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**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 02:46 AM

Saturday’s games
National League

Cardinals @ Cubs

Weaver is making his MLB debut; he was 7-3, 3.30 in 13 minor league starts this year, 12 of which were in AA, only one in AA.

Hendricks is 6-1, 1.35 in his last seven starts, under is 4-0-1 in his last five. Cubs won his last seven home starts.

Cardinals lost nine of last 13 games; over is 9-4-2 in their last 15 games. Chicago won its last 11 games; seven of their last ten stayed under.

Braves @ Nationals

Whalen is 1-0, 5.73 in two MLB starts (over 1-1).
Lopez is 0-1, 9.35 in two MLB starts (over 1-1).
Braves won seven of last ten road games; three of last five Atlanta games stayed under. Washington won six of last nine games; under is 5-3-1 in their last nine home games.

Rockies @ Phillies

Anderson is 4-0, 3.05 in his last six starts (under 7-3). He is 0-2, 3.06 in three road starts.
Eickhoff is 1-2, 4.70 in his last four starts; under is 11-4 in his last 15. Phillies are 6-5 in his home starts.
Colorado lost seven of last nine games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six road games. Phillies are 8-6 in last 14 games, over is 8-1-1 in their last ten games.

Padres @ Mets

Cosart is 0-0, 5.40 in two starts for San Diego (over 2-0).
deGrom is 1-0, 0.44 in his last three starts; under is 9-3 in his last 12. Mets are 8-3 in his home starts.
San Diego lost 12 of last 17 road games; six of Padres’ last eight games went over. Mets are 4-12 in last 16 games; seven of last eight games at Citi Field went over.

Reds @ Brewers

Straily is 4-0, 1.93 in his last five starts; over is 8-5 in his last 13. Reds are 5-5 in his road outings.
Davies is 4-0, 2.54 in his last six starts (under 5-1). Milwaukee is 7-2 in his last nine starts at Miller Park.
Reds are 5-7 in last 12 road games, 2-7 overall in game following their last nine wins. Milwaukee is 8-4 in last 12 home games; six of last seven games at Miller Park stayed under. Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Cincinnati road games.

Pirates @ Dodgers

Cole is 2-2, 2.81 in his last four starts, last three of which went over. Pirates are 5-3 in his road starts.
McCarthy is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts (under 6-1). Dodgers won three of his four home starts.
Pittsburgh lost eight of last ten road games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Dodgers won four of last five games; over is 5-1-1 in last seven Dodger home games.

American League

Rays @ New York

Andriese is 0-2, 4.05 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Tampa Bay is 3-2 in his road starts.
Tanaka is 1-2, 6.23 in his last three starts; four of his last five stayed under. New York is 10-2 when he starts at home.
Rays are 2-7 in last nine road games (under 6-3). New York won four of last five games. Five of last eight New York games stayed under the total.

Astros @ Blue Jays

McHugh is 0-3, 8.59 in his last three starts; under is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Astros are 5-6 in his road starts.
Sanchez is 4-1, 2.06 in his last seven starts; under is 7-0-1 in his last eight. Toronto won six of his last eight home starts.
Astros won last four games; over is 5-3 in Astros’ last eight road games. Toronto is 7-4 in last 11 home games; over is 6-2-1 in last nine games at Sky Dome.

Angels @ Indians

Shoemaker is 1-3, 4.05 in his last four starts; under is 9-4 in his last 13. Angels are 3-8 in his road starts.
Clevinger is 0-1, 7.71 in four starts this year (over 4-0).
Angels lost 13 of last 15 road games; three of their last five games stayed under. Cleveland is 6-3 in its last nine home games; their last six home games went over total.

Royals @ Twins

Gee is 0-3, 6.14 in his last four starts (over 4-4). He is 1-2, 6.60 in three road starts.
Duffey is 2-2, 9.77 in his last four starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Minnesota won four of his last five home starts.
Royals won five of last six games; under is 7-3 in Royals’ last ten road games. Minnesota lost its last four games; six of Twins’ last seven home games went over.

Tigers @ Rangers

Boyd is 3-0, 3.55 in his last five starts (over 5-4-1); Detroit is 1-4 in his road starts.
Hamels is 3-1, 2.36 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Texas is 8-2 in his home starts.
Tigers lost their last five games; three of last five Detroit games stayed under. Texas won six of last seven home games; under is 9-2-2 in last 13 Ranger games.

Mariners @ A’s

Iwakuma is 7-1, 2.54 in his last eight starts; six of his last nine stayed under. Seattle 7-5 in his road starts.
Graveman is 5-1, 3.75 in his last seven starts (under 5-2). Oakland won his last five home starts.
Mariners won six of last seven games; over is 6-2 in Seattle’s last eight road games. Oakland won four of last five games; five of last seven Oakland games stayed under.

Interleague

White Sox @ Marlins

Shields is 0-2, 19.91 in his last two starts; over is 8-3-1 in his Chicago starts. He is 0-3, 8.24 in his four road starts for the White Sox.
Conley is 2-1, 4.15 in his last four starts; under is 9-5 in his last 14. Miami won four of his last five home starts.
White Sox are 5-13 in last 18 road games; over is 7-5 in their last 12 games. Miami lost seven of last ten games; six of Marlins’ last nine home games went over.

Diamondbacks @ Red Sox

Bradley is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts (over 10-6); Arizona is 5-3 in his road starts.
Buchholz is 0-5, 8.42 in his last five starts, last of which was July 2. Boston is 2-7 in his home starts. Over is 7-6 in his home starts.
Diamondbacks won four of last five games; six of their last eight road games went over. Boston lost seven of last ten home games; under is 11-5 in their last sixteen games.

Orioles @ Giants

Gausman is 1-2, 5.63 in his last three starts; seven of his last nine stayed under. Orioles lost eight of his last nine road starts.
Bumgarner is 0-3, 4.50 in his last five starts; five of his last six stayed under. Giants are 7-5 in his home starts.
Orioles are 7-5 in their last 13 games; under is 13-5-1 in their last 19 road games. Giants are 8-17 in last 25 games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.

Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:

StL-Chi– Weaver 0-0; Hendricks 13-8
Atl-Wsh– Whalen 2-0; Lopez 0-2
Col-Phil– Anderson 6-5; Eickhoff 10-13
SD-NY– Cosart 1-1/1-3; deGrom 11-9
Cin-Mil– Straily 12-9; Davies 11-9
Pitt-LA– Cole 8-9; McCarthy 3-4
TB-NY– Andriese 5-5; Tanaka 16-7
Hst-Tor– McHugh 13-10 (0-3 last 3); Sanchez 13-9
LA-Cle– Shoemaker 7-15; Clevinger 2-2
Det-Tex– Boyd 5-5; Hamels 17-6
KC-Min– Gee 2-6; Duffey 9-10
Sea-A’s– Iwakuma 14-9; Graveman 11-11
CWS-Mia– Shields 4-8/2-9; Conley 13-10
Az-Bos– Bradley 8-8; Buchholz 3-10
Balt-SF– Gausman 8-12; Bumgarner 13-11 (0-5 last 5)

%age of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:

StL-Chi– Weaver 0-0; Hendricks 5-21
Atl-Wsh– Whalen 1-2; Lopez 1-2
Col-Phil– Anderson 3-11; Eickhoff 6-23
SD-NY– Cosart 3-6; deGrom 2-20
Cin-Mil– Straily 5-21; Davies 5-20
Pitt-LA– Cole 4-17; McCarthy 2-7
TB-NY– Andriese 3-10; Tanaka 3-23
Hst-Tor– McHugh 9-23; Sanchez 4-22
LA-Cle– Shoemaker 4-22; Clevinger 2-4
Det-Tex– Boyd 1-10; Hamels 5-23
KC-Min– Gee 5-8; Duffey 6-19
Sea-A’s– Iwakuma 3-23; Graveman 4-22
CWS-Mia– Shields 10-23; Conley 7-23
Az-Bos– Bradley 7-16; Buchholz 7-13
Balt-SF– Gausman 8-20; Bumgarner 6-24

Umpires

StL-Chi– Last four Meals games stayed under total.
Atl-Wsh– Four of last five Timmons games stayed under.
Col-Phil– Under is 7-3 in last ten Cooper games.
SD-NY– Under is 11-4-1 in last sixteen Estabrook games.
Cin-Mil– Under is 10-4 in last fourteen Tichenor games.
Pitt-LA– Under is 8-3 in last eleven Joyce games.

