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Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

10/06/14 3-*1-*0 75.00% +*1080 Detail

10/05/14 4-*0-*0 100.00% +*2290 Detail

10/04/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% +310 Detail

10/03/14 6-*2-*0 75.00% +*2395 Detail

10/02/14 2-*2-*0 50.00% -*450 Detail

10/01/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

09/30/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

Totals 20-*6-*0 76.92% +7625




Rated Plays Only Record:


5 - 2 ........ + 3.00.......*****

7 - 2..........+ 15.60 ......Double Play

7 - 3 .........+ 10.27.....Triple Play

1 - 0 .........+ 4.72.......Grand Slam

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Six QBs taken before Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL Draft........

-- Chad Pennington 1st round, NYJ-- 44-37 record as a starter; 17,813 yards.

-- Giovanni Carmazzi, 3rd, SF-- Never played in an NFL game. Played some in NFL Europe and some with Calgary and BC in the CFL.

-- Chris Redman, 3rd, Balt-- 4-9 as starter. 3,179 yards. Lasted eight years.

-- Tee Martin, 5th, Pitt-- 3 games, no starts. 6-16 for 69 yards.

-- Marc Bulger, 6th, NO-- 36-24 in his first 60 starts, 5-30 in his last 35. Martz chose him over Kurt Warner; Rams haven't recovered in decade since.

-- Spergon Wynn, 6th Clev-- 0-3 as starter. Completed 46.1% of passes for 585 yards. Where is the genius who took Wynn over Brady?

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud........

13) Friend of mine who played a ton of football in his life had this comment about Peyton Manning throwing the ball with a 41-20 lead at the 2:00 warning Sunday: “If you don’t like it, play harder.” I defer to his opinion, seeing as he knows more football than anyone I know, and is an Arizona Cardinal fan.

12) Broncos saved $3.25M on next year’s salary cap by dumping kicker Prater now; they also had to give Giants a 7th-round draft pick for Brandon McManus, their new kicker. Had they cut McManus, Giants would’ve gotten bupkus, but they dealt McManus to Denver because they thought the Eagles were going to sign him if he was available and they didn’t want that.

11) Detroit Lions are 4-12 on field goals this year (0-6 from 40-49 yards) and they play home games in a dome; they should’ve signed Prater before this even gets posted. We’ll see.

10) Cal 60, Washington State 59— Wazzu QB Connor Halliday was 49-74 for a I-A record 734 yards passing late Saturday, but the Coogs lost when they missed a 19-yard FG at the gun. How do you gain over 800 yards in regulation and lose?

Cal ran two kicks bad for TDs in this game; Washington State fired its special teams coach on Monday- the defensive coordinator was spared.

9) Florida 10, Tennessee 9—This game was painful to watch, like watching two tired, drunken fighters try to land a haymaker on the other. Tennessee has an excuse, they’re a very young team. Florida is just ugly to watch and now that QB Murphy has been accused in an off-field incident, they might be even worse moving forward. SEC is not deep at all at quarterback.

8) Thru five games, Eagles have 11 offensive TDs and seven return TDs. Lot of teams don’t get seven return TDs in an entire season. Philly blocked punt for a TD on opponents’ first possession in each of their last two games.

7) This from Manish Mehta of New York Daily News, written before Sunday’s debacle in San Diego:

“(Jets GM John) Idzik works under rolling deadlines, apparently immune or oblivious to the realities of frustrated PSL owners doling out big money for a diminished product. The Jets have the sixth-highest average non-premium ticket price in the NFL ($105.66), 25% more than the league average ($84.43), according to teammarketingreport.com, yet the team has the lowest cash payroll ($95.2 million), according to spotrac.com.”

6) Syracuse lost its last three games to Maryland-Notre Dame-Louisville, so a scapegoat had to be found; it is OC George McDonald, who is now former OC. Tim Lester takes his place calling plays; good luck there, with starting QB Terrel Hunt now out 4-6 weeks with a broken leg.

5) Mike Scifres has been the Chargers’ punter for 12 years now; he’s appeared in 171 career games. He punted in college at Western Illinois, but when he was in high school in Louisiana, he was his team’s kicker, but not its punter.

