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Short Sheet

Saturday, August 27*

*Colorado at Washington, 1:05 PM ET*
Colorado: 29-84 SU as an underdog of +150 or more
Washington: 5-2 SU at home when the total is 9 to 9.5

*Chicago Cubs at LA Dodgers, 4:05 PM ET*
Chicago: 27-14 SU against left-handed starters
Los Angeles: 22-32 SU after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games

*Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:10 PM ET*
Pittsburgh: 33-22 SU when the total is 8 to 8.5
Milwaukee: 31-56 SU right-handed starters

*Philadelphia at NY Mets, 7:10 PM ET*
Philadelphia: 12-8 SU when the total is 7 or less
New York: 9-14 SU in home games against division opponents

*San Diego at Miami, 7:10 PM ET*
San Diego: 6-25 SU on the road when the total is 7 to 8.5
Miami: 21-8 SU against left-handed starters

*Cincinnati at Arizona, 8:10 PM ET*
Cincinnati: 16-5 SU as a favorite of -110 or higher
Arizona: 17-32 SU at home when the total is 8.5 to 10

*Atlanta at San Francisco, 9:05 PM ET*
Atlanta: 8-28 SU after a loss by 6 runs or more
San Francisco: 21-8 SU after allowing 4 runs or less 3 straight games

*Baltimore at NY Yankees, 1:05 PM ET*
Baltimore: 53-40 SU against right-handed starters
New York: 3-11 SU off a win of 6 runs or more over a division rival

*Minnesota at Toronto, 1:05 PM ET*
Minnesota: 8-20 SU after allowing 8 runs or more
Toronto: 83-44 SU after 2 or more consecutive home games

*Kansas City at Boston, 7:10 PM ET*
Kansas City: 27-16 SU after 2 or more consecutive unders
Boston: 5-10 SU in home games against AL Central opponents

*LA Angels at Detroit, 7:10 PM ET*
Los Angeles: 14-31 SU after 3 or more consecutive road games
Detroit: 27-15 SU after 2 or more consecutive wins

*Tampa Bay at Houston, 7:10 PM ET*
Tampa Bay: 35-20 SU after a game where their bullpen blew a save
Houston: 27-31 SU after one or more consecutive overs

*Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 PM ET*
Seattle: 20-10 SU after 3 straight games without giving up a stolen base
Chicago: 17-31 SU when the total is 8 to 8.5

*Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 PM ET*
Cleveland: 8-17 SU when the total is 9 to 9.5
Texas: 14-7 SU as a home underdog of +100 or higher

*Oakland at St Louis, 7:15 PM ET*
Oakland: 2-12 SU against NL Central opponents
St Louis: 50-22 SU in home games after a win by 2 runs or less
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*MLB

Saturday, August 27*


*After last night's 14-4 Yanks win over O's: Over 6-1 in NYY last 7 at home and 4-1 in BAL last 4 on the road. O/U 9


Rockies have dropped 7 straight road games outscored 48-27 in the process.
COL +161 @ WAS*
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MLB BEST BETS:

PIT at MIL 07:10 PM

PIT -149

SEA at CHW 07:10 PM

CHW -140

U 8.5

SD at MIA 07:10 PM

SD +128

O 8.5

PHI at NYM 07:10 PM

PHI +190

U 7.0

LAA at DET 07:10 PM

DET -192

KC at BOS 07:10 PM

BOS -161

U 8.0

TB at HOU 07:10 PM

TB +176

OAK at STL 07:15 PM

OAK +206

O 9.0

CLE at TEX 08:05 PM

TEX +129

U 9.0

CIN at ARI 08:10 PM

CIN -117

U 9.5

ATL at SF 09:05 PM

SF -152

U 8.5

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Baseball Capsules
August 27, 2016

LOS ANGELES (AP) Julio Urias allowed one run over six innings, Corey Seager set a Dodgers franchise record for a shortstop with his 23rd home run and Los Angeles beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Saturday to even the series between NL division leaders.

Urias (5-2) pitched better at home than the last time he faced the Cubs. The rookie left-hander made his second career start in Chicago on June 2 and gave up six runs - five earned - and eight hits in five innings while serving up three homers.

This time, he allowed six hits and tied a career high with eight strikeouts and two walks. He is 4-0 in six games (four starts) since the All-Star break.

Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth for his 38th save a day after allowing a run on a wild pitch in the ninth in a 6-4, 10-inning loss.

The Cubs' four-game winning streak ended behind the shortest outing of the season from Jason Hammel (13-7). He gave up three runs and five hits in 2 1/3 innings.

Los Angeles increased its NL West lead to two games over San Francisco.

BRAVES 3, GIANTS 1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and Mike Foltynewicz pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, leading Atlanta past San Francisco.

Foltynewicz (7-4) struck out six and allowed five hits and a walk. His only mistake came in the second inning, when Brandon Crawford socked a 1-0 fastball for his 12th homer.

San Francisco fell to 13-26 since the All-Star break, the worst record in the majors over that stretch.

Kemp hit his homer in the fourth to make it 3-1 against emergency starter Albert Suarez (3-2). Suarez was called up from Triple-A Sacramento to start in place of Jake Peavy, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain.

YANKEES 13, ORIOLES 5

NEW YORK (AP) - Rookie Gary Sanchez kept up a most remarkable run, homering for the third straight game to help New York rout Baltimore.

Sanchez hit a drive that bounced off the top of the right-center field wall and over in the fourth inning. He reached 11 career home runs faster than anyone in major league history - 23 games, including two hitless games last year.

After the switch-hitting catcher connected, the crowd of 38,843 emphatically chanted his name. Mark Teixeira stepped out of the batter's box, pausing the game and allowing the 23-year-old to tip his batting helmet to the fans from the top of the dugout steps.

Starlin Castro and Aaron Hicks also homered as the Yankees won their fourth in a row. A day after trouncing the Orioles 14-4, New York moved within 2 1/2 games of them for the second AL wild-card spot.

Chris Davis homered twice and Mark Trumbo hit his big league-leading 39th home run for Baltimore. The Orioles have lost three straight.

Tommy Layne (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning for the win. Dylan Bundy (7-5) was the loser.

RED SOX 8, ROYALS 3

BOSTON (AP) - Dustin Pedroia had four hits to extend his streak to 11 at-bats before bouncing into a double play with a chance to tie the major league record and Boston beat Kansas City.

Pedroia's streak, which stretched over three games, ended in the eighth inning. Johnny Kling of the Cubs set the record of 12 in 1902, Pinky Higgins of the Red Sox matched it in 1938, and Detroit's Walt Dropo accopmplished the feat in 1952.

Xander Bogaerts homered and drove in three runs, and Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez hit consecutive homers for Boston. David Price (13-8) won his fourth straight start, giving up two runs in six innings.

Danny Duffy (11-2) was the loser, ending a personal 10-game winning streak.

Salvador Perez hit two solo homers for the Royals.

ROCKIES 9, NATIONALS 4, 11 INNINGS

WASHINGTON (AP) - Charlie Blackmon hit two home runs, including the go-ahead shot in the 11th inning, and Colorado beat Washington to snap a four-game losing streak.

NL MVP Bryce Harper was ejected in the 10th after getting called out on strikes. The Nationals star yelled at plate umpire Mike Winters and threw his helmet to the ground after being tossed.

Blackmon connected in the third off starter A.J. Cole, then hit a two-run drive off Yusmeiro Petit (3-4). Blackmon has 23 home runs this season and five multihomer games.

