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MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, May 22

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COLORADO (28 - 17) at PHILADELPHIA (15 - 26) - 7:05 PM
JEFF HOFFMAN (R) vs. ZACH EFLIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 303-414 (-99.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 111-199 (-64.5 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
COLORADO is 433-683 (-132.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
COLORADO is 28-17 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 15-7 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 65-67 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JEFF HOFFMAN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.

ZACH EFLIN vs. COLORADO since 1997
EFLIN is 1-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

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PITTSBURGH (20 - 24) at ATLANTA (18 - 23) - 7:35 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 1-10 (-8.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
PITTSBURGH is 72-89 (-27.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLE is 12-18 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 44-43 (+15.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 56-39 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 25-48 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against ATLANTA this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.2 Units)

GERRIT COLE vs. ATLANTA since 1997
COLE is 3-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.344.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-0.9 units)

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 0-3 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 8.25 and a WHIP of 1.917.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.4 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (19 - 26) at CHICAGO CUBS (22 - 20) - 8:05 PM
TY BLACH (L) vs. JOHN LACKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 3-11 (-9.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-17 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 199-148 (+40.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 1145-979 (+98.9 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1621-1706 (-260.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 867-797 (-154.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 781-835 (-183.7 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 783-747 (-156.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

TY BLACH vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

JOHN LACKEY vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LACKEY is 2-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.69 and a WHIP of 1.308.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.2 units)

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KANSAS CITY (18 - 25) at NY YANKEES (25 - 16) - 7:05 PM
JASON VARGAS (L) vs. MICHAEL PINEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 61-39 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 205-178 (+22.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 144-120 (+19.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
VARGAS is 25-14 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)
VARGAS is 13-4 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 141-127 (-68.4 Units) against the money line in home games in May games since 1997.
PINEDA is 10-16 (-13.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 2-1 (+0.9 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

JASON VARGAS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
VARGAS is 0-6 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 7.27 and a WHIP of 1.569.
His team's record is 2-7 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-6. (-3.9 units)

MICHAEL PINEDA vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
PINEDA is 4-5 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.95 and a WHIP of 1.105.
His team's record is 4-5 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-5. (-2.1 units)

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MINNESOTA (22 - 18) at BALTIMORE (25 - 17) - 7:05 PM
KYLE GIBSON (R) vs. UBALDO JIMENEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 81-121 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 53-91 (-32.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 25-17 (+7.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 15-4 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BALTIMORE is 20-10 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 11-2 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 59-51 (+13.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
JIMENEZ is 23-6 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 17-8 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 11-5 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MINNESOTA is 14-5 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

KYLE GIBSON vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
GIBSON is 1-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.58 and a WHIP of 1.626.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.2 units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
JIMENEZ is 5-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.09 and a WHIP of 1.237.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-1. (+6.9 units)

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LA ANGELS (23 - 23) at TAMPA BAY (23 - 23) - 7:10 PM
JC RAMIREZ (R) vs. JAKE ODORIZZI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 91-117 (-29.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 8-15 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in home games in May games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 7-18 (-11.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 57-75 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JC RAMIREZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

JAKE ODORIZZI vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
ODORIZZI is 0-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 6.98 and a WHIP of 1.759.
His team's record is 1-3 (-3.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.5 units)

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DETROIT (21 - 21) at HOUSTON (29 - 15) - 8:10 PM
MICHAEL FULMER (R) vs. BRAD PEACOCK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 321-405 (-88.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
HOUSTON is 23-10 (+11.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 107-96 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 57-48 (+12.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
FULMER is 25-9 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 14-3 (+10.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 14-6 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 12-4 (+9.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 14-6 (+9.3 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
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

MICHAEL FULMER vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

BRAD PEACOCK vs. DETROIT since 1997
PEACOCK is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.274.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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CLEVELAND (23 - 19) at CINCINNATI (20 - 23) - 7:10 PM
JOSH TOMLIN (R) vs. SCOTT FELDMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 20-29 (-19.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 103-77 (+41.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Monday since 1997.
TOMLIN is 33-18 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 14-6 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 81-111 (-37.3 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 40-58 (-30.5 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 12-23 (-19.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 1-10 (-10.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 26-60 (-33.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JOSH TOMLIN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
TOMLIN is 2-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.55 and a WHIP of 1.314.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.5 units)

SCOTT FELDMAN vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
FELDMAN is 2-3 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.72 and a WHIP of 1.008.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-5. (-4.3 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (20 - 22) at ARIZONA (26 - 19) - 9:40 PM
MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R) vs. ZACK GREINKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 26-19 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 18-8 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 19-11 (+8.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 100-70 (+24.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
GREINKE is 122-67 (+40.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 92-47 (+32.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 30-23 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 402-403 (+39.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 121-96 (+38.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
GONZALEZ is 6-0 (+11.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 since 1997. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 6-0 (+9.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 51-39 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. ARIZONA since 1997
GONZALEZ is 0-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 0.714.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
GREINKE is 7-10 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.35 and a WHIP of 1.235.
His team's record is 10-13 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 13-10. (+2.0 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 22

National League
Rockies @ Phillies
Hoffman allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in his first ’17 start, a 10-7 win over the Dodgers.

Eickhoff is 0-3, 7.29 in his last four starts (under 4-3-1).

Rockies won five of last seven games, are 6-1 in road series openers. Over is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Phillies lost six of last seven games, are 2-4 in home series openers. Over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.

Pirates @ Braves
Cole is 2-3, 2.35 in his last seven starts (under 8-1).

Foltynewicz is 2-0, 3.00 in his last two starts; his last three starts went over.

Pirates won six of last eight games; they’re 2-6 in road series openers. Under is 14-8-1 in their road games. Atlanta is 7-3 in its last ten games, 3-3 in home series openers. Over is 7-2-1 in their last ten home games.

Giants @ Cubs
Blach is 1-0, 1.93 in his last two starts (under 4-1).

Lackey is 3-0, 3.86 in his last four starts (over 6-2).

Giants won nine of last 11 games, are 3-5 in road series openers. Three of their last four games went over. Cubs won four of last five games, are 2-5 in home series openers. Over is 14-1 in last fifteen games at Wrigley Field.

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American League
Kansas City @ New York
Vargas is 5-2, 2.22 in eight starts this year (under 6-2).

Pineda is 1-1, 4.34 in his last three starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven starts.

Royals lost four of last six games; they’re 2-4 in road series openers. Over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. New York lost three of last four games; they’re 4-2 in home series openers. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 home games.

Twins @ Orioles
Gibson is 0-4, 9.28 in his last five starts; his last three starts went over.

Jimenez is 0-2, 8.84 in his last four starts (over 5-1-1).

Twins are 9-2 in last 11 road games, 5-1 in road series openers. Over is 6-2 in their last eight road tilts. Baltimore won eight of last nine home games; they’re 7-0 in home series openers. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.

Angels @ Rays
Ramirez is 1-1, 2.78 in his last five starts (under 5-2).

Odorizzi is 2-1, 2.84 in his last three starts (under 5-2).

Angels won five of last seven games, are 2-5 in road series openers. Four of their last five games went over total. Tampa Bay won four of last five games; they’re 3-5 in home series openers. Over is 10-2-1 in their last thirteen games.

Tigers @ Astros
Fulmer is 4-0, 3.09 in his last five starts (over 4-0-1).

Peacock is making his first ’17 start; he is 13-17, 4.37 in 46 career starts, 2-0, 1.12 in 12 relief stints (16.1 IP) this season.

Tigers played at home last night; they’re 5-2 in road series openers. Detroit is 5-1 in game after its last six losses. Under is 4-1 in their last five road games. Houston lost their last three games; they’re 5-2 in home series openers. Under is 3-1 in their last four games.

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Interleague
Indians @ Reds
Tomlin is 0-2, 4.15 in his last three starts (over 5-3).

Feldman is 1-2, 3.94 in five home starts (under 3-2).

Indians won six of last eight road games; they’re 4-4 in road series openers. Under is 13-2 in their last 15 road games. Reds lost eight of last nine games; they’re 3-5 in home series openers. Last seven Cincy games went over the total.

White Sox @ Diamondbacks
Gonzalez is 0-4, 7.54 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five outings. 5

Greinke is 4-0, 2.94 in his last five starts (over 4-1-1 at home).

