National League
Braves-Mets
Minor is 1-0, 1.84 in his last two starts.
Niese is 2-5, 5.64 in his last seven starts.
Atlanta lost three of its last four games.
Mets lost six of their last nine games.
Five of last seven New York games went over total.
Cubs-Reds
Arrieta is 1-1, 1.27 in his last three starts.
Axelrod allowed two runs in six IP in his first '14 start.
Cubs won seven of their last ten games.
Cincinnati lost 11 of its last 15 games.
Seven of last ten Chicago games stayed under; over is 9-4-1 in Cincinnati's last fourteen games.
Rockies-Giants
Lyles is 0-0, 5.63 in his last three starts.
Petit is 0-2, 8.17 in his last five starts, last of which was July 22. He's retired 37 batters in a row pitching in relief (six appearances) since then.
Colorado won six of its last nine games.
Giants won last two games, but are 12-24 in last 36 home games.
Four of last five Colorado games stayed under total.
American League
Rays-Orioles
Hellickson is 1-1, 2.22 in his last four starts. .
Norris is 3-1, 3.76 in his last five starts.
Tampa Bay lost seven of its last eleven games.
Orioles won four of their last five home games.
Nine of last twelve Baltimore games stayed under.
Bronx-Tigers
Kuroda is 2-0, 2.84 in his last two starts.
Lobstein is making first MLB start; he was 9-11, 4.07 in 25 AAA starts, and allowed three runs in 5.2 IP in his first MLB relief stint.
Bronx won six of its last seven games.
Detroit won seven of its last ten home games.
Eight of last twelve Bronx games stayed under total.
Twins-Royals
Milone is 0-1, 10.80 in three starts for Minnesota.
Guthrie is 5-1, 4.02 in his last six starts.
Minnesota lost eight of its last eleven games.
Royals won 21 of their last 27 games.
Seven of last eleven Minnesota games went over total.
Rangers-Astros
Tepesch is 0-1, 4.43 in his last three starts.
McHugh is 3-0, 1.76 in his last five starts.
Texas won three of its last four games.
Astros lost five of their last seven games.
Six of last nine Houston games stayed under total.
Indians-White Sox
Carrasco is 2-0, 0.50 in his last three starts
Danks is 0-2, 7.67 in his last five starts.
Cleveland won ten of its last fifteen games.
White Sox lost seven of their last eight games.
12 of last 15 Cleveland games stayed under total.
A's-Angels
Gray is 1-3, 6.12 in his last four starts.
Wilson is 2-0, 1.96 in his last three starts.
Oakland won four of last six games, but lost eight of last eleven on road.
Angels won 11 of their last 15 games.
Under is 10-4 in last fourteen Angel games.
Interleague games
None
Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts
-- Arrieta 12-8; Axelrod 0-1
-- Lyles 9-7; Petit 3-3
-- Minor 10-10; Niese 12-12
-- Kuroda 12-14; Lobstein 0-0
-- Hellickson 3-4; Norris 13-9
-- Milone 9-7/2-1; Guthrie 15-11
-- Carrasco 3-4; Danks 11-15
-- Tepesch 7-9; McHugh 8-12
-- Gray 16-10; Wilson 12-12
Pitchers allowing runs in first inning
-- Arrieta 5-20; Axelrod 0-1
-- Lyles 5-16; Petit 2-6
-- Minor 6-20; Niese 7-24
-- Kuroda 11-26 (5 of last 6); Lobstein 0-0
-- Hellickson 1-7; Norris 7-22
-- Milone 9-19; Guthrie 11-26 (4 of last 4)
-- Carrasco 2-7; Danks 7-26
-- Tepesch 6-16; McHugh 9-20
-- Gray 10-26 (3 of last 3); Wilson 5-24
Umpires
-- Chi-Cin-- Favorites won all five May games.
-- Col-SF-- Three of last four Hudson games stayed under.
-- Atl-NY-- Underdogs won 16 of last 22 Wegner games.
-- Min-KC-- Nine of last eleven Hickox games stayed under.
-- TB-Balt-- 12 of last 18 Diaz games went over the total.
-- NY-Det-- Favorites won eight of last ten Tumpane games.
-- Cle-Chi-- Visiting team won eight of last ten Porter games.