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Thank you, NYC: Jeter toasts city ahead of jersey retirement
May 11, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) Derek Jeter is paying tribute to New York City a few days before the Yankees permanently retire his jersey.

Jeter posted an essay titled ''Thank You, New York'' on his Players' Tribune website on Thursday. Jeter writes about being ''quiet, unsure and a little intimidated'' coming to New York after growing up in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

He praises the city for supporting him throughout his 20 seasons with the Yankees writing, ''I'll never forget how you looked out for me.''

The piece is accompanied by a video in which Jeter and other New Yorkers recite the essay.

The Yankees will retire Jeter's No. 2 on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium ahead of their game against the Houston Astros. The 14-time All-Star shortstop helped lead New York to five World Series titles.

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Phillies extend manager Mackanin's contract
May 11, 2017

The Philadelphia Phillies and manager Pete Mackanin agreed to a contract extension, the team announced on Thursday.

Financial terms were not disclosed, but Mackanin's deal will carry him through the 2018 season with a club option that extends into the 2019 campaign.

Mackanin had been in the final season of his previous contract, which included a 2018 club option.

The 65-year-old became the interim manager of the Phillies during the 2015 season and is guiding the club through its extensive rebuilding process.

Mackanin has posted a 121-160 mark as Philadelphia's manager. He served as the team's bench coach from 2009-12 under manager Charlie Manuel and third-base coach under Ryne Sandberg, whom Mackanin replaced as manager on June 26, 2015.

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Dodgers lose OF Toles for season
May 11, 2017

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles will need season-ending surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

The injury occurred Tuesday night in the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he collided with the outfield wall. Toles was hurt trying to catch Andrew McCutchen's ground-rule double to left field that ended Dodgers starter Julio Urias' no-hit bid.

X-rays were negative, and Toles underwent an MRI exam on Wednesday, which revealed the extent of the damage.

The 24-year-old was batting .271 with five home runs and 15 RBIs in 31 games this season. He made his major league debut on July 8, 2016, and he hit .314 with three home runs and 16 RBIs in 48 games last year.

Toles is expected to have the knee operation in seven to 10 days.

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MLB notebook: Iwakuma added to Mariners' growing disabled list
May 10, 2017

Right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma joined three other Seattle Mariners' starting pitchers on the disabled list Wednesday.

Iwakuma, 36, will be sidelined with right shoulder inflammation. He joins Felix Hernandez (shoulder), Drew Smyly (flexor tendon) and James Paxton (forearm strain) on the DL, leaving right-hander Yovani Gallardo as the only starter from the Opening Day rotation.

Right-hander Sam Gaviglio was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma to fill the vacant spot on the 25-man roster. He is 2-3 with a 3.31 ERA in five minor league starts this season.

Iwakuma is 0-2 with a 4.35 ERA in six starts. The move to the disabled list is retroactive to May 4.

--Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout could return to the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Oakland Athletics, manager Mike Scioscia announced.

Trout, the two-time American League Most Valuable Player, was held out of the starting lineup for the fifth straight game on Wednesday with an ailing left hamstring.

Trout, who is in the midst of a career-high 17-game hitting streak, entered play on Wednesday with an AL-best .355 batting average. He also has eight homers and 21 RBIs this season.

--Washington Nationals center fielder Adam Eaton began a rehabilitation program that should last about six to nine months, general manager Mike Rizzo said before the team faced the Baltimore Orioles.

Eaton underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a torn left anterior cruciate ligament that he sustained on April 28 when he beat out an infield hit in the ninth inning against the New York Mets.

--Four blown saves in 11 chances forced the Detroit Tigers to pull the plug on Francisco Rodriguez as closer.

Rodriguez, who ranks fourth in career saves with 437, blew saves in each of the past two games, both losses to the Oakland Athletics. Sunday's loss came on a two-run home run off Rodriguez by Ryon Healy. Rodriguez's ERA is 8.49 in 11 2/3 innings.

Left-hander strikeout specialist Justin Wilson was installed as closer by manager Brad Ausmus.

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May's MLB Picks
Overall Picks of the Day DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Date W-L-T % Units Record

05/10/2017............ 6-15-0......... 28.57%............ -45.25
05/09/2017............ 8-12-2......... 40.00%............ -19.75
05/08/2017............. 6-6-1.......... 50.00%............. -1.00
05/07/2017........... 10-10-1........ 50.00%.............. -0.75
05/06/2017........... 12-9-0.......... 57.14% ...........+13.75
05/05/2017........... 4-13-0.......... 23.53%............ -50.00
05/04/2017........... 7-11-0.......... 38.89%............ -22.50
05/03/2017.......... 11-12-0.......... 47.83%............. -5.00
05/02/2017.......... 11-11-0.......... 50.00%............. -1.50
05/01/2017.......... 9 -8 - 0.......... 52.94%........... +11.25

Totals.................84 - 107 ............43.97%.............- 119.25

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

05/10/2017..........3 - 7..........30.00%..........-3.75........3 - 8..........37.50%.........-5.80
05/09/2017..........3 - 4..........42.85%..........-0.10........8 - 6.........57.44%.........+1,40
05/08/2017..........0 - 4..........00.00%..........-4.00........6 - 2.........75.00%.........+3.28
05/07/2017..........4 - 4..........50.00%.........+0.45........7 - 6.........53.84%.........+0.40
05/06/2017..........1 - 5..........20.00%..........-3.85.......10 - 5........66.66%.........+4.50
05/05/2017..........0 - 3..........00.00%..........-3.00........4 - 9..........30.76%.........- 5.90
05/04/2017..........3 - 4..........42.85%..........-0.80........4 - 7..........36.36%.........- 3.70
05/03/2017..........3 - 5..........37.50%..........-1.40........8 - 6..........57.44%.........+2.40
05/02/2017..........2 - 5..........28.57%.........- 2.70........9 - 6..........60.00%.........+ 3.30
05/01/2017..........4 - 2..........66.66 %.......+ 3.85........5 - 5..........50.00%.........- 0.50


Totals...............23 - 43.........34.84%.........- 15.33......64 - 60.........51.61%..........-0.62

THURSDAY, MAY 11

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at MIL 01:10 PM

U 8.5

KC at TB 01:10 PM

O 7.5

BAL at WAS 07:05 PM

O 8.5

HOU at NYY 07:05 PM

U 7.5

SEA at TOR 07:07 PM

SEA +110

O 9.0

SD at TEX 08:05 PM

SD +130

U 9.0

MIN at CHW 08:10 PM

O 8.5

LAD at COL 08:40 PM

O 10.5

PIT at ARI 09:40 PM

U 8.5

DET at LAA 10:07 PM

O 7.5

CIN at SF 10:15 PM

CIN +105

U 8.0

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Friday’s six-pack

Some interesting pointspreads for NFL games this season:


— Week 8: Broncos @ Chiefs (-3)


— Week 9: Rams @ Giants (-8.5)


— Week 10: Seahawks (-1.5) @ Cardinals


— Week 11: Patriots (-1.5) vs Raiders (@ Mexico City)


— Week 12: Packers @ Steelers (-3)


— Week 13: Eagles @ Seahawks (-7)


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Friday’s List of 13: Random stuff with the weekend here…….


