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Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 17

National League games
Braves @ Pirates
Blair is 0-2, 4.95 in his four starts (over 2-2).

Nicasio is 1-2, 4.03 in his last four starts; four of his last six starts went over.

Pirates lost eight of last 13 games (over 9-3-1). Atlanta lost nine of its last 11 games; five of its last seven games stayed under.

Marlins @ Phillies
Chen is 3-0, 4.01 in his last four starts (over 4-3).

Velasquez is 4-1, 3.32 in his seven starts (under 4-3).

Miami is 15-6 in its last 21 games; over is 11-3-1 in their last 15 road games. Phillies won six of their last nine games- five of their last seven home games stayed under.

Nationals @ Mets
Scherzer is 2-1, 4.00 in his last four starts (over 4-2-2).

Syndergaard is 1-2, 3.76 in his last four starts; four of his last five starts went over.

Washington lost its last four road games; under is 3-1-1 in its last five games overall. Mets lost five of their last six games; seven of their last eight stayed under.

Cubs @ Brewers
Hendricks is 2-0, 2.04 in his last three starts (under 4-2).

Anderson is 0-5, 9.99 in his last five starts; over is 5-1-1 in his starts.

Cubs are 11-3 in their last 14 games (over 10-4). Milwaukee is 5-3 in its last eight home games; four of its last five games overall stayed under.

Rockies @ Cardinals
Bettis is 1-2, 5.47 in his last four starts; four of his last six starts stayed under.

Garcia is 2-0, 1.29 in his last two starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six.

Rockies won their last four games; six of their last eight stayed under. St Louis won four of its last six games; six of its last eight went over.

Giants @ Padres
Bumgarner is 3-0, 2.36 in his last four starts, all of which went over.

Rea is 2-0, 3.32 in his last three starts (over 5-2).

Giants won last five games, allowing 11 runs; under is 8-1 in their last nine. Padres won four of last six games; four of their last five stayed under.

American League games
Mariners @ Orioles
Miley is 3-0, 3.14 in his last four starts, three of which went over.

Jimenez is 1-2, 6.08 in his last four starts (under 5-2).

Seattle lost its last three games; four of its last five went over. Baltimore won seven of last eight games; under is 6-4 in their last 10 home games.

Rays @ Jays
Archer is 2-0, 2.28 in his last four starts; five of his last seven stayed under.

Stroman is 1-0, 3.00 in his last three starts; four of his last six starts stayed under. .

Tampa Bay lost five of its last seven games; four of its last six stayed under. Blue Jays lost four of last five games (over 4-1).

Twins @ Tigers
Hughes is 0-4, 8.50 in his last four starts; his last three starts went over. .

Pelfrey is 0-4, 7.07 in his seven starts; his last three starts went over.

Minnesota is 4-17 on the road; over is 9-3 in their last 12 games. Detroit lost 11 of last 14 games; eight of its last ten went over.

Astros @ White Sox
Keuchel is 0-4, 7.98 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1).

Rodon is 0-3, 7.42 in his last five starts (under 5-2).

Houston lost its last four games, all of which went over. White Sox lost four of their last five games; eight of their last ten games went over.

Red Sox @ Royals
Porcello is 6-1, 3.11 so far this season; four of his last six starts stayed under.

Ventura is 1-2, 8.36 in his last three starts (under 4-3).

Boston won seven of its last eight games; its last seven games went over. Royals are 4-7 in their last 11 games; their last three games stayed under.

Rangers @ A's
Hamels is 2-0, 3.70 in his last four starts (under 4-3).

Surkamp is 0-3, 6.55 in five starts (under 4-1). Oakland scored total of 13 runs in those five games.

Texas won eight of last ten games; seven of its last nine games went over. A's won three of last four games; six of their last eight games went over.

Interleague
Reds @ Indians
Simon is 1-3, 8.27 in his last five starts (over 4-1-1). .

Salazar is 2-2, 1.94 in his seven starts (under 5-1-1).

Reds lost six of their last eight games; under is 3-2-1 in their last six. Indians lost three of last five games; over is 7-3-1 in their last eleven.

Bronx @ Diamondbacks
Pineda is 0-3, 7.06 in his last four starts, all of which went over.

Greinke is 1-1, 3.79 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under.

Bronx is 7-4 in its last 11 games; seven of its last eight games went over. Arizona lost five of last six games; four of its last five games stayed under the total.

Angels @ Dodgers
Weaver is 0-2, 10.20 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.

Kershaw is 3-0, 0.72 in his last three starts (over 4-4).

Angels won their last four games; four of their last five games went over. Dodgers won three of last five games; three of their last four games went over.

Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Atl-Pitt-- Blair 0-4; Nicasio 4-3
Mia-Phil-- Chen 4-3; Velasquez 5-2
Wsh-NY-- Scherzer 5-3; Syndergaard 4-3
Chi-Mil-- Hendricks 3-3; Anderson 2-5
Col-StL-- Bettis 3-4; Garcia 4-3
SF-SD-- Bumgarner 5-3; Rea 5-2

Sea-Balt-- Miley 5-2; Jimenez 4-3
Bos-KC-- Porcello 6-1; Ventura 5-2
TB-Tor-- Archer 3-5; Stroman 5-3
Minn-Det-- Hughes 1-6; Pelfrey 1-6
Hst-Chi-- Keuchel 2-6; Rodon 2-5
Tex-A's-- Hamels 6-1; Surkamp 2-3

Cin-Clev-- Simon 1-5; Salazar 3-4
NY-Az-- Pineda 2-5; Greinke 4-4
LAA-LA-- Weaver 3-4; Kershaw 7-1

Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Atl-Pitt-- Blair 2-4; Nicasio 2-7
Mia-Phil-- Chen 3-7; Velasquez 2-7
Wsh-NY-- Scherzer 4-8; Syndergaard 1-7
Chi-Mil-- Hendricks 2-6; Anderson 3-7
Col-StL-- Bettis 2-7; Garcia 1-7
SF-SD-- Bumgarner 2-8; Rea 4-7

Sea-Balt-- Miley 2-7; Jimenez 2-7
Bos-KC-- Porcello 2-7; Ventura 3-7
TB-Tor-- Archer 3-8; Stroman 1-8
Minn-Det-- Hughes 4-7; Pelfrey 5-7
Hst-Chi-- Keuchel 3-8; Rodon 3-7
Tex-A's-- Hamels 2-7; Surkamp 1-5

Cin-Clev-- Simon 3-6; Salazar 0-7
NY-Az-- Pineda 4-7; Greinke 2-8
LAA-LA-- Weaver 2-7; Kershaw 7-1

Umpires
Mia-Phil-- Three of four Basner games went over.
Az-Pitt-- Six of last nine Kulpa games stayed under.

TB-Tor-- Road team won five of last six Wegner games.
Minn-Det-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Nelson games.
Tex-A's-- Three of last four Barry games stayed under.

Cin-Clev-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Everitt games.
NY-Az-- Three of last four Culbreth games stayed under.
LA-LA-- Favorites won seven of last eight Gibson games.

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MLB

Tuesday, May 17

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Trend Report
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6:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cincinnati is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home

7:05 PM
ATLANTA vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Pittsburgh's last 22 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games

7:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. BALTIMORE
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Seattle's last 14 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games

7:05 PM
MIAMI vs. PHILADELPHIA
Miami is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami

7:07 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TORONTO
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY METS
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
NY Mets are 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

7:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Minnesota

8:10 PM
HOUSTON vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Houston is 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Houston

8:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 12 games at home

8:15 PM
BOSTON vs. KANSAS CITY
Boston7-1-1 SU in its last 9 games
Boston10-4-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City18-6-1 SU in its last 25 games at home
Kansas City is 4-10-1 SU in its last 15 games ,when playing Boston

8:15 PM
COLORADO vs. ST. LOUIS
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

9:40 PM
NY YANKEES vs. ARIZONA
NY Yankees are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games
Arizona is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games

10:05 PM
TEXAS vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Texas's last 14 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Oakland's last 14 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Texas

10:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Diego's last 15 games at home
San Diego is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against San Francisco

10:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. LA DODGERS
LA Angels4-0-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
LA Angels are 0-4-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers8-1-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing LA Angels
LA Dodgers4-0-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels

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Tuesday's Diamond Notes
May 17, 2016

Hottest team: Giants (7-3 last 10)
San Francisco picked up a nice amount of revenge on Arizona this past weekend after getting swept by the Diamondbacks at home last month. The Giants pulled off a four-game sweep of Arizona at Chase Field, while giving up only seven runs in the four victories. San Francisco is riding a five-game winning streak, as the Giants travel south to San Diego to face a Padres’ squad that is returning home from a 4-3 road trip. Madison Bumgarner gets the ball in the opener at Petco Park, as the Giants are 4-0 in his last four starts, while the ‘over’ has cashed each time.