How many NFL punters didn’t punt in high school? His team’s punter by the way, was future Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed.

4) Six QB’s were drafted ahead of Tom Brady in 2000. Six. Check the table up above for details, but if you think scouting/drafting is an exact science, think again.

3) It should be noted that when the 49ers drafted Joe Montana in the 3rd round in 1979, Bill Walsh preferred his old Stanford QB Steve Dils to Montana. 49er scouting guru Vinny Cerrano got the last word, though and Niners drafted Montana. Lucky for them.

2) Yusmiero Petit has had an interesting season; not only was he the winning pitcher in the 2nd-ever 18-inning playoff game (throwing 6.1 scoreless innings) he also set a major league record earlier this summer when he retired 47 consecutive batters, an obscure but very cool record.

1) So who knew that through five weeks, the Cleveland Browns would be the NFL’s most interesting team? All four of their games have seen winning points score in the last 1:09 of the game and all without Johnny Manziel doing one significant thing, other than congratulating his teammates. And making Snickers commercials.

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MLB
Dunkel

LA Dodgers at St. Louis
The Cardinals look to follow up last night's 3-1 win and come into today's contest with a 13-3 record in their last 16 games as a home underdog. St. Louis is the pick (+165) according to Dunkel, which has the Cardinals favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+165). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7

Game 929-930: LA Dodgers at St. Louis (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 14.587; St. Louis (Miller) 15.662
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 7
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-185); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+165); Over

Game 931-932: Washington at San Francisco (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Gonzalez) 15.778; San Francisco (Vogelsong) 14.302
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Washington (-130); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-130); Under




MLB
Long Sheet

Tuesday, October 7

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LA DODGERS (95 - 70) at ST LOUIS (92 - 73) - 5:05 PM
CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. SHELBY MILLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 198-146 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 112-60 (+24.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 69-44 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 112-60 (+24.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 42-31 (+8.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 23-14 (+10.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
LA DODGERS are 47-33 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
LA DODGERS are 49-33 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 70-50 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 47-22 (+19.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
KERSHAW is 23-5 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
KERSHAW is 45-17 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
KERSHAW is 23-5 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 45-45 (-8.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-5 (+1.2 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.8 Units)

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
KERSHAW is 5-8 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.11 and a WHIP of 1.298.
His team's record is 8-10 (-5.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-9. (-2.0 units)

SHELBY MILLER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
MILLER is 0-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 7.84 and a WHIP of 1.839.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)

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WASHINGTON (97 - 68) at SAN FRANCISCO (91 - 75) - 9:05 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. RYAN VOGELSONG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 91-75 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 91-75 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
VOGELSONG is 26-18 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 97-68 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 97-68 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
GONZALEZ is 60-33 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 60-33 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 40-19 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 56-59 (-19.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 20-31 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 46-51 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-6 (-0.7 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
GONZALEZ is 2-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.59 and a WHIP of 1.320.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-4. (-1.5 units)

RYAN VOGELSONG vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
VOGELSONG is 1-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 7.94 and a WHIP of 1.897.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, October 7

Giants-Nationals
Gonzalez is 4-1, 2.48 in his last five starts, 0-0, 4.50 in two postseason starts. He didn't pitch against the Giants this season.

Vogelsong is 0-4, 6.51 in his last five starts, but 3-0, 1.09 in four playoff starts. He is 0-1, 7.15 in two starts vs Washington this season. .

Washington won nine of last ten road games, including last five in row; they are 14-5 in last 19 games overall.

Giants won 10 of last 11 playoff games, five of its last six games overall, allowing eleven runs.

Gonzalez 16-11.........11-27 first inning
Vogelsong 15-17........7-32 first inning

Dodgers-Cardinals
Kershaw is pitching on three days' rest; he is 1-4, 5.20 in seven career playoff starts, 7-1, 3.02 in his last eight starts overall, 1-0, 1.93 in two starts against the Cardinals this season.

Miller is 2-0, 1.78 in his last five starts, but hasn't pitched since September 23; he is making first postseason start. Miller allowed three runs in 4.1 IP in three postseason relief appearances; he allowed six runs in six IP vs LA this season.

