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**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 02:55 AM

MLB RUNLINE

MLB > (923) CHI WHITE SOX@ (924) KANSAS CITY | 2015-09-05 19:10:00 - 2015-09-05 19:10:00
Play ON KANSAS CITY using the in All games when playing with a day off
The record is 29 Wins and 9 Losses for the last two seasons (+26.7 units)

MLB > (927) TEXAS@ (928) LA ANGELS | 2015-09-05 21:05:00 - 2015-09-05 21:05:00
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The record is 42 Wins and 16 Losses for the this season (+21.5 units)

MLB > (911) SAN FRANCISCO@ (912) COLORADO | 2015-09-05 20:10:00 - 2015-09-05 20:10:00
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The record is 9 Wins and 20 Losses for the last three seasons (-21.6 units)

MLB > (913) LA DODGERS@ (914) SAN DIEGO | 2015-09-05 20:40:00 - 2015-09-05 20:40:00
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The record is 16 Wins and 34 Losses for the this season (-22.2 units)

MLB > (921) MINNESOTA@ (922) HOUSTON | 2015-09-05 19:10:00 - 2015-09-05 19:10:00
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The record is 74 Wins and 37 Losses for the last two seasons (+36.05 units)

MLB > (907) NY METS@ (908) MIAMI | 2015-09-05 19:10:00 - 2015-09-05 19:10:00
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The record is 44 Wins and 24 Losses for the last two seasons (+25.75 units)

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 02:56 AM

MLB TOTALS

MLB > (901) MILWAUKEE@ (902) CINCINNATI | 2015-09-05 13:10:00 - 2015-09-05 13:10:00
Play UNDER MILWAUKEE on the total in Road games in September games
The record is 3 Overs and 21 Unders for the last three seasons (+17.6 units)

MLB > (929) PHILADELPHIA@ (930) BOSTON | 2015-09-05 16:05:00 - 2015-09-05 16:05:00
Play OVER BOSTON on the total in All games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season
The record is 19 Overs and 5 Unders for the this season (+14.35 units)

MLB > (905) PITTSBURGH@ (906) ST LOUIS | 2015-09-05 16:05:00 - 2015-09-05 16:05:00
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The record is 13 Overs and 34 Unders for the this season (+18.7 units)

MLB > (913) LA DODGERS@ (914) SAN DIEGO | 2015-09-05 20:40:00 - 2015-09-05 20:40:00
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The record is 78 Overs and 51 Unders for the this season (+26.2 units)

MLB > (925) SEATTLE@ (926) OAKLAND | 2015-09-05 21:05:00 - 2015-09-05 21:05:00
Play OVER OAKLAND on the total in All games against division opponents
The record is 34 Overs and 17 Unders for the this season (+16.6 units)

MLB > (911) SAN FRANCISCO@ (912) COLORADO | 2015-09-05 20:10:00 - 2015-09-05 20:10:00
Play OVER SAN FRANCISCO on the total in Road games against right-handed starters
The record is 31 Overs and 15 Unders for the this season (+15.5 units)

MLB > (917) BALTIMORE@ (918) TORONTO | 2015-09-05 13:05:00 - 2015-09-05 13:05:00
Play UNDER BALTIMORE on the total in Road games against left-handed starters
The record is 10 Overs and 28 Unders for the last two seasons (+17.25 units)

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 02:58 AM

MLB TOTALS

MLB > (901) MILWAUKEE @ (902) CINCINNATI | 2015-09-05 13:10:00 - 2015-09-05 13:10:00
Line: MILWAUKEE BTB PowerLine: MILWAUKEE127
Edge On: MILWAUKEE (22)

MLB > (905) PITTSBURGH @ (906) ST LOUIS | 2015-09-05 16:05:00 - 2015-09-05 16:05:00
Line: ST LOUIS-152 BTB PowerLine: ST LOUIS-188
Edge On: ST LOUIS (36)

MLB > (929) PHILADELPHIA @ (930) BOSTON | 2015-09-05 16:05:00 - 2015-09-05 16:05:00
Line: PHILADELPHIA BTB PowerLine: PHILADELPHIA-162
Edge On: PHILADELPHIA (18)

MLB > (909) ATLANTA @ (910) WASHINGTON | 2015-09-05 19:05:00 - 2015-09-05 19:05:00
Line: ATLANTA BTB PowerLine: ATLANTA-147
Edge On: ATLANTA (23)

MLB > (923) CHI WHITE SOX @ (924) KANSAS CITY | 2015-09-05 19:10:00 - 2015-09-05 19:10:00
Line: CHI WHITE SOX BTB PowerLine: CHI WHITE SOX-148
Edge On: CHI WHITE SOX (12)

MLB > (921) MINNESOTA @ (922) HOUSTON | 2015-09-05 19:10:00 - 2015-09-05 19:10:00
Line: MINNESOTA BTB PowerLine: MINNESOTA-180
Edge On: MINNESOTA (10)

MLB > (911) SAN FRANCISCO @ (912) COLORADO | 2015-09-05 20:10:00 - 2015-09-05 20:10:00
Line: SAN FRANCISCO BTB PowerLine: SAN FRANCISCO119
Edge On: SAN FRANCISCO (10)

MLB > (913) LA DODGERS @ (914) SAN DIEGO | 2015-09-05 20:40:00 - 2015-09-05 20:40:00
Line: LA DODGERS BTB PowerLine: LA DODGERS103
Edge On: LA DODGERS (12)

MLB > (927) TEXAS @ (928) LA ANGELS | 2015-09-05 21:05:00 - 2015-09-05 21:05:00
Line: TEXAS BTB PowerLine: TEXAS135
Edge On: TEXAS (30)

MLB > (925) SEATTLE @ (926) OAKLAND | 2015-09-05 21:05:00 - 2015-09-05 21:05:00
Line: OAKLAND+118 BTB PowerLine: OAKLAND-104
Edge On: OAKLAND (22)

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 03:03 AM

Baseball Capsules

September 5, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) Sizzling rookie Luis Severino won his third straight start and Alex Rodriguez hit his 681st career home run, sending the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Friday night for their sixth win in seven games.