Carlos Gonzalez also hit a two-run homer off Petit, his 24th of the season and 200th of his career.

Jake McGee (1-3) pitched a perfect 10th that included striking out Harper.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu went 3 for 5 to pass the Nationals' Daniel Murphy for the NL batting lead.

METS 12, PHILLIES 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Yoenis Cespedes hit a three-run homer, Kelly Johnson had a pinch-hit grand slam and Noah Syndergaard pitched two-hit ball over seven innings to help New York rout Philadelphia.

Asdrubal Cabrera homered for the third time in two games, a two-run drive that put New York ahead against Jeremy Hellickson (10-8). Neil Walker added his 23rd of the season to match a career high, giving the Mets four homers for the second consecutive night in a blowout of Philadelphia.

Alejandro De Aza added a two-run double for the Mets. They have won six of seven as they attempt to make a charge in the bunched-up NL wild-card chase.

Syndergaard (12-7) chipped in with a long double and won his third straight start. The only damage against him came on Freddy Galvis' homer in the third.

ANGELS 3, TIGERS 2

DETROIT (AP) - Detroit stars Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez were ejected, along with manager Brad Ausmus and hitting coach Wally Joyner in a series of balls-and-strikes disputes as the Tigers' five-game winning streak ended in a loss to Los Angeles.

Kaleb Cowart hit his second career home run and C.J. Cron added an RBI single for the Angels.

Victor Martinez argued with plate umpire Mike Everitt after taking strike one in the third inning. Martinez was tossed after about 30 seconds, then put his hands behind his back to continue the debate. He later flipped his helmet onto the field from the bench.

After Ian Kinsler struck out looking in the fifth, Joyner was ejected from the dugout by Everitt. Joyner came out to argue, Ausmus followed and was tossed, too.

In the sixth, J.D. Martinez was called out, looked back at Everitt and was ejected.

Jhoulys Chacin (4-6) threw four scoreless innings and struck out five for the win. Fernando Salas closed for his fifth save. Rookie Michael Fulmer (10-5) gave up three runs in the third.

RANGERS 7, INDIANS 0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Mitch Moreland's grand slam capped a bizarre, five-run first inning for Texas and A.J. Griffin pitched six strong innings in the victory over Cleveland.

Griffin (6-3) allowed five hits while winning for the first time since Aug. 4. In making his first scoreless start of the season, Griffin didn't allow a home run for the first time in 12 starts.

Carlos Carrasco (9-7) allowed seven runs - four unearned in the first - and eight hits in four innings while striking out eight.

Ian Desmond and Carlos Beltran singled with one out and moved up a base on Carrasco's balk. On Adrian Beltre's sharp grounder to third, Desmond dove back and beat Jose Ramirez's tag to load the bases. Rougned Odor's hard grounder to first bounced off Carlos Santana's glove for a run-scoring error and Moreland followed with his second career slam.

BLUE JAYS 8, TWINS 7

TORONTO (AP) - Melvin Upton Jr. hit an RBI triple and continued home on a misplay in the eighth inning, completing AL East-leading Toronto's rally from a five-run deficit.

Edwin Encarnacion homered and had three RBIs to help Toronto hand Minnesota its ninth straight loss.

The Blue Jays trailed 7-6 in the eighth when Kevin Pillar doubled with one out off Ryan Pressly (6-6). Upton followed with a triple past a diving Max Kepler in right. Kepler fumbled the ball as he chased it down by the wall, allowing Upton to score standing up as a sellout crowd of 47,485 cheered wildly.

Jason Grilli (5-3) worked one inning for the win and Roberto Osuna finished for his 29th save.

Minnesota led 5-0 before the Blue Jays began their comeback. Encarnacion hit his 36th homer and leads the AL with 105 RBIs. Minnesota's Trevor Plouffe homered for the second straight game.

ATHLETICS 3, CARDINALS 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Khris Davis hustled home on an infield grounder in the eighth inning and Oakland rallied for two runs to beat St. Louis.

The Cardinals fell to 1-8 in interleague games at Busch Stadium this season.

Oakland trailed 2-1 in the eighth when Davis singled with one out against Matt Bowman (2-5) and Ryon Healy doubled, extending the longest active hitting streak in the majors to 13 games.

Seung Hwan Oh relieved and Max Muncy hit a grounder that Brandon Moss stopped with a dive, but Davis scored the tying run. Brett Eibner followed with a sacrifice fly.

Zach Neal (2-4) pitched a career-best six innings. Oakland pitchers held the Cardinals without a hit after the fourth inning, retiring the last 17 batters.

Daniel Coulombe (2-1) and Liam Hendriks combined for two perfect innings to set up Ryan Madson who pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 26th save.

REDS 13, DIAMONDBACKS 0

PHOENIX (AP) - Anthony DeSclafani threw a four-hitter and Scott Schebler homered twice in Cincinnati's blowout victory over Arizona.

DeSclafani (8-2) had nine strikeouts and a walk, needing 108 pitches to throw the first complete game of his career.

Joey Votto and Schebler homered during a four-run first inning and Schebler connected again in a five-run second, all against Zack Godley (4-3). Schebler had a career-high five RBIs and three hits in the first multihomer game of his career.

Zack Cozart hit his 16th homer in the fourth inning, and Adam Duvall got his 29th homer in the eighth.

WHITE SOX 9, MARINERS 3

CHICAGO (AP) - Jose Abreu hit the first of Chicago's four runs, and Jose Quintana threw 7 2/3 solid innings in the White Sox's victory over Seattle.

Avisail Garcia and Alex Avila hit consecutive homers during a four-run fifth and Tyler Saladino added a two-run shot in the seventh, all off struggling reliever Vidal Nuno.

Abreu extended his hitting streak to 10 games and his on-base streak to 23 with a solo shot in a two-run first against Ariel Miranda (1-1). Quintana (11-9) allowed a run and five hits and struck out eight.

PADRES 1, MARLINS 0

MIAMI (AP) - Ryan Schimpf homered, Clayton Richard pitched seven innings and San Diego beat Miamito snap a four-game losing streak.

Schimpf homered in the fourth inning off Jose Urena (2-5). Schimpf also homered Friday night and has 16 this season.

Richard (1-3) allowed eight hits and walked one. He struck out three and threw 63 of 94 pitches for strikes. Kevin Quackenbush worked the ninth, striking out two for his first save since Sept. 22, 2014, against Colorado.

ASTROS 6, RAYS 2

HOUSTON (AP) - Rookie Alex Bregman homered and had three RBIs, and Dallas Keuchel threw seven solid innnins in Houston's victory over Tampa Bay.

Bregman connected off fellow rookie Blake Snell (4-7) in the third inning to make it 4-0.

Keuchel (9-12) allowed nine hits and two runs for his first career victory over the Rays.

Yulieski Gurriel added two doubles for Houston and had the first two RBIs of his career. It was the fifth game for Gurriel, who played in Cuba for 15 seasons before signing with the Astros in July.

Bobby Wilson hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning for the Rays.

PIRATES 9, BREWERS 6

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Pinch-hitter Gregory Polanco had a tiebreaking three-run double and Pittsburgh overcame a four-run deficit to beat Milwaukee.

Polanco doubled off reliever Blaine Boyer (1-3) with one-out in the sixth, giving the Pirates a 9-6.