Dodgers won six of last eight games, scoring 45 runs in last seven; they're 3-4 in their last seven road games. Their bullpen is struggling.

St Louis won three of last four games, five of last six at home.

Kershaw 23-5...........5-28 first inning
Miller 15-16.............4-31 first inning




MLB

Tuesday, October 7

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Trend Report
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5:07 PM
LA DODGERS vs. ST. LOUIS
LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games

9:07 PM
WASHINGTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

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Nats look to stay alive

October 7, 2014


WASHINGTON NATIONALS (97-68) at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (91-75)

National League Division Series
Game 4 - San Francisco leads series 2-1
First pitch: Tuesday, 9:05 p.m. ET
Sportsbook.ag Line & Total: Washington -120, San Francisco +110, Total: 6.5

After staving off elimination on Monday, the Nationals look to tie up this NL Divisional Series on Tuesday night with another win on the road against the Giants.

Washington has done well during this series at keeping San Francisco's offense in check, allowing a mere six runs in the three contests, but has not been clicking on offense as the club has tallied just seven total runs. The Nats earned their first victory of this series on Monday night by a score of 4-1 when they got a big performance from Doug Fister (7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 K's) and aided him with six hits and scored all their runs after the seventh inning. OF Bryce Harper hit his second homer of the postseason in the ninth inning and has scored three of the team's seven runs thus far.

The Giants displayed some great pitching in the first two games of this series, while looking to be on the way to another one on Monday as Madison Bumgarner threw six scoreless innings before he committed a throwing error which derailed the team and ended up leading to three runs. Their batters could not get anything going in Game 3, as they were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position while getting their lone run on a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning. C Buster Posey has a hit in each of the first four games of this postseason, going 7-for-19 with 2 RBI overall. Getting the start in this crucial game for the Nationals will be LHP Gio Gonzalez (10-10, 3.57 ERA in regular season) as he goes up against RHP Ryan Vogelsong (8-13, 4.00 ERA in regular season) for the host Giants.

With Tuesday’s road victory, Washington pushed its record away from home to 46-36 (.561) while San Francisco’s AT&T Park record dropped to 45-37 (.549) on the year. The Nationals should also feel confident they can earn another victory against their opponent, as they are 14-8 in this series over the past three seasons while going 7-4 when on the road. The only injury of note for Washington is that of OF Nate McLouth (shoulder) who is out for the season, while the trio of 2B Marco Scutaro (back), OF Michael Morse (oblique) and OF Angel Pagan (back) are all injured for the Nationals.

Gio Gonzalez did not have the best season of his career, but he was still very effective, posting his fifth straight season with a sub-3.60 ERA while striking out at least 8.8 batters per nine innings. In 2014, he mowed down 9.2 batters per nine and showed career-best control (3.2 BB/9) while allowing a mere 10 homers in his 158.2 innings on the mound (0.57 HR/9). Over his seven years as a starter, Gonzalez has pitched in just two playoff games, which both came in 2012 when he was 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA and brutal 1.70 WHIP as the result of far too many walks (11) in his 10 frames. He has been tremendous in his career against the Giants though, going 2-2 (team is 4-3) with a 2.59 ERA and 1.32 WHIP, while giving up a meager one run on eight hits over his past two starts (11.1 IP).

SS Brandon Crawford (2-for-6, 1 HR, 2 RBI) is the only player to go deep against the lefty while OF Hunter Pence, C Buster Posey and 3B Pablo Sandoval have struggled to a combined 5-for-36 clip (.139) in the matchup. The relievers for Washington have gone 26-18 (.591) in 2014 with a 2.94 ERA and 1.19 WHIP, and are 45-for-62 (73%) in save chances. Drew Storen (1.12 ERA, 11 saves in regular season) has already given up four hits in his 1.1 innings in this series.

