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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, August 17


Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland

Game 917-918
August 17, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Ranaudo) 14.989
Cleveland
(Carrasco) 16.379
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-235
9
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-235); Under

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 919-920
August 17, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Ventura) 13.990
Detroit
(Sanchez) 16.820
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-120); Over

Oakland @ Texas

Game 921-922
August 17, 2016 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Manaea) 16.407
Texas
(Darvish) 13.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-210
9
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+177); Over

Washington @ Colorado

Game 901-902
August 17, 2016 @ 3:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Strasburg) 16.690
Colorado
(Gray) 13.797
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-165
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-165); Under

Seattle @ LA Angels

Game 923-924
August 17, 2016 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Martin) 15.673
LA Angels
(Skaggs) 14.314
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+115); Under

Pittsburgh @ San Francisco

Game 903-904
August 17, 2016 @ 3:45 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Nova) 14.071
San Francisco
(Cain) 17.514
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-125
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-125); Over

San Diego @ Tampa Bay

Game 925-926
August 17, 2016 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Friedrch) 15.391
Tampa Bay
(Archer) 13.246
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-210
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+177); Under

LA Dodgers @ Philadelphia

Game 905-906
August 17, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Kazmir) 13.717
Philadelphia
(Thmpson) 17.130
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 3 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-170
9
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+150); Under

St. Louis @ Houston

Game 927-928
August 17, 2016 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Mrtinez) 16.856
Houston
(Fister) 14.771
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+100); Over

Miami @ Cincinnati

Game 907-908
August 17, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Cashner) 16.805
Cincinnati
(Bailey) 13.948
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+100); Over

Milwaukee @ Chicago Cubs

Game 909-910
August 17, 2016 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Nelson) 15.122
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 16.665
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-260
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-260); N/A

NY Mets @ Arizona

Game 911-912
August 17, 2016 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Niese) 12.338
Arizona
(Godley) 15.904
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-120
10
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-120); Under

Toronto @ NY Yankees

Game 913-914
August 17, 2016 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Happ) 16.642
NY Yankees
(Sabathia) 17.523
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-160
9
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(+140); Under

Boston @ Baltimore

Game 915-916
August 17, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Price) 14.655
Baltimore
(Bundy) 17.212
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-125
9
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+105); Over

Minnesota @ Atlanta

Game 929-930
August 17, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Gibson) 11.951
Atlanta
(Fltynwicz) 15.721
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-110
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-110); Under

[StarDust Bum]

MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, August 17

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WASHINGTON (70 - 48) at COLORADO (57 - 63) - 3:10 PM
STEPHEN STRASBURG (R) vs. JON GRAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 153-127 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 152-126 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 114-99 (-18.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 64-62 (-13.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 77-58 (-15.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 49-46 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 99-105 (+6.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 15-3 (+11.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.2 Units)

STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. COLORADO since 1997
STRASBURG is 4-3 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 0.957.
His team's record is 4-3 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-0. (+5.0 units)

JON GRAY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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PITTSBURGH (61 - 56) at SAN FRANCISCO (66 - 53) - 3:45 PM
IVAN NOVA (R) vs. MATT CAIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 43-48 (-10.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-9 (+10.3 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 97-66 (+23.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 765-763 (+39.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 159-121 (+23.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 31-21 (+10.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
PITTSBURGH is 159-121 (+23.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 94-62 (+23.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 41-36 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 11-6 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NOVA is 19-9 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 41-38 (-11.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 3-3 (-0.5 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

IVAN NOVA vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
NOVA is 1-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 0.56 and a WHIP of 0.938.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

MATT CAIN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
CAIN is 3-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.04 and a WHIP of 1.070.
His team's record is 7-4 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-6. (-2.1 units)

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LA DODGERS (66 - 52) at PHILADELPHIA (56 - 64) - 7:05 PM
SCOTT KAZMIR (L) vs. JAKE THOMPSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 66-52 (-3.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 66-73 (-27.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 6-12 (-9.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
LA DODGERS are 63-50 (-4.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 45-41 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 120-92 (-8.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 88-73 (-15.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 36-29 (-9.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
KAZMIR is 25-30 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KAZMIR is 3-10 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KAZMIR is 24-29 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 56-64 (+7.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 9-2 (+10.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 55-63 (+6.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 37-38 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-33 (+16.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-32 (+9.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 785-808 (+26.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 418-406 (+54.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 3-1 (+1.0 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.2 Units)

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
KAZMIR is 1-3 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.46 and a WHIP of 1.787.
His team's record is 2-4 (-3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.1 units)

JAKE THOMPSON vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

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MIAMI (62 - 57) at CINCINNATI (49 - 69) - 7:10 PM
ANDREW CASHNER (R) vs. HOMER BAILEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 41-49 (-16.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 15-6 (+11.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 this season.
MIAMI is 25-16 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
CINCINNATI is 112-168 (-40.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 112-168 (-40.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 117-176 (-48.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 42-70 (-25.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 53-99 (-28.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

ANDREW CASHNER vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
CASHNER is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.60 and a WHIP of 1.811.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. MIAMI since 1997
BAILEY is 2-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.47 and a WHIP of 0.993.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.2 units)

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MILWAUKEE (52 - 66) at CHICAGO CUBS (75 - 43) - 8:05 PM
JIMMY NELSON (R) vs. JON LESTER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-11 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
LESTER is 87-35 (+32.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 23-14 (+13.2 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1563-1666 (-265.6 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 838-779 (-159.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 390-362 (-86.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1506-1579 (-240.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 262-250 (-57.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1145-1239 (-205.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 751-812 (-186.2 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 762-732 (-155.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 7-3 (+1.9 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+6.0 Units)

JIMMY NELSON vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
NELSON is 0-5 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.33 and a WHIP of 1.212.
His team's record is 1-7 (-6.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+3.1 units)

JON LESTER vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
LESTER is 2-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.237.
His team's record is 3-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

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NY METS (60 - 59) at ARIZONA (49 - 70) - 9:40 PM
JON NIESE (L) vs. ZACK GODLEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 60-59 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 60-59 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 38-43 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 46-43 (-11.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 24-27 (-18.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NY METS are 33-14 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NIESE is 50-44 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
NIESE is 50-42 (+22.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
NIESE is 26-17 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
NIESE is 23-12 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 49-70 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 14-25 (-11.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 20-40 (-26.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 3-15 (-13.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
ARIZONA is 48-69 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 16-27 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 75-137 (-46.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 29-72 (-34.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 4-1 (+4.4 Units) against NY METS this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

JON NIESE vs. ARIZONA since 1997
NIESE is 4-3 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 6.02 and a WHIP of 1.446.
His team's record is 4-4 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-1. (+4.9 units)

ZACK GODLEY vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

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TORONTO (68 - 52) at NY YANKEES (61 - 58) - 1:05 PM
J.A. HAPP (L) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 44-21 (+15.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
HAPP is 18-5 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HAPP is 10-0 (+10.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 8-3 (+4.8 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.9 Units)