Hernan Perez homered twice for Milwaukee, with a three-run homer during a four-run first, and a solo shot leading off the third that put the Brewers ahead 5-1.

Pittsburgh scored five runs in the fourth against Jimmy Nelson to take a 6-5 lead. However, Brewers reliever Tyler Cravy homered off Jeff Locke (9-7) to open the bottom of the inning for his first major league hit. Neftali Feliz got the last three outs for his second save in four attempts.

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Sunday’s six-pack

— Gerrit Cole, Jason deGrom will both miss their Monday start; Cole is going to see a doctor, deGrom is simply getting a start skipped.

— Rams gave WR Tavon Austin a 4-year contract extension with $25.55M of guaranteed money.

— With two outs and runners in scoring position, Curtis Granderson is an amazingly bad 2-for-41 this season.

— Former NFL coach Mike Nolan does a good job in the NFL Network studio; ex-coaches are generally better analysts than ex-players.

— There are 60 ballplayers who have played for both Padres/Marlins; seems like a high number, since Marlins are only 24 years old.

— Ravens lost TE Benjamin Watson (Achilles) on the first play of the game. Coaches would rather emerge healthy than win preseason games.


Sunday’s List of 13: Summing up a summer Saturday…….

13) Cowboys’ QB Tony Romo has a broken vertebrae in his back, is out 6-10 weeks; if I were his friend/advisor, I’d suggest he retire before something terrible happened to him. Romo is 36, has made a ton of cash in his career. Would be nice if he was healthy enough to spend it.

12) All of which leaves Mississippi State rookie Dak Prescott as Cowboys’ #1 QB, with no competent backup; Dallas has to sign a veteran backup now, since Kellen Moore is hurt and out for several more weeks.

This also makes the Week 1 Giant-Cowboy game an Egg Bowl matchup, since Eli went to Ole Miss and Prescott to Miss State.

11) USC plays Alabama in Texas next Saturday; Trojans still have 19 players who were at USC in 2013, when Bama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin was the Trojans’ head coach.

10) Green Bay may have found itself a hidden gem in backup QB Joe Callahan, who played D-III college ball at Wesley College in Delaware.

9) New England opens at Arizona, then Jimmy Garoppolo’s last three starts as Patriots’ QB are all home games, vs Miami, Houston, Buffalo. Tom Brady’s first game is October 9 in Cleveland.

8) Cam Newton played a lot last night in Carolina’s loss to the Patriots, almost three quarters. Panthers put up only three points while Newton was in the game; 3rd-stringer Joe Webb led a late rally that fell just short.

7) Duke lost its QB Thomas Sirk for the season to another achilles injury; tough break for the young man and for the Blue Devils.

6) Hall of Fame linebacker Kevin Greene’s son is a walk-on at Southern Miss. Greene was a walk-on himself, at Auburn.

5) Sometimes if you want to get more honest opinions about players, listen to the other team’s announcers; they talk to the home team’s TV/radio guys and they might pass on some criticism of players that the home team’s guys wouldn’t dare say on the air.

4) Announcers at the Cal-Hawai’i game Friday weren’t in Australia where the game was played; they broadcast the game from an ESPN studio. Saves lot of money and may be a wave of the future.

3) If you care about such things, NHL teams scored a goal on 18.7% of power plays last season.

2) Last year, golfer Scott Brown aced the par-3 3rd hole at the Wyndham tournament during Sunday’s final round.

Last week, Scott Brown again aced the par-3 3rd hole at the Wyndham tournament during Sunday’s final round.

Apparently it is only the second time that has happened on Tour, same guy acing the same hole in the same event two years in a row.

1– Bears-Texans play in Week 1 of regular season. Both teams already lost their starting center for the year. Chicago was awful on offense the last two weeks; even in preseason, this is a red flag. One of Houston’s starting tackles also figures to miss the
Week 1 game.

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Sunday’s games

National League

Rockies @ Nationals

De la Rosa is 2-0, 3.48 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under. Colorado is 5-6 in his road starts.
Cole allowed four runs in seven IP (108 PT) in his first ’16 start.
Rockies lost their last seven road games; over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Washington lost four of last six games; six of Nationals’ last seven home games went over the total.

Padres @ Marlins

Richard is 0-2, 3.27 in two starts this year (under 2-0).
Urena is 1-3, 5.46 in five starts this year (under 3-2).
Padres are 5-18 in last 23 road games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Miami is 3-5 in last eight home games; five of last five Marlin games stayed under the total.

Phillies @ Mets

Hellickson is 5-0, 2.35 in his last six starts; under is 9-1-1 in his last 11. Phillies won his last four road starts.
Syndergaard is 2-0, 2.63 in his last two starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Mets are 7-5 in his home starts.
Phillies are 7-11 in last 18 road games; over is 7-1-1 in Philly’s last nine road games. New York won five of its last six games; over is 10-1 in Mets’ last eleven games.

Pirates @ Brewers

Taillon is 1-1, 1.93 in his last four starts; his last five stayed under. Pirates are 3-2 in his road starts.
Nelson is 1-6, 9.53 in his last seven starts; under is 7-4 in his last 11. Milwaukee is 3-7 in his last 10 home starts.
Pirates won their last six road games; six of last seven Pittsburgh games stayed under. Milwaukee won four of its last six games; four of its last five games stayed under.

Reds @ Diamondback

DeSclafani is 1-2, 4.50 in his last three starts; four of his last five stayed under. Reds are 3-5 in his road outings.
Godley is 1-1, 5.92 in his last four starts (over 7-1).
Cincinnati lost four of last five games; over is 8-4 in Reds’ last 12 road games. Arizona is 6-3 in its last nine home games; 10 of last 13 Arizona games went over the total.

Cubs @ Dodgers
Hammel allowed 10 runs in his last start at Coors Field, after having a 22-inning scoreless streak before that game; under is 6-2 in his last eight starts. Cubs are 1-5 in his last six road starts.
Urias is 3-0, 4.07 in his last five starts (over 4-1). Dodgers are 5-0 in his home starts.

Cubs won eight of last ten road games; over is 11-2 in their last 13 games. Dodgers won four of last six games; over is 9-3-2 in his last 14 games.

Braves @ Giants
Foltynewicz is 2-0, 4.37 in his last four starts; his last six starts went over. Atlanta won three of his last four road starts.

Peavy is 1-1, 1.39 in his last two starts; four of his last five went over. Giants are 7-2 in his last nine home starts.

Atlanta lost five of last seven road games; over is 7-2 in Braves’ last nine road games. Giants are 5-9 in last 14 games; four of last five Giant games stayed under.

American League

Orioles @ New York

Bundy is 4-1, 3.10 in his last five starts (under 6-1-1).
Green is 1-1, 0.75 in his last two starts (over 3-2-1). Home side won five of his six starts. New York won both his home starts.
Orioles are 4-7 in last 11 games; four of their last five road games went over. New York won five of last seven games; five of their last seven games stayed under the total.

Twins @ Blue Jays

Santana is 3-1, 2.39 in his last four starts; under is 8-2 in his last ten. Twins won three of his last four road starts.
Stroman is 1-1, 2.45 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Toronto won his last three home starts.
Minnesota lost its last eight games; over is 20-4-2 in their last 26 games. Toronto lost four of last seven games; under is 15-8 in their last 23 games.