13) We talked the other day about Sabres-Rangers playing at Citi Field on New Years’ Day; Buffalo will be the “home” team for that game, meaning they give up a home game in Buffalo for this game to be played in NYC. It is the Rangers’ third outdoor game in NYC- they were the “visitor” in all three.


Why? Because if the Rangers play a home game outside of Madison Square Garden, it costs them a tax exemption that could be worth as much as $40M—that’s million, with an M.


Oy.


12) More bad news for the New York Mets; closer Jeurys Familia has an arterial clot in his shoulder and might need surgery.


11) This is one I’ve never heard before; Yale has a really good guard named Makai Mason, who helped the Bulldogs make the NCAA’s in 2016, where they upset Baylor in a first-round game. Mason broke his foot last year and missed the whole season.


Mason is going to graduate from Yale at this time next year; he is going to play for the Bulldogs this coming winter, then he is going to be a graduate transfer at (ironically) Baylor in 2018-19.


I’ve never heard of a player announcing where he will transfer to a full year before he actually transfers. Ivy League players can’t take a redshirt season like most D-I players can, but still it is odd that he got the suspense out of the way and now everyone knows he will be in Waco in the fall of 2018.


10) If you’re looking for a good TV series to follow, I’d recommend Billions on Showtime; it is about a rich hedge-fund trader and a US Prosecutor who despise each other- the prosecutor’s wife works for the hedge fund guy, which complicates the whole story tremendously. It is really well done with lot of twists and turns. I’m a little disappointed that Season 3 won’t be on until 2018.


They’ve had 24 episodes over two seasons; you can stream them on Showtimeanytime.com


9) Pittsburgh Penguins have played ten playoff series against Washington and won nine of them.


8) Washington’s Alex Ovechkin is a great player, but he’s played 12 years in the NHL and has never been past the second round of the playoffs.


7) The guy who went to the A’s game in Oakland Wednesday dressed as an elf did that because he was the last place finisher in his office’s March Madness pool and that was his penalty for finishing last.


6) A senior media relations guy for the Milwaukee Brewers had a cool job Thursday; he was the ball boy down the leftfield line at Miller Park. He took a decent amount of grief on Brewers’ TV but seemed to be enjoying himself.


5) Arizona Cardinals signed Blaine Gabbert as a backup QB, unwittingly igniting a controversy, since Colin Kaepernick is still unemployed. Supposedly, three teams have inquired about Kaepernick, but ain’t no one signed him and off-season workouts have already begun.


Fact of the matter is this: Whomever convinced Kaepernick to take his political stand last fall screwed him over and greatly hindered his NFL career, costing him millions. Hope it was worth it.


4) Rookies pitchers started the Colorado Rockies’ last four games; kid from North Colonie (I live in South Colonie) pitched for Colorado last night. He is winning 10-1 as I type this, so good for him.


3) Steve Stone was just saying on the White Sox game that the ideal difference in speed between a fastball and change-up is 11 miles an hour. Interesting thing to monitor while watching a game.


2) Teams ask players weird stuff at these draft combines; an NBA team asked Kansas’ Frank Mason III this week “……how he would prefer to die?” What does that have to do with basketball


Apparently, Kawhi Leonard was so nervous at his Combine interview with the Phoenix Suns that he sweated thru his suit. Because of that, the Suns took him off their draft board. Brilliant!!!!


1) Spurs 114, Rockets 75—Leonard didn’t play in this game, so of course the Spurs won by 39. Bookmakers in Las Vegas had to enjoy this outcome. This, from David Payne Purdum on Twitter: “(A bettor in Nevada) placed 3 six-figure money-line bets on Rockets to beat Spurs tonight, totaling $386,000, to win $120,000.”


Yikes.

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LEADING OFF: Mets' Harvey returns; Cards go for 7th in a row
May 11, 2017


A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:


HARVEY'S RETURN


Matt Harvey is scheduled to make his first start for the New York Mets since serving a three-day suspension for skipping a game last weekend following a late night on the town. The 28-year-old right-hander acknowledged on Tuesday that he was out after last Friday night's game ''past curfew'' and then played golf Saturday morning. He did not show up at Citi Field for that night's game against Miami and took ''full blame'' for that. Harvey was scheduled to start Sunday afternoon, but when he arrived at the ballpark he was sent home by the team. Harvey (2-2), who apologized to his teammates, the fans and the organization, will face the Brewers and Matt Garza (1-0) in Milwaukee.


GOING FOR LUCKY No. 7


St. Louis erased a four-run deficit on Wednesday night and rallied to beat Miami 7-5 for the Cardinals' sixth straight victory. They'll be going for No. 7 in a row on Friday night to kick off an eight-game homestand when right-hander Mike Leake (4-1) takes the mound against the Chicago Cubs. Leake is looking to extend a personal four-game win streak and he'll be opposed by Eddie Butler, who'll be making his Cubs debut after spending the last three seasons with Colorado.


LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK


Minnesota Twins ace right-hander Ervin Santana (5-1, 1.72) will try to rebound from his first loss this season when he faces Indians righty Josh Tomlin (2-3, 7.12) in the opener of a three-game series at Cleveland on Friday night. Santana allowed a season-high six runs in six innings to Boston last Sunday.


KEEPING IT SIMPLE

After Washington's home game against Baltimore was rained out Thursday night, the Nationals announced that they will skip Thursday starter A.J. Cole and keep the same pitching lineup they set in place for their next series against visiting Philadelphia: Tanner Roark, Gio Gonzalez, Max Scherzer. Meanwhile, the Orioles pushed back their starting rotation. Dylan Bundy, Thursday's scheduled starter, will go Friday at Kansas City, followed by Chris Tillman and Kevin Gausman.


AIMING FOR YAZ


Albert Pujols will enter the Angels' game against the Detroit Tigers needing two RBIs to tie Carl Yastrzemski for 13th on baseball's career list. Pujols has 1,842 RBIs, including 25 this season for Los Angeles.


ROLLIN' RICK

After ending a four-game losing skid in his last outing, Rick Porcello (2-4) will take the mound for Boston in the opener of a three-game homestand against Tampa Bay, which will start Alex Cobb (2-3). Porcello, the AL Cy Young winner last year, has a 1.69 ERA in his last four starts.

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 12

National League
Braves @ Marlins
Foltynewicz is 0-4, 5.20 in five starts this year (under 3-2).

Urena blanked the Mets for six innings (63 PT) in his first ’17 start.

Braves lost their last six games; they’re 3-8 in series openers. Over is 9-2-2 in their last 13 games. Miami lost six of its last seven games; they’re 1-4 in home series openers. Over is 5-1 in their last six games.

Phillies @ Nationals
Pivetta is 0-2, 5.40 in his first two MLB starts (under 1-0-1).

Roark is 1-1, 3.82 in his last five starts (over 5-1-1).

Phillies lost seven of their last eight games; they’re 2-4 in road series openers. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Nationals lost three of their last four games, all of which went over total.