TB-NY– Underdogs won six of last eight Carapazza games.
Hst-Tor– Four of last five Eddings games went over.
LA-Cle– Nine of last ten Rackley games went over.
Det-Tex– Three of last four Hallion games stayed under.
KC-Min– Eight of last nine Danley games stayed under.
Sea-A’s– Under is 7-4-2 in last 13 Guccione games.

CWS-Mia– Under is 7-4-1 in last twelve Barry games.
Az-Bos– Over is 9-2-2 in last thirteen TBarrett games.
Balt-SF– Over is 3-0-1 in last four O’Nora games.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 02:48 AM

Teams’ records in first five innings:

Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/11

Arizona 22-26-9……21-32-5…….43-58
Atlanta 23-28-8……18-26-12…..41-54
Cubs 30-18-8……34-17-8……..64-35
Reds 16-36-7……24-27-4……40-63
Colo 23-25-11…..22-30-4……45-55
LA 23-23-9……35-19-7…….58-42
Miami 24-23-9…..27-18-13……51-41
Milw 18-30-7……32-20-7……50-50
Mets 23-37-7……25-24-9……48-51
Philly 20-27-15…..20-25-10….40-50
Pitt 15-32-9……36-18-4……51-49
St. Louis 27-24-4……24-25-12….51-49
SD 19-35-4……26-27-4……45-62
SF 27-28-7……28-15-10…..55-43
Wash 29-15-13……23-18-16…..52-33
Orioles 23-30-7…….30-19-8…….53-49
Boston 18-25-8…….37-17-8……55-42
White Sox 27-24-8……30-25-2……57-49
Cleveland 34-21-6……25-21-5…….58-42
Detroit 23-29-8……28-21-3…….51-50
Astros 20-26-11…..29-23-6……49-49
KC 21-30-8……23-23-11…..,44-53
Angels 21-32-7……21-25-10…….42-57
Twins 22-30-8……19-31-11……41-61
NYY 18-32-8……25-26-9…….43-58
A’s 18-30-8……23-27-11…….41-57
Seattle 24-24-8……25-20-12……49-44
Tampa Bay 20-24-10……25-26-9……45-50
Texas 23-32-8…….26-18-9…….49-50
Toronto 34-17-4……..34-23-4…….68-40

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)

Arizona 22-55……23-59……45
Atlanta 18-60……13-56……31
Cubs 20-58……16-59……36
Reds 23-60……20-55……43
Colo 10-58……..19-55……29
LA 15-54……22-62…….37
Miami 19-57……16-55…….35
Milw 13-53…..26-60……39
Mets 14-54……21-58……35
Philly 10-63……15-52……25
Pitt 11-51…….21-59…….32
StL 12-53……..13-60…..25
SD 15-58…….23-56…..38
SF 10-60……..13-53…..23
Wash 23-56…….21-56……44
Orioles 14-61……15-53……29
Boston 14-49……28-63…..42
White Sox 17-59……17-59…..34
Cleveland 14-61…….20-52……34
Detroit 13-60……20-55……33
Astros 19-55……21-58……40
KC 18-58…… 17-58…..35
Angels 22-60…….18-55…..40
Twins 13-57…….22-61…..35
NYY 3-58…….22-58……25
A’s 15-55…….14-60…..29
Seattle 14-57…….20-58…..34
Tampa Bay 19-54……20-58…..39
Texas 18-62…….17-53…..35
Toronto 18-55…….24-63…..42

**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 02:49 AM

LEADING OFF: Cubs go for 12th W in row, Indians see Santana
August 12, 2016

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

STREAKING

The Cubs take on St. Louis at Wrigley Field and go for their 12th straight win, which would match their best run since 2001. Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks is 7-1 with a 1.06 ERA in his last 10 outings. Cardinals prospect Luke Weaver makes his big league debut, starting against the team with the best record in the majors.

FEELING BETTER?

The Indians will check how Carlos Santana is doing as he recovers from being hit in the head by a foul ball while standing in the dugout. The first baseman/designated hitter was struck by teammate Francisco Lindor's shot Thursday night, left the game and didn't start Friday night vs. the Angels. He has 25 home runs and 62 RBIs for the AL Central leaders.

BUMMER

Giants ace Madison Bumgarner hasn't won since the All-Star break, going 0-3 in five starts. He's pitched in tough luck, too, with the San Francisco hitters not always giving him much support. The lefty will try again when Baltimore visits the Bay.

BUCHHOLZ BACK

Clay Buchholz returns to the Red Sox rotation, maybe just for one start, when he faces Arizona at Fenway Park. Now in his 10th season with Boston, the former ace has been in the bullpen since starting July 2 in a 21-2 loss to the Angels. He's made eight relief appearances since then, totaling 10 1/3 innings. Buchholz (4-9, 5.64 ERA) starts in place of Steven Wright (13-5, 3.01), who jammed his shoulder while pinch-running last weekend.

ADDING UP

Cleveland minor leaguer Francisco Mejia has a 49-game hitting streak, tied for the sixth-longest in pro baseball history. The 20-year switch-hitting catcher plays for Class A Lynchburg in the Carolina League.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 02:52 AM

Interleague Results

The 2016 MLB regular season will usually feature at least one Interleague game every day. All teams will play exactly 20 Interleague games broken down into eight series, four at home and four on the road.

AMERICAN LEAGUE RESULTS (2014-2016)

Team 2014 2015 2016 (Home-Away)

Baltimore Orioles 12-8 12-8 (2-3, 4-1)

Boston Red Sox 9-11 13-7 (5-2, 3-2)

Chicago White Sox 11-9 9-11 (4-4, 2-3)

Cleveland Indians 10-10 12-8 (4-3, 5-3)

Detroit Tigers 12-8 9-11 (7-3, 5-2)

Houston Astros 5-15 16-4 (3-2, 5-2)

Kansas City Royals 15-5 13-7 (5-5, 3-4)

Los Angeles Angels 12-8 8-12 (2-5, 4-4)

Minnesota Twins 9-11 8-12 (5-5, 1-4)

New York Yankees 13-7 11-9 (4-3, 3-7)

Oakland Athletics 13-7 11-9 (2-8, 3-2)

Seattle Mariners 9-11 8-12 (5-2, 6-4)

Tampa Bay Rays 10-10 14-6 (1-6, 6-4)

Texas Rangers 10-10 11-9 (4-3, 6-2)

Toronto Blue Jays 13-7 12-8 (5-5, 8-2)

AL Totals 163-137 167-133 (58-59, 64-46)

NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS (2014-2016)