Royals @ Red Sox

Duffy is 5-0, 1.18 in his last five starts (under 5-0). Royals are 6-2 in his road starts.
Price is 3-0, 1.64 in his last three starts; over is 4-0-1 in his last five. Boston is 7-5 in his home starts.
Royals won 10 of last 11 games; under is 11-3-1 in their last 15 road games. Boston is 10-4 in its last 14 games; under is 6-3-2 in their last eleven games.


Indians @ Ranger

Carrasco is 2-0, 3.32 in his last three starts; over is 6-4 in his last ten. Cleveland is 7-3 in his road starts.
Griffin is 0-2, 7.41 in his last three starts; over is 5-1 in his home starts. Texas is 4-2 in his home starts.
Indians are 4-9 in last 13 road games; under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 road games. Texas lost four of last six games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.


Rays @ Astros
Snell is 1-2, 7.20 in his last three starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Rays are 1-4 in his road starts.
Keuchel is 2-1, 3.27 in his last three starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Astros won four of his last six home starts.
Rays are 8-4 in last 12 games; six of Rays’ last seven road games went over. Houston won six of last seven games; under is 7-3-1 in their last 11 home games.

Mariners @ White Sox

Miranda is 0-0, 4.32 in three starts this year; Seattle’s bullpen lost all three games (over 2-1).
Quintana is 2-1, 2.60 in his last four starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven (under 20-3-1 in his last 24). White So are 604 in his home starts.
Seattle lost four of last six games; six of Mariners’ last nine games went over the total. White Sox won four of last six games; five of last seven Chicago games stayed under.

Interleague

A’s @ Cardinals

Neal is 1-3, 7.92 in four starts this year (over 2-2).
Leake is 1-0, 2.84 in his last three starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Cardinals are 1-5 in his last six home starts.
Oakland is 2-11 in last 13 road games; under is 9-1 in A’s last ten games. St Louis is 9-2 in last 11 games; 0ver is 8-3-1 in their last 12 home games.

Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:
Col-Wsh; Bettis 16-10; Giolito 1-2
SD-Mia: Perdomo 8-6; Cashner 1-4/7-9
Phil-NY: Velasquez 10-12; Gsellman 0-0
Pitt-Mil: Nova 4-0/7-8; Anderson 10-14
Cin-Az– Bailey 3-2; Bradley 8-11
Chi-LA: Lester 19-6 (7-0 last 7); Stewart 0-2
Atl-SF: Blair 2-9; Bumgarner 15-12
Blt-NY: Gausman 10-13; Sabathia 12-11
Min-Tor: Gibson 9-9; Dickey 10-16
KC-Bos: Ventura 14-11 (5-0 last 5); Rodriguez 5-8
LA-Det: Skaggs 1-5; Sanchez 5-15
Cle-Tex: Salazar 14-8; Holland 8-7
TB-Hst: Archer 8-19; Fister 16-9
Sea-Chi: Walker 7-11; Rodon 8-13
A’s-StL: Triggs 0-4; Garcia 13-12

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

Col-Wsh; Bettis 11-26; Giolito 0-3
SD-Mia: Perdomo 7-14; Cashner 7-21
Phil-NY: Velasquez 5-22; Gsellman 0-0
Pitt-Mil: Nova 5-19; Anderson 7-23
Cin-Az– Bailey 2-5; Bradley 9-19
Chi-LA: Lester 7-25; Stewart 1-2
Atl-SF: Blair 5-11; Bumgarner 7-27

Blt-NY: Gausman 8-23; Sabathia 5-23
Min-Tor: Gibson 9-18; Dickey 6-26
KC-Bos: Ventura 5-25; Rodriguez 3-13
LA-Det: Skaggs 3-6; Sanchez 7-20
Cle-Tex: Salazar 5-22; Holland 2-15
TB-Hst: Archer 12-27; Fister 3-25
Sea-Chi: Walker 3-18; Rodon 6-21
A’s-StL: Triggs 0-4; Garcia 10-25

Umpires
Col-Wsh; Last three Winters games went over the total.
SD-Mia: Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven Gorman games.
Phil-NY: Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Little games.
Pitt-Mil: Over is 9-4 in last thirteen Davidson games.
Cin-Az– Home team won last eight Drake games.
Chi-LA: Four of last five Vanover games went over.
Atl-SF: Under is 6-2-2 in last ten Blaser games.
Blt-NY: Five of last seven Kulpa games stayed under.
Min-Tor: Underdogs won five of last seven Fairchild games.
KC-Bos: Four of last five Johnson games went over total.
LA-Det: Under is 10-2 in last twelve Everitt games.
Cle-Tex: Over is 7-2 in last nine Kellogg games.
TB-Hst: Under is 11-1 in last 12 Danley games.
Sea-Chi: Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Emmel games.
A’s-StL: Last six Segal games went over the total.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/26

Arizona 22-30-11…..26-35-5…….48-65
Atlanta 25-33-8……18-31-13……43-64
Cubs 35-20-8……40-17-8…….75-37
Reds 17-38-7……29-31-5…….46-69
Colo 24-30-11…..26-32-4……50-62
LA 27-26-9……39-21-7…….66-47
Miami 28-26-9….29-19-16……57-45
Milw 19-37-7……35-23-8…….54-60
Mets 27-41-9……28-24-9……55-55
Philly 21-29-15….23-29-11……44-56
Pitt 19-33-11…..38-22-4……57-54
St. Louis 29-27-6…..26-27-12…..55-54
SD 20-40-4…..28-30-6……48-70
SF 28-30-7……32-18-13……60-48
Wash 33-20-13…..27-19-16…..60-39
Orioles 24-34-7…….33-24-8……..57-57
Boston 25-27-10……39-18-8…….64-45
White Sox 28-28-8……33-28-3……..61-56
Cleveland 35-24-7……29-26-5…….64-50
Detroit 27-30-8……30-26-4……..57-56
Astros 26-29-11…..30-24-7…….56-53
KC 25-32-11……25-23-13…..50-55
Angels 24-35-7…….23-30-10……47-65
Twins 23-33-11…….21-34-11…….44-67
NYY 22-34-8……29-28-9……..51-62
A’s 20-35-8……25-29-12……45-64
Seattle 30-25-9……29-22-12……59-47
Tampa Bay 21-26-10……30-30-10……51-56
Texas 25-34-9…….29-22-9…….54-56
Toronto 38-19-4……..38-25-4…….76-44


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

Arizona 23-61……25-67……48
Atlanta 21-67……13-62…….33
Cubs 23-65……20-65……43
Reds 23-63……24-65……47
Colo 12-64…….23-61…….35
LA 18-61…….25-68……43
Miami 22-62……17-61…….39
Milw 13-60……28-67……41
Mets 17-64……23-61…….40
Philly 10-66……18-60……28
Pitt 15-58…….22-65……37
StL 14-60…….16-64……30
SD 16-64…….24-63……40
SF 10-62………17-64……27
Wash 26-65……..25-61…….51
Orioles 16-67……18-61…….34
Boston 16-60……30-66……46
White Sox 20-64…..21-66……41
Cleveland 14-66…….23-60……37
Detroit 14-65……20-63……34
Astros 22-64……23-60…..45
KC 21-68…… 17-62…..38
Angels 24-66…….22-62…..46
Twins 17-64…….24-66……41
NYY 7-64…….24-64……31
A’s 17-62…….15-65……32
Seattle 16-65……20-63……36
Tampa Bay 20-57…..23-68…..43
Texas 18-67……17-60…..35
Toronto 19-60…..27-69……46

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LEADING OFF: Ellis starts for Phils, Jones maybe OK for O's
August 27, 2016

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

SUNDAY SCHOOL

A.J. Ellis is set to make his first start for the Phillies when he catches 24-year-old Vince Velasquez (8-6, 4.31 ERA), who is winless in seven outings since July 8. The 35-year-old Ellis, obtained Thursday from the Dodgers in a surprising trade for Carlos Ruiz, was brought in to mentor the team's young pitchers. ''The waves of emotion are getting farther and farther apart, which is a good thing,'' Ellis said. ''I've started feeling re-energized, filled with a sense of purpose as to why I've been placed here and why this is where I need to be at this time, so I'm excited about that. And I've got huge shoes to fill, I know that.'' Robert Gsellman makes his first major league start for the Mets. He won his debut Tuesday at St. Louis with 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief.