White Sox won their last three games; they’re 2-6 in road series openers. five of their last six games went over the total. Arizona won five of its last six games; they’re 6-2 in home series openers. Over is 7-1 in their home series openers.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Col-Phil: Hoffman 1-0; Eickhoff 1-7
Pitt-Atl: Cole 4-5; Foltynewicz 2-5
SF-Chi: Blach 1-4; Lackey 5-3

American League
KC-NY: Vargas 5-3; Pineda 6-2
Minn-Balt: Gibson 2-4; Jimenez 5-2
LA-TB: Ramirez 4-3; Odorizzi 4-3
Det-Hst: Fulmer 6-2; Peacock 0-0

Interleague
Clev-Cin: Tomlin 3-5; Feldman 2-7
CWS-Az: Gonzalez 4-4; Greinke 6-3

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Col-Phil: Hoffman 0-1; Eickhoff 2-8
Pitt-Atl: Cole 1-9; Foltynewicz 1-7
SF-Chi: Blach 1-5; Lackey 5-8

American League
KC-NY: Vargas 1-8; Pineda 4-8
Minn-Balt: Gibson 1-5; Jimenez 3-7
LA-TB: Ramirez 5-7; Odorizzi 3-7
Det-Hst: Fulmer 3-8; Peacock 0-0

Interleague
Clev-Cin: Tomlin 3-8; Feldman 2-9
CWS-Az: Gonzalez 3-8; Greinke 0-9

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Umpires
National League

American League

Interleague

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 22-10 AL, favorites -$81
AL @ NL– 21-17 AL, favorites +$77
Total: 43-27 AL, favorites -$94

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 15-17-1
AL @ NL: Over 26-13
Total: Over 41-30-1

Teams’ records in first five innings:

Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/21/17
Ariz 7-9-3……14-8–4…….21-17–7
Atl 9-11-3……7-9-2……..16-20–5
Cubs 9-11………..10-8-3……..19-19-3
Reds 4-12-2……11-11–2……..15-23-4
Colo 14-6-2…..11-10-2…….25-16–5
LA 9-11-2……15-6-2…….24-17-4
Miami 7-15-1…….8-9-3……..15-24-4
Milw 12-5-4…….11-10-2…….23-15-6
Mets 8-10-1……..9-12-2…….17-22-3
Philly 7-12-5………7-7-2…….14-19-7
Pitt 7-14-2…….10-8-3……..17-22-5
St. Louis 7-5-2……..14-6-5……..21-11-7
SD 5-14-4…….10-11–2…….15-25-6
SF 4-15-5……11-7-3………18-22-8
Wash 15-7-2……9-8-2………24-15-4

Orioles 10-10-2……….11-8………21-18-2
Boston 8-12-2………9-10-2……..17-22-4
White Sox 8-13-5……..8-7–1……..16-20-6
Cleveland 11-11-2……..6-11-1……..17-22-3
Detroit 9-9-2…….12-8-2……..21-17-4
Astros 8-8-5……..11-11-1……..19-19-6
KC 6-11-3…….13-8-2……..19-19-5
Angels 6-12-5……12-6-5………18-18-10
Twins 9-5-2………10-9-5………19-14-7
NYY 11-10-1……….11-8…..…….22-18-1
A’s 7-11-3……..9-9-5……..16-20-8
Seattle 6-12-5……..12-6-4……..18-18-9
TB 11-7-3……..17-6-2……..28-13-5
Texas 12-5-4……..11-8-5…….23-13-9
Toronto 7-16-1……..6-9-5……..13-25-6

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 5/21/17)
Ariz 6-19……..9-26……….15
Atl 5-23……..5-18………..10
Cubs 4-21……..9-21………..13
Reds 4-18……..11-25………15
Colo 8-22……..8-23……….16
LA 7-22……..10-23..……17
Miami 7-23……..7-20……….14
Milw 8-21……..11-23………19
Mets 8-19……..12-23……….20
Philly 9-25……..4-16…………13
Pitt 6-23……..8-21…………14
StL 6-16……..7-25………..13
SD 11-23……6-23………..17
SF 3-27……..6-21………..9
Wash 8-24……..7-19……….15

Orioles 2-23……..6-19………..8
Boston 7-22……..5-21………..12
White Sox 7-26…….8-16………..15
Clev 6-24……..8-18………..14
Detroit 5-20……11-22………..16
Astros 7-21……..11-23……….18
KC 3-20……..4-23…………7
Angels 7-23…….5-23………..12
Twins 3-16……..7-24………10
NYY 6-22……..9-19……….15
A’s 3-21……..5-23……….8
Seattle 9-23…….10-22………19
TB 6-21……..13-25………19
Texas 8-21……..8-24………16
Toronto 8-24……..4-21………12

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MLB

Monday, May 22

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Trend Report
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7:05 PM
MINNESOTA vs. BALTIMORE
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

7:05 PM
COLORADO vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 12 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado

7:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. NY YANKEES
Kansas City is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 11 games at home

7:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cleveland is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games

7:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TAMPA BAY
LA Angels are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games at home

7:35 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

8:05 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco

8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. HOUSTON
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit

9:40 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Chi White Sox are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

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Monday's Diamond Notes
May 22, 2017

Hottest team: Indians (5-2 past seven overall, 6-2 past eight road games)

The Indians dropped two of three in a series against the mediocre Rays at home last week, but the Tribe quickly bounced back for an impressive road sweep against the playoff-hopeful Astros. Cleveland used the triumvirate of Trevor Bauer, Mike Clevinger and Danny Salazar to pitch their way past Houston, outscoring the 'Stros by a 16-9 count. The Indians head to Cincinnati looking to stay hot on the road against right-handed starting pitchers. They're 4-0 in their past four road games vs. RHP and 9-4 in their past 13 against National League Central Division foes. Cleveland has also won four straight in Great American Ball Park, and six in a row against their Interstate 71 rivals.

Coldest team Orioles (3-7 past 10 overall)

Many bettors might look at the 3-7 record over the past 10 games and think to avoid the O's. However, while they have struggled on the road recently, going 1-6 in a seven-game road journey from May 10-17, they took two of three from the Blue Jays this past weekend, improving to 8-1 over their past nine outings in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. It won't be easy against the Twins, however, as Minnesota is 7-3 in Kyle Gibson's past 10 assignments on the road. The Twins have also fared rather nicely against right-handed starters, going 11-5 in their past 16 vs. RHP.

Hottest pitcher: Zack Greinke, Diamondbacks (5-2, 3.09 ERA)

Greinke takes the mound looking to stay hot. He enters with a 3-0 record and 2.91 ERA over three outings in the month of May and he hasn't tasted defeat since April 19, a span of five outings. The veteran hasn't faced the White Sox since the June 22, 2012 when he tossed a three-hit shutout at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago when he was a member of the Milwaukee Brewers. The last time he lost to the White Sox, it was Aug. 19, 2009. However, the sample size is very small since then, and the lineup for the ChiSox has obviously changed dramatically. More importantly, the White Sox are just 3-7 in their past 10 road games, and 0-5 in their past five tries against winning teams while they're just 3-9 in Miguel Gonzalez's past 12 assignments on the road.

Coldest pitcher: Mike Tomlin, Indians (2-5, 6.86 ERA)

While the Indians might be having a measure of success lately, that certainly hasn't been the case for Tomlin. The Lone Star State native hasn't won in three starts dating back to April 30, and he hasn't record a win and a quality start in the same outing since April 18 in Minnesota. Cleveland has handled its business against Cincinnati in recent seasons, and they're 18-6 in Tomlin's past 24 road outings. However, the Indians have dropped six of the past seven when Tomlin works in the opening game of a series, although they're a perfect 7-0 in Tomlin's past seven road starts against a team with a losing overall mark.

Biggest UNDER run: Tigers (6-3 past nine games)

The 'under' hit in two of the three games at home against the Rangers as the Tigers allowed just 13 total runs in the series. The 'under' is 5-1 in Detroit's past six against American League West Division foes while going 4-1 in the past five road games for the Tigers. However, the 'over' is 4-1 in Michael Fulmer's past five road outings, 4-1 in his past five starts overall and 5-2 in his past seven against teams with a winning overall record. The good news is the 'under' is 6-2 in his past eight against AL West teams and 4-1 in his past five against teams with a winning overall mark.