Brian McCann and Greg Bird also homered for the Yankees, who hold the top AL wild-card spot and are trying to catch East-leading Toronto. New York won with just four hits - an infield tapper and three long balls.

Evan Longoria hit his third homer in two games for the Rays, still on the edge of the wild-card race.

The 40-year-old Rodriguez gave the Yankees the lead with a two-run drive in the second inning and the 21-year-old Severino kept them ahead.

Severino (3-2) hit 97 mph with his fastball and threw shutout ball until Longoria's homer in the sixth. The righty has a 2.04 ERA after his first six big league starts.

Jake Odorozzi (6-8) gave up five runs, three hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings.

CUBS 14, DIAMONDBACKS 5

CHICAGO (AP) - Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam in Chicago's eight-run fifth inning, and rookie Addison Russell homered twice for the first time in his career to back Jon Lester.

Javier Baez added a two-run shot - his first homer this season - and went 3 for 4 in his third game since his recall from the minors as the Cubs rolled to their third win in five following a four-game losing streak.

Rizzo's 28th homer was his second career grand slam. Russell has three homers in his last four games and 12 this season.

Lester (9-10) was staked to an early lead and rebounded after being hit hard in two of three prior starts. The left-hander's command wasn't razor sharp, but good enough as he allowed two runs on five hits in five innings before four Cubs relievers finished.

Arizona rookie Zack Godley (4-1) gave up six runs, four hits and six walks in 3 2/3 innings.

INDIANS 8, TIGERS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Jerry Sands homered, tripled and scored twice and Josh Tomlin pitched a four-hitter to lead Cleveland.

The Indians have won 10 of 14 as they try to stay in the American League wild-card race. Detroit has lost seven of eight and been outscored 71-21 in that stretch.

Tomlin (4-1) was moved up a day after scheduled starter Corey Kluber couldn't overcome a hamstring strain sustained in a bullpen session earlier in the week. He allowed one run on four hits and a walk while striking out five. His last complete game was June 28, 2014 in Seattle.

Kyle Lobstein (3-6), who had been sidelined since May 23 with a shoulder injury, allowed six runs on eight hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings.

ORIOLES 10, BLUE JAYS 2

TORONTO (AP) - Chris Davis hit two home runs to take the major league lead with 40, Matt Wieters and Adam Jones both connected and Baltimore cruised past Toronto.

Ubaldo Jimenez (10-9) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the victory as the Orioles won consecutive games for the first time since beating Oakland on Aug. 16-17.

Toronto's lead atop the AL East shrank to one-half game as the second-place New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay 5-2.

Davis opened the scoring by leading off the second inning with a second-deck drive to right, then broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run shot in the sixth. Both homers came off Blue Jays right-hander Drew Hutchison (13-3).

Davis moved past Seattle's Nelson Cruz for the home-run lead.

RED SOX 7, PHILLIES 5

BOSTON (AP) - Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer and David Ortiz an RBI double in Boston's four-run seventh inning as Joe Kelly won his seventh straight start.

Mookie Betts added an RBI double for Boston, which entered the weekend 10-1-2 in its last 13 series against the Phillies.

Odubel Herrera had a two-run homer and three hits for Philadelphia.

Kelly (9-6) gave up two runs on five hits in six innings. He's the first Red Sox pitcher since Josh Beckett in 2007 to win seven consecutive starts.

Robbie Ross Jr. struck out Ryan Howard for the final out of his first career save after closer Jean Machi gave up three runs in the ninth.

Leading 3-2, Boston broke it open in the seventh, chasing Adam Morgan (5-5).

NATIONALS 5 BRAVES 2, 10 innings

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michael Taylor had a pinch-hit three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift Washington.

Bryce Harper, who hit his 32nd homer in the first inning, singled off Matt Marksberry (0-3) leading off the 10th. Reliever Brandon Cunniff came on and Ryan Zimmerman grounded a single up the middle, sending Harper to third.

Taylor, who missed the last two games with a sore right knee, batted for Jonathan Papelbon and hit a 1-0 pitch over the wall in left-center for his 14th home run.

Washington tied the score on Matt den Dekker's RBI single with two outs in the ninth.

Papelbon (3-1), in his longest outing of the season, pitched two scoreless innings.

Freddie Freeman had three hits for the Braves, who have lost 10 in a row for the first time since 2006.

ASTROS 8, TWINS 0

HOUSTON (AP) - Collin McHugh went 7 2/3 innings and Hank Conger hit a grand slam as the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 8-0 on Friday night.

McHugh (15-7) gave up seven hits and struck out six in picking up his second straight win. McHugh has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last six starts.

Colby Rasmus had two hits, including a monstrous two-run homer into the upper deck in right field in the second inning to give the Astros a 3-0 lead.

Conger upped the lead to 7-0 with the grand slam in the fourth into the Crawford Boxes in left field. After Evan Gattis, Jed Lowrie and Carlos Gomez led off the inning with singles, Mike Pelfrey (6-9) struck out the next two hitters to set up Conger's second grand slam of the season.