Coldest team: Blue Jays (3-6 last nine)
It’s been a rough couple of days for Toronto, coming off the brawl at Texas on Sunday, followed by a 13-2 drubbing at the hands of the Rays on Monday. The Blue Jays dropped to 19-21, even though that’s a better record through 40 games than the 18-22 mark to begin last season when Toronto eventually won the AL East title. Toronto has lost three straight games at Rogers Center, as Marcus Stroman looks to turn things around and improve on his 4-0 record against Tampa Bay.

Hottest pitcher: Rick Porcello, Red Sox (6-1, 3.11 ERA)
Porcello received an extra day off following Monday’s rain-out at Kansas City. The Boston right-hander has won six of seven decisions this season, while allowing six earned runs in his last four starts. The Red Sox own a 2-1 record in his three road outings, while Porcello has received at least five runs of support in five of his seven trips to the mound. However, Porcello is winless in his last three starts against the Royals since 2014.

Coldest pitcher: Dallas Keuchel, Astros (2-5, 5.58 ERA)
The Cy Young hangover for the Houston southpaw is evident as Keuchel is winless in his last five trips to the hill. Keuchel was racked by the Red Sox his last time out, giving up 10 hits and eight earned runs in six innings of work of an 11-1 defeat, the fourth straight road loss for the left-hander. Keuchel has allowed at least five earned runs in four of his last five starts, while the Astros have plated two runs or less in each of his past four outings.

Biggest UNDER run: Diamondbacks (6-2-1 last nine at home)
Arizona’s offense exploded in Monday’s opener against the Yankees, as the D-backs eclipsed the ‘over’ for only the second time in the past nine games at Chase Field. Last night’s performance snapped a 10-game home streak of scoring four runs or less, as Arizona sends out Zack Greinke to the mound. Greinke has hit the ‘under’ in three of his last four home starts, while the Yankees have scored three runs or less in each of Michael Pineda’s previous six outings.

Biggest OVER run: Red Sox (7-0 last seven)
Boston’s offense is coming off an incredible homestand by plating 73 runs in seven games, while going ‘over’ the total in each contest. The Red Sox have finished ‘under’ the total in four of the past six games away from Fenway Park as they travel to Kansas City to begin a three-game series. The Royals were riding an 8-1 mark to the ‘over’ prior to three consecutive ‘unders’ cashed in this past weekend’s series against the Braves. In seven meetings last season between the Red Sox and Royals, the ‘over’ finished 5-1-1.

Matchup to watch: Nationals vs. Mets
These two NL East rivals meet for the first time this season as each team sends out its ace in the series opener. Max Scherzer is coming off one of the most dominant performances of his career in his last outing against the Tigers, striking out 20 in a complete game victory. The last time these teams met to close out the 2015 season at Citi Field, Scherzer struck out 17 batters as he no-hit the Mets, 2-0. Noah Syndergaard counters for New York, as the New York right-hander knocked out two home runs and allowed two earned runs in a 4-3 victory at Los Angeles in his last start. After the Mets won 11 of Syndergaard’s 14 starts at Citi Field last season, the Mets own a 1-2 record in his three home starts in 2016.

Betcha didn’t know: Last season as a member of the Red Sox, Wade Miley allowed 12 runs in 6.1 innings against the Orioles. Miley gets another shot at Baltimore to open its three-game series at Camden Yards as the Mariners have won each of his past four starts, including a 3-1 record in his four outings away from Safeco Field.

Biggest public favorite: Pirates (-175) vs. Braves

Biggest public underdog: Yankees (+120) at Diamondbacks

Biggest line move: White Sox (+100 to -110) vs. Astros

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LEADING OFF: Bonds tells Harper to run, Scherzer faces Thor
May 17, 2016

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

GIVEN FIRST? TAKE SECOND

Barry Bonds has some advice for Bryce Harper: If pitchers are going to put you on first base, may as well set your sights on second. Bonds, the career home run and walk leader and now Marlins hitting coach, said Harper is ''going to need to learn to steal bases and get to second base and make his teammates' job easier.'' Harper leads the majors with 41 walks and has six stolen bases this season, tying his highest mark since swiping 11 in 2013.

CONNECT IF YOU CAN

Batters will dig in at their own risk when the Nationals' Max Scherzer (4-2, 4.15 ERA) faces the Mets' Noah Syndergaard (3-2, 2.53 ERA). It's the first start for Scherzer since he matched the major league record with 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game against the Tigers on Wednesday. Syndergaard, meanwhile, has the highest average fastball velocity in the majors at 97.9 mph (per Fangraphs) and tied a career high with eight innings his last time out - a game in which he also slugged two homers.

SWINGING BIG

Astros star Jose Altuve brings his suddenly remarkable power to Chicago for a three-game series against the White Sox. The 5-foot-6 second baseman hit a surprising 15 home runs last season, and now he's on pace to blow past that total before the All-Star break, slugging nine homers in his first 39 games. Altuve also entered Monday leading the majors with 2.7 wins above replacement, per Fangraphs, just ahead of the Orioles' Manny Machado and the Cubs' Dexter Fowler.

GOOD, BUT FOR HOW LONG?

Danny Salazar (3-2, 1.90 ERA) has been excellent for the Indians, but can he be efficient? The right-hander hasn't allowed more than three runs or four hits in a game yet this season, but he also has been pulled before finishing six innings in three of his seven starts. Most recently, he walked six over five innings of one-run ball against Houston in a 5-3 loss. He faces the Reds and Alfredo Simon (1-3, 8.67 ERA).

BIG ONES IN BALTIMORE

The AL East-leading Orioles begin a series with the Mariners after having their seven-game winning streak snapped by Detroit on Sunday. Seattle, meanwhile, was rolling atop the AL West before getting swept by the Angels over the weekend. Wade Miley (3-2, 4.91 ERA) goes for the Mariners against Ubaldo Jimenez (2-3, 4.87 ERA).

WHIFFS AROUND

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw (5-1, 1.74 ERA) goes for his sixth straight double-digit strikeout game when Los Angeles hosts the Angels. Kershaw has a 57-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio over his last five starts.

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MLB MONEYLINE

MLB > (911) SAN FRANCISCO@ (912) SAN DIEGO | 2016-05-17 22:10:00 - 2016-05-17 22:10:00
Play ON SAN FRANCISCO using money line in Road games in May games
The record is 26 Wins and 10 Losses for the last three seasons (+19.7 units)

MLB > (913) SEATTLE@ (914) BALTIMORE | 2016-05-17 19:05:00 - 2016-05-17 19:05:00
Play ON SEATTLE using money line in Road games when playing on Tuesday
The record is 21 Wins and 7 Losses for the last three seasons (+17.47 units)

MLB > (917) MINNESOTA@ (918) DETROIT | 2016-05-17 19:10:00 - 2016-05-17 19:10:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA using money line in All games after a loss
The record is 5 Wins and 21 Losses for the this season (-14.75 units)

MLB > (923) TEXAS@ (924) OAKLAND | 2016-05-17 22:05:00 - 2016-05-17 22:05:00
Play ON TEXAS using money line in Road games in night games
The record is 38 Wins and 27 Losses for the last two seasons (+23.97 units)

