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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, September 27


National League
Diamondbacks @ Nationals
Koch is making first MLB start; he’s allowed one run in seven IP in five MLB relief stints. He was 6-6, 4.08 in 21 AAA starts this year.
Scherzer is 6-0, 2.36 in his last seven starts; three of his last four went over. Nationals are 8-5 in his home starts.

Arizona lost seven of last ten games; eight of last nine Arizona road games stayed under. Nationals are 8-3 in last 11 home games; under is 5-2 in Washington’s last seven home games.

Cubs @ Pirates
Lackey is 2-1, 2.72 in his last six starts; three of his last four road starts stayed under total. Cubs lost four of his last five road starts.
Vogelsong is 0-3, 9.14 in his last five starts (under 6-6). Pirates are 1-5 in his home starts.

Chicago won six of last seven games; under is 6-2 in last eight Cub road games. Pirates lost six of last seven home games; over is 9-6 in Pittsburgh’s last 15 home games.

Mets @ Marlins
Syndergaard is 3-2, 2.15 in his last six starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Mets won his last four road starts.
Koehler is 0-4, 5.52 in his last six starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Miami is 7-7 in his home starts.

Mets are 3-5 in last eight games; seven of Mets’ last eight games went over total. Miami lost three of last five games; under is 12-5 in their last 17 home games.

Phillies @ Braves
Eickhoff is 2-1, 3.86 in his last four starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight road starts. Phillies are 6-2 in his last eight road starts.
Teheran is 3-1, 2.87 in his last five starts; seven of his last eight starts went over. Braves are 2-12 in his home starts.

Phillies lost six of last seven road games; they’re 11-14 in road series openers. Last seven Philly games went over total. Atlanta won seven of last eight games, is 8-16 in home series openers. over is 10-2-1 in last 13 Brave games.

Reds @ Cardinals
Stephenson is 0-2, 7.41 in his last four starts; his last three went over.
Wainwright is 3-1, 5.52 in his last five starts; over is 9-3 in his last 12. Cardinals are 10-5 in his home starts.

Reds lost eight of last 12 games; under is 9-4 in last 13 Cincinnati road games. St Louis lost four of last five games; five of last six Cardinal home games stayed under the total.

Dodgers @ Padres
DeLeon is 2-0, 7.36 in his three MLB starts (over 3-0). Dodgers scored 24 runs in the three games.
Clemens is 1-0, 1.69 in his last two starts; his last three stayed under. Padres are 4-3 in his home starts.

Dodgers won eight of last ten games, are 7-16 in road series openers. Under is 9-4 in Dodgers’ last 13 road games. San Diego is 7-10 in last 17 home games, 15-10 in home series openers. Under is 6-2 in their last eight home games.

Rockies @ Giants
Marquez allowed one run in five IP (82 PT) in his first MLB start.
Moore is 2-2, 9.19 in his last four starts (under 6-4). Giants split his four home starts.

Rockies lost last seven road games, are 4-14 in last 18 road series openers. Over is 9-5 in their last 14 road games. San Francisco is 5-9 in last 14 games, 3-6 in last nine home series openers. Under is 9-4 in their last 13 home games.

American League
Red Sox @ New York
Price is 8-0, 2.86 in his last nine starts; Boston won his last five road starts. Over is 9-1-1 in his last 11 starts.
Cessa is 0-3, 4.86 in his last three starts (over 4-3).

Red Sox won their last 11 games, are 18-8 in road series openers. Under is 7-1 in their last eight games. New York lost nine of last 12 games, is 9-1 in last 10 home series openers. Four of last five NY home games stayed under.

Orioles @ Blue Jays
Gausman is 5-1, 2.54 in his last seven starts; five of his last six stayed under. Orioles are 3-10 in his last 13 road starts.
Sanchez is 2-0, 4.81 in his last six starts; under is 10-3-1 in his last 14. Toronto is 7-3 in his last ten home starts.

Orioles won their last three games, are 12-13 in road series openers. Last nine Baltimore games stayed under the total. Toronto won five of last seven games, is 9-3 in last 12 home series openers. Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven home games.

Indians @ Tigers
Clevinger is 1-0, 2.77 in his last three starts; his last five stayed under. Indians lost his last three road starts.
Verlander is 3-1, 2.37 in his last seven starts; under is 14-2 in his last 16. Tigers are 8-4 in his last 12 home starts.

Indians won seven of last ten games; under is 6-3-1 in last ten Cleveland road games. Detroit lost its last three games; five of Tigers’ last six games went over the total.

Twins @ Royals
Berrios is 0-4, 8.24 in his last five starts; over is 6-2-1 in his last nine. Twins are 2-3 in his road starts.
Kennedy is 2-1, 3.52 in his last four starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Royals are 7-5 in his home starts.

Minnesota lost eight of last nine games, is 8-16 in road series openers. Under is 7-2-1 in their last ten road games. Royals won last three home games, are 2-6 in last eight home series openers. Over is 11-2-1 in their last 14 home games.

Rays @ White Sox
Cobb is 2-1, 6.63 in four starts this year (over 3-0-1).
Sale is 1-3, 3.72 in his last six starts; three of his last four went over. Chicago lost four of his last five home starts.

Rays lost seven of last eight games; under is 7-1-2 in their last ten road games. Chicago won their last three games; six of White Sox’ last eight games went over.

Mariners @ Astros
Hernandez is 2-1, 4.70 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight road starts. Seattle is 7-4 in his road starts.
Fiers is 1-1, 1.42 in his last two starts; four of his last five stayed under the total. Houston is 10-5 in his home starts.

Mariners won nine of last ten road games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Houston lost seven of last nine home games; under is 10-4 in Astros’ last 14 home games.

A’s @ Angels
Mengden is 1-4, 6.00 in his last six starts; over is 8-2 in his last ten. A’s are 2-3 in his road starts.
Nolasco is 2-0, 0.00 (13 IP) in his last two starts; under is 8-0-1 in his last nine. Angels are 2-4 in his home starts.

Oakland lost six of last seven games; seven of A’s last eight games stayed under. Angels won five of last six games; under is 10-2-1 in their last thirteen games.

Interleague
Brewers @ Rangers
Garza is 0-2, 6.60 in his last three starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Milwaukee is 2-8 in his road starts.
Perez is 2-0, 2.84 in his last four starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine home starts. Texas won 11 of his last 12 home starts.

Brewers won five of last six road games; four of last six Milwaukee games stayed under. Texas is 10-5 in its last 15 home games; seven of Rangers’ last eight games stayed under the total.

Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:
Az-Wash– Koch 0-0; Scherzer 22-10
Chi-Pitt– Lackey 16-12; Vogelsong 4-8
NY-Mia– Syndergaard 18-11; Koehler 12-19
Phil-Atl– Eickhoff 15-16; Teheran 8-20
Cin-StL– Stephenson 3-3; Wainwright 20-11
LA-SD– DeLeon 2-1; Clemens 5-5/1-1
Col-SF– Marquez 1-0; Moore 5-5/9-12

Bos-NY– Price 20-13; Cessa 4-3
Balt-Tor– Gausman 13-15; Sanchez 16-12
Cle-Det– Clevinger 4-5; Verlander 19-13
Min-KC– Berrios 2-10; Kennedy 15-16
TB-Chi– Cobb 2-2; Sale 17-13
Sea-Hst– Hernandez 15-8; Fiers 17-12
A’s-LAA– Mengden 3-10; Nolasco 3-7/9-12

Mil-Tex– Nelson 12-19; Griffin 15-7

%age of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
Az-Wash– Koch 0-0; Scherzer 9-32
Chi-Pitt– Lackey 9-28; Vogelsong 6-12
NY-Mia– Syndergaard 6-29; Koehler 9-31
Phil-Atl– Eickhoff 11-31; Teheran 7-28
Cin-StL– Stephenson 3-6; Wainwright 12-31
LA-SD– DeLeon 1-3; Clemens 3-12
Col-SF– Marquez 0-1; Moore 7-31

Bos-NY– Price 10-33; Cessa 5-7
Balt-Tor– Gausman 8-28; Sanchez 6-28
Cle-Det– Clevinger 3-9; Verlander 10-32
Min-KC– Berrios 4-12; Kennedy 10-31
TB-Chi– Cobb 4-4; Sale 10-30
Sea-Hst– Hernandez 3-23; Fiers 7-29
A’s-LAA– Mengden 4-13; Nolasco 11-31

Mil-Tex– Nelson 11-31; Griffin 5-22

Umpires
Chi-Pitt– Under is 6-3 in last nine Wolcott games.
Az-Wash– Under is 3-0-1 in last four Hamari games.
NY-Mia– Five of last seven Carapazza games stayed under.
Cin-StL– Under is 3-1-1 in last five Knight games.

Cle-Det– Four of last five Bellino games stayed under.
Sea-Hst– Five of last six Cooper games stayed under.
TB-Chi– Home side won six of last seven Estabrook games.
A’s-LA– Seven of last nine Blakney games stayed under.

Mil-Tex– Six of last seven Hudson games went over total.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/26
Arizona 26-40-11…..34-39-6…….60-78
Atlanta 29-40-11…..26-35-13……55-75
Cubs 40-25-10……48-24-10…….88-49
Reds 25-44-9……35-38-5…….60-82
Colo 29-36-13…..36-36-4……..65-72
LA 31-33-11……49-25-8…….79-58
Miami 32-34-10…..35-27-17…….67-61
Milw 26-42-10……41-29-10…..67-71
Mets 32-45-10……39-29-12……71-64
Philly 25-34-19…..30-34-14……55-68
Pitt 25-41-13…..42-28-8……67-68
St. Louis 37-37-7……28-34-13…….65-71
SD 24-50-5…..35-35-8……..59-85
SF 36-37-9…….38-22-14……74-59
Wash 40-24-17….30-23-22……69-47
Orioles 30-37-9…….40-34-8…….70-71
Boston 35-32-11……45-23-9…….80-55
White Sox 33-37-10…….40-31-6……..73-68
Cleveland 39-27-10……39-32-8……..78-59
Detroit 32-33-12…….33-38-5……..65-71
Astros 30-35-14…..36-32-8……..66-67
KC 29-40-13……32-28-14……61-68
Angels 33-41-7…….28-35-13…….61-76
Twins 29-37-13…….26-41-15…..55-78
NYY 27-44-9……34-31-13……..61-75
A’s 27-41-8……28-36-17……55-76
Seattle 38-30-11……35-28-13……73-58
Tampa Bay 28-33-13……35-36-12……63-69
Texas 29-40-12…….38-28-9……67-68
Toronto 46-27-5……..43-30-6……89-57

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Arizona 28-78……30-78…….58
Atlanta 26-80……18-75……..44
Cubs 28-75……28-81…….56
Reds 28-78……27-78……..55
Colo 15-78…….30-78……..45
LA 22-75…….30-81……52
Miami 25-78……23-78……48
Milw 15-76……30-81……45
Mets 21-76……28-81…….49
Philly 12-80……23-78…….35
Pitt 21-78…….27-78……48
StL 19-81…….18-75……37
SD 18-78…….27-78……45
SF 16-81……..19-75……35
Wash 34-81……29-75……63
Orioles 17-75…….21-81…….38
Boston 23-78……34-78……..57
White Sox 28-81…..27-75…….55
Cleveland 15-75……27-81……..42
Detroit 16-78……26-78………42
Astros 26-78…….25-79……..51
KC 25-81…… 21-75………46
Angels 29-81…….25-76……..54
Twins 20-75……32-81…….52
NYY 12-81…….28-75……..40
A’s 20-75…….16-81……..36
Seattle 21-79…….26-77…….47
Tampa Bay 24-75…..28-81…….52
Texas 23-81……21-76……44

Toronto 25-78……32-78…….57

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MLB

Tuesday, September 27

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Trend Report
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7:05 PM
BOSTON vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Boston

7:05 PM
ARIZONA vs. WASHINGTON
Arizona is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games ,
Arizona is 3-10-1 SU in its last 14 games ,when playing on the road against Washington
Washington8-2-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Washington4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona

7:05 PM
CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
Chi Cubs8-2-1 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs5-1-1 SU in their last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 2-8-1 SU in their last 11 games ,when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 0-4-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing Chi Cubs

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

7:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. DETROIT
Cleveland7-0-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Cleveland13-2-1 SU in its last 16 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,at home
Detroit is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing at home against Cleveland

7:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

7:10 PM
NY METS vs. MIAMI
NY Mets10-4-1 SU in its last 15 games on the road
NY Mets are 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,on the road
Miami is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,
Miami is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,when playing at home against NY Mets

7:15 PM
MINNESOTA vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Kansas City's last 21 games

8:05 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. TEXAS
Milwaukee is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,
Milwaukee is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,when playing Texas
Texas14-5-1 SU in its last 20 games at home
Texas is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,at home

8:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. HOUSTON
Seattle is 2-8-1 SU in its last 11 games ,when playing Houston
Seattle12-5-1 SU in its last 18 games
Houston4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Houston8-2-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Seattle

8:10 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Tampa Bay7-2-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing Chi White Sox
Tampa Bay is 1-6-1 SU in its last 8 games ,
Chi White Sox are 2-6-1 SU in their last 9 games ,
Chi White Sox are 2-7-1 SU in their last 10 games ,when playing Tampa Bay

8:15 PM
CINCINNATI vs. ST. LOUIS
Cincinnati is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing on the road against St. Louis
Cincinnati is 3-8-1 SU in its last 12 games ,
St. Louis is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,at home
St. Louis is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,when playing Cincinnati

10:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. LA ANGELS
Oakland is 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing on the road against LA Angels
Oakland is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games ,
LA Angels are 3-5-1 SU in their last 9 games ,when playing at home against Oakland
LA Angels are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing Oakland

10:10 PM
LA DODGERS vs. SAN DIEGO
LA Dodgers are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Dodgers's last 19 games
San Diego is 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games at home

10:15 PM
COLORADO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, September 27


Milwaukee @ Texas

Game 979-980
September 27, 2016 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Nelson) 13.816
Texas
(Griffin) 17.418
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-180
10
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-180); Under

Oakland @ LA Angels

Game 977-978
September 27, 2016 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Mengden) 17.543
LA Angels
(Nolasco) 14.547
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-140
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+120); Under

Tampa Bay @ Chicago White Sox

Game 975-976
September 27, 2016 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Cobb) 15.102
Chicago White Sox
(Sale) 13.961
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-170
8
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+150); Over