WHITE SOX 12, ROYALS 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - John Danks threw a seven-hitter and Adam Eaton matched his career high with four hits, including a three-run homer, to lead Chicago.

Alexei Ramirez also had four hits - tying his career high - drove in two runs and scored three times. Tyler Flowers also hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning.

Eaton went back-to-back with Jose Abreu, his 25th, in a five-run eighth off Jeremy Guthrie.

Danks (7-12), who snapped a personal four-game losing streak, owns a 10-2 record in 21 career starts against the Royals. Three of his seven victories this season are over the AL Central-leading Royals.

After scoring 27 runs and notching 34 hits in crushing Detroit the previous two games, the Royals managed just seven hits off Danks.

The White Sox scored three runs in the first off Kris Medlen (3-1).

MARLINS 6, METS 5, 11 innings

MIAMI (AP) - Martin Prado's fifth hit of the game was a two-out double in the 11th inning that scored Christian Yelich from first base and gave the Miami Marlins a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.

The Mets tied the seesaw game with a run in the ninth but they stranded 13 runners, including three in the eighth and three more in the ninth.

Mets starter Jacob deGrom allowed nine hits and three runs in six innings. His ERA has climbed to 2.40 from 1.98 on Aug. 24, but he was in line for his 13th win before an uncharacteristically shaky showing by the bullpen in the seventh.

Rookie Michael Conforto, batting cleanup for the first time because injuries left the Mets short-handed, went 0 for 6 with an RBI. David Wright went 0 for 5.

PIRATES 9, CARDINALS 3

ST. LOUIS (AP) - J.A. Happ pitched seven scoreless innings and Starling Marte drove in three runs to lead Pittsburgh past St. Louis.

Happ allowed only three singles and won for the fourth time in six starts since being acquired from Seattle at the July 31 trade deadline. He retired 15 straight batters in one stretch, matched his season-high with eight strikeouts and walked none. Happ (4-1) lowered his ERA with the Pirates to 1.57.

Pittsburgh ended a four-game losing streak and cut St. Louis' lead in the NL Central to 5 1/2 games. It was the Pirates' fourth win in their last 17 games at Busch Stadium.

Carlos Martinez (13-7), pitching for the first time in eight days, gave up four runs and seven hits and three walks in five innings.

ROCKIES 2, GIANTS 1

DENVER (AP) - Nolan Arenado and Carlos Gonzalez hit consecutive homers in the first inning, backing a strong outing by Jorge De La Rosa, and Colorado handed San Francisco its seventh straight loss.

De La Rosa (9-6) allowed one run and six hits in seven innings. He didn't walk a batter and struck out seven. Two of the strikeouts came in the sixth inning, helping him get out of a jam and he induced an inning-ending double play grounder from Juan Perez after giving up a one-out single to Kelby Tomlinson in the seventh.

Chris Heston (11-9) went 5 2-3 innings for the Giants and allowed seven hits and two runs, both on the solo homers in the first.

John Axford worked a scorless ninth for his 19th save.

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 03:06 AM

LEADING OFF: Baez back in bigs, Goldschmidt returns a father

September 4, 2015

A look at what's happening all round the major leagues Saturday:

KID CUBBIE

The Cubs will look for more power from Javier Baez, a 22-year-old top prospect who was recalled from Triple-A Iowa earlier this week and hit his first homer on Friday. The slugger's all-or-nothing approach led to plenty of power with the Cubs in 2014, but just a .169 average. He was sent back to the minors this year, where he worked to tone down his swing, starting with shortening what used to be an exaggerated leg kick. The Cubs will face the Diamondbacks without OF/C Kyle Schwarber, out with a mild rib cage strain. Jake Arrieta (17-6, 2.11 ERA) makes his first appearance since no-hitting the Dodgers on Sunday.

PAPA GOLDY

Arizona gets back 1B Paul Goldschmidt, who has been out since Wednesday after he and his wife, Amy, welcomed their first child. Entering Friday night, Goldschmidt and the Brewers' Ryan Braun were the only players this year with at least 20 homers and 20 stolen bases.

IS MOORE BETTER?

Rays LHP Matt Moore will make his first start since being demoted to Triple-A Durham following a lackluster return from Tommy John surgery. An All-Star in 2013, Moore had the surgery early in the 2014 season and returned to the Rays this July, but posted an 8.78 ERA in six starts. He was demoted and struggled initially in Triple-A, too, but dominated in his last few outings, including a 16-strikeout performance against Columbus on Aug. 22. Nathan Eovaldi (14-2, 4.17) goes for the Yankees.

HEALTHY HOLLAND

The Rangers will look to LHP Derek Holland (2-1, 2.82) to continue the team's surprising postseason push. Holland has made three starts since returning from a four-month DL stint after tearing his left labrum in Texas' home opener. He pitched well in his first two outings, then busted out with 11 strikeouts in a shutout of the Orioles on Aug. 30.

30 FOR A-ROD?

Alex Rodriguez leads the Yankees against the Rays after hitting his 27th homer on Friday night, and the 40-year-old is closing in on his 15th season with 30-plus homers. Just four other players have hit 30-plus long balls after turning 39 - the last to do it were Barry Bonds and Steve Finley in 2004.

RESTED ROYALTY

Felix Hernandez (15-8, 3.66) returns to the Mariners rotation after having his previous start skipped to get some extra rest. King Felix has been unusually homer prone of late - Boston tagged him for three long balls and 10 runs in a 22-10 loss on Aug. 15. Hernandez's statistics are down across the board compared to recent seasons, except for in the win column, where he's already tied the second highest mark of his career.