Ryan Vogelsong was an important part of this San Francisco rotation in the regular season, as he provided the team with a career-high 32 starts in which he showed the best control of his career (2.8 BB/9) while striking out 7.4 batters per nine innings. He unfortunately was not given much in the way of run support though, and was a meager 8-13. Vogelsong has thrived in postseason play in his career, going 3-0 with a 1.09 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 7.7 K/9, and did not allow a home run in his 24.2 innings spanning four starts, all in 2012.

Against the Nationals, Vogelsong is 1-2 with a dreadful 6.16 ERA and 1.63 WHIP over nine games (5 starts) while walking 15 batters in just 30.2 innings of work. SS Ian Desmond (4-for-10, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 HR, 6 RBI) has been very productive in his time in this matchup, while OF Bryce Harper (1-for-8) has not been able to figure out the righty. The Giants’ bullpen is an outstanding 33-14 (.702) this year with a 2.97 ERA and 1.06 WHIP while saving 48-of-66 (73%) games. Closer Santiago Casilla (1.70 ERA, 19 saves in regular season) has pitched two scoreless innings in this series so far, while not allowing a hit and getting one save.

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Kershaw to go on short rest in Game 4

October 6, 2014


ST. LOUIS (AP) - Don Mattingly decided not to postpone the intrigue over Clayton Kershaw.

The Los Angeles Dodgers manager said Monday he'll go with Kershaw on three days' rest in Game 4 of their NL Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Mattingly made the announcement before Game 3 in a best-of-five series tied at a game apiece. He added he ''pretty much knew'' he'd go that way with his ace before the series started.

Kershaw is set to pitch Tuesday night. Mattingly said Zack Greinke would start a potential Game 5 on regular rest Thursday in Los Angeles.

Kershaw is the heavy favorite to win a third NL Cy Young and won on short rest in the NL Division Series last year, beating the Braves in the series clincher. That's the only time he's pitched on three days' rest in his career.

But he's been pummeled his last two times in the postseason by the Cardinals, and surrendered eight runs in 6 2-3 innings while blowing a five-run lead in Game 1.

Mattingly said Kershaw had bounced back mentally as well as physically, and noted the lefty came back strong last fall the start after he pitched on three days' rest, a 1-0 loss to St. Louis in the NL Championship Series.

''It's Clayton Kershaw. I hate to say it like that,'' Mattingly said. ''These kind of guys don't curl up and go away. So, this is a different cat.''

Mattingly had previously penciled in Dan Haren for Game 4. Hyun-Jin Ryu was set to start Game 3 against John Lackey of the Cardinals and Haren was available in long relief if needed.

Ryu made his first start since Sept. 12, when he injured his shoulder.

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Preview: Dodgers (94-68) at Cardinals (90-72)
Game: 4
Venue:Busch Stadium
Date: October 07, 2014 1:00 PM EDT


Don Mattingly felt confident having Clayton Kershaw on the mound to protect the Los Angeles Dodgers' five-run lead in the opener of the NL Division Series.

Even after the likely Cy Young Award winner and possible MVP failed in another tough outing against the St. Louis Cardinals, Mattingly feels just as confident sending his ace to the hill with the Dodgers' season on the line in Game 4 on Tuesday.

After all, Kershaw is 2-0 with a 0.47 ERA in three career starts, including the postseason, on three days' rest.

"He's back to business, it's Clayton Kershaw," Mattingly said. "You don't win four ERA titles and end up going to win three out of the last four Cy Youngs - could have won all four of them - just by anything goes bad, you just curl up and go away. These guys go to work, they come back. They keep working and they keep going."

The left-hander had a 6-1 lead in the sixth inning of Game 1 on Friday, but the Cardinals scored eight times in the seventh and tagged Kershaw for eight runs in 6 2-3 innings in a 10-9 win.

Kershaw has allowed 15 runs over 10 2-3 innings in his last two postseason starts against St. Louis, which beat Kershaw 9-0 in Game 6 of last year's NLCS to advance to the World Series.

He'll need a much better effort this time around with the Dodgers facing elimination after falling 3-1 in Monday's Game 3. Kershaw is 0-4 with a 6.28 ERA in his last five starts at Busch Stadium, including two losses in the LCS last season.

