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Baseball Capsules
September 14, 2016

BOSTON (AP) J.J. Hardy, Nolan Reimold and Jonathan Schop homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat Boston 6-3 Tuesday night to pull within two games of the AL East-leading Red Sox.

The Orioles also tied Toronto for the wild-card lead.

Dylan Bundy (9-5) gave up three runs over 5 1/3 innings. Zach Britton pitched a scoreless ninth for his 42nd save.

Xander Bogaerts homered for Boston, which had won five of six.

Drew Pomeranz (10-12) gave up five runs and four hits in two-plus innings.

CARDINALS 4, CUBS 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Brandon Moss broke out of a lengthy slump with a tiebreaking home run and Aledmys Diaz connected in his return to the starting lineup, leading St. Louis over Chicago.

The Cardinals ensured that the runaway Cubs won't clinch the NL Central at Busch Stadium. Chicago's magic number is three, and the series in St. Louis wraps up Wednesday.

St. Louis remained a half-game behind the New York Mets for the second wild-card spot.

Moss began the day mired in a 1-for-41 skid. He hit a two-run homer in the sixth off Jason Hammel (14-9).

Alex Reyes (2-1) pitched 4 1-3 innings of scoreless relief. Kevin Siegrist got his second save.

MARINERS 8, ANGELS 0

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Taijuan Walker pitched a three-hitter for his first career shutout as Seattle won its season-high seventh straight.

Walker (6-10) was perfect through 5 2/3 innings before Kaleb Cowart reached o throwing error by shortstop Ketel Marte. Kole Calhoun ended Walker's no-hit bid with a leadoff single in the seventh inning. Walker matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in his first complete game since July 31, 2015.

Nelson Cruz and Norichika Aoki hit home runs and Seth Smith hit a grand slam to close the scoring.

Angels rookie Alex Meyer (0-3) gave up four earned runs and five hits over four innings in his fourth major league appearance.

YANKEES 3, DODGERS 0

NEW YORK (AP) - Jacoby Ellsbury and Didi Gregorius came off the bench and hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning, sending the Yankees over the NL West leaders.

Gary Sanchez added a leadoff home run in the eighth as New York stayed two games behind in the AL wild-card race.

Adam Warren (3-1) retired both batters he faced, and Dellin Betances got four outs for his 11th save.

Ross Stripling (4-7) gave up homers on consecutive pitches.

RANGERS 3, ASTROS 2

HOUSTON (AP) - Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking single and AL West-leading Texas rallied for two runs in the ninth inning.

The Rangers improved to 15-3 against Houston this year. The Astros are 4 1/2 games back in the wild-card chase.

Rougned Odor fanned with one out in the ninth but reached on a wild pitch. He later scored on Elvis Andrus' two-out triple against Ken Giles (2-4), and Profar singled.

Alex Claudio (4-1) pitched the eighth and Tanner Scheppers worked a perfect ninth for his first save.

RAYS 6, BLUE JAYS 2

TORONTO (AP) - Drew Smyly pitched 5 2/3 innings to remain unbeaten at Rogers Centre, Alexei Ramirez and Steven Souza Jr. hit home runs and Tampa Bay stopped Toronto.

The Blue Jays are tied with Baltimore for the AL wild-card spots. Toronto is 3-8 in September.

Ramirez hit a three-run homer off Marcus Stroman (9-8) in the fifth.

Smyly (7-11) is 4-0 at Toronto.

METS 4, NATIONALS 3, 10 INNINGS

WASHINGTON (AP) - T.J. Rivera hit his first major league home run, connecting for the Mets in the 10th off Washington closer Mark Melancon.

New York has won eight of 10 and is a half-game ahead of St. Louis for the second NL wild card.

Rivera drove in three runs. His shot off Melancon (2-2) helped snap the Nationals' four-game winning streak.

Jeurys Familia (3-3) got the win despite allowing two runs in the ninth for his fourth blown save. Jerry Blevins struck out Daniel Murphy for the final out to earn his first save.

TWINS 8, TIGERS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Jorge Polanco homered and drove in four runs and Brian Dozier added three more hits to his torrid second half for Minnesota.

The Tigers lost for the third time in 14 games against Minnesota, costing them precious ground in a crowded race for the second AL wild card.

Kyle Gibson (6-9) dominated, allowing one run and five hits in eight innings.

Matt Boyd (5-4) took the loss in his worst outing since June. He gave up seven runs, eight hits and a walk in 3 2/3 innings.

ATHLETICS 5, ROYALS 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Pinch hitter Yonder Alonso delivered a two-run double in the eighth inning to rally Oakland.

Defending World Series champion Kansas City dropped five games out of the wild-card race with only 18 games left.

Rookie Matthew Strahm (2-1) took the loss.

John Axford (6-4) pitched one inning. Ryan Madson closed for his 30th save in 36 tries.

WHITE SOX 8, INDIANS 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Todd Frazier and Carlos Sanchez each drove in two runs in a seven-run sixth inning and Chicago handed AL Central-leading Cleveland its second straight lopsided loss.

The Indians, who have allowed 19 runs in two games, maintained a six-game lead over Detroit.

Jose Quintana (12-10) held Cleveland to five hits over eight innings.

Trevor Bauer (11-7) took the loss.

MARLINS 7, BRAVES 5

ATLANTA (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki scored two runs and drove in another in the 900th multihit game of his career and Miami boosted its fading wild-card hopes.

Miami is five games out of a playoff spot.

Justin Nicolino (3-6) earned the win with two hitless innings. A.J. Ramos worked a perfect ninth for his 35th save.

Matt Wisler (6-12) got the loss.

Freddie Freeman hit his career-high 30th homer for Atlanta. Matt Kemp also homered.

PIRATES 5, PHILLIES 3

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sean Rodriguez had a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift Pittsburgh.

The Pirates remained six games behind the Mets for the second NL wild card.

Rodriguez hit for pitcher Felipe Rivero (1-5) with two on and one out and connected off Jeanmar Gomez (3-4).

Tony Watson struck out two in the ninth for his 12th save.

REDS 6, BREWERS 4

CINCINNATI (AP) - Joey Votto homered and drove in two runs, Dan Straily pitched a career-high eight innings and Cincinnati took advantage of some sloppy Milwaukee fielding for its fifth straight win.

Straily (12-8) pitched around solo home runs by Keon Broxton and Jonathan Villar to improve to 8-2 since the All-Star break.

Matt Garza (5-7) allowed five runs, only one earned, in five innings.

DIAMONDBACKS 11, ROCKIES 4

PHOENIX (AP) - Jean Segura homered twice and Brandon Drury added his second homer in two nights to lead Arizona.

Segura hit solo shots off starter Jorge De La Rosa (8-8) in the first and fourth innings, setting a career high with his 13th and 14th homers. Drury homered in the fifth to give the Diamondbacks a 7-4 lead, and Paul Goldschmidt had three hits, scored three runs and stole his 25th base in support of winning pitcher Robbie Ray (8-13).