J.A. HAPP vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
HAPP is 5-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 4.06 and a WHIP of 1.268.
His team's record is 7-5 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-7. (-3.7 units)

C.C. SABATHIA vs. TORONTO since 1997
SABATHIA is 15-8 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.20 and a WHIP of 1.072.
His team's record is 15-9 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-9. (+3.9 units)

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BOSTON (66 - 52) at BALTIMORE (66 - 52) - 7:05 PM
DAVID PRICE (L) vs. DYLAN BUNDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 215-228 (-36.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 645-579 (-79.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
BOSTON is 129-123 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 146-160 (-32.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 101-114 (-26.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 66-52 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 39-18 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-5 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 26-20 (+8.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 61-44 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 28-13 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 54-29 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 30-25 (+7.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BALTIMORE is 63-50 (+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.
PRICE is 80-36 (+29.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 6-5 (+3.1 Units) against BOSTON this season
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)

DAVID PRICE vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
PRICE is 8-6 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.89 and a WHIP of 1.165.
His team's record is 11-11 (-8.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-8. (+4.3 units)

DYLAN BUNDY vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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CHI WHITE SOX (56 - 62) at CLEVELAND (68 - 49) - 7:10 PM
ANTHONY RANAUDO (R) vs. CARLOS CARRASCO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 19-28 (-13.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CLEVELAND is 32-16 (+10.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CLEVELAND is 48-26 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 8-14 (-9.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 5-11 (-9.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CARRASCO is 19-33 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CARRASCO is 8-18 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
CARRASCO is 19-33 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
CARRASCO is 13-22 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CARRASCO is 7-17 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
CARRASCO is 2-11 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 8-2 (+6.7 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.3 Units)

ANTHONY RANAUDO vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

CARLOS CARRASCO vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
CARRASCO is 3-8 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 5.57 and a WHIP of 1.368.
His team's record is 5-9 (-5.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-6. (+0.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (59 - 60) at DETROIT (63 - 56) - 7:10 PM
YORDANO VENTURA (R) vs. ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 23-39 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 17-33 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 63-56 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 18-5 (+11.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 this season.
DETROIT is 58-53 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 21-10 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
DETROIT is 45-39 (+11.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 59-60 (+1.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 49-40 (+14.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 29-14 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 29-17 (+14.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
KANSAS CITY is 57-55 (+4.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
KANSAS CITY is 116-98 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 92-74 (+14.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 50-33 (+17.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 76-68 (+9.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 61-47 (+15.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
VENTURA is 13-5 (+9.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VENTURA is 11-2 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 92-99 (-24.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SANCHEZ is 4-15 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SANCHEZ is 4-14 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 8-4 (+3.9 Units) against DETROIT this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.3 Units)

YORDANO VENTURA vs. DETROIT since 1997
VENTURA is 5-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.28 and a WHIP of 1.419.
His team's record is 5-3 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-2. (+4.2 units)

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
SANCHEZ is 6-4 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.76 and a WHIP of 1.120.
His team's record is 7-4 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-3. (+4.4 units)

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OAKLAND (52 - 68) at TEXAS (71 - 50) - 8:05 PM
SEAN MANAEA (L) vs. YU DARVISH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 52-68 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 7-25 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in road games in August games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 29-41 (-19.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 93-109 (-31.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 49-65 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 135-146 (-28.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 25-42 (-16.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
OAKLAND is 41-69 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 14-42 (-24.6 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.
TEXAS is 71-50 (+25.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 38-18 (+23.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 38-20 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TEXAS is 25-11 (+13.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 31-19 (+15.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TEXAS is 70-47 (+27.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 51-34 (+20.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 54-47 (+17.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 42-28 (+16.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TEXAS is 37-27 (+10.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OAKLAND is 42-47 (+30.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +200 since 1997.
DARVISH is 6-11 (-16.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 6-6 (-0.4 Units) against OAKLAND this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)

SEAN MANAEA vs. TEXAS since 1997
MANAEA is 1-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.188.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

YU DARVISH vs. OAKLAND since 1997
DARVISH is 1-8 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 1.477.
His team's record is 2-9 (-12.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-5. (-1.1 units)

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SEATTLE (63 - 55) at LA ANGELS (50 - 69) - 10:05 PM
CODY MARTIN (R) vs. TYLER SKAGGS (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 5-6 (-0.3 Units) against SEATTLE this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

CODY MARTIN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
MARTIN is 0-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 15.00 and a WHIP of 2.333.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

TYLER SKAGGS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
SKAGGS is 0-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 5.21 and a WHIP of 1.579.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

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SAN DIEGO (50 - 69) at TAMPA BAY (49 - 69) - 1:10 PM
CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH (L) vs. CHRIS ARCHER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 4-24 (-16.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +200 over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 10-28 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 33-36 (+10.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SAN DIEGO is 38-28 (+13.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 49-69 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 27-34 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 13-21 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 31-44 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 27-34 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome this season.
TAMPA BAY is 31-36 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf this season.
TAMPA BAY is 30-40 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ARCHER is 7-18 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 3-9 (-8.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 1-9 (-10.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 3-11 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 3-9 (-8.3 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome this season. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 3-9 (-8.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on artificial turf this season. (Team's Record)

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

CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

CHRIS ARCHER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

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ST LOUIS (63 - 56) at HOUSTON (61 - 58) - 2:10 PM
CARLOS MARTINEZ (R) vs. DOUG FISTER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 85-116 (-46.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
HOUSTON is 13-4 (+10.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
FISTER is 15-8 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
FISTER is 12-5 (+8.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season. (Team's Record)
FISTER is 15-4 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
FISTER is 15-8 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 165-120 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 35-23 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ST LOUIS is 35-23 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 25-15 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 19-10 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 61-58 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 59-54 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 30-36 (-13.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

CARLOS MARTINEZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

DOUG FISTER vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
FISTER is 1-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.66 and a WHIP of 1.242.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

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MINNESOTA (48 - 71) at ATLANTA (44 - 75) - 7:10 PM
KYLE GIBSON (R) vs. MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 48-71 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 19-34 (-12.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 46-70 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 33-56 (-17.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 17-31 (-15.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ATLANTA is 24-19 (+17.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 66-64 (+15.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
GIBSON is 17-8 (+11.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 18-39 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ATLANTA is 82-87 (-31.1 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.
ATLANTA is 18-39 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 11-31 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 5-15 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ATLANTA is 47-68 (-27.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-1 (+2.3 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)

KYLE GIBSON vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 1-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 10.13 and a WHIP of 2.251.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