Biggest OVER run: Rays (11-2 past 13 games, 12-5 past 17 home games)

The 'under' cashed in Sunday's series finale against the Yankees, but that has been a rarity lately. That under slapped the brakes on an eight-game 'over' run from May 12-20. The 'over' is 45-22-1 in Tampa Bay's past 68 against a right-handed starter, and 25-10 in their past 35 at home vs. RHP. However, Jake Odorizzi is also a huge challenge to the over. The 'under' has cashed in nine of their past 11 starts overall and 4-1 in his past five outings at 'The Trop'.

Matchup to watch: Diamondbacks vs. White Sox

The White Sox and Diamondbacks kick off an interleague set in the desert. Miguel Gonzalez will be looking to turn around his fortunes, as he lost a fourth straight outings at L.A. Angels on Wednesday. He coughed up five runs and six hits with a season-high five walks over 5 2/3 innings. Gonzalez has also dropped each of his past three starts o nthe road, so the Arizona batters will be licking their chops looking to jump in him early and often.

Betcha didn’t know: The Astros have dropped three in a row after being swept by the Indians this past weekend. They are looking to avoid a season-worst four-game losing streak when they send Brad Peacock to the bump against Michael Fulmer and the Tigers. The bad news for the Astros is that the Tigers are 23-7 in Peacock's past 30 tries on grass, 6-2 in his past eight aginst AL West foes and 13-5 across his past 18 road outings. While the Tigers have dropped five of the past seven in Houston, they're 4-1 in their past five meetings against the 'Stros.

Biggest public favorite: Diamondbacks (-190) vs. White Sox

Biggest public underdog: Twins (+125) at Orioles

Biggest line move: Angels (+130 to +110) vs. Rays

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Diamond Trends - Monday
May 22, 2017

TOP SU TREND:

-- The Yankees are 11-0 since Sep 24, 2015 as a home favorite off a game as a dog in which they had more strikeouts than hits.

TOP OU TREND:

-- The Twins are 10-0 OU (3.15 ppg) after a game as a home favorite in which they scored in at least four separate innings since Apr 19, 2016.

TOP STARTER TREND:

-- The Yankees are 0-10 since Sep 05, 2014 when Michael Pineda starts at home when not a -170+ favorite if they won in his last start against the current opponent.

TOP RUN LINE TREND:

-- The Orioles are 7-0 RL ON since Sep 30, 2016 in the first game of a series with no rest when playing a team that has a worse record.

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MONDAY, MAY 22

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at BAL 07:05 PM

MIN +115

U 9.5

COL at PHI 07:05 PM

O 8.0

KC at NYY 07:05 PM

KC +155

O 8.0

CLE at CIN 07:10 PM

CIN +115

O 9.0

LAA at TB 07:10 PM

O 8.0

PIT at ATL 07:35 PM

ATL +110

U 8.0

SF at CHC 08:05 PM

SF +170

U 10.0

DET at HOU 08:10 PM

U 8.5

CHW at ARI 09:40 PM

U 9.5

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Baseball Capsules
May 23, 2017

CHICAGO (AP) Joe Panik hit his first career leadoff homer and doubled twice, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Monday night.

Brandon Belt also connected and Ty Blach (2-2) pitched into the eighth inning in the first meeting between the teams since San Francisco was eliminated by Chicago in the NL Division Series last year. Panik, Belt and Justin Ruggiano each had two RBIs as the streaking Giants won for the eighth time in 10 games.

Ruggiano's leadoff drive in the eighth made it 6-0 and gave San Francisco 18 straight solo homers, just three from matching its major league record of 21 set in 2011.

The Cubs responded with four in the bottom half on two-run homers by Javier Baez and Ben Zobrist. But the rally stalled from there.

With one out and runners on first and second, Hunter Strickland got Willson Contreras to bounce into an inning-ending double play. Mark Melancon worked the ninth for his ninth save in 11 chances.

John Lackey (4-4) pitched five shaky innings in his first loss in a month.

DIAMONDBACKS 5, WHITE SOX 1

PHOENIX (AP) - Zack Greinke struck out a season-high 12 for Arizona and came within one out of a complete game against Chicago.

The ace right-hander allowed four hits and improved to 5-0 in his last six starts. The crowd booed loudly when manager Torey Lovullo walked to the mound to pull Greinke (6-2) after Jose Abreu's two-out double in the ninth.

Daniel Descalso hit a three-run homer and Paul Goldschmidt added a solo shot for the Diamondbacks during their sixth victory in seven games.

The White Sox managed only Leury Garcia's solo homer against Greinke, who walked one in his third double-digit strikeout game this season.

Miguel Gonzalez (3-5) went five-plus innings, permitting five runs - four earned.

YANKEES 4, ROYALS 2

NEW YORK (AP) - Didi Gregorius, Brett Gardner and Chris Carter homered, and New York beat Jason Vargas again in defeating Kansas City.

A reversed call in the seventh inning kept the Yankees ahead and enabled Michael Pineda (5-2) to top Vargas for the second time in a week. The Royals, with the worst record in the AL, have lost five of seven.

Vargas (5-3) began the day with a 2.03 ERA, tied for second-best in the majors. But the lefty fell to 0-7 lifetime against the Yankees when he was tagged by Gardner and Gregorius, the only left-handed hitters in New York's lineup.

Dellin Betances pitched the ninth for his third save.

ASTROS 1, TIGERS 0

HOUSTON (AP) - Brad Peacock and three relievers combined on a one-hitter, and Jose Altuve provided the offense with an RBI double as Houston nipped Detroit.

Peacock was solid moving out of the bullpen to make a spot start for injured ace Dallas Keuchel. In his first start since September, Peacock allowed the lone hit and struck out eight in 4 1/3 innings. He was lifted after walking Tyler Collins in the fifth.

Chris Devenski (3-2) took over and pitched 2 2/3 innings before Will Harris worked the eighth. Ken Giles struck out two in the ninth for his 12th save, allowing the Astros to bounce back after being swept by Cleveland last weekend.

Houston struck early against Michael Fulmer (5-2) when George Springer drew a leadoff walk and scored on Altuve's one-out double in the first.

TWINS 14, ORIOLES 7

BALTIMORE (AP) - Max Kepler homered and drove in four runs, Miguel Sano and Jorge Polanco each had a career-high four hits and Minnesota roared back to beat Baltimore.

The Twins trailed 5-0 in the second inning and 6-2 entering the fifth before cranking up the offense against Ubaldo Jimenez and an ineffective Orioles bullpen. Tyler Wilson (2-2) gave up six runs in 1 1/3 innings.

A two-run double by Kepler helped the Twins knot the score in the fifth. Minnesota sent 11 batters to the plate in a six-run sixth, and Sano added a two-run homer in the ninth.

Joe Mauer had three hits, two RBIs and scored twice for the Twins, who reached season highs in runs and hits (21).

Adam Jones hit a three-run drive in the second off winner Kyle Gibson (1-4).

ROCKIES 8, PHILLIES 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jeff Hoffman struck out seven and tossed three-hit ball over seven innings to lead Colorado over Philadelphia.

Hoffman (2-0) also had his first big league hit and the National League-leading Rockies continued to cruise away from home. They are best in the majors with a 16-7 road record and are 5-2 on this 10-game trip, their longest of the season.

Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer in a four-run ninth after the Rockies scored four times off Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff (0-5). Charlie Blackmon had a two-run double.

REDS 5, INDIANS 1

CINCINNATI (AP) - Scott Feldman struck out a season-high nine while ending Cincinnati's long stretch of ineffective starts, and Scott Schebler homered for the third straight game in leading Cincinnati past Cleveland.

The Reds took the opener of the annual intrastate series. The teams play two games in Cincinnati followed by two in Cleveland. The Indians had won their last four at Great American Ball Park and six straight overall in the Ohio series.

Feldman (3-4) got the first victory by a Reds starter since May 9. He gave up four hits, including Jason Kipnis' homer, while becoming the first Cincinnati starter in the last 10 games to make it through six innings. The Reds' rotation is last in the NL in ERA and innings pitched.

Three relievers closed out a seven-hitter for Cincinnati's second victory in 10 games.

Schebler connected against Josh Tomlin (2-6) for his third homer in a span of seven at-bats. It's the first time he's homered in three consecutive games. Zack Cozart's two-run single in the seventh off Dan Otero put Cincinnati in control.