MLB > (923) TEXAS@ (924) OAKLAND | 2016-05-17 22:05:00 - 2016-05-17 22:05:00
Play ON TEXAS using money line in Road games in May games
The record is 16 Wins and 8 Losses for the last two seasons (+14.82 units)

MLB > (927) NY YANKEES@ (928) ARIZONA | 2016-05-17 21:40:00 - 2016-05-17 21:40:00
Play AGAINST ARIZONA using money line in All games in home games
The record is 5 Wins and 16 Losses for the this season (-14.25 units)

MLB > (923) TEXAS@ (924) OAKLAND | 2016-05-17 22:05:00 - 2016-05-17 22:05:00
Play ON TEXAS using money line in All games in night games
The record is 82 Wins and 62 Losses for the last two seasons (+35.17 units)

MLB > (913) SEATTLE@ (914) BALTIMORE | 2016-05-17 19:05:00 - 2016-05-17 19:05:00
Play ON BALTIMORE using money line in Home games in night games
The record is 91 Wins and 43 Losses for the last three seasons (+40.9 units)

MLB > (919) HOUSTON@ (920) CHI WHITE SOX | 2016-05-17 20:10:00 - 2016-05-17 20:10:00
Play AGAINST HOUSTON using money line in All games in night games
The record is 9 Wins and 19 Losses for the this season (-14.25 units)

MLB > (927) NY YANKEES@ (928) ARIZONA | 2016-05-17 21:40:00 - 2016-05-17 21:40:00
Play AGAINST ARIZONA using money line in Home games after a win
The record is 28 Wins and 53 Losses for the last three seasons (-31.05 units)

MLB > (901) MIAMI@ (902) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-05-17 19:05:00 - 2016-05-17 19:05:00
Play ON PHILADELPHIA using money line in All games when the total is 7 or less
The record is 10 Wins and 4 Losses for the this season (+10.87 units)

MLB > (925) CINCINNATI@ (926) CLEVELAND | 2016-05-17 18:10:00 - 2016-05-17 18:10:00
Play AGAINST CINCINNATI using money line in Road games in night games
The record is 0 Wins and 12 Losses for the this season (-12 units)

MLB > (919) HOUSTON@ (920) CHI WHITE SOX | 2016-05-17 20:10:00 - 2016-05-17 20:10:00
Play AGAINST HOUSTON using money line in All games on the road with a money line of -100 to -125
The record is 11 Wins and 27 Losses for the last three seasons (-19.5 units)

MLB > (911) SAN FRANCISCO@ (912) SAN DIEGO | 2016-05-17 22:10:00 - 2016-05-17 22:10:00
Play ON SAN FRANCISCO using money line in All games in May games
The record is 50 Wins and 23 Losses for the last three seasons (+26.35 units)
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MLB RUNLINE

MLB > (921) BOSTON@ (922) KANSAS CITY | 2016-05-17 20:15:00 - 2016-05-17 20:15:00
Play ON KANSAS CITY in Home games when playing with a day off
The record is 19 Wins and 6 Losses for the last three seasons (+19.85 units)

MLB > (913) SEATTLE@ (914) BALTIMORE | 2016-05-17 19:05:00 - 2016-05-17 19:05:00
Play ON BALTIMORE in Home games in night games
The record is 12 Wins and 4 Losses for the this season (+12.3 units)

MLB > (917) MINNESOTA@ (918) DETROIT | 2016-05-17 19:10:00 - 2016-05-17 19:10:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA in Road games in night games
The record is 3 Wins and 10 Losses for the this season (-13.3 units)

MLB > (911) SAN FRANCISCO@ (912) SAN DIEGO | 2016-05-17 22:10:00 - 2016-05-17 22:10:00
Play ON SAN DIEGO in All games in May games
The record is 13 Wins and 2 Losses for the this season (+11.35 units)

MLB > (903) ATLANTA@ (904) PITTSBURGH | 2016-05-17 19:05:00 - 2016-05-17 19:05:00
Play AGAINST ATLANTA in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 17 Wins and 31 Losses for the last two seasons (-24.8 units)

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MLB TOTALS

MLB > (913) SEATTLE@ (914) BALTIMORE | 2016-05-17 19:05:00 - 2016-05-17 19:05:00
Play OVER SEATTLE on the totalin All games when playing on Tuesday
The record is 23 Overs and 6 Unders for the last two seasons (+17.1 units)

MLB > (925) CINCINNATI@ (926) CLEVELAND | 2016-05-17 18:10:00 - 2016-05-17 18:10:00
Play OVER CLEVELAND on the totalin Home games against right-handed starters
The record is 44 Overs and 21 Unders for the last two seasons (+21.95 units)

MLB > (915) TAMPA BAY@ (916) TORONTO | 2016-05-17 19:05:00 - 2016-05-17 19:05:00
Play UNDER TORONTO on the totalin All games against division opponents
The record is 4 Overs and 15 Unders for the this season (+11 units)

MLB > (917) MINNESOTA@ (918) DETROIT | 2016-05-17 19:10:00 - 2016-05-17 19:10:00
Play OVER DETROIT on the totalin All games against right-handed starters
The record is 22 Overs and 9 Unders for the this season (+12.35 units)

MLB > (917) MINNESOTA@ (918) DETROIT | 2016-05-17 19:10:00 - 2016-05-17 19:10:00
Play OVER DETROIT on the totalin All games in games played on a grass field
The record is 26 Overs and 12 Unders for the this season (+13.3 units)


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TOP POWERLINES

MLB > (925) CINCINNATI @ (926) CLEVELAND | 2016-05-17 18:10:00 - 2016-05-17 18:10:00
Line: CLEVELAND-240 BTB PowerLine: CLEVELAND-279
Edge On: CLEVELAND (39)

MLB > (903) ATLANTA @ (904) PITTSBURGH | 2016-05-17 19:05:00 - 2016-05-17 19:05:00
Line: ATLANTA BTB PowerLine: ATLANTA-139
Edge On: ATLANTA (31)

MLB > (915) TAMPA BAY @ (916) TORONTO | 2016-05-17 19:05:00 - 2016-05-17 19:05:00
Line: TAMPA BAY BTB PowerLine: TAMPA BAY-132
Edge On: TAMPA BAY (13)

MLB > (905) WASHINGTON @ (906) NY METS | 2016-05-17 19:10:00 - 2016-05-17 19:10:00
Line: WASHINGTON BTB PowerLine: WASHINGTON-104
Edge On: WASHINGTON (14)

MLB > (907) CHICAGO CUBS @ (908) MILWAUKEE | 2016-05-17 20:10:00 - 2016-05-17 20:10:00
Line: CHICAGO CUBS BTB PowerLine: CHICAGO CUBS244
Edge On: CHICAGO CUBS (62)

MLB > (919) HOUSTON @ (920) CHI WHITE SOX | 2016-05-17 20:10:00 - 2016-05-17 20:10:00
Line: HOUSTON BTB PowerLine: HOUSTON117
Edge On: HOUSTON (14)

MLB > (921) BOSTON @ (922) KANSAS CITY | 2016-05-17 20:15:00 - 2016-05-17 20:15:00
Line: BOSTON BTB PowerLine: BOSTON167
Edge On: BOSTON (44)

MLB > (909) COLORADO @ (910) ST LOUIS | 2016-05-17 20:15:00 - 2016-05-17 20:15:00
Line: COLORADO BTB PowerLine: COLORADO-169
Edge On: COLORADO (16)

MLB > (927) NY YANKEES @ (928) ARIZONA | 2016-05-17 21:40:00 - 2016-05-17 21:40:00
Line: ARIZONA-120 BTB PowerLine: ARIZONA-185
Edge On: ARIZONA (65)

MLB > (923) TEXAS @ (924) OAKLAND | 2016-05-17 22:05:00 - 2016-05-17 22:05:00
Line: TEXAS BTB PowerLine: TEXAS164
Edge On: TEXAS (14)

MLB > (929) LA ANGELS @ (930) LA DODGERS | 2016-05-17 22:10:00 - 2016-05-17 22:10:00
Line: LA ANGELS BTB PowerLine: LA ANGELS-227
Edge On: LA ANGELS (43)