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Wednesday's Diamond Notes

August 17, 2016


Hottest team: Cubs (13-2 last 15)
The Cubs held the Brewers scoreless over the first 17 innings of Tuesday’s day-night doubleheader scoring before a sloppy Travis Wood came in and surrendered a Hernan Perez home run and Milwaukee brought the go-ahead run to the plate. Aroldis Chapman closed out both wins in the twinbill, so we’ll see if he’s available here, but considering how great the team’s starting pitching has been since the All-Star break, not having their closer on call may not matter. Even spot starter Trevor Cahill pitched five scoreless frames in Game 1 yesterday, while the typical rotation of Jake Arrieta, Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey and Jon Lester is a combined 9-0 in August with a 1.08 ERA, giving up 12 runs in 91.2 innings. The Cubs haven’t lost any of the five games Lester (12-4, 2.93 ERA) has taken the ball in since the All-Star break, but his worst start came against these Brewers, who chased him out after four innings on July 24, scoring four runs and making him throw 100 pitches while issuing a season-high five walks. Chicago bailed him out by rallying to win that game with a five-run seventh inning and is 7-3 against Milwaukee this season. The teams will play eight more games against one another after this one. Jimmy Nelson (6-12, 4.07) has pitched great against the Cubs this season but is 0-2 despite a 1.53 ERA over three starts in which his offense got him a total of six runs. He’s 0-5 in his career against Chicago (-260), which is Wednesday's biggest 'chalk' and has opened up a five-game lead on Washington for baseball's best record

Coldest team: Padres (0-4 last four, 2-7 last nine)
Since the Angels rallied past Seattle to snap their 11-game losing streak late Tuesday, we'll give them a break from this spot where they have deservingly taken up residence over the past week. The Padres are wrapping up a taxing nine-game road trip that has seen them go 2-6 against the Pirates, Mets and Rays. San Diego looks weary and ready to head back West, but will look to avoid being swept by a sizzling Tampa Bay offense that has scored 35 runs over its last three games, its highest total within that stretch in franchise history. Christian Friedrich (4-8, 4.84) will look to cool off the Rays, but hasn't won a decision since June 23 and has allowed at least three runs in nine of his last 10 starts. Despite its awful record, San Diego has only been swept twice since June began, and one of those was a two-game series. Tampa is heavily favored (-200) despite riding MLB loss leader Chris Archer (6-16, 4.39), who has won just two of his last 11 decisions.

Hottest pitcher: J.A. Happ (16-3, 2.96 ERA)
There are a few other deserving candidates, but no one has a better case for the AL’s Cy Young Award than the 33-year-old Happ, who came into the season with a 62-61 career record that obviously looks a lot better now. Toronto has lost only one of his last 14 starts, a span in which he’s gone 11-1. He’s allowed two or fewer runs in 10 of those outings, allowing a total of six earned runs over his last 43.1 innings. Happ is 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA against the Yankees, so after erasing a 6-1 deficit with an impressive comeback, you can understand why the Blue Jays (-155) are a sizeable road favorite in the Bronx as they aim to win a series outright for the sixth time in seven tries. The UNDER is 12-4 in Toronto’s last 16 games and 4-1-1 over Happ’s last six outings. New York counters with fellow lefty CC Sabathia (7-9, 4.20), who is 0-2 against the Jays despite a 1.38 ERA over 13 innings. He got a single run of support in each of his May starts against Toronto.

Coldest pitcher: Anibal Sanchez (6-12, 6.31 ERA)
Detroit’s veteran Venezuelan starter opened August by surrendering a single run in his first two starts, but slipped up again last time out at Texas in statistically his worst outing of the season, surrendering eight runs on eight hits, four of them homers, over four innings of an 8-5 loss in Arlington. Sanchez has already lost his spot in the rotation once, so he might be pitching for the right to stay here. The Tigers have won in only one of his 12 starts this season. It doesn’t help matters that Kansas City has limited Detroit to a single run in each of the first two games of this series, which means the Tigers have now scored two or fewer runs in six of their last nine, going 2-7 in those contests and falling 3.5 games off the AL wild card pace. Royals starter Yordano Ventura (8-9, 4.60) is 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA this month and 2-0 with a 1.96 ERA over 18.1 innings against the Tigers this season, improving to 6-0 lifetime against his team’s division rival. Despite those numbers, Detroit (-120) is slightly favored to avoid a series sweep.

Biggest UNDER run: Orioles (28-7 last 35)
After breaking through for seven runs in the final three innings of Sunday's riveting 8-7 comeback win at San Francisco, Baltimore was back home for its first home game since Aug. 4 looking to continue to build positive momentum after a lengthy rough road stretch. Instead of enjoying the comforts of home, the Orioles had to watch as Mookie Betts became first visiting player in MLB history to hit as many as seven home runs in Baltimore in a single season, a streak that dates back to 1954. Betts hit two homers, driving in all five runs in a 5-3 win that drew the Red Sox even with the Orioles for the two AL wild card spots, one game behind Toronto in the AL East. Despite Betts' fireworks, the Birds still haven't seen an OVER come in at Camden Yards since July 8, a run that includes the weekend prior to the All-Star break and spans 12 games following Tuesday's result. Dylan Bundy (6-3, 2.93) has seen the UNDER prevail in five of his last six starts, but David Price (10-8, 4.29) may snap that run since the OVER is 4-1 in his last five. Boston's key offseason acquisition is looking for wins in consecutive starts for the first time since May 24. Tonight's total is expected to hover around 9.

Biggest OVER run: Phillies (10-0 last 10, 12-1 last 13)
The Phillies had their four-game winning streak snapped, but fans still got their cheers in as they gave Chase Utley standing ovations following his two home runs, the second a grand slam, in the Dodgers’ 15-5 win on Tuesday. The Phillies have still seen only one UNDER come in this entire month. Only one of Philadelphia’s last eight games at Citizens Bank Park has gone UNDER the posted total, a run that dates back to July 21. The OVER also went 6-for-6 on their West Coast stops in San Diego and L.A., with games against the Dodgers producing an average of 13.3 combined runs through the first four meetings. The Dodgers have seen the OVER hit in seven of their last eight games. Lefty Scott Kazmir (9-6, 4.44) has lost his last three starts after having won seven straight decisions, a run that existed since mid-May until it was snapped on July 30. The OVER is 5-1 in his last six starts and 2-0 in rookie Jake Thompson’s (1-1, 8.68) outings. Oddsmakers have set tonight’s total at 9.

Matchup to watch: A's at Rangers
Rougned Odor had a brutal game last night before delivering the game-winning RBI by getting hit by a pitch in the Rangers’ 5-4 win. Odor contributed to Sam Dyson’s blown save with poor defense as the A’s rallied in the ninth, then went ahead 4-2 against Keone Kela in the 10th. It was the type of meltdown that can haunt a team, especially one that had just been blanked twice at home this past weekend and got four of its five runs on Monday in a single inning. Texas managed just two runs entering the ninth, but was going to escape with a win before things went downhill for the second baseman. Odor wound up laughing last after getting plunked, and the Rangers found a way out of a loss that could’ve festered. Carlos Beltran went 4-for-5 and delivered the game-tying hit in extras. Yu Darvish (3-3, 2.77) has pitched great of late and will look to secure a winning homestand with a sweep of Oakland before hitting the road for series against last-place Tampa Bay and Cincinnati. Darvish, who turned 30 on Tuesday, has struggled throughout his career against the A's, coming in 1-8 with a 4.76 ERA. Texas is the only team in the AL atop the 70-win mark. Only the Cubs are a heavier favorite on Wednesday than the Rangers (-210), who run up against A’s rookie lefty Sean Manaea (4-7, 4.57). The under has prevailed in Texas’ last four games and is 13-3-1 over the last 17.

