The Bum's MLB Best Bets - Trends - News Thru the World Series !

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Overall Picks of the Day:
Date W-L-T % Units Record

04/18/2017 11-10-0 52.38% +1100
04/17/2017 8-7-0 53.33% +575
04/16/2017 8-12-0 40.00% -1400
04/15/2017 12-10-0 54.55% +1700
04/14/2017 9-14-0 39.13% -2375
04/13/2017 9-7-0 56.25% +1125
04/12/2017 11-8-1 57.89% +2450
04/11/2017 3-10-1 23.08% -3525
04/07/2017 19-11-0 63.33% +3610
04/06/2017 8-7-0 53.33% +300
04/05/2017 3-11-0 21.43% -3975
04/04/2017 5-8-0 38.46% -1350
04/03/2017 6-7-1 46.15% -700
04/02/2017 3-1-1 75.00% +1175

Totals....... 115 - 123 48.31% - 12.90

Best Bets Daily: ( DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Sides / Totals

04/18/2017............5 - 1+6.10...............4 - 2+1.80
04/17/2017............1 - 3 -1.65...............4 - 2+1.80
04/16/2017............4 - 2+5.20...............1 - 4 -3.40
04/15/2017............4 - 6 -0.30...............2 - 2 -0.20
04/14/2017 ...........2 - 4 -0.95...............2 - 4 - 2.00
04/13/2017............1 - 3 -0.35...............7 - 4 + 3.00
04/12/2017............4 - 1 +550...............4 - 6 - 2.00
04/11/2017............1 - 3 -1.35...............1 - 4 - 1 - 3.00
04/07/2017............5 - 1 +5.45..............6 - 0 +6.00
04/06/2017............1 - 3 - 2.00..............3 - 2 +1.00
04/05/2017............2 - 2 +0.95..............0 - 5 - 5.00
04/04/2017 ...........1 - 3 - 1.20............. 2 - 3 - 1.00
04/03/2017............0 - 3 - 3.00..............5 - 1 + 4.00
04/02/2017........... 2 - 0 + 2.15 ............1 - 2 - 1.00

Totals.....33 - 35 +14.55 48.52%.......44 - 41 + 0.00

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CORRECTED STANDINGS:

Overall Picks of the Day:
Date W-L-T % Units Record

04/18/2017 11-10-0 52.38% +1100
04/17/2017 8-7-0 53.33% +575
04/16/2017 8-12-0 40.00% -1400
04/15/2017 12-10-0 54.55% +1700
04/14/2017 9-14-0 39.13% -2375
04/13/2017 9-7-0 56.25% +1125
04/12/2017 11-8-1 57.89% +2450
04/11/2017 3-10-1 23.08% -3525
04/07/2017 19-11-0 63.33% +3610
04/06/2017 8-7-0 53.33% +300
04/05/2017 3-11-0 21.43% -3975
04/04/2017 5-8-0 38.46% -1350
04/03/2017 6-7-1 46.15% -700
04/02/2017 3-1-1 75.00% +1175

Totals....... 115 - 123 48.31% - 12.90

Best Bets Daily: ( DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Sides / Totals

04/18/2017............5 - 1+6.10...............4 - 2+1.80
04/17/2017............1 - 3 -1.65...............4 - 2+1.80
04/16/2017............4 - 2+5.20...............1 - 4 -3.40
04/15/2017............4 - 6 -0.30...............2 - 2 -0.20
04/14/2017 ...........2 - 4 -0.95...............2 - 4 - 2.00
04/13/2017............1 - 3 -0.35...............7 - 4 + 3.00
04/12/2017............4 - 1 +550...............4 - 6 - 2.00
04/11/2017............1 - 3 -1.35...............1 - 4 - 1 - 3.00
04/07/2017............5 - 1 +5.45..............6 - 0 +6.00
04/06/2017............1 - 3 - 2.00..............3 - 2 +1.00
04/05/2017............2 - 2 +0.95..............0 - 5 - 5.00
04/04/2017 ...........1 - 3 - 1.20............. 2 - 3 - 1.00
04/03/2017............0 - 3 - 3.00..............5 - 1 + 4.00
04/02/2017........... 2 - 0 + 2.15 ............1 - 2 - 1.00

Totals.....33 - 35 +14.55 48.52%.......44 - 41 - 3.10

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Six batters who have knocked in highest %age of baserunners so far this month (minimum 20 AB):

6) Marcell Ozuna, 31.7% (13-41)

5) Travis d’Arnaud 31.8% (7-22)

T3) Scooter Gennett 35% (7-20)
T3) Asdrubel Cabrera 35% (7-20)

2) Eric Thames 35.7% (5-14)

1) Nomar Mazara 36.4% (12-33)

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings……..

13) College basketball has an under-reported problem; high level teams are openly recruiting players from other teams to transfer. This is total BS, scummy behavior.

They were talking on Twitter Monday that Utah State’s Koby McEwen was being recruited by a team, and Utah State coach Tim Duryea had to be “stern” with the school. McEwen will be back in Logan next winter- he was Mountain West Freshman of the Year this year.

12) There were four OT games in the NHL playoffs Monday nite, first time that happened since 1985. Of all the pro sports, NHL has the most exciting playoffs.

11) Free throw breakdown from Game 2 in the Memphis-San Antonio series:
Memphis (whole team) 13-15
Kawhi Leonard 19-19
Rest of the Spurs 12-13 (31-32 total)

This is why Memphis Coach Fizdale was snippy in his post-game press conference; his team got hosed and it is his job to protect his team from that happening again.

10) New Mexico State hired former Bowling Green coach Chris Jans as its new basketball coach. Jans comes from the Wichita State coaching tree- he went 21-12 in his one season coaching the Falcons two years ago (their only 20+-win season since 2002), but was fired after an incident in a bar where he was hitting on a woman while drunk and the incident was captured on someone’s phone.

9) Do the Angels need to trade Mike Trout? They’re not a good team; Trout would bring back a lot of talent, but would it be enough talent to make them good again? And if they were still bad despite trading their best player, would that put a dent in home attendance?

Baseball America ranked the Angels’ farm system as worst in the major leagues, so not lot of help coming up from the minors anytime soon.

8) Good news for those of us in beautiful upstate New York; the first weekend of the NCAA tournament is coming to Albany in 2020- think it will be the third time Albany has hosted March Madness.

7) Ad behind the plate at Safeco Field; “Leafless in Seattle” for a leaf blower to put your leaves on other people’s lawns. Solid play on words/movie titles.

6) It gets annoying when national baseball writers start speculation on trades in April; could we let teams fall out of contention before we make them sellers? Milwaukee is 8-7, not a bad start, but you read lot of Ryan Braun-to-Dodgers stuff.

5) Pirates lost CF Starling Marte for 80 games for a PED offense; Andrew McCutchen was back in centerfield Tuesday night. Adam Frazier takes over in right.

4) Pirates lost 2-1 in St Louis the last two nights; their pitchers threw only 177 pitches in 16 innings, an average of 11.1 per inning, not a lot. Whats wrong with the Cardinals?