Seattle @ Houston

Game 973-974
September 27, 2016 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Hrnandez) 14.013
Houston
(Fiers) 16.519
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-120); Under

Minnesota @ Kansas City

Game 971-972
September 27, 2016 @ 7:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Berrios) 13.314
Kansas City
(Kennedy) 15.202
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-170
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(-170); Under

Cleveland @ Detroit

Game 969-970
September 27, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Clevnger) 16.857
Detroit
(Verlnder) 13.017
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 4
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-135
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+115); Over

Baltimore @ Toronto

Game 967-968
September 27, 2016 @ 7:07 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
16.838
Toronto
(Sanchez) 16.064
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-140
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+120); Under

Boston @ NY Yankees

Game 965-966
September 27, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Price) 15.302
NY Yankees
(Cessa) 16.961
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-195
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(+167); Under

Colorado @ San Francisco

Game 963-964
September 27, 2016 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Marquez) 15.302
San Francisco
(Moore) 13.117
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-200
8
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+170); Over

LA Dodgers @ San Diego

Game 961-962
September 27, 2016 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(DeLeon) 16.315
San Diego
(Clemens) 12.813
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-160
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-160); Under

Cincinnati @ St. Louis

Game 959-960
September 27, 2016 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Stphnson) 13.117
St. Louis
(Wnwrght) 16.589
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-230
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-230); Over

Philadelphia @ Atlanta

Game 957-958
September 27, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Eickhff) 13.314
Atlanta
(Teheran) 14.565
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-155
8
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-155); Over

NY Mets @ Miami

Game 955-956
September 27, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Syndrgrd) 15.171
Miami
(Koehler) 16.314
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-170
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+150); Over

Arizona @ Washington

Game 953-954
September 27, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Koch) 16.215
Washington
(Scherzer) 13.665
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-195
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+167); Under

Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh

Game 951-952
September 27, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lackey) 17.064
Pittsburgh
(Vogelsng) 14.854
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-165
8
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-165); Over

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MLB
Long Sheet

Tuesday, September 27

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CHICAGO CUBS (100 - 56) at PITTSBURGH (77 - 79) - 7:05 PM
JOHN LACKEY (R) vs. RYAN VOGELSONG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1588-1679 (-261.3 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 220-266 (-77.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1531-1592 (-236.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1168-1247 (-197.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 766-822 (-185.5 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 774-739 (-156.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
LACKEY is 64-86 (-29.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 235-238 (+34.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 606-533 (+71.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 117-69 (+24.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 77-79 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 37-41 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 3-11 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in home games in September games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 15-20 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 77-79 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PITTSBURGH is 57-70 (-25.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 35-44 (-14.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PITTSBURGH is 12-25 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 13-3 (+8.3 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
12 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+8.4 Units)

JOHN LACKEY vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
LACKEY is 1-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.69 and a WHIP of 1.359.
His team's record is 3-3 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.2 units)

RYAN VOGELSONG vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
VOGELSONG is 5-8 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.16 and a WHIP of 1.663.
His team's record is 5-8 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-8. (-3.6 units)

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ARIZONA (65 - 91) at WASHINGTON (91 - 65) - 7:05 PM
MATT KOCH (R) vs. MAX SCHERZER (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-1 (+1.3 Units) against ARIZONA this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)

MATT KOCH vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

MAX SCHERZER vs. ARIZONA since 1997
SCHERZER is 3-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 0.857.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

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NY METS (83 - 74) at MIAMI (78 - 78) - 7:10 PM
NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R) vs. TOM KOEHLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 83-74 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 36-35 (-13.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
NY METS are 83-74 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 54-56 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 64-56 (-11.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 42-31 (+14.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 391-453 (+41.0 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 26-12 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in road games in September games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 21-13 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss this season.
MIAMI is 31-39 (-13.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MIAMI is 56-66 (-17.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 10-7 (+1.1 Units) against MIAMI this season
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)

NOAH SYNDERGAARD vs. MIAMI since 1997
SYNDERGAARD is 1-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 1.93 and a WHIP of 1.071.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

TOM KOEHLER vs. NY METS since 1997
KOEHLER is 2-7 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.49 and a WHIP of 1.363.
His team's record is 6-11 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-10. (-5.4 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (70 - 86) at ATLANTA (63 - 92) - 7:10 PM
JERAD EICKHOFF (R) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 35-26 (+23.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 18-14 (+9.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 33-39 (+8.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ATLANTA is 48-62 (+6.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 70-86 (+2.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 69-85 (+1.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 49-55 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 42-43 (+12.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 37-31 (+8.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-13 (+8.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
ATLANTA is 26-48 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ATLANTA is 10-26 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 26-48 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 15-39 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 9-18 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TEHERAN is 8-20 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 2-14 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 0-8 (-9.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 8-20 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 3-17 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 2-9 (-8.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 8-8 (+1.2 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.2 Units)

JERAD EICKHOFF vs. ATLANTA since 1997
EICKHOFF is 2-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 1.45 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.3 units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
TEHERAN is 7-4 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.28 and a WHIP of 0.969.
His team's record is 8-5 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-4. (+2.3 units)

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CINCINNATI (66 - 90) at ST LOUIS (81 - 75) - 8:15 PM
ROBERT STEPHENSON (R) vs. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 129-189 (-39.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 129-189 (-39.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 17-39 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 61-109 (-27.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WAINWRIGHT is 47-23 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 166-96 (+35.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 82-40 (+27.9 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 362-400 (+31.5 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 81-75 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 33-42 (-27.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ST LOUIS is 1-8 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Tuesday this season.
ST LOUIS is 81-75 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 55-52 (-8.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 26-28 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 8-8 (+3.8 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.5 Units)

ROBERT STEPHENSON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 8-10 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.278.
His team's record is 10-11 (-4.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-10. (-2.3 units)

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LA DODGERS (90 - 66) at SAN DIEGO (66 - 90) - 10:10 PM
JOSE DE LEON (R) vs. PAUL CLEMENS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 184-139 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 37-38 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
LA DODGERS are 14-22 (-17.8 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 33-37 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 87-64 (-1.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 62-52 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 59-62 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 14-23 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
LA DODGERS are 4-14 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 52-39 (-9.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN DIEGO is 66-90 (+0.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 19-13 (+9.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SAN DIEGO is 32-38 (+7.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SAN DIEGO is 65-85 (+3.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 51-56 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 29-21 (+13.2 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
SAN DIEGO is 6-10 (-0.0 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
10 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.3 Units)

JOSE DE LEON vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
DE LEON is 1-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO 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 OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

PAUL CLEMENS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

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COLORADO (73 - 83) at SAN FRANCISCO (82 - 74) - 10:15 PM
GERMAN MARQUEZ (R) vs. MATT MOORE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 632-992 (-188.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
COLORADO is 576-912 (-171.7 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
COLORADO is 83-128 (-37.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 29-60 (-25.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 40-46 (+4.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 82-74 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-31 (-17.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 79-74 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 51-52 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 54-52 (-18.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 19-20 (-15.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
MOORE is 4-12 (-8.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 8-8 (+1.2 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.3 Units)

GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

MATT MOORE vs. COLORADO since 1997
MOORE is 0-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 11.73 and a WHIP of 2.608.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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BOSTON (92 - 64) at NY YANKEES (80 - 76) - 7:05 PM
DAVID PRICE (L) vs. LUIS CESSA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 31-41 (-17.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 211-212 (-32.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 80-76 (+1.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 74-63 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 29-16 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
NY YANKEES are 31-28 (+6.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 92-64 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 46-32 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BOSTON is 18-5 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
BOSTON is 22-13 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
BOSTON is 36-16 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
BOSTON is 38-22 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 21-12 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 14-6 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
PRICE is 35-10 (+18.3 Units) against the money line in September games since 1997. (Team's Record)
PRICE is 35-12 (+15.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PRICE is 45-24 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 30-42 (-19.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 11-5 (+4.9 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.2 Units)

DAVID PRICE vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
PRICE is 14-9 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 4.51 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 21-13 (+4.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 12-21. (-12.7 units)

LUIS CESSA vs. BOSTON since 1997
CESSA is 0-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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BALTIMORE (85 - 71) at TORONTO (86 - 70) - 7:05 PM
KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. AARON SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 40-62 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
GAUSMAN is 7-18 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 3-11 (-8.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 1-9 (-10.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 79-43 (+21.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 85-71 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 190-215 (+44.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 123-100 (+28.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 63-48 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 48-36 (+11.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BALTIMORE is 125-117 (+20.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 86-70 (-7.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 9-7 (-0.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. TORONTO since 1997
GAUSMAN is 2-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.32 and a WHIP of 1.380.
His team's record is 3-3 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)

AARON SANCHEZ vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SANCHEZ is 4-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.70 and a WHIP of 1.696.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.6 units)

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CLEVELAND (91 - 65) at DETROIT (83 - 73) - 7:10 PM
MIKE CLEVINGER (R) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 14-2 (+11.8 Units) against DETROIT this season
11 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.7 Units)

MIKE CLEVINGER vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
VERLANDER is 18-21 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.56 and a WHIP of 1.284.
His team's record is 21-26 (-12.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 19-26. (-11.2 units)

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MINNESOTA (56 - 100) at KANSAS CITY (79 - 77) - 7:15 PM
JOSE BERRIOS (R) vs. IAN KENNEDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 56-100 (-32.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 22-40 (-14.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 21-49 (-22.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MINNESOTA is 54-96 (-30.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 37-62 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 37-77 (-34.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 31-68 (-31.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MINNESOTA is 33-59 (-13.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
KANSAS CITY is 79-77 (+4.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 45-30 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 19-7 (+11.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 44-26 (+20.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
KANSAS CITY is 77-72 (+7.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
KANSAS CITY is 129-114 (+6.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 58-56 (+2.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 43-36 (+9.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
KENNEDY is 16-5 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 21-30 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 13-3 (+9.8 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.8 Units)

JOSE BERRIOS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
BERRIOS is 0-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.111.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

IAN KENNEDY vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
KENNEDY is 4-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.34 and a WHIP of 1.115.
His team's record is 5-1 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-1. (+3.9 units)

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SEATTLE (83 - 73) at HOUSTON (82 - 75) - 8:10 PM
FELIX HERNANDEZ (R) vs. MICHAEL FIERS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 28-35 (-11.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SEATTLE is 151-155 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 71-86 (-28.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 83-73 (+1.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 127-114 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 17-7 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in road games in September games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 24-12 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 59-40 (+12.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
HOUSTON is 82-75 (-7.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 22-29 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 80-71 (-5.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 53-52 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 42-49 (-13.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 8-15 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 10-7 (+1.9 Units) against SEATTLE this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 3-4 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.07 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 4-5 (-4.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-5. (-2.4 units)

MICHAEL FIERS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
FIERS is 1-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.20 and a WHIP of 1.133.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

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TAMPA BAY (65 - 91) at CHI WHITE SOX (75 - 81) - 8:10 PM
ALEX COBB (R) vs. CHRIS SALE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 65-91 (-30.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 29-46 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 23-43 (-20.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TAMPA BAY is 39-60 (-24.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 34-56 (-23.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 31-39 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SALE is 1-8 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

ALEX COBB vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
COBB is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 7.20 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

CHRIS SALE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
SALE is 3-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.75 and a WHIP of 1.029.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.7 units)

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OAKLAND (67 - 89) at LA ANGELS (70 - 87) - 10:05 PM
DANIEL MENGDEN (R) vs. RICKY NOLASCO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 67-89 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 18-39 (-18.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 28-49 (-27.6 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 60-86 (-22.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 64-86 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 33-55 (-18.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
OAKLAND is 52-73 (-23.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 38-44 (-20.8 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.
LA ANGELS are 30-13 (+12.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 21-6 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NOLASCO is 25-8 (+21.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 65-85 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 22-30 (-10.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NOLASCO is 3-12 (-9.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 10-7 (+1.7 Units) against OAKLAND this season
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.4 Units)

DANIEL MENGDEN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

RICKY NOLASCO vs. OAKLAND since 1997
NOLASCO is 2-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 0.975.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.5 units)

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MILWAUKEE (71 - 86) at TEXAS (92 - 65) - 8:05 PM
JIMMY NELSON (R) vs. A.J. GRIFFIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 41-68 (-19.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 92-65 (+29.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 46-24 (+23.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 50-26 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TEXAS is 31-14 (+14.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 16-8 (+9.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday this season.
TEXAS is 90-60 (+31.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 68-43 (+27.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 70-46 (+24.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 36-28 (+9.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TEXAS is 47-36 (+7.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
GRIFFIN is 15-7 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 10-3 (+9.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 26-8 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 14-6 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 12-3 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 71-86 (+0.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 14-10 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 71-86 (+0.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 22-23 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 1-0 (+1.7 Units) against TEXAS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JIMMY NELSON vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

A.J. GRIFFIN vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
GRIFFIN is 0-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.714.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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MLB
Short Sheet

Tuesday, September 27

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 PM ET
Lackey: CHICAGO CUBS are 42-17 SU as a road favorite of -125 to -175
Vogelsong: PITTSBURGH is 8-17 SU in home games after 2 or more consecutive overs

Arizona at Washington, 7:05 PM ET
Koch: ARIZONA 6-11 SU after 7 or more consecutive road games
Scherzer: WASHINGTON 11-2 SU revenging a home loss vs opponent of 6 runs or more

NY Mets at Miami, 7:10 PM ET
Syndergaard: NY METS are 33-11 SU after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals
Koehler: MIAMI is 25-35 SU after having won 2 of their last 3

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 PM ET
Eickhoff: PHILADELPHIA is 8-3 SU in road games after a loss by 6 runs or more
Teheran: ATLANTA is 22-43 SU at home when the total is 7 to 8.5

Cincinnati at St Louis, 8:15 PM ET
Stephenson: CINCINNATI is 24-22 SU after a game where the bullpen gave up no runs
Wainwright: ST LOUIS is 1-8 SU in home games when playing on Tuesday

LA Dodgers at San Diego, 10:10 PM ET
De Leon: LA DODGERS are 8-13 SU after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8
Clemens: SAN DIEGO is 10-4 SU in home games after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals

Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 PM ET
Marquez: COLORADO is 4-13 SUafter 5 straight games where they stranded 7 or less runners on base
Moore: SAN FRANCISCO is 19-5 SU revenging a one run loss to opponent