CATCH THIS

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones could return to the lineup after sitting out Saturday, a day after aggravating his hamstring injury. The All-Star might even get a chance to reach over the wall at Yankee Stadium to grab a long drive by Gary Sanchez - the New York newcomer has hit 11 home runs in just 21 games this season.

VINTAGE VIN

Cubs fans in Chicago will get a brief chance to hear famed Dodgers announcer Vin Scully wax poetic. Comcast SportsNet Chicago will carry the live audio of Scully's broadcast during the third inning of the series finale. The 88-year-old Scully is retiring at season's end.

''The people in Chicago are in for a treat,'' Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. ''After we get done with our games, I watch the Dodgers and listen to Vin on my iPad. He's one of the great ones, like Red Barber, Dick Enberg and Ernie Harwell. He's transcended the memories of baseball.''

ROYAL ROLL

Right-hander Yordano Ventura (9-9, 4.27 ERA) goes for the red-hot Royals in a prime-time matchup at Fenway Park. Ventura has been a big part of Kansas City's surge this month, going 3-0 with a 2.03 ERA in six starts. Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5, 5.11) is expected to start for Boston for the first time since leaving his Aug. 16 start at Baltimore after four hitless innings with tightness in his left hamstring.

THE ROOKIE RETURNS

Washington will call up top prospect Lucas Giolito (0-0, 4.91) to make his fourth major league start in a game against Colorado. The righty hasn't pitched in the majors since July 24, and he didn't go deeper than four innings in any of his first three outings. Chad Bettis (10-7, 5.29) starts against the Nats for the second time this month - he allowed two runs in three innings on Aug. 16.

THE OMINOUS ATHLETIC

Andrew Triggs (0-1, 4.38) looks for a little more luck in his fifth start with the A's. Triggs lost 1-0 to Cleveland despite six solid innings in his last start, and Oakland is 1-21 when the rookie has pitched this season, including 16 straight defeats. Jaime Garcia (10-9, 4.37) will pitch for St. Louis.

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Wild Card Standings

AMERICAN

Team Win Loss Percent GB

Boston Red Sox 72 57 0.558 +2

Baltimore Orioles 70 59 0.543 0.0

Detroit Tigers 69 60 0.535 1.0

Houston Astros 68 61 0.527 2.0

Seattle Mariners 68 61 0.527 2.0

New York Yankees 67 61 0.523 2.5

Kansas City Royals 67 62 0.519 3.0

Chicago White Sox 62 66 0.484 7.5

Oakland Athletics 56 73 0.434 14.0

Los Angeles Angels 55 74 0.426 15.0

Tampa Bay Rays 54 74 0.422 15.5

Minnesota Twins 49 80 0.380 21.0


NATIONAL

Team Win Loss Percent GB

San Francisco Giants 70 59 0.543 +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals 68 60 0.531 0.0

Miami Marlins 67 62 0.519 1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates 66 61 0.520 1.5

New York Mets 66 63 0.512 2.5

Colorado Rockies 61 68 0.473 7.5

Philadelphia Phillies 59 70 0.457 9.5

Milwaukee Brewers 56 73 0.434 12.5

Cincinnati Reds 55 73 0.430 13.0

San Diego Padres 54 75 0.419 14.5

Arizona Diamondbacks 54 76 0.415 15.0

Atlanta Braves 48 82 0.369 21.0


Updated Sun Aug 28 12:04 AM EDT

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MLB

Sunday, August 28

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
BALTIMORE vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games at home

1:07 PM
MINNESOTA vs. TORONTO
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

1:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NY METS
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 10 games on the road
NY Mets are 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Mets's last 12 games at home

1:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. MIAMI
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
Miami is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home

1:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. DETROIT
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Detroit is 3-12 SU in their last 15 games when playing LA Angels

1:35 PM
COLORADO vs. WASHINGTON
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games at home

2:10 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. HOUSTON
Tampa Bay is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Houston
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

2:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

2:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games

2:15 PM
OAKLAND vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland's last 11 games
Oakland is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 13 games

3:05 PM
CLEVELAND vs. TEXAS
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Texas
Texas is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games at home

4:05 PM
ATLANTA vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Atlanta's last 16 games
Atlanta is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

4:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. LA DODGERS
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi Cubs's last 13 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of LA Dodgers's last 13 games when playing Chi Cubs

4:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Cincinnati's last 19 games
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Arizona is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

8:08 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Boston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, August 28


Minnesota @ Toronto

Game 967-968
August 28, 2016 @ 1:08 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Gibson) 13.800
Toronto
(Dickey) 15.333
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-200
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-200); Under

LA Angels @ Detroit

Game 969-970
August 28, 2016 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Skaggs) 14.953
Detroit
(Sanchez) 16.404
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-175
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-175); Under

Kansas City @ Boston

Game 971-972
August 28, 2016 @ 8:08 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Ventura) 18.496
Boston
(Rdriguez) 15.698
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+125); Over

Philadelphia @ NY Mets

Game 951-952
August 28, 2016 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Velsquez) 15.138
NY Mets
(Gsellman) 14.076
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+115); Under

Tampa Bay @ Houston

Game 973-974
August 28, 2016 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Archer) 18.119
Houston
(Fister) 14.624
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+100); Over

San Diego @ Miami

Game 953-954
August 28, 2016 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Perdomo) 16.047
Miami
(Niclino) 14.565
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-165
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+145); Over

Seattle @ Chicago White Sox

Game 975-976
August 28, 2016 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Walker) 15.728
Chicago White Sox
(Rodon) 13.553
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+100); Over

Colorado @ Washington

Game 955-956
August 28, 2016 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Bettis) 12.248
Washington
(Giolito) 16.685
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-175
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-175); Under

Cleveland @ Texas

Game 977-978
August 28, 2016 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Salazar) 16.286
Texas
(Holland) 13.253
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-110
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-110); Under

Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee

Game 957-958
August 28, 2016 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Nova) 17.172
Milwaukee
(Andrson) 14.695
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-130
9
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-130); Over

Oakland @ St. Louis

Game 979-980
August 28, 2016 @ 2:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Triggs) 14.447
St. Louis
(Garcia) 17.397
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-185
8
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-185); Over

Atlanta @ San Francisco

Game 959-960
August 28, 2016 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Blair) 13.560
San Francisco
(Bmgrner) 14.913
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-300
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-300); Over

Cincinnati @ Arizona

Game 961-962
August 28, 2016 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Bailey) 13.362
Arizona
(Bradley) 14.256
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-110
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-110); Under

Chicago Cubs @ LA Dodgers

Game 963-964
August 28, 2016 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 14.782
LA Dodgers
(Stewart) 17.983
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-175
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(+155); Over