3) Toronto 106, Milwaukee 100— Raptors scored the last six points of the game, evened series 1-1.

2) Imagine being a major leaguer who is off to a bad start; when you come to bat, they put your batting average on those huge scoreboards— if you’re hitting under .200, it puts lot of pressure on you to do better. Even great athletes have crises of confidence.

1— Get well soon, Bruce Bochy; the Giants’ skipper had a minor heart procedure this week, isn’t managing the ball club in Kansas City.

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 19


San Francisco @ Kansas City

Game 979-980
April 19, 2017 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Bmgrner) 13.125
Kansas City
(Vargas) 16.551
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-145
8
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+125); Under

Baltimore @ Cincinnati

Game 977-978
April 19, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Jimenez) 17.548
Cincinnati
(Garrett) 14.554
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-110
9
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(-110); Over

Miami @ Seattle

Game 975-976
April 19, 2017 @ 3:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Volquez) 13.692
Seattle
(Hrnandez) 16.921
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-150
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-150); Under

Cleveland @ Minnesota

Game 973-974
April 19, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Bauer) 14.370
Minnesota
(Mejia) 15.593
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-140
9
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+120); Under

LA Angels @ Houston

Game 971-972
April 19, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Ramirez) 13.888
Houston
(Keuchel) 15.426
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-175
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-175); Over

Detroit @ Tampa Bay

Game 969-970
April 19, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 15.972
Tampa Bay
(Archer) 13.654
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-165
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+145); Over

Chicago White Sox @ NY Yankees

Game 967-968
April 19, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Covey) 15.747
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 17.432
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-210
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-210); Under

Boston @ Toronto

Game 965-966
April 19, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Porcello) 12.975
Toronto
(Liriano) 16.135
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-105); Under

Texas @ Oakland

Game 963-964
April 19, 2017 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Perez) 15.289
Oakland
(Hahn) 14.145
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-105); Over

Colorado @ LA Dodgers

Game 961-962
April 19, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Andrson) 14.656
LA Dodgers
(Kershaw) 16.274
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-280
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-280); Under

Arizona @ San Diego

Game 959-960
April 19, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Greinke) 15.248
San Diego
(Chacin) 14.266
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-135
7
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-135); Over

Washington @ Atlanta

Game 957-958
April 19, 2017 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Ross) 16.478
Atlanta
(Teheran) 12.042
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
N/A

Philadelphia @ NY Mets

Game 955-956
April 19, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Vazquez) 14.046
NY Mets
(Gsellman) 15.163
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-125
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-125); Over

Milwaukee @ Chicago Cubs

Game 953-954
April 19, 2017 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Milone) 13.604
Chicago Cubs
(Hendrcks) 18.226
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 4 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-210
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-210); N/A

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis

Game 951-952
April 19, 2017 @ 1:45 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Cole) 13.000
St. Louis
(Wacha) 16.546
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-115); Under

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MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 19

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PITTSBURGH (6 - 8) at ST LOUIS (5 - 9) - 1:45 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. MICHAEL WACHA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 70-90 (-33.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 63-78 (-26.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 38-52 (-20.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 751-472 (+91.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 42-47 (-25.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 16-26 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

GERRIT COLE vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
COLE is 6-4 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.76 and a WHIP of 1.102.
His team's record is 7-5 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-3. (+6.0 units)

MICHAEL WACHA vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
WACHA is 4-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.03 and a WHIP of 1.260.
His team's record is 7-4 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-7. (-3.5 units)

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MILWAUKEE (8 - 7) at CHICAGO CUBS (7 - 7) - 2:20 PM
TOM MILONE (L) vs. KYLE HENDRICKS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 16-10 (+9.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
MILONE is 70-51 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 1606-1693 (-258.6 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 859-792 (-155.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 401-369 (-86.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 828-847 (-154.7 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 773-828 (-182.4 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-3 (+0.3 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

TOM MILONE vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MILONE is 0-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.500.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

KYLE HENDRICKS vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
HENDRICKS is 6-3 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.47 and a WHIP of 0.959.
His team's record is 7-4 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-2. (+6.8 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (5 - 8) at NY METS (7 - 7) - 7:10 PM
VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R) vs. ROBERT GSELLMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 388-339 (+55.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
NY METS are 21-25 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 30-33 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 20-24 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 42-39 (-17.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 3-1 (+1.2 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. NY METS since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 1-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.54 and a WHIP of 1.279.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

ROBERT GSELLMAN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
GSELLMAN is 2-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.37 and a WHIP of 1.105.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

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WASHINGTON (8 - 5) at ATLANTA (6 - 7) - 7:35 PM
JOE ROSS (R) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

JOE ROSS vs. ATLANTA since 1997
ROSS is 0-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 6.14 and a WHIP of 1.910.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
TEHERAN is 3-3 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.04 and a WHIP of 1.476.
His team's record is 6-8 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-6. (+0.3 units)

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ARIZONA (10 - 5) at SAN DIEGO (5 - 10) - 10:10 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. JHOULYS CHACIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 56-65 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 48-55 (+12.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 10-5 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 10-5 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
ARIZONA is 13-6 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 89-63 (+22.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
GREINKE is 29-10 (+17.8 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

ZACK GREINKE vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GREINKE is 8-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.02 and a WHIP of 0.869.
His team's record is 12-4 (+6.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 12-3. (+8.7 units)

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. ARIZONA since 1997
CHACIN is 5-3 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.288.
His team's record is 8-5 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-5. (+2.0 units)

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COLORADO (10 - 5) at LA DODGERS (7 - 8) - 10:10 PM
TYLER ANDERSON (L) vs. CLAYTON KERSHAW (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 643-994 (-180.0 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
COLORADO is 428-680 (-134.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
COLORADO is 34-39 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 14-6 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 5-0 (+7.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 103-85 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 143-168 (-59.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 71-64 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 24-33 (-18.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-1 (+3.7 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

TYLER ANDERSON vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ANDERSON is 2-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.28 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.0 units)

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. COLORADO since 1997
KERSHAW is 18-6 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.17 and a WHIP of 1.129.
His team's record is 24-9 (+12.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 17-16. (-0.0 units)

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TEXAS (5 - 9) at OAKLAND (6 - 8) - 3:35 PM
MARTIN PEREZ (L) vs. JESSE HAHN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 100-79 (+21.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 67-51 (+25.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 92-82 (+35.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 42-33 (+20.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 52-35 (+18.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 77-57 (+19.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 82-71 (+18.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 143-195 (-46.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 71-99 (-38.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 16-29 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 29-43 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 32-61 (-30.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 56-79 (-24.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 3-2 (+0.4 Units) against OAKLAND this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.1 Units)

MARTIN PEREZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
PEREZ is 6-5 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.79 and a WHIP of 1.459.
His team's record is 8-5 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-7. (-1.3 units)

JESSE HAHN vs. TEXAS since 1997
HAHN is 0-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.51 and a WHIP of 1.652.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)