Mets @ Brewers
Harvey 0-2, 6.75 in his last four starts (over 4-1-1).

Garza is 1-0, 2.57 in his last two starts (under 2-1).

Mets won five of last seven games, are 4-0 in road series openers. Over is 12-3 in their last fifteen games. Milwaukee won three of last four games; they’re 4-2 in home series openers. Over is 12-3 in last 15 games at Miller Park.

Cubs @ Cardinals
Butler is making first ’17 start; he is 6-16, 6.50 in 28 MLB starts, all with Colorado- he is 1-0, 1.17 in five AAA starts this year.

Leake is 4-1, 1.79 in six starts this year (under 3-2-1).

Cubs lost five of last six games; they’re 3-8 in series openers. Over is 10-4 in their last 14 road games. St Louis won its last eight games; they’re 5-6 in series openers, 3-3 at home. Over is 13-1-1 in their last 15 games.

Dodgers @ Rockies
Kershaw is 4-1, 2.27 in his last five starts (over 4-3).

Chatwood is 2-2, 5.79 in his last four starts, three of which went over the total.

Dodgers won five of their last six games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Colorado won seven of its last nine games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Pirates @ Diamondbacks
Glasnow is 1-2, 8.00 in six starts this year (over 4-1-1).

Corbin is 1-3, 5.52 in his last five starts (under 3-1 in his last four).

Pirates lost their last five games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Arizona lost three of last five games; under is 7-1 in their last eight games.

Reds @ Giants
Feldman is 1-2, 5.50 in his last three starts; he threw a CG shutout against the Giants Sunday. Over is 3-3-1 in his starts this season.

Cueto is 1-2, 4.50 in his last four starts (over 5-1-1).

Reds won seven of their last eight games; six of their last seven road games all went over. San Francisco lost six of last seven games; under is 11-2-2 in their home games.

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American League
Houston @ New York
McCullers is 0-1, 3.93 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four outings.

Montgomery is 1-1, 4.08 in his last three starts (over 4-1).

Astros won nine of last 11 games; over is 9-6 in their road games. New York won six of last eight games; seven of New York’s last eight home games went over total.

Twins @ Indians
Santana is 5-1, 1.72 in seven starts this year (over 2-2-3).

Tomlin is 2-3, 7.12 in six starts this season (over 4-2).

Twins won seven of last eight road games, are 4-1 in road series openers. Over is 10-1 in their last 11 games. Cleveland is 4-5 in its last nine games; they lost last five series openers. Under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

Mariners @ Blue Jays
Bergman is making his first ’17 start; he is 7-9, 5.71 in 56 MLB games (15 starts, all with Colorado). He is 5-0, 2.17 in five AAA starts this season.

Biagini allowed one run in four IP (52 PT) in his first ’17 start, at Tampa Bay.

Mariners won four of their last five games. Over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Toronto won five of last six home games (under 4-1-1).

Rays @ Red Sox
Cobb is 1-1, 2.37 in his last three starts (over 4-3).

Porcello is 1-3, 3.04 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.

Tampa Bay lost four of last five games; they’re 5-7 in series openers, 3-2 on road. Rays’ last four road games stayed under total. Red Sox are 4-5 in last nine home games, 1-5 in last six series openers. Four of their last five games went over.

A’s @ Rangers
Hahn is 1-2, 3.64 in five starts this year; over is 3-1 in his last four starts.

Cashner 0-3, 3.29 in five starts this year (under 4-0-1). Texas scored 13 runs in the five games.

Oakland won four of last five games; they’re 1-4 in road series openers. Over is 9-3 in their last dozen games. Rangers are 9-4 in last 13 home games; under is 12-2-1 in their last 15 home games.

Orioles @ Royals
Bundy is 4-0, 1.95 in his last five starts (under 4-3).

Duffy is 0-3, 7.16 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five starts.

Baltimore won six of its last seven games; over is 4-1 in their last five games. Royals won three of last four games; they’re 3-3 in home series openers. Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

Tigers @ Angels
Zimmerman is 2-0, 6.48 in his last three starts; his last five starts went over. Tigers scored 38 runs in his last four starts.

Shoemaker is 1-2, 4.63 in his last four starts (over 4-3).

Detroit won three of last four games; over is 13-3-1 in their road games. Angels lost seven of last nine games; under is 4-2 in their last six games.

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Interleague
Padres @ White Sox
Chacin is 1-3, 10.71 in four road starts (over 3-1).

Gonzalez is 0-2, 6.39 in his last two starts (over 3-3).

San Diego lost seven of its last eight games; under is 5-1 in their last six road games. White Sox lost their last five games; they’re 3-8 in series openers. Over is 5-1 in their last six home games.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League

Atl-Mia: Foltynewicz 0-5; Urena 1-0
Phil-Wsh: Pivetta 0-2; Roark 4-3
NY-Mil: Harvey 2-4; Garza 2-1
Chi-StL: Butler 0-0; Leake 4-2
LA-Col: Kershaw 5-2; Chatwood 3-4
Pitt-Az: Glasnow 4-2; Corbin 3-4
Cin-SF: Feldman 2-5; Cueto 5-2

American League
Hst-NY: McCullers 5-2; Montgomery 3-2
Min-Clev: Santana 5-2; Tomlin 3-3
Sea-Tor: Bergman 0-0; Biagini 1-0
TB-Bos: Cobb 2-5; Porcello 3-4
A’s-Tex: Hahn 2-3; Cashner 1-4
Balt-KC: Bundy 6-1; Duffy 2-5
Det-LAA: Zimmerman 3-3; Shoemaker 4-3

Interleague
SD-Chi: Chacin 3-4; Gonzalez 4-2

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League

Atl-Mia: Foltynewicz 1-5; Urena 0-1
Phil-Wsh: Pivetta 2-2; Roark 3-7
NY-Mil: Harvey 3-6; Garza 1-3
Chi-StL: Butler 0-0; Leake 1-6
LA-Col: Kershaw 4-7; Chatwood 0-7
Pitt-Az: Glasnow 3-6; Corbin 3-7
Cin-SF: Feldman 1-7; Cueto 2-7

American League
Hst-NY: McCullers 1-7; Montgomery 2-5
Min-Clev: Santana 1-7; Tomlin 2-6
Sea-Tor: Bergman 0-0; Biagini 0-1
TB-Bos: Cobb 1-7; Porcello 1-7
A’s-Tex: Hahn 2-5; Cashner 2-5
Balt-KC: Bundy 0-7; Duffy 1-7
Det-LAA: Zimmerman 3-6; Shoemaker 5-7

Interleague
SD-Chi: Chacin 2-7; Gonzalez 2-6

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Umpires
National League

American League

Interleague

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/11/17

Ariz 5-8-3……….11-5-4……16-13-7
Atl 5-10-3………..5-7-1…..10-17-4
Cubs 8-10………….6-7-3……14-17-3
Reds 5-7-1……….10-8-2……15-15-3
Colo 10-5-1………11-7-2……21-12-3
LA 7-8-2………11-5-2…….18-13-4
Miami 6-11-3………7-4-3……13-15-6
Milw 9-2-4……….9-9-2……..18-11-6
Mets 6-6…………7-12-3…….13-18-3
Philly 7-5-3………..8-7-2…….15-12-5
Pitt 5-13-2……….7-7-1……12-20-3
St. Louis 7-7-2……….9-4-4……..16-11-6
SD 4-12-4………7-7-2……..11-19-6
SF 5-13-4………..6-6-2……11-19-6
Wash 13-5………….7-8-1……20-13-1