The Rockies dropped to 7 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the second NL wild card.

Matt Koch gave up two hits and struck out four over four innings for his first save.

PADRES 6, GIANTS 4

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ryan Schimpf hit a go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning for the San Diego Padres as the Giants' bullpen gave up a lead and chance to gain ground on the division-leading Dodgers.

Hunter Strickland (3-3) started the ninth and allowed two runs, three singles and a bases-loaded walk to Wil Myers, then Steven Okert entered to try to get the final out. Schimpf clobbered the fourth offering and sent it into the center-field bleachers for his 19th homer.

Jake Smith (1-0) pitched the eighth for his first career victory after San Diego claimed him from the Giants in July, then Kevin Quackenbush finished for his second save as some Giants fans booed.

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Wednesday’s six-pack

Some thoughts on this week’s NFL card……..

— Only three games this week between 1-0 teams: Chiefs-Texans, Packers-Vikings, Bengals-Steelers.

— Jets @ Bills– Rex Ryan against his old team. Ryan Fitzpatrick started 53 games for Buffalo, most he has played for any of his many teams.

— Cowboys @ Redskins– Guess Dez Bryant stays on left side of the field.

— Seahawks @ Rams– Rams’ last home game in Coliseum was in 1979.

— Packers @ Vikings– Minnesota’s new dome is christened.

— Rookie QBs Wentz/Prescott each get their first road start, Wentz in Chicago Monday night, Prescott against the Redskins.


Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…..

13) Texas Rangers are 87-59, going to jog to the AL West title, but if you bet them in “1st 5 innings” bets, they’re 63-62-27- not so good.

Texas has been incredibly good in the last four innings of games. Texas is 33-10 in 1-run games; combined with last year’s 27-22, that makes manager Jeff Banister 60-32 in one-run games. That’s an extremely good record.

12) How did NFL teams do on their first drive of the game this weekend?

8 TDs, 4 FGs for 32 teams on their first drive of the game; 4 TDs, 6 FG on their first drive of the third quarter.

Patriots, Cowboys, Packers, Buccaneers scored on their first drive of both halves.

11) Underdogs covered all four divisional games this weekend; home dogs in non-divisional games were 3-2, road underdogs 4-3.

10) Robert Griffin III has a broken bone in his shoulder; Cleveland will start 37-year old Josh McCown this week against the Ravens. he is 2-17 as a starting QB the last two years, for the Bucs/Browns.

9) it is ironical that RGIII got hurt as the Browns were losing to an Eagles team led by rookie Carson Wentz, since Philly traded for Cleveland’s first round pick so they could grab a franchise QB (Wentz). Now the Browns can use the Eagles’ first round pick next year to grab their own franchise QB– the draft next April is in Philadelphia, of all places.

8) Former Villanova coach Rollie Massimino is still coaching basketball; he coaches the Keiser University Seahawks, an NAIA team in West Palm Beach- they were 30-5 last year.

Coach Massimino will be 82 in November; he led the Wildcats to the 1985 national title, the last college game without the shot clock.

7) Apparently there was a Ryan Braun/Yasiel Puig trade on the table, which team do you think said no to the trade? Me personally, I’d never take Puig- from what I read, he doesn’t like baseball that much. He is just so good at it he still made the major leagues.

6) Wally Backman quit as manager of the Mets’ AAA team in Las Vegas. Backman is 57, a good manager but has never gotten a shot at the big leagues– he had some off-field problems which prevented him getting hired by the Diamondbacks in 2004. Hopefully he will get his chance.

5) A family in Las Vegas gave UNLV $10M towards the building of an indoor practice facility for football. From UNLV’s website:

“The Fertitta Football Complex will become the day-to-day home of the program and include an academic center, locker rooms, offices, meeting rooms, strength/conditioning center, media room, training table and nutrition bar, athletic training center and player lounge.”

Facilities are crucial in recruiting; this should help the Rebels a lot.

4) Tweet of the Day from ESPN’s Louis Riddick, with regards to Josh Norman only covering Antonio Brown on one side of the field Monday:

“It’s possible to have a corner travel/match/whatever you want to call it, and play man OR zone. It just requires some teaching. Just sayin’.”

Redskins play Dallas Sunday, so all Cowboys have to do is keep Dez Bryant on the other side of the field and Norman will never cover him? Oy.

3) Oklahoma Sooners are a home underdog against Ohio State this week; last time they got points at home was back in 2000 against Nebraska (+2). Sooners won that game 31-14.

2) Sometimes we don’t know how good we had it: When I was a teenager, the Rams hired an unknown coach named Chuck Knox. From 1973-78, under the conservative-but-successful Knox, the Rams went 54-15-1, won the NFC West all five years, but went 3-5 in the playoffs and then…….the owner fired Knox for his playoff failures.

Funny thing is, they were much worse that next year without Knox, but the NFC West stunk, the Rams won it at 9-7 (they were 4-5 at one point) and made it to their first Super Bowl. Life is weird sometimes.

1– Rams got shut out Monday night, first team to get shut out in Week 1 since…….the ’09 Rams. Excuse me now while I go puke.

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Wednesday’s games

National League

Pirates @ Phillies

Brault is 0-2, 4.13 in five starts this year (under 3-2). Thompson is 0-2, 2.33 in his last three starts (under 2-0-1). Phillies scored seven runs in his last five starts.

Pirates lost 12 of last 15 games; under is 4-1-2 in their last seven games. Phillies lost five of last seven games; under is 7-0-3 in their last ten.

Mets @ Nationals

Gsellman is 1-1, 4.76 in his three starts (under 2-1). Roark is 1-1, 1.50 in his last three starts (under 2-0-1). Washington is 7-2 in his last nine home starts.

Mets won eight of last ten games; over is 14-4 in their last 18 road games. Washington won seven of last nine games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.

Marlins @ Braves

Fernandez is 2-1, 2.45 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Miami lost six of his last seven road starts. Teheran is 2-0, 1.89 in his last three starts; five of his last six went over. Atlanta is 2-11 in his home starts.
Marlins won four of last six games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Atlanta lost six of last eight games; over is 12-1 in Braves’ last 13 home games.


Brewers @ Reds

Guerra is 2-1, 3.00 in his last five starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Milwaukee is 6-2 in his road starts. Adleman is 0-2, 5.32 in his last four starts; his last three stayed under the total.

Brewers lost four of their last five games, five of last seven Milwaukee games stayed under. Cincinnati won its last five games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 games.

Cubs @ Cardinals

Lester is 7-0, 1.65 in his last ten starts; his last six stayed under. Cubs are 3-4 in his last seven road starts. Martinez is 4-0, 2.12 in his last five starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Cardinals won three of his last four home starts.