MLB > (911) SAN FRANCISCO @ (912) SAN DIEGO | 2016-05-17 22:10:00 - 2016-05-17 22:10:00
Line: SAN FRANCISCO BTB PowerLine: SAN FRANCISCO194
Edge On: SAN FRANCISCO (24)

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MLB
Short Sheet

Tuesday, May 17

Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 PM ET
Miami: 10-3 SU in road games in night games
Philadelphia: 10-22 SU after 2 straight games with 1 or less extra base hits

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:05 PM ET
Atlanta: 8-26 SU when the total is 7 to 8.5
Pittsburgh: 46-22 SU against NL East opponents

Washington at NY Mets, 7:10 PM ET
Washington: 15-36 SU as an underdog of +100 or higher
New York: 31-12 SU at home with a money line of -100 to -150

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 PM ET
Chicago: 16-3 SU in night games
Milwaukee: 19-30 SU in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders

Colorado at St Louis, 8:15 PM ET
Colorado: 11-31 SU after a one run win
St Louis: 40-11 SU as a home favorite of -150 or more

San Francisco at San Diego, 10:10 PM ET
San Francisco: 21-8 SU after allowing 4 runs or less 4 straight games
San Diego: 19-36 SU after 6 or more consecutive road games

Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 PM ET
Seattle: 28-41 SU after 3 or more consecutive home games
Baltimore: 16-6 SU in home games

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:05 PM ET
Tampa Bay: 22-37 SU after a win by 4 runs or more
Toronto: 6-1 SU revenging a home blowout loss vs opponent of 8 runs or more

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:10 PM ET
Minneosta: 31-18 SU after 3 straight games where they committed no errors
Detroit: 1-10 SU after 2 straight wins by 2 runs or less

Houston at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 PM ET
Houston: 9-19 SU in night games
Chicago: 30-17 SU against AL West opponents

Boston at Kansas City, 8:15 PM ET
Boston: 19-7 SU in night games
Kansas City: 4-12 SU with a hot BP whose ERA is under 3.00 the last 10 games

Texas at Oakland, 10:05 PM ET
Texas: 17-11 SU in night games
Oakland: 1-7 SU in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 6:10 PM ET
Cincinnati: 3-18 SU in road games in an inter-league game
Cleveland: 9-5 SU when the total is 8 to 8.5

NY Yankees at Arizona, 9:40 PM ET
New York: 61-49 SU when the money line is +125 to -125
Arizona: 1-9 SU at home when the total is 8 to 8.5

LA Angels at LA Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET
Los Angeles: 45-23 SU after 3 straight games without giving up a stolen base
Los Angeles: 26-29 SU after 6 or more consecutive home games

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5/16 - Yesterday's Results: 1 - 6 - 4.89
Overall : + 34.79

TUESDAY, MAY 17

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CIN at CLE 06:10 PM

CIN +219


ATL at PIT 07:05 PM

PIT -173


MIA at PHI 07:05 PM

U 7.0


SEA at BAL 07:05 PM

BAL -118

O 9.0


TB at TOR 07:07 PM

O 8.0


MIN at DET 07:10 PM

MIN +112


WAS at NYM 07:10 PM

NYM +100


CHC at MIL 08:10 PM

O 8.5


HOU at CHW 08:10 PM

O 8.0


BOS at KC 08:15 PM

BOS -129


COL at STL 08:15 PM

STL -178


NYY at ARI 09:40 PM

O 8.0


TEX at OAK 10:05 PM

TEX -123

U 7.5


SF at SD 10:10 PM

SF -169

LAA at LA 10:10 PM

LAA +297

O 6.5

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds on random football games this coming fall..........

-- Week 2: Colts @ Broncos (-4)

-- Week 3: Bears @ Cowboys (-6)

-- Week 4: Dolphins @ Bengals (-6.5)

-- Week 5: Giants @ Packers (-7)

-- Week 6: Falcons @ Seahawks (-9.5)

-- Week 7: Patriots @ Steelers (-1.5)

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Good to be home after vacation......

13) 76ers won the NBA Draft Lottery, will probably take Ben Simmons, seeing as how coach Brett Brown coached Simmons' dad in Australia a long time ago.

12) Cavaliers 115, Raptors 84-- Cleveland is now 9-0 this postseason. Looks like the drama in this round will be in the series out west.

11) Warriors' Klay Thompson scored 25 points in first three quarters of Game 1 with the Thunder, but was scoreless in the fateful 4th quarter.

10) MLB suspended Rougned Odor eight games after Sunday's fight with Toronto, but because of a ridiculous appeal system MLB has, Odor is playing this week. Once the suspension is announced, the player should be suspended immediately. The way it is now, the player basically gets to choose when he is suspended.

9) Rays 12, Jays 2-- Toronto lost its last four games, was outscored 25-4 in the last two; they've also lost four in a row at home.

8) Indians 13, Reds 1-- Cincinnati reliever Stever Delabar issued four consecutive bases-loaded walks, first time a pitcher has done that.

7) Braves fired manager Fredi Gonzalez, then lost 12-9 to the Pirates, with one of its top pitching prospects giving up nine runs in less than two innings. No bueno.

6) Pirates gave catcher Dominic Cervelli $31M for three years, a sign of the ballclub's commitment to winning. Good for them.

5) Had great seats for the Marlins-Phillies game in Philly Monday night. Sat right next to ballgirl in right field. They don't have an easy job.

When the Phillies change pitchers, the ballgirl sprints out to the bullpen in centerfield to get the pitcher's jacket from the clubhouse attendant- they're not allowed to interact with the players directly. When the visiting team changes pitchers, the ballgirl down the leftfield line gets the jacket.

There are 22 ballgirls in Philly; they rotate between field duty and running the team's 50-50 raffle for charity and working in the team's recycling drive.

4) Restaurant recommendations: Crab Trap in Ocean City, NJ and the Anchorage Tavern in Somers Point, where I got a piece of chicken parm that looked like it could tip over Fred Flintstone's car.

3) A's 8, Rangers 5-- Khris Davis homered three times, the last one a walk-off grand slam to send everyone home happy. Oakland has won four of last five games since the epic pounding their pitching staff took in Boston last week.

2) Good to see Mets fans give Daniel Murphy an ovation on his return to Citi Field last night; he was my dad's favorite player and is hitting .399 this year.

1) My dad passed away a year ago today; I miss him a lot. Would be great to sit and watch a game with him one more time- he really loved baseball, especially the Mets.

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MLB

Wednesday, May 18

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
MIAMI vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami

1:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Minnesota is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Detroit's last 15 games at home

2:15 PM
BOSTON vs. KANSAS CITY
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Boston is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Kansas City's last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

3:35 PM
TEXAS vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas

7:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. BALTIMORE
Seattle is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Seattle is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Baltimore's last 15 games when playing Seattle

7:05 PM
ATLANTA vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:07 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TORONTO
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay

7:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland

7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY METS
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Mets's last 10 games when playing at home against Washington

8:10 PM
HOUSTON vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Houston is 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
Chi White Sox are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Houston

8:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 17 games
Milwaukee is 2-14 SU in their last 16 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 13 games at home

8:15 PM
BOSTON vs. KANSAS CITY
Boston7-2-1 SU in its last 10 games
Boston is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing Kansas City
Kansas City18-6-1 SU in its last 25 games at home
Kansas City is 5-10-1 SU in its last 16 games ,when playing Boston

8:15 PM
COLORADO vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Colorado

9:40 PM
NY YANKEES vs. ARIZONA
NY Yankees are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games

10:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. LA ANGELS
LA Dodgers are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing LA Angels
LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games

10:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. SAN DIEGO
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 12 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing San Francisco

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 18


Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee

Game 957-958
May 18, 2016 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lackey) 14.109
Milwaukee
(Nelson) 15.154
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-190
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+165); Under

LA Dodgers @ LA Angels

Game 979-980
May 18, 2016 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Blsnger) 14.912
LA Angels
(Trpeano) 13.887
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-105); Under

