SAS MLB SATURDAY GAMES

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Saturday's games

National League games

Diamondbacks @ Cubs
Escobar allowed .eight runs in 3.1 IP (87 PT) in his first '16 start.

Hammel is 2-1, 2.86 in his last four starts (over 4-1-1 in his last six). He left his last start with some kind of leg injury.

Arizona lost eight of last 11 games; 12 of its last 14 games went over the total. Cubs won 14 of last 18 home games; five of their last seven games stayed under.

Brewers @ Phillies
Guerra is 2-1, 2.59 in his last four starts (under 3-0-1).

Hellickson is 2-1, 2.67 in his last four starts; his last five starts stayed under.

Milwaukee won seven of its last 11 games; under is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Philly lost 11 of last 14 games; seven of its last ten home games stayed under.

Mets @ Marlins
Colon is 1-0, 2.08 in his last two starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five.

Nicolino is 0-3, 5.74 in his last five starts; over is 4-2 in his last six.

Mets lost four of their last six games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Miami won four of its last six games; four of its last six home games stayed under.

Nationals @ Reds
Strasburg is 4-0, 2.55 in his last four starts; over is 9-0-1 in his last ten. .

Straily is 2-1, 3.30 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over.

Washington won seven of its last nine road games; five of their last seven games went over. Cincinnati won four of its last five games; over is 13-4-2 in their last 19.

Giants @ Cardinals
Samardzija is 3-1, 2.60 in his last four starts (under 7-4). .

Wacha is 0-6, 7.15 in his last seven starts; his last five starts went over.

Giants won 17 of their last 21 games; four of their last six went over. St Louis is 5-7 in its last 12 games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight home games.

Braves @ Dodgers
Foltynewicz is 2-1, 2.78 in his last four starts (under 3-2-1).

Kershaw is 5-0, 0.91 in his last six starts (under 4-1-1).

Atlanta is 10-15 on the road; four of their last six games went over. Dodgers won eight of last eleven games; their last four games stayed under.

Rockies @ Padres
Bettis is 0-2, 14.05 in his last two starts; four of his last five went over.

Cashner is 0-3, 5.19 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.

Colorado lost nine of its last 12 games (over 9-3). Padres lost nine of last 12 games; eight of their last ten games went over.


American League games

Bronx @ Orioles
Nova is 0-2, 5.68 in his last two starts; three of his last four stayed under.

Wilson is 0-3, 5.79 in his last three starts (under 3-2-2). .

Baltimore is 9-5 in last 14 home games; over is 6-1-1 in its last eight games. Bronx lost seven of last ten games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight.

White Sox @ Tigers
Sale is 0-1, 6.97 in his last two starts, after winning his first nine; six of his last seven starts went over the total.

Pelfrey is 0-1, 6.03 in his last six starts (over 4-1-1).

Chicago lost eight of its last ten games; over is 14-3 in its last 17 road games. Detroit lost five of its last seven games; four of its last six games stayed under.

Royals @ Indians
Kennedy is 0-1, 5.06 in his last four starts (under 5-2-1 in his last eight).

Tomlin is 2-1, 5.61 in his last four starts; his last seven all went over the total.

Royals won 10 of last 14 games but lost last two; over is 9-11-1 in their last 11 games. Cleveland is 7-4 in its last 11; 12 of their last 14 home games went over the total.

Blue Jays @ Red Sox
Stroman is 1-1, 7.23 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over. .

Wright is 0-0, 9.24 in his last three starts; his last six starts all went over.

Toronto won eight of its last nine games; under is 6-2 in its last eight road games. Red Sox lost their last three games; over is 16-6-2 in their last 24 games overall.

Rays @ Twins
Andriese is 3-0, 2.62 in his five starts (under 3-1-1).

Santana is 0-2, 5.30 in his last three starts; four of his last six went over.

Rays lost 11 of last 14 games; over is 12-2-1 in their last 15 road games. Twins lost 12 of their last 18 games; over is 8-3 in their last eleven games.