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BOSTON (9 - 5) at TORONTO (2 - 11) - 7:05 PM
RICK PORCELLO (R) vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 37-20 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PORCELLO is 27-10 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PORCELLO is 76-38 (+28.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 2-11 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 1-10 (-12.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
TORONTO is 0-6 (-9.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
TORONTO is 2-11 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
TORONTO is 2-9 (-8.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TORONTO is 1-8 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 1-9 (-10.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TORONTO is 2-8 (-9.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 1-0 (+1.6 Units) against TORONTO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

RICK PORCELLO vs. TORONTO since 1997
PORCELLO is 7-6 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 5.05 and a WHIP of 1.225.
His team's record is 8-8 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-6. (+2.2 units)

FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. BOSTON since 1997
LIRIANO is 2-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 5.97 and a WHIP of 1.642.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (7 - 6) at NY YANKEES (9 - 5) - 7:05 PM
DYLAN COVEY (R) vs. MASAHIRO TANAKA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 55-34 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 36-18 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 31-19 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TANAKA is 24-10 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TANAKA is 14-2 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 24-14 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 398-398 (+38.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 1-1 (+0.8 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

DYLAN COVEY vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
TANAKA is 2-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.33 and a WHIP of 1.293.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

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DETROIT (8 - 5) at TAMPA BAY (7 - 8) - 7:10 PM
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R) vs. CHRIS ARCHER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 94-80 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 75-102 (-31.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 46-66 (-23.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 56-72 (-20.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 37-63 (-26.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ARCHER is 13-23 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 2-9 (-9.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 3-16 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 1-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.80 and a WHIP of 1.310.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

CHRIS ARCHER vs. DETROIT since 1997
ARCHER is 1-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.12 and a WHIP of 1.327.
His team's record is 2-4 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)

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LA ANGELS (7 - 8) at HOUSTON (9 - 5) - 8:10 PM
JC RAMIREZ (R) vs. DALLAS KEUCHEL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 19-7 (+13.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 121-133 (-43.8 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against HOUSTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JC RAMIREZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
KEUCHEL is 9-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 9-4 (+7.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-6. (+0.4 units)

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CLEVELAND (7 - 7) at MINNESOTA (7 - 7) - 8:10 PM
TREVOR BAUER (R) vs. ADALBERTO MEJIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 17-26 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 24-32 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 79-48 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 66-110 (-31.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 34-55 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 31-59 (-21.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 40-68 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 41-84 (-38.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 36-73 (-30.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

TREVOR BAUER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BAUER is 1-5 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 5.32 and a WHIP of 1.290.
His team's record is 3-8 (-8.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-5. (-0.7 units)

ADALBERTO MEJIA vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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MIAMI (8 - 6) at SEATTLE (6 - 9) - 3:40 PM
EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R) vs. FELIX HERNANDEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 14-8 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
VOLQUEZ is 43-32 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VOLQUEZ is 11-1 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 35-40 (-22.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against SEATTLE this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 5-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.49 and a WHIP of 1.292.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.4 units)

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. MIAMI since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 2-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 0.718.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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BALTIMORE (8 - 4) at CINCINNATI (9 - 5) - 7:10 PM
UBALDO JIMENEZ (R) vs. AMIR GARRETT (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 43-66 (-23.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
JIMENEZ is 29-55 (-25.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 97-78 (+19.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 387-417 (-98.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
JIMENEZ is 3-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.256.
His team's record is 5-1 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.4 units)

AMIR GARRETT vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN FRANCISCO (6 - 9) at KANSAS CITY (6 - 7) - 8:15 PM
MADISON BUMGARNER (L) vs. JASON VARGAS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 60-61 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 193-160 (+27.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 109-68 (+28.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
VARGAS is 11-2 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
BUMGARNER is 2-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.625.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-0.9 units)

JASON VARGAS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
VARGAS is 0-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.75 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+1.7 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 19

National League
Nationals @ Braves
Ross is making his first ’17 start; he is 12-10, 3.52 in 32 starts over the last two seasons.

Teheran 1-0, 1.89 in three starts this season (under 2-1).

Washington won five of its last seven games; four of their last five stayed under. Atlanta won five of its last six games; eight of their last 11 games went over the total.

Phillies @ Mets
Velasquez is 0-2, 9.00 in two starts this season (over 2-0).

Gsellman is 0-1, 10.24 in two starts this season (over 2-0).

Phillies lost five of their last seven games; under is 4-2-1 in their road games. New York lost their last four games, all lost by the bullpen; over is 7-3-2 in their last 12 games.

Pirates @ Cardinals
Cole is 1-1, 5.29 in three starts this season (under 2-1).

Wacha is 1-1, 3.75 in two starts this season (over 1-1).

Pittsburgh lost 2-1 the last two nights, after winning previous three games; under is 7-1 in their road games. St Louis is off to a 5-9 start, but won the last two; five of their last six games stayed under.

Brewers @ Cubs
Milone is 1-1, 7.00 in two starts this season (over 2-0).

Hendricks is 1-1, 5.73 in two starts this season (over 1-1).

Brewers won six of their first eight road games; under is 5-3 in their road games. Cubs lost four of their last five games; under is 5-3 in their home games.

Diamondbacks @ Padres
Greinke is 1-1, 4.32 in three starts this year (over 3-0).

Chacin is 1-2, 7.80 in three starts this year (under 2-1).

Arizona is 9-4 in its last 13 games; under is 5-3-1 in their last nine games. Padres lost their last five games; their last three games went over.

Rockies @ Dodgers
Anderson is 1-2, 8.59 in three starts this month (over 3-0).

Kershaw is 2-1, 2.95 in three starts this month (over 2-1).

Colorado won four of last five games; under is 6-1 in their last seven road games. Dodgers are 5-4 at home; their last three games stayed under.

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American League
Chicago @ New York
Covey allowed one run in 5.1 IP (90 PT) in his first MLB start.

Tanaka 1-2, 8.36 in his first three ’17 starts (over 2-1).

White Sox won five of their last seven games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Bronx won eight of its last nine games; they’re 7-1 at home. Four of their last six games stayed under.

Red Sox @ Blue Jays
Porcello is 1-1, 8.10 in three starts this year (over 2-1).

Liriano is 0-1, 9.00 in two starts this month (over 1-1).

Boston won its last four games; over is 3-2 in its road games. Toronto is off to a 2-11 start, 1-6 at home. Three of their last four games went over.

Tigers @ Rays
Zimmerman is 1-1, 5.06 in his first two ’17 starts (over 1-1).

Archer is 2-0, 2.21 in his first three ’17 starts (over 2-1).

Detroit won five of its last eight games; over is 4-2 in their road games. Tampa Bay lost five of its last seven games; over is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Indians @ Twins
Bauer is 0-2, 8.44 in two starts this month (over 2-0).

Mejia is 0-1, 5.14 in two starts this month (under 2-0).

Cleveland won three of its last four games; over is 5-3 in their road games. Minnesota lost six of its last eight games; five of their last six home tilts stayed under total.

Angels @ Astros
Ramirez allowed five runs in five IP (75 PT) in his first ’17 start.