Cubs are 10-5 in last 15 games; eight of their last 11 games stayed under. St Louis is 7-10 in its last 17 home games; six of their last seven games stayed under.

Rockies @ Diamondbacks

Hoffman is 0-3, 10.19 in his first four MLB starts (over 3-1). De la Rosa is 0-1, 4.85 in his last three starts; six of his last eight stayed under. Arizona is 2-3 in his home starts.
Rockies are 4-7 in last 11 games; over is 11-5 in their last 16 road games. Arizona lost six of last eight games; over is 14-3 in their last 17 home games.

Padres @ Giants

Perdomo is 2-3, 3.67 in his last five starts; his last three stayed under. San Diego lost three of his last four road starts. Bumgarner is 4-1, 4.50 in his last six starts (over 5-1). Giants won four of his last five home starts.

San Diego won four of last six games; over is 5-3 in their last eight road games. Giants lost three of last four home games; six of Giants’ last eight home games stayed under.

American League

Rays @ Blue Jays

Cobb is 1-0, 4.91 in his two starts this year (over 2-0). Estrada is 1-3, 7.08 in his last four starts; five of his last six went over. Toronto lost four of his last five home starts.

Rays lost seven of last ten games; over is 9-4 in their last 13 games. Toronto lost eight of its last 11 games; three of its last four games stayed under.

Orioles @ Red Sox

Gausman is 4-0, 2.27 in his last five starts; his last four stayed under. Orioles are 2-10 in his last dozen road starts. Porcello is 6-0, 2.66 in his last seven starts; five of his last six stayed under. Boston is 15-0 in his home starts.

Orioles are 7-4 in last 11 games; over is 10-5 in their last 15 road games. Boston won five of last seven games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine home games.

Twins @ Tigers

Duffey is 1-2, 12.34 in his last three starts; over is 6-2-3 in his last 11. Minnesota is 4-6 in his road starts. Sanchez is 0-1, 6.32 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over. Detroit is 3-8 in his home starts.

Twins lost six of last nine games; over is 8-3-2 in their last 13 games. Detroit lost five of last seven games; under is 14-4-1 in their last 19 home games.

A’s @ Royals

Former Royal farmhand Manaea is 2-4, 4.76 in his last six starts; under is 10-6-1 in his last 17. A’s are 1-6 in his road starts. Ventura is 0-0, 7.20 in his last three starts; over is 7-1-1 in his last nine. Royals lost four of his last five home starts.

A’s are 5-4 in last nine games; under is 11-3 in their last 14 road games. Kansas City lost six of last eight home games; over is 12-2 in their last 14 games.

Indians @ White Sox

Tomlin is 0-5, 11.81 in his last six starts (over 14-8-2). Indians lost his last four road starts. Rodon is 4-0, 2.45 in his last four starts; four of his last five went over. Chicago won six of his last seven home starts.

Indians lost three of last four games; under is 9-5-2 in their last 16 road games. Chicago won five of its last seven games; ten of their last 12 games went over.

Rangers @ Astros

Darvish is 1-1, 5.40 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Texas won his last three road starts. Musgrove is 1-4, 7.20 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.

Rangers won four of last five games; over is 11-4 in their last 15 games. Houston lost six of last seven games; seven of Astros’ last eight home games stayed under.

Mariners @ Angels

Iwakuma is 1-4, 4.41 in his last five starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Seattle is 9-7 in his road starts. Skaggs is 2-0, 1.50 in his last three starts; four of his last five stayed under.

Seattle won its last seven games; over is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games. Angels lost six of last seven games; under is 8-2-1 in their last 11 home games.

Interleague

Dodgers @ Bronx

Kershaw is 0-2, 6.00 in his last two starts; under is 8-0-2 in his last ten. Dodgers are 8-2 in his road starts, but lost last two. Pineda is 0-1, 4.65 in his last six starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. New York is 5-2 in his last seven home starts.

Dodgers won six of last nine games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 games. New York won eight of last ten games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 games.

Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:

Pitt-Phil: Brault 1-4; Thompson 1-6
NY-Wsh: Gsellman 2-1; Roark 18-11
Mia-Atl: Fernandez 17-11; Teheran 7-19
Mil-Cin: Guerra 13-6; Adleman 4-5
Chi-StL: Lester 21-7; Martinez 15-12 (5-0 last 5)
Colo-Az: Hoffman 0-4; De la Rosa 3-6
SD-SF: Perdomo 9-8; Bumgarner 18-12

TB-Tor: Cobb 1-1; Estrada 13-12
Blt-Bos: Gausman 12-14; Porcello 22-7
Min-Det: Duffey 10-13; Sanchez 6-17
A’s-KC: Manaea 9-11; Ventura 15-12 (6-1 last 7)
Cle-Chi: Tomlin 17-8 (1-5 last 6); Rodon 11-13 (4-0 Last 4)
Tex-Hst: Darvish 8-6; Musgrove 2-5
Sea-LA: Iwakuma 16-13; Skaggs 3-6
LA-NY: Kershaw 14-3; Pineda 14-14

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

Pitt-Phil: Brault 2-5; Thompson 3-7
NY-Wsh: Gsellman 1-3; Roark 5-29
Mia-Atl: Fernandez 7-28; Teheran 6-26
Mil-Cin: Guerra 5-19; Adleman 1-9
Chi-StL: Lester 7-28; Martinez 4-27
Colo-Az: Hoffman 2-4; De la Rosa 1-9
SD-SF: Perdomo 7-17; Bumgarner 8-30

TB-Tor: Cobb 2-2; Estrada 10-25
Blt-Bos: Gausman 8-26; Porcello 7-29
Min-Det: Duffey 7-23; Sanchez 8-23
A’s-KC: Manaea 1-20; Ventura 6-27
Cle-Chi: Tomlin 12-25; Rodon 7-24
Tex-Hst: Darvish 5-14; Musgrove 2-7
Sea-LA: Iwakuma 7-29 (4 of last 5); Skaggs 4-9
LA-NY: Kershaw 3-17; Pineda 10-28

Umpires

Pitt-Phil: Six of last eight Porter games stayed under.
NY-Wsh: Five of last six Bucknor games went over.
Mia-Atl: Four of last five Hudson games went over.
Mil-Cin: Ortiz is a rookie ump; first game behind the plate.
Chi-StL: Under is 12-2-1 in last fifteen Danley games.
Colo-Az: Last eight Gonzalez games went over total.
SD-SF: Last six Blakney games stayed under the total.
TB-Tor: Favorites won last five Scheurwater games.
Blt-Bos: Four of last five Rackley games stayed under.
Min-Det: Under is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Torres games.
A’s-KC: Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Hamari games.
Cle-Chi: Over is 7-4 in last eleven Scott games.
Tex-Hst: Over is 15-6-2 in last 23 TBarrett games.
Sea-LA: Over is 7-1-2 in last ten O’Nora games.
LA-NY: Under is 9-5 in last fourteen Cooper games.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/13