Colorado @ St. Louis

Game 959-960
May 18, 2016 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Rusin) 16.495
St. Louis
(Wnwrght) 15.309
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-165
8
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+145); Under

Boston @ Kansas City

Game 981-982
May 18, 2016 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Price) 15.117
Kansas City
(Vlquez) 16.699
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-145
7
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+125); Over

San Francisco @ San Diego

Game 961-962
May 18, 2016 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Cueto) 14.633
San Diego
(Pmranz) 16.194
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-140
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+120); Over

Minnesota @ Detroit

Game 963-964
May 18, 2016 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Nolsco) 12.970
Detroit
(Vrlnder) 15.167
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-165
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-165); Under

Boston @ Kansas City

Game 965-966
May 18, 2016 @ 2:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Wright) 14.829
Kansas City
(Kennedy) 16.456
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(-115); Over

Texas @ Oakland

Game 967-968
May 18, 2016 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Perez) 13.763
Oakland
(Hill) 15.297
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-160
8
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-160); Over

Seattle @ Baltimore

Game 969-970
May 18, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Walker) 13.995
Baltimore
(Tllman) 16.850
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
-130
8
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(-130); Under

Tampa Bay @ Toronto

Game 971-972
May 18, 2016 @ 7:07 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Odorzzi) 16.747
Toronto
(Dickey) 14.617
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+115); Under

Miami @ Philadelphia

Game 951-952
May 18, 2016 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Koehler) 15.386
Philadelphia
(Hllckson) 13.392
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-115); Under

Houston @ Chicago White Sox

Game 973-974
May 18, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Fister) 17.916
Chicago White Sox
(Latos) 14.508
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+100); Over

Atlanta @ Pittsburgh

Game 953-954
May 18, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Teheran) 13.503
Pittsburgh
(Liriano) 15.592
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-185
7
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-185); Over

Cleveland @ Cincinnati

Game 975-976
May 18, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Clvnger) 17.508
Cincinnati
(Fnnegan) 13.503
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 4
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-140
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-140); Under

Washington @ NY Mets

Game 955-956
May 18, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Gnzlez) 15.998
NY Mets
(Colon) 13.182
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
N/A

NY Yankees @ Arizona

Game 977-978
May 18, 2016 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Eovaldi) 16.614
Arizona
(Miller) 14.917
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-145); Over

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MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, May 18

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MIAMI (21 - 18) at PHILADELPHIA (23 - 17) - 1:05 PM
TOM KOEHLER (R) vs. JEREMY HELLICKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-17 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-17 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-8 (+9.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 10-4 (+10.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against MIAMI this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

TOM KOEHLER vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
KOEHLER is 2-3 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.88 and a WHIP of 1.241.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-6. (-3.0 units)

JEREMY HELLICKSON vs. MIAMI since 1997
HELLICKSON is 0-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 4.18 and a WHIP of 1.393.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.4 units)

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ATLANTA (9 - 29) at PITTSBURGH (21 - 17) - 7:05 PM
JULIO TEHERAN (R) vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 9-29 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 32-68 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-29 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 82-124 (-39.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 11-38 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 119-82 (+22.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 119-82 (+22.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 147-101 (+28.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 95-64 (+20.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 74-43 (+22.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
TEHERAN is 2-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.60 and a WHIP of 1.181.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)

FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. ATLANTA since 1997
LIRIANO is 2-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.360.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

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WASHINGTON (23 - 16) at NY METS (22 - 16) - 7:10 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. NY METS since 1997
GONZALEZ is 9-4 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.66 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 11-6 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-9. (-4.3 units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
COLON is 3-5 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.23 and a WHIP of 1.170.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+2.7 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (27 - 10) at MILWAUKEE (17 - 22) - 8:10 PM
JOHN LACKEY (R) vs. JIMMY NELSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1115-1216 (-197.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 739-722 (-156.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
LACKEY is 62-83 (-27.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
LACKEY is 8-13 (-11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 43-40 (+27.6 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +150 to +175 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 128-80 (+24.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 63-40 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 65-35 (+23.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 128-80 (+24.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 77-44 (+25.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 87-97 (-28.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 87-97 (-28.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 27-42 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 59-89 (-25.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 2-1 (+0.2 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

JOHN LACKEY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
LACKEY is 5-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.11 and a WHIP of 1.127.
His team's record is 5-3 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-2. (+4.2 units)

JIMMY NELSON vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
NELSON is 0-4 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.96 and a WHIP of 1.184.
His team's record is 1-5 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

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COLORADO (20 - 18) at ST LOUIS (20 - 19) - 8:15 PM
CHRIS RUSIN (L) vs. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 158-279 (-62.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997.
COLORADO is 103-190 (-63.9 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
COLORADO is 49-83 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 122-83 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 122-83 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 85-55 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 449-303 (+70.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
WAINWRIGHT is 77-34 (+30.7 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 19-15 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 12-8 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 19-15 (+12.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 12-8 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 71-75 (+9.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 1-0 (+1.7 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

CHRIS RUSIN vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
RUSIN is 1-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.727.
His team's record is 1-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. COLORADO since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 6-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 1.56 and a WHIP of 1.058.
His team's record is 6-2 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.1 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (23 - 18) at SAN DIEGO (17 - 23) - 10:10 PM
JOHNNY CUETO (R) vs. DREW POMERANZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 786-811 (+42.6 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 32-14 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 1091-916 (+119.1 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 119-87 (+29.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 48-69 (-23.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

JOHNNY CUETO vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
CUETO is 5-3 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.34 and a WHIP of 1.177.
His team's record is 6-3 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-7. (-5.4 units)

DREW POMERANZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
POMERANZ is 1-3 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.625.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.4 units)

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MINNESOTA (10 - 28) at DETROIT (18 - 21) - 1:10 PM
RICKY NOLASCO (R) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 10-28 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 5-17 (-12.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 0-9 (-9.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 this season.
MINNESOTA is 4-18 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MINNESOTA is 4-16 (-11.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MINNESOTA is 10-28 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 9-23 (-13.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 5-22 (-15.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MINNESOTA is 51-39 (+18.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NOLASCO is 26-20 (+15.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 72-63 (+25.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 68-61 (+21.8 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 90-89 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 90-89 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 60-69 (-26.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 6-13 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 40-43 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
VERLANDER is 3-12 (-10.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-0 (+5.4 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

RICKY NOLASCO vs. DETROIT since 1997
NOLASCO is 2-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.32 and a WHIP of 1.470.
His team's record is 3-3 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.1 units)

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
VERLANDER is 15-8 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.12 and a WHIP of 1.264.
His team's record is 17-13 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 17-11. (+5.7 units)

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BOSTON (24 - 15) at KANSAS CITY (19 - 19) - 2:15 PM
STEVEN WRIGHT (R) vs. IAN KENNEDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 152-170 (-33.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 125-91 (+25.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 24-10 (+12.6 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 70-37 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 38-23 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 121-85 (+27.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 88-61 (+22.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 34-18 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
KENNEDY is 31-16 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.2 Units)

STEVEN WRIGHT vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

IAN KENNEDY vs. BOSTON since 1997
KENNEDY is 0-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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TEXAS (22 - 18) at OAKLAND (18 - 22) - 3:35 PM
MARTIN PEREZ (L) vs. RICH HILL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HILL is 17-4 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 112-95 (+37.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 44-30 (+22.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 55-48 (+25.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 25-18 (+15.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 27-19 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 21-15 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 41-37 (+14.2 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 50-43 (+15.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 86-116 (-32.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 13-19 (-12.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 41-58 (-27.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 16-29 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 24-34 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 20-30 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 35-40 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 81-108 (-30.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 20-36 (-17.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 43-45 (-21.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against TEXAS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

MARTIN PEREZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
PEREZ is 3-4 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 5.93 and a WHIP of 1.537.
His team's record is 4-4 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.2 units)

RICH HILL vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

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SEATTLE (22 - 16) at BALTIMORE (23 - 14) - 7:05 PM
TAIJUAN WALKER (R) vs. CHRIS TILLMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 40-56 (-24.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 23-14 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 45-26 (+15.1 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 65-39 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 11-2 (+9.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
BALTIMORE is 22-12 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 49-26 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 14-3 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 48-26 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
TILLMAN is 48-28 (+21.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 53-31 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 42-23 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 35-20 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 45-34 (+23.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 14-6 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 14-6 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 36-29 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 39-28 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