Keuchel is 2-0, 0.86 in his first three ’17 starts (over 2-1).

Angels lost six of their last seven games; under is 8-1 in their road games. Astros won six of last eight games; six of their last nine games went over.

Rangers @ A’s
Perez is 1-1, 2.20 in his first three ’17 starts (under 3-0).

Hahn allowed three runs in six IP (98 PT) in his first ’17 start.

Texas lost four of last five games; their bullpen is already 1-5. Under is 4-1 in their last five games. Oakland lost four of its last five games; under is 6-3 in its last nine games.

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Interleague
Orioles @ Reds
Jimenez is 0-0, 9.00 in his first two ’17 starts; Orioles scored 18 runs, won both games (over 2-0).

Garrett is 2-0, 1.42 in his first two MLB starts (over 1-1).

Orioles won four of last six games; over is 7-3 in their last en. Cincinnati lost three of last five games; three of their last four games went over.

Giants @ Royals
Bumgarner is 0-2, 3.43 in three starts this month (under 2-1).

Vargas is 2-0, 0.66 in his first two ’17 starts (under 2-0).

Giants lost three of last five games; they’re 3-5 on road (over 6-2). Royals won four of their last five games; under is 6-1 in their home games.

Marlins @ Mariners
Volquez is 0-1, 4.02 in three starts this month (under 2-0-1).

Hernandez is 1-1, 2.95 in his first three ’17 starts (under 2-1).

Marlins won four of last five games; under is 4-1 in their last five games. Seattle won four of its last five games; four of their last five games stayed under.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Wsh-Atl: Ross 0-0: Teheran 1-2
Phil-NY: Velasquez 0-2; Gsellman 1-1
Mil-Chi: Milone 1-1; Hendricks 1-1
Pitt-StL: Cole 2-1; Wacha 1-1
Az-SD: Greinke 2-1; Chacin 1-2
Col-LA: Anderson 1-2; Kershaw 2-1

American League
Chi-NY: Covey 1-0; Tanaka 1-2
Bos-Tor: Porcello 2-1; Liriano 0-2
Det-TB: Zimmerman 1-1; Archer 3-0
LA-Hst: Ramirez 0-1; Keuchel 2-1
Cle-Min: Bauer 0-2; Mejia 0-2
Tex-A’s: Perez 1-2; Hahn 0-1

Interleague
Balt-Cin: Jimenez 2-0; Garrett 2-0
SF-KC: Bumgarner 0-3; Vargas 2-0
Mia-Sea: Volquez 1-2; Hernandez 1-2

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Wsh-Atl: Ross 0-0: Teheran 0-3
Phil-NY: Velasquez 2-2; Gsellman 2-2
Mil-Chi: Milone 0-2; Hendricks 1-2
Pitt-StL: Cole 1-3; Wacha 1-2
Az-SD: Greinke 0-3; Chacin 1-3
Col-LA: Anderson 1-3; Kershaw 2-3

American League
Chi-NY: Covey 0-1; Tanaka 2-3
Bos-Tor: Porcello 1-3; Liriano 1-2
Det-TB: Zimmerman 0-2; Archer 1-3
LA-Hst: Ramirez 1-1; Keuchel 1-3
Cle-Min: Bauer 0-2; Mejia 1-2
Tex-A’s: Perez 1-3; Hahn 1-1

Interleague
Balt-Cin: Jimenez 1-2; Garrett 0-2
SF-KC: Bumgarner 1-3; Vargas 0-2
Mia-Sea: Volquez 1-3; Hernandez 1-3

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Umpires
National League
Pitt-StL: Under is 6-2 in last eight Cooper games.
Mil-Chi: Under is 8-3 in last eleven Guccione games.
Phil-NY: Four of last six Whitson games went over.
Wsh-Atl: Over is 12-2 in last 14 Gonzalez games.
Az-SD: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Randazzo games.
Col-LA: Over is 16-7-2 in last 25 Wolcott games.

American League
Tex-A’s: Road team won nine of last 11 BWelke games.
Bos-Tor: Five of last six Eddings games went over total.
Chi-NY: Four of last five Hallion games went over total.
Det-TB: Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Vanover games.
LA-Hst: Over is 11-2-1 in last fourteen Dimuro games.
Clev-Min: Under is 10-3 in last thirteen Porter games.

Interleague
Mia-Sea: Last six Wegner games stayed under the total.
Balt-Cin: Seven of last nine Bellino games stayed under.
SF-KC: Home teams won last five Tumpane games.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/18/17

Ariz 3-4-1………..2-2-3…….5-6-4
Atl 1-6-1………..3-1-1…….4-7-1
Cubs 4-2………….4-3-1……..8-5-1
Reds 5-1-1……….2-3-1……..7-4-2
Colo 6-3…………1-3-2……..7-6-2
LA 3-3-1………..4-3-1…….7-6-2
Miami 4-4-1………..5-0………9-4-1
Milw 6-1-1………..2-5………8-6-1
Mets 2-4…………4-3-2……..6-7-2
Philly 2-2-2………..4-3………6-5-2
Pitt 1-5-2………..2-4………3-9-2
St. Louis 1-5…………5-2-1……..6-7-1
SD 3-6-2…………2-2……..5-8-2
SF 4-3-2…………2-4……..6-7-2
Wash 2-2…………..5-4………..7-6

Orioles 4-2-1……….3-2……..…7-4-1
Boston 2-3…………3-4-2………5-7-2
White Sox 3-3-2………2-2-1………5-5-3
Cleveland 3-4-1………1-4-1………4-8-2
Detroit 3-3…………..5-2………….8-5
Astros 0-4-1………4-4-1………4-8-2
KC 2-3-1………..4-2-1……..6-5-2
Angels 3-4-2………..2-4………..5-8-2
Twins 2-3-1………4-2-2……….6-5-3
NYY 3-3…………..6-2………….9-5
A’s 2-3-1………2-3-3………4-6-4
Seattle 2-4-1………..5-2-1……..7-5-2
TB 4-2-1………..6-2……….10-4-1
Texas 5-1-2………..4-2………..9-3-2
Toronto 1-5…………..0-6-1…….1-11-1

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total-4/17/17)
Ariz 1-8……..1-7…………2
Atl 1-8……..1-5…………2
Cubs 1-6……..3-8…………4
Reds 1-6……..2-7…………3
Colo 2-8……..2-6…………4
LA 2-6……..2-9…………4
Miami 3-8……..4-6…………7
Milw 4-7……..1-7…………5
Mets 3-7……..3-7………….6
Philly 4-7……..2-6………….6
Pitt 1-8……..0-6…………1
StL 3-6……..3-8…………6
SD 5-10…….2-4…………7
SF 1-8……..2-7…………3
Wash 1-4……..3-9…………4