Arizona 24-36-11…..30-37-6…….54-72
Atlanta 27-36-11…..23-34-13……50-70
Cubs 38-25-10……43-21-8…….81-46
Reds 20-42-9……33-35-5…….53-77
Colo 27-33-13…..33-34-4……..60-67
LA 29-31-10……46-21-8…….74-52
Miami 31-31-10…..32-24-16…….63-55
Milw 23-41-8……40-24-10…..63-65
Mets 32-44-9……33-26-11……65-60
Philly 24-32-18…..25-32-14……49-62
Pitt 20-37-13…..42-26-6……62-62
St. Louis 33-31-7……28-32-13…….61-63
SD 23-47-4…..32-34-6……..55-81
SF 33-35-7…….35-21-13……68-56
Wash 36-22-14….30-22-21……66-44
Orioles 29-37-9…….36-27-8……..65-64
Boston 30-30-11……44-19-9…….74-49
White Sox 31-31-9…….39-30-5……..70-61
Cleveland 37-27-9……35-29-6……..72-56
Detroit 30-32-9…….31-35-4……..61-67
Astros 29-33-11…..33-29-8……..62-62
KC 28-37-11……29-26-13……57-63
Angels 30-37-7…….25-33-12…….55-70
Twins 27-35-12…….25-38-13…..52-73
NYY 23-38-8……34-31-12……..57-69
A’s 23-39-8……26-35-14…….49-73
Seattle 35-29-10……33-25-12……68-54
Tampa Bay 24-31-13……32-33-12……56-64
Texas 28-38-11…….35-24-9……63-62
Toronto 42-24-5……..40-29-5……82-53

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

Arizona 26-69……27-74…….53
Atlanta 24-75……17-70……..41
Cubs 27-75……24-72…….51
Reds 25-72……26-73……..51
Colo 14-72…….27-70……..41
LA 20-69…….28-76……48
Miami 24-71……20-69……44
Milw 15-69……29-75……44
Mets 21-72……26-70…….47
Philly 11-75……19-67…….30
Pitt 16-64…….26-75……42
StL 17-69…….18-72……35
SD 16-74…….26-71……42
SF 14-72……..18-70……32
Wash 31-71………28-72……59
Orioles 17-77……18-68…….35
Boston 20-69……33-73……..53
White Sox 23-70…..26-76…….49
Cleveland 15-73……26-70……..41
Detroit 15-71……24-72………39
Astros 26-71…….23-69…….49
KC 24-76…… 19-70…….43
Angels 28-74…….25-70……53
Twins 20-71…….29-76…….49
NYY 8-70…….28-75……..36
A’s 18-69…….16-74…….34
Seattle 20-76…….25-70…….45
Tampa Bay 22-67…..27-74…….49
Texas 22-77……20-69……42
Toronto 25-70……29-77…….54

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The record is 13 Wins and 42 Losses this season (-30.45 units)
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7:15 pm 9/14/2016
(921) OAKLAND @(922) KANSAS CITY
Play ON KANSAS CITY using the run line in Home games when playing with a day off.
The record is 22 Wins and 9 Losses for the last three seasons (+20.4 units)
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12:35 pm 9/14/2016
(915) TAMPA BAY @(916) TORONTO
Play ON TORONTO using the run line in Home games when playing on Wednesday.
The record is 18 Wins and 7 Losses for the last two seasons (+14.5 units)
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12:35 pm 9/14/2016
(915) TAMPA BAY @(916) TORONTO
Play AGAINST TAMPA BAY using the run line in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 12 Wins and 27 Losses this season (-26.1 units)
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MLB OVERS

9:40 pm 9/14/2016
(913) COLORADO @(914) ARIZONA
Play OVER ARIZONA on the total in Home games in games played on a grass field.
The record is 47 Overs and 24 Unders this season (+21.8 units)
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9:40 pm 9/14/2016
(913) COLORADO @(914) ARIZONA
Play OVER ARIZONA on the total in All games when playing against a team with a losing record.
The record is 43 Overs and 20 Unders this season (+22.65 units)
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7:10 pm 9/14/2016
(919) MINNESOTA @(920) DETROIT
Play OVER MINNESOTA on the total in All games in night games.
The record is 59 Overs and 27 Unders this season (+31.35 units)
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7:10 pm 9/14/2016
(919) MINNESOTA @(920) DETROIT
Play OVER MINNESOTA on the total in All games in all games.
The record is 89 Overs and 48 Unders this season (+38.65 units)
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1:45 pm 9/14/2016
(901) CHICAGO CUBS @(902) ST LOUIS
Play OVER ST LOUIS on the total in All games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season.
The record is 39 Overs and 19 Unders for the last two seasons (+19.6 units)
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1:45 pm 9/14/2016
(901) CHICAGO CUBS @(902) ST LOUIS
Play OVER CHICAGO CUBS on the total in Road games in day games.
The record is 18 Overs and 6 Unders this season (+11.75 units)
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MLB UNDERS

8:10 pm 9/14/2016
(925) TEXAS @(926) HOUSTON
Play UNDER HOUSTON on the total in Home games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 18 Overs and 41 Unders for the last two seasons (+20.25 units)
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8:10 pm 9/14/2016
(925) TEXAS @(926) HOUSTON
Play UNDER HOUSTON on the total in Home games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 9 Overs and 27 Unders this season (+16.55 units)
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4:05 pm 9/14/2016
(905) NY METS @(906) WASHINGTON
Play UNDER WASHINGTON on the total in All games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season.
The record is 7 Overs and 21 Unders this season (+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.

12:35 pm 9/14/2016
(915) TAMPA BAY @(916) TORONTO
Play Line: TAMPA BAY 161
BTB PowerLine: TAMPA BAY +167
Edge On: TAMPA BAY 14

1:45 pm 9/14/2016
(901) CHICAGO CUBS @(902) ST LOUIS
Play Line: ST LOUIS 125
BTB PowerLine: ST LOUIS +113
Edge On: ST LOUIS 12

3:45 pm 9/14/2016
(903) SAN DIEGO @(904) SAN FRANCISCO
Play Line: SAN DIEGO 245
BTB PowerLine: SAN DIEGO +239
Edge On: SAN DIEGO 6

4:05 pm 9/14/2016
(929) LA DODGERS @(930) NY YANKEES
Play Line: LA DODGERS -185
BTB PowerLine: LA DODGERS -184
Edge On: LA DODGERS 19

4:05 pm 9/14/2016
(905) NY METS @(906) WASHINGTON
Play Line: WASHINGTON -170
BTB PowerLine: WASHINGTON -208
Edge On: WASHINGTON 38