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 03:12 AM

2015 MLB STANDINGS

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK

Toronto 76 58 .567 - 732 543 189 45-25 31-33 27-24 20-14 19-13 7-3 L 1

N.Y. Yankees (29) 75 58 .564 ½ 651 565 86 38-26 37-32 31-23 18-11 17-16 7-3 W 3

Tampa Bay (19) 66 68 .493 10 508 522 -14 32-33 34-35 26-28 12-17 17-17 4-6 L 2

Baltimore (18) 65 69 .485 11 586 550 36 40-28 25-41 28-26 13-17 15-18 3-7 W 2

Boston (15) 62 72 .463 14 609 651 -42 35-34 27-38 21-32 15-15 15-18 6-4 W 1

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK

Kansas City 82 52 .612 - 602 510 92 47-23 35-29 17-14 34-21 18-11 6-4 L 1

Minnesota (16) 69 65 .515 13 579 591 -12 42-26 27-39 19-14 28-26 14-13 6-4 L 2

Cleveland (13) 65 68 .489 16½ 546 545 1 29-34 36-34 15-15 19-31 19-14 7-3 W 1

Chi. White Sox (11) 63 70 .474 18½ 517 567 -50 33-32 30-38 13-16 22-33 19-10 5-5 W 2

Detroit (8) 61 73 .455 21 582 680 -98 30-36 31-37 10-19 31-23 11-20 2-8 L 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK

Houston 74 61 .548 - 586 484 102 47-23 27-38 18-16 13-17 29-25 5-5 W 1

Texas (26) 70 63 .526 3 589 615 -26 32-32 38-31 23-11 16-13 20-30 6-4 L 1

L.A. Angels (23) 68 66 .507 5½ 540 552 -12 40-27 28-39 16-16 14-16 31-24 5-5 W 3

Seattle (18) 64 71 .474 10 538 624 -86 29-36 35-35 15-17 13-18 29-26 7-3 W 3

Oakland (12) 58 77 .430 16 563 557 6 31-39 27-38 10-23 12-17 26-30 4-6 L 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK

N.Y. Mets 74 60 .552 - 555 502 53 45-24 29-36 36-19 9-20 21-12 6-4 L 1

Washington (24) 69 65 .515 5 584 539 45 39-26 30-39 31-21 13-19 17-16 6-4 W 3

Miami (10) 56 79 .415 18½ 505 557 -52 31-36 25-43 22-33 11-18 16-18 6-4 W 4

Atlanta (8) 54 81 .400 20½ 482 649 -167 33-32 21-49 25-30 12-18 12-21 0-10 L 10

Philadelphia (7) 53 82 .393 21½ 525 690 -165 30-35 23-47 22-33 9-21 14-18 3-7 L 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK

St. Louis 86 48 .642 - 546 410 136 48-21 38-27 20-9 32-19 23-11 7-3 L 2

Pittsburgh (24) 80 53 .602 5½ 566 489 77 46-21 34-32 24-9 22-32 21-5 5-5 W 1

Chi. Cubs (20) 76 57 .571 9½ 556 527 29 41-28 35-29 20-10 30-24 17-13 4-6 W 1

Milwaukee (2) 58 75 .436 27½ 542 602 -60 33-39 25-36 16-14 24-29 10-20 5-5 W 4

Cincinnati (E) 55 77 .417 30 529 589 -60 29-35 26-42 16-12 25-29 7-23 4-6 W 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK

L.A. Dodgers 76 58 .567 - 551 484 67 47-21 29-37 19-13 16-15 33-21 8-2 W 1

San Francisco (21) 69 66 .511 7½ 570 520 50 38-27 31-39 18-15 13-17 27-28 3-7 L 7

Arizona (17) 65 70 .481 11½ 608 595 13 31-35 34-35 15-18 14-17 26-28 3-7 L 2

San Diego (17) 65 70 .481 11½ 559 603 -44 33-33 32-37 17-16 14-16 27-25 4-6 L 1

Colorado (9) 56 78 .418 20 607 701 -94 31-38 25-40 16-18 15-13 22-33 6-4 W 3

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 03:15 AM

2015 MLB WILD-CARD STANDINGS

WILD-CARD RACE

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM W L PCT GB

N.Y. Yankees 75 58 .564 -

Texas 70 63 .526 -

Minnesota (28) 69 65 .515 1½

L.A. Angels (27) 68 66 .507 2½

Tampa Bay (25) 66 68 .493 4½

Cleveland (25) 65 68 .489 5

Baltimore (24) 65 69 .485 5½

Seattle (22) 64 71 .474 7

Chi. White Sox (23) 63 70 .474 7

Boston (21) 62 72 .463 8½

Detroit (20) 61 73 .455 9½

Oakland (16) 58 77 .430 13

NATIONAL LEAGUE

TEAM W L PCT GB

Pittsburgh 80 53 .602 -

Chi. Cubs 76 57 .571 -

Washington (22) 69 65 .515 7½

San Francisco (21) 69 66 .511 8

Arizona (17) 65 70 .481 12

San Diego (17) 65 70 .481 12

Milwaukee (12) 58 75 .436 18

Colorado (9) 56 78 .418 20½

Cincinnati (10) 55 77 .417 20½

Miami (8) 56 79 .415 21

Atlanta (6) 54 81 .400 23

Philadelphia (5) 53 82 .393 24

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 03:34 AM

RECAPPING THURSDAY'S ACTION:

