Lopez 0-1
Strider 0-1
Blewett 0-1
— Cubs (22-17)
Imanaga 5-3 (under 6-2)
Steele 3-1 (over 4-0)
Taillon 3-5 (over 5-3)
Boyd 3-4
Brown 4-3 (over 6-1)
Rea 4-1 (over 3-1 last four)
— Reds (19-21)
Greene 5-3 (under 6-1 last seven)
Lodolo 4-4 (over 4-1 last five)
Martinez 1-7 (under 5-0 last five)
Singer 4-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Spiers 0-2
Abbott 4-1 (over 3-1 last four)
Petty 0-1
Suter 1-0 (opener)
— Rockies (6-32)
Freeland 1-7 (under 6-2)
Senzatela 2-6 (under 3-1 last four)
Feltner 1-5 (under 4-0 last four)
Marquez 0-7 (over 5-1 last six)
Dollander 2-4
Blalock 0-2
Gordon 0-1
— Dodgers (26-13)
Yamamoto 5-3 (under 7-1)
Snell 2-0 (over 2-0)
Glasnow 3-2
Sasaki 6-2 (over 6-2)
May 3-3 (over 4-1 last five)
Knack 3-0
Gonsolin 1-1
Wrobleski 0-1
Miller 1-0
Casparius 0-1 (opener)
Dreyer 2-0 (opener)
— Marlins (14-23)
Alcantara 3-4 (over 4-1 last five)
Gillispie 1-5 (over 5-1)
Bellozo 1-3
Meyer 4-4 (over 4-0 last four)
Quantrill 4-3 (over 5-2)
Cabrera 1-4
— Brewers (19-20)
Peralta 5-3 (under 6-2)
Cortes 1-1
Civale 0-1
Patrick 3-4 (under 6-1)
Priester 1-4 (under 3-2)
Myers 2-1
Rodriguez 0-2 (over 2-0)
Alexander 2-2 (over 3-1)
Quintana 4-2 (under 5-1)
Henderson 1-0
— Mets (25-14)
Holmes 7-1 (over 5-2 last seven)
Megill 3-4 (over 4-0 last four)
Senga 4-3 (under 7-0)
Canning 6-1 (under 5-2)
Peterson 5-2
Tidwell 0-1
Brazoban 0-2 (opener)
— Phillies (22-16)
Wheeler 5-3 (over 3-1 last four)
Luzardo 6-2 (over 4-1 last five)
Nola 2-6 (under 6-2)
Sanchez 6-1
Walker 3-3
Suarez 0-1
— Pirates (13-26)
Skenes 3-5 (under 3-1 last four)
Keller 2-6 (over 3-1 last four)
Falter 2-5
Heaney 3-4 (under 5-2)
Mlodzinski 2-5
Harrington 0-1
— Cardinals (20-19)
Gray 6-2 (over 7-1)
Fedde 3-5 (over 3-1 last four)
Mikolas 2-5
Liberatore 3-4 (under 4-1 last five)
Pallante 4-3
Matz 2-0
— Padres (24-13)
King 5-3
Cease 5-3 (under 3-1 last four)
Vasquez 4-4 (under 6-2)
Pivetta 6-1 (under 3-1 last four)
Hart 3-2
Kolek 1-0
— Giants (24-15)
Ray 8-0 (under 4-0 last four)
Hicks 4-3 (over 6-1)
Webb 5-3
Verlander 3-5 (over 5-2 last seven)
Roupp 4-3 (over 5-2)
— Nationals (17-22)
Gore 3-5 (over 3-1)
Irvin 4-4
Parker 5-3
Williams 3-4
Lord 2-4
Soroka 0-2
Trends
— You can bet on whether or not a team will score in the first inning of a game; with the season 11 days old, here are each teams’ results for first inning scoring:
NL
Braves 2-9
Marlins 4-9
Mets 2-9
Phillies 2-9
Nationals 2-9
Cubs 4-12
Reds 3-10
Brewers 1-10
Pirates 1-10
St Louis 4-9
Arizona 4-10
Colorado 2-9
Dodgers 3-11
Padres 4-10
Giants 2-9
AL
Orioles 5-10
Red Sox 3-10
New York 5-9
Rays 2-9
Toronto 3-10
White Sox 5-9
Cleveland 4-9
Detroit 5-9
Royals 3-9
Twins 4-9
A’s 3-10
Astros 2-9
Angels 4-9
Seattle 2-9
Texas 3-10
Trends (thru games of April 3rd)
— Reds (2-5)
Reds lost their last three games, all by 1-0 scores.