Orioles 9-6-2……….10-6………19-12-2
Boston 5-9-2………8-8-2………13-17-4
White Sox 6-9-4………6-6-1………12-15-5
Cleveland 8-11-2……4-7-1………12-18-3
Detroit 9-7-1………9-5-2………18-12-3
Astros 4-6-5………11-8-1……..15-14-6
KC 4-11-2………9-6-2……..14-16-4
Angels 5-10-5……….8-6-3……..13-16-8
Twins 7-4-2………8-6-4………15-10-6
NYY 7-8-1……….10-6……….17-14-1
A’s 4-9-2……….7-7-5………11-16-7
Seattle 5-11-4……..8-3-4……….13-14-8
TB 7-5-3……….16-4-2…….23-9-5
Texas 10-4-4……..8-6-4………18-10-8
Toronto 4-14-1……..5-7-4………9-21-5

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total-5/11/17)

Ariz 4-16……..7-20……….11
Atl 3-18……..4-14…………7
Cubs 4-18……..7-16………..11
Reds 2-12……10-21………..12
Colo 5-15……..7-20……….12
LA 5-16……..7-19..……..12
Miami 6-19……..6-15……….12
Milw 5-14……..9-20………..14
Mets 7-14……..10-20……….17
Philly 8-16……..4-16…………12
Pitt 4-20……..5-15…………9
StL 6-16……..7-19………..13
SD 8-19…….6-15………..14
SF 4-21……..4-15…………8
Wash 7-18……..6-16……….13

Orioles 1-17……..5-15………..6
Boston 4-16……..4-17………..8
White Sox 4-18…….5-13………..9
Clev 6-21……..6-11………..12
Detroit 4-16……..8-16………..12
Astros 4-15……..10-20………14
KC 2-17……..3-15………..5
Angels 6-19……..5-17………..11
Twins 2-13……..5-17………..7
NYY 4-15……..8-16……….12
A’s 2-15……..4-19……….6
Seattle 9-20……..6-14………15
TB 2-13……..10-23…..…12
Texas 8-17…….5-18………13
Toronto 5-19…….5-14……….10

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 16-6 AL, favorites -$31
AL @ NL– 15-14 AL, favorites -$405
Total: 31-20 AL, favorites -$436
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL– Over 7-15
AL @ NL– Over 18-11
Total– Over 25-26

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MLB

Friday, May 12

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Trend Report
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7:05 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. WASHINGTON
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Washington is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,

7:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. NY YANKEES
Houston is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Houston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games on the road
NY Yankees are 12-4 SU in their last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of NY Yankees's last 24 games when playing Houston

7:07 PM
SEATTLE vs. TORONTO
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games

7:10 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. BOSTON
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home

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

7:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. MIAMI
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Miami's last 13 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Miami is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

8:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. TEXAS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 9 games when playing on the road against Texas
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games

8:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

8:10 PM
NY METS vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets's last 10 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Mets's last 15 games
Milwaukee is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 11 games when playing NY Mets

8:15 PM
BALTIMORE vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Baltimore's last 16 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Baltimore is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,on the road
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Baltimore

8:15 PM
CHI CUBS vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Chi Cubs's last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 13 of St. Louis's last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games at home

8:40 PM
LA DODGERS vs. COLORADO
LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
Colorado is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Colorado's last 22 games when playing LA Dodgers

9:40 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games

10:07 PM
DETROIT vs. LA ANGELS
Detroit is 4-13 SU in their last 17 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
LA Angels are 13-4 SU in their last 17 games when playing Detroit

10:15 PM
CINCINNATI vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of San Francisco's last 16 games when playing Cincinnati
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, May 12


San Diego @ Chicago White Sox

Game 929-930
May 12, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Chacin) 12.533
Chicago White Sox
(Gnzalez) 14.123
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(-130); Over

Detroit @ LA Angels

Game 927-928
May 12, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 13.593
LA Angels
(Shmaker) 15.935
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-140
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(-140); Under

Baltimore @ Kansas City

Game 925-926
May 12, 2017 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Bundy) 16.835
Kansas City
(Duffy) 14.885
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-110
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(-110); Over

Oakland @ Texas

Game 923-924
May 12, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Hahn) 14.183
Texas
(Cashner) 15.068
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-120); Under

Tampa Bay @ Boston

Game 921-922
May 12, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Cobb) 16.520
Boston
(Porcello) 14.373
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-170
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+150); Under

Seattle @ Toronto

Game 919-920
May 12, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Bergman) 14.717
Toronto
(Biagini) 15.846
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-130); Over

Minnesota @ Cleveland

Game 917-918
May 12, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Santana) 15.555
Cleveland
(Tomlin) 14.046
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-140
8
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+120); Over

Houston @ NY Yankees

Game 915-916
May 12, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(McCllers) 15.730
NY Yankees
(Mntgmery) 16.639
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-130
8
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(+110); Under

Cincinnati @ San Francisco

Game 913-914
May 12, 2017 @ 10:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Feldman) 13.205
San Francisco
(Cueto) 14.848
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-170
7
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-170); Under

Pittsburgh @ Arizona

Game 911-912
May 12, 2017 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Glasnow) 13.823
Arizona
(Corbin) 15.469
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-135
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-135); Over

LA Dodgers @ Colorado

Game 909-910
May 12, 2017 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Kershaw) 18.123
Colorado
(Chtwood) 14.609
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-200
9
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-200); Over

Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis

Game 907-908
May 12, 2017 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Butler) 14.829
St. Louis
(Leake) 16.249
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-130); Over

NY Mets @ Milwaukee

Game 905-906
May 12, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Harvey) 16.336
Milwaukee
(Garza) 13.873
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-110
9
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-110); Over

Philadelphia @ Washington

Game 903-904
May 12, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Pivetta) 14.826
Washington
(Roark) 16.711
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-200
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-200); Over

Atlanta @ Miami

Game 901-902
May 12, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Fltynwcz) 14.469
Miami
(Urena) 12.928
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+115); Over

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NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, May 12

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ATLANTA (11 - 20) at MIAMI (13 - 20) - 7:05 PM
MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R) vs. JOSE URENA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 4-15 (-10.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ATLANTA is 43-41 (+15.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 43-55 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 34-34 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 35-38 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 8-17 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MIAMI is 67-88 (-29.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
URENA is 3-13 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against MIAMI this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. MIAMI since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 1-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 6.56 and a WHIP of 1.945.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.2 units)

JOSE URENA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
URENA is 0-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 18.00 and a WHIP of 2.400.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.4 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (13 - 19) at WASHINGTON (22 - 12) - 7:05 PM
NICK PIVETTA (R) vs. TANNER ROARK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 131-126 (+22.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-30 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 801-836 (+19.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 30-29 (-17.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-4 (-0.2 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)

NICK PIVETTA vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
PIVETTA is 0-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 7.20 and a WHIP of 1.800.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

TANNER ROARK vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
ROARK is 4-4 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.19 and a WHIP of 1.050.
His team's record is 5-7 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-5. (+0.4 units)

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NY METS (16 - 17) at MILWAUKEE (18 - 17) - 8:10 PM
MATT HARVEY (R) vs. MATT GARZA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HARVEY is 8-15 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HARVEY is 18-27 (-17.6 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 91-106 (+4.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 416-425 (+39.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
GARZA is 77-91 (-27.8 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.