Mariners @ Rangers
Karns is 4-0, 2.76 in his last seven starts; over is 3-0-1 in his last four. .

Perez is 2-0, 1.50 in his last two starts; six of his last eight starts stayed under. .

Seattle is 15-6 in its last 21 road games; its last ten games went over. Rangers won 11 of last 14 games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight.

A's @ Astros
It is Hill's turn but he has a gimpy leg. Graveman is 1-1, 3.38 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Hill is 5-0, 1.97 in his last five starts (under 6-4-1).

McHugh is 4-1, 3.80 in his last seven starts (over 6-4-1).

Oakland won five of last six games; over is 12-3 in their last 15 road games. Astros won nine of their last 11 games; over is 6-2 in their last eight games


Interleague

Angels @ Pirates
Tropeano is 2-0, 2.41 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.

Locke is .3-0, 2.42 in his last three starts; his last six starts went over.

Angels are 13-7 in their last 20 games; four of their last six games stayed under total. Pirates lost six of last seven games; their last five home games all went over.


Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:

Az-Chi-- Escobar 0-1; Hammel 8-2
Mil-Phil-- Guerra 5-1; Hellickson 6-5
NY-Mia-- Colon 5-5; Nicolino 3-4
Wsh-Cin-- Strasburg 11-0; Straily 5-4
SF-StL-- Samardzija 9-3; Wacha 4-7
Atl-LA-- Foltynewicz 2-4; Kershaw 10-1
Col-SD-- Bettis 5-6; Cashner 4-5

NY-Balt-- Nova 3-2; Wilson 3-4
Chi-Det-- Sale 9-2; Pelfrey 3-7
KC-Cle-- Kennedy 7-3; Tomlin 8-1
Tor-Bos-- Stroman 7-4; Wright 5-5
Sea-Tex-- Karns 8-2; Perez 4-7
A's-Hst-- Hill 8-3 Graveman 2-8; McHugh 6-5
TB-Min-- Andriese 3-2; Santana 1-8

LAA-Pitt-- Tropeano 5-5; Locke 4-6


Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:

Az-Chi-- Escobar 0-1; Hammel 1-10
Mil-Phil-- Guerra 2-6; Hellickson 4-11
NY-Mia-- Colon 3-10; Nicolino 2-7
Wsh-Cin-- Strasburg 3-11; Straily 1-9
SF-StL-- Samardzija 2-12; Wacha 3-11
Atl-LA-- Foltynewicz 2-6; Kershaw 1-11
Col-SD-- Bettis 3-11; Cashner 3-9

NY-Balt-- Nova 1-5; Wilson 3-7
Chi-Det-- Sale 2-11; Pelfrey 5-10
KC-Cle-- Kennedy 3-10; Tomlin 5-9
Tor-Bos-- Stroman 2-11; Wright 5-10
Sea-Tex-- Karns 2-10; Perez 4-11
A's-Hst-- Hill 3-11 Graveman 3-10; McHugh 7-11
TB-Min-- Andriese 1-5; Santana 3-9

LAA-Pitt-- Tropeano 2-10; Locke 1-10


Umpires

Az-Chi-- Five of seven Barry games stayed under.
Mil-Phil-- Favorites won six of last eight Bucknor games.
NY-Mia-- Four of last five Gibson games stayed under.
Wsh-Cin-- Eight of ten Blaser games stayed under.
SF-StL-- Favorites won six of last seven Hudson games.
Atl-LA-- Last six Danley games went over the total.
Col-SD-- Underdogs won seven of ten Baker games.

NY-Balt-- Under is 7-4 in Randazzo games this year.
Chi-Det-- Seven of last ten Porter games went over.
KC-Cle-- Five of last seven Holbrook games went over.
Tor-Bos-- Eight of nine Meals games went over total.
Sea-Tex-- Five of six Cooper games stayed under.
A's-Hst-- Last six Wegner games went over the total.
TB-Min-- Last four Hernandez games went over total.

LAA-Pitt-- Five of last seven Davidson games went over.