Boston at NY Yankees, 7:05 PM ET
Price: BOSTON is 16-24 SU after a one run win
Cessa: NY YANKEES are 34-21 SU after having lost 2 of their last 3

Baltimore at Toronto, 7:05 PM ET
Gausman: BALTIMORE is 41-33 SU when the total is 7 to 8.5
Sanchez: TORONTO is 19-23 SU after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:10 PM ET
Clevinger: CLEVELAND 11-2 SU after batting .250 or worse over a 20 game span
Verlander: DETROIT 17-20 SU at home when the money line is +125 to -125

Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:15 PM ET
Berrios: MINNESOTA is 5-21 SU after 2 or more consecutive unders
Kennedy: KANSAS CITY is 27-12 SU as a home favorite of -110 or higher

Seattle at Houston, 8:10 PM ET
Hernandez: SEATTLE is 14-3 SU in road games after allowing 3 runs or less 2 straight games
Fiers: HOUSTON is 9-15 SU after a one run loss

Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 PM ET
Cobb: TAMPA BAY is 10-21 SU against AL Central opponents
Sale: CHI WHITE SOX are 32-24 SU after allowing 1 run or less

Oakland at LA Angels, 10:05 PM ET
Mengden: OAKLAND is 8-32 SU after 3 consecutive game versus a division rival
Nolasco: LA ANGELS are 20-14 SU after batting .250 or worse over a 20 game span

Milwaukee at Texas, 8:05 PM ET
Nelson: MILWAUKEE is 16-36 SU after a win by 4 runs or more
Griffin: TEXAS is 50-26 SU in home games

*TSR = Team Start Record

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Tuesday's Diamond Notes
September 27, 2016

Hottest team: Red Sox (11-0 last 11)

It’s been awhile since Boston has lost, coming off three consecutive sweeps over New York, Baltimore, and Tampa Bay. The Red Sox won a pair of one-run contests at Tropicana Field this past weekend to keep their winning streak alive, while allowing two runs or less in five of the previous seven victories. Boston is still looking to seize home-field advantage in the American League, holding a half-game lead over Texas and one-game advantage over Cleveland heading into tonight’s action. The Sox travel to the Bronx to face the Yankees, as Boston owns a 7-3 record at Yankee Stadium this season.

Coldest team: Rockies (1-6 last seven)

Colorado has stumbled down the stretch, while getting swept this past weekend at Los Angeles. The Rockies allowed 30 runs in the four losses, as Colorado has dropped seven straight games away from Coors Field. Colorado has lost four of seven matchups at San Francisco this season, while splitting the past six meetings with the Giants since July. The Rockies are riding an 0-6 skid in their previous six road series openers as rookie German Marquez makes his second career start, coming off a victory over the Cardinals in his previous outing.

Hottest pitcher: David Price, Red Sox (17-8, 3.91 ERA)

It’s hard to find a pitcher in the game that is performing better than Price, as the Sox have won nine consecutive starts made by the former Cy Young winner. Price’s worst outing in this stretch came against the Yankees 10 days ago at Fenway Park, allowing five earned runs in six innings, but Boston escaped with a 6-5 victory. Boston is riding a five-game winning streak in Price’s previous five starts away from Fenway Park, but the southpaw has lost his two outings at Yankee Stadium this season.

Coldest pitcher: Chris Sale, White Sox (16-9, 3.19 ERA)

The second half of the season has been a nightmare for Sale, winning two decisions in his previous 12 starts since the All-Star break. Sale was knocked around by the Phillies in his last outing, giving up six earned runs in four innings of an 8-3 defeat as a -155 road favorite. The Chicago southpaw hasn’t fared well at home of late as the White Sox are 1-4 in his past five outings at U.S. Cellular Field, in spite of tossing at least eight innings in his previous four home starts. The only good news for Sale is he shut out the Rays the last time he faced them in mid-April, scattering two hits and striking out nine.

Biggest UNDER run: Orioles (9-0 last nine)

After getting swept at home by the Red Sox, the Baltimore pitching staff stepped up against Arizona by allowing a total of four runs in a three-game sweep this past weekend. On the flip side, the Orioles’ lineup hasn’t been productive of late by scoring three runs or fewer in eight of the past nine games, resulting in nine consecutive UNDERS. The last four matchups between the Orioles and Blue Jays have gone UNDER the total, while four of the past six road games for Baltimore have finished UNDER the total.

Biggest OVER run: Phillies (6-0 last six)

To say Philadelphia is playing out the string is an understatement, as the Phillies are coming off an embarrassing 17-0 drubbing at the hands of the Mets on Sunday. Philadelphia dropped three of four at New York this past weekend, while the Phillies’ staff allowed 44 runs in the four games. Excusing the 17-run loss on Sunday, the Phillies’ offense has been somewhat productive down the stretch, scoring at least five runs in each of the previous five games prior to Sunday. Jerad Eickhoff hits the mound for Philadelphia tonight at Atlanta, as the Phillies’ right-hander has given up only two earned runs to the Braves in his last three starts since late May.

Matchup to watch: Orioles vs. Blue Jays

The two teams in the AL Wild Card race hook up for a crucial three-game series at Rogers Center. There is no shot at a division title for either of those two squads with Boston wrapping up the AL East championship, so the one-game Wild Card is the only route to the playoffs.

Toronto owns a one-game edge over Baltimore heading into Tuesday’s action, as the Blue Jays hope to secure home-field advantage in the AL Wild Card game next week. The Jays couldn’t pull off the sweep of the Yankees, losing to New York last night, 7-5, but Toronto has won five of its past seven games after dropping the final two contests to the Angels nine days ago. Aaron Sanchez has hit a bump in the road of late for Toronto, as the Jays are 0-3 in his past three starts, in spite of one-run losses to the Mariners and Yankees in this stretch.

Kevin Gausman counters for Baltimore, as the Orioles are fresh off a three-game home sweep of the Diamondbacks. Gausman was knocked around in his past outing against the Red Sox, giving up 10 hits and five earned runs in 6.1 innings of a 5-2 home defeat. The Orioles haven’t had much luck when Gausman pitches away from Camden Yards, compiling a 5-11 record this season on the road, including an 0-2 mark at Rogers Center.

Betcha didn’t know: The Cubs reached the 100-win plateau in last night’s blowout of the Pirates, as John Lackey heads to the mound tonight for Chicago. Lackey has been fortunate recently as seven of his past eight starts have come at Wrigley Field. The Cubs own a 1-4 record in Lackey’s previous five road starts since late June, but the lone victory came at PNC Park against the Pirates in a 6-5 win on July 10.