MATT HARVEY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
HARVEY is 0-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.667.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

MATT GARZA vs. NY METS since 1997
GARZA is 1-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.97 and a WHIP of 1.224.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+1.9 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (17 - 17) at ST LOUIS (19 - 14) - 8:15 PM
EDDIE BUTLER (R) vs. MIKE LEAKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1616-1703 (-262.1 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 182-209 (-51.6 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 11-14 (-10.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 18-25 (-19.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 47-51 (-26.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 9-20 (-15.9 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 31-34 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 18-29 (-25.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LEAKE is 4-12 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEAKE is 1-8 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEAKE is 3-10 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

EDDIE BUTLER vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

MIKE LEAKE vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
LEAKE is 9-5 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.52 and a WHIP of 1.172.
His team's record is 14-9 (+5.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-12. (-3.0 units)

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LA DODGERS (20 - 15) at COLORADO (23 - 13) - 8:40 PM
CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. TYLER CHATWOOD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 116-92 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 48-55 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 16-27 (-18.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 5-12 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 22-29 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 81-71 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 65-71 (-29.7 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 36-48 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 23-13 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 17-8 (+10.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
COLORADO is 9-3 (+8.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 51-53 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHATWOOD is 14-4 (+12.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-2 (+3.7 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. COLORADO since 1997
KERSHAW is 19-6 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.15 and a WHIP of 1.120.
His team's record is 25-9 (+13.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 17-17. (-1.1 units)

TYLER CHATWOOD vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
CHATWOOD is 4-6 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.52 and a WHIP of 1.438.
His team's record is 4-7 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-4. (+2.5 units)

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PITTSBURGH (14 - 21) at ARIZONA (20 - 16) - 9:40 PM
TYLER GLASNOW (R) vs. PAT CORBIN (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

TYLER GLASNOW vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

PAT CORBIN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
CORBIN is 0-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 5.09 and a WHIP of 1.415.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.4 units)

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CINCINNATI (19 - 15) at SAN FRANCISCO (12 - 24) - 10:15 PM
SCOTT FELDMAN (R) vs. JOHNNY CUETO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
FELDMAN is 1-8 (-8.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 45-24 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
CUETO is 28-12 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CUETO is 32-11 (+17.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less since 1997. (Team's Record)
CUETO is 33-15 (+17.1 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CUETO is 21-7 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CUETO is 36-14 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 416-379 (+55.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 12-24 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 65-72 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-15 (-14.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 4-0 (+4.1 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

SCOTT FELDMAN vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
FELDMAN is 2-3 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.64 and a WHIP of 1.109.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.6 units)

JOHNNY CUETO vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
CUETO is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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HOUSTON (24 - 11) at NY YANKEES (21 - 11) - 7:05 PM
LANCE MCCULLERS (R) vs. JORDAN MONTGOMERY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MCCULLERS is 2-11 (-10.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MCCULLERS is 5-14 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 105-89 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 44-27 (+14.9 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 60-37 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 40-20 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 14-4 (+10.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 140-125 (-67.2 Units) against the money line in home games in May games since 1997.

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

LANCE MCCULLERS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
MCCULLERS is 1-0 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

JORDAN MONTGOMERY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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MINNESOTA (17 - 14) at CLEVELAND (18 - 15) - 7:05 PM
ERVIN SANTANA (R) vs. JOSH TOMLIN (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
SANTANA is 5-11 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.22 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 7-15 (-9.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 15-7. (+7.4 units)

JOSH TOMLIN vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
TOMLIN is 5-4 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 5.53 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 7-5 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-7. (-3.2 units)

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SEATTLE (17 - 18) at TORONTO (14 - 21) - 7:05 PM
CHRISTIAN BERGMAN (R) vs. JOE BIAGINI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 312-268 (+44.0 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997.
TORONTO is 108-98 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 64-64 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against SEATTLE this season
0 of 0 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

CHRISTIAN BERGMAN vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

JOE BIAGINI vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

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TAMPA BAY (17 - 20) at BOSTON (18 - 16) - 7:10 PM
ALEX COBB (R) vs. RICK PORCELLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 85-114 (-34.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 9-22 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 54-73 (-23.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 63-80 (-22.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 47-66 (-20.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 41-67 (-25.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PORCELLO is 76-39 (+26.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 382-334 (-89.0 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
BOSTON is 542-413 (-60.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

ALEX COBB vs. BOSTON since 1997
COBB is 3-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.77 and a WHIP of 1.387.
His team's record is 4-7 (-5.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-6. (-2.0 units)

RICK PORCELLO vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
PORCELLO is 10-5 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.53 and a WHIP of 1.192.
His team's record is 12-6 (+5.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-11. (-4.6 units)

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OAKLAND (16 - 18) at TEXAS (16 - 20) - 8:05 PM
JESSE HAHN (R) vs. ANDREW CASHNER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 153-205 (-46.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 353-447 (-95.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 119-174 (-48.0 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
OAKLAND is 18-38 (-21.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 111-90 (+21.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 53-31 (+23.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 31-17 (+14.7 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 63-38 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 38-20 (+15.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 41-28 (+24.2 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 55-43 (+13.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 82-61 (+22.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 85-66 (+18.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 64-46 (+17.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 3-3 (+0.2 Units) against TEXAS this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JESSE HAHN vs. TEXAS since 1997
HAHN is 1-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.43 and a WHIP of 1.477.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.1 units)

ANDREW CASHNER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
CASHNER is 0-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (22 - 11) at KANSAS CITY (13 - 21) - 8:10 PM
CHRIS TILLMAN (R) vs. DANNY DUFFY (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

CHRIS TILLMAN vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
TILLMAN is 3-3 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 5.71 and a WHIP of 1.423.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-5. (-2.9 units)

DANNY DUFFY vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
DUFFY is 2-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 0.955.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)

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DETROIT (17 - 16) at LA ANGELS (17 - 20) - 10:05 PM
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R) vs. MATT SHOEMAKER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 320-403 (-87.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 48-19 (+21.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 103-91 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 59-43 (+15.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 9-22 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.

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

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 0-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.625.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

MATT SHOEMAKER vs. DETROIT since 1997
SHOEMAKER is 2-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 1.01 and a WHIP of 0.863.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.6 units)

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SAN DIEGO (13 - 23) at CHI WHITE SOX (15 - 17) - 8:10 PM
JHOULYS CHACIN (R) vs. MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 12-35 (-20.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 51-37 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 18-13 (+13.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 63-75 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 13-24 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.