TAIJUAN WALKER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
WALKER is 0-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.58 and a WHIP of 1.758.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

CHRIS TILLMAN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
TILLMAN is 6-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.98 and a WHIP of 1.015.
His team's record is 7-1 (+6.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (+0.1 units)

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TAMPA BAY (18 - 19) at TORONTO (19 - 22) - 7:05 PM
JAKE ODORIZZI (R) vs. R.A. DICKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 22-33 (-18.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 98-108 (-34.1 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 118-133 (-31.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 24-7 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 602-688 (+11.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.
TORONTO is 9-15 (-9.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-4 (+1.2 Units) against TORONTO this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

JAKE ODORIZZI vs. TORONTO since 1997
ODORIZZI is 2-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.31 and a WHIP of 1.082.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+2.5 units)

R.A. DICKEY vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
DICKEY is 8-8 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.23 and a WHIP of 1.168.
His team's record is 8-11 (-3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-5. (+4.9 units)

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HOUSTON (16 - 24) at CHI WHITE SOX (24 - 15) - 8:10 PM
DOUG FISTER (R) vs. MAT LATOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 16-24 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 11-22 (-14.2 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 6-14 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 14-25 (-13.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 16-24 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 10-19 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 2-13 (-14.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
FISTER is 4-12 (-9.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 120-113 (+21.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 21-9 (+13.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

DOUG FISTER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
FISTER is 2-4 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.365.
His team's record is 3-6 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)

MAT LATOS vs. HOUSTON since 1997
LATOS is 4-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 6-1 (+4.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-2. (+2.9 units)

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CLEVELAND (19 - 17) at CINCINNATI (15 - 24) - 7:10 PM
MIKE CLEVINGER (R) vs. BRANDON FINNEGAN (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

MIKE CLEVINGER vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
No recent starts.

BRANDON FINNEGAN vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (16 - 22) at ARIZONA (19 - 23) - 9:40 PM
NATHAN EOVALDI (R) vs. SHELBY MILLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 9-18 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 57-32 (+24.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
EOVALDI is 22-10 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 7-16 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 7-16 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 561-509 (-70.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
ARIZONA is 17-30 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MILLER is 14-25 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILLER is 14-25 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILLER is 7-22 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILLER is 6-14 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

NATHAN EOVALDI vs. ARIZONA since 1997
EOVALDI is 2-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 0.958.
His team's record is 2-2 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.5 units)

SHELBY MILLER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
MILLER is 0-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 12.60 and a WHIP of 2.200.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.4 units)

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LA DODGERS (21 - 19) at LA ANGELS (17 - 22) - 10:05 PM
MIKE BOLSINGER (R) vs. NICK TROPEANO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 115-92 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 49-52 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 112-90 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 83-73 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 84-68 (-13.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 26-30 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 1-1 (+0.8 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

MIKE BOLSINGER vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

NICK TROPEANO vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
TROPEANO is 0-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 6.24 and a WHIP of 2.079.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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BOSTON (24 - 15) at KANSAS CITY (19 - 19) - 8:15 PM
DAVID PRICE (L) vs. EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 152-170 (-33.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 125-91 (+25.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 30-21 (+11.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 70-37 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 34-16 (+14.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 121-85 (+27.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 51-29 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 34-18 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
VOLQUEZ is 30-16 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VOLQUEZ is 13-3 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
VOLQUEZ is 18-5 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VOLQUEZ is 29-14 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VOLQUEZ is 23-11 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 10-3 (+11.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 16-9 (+13.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 19-8 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PRICE is 72-41 (+23.1 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.2 Units)

DAVID PRICE vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
PRICE is 2-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 0.906.
His team's record is 3-4 (-5.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.7 units)

EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. BOSTON since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 1-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.68 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, May 18

National League games

Braves @ Pirates

Teheran is 0-2, 1.73 in his last four starts (under 3-1).

Liriano is 2-2, 5.97 in his last five starts; four of his last six starts went over.

Pirates won their last three games (over 10-3-1 in last 14). Atlanta lost ten of its last 12 games; five of its last eight games stayed under.

Marlins @ Phillies

Koehler is 0-0, 1.42 in his last two starts (over 3-3-1).

Hellickson is 1-1, 7.54 in three home starts; three of his last four starts overall went over the total.

Miami is 15-7 in its last 22 games; over is 11-4-1 in their last 16 road games. Phillies won seven of last ten games- six of their last eight home games stayed under.

Nationals @ Mets

Gonzalez is 2-0, 3.78 in his last three starts (under 4-2-1). .

Colon is 1-1, 1.89 in three home starts, which all stayed under total.

Washington lost its last five road games; under is 4-1-1 in its last six games overall. Mets lost five of their last seven games; eight of their last nine stayed under.

Cubs @ Brewers

Lackey is 1-1, 2.35 in his last three starts (over 5-2).

Nelson is 1-2, 4.62 in his last four starts; four of his last six went over total. .

Cubs are 11-4 in their last 15 games (over 10-5). Milwaukee is 6-3 in its last nine home games; five of its last six games overall stayed under.

Rockies @ Cardinals

Rusin is 0-1, 6.60 in three starts (under 2-1).

Wainwright is 3-0, 6.75 in his last four starts, which all went over- Cardinals scored 39 runs in those four games.

Rockies won their last five games; seven of their last nine stayed under. St Louis lost three of its last four games; six of its last nine went over.

Giants @ Padres

Cueto is 2-0, 2.45 in his last four starts (under 3-1).

Pomeranz is 2-1, 0.50 in his last three starts, which all stayed under.

Giants won last six games, allowing 12 runs; under is 9-1 in their last ten. Padres lost three of last four games; five of their last six stayed under.

American League games

Mariners @ Orioles

Walker is 0-2, 7.11 in his last three starts (under 5-2).

Tillman is 4-0, 1.32 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.

Seattle lost three of last four games; five of its last six went over total. Baltimore won seven of its last nine games.

Rays @ Jays

Odorizzi is 1-1, 4.85 in his last five starts (under 6-2).

Dickey is 1-1, 2.11 in his last three starts; four of his last six starts (under 4-2)

Tampa Bay won six of last nine road games; they scored 25 runs last couple nights Over is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Blue Jays lost five of last six games, five of which went over the total.

Twins @ Tigers

Nolasco is 0-1, 7.72 in his last four starts; his last six starts went over.

Verlander allowed one run in 15 IP in his last two starts (over 5-2-1)

Minnesota is 4-18 on the road; over is 9-3-1 in their last 13 games. Detroit lost 11 of last 15 games; over is 8-2-1 in their last eleven.

Astros @ White Sox

Fister is 2-0, 2.70 in his last three starts (under 3-1-1 last five).

Latos is 1-0, 7.63 in his last three starts, which all went over.

Houston lost four of last five games, all of which went over. White Sox lost five of their last six games; nine of their last eleven games went over.

Red Sox @ Royals

Price is 3-1, 6.90 in his last five starts, which all went over total. Wright is 3-4, 2.96 in seven starts this year (under 4-3).

Kennedy is 1-1, 1.38 in two home starts (under 2-0). Volquez is 1-3, 6.00 in his last four starts (under 6-2). .

Boston won seven of its last nine games; its last eight games went over total. Royals are 5-7 in their last 12 games; three of last four games stayed under.

Rangers @ A's

Perez is 1-1, 2.31 in his last four starts; four of his last five starts stayed under.

Hill is 0-3, 6.23 in three home starts (5-0, 2.05 on road)-- under is 4-3-1 in his starts. .

Texas won eight of last 11 games, but lost last two; eight of its last ten games went over. A's won four of last five games; seven of their last nine games went over.

Interleague

Indians @ Reds

Clevinger is making first MLB start; he is 5-0, 3.03 in seven AAA starts this year.

Finnegan is 0-2, 6.75 in his last five starts (over 5-2 in last seven starts).