Orioles 1-6……..1-5…………2
Boston 0-5……..1-8…………1
White Sox 1-7…….3-5…………4
Clev 3-8……..3-5…………6
Detroit 1-5……..3-7…………4
Astros 2-5……..3-9…………5
KC 0-6……..3-5…………3
Angels 2-8……..1-6…………3
Twins 1-6……..2-7…………3
NYY 1-6……..3-7…………4
A’s 0-6……..1-8…………1
Seattle 2-7……..2-7…………4
TB 1-6………3-8…………4
Texas 3-7……..2-6…………4
Toronto 2-6……..2-6………….4

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 5-4 AL, favorites -$177
AL @ NL– 4-0 NL, favorites -$358
Total: 8-5 NL, favorites -$535
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL– Over 0-9
AL @ NL– Over 3-1
Total– Over 3-10

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MLB

Wednesday, April 19

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Trend Report
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1:45 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games

2:20 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

3:35 PM
TEXAS vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 9 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 9 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

3:40 PM
MIAMI vs. SEATTLE
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

7:05 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. NY YANKEES
Chi White Sox are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games when playing NY Yankees
Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox

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

7:10 PM
DETROIT vs. TAMPA BAY
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games at home

7:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games
Baltimore is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Cincinnati's last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Baltimore

7:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NY METS
Philadelphia is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

7:35 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ATLANTA
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games at home
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

8:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. HOUSTON
LA Angels are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Houston
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games at home

8:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. MINNESOTA
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

8:15 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. KANSAS CITY
San Francisco is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Kansas City is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Francisco

10:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Arizona's last 19 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games at home
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona

10:10 PM
COLORADO vs. LA DODGERS
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games when playing at home against Colorado
LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games

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MLB

Wednesday, April 19


Road teams went 10-5 in MLB last night. If you bet $100 on each visitor's moneyline Tuesday, you'd be up $689. MLB road teams 51-44 L7 days.

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Overall Picks of the Day:
Date W-L-T % Units Record

04/18/2017 11-10-0 52.38% +1100
04/17/2017 8-7-0 53.33% +575
04/16/2017 8-12-0 40.00% -1400
04/15/2017 12-10-0 54.55% +1700
04/14/2017 9-14-0 39.13% -2375
04/13/2017 9-7-0 56.25% +1125
04/12/2017 11-8-1 57.89% +2450
04/11/2017 3-10-1 23.08% -3525
04/07/2017 19-11-0 63.33% +3610
04/06/2017 8-7-0 53.33% +300
04/05/2017 3-11-0 21.43% -3975
04/04/2017 5-8-0 38.46% -1350
04/03/2017 6-7-1 46.15% -700
04/02/2017 3-1-1 75.00% +1175

Totals....... 115 - 123 48.31% - 12.90

Best Bets Daily: ( DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Sides / Totals

04/18/2017............5 - 1+6.10...............4 - 2+1.80
04/17/2017............1 - 3 -1.65...............4 - 2+1.80
04/16/2017............4 - 2+5.20...............1 - 4 -3.40
04/15/2017............4 - 6 -0.30...............2 - 2 -0.20
04/14/2017 ...........2 - 4 -0.95...............2 - 4 - 2.00
04/13/2017............1 - 3 -0.35...............7 - 4 + 3.00
04/12/2017............4 - 1 +550...............4 - 6 - 2.00
04/11/2017............1 - 3 -1.35...............1 - 4 - 1 - 3.00
04/07/2017............5 - 1 +5.45..............6 - 0 +6.00
04/06/2017............1 - 3 - 2.00..............3 - 2 +1.00
04/05/2017............2 - 2 +0.95..............0 - 5 - 5.00
04/04/2017 ...........1 - 3 - 1.20............. 2 - 3 - 1.00
04/03/2017............0 - 3 - 3.00..............5 - 1 + 4.00
04/02/2017........... 2 - 0 + 2.15 ............1 - 2 - 1.00

Totals.....33 - 35 +14.55 48.52%.......44 - 41 - 3.10


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PIT at STL 01:45 PM

PIT +110

O 8.0

MIL at CHC 02:20 PM

MIL +175

O 7.0

TEX at OAK 03:35 PM

TEX +100

U 8.5

MIA at SEA 03:40 PM

U 7.5

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CHW at NYY 07:05 PM

CHW +200

U 8.0

BOS at TOR 07:07 PM

O 8.5

BAL at CIN 07:10 PM

O 9.0

PHI at NYM 07:10 PM

PHI +110

U 7.5

DET at TB 07:10 PM

DET +167

U 7.5

WAS at ATL 07:35 PM

ATL +110

LAA at HOU 08:10 PM

U 8.5

SF at KC 08:15 PM

U 8.0

ARI at SD 10:10 PM

U 7.5

COL at LAD 10:10 PM

COL +210

O 6.5

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MLB roundup: Russell's ninth-inning HR lifts Cubs
April 19, 2017

CHICAGO -- Addison Russell capped a late-game rally with a walk-off, three-run homer in the ninth inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 in a Wrigley Field series finale on Wednesday.

Russell's homer -- his second -- came on a 2-0 pitch off Brewers closer Neftali Feliz and brought home pinch-runner Carl Edwards Jr. from third and Kris Bryant from second.

Cubs reliever Wade Davis (2-0) pitched one inning to get the win. Feliz (0-2) took the loss.

Travis Shaw and Jett Bandy each added home runs to Milwaukee's major-league-leading total (29), but it wasn't enough as the Brewers couldn't hold a late-inning lead.

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

ST. LOUIS -- Dexter Fowler broke out of an early-season skid with two solo homers as St. Louis swept Pittsburgh at Busch Stadium.

Fowler, who fanned in the first inning to fall to 8-for-57 with 17 strikeouts, worked a 2-0 count against Gerrit Cole in the third and then lined his first homer for St. Louis into its bullpen in right-center field. Two innings later, Fowler ambushed a first-pitch fastball and lined it inside the right-field foul pole for the fourth multi-homer game of his career. It was his first since June 2, 2013, when he was playing for the Colorado Rockies.

Michael Wacha (2-1) and three relievers made the lead stand. Wacha gave up one run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings, walking two and fanning three.

Mariners 10, Marlins 5

SEATTLE -- Mitch Haniger had three hits, a walk and four RBIs to lead Seattle past Miami.

Kyle Seager nearly matched his teammate, driving in four runs on two hits.

Miami outfielders Christian Yelich and Giancarlo Stanton each hit long home runs off Mariners starter Felix Hernandez (2-1), who gave up 12 hits and four runs while striking out five and walking one in 6 1/3 innings.

Athletics 9, Rangers 1

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jesse Hahn delivered a premium start, breezing through six innings and allowing two hits with four strikeouts and four walks.

Khris Davis of the A's slugged his seventh home run, a two-run blast to right on the first pitch he saw from struggling reliever Mike Hauschild in the fifth. Davis moved into a tie for the major league lead for homers with George Springer of Houston and Erik Thames of Milwaukee.

Hahn (1-1) did not allow a hit until Mike Napoli's single to left with one out in the fourth.

Nationals 14, Braves 4

ATLANTA -- Bryce Harper smashed a grand slam in the second inning after a solo homer in the first off Julio Teheran and finished 4-for-4 with an intentional walk as Washington beat Atlanta.