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

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GONZALEZ is 0-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

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Friday's Diamond Notes
May 12, 2017

Hottest team: Cardinals (6-0 last six)

St. Louis returns home following a perfect 6-0 road swing at Atlanta and Miami as the Cardinals have crawled out of a 3-9 hole to own a 19-14 record. The Cardinals have flown into first place of the NL Central as they host the rival Cubs in a critical series at Busch Stadium this weekend.

The defending champions are making their second trip to St. Louis this season after capturing two of the first three meetings with the Cardinals. Chicago has dropped five of its past six games to fall to .500, while the Cardinals pulled off a pair of late rallies to stun the Marlins to finish off a three-game sweep. During this six-game winning streak, the Cardinals plated five runs or more, while cashing the OVER five times.

Coldest team: Braves (2-8 last 10)

Remember when Atlanta won five consecutive games in mid-April? That streak is long-gone as the Braves are skidding out of control by dropping six in a row, including getting swept by the Astros and Cardinals. Amazingly, the Braves also put together a four-game hot streak towards the end of April, but the team is a dreadful 2-20 when removing those two winning stretches.

Atlanta heads to Miami to face a Marlins’ squad who is also struggling by losing eight of their past 10 games. Mike Foltynewicz is winless in five starts for the Braves, while coming off his worst start of the season by allowing seven earned runs in four innings of a 10-0 rout by the Cardinals. The only piece of good news for Atlanta is Miami enters the weekend at 1-7 in its previous eight home contests.

Hottest pitcher: Mike Leake, Cardinals (4-1, 1.79 ERA)

Leake has been the anchor of this St. Louis resurgence following the slow start as the veteran right-hander has compiled six quality outings this season. Leake is coming off a victory at Atlanta his last time out, while allowing only one home run in his six starts, which is a dramatically better pace than in 2016 when he gave up 20 gopher balls in 30 starts.

The former Reds and Giants’ hurler has yielded one earned run in each of his two home starts this season, but Leake struggled In against the Cubs last season. St. Louis posted a 1-3 record in Leake’s four outings against Chicago, while allowing 16 runs in 22.1 innings, including a pair of defeats at Busch Stadium.

Coldest pitcher: Matt Harvey, Mets (2-2, 5.14 ERA)

In 2015, Harvey was the toast of New York by helping lead the Mets to the National League pennant and a 13-8 regular season record. In 2016, the right-hander slumped to 4-10 with a bloated ERA of 4.86 before his season ended in June due to injury. Fast-forward to 2017 and the Dark Knight is winless in his last four outings, while coming off a brief three-day suspension for a violation of team rules.

Harvey returns to the mound at Milwaukee after allowing 12 earned runs in 9.2 innings of two losses to the Braves, as he faces a team outside the NL East for the first time this season. Since the start of 2016, the Mets have posted a 4-9 record in Harvey’s 13 road starts, but one of those victories came at Miller Park last season when New York held off Milwaukee, 2-1 as short underdogs last June.

Biggest OVER run: Phillies (7-2 last nine)

Philadelphia’s pitching was lit up the last two games in losses to Seattle by yielding 21 runs. The Phillies managed to score 15 runs in those defeats, but fell to 1-7 in the last eight games due to dreadful pitching. In this recent stretch, the Fightin’ Phils have given up at least five runs seven times in the last eight contests.

Philadelphia and Washington are playing their fourth series of the season this weekend as the teams hook up at Nationals Park. The Phillies face Tanner Roark in the opener as the Nationals’ right-hander has the cashed the OVER in three straight starts even though he limited Philadelphia to two unearned runs in six innings the last time he saw them in a 6-5 defeat.

Biggest UNDER run: Pirates (6-1-1 last eight)

Pittsburgh’s offense continues to struggle after racking up only one hit in Thursday’s 2-1 defeat at Arizona. The Pirates have been held to two runs or fewer in seven of the last nine games, while dropping five straight overall. The UNDER is 2-4 in Game 2’s on the road for Pittsburgh this season, as the Bucs have scored one run or less three times in these contests.

The Pirates are hitting only .204 against left-handed pitching this season as they face southpaw Patrick Corbin on Friday in Arizona. Pittsburgh owns a 5-2 record towards the UNDER against left-handed starting hurlers, but right-hander Tyler Glasnow is 4-0-1 to the OVER in his previous five starts.

Matchup to watch: Astros vs. Yankees

Houston and New York could be on a collision course to meet in the postseason. The Astros held off the Yankees in the first meeting on Thursday, 3-2 behind another strong performance from Dallas Keuchel, who tossed six innings and allowed one run, while striking out nine batters to improve to 6-0. New York made it interesting in the ninth inning by creeping within one run on a Gary Sanchez RBI single, but Jacoby Ellsbury was thrown out at the plate to end the game.

The Astros look to extend their winning streak to five as Lance McCullers, Jr. takes the mound. McCullers, Jr. is winless in three road starts this season, but is coming off his best away outing by allowing two hits and one run in seven innings of a 2-1 defeat to the Angels. The right-hander beat the Yankees last season at home, 4-1, while striking out 10 batters in six innings of work.

The Yankees counter with southpaw Jordan Montgomery, who beat the Cubs as a road underdog last Saturday, 11-6. Montgomery has given up three earned runs in four of five starts, while New York owns a 2-1 mark in his three home outings. The Yankees have lost consecutive home games only once this season, while the Astros are 0-3 in their three road games off a series opening victory.

Betcha didn’t know: The Dodgers look to bounce back after falling to the Rockies on Thursday, 10-7. Clayton Kershaw heads to the mound for Los Angeles as he seen plenty of success at Coors Field in his career. Since 2013, the Dodgers are 7-1 in his last eight starts in Denver, but the only loss came last month in a 4-2 defeat as a -200 favorite. Kershaw opened up as a -200 favorite for Friday’s opener against the red-hot Rockies.

Biggest public favorite: Dodgers (-200) at Rockies

Biggest public underdog: Mariners (+115) at Blue Jays

Biggest line move: Astros (-120 to -130) at Yankees

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May's MLB Picks
Overall Picks of the Day DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Date W-L-T % Units Record

05/11/2017............. 9-3-1......... 75.00%........... +29.75
05/10/2017............ 6-15-0......... 28.57%............ -45.25
05/09/2017............ 8-12-2......... 40.00%............ -19.75
05/08/2017............. 6-6-1.......... 50.00%............. -1.00
05/07/2017........... 10-10-1........ 50.00%.............. -0.75
05/06/2017........... 12-9-0.......... 57.14% ...........+13.75
05/05/2017........... 4-13-0.......... 23.53%............ -50.00
05/04/2017........... 7-11-0.......... 38.89%............ -22.50
05/03/2017.......... 11-12-0.......... 47.83%............. -5.00
05/02/2017.......... 11-11-0.......... 50.00%............. -1.50
05/01/2017.......... 9 -8 - 0.......... 52.94%........... +11.25

