Trends for major league teams
(thru Thursday’s games)
— Arizona (46-48)
Arizona is 3-8 in its last 11 home games.
Over is 15-6 in their last 21 home games.
Arizona is 8-18 in last 26 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (40-52)
Braves lost 11 of their last 14 games.
Atlanta is 24-22 at home, 16-30 on the road.
Under is 25-11 in their last 36 home games.
— Cubs (55-38)
Chicago is 6-3 in its last nine games.
Over is 8-2 in its last ten home games.
Cubs are 43-24 vs righty starters, 12-14 vs lefties.
— Reds (48-46)
Cincinnati is 6-8 in its last 14 games.
Reds are 11-5 in last sixteen series openers.
Reds are 36-29 vs righty starters, 12-17 vs lefties.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
— Rockies (21-72)
Colorado is 4-14 in its last eighteen games.
Over is 4-1 in Rockies’ last five games.
Rockies are 3-23 vs lefty starters, 18-49 vs righties.
— Dodgers (56-38)
Dodgers lost their last six games, scoring total of ten runs.
Dodgers are 41-25 vs righty starters, 15-13 vs lefties.
Under is 10-4 in their last fourteen games.
— Marlins (42-50) )
Marlins are 12-5 in their last 17 games.
Miami is 20-27 at home, 22-23 on the road.
Under is 17-3 in Marlins’ last 20 home games.
Over is 7-2 in Marlins’ last nine road games.
— Brewers (53-40)
Brewers won 18 of their last 24 games.
Milwaukee is 30-17 at home, 23-23 on the road.
Under is 22-11 in their last 33 home games.
— Mets (53-41)
Mets lost three of their last four games.
Mets are 33-14 at home, 20-27 on the road.
Over is 18-7 in their last 25 games.
— Phillies (54-39)
Phillies are 8-9 in their last seventeen games.
Phillies are 43-23 vs righty starters, 11-16 vs lefties.
Phillies are 11-4 in home series openers.
— Pirates (38-56)
Pirates lost their last six games, scoring nine runs.
Pittsburgh is 26-21 at home, 12-35 on the road.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine games.
Pirates are 9-5 in last 14 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— St Louis (50-44)
St Louis lost six of its last nine games.
Cardinals are 11-4 in home series openers.
St Louis is 28-18 at home, 22-26 on the road.
— Padres (50-43)
Padres are 13-16 in their last 29 games.
Under is 14-7 in their last 21 games.
San Diego starting pitchers have two wins/nine losses in last 26 road games.
— Giants (51-43)
Giants won six of their last eight games.
Giants are 41-27 vs righty pitchers, 10-16 vs lefties.
SF is 21-9 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Washington (38-55)
Washington is 3-12 in its last fifteen home games.
Over is 15-3 in their last eighteen games.
Washington is 17-6 last 23 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Orioles (42-50)
Baltimore is 7-3 in its last ten games.
Orioles are 13-13 vs AL East foes, 29-37 vs everyone else.
Over is 7-5 in their last 12 games.
— Red Sox (50-45)
Red Sox won nine of their last ten games.
Boston is 10-19 in one-run games.
Over is 10-3 in their last thirteen games.
Red Sox are 13-9 in 22 games since trading Devers.
— White Sox (31-62)
Chicago is 9-10 in its last nineteen games.
White Sox are 20-26 at home, 11-36 on the road.
Under is 15-3 in their last 18 road games.
— Cleveland (43-48)
Cleveland won its last three games, after an 0-10 skid.
Guardians are 34-29 vs righty starters, 9-19 vs lefties.
Under is 17-7 in their last 24 games.
— Detroit (59-35)
Detroit is 18-9 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 13 games.
Tigers are 8-3 in their last eleven games.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
— Houston (55-38)
Astros lost their last three games, after an 11-2 run
Astros are 32-17 at home, 23-21 on the road.
Over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
Astros are 17-11 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Royals (46-48)
Royals won six of their last seven games.
Kansas City is 35-41 vs righty starters, 11-7 vs lefties.
Under is 10-3 in Royals’ last 13 home games.
— Angels (45-48)
Angels are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
Halos are 7-2 in last nine road series openers.
Angels are 22-12 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (45-48)
Twins are 4-2 in their last six games.
Minnesota is 26-19 at home, 19-29 on the road.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
— New York (52-41)
New York won its last three games, scoring 25 runs.
Over is 11-0 in their last eleven games.
New York is 41-32 vs righty starters, 11-9 vs lefties.
— A’s (39-56)
A’s are 6-5 in their last eleven games.
Under is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
Last eight series, A’s are 6-0 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on..
— Seattle (48-45)
Mariners are 2-6 in their last eight road games.
Over is 15-4 in their last nineteen road games.
Under is 12-5 in Mariners’ last seventeen home games.
— Tampa Bay (50-44)
Tampa Bay is 3-8 in its last 11 games.
Rays are 28-25 at home, 22-19 on the road.
Rays are 14-6 in last seven games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (46-48)
Rangers are 9-9 in their last 18 games.
Texas is 8-19 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 26-19 at home, 20-29 on road.
Texas scored in first inning in six of last eight games.
— Toronto (54-39)
Blue Jays won 10 of last 11 games, are 18-5 in their last 23 home games.
Over is 12-5 in their last 17 road games.