BRAVES 5, PIRATES 2

ATLANTA (AP) - Matt Adams hit a two-run homer in his second start since being traded to Atlanta, and Ender Inciarte had a career-high five hits as the Braves beat Gerrit Cole.

Brandon Phillips also homered for the Braves, who have won eight of 11.

Adams was acquired from St. Louis on Saturday as a fill-in for injured first baseman Freddie Freeman, expected to miss about 10 weeks with a broken left wrist. Adams had two hits, including his fifth-inning homer high into the right-field seats for a 5-1 lead.

David Freese and Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle were ejected by plate umpire Phil Cuzzi in the fourth.

Mike Foltynewicz (3-4) allowed two runs, one earned, in five-plus innings to win his third straight start. Jim Johnson got his ninth save.

Cole (2-5) gave up five runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings. He had lasted at least six innings in eight straight starts and allowed no more than two earned runs in six consecutive starts.

ANGELS 3, RAYS 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Jefry Marte scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning to help Los Angeles beat Tampa Bay.

The Angels, who have won six of eight, pushed across the decisive run without a hit against relievers Jumbo Diaz (0-3) and Ryne Stanek. After walking Mike Trout intentionally to load the bases with two outs, Stanek threw a ball in the dirt while facing Albert Pujols, allowing Marte to score easily.

Corey Dickerson and Logan Morrison homered off Angels starter J.C. Ramirez (4-3).

Dickerson's 12th home run, and sixth in six games, came on his 28th birthday. Morrison's 12th of the season was his seventh this month.

Bud Norris got four outs for his ninth save.

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Tuesday’s six-pack

Some over/under win totals for college football this coming fall:

— Utah 6.5, over -$120

— Virginia Tech, 9

— Washington, 9.5

— Washington State 7.5, over -$125

— West Virginia 7, over -$120

— Wisconsin 9.5, over -$125

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

13) Apparently there are severe political problems in Venezuela which are stressing out lot of the Venezuelan ballplayers playing in the major leagues here.

Chip Caray said on the Braves game last night there are over 90 players/coaches from Venezuela in professional baseball right now. If a ballplayer here speaks out against what is going on there, it can have severe repercussions for his family back home. Not a good situation.

12) So far, 631 college basketball players have announced the intent to transfer; 271 of them haven’t said where they’re going yet. Thats just about two transfers per Division I team.

11) According to people in Las Vegas who know about such things, when Celtics (+16) won Game 3 in Cleveland Sunday, it was the third biggest upset in ANY NBA game in the last 22 years, coming after a Nuggets (+17) upset of Washington in ’97 and the Lakers’ (+17) upset of Golden State last fall.

10) Gonzaga/Creighton signed to play a home/home series; sounds a made-for-TV deal, which is good for us, the viewing public. Good for Gonzaga’s strength of schedule, too. Creighton plays in the Big East, so their SOS doesn’t need the help.

9) No baseball team has ever started 12-24 or worse and rallied to make the playoffs.

8) Last fall, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave around 200 policemen in North Little Rock game tickets and transportation to Cowboys’ games in Dallas, as a way of thanking them for their service. Now all that has been ruled an ethics violation, for the cops accepting the gifts. Jones refused reimbursement; seems to me that all this lacks some common sense, but thats just me.

7) Monday was former major league pitcher Tommy John’s 74th birthday; the crafty lefty pitched 2,544 innings AFTER the revolutionary elbow surgery in 1963, that now bears his name.

6) Atlanta Hawks’ Paul Millsap is voiding the last year for his $21.4M contract and will become a free agent this summer. Millsap is 32 but still a highly productive player.

5) Braves 5, Pirates 2— Ender Inciarte had five hits for the Braves, first Atlanta player to do that since Jason Hayward four years ago.

Newly acquired Matt Adams homered for the Braves, making him the first person to homer for two different teams in brand new SunTrust Park— he homered for St Louis there earlier this season.

4) We talked a few days ago about Arizona’s Chris Iannetta getting hit by a pitch in the face, breaking his nose and a couple of teeth. Iannetta came off the 7-day DL Sunday and hit a homer in his first at-bat back, which can’t be an easy thing to do.

3) Warriors 129, Spurs 115— Took Kevin Durant’s advice and watched baseball instead. Golden State now awaits the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, assuming Cleveland can put away an underdog Celtics team playing without its best player, Isaiah Thomas.

This was the last NBA game for Manu Ginobili, who had a great, great career.

2) Two drivers who will compete in the Indianapolis 500 this weekend were robbed at gunpoint of a drive-thru window at a Taco Bell in Indianapolis Sunday night. The crime was perpetrated by two kids, a 14 and 15-year old, at 9:40 pm. I have no idea what else to say about this.

1) Nashville 6, Anaheim 3— Predators are in the Stanley Cup final for the first time ever.

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Tuesday’s games
National League

Rockies @ Phillies
Marquez is 2-0, 0.69 in his last two starts; his last four starts stayed under the total.

Eflin is 0-1, 6.88 in his last three starts; his last four starts went over.

Rockies won six of last eight games; over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Phillies lost seven of last eight games; over is 9-4 in their last 13 games.

Pirates @ Braves
Glasnow is 1-2, 9.88 in his last three starts (over 6-1-1).

Teheran is 1-3, 8.55 in his last four starts; over is 4-1-1 in his last six.

Pirates won six of last nine games; under is 15-8-1 in their road games. Atlanta is 8-3 in its last 11 games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 home games.

Giants @ Cubs
Cueto is 0-2, 4.71 in his last three starts (over 6-2-1).

Hendricks is 2-1, 2.12 in his last five starts, four of which stayed under.

Giants won 10 of last 12 games; four of their last five games went over. Cubs won four of last six games; over is 15-1 in last sixteen games at Wrigley Field.

Padres @ Mets
Chacin is 2-3, 9.12 in five road starts, four of which went over total.

Harvey is 0-3, 9.00 in his last four starts (over 5-2-1).

San Diego lost five of its last six games; they’re 2-5 in road series openers. Over is 8-5-1 in their last 14 road games. Mets lost eight of last ten games, are 4-4 in home series openers. Over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

Cardinals @ Dodgers
Lynn is 4-1, 2.57 in his last six starts (over 6-2).

Kershaw is 6-1, 1.99 in his last seven starts; three of his last four starts went over.

St Louis lost four of last five games; they’re 2-3 in road series openers. Over is 9-1-1 in their last 11 road games. Los Angeles won six of last seven home games; they’re 5-2 in home series openers. Last five Dodger games went over the total.

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American League
Kansas City @ New York
Duffy is 1-1, 1.31 in his last three starts; under is 6-1 in his last seven outings.

Montgomery is 1-3, 5.34 in his last five starts (over 4-3).

Royals lost five of last seven games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. New York lost three of last five games; over is 9-3 in their last 12 home games.

Twins @ Orioles
Santana is 1-2, 4.95 in his last three starts (under 4-2-3).

Bundy is 4-1, 3.05 in his last seven starts (under 5-4).

Twins are 10-2 in last 12 road games; over is 7-2 in their last nine road tilts. Baltimore won eight of last ten home games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

Angels @ Rays
Shoemaker is 2-0, 2.92 in his last two starts (over 5-4).

Cobb is 3-1, 2.96 in his last four starts; over is 5-2-1 in his last eight starts.

Angels won six of last eight games; four of their last six games went over total. Tampa Bay won four of last six games; over is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games.

Rangers @ Red Sox
Cashner is 1-2, 2.31 in his last six starts (under 5-1-1).

Porcello is 1-5, 5.44 in his last seven starts; over is 2-0-1 in his last three.

Texas won 11 of its last 12 games; they’re 3-4 in road series openers. Under is 5-3 in their last eight road games. Boston lost three of last four games; they’re 4-4 in home series openers. Over is 7-1 in last eight Red Sox fans.

Tigers @ Astros
Zimmerman is 3-2, 7.28 in his last seven starts, six of which went over.

McCullers is 2-0, 1.07 in his last four starts, all of which stayed under total.

Tigers lost three of last four games; under is 5-1 in their last six road games. Houston lost three of their last four games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.

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Interleague
Mariners @ Nationals
Bergman 1-1, 2.19 in two starts this year (under 2-0).