Totals.................93 - 110 ............45.81%.............- 89.50

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

05/11/2017..........1 - 2..........33.33%..........-0.95........4 - 1..........80.00%.........+2.90
05/10/2017..........3 - 7..........30.00%..........-3.75........3 - 8..........37.50%.........-5.80
05/09/2017..........3 - 4..........42.85%..........-0.10........8 - 6.........57.44%.........+1,40
05/08/2017..........0 - 4..........00.00%..........-4.00........6 - 2.........75.00%.........+3.28
05/07/2017..........4 - 4..........50.00%.........+0.45........7 - 6.........53.84%.........+0.40
05/06/2017..........1 - 5..........20.00%..........-3.85.......10 - 5........66.66%.........+4.50
05/05/2017..........0 - 3..........00.00%..........-3.00........4 - 9..........30.76%.........- 5.90
05/04/2017..........3 - 4..........42.85%..........-0.80........4 - 7..........36.36%.........- 3.70
05/03/2017..........3 - 5..........37.50%..........-1.40........8 - 6..........57.44%.........+2.40
05/02/2017..........2 - 5..........28.57%.........- 2.70........9 - 6..........60.00%.........+ 3.30
05/01/2017..........4 - 2..........66.66 %.......+ 3.85........5 - 5..........50.00%.........- 0.50


Totals...............24 - 45.........34.78%.........- 16.28......68 - 61.........52.71%..........+2.28


FRIDAY, MAY 12

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHI at WAS 07:05 PM

O 8.5

HOU at NYY 07:05 PM

U 8.0

SEA at TOR 07:07 PM

SEA +115

O 8.5

MIN at CLE 07:10 PM

MIN +115

O 8.5

TB at BOS 07:10 PM

U 8.5

ATL at MIA 07:10 PM

ATL +110

U 8.5

OAK at TEX 08:05 PM

O 9.5

SD at CHW 08:10 PM

O 8.5

NYM at MIL 08:10 PM

U 9.0

CHC at STL 08:15 PM

U 8.5

LAD at COL 08:40 PM

COL +165

U 9.5

PIT at ARI 09:40 PM

U 9.5

DET at LAA 10:07 PM

DET +110

O 8.5

CIN at SF 10:15 PM

O 7.0


BOLD BEST BETS

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Baseball Capsules
May 15, 2017

MIAMI (AP) Short on sleep, the Houston Astros finally stirred in the sixth inning Monday night when Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam to help beat the Miami Marlins 7-2.

The Astros arrived at their hotel at 5 a.m. after a doubleheader in New York against the Yankees, and were listless and hitless against Dan Straily until the fifth inning.

Josh Reddick doubled in the sixth off Junichi Tazawa (1-1), and after a walk and a hit batter loaded the bases, Gurriel connected with two outs for a 4-1 lead.

It was the Astros' second grand slam in two games. Alex Bregman hit one in Sunday night's win at Yankee Stadium.

Jose Altuve homered in the ninth and drove in three runs.

Joe Musgrove (3-3) allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings for the Astros (27-12), who climbed 15 games above .500 for the first time since 2005. They have the best record in the majors and are off to the best start in franchise history.

The Marlins went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and fell to 1-6 on their homestand.

DIAMONDBACKS 7, METS 3

PHOENIX (AP) - Yasmany Tomas, Jeff Mathis and Daniel Descalso homered in a six-run eighth inning and Arizona handed struggling New York its fifth straight loss.

Jake Lamb also went deep for the Diamondbacks, the latest team to take advantage of a beleaguered Mets bullpen.

Tomas snapped a 1-all tie with a three-run homer off Hansel Robles (4-1). Mathis' two-run shot also came against Robles, hit hard for the second consecutive outing after a strong start to the season.

Jorge De La Rosa (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth to get the win.

INDIANS 8, RAYS 7

CLEVELAND (AP) - Indians starter Carlos Carrasco left early with an injury, but five relievers kept the lead and helped Cleveland hold off Tampa Bay.

Carrasco was pulled because of tightness in his left pectoral muscle after giving up an RBI single to Brad Miller. The right-hander allowed five runs in 3 2/3 innings and left with Cleveland ahead 7-4.

Boone Logan (1-0) retired both batters he faced. Andrew Miller permitted his first run of the season in the eighth, and Cody Allen gave up a solo homer to Peter Bourjos in the ninth before earning his 10th save.

Lonnie Chisenhall hit a three-run homer in the first, when Cleveland scored five times off Chris Archer (3-2). Francisco Lindor added a solo shot in the eighth.

ANGELS 5, WHITE SOX 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mike Trout homered for the fourth consecutive game, helping Los Angeles top Chicago.

The Angels scored each of their runs via the long ball. Kole Calhoun hit a three-run homer to right in the fifth inning and Trout followed with a drive to left. Martin Maldonado homered in the seventh inning.

Angels right-hander Jesse Chavez (3-5) pitched seven-plus innings and Bud Norris got four outs for his eighth save.

Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer for Chicago, and Tyler Saladino had an RBI triple. Mike Pelfrey (0-4) allowed four runs and three hits in 4 2/3 innings.

GIANTS 8, DODGERS 4

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Eduardo Nunez was credited with a two-run infield single when Los Angeles pitcher Brandon McCarthy lost track of a baserunner and San Francisco beat the Dodgers for its season-high fourth straight win.

The hit by Nunez was the key play in a four-run fourth inning that broke the game open and helped Matt Cain (3-1) earn his second win of the season against the Dodgers.

San Francisco opened the inning with three straight hits off McCarthy (3-1), with an RBI double by Brandon Crawford putting the Giants up 2-1. That's when things really got interesting.

With runners on second and third, Nunez hit a broken-bat grounder up the middle that shortstop Corey Seager fielded just beyond the infield dirt. Buster Posey easily scored from third, and Brandon Crawford scored from second after Seager hurried the ball to McCarthy on the mound and McCarthy didn't realize Crawford was running.

BRAVES 10, BLUE JAYS 6

TORONTO (AP) - Freddie Freeman hit his 13th homer, Nick Markakis had three RBIs and Atlanta snapped Toronto's five-game winning streak.

Matt Kemp had four hits and scored three times for the Braves, who have won three of four.

Freeman matched Washington's Ryan Zimmerman and Milwaukee's Eric Thames atop the NL home run leaderboard with a three-run shot off Leonel Campos in a four-run sixth.

Freeman has connected against all 10 teams Atlanta has faced this season.

Bartolo Colon (2-4) allowed three runs, two earned, in five innings to win for the first time since April 16.

Blue Jays right-hander Mike Bolsinger (0-2) gave up six runs in 4 2/3 innings. Toronto pitchers set a franchise record by hitting five batters.

MARINERS 6, ATHLETICS 5

SEATTLE (AP) - Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager each hit a two-run homer, and Yovani Gallardo pitched effectively into the seventh inning as Seattle made the most of four hits to hold off Oakland.

Oakland scored twice in the ninth, when closer Edwin Diaz walked four of the five batters he faced to force in a run. Tony Zych relieved, and the second run scored on Khris Davis' groundout. After an intentional walk to Yonder Alonso loaded the bases again, Zych struck out Adam Rosales looking on a 3-2 pitch for his first major league save.