MLB: 3 - 7 - 0

WNBA: 1 - 3 - 0

CFL: 0 - 0

NFL: 0 - 0 - 0

CFB: 1 - 3 - 0

WNBA JUNE/ JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER :

*****...............................27 - 23 - 2
DOUBLE PLAY....................57 - 48 - 1
TRIPLE PLAY......................28 - 21
SLAM DUNK.......................35 - 28

MLB RECORD FOR JUNE/JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER :

*****.............................127 - 147 - 1 .....................,........- 9.58
double play......................193 - 209 - 2 ..............................- 35.62
triple play........................106 - 104 - 2 .............................. - 49.92
grand slam......................107 - 96 - 4...................,.,............- 18.17
double grand slam.............21 - 23...................................... - 52.03
underdog of the year.........0 - 1...........................................- 13.31

CFL JUNE/JULY/ AUGUST/SEPTEMBER RECORD:

SINGLE PLAY.................................2 - 4
DOUBLE PLAY................................9 - 14
TRIPLE PLAY..................................15 - 6
BLOW OUT.....................................4 - 3

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECORD:

SINGLE PLAY:.......................................0 - 1 - 1
DOUBLE PLAY:......................................3 - 2
TRIPLE PLAY:........................................1 - 2
BLOW OUT:..........................................0 - 2
GOW:.............................................. ...0 - 0
GOM:.............................................. ...0 - 0
GOY............................................... ....0 - 0

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 11:20 AM

Preview: Rays (66-68) at Yankees (75-58)
Game: 2
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Date: September 05, 2015 1:05 PM EDT

Mark Teixeira's absence has done nothing to slow the New York Yankees' offense. In fact, it seems to have provided a spark.

Nathan Eovaldi has taken full advantage of the added run support and will look to help the Yankees win for the seventh time in eight games when he faces the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

The Yankees (75-58) have averaged 8.9 runs in their last seven since Teixeira - the club's leader with 31 homers - was sidelined by a bone bruise on his right shin.

Greg Bird, who has been filling in for Teixeira at first base, hit a two-run homer for the second straight game Friday, and Alex Rodriguez hit his 27th of the season in a 5-2 win over the Rays (66-68).

Brian McCann also homered for the wild card-leading Yankees, who pulled within one-half game of Toronto for the AL East lead. New York's only other hit was an infield single from Brett Gardner in the eighth.

"We need to hit the ball out of the ballpark and we did," manager Joe Girardi said.

The Yankees have scored often with Eovaldi (14-2, 4.17 ERA) on the mound, especially recently. He wasn't very sharp Sunday, allowing five runs in five-plus innings against Atlanta, but he still was credited with a 20-6 victory that extended his unbeaten streak to 13 starts. The right-hander is 9-0 with a 3.32 ERA and a major league-high 7.89 run-support average in that stretch.

"Any time you get a lead, you want to try to go after the hitters as much as possible," Eovaldi said. "You try to pitch like it's a 0-0 ballgame all the time. It's a good feeling, getting a lot of run support."

The Yankees didn't have enough to back him against the Rays on May 12. Eovaldi gave up four runs in 7 1-3 innings of a 4-2 loss. Tampa Bay has dropped three of the last four meetings, though, despite Evan Longoria's homer that followed the two he hit in Wednesday's defeat at Baltimore.

James Loney had two of the nine hits for the Rays, who still have three teams in front of them for the AL's final playoff spot.

"We got the hits but couldn't get anything across," manager Kevin Cash said.

Matt Moore (1-3, 8.78) looks to help get Tampa Bay back on track as he takes a major league mound for the first time in over a month. Moore made six starts after he returned July 2 following his recovery from Tommy John surgery, but after losing his last three with a 10.66 ERA, the Rays sent him to the minors following his last outing Aug. 1.

The left-hander went 2-1 with a 3.30 ERA in five starts and showed enough to earn a spot back in the Rays' rotation. He'll replace Nathan Karns, who has been reassigned to the bullpen.

"He went down, he did what was needed, what was asked," Cash told MLB's official website. "We decided, given the matchup coming up against the Yankees, all the lefties, all the switch-hitters, the short porch in right - figured we'd take a crack at it with a left-handed pitcher."

Lefties are hitting .306 off Moore this season, but it's unclear if he'll have to face Jacoby Ellsbury after he left Friday's game after the fourth inning with a stomach issue.

SERIES AT A GLANCE

GAME 1
Rays at Yankees
Fri, Sep 4 Final 2 to 5
Boxscores • Recaps

GAME 2
Rays at Yankees
Sat, Sep 5 - 1:05PM EDT

GAME 3
Rays at Yankees
Sun, Sep 6 - 1:05PM EDT

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 11:21 AM

Preview: Orioles (65-69) at Blue Jays (76-58)
Game: 2
Venue: Rogers Centre
Date: September 05, 2015 1:07 PM EDT

Chris Davis is looking like his 2013 self, but if the power surge is to continue, it'll have to come against an ace he's seen plenty of without yet showing off his home run trot.

The Baltimore Orioles face David Price on Saturday, and the Toronto Blue Jays are in danger of losing consecutive games for just the second time since they acquired the former Cy Young winner.

Davis homered twice for the second straight game in Friday's 10-2 win in Toronto, giving him five in three contests and making him the first Baltimore player with 40 in multiple seasons.

The Orioles (65-69) have won consecutive games following a crippling 1-12 span, and it was also their third straight over the Blue Jays.

"(Toronto) is playing well, they're obviously at the top of the division, making a run for it," Davis said. "It was big for us to come in here and have the kind of game that we had."