Ross is back from AAA; he is 1-0, 7.47 in three starts this year (over 3-0). Nationals scored 52 runs in the three games.

Mariners lost 8 of last 11 games, are 2-5 in road series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Washington lost four of last five games; they’re 5-2 in home series openers. Over is 8-3 in Nationals’ last 11 home games.

Indians @ Reds
Carrasco is 3-1, 2.76 in his last five starts (under 7-1).

Garrett 1-3, 7.24 in his last five starts; over is 3-1 in his last four starts.

Indians won six of last nine road games; under is 14-2 in their last 16 road games. Reds lost eight of last ten games; seven of last eight Cincy games went over the total.

Blue Jays @ Brewers
Biagini is 1-1, 4.85 in three starts this year (over 3-0).

Nelson is 1-0, 1.72 in his last three starts; over is 4-2 in his last six starts.

Toronto lost five of last seven games; they’re 5-3 in road series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Milwaukee won 10 of last 13 games, is 5-2 in home series openers. Over is 15-3 in last 18 games at Miller Park.

White Sox @ Diamondbacks
Covey is 0-2, 9.00 in his last four starts (over 3-2-2).

Corbin is 1-1, 9.00 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four starts.

White Sox won three of last four games; five of their last seven games went over the total. Arizona won six of its last seven games; under is 5-3-1 in their last nine home games.

Marlins @ A’s
Urena is 1-2, 2.55 in three starts this year (under 2-1).

Hahn is 0-2, 5.40 in his last four starts (under 4-3).

Miami is 3-15 in its last 18 games, 2-6 in road series openers. Over is 6-1 in their last seven road games. Oakland won three of last four games, is 4-3 in home series openers. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
SF-Chi: Cueto 6-3; Hendricks 4-4
Col-Phil: Marquez 2-3; Eflin 2-4
Pitt-Atl: Glasnow 5-3; Teheran 3-6
SD-NY: Chacin 4-5; Harvey 2-6
StL-LA: Lynn 5-3; Kershaw 7-2

American League
Min-Balt: Santana 6-3; Bundy 6-3
KC-NY: Duffy 4-5; Montgomery 3-4
LA-TB: Shoemaker 6-3; Cobb 4-5
Tex-Bos: Cashner 3-4; Porcello 4-5
Det-Hst: Zimmerman 4-4; McCullers 7-2

Interleague
Sea-Wsh: Bergman 1-1; Ross 3-0
Clev-Cin: Carrasco 6-2; Garrett 4-3
Tor-Mil: Biagini 2-1; Nelson 3-5
CWS-Az: Covey 3-4; Corbin 5-4
Mia-A’s: Urena 1-2; Hahn 2-5

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
SF-Chi: Cueto 3-9; Hendricks 4-8
Col-Phil: Marquez 2-5; Eflin 5-6
Pitt-Atl: Glasnow 3-8; Teheran 4-9
SD-NY: Chacin 3-9; Harvey 4-8
StL-LA: Lynn 3-8; Kershaw 4-9

American League
Min-Balt: Santana 2-9; Bundy 1-9
KC-NY: Duffy 1-9; Montgomery 2-7
LA-TB: Shoemaker 6-9; Cobb 1-9
Tex-Bos: Cashner 2-7; Porcello 2-9
Det-Hst: Zimmerman 4-8; McCullers 1-9

Interleague
Sea-Wsh: Bergman 0-2; Ross 2-3
Clev-Cin: Carrasco 1-8; Garrett 3-7
Tor-Mil: Biagini 1-3; Nelson 2-8
CWS-Az: Covey 4-7; Corbin 5-9
Mia-A’s: Urena 1-3; Hahn 3-7

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Umpires
National League
SF-Chi: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Blaser games.
Col-Phil: Four of last five Conroy games stayed under.
Pitt-Atl: Underdogs are 7-4 in last eleven Lentz games.

American League
Min-Balt: Road team won four of last five Gibson games.
KC-NY: Under is 4-2 in Hudson games this season.
LA-TB: Three of last four West games went over total.
Det-Hst: Over is 6-4 in last ten Torres games.

Interleague
Clev-Cin: Home side won four of last five Fagan games.
CWS-Az: Six of last seven TBarrett games went over.

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 22-10 AL, favorites -$81
AL @ NL– 21-19 AL, favorites +$62
Total: 43-29 AL, favorites -$19

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 15-17-1
AL @ NL: Over 26-15
Total: Over 41-32-1

Teams’ records in first five innings:

Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/22/17
Ariz 7-9-3……15-8–4…….22-17–7
Atl 9-11-3……8-9-2……..17-20–5
Cubs 9-11………..10-9-3……..19-20-3
Reds 4-12-2……12-11–2……..16-23-4
Colo 15-6-2…..11-10-2…….26-16–5
LA 9-11-2……15-6-2…….24-17-4
Miami 7-15-1…….8-9-3……..15-24-4
Milw 12-5-4…….11-10-2…….23-15-6
Mets 8-10-1……..9-12-2…….17-22-3
Philly 7-12-5………7-8-2…….14-20-7
Pitt 7-15-2…….10-8-3……..17-23-5
St. Louis 7-5-2……..14-6-5……..21-11-7
SD 5-14-4…….10-11–2…….15-25-6
SF 5-15-5……11-7-3………19-22-8
Wash 15-7-2……9-8-2………24-15-4

Orioles 10-10-2……….11-8-1……21-18-3
Boston 8-12-2………9-10-2……..17-22-4
White Sox 8-14-5……..8-7–1……..16-21-6
Cleveland 11-12-2……..6-11-1……..17-23-3
Detroit 9-10-2…….12-8-2……..21-18-4
Astros 8-8-5……..12-11-1……..20-19-6
KC 6-12-3…….13-8-2……..19-20-5
Angels 6-12-6……12-6-5………18-18-11
Twins 9-5-3………10-9-5………19-14-7
NYY 11-10-1……….12-8…..…….23-18-1
A’s 7-11-3……..9-9-5……..16-20-8
Seattle 6-12-5……..12-6-4……..18-18-9
TB 11-7-3……..17-6-3……..28-13-6
Texas 12-5-4……..11-8-5…….23-13-9
Toronto 7-16-1……..6-9-5……..13-25-6

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 5/22/17)
Ariz 6-19……..9-27……….15
Atl 5-23……..5-19………..10
Cubs 4-21……..9-22………..13
Reds 4-18……..12-26………16
Colo 8-23……..8-23……….16
LA 7-22……..10-23..……17
Miami 7-23……..7-20……….14
Milw 8-21……..11-23………19
Mets 8-19……..12-23……….20
Philly 9-25……..4-17…………13
Pitt 6-24……..8-21…………14
StL 6-16……..7-25………..13
SD 11-23……6-23………..17
SF 4-28……..6-21………..10
Wash 8-24……..7-19……….15

Orioles 2-23……..6-20………..8
Boston 7-22……..5-21………..12
White Sox 7-27…….8-16………..15
Clev 6-25……..8-18………..14
Detroit 5-21……11-22………..16
Astros 7-21……..12-24……….19
KC 3-21……..4-23…………7
Angels 8-24…….5-23………..13
Twins 3-17……..7-24………10
NYY 6-22……..9-20……….15
A’s 3-21……..5-23……….8
Seattle 9-23…….10-22………19
TB 6-21……..14-26………20
Texas 8-21……..8-24………16
Toronto 8-24……..4-21………12

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LEADING OFF: Cano comes off DL; Harvey returns home
May 22, 2017

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

GUESS WHO'S BACK?

All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano is expected to come off the disabled list when Seattle begins an interleague series at NL East-leading Washington. Cano has been sidelined with a strained quadriceps. The Mariners, last in the AL West, have dropped three straight and seven of 10.

HOME SWEET HOME?

It will be interesting to see how Matt Harvey is received by Mets fans when the embattled pitcher makes his first start at Citi Field since serving a three-day suspension for skipping a game this month following a late night on the town. Harvey (2-3, 5.56 ERA) apologized and went 0-1 in two starts on the team's most recent road trip. He is 0-3 in his last six outings and hasn't won since April 11. This time, Harvey faces Jhoulys Chacin (4-3) and the struggling Padres.