Baltimore @ NY Yankees

Game 965-966
August 28, 2016 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Gausman) 15.431
NY Yankees
(Sabathia) 14.367
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 1
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+100); Over

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MLB
Long Sheet

Sunday, August 28

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PHILADELPHIA (59 - 70) at NY METS (66 - 63) - 1:10 PM
VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R) vs. ROBERT GSELLMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 86-55 (+27.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 55-28 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 59-70 (+5.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 197-186 (+35.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 58-69 (+4.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-35 (+10.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 787-813 (+24.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 420-411 (+51.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
NY METS are 66-63 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 10-14 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
NY METS are 66-63 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 49-46 (-11.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 26-28 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 7-4 (+0.5 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. NY METS since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 1-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 1.74 and a WHIP of 1.065.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

ROBERT GSELLMAN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN DIEGO (54 - 75) at MIAMI (67 - 62) - 1:10 PM
LUIS PERDOMO (R) vs. JUSTIN NICOLINO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 4-16 (-10.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday this season.
SAN DIEGO is 11-30 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 28-61 (-28.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 36-25 (+9.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
NICOLINO is 10-3 (+9.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 41-30 (+25.4 Units) against the money line in road games after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
MIAMI is 124-146 (-39.0 Units) against the money line in home games in August games since 1997.
MIAMI is 46-53 (-14.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

LUIS PERDOMO vs. MIAMI since 1997
PERDOMO is 1-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JUSTIN NICOLINO vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
NICOLINO is 0-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 9.64 and a WHIP of 2.141.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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COLORADO (61 - 68) at WASHINGTON (75 - 54) - 1:35 PM
CHAD BETTIS (R) vs. LUCAS GIOLITO (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-2 (+2.3 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.4 Units)

CHAD BETTIS vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
BETTIS is 0-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

LUCAS GIOLITO vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

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PITTSBURGH (66 - 61) at MILWAUKEE (56 - 73) - 2:10 PM
IVAN NOVA (R) vs. CHASE ANDERSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 58-67 (-19.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 48-53 (-12.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 17-7 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Sunday over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 16-10 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in home games in day games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 11-6 (+8.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
PITTSBURGH is 164-126 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 77-67 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 164-126 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 97-64 (+23.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NOVA is 12-2 (+9.8 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
NOVA is 29-16 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 31-57 (-24.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 5-7 (-0.4 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.6 Units)

IVAN NOVA vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

CHASE ANDERSON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
ANDERSON is 1-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.63 and a WHIP of 1.799.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

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ATLANTA (48 - 82) at SAN FRANCISCO (70 - 59) - 4:05 PM
AARON BLAIR (R) vs. MADISON BUMGARNER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 29-38 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 29-39 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 9-15 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 67-59 (-8.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 45-43 (-13.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BUMGARNER is 16-17 (-14.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-3 (+0.9 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.9 Units)

AARON BLAIR vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
BLAIR is 0-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 13.50 and a WHIP of 2.250.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. ATLANTA since 1997
BUMGARNER is 7-3 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.022.
His team's record is 7-5 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-6. (-1.3 units)

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CINCINNATI (55 - 73) at ARIZONA (54 - 76) - 4:10 PM
HOMER BAILEY (R) vs. ARCHIE BRADLEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 118-172 (-36.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 11-36 (-25.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 118-172 (-36.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 13-37 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 24-21 (+8.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CINCINNATI is 544-626 (+29.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 412-370 (+59.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 229-196 (+37.0 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.
BAILEY is 34-14 (+16.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 54-76 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 14-27 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 24-43 (-26.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 11-20 (-11.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 20-36 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 53-75 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 36-60 (-22.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 56-70 (-31.9 Units) against the money line in home games after allowing 10 runs or more since 1997.
ARIZONA is 11-18 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against ARIZONA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. ARIZONA since 1997
BAILEY is 0-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.81 and a WHIP of 1.188.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

ARCHIE BRADLEY vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
BRADLEY is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 2.000.
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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CHICAGO CUBS (82 - 46) at LA DODGERS (72 - 57) - 4:10 PM
JON LESTER (L) vs. BROCK STEWART (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1570-1669 (-262.4 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 821-838 (-149.0 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1513-1582 (-237.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1151-1239 (-199.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 64-30 (+18.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 38-14 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 72-57 (-3.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 69-55 (-5.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 92-75 (-14.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 4-2 (+0.9 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

JON LESTER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
LESTER is 2-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.76 and a WHIP of 1.025.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-0. (+4.0 units)

BROCK STEWART vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

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BALTIMORE (70 - 59) at NY YANKEES (67 - 61) - 1:05 PM
KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 60-86 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 22-32 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 206-329 (-99.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
GAUSMAN is 5-17 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 4-13 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 64-52 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 23-15 (+8.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
BALTIMORE is 70-59 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 113-89 (+29.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 65-51 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 117-108 (+20.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 67-57 (+17.4 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.
NY YANKEES are 23-34 (-16.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 7-5 (+2.2 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.7 Units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
GAUSMAN is 1-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 2.03 and a WHIP of 1.048.
His team's record is 5-3 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-7. (-6.7 units)

C.C. SABATHIA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SABATHIA is 21-8 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.21 and a WHIP of 1.151.
His team's record is 25-13 (+6.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 18-18. (-1.4 units)

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MINNESOTA (49 - 80) at TORONTO (73 - 56) - 1:05 PM
KYLE GIBSON (R) vs. R.A. DICKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 49-80 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 34-61 (-21.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 24-55 (-27.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
DICKEY is 4-10 (-8.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
DICKEY is 4-10 (-8.7 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on artificial turf this season. (Team's Record)
DICKEY is 3-11 (-9.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-1 (+3.3 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

KYLE GIBSON vs. TORONTO since 1997
GIBSON is 1-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.42 and a WHIP of 1.581.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

R.A. DICKEY vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
DICKEY is 1-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 6.99 and a WHIP of 1.795.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.6 units)

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LA ANGELS (55 - 74) at DETROIT (69 - 60) - 1:10 PM
TYLER SKAGGS (L) vs. ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 55-74 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 18-35 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 11-26 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Sunday over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 50-72 (-22.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 38-57 (-17.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 69-60 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 28-19 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
DETROIT is 64-57 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 812-814 (+53.2 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 288-251 (+67.9 Units) against the money line in road games in day games since 1997.
DETROIT is 140-157 (-44.9 Units) against the money line in home games in August games since 1997.
DETROIT is 45-51 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SANCHEZ is 5-16 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SANCHEZ is 5-15 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 3-2 (+1.7 Units) against DETROIT this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

TYLER SKAGGS vs. DETROIT since 1997
SKAGGS is 0-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 1.59 and a WHIP of 1.058.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
SANCHEZ is 0-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.81 and a WHIP of 1.435.
His team's record is 0-5 (-5.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

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KANSAS CITY (67 - 62) at BOSTON (72 - 57) - 8:05 PM
YORDANO VENTURA (R) vs. EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 3-17 (-12.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 67-62 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 127-118 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 18-7 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 65-57 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
KANSAS CITY is 50-46 (+6.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 72-58 (+12.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 80-70 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 65-49 (+18.4 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.
VENTURA is 55-37 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VENTURA is 10-1 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 221-233 (-37.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 647-582 (-81.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
BOSTON is 116-114 (-31.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 43-48 (-20.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 133-126 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 77-78 (-26.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 84-86 (-27.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 104-117 (-26.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 29-36 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 21-34 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
RODRIGUEZ is 0-6 (-7.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
RODRIGUEZ is 0-6 (-7.6 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 3-2 (+1.8 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