The Blue Jays (76-58), now one-half game up on New York, didn't homer for the third time in four games and fell to 7-29 when failing to do so for the third-worst winning percentage in baseball behind Cincinnati (8-41) and Baltimore (7-33). Edwin Encarnacion went hitless for a third straight contest after his 26-game hitting streak.

Toronto is 26-7 dating to July 29, and it dealt for Price (13-5, 2.47 ERA) the next day.

The left-hander, who had his start moved up a day to rest Mark Buehrle, will be trying to bounce back from his first loss with Toronto, though it was hardly a poor outing. He gave up three runs and six hits with nine strikeouts in seven innings of Monday's 4-2 home defeat to Cleveland, falling to 4-1 with a 2.28 ERA in six starts since joining the Blue Jays.

Baltimore has done a better job of chasing him from games sooner. Price allowed a run and six hits with 12 strikeouts in a 3-0 loss in Detroit on July 18, but that was the only time in his last six starts against the Orioles he made it beyond six innings. He's 1-2 with a 3.97 ERA in that span.

"They've got a powerful lineup over there," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "If you don't pitch well, they can pound you."

Matt Wieters is 15 for 44 with a home run and six doubles off Price, and Steve Pearce (5 for 15 with a home run), Manny Machado (5 for 18 with a homer) and Adam Jones (13 for 47) have all at least been respectable against him. Davis is 5 for 18, but Price is one of three of the 23 pitchers he has at least 18 at-bats against without homering.

The Orioles will probably end up leaning heavily on the bullpen with Mike Wright (2-3, 4.99) facing a pitch-count limit after making a rehab start Tuesday. Wright was activated Friday after being on the disabled list since a July 31 relief appearance with a strained calf. He's filling in for Miguel Gonzalez, who landed on the DL with shoulder tendinitis.

Manager Buck Showalter said Wright will be limited to around 60 pitches. The rookie lost his last three starts with a 12.19 ERA back in June, but his season with Triple-A Norfolk has been dominant with a 9-1 record and 2.22 ERA in 15 games.

His last start came in a 5-4 loss in Toronto on June 19 after giving up four runs and three hits with four walks in 1 1-3 innings.

SERIES AT A GLANCE

GAME 1
Orioles at Blue Jays
Fri, Sep 4 Final 10 to 2
Boxscores • Recaps

GAME 2
Orioles at Blue Jays
Sat, Sep 5 - 1:07PM EDT

GAME 3
Orioles at Blue Jays
Sun, Sep 6 - 1:07PM EDT

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 11:23 AM

Preview: Brewers (58-75) at Reds (55-77)
Game: 2
Venue: Great American Ball Park
Date: September 05, 2015 6:10 PM EDT

Because the award hasn't been given to a player on a last-place team in 28 years, Joey Votto might not be given enough serious consideration to win the NL MVP.

Nevertheless, Votto looks to continue arguably MLB's best second-half performance Saturday when the Cincinnati Reds try to deny the visiting Milwaukee Brewers a fifth straight win in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.

Votto, a four-time All-Star, probably won't be the first player from a bottom-feeding club to win the NL MVP since Chicago's Andre Dawson in 1987. Washington's Bryce Harper and Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt are among the top candidates.

Since the All-Star break, however, Votto leads the majors with a .399 average, 59 walks and a .576 on-base percentage while ranking among MLB's best in runs (39) and slugging percentage (.748).

The first baseman hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning of a 7-4 victory over the Cubs on Wednesday that gave the Reds their first series win since July 28-30. It also capped a six-game trip in which he homered three times and reached base in 18 of 27 plate appearances.

"I'm starting to play up to a standard I've set for myself," Votto told MLB's official website. "Hopefully, you get an opportunity to help the team win and do your part to feel like you're supporting every win."

Votto went 6 for 10 with a homer as Cincinnati dropped two of three at Miller Park last week. He's batting .306 with four home runs against Milwaukee (58-75) this season but is 3 for 22 at home.

Votto went 2 for 3 off Game 1 starter Matt Garza (6-14, 5.56 ERA) before homering in the ninth of last Saturday's 12-9 win. Garza had been 3-0 with a 1.26 ERA in his previous four starts against Cincinnati (55-77) before allowing seven runs over 3 2-3 innings.

The right-hander will try to avoid becoming the first 15-game loser in the majors.

"I don't think I can get any further down," he said. "This is already bottom. I just have to keep fighting and keep going. The worst thing I can do is quit and mentally check out."

Jay Bruce is batting .367 with three home runs in 30 at-bats against Garza, while Todd Frazier is hitting .316 with three homers in 19. Jason Bourgeois is 3 for 3 off him this season.

The Reds, who begin a 10-game homestand after Friday's series opener was postponed, have hit .218 while dropping 11 of 12 at Great American Ball Park. They haven't won two in a row at any venue since Aug. 12-13.

Milwaukee seeks its first five-game winning streak since an eight-game run June 28-July 5. Hernan Perez had three hits and Domingo Santana hit his fourth home run in Thursday's 5-3 home win over Pittsburgh.

Jonathan Lucroy singled to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games.

The Brewers have batted .343 while averaging 6.8 runs over the past five games. They'll try to keep it going in the opener against rookie John Lamb, who is 0-3 with a 5.24 ERA in four starts since being acquired from Kansas City in the Johnny Cueto deal.

The left-hander lost 4-1 at Milwaukee on Sunday, allowing two runs while striking out eight in six innings. He's fanned 29 and walked five in 22 1-3 innings.

Cincinnati will start another rookie in the nightcap in Keyvius Sampson, who is 0-1 with an 11.45 ERA in his last three starts.