Biggest public favorite: Cardinals (-230) vs. Reds

Biggest public underdog: Pirates (+145) vs. Cubs

Biggest line move: Phillies (+135 to +125) at Braves

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09/26- Monday's Results: 9 - 5 - 0 + 5.52

July's Totals: 176- 174 + 37.42 50.28%
August Totals: 208 - 232 + 5.28 47.27%
September Totals: 168 - 200 - 1.38 45.65%

Season's Overall Record : 722 - 774 + 70.68 48.26%

Big Winners Yesterday............Cincy + 174, Arizona + 169, Seattle + 109

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CHC at PIT 07:05 PM

CHC -150

O 8.0

ARI at WAS 07:05 PM

WAS -265

BOS at NYY 07:05 PM

BOS -186

O 8.5

BAL at TOR 07:07 PM

BAL +121

O 8.5

CLE at DET 07:10 PM

CLE +214

PHI at ATL 07:10 PM

PHI +127

O 8.0

NYM at MIA 07:10 PM

MIA +147

U 7.5

MIN at KC 07:15 PM

KC -161

O 8.5

MIL at TEX 08:05 PM

MIL +162

SEA at HOU 08:10 PM

SEA +101

TB at CHW 08:10 PM

CHW -167

CIN at STL 08:15 PM

CIN +195

OAK at LAA 10:05 PM

OAK +122

LAD at SD 10:10 PM

SD +201

COL at SF 10:15 PM

COL +168

U 8.0

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Baseball Capsules
September 27, 2016

TORONTO (AP) Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer, Aaron Sanchez struck out 10 and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Tuesday night in the opener of their AL wild-card showdown.

Ezequiel Carrera also homered as the Blue Jays won for the sixth time in eight games. They lead the wild-card standings by two games over the Orioles with five to play.

Baltimore leads Detroit by one game for the league's final playoff spot.

Orioles slugger Chris Davis was ejected for arguing with plate umpire Will Little after striking out against Joe Biagini in the seventh, the third time in three at-bats Davis was caught looking. Baltimore manager Buck Showalter also was tossed after he came out to argue.

Sanchez (14-2) struck out the first four hitters he faced and five of the first six.

Kevin Gausman (8-12) allowed five runs, four earned, and seven hits in six innings.

YANKEES 6, RED SOX 4

NEW YORK (AP) - Gary Sanchez, Didi Gregorius and Tyler Austin homered off David Price, and New York ended Boston's 11-game winning streak and delayed its AL East title celebration.

David Ortiz, starting his final series in the Bronx, went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts and stranded seven runners. He ended the game by fanning with two on against Tyler Clippard.

Having clinched at least a wild-card berth last weekend, Boston is five games ahead of second-place Toronto with five games left, needing just one victory or a Blue Jays loss to ensure the division championship.

Price (17-9) allowed six runs and 12 hits over 6 1/3 innings.

Blake Parker (1-0) got two outs for his first victory since July 10, 2014 while with the Cubs. Clippard got his second save.

METS 12, MARLINS 1

MIAMI (AP) - Noah Syndergaard struck out eight and allowed one run in six innings, and New York totaled 19 hits to beat grieving Miami.

Jay Bruce and Yoenis Cespedes each hit his 31st homer for the Mets, who began the game with a half-game lead over the Giants in the battle for the first NL wild card. The Cardinals are two games back of New York.

The game was the Marlins' second since the death of ace Jose Fernandez in a boating accident.

Syndergaard (14-9) threw 93 pitches after missing a scheduled start Saturday with strep throat and lowered his ERA to 2.60, third-best in the majors. He'll return to pitch the regular-season finale Sunday at Philadelphia if needed.

Tom Koehler (9-13) allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings.

ASTROS 8, MARINERS 4

HOUSTON (AP) - George Springer had three hits, including a two-run double during a six-run sixth inning, and Houston beat Seattle.

The victory leaves Seattle two games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card and cuts Houston's deficit in the race to 2 1/2 games.

The Astros got five hits off Felix Hernandez (11-7) in the sixth, but only two of the six runs scored in the inning were earned because of two errors.

Rookie Jandel Gustave (1-0) yielded no hits and no runs with one walk in 1 1/3 innings for his first career win.

TIGERS 12, INDIANS 0

DETROIT (AP) - Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in five runs in the first two innings, and Justin Verlander struck out 12 to lift Detroit over a Cleveland lineup full of backups.

The Indians clinched the AL Central title Monday night in Detroit, and their starting lineup Tuesday was without Jason Kipnis, Francisco Lindor, Mike Napoli and Jose Ramirez. Detroit took full advantage, beating Cleveland for only the third time all year and pulling within a game of Baltimore for the AL's second wild card.

Verlander (16-8) went 7 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and a walk.

Mike Clevinger (2-3) lasted only two innings, allowing Cabrera's two-run double in the first and his three-run homer in the second.

CUBS 6, PIRATES 4

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chris Coghlan hit a three-run triple and John Lackey worked in and out of trouble over five innings, helping Chicago beat reeling Pittsburgh.

Coghlan's second-inning drive off the wall in right-center against Ryan Vogelsong (3-7) gave the NL Central champions all the offense they would need to win for the seventh time in their last eight games. Chicago improved to 101-56, the club's highest victory total since it won 104 games in 1910.

Lackey (11-8) worked around five hits and three walks to win his last regular season start.

Felix Pena recorded the final two outs for his first career save.

NATIONALS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2

WASHINGTON (AP) - Max Scherzer struck out 10 and allowed two runs in six innings and Anthony Rendon hit a go-ahead three-run homer as Washington beat Arizona to inch closer to home-field advantage in the NL Division Series.

Scherzer (19-7) was not at his Cy Young Award candidate best, uncharacteristically missing spots and allowing six hits, including a leadoff home run by Jean Segura.

After the Nationals didn't get a hit through five innings against Arizona starter Matt Koch, Rendon hit a three-run shot off Randall Delgado (4-2) with two outs in the sixth, his 19th of the season.

RANGERS 6, BREWERS 4

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jonathan Lucroy hit a go-ahead two-run double against his former team in the sixth inning to help Texas beat Milwaukee.

The Rangers have a half-game lead over Boston for the best record in the American League.

Lucroy's hit made a winner of reliever Tony Barnette (7-3).

Lucroy, who played six-plus seasons for the Brewers before being traded to the Rangers on Aug. 1, pulled a pitch from Jimmy Nelson (8-16) down the left-field line into the corner.

Sam Dyson earned his 37th save.

ROYALS 4, TWINS 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Billy Burns' sacrifice fly scored Raul Mondesi in the 11th inning as Kansas City beat Minnesota, staving off postseason elimination.

The defending World Series champions are five games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card with five to play.

Rookie Brooks Pounders (2-1) picked up the victory. Left-hander Tommy Milone (3-5) was charged with the loss.

WHITE SOX 13, RAYS 6

CHICAGO (AP) - Melky Cabrera and Leury Garcia homered to back Chris Sale, and Chicago routed sloppy Tampa Bay.

Sale (17-9) allowed three runs and eight hits with seven strikeouts over seven innings.

Rays starter Alex Cobb (1-2) lasted three innings, allowing eight runs and eight hits in the Rays' fifth straight loss.

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Wednesday’s six-pack

Six of the more interesting NFL games this weekend:

— Colts vs Jaguars (London)– 9:30am ET games are for the birds.

— Bills @ Patriots– Who plays QB for New England?

— Panthers @ Atlanta– Falcons’ offense is rolling.

— Saints @ San Diego– Drew Brees back in his old home.

— Rams @ Arizona– Big game in NFC West. Yes, a big game.

— Chiefs @ Pittsburgh– KC scored one TD in last two games.


Wednesday’s List of 13: Mid-week musings……

13) Tremendously odd baseball trivia: In the history of baseball, only one player has homered in his first AND last major league at-bat.

John Miller played in six games in 1966, 26 in 1969, that’s it; he went 10-61 in those 32 games with two homers, three RBI, three walks. His homers came in his first and last major league at-bats.