7:05 pm 9/14/2016
(907) PITTSBURGH @(908) PHILADELPHIA
Play Line: PITTSBURGH -128
BTB PowerLine: PITTSBURGH -182
Edge On: PITTSBURGH 54

7:10 pm 9/14/2016
(919) MINNESOTA @(920) DETROIT
Play Line: MINNESOTA 151
BTB PowerLine: MINNESOTA +125
Edge On: MINNESOTA 26

8:10 pm 9/14/2016
(925) TEXAS @(926) HOUSTON
Play Line: TEXAS -126
BTB PowerLine: TEXAS -140
Edge On: TEXAS 14

8:10 pm 9/14/2016
(923) CLEVELAND @(924) CHI WHITE SOX
Play Line: CLEVELAND 106
BTB PowerLine: CLEVELAND -101
Edge On: CLEVELAND 7

9:40 pm 9/14/2016
(913) COLORADO @(914) ARIZONA
Play Line: COLORADO 129
BTB PowerLine: COLORADO -116
Edge On: COLORADO 45

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LEADING OFF: Kershaw makes 1st start at Yankee Stadium
September 14, 2016

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

FIRST-TIMER

Clayton Kershaw has three Cy Young Awards, an MVP trophy and a no-hitter on his resume. But he's never pitched at Yankee Stadium - until now. The ace left-hander is scheduled to start for the Dodgers against New York in a late-afternoon series finale, his second outing since missing more than two months with a back injury. Kershaw (11-3, 1.89 ERA) threw 66 pitches over three innings last Friday in a 4-1 loss at Miami, but manager Dave Roberts wouldn't say how many Kershaw might throw this time. ''It'll be more than his last start,'' Roberts said. ''We expect Clayton to be Clayton.'' Kershaw has faced the Yankees twice at Dodger Stadium, allowing two earned runs over 15 innings (1.20 ERA) in a pair of no-decisions - the last in July 2013.

TOP WINNER

Rick Porcello (20-3) aims to add to his major league-high victory total when AL East-leading Boston faces Kevin Gausman and Baltimore at Fenway Park.

ALMOST SET

Toronto third baseman Josh Donaldson has been out of the starting lineup for two games because of a sore right hip. The reigning AL MVP, stuck in a career-worst seven-game hitless streak, could play in the series finale vs. visiting Tampa Bay.

ACES

Cubs lefty Jon Lester (16-4, 2.51 ERA) closes out the series at Busch Stadium when the NL Central leaders take on the wild card-contending Cardinals and righty Carlos Martinez (14-7, 3.05).

REMEMBER ME?

Former Royals prospect Sean Manaea starts at Kauffman Stadium against Yordano Ventura as Kansas City tries to make up ground in the AL wild-card race. Manaea was traded to the A's in July 2015 as part of the deal for Ben Zobrist.

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Wild Card Standings

AMERICAN

Team Win Loss Percent GB

Baltimore Orioles 79 65 0.549 0.0

Toronto Blue Jays 79 65 0.549 0.0

New York Yankees 77 67 0.535 2.0

Detroit Tigers 77 67 0.535 2.0

Seattle Mariners 77 68 0.531 2.5

Houston Astros 75 70 0.517 4.5

Kansas City Royals 74 70 0.514 5.0

Chicago White Sox 70 74 0.486 9.0

Los Angeles Angels 63 81 0.438 16.0

Oakland Athletics 62 82 0.431 17.0

Tampa Bay Rays 61 83 0.424 18.0

Minnesota Twins 54 91 0.372 25.5


NATIONAL

Team Win Loss Percent GB

San Francisco Giants 77 67 0.535 +0.5

New York Mets 77 68 0.531 0.0

St. Louis Cardinals 76 68 0.528 0.5

Miami Marlins 72 73 0.497 5.0

Pittsburgh Pirates 70 73 0.490 6.0

Colorado Rockies 69 76 0.476 8.0

Philadelphia Phillies 64 81 0.441 13.0

Milwaukee Brewers 64 81 0.441 13.0

Cincinnati Reds 62 82 0.431 14.5

San Diego Padres 61 84 0.421 16.0

Arizona Diamondbacks 60 84 0.417 16.5

Atlanta Braves 56 89 0.386 21.0


Updated Wed Sep 14 3:04 AM EDT

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MLB

Wednesday, September 14


COL 4
ARI 11
OVER is now 41-18-3 in last 62 meetings between Rox and D-Backs (10-0 in last 10) & De La Rosa's last 5 vs ARI have gone OVER.


NYM 4
WAS 3 (10)
UNDER is now 10-1 in the last 11 meetings between Mets and Nats & UNDER is now 5-0-1 in Nats' last 6 at home.


MIL 4
CIN 6
Reds have now won 5 in a row and are now 12-2 in Dan Straily's last 14 starts at home.

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MLB

Wednesday, September 14

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Trend Report
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12:37 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games

1:45 PM
CHI CUBS vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs

3:45 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 11 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 12 games when playing at home against San Diego

4:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games
NY Yankees are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home
NY Yankees are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games

4:05 PM
NY METS vs. WASHINGTON
NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
NY Mets are 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Washington is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing NY Mets
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets

7:05 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

7:10 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. CINCINNATI
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

7:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. BOSTON
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Baltimore's last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games

7:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Minnesota is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Detroit is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Minnesota

7:10 PM
MIAMI vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
Miami is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Miami

7:15 PM
OAKLAND vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games at home

8:10 PM
TEXAS vs. HOUSTON
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing Cleveland

9:40 PM
COLORADO vs. ARIZONA
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games

10:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. LA ANGELS
Seattle is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Angels are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, September 14


LA Dodgers @ NY Yankees

Game 929-930
September 14, 2016 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Kershaw) 17.591
NY Yankees
(Pineda) 16.073
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-200
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-200); Over

Seattle @ LA Angels

Game 927-928
September 14, 2016 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Iwakuma) 16.060
LA Angels
(Chacin) 15.220
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-105); Over

Texas @ Houston

Game 925-926
September 14, 2016 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Holland) 16.713
Houston
(Musgrve) 13.854
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-125
8
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-125); Under

Cleveland @ Chicago White Sox

Game 923-924
September 14, 2016 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Tomlin) 14.683
Chicago White Sox
(Rodon) 16.805
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(-115); Over

Oakland @ Kansas City

Game 921-922
September 14, 2016 @ 7:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Manaea) 13.437
Kansas City
(Ventura) 17.031
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 3 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-150
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(-150); Over

Minnesota @ Detroit

Game 919-920
September 14, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Duffey) 13.100
Detroit
(Sanchez) 15.509
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-175
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-175); Over

Baltimore @ Boston

Game 917-918
September 14, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Gausman) 18.034
Boston
(Porcello) 16.029
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-165
9
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+145); Over

Tampa Bay @ Toronto

Game 915-916
September 14, 2016 @ 12:37 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Cobb) 13.134
Toronto
(Estrada) 16.552
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-195
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-195); Under