Betcha didn’t know: James Paxton landing on the disabled list will lead to Seattle riding with another arm set to make their first start for its team on Wednesday. Cody Martin (1-2, 2.70), a 26-year-old who was a First Team All-American at Gonzaga, will become the 13th pitcher to start a game for the Mariners and is part of a team-record 29-man contingent to throw for Seattle already this season. Martin made two starts with the A's last year, giving up 11 earned runs over six innings in taking two losses and being demoted to bullpen duty. Martin has made five relief appearances for the M's but has made 18 starts at Triple-A Tacoma, where he’s gone 9-7 with a 3.93 ERA. Arquimedes Caminero blew a one-run lead in the bottom of the eighth in Anaheim Tuesday to end a three-game winning streak, but the Mariners have survived all the attrition in their rotation enough to have won 11 of 14. Seattle has lost consecutive games only twice since the All-Star break, a run that dates back to July 7. The Angels have only won back-to-back games once since July 26 but will be favored behind lefty Tyler Skaggs (1-1, 4.37).

Biggest public favorite: Dodgers (-165) at Phillies

Biggest public underdog: Royals (+110) at Tigers

Biggest line move: Astros (-110 to -120) vs. Cardinals

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8/16 - Tuesday's Results: 7 - 5 + 2.67

July's Totals: 176- 174 + 37.42 50.28 %
August Totals: 115 - 98 + 33.79 53.99 %

Season's Overall Record : 461 - 430 + 102.87 51.73%

Big Winners Yesterday......Pittsburgh + 104, KC + 110, St. Louis +153


WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TOR at NYY 01:05 PM

TOR -150

U 9.0


SD at TB 01:10 PM

SD +192

O 7.5


STL at HOU 02:10 PM

HOU -111

O 8.5


WAS at COL 03:10 PM

WAS -149

U 10.5


PIT at SF 03:45 PM

SF -114

O 8.5

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MLB
Short Sheet

Wednesday, August 17

Washington at Colorado, 3:10 PM ET
Washington: 37-45 SU after scoring 2 runs or less
Colorado: 99-105 SU against right-handed starters

Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 3:45 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 21-11 SU against NL West opponents
San Francisco: 13-20 SU in home games after a loss by 2 runs or less

LA Dodgers at Philadelphia, 7:05 PM ET
Los Angeles: 8-13 SU after 3 or more consecutive overs
Philadelphia: 9-2 SU at home when the total is 9 to 9.5

Miami at Cincinnati, 7:10 PM ET
Miami: 15-6 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +125
Cincinnati: 15-42 SU after 3 straight games without a stolen base

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 PM ET
Milwaukee: 19-13 SU after 2 or more consecutive losses
Chicago: 5-11 SU off 2 straight home wins against division rivals

NY Mets at Arizona, 9:40 PM ET
New York: 49-27 SU after 2 or more consecutive overs
Arizona: 0-8 SU after 2 straight games with 5 or more extra base hits

Toronto at NY Yankees, 1:05 PM ET
Toronto: 87-47 SU as a favorite of -125 to -175
New York: 5-13 SU at home after a game where the BP was hit for 4 or more runs

Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 PM ET
Boston: 19-25 SU as a road favorite of -110 or higher
Baltimore: 21-12 SU at home when the money line is +125 to -125

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:10 PM ET
Chicago: 31-23 SU after a game with a combined score of 4 runs or less
Cleveland: 38-52 SU after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games

Kansas City at Detroit, 7:10 PM ET
Kansas City: 29-17 SU against division opponents
Detroit: 20-32 SU in home games after 3 straight games without a stolen base

Oakland at Texas, 8:05 PM ET
Oakland: 5-21 SU after 3 consecutive game versus a division rival
Texas: 30-17 SU after 2 or more consecutive home games

Seattle at LA Angels, 10:05 PM ET
Seattle: 6-3 SU revenging a loss vs opponent as a road favorite
Los Angeles: 11-20 SU after having lost 3 of their last 4 games

San Diego at Tampa Bay, 1:10 PM ET
San Diego: 7-1 SU after 4 or more consecutive losses
Tampa Bay: 31-44 SU in home games in day games

St Louis at Houston, 2:10 PM ET
St Louis: 25-17 SU on the road when the total is 7 to 8.5
Houston: 8-14 SU after 2 or more consecutive overs

Minnesota at Atlanta, 7:10 PM ET
Minnesota: 19-34 SU when the total is 8 to 8.5
Atlanta: 24-19 SU when the total is 8 to 8.5

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Evening Best Bets:

BOS at BAL 07:05 PM

BAL +102

O 8.5

LAD at PHI 07:05 PM

PHI +173

O 9.0

MIN at ATL 07:10 PM

MIN +103

CHW at CLE 07:10 PM

CHW +222

KC at DET 07:10 PM

DET -111

MIA at CIN 07:10 PM

CIN -107

O 8.5

MIL at CHC 08:05 PM

MIL +271

O 9.0

OAK at TEX 08:05 PM

OAK +232

O 8.5

NYM at ARI 09:40 PM

NYM +108

SEA at LAA 10:05 PM

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SEA at LAA 10:05 PM

SEA +124

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Baseball Capsules
August 18, 2016

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Adrian Gonzalez hit two home runs and had five RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their NL West lead with a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.

Justin Turner also homered and Joc Pederson reached base four times for the first-place Dodgers, who moved 1 1/2 games ahead of San Francisco. On Tuesday, Los Angeles took over sole possession of the division lead for the first time since May 10.

With the Dodgers trailing 1-0 in the fourth, Gonzalez lined a 3-1 fastball into the seats in right-center field for a three-run homer. Turner singled and Josh Reddick walked to lead off the inning.

Gonzalez followed that up with a two-run homer in the seventh after Corey Seager led off the inning with a double. It was the first baseman's first multi-homer game of the season and the 20th of his career. Gonzalez, who has 12 homers, extended his hitting streak to 10 games and is 18 for 40 in that span.

Turner hit his 22nd home run after Seager singled in the fifth, pushing the Dodgers ahead 5-1.

Scott Kazmir (10-6) allowed eight hits and two earned runs in five-plus innings.

Jake Thompson (1-2) was the loser.

PIRATES 6, GIANTS 5

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer, Matt Joyce had a key two-run single and Pittsburgh overcame a four-run deficit against San Francisco to complete a three-game sweep.