Harper, who is batting .404 with six homers and 18 RBIs, has driven in 17 runs against Teheran while going 15-for-33 against the right-hander.

Ryan Zimmerman made it a rout with a grand slam off reliever Ian Krol in a five-run eighth. It was the first time the Nationals hit two slams in a game since Josh Willingham did it in 2009 at Milwaukee.

Freddie Freeman hit his sixth homer of the season in the third inning to set the Atlanta record of reaching base in 12 consecutive plate appearances.

Astros 5, Angels 1

HOUSTON -- Josh Reddick finished a single shy of the cycle and scored three runs and Dallas Keuchel allowed one run in pitched seven strong innings as Houston defeated Los Angeles.

In the seventh inning, Reddick blasted a 1-2 pitch from Mike Morin into the front row in right field for a two-run homer. It was Reddick's first home run since joining the Astros. Reddick tripled in the first inning, doubled in the sixth and struck out swinging in his only other at-bat, finishing 3-for-4.

The lone run surrendered by Keuchel came off an RBI single from Yunel Escobar in the third inning.

Rays 8, Tigers 7

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay blew a four-run lead and then rallied to win in the bottom of the ninth inning, getting two runs on a two-out throwing error to beat Detroit at Tropicana Field.

The Rays trailed 7-5 after six innings but rallied for a run in the seventh and then got to closer Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth.

Rookie reliever Austin Pruitt (1-0) threw 3 1/3 innings of scoreless one-hit relief, striking out five, to earn his first major league win.

Royals 2, Giants 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jason Vargas outdueled Madison Bumgarner as Kansas City beat San Francisco.

Vargas (3-0) struck out nine, one shy of his career high, walked none and allowed four hits in seven innings. He was removed after 92 pitches, 61 of them strikes.

Bumgarner (0-3), who went 2-0 plus a five-inning save in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series against the Royals, allowed one run and seven hits while walking one and striking out four in six innings.

Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 0

TORONTO -- Toronto snapped a two-game winless streak, ending Boston's four-game winning run.

The Jays took an early 3-0 lead in the second inning when Darwin Barney singled up the middle, driving in Troy Tulowitzki and Russell Martin. Both reached base on back-to-back throwing errors by Pablo Sandoval and Mitch Moreland.

Ezequiel Carrera drove in Barney from second after he advanced to second on a single by Kevin Pillar.

Yankees 9, White Sox 1

NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge hit another mammoth home run when he clubbed a 448-foot blast with two outs in the fifth inning as New York concluded its first homestand with a rout of Chicago.

Judge hit four home runs as the Yankees won eight of nine games.

With the Yankees already leading 7-1, Judge got hold of a 2-0 curveball from Dylan Covey. He hit a high-arching shot into the upper rows of the left-field bleachers near the flagpole.

Mets 5, Phillies 4

NEW YORK -- Jay Bruce continued his resurgence as he accounted for his team's entire offense by hitting two homers -- a three-run shot in the sixth and a tiebreaking two-run blast in the eighth -- to lift New York past Philadelphia.

The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Mets, who scored just 10 runs during the skid.

The Mets trailed 2-0 with two outs in the sixth before Asdrubal Cabrera singled and Yoenis Cespedes worked a walk to set up Bruce's three-run homer to right off Phillies starter Vince Velasquez.

Orioles 2, Reds 0

CINCINNATI -- Ubaldo Jimenez pitched 7 2/3 innings and Jonathan Schoop's RBI single and a sacrifice fly by Manny Machado provided all the offense, lifting Baltimore over Cincinnati.

Jimenez (1-0) allowed two hits with four walks and three strikeouts.

The Orioles handed Jimenez an early lead after Welington Castillo doubled and scored on Schoop's single in the second. Baltimore led 2-0 after Machado's sacrifice fly in the fifth.

Padres 1, Diamondbacks 0

SAN DIEGO -- Erick Aybar, hitless in his previous 16 at-bats, homered off Zack Greinke with one out in the eighth inning as San Diego beat Arizona to snap a five-game losing streak.

The Padres' Jhoulys Chacin (2-2) allowed three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in eight innings. Arizona had one runner in each of the first four innings before Chacin closed out his night by retiring the final 14 Diamondbacks he faced. Chacin has pitched 14 2/3 innings at Petco Park this season without allowing a run.

Greinke had allowed two hits and a walk through the first 7 1/3 innings before Aybar came to the plate with a .128 average.

Dodgers 4, Rockies 2

LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw struck out 10 and Scott Van Slyke homered as Los Angeles ended a three-game slide with a victory over Colorado.

Kershaw (3-1) walked one and gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings to improve to 10-0 in his last 11 starts at home. Kershaw is 19-6, including an 11-2 mark at Dodger Stadium, in 34 career starts against the Rockies.

Enrique Hernandez, Corey Seager and Adrian Gonzalez each drove in a run for the Dodgers.

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Thursday’s six-pack


Odds to win the Valero Texas Open this week:


16-1— Matt Kuchar


18-1— Charley Hoffman


22-1— Adam Hadwin, Branden Grace, Brooks Koepka, Brendan Steele


25-1— Jimmy Walker
26-1— Ryan Moore


28-1- Billy Horschel


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Thursday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….


13) Random odd fact: in the next FIVE NBA drafts, the 76ers have the Knicks’ 2nd-round pick. The Knicks are bad, so their 2nd round pick is fairly close to the first round.


12) Shareef O’Neal, Shaq’s son, will be playing ball at Arizona starting in the fall of 2018; he is a 6-9 forward is ranked 31st in the Class of 2018 by one analyst.


11) Bryce Harper homered twice in first two innings last nite, is 15-for-33 with seven HR’s and 17 RBIs off Julio Teheran, who is no chump.


10) Umpire CB Bucknor had a rough night behind the plate Tuesday working the Nats-Braves game; plus the Fox Trax thing that shows whether a pitch is a ball or a strike wasn’t working well on TV, so it made Bucknor look even worse. Washington players were upset afterwards and they won the game.


9) Cardinals 2, Pirates 1— Third day in a row St Louis beat the Bucs by a 2-1 score.


8) Maple Leafs are in the playoffs, Blue Jays are off to a 2-11 start; there were tickets for the Red Sox-Jays game in Toronto last night selling online for as little as $2.


7) Memphis Grizzlies coach David Fizdale was fined $30,000 by the NBA for his comments about the refs in Game 2— the Memphis players are paying the tab for him.


6) Ichiro Suzuki, in what was probably his last at-bat in Seattle, homered in the 9th inning of the Marlins’ 10-5 loss. Suzuki was a great player for the Mariners and is a sure-fire Hall of Famer.


5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks this summer.


4) LIU hired former UMass coach Derek Kellogg to lead its basketball program; took them over a month to hire a new coach.


3) Mets’ 1B Lucas Duda hyperextended his elbow taking a throw last nite and left the game- was reminiscent of the play long time ago where Cliff Floyd’s elbow got totally messed up reaching into the baseline to field a throw.