Colorado @ Arizona

Game 913-914
September 14, 2016 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Hoffman) 12.420
Arizona
(DeLaRosa) 15.467
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-145
10
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-145); Over

Miami @ Atlanta

Game 911-912
September 14, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Frnandez) 13.061
Atlanta
(Teheran) 16.162
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-140
7
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+120); Over

Milwaukee @ Cincinnati

Game 909-910
September 14, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Guerra) 17.851
Cincinnati
(Adelman) 13.367
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 4 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-120); Over

Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia

Game 907-908
September 14, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Brault) 15.207
Philadelphia
(Thmpson) 11.818
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-130); Over

NY Mets @ Washington

Game 905-906
September 14, 2016 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Gsellman) 14.282
Washington
(Roark) 16.451
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-170
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-170); Under

San Diego @ San Francisco

Game 903-904
September 14, 2016 @ 3:45 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Perdomo) 13.816
San Francisco
(Bmgrner) 16.683
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-290
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-290); Over

Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis

Game 901-902
September 14, 2016 @ 1:45 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 14.137
St. Louis
(Mrtinez) 18.026
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 4
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-145
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+125); Over

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Pro Baseball Trend Report

CHICAGO CUBS (92 - 52) at ST LOUIS (76 - 68) - 1:45 PM
JON LESTER (L) vs. CARLOS MARTINEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1580-1675 (-260.5 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 824-841 (-149.8 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1523-1588 (-235.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1160-1243 (-196.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 250-158 (+65.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 27-9 (+15.0 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 76-68 (-6.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 33-40 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ST LOUIS is 76-68 (-6.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 7-13 (-11.8 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 36-38 (-12.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ST LOUIS is 17-24 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History

ST LOUIS is 8-7 (+4.3 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
7 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-1.4 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

JON LESTER vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
LESTER is 3-4 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.27 and a WHIP of 0.995.
His team's record is 5-5 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-7. (-5.4 units)

CARLOS MARTINEZ vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MARTINEZ is 3-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 5.26 and a WHIP of 1.551.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.0 units)

SAN DIEGO (61 - 84) at SAN FRANCISCO (77 - 67) - 3:45 PM
LUIS PERDOMO (R) vs. MADISON BUMGARNER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 13-33 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 30-63 (-28.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 60-79 (+2.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 77-67 (-7.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 74-67 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 51-47 (-14.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BUMGARNER is 10-13 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History

SAN DIEGO is 5-9 (+0.6 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.5 Units)

LUIS PERDOMO vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
PERDOMO is 0-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 5.78 and a WHIP of 1.713.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
BUMGARNER is 10-6 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.28 and a WHIP of 1.073.
His team's record is 15-10 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-11. (+1.6 units)

NY METS (77 - 68) at WASHINGTON (86 - 59) - 4:05 PM
ROBERT GSELLMAN (R) vs. TANNER ROARK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 48-22 (+18.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 46-20 (+18.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
NY METS are 26-10 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in road games in September games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 59-34 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 41-31 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 169-138 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 168-137 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 128-108 (-15.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 69-68 (-15.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History

WASHINGTON is 11-7 (+3.5 Units) against NY METS this season
12 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.6 Units)

ROBERT GSELLMAN vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
GSELLMAN is 1-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

TANNER ROARK vs. NY METS since 1997
ROARK is 5-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.133.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

PITTSBURGH (70 - 73) at PHILADELPHIA (64 - 81) - 7:05 PM
STEVEN BRAULT (L) vs. JAKE THOMPSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 70-73 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 3-9 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 70-73 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PITTSBURGH is 52-64 (-23.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 43-52 (+4.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-37 (+12.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 38-42 (+8.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PITTSBURGH is 79-71 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 99-66 (+22.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History

PHILADELPHIA is 2-3 (+0.6 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

STEVEN BRAULT vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.

JAKE THOMPSON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

MILWAUKEE (64 - 81) at CINCINNATI (62 - 82) - 7:10 PM
JUNIOR GUERRA (R) vs. TIM ADLEMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 36-65 (-24.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 41-55 (-26.9 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.
CINCINNATI is 28-25 (+8.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 13-8 (+7.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
GUERRA is 13-6 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
GUERRA is 8-2 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
GUERRA is 13-6 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
GUERRA is 8-2 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 125-181 (-37.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 125-181 (-37.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 390-416 (-94.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 85-99 (-33.0 Units) against the money line in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 385-353 (-87.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History

CINCINNATI is 9-6 (+3.5 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
10 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+6.6 Units)

JUNIOR GUERRA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
GUERRA is 0-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

TIM ADLEMAN vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
ADLEMAN is 1-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)
MIAMI (72 - 73) at ATLANTA (56 - 89) - 7:10 PM

JOSE FERNANDEZ (R) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 25-34 (-13.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MIAMI is 50-62 (-18.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 29-24 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 24-46 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ATLANTA is 24-46 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 15-37 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 18-34 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 9-17 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TEHERAN is 7-19 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 2-13 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 0-7 (-8.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 7-19 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 2-16 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History

ATLANTA is 9-5 (+7.9 Units) against MIAMI this season
10 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.8 Units)

JOSE FERNANDEZ vs. ATLANTA since 1997
FERNANDEZ is 4-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.96 and a WHIP of 0.910.
His team's record is 4-4 (-3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-3. (+2.1 units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. MIAMI since 1997
TEHERAN is 5-3 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.16 and a WHIP of 1.268.
His team's record is 8-6 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-6. (+0.9 units)

COLORADO (69 - 76) at ARIZONA (60 - 84) - 9:40 PM
JEFF HOFFMAN (R) vs. RUBBY DE LA ROSA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 632-987 (-183.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
COLORADO is 576-907 (-166.7 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
COLORADO is 81-122 (-33.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 26-33 (-15.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 12-17 (-9.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
ARIZONA is 81-59 (+18.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 9-3 (+9.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 this season.
COLORADO is 109-113 (+7.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 60-84 (-22.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 19-29 (-20.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 27-46 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 5-17 (-13.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
ARIZONA is 10-20 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
ARIZONA is 59-83 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 42-56 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 40-64 (-21.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 6-19 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History

ARIZONA is 9-9 (-0.4 Units) against COLORADO this season
14 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+10.9 Units)

JEFF HOFFMAN vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

RUBBY DE LA ROSA vs. COLORADO since 1997
DE LA ROSA is 4-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.073.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.0 units)

TAMPA BAY (61 - 83) at TORONTO (79 - 65) - 12:35 PM
ALEX COBB (R) vs. MARCO ESTRADA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 61-83 (-27.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 26-43 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 126-140 (-41.7 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 45-61 (-20.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TAMPA BAY is 29-53 (-25.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TORONTO is 79-65 (-7.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History

TAMPA BAY is 10-8 (+4.3 Units) against TORONTO this season
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.5 Units)