"There's always something to prove. This game is very humbling," said Kershaw, 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA in the regular season. "I try not to look at all the numbers and all the stats, just try to go out and try to win a game for us (Tuesday). You try to stay on as even keel as you possibly can and just prepare for the next one."

Los Angeles tied the score in Game 3 on a double by Hanley Ramirez in the sixth, but Kolten Wong's two-run homer in the seventh put the Cardinals on the brink of advancing to a fourth straight NLCS.

Matt Carpenter also homered and added a double, making him the first player in postseason history to have one of each in three straight games. St. Louis finished last in the NL with 105 homers in the regular season, but it has hit six in this series.

All three of Carpenter's blasts have come off left-handers - including his sixth-inning shot against Kershaw in Game 1 - after he took just two lefties deep in the entire regular season.

St. Louis now turns to Shelby Miller to help it dispose of the Dodgers. Miller will be making his first career postseason start after going 10-9 with a 3.74 ERA in 31 starts and one relief appearance in the regular season.

The right-hander last pitched Sept. 23, when he allowed three runs on a pair of homers in 4 1-3 innings of St. Louis' 4-3, 10-inning loss to the Chicago Cubs. Miller's only start against the Dodgers this season didn't go well either, as he allowed six runs in five innings of a 6-0 loss June 29.

"I know I'll be nervous, excited," Miller said. "I feel like it's an awesome opportunity to get to pitch in games like this. My whole life I've been excited and been waiting for this kind of opportunity.

"I think the biggest thing is just take it all in and just fight for my teammates."

Adrian Gonzalez is 4 for 7 with a homer off Miller, and Yasiel Puig has a double in two at_bats. Puig struck out seven straight times in this series before hitting a triple to lead off the sixth Monday.

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Preview: Nationals (96-66) at Giants (87-74)
Game: 4
Venue: AT&T Park
Date: October 07, 2014 9:07 PM EDT


The Washington Nationals caught the break they needed to stave off elimination in the best-of-five NL division series.

Gio Gonzalez will try to help send it back east for a decisive fifth game by continuing his success against the San Francisco Giants.

Having snapped San Francisco's NL-record postseason win streak, Gonzalez and the Nationals look to stay alive Tuesday night when they oppose 2012 postseason hero Ryan Vogelsong in Game 4 at AT&T Park.

Including a 2-1, 18-inning home loss in Saturday's Game 2, Washington went 21 consecutive innings without scoring before breaking through in the seventh Monday en route to a 4-1 victory that cut its series deficit to 2-1.

The Nationals pushed across two runs on Madison Bumgarner's throwing error before Bryce Harper hit his second home run of the series in the ninth, helping Washington end the Giants' 10-game playoff winning streak.

"We just needed one break," closer Drew Storen said after allowing one run in the ninth. "It's been a tough couple innings here to start and we got our break. It's just a matter of building on it, and we live to see another day."

Gonzalez (10-10, 3.57 ERA) is coming off a strong close to the regular season ahead of his third career postseason start. He's held opponents to three earned runs or less in his last seven outings, going 4-1 with a 2.36 ERA.

The left-hander struggled while failing to earn a decision in two starts against St. Louis in the 2012 NLDS, allowing a combined five runs with 11 walks over just 10 innings.

Gonzalez displayed excellent command down the stretch in 2014, striking out 27 while walking three over his last four starts. He did not face the Giants this season, though he's gone 1-0 with a 1.46 ERA in four meetings since the start of 2011.

Hunter Pence (1 for 12), Pablo Sandoval (1 for 10) and Buster Posey (3 for 14) haven't fared well against him, but Brandon Crawford is 2 for 6 with a home run and two RBIs.

Sandoval went 2 for 4 on Monday, extending his postseason hitting streak to 14 games - the longest in Giants playoff history. Brandon Belt added two hits, leaving him 7 for 17 with a home run and five RBIs in these playoffs.

The Giants, however, have totaled three runs while batting .159 - including 1 for 14 with runners in scoring position - over 27 innings in the past two games. Crawford, Joe Panik and Gregor Blanco are a combined 0 for 29 over that stretch.

San Francisco didn't provide Vogelsong (8-13, 4.00) with much support last month, totaling three runs in his five starts. The right-hander certainly didn't help matters by posting a 5.53 ERA while going 0-4 in that span.