Reds lost seven of their last nine games; over is 9-3-2 in their last 14 home games. Indians lost seven of last nine road games; over is 8-3-1 in their last twelve.

Bronx @ Diamondbacks

Eovaldi is 3-0, 3.96 in his last four starts; his last three starts went over.

Miller is 1-3, 5.76 in his last four starts, last three of which stayed under.

Bronx lost nine of last ten road games; over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Arizona lost five of last seven games but won last two; under is 4-1-1 in their last six.

Dodgers @ Angels

Bolsinger is making first ''16 start; he is 7-12, 4.23 in 30 big league starts, 0-0, 2.25 in two AAA starts this season.

Tropeano is 0-2, 5.87 in his last three starts (under 4-1-2). .

Angels won four of last five games; four of their last six games went over. Dodgers won four of last six games; three of their last five games went over.

Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:

Atl-Pitt-- Teheran 1-7; Liriano 5-2
Mia-Phil-- Koehler 2-5; Hellickson 5-3
Wsh-NY-- Gonzalez 4-3; Colon 4-3
Chi-Mil-- Lackey 4-3; Nelson 5-3
Col-StL-- Rusin 2-1; Wainwright 5-3
SF-SD-- Cueto 7-1; Pomeranz 4-3

Sea-Balt-- Walker 4-3; Tillman 7-1
Bos-KC-- Price 5-3 Wright 3-4; Kennedy 4-3 Volquez 5-3
TB-Tor-- Odorizzi 4-4; Dickey 2-6
Minn-Det-- Nolasco 3-4; Verlander 3-5
Hst-Chi-- Fister 4-3; Latos 6-1
Tex-A's-- Perez 2-6; Hill 5-3

Clev-Cin-- Clavinger 0-0; Finnegan 2-6
NY-Az-- Eovaldi 4-3; Miller 3-5
LA-LAA-- Bolsinger 0-0; Tropeano 3-4

Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:

Atl-Pitt-- Teheran 2-8; Liriano 2-7
Mia-Phil-- Koehler 4-7; Hellickson 2-8
Wsh-NY-- Gonzalez 0-7; Colon 2-7
Chi-Mil-- Lackey 3-7; Nelson 3-8
Col-StL-- Rusin 1-3; Wainwright 3-8
SF-SD-- Cueto 3-8; Pomeranz 0-7

Sea-Balt-- Walker 1-7; Tillman 3-8
Bos-KC-- Price 3-8 Wright 4-7; Kennedy 2-7 Volquez 2-8
TB-Tor-- Odorizzi 2-8; Dickey 2-8
Minn-Det-- Nolasco 3-7; Verlander 4-8
Hst-Chi-- Fister 1-7; Latos 2-7
Tex-A's-- Perez 2-8; Hill 3-8

Clev-Cin-- Clavinger 0-0; Finnegan 2-8
NY-Az-- Eovaldi 1-7; Miller 1-8
LA-LAA-- Bolsinger 0-0; Tropeano 2-7

Umpires

Mia-Phil-- Four of five Ripperger games stayed under the total.
Az-Pitt-- Six of last nine Nauert games stayed under total.
Wsh-NY-- Under is 10-5 in last fifteen Hudson games.
Cubs-Mil-- Home side won 14 of last 15 Rackley games.
Col-StL-- Underdogs are 9-7 in last sixteen Cederstrom games.
SF-SD-- Underdogs won four of last five Davidson games.

TB-Tor-- Favorites won seven of last eight Foster games.
Bos-KC-- Five of seven Hoberg games went over the total. Over is 4-2-1 in last seven Knight games.
Minn-Det-- Four of last five May games went over the total.
Tex-A's-- Underdogs won last five Layne games.
Sea-Balt-- Under is 3-0-1 in last four Drake games.
Hst-Chi-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Bellino games.

Clev-Cin-- Under is 9-5 in last fourteen Timmons games.
NY-Az-- Three of last four Reynolds games went over.
LA-LA-- Underdogs won five of last eight Hickox games

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Wednesday's Diamond Notes
May 18, 2016


Hottest team: Giants (6-0 last six)

Madison Bumgarner continued San Francisco’s fantastic run of quality pitching, going the distance in a 5-1 win at San Diego where he lost the shutout in the 9th thanks to a Matt Kemp homer. He struck out 11 hitters, got into it with Wil Myers and pitched comfortably thanks to Brandon Crawford’s second-inning 3-run homer providing cushion. The Giants shortstop drove in all five runs while going 2-for-3, cashing in as Brandon Belt and Hunter Pence reached base safely 5-of-8 times in front of him.

The Giants have given up just eight runs in the last five games will have seen the ‘under’ prevail in nine of the last 10 games. Johnny Cueto (5-1, 2.97 ERA) will look to continue that streak and has given up two runs or fewer in five of his eight starts this season, including two of the last three. He pitched his only shutout of the season against the Padres on April 26, going the distance and striking out 11, both also season-bests. Lefty Drew Pomeranz (4-3, 1.80), who has been San Diego’s best pitcher thus far, had his worst outing in a 5-4 loss in San Francisco the previous day, surrendering what remain season-highs in hits (7) and earned runs (3), lasting a season-low 4.1 innings. Pence homered off him. These NL West foes get together next week at AT&T Park after the Giants host the Cubs this weekend.

Coldest team: Braves (2-10 last 12)

After firing Fredi Gonzalez on Tuesday, the Braves fell behind 9-0 as rookie Aaron Blair got rocked by the Pirates failing to get out of the second inning. It was a nasty welcome to the big leagues for interim manager Brian Snitker, getting a 125-game tryout to keep the gig. The Pirates pounded out a season-high 21 hits in a 12-9 win, though Atlanta was encouraged by young CF Mallex Smith hitting two more home runs, becoming the first player on the roster besides Freddie Freeman with more than one.
We’ll see if things can go any better as the team sends staff ace Julio Teheran (0-4, 3.17) out to the mound in order to slow down the Bucs bats, which have produced 20 runs over the first two contests of the four-game series. It’s not exactly reassuring that the Braves have averaged just 2.1 runs per game in Teheran’s starts. Pittsburgh is countering with Francisco Liriano (3-2, 4.99). The teams conclude this set Thursday before Atlanta ventures to Philly for the weekend.

Hottest pitcher: Chris Tillman (5-1, 2.58 ERA)

Tillman has always been better at Camden Yards than on the road, so he’s been fortunate since this will his seventh start in nine outings this season. He’s 4-0 with a 1.89 ERA at home and will be looking to help the Orioles bounce back from a 10-0 loss to Seattle on Monday, their second loss in a row after seven consecutive wins. Baltimore has lost three straight just once this season (April 24-26). It’s worth pointing out that Mariners star Robinson Cano is 14-for-31 (.452) against Tillman throughout his career, homering twice.

Coldest pitcher: Shelby Miller (1-4, 6.94 ERA)

Miller finally broke through with his first win on May 7 – about five months too late for hopeful, exasperated Diamondbacks fans – but that breakthrough came against the lowly Braves, his former team. In Atlanta, too. He lost again in his last outing against San Francisco, so he’s now 0-4 with a 7.46 ERA in Phoenix as he steps in to try and help sweep New York. Miller gave up seven runs in five innings in his only career outing against the Yankees and will try to overcome the pressure that follows him since most Arizona fans felt the team grossly over-spent for him, dealing Dansby Swanson, the 2015 MLB Draft’s top pick, in addition to Ender Inciarte and the aforementioned Blair.

Biggest UNDER run: Rockies (6-2 last eight)

The Giants own this distinction too, but what Colorado has done may actually be more impressive since four of those 'under' results have come in at Coors Field. Chad Bettis kept the run going on Tuesday in St. Louis, holding down the Cardinals in a 3-1 upset to help start a nine-game road trip in style. Lefty Chris Rusin, making just his fourth start after initially coming out of the bullpen, has yet to get out of the sixth inning this season and has never had a winning season in the majors. He'll be opposed by Adam Wainwright, who has helped the Cards win each of the last four times he's taken the mound.