YORDANO VENTURA vs. BOSTON since 1997
VENTURA is 2-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 5.48 and a WHIP of 1.609.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-0.9 units)

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 1-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.19 and a WHIP of 1.135.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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TAMPA BAY (54 - 74) at HOUSTON (68 - 61) - 2:10 PM
CHRIS ARCHER (R) vs. DOUG FISTER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 54-74 (-26.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 22-37 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 18-35 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TAMPA BAY is 39-55 (-21.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TAMPA BAY is 26-47 (-23.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TAMPA BAY is 22-44 (-24.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARCHER is 8-19 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 2-13 (-13.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 1-12 (-12.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 19-5 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Sunday over the last 2 seasons.
FISTER is 16-9 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
FISTER is 15-5 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
FISTER is 16-9 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 3-2 (+0.8 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

CHRIS ARCHER vs. HOUSTON since 1997
ARCHER is 3-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.31 and a WHIP of 0.701.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.0 units)

DOUG FISTER vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
FISTER is 2-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.190.
His team's record is 2-4 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.3 units)

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SEATTLE (68 - 61) at CHI WHITE SOX (62 - 66) - 2:10 PM
TAIJUAN WALKER (R) vs. CARLOS RODON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 144-147 (-20.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 6-14 (-11.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday this season.
SEATTLE is 136-143 (-25.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 42-60 (-21.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 769-695 (-110.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
SEATTLE is 364-338 (-83.7 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 118-109 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 44-61 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 26-36 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 3-3 (+0.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

TAIJUAN WALKER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
WALKER is 2-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

CARLOS RODON vs. SEATTLE since 1997
RODON is 1-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 1.231.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.2 units)

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CLEVELAND (73 - 55) at TEXAS (76 - 54) - 3:05 PM
DANNY SALAZAR (R) vs. DEREK HOLLAND (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 8-18 (-15.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 47-52 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 145-130 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 76-54 (+26.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 40-19 (+24.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 41-21 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TEXAS is 27-11 (+16.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 20-8 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in home games in August games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 70-62 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 74-49 (+29.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 57-37 (+23.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 45-30 (+17.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TEXAS is 30-19 (+14.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEXAS is 33-28 (+10.9 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.
HOLLAND is 53-33 (+22.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 4-2 (+3.7 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

DANNY SALAZAR vs. TEXAS since 1997
SALAZAR is 1-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.41 and a WHIP of 1.591.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
HOLLAND is 4-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.74 and a WHIP of 1.297.
His team's record is 6-2 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

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OAKLAND (56 - 73) at ST LOUIS (68 - 60) - 2:15 PM
ANDREW TRIGGS (R) vs. JAIME GARCIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 124-167 (-41.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 9-29 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in road games in August games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 43-65 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 119-159 (-39.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 29-53 (-26.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 15-44 (-24.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 170-124 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 126-85 (+24.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 74-48 (+19.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 30-36 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ST LOUIS is 1-8 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game this season.
ST LOUIS is 30-36 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
GARCIA is 36-39 (-19.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 1-1 (+0.9 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

ANDREW TRIGGS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

JAIME GARCIA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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Diamond Trends - Sunday
August 28, 2016


SU TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Nationals are 18-0 since Aug 02, 2012 in the last game of a series as a home favorite after their opponent left 18+ men on base.

PLAYER TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Tigers are 11-0 O/U since Sep 20, 2012 when Anibal Sanchez starts as a favorite and he gave up no walks in his last start.

OU TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Mariners are 0-10 O/U since Sep 26, 2015 in not the first game of a series as a dog after their bullpen allowed multiple runs last game.

CHOICE TREND:

-- The Brewers are 9-0 since Sep 04, 2013 in the last game of a series as a home dog after their bullpen allowed multiple runs last game.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- The Blue Jays are 12-0 since Sep 13, 2014 when RA Dickey starts as a 140+ favorite after a quality start in his last start.

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Royals at Red Sox
August 28, 2016


KANSAS CITY ROYALS at BOSTON RED SOX

First pitch: Sunday, 8:00 p.m. ET
Sportsbook.ag Line: Red Sox -145, Royals +125, Total: 9 (Over -110)

Friday: Royals 6 Red Sox 3
Saturday: Red Sox 8 Royals 3

The Royals will be looking to continue their push for an AL Wild Card spot when they face the Red Sox on Sunday.

Kansas City looked like it was down for the count before the All-Star Break, but this team has somehow managed to fight its way back into the playoff race.

The Royals still have a ton of work to do, but if they can continue to play the way they have been then they’ll certainly put a ton of pressure on the teams in front of them.

The Red Sox, meanwhile, are also in a race of their own. Boston is currently fighting with both Toronto and Baltimore for the top spot in the AL East, but the teams don’t have too much separation from the other Wild Card hopefuls behind them.

This Sunday night matchup is going to be a big one and it’ll also happen to feature a pair of exciting starters. On the mound for Kansas City will be RHP Yordano Ventura (9-9, 4.27 ERA, 114 K) and he’ll be going up against LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5, 5.11 ERA, 60 K) for Boston.

The Royals are right back in the thick of things and Yordano Ventura is a big reason for that. The righty is starting to perform like an ace for Kansas City, as the team has now won in each of his past five starts.

Ventura has allowed just seven runs in total over those five outings. He will, however, need to improve on his control moving forward.

Ventura has walked at least two batters in four of his past seven games and it’s important that he doesn’t give his opponents any free base runners.

Offensively, it’d be nice for the Royals if OF Lorenzo Cain can figure out a way to hit Rodriguez on Sunday. Although it’s a small sample size, Cain is hitless in six at-bats against the lefty. He is one of Kansas City’s best hitters and it’s crucial that he finds a way to produce in this big Sunday game.

Eduardo Rodriguez has had an up-and-down season in Boston this year, but he has been solid in his past two trips to the mound. On Aug. 11, Rodriguez pitched seven innings of one-run baseball against the Yankees. He followed that up with four innings of shutout ball in Baltimore on Aug. 16.

The length of his last start is a bit concerning, but he should be able to work deeper into this one. He was dealing with some hamstring tightness in that game against the Orioles, but he is feeling better heading into Sunday’s contest.

Run support in this game could come from a number of different players, but two guys worth pointing out are DH David Ortiz and 3B Travis Shaw.

Ortiz is just 2-for-8 against Ventura in his career, but he is still one of the most dangerous hitters in the league and is a threat to do damage every time he steps up to the plate.

Shaw, meanwhile, is 3-for-6 with a homer and four RBI against Ventura in their brief history. It’s possible that he won’t be in the lineup in this game, but his success against Ventura should be enough to earn him a spot.