2) Quote of the Day, part 2, from Florida Atlantic’s new football coach Lane Kiffin, on how he will deal with his assistant coaches:


“No, that’s not really how I do it. Greg (McElroy) knows about those. Those things come up, and everybody has different ways of dealing with them. It’s just not really how I do it. I’m not really big on humiliating assistant coaches in front of everybody. I write down notes. In the staff meeting, I explain what we want to get done.”


1— NFL releases the 2017 schedule tonight, so we’ll be talking about that Friday. Remember, it isn’t as much about who you play as much as when you play them.

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Thursday’s games

National League
Nationals @ Braves
Strasburg is 1-0, 3.00 in his first three starts (under 3-0).

Dickey is 1-1, 6.17 in his first two starts (over 1-1).

Washington won six of its last eight games; four of their last six stayed under. Atlanta won five of its last seven games; nine of their last 12 games went over the total.

Phillies @ Mets
Nola is 1-0, 3.27 in his first two ’17 starts (over 1-1).

Syndergaard is 1-0, 1.89 in his last three starts (under 2-0-1).

Phillies lost six of their last eight games; over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. New York lost four of last five games; over is 8-3-2 in their last 13 games.

Cardinals @ Brewers
Martinez is 0-2, 7.59 in his last two starts; under is 1-0-1 in his ’17 starts.

Davies is 0-2, 8.79 in three starts this season (over 3-0).

St Louis won its last three games, all by 2-1 score; six of their last seven games stayed under. Brewers won six of last nine games; five of their last six games went over.

Diamondbacks @ Padres
Corbin is 1-2, 4.50 in his first three ’16 starts (over 2-1).

Richard is 0-2, 6.75 in his last two starts; under is 2-1 in his ’17 starts.

Arizona is 9-5 in its last 14 games; under is 6-3-1 in their last en games. Padres lost five of their last six games; three of their last four games went over.

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American League
Red Sox @ Blue Jays
Sale is 1-1, 1.25 in three starts this season (under 3-0).

Estrada is 0-1, 3.50 in his first three ’17 starts (under 2-1)

Boston won four of its last five games; under is 9-6 in its games this month. Toronto is off to a 3-11 start, 2-6 at home. Three of their last five games went over.

Tigers @ Rays
Norris is 1-0, 1.46 in his first two ’17 starts (over 2-0).

Ramirez is making his first ’17 start; he was 11-6, 3.75 in 27 starts in ’15, but made only one start LY, in 64 appearances. He’s started 63 games overall in big leagues (26-29, 4.13).

Detroit lost three of its last four games; over is 5-2 in their road games. Tampa Bay won its last five home games; over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Indians @ Twins
Bauer is 0-2, 8.44 in two starts this month (over 2-0).

Santana is 3-0, 0.41 in his first three ’17 starts (under 2-0-1).

Cleveland won three of its last four games; over is 5-3 in their road games. Minnesota lost six of its last eight games; five of their last six home tilts stayed under total.

Royals @ Rangers
Duffy is 2-0, 1.80 in his first three ’17 starts (over 1-1-1).

Cashner allowed four runs in 5.1 IP (85 PT) in his first ’17 start, a 5-0 loss in Seattle.

Royals won five of their last six games (under 6-0). Texas lost five of its last six games; four of their last six games stayed under total.

Angels @ Astros
Shoemaker is 0-0, 6.75 in three starts this month (over 2-1).

McCullers is 1-0, 4.67 in three starts this season (over 2-1).

Angels lost seven of their last eight games; under is 9-1 in their road games. Astros won seven of last nine games; under is 8-2 in their home tilts.

Mariners @ A’s
Paxton is 2-0, 0.00 (21 IP) in three starts this month (under 3-0).

Valdez is making his first MLB appearance since 2010; he allowed 19 runs in 20 IP in nine games (two starts) for Arizona in ’10. He is 1-0, 2.70 in two AAA starts this season.

Mariners won five of their last six games; four of their last six games stayed under. Oakland lost four of its last six games; under is 6-4 in its last ten games.

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Interleague
Orioles @ Reds
Miley is 1-0, 2.45 in two starts this month (over 2-0).

Feldman is 1-1, 2.87 in three starts this month (over 1-1-1).

Orioles won five of last seven games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Cincinnati lost four of last six games; three of their last five games went over.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Wsh-Atl: Strasburg 2-1; Dickey 1-1
Phil-NY: Nola 1-1; Syndergaard 2-1
StL-Mil: Martinez 1-2; Davies 0-3
Az-SD: Corbin 1-2; Richard 1-2

American League
Bos-Tor: Sale 2-1; Estrada 1-2
Clev-Min: Bauer 0-2; Santana 3-0
Det-TB: Norris 1-1; Ramirez 0-0
KC-Tex: Duffy 2-1; Cashner 0-1
LA-Hst: Shoemaker 2-1; McCullers 3-0
Sea-A’s: Paxton 2-1; Valdez 0-0

Interleague
Balt-Cin: Miley 1-1; Feldman 1-2

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Wsh-Atl: Strasburg 0-3; Dickey 0-2
Phil-NY: Nola 0-2; Syndergaard 1-3
StL-Mil: Martinez 1-3; Davies 1-3
Az-SD: Corbin 1-3; Richard 0-3

American League
Bos-Tor: Sale 0-3; Estrada 0-3
Clev-Min: Bauer 0-2; Santana 0-3
Det-TB: Norris 0-2; Ramirez 0-0
KC-Tex: Duffy 1-3; Cashner 1-1
LA-Hst: Shoemaker 3-3; McCullers 0-3
Sea-A’s: Paxton 0-3; Valdez 0-0

Interleague
Balt-Cin: Miley 0-2; Feldman 1-3

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Umpires
National League
Wsh-Atl: Last six Culbreth games stayed under total.
Phil-NY: Underdogs are 6-5 in las 11 Iassogna games.
Az-SD: Under is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Davis games.

American League
Bos-Tor: Under is 6-3 in last nine Blaser games.
Clev-Min: Under is 10-3 in last thirteen Porter games.
Det-TB: Underdogs won five of last eight Marquez games.
LA-Hst: Over is 9-2-1 in last dozen HGibson games.