Team 2014 2015 2016 (Home-Away)

Arizona Diamondbacks 7-13 11-9 (3-7, 2-2)

Atlanta Braves 7-13 6-14 (0-5, 6-4)

Chicago Cubs 9-11 10-10 (6-2, 5-2)

Cincinnati Reds 6-14 7-13 (2-6, 2-5)

Colorado Rockies 7-13 5-15 (4-6, 5-5)

Los Angeles Dodgers 11-9 10-10 (5-5, 3-4)

Miami Marlins 13-7 7-13 (1-3, 3-4)

Milwaukee Brewers 11-9 8-12 (5-3, 2-2)

New York Mets 11-9 9-11 (4-3, 5-5)

Philadelphia Phillies 7-13 8-12 (5-3, 3-5)

Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 13-7 (2-5, 6-4)

St. Louis Cardinals 8-12 11-9 (0-7, 5-3)

San Diego Padres 9-11 7-13 (3-4, 2-5)

San Francisco Giants 10-10 13-7 (1-4, 5-5)

Washington Nationals 10-10 8-12 (5-1, 5-3)

NL Totals 137-163 133-167 (46-64, 59-58)

Updated - Thu Aug 11, 2016, 7:00 PM ET

**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 02:57 AM

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

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

Baltimore 65 50 .565 - 539 498 41 39-17 26-33 26-19 21-8 11-19 5-5 W 2

Toronto (47) 65 51 .560 ½ 554 475 79 34-26 31-25 27-21 14-13 11-10 6-4 L 1

Boston (46) 62 52 .544 2½ 618 532 86 36-27 26-25 22-22 11-14 19-11 4-6 W 1

N.Y. Yankees (42) 59 56 .513 6 476 501 -25 33-24 26-32 17-24 19-11 16-11 6-4 W 3

Tampa Bay (30) 46 68 .404 18½ 457 504 -47 25-34 21-34 19-25 10-20 10-13 4-6 L 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

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

Cleveland 65 48 .575 - 578 478 100 33-20 32-28 12-16 31-16 12-9 5-5 W 2

Detroit (44) 61 54 .530 5 541 528 13 33-21 28-33 16-11 20-24 13-14 4-6 L 5

Kansas City (39) 56 59 .487 10 443 500 -57 36-21 20-38 12-14 26-16 10-20 6-4 W 3

Chi. White Sox (38) 55 60 .478 11 456 498 -42 29-26 26-34 16-13 19-27 13-13 4-6 W 1

Minnesota (28) 46 70 .397 20½ 533 617 -84 24-36 22-34 10-21 14-27 16-13 4-6 L 4

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

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

Texas 69 48 .590 - 554 546 8 36-18 33-30 14-13 16-11 29-19 7-3 W 1

Seattle (40) 60 54 .526 7½ 529 488 41 33-25 27-29 17-9 13-14 19-25 8-2 L 1

Houston (39) 61 55 .526 7½ 521 468 53 34-26 27-29 10-14 15-14 28-23 5-5 W 4

Oakland (30) 52 64 .448 16½ 467 558 -91 28-33 24-31 15-15 10-13 22-24 5-5 W 1

L.A. Angels (28) 49 66 .426 19 524 554 -30 26-29 23-37 8-16 15-12 20-27 2-8 L 8

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

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

Washington 67 47 .588 - 535 402 133 34-23 33-24 30-15 15-15 11-12 6-4 L 1

Miami (41) 60 55 .522 7½ 489 477 12 30-27 30-28 22-28 17-10 17-9 3-7 L 2

N.Y. Mets (38) 57 58 .496 10½ 424 425 -1 29-30 28-28 23-24 17-9 8-17 3-7 L 4

Philadelphia (33) 54 63 .462 14½ 441 543 -102 26-29 28-34 22-25 9-17 15-13 6-4 W 2

Atlanta (24) 44 72 .379 24 415 542 -127 18-39 26-33 20-25 13-20 5-18 7-3 W 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

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

Chi. Cubs 73 41 .640 - 581 381 200 41-17 32-24 19-14 30-14 11-9 10-0 W 11

St. Louis (34) 60 56 .517 14 569 511 58 28-33 32-23 14-13 26-22 15-11 4-6 L 2

Pittsburgh (35) 58 55 .513 14½ 508 511 -3 33-25 25-30 11-12 21-24 18-10 6-4 W 2

Milwaukee (27) 51 63 .447 22 469 532 -63 32-28 19-35 16-17 16-24 10-17 4-6 L 1

Cincinnati (23) 47 67 .412 26 497 621 -124 26-29 21-38 11-15 19-28 13-13 5-5 W 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

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

San Francisco 65 50 .565 - 507 460 47 32-22 33-28 13-13 14-8 31-18 4-6 L 1

L.A. Dodgers (47) 64 51 .557 1 505 443 62 37-23 27-28 16-10 14-11 26-21 5-5 L 2

Colorado (38) 56 60 .483 9½ 609 593 16 28-29 28-31 16-10 7-13 24-26 3-7 L 1

San Diego (33) 50 65 .435 15 512 554 -42 27-30 23-35 12-13 14-16 19-27 5-5 W 1

Arizona (31) 48 67 .417 17 513 624 -111 19-39 29-28 12-10 11-19 20-28 5-5 L 1

**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 03:00 AM

MLB POWER LINES

1:05 pm 8/13/2016
(913) TAMPA BAY @(914) NY YANKEES
Play Line: TAMPA BAY 140
BTB PowerLine: TAMPA BAY +117
Edge On: TAMPA BAY 23

2:20 pm 8/13/2016
(901) ST LOUIS @(902) CHICAGO CUBS
Play Line: ST LOUIS 190
BTB PowerLine: ST LOUIS +178
Edge On: ST LOUIS 12

7:05 pm 8/13/2016
(907) COLORADO @(908) PHILADELPHIA
Play Line: COLORADO -116
BTB PowerLine: COLORADO -172
Edge On: COLORADO 56

7:05 pm 8/13/2016
(905) ATLANTA @(906) WASHINGTON
Play Line: WASHINGTON -170
BTB PowerLine: WASHINGTON -191
Edge On: WASHINGTON 21

7:10 pm 8/13/2016
(911) CINCINNATI @(912) MILWAUKEE
Play Line: MILWAUKEE -121
BTB PowerLine: MILWAUKEE -146
Edge On: MILWAUKEE 25

7:10 pm 8/13/2016
(919) LA ANGELS @(920) CLEVELAND
Play Line: LA ANGELS 116
BTB PowerLine: LA ANGELS +103
Edge On: LA ANGELS 13

7:10 pm 8/13/2016
(909) SAN DIEGO @(910) NY METS
Play Line: SAN DIEGO 190
BTB PowerLine: SAN DIEGO +178
Edge On: SAN DIEGO 12

7:10 pm 8/13/2016
(927) ARIZONA @(928) BOSTON
Play Line: BOSTON -182
BTB PowerLine: BOSTON -193
Edge On: BOSTON 11

8:05 pm 8/13/2016
(921) DETROIT @(922) TEXAS
Play Line: TEXAS -185
BTB PowerLine: TEXAS -204
Edge On: TEXAS 19

9:05 pm 8/13/2016
(929) BALTIMORE @(930) SAN FRANCISCO
Play Line: BALTIMORE 150
BTB PowerLine: BALTIMORE +160
Edge On: BALTIMORE 10

**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 03:02 AM

MLB BETTING TRENDS ( MONEYLINE )