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8:05 pm 8/28/2016
(971) KANSAS CITY @(972) BOSTON
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4:10 pm 8/28/2016
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The record is 11 Wins and 36 Losses for the last two seasons (-25.15 units)
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3:05 pm 8/28/2016
(977) CLEVELAND @(978) TEXAS
Play ON TEXAS using the money line in All games when the total is 9 to 9.5.
The record is 40 Wins and 19 Losses this season (+24.5 units)
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3:05 pm 8/28/2016
(977) CLEVELAND @(978) TEXAS
Play ON TEXAS using the money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 77 Wins and 49 Losses for the last two seasons (+46.12 units)
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2:15 pm 8/28/2016
(979) OAKLAND @(980) ST LOUIS
Play AGAINST ST LOUIS using the money line in Home games in an inter-league game.
The record is 1 Wins and 8 Losses this season (-11.1 units)
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2:10 pm 8/28/2016
(973) TAMPA BAY @(974) HOUSTON
Play AGAINST TAMPA BAY using the money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 22 Wins and 44 Losses this season (-24.45 units)
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2:10 pm 8/28/2016
(973) TAMPA BAY @(974) HOUSTON
Play AGAINST TAMPA BAY using the money line in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 4 Wins and 26 Losses this season (-21.65 units)
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1:05 pm 8/28/2016
(967) MINNESOTA @(968) TORONTO
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA using the money line in All games after a loss.
The record is 24 Wins and 55 Losses this season (-27.15 units)
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MONEYLINE

4:10 pm 8/28/2016
(961) CINCINNATI @(962) ARIZONA
Play AGAINST ARIZONA using the run line in All games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season.
The record is 3 Wins and 20 Losses this season (-21.05 units)
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4:10 pm 8/28/2016
(961) CINCINNATI @(962) ARIZONA
Play AGAINST ARIZONA using the run line in Home games vs. right-handed starters.
The record is 12 Wins and 41 Losses this season (-30.45 units)
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2:10 pm 8/28/2016
(973) TAMPA BAY @(974) HOUSTON
Play AGAINST TAMPA BAY using the run line in Road games after a loss.
The record is 13 Wins and 24 Losses this season (-18.8 units)
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2:10 pm 8/28/2016
(957) PITTSBURGH @(958) MILWAUKEE
Play AGAINST PITTSBURGH using the run line in Road games vs. right-handed starters.
The record is 18 Wins and 29 Losses this season (-21 units)
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1:10 pm 8/28/2016
(969) LA ANGELS @(970) DETROIT
Play AGAINST LA ANGELS using the run line in All games in August games.
The record is 13 Wins and 40 Losses for the last two seasons (-35.35 units)
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1:10 pm 8/28/2016
(969) LA ANGELS @(970) DETROIT
Play AGAINST LA ANGELS using the run line in Road games in August games.
The record is 6 Wins and 24 Losses for the last two seasons (-26.85 units)
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TOTALS OVER

4:10 pm 8/28/2016
(961) CINCINNATI @(962) ARIZONA
Play OVER ARIZONA on the total in All games in August games.
The record is 19 Overs and 6 Unders this season (+12.9 units)
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4:10 pm 8/28/2016
(961) CINCINNATI @(962) ARIZONA
Play OVER CINCINNATI on the total in All games against right-handed starters.
The record is 58 Overs and 33 Unders this season (+23.2 units)
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4:10 pm 8/28/2016
(963) CHICAGO CUBS @(964) LA DODGERS
Play OVER CHICAGO CUBS on the total in Road games in day games.
The record is 17 Overs and 4 Unders this season (+12.8 units)
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2:15 pm 8/28/2016
(979) OAKLAND @(980) ST LOUIS
Play OVER ST LOUIS on the total in All games when playing on Sunday.
The record is 15 Overs and 4 Unders this season (+10.8 units)
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1:35 pm 8/28/2016
(955) COLORADO @(956) WASHINGTON
Play OVER WASHINGTON on the total in All games when playing against a team with a losing record.
The record is 36 Overs and 19 Unders this season (+15.8 units)
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1:10 pm 8/28/2016
(951) PHILADELPHIA @(952) NY METS
Play OVER PHILADELPHIA on the total in All games in August games.
The record is 16 Overs and 4 Unders this season (+11.8 units)
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1:10 pm 8/28/2016
(951) PHILADELPHIA @(952) NY METS
Play OVER NY METS on the total in All games after 3 or more consecutive wins.
The record is 37 Overs and 14 Unders for the last two seasons (+22.7 units)
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1:05 pm 8/28/2016
(965) BALTIMORE @(966) NY YANKEES
Play OVER BALTIMORE on the total in Road games in day games.
The record is 15 Overs and 4 Unders this season (+11.3 units)
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1:05 pm 8/28/2016
(967) MINNESOTA @(968) TORONTO
Play OVER MINNESOTA on the total in All games in August games.
The record is 19 Overs and 5 Unders this season (+13.9 units)
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1:05 pm 8/28/2016
(967) MINNESOTA @(968) TORONTO
Play OVER MINNESOTA on the total in All games in all games.
The record is 79 Overs and 43 Unders this season (+34.05 units)
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TOTALS UNDER

8:05 pm 8/28/2016
(971) KANSAS CITY @(972) BOSTON
Play UNDER KANSAS CITY on the total in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 9 Overs and 27 Unders this season (+16.9 units)
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2:15 pm 8/28/2016
(979) OAKLAND @(980) ST LOUIS
Play UNDER ST LOUIS on the total in Home games in an inter-league game.
The record is 2 Overs and 15 Unders for the last two seasons (+12.55 units)
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MLB POWER LINES

Power Line ratings are calculated using both teams' ratings and home field advantage. The Top Power Lines tool offers a way to view and compare current Power Lines in one simple report, as well as the Power Line Edge, where the Power Line differs significantly from the current line.

1:10 pm 8/28/2016
(953) SAN DIEGO @(954) MIAMI
Play Line: MIAMI -131
BTB PowerLine: MIAMI -137
Edge On: MIAMI 6

1:10 pm 8/28/2016
(969) LA ANGELS @(970) DETROIT
Play Line: LA ANGELS 136
BTB PowerLine: LA ANGELS +129
Edge On: LA ANGELS 7

1:35 pm 8/28/2016
(955) COLORADO @(956) WASHINGTON
Play Line: COLORADO 150
BTB PowerLine: COLORADO +116
Edge On: COLORADO 34

2:10 pm 8/28/2016
(957) PITTSBURGH @(958) MILWAUKEE
Play Line: MILWAUKEE 116
BTB PowerLine: MILWAUKEE +101
Edge On: MILWAUKEE 15

2:10 pm 8/28/2016
(973) TAMPA BAY @(974) HOUSTON
Play Line: HOUSTON -105
BTB PowerLine: HOUSTON -133
Edge On: HOUSTON 28

2:15 pm 8/28/2016
(979) OAKLAND @(980) ST LOUIS
Play Line: OAKLAND 143
BTB PowerLine: OAKLAND +138
Edge On: OAKLAND 5

3:05 pm 8/28/2016
(977) CLEVELAND @(978) TEXAS
Play Line: CLEVELAND -111
BTB PowerLine: CLEVELAND -126
Edge On: CLEVELAND 15

4:05 pm 8/28/2016
(959) ATLANTA @(960) SAN FRANCISCO
Play Line: SAN FRANCISCO -305
BTB PowerLine: SAN FRANCISCO -441
Edge On: SAN FRANCISCO 136

4:10 pm 8/28/2016
(961) CINCINNATI @(962) ARIZONA
Play Line: ARIZONA -114
BTB PowerLine: ARIZONA -124
Edge On: ARIZONA 10

4:10 pm 8/28/2016
(963) CHICAGO CUBS @(964) LA DODGERS
Play Line: CHICAGO CUBS -158
BTB PowerLine: CHICAGO CUBS -189
Edge On: CHICAGO CUBS 31