The Pirates won their fourth straight game and sixth in seven. They remained a game behind St. Louis in the race for the NL wild card.

The Giants, who on Tuesday fell out of first place in the NL West for the first time in 97 days, lost their fourth straight. They dropped to 9-21, the worst record in the majors since the All-Star break.

McCutchen's homer, his 17th, capped a six-run rally in the fifth inning that chased Giants starter Matt Cain (4-8). Jeff Locke (9-7) pitched a scoreless fifth. Tony Watson survived a scoreless ninth after the Giants loaded the bases with no outs for his seventh save since taking over as the closer.

CUBS 6, BREWERS 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer during a five-run first inning, Jon Lester pitched into the seventh and Chicago beat Milwaukee for its 17th victory 20 games.

Soler's shot capped the inning after RBI singles by Ben Zobrist and Addison Russell.

Lester (13-4) got his fourth straight victory, giving up one run and three hits in 6 2/3 innings while striking out seven. David Ross added a solo home run in the third inning for the Cubs, who won their third straight following a doubleheader sweep of the Brewers on Tuesday.

Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson (6-13) walked leadoff batter Dexter Fowler then hit Kris Bryant with a pitch to begin the first. Soler's homer on a 2-2 pitch was a convincing smash that landed just under the videoboard atop of the left-center field stands.

BLUE JAYS 7, YANKEES 4

NEW YORK (AP) - J.A. Happ won his 11th consecutive decision to become the first 17-game winner, Melvin Upton Jr. hit a three-run homer and Toronto beat New York.

Darwin Barney had an early two-run double, and Russell Martin added three hits, including an RBI single off CC Sabathia. The AL East-leading Blue Jays took two of three in the series, delighting a vocal contingent of Toronto fans at Yankee Stadium.

Happ (17-3) pitched into the eighth extended the longest active winning streak in the big leagues. He struck out nine, walked one and yielded solo homers to Gary Sanchez, Starlin Castro and Chase Headley.

Signed as a free agent in the offseason to a $36 million, three-year contract, Happ has won five straight starts. The 33-year-old lefty is 3-0 in four outings against the Yankees this year.

Happ was lifted after Headley's infield single with one out in the eighth. Joaquin Benoit gave up an RBI single to rookie Aaron Judge that made it 7-4, and Roberto Osuna struck out Didi Gregorius on a 97 mph fastball with two on to end the inning. Osuna got four straight outs for his 27th save.

DIAMONDBACKS 13, METS 5

PHOENIX (AP) - Yasmany Tomas and Rickie Weeks Jr. each homered twice and drove in a combined 11 runs, leading Arizona past New York.

Tomas set a career high for RBIs in a game with six and logged his major league-leading seventh multi-homer game of the season. Weeks tied a career high with five RBIs and had his first multi-homer game in more than three years, the eighth of his career.

Tomas has eight home runs in 10 games and has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 starts, with 23 RBIs over that span. His solo shot in the fourth gave Arizona a 3-1 lead, right after Weeks' first home run, then he added a two-run triple in the seventh and three-run homer in the eighth.

Zack Godley (4-2) earned the win with 7 1/3 innings of five-hit ball. Jon Niese (8-7) took the loss.

CARDINALS 8, ASTROS 2

HOUSTON (AP) - Carlos Martinez took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and Jeremy Hazelbaker and Brandon Moss homered in St. Louis' victory over Houston.

The Cardinals have won four straight and have a slim hold on the second NL wild-card spot.

Martinez (11-7) pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, allowing a run and striking out seven. He retired 15 of the first 16 batters before giving up a leadoff double to Teoscar Hernandez in the sixth.

Doug Fister (11-8) allowed four runs in four innings for the Astros. Houston has been outscored 29-11 during a four-game losing streak and surrendered eight or more runs in three straight games for the first time this season.

WHITE SOX 10, INDIANS 7

CLEVELAND (AP) - Adam Eaton's ninth-inning grand slam off closer Cody Allen capped a five-run rally and lifted Chicago past Cleveland.

Cleveland was two outs from increasing its AL Central lead over second-place Detroit to seven games, but the White Sox rallied to break a seven-game losing streak against the Indians.

Allen (2-5) retired the first hitter, but Chicago loaded the bases on infield singles by Todd Frazier and J.B. Shuck, and a walk to Tim Anderson.

Dioner Navarro's bloop hit down the left field line scored a run before Eaton homered to right on an 0-2 pitch for his first career grand slam.

Jacob Turner (1-1) pitched the eighth, and David Robertson retired the final two hitters with two on in the ninth for his 30th save.

RED SOX 8, ORIOLES 1, 6 INNINGS

BALTIMORE (AP) - David Price allowed four hits before a rainstorm stopped play for good after six innings, and Boston beat Baltimore for its sixth straight victory.

Jackie Bradley Jr. homered and drove in four runs for the Red Sox. They swept the two-game series to climb past the Orioles into second place in the AL East.

Baltimore had been in first or second place since opening day. The Orioles' 39-19 home record is the best in the AL, but they are 2-4 against Boston at Camden Yards.

Price (11-8) was cruising until a driving storm stopped play. The game was called after a delay of 1 hour, 17 minutes. Baltimore rookie Dylan Bundy (6-4) was the loser.

Sandy Leon hit a two-run shot in the fifth.

ROYALS 4, TIGERS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift Kansas City past

Detroit for a three-game sweep.

Hosmer broke up Anibal Sanchez's no-hit bid with a double in the seventh inning after spoiling his perfect game with a walk in the fifth.

Sanchez threw seven shutout innings after allowing eight runs in four innings in his previous start. He struck out six and walked two Wednesday.

In the ninth, Shane Greene (2-3) allowed a one-out single to Lorenzo Cain before Hosmer's line drive into the right-field stands. Drew Butera added an RBI single.

Matt Strahm (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings, and Kelvin Herrera worked the ninth for his sixth save.

RANGERS 6, ATHLETICS 2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Yu Darvish struck out nine and Texas beat Oakland, giving the right-hander his first victory in his last 11 starts against the Athletics.

Darvish (4-3) had a demonstrative show of emotion, pumping his fist and letting out a shout, after striking out Coco Crisp to end the seventh inning. Darvish came back for the eighth, but was pulled after Danny Valencia's leadoff double.

Crisp struck out three times after homering on the second pitch of the game. Jake Smolinski went deep leading off the fifth for the only other run off Darvish.

All-Star center fielder Ian Desmond and recently acquired Jonathan Lucroy each had three RBIs to help the AL-best Rangers complete a three-game series sweep.

Sean Manaea (4-8) was the loser.

ROCKIES 12, NATIONALS 10

DENVER (AP) - D.J. LeMahieu kept tormenting Washington with two hits, Gerardo Parra drove in four runs and Colorado beat Stephen Strasburg.

Tony Wolters homered and had three hits, and Charlie Blackmon extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

LeMahieu singled in his first at-bat to stretch his on-base streak to 10 plate appearances, the fourth longest in club history. The streak stopped when he struck out to end the seven-run first inning.