8:05 pm 8/13/2016
(921) DETROIT @(922) TEXAS
Play ON TEXAS using the money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 74 Wins and 46 Losses for the last two seasons (+46.82 units)
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8:05 pm 8/13/2016
(921) DETROIT @(922) TEXAS
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The record is 37 Wins and 16 Losses this season (+25.4 units)
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7:10 pm 8/13/2016
(919) LA ANGELS @(920) CLEVELAND
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The record is 3 Wins and 19 Losses for the last two seasons (-16.65 units)
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7:10 pm 8/13/2016
(919) LA ANGELS @(920) CLEVELAND
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The record is 11 Wins and 26 Losses for the last two seasons (-20.3 units)
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7:10 pm 8/13/2016
(909) SAN DIEGO @(910) NY METS
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The record is 0 Wins and 6 Losses this season (-9.5 units)
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7:10 pm 8/13/2016
(909) SAN DIEGO @(910) NY METS
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1:05 pm 8/13/2016
(913) TAMPA BAY @(914) NY YANKEES
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The record is 17 Wins and 37 Losses this season (-22.45 units)
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1:05 pm 8/13/2016
(913) TAMPA BAY @(914) NY YANKEES
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The record is 3 Wins and 22 Losses this season (-18.5 units)
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**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 10:56 AM

MLB

Saturday, August 13

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. NY YANKEES
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games

1:07 PM
HOUSTON vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Houston
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston

2:20 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 13 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 13 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games

4:05 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home

7:05 PM
COLORADO vs. PHILADELPHIA
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:05 PM
ATLANTA vs. WASHINGTON
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games

7:10 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 13 games
Minnesota is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home

7:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. NY METS
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games at home
NY Mets are 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 12 games when playing Boston
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona

7:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. MILWAUKEE
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati

7:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 10 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Cleveland is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home

7:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. MIAMI
Chi White Sox are 5-13 SU in their last 18 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Miami is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox

8:05 PM
DETROIT vs. TEXAS
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 15 games on the road
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Texas is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Detroit

9:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle

9:05 PM
BALTIMORE vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 10:59 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, August 13

Colorado @ Philadelphia

Game 907-908
August 13, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Andrson) 16.563
Philadelphia
(Eickhff) 14.030
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-120); Over

Baltimore @ San Francisco

Game 929-930
August 13, 2016 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Gausman) 15.135
San Francisco
(Bmgrner) 17.046
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-165
7
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-165); Under

San Diego @ NY Mets

Game 909-910
August 13, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Cosart) 13.129
NY Mets
(deGrom) 16.732
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-220
7
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-220); Over

Cincinnati @ Milwaukee

Game 911-912
August 13, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Straily) 16.034
Milwaukee
(Davies) 16.907
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-125
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-125); Over

Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees

Game 913-914
August 13, 2016 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Andriese) 17.181
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 13.611
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-165
8
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+145); Under

Houston @ Toronto

Game 915-916
August 13, 2016 @ 1:07 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(McHugh) 17.482
Toronto
(Sanchez) 15.967
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-175
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+155); Over

Kansas City @ Minnesota

Game 917-918
August 13, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Gee) 13.135
Minnesota
(Duffey) 16.629
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-130
9
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-130); Over

LA Angels @ Cleveland

Game 919-920
August 13, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Shmaker) 14.109
Cleveland
(Clevnger) 15.547
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-125
9
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-125); Over

Detroit @ Texas

Game 921-922
August 13, 2016 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Boyd) 17.086
Texas
(Hamels) 13.884
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-190
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+165); Under

St. Louis @ Chicago Cubs

Game 901-902
August 13, 2016 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Weaver) 15.773
Chicago Cubs
(Hndrcks) 14.641
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-215
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+180); N/A

Seattle @ Oakland

Game 923-924
August 13, 2016 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Iwkuma) 13.484
Oakland
(Grveman) 17.474
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 4
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-130
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+110); Under

Pittsburgh @ LA Dodgers

Game 903-904
August 13, 2016 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Cole) 16.386
LA Dodgers
(McCrthy) 14.290
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-110
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-110); Under

Chicago White Sox @ Miami

Game 925-926
August 13, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Shields) 15.741
Miami
(Conley) 14.530
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-185
9
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+160); Over

Atlanta @ Washington

Game 905-906
August 13, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Whalen) 13.814
Washington
(Lopez) 16.641
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-170
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-170); Under

Arizona @ Boston

Game 927-928
August 13, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Bradley) 16.150
Boston
(Buchholz) 13.687
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-180
10
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+157); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 11:02 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Saturday, August 13

I'll add LAA/Cle whenever it comes up.

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ST LOUIS (60 - 56) at CHICAGO CUBS (73 - 41) - 2:20 PM
MICHAEL WACHA (R) vs. KYLE HENDRICKS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 60-56 (-6.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 60-56 (-6.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 29-9 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 80-45 (+20.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HENDRICKS is 12-2 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HENDRICKS is 14-4 (+11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 32-23 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ST LOUIS is 23-15 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 424-379 (+53.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 16-10 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1561-1664 (-263.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 836-777 (-157.5 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 818-835 (-147.5 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1504-1577 (-238.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1143-1237 (-204.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 751-811 (-184.2 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-6 (+0.9 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.4 Units)

MICHAEL WACHA vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
WACHA is 4-5 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 5.82 and a WHIP of 1.492.
His team's record is 5-6 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-10. (-10.1 units)

KYLE HENDRICKS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
HENDRICKS is 0-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.68 and a WHIP of 1.225.
His team's record is 3-3 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+2.0 units)

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PITTSBURGH (58 - 55) at LA DODGERS (64 - 51) - 4:05 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. BRANDON MCCARTHY (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-1 (+5.0 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

GERRIT COLE vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
COLE is 3-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.32 and a WHIP of 1.120.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

BRANDON MCCARTHY vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
MCCARTHY is 1-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 5.00 and a WHIP of 1.777.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.5 units)

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ATLANTA (44 - 72) at WASHINGTON (67 - 47) - 7:05 PM
ROB WHALEN (R) vs. REYNALDO LOPEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 26-33 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 26-34 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 19-21 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 19-19 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 29-38 (+10.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ATLANTA is 8-4 (+10.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 150-126 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 149-125 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 94-85 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 112-98 (-18.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 63-62 (-14.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 74-57 (-17.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-20 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-1 (+3.7 Units) against ATLANTA this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

ROB WHALEN vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

REYNALDO LOPEZ vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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COLORADO (56 - 60) at PHILADELPHIA (54 - 63) - 7:05 PM
TYLER ANDERSON (L) vs. JERAD EICKHOFF (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 628-977 (-177.6 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
COLORADO is 92-163 (-50.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Saturday since 1997.
COLORADO is 117-176 (-49.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 54-63 (+6.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 53-62 (+5.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 36-37 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-33 (+15.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 99-103 (+8.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 (+2.6 Units) against COLORADO this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

TYLER ANDERSON vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
ANDERSON is 1-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

JERAD EICKHOFF vs. COLORADO since 1997
EICKHOFF is 0-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 13.51 and a WHIP of 1.876.
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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SAN DIEGO (50 - 65) at NY METS (57 - 58) - 7:10 PM
JARRED COSART (R) vs. JACOB DEGROM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 48-74 (-28.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 23-55 (-27.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 28-60 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 50-65 (+2.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 12-6 (+9.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday this season.
SAN DIEGO is 40-38 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 57-58 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 29-30 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY METS are 19-28 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 57-58 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 36-42 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 44-43 (-13.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 12-17 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.
NY METS are 21-26 (-20.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NY METS are 2-8 (-10.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 3-2 (+2.6 Units) against NY METS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