The only major league EVER to do that.

12) Detroit Lions got called for a 66-yard pass interference penalty in Green Bay Sunday, the longest PI penalty in at least 15 years.

11) Carolina Panthers have run the ball for 100+ yards in each of their last 30 games; the next-highest streak in the NFL is Dallas, with 7.

10) I like to track how the six most popular picks in the Westgate Super Contest fare each week; so far after three weeks, they’re 4-14 vs spread, including 0-6 in Week 3. Not good.

9) If your favorite NFL team is 0-3 (Saints-Jags-Browns-Bears), keep in mind that from 2002-15, 69 NFL teams were 0-3. None of them made the playoffs. San Diego did get to the Super Bowl once after an 0-4 start, but that was a long time ago.

8) Rams are 2-1 for the first time since 2006. Ten long years.

7) Florida International fired football coach Ron Turner, who is Norv Turner’s brother. FIU is 0-4 with three losses by 21+ points.

6) Mets were losing 10-8 in ninth inning the other day; TV analyst Keith Hernandez is adamant that hitters have to take a strike, since the closer for the Phillies has trouble throwing strikes. You could almost hear him biting his tongue when the leadoff hitter hit a fly ball to center on the first pitch, then the next hitter fouled off the first pitch.

Would’ve been interesting if Hernandez said what he was thinking after the first-pitch swings- he just grunted after the second one.

5) In their first three games, Indianapolis Colts were down 21-10, 13-6 and tied 13-13 at halftime. On their first drive of the third quarter, Indy has driven 85-79-75 yards for three touchdowns.

4) ESPN college football analyst Ed Cunningham had the Cal-Arizona State game in Tempe Saturday; he told a story of when he played offensive line for the Cardinals, he lost 14 pounds during an exhibition game in Sun Devil Stadium. That couldn’t have been a lot of fun.

3) Ivy League finally relented and will have a four-team basketball conference tournament in March. Only eight teams in the league; will be fun to see teams compete to get into the NCAA tournament.

2) Parents of Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter do a commercial for a sporting goods store on a St Louis TV station. Not sure how they came up with that idea, but it is a pretty cool commercial.

1– You think about how hard Jose Fernandez (and others) worked to get to this country from Cuba and how happy they appear to be here, getting paid to play a game they love.

Some of us have lost sight of how lucky we are to live in this country, not that it is a perfect place- there are no perfect places, but we’re free to do what we want and say what we think here and that isn’t true everywhere.

We need to tolerate each other more and enjoy our time here. We’re not guaranteed anything, that much we learned this past weekend.

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Wednesday’s games

National League

Diamondbacks @ Nationals

Miller is 0-3, 5.74 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Arizona lost his last four road starts. Gonzalez is 1-1, 7.45 in his last four starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Washington won his last six home starts.

Arizona lost eight of last 11 games; nine of last ten Arizona road games stayed under. Nationals are 9-3 in last 12 home games; under is 6-2 in Washington’s last eight home games.

Cubs @ Pirates

Arrieta is 2-2, 4.70 in his last five starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Cubs won his last three road starts. Taillon is 1-1, 3.86 in his last four starts; under is 7-3 in his last 10. Pirates are 7-3 in his home starts.

Chicago won seven of last eight games; under is 6-3 in last nine Cub road games. Pirates lost seven of last eight home games; over is 10-6 in Pittsburgh’s last 16 home games.

Mets @ Marlins

Lugo is 4-0, 2.31 in his last six starts; over is 5-2 in his starts. Urena is 1-3, 7.71 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Miami is 1-5 in his home starts.

Mets are 4-2 in last six games; eight of Mets’ last nine games went over total. Miami lost four of last six games; five of their last six games went over.

Phillies @ Braves

Morgan is 1-1, 3.38 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under. Phillies are 1-9 in his road starts. Foltynewicz is 4-0, 4.11 in his last eight starts; over is 9-1 in his last 10 starts. Atlanta split his eight home starts.

Phillies lost seven of last eight road games; last eight Philly games went over total. Atlanta won eight of last nine games; over is 11-2-1 in last 14 Brave games.

Reds @ Cardinals

DeSclafani is 0-3, 7.88 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over. Reds lost four of his last five road starts. Leake is 0-2, 6.41 in his last four starts (under 4-0). Cardinals are 1-6 in his last seven home starts.

Reds lost nine of last 13 games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games. St Louis lost four of last six games; five of last seven Cardinal home games stayed under the total.

Dodgers @ Padres

DeLeon is 2-0, 7.36 in his three MLB starts (over 3-0). Dodgers scored 24 runs in the three games. Perdomo is 1-3, 4.50 in his last four starts; his last five starts stayed under. Padres split his six home starts.
Dodgers won eight of last 11 games; under is 9-5 in Dodgers’ last 14 road games. San Diego is 8-10 in last 18 home games; under is 6-3 in their last nine home games.

Rockies @ Giants

Chatwood is 1-2, 7.42 in his last five starts (over 4-1). Colorado is 9-2 in his road starts. Samardzija is 1-1, 2.36 in his last four starts; under is 11-1 in his last 12. Giants lost five of his last six home starts.

Rockies lost last eight road games; over is 10-5 in their last 15 road games. San Francisco is 6-9 in last 15 games; under is 9-5 in their last 14 home games.

American League

Red Sox @ New York

Buchholz is 4-0, 3.41 in his last five starts; Boston won his last four road starts. Under is 7-3 in his last ten starts. Mitchell is 0-2, 9.00 in his last three starts (over 3-0).

Red Sox won 11 of last 12 games; under is 7-2 in their last nine games. New York lost nine of last 13 games; four of last six NY home games stayed under the total.

Orioles @ Blue Jays

Tillman is 1-2, 7.63 in his last four starts; under is 9-2-2 in his last 13. Orioles won seven of his last nine road starts. Liriano is 1-0, 2.95 in his last three starts (under 5-2).

Orioles won three of last four games; last ten Baltimore games stayed under the total. Toronto won five of last eight games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight home games.

Indians @ Tigers

McAllister allowed three runs in one inning (31 PT) in his only start for Cleveland this year. Fulmer is 1-4, 5.30 in his last six starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Detroit is 7-2 in his home starts.

Indians won seven of last 11 games; four of their last five games went over. Detroit lost three of last four games; six of Tigers’ last seven games went over the total.

Twins @ Royals

Santana is 0-1, 3.00 in his last four starts; his last three stayed under. Minnesota lost his last four road starts. Vargas is 0-1, 3.86 in two starts this year (under 2-0).

Minnesota lost nine of last ten games; under is 8-2-1 in their last 11 road games. Royals won last four home games; over is 11-3-1 in their last 15 home games.

Rays @ White Sox

Snell is 2-1, 4.00 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Rays are 2-6 in his road starts. Gonzalez is 0-2, 6.17 in his last two starts; six of his last nine went over. Chicago won four of his last five home starts.

Rays lost eight of last nine games; under is 7-2-2 in their last 11 road games. Chicago won their last four games; seven of White Sox’ last nine games went over.

Mariners @ Astros

Paxton is 1-1, 2.25 in his last three starts; four of his last six went over. Seattle is 4-5 in his road starts. Fister is 0-4, 10.38 in his last six starts; over is 7-2 in his last nine. Astros lost his last five home starts.

