MLB Betting Info. 9/3

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Tuesday's MLB American League Betting Cheat Sheet
By Covers.com

Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians (-104, 8.5)

Hot pitching stat: Indians right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez has recorded four consecutive quality starts while racking up 28 strikeouts over his last three outings.

Cold batting stat: Orioles OF Nate McLouth has struggled mightily versus Jimenez, going just 3-for-25 with nine strikeouts against him.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-60s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow in from left field at 9 mph.

Key betting note: Baltimore is 12-2 in starter Chris Tillman's last 14 outings as a road underdog.


Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees (-139, 7.5)

Cold pitching stat: Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda has been abysmal of late, surrendering 19 runs in 16 2/3 innings over his last three starts.

Cold batting stat: New York OF Ichiro Suzuki is 2-for-11 with four strikeouts lifetime against White Sox lefty Chris Sale.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with cloudy skies. Wind will blow from left to right field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: The Yankees are 8-0 in Kuroda's last eight home starts against teams with losing records.


Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox (-108, 8.5)

Cold pitching stat: Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer is 2-3 with a 7.90 ERA and seven home runs allowed in 35 1/3 career innings against Boston.

Hot batting stat: Boston OF Daniel Nava went 3-for-3 in Monday's series-opening 3-0 loss, pushing his average to .300 for the first time since June 11.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with a 60 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Wind will blow out to right field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: The Red Sox are 10-1 in their last 11 Tuesday games.


Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals (-159, 8)

Hot pitching stat: Royals left-hander Bruce Chen is 4-1 with a 3.23 ERA in nine career starts and four relief appearances against Seattle.

Cold batting stat: Mariners OF Raul Ibanez has just two hits in 12 career at-bats against Chen.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-70s with sunny skies. Wind will blow from right to left field at 4 mph.

Key betting note: Kansas City is 9-1 in Chen's last 10 starts as a favorite.


Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros (+150, 8.5)

Hot pitching stat: Astros right-hander Jarred Cosart has allowed one or fewer runs in six of his first eight major-league starts.

Hot batting stat: Twins rookie OF/1B Chris Colabello recorded his first two-homer game and had a career-best five RBIs in Monday's 10-6 win.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-80s with a 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Wind will blow out to left field at 7 mph.

Key betting note: Houston is 0-5 in Cosart's last five outings following a quality start in his previous appearance.


Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels (+120, 7.5)

Cold pitching stat: Rays left-hander Matt Moore allowed five runs over five innings in his previous start before going on the 15-day DL with elbow soreness.

Cold batting stat: Tampa Bay 3B Evan Longoria is just 3-for-15 in his career against Angels starter Jason Vargas.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-70s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow out to right-center field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: Tampa Bay is 10-2 in Moore's last 12 road games.


Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics (-140, 7.5)

Cold pitching stat: Athletics right-hander Bartolo Colon is 0-2 with a 6.11 ERA over his last four starts.

Hot batting stat: Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre has had Colon's number, hitting .302 with five homers and 14 RBIs in 63 at-bats against him.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-60s with clear skies. Wind will blow out to right field at 11 mph.

Key betting note: The over is 9-2 in Colon's last 11 starts against the American League West.

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Tuesday's MLB National League Betting Cheat Sheet
By Covers.com

Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies (+131, 8)

Hot pitching stat: Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez was at his best in his previous outing, holding Miami to three hits over seven shutout innings while fanning eight in a 9-0 victory.

Hot batting stat: Philadelphia 1B Darin Ruf is 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs all-time against Gonzalez.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with clear skies. Wind will blow in from left field at 8 mph.

Key betting note: The over is 7-0 in Gonzalez's last seven starts as a road favorite.


St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds (-148, 8.5)

Hot pitching stat: Reds right-hander Homer Bailey dominated the last meeting six days ago, tossing 7 1/3 shutout innings in a 10-0 win.

Hot batting stat: Cardinals OF Matt Holliday is 12-for-32 with three doubles, two homers and seven RBIs lifetime against Bailey.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with sunny skies. Wind will blow from left to right field at 4 mph.

Key betting note: The over is 8-1 in the last nine meetings.


New York Mets at Atlanta Braves (-199, 7)

Hot pitching stat: Braves right-hander Kris Medlen is 4-1 with a 2.25 ERA in eight starts and 10 relief appearances against the Mets.