Biggest OVER run: Red Sox (8-0 last eight)

Boston was rained out in Kansas City on Monday and will play a day-night doubleheader here, hoping to continue a run that has seen them win seven of nine despite Tuesday's 8-4 loss. The Royals did the heavy lifting in extending the streak last night after the Red Sox scored 73 runs on their most recent seven-game homestand to start this flurry. They'll return home after the night portion of this twinbill for a six-game set against the Indians and Rockies. Extending this streak could prove difficult given the pitching matchups on Wednesday, as Boston sends Steven Wright (3-3, 2.36) out for the opener against solid veteran Ian Kennedy (4-3, 3.25), while David Price (5-1, 6.00) squares off against Edinson Volquez (4-3, 3.51) in the nightcap.

Matchup to watch: Astros at White Sox

Chicago is looking to avoid its first four-game losing streak of the season as they send unbeaten Mat Latos (5-0, 3.40) to the mound. After falling just short in a 6-5, 11-inning loss to Houston in the first of a 10-game homestand, the White Sox have to be aware that Cleveland, Kansas City and Detroit are on winning streaks and charging hard while they've dropped five of six. Latos, despite his unbeaten mark, has failed to get out of the sixth inning in his last three starts, which is one reason why an ERA that was at 0.74 through four starts now looks ordinary. The Astros remain in last place in the AL West, but have won in Doug Fister's last three starts. They're without OF Carlos Gomez (ribs), who has gone on the DL. Chicago is hoping to have home run leader Todd Frazier back from a bout with the flu.

Betcha didn’t know: Cleveland is sending out Mike Clevinger for his big league debut after an impressive 5-0 mark in Triple-A. He's of Native American descent and had the second-lowest WHIP and third-most strikeouts in all of Double-A last year, earning organizational Player of the Year honors. Clevinger is undoubtedly hoping to get some of the same run support he's seen his offense put together of late since the Indians have outscored the Bengals, er, Reds, 28-7 over a two-game stint at Progressive Field to open this series, which shifts to Cincinnati for these next two games.

Biggest public favorite: Cubs (-180) at Brewers

Biggest public underdog: Rockies (+155) at Cardinals

Biggest line move: Yankees (-120 to -140) vs. Diamondbacks

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Braves fire manager Fredi Gonzalez
May 17, 2016

ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Braves on Tuesday fired manager Fredi Gonzalez, who couldn't survive the worst record in the majors.

Braves general manager John Coppolella confirmed the firing of Gonzalez. This was Gonzalez sixth season with the Braves, who are in the midst of a dismal stretch: They have lost two straight and eight of 10, have baseball's worst record at 9-28 and already are 13 1/2 games out of first place in the NL East.

Brian Snitker, who has been manager of the Braves' Triple-A Gwinnett team, will move up as interim manager. Snitker was Atlanta's third-base coach from 2006 to 2013, also following Gonzalez in that role when Gonzalez was named manager of the Marlins.

Snitker also had two stints with Atlanta as the bullpen coach in 1985 and from 1988 to 1990.

The Braves also fired bench coach Carlos Tosca. Gwinnett pitching coach Marty Reed has joined the club as bullpen coach. Terry Pendleton will move from first base coach to bench coach and Eddie Perez will move from bullpen coach to first base coach.

Gonzalez, 52, replaced Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox, who retired following the 2010 season. Gonzalez was the only Latino manager in the majors and he is the first Braves manager to be fired since Russ Nixon in 1990.

The Braves won the NL East with 96 wins in 2013 but fell to 79-83 the following season.

Since then, the Braves have shifted to rebuilding mode, seeking young pitchers in a series of moves that stripped the roster of such established veterans as Justin Upton, Jason Heyward, Andrelton Simmons, Craig Kimbrel and Shelby Miller.

Expectations were low this season as the Braves set their focus on moving into their new SunTrust Park in 2017. Even so, it was clear Coppolella and team president John Hart didn't expect to have the worst record in the majors.

The Braves lost their first nine games. They had a brief recovery with four straight wins but haven't been able to put together another winning streak. They lost two of three at Kansas City to open a 10-game road trip and also lost Monday night's series opener at Pittsburgh, 8-5.

Gonzalez was hurt by especially poor play at home. The Braves are 2-17 at Turner Field.

Gonzalez was 434-413 with the Braves. He was 276-279 in four seasons with the Marlins.

The Braves were competitive through the first half of the 2015 season, posting a 42-42 mark. Injuries and trades helped fuel a free-fall for a 67-95 finish, and the poor results continued this season.

The poor start led to increased questions about Gonzalez's status, and he recently addressed the uncertainty.

''Nothing is for sure in our business, so you hold your head up, make good decisions and go forward and see what happens,'' he said.

Gonzalez also recently said he worried he wouldn't survive the slow start to see a turnaround when more young players are ready for the majors.

''My biggest concern is you go through these lumps, you see these young guys come in and then you get let go, you get dismissed, and the guys are here the next year and they're winning everything,'' Gonzalez said.

''But again, this is a cruel business and it's part of our job.''

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LEADING OFF: Tillman faces M's, tries for 5th straight win
May 18, 2016

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

OLD FRIENDS

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman (5-1, 2.58 ERA) tries to win his fifth straight start when he faces the Mariners, the team that drafted him in 2006. Tillman came to Baltimore in the 2008 trade for Erik Bedard and is 6-0 lifetime against Seattle.

KID STUFF

Two of the Astros' top prospects, Colin Moran and Tony Kemp, are expected to make their first major league starts when struggling Houston plays the White Sox. Moran was the sixth overall pick in the 2013 amateur draft by Miami and is a .299 career hitter in the minors. The 5-foot-6 Kemp has been an on-base machine in the minors while playing second base and the outfield. ''They're both going to play different roles here. We're looking to jump-start our offense for a little more consistency,'' manager A.J. Hinch said.

DOUBLE DIP

Boston plays a day-night doubleheader at World Series champion Kansas City to make up Monday's rainout. Steven Wright and David Price are scheduled to pitch for the Red Sox, with Ian Kennedy and Edinson Volquez going for the Royals. After a difficult start with his new team this season, Price (5-1) ironed out a mechanical glitch in his delivery before his most recent outing and struck out 12 last Thursday in an 11-1 win over Houston, lowering his ERA to 6.00.

NEW VOICE

Interim manager Brian Snitker gets his second chance at his first win in charge of the struggling Atlanta Braves (9-29). Snitker was the skipper at Triple-A Gwinnett before getting promoted Tuesday when Atlanta fired Fredi Gonzalez. In Snitker's first game at the helm, the Braves lost 12-9 in Pittsburgh. This time, they'll turn to right-hander Julio Teheran (0-4, 3.17 ERA). Atlanta is averaging just 2.12 runs per game when Teheran starts this season.

FILLING IN

Bench coach DeMarlo Hale manages the Blue Jays for the second consecutive night against Tampa Bay while John Gibbons serves a three-game suspension. Gibbons was penalized for returning to the field following an earlier ejection Sunday and inciting additional fighting during a brawl with the Rangers. Major League Baseball disciplined 14 players and staff members Tuesday for their roles in the fight. The stiffest punishment went to Texas 2B Rougned Odor, suspended eight games and fined $5,000 for punching Toronto slugger Jose Bautista in the jaw. Odor appealed and is allowed to play pending a resolution.

SNAKE BIT

Diamondbacks pitcher Shelby Miller (1-4, 6.94 ERA) tries to turn things around against the Yankees. Miller has lost three of his past four starts and has more walks (23) than strikeouts this season (22). Arizona acquired Miller from Atlanta in the offseason for a package headlined by Dansby Swanson, the top pick in the 2015 amateur draft. Swanson is playing very well in Double-A with the Braves and also has more walks than strikeouts.

POM KING

The Padres get a tough test in Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto (5-1, 2.97 ERA), but fortunately for San Diego, lefty Drew Pomeranz (4-3, 1.80) hasn't needed much run support lately. He's thrown 11 scoreless innings over his last two starts, a 2-0 win over the Mets and a 1-0 victory over the Cubs.