The right-hander hopes to fare better than last Saturday when he gave up six runs over 3 2-3 innings. Scooter Gennett had three hits off Sampson (2-2, 6.43).

Milwaukee hands the ball to Wily Peralta (5-8, 4.30) in Game 2. He opposed Lamb last weekend and gave up one run over seven innings to improve to 3-1 with a 3.74 ERA in his last four starts.

Adam Lind is batting .457 with four home runs in his last 10 games against Cincinnati.

SERIES AT A GLANCE

GAME 1
Brewers at Reds
Fri, Sep 4 - 7:10PM EDT ( PPD )
Recaps

GAME 2
Brewers at Reds
Sat, Sep 5 - 6:10PM EDT

GAME 3
Brewers at Reds
Sun, Sep 6 - 1:10PM EDT

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 11:25 AM

Preview: Diamondbacks (65-70) at Cubs (76-57)
Game: 2
Venue: Wrigley Field
Date: September 05, 2015 2:20 PM EDT

Jake Arrieta is eager to get back on the mound for the first time since throwing his first no-hitter.

He'll try to become the majors' first 18-game winner and capture his seventh straight start Saturday when he faces the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who will start a pitcher winless in his last nine outings.

Arrieta (17-6, 2.11 ERA) struck out a season-high 12 with one walk in Sunday's 2-0 victory at the Los Angeles Dodgers for his first no-hitter. He became the first Cubs pitcher since 1950 to take a no-hitter into the seventh inning three times in one season in 2014, and finally finished one off this year.

'It's something that everybody wants,' he said. 'It's something I've wanted for a long time. I've been close on a couple of occasions, and tonight I was just fortunate that everything aligned right.'

The outing capped an August in which he won all six starts while posting a 0.43 ERA. The right-hander is second in the majors in ERA and opponent batting average (.195) to the Dodgers' Zack Greinke, and is 11-1 with a 1.07 ERA in his last 14 outings.

"I'm just focused on Arizona and pitching against them, and then trying to win as many games as we can leading into the postseason to try to put ourselves in a good position," Arrieta told MLB's official website.

Arrieta is 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA in two career starts against the Diamondbacks, with Aaron Hill 7 for 17 against him and Jarrod Saltalamacchia 3 for 4 with two doubles.

The Cubs (76-57) will continue this three-game set when they face Robbie Ray (3-10, 3.72), who is 0-6 with a 5.40 ERA in nine starts since the All-Star break. Ray allowed one run in 5 2-3 innings Monday in a 5-4 loss at Colorado in which the bullpen blew a three-run lead in the ninth to cost him the victory.

The left-hander has never faced Chicago, though he has seen Austin Jackson (1 for 5 against him), Chris Denorfia (3 for 3) and Dexter Fowler (2 for 3).

Arizona (65-70) expects to welcome back Paul Goldschmidt on Saturday after he missed the last two games while his wife gave birth. Goldschmidt, who has a 1.000 OPS with 97 RBIs, is 0 for 4 with two walks against Arrieta.

"Fly in and be ready to play (Saturday)," manager Chip Hale said. "I have not heard from him, so I'm assuming that's what the plan is going to be. If he needs more time, he'll let us know."

The Cubs will be without rookie slugger Kyle Schwarber for at least three days while he deals with a mild rib cage strain.

They didn't miss him in a 14-5 rout Friday. Another rookie, Addison Russell, notched his first career two-homer effort and Anthony Rizzo drilled a grand slam, going deep for the second straight game in Chicago's second-highest scoring effort of 2015.

'Hitting's contagious," Russell said. "Everyone wants to get a knock. You just want to get the next one."

Former Chicago catcher Welington Castillo had a double in three at-bats in his return to Wrigley Field.

SERIES AT A GLANCE

GAME 1
Diamondbacks at Cubs
Fri, Sep 4 Final 5 to 14
Boxscores • Recaps

GAME 2
Diamondbacks at Cubs
Sat, Sep 5 - 2:20PM EDT

GAME 3
Diamondbacks at Cubs
Sun, Sep 6 - 2:20PM EDT

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 11:27 AM

Preview: Phillies (53-82) at Red Sox (62-72)
Game: 2
Venue: Fenway Park
Date: September 05, 2015 4:05 PM EDT

The Philadelphia Phillies haven't been shy about throwing the two pitching prospects they received for Cole Hamels into the mix.

Alec Asher's next audition comes in Saturday's visit to the Boston Red Sox, who have been one of the best offensive teams in the majors since right before the deal was finalized.

Asher is the second pitcher from the July 31 trade with Texas to start in the majors for the Phillies after Jerad Eickhoff debuted Aug. 21. The 23-year-old impressed by going 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA in four starts with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, but his MLB debut wasn't as glamorous.

Asher surrendered four runs and eight hits with two home runs in 5 2-3 innings of Sunday's 9-4 home loss to San Diego. It probably wasn't the beginning the right-hander had hoped for, but his interim manager saw promise.

"I liked him," Pete Mackanin told MLB's official website. "I liked his stuff. I liked his approach. He got behind too often, he left the ball up in the zone a little too often. It's understandable when a guy is in his first major league appearance in front of his home (fans)."

Fenway Park figures to provide an even more demanding setting. The Red Sox (62-72) opened the series with Friday's 7-5 win, and for all their struggles, they're 18-13 in their last 31 at home. Dating to July 30, they've hit an MLB-leading .295 and averaged 6.0 runs, which trails only Toronto and the New York Mets.