Hot batting stat: Braves 1B Freddie Freeman homered and drove in five runs to pace Atlanta's 13-5 victory in Monday's series opener.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-70s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow from left to right field at 5 mph.

Key betting note: Atlanta is 24-4 in Medlen's last 28 starts against teams with losing records.


Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs (-148, 9)

Cold pitching stat: Cubs right-hander Edwin Jackson is 0-3 with a 5.96 ERA and four home runs allowed over his last five starts.

Hot batting stat: Marlins rookie OF Christian Yelich has four multi-hit outings over his last six games.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with sunny skies. Wind will blow from right to left field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: The under is 5-0 in Jackson's last five home starts.


Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers (+110, 8)

Cold pitching stat: Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole has dropped consecutive starts, allowing 20 hits over 13 1/3 innings in that span.

Cold batting stat: Pittsburgh 3B Pedro Alvarez and SS Clint Barmes are a combined 2-for-37 with 14 strikeouts against Brewers righty Yovani Gallardo.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-60s with sunny skies. Wind will blow from right to left field at 4 mph.

Key betting note: The Brewers are 15-3 in Gallardo's last 18 starts against the Pirates.


Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies (+111, 9)

Hot pitching stat: Rockies right-hander Jhoulys Chacin tamed the Dodgers in their last encounter, allowing a run on six hits over six innings of a 3-1 win.

Hot batting stat: Colorado OF Michael Cuddyer is 6-for-10 with two homers and six RBIs lifetime against Dodgers starter Ricky Nolasco.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-80s under partly cloudy skies. Wind will be calm.

Key betting note: The under is 7-0 in umpire Manny Gonzalez's last seven games behind home plate.


San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres (+131, 7)

Cold pitching stat: Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner is 0-3 over his last five starts, walking 13 in 29 1/3 innings over that stretch.

Cold batting stat: Padres OF Will Venable went 0-for-3 with a walk in Monday's series opener and has just two hits over his last 15 at-bats.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow in from left field at 4 mph.

Key betting note: San Francisco is 0-8 in Bumgarner's last eight starts with a total of 6.5 or lower.


Interleague

Toronto Blue Jays at Arizona Diamondbacks (-159, 8.5)

Cold pitching stat: Blue Jays right-hander Todd Redmond is 0-2 with a 7.06 ERA in four starts and two relief appearances away from Toronto.

Hot batting stat: Toronto 1B Edwin Encarnacion hit his 35th home run in Monday's 4-1 series-opening win, becoming just the fifth player in franchise history with back-to-back 35-homer seasons.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-90s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow out to right field at 5 mph.

Key betting note: The under is 6-1-2 in Arizona starter Wade Miley's last nine outings.

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MLB

Hot pitchers
-- Bailey is 4-0, 3.02 in his last six starts.
-- Medlen is 5-1, 3.00 in his last six starts.
-- Gallardo is 2-0, 1.40 in his last three starts.
-- Chacin is 10-4, 2.28 in his last 15 starts. Nolasco is 5-0, 2.35 in his last six.

-- Miley is 3-1, 2.39 in his last seven starts.

-- Orioles won 14 of last 18 Tillman starts (1-1, 2.57 in last five).
-- Sale is 4-1, 3.52 in his last five starts.
-- Scherzer is 6-0, 2.52 in his last eight starts. Lester is 2-1, 1.66 in his last three.
-- Seattle won six of last seven Ramirez starts (5-1, 4.75).
-- Cosart is 1-1, 1.76 in his eight starts (Astro bullpen 2-4).
-- Vargas is 2-0, 1.93 in his last three starts.
-- Perez is 5-0, 3.06 in his last five starts.


Cold pitchers
-- Gonzalez is 0-2, 12.51 in his last three road starts. Martin is 1-2, 6.19 in his last four starts.
-- Wacha has a 4.37 RA in four starts, last of which was August 10.
-- Torres is 2-1, 4.79 in four starts for the Mets.
-- Jackson is 0-3, 7.53 in his last five starts. Koehler is 0-3, 5.86 in his last five.
-- Cole is 1-4, 4.42 in his last six starts.
-- Erlin is 2-2, 6.41 in five starts this season. Bumgarner is 0-3, 4.91 in his last five starts.

-- Redmond is 0-1, 7.94 in his four road starts.