Strasburg (15-4) had the shortest outing of the season at 1 2/3 innings. The first six batters reached against Strasburg, Colorado sent 11 to the plate in the first and eight in the second to take a 9-2 lead.

Boone Logan (2-2) struck out Daniel Murphy and Bryce Harper to end the eighth before Scott Oberg allowed a solo home run to Chris Heisey before closing it out for his first save.

REDS 3, MARLINS 2

CINCINNATI (AP) - Brandon Phillips drove in two runs with his second double of the game and Cincinnati rallied to beat Miami.

Billy Hamilton was on second base and Joey Votto on first after being walked intentionally in the seventh inning when Phillips lined a pitch from Nick Wittgen (3-2) to the gap in right-center field to drive in the go-ahead runs.

Josh Smith (2-1) set up the comeback with two innings of scoreless relief after the Marlins took a 2-1 lead on third baseman Eugenio Suarez's two-out error of Marcell Ozuna's routine grounder in the fifth. That allowed Christian Yelich to score from second.

Blake Wood pitched a perfect eighth, and Tony Cingrani worked the ninth for his 15th save.

RAYS 2, PADRES 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Chris Archer struck out nine in 7 1/3 innings, Brad Miller homered again and Tampa Bay beat San Diego to complete a three-game sweep.

Archer (7-16) allowed four hits and a walk. He's at risk of becoming the majors' first 20-game loser since Detroit's Mike Maroth (21) in 2003, but also leads the AL with 186 strikeouts.

Miller hit his 25h homer in the first inning after going deep twice in a 15-1 rout Tuesday night.

Alex Colome got the final four outs for his 28th save.

Christian Friedrich (4-9) was the loser. The Padres have lost five straight and eight of 10.

TWINS 10, BRAVES 3

ATLANTA (AP) - Kyle Gibson threw his first nine-inning complete game and Minnesota overcame two hits from Dansby Swanson in his big league debut to beat Atlanta.

Juan Centeno drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth, and Minnesota swept the two-game series between the major leagues' worst teams.

The Braves showed why they're five games worse than the Twins, dropping to 18-41 at home despite Swanson's strong debut in his hometown.

Gibson (5-7) began the night with a 7.98 ERA in three starts this month. Eric O'Flaherty (1-4) gave up three runs over one inning for Atlanta.

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Thursday’s six-pack

— Get well soon to Arizona Cardinal coach Bruce Arians; he was hospitalized in San Diego this week with stomach pains.

— St Louis Cardinals pinch-hitters have 13 HRs this year; the big league record is 14.

— Cardinals are 10-7 in interleague play this year, 7-3 on road, 0-7 at home.

— Findlay Prep (Las Vegas) hoop coach Andy Johnson quits to become an assistant coach at Southern Utah. Interesting career move.

— Who would’ve thought that two of the best pitchers in baseball this year would be JA Happ and Danny Duffy?

— How would you like to own the LA Clippers, pay DeAndre Jordan $66M over the next three years, then hear him say an Olympic gold medal is bigger than an NBA title? Oy.


Thursday’s List of 13: Random NFL knowledge

13) San Diego’s Antonio Gates has scored the most touchdowns (104) of any active player.

12) 52 defensive backs were taken in last April’s draft, most of any position, followed by 36 linebackers, 32 receivers. Only 15 quarterbacks were taken.

11) Ohio State (12) had the most players drafted, followed by Clemson (9) and UCLA (8). SEC had 51 players taken, followed by Big 14 (47) and the Pac-12 (32).

10) Baltimore Ravens threw 21 INTs LY, had only six themselves; hard to win many games with a -14 turnover ratio like the Ravens had.

9) Last Buffalo Bills head coach with a winning record: Wade Phillips, who went 29-21 from 1998-2000. Bills last made the playoffs in 1999.

8) From 1992-2002, Cincinnati Bengals went 52-124; Marvin Lewis cleaned that mess up and is 112-101-2 as Bengals’ coach. Problem is, he is 0-7 in playoff games and the natives are restless, forgetting how dreadful things were before Lewis came to Cincinnati.

7) Miami Dolphins do not have a road game in October; they visit Cincinnati Sept 29, then have 3 straight home games, a bye, and then another home game before they visit San Diego Nov 13. Weird schedule.

6) Oakland Raiders have had nine head coaches since 2002; none of them won more than 17 games.

5) Pittsburgh Steelers have had three head coaches since 1969; think about that incredible continuity they’ve had.

4) San Diego Chargers were 4-12 LY; they scored 30+ points in all four wins, were 0-12 when scoring less than 30 points.

3) 63-year old Bobby April is Tennessee’s special teams coach; Titans are his 9th NFL team. I met Coach April at the Hall of Fame game in 2001 when he worked for the Rams– good guy.

2) Football coaches are nomads: John Fox is the Bears’ head coach. Here is a chronology of his first nine years as a football coach:

1978– San Diego State
1979– US International (also in San Diego)
1980– Boise State
1981– Long Beach State
1982– Utah
1983– Kansas
1984– Iowa State
1985– LA Express of the USFL
1986– Pitt Panthers. The man must’ve been an expert at packing.

1– Don Coryell went 42-29-1 as Cardinals’ coach, from 1973-77. The next nine Cardinal coaches combined to go 216-343, before they hired 60-year old Bruce Arians, who has gone 35-16 in three years with the Redbirds. How on God’s green earth did Arians not get an NFL head coaching job until he was 60? He was a head coach at Temple, but still…….

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Thursday’s games

National League

Brewers @ Cubs

Davies is 3-1, 4.15 in his last five starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Brewers are 3-4 in his road starts.
Arrieta is 2-0, 0.66 in his last two starts; over is 5-3-1 in his last nine. Cubs are 2-5 in his last seven home starts.
Milwaukee is 8-23 in its last 31 road games; four of last six Brewer games went over total. Cubs won 14 of last 16 games; under is 7-4 in last 11 games at Wrigley Field.

Marlins @ Reds

Fernandez is 0-2, 4.76 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over. Miami is 9-4 in his home starts.
Straily is 5-0, 2.13 in his last six starts; his last three went over. Reds are 8-3 in his home starts.
Marlins are 5-10 in last 15 games; six of last eight Miami road games went over. Cincinnati is 17-11 in its last 28 games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

Dodgers @ Phillies

Stripling is 1-2, 5.40 in his last three starts (under 7-2-1). Dodgers split his four road starts.
Eickhoff is 2-0, 4.32 in his last three starts; three of his last four home starts went over. Phillies are 7-5 in his home starts.
Dodgers won three of last four games; over is 6-1-2 in last seven Dodger games. Phillies won four of last six games; over is 7-1-1 in last nine Philly home games.