REMEMBER WHEN

The Giants and Cubs continue their four-game set at Wrigley Field with a rematch of Game 1 in last year's NL Division Series. San Francisco right-hander Johnny Cueto and Chicago lefty Jon Lester got the 2016 series started with a terrific pitchers' duel. Cueto struck out 10 while throwing eight innings of three-hit ball. Lester allowed five hits in eight innings. The Cubs won 1-0 on Javier Baez's eighth-inning homer. Cueto was all set to pitch Game 5 at Wrigley Field, but the Cubs rallied for a series-clinching 6-5 win in Game 4 on the way to their first championship in 108 years. ''I'm telling you, man, Game 4 pretty much won the World Series, I thought, versus San Francisco,'' Cubs manager Joe Maddon said Monday. ''I did not want to see Mr. Cueto pitching back here again.''

ON A ROLL

Houston right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. (4-1, 2.65 ERA) tries to extend a stingy streak when he faces Miguel Cabrera, J.D. Martinez and the dangerous Tigers. McCullers has not allowed an earned run in his last three outings. Jordan Zimmermann (4-2, 6.25) pitches for Detroit.

ACES UP

Clayton Kershaw (7-2, 2.15 ERA) starts for the Dodgers against Lance Lynn (4-2, 2.78) and the Cardinals in Los Angeles. And there's a fine pitching matchup at Camden Yards, where Ervin Santana (6-2, 2.07 ERA) and the Twins face Baltimore right-hander Dylan Bundy (5-2, 2.97).

CHANGE OF PACE

Braves manager Brian Snitker thought it'd make sense to avoid having teams face hard-throwing right-handers Mike Foltynewicz and Julio Teheran in back-to-back games. The obvious remedy to that problem is 42-year-old knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, who will start on three days' rest against Pittsburgh. Teheran goes Wednesday. Dickey is 3-4 with a 6.20 ERA in eight career starts on three days' rest.

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Tuesday's Diamond Notes
May 22, 2017

Hottest team: Brewers (10-3 last 13) vs. Blue Jays

Not many people would have predicted Milwaukee to be leading the NL Central towards the end of May. Milwaukee finished off a 4-2 road swing by splitting a two-game set with the Cubs, but the Brewers have gone 5-2-1 in the last eight series since April 26. Since losing the season opener to the Rockies, the Brewers are 5-1 in the past six Game 1’s of a series at Miller Park.

Milwaukee has already beaten Toronto twice this season at Rogers Center, as the Brewers host the Blue Jays for a two-game set at Miller Park. Jimmy Nelson takes the mound for Milwaukee in the series opener, as the Brewers have dropped three straight starts by the right-hander at home since beating the Cubs in early April.

Coldest team: Marlins (2-8 last 10) vs. Athletics

Miami limps into Oakland after dropping three of four to Los Angeles, while failing to win a series in its past eight attempts. Marlins’ pitching is getting knocked around during this cold spell by allowing at least six runs in six of the past seven games, while losing in each of the previous five series openers.

Interleague play hasn’t been kind to the Marlins by compiling a dreadful 2-8 record, but both victories came on the road at Seattle and Tampa Bay. Jose Urena makes his fourth start of the season for Miami, as the right-hander’s only win came on the highway against the Mets by tossing six scoreless innings of one-hit ball in a 7-0 victory earlier this month.

Hottest pitcher: Lance McCullers, Jr., Astros (4-1, 2.65 ERA)

The one-two punch of Dallas Keuchel and McCullers atop the Houston rotation is one of the best in baseball as the right-hander is unbeaten in four starts at Minute Maid Park. McCullers hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last three trips to the mound, while coming off road victories over the Marlins and Yankees his past two times out. The Astros continue their series with the Tigers after shutting out Detroit, 1-0 on Monday as McCullers is facing the Tigers for the first time since his rookie season of 2015.

Coldest pitcher: Matt Harvey, Mets (2-3, 5.56 ERA)

New York rebounded from a seven-game skid by picking up a series victory over the Angels this past weekend at home. However, Harvey is winless in his last six starts, while allowing 20 earned runs in his past four outings. Harvey owns a 1-2 record at Citi Field this season as the Mets open up a series with the struggling Padres. Harvey’s lone double-digit strikeout performance of 2016 came at San Diego last May as he struck out 10 Padres in a 4-3 victory.

Biggest OVER run: Rockies (6-2 last eight)

Colorado cashed its fourth straight OVER in Monday’s 8-1 blowout of Philadelphia, as the Rockies have plated at least six runs in each of these contests. The Rockies enter Tuesday’s action with a 5-2 mark to the OVER in Game 2’s on the road this season, while Phillies’ right-hander Zach Eflin has hit the OVER in five of six starts this season.

Biggest UNDER run: Tigers (7-3 last 10)

Detroit has been the model of inconsistency lately by scoring at least five runs in four of the last seven games. However, the Tigers have also been limited to a total of three runs in the past two games, while getting blanked at Houston on Monday. The UNDER run may change with Jordan Zimmermann taking the mound for the Tigers on Tuesday as Detroit has eclipsed the OVER in six of his last seven starts.

Matchup to watch: Rangers vs. Red Sox

Texas continues to play well following a series victory at Detroit over the weekend to extend its hot winning stretch to 11-1 the last 12 games. The Rangers will be tested again on their road swing at Fenway Park to face a Red Sox squad returning home from a 3-3 trip at St. Louis and Oakland.

The Sox avoided a four-game sweep to the Athletics by blowing out Oakland on Sunday, 12-3. Last season’s Cy Young winner Rick Porcello has slumped to a 2-5 record through nine starts after dropping only four decisions in 33 starts last season. Porcello is winless in his previous four home outings, while laying his biggest number of 2017 on Tuesday by opening up as a -200 favorite at several sports books.

Andrew Cashner counters for Texas as the journeyman right-hander has turned in four consecutive quality starts. Cashner has given up eight earned runs in his previous six starts, but the Rangers have posted an 0-3 record in his three outings away from Arlington. Texas and Boston split six meetings last season as the home team went 2-1 in each series.

Betcha didn’t know: The Giants knocked off the Cubs in the series opener at Wrigley Field on Monday. Johnny Cueto heads to the mound on Tuesday as the right-hander was winless in two starts against Chicago last season. However, the blame can’t be placed on Cueto as he tossed a combined 15 innings and allowed eight hits and two earned runs. But, the Giants lost the two games, 3-2 and 1-0 with the shutout coming in the National League Divisional Series to Jon Lester, who starts for the Cubs opposite Cueto.

Biggest public favorite: Dodgers (-260) vs. Cardinals

Biggest public underdog: Marlins (+105) at Athletics

Biggest line move: Yankees (-135 to -150) vs. Royals

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MLB
Long Sheet


Monday, May 22


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COLORADO (28 - 17) at PHILADELPHIA (15 - 26) - 7:05 PM
JEFF HOFFMAN (R) vs. ZACH EFLIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 303-414 (-99.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 111-199 (-64.5 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
COLORADO is 433-683 (-132.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
COLORADO is 28-17 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 15-7 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 65-67 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JEFF HOFFMAN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.

ZACH EFLIN vs. COLORADO since 1997
EFLIN is 1-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

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PITTSBURGH (20 - 24) at ATLANTA (18 - 23) - 7:35 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 1-10 (-8.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
PITTSBURGH is 72-89 (-27.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLE is 12-18 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 44-43 (+15.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 56-39 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 25-48 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against ATLANTA this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.2 Units)

GERRIT COLE vs. ATLANTA since 1997
COLE is 3-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.344.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-0.9 units)

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 0-3 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 8.25 and a WHIP of 1.917.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.4 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (19 - 26) at CHICAGO CUBS (22 - 20) - 8:05 PM
TY BLACH (L) vs. JOHN LACKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 3-11 (-9.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-17 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 199-148 (+40.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 1145-979 (+98.9 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1621-1706 (-260.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 867-797 (-154.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 781-835 (-183.7 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 783-747 (-156.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

TY BLACH vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

JOHN LACKEY vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LACKEY is 2-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.69 and a WHIP of 1.308.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.2 units)

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KANSAS CITY (18 - 25) at NY YANKEES (25 - 16) - 7:05 PM
JASON VARGAS (L) vs. MICHAEL PINEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 61-39 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 205-178 (+22.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 144-120 (+19.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
VARGAS is 25-14 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)
VARGAS is 13-4 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 141-127 (-68.4 Units) against the money line in home games in May games since 1997.
PINEDA is 10-16 (-13.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 2-1 (+0.9 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