-- Jimenez is 1-4, 4.30 in his last five starts.
-- Kuroda is 0-3, 10.26 in his last three starts.
-- Chen is 1-2, 8.59 in his last three starts.
-- Hernandez has a 7.77 RA in his last five starts, last of which was June 23.
-- Oakland lost last four Colon starts (0-2, 6.62).
-- Moore is making first start since July 28; he was 6-0, 2.30 in his last seven starts, before going on the DL.


Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in the first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Gonzalez 8-27; Martin 1-6
-- Wacha 1-4; Bailey 3-27 (0 of last 9)
-- Torres 1-4; Medlen 8-26 (0 of last 7)
-- Koehler 6-18; Jackson 10-27 (4 of last 8)
-- Cole 4-14; Gallardo 5-26 (1 of last 7)
-- Nolasco 7-27 (0 of last 5); Chacin 2-26 (0 of last 21)
-- Bumgarner 3-27 (0 of last 7); Erlin 2-5

-- Redmond 2-9; Miley 9-27 (3 of last 4)

-- Tillman 6-27; Jimenez 5-26 (1 of last 11)
-- Sale 8-26; Kuroda 7-27 (1 of last 10)
-- Scherzer 5-27 (1 of last 12); Lester 8-28
-- Ramirez 4-8; Chen 2-9
-- PHernandez 2-7; Cosart 3-8
-- Moore 7-21; Vargas 2-18
-- Perez 6-14; Colon 6-25

Totals
-- Nine of last twelve Atlanta games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven St Louis road games went over the total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Milwaukee games.
-- Seven of last nine Cub games stayed under the total.
-- Seven of last nine San Diego games stayed under total.
-- Last four games at Coors Field went over the total.
-- Over is 8-3-1 in last twelve Washington games.

-- 16 of last 21 Toronto games stayed under the total.

-- Four of last five Bronx games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Detroit games stayed under the total.
-- Last five Seattle games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Minnesota games, seven of last nine Houston games stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last twelve Cleveland games stayed under total.
-- Last four Texas games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-4-1 in last thirteen Angel games.

Hot teams
-- Atlanta won seven of its last eight games.
-- Dodgers won 10 of their last 13 games. Colorado is 10-4 in its last 14 games at Coors Field.
-- Phillies won five of their last six home games.
-- Pirates won three of their last four games.

-- Toronto won six of its last eight games.

-- Bronx won ten of its last fifteen games.
-- Red Sox won seven of their last nine games; Detroit won four of last five.
-- Royals won seven of their last nine games.
-- A's won eight of their last ten games.
-- Angels won eight of their last ten games.


Cold teams
-- Nationals lost three of their last four games.
-- St Louis lost four of its last five games. Reds are 3-5 in their last eight.
-- Mets lost eight of their last twelve games.
-- Milwaukee lost seven of its last eight home games.
-- Marlins lost ten of their last 13 games. Cubs lost nine of last 13.
-- San Diego lost five of its last seven games. Giants are 6-9 in their last 15.

-- Arizona lost four of its last five games.

-- White Sox lost their last four games.
-- Mariners lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Twins lost six of their last eight games. Houston lost seven of last nine.
-- Indians lost six of their last seven games. Orioles lost seven of their last ten away games.
-- Rangers lost three of their last four games.
-- Tampa Bay lost eight of its last nine games.

Umpires
-- Wsh-Phil-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Emmel games.
-- StL-Cin-- Four of last five Blaser games stayed under total.
-- NY-Atl-- Underdogs won five of last six Foster games.
-- Mia-Chi-- 11 of last 14 Wolf games stayed under the total.
-- Pitt-Mil-- Four of last five Hoye games stayed under total.
-- LA-Col-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Gonzalez games.
-- SF-SD-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Culbreth games; underdogs won five of his last seven games.

-- Tor-Az-- Favorites won nine of last eleven Gibson games.

-- Balt-Clev-- Under is 13-5-1 in last nineteen TBarrett games.
-- Chi-NY-- Nine of last twelve Bellino games went over total.
-- Det-Bos-- Underdogs are 8-7 in last fifteen Schrieber games.
-- Sea-KC-- Home team won ten of last twelve Barksdale games.
-- Minn-Hst-- Four of last five Holbrook games stayed under.
-- TB-LA-- 17 of last 22 Miller games stayed under the total.
-- Tex-A's-- Last four Guccione games stayed under the total.