Philadelphia (53-82), meanwhile, has a 6.48 ERA over a 3-8 span and is in danger of dipping to 30 games under .500 again after peeking out over that mark July 22. The Phillies haven't won a series at Fenway since 1999, going 4-11 with a 7.53 ERA out of the starting staff.

Boston's Mookie Betts is hitting .341 on a 10-game hitting streak, and Jackie Bradley's .400 average over his last 25 contests trails only Cleveland's Francisco Lindor (.402).

David Ortiz has come around with a .348 average, nine homers and 23 RBIs in his last 26 games. Xander Bogaerts is hitting .362 in his last 24, and the shortstop's .321 average is 22 points higher than his career on-base percentage entering the season.

"Coming up in the minors, I know I've always had good (offensive) numbers," Bogaerts said. "Last year, I kind of got away from my whole approach that I always had coming up. Some stuff went on last year that we all know. But this is a new year, fresh."

They'll try to keep bringing the support for Wade Miley.

Miley (10-10, 4.57 ERA) has made it through at least six innings in his last six starts, but the last two haven't been impressive, going 0-1 with a 6.39 ERA. He hasn't surrendered a home run and has only issued two walks, but he's been incredibly hittable with a .386 opponent batting average.

The left-hander has at least improved in his last three home starts with a 2-0 record and 2.14 ERA after going 4-4 with a 5.34 mark in his first nine there.

Jeff Francoeur (3 for 4), Cody Asche (2 for 3) and Darin Ruf (2 for 4 with a home run and a double) have had some success off Miley.

Boston's Pablo Sandoval was scratched from Friday's game because of back tightness, and Hanley Ramirez has missed seven straight with a sore right shoulder.

SERIES AT A GLANCE

GAME 1
Phillies at Red Sox
Fri, Sep 4 Final 5 to 7
Boxscores • Recaps

GAME 2
Phillies at Red Sox
Sat, Sep 5 - 4:05PM EDT

GAME 3
Phillies at Red Sox
Sun, Sep 6 - 1:35PM EDT

**StarDust Bum** · 09-05-2015, 11:29 AM

Preview: Pirates (80-53) at Cardinals (86-48)
Game: 2
Venue: Busch Stadium
Date: September 05, 2015 4:05 PM EDT

The Pittsburgh Pirates may have loosened St. Louis' grip on the NL Central, but they'll need Charlie Morton to change his luck against the Cardinals to inch any closer.

Morton and the Pirates get that chance Saturday as the pivotal division series against the Cardinals continues at Busch Stadium.

The Pirates ended a four-game losing streak Friday with a 9-3 victory which was just their eighth in 29 games at Busch Stadium since the start of 2013 - including a 1-2 showing there in the 2013 division series.

A win Saturday would give Pittsburgh its first series win in St. Louis since April 26-28, 2013, and more importantly cut into the Cardinals' 5 1/2-game division lead.

The Pirates (80-53) need to improve on their 8-21 road record against the Central to chew into that deficit, starting with five games in as many days in St. Louis and Cincinnati. Pittsburgh is 22-32 against its own division.

"One of the things we need to be mindful of - and I share this with the guys - is that past performance doesn't need to predict future performance," manager Clint Hurdle told MLB's official website. "Past performance needs to be used as information for present success."

The Pirates, four games up on the Chicago Cubs in the wild-card race, can build off a 17-hit performance in the opener that moved their season record at Busch to 2-5. The hit total was their most against the Cardinals since June 29, 2012.

Morton (8-6, 4.22 ERA) was on the disabled list with a hip injury during Pittsburgh's first two series against St. Louis this year and didn't line up to pitch in the next two.

The right-hander is 2-10 with a 5.58 ERA in 16 starts against the Cardinals and the Pirates have lost each of his last nine outings against them - a span in which he is 0-7 with a 5.13 ERA. Morton is 1-4 with a 6.38 ERA in eight road starts against the Cardinals.

St. Louis (86-48) has lost two straight, but manager Mike Matheny said his team wouldn't alter its playing style this series.

"For us to change how we've gone about it and build this series up would be crazy," he told MLB's official website. "We get that there is a lot of build-up to this, and hopefully there is a buzz in this stadium all weekend long and into next week."

Jaime Garcia takes the mound for his first start against the Pirates in three years.

Garcia (7-4, 2.03) has won his last four decisions and the Cardinals have been victorious in his last six starts. The left-hander holds a 2.08 ERA during that time.

The stretch includes his roughest outing of the year, though, in a 7-5 win over San Francisco on Sunday. Garcia - 1-1 with a 0.84 ERA in three career starts against Pittsburgh - surrendered season highs in hits (10) and earned runs (four) in 6 1-3 innings while finishing with a season-low one strikeout.

St. Louis was held scoreless Friday until rookie Stephen Piscotty's RBI double in the eighth. Piscotty is hitting .426 with 12 RBIs during a career-best 11-game hitting streak.

Brandon Moss also kept swinging a hot bat, recording his fourth multi-hit game in a row on the tail end of an eight-game hitting streak in which he is batting .464.

Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay entered in the sixth and went 0 for 2 in his return from a left wrist injury that sidelined him in late June.

Andrew McCutchen was back in the lineup for the Pirates and went 2 for 4 after missing a game with left knee soreness.

SERIES AT A GLANCE

GAME 1
Pirates at Cardinals
Fri, Sep 4 Final 9 to 3
Boxscores • Recaps

GAME 2
Pirates at Cardinals
Sat, Sep 5 - 4:05PM EDT

GAME 3
Pirates at Cardinals
Sun, Sep 6 - 8:05PM EDT

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