Mariners won nine of last 11 road games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Houston lost seven of last ten home games; under is 10-5 in Astros’ last 15 home games.

A’s @ Angels

Gray is making his first start since August 6; guessing he is on a pitch count here. He is 1-3, 8.85 in his last four starts. Over is 4-2-2 in his last eight starts. A’s are 3-7 in his road starts. Meyer is 1-2, 4.58 in four starts this year (under 3-1).

Oakland lost seven of last eight games; seven of A’s last nine games stayed under. Angels won six of last seven games; under is 10-3-1 in their last fourteen games.

Interleague

Brewers @ Rangers

Anderson is 2-0, 1.21 in his last four starts; under is 8-3 in his last 11. Milwaukee is 4-10 in his road starts. Hamels is 1-0, 3.79 in his last three starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Texas is 7-1 in his last eight home starts.

Brewers won five of last seven road games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six road games. Texas is 11-5 in its last 16 home games; under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.

Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:

Az-Wash– Miller 5-14; Gonzalez 14-17
Chi-Pitt– Arrieta 20-10; Taillon 12-5
NY-Mia– Lugo 5-2; Urena 4-7
Phil-Atl– Morgan 5-15; Foltynewicz 10-11
Cin-StL– DeSclafani 10-9; Leake 13-16
LA-SD– DeLeon 2-1; Perdomo 10-9
Col-SF– Chatwood 14-12; Samardzija 16-16

Bos-NY– Buchholz 9-11; Mitchell 1-3
Balt-Tor– Tillman 21-8; Liriano 4-3/9-12
Cle-Det– McAllister 0-1; Fulmer 18-7
Min-KC– Santana 8-21; Vargas 1-1
TB-Chi– Snell 7-11; Gonzalez 10-12
Sea-Hst– Paxton 6-13; Fister 16-15
A’s-LAA– Gray 7-14; Meyer 2-2

Mil-Tex– Anderson 12-17; Hamels 23-8

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

Az-Wash– Miller 8-19; Gonzalez 8-31
Chi-Pitt– Arrieta 4-30; Taillon 6-17
NY-Mia– Lugo 1-7; Urena 4-11
Phil-Atl– Morgan 9-20; Foltynewicz 4-21
Cin-StL– DeSclafani 10-19; Leake 10-29
LA-SD– DeLeon 1-3; Perdomo 8-19
Col-SF– Chatwood 8-26; Samardzija 11-32

Bos-NY– Buchholz 8-20; Mitchell 2-4
Balt-Tor– Tillman 10-29; Liriano 7-28
Cle-Det– McAllister 1-1; Fulmer 6-25
Min-KC– Santana 9-29; Vargas 2-2
TB-Chi– Snell 6-18; Gonzalez 7-22
Sea-Hst– Paxton 5-19; Fister 5-31
A’s-LAA– Gray 4-21; Meyer 1-4

Mil-Tex– Anderson 7-28; Hamels 6-31

Umpires

Az-Wash– Last four Bucknor games stayed under.
Chi-Pitt– Five of last six Guccione games stayed under.
NY-Mia– Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven BWelke games.
Phil-Atl– Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Scheurwater games.
Cin-StL– Underdogs won seven of last eight Barry games.
LA-SD– Five of last six Davidson games went over.
Col-SF– Over is 20-4 in last 24 Wegner games.

Bos-NY– Underdogs are 7-4 in last 11 Tumpane games.
Balt-Tor– Three of last four Barksdale games went over.
Cle-Det– Home team won nine of last ten Wendelstedt games.
Min-KC– Seven of last nine Winters games went over.
TB-Chi– Over is 10-6 in last sixteen May games.
Sea-Hst– Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven Wolf games.
A’s-LAA– Five of last seven Woodring games went over.

Mil-Tex– Five of last six Joyce games went over the total.

Teams’ records in first five innings:

Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/27

Arizona 27-40-11…..34-39-6…….61-78
Atlanta 29-40-11…..26-36-13……55-76
Cubs 41-25-10……48-24-10…….89-49
Reds 25-45-9……35-38-5…….60-83
Colo 29-37-13…..36-36-4……..65-73
LA 31-34-11……49-25-8…….79-59
Miami 32-34-10…..35-28-17…….67-62
Milw 27-42-10……41-29-10…..68-71
Mets 33-45-10……39-29-12……72-64
Philly 26-34-19…..30-34-14……56-68
Pitt 25-41-13…..42-29-8……67-69
St. Louis 37-37-7……29-34-13…….66-71
SD 24-50-5…..36-35-8……..60-85
SF 36-37-9…….39-22-14……75-59
Wash 40-24-17….30-24-22……69-48
Orioles 30-38-9…….40-34-8…….70-72
Boston 35-33-11……45-23-9…….80-56
White Sox 33-37-10…….41-31-6……..74-68
Cleveland 39-28-10……39-32-8……..78-60
Detroit 32-33-12…….34-38-5……..66-71
Astros 30-35-14…..36-33-8……..66-68
KC 29-40-13……32-28-15……61-68
Angels 33-41-7…….29-35-13…….62-76
Twins 29-37-14…….26-41-15…..55-78
NYY 27-44-9……35-31-13……..62-75
A’s 27-42-8……28-36-17……55-77
Seattle 39-30-11……35-28-13……74-58
Tampa Bay 28-34-13……35-36-12……63-70
Texas 29-40-12…….38-29-9……67-69
Toronto 46-27-5……..44-30-6……90-57

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

Arizona 29-79……30-78…….59
Atlanta 26-80……18-76……..44
Cubs 28-76……28-81…….56
Reds 29-79……27-78……..56
Colo 15-79…….30-78……..45
LA 22-76…….30-81……52
Miami 25-78……24-79……49
Milw 16-77……30-81……46
Mets 21-77……28-81…….49
Philly 13-81……23-78…….36
Pitt 21-78…….27-79……48
StL 19-81…….18-76……37
SD 18-78…….28-79……46
SF 16-81……..20-76……36
Wash 34-81……29-76……63
Orioles 17-76…….21-81…….38
Boston 23-79……34-78……..57
White Sox 28-81…..28-76…….56
Cleveland 15-76……27-81……..42
Detroit 16-78……27-79………43
Astros 26-78…….26-80……..52
KC 25-81…… 21-76………46
Angels 29-81…….26-77……..55
Twins 20-76……32-81…….52
NYY 12-81…….29-75……..41
A’s 20-76…….16-81……..36
Seattle 22-80…….26-77…….48
Tampa Bay 24-76…..28-81…….52
Texas 23-81……21-77……44
Toronto 25-78……33-79…….58

Interleague play

NL @ AL– 80-67 AL, favorites -$1,560
AL @ NL– 81-75 AL, favorites -$826
Total: 161-142 AL, favorites -$2,386

Totals in interleague games

NL @ AL– Over 78-70-4
AL @ NL– Over 75-71-5
Total– Over 153-141-9

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09/27- Tuesday's Results: 4 - 13 - 0 - 8.09 ( WORSE DAY THIS YEAR )

July's Totals: 176- 174 + 37.42 50.28%
August Totals: 208 - 232 + 5.28 47.27%
September Totals: 172 - 213 - 6.71 44.67%

Season's Overall Record : 726 - 787 + 62.59 47.98%

Big Winners Yesterday...........San Diego + 201