JARRED COSART vs. NY METS since 1997
COSART is 0-0 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.45 and a WHIP of 1.151.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.1 units)

JACOB DEGROM vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
DEGROM is 1-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 0.846.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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CINCINNATI (47 - 67) at MILWAUKEE (51 - 63) - 7:10 PM
DANIEL STRAILY (R) vs. ZACH DAVIES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 110-166 (-40.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 110-166 (-40.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 25-49 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CINCINNATI is 41-69 (-26.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 542-624 (+28.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 410-368 (+59.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 227-194 (+36.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
STRAILY is 13-8 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
STRAILY is 13-8 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 15-21 (-13.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 29-49 (-17.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 37-52 (-27.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 6-5 (+1.4 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.7 Units)

DANIEL STRAILY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
STRAILY is 0-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.571.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

ZACH DAVIES vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
DAVIES is 1-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.41 and a WHIP of 1.018.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

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TAMPA BAY (46 - 68) at NY YANKEES (59 - 56) - 1:05 PM
MATT ANDRIESE (R) vs. MASAHIRO TANAKA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 46-68 (-28.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 21-34 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 17-32 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TAMPA BAY is 34-52 (-23.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TAMPA BAY is 23-44 (-23.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TAMPA BAY is 17-38 (-23.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TANAKA is 9-0 (+9.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 152-117 (-44.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Saturday since 1997.
NY YANKEES are 14-21 (-13.0 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 5-5 (-0.2 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

MATT ANDRIESE vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
ANDRIESE is 0-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 10.81 and a WHIP of 3.003.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
TANAKA is 3-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 2.12 and a WHIP of 0.735.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.1 units)

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HOUSTON (61 - 55) at TORONTO (65 - 51) - 1:05 PM
COLLIN MCHUGH (R) vs. AARON SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 62-79 (-23.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 235-286 (-73.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday since 1997.
TORONTO is 6-12 (-9.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against HOUSTON this season
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.0 Units)

COLLIN MCHUGH vs. TORONTO since 1997
MCHUGH is 1-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.20 and a WHIP of 1.105.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

AARON SANCHEZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
SANCHEZ is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.13 and a WHIP of 0.750.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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KANSAS CITY (56 - 59) at MINNESOTA (46 - 70) - 7:10 PM
DILLON GEE (R) vs. TYLER DUFFEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 2-15 (-12.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 20-38 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 18-33 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
KANSAS CITY is 16-32 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
DUFFEY is 9-2 (+8.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 162-131 (+26.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 26-13 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 15-6 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 26-16 (+12.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
KANSAS CITY is 114-97 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 90-73 (+13.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 50-32 (+18.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
GEE is 31-24 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GEE is 17-9 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
GEE is 30-24 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 46-70 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 24-36 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MINNESOTA is 121-139 (-39.0 Units) against the money line in home games in August games since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 44-69 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 31-55 (-18.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 22-47 (-21.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MINNESOTA is 15-30 (-16.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 6-1 (+5.1 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

DILLON GEE vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
GEE is 1-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.542.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

TYLER DUFFEY vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
DUFFEY is 1-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.649.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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DETROIT (61 - 54) at TEXAS (69 - 48) - 8:05 PM
MATT BOYD (L) vs. COLE HAMELS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 69-48 (+26.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 38-16 (+26.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 36-18 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TEXAS is 25-9 (+16.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 25-14 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 14-4 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday this season.
TEXAS is 68-45 (+28.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 49-33 (+20.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 53-46 (+18.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 41-27 (+17.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TEXAS is 28-16 (+16.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEXAS is 31-25 (+12.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
HAMELS is 17-6 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 17-6 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 25-12 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 23-8 (+16.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 15-7 (+9.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 61-54 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 56-51 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 35-31 (+8.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 4-0 (+4.2 Units) against DETROIT this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

MATT BOYD vs. TEXAS since 1997
BOYD is 0-3 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 7.63 and a WHIP of 1.565.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.1 units)

COLE HAMELS vs. DETROIT since 1997
HAMELS is 3-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.46 and a WHIP of 1.192.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

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SEATTLE (60 - 54) at OAKLAND (52 - 64) - 9:05 PM
HISASHI IWAKUMA (R) vs. KENDALL GRAVEMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 136-140 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 19-25 (-10.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 128-136 (-25.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 762-690 (-111.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
SEATTLE is 357-333 (-84.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
SEATTLE is 43-29 (+10.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
IWAKUMA is 72-48 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 23-11 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 18-6 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 7-0 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Saturday since 1997. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 22-11 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 15-4 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 120-158 (-37.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 62-80 (-29.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 26-36 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 115-150 (-35.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 40-52 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 5-5 (+0.9 Units) against SEATTLE this season
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)

HISASHI IWAKUMA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
IWAKUMA is 7-4 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.89 and a WHIP of 1.074.
His team's record is 7-5 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-2. (+8.1 units)

KENDALL GRAVEMAN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
GRAVEMAN is 1-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.472.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (55 - 60) at MIAMI (60 - 55) - 7:10 PM
JAMES SHIELDS (R) vs. ADAM CONLEY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 15-30 (-17.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SHIELDS is 13-28 (-22.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday since 1997. (Team's Record)
CONLEY is 11-2 (+11.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 25-24 (+16.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +150 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 202-159 (+40.5 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 397-396 (+39.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
MIAMI is 41-47 (-13.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against MIAMI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JAMES SHIELDS vs. MIAMI since 1997
SHIELDS is 5-2 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.46 and a WHIP of 1.227.
His team's record is 6-6 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-7. (-3.1 units)

ADAM CONLEY vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

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ARIZONA (48 - 67) at BOSTON (62 - 52) - 7:10 PM
ARCHIE BRADLEY (R) vs. CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 48-67 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 47-66 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 33-51 (-15.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 74-135 (-45.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 28-70 (-33.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 29-28 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ARIZONA is 46-43 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 140-136 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 113-113 (-32.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 125-123 (-17.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 93-94 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 82-85 (-28.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 97-114 (-30.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
BUCHHOLZ is 3-10 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 6-13 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 3-10 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 6-15 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 3-10 (-9.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 4-11 (-10.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 4-11 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

ARCHIE BRADLEY vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. ARIZONA since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 1-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 1.411.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (65 - 50) at SAN FRANCISCO (65 - 50) - 9:05 PM
KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. MADISON BUMGARNER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 58-82 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 35-57 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
GAUSMAN is 5-16 (-11.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 2-9 (-7.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 219-109 (+44.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 29-16 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 1114-943 (+106.9 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 764-760 (+42.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 65-50 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 184-214 (+37.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 60-42 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 40-24 (+14.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BALTIMORE is 29-23 (+8.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BALTIMORE is 62-48 (+21.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

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

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 11:12 AM

8/12 - Friday's Results: 9 - 4 + 5.73

July's Totals: 176- 174 + 37.42 50.28 %
August Totals: 88 - 71 + 31.63 55.34 %

Season's Overall Record : 434 - 403 + 100.71 51.85%

Big Winners Yesterday......Pillsburgh + 144, NY Yankees + 100, Philly + 129

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TB at NYY 01:05 PM

NYY -165

U 8.0

HOU at TOR 01:07 PM

TOR -150

STL at CHC 02:20 PM

STL +170

U 9.0

PIT at LAD 04:05 PM

PIT +128

U 7.5

**StarDust Bum** · 08-13-2016, 06:23 PM

REVISED UPDATE FROM YESTERDAY.....SEEMS I FORGOT TO ADD THE DAY GAME WITH CARDINALS AND LATE GAME WITH THE GIANTS........HERE IS THE UPDATE.