Toronto is 13-5 in last 18 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
NL teams’ W-L record by starting pitcher
(thru Thursday’s games)
Teams’ records by starting pitcher:
Diamondbacks (41-39)
Gallen 7-10 (over 5-1 last six)
Kelly 9-7 (over 4-2 last six)
Burnes 6-5 (under 5-1 last six)
Pfaadt 9-7 (over 6-2 last eight)
Rodriguez 6-7 (over 8-2 last ten)
Nelson 4-3 (under 5-2)
— Braves (37-42)
Sale 8-7 (under 8-3 last eleven)
Schwellenbach 11-5 (over 9-3 last 12)
Smith-Shawver 5-4 (under 7-2)
Holmes 6-9 (3-7 last ten)
Elder 5-7 (under 9-2 last eleven)
Lopez 0-1
Strider 3-5 (under 6-2)
Fuentes 0-2
Blewett 0-1
— Cubs (47-33)
Imanaga 5-3 (under 6-2)
Steele 3-1 (over 4-0)
Taillon 8-8
Boyd 8-8 (under 5-1 last six)
Brown 7-7 (over 11-3)
Rea 9-4
Horton 6-2 (under 4-2 last six)
Pomeranz 2-0 (opener)
Keller 1-0 (opener)
— Reds (42-39)
Greene 6-5 (under 8-2 last ten)
Lodolo 7-8 (over 7-4 last 11)
Martinez 4-11 (over 5-0 last five)
Singer 9-7 (under 9-3 last 12)
Burns 1-0
Miley 2-0 (over 2-0)
Abbott 10-3
Petty 0-2
Suter 2-1 (opener)
Spiers 0-2
— Rockies (18-62)
Freeland 2-12 (under 9-5)
Senzatela 5-10 (over 3-1 last four)
Feltner 1-5 (under 4-0 last four)
Marquez 4-12 (over 10-5 last 15)
Dollander 3-10
Palmquist 1-6 (under 5-2)
Gomber 1-1
Blalock 0-3
Gordon 1-2
Rolison 0-1 (opener)
— Dodgers (50-31)
Yamamoto 9-7
Kershaw 5-2 (over 7-0)
May 7-7 (over 4-1 last five)
Ohtani 2-0 (opener)
Snell 2-0 (over 2-0)
Glasnow 3-2
Sheehan 1-0
Sasaki 6-2 (over 6-2)
Knack 5-2 (over 5-2)
Gonsolin 3-4
Wrobleski 0-2
Miller 1-0
Casparius 1-1 (opener)
Dreyer 4-1 (opener)
Sauer 1-0 (opener)
Trivino 0-1 (opener)
— Marlins (33-45)
Alcantara 6-9 (under 6-2 last eight)
Quantrill 8-7 (under 8-1 last nine)
Bellozo 1-4
Meyer 5-7 (over 7-1 last eight)
EPerez 1-2
Cabrera 7-6
Junk 1-0
Weathers 2-3
Mazur 0-1
Gillispie 1-5 (over 5-1)
Gibson 1-0 (opener)
Veneziano 0-1 (opener)
— Brewers (45-36)
Peralta 10-7
Cortes 1-1
Patrick 5-11 (under 11-5)
Priester 4-6 (under 7-3)
Misioroski 3-0
Myers 2-3
Rodriguez 0-2 (over 2-0)
Alexander 2-2 (over 3-1)
Quintana 7-3 (under 8-2)
Henderson 3-1 (over 3-1)
Hall 2-0
Zastryzny 1-0 (opener)
Civale 3-2
— Mets (47-34)
Holmes 11-5 (under 6-2 last eight)
Megill 6-8 (over 9-2 last 11)
Senga 9-4 (under 12-1)
Canning 11-4 (over 5-1 last six)
Peterson 9-6 (home team 14-1)
Montas 0-1
Blackburn 1-2
Tidwell 0-2
Brazoban 0-2 (opener)
— Phillies (47-33)
Wheeler 11-5
Luzardo 10-6 (over 4-1 last five)
Nola 3-6 (under 6-3)
Sanchez 12-3
Walker 4-4 (under 3-1 last four)
Suarez 6-4 (under 6-1 last seven)
Abel 3-2
Ross 0-1 (opener)
— Pirates (32-50)
Skenes 8-9 (under 9-4 last 13)
Keller 3-13 (under 7-2 last nine)
Falter 9-7
Heaney 5-11
Burrows 2-3
Mlodzinski 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Harrington 0-1
Ashcraft 1-0
— Cardinals (44-37)
Gray 12-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Fedde 5-11 (under 5-1 last six)
Mikolas 7-8
Liberatore 7-8 (over 5-1 last six)
Pallante 9-6 (over 4-1 last five)
Matz 2-0
McGreevy 2-1 (over 3-0)
— Padres (44-36)
King 5-5 (1-5 last six) (over 3-0-1 last four)
Cease 9-7
Vasquez 9-7 (under 11-5)
Pivetta 10-6 (over 4-1 last five)
Bergert 4-1
Hart 3-3 (over 4-2)
Kolek 4-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Reynolds 0-1
— Giants (44-36)
Ray 13-3 (under 9-3 last 12)
Webb 9-8 (under 4-1 last five)
Verlander 4-8 (under 6-1 last seven)
Roupp 8-7 (under 6-1 last seven)
Birdsong 3-3 (over 3-0 last three)
Harrison 3-1 (under 3-1)
Hjelle 0-1 (opener)
Hicks 4-5 (over 7-2)
— Nationals (33-48)
Gore 6-11 (under 8-4 last 12)
Irvin 8-8
Parker 8-8 (under 9-5)
Williams 6-10 (under 4-0 last four)
Soroka 4-6
Lord 2-4
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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