Nationals @ Braves

Lopez is 1-1, 5.74 in his three starts (over 2-1) this season.
Whalen is 1-1, 7.31 in his three starts (over 2-1) this season.
Nationals are 10-5 in last 15 games, but lost last two; five of their last seven games went over. Washington is 11-8 in road series openers. Atlanta lost six of last seven games, is 6-13 in home series openers. Five of their last six games went over.

Diamondbacks @ Padres

Bradley is 0-2, 11.48 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Arizona is 5-4 in his road starts.
Clemens is 1-2, 5.49 in four starts for San Diego (over 2-2).
Arizona lost its last three road games; they’re 1-5 in last six road series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. San Diego lost its last five games; five of their last six home games went over total. Padres are 11-8 in home series openers.

Mets @ Giants
deGrom is 1-0, 0.65 in his last four starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Mets won three of his last four road starts.
Bumgarner is 1-1, 0.60 in his last two starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Giants are 8-3 in his last 11 home starts.
New York lost 13 of last 20 games; under is 22-9 in their last 31 road games. Mets are 9-10 in road series openers. Giants are 9-21 since All-Star break, 0-4 in last four home series openers. Four of their last five games went over the total.

American League

Red Sox @ Tigers

Buchholz is 0-5, 8.00 in his last seven starts; three of his last four stayed under. Boston lost three of his four road starts.
Boyd is 3-0, 3.18 in his last three starts; four of his last six stayed under. Detroit won his last four home starts.
Red Sox won their last six games; they’re 8-2 in last ten road series openers. Under is 12-3 in last 15 Boston road games. Detroit lost seven of last nine games, is 10-4 in last 14 home series openers. Last five Tiger games stayed under the total.

Astros @ Orioles

Musgrove is 1-0, 1.93 in his first two MLB starts (under 1-0-1).
Gausman is 1-3, 5.40 in his last four starts; under is 11-4 in his last 15. Baltimore won his last four home starts.
Astros lost their last four games, are 8-11 in road series openers. Six of last eight Houston games went over total. Baltimore lost five of last seven home games, is 11-8 in home series openers. Under is 11-0-2 in last 13 games at Camden Yards.

White Sox @ Indians

Rodon is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. White Sox are 2-7 in his road outings.
Salazar is 1-1, 8.25 in his last five starts; his last four went over. Indians are 6-3 in his home starts.
White Sox are 7-12 in last 18 games; over is 10-6 in their last 16 games. Cleveland won six of last eight home games; four of Indians’ last five games stayed under the total.

Twins @ Royals

Duffey is 3-0, 3.79 in his last three starts; over is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Twins are 4-5 in his road starts.
Gee is 0-4, 6.92 in his last five starts; his last three stayed under. Royals lost four of his five home starts.
Twins are 11-4 in last 15 road games, 7-4 in last 11 road series openers. Over is 15-3 in last 18 Minnesota games. Kansas City is 9-2 in its last 11 games, 14-5 in home series openers. Under is 14-4 in Royals’ last 18 games.

Mariners @ Angels

Iwakuma is 8-1, 2.78 in his last nine starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Seattle is 8-5 in his road starts.
Shoemaker is 1-4, 4.68 in his last five starts; under is 10-4 in his last 14 starts. Angels won three of his last four home starts.
Mariners are 11-3 in last 14 games; seven of last ten Seattle road games went over. Angels lost 11 of last 12 games; six of last nine Angel games stayed under total.

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Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:

Mil-Chi– Davies 11-10; Arrieta 15-8
LA-Phil– Stripling 5-5; Eickhoff 11-13
Mia-Cin– Fernandez 14-8 (0-3 last 3); Straily 13-9
Wsh-Atl– Lopez 1-2; Whalen 2-1
Az-SD– Bradley 8-9; Clemens 2-2/1-1
NY-SF– deGrom 12-9; Bumgarner 14-11
Bos-Det– Buchholz 4-10; Boyd 6-5
Hst-Balt– Musgrove 1-1; Gausman 8-13
Chi-Clev– Rodon 7-12; Salazar 13-7
Min-KC– Duffey 10-10 (8-2 last 10); Gee 2-7
Sea-LA– Iwakuma 10-6 (5-1 last 6); Shoemaker 7-16

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

Mil-Chi– Davies 5-21; Arrieta 3-23
LA-Phil– Stripling 3-10; Eickhoff 6-24
Mia-Cin– Fernandez 6-22; Straily 5-22
Wsh-Atl– Lopez 2-3; Whalen 2-3
Az-SD– Bradley 7-17; Clemens 0-6
NY-SF– deGrom 2-21; Bumgarner 6-25

Bos-Det– Buchholz 7-14; Boyd 1-11
Hst-Balt– Musgrove 0-2; Gausman 8-21
Chi-Clev– Rodon 6-19; Salazar 3-20
Min-KC– Duffey 6-20; Gee 6-9 (5 of last 5)
Sea-LA– Iwakuma 3-16; Shoemaker 5-23
Teams’ records in first five innings:

Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/17

Arizona 22-28-9……23-33-5……45-61
Atlanta 23-30-8……18-27-13…..41-57
Cubs 30-18-8……39-17-8…….69-35
Reds 17-37-7……25-29-4……42-66
Colo 23-27-11…..25-30-4……48-57
LA 25-23-9……36-20-7……61-43
Miami 26-24-9…..29-18-13……55-42
Milw 19-33-7……33-21-7…….52-54
Mets 24-39-7……27-24-9……51-53
Philly 20-27-15….22-27-10….42-52
Pitt 18-33-10…..36-18-4……54-50
St. Louis 28-26-5……24-25-12….52-51
SD 19-40-4……26-27-4…..45-67
SF 27-28-7……30-17-11……57-45
Wash 29-18-13…..25-18-16…..54-36
Orioles 23-32-7…….30-21-8…….53-53
Boston 20-26-8……39-17-8……59-43
White Sox 27-28-8……30-25-2……57-53
Cleveland 34-21-6……29-22-5……62-43
Detroit 25-29-8……29-23-3…….54-52
Astros 21-27-11…..29-24-7…….50-51
KC 24-32-8……23-23-11……47-55
Angels 22-33-7……21-27-10……43-60
Twins 23-30-9……20-32-11…..43-62
NYY 18-32-8……27-28-9…….46-60
A’s 19-32-8……23-29-11…….42-61
Seattle 28-24-8……25-20-12……53-44
Tampa Bay 21-25-10……28-26-9……49-51
Texas 23-32-8…….28-21-9…….51-53
Toronto 35-19-4……..35-24-4……70-43