8/12 - Friday's Results: 10 - 6 + 4.73

July's Totals: 176- 174 + 37.42 50.28 %
August Totals: 89 - 73 + 30.63 54.93 %

Season's Overall Record : 435 - 405 + 99.71 51.78%

Big Winners Yesterday......Pillsburgh + 144, NY Yankees + 100, Philly + 129

THIS EVENINGS BEST BETS:

COL at PHI 07:05 PM

PHI +109

O 8.0

ATL at WAS 07:05 PM

ATL +147

O 9.0

KC at MIN 07:10 PM

MIN -141

O 9.5

LAA at CLE 07:10 PM

CLE -116

CIN at MIL 07:10 PM

CIN +111

ARI at BOS 07:10 PM

BOS -205

SD at NYM 07:10 PM

SD +199

CHW at MIA 07:10 PM

MIA -160

O 8.5

DET at TEX 08:05 PM

TEX -173

O 9.5

BAL at SF 09:05 PM

SF -150

O 7.0

SEA at OAK 09:05 PM

OAK +123

U 8.0

**StarDust Bum** · 08-14-2016, 01:25 AM

Baseball Capsules
August 14, 2016

CHICAGO (AP) Randal Grichuk hit a grand slam to cap a six-run burst in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped the Cubs' 11-game winning streak, beating Chicago 8-4 on Saturday.

After a run-scoring wild pitch and a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the eighth put the Cardinals ahead 4-2, Grichuk connected.

Brandon Moss and Jedd Gyorko also homered for St. Louis.

Addison Russell hit his 14th homer for the NL Central-leading Cubs.

Alex Reyes (1-0) pitched three scoreless innings of relief to get the win.

St. Louis starter Luke Weaver gave up two runs on four hits in his major league debut. The 22-year-old was lifted for a pinch hitter after four innings and 85 pitches.

Carl Edwards Jr. (0-1) allowed five runs while getting only two outs.

Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks struck out 12, matching a career best, in seven innings. He gave up five hits, including two homers. His ERA rose slightly from 2.17 to 2.19.

YANKEES 8, RAYS 4

NEW YORK (AP) - Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge became the first teammates to hit home runs in the first at-bats of their major league debuts in the same game, sparking New York past Tampa Bay.

And New York's 24-year-old newbies did it back-to-back in a five-pitch span during the second inning.

Called up before the game as part of a youth movement that led to Alex Rodriguez's release, Austin batted seventh and sliced a 2-2 fastball from Matt Andriese (6-4) to the opposite field. The 331-foot drive down the right-field line landed in the first row over the short porch, about 3 feet fair.

Judge drove a 1-2 changeup 446 feet off the railing above a sports bar in center field and into the netting above Monument Park. Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer in fifth for a 6-3 lead, and Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius also went deep.

Brad Miller homered twice for Tampa Bay, a three-run drive and a solo shot off Masahiro Tanaka (9-4).

INDIANS 5, ANGELS 1

CLEVELAND (AP) - Rookie Mike Clevinger took a no-hitter into the sixth inning to get his first major league win and Cleveland one-hit Los Angeles.

Andrelton Simmons got Los Angeles' only hit on a grounder with two outs in the sixth. Shortstop Francisco Lindor got his glove on the ball while ranging to his right, but it bounced into left field for a single.

Clevinger (1-1) was removed after that to a standing ovation. The right-hander allowed one run, struck out three, walked four and threw 91 pitches. Clevinger was drafted by the Angels in 2011 and traded to the Indians three years later for reliever Vinnie Pestano.

Matt Shoemaker (6-13) allowed five runs in six innings for the Angels, who have dropped nine straight, their longest losing streak since 1999.

GIANTS 6, ORIOLES 2

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Madison Bumgarner snapped a five-start winless streak with seven shutout innings, Denard Span had four RBIs and San Francisco beat Baltimore.

Bumgarner (11-7) had lost five of his previous seven decisions. He allowed just three hits, struck out eight and allowed three walks.

The victory kept the Giants alone atop the NL West, a game ahead of Los Angeles. The Orioles fell out of first place in the AL East, a half-game behind Toronto.

Span sparked the Giants with two-run singles in the second and sixth innings. Both came with two outs.

Santiago Casilla faced one batter to get his 27th save. Kevin Gausman (3-10) was the loser.

DODGERS 8, PIRATES 4

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joc Pederson homered and Los Angeles had 17 hits and a pair of successful challenges in victory over Pittsburgh.

Pederson had his 17th homer, a two-run shot and finished with three hits. Corey Seager also three hits and an RBI, and Los Angeles overcame a 3-1 deficit by scoring in each of the first six innings.

Jung Ho Kang hit his 12th home run for the Pirates.

After Dodgers starter Brandon McCarthy was forced from the game in the second inning with right hip stiffness, Josh Fields, Julio Urias (3-2), Joe Blanton, Pedro Baez, Josh Ravin and Kenley Jansen combined to hold Pittsburgh to one run over 7 1/3 innings. Jansen got his 35th save.

Gerrit Cole (7-8) gave up 12 hits and six runs in 4 1/3 innings.

PHILLIES 6, ROCKIES 3

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Maikel Franco hit a three-run homer, then was in the middle of a testy exchange that led to the benches clearing and a pair of ejections in Philadelphia's victory over Colorado.

On a hot, humid evening with a gametime temperature of 93 degrees and a heat index of 105, tempers flared in the fourth inning. Rockies starter Tyler Anderson (4-4) plunked Franco on the leg with his first pitch. Franco, who homered in his previous at-bat, stayed at home plate and stared out at Anderson while players from both teams barked at each other. Anderson moved toward Franco and appeared to tell him to go to first base and that he didn't hit him intentionally.

No punches were thrown but both Anderson and Rockies manager Walt Weiss were ejected by plate umpire Eric Cooper. Anderson had to be restrained while walking angrily back to the dugout.

Philadelphia's Cesar Hernandez had two hits to extend his on-base streak to 20 games.

Daniel Descalso and Tony Wolters homered for Colorado, and Carlos Gonzalez extended his major league-leading hitting streak to 19 games.

Jerad Eickhoff (8-12) was the winner, and Jeanmar Gomez finished for his 30th save.

METS 3, PADRES 2, 11 INNINGS

NEW YORK (AP) - Wilmer Flores drove in the winning run when rookie second baseman Ryan Schimpf made a wild throw to plate in the 11th inning, and New York brushed off two stunning homers to beat San Diego.

Just called up from the minors, Gabriel Ynoa (1-0) pitched a perfect inning to win his major league debut after Jacob deGrom gave the Mets a dominant start. Flores finished with three hits, and the defending NL champions (58-58) won for only the fourth time in their last 17 home games.

Yangervis Solarte and Wil Myers each hit a tying homer for the Padres. Myers connected off All-Star closer Jeurys Familia with two outs in the ninth.

Neil Walker singled against Brandon Maurer (0-3) leading off the 11th and alertly hustled to third with one out on James Loney's soft single to left field as the Padres, caught in a defensive shift, scrambled to cover the bag. With the infield playing halfway, Flores hit a grounder over the mound that was fielded in front of second base by Schimpf. Rather than try for an inning-ending double play, Schimpf fired home and his throw sailed well wide as Walker slid in safely.