JASON VARGAS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
VARGAS is 0-6 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 7.27 and a WHIP of 1.569.
His team's record is 2-7 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-6. (-3.9 units)

MICHAEL PINEDA vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
PINEDA is 4-5 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.95 and a WHIP of 1.105.
His team's record is 4-5 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-5. (-2.1 units)

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MINNESOTA (22 - 18) at BALTIMORE (25 - 17) - 7:05 PM
KYLE GIBSON (R) vs. UBALDO JIMENEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 81-121 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 53-91 (-32.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 25-17 (+7.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 15-4 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BALTIMORE is 20-10 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 11-2 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 59-51 (+13.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
JIMENEZ is 23-6 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 17-8 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 11-5 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MINNESOTA is 14-5 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

KYLE GIBSON vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
GIBSON is 1-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.58 and a WHIP of 1.626.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.2 units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
JIMENEZ is 5-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.09 and a WHIP of 1.237.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-1. (+6.9 units)

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LA ANGELS (23 - 23) at TAMPA BAY (23 - 23) - 7:10 PM
JC RAMIREZ (R) vs. JAKE ODORIZZI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 91-117 (-29.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 8-15 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in home games in May games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 7-18 (-11.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 57-75 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JC RAMIREZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

JAKE ODORIZZI vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
ODORIZZI is 0-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 6.98 and a WHIP of 1.759.
His team's record is 1-3 (-3.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.5 units)

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DETROIT (21 - 21) at HOUSTON (29 - 15) - 8:10 PM
MICHAEL FULMER (R) vs. BRAD PEACOCK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 321-405 (-88.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
HOUSTON is 23-10 (+11.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 107-96 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 57-48 (+12.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
FULMER is 25-9 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 14-3 (+10.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 14-6 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 12-4 (+9.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 14-6 (+9.3 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
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

MICHAEL FULMER vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

BRAD PEACOCK vs. DETROIT since 1997
PEACOCK is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.274.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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CLEVELAND (23 - 19) at CINCINNATI (20 - 23) - 7:10 PM
JOSH TOMLIN (R) vs. SCOTT FELDMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 20-29 (-19.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 103-77 (+41.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Monday since 1997.
TOMLIN is 33-18 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 14-6 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 81-111 (-37.3 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 40-58 (-30.5 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 12-23 (-19.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 1-10 (-10.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 26-60 (-33.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JOSH TOMLIN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
TOMLIN is 2-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.55 and a WHIP of 1.314.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.5 units)

SCOTT FELDMAN vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
FELDMAN is 2-3 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.72 and a WHIP of 1.008.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-5. (-4.3 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (20 - 22) at ARIZONA (26 - 19) - 9:40 PM
MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R) vs. ZACK GREINKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 26-19 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 18-8 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 19-11 (+8.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 100-70 (+24.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
GREINKE is 122-67 (+40.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 92-47 (+32.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 30-23 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 402-403 (+39.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 121-96 (+38.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
GONZALEZ is 6-0 (+11.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 since 1997. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 6-0 (+9.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 51-39 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. ARIZONA since 1997
GONZALEZ is 0-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 0.714.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
GREINKE is 7-10 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.35 and a WHIP of 1.235.
His team's record is 10-13 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 13-10. (+2.0 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up


Monday, May 22


National League
Rockies @ Phillies
Hoffman allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in his first ’17 start, a 10-7 win over the Dodgers.


Eickhoff is 0-3, 7.29 in his last four starts (under 4-3-1).


Rockies won five of last seven games, are 6-1 in road series openers. Over is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Phillies lost six of last seven games, are 2-4 in home series openers. Over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.


Pirates @ Braves
Cole is 2-3, 2.35 in his last seven starts (under 8-1).


Foltynewicz is 2-0, 3.00 in his last two starts; his last three starts went over.


Pirates won six of last eight games; they’re 2-6 in road series openers. Under is 14-8-1 in their road games. Atlanta is 7-3 in its last ten games, 3-3 in home series openers. Over is 7-2-1 in their last ten home games.


Giants @ Cubs
Blach is 1-0, 1.93 in his last two starts (under 4-1).


Lackey is 3-0, 3.86 in his last four starts (over 6-2).


Giants won nine of last 11 games, are 3-5 in road series openers. Three of their last four games went over. Cubs won four of last five games, are 2-5 in home series openers. Over is 14-1 in last fifteen games at Wrigley Field.


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American League
Kansas City @ New York
Vargas is 5-2, 2.22 in eight starts this year (under 6-2).


Pineda is 1-1, 4.34 in his last three starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven starts.


Royals lost four of last six games; they’re 2-4 in road series openers. Over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. New York lost three of last four games; they’re 4-2 in home series openers. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 home games.


Twins @ Orioles
Gibson is 0-4, 9.28 in his last five starts; his last three starts went over.


Jimenez is 0-2, 8.84 in his last four starts (over 5-1-1).


Twins are 9-2 in last 11 road games, 5-1 in road series openers. Over is 6-2 in their last eight road tilts. Baltimore won eight of last nine home games; they’re 7-0 in home series openers. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.


Angels @ Rays
Ramirez is 1-1, 2.78 in his last five starts (under 5-2).


Odorizzi is 2-1, 2.84 in his last three starts (under 5-2).


Angels won five of last seven games, are 2-5 in road series openers. Four of their last five games went over total. Tampa Bay won four of last five games; they’re 3-5 in home series openers. Over is 10-2-1 in their last thirteen games.


Tigers @ Astros
Fulmer is 4-0, 3.09 in his last five starts (over 4-0-1).


Peacock is making his first ’17 start; he is 13-17, 4.37 in 46 career starts, 2-0, 1.12 in 12 relief stints (16.1 IP) this season.


Tigers played at home last night; they’re 5-2 in road series openers. Detroit is 5-1 in game after its last six losses. Under is 4-1 in their last five road games. Houston lost their last three games; they’re 5-2 in home series openers. Under is 3-1 in their last four games.


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Interleague
Indians @ Reds
Tomlin is 0-2, 4.15 in his last three starts (over 5-3).


Feldman is 1-2, 3.94 in five home starts (under 3-2).


Indians won six of last eight road games; they’re 4-4 in road series openers. Under is 13-2 in their last 15 road games. Reds lost eight of last nine games; they’re 3-5 in home series openers. Last seven Cincy games went over the total.


White Sox @ Diamondbacks
Gonzalez is 0-4, 7.54 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five outings. 5


Greinke is 4-0, 2.94 in his last five starts (over 4-1-1 at home).


White Sox won their last three games; they’re 2-6 in road series openers. five of their last six games went over the total. Arizona won five of its last six games; they’re 6-2 in home series openers. Over is 7-1 in their home series openers.


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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Col-Phil: Hoffman 1-0; Eickhoff 1-7
Pitt-Atl: Cole 4-5; Foltynewicz 2-5
SF-Chi: Blach 1-4; Lackey 5-3


American League
KC-NY: Vargas 5-3; Pineda 6-2
Minn-Balt: Gibson 2-4; Jimenez 5-2
LA-TB: Ramirez 4-3; Odorizzi 4-3
Det-Hst: Fulmer 6-2; Peacock 0-0


Interleague
Clev-Cin: Tomlin 3-5; Feldman 2-7
CWS-Az: Gonzalez 4-4; Greinke 6-3


Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Col-Phil: Hoffman 0-1; Eickhoff 2-8
Pitt-Atl: Cole 1-9; Foltynewicz 1-7
SF-Chi: Blach 1-5; Lackey 5-8


American League
KC-NY: Vargas 1-8; Pineda 4-8
Minn-Balt: Gibson 1-5; Jimenez 3-7
LA-TB: Ramirez 5-7; Odorizzi 3-7
Det-Hst: Fulmer 3-8; Peacock 0-0


Interleague
Clev-Cin: Tomlin 3-8; Feldman 2-9
CWS-Az: Gonzalez 3-8; Greinke 0-9


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Umpires
National League


American League


Interleague


Interleague play
NL @ AL– 22-10 AL, favorites -$81
AL @ NL– 21-17 AL, favorites +$77
Total: 43-27 AL, favorites -$94


Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 15-17-1
AL @ NL: Over 26-13
Total: Over 41-30-1