Cincinnati scored 4 or fewer runs in six of seven games.
In the last 100 years, the 1960 Phillies were the only team to lose three straight 1-0 games; May 11-13, they lost two 1-0 games in San Francisco, the third one in Cincinnati.
— Arizona (4-3)
Over is 5-2 in their first seven games.
Arizona scored (18) runs in three games vs righty starters.
— Braves (0-7)
Atlanta is 0-7 for first time since 1990.
Braves are 6-50 with runners in scoring position.
— Cubs (5-4)
Cubs won four of their last five games.
Over is 7-1 in their last eight games.
— Rockies (1-5)
Rockies started season with a 1-5 road trip, scoring total of 11 runs.
Under is 5-1 in their six games.
— Dodgers (8-0)
LA is first World Series champ ever to start the next season 8-0.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Marlins (4-3)
Marlins started season with a 4-3 homestand, which included three walk-off wins.
In seven games, Marlins haven’t had a starting pitcher get an out after the 5th inning.
— Brewers (3-4)
Milwaukee won its last three games, despite scoring only nine runs.
Home team won six of their seven games.
— Mets (3-3)
Mets split first six games, scoring 1-1-2 runs in their losses.
Juan Soto is off to a 5-21 start, with five walks, five runs scored.
— Phillies (5-1)
Phillies won five of their first six games.
Philly’s last four games stayed under the total.
— Pirates (2-5)
Pittsburgh is off to a 2-5 start, scoring total of 19 runs.
Five of their last six games stayed under the total.
— St Louis (4-2)
Cardinals scored 42 runs in their first six games.
Five of their six games went over the total.
— Padres (7-0)
San Diego is 7-0, but still trail Dodgers by half a game.
Five of their last six games stayed under the total.
— Giants (5-1)
Giants start season with a 5-1 road trip (over 4-2)
Giants are 12-38 with runners in scoring position.
— Washington (1-5)
Nationals lost last three games, scoring total of seven runs.
Last four Washington games stayed under the total.
— Orioles (3-4)
Orioles scored 12-9-8 runs in their wins, 2-1-0-4 in losses.
Over is 5-2 in their games.
— Red Sox (3-4)
Boston started season with a 3-4 road trip.
Under is 5-2 in their games.
— White Sox (2-4)
Chicago lost four of its last five games.
White Sox are 6-30 with runners in scoring position.
— Cleveland (2-4)
Guardians lost their last three games, scoring 2-0-2 runs.
Cleveland scored 7-6 runs in their two wins.
— Detroit (2-4)
Detroit opened season with a 2-4 road trip on west coast.
Tigers scored in first inning in three of last four games.
— Houston (3-4)
Astros lost three of their last four games.
Under is 5-2 in their games so far.
— Royals (2-4)
Kansas City is hitting 15-59 (.254) with runners in scoring position.
Royals lost three of their last four games.
— Angels (4-2)
Angels won four of their last five games.
In four of their six games, winning run scored from 7th inning or later.
— Twins (2-5)
Twins lost five of their first seven games.
Last three games, Twins are 10-22 with runners in scoring position.
— New York (4-2)
Four of their last five games went over the total.
New York scored in first inning in four of their six games.
— A’s (2-5)
A’s were outscored 35-9 in their first three games in Sacramento.
A’s four road games all stayed under the total.
— Seattle (3-4)
Mariners trailed after the 5th inning in 6 of their 7 games.
Six of their seven games stayed under the total.
— Tampa Bay (4-2)
Rays started season with a 4-2 homestand.
Five of their six games stayed under the total.
— Texas (5-2)
Rangers won five of their last six games.
Under is 6-1 in their games so far.
— Toronto (5-2)
Blue Jays won five of their last six games,
Toronto’s last four games stayed under the total.
Recent trends for major league teams……..
National League
Arizona- Missed playoffs six of last seven years, but in that one year, they got to the World Series, losing to Texas in five games. Last two years, Arizona was 84-78/89-73.
Atlanta- Made playoffs the last seven years, but made only one World Series in those years, beating Houston in six games in 2021. Braves’ last losing season? 2017.
Cubs- Missed playoffs last four years, went 83-79/83-79 the last two years. From 2015-20, they made the playoffs five times in six years, winning 2016 World Series.
Cincinnati- Missed playoffs 10 of last 11 years, losing 2-0 to Atlanta in Wild Card round in 2020. Hiring Terry Francona as manager figures to be a huge upgrade for the Reds.