BLUE JAYS 4, ASTROS 2

TORONTO (AP) - Russell Martin hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning, Aaron Sanchez pitched seven innings to help Toronto end Houston's winning streak at four.

Sanchez (12-2) survived a shaky first inning to win for the first time since July 25 against San Diego. Jason Grilli pitched the eighth and Roberto Osuna finished for his 26th save.

Josh Donaldson homered off Collin McHugh (7-10) in the first, his 28th of the season. Toronto has won seven of nine meetings with the Astros this season.

Houston's Jose Altuve had two hits, a double and a triple, giving him 997 for his career. Altuve has reached safely in 43 straight road games.

NATIONALS 7, BRAVES 6

WASHINGTON (AP) - Daniel Murphy hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, rookie Reynaldo Lopez pitched seven innings for his first major league win and Washington beat Atlanta.

Trea Turner had three hits, including a homer and one of Washington's three triples. Ben Revere had the other two and drove in a run for the NL East leaders.

The Nationals played their fifth straight game without injured right fielder Bryce Harper and first without former closer Jonathan Papelbon, who was released before the game to make room on the roster for Lopez (1-1). The right-handed Lopez allowed one run and five hits.

Mark Melancon got the final three outs for his 33rd save. Rob Whalen (1-1) was the loser.

TWINS 5, ROYALS 3

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Brian Dozier hit his 25th home run of the season and the 100th of his career, leading Tyler Duffey and Minnesota past Kansas City.

Dozier has 17 homers since June 25, most in the majors over that span. He also doubled and scored twice to held the Twins end a four-game losing streak. Robbie Grossman also homered.

For the second time this season, the Twins homered three times off Royals starter Dillon Gee (4-6).

Eddie Rosario's two-run shot in the fifth inning put the Twins ahead 4-1. Dozier followed him with a towering drive deep into the second deck in left.

Duffey (8-8) won for the third time in three starts this month. Ryan Pressly pitched a scoreless eighth, and Brandon Kintzler finished for the save.

WHITE SOX 8, MARLINS 7

MIAMI (AP) - Dioner Navarro scored the go-ahead run on a strikeout, capping a bizarre eighth-inning comeback in Chicago's comeback victory over Miami.

The White Sox blew an early 4-0 lead and trailed 7-6 to start the eighth. They rallied against Kyle Barraclough (6-3) with the help of a walk, two wild pitches and Justin Morneau's first pinch-hit of the year, a double. After Morneau tied it, the Sox had runners at the corners with two out. Melky Cabrera took a weak swing at a 2-2 pitch in the dirt, but the ball skipped away from catcher J.T. Realmuto, allowing Cabrera to reach first while Navarro came home from third.

White Sox starter James Shields allowed 10 hits and seven runs in three-plus innings. Chris Beck (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his first career victory, and David Robertson earned his 29th save.

Giancarlo Stanton hit his 25th homer for the Marlins, and Martin Prado added a three-run shot. Dan Coats hit his first career homer for Chicago.

TIGERS 2, RANGERS 0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Casey McGehee had four of Detroit's 14 hits against Cole Hamels, Matt Boyd pitched seven scoreless innings and the Tigers beat AL-leading Texas to snap a five-game losing streak.

Boyd (4-2) limited the Rangers to two hits with three strikeouts and two walks in his longest start this season. The left-hander is 4-0 his last six starts.

Detroit opened the fifth with three consecutive singles, McGehee leading it off and scoring on a hit by Victor Martinez for a 1-0 lead. McGehee added an RBI double an inning later.

The 14 hits were the most ever allowed by Hamels (12-4), who also walked three, but the Tigers left 11 runners on base against him, seven in scoring position. The lefty benefited from a double play, two outfield assists and a pickoff for his final out of the game.

Shane Greene worked the eighth and Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his 33rd save in 36 chances.

MARINERS 4, ATHLETICS 3

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz homered, leading Seattle over Oakland for its seventh victory in eight games.

Cruz hit his 29th home run leading off the fourth inning. Seth Smith singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the fifth, and Cano hit the next pitch from Kendall Graveman (8-8) over the center-field wall for his 26th homer.

Hisashi Iwakuma (14-7) pitched into the sixth for his eighth win in the last nine starts. Edwin Diaz retired three batters for his sixth save.

Khris Davis homered for the second consecutive day for Oakland.

RED SOX 6, DIAMONDBACKS 3

BOSTON (AP) - Brock Holt hit a two-run homer, Sandy Leon had a solo shot and Boston beat Arizona.

Rookie Andrew Benintendi and Dustin Pedroia each had two hits and drove in a run for Boston. The Red Sox have won two in row after losing four of five.

Robbie Ross Jr. (2-2) worked an inning of relief for the win after starter Clay Buchholz gave up three runs over 4 1/3 innings in a spot start. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 19th save.

Archie Bradley (4-8) allowed six runs - four earned - in 5 1/3 innings.

REDS 11, BREWERS 5

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run home run during an eight-run sixth inning in Cincinnati's victory over Milwaukee.

The Reds had seven hits in the inning, and Milwaukee added two errors and a wild pitch by starter Zach Davies (9-5) that led to a run.

Joey Votto had four hits and two RBIs, and the Reds finished with 16 hits.

Milwaukee's Ryan Braun hit a solo homer off Dan Straily (8-6) in the sixth. Scooter Gennett had four hits for Milwaukee, and Martin Maldonado also homered.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-14-2016, 01:28 AM

Sunday’s 6-pack

— If an NFL player throws a football into the crowd, he is fined $6,076.

— Since 2002, only NFL teams not to win a division title: Bills-Lions-Browns-Jaguars.

— Atlanta Falcons won their last eight home openers; Seattle won its last seven.

— Of the 256 NFL regular season games LY, 132 were decided by 7 or less points.

— Since 2003, 20 NFL teams won their division after finishing last the year before; Redskins did it last year.

— Carson Wentz has a hairline fracture in his ribs, is expected back before the end of training camp.

Sunday’s List of 13: Stuff for a steamy Sunday

It is amazing how humid it has been in Albany this week; like a damn sauna inside Armadillo World Headquarters.

13) This is how fine a line there can be between obscurity and stardom in major league baseball.

In 2012 Scott Sizemore was supposed to be the A’s 3B, but he blew his knee out the first day of spring training. Josh Donaldson was a backup catcher at AAA Sacramento; a former first round pick of the Cubs, the A’s decided to make him a 3B after Sizemore’s injury, and he started the season in Oakland, sharing 3B with veteran Brandon Inge.

On June 13, Donaldson was hitting .153 and was sent back to AAA; Inge became the full-time 3B, until he separated his shoulder in Chicago August 11. Donaldson was brought back from AAA and helped the A’s make the playoffs the next three years, becoming a big star.

Now he is one of the best hitters in baseball, but if Sizemore hadn’t hurt his knee in spring training that day, or if Inge’s shoulder had stayed in its socket, Donaldson might’ve never got the chances he got.

12) Padres’ 3B Yangervis Solarte didn’t run out an infield pop-up in the first inning the other night and was yanked from the game. Management in San Diego has been vocal in criticism of its players; manager Andy Green took his #3 hitter out in the first inning of the game.

11) Chicago White Sox were 55-60 thru 115 games, for the third year in a row. Consistency is good, just not consistent failure.

10) Milwaukee Brewers scored in every inning Thursday night, just 19th team since 1900 to do that.

9) Major league teams have names and biographical sketches of umpires in their clubhouse before games, so players can be familiar with the men in blue (they wear black now). Sucking up has become an art form.