Vogelsong could turn things around by pitching as well as he did during the club's 2012 run to the World Series title. He went 3-0 with a 1.09 ERA in four starts that postseason, including 5 2-3 innings in a 2-0 win at Detroit in Game 3 of the Series.

"It would have been nice to finish it up (Monday), but these are the times you play this game for," the 37-year-old said.

Vogelsong, though, is 1-2 with a 7.94 ERA in five career starts versus Washington after giving up nine runs and 13 hits over 11 1-3 combined innings in two outings this season - both San Francisco losses.

Ian Desmond is 3 for 6 with a home run, triple and four RBIs when facing him in 2014, but Harper has gone 1 for 8 with four strikeouts all-time in the matchup. Anthony Rendon is 7 for 15 in this series after adding two more hits Monday.

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2014 MLB Playoff Results

October 7, 2014


Overall Results:

-- Underdogs are 9-5

-- Run-Line Favorites are 3-2

-- Road teams are 9-5

-- The 'Under' is 8-6

American League Divisional Series

Baltimore wins series 3-0

Kansas City wins series 3-0

Detroit vs. Baltimore

Game Matchup Score Favorite-Underdog Over-Under

1 Detroit at Baltimore (+110) 12-3 Underdog Over 7

2 Detroit at Baltimore (-120) 7-6 Favorite Over 7 ½

3 Baltimore (+155) at Detroit 2-1 Underdog Under 7 ½


Kansas City vs. Los Angeles

Game Matchup Score Favorite-Underdog Over-Under

1 Kansas City (+165) at Los Angeles 3-2 (11) Underdog Under 7 ½

2 Kansas City (+155) at Los Angeles 4-1 (11) Underdog Under 7

3 Los Angeles at Kansas City (-120) 8-3 Favorite Over 7


National League Divisional Series

San Francisco vs. Washington

Game Matchup Score Favorite-Underdog Over-Under

1 San Francisco (+165) at Washington 3-2 Underdog Under 7

2 San Francisco (+180) at Washington 2-1 (18) Underdog Under 7

3 Washington (+120) at San Francisco 4-1 Underdog Under 6 ½

4 Washington at San Francisco - - -

5 San Francisco at Washington - - -


St. Louis vs. Los Angeles

Game Matchup Score Favorite-Underdog Over-Under

1 St. Louis (+165) at Los Angeles 10-9 Underdog Over 6

2 St. Louis at Los Angeles (-170) 3-2 Favorite Under 7

3 Los Angeles at St. Louis (-105) 3-1 Favorite Under 7 ½

4 Los Angeles at St. Louis - - -

5 St. Louis at Los Angeles - - -


Wild Card

Wild Card Game

Game Matchup Score Favorite-Underdog Over-Under

AL Oakland at Kansas City (+100) 9-8 (12) Underdog Over 6 ½

NL San Francisco (-110) at Pittsburgh 8-0 Favorite Over 6 ½

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MLB

Tuesday, October 7

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Tuesday's MLB Playoff betting preview
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Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals (+156, 6.5)

The Los Angeles Dodgers turn to their ace in an effort to stave off elimination when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals for Game 4 of their National League Division Series on Tuesday. Clayton Kershaw gets the start on short rest as NL West champion Los Angeles finds itself down 2-1 in the best-of-five matchup after dropping a 3-1 decision in Game 3. The Dodgers received a strong six-inning effort from Hyun-Jin Ryu and forged a tie on Hanley Ramirez's RBI double in the sixth before Kolten Wong belted a two-run homer off Scott Elbert a frame later.

Matt Carpenter continued his offensive onslaught with a double and a solo blast as he improved to 6-for-12 with three doubles, three homers and seven RBIs in the series. The NL Central-champion Cardinals have had their way with several Los Angeles pitchers, pounding Kershaw for eight runs in the series opener while reaching the relief trio of Elbert, J.P. Howell and Pedro Baez for a total of six runs in 3 1/3 innings. With a victory Tuesday, St. Louis advances to the NL Championship Series for the fourth consecutive year.