ALEX COBB vs. TORONTO since 1997
COBB is 2-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.45 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

MARCO ESTRADA vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
ESTRADA is 1-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 2.43 and a WHIP of 0.840.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.0 units)

BALTIMORE (79 - 65) at BOSTON (81 - 63) - 7:10 PM
KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. RICK PORCELLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
GAUSMAN is 6-18 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 5-14 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 2-11 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season. (Team's Record)
PORCELLO is 22-7 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
PORCELLO is 14-0 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
PORCELLO is 19-5 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 79-65 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 189-215 (+43.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 33-28 (+8.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 72-56 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 55-48 (+5.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 58-45 (+11.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 45-33 (+11.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BALTIMORE is 41-37 (+7.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BALTIMORE is 74-62 (+20.4 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.
BOSTON is 230-239 (-36.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 651-585 (-80.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
BOSTON is 119-117 (-33.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 45-50 (-21.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 138-130 (-51.3 Units) against the money line in home games in September games since 1997.
BOSTON is 46-60 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 140-131 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 26-25 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
BOSTON is 85-89 (-31.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 58-61 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 14-16 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 22-36 (-20.7 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.

Head-to-Head Series History

BALTIMORE is 7-7 (+2.5 Units) against BOSTON this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.7 Units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. BOSTON since 1997
GAUSMAN is 1-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 5.30 and a WHIP of 1.374.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.7 units)

RICK PORCELLO vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
PORCELLO is 3-7 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.61 and a WHIP of 1.455.
His team's record is 5-8 (-5.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-6. (-0.0 units)

MINNESOTA (54 - 91) at DETROIT (77 - 67) - 7:10 PM
TYLER DUFFEY (R) vs. ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 54-91 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 20-45 (-19.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MINNESOTA is 52-87 (-24.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 36-56 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 36-70 (-28.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 77-67 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 72-64 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 55-46 (+13.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 67-69 (+11.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 49-53 (-23.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SANCHEZ is 6-18 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SANCHEZ is 6-17 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
SANCHEZ is 1-11 (-10.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
SANCHEZ is 6-14 (-10.1 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

DETROIT is 11-3 (+6.7 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

TYLER DUFFEY vs. DETROIT since 1997
DUFFEY is 2-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.16 and a WHIP of 1.431.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.4 units)

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
SANCHEZ is 5-4 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.132.
His team's record is 7-7 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-6. (-0.9 units)

OAKLAND (62 - 82) at KANSAS CITY (74 - 70) - 7:15 PM
SEAN MANAEA (L) vs. YORDANO VENTURA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 62-82 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 23-42 (-27.6 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 59-79 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 18-47 (-23.3 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.
KANSAS CITY is 74-70 (+6.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 42-27 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 18-7 (+10.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 72-65 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
KANSAS CITY is 55-53 (+2.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 76-62 (+11.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
VENTURA is 57-38 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
VENTURA is 17-7 (+10.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 16-23 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History

OAKLAND is 4-1 (+3.7 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.5 Units)

SEAN MANAEA vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

YORDANO VENTURA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
VENTURA is 0-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.286.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

CLEVELAND (83 - 61) at CHI WHITE SOX (70 - 74) - 8:10 PM
JOSH TOMLIN (R) vs. CARLOS RODON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 155-136 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 44-21 (+16.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
TOMLIN is 24-11 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 10-3 (+7.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 10-2 (+8.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 23-11 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 15-4 (+11.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 8-0 (+8.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 27-37 (-12.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 30-38 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History

CLEVELAND is 9-5 (+2.1 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.9 Units)

JOSH TOMLIN vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
TOMLIN is 3-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.37 and a WHIP of 1.078.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.6 units)

CARLOS RODON vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
RODON is 3-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 1.59 and a WHIP of 1.109.
His team's record is 3-3 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

TEXAS (87 - 59) at HOUSTON (75 - 70) - 8:10 PM
DEREK HOLLAND (L) vs. JOE MUSGROVE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 15-6 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
TEXAS is 87-59 (+33.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 61-44 (+27.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 40-37 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TEXAS is 37-30 (+17.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 39-27 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 42-24 (+22.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TEXAS is 85-54 (+35.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 64-39 (+30.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 65-41 (+27.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 53-33 (+22.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TEXAS is 39-23 (+20.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEXAS is 42-32 (+16.6 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.
HOLLAND is 9-3 (+7.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)
HOLLAND is 55-34 (+23.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
HOLLAND is 35-21 (+16.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 75-70 (-8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 15-24 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 73-66 (-6.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 48-48 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 53-56 (-18.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 39-47 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 7-14 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History

TEXAS is 15-3 (+14.6 Units) against HOUSTON this season
10 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. HOUSTON since 1997
HOLLAND is 5-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.19 and a WHIP of 1.296.
His team's record is 9-3 (+5.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-10. (-9.3 units)

JOE MUSGROVE vs. TEXAS since 1997
MUSGROVE is 0-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.77 and a WHIP of 1.324.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

SEATTLE (77 - 68) at LA ANGELS (63 - 81) - 10:05 PM
HISASHI IWAKUMA (R) vs. JHOULYS CHACIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 153-154 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 41-55 (-18.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 145-150 (-24.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 68-83 (-28.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 370-341 (-81.1 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 123-113 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 54-36 (+12.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 43-29 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
IWAKUMA is 22-10 (+13.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 25-13 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 17-6 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 14-4 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 63-81 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 26-36 (-12.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
LA ANGELS are 58-79 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 45-61 (-13.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History

SEATTLE is 10-8 (+0.4 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

HISASHI IWAKUMA vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
IWAKUMA is 8-5 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 2.98 and a WHIP of 1.021.
His team's record is 10-7 (+4.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-9. (-2.5 units)

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
CHACIN is 0-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.63 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

LA DODGERS (81 - 63) at NY YANKEES (77 - 67) - 4:05 PM
CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. MICHAEL PINEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 81-63 (-3.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 34-36 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
LA DODGERS are 247-253 (-59.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 66-103 (-36.2 Units) against the money line in road games in an inter-league game since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 78-61 (-5.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 56-61 (-23.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 77-67 (+6.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 44-30 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY YANKEES are 74-58 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 41-36 (+7.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 30-20 (+12.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
KERSHAW is 57-21 (+27.1 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History

NY YANKEES is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
KERSHAW is 0-0 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 1.20 and a WHIP of 0.600.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

MICHAEL PINEDA vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

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Wednesday's Diamond Notes
September 14, 2016


Hottest team: Mariners (7-0 last seven)

It’s hard to find a team that has gone through more ups and downs this season than Seattle. The Mariners were on a 2-10 run from late August through the start of September as they look buried in the AL Wild Card race. However, Seattle has turned it around of late by winning seven straight, while allowing three runs or fewer in all seven victories. The M’s go for the sweep of the Angels tonight trying to wrap up their six-game road swing unbeaten before a crucial homestand with the Blue Jays and Astros. Hisashi Iwakuma takes the mound for Seattle tonight, as the right-hander owns a 1-4 record in his last five starts, which includes a pair of losses to the Angels in this span.