Colorado- Missed playoffs the last six years, losing 101/103 games the last two years. Since they got swept in the 2007 World Series, Rockies have made playoffs three times in 17 years.
Dodgers- Made playoffs the last 12 years, winning World Series in 2020/2024, losing Series in 2017/2018. Their last losing season was in 2010, when they were 80-82.
Miami- Marlins made playoffs twice in last four years, ending a 17-year drought; they went 62-100 last year, after making playoffs in 2023. They have their third manager in four years.
Milwaukee- Made playoffs six of last seven years; their last losing season in a 162-game schedule was 2016. Brewers won 92+ games in three of their last four seasons.
Mets- Made playoffs two of last three years, have made playoffs only four times since 2007. Mets fans are lucky to have a very wealthy owner who is also a fan and really wants to win.
Phillies- Made playoffs the last three years, ending a 10-year drought; From 2013-20, Phillies weren’t over .500 in any season. Phillies lost World Series to Houston in six games in 2022.
Pittsburgh- Missed playoffs the last nine years, after making it three years in a row under Clint Hurdle, from 2013-15. Won 76/76 games last two years, after winning 61/62 in 2021-22.
St Louis- Missed playoffs last two years, after making it four years in a row before that; they’ve made the playoffs eight times in 13 years since winning the 2011 World Series.
San Diego- Made playoffs three of last five years, lost NLDS 3-2 to the Dodgers last year. Their owner died last year; is still unclear if the new ownership will still be spending $$$.
San Francisco- Made playoffs once in last seven years; they were 107-55 in 2021, haven’t been over .500 since then. Made playoffs twice in last 10 years, since winning 3 WS in five years.
Washington- Won 2019 World Series, have had five losing seasons in a row since, but still have same manager/GM. They let Bryce Harper/Juan Soto/Trey Turner walk
American League
Baltimore— Won 101-91 games the last two years; four years ago, they were 52-110, so a huge turnaround down by manager Brandon Hyde. Last World Series title: 1983.
Boston— Missed playoffs last three years, winning 78-78-81 games; they’ve made playoffs once in six years, since winning 2018 World Series- they’ve won four World Series since 2004.
White Sox— Were 41-121 last year, a historically bad season; they lost 101 games the year before, two years after they went 93-69, losing the ALDS. LY, they were 13-29 in one-run games.
Cleveland— Guardians made playoffs six of last nine years; they finished over .500 in 10 of their last 12 seasons. Cleveland was 10-3 in extra-inning games last year.
Detroit— Made playoffs last year for first time in 10 years; they were 21-12 vs lefty starters, 65-64 vs RHP. Detroit was 21-10 when Tarik Skubal was the starting pitcher.
Houston— Made playoffs the last eight years, winning World Series in 2017, 2022. Changed up some this year; Altuve will play LF, Christian Walker 1B, Paredes 3B.
Kansas City— Made playoffs last year for first time since winning 2015 World Series; last year, Royals were 33-19 against AL Central rivals, 53-55 vs everyone else.
Angels— Have had nine straight losing seasons; Mike Trout has been in big leagues 14 years, has played in three playoff games. They still owe Anthony Rendon $77M+ the next two years.
Minnesota— Missed playoffs three of last four years; since 2006, they’re 3-18 in playoff games. Last year, Twins were 18-28 vs NL teams, 10-21 vs AL East, 29-23 vs AL Central rivals.
Bronx— Made playoffs 12 of last 16 years; lost World Series LY, their first WS since 2009. Last year, they were 73-46 vs lefty starters, only 21-23 vs lefties.
A’s— Last three years, lost 102-112-93 games; they were in the playoffs in 2020. .Will play home games the next three years in Sacramento. LY, from July 1st on, A’s were 39-37.
Seattle— Have made playoffs once since 2001; losing 3-0 to Astros in ALDS. Last year, Mariners were 32-20 vs AL West rivals, 53-57 vs everyone else- they missed the playoffs by a game.
Tampa Bay— Missed playoffs LY for first time in six years; they were 80-82, 30-22 in one-run games. This year, Rays are playing in a spring training stadium in Tampa; their dome got shredded by a hurricane this winter..
Texas— Made playoffs once in last eight years, winning 2023 World Series. Bruce Bochy has won four World Series, in his last 12 years as a manager. Rangers were 9-2 in extra innings LY.
Toronto— Made playoffs three of last five years, but went 0-6 in playoffs; last year, Blue Jays were 14-22 vs lefty starters, 19-30 in one-run games.
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