TV: 5:07 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1

LINE HISTORY: The Cards opened +152 home dogs and moved to +173, before being adjusted to +156. The total has held at 6.5.

WEATHER: Wind will blow out to right field at 13 mph at Busch Stadium. Temperatures will be in the mid-70s.

POWER RANKINGS: Dodgers (-199), Cardinals (-192)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers LH Clayton Kershaw (0-1, 10.80 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Shelby Miller (2014 regular season: 10-9, 3.74)

Kershaw gets the chance to redeem himself on three days' rest after imploding in the seventh inning of his series-opening loss. The overwhelming favorite to win his second straight Cy Young Award and third in four years, he entered the frame with a 6-2 lead but allowed hits to six of the eight batters he faced before being lifted and ultimately was charged with eight runs in 6 2/3 innings. The 26-year-old Kershaw also pitched on three days' rest in last year's NLDS, yielding two unearned runs and three hits over six innings in a no-decision against Atlanta.

Miller will be making his first career postseason start after allowing three runs over 4 1/3 innings in three relief appearances over the previous two years. The Houston native, who is three days shy of his 24th birthday, has not lost since Aug. 11 - going 2-0 over his final eight starts of the regular season. Miller, who made his only relief appearance of the campaign against the Dodgers on July 20, fell to 1-1 in five games - three starts - versus the club after surrendering six runs over five frames in a loss at Los Angeles on June 29.

TRENDS:

* Dodgers are 1-4 in Kershaw's last five road starts vs. Cardinals.
* Dodgers are 6-0 in their last six during game 4 of a series.
* Cardinals are 7-0 in their last seven home games vs. a left-handed starter.
* Over is 8-1 in Miller's last nine starts vs. National League West.

CONSENSUS: According to Consensus, 58.67 percent of bettors are supporting the Dodgers.



Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants (+120, 6.5)

Bryce Harper has provided the fireworks while Anthony Rendon has been far more consistent during the Washington Nationals' first three contests of the postseason. The duo will need more of the same if Washington hopes to stave off elimination when it visits the San Francisco Giants for Game 4 of their National League Division Series on Tuesday. Harper belted his second solo homer of the set to put an exclamation point on the Nationals' 4-1 win on Monday while Rendon added two singles to improve to 7-for-15 in the postseason.

When considering playoff success, look no further than Pablo Sandoval. The Giants' mammoth star ripped a pair of singles to extend his postseason hitting streak to 14 games, which is one shy of the NL record set by Atlanta's Marquis Grissom (1995-96) and three short of Hank Bauer (1956-58), Derek Jeter (1998-99) and Manny Ramirez (2003-04) for the major-league mark. Sandoval is just 1-for-10 in his career versus Tuesday starter Gio Gonzalez, while Harper has struck out four times while going 1-for-8 against San Francisco's Ryan Vogelsong.

TV: 9:07 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1

LINE HISTORY: The Giants opened as +111 home dogs and are now +120. The total has held at 6.5.

WEATHER: Temperatures will be in the low-60s and wind will blow out to dead-centerfield at 11 mph.

POWER RANKINGS: Nationals (-199), Giants (-184)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Nationals LH Gio Gonzalez (10-10, 3.57 ERA) vs. Giants RH Ryan Vogelsong (8-13, 4.00)

Gonzalez finished the regular season with a flourish, winning four of his final five starts - highlighted by a 3-0 triumph over the New York Mets on Sept. 25 in which he allowed one hit and struck out a career-high 12 over seven innings. The 29-year-old recorded a 2.48 ERA in September, which is over a full run less than the mark he posted this season. Gonzalez owns a 2-2 career record versus the Giants but did not face them this season as he missed the series in June due to shoulder inflammation while his turn in the rotation didn't come to pass during the three-game set in Washington from Aug. 22-24.

While Gonzalez excelled in the final month, Vogelsong limped to an 0-4 mark with a 5.53 ERA in September. The 37-year-old permitted four runs for the third straight outing en route to a 4-1 setback to San Diego on Sept. 26. Vogelsong was blitzed for six runs in as many innings of a 9-2 loss to Washington on June 9 before receiving a no-decision after allowing three runs and four hits in 5 1/3 frames on Aug. 24.