Coldest team: Blue Jays (3-8 last 11)

One of the teams that Seattle is chasing in the Wild Card race is going backwards at the wrong time. Toronto is still the top Wild Card squad heading into today’s action, but the Jays haven’t won back-to-back games this month, while losing three straight series. The Jays and Rays have split the first two games of their series at Rogers Center, but Toronto fell short in a 6-2 defeat on Tuesday as it tries to avoid its fourth home series loss since the All-Star break. Marco Estrada has been knocked around the last two starts for Toronto, allowing 13 hits and nine runs (eight earned), while dropping his past two starts against Tampa Bay.

Hottest pitcher: Rick Porcello, Red Sox (20-3, 3.21 ERA)

There are probably at least 10 or 15 pitchers in baseball that most people would say who would reach 20 wins faster than Porcello. He’s the first to accomplish that feat this season, coming off a dominating effort in a 13-3 rout of Toronto, his ninth straight start in which he has tossed at least seven innings. Now, Porcello returns to Fenway Park tonight against Baltimore where he looks to remain perfect on the season, owning an incredible 13-0 record (14-0 team mark), while 12 of those wins have come by two runs or more. Porcello has faced the Orioles only once this season, giving up five earned runs in six innings of a 12-7 defeat at Camden Yards in June.

Coldest pitcher: Josh Tomlin, Indians (11-8, 4.85 ERA)

Tomlin began the season on fire by winning seven of his first eight decisions, but hasn’t smelled that kind of success in months. The Cleveland right-hander is winless in his six decisions since the start of August, while the Indians are 1-5 in that stretch. Pitching away from Progressive Field has been a nightmare for Tomlin, allowing seven earned runs in each of his last three road starts against the Rangers, Nationals, and Yankees, all Cleveland losses. Tomlin beat the White Sox in his only start against them this season back in May, as the Indians have given up 19 runs the last two days in losses at Chicago.

Biggest UNDER run: Cardinals (6-1 last seven)

St. Louis begins Wednesday’s action sitting one half-game outside of the second Wild Card spot in the National League. The Cardinals rallied past the Cubs last night, 4-2, as the Redbirds have played plenty of low-scoring games of late since allowing 12 runs to Milwaukee last Thursday. St. Louis pitching has yielded two runs or less in three of the past four games, while the Cards are currently on a 7-2 UNDER run in their previous nine contests at Busch Stadium. Carlos Martinez opposes Jon Lester this afternoon in the series finale with a 7 ½ total, as the Cards have gone OVER the total in two of Martinez’s three starts against Chicago this season.

Biggest OVER run: Braves (10-2 last 12)

Atlanta’s offense was pretty dreadful to begin the season, but the Braves have showed some pop recently in spite of sitting in last place of the NL East. The Braves’ pitching is also contributing many OVERS lately, allowing at least five runs in seven of the past eight games, including seven runs in each of the previous two contests against Miami. There shouldn’t be many runs put up tonight at Turner Field as each team sends out their aces with Jose Fernandez and Julio Teheran taking the mound. However, Teheran has cashed the OVER in four straight home starts, while going OVER the total in two starts against Miami this season.

Matchup to watch: Rangers vs. Astros

It is amazing how one team has dominated the other this season and nowhere has it been more evident than in the Lone Star State. Texas owns an incredible 15-3 record against Houston, including a pair of one-run triumphs the last two nights at Minute Maid Park. The Rangers rallied off the Astros’ bullpen for a pair of ninth inning runs in Tuesday’s 4-3 stunner at Houston, the eighth time Texas has beaten Houston this season by one run.

Derek Holland takes Yu Darvish’s spot in the rotation tonight for Texas, as the southpaw is winless in his last two road starts. Holland beat the Astros as a home underdog on September 3 in a 12-4 blowout, scattering six hits and two earned runs in six innings of work. Joe Musgrove counters for Houston, as the rookie was knocked around in that eight-run defeat earlier this month, giving up five earned runs in less than five innings of work. Musgrove is winless in two starts against Texas this season, as the Astros are 2-5 in his seven starts.

Betcha didn’t know: To begin August, the Phillies captured five of six games from the Giants and Rockies at home. Since then, Philadelphia has fallen flat at Citizens Bank Park by losing 11 of its past 14 home contests, including Tuesday’s 5-3 defeat to Pittsburgh. In eight of those losses, the Phillies have scored three runs or less, while facing a Pirates’ squad that is riding a 10-5 record in their past 15 road contests.

Biggest public favorite: Giants (-265) vs. Padres

Biggest public underdog: Rockies (+130) at Diamondbacks

Biggest line move: Phillies (+120 to +110) vs. Pirates

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09/13- Tuesday's Results: 7 - 6 - 0 + 2.13

July's Totals: 176- 174 + 37.42 50.28%
August Totals: 208 - 232 + 5.28 47.27%
September Totals: 86 - 9102 - 1.79 45.74% %

Season's Overall Record : 640 - 666 + 70.37 49.00%

Big Winners Yesterday.............Baltimore + 130, San Diego + 133, Minnesota + 150,
NYY + 110

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TB at TOR 12:37 PM

TB +146

O 8.5


CHC at STL 01:45 PM

CHC -128

O 7.5


SD at SF 03:45 PM

SD +233

O 7.5

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Rangers' Beltre belts 425-foot homer from one knee
September 13, 2016

HOUSTON (AP) From one knee, Adrian Beltre cleared the Crawford Boxes.

The Rangers slugger dropped down to get to Brad Peacock's pitch and crushed his 30th home run of the season from a kneel Tuesday night, giving Texas a 1-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the second inning.

MLB.com's Statcast estimated the homer would have traveled 425 feet if it didn't clank off the wall beyond the seats above the left-field wall.

This wasn't Beltre's first homer from one knee, including when he dirtied his pant leg while homering in Game 5 of the 2011 World Series.

It was the 443rd homer of Beltre's career, and this is his fifth season with 30 or more homers.

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YOUR EVENING DOGS


LAD at NYY 04:05 PM

NYY +165


PIT at PHI 07:05 PM

PHI +115


MIA at ATL 07:10 PM

MIA -140


BAL at BOS 07:10 PM

BOS -139


MIL at CIN 07:10 PM

CIN -103


MIN at DET 07:10 PM

MIN +147


OAK at KC 07:15 PM

OAK +124


TEX at HOU 08:10 PM

TEX -146


CLE at CHW 08:10 PM

CHW -110


COL at ARI 09:40 PM

COL +120


SEA at LAA 10:05 PM

SEA +105