Teams’ records in first five innings:


Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/21/17
Ariz 7-9-3……14-8–4…….21-17–7
Atl 9-11-3……7-9-2……..16-20–5
Cubs 9-11………..10-8-3……..19-19-3
Reds 4-12-2……11-11–2……..15-23-4
Colo 14-6-2…..11-10-2…….25-16–5
LA 9-11-2……15-6-2…….24-17-4
Miami 7-15-1…….8-9-3……..15-24-4
Milw 12-5-4…….11-10-2…….23-15-6
Mets 8-10-1……..9-12-2…….17-22-3
Philly 7-12-5………7-7-2…….14-19-7
Pitt 7-14-2…….10-8-3……..17-22-5
St. Louis 7-5-2……..14-6-5……..21-11-7
SD 5-14-4…….10-11–2…….15-25-6
SF 4-15-5……11-7-3………18-22-8
Wash 15-7-2……9-8-2………24-15-4


Orioles 10-10-2……….11-8………21-18-2
Boston 8-12-2………9-10-2……..17-22-4
White Sox 8-13-5……..8-7–1……..16-20-6
Cleveland 11-11-2……..6-11-1……..17-22-3
Detroit 9-9-2…….12-8-2……..21-17-4
Astros 8-8-5……..11-11-1……..19-19-6
KC 6-11-3…….13-8-2……..19-19-5
Angels 6-12-5……12-6-5………18-18-10
Twins 9-5-2………10-9-5………19-14-7
NYY 11-10-1……….11-8…..…….22-18-1
A’s 7-11-3……..9-9-5……..16-20-8
Seattle 6-12-5……..12-6-4……..18-18-9
TB 11-7-3……..17-6-2……..28-13-5
Texas 12-5-4……..11-8-5…….23-13-9
Toronto 7-16-1……..6-9-5……..13-25-6


%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 5/21/17)
Ariz 6-19……..9-26……….15
Atl 5-23……..5-18………..10
Cubs 4-21……..9-21………..13
Reds 4-18……..11-25………15
Colo 8-22……..8-23……….16
LA 7-22……..10-23..……17
Miami 7-23……..7-20……….14
Milw 8-21……..11-23………19
Mets 8-19……..12-23……….20
Philly 9-25……..4-16…………13
Pitt 6-23……..8-21…………14
StL 6-16……..7-25………..13
SD 11-23……6-23………..17
SF 3-27……..6-21………..9
Wash 8-24……..7-19……….15


Orioles 2-23……..6-19………..8
Boston 7-22……..5-21………..12
White Sox 7-26…….8-16………..15
Clev 6-24……..8-18………..14
Detroit 5-20……11-22………..16
Astros 7-21……..11-23……….18
KC 3-20……..4-23…………7
Angels 7-23…….5-23………..12
Twins 3-16……..7-24………10
NYY 6-22……..9-19……….15
A’s 3-21……..5-23……….8
Seattle 9-23…….10-22………19
TB 6-21……..13-25………19
Texas 8-21……..8-24………16
Toronto 8-24……..4-21………12

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MLB


Monday, May 22


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7:05 PM
MINNESOTA vs. BALTIMORE
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

7:05 PM
COLORADO vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 12 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado

7:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. NY YANKEES
Kansas City is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 11 games at home

7:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cleveland is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games

7:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TAMPA BAY
LA Angels are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games at home

7:35 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

8:05 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco

8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. HOUSTON
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit

9:40 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Chi White Sox are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

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Monday's Diamond Notes
May 22, 2017


Hottest team: Indians (5-2 past seven overall, 6-2 past eight road games)


The Indians dropped two of three in a series against the mediocre Rays at home last week, but the Tribe quickly bounced back for an impressive road sweep against the playoff-hopeful Astros. Cleveland used the triumvirate of Trevor Bauer, Mike Clevinger and Danny Salazar to pitch their way past Houston, outscoring the 'Stros by a 16-9 count. The Indians head to Cincinnati looking to stay hot on the road against right-handed starting pitchers. They're 4-0 in their past four road games vs. RHP and 9-4 in their past 13 against National League Central Division foes. Cleveland has also won four straight in Great American Ball Park, and six in a row against their Interstate 71 rivals.


Coldest team Orioles (3-7 past 10 overall)


Many bettors might look at the 3-7 record over the past 10 games and think to avoid the O's. However, while they have struggled on the road recently, going 1-6 in a seven-game road journey from May 10-17, they took two of three from the Blue Jays this past weekend, improving to 8-1 over their past nine outings in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. It won't be easy against the Twins, however, as Minnesota is 7-3 in Kyle Gibson's past 10 assignments on the road. The Twins have also fared rather nicely against right-handed starters, going 11-5 in their past 16 vs. RHP.


Hottest pitcher: Zack Greinke, Diamondbacks (5-2, 3.09 ERA)


Greinke takes the mound looking to stay hot. He enters with a 3-0 record and 2.91 ERA over three outings in the month of May and he hasn't tasted defeat since April 19, a span of five outings. The veteran hasn't faced the White Sox since the June 22, 2012 when he tossed a three-hit shutout at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago when he was a member of the Milwaukee Brewers. The last time he lost to the White Sox, it was Aug. 19, 2009. However, the sample size is very small since then, and the lineup for the ChiSox has obviously changed dramatically. More importantly, the White Sox are just 3-7 in their past 10 road games, and 0-5 in their past five tries against winning teams while they're just 3-9 in Miguel Gonzalez's past 12 assignments on the road.


Coldest pitcher: Mike Tomlin, Indians (2-5, 6.86 ERA)


While the Indians might be having a measure of success lately, that certainly hasn't been the case for Tomlin. The Lone Star State native hasn't won in three starts dating back to April 30, and he hasn't record a win and a quality start in the same outing since April 18 in Minnesota. Cleveland has handled its business against Cincinnati in recent seasons, and they're 18-6 in Tomlin's past 24 road outings. However, the Indians have dropped six of the past seven when Tomlin works in the opening game of a series, although they're a perfect 7-0 in Tomlin's past seven road starts against a team with a losing overall mark.


Biggest UNDER run: Tigers (6-3 past nine games)


The 'under' hit in two of the three games at home against the Rangers as the Tigers allowed just 13 total runs in the series. The 'under' is 5-1 in Detroit's past six against American League West Division foes while going 4-1 in the past five road games for the Tigers. However, the 'over' is 4-1 in Michael Fulmer's past five road outings, 4-1 in his past five starts overall and 5-2 in his past seven against teams with a winning overall record. The good news is the 'under' is 6-2 in his past eight against AL West teams and 4-1 in his past five against teams with a winning overall mark.


Biggest OVER run: Rays (11-2 past 13 games, 12-5 past 17 home games)


The 'under' cashed in Sunday's series finale against the Yankees, but that has been a rarity lately. That under slapped the brakes on an eight-game 'over' run from May 12-20. The 'over' is 45-22-1 in Tampa Bay's past 68 against a right-handed starter, and 25-10 in their past 35 at home vs. RHP. However, Jake Odorizzi is also a huge challenge to the over. The 'under' has cashed in nine of their past 11 starts overall and 4-1 in his past five outings at 'The Trop'.


Matchup to watch: Diamondbacks vs. White Sox


The White Sox and Diamondbacks kick off an interleague set in the desert. Miguel Gonzalez will be looking to turn around his fortunes, as he lost a fourth straight outings at L.A. Angels on Wednesday. He coughed up five runs and six hits with a season-high five walks over 5 2/3 innings. Gonzalez has also dropped each of his past three starts o nthe road, so the Arizona batters will be licking their chops looking to jump in him early and often.


Betcha didn’t know: The Astros have dropped three in a row after being swept by the Indians this past weekend. They are looking to avoid a season-worst four-game losing streak when they send Brad Peacock to the bump against Michael Fulmer and the Tigers. The bad news for the Astros is that the Tigers are 23-7 in Peacock's past 30 tries on grass, 6-2 in his past eight aginst AL West foes and 13-5 across his past 18 road outings. While the Tigers have dropped five of the past seven in Houston, they're 4-1 in their past five meetings against the 'Stros.

Biggest public favorite: Diamondbacks (-190) vs. White Sox


Biggest public underdog: Twins (+125) at Orioles


Biggest line move: Angels (+130 to +110) vs. Rays