TRENDS:

* Giants are 1-4 in their last five games with Hunter Wendelstedt behind home plate.
* Over is 3-1-1 in Vogelsong's last five starts vs. Nationals.
* Nationals are 5-0 in their last five road games.
* Giants are 2-8 in Vogelsong's last 10 home starts.

CONSENSUS: According to Consensus, 53.9 percent of bettors are behind the Nats.

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MLB

Tuesday, October 7


Giants struggling with Tuesday's home plate umpire

The San Francisco Giants are 1-4 in their last five ball games with Hunter Wendelstedt behind home plate and he'll be calling balls and strikes in Game 4 as the Giants host the Washington Nationals Tuesday.

The Giants are currently +120 home underdogs with Ryan Vogelsong on the bump, while the Nats are -130 road faves and hand the ball to Gio Gonzalez.

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Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

10/06/14 3-*1-*0 75.00% +*1080 Detail

10/05/14 4-*0-*0 100.00% +*2290 Detail

10/04/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% +310 Detail

10/03/14 6-*2-*0 75.00% +*2395 Detail

10/02/14 2-*2-*0 50.00% -*450 Detail

10/01/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

09/30/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

Totals 20-*6-*0 76.92% +7625




Rated Plays Only Record:


5 - 2 ........ + 3.00.......*****

7 - 2..........+ 15.60 ......Double Play

7 - 3 .........+ 10.27.....Triple Play

1 - 0 .........+ 4.72.......Grand Slam


Tuesday, October 7

Game Score Status Pick Amount

LA Dodgers - 5:00 PM ET St. Louis +143 500 DOUBLE PLAY

St. Louis - Over 6.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY

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MLB
Short Sheet

Tuesday, October 7


LA Dodgers at St Louis, 5:05 ET
Kershaw: 23-5 TSR as a favorite of -110 or higher
Miller: ST LOUIS is 30-19 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive unders

Washington at San Francisco, 9:05 ET
Gonzalez: 48-20 TSR as a favorite of -125 to -175
Vogelsong: 36-18 TSR UNDER when the total is 7 or less

TSR = Team Start Record

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MLB

Tuesday, October 7


Trend shows Cards having trouble in clinching games

The St. Louis Cardinals have an opportunity to close out their NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at home Tuesday, but trends are showing they haven't had the easiest time doing that.

The Cards are 3-5 in their last eight series clinching games over the previous two postseasons.

St. Louis is currently home -155 faves on the moneyline with a total of 6.5.


Vogelsong coming into Game 4 ice cold

The San Francisco Giants are sending Ryan Vogelsong to the mound in the hopes he can reverse his cold streak as of late. The rightie is 0-3 with a 5.06 ERA in his last three starts.

The Giants have not fared any better, going 2-8 in Vogelsong's past 10 starts.

'Vogey' and the Giants are currently +125 home dogs.


AT&T Park most pitcher friendly park in playoffs

AT&T Park is officially the top pitcher friendly ballpark left in the postseason. In the past 11 games in San Francisco, the under has cashed in eight times with an average run count of 5.5.

Batters at the home of the Giants have a .245 batting average and a .298 OBP through the regular season.

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Evening Picks:


Washington - 9:00 PM ET San Francisco +125 500 *****

San Francisco - Over 6.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY

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Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

10/07/14 2-*2-*0 50.00% +*240 Detail

10/06/14 3-*1-*0 75.00% +*1080 Detail

10/05/14 4-*0-*0 100.00% +*2290 Detail

10/04/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% +310 Detail

10/03/14 6-*2-*0 75.00% +*2395 Detail

10/02/14 2-*2-*0 50.00% -*450 Detail

10/01/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

09/30/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail


Totals 22-*8-*0 73.33 % +78.65


Rated Plays Only Record:


6 - 2 ........ + 4.25.......*****

8 - 4..........+ 14.46 ......Double Play

7 - 3 .........+ 10.27.....Triple Play

1 - 0 .........+ 4.72.......Grand Slam