Interleague
Balt-Cin: Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Estabrook games.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/19/17

Ariz 3-4-2………..2-2-3…….5-6-5
Atl 1-6-1………..3-2-1…….4-8-1
Cubs 4-2………….4-4-1……..8-6-1
Reds 5-1-1……….2-4-1……..7-5-2
Colo 6-4………….1-3-2……..7-7-2
LA 3-3-1………..5-3-1…….8-6-2
Miami 4-5-1………..5-0………9-5-1
Milw 7-1-1………..2-5……….9-6-1
Mets 2-4…………4-4-2……..6-8-2
Philly 3-2-2………..4-3………7-5-2
Pitt 1-6-2………..2-4……..3-10-2
St. Louis 1-5…………6-2-1……..7-7-1
SD 3-6-2……….2-2-1……..5-8-3
SF 4-4-2…………2-4………6-8-2
Wash 3-2…………..5-4………..7-6

Orioles 5-2-1……….3-2……..…8-4-1
Boston 2-4…………3-4-2………5-8-2
White Sox 3-4-2………2-2-1………5-6-3
Cleveland 3-4-1………1-4-1………4-8-2
Detroit 3-4…………..5-2………….8-6
Astros 0-4-1………5-4-1………5-8-2
KC 2-3-1……….5-2-1………7-5-2
Angels 3-5-2………..2-4………..5-9-2
Twins 2-3-1………4-2-2……….6-5-3
NYY 3-3…………..7-2…………10-5
A’s 2-3-1………3-3-3………5-6-4
Seattle 2-4-1………..6-2-1……..8-5-2
TB 4-2-1………..7-2……….11-4-1
Texas 5-2-2………..4-2………..9-4-2
Toronto 1-5…………..1-6-1…….2-11-1

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total-4/19/17)

Ariz 1-9……..1-7…………2
Atl 1-8……..2-6…………3
Cubs 1-6……..3-9…………4
Reds 1-6……..2-8…………3
Colo 3-9……..2-6…………5
LA 2-6……..2-10..………4
Miami 4-9……..4-6…………8
Milw 5-8……..1-7…………6
Mets 3-7……..3-8………….6
Philly 4-8……..2-6………….6
Pitt 1-9……..0-6…………1
StL 3-6……..3-9…………6
SD 5-10…….2-5…………7
SF 1-9……..2-7…………3
Wash 2-5……..3-9…………5

Orioles 1-7……..1-5…………2
Boston 0-6……..1-8…………1
White Sox 1-8…….3-5…………4
Clev 3-8……..3-5…………6
Detroit 1-6……..3-7…………4
Astros 2-5……..4-10………..6
KC 0-6……..3-6…………3
Angels 2-9……..1-6…………3
Twins 1-6……..2-7…………3
NYY 1-6……..4-8…………5
A’s 0-6……..2-9…………2
Seattle 2-7……..3-8…………5
TB 1-6………4-9…………5
Texas 3-8……..2-6…………4
Toronto 2-6……..2-7………….4

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 7-4 AL, favorites -$209
AL @ NL– 4-1 NL, favorites -$258
Total: 8-8, favorites -$467

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL– Over 1-10
AL @ NL– Over 3-2
Total– Over 4-12

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LEADING OFF: Familia returns, Valdez back in majors
April 19, 2017

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

BACK IN THE BULLPEN

All-Star closer Jeurys Familia returns to the Mets after sitting out the first 15 games of the season while serving a domestic violence suspension. He could provide a nice lift for an overworked bullpen. New York relievers were 0-4 with a 7.15 ERA during the team's four-game losing streak heading into Wednesday night against Philadelphia. The bullpen's five losses overall were tied for most in the majors. ''We're going to add a nice piece tomorrow,'' manager Terry Collins said. ''I think they'll settle down and they'll start to get into the roles they're accustomed to, and hopefully we pitch better.'' Collins said he would like to get Familia into a game right away, but the right-hander might be eased back in with a setup role at first. Familia led the majors last year with a club-record 51 saves in 56 chances.

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BACK IN THE BATTING ORDER

Houston shortstop Carlos Correa expects to be in the lineup Thursday after missing three straight games because of a bruised right hand.

Correa, who was hit by a pitch in Saturday's game against Oakland, took batting practice and fielded ground balls prior to Wednesday's game against the Angels. He said he took around 25 swings.

''I want to be back out there,'' Correa said. ''It's still a little sore, but tomorrow I'll be ready and ready to be back in action.''

Houston manager A.J. Hinch said Correa is still day to day.

''He's got some questions to answer but things are pointing in the right direction,'' Hinch said. ''Today is a big day for him to get into baseball again.''

Correa was hitting .234 with one home run before the injury and in an 0-for-9 slump. Alex Bregman has filled in at shortstop during Correa's absence.

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ALSO BACK?

Atlanta outfielder Matt Kemp, sidelined by right hamstring tightness, could be activated from the disabled list for Thursday's game against Washington and Stephen Strasburg. Kemp was to play for Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday night in an injury rehabilitation assignment.

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BEEN A LONG TIME

Cesar Valdez, a 32-year-old right-hander, returns to the big leagues for the first time since 2010 when he pitches for Oakland against Seattle. Valdez is making a spot start in place of Kendall Graveman, who is on the disabled list because of a strained right shoulder. Valdez was 1-2 with a 7.65 ERA in two starts and seven relief appearances for Arizona in 2010. He was traded to Pittsburgh that December to complete the deal that sent pitcher Zach Duke to the Diamondbacks, and his contract was bought by Florida in July 2011 and by Toronto later that month. He was released by Toronto after two days, played several years in Mexico, spent 2016 in Houston's organization and signed with the Athletics during the offseason.

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Overall Picks of the Day:
Date W-L-T % Units Record

04/19/2017 4-17-0 19.05% -6950
04/18/2017 11-10-0 52.38% +1100
04/17/2017 8-7-0 53.33% +575
04/16/2017 8-12-0 40.00% -1400
04/15/2017 12-10-0 54.55% +1700
04/14/2017 9-14-0 39.13% -2375
04/13/2017 9-7-0 56.25% +1125
04/12/2017 11-8-1 57.89% +2450
04/11/2017 3-10-1 23.08% -3525
04/07/2017 19-11-0 63.33% +3610
04/06/2017 8-7-0 53.33% +300
04/05/2017 3-11-0 21.43% -3975
04/04/2017 5-8-0 38.46% -1350
04/03/2017 6-7-1 46.15% -700
04/02/2017 3-1-1 75.00% +1175

Totals....... 119 - 140 45.94 % - 82.40

Best Bets Daily: ( DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Sides / Totals

04/19/2017............0 - 8 -8.00...............2 - 7-5.70
04/18/2017............5 - 1+6.10...............4 - 2+1.80
04/17/2017............1 - 3 -1.65...............4 - 2+1.80
04/16/2017............4 - 2+5.20...............1 - 4 -3.40
04/15/2017............4 - 6 -0.30...............2 - 2 -0.20
04/14/2017 ...........2 - 4 -0.95...............2 - 4 - 2.00
04/13/2017............1 - 3 -0.35...............7 - 4 + 3.00
04/12/2017............4 - 1 +550...............4 - 6 - 2.00
04/11/2017............1 - 3 -1.35...............1 - 4 - 1 - 3.00
04/07/2017............5 - 1 +5.45..............6 - 0 +6.00
04/06/2017............1 - 3 - 2.00..............3 - 2 +1.00
04/05/2017............2 - 2 +0.95..............0 - 5 - 5.00
04/04/2017 ...........1 - 3 - 1.20............. 2 - 3 - 1.00
04/03/2017............0 - 3 - 3.00..............5 - 1 + 4.00
04/02/2017........... 2 - 0 + 2.15 ............1 - 2 - 1.00

Totals.....33 - 43 +6.55 43.42 %.......46 - 48 - 8.80