8) A guy in Las Vegas put $10,000 up on the money line on the American basketball team to beat Australia Wednesday; guess he figured it was an easy $100, but what genius risks $10,000 to win $100? Guy had to sweat it out, too; it was a 4-point game late, before the US won by 10.

7) Friday night was first time all season that all 30 starting pitchers got a decision in their game; no late-inning heroics anywhere in baseball Friday night.

6) Washington Nationals released former closer Jonathan Papelbon, who shouldn’t be out of work too long. Papelbon seems like a surly guy, but he also has a solid resume.

5) Both teams had a safety in Cleveland-Green Bay game Friday; don’t see that a lot. Packers started Joe Callahan, a kid who played D-III college ball at Wesley College in Delaware, a school I’ve never heard of. Wesley went 23-4 the last 2 years.

4) Was reading an article this week about cryotherapy, which football teams are starting to use to promote recovery from tissue injuries. This quote from the article: “……..a line of players are willing to subject themselves to 2½ minutes of air cooled to around minus 220 degrees Fahrenheit by liquid nitrogen.” Yikes.

3) Rams (35,952 miles) and Raiders (31,622) will travel most miles to road games this year. Steelers (5,142) and Browns (6,074) will travel the fewest.

2) Every year since 1990, at least four teams that missed the playoffs the year before made the NFL playoffs.

1– Houston is hosting the Super Bowl this season; after this year, the next four Super Bowls will be played in stadiums that haven’t even opened (or been built, except for Minnesota) yet.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-14-2016, 01:32 AM

Sunday’s games

National League

Cardinals @ Cubs

Leake is 1-2, 9.41 in his last four starts; four of his last five went over. Cardinals are 6-4 in his road starts.
Lackey is 2-0, 2.14 in his last three starts; four of his last five stayed under. Cubs are 7-5 in his home starts.
Cardinals lost nine of last 14 games; over is 10-4-2 in their last 15 games. Chicago won 11 of last 12 games; seven of their last 11 stayed under.

Braves @ Nationals

Jenkins is 2-0, 1.50 in his last three starts (under 4-1-1). Braves split his four road starts.
Roark is 3-0, 1.77 in his last three starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Washington won five of his last six home starts.
Braves won seven of last 11 road games; last three Atlanta games went over. Washington won seven of last ten games; their last three games went over.

Rockies @ Phillies

Chatwood is 2-1, 2.55 in his last four starts; Rockies are 8-1 in his road starts. Under is 3-0-2 in his last five starts.
Morgan is 0-7, 8.68 in his last nine starts, last of which was July 7; his last seven starts went over. Phillies lost his last five home starts.
Colorado lost eight of last nine games; over is 5-1-1 in their last six road games. Phillies are 9-6 in last 15 games, over is 9-1-1 in their last 11 games.

Padres @ Mets

Richard is making first ’16 start; he is 50-50, 4.34 in 132 starts. His three starts for the Cubs LY are his only starts since 2013. He is 0-1, 2.13 in four minor league starts this year.
Matz is 1-5, 3.56 in his last seven starts; under is 7-3-2 in his last 12. Mets lost his last four home starts.
San Diego lost 13 of last 18 road games; six of Padres’ last nine games went over. Mets are 5-12 in last 17 games; seven of last nine games at Citi Field went over.

Reds @ Brewers

Reed is 0-6, 7.91 in nine starts this year (over 6-0-3).
Peralta is 1-3, 6.20 in his last four starts; over is 8-3 in his last 11. Brewers are 3-4 in his home starts.
Reds won three of last four games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six. Milwaukee is 8-5 in last 13 home games; six of last eight games at Miller Park stayed under.

Pirates @ Dodgers

Kuhl is 2-0, 3.91 in five starts this year (over 2-2-1).
Injury-plagued Anderson is making his first ’16 start; he is 37-41, 3.12 in 112 big league starts. He is 0-1, 2.25 in three minor league starts this year. He was 10-9, 3.69 in 31 starts for the Dodgers LY.
Pittsburgh lost nine of last 11 road games; under is 8-5 in their last 13 games. Dodgers won five of last six games; over is 6-1-1 in last eight Dodger home games.

American League

Rays @ New York

Odorizzi is 3-0, 1.69 in his last five starts; four of his last six stayed under. Rays lost his last four road starts.
Severino is 0-7, 8.01 in eight starts this year; three of his last four stayed under. New York lost all eight of his starts.
Rays are 2-8 in last ten road games; seven of their last eight games went over. New York won five of last six games; three of their last four games went over.

Astros @ Blue Jays

Fiers is 2-1, 3.70 in his last four starts; four of his last six went over. Houston is 3-6 in his road starts.
Stroman is 0-1, 3.86 in his last three starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Toronto won three of his last four home starts.
Astros won four of last five games; under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 games. Toronto is 8-4 in last 12 home games; over is 6-3-1 in last ten games at Sky Dome.

Angels @ Indians

Weaver is 0-2, 6.97 in his last four starts; over is 8-3-1 in his last 12. Angels are 4-6 in his road starts.
Bauer is 1-2, 7.86 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Indians are 5-4 in his home starts.
Angels lost 14 of last 16 road games; three of their last five games stayed under. Cleveland is 7-3 in its last ten home games; their last six home games went over total.

Royals @ Twins

Volquez is 0-2, 9.53 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over. Royals are 3-6 in his road starts.
Santiago is 0-2, 7.84 in two starts for the Twins (over 2-0).
Royals won five of last seven games; under is 8-3 in Royals’ last 11 road games. Minnesota lost four of last five games; six of Twins’ last eight home games went over.

Tigers @ Rangers

Fulmer is 0-1, 3.76 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under. Detroit is 10-3 in his road starts.
Griffin is 2-0, 4.71 in his last four starts (over 8-5-2). Texas won four of his five home starts.
Tigers lost five of last six games; four of last six Detroit games stayed under. Texas won six of last eight home games; under is 10-2-2 in last 14 Ranger games.

Mariners @ A’s

LeBlanc is 0-0, 6.33 in his last four starts (over 3-1).
Neal is 1-1, 7.71 in two starts this year (over 1-1).
Mariners won seven of last eight games; over is 6-3 in Seattle’s last nine road games. Oakland won four of last six games; six of last nine Oakland games stayed under.

Interleague

White Sox @ Marlins

Sale is 0-2, 2.17 in his last four starts; six of his last nine stayed under. White Sox are 8-3 in his road starts.
Koehler is 3-0, 1.33 in his last four starts; over is 6-3 in his last nine. Miami won his last three home starts.
White Sox are 6-10 in their last 16 games; three of their last four games stayed under. Miami lost eight of last 11 games; seven of Marlins’ last ten home games went over.

Diamondbacks @ Red Sox

Greinke is 5-0, 2.01 in his last seven starts (under 5-2). Arizona won all six of his road starts.
Porcello is 7-1, 2.84 in his last eight starts; five of his last six stayed under. Boston is 12-0 when Porcello starts at home.
Diamondbacks won four of last six games; six of their last nine road games went over. Boston lost seven of last 11 home games; under is 12-5 in their last 17 games.

Orioles @ Giants

Miley is 0-2, 4.91 in two starts for Baltimore (under 2-0).
Cueto is 1-2, 5.34 in his last five starts; over is 7-3 in his last ten. Giants are 7-2 in his home starts.
Orioles are 6-12 in last 18 road games; under is 13-6-1 in their last 20 road games. Giants are 9-17 in last 26 games; under is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.

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