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

Arizona 22-57……24-62……46
Atlanta 19-62……13-58……31
Cubs 20-58……19-64……39
Reds 23-62……21-58…….44
Colo 10-60…….21-58…….31
LA 15-56……24-64…….39
Miami 21-59……16-57…….37
Milw 13-56……27-62……40
Mets 15-57……22-60……37
Philly 10-63……16-56……26
Pitt 14-56……..21-59……35
StL 13-57……..13-60…..26
SD 16-63…….23-56……39
SF 10-60……..16-58……26
Wash 23-59…….23-58……46
Orioles 14-63……15-55……29
Boston 14-52……29-65…..43
White Sox 19-63……17-59……36
Cleveland 14-61…….23-57……37
Detroit 13-62……20-58……33
Astros 20-57……22-59……42
KC 20-63…… 17-58…..37
Angels 22-62…….20-58…..42
Twins 15-59…….23-63……38
NYY 3-58…….23-63……26
A’s 17-58…….14-62…..31
Seattle 14-62……20-58…..34
Tampa Bay 20-56…..22-61…..42
Texas 18-62……17-58…..35
Toronto 18-58……26-65…..44

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1:10 pm 8/18/2016
(963) BOSTON @(964) DETROIT
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7:05 pm 8/18/2016
(953) LA DODGERS @(954) PHILADELPHIA
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(965) HOUSTON @(966) BALTIMORE
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7:10 pm 8/18/2016
(967) CHI WHITE SOX @(968) CLEVELAND
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7:10 pm 8/18/2016
(957) WASHINGTON @(958) ATLANTA
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7:10 pm 8/18/2016
(955) MIAMI @(956) CINCINNATI
Play Line: MIAMI -175
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8:15 pm 8/18/2016
(969) MINNESOTA @(970) KANSAS CITY
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10:05 pm 8/18/2016
(971) SEATTLE @(972) LA ANGELS
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10:10 pm 8/18/2016
(959) ARIZONA @(960) SAN DIEGO
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10:15 pm 8/18/2016
(961) NY METS @(962) SAN FRANCISCO
Play Line: NY METS 141
BTB PowerLine: NY METS +124
Edge On: NY METS 17

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10:10 pm 8/18/2016
(959) ARIZONA @(960) SAN DIEGO
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LEADING OFF: Yanks have new catcher, Bumgarner vs deGrom
August 17, 2016

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

NOT GEORGE'S YANKS

The Yankees are a changin', and that continued Tuesday when team owner Hal Steinbrenner said rookie catcher Gary Sanchez was taking over full-time responsibilities from veteran Brian McCann. Sanchez is hitting .360 with five homers and 11 RBIs in 53 plate appearances, and McCann called him a ''future All-Star'' in graciously acknowledging the shifting roles. Steinbrenner said he had to ''overcome a little bit of DNA issues'' to usher in New York's recent youth movement - his dad was George Steinbrenner, after all - but thinks Yankees fans are ready to embrace the Baby Bombers .

MARQUEE MATCHUP

Giants ace Madison Bumgarner (11-7, 2.11) will pitch the series opener against Jacob deGrom (7-5, 2.30) and the Mets. The All-Star Bumgarner threw seven shutout innings against Baltimore in his most recent outing to snap a streak of five winless starts in which he was 0-3 and the Giants were 0-5. DeGrom is 1-0 with an 0.65 ERA in his past four starts.

MARINERS SALE

Major League Baseball owners were set to vote on the proposed sale of a controlling stake in the Seattle Mariners from Nintendo of America to a group of minority owners led by John Stanton. As part of the sale, Stanton will take over as control person from current chairman Howard Lincoln, who is retiring. The agreement was announced in April and approval is expected. The sale could close this week.

LA STELLA BACK TO BASEBALL

Tommy La Stella is back in the fold with the Chicago Cubs and is expected to return to the majors next month. La Stella reported to Double-A Tennessee after refusing a minor league assignment in July and returning home to contemplate his career. La Stella, who was hitting .295 in 51 games with the Cubs this season, could be back with the Cubs by Sept. 1, said manager Joe Maddon.

BEATING THE BRAVES

Nationals rookie Reynaldo Lopez (1-1, 5.74) faces the Braves after delivering seven innings of one-run ball against Atlanta on Saturday. It will be Lopez's fourth big league start, and his first two went poorly before he pitched well in the 7-6 win against the Braves.

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Thursday HP Umpire Assignments
Umps listed with their 2016 and 2015 records for home-away wins and over-unders. Additional ump trends in italics.

Lines from 5dimes

Day games

963 Boston Red Sox +108 Over 9½ -105
964 Detroit Tigers -118 Under 9½ -115
Umpire information not available.

951 Milwaukee Brewers +260
952 Chicago Cubs -290
Rob Drake 2016: 14-7, 6-14 o/u (2015: 16-14, 11-17 o/u)
Home team is 6-0 in Drakes last 6 games behind home plate.
Home team is 5-0 in Drakes last 5 Cubs games behind home plate.
Under is 7-1 in Drakes last 8 games behind home plate.

Night games

953 Los Angeles Dodgers -144 Over 9 +100
954 Philadelphia Phillies +134 Under 9 -120
Jerry Meals 2016: 9-13, 13-8 o/u (2015: 23-9, 18-11 o/u)
Over is 20-6-1 in Meals' last 27 Phillies games behind home plate.
Phillies are 20-7 in their last 27 games with Meals behind home plate.

965 Houston Astros +115 Over 8½ -105
966 Baltimore Orioles -125 Under 8½ -115
Umpire information not available.

955 Miami Marlins -173 Over 7½ -105
956 Cincinnati Reds +163 Under 7½ -115
Pat Hoberg 2016: 13-12, 10-14 o/u (2015: 12-11, 9-11 o/u)
Under is 10-4 in Hobergs last 14 games behind home plate.
Under is 3-0-2 in Hobergs last 5 Reds games behind home plate.
Under is 4-1 in Hobergs last 5 Marlins games behind home plate.

957 Washington Nationals -132 Over 9 -120
958 Atlanta Braves +122 Under 9 +100
Umpire information not available.

967 Chicago White Sox +184 Over 8½ -115
968 Cleveland Indians -197 Under 8½ -105
Adrian Johnson 2016: 11-9, 14-5 o/u (2015: 16-14, 14-13 o/u)
Over is 19-6-2 in Johnsons last 27 games behind home plate.
Over is 15-5-1 in Johnsons last 21 White Sox games behind home plate.
Over is 8-0 in Johnsons last 8 Indians games behind home plate.

969 Minnesota Twins +100 Over 9 -115
970 Kansas City Royals -110 Under 9 -105
Umpire information not available.

971 Seattle Mariners -105 Over 8 -110
972 Los Angeles Angels -105 Under 8 -110
Jeff Kellogg 2016: 11-10, 11-9 o/u (2015: 10-14, 11-13 o/u)
Mariners are 2-5 in their last 7 games with Kellogg behind home plate.
Angels are 0-4 in their last 4 games with Kellogg behind home plate.
Under is 9-3 in Kelloggs last 12 Mariners games behind home plate.
Under is 9-4-1 in Kelloggs last 14 Angels games behind home plate.

959 Arizona Diamondbacks -114 Over 8½ -110
960 San Diego Padres +104 Under 8½ -110
Umpire information not available.

961 New York Mets +148 Over 6½ +105
962 San Francisco Giants -158 Under 6½ -125
Umpire information not available.