Cruz's home run, his ninth, put Seattle up 4-0 in the second as the Mariners capitalized on five walks by Sean Manaea (1-3), activated earlier in the day off the disabled list.

Oakland pulled to 4-3 on a solo homer by Davis in the fourth and a two-run shot by Stephen Vogt in the fifth. Both came off Gallardo (2-3), who allowed three runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings.

PADRES 6, BREWERS 5, 10 INNINGS

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Hunter Renfroe hit a two-run homer with no outs in the 10th inning to give San Diego a win over Milwaukee.

Renfroe's homer to left, his seventh, came off Oliver Drake (2-1) with Erick Aybar aboard on a leadoff single.

The Brewers took a 5-4 lead in the top of the inning on Eric Sogard's homer with one out against Jose Torres (2-2).

The Brewers tied it at 4 in the eighth. Hernan Perez's leadoff fly ball to shallow right off Brad Hand went for a triple when second baseman Cory Spangenberg and right fielder Renfroe both went for it and missed. Perez scored the tying run on Domingo Santana's RBI single to right with one out.

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Am back from a family emergency the last 4 days........Hope you all have done well since i've been gone....Now time to make some $$$$ as we are winding the down the month of May.......A good break from a slump also.....

May's MLB Picks
Overall Picks of the Day DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Date W-L-T % Units Record

05/12/2017........... 6-13-0......... 31.58%............ -38.75
05/11/2017............. 9-3-1......... 75.00%........... +29.75
05/10/2017............ 6-15-0......... 28.57%............ -45.25
05/09/2017............ 8-12-2......... 40.00%............ -19.75
05/08/2017............. 6-6-1.......... 50.00%............. -1.00
05/07/2017........... 10-10-1........ 50.00%.............. -0.75
05/06/2017........... 12-9-0.......... 57.14% ...........+13.75
05/05/2017........... 4-13-0.......... 23.53%............ -50.00
05/04/2017........... 7-11-0.......... 38.89%............ -22.50
05/03/2017.......... 11-12-0.......... 47.83%............. -5.00
05/02/2017.......... 11-11-0.......... 50.00%............. -1.50
05/01/2017.......... 9 -8 - 0.......... 52.94%........... +11.25

Totals.................99 - 123 ............44.59%.............- 128.25

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

05/12/2017..........2 - 3..........40.00%..........-0.25........4 - 10........40.00%.........-7.20
05/11/2017..........1 - 2..........33.33%..........-0.95........4 - 1..........80.00%.........+2.90
05/10/2017..........3 - 7..........30.00%..........-3.75........3 - 8..........37.50%.........-5.80
05/09/2017..........3 - 4..........42.85%..........-0.10........8 - 6.........57.44%.........+1,40
05/08/2017..........0 - 4..........00.00%..........-4.00........6 - 2.........75.00%.........+3.28
05/07/2017..........4 - 4..........50.00%.........+0.45........7 - 6.........53.84%.........+0.40
05/06/2017..........1 - 5..........20.00%..........-3.85.......10 - 5........66.66%.........+4.50
05/05/2017..........0 - 3..........00.00%..........-3.00........4 - 9..........30.76%.........- 5.90
05/04/2017..........3 - 4..........42.85%..........-0.80........4 - 7..........36.36%.........- 3.70
05/03/2017..........3 - 5..........37.50%..........-1.40........8 - 6..........57.44%.........+2.40
05/02/2017..........2 - 5..........28.57%.........- 2.70........9 - 6..........60.00%.........+ 3.30
05/01/2017..........4 - 2..........66.66 %.......+ 3.85........5 - 5..........50.00%.........- 0.50


Totals...............26 - 48.........35.13%.........- 16.53......72 - 71.........50.34%........+4.92

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Tuesday’s six-pack

— Miami Marlin pitchers have hit a batter in 10 consecutive games, tied with ’09 Phillies for longest such streak since 1913.

— DL update: Outfielders AJ Pollock, Carlos Gomez, Hunter Pence all hit the shelf Monday.

— Arizona 7, NY Mets 3– Over last four games, Mets were outscored 16-7 from 7th inning on.

— Giants 8, Dodgers 4– San Francisco won five of its last six games.

— Indians 8, Rays 7– Chris Archer gave up five runs in the first inning.

— Celtics 115, Wizards 105– Home team won all seven series games. Boston plays the Cavaliers next.

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

13) Week 1 of the NFL season, ESPN has a Monday night doubleheader; this year, one of the announce teams that night will be Beth Mowins/Rex Ryan, an unusual pairing.

Mowins has done college football on ESPN for years; she is highly competent but she isn’t getting this gig because she is good, she is getting it because she’s a woman- that’s the world we live in now.

Look at the people ESPN fired this month; they’re working on evening out the demographics of their workforce.

This will be Ryan’s first-ever NFL game behind a microphone and he gets it in primetime, which is odd. If he is outspoken he should be good– he acted in an Adam Sandler movie couple years ago and was very good at it. Thing is, he has to be outspoken and not hold back on criticizing people he knows. We’ll see.

12) Someone on Twitter (a media professional) was critical of Kenny Albert getting national TV gigs, which is ridiculous, but again typical of the world we live in. If you prepare really well, set up your partner to look good and have no shtick, then some people won’t like you, because they care more about style than substance. Albert is everything a play-by-play guy should be.

11) For a good part of this weekend, the Cubs’ outfield was Kyle Schwarber, Javier Baez and Ian Happ, a catcher and two infielders. At some point, this will hurt you defensively.

10) Mets blew a 7-1 lead Sunday, lost 11-9 in Miller Park; Neil Walker’s baserunning didn’t help them any.

When the Mets were up big, they had a half-inning end on a first-to-second double play, when Walker was a runner on third base. He coasted towards the plate; had he sprinted, he would’ve scored before the third out was made on a tag at second base. But he didn’t, the run didn’t count and it turned out to be a run the Mets really needed later on.

9) Texas Rangers are 6-0 when AJ Griffin starts; they scored 52 runs in the six games.

8) Kyle Stanley birdied the 17th hole island green at the PLAYERS Championship all four days this past weekend, just the second person ever to do that (Paul Azinger).

7) Former big league catcher David Ross makes his ESPN analyst debut on Wednesday night’s Boston-St Louis game, with Jon Sciambi and Aaron Boone.

6) Duke landed PG recruit Trevon Duval, a 5-star recruit. He’ll be in college from Labor Day until the Blue Devils get KO’d from the NCAA tournament. Duke will be a very young team next season.

5) There are now 58 billionaires living in Los Angeles County; hope they all buy suites in the Rams’ new stadium.

4) To people who are complaining about Colin Kaepernick being a free agent, what about Jay Cutler? You don’t think Cutler is better than Kaepernick? If a team had shown interest in signing Cutler, no way would he be working on TV this fall.

3) New idea in marketing: Florists were running ads Monday to sell Mother’s Day stuff to people who forgot to send flowers/gifts on Sunday. Balloons with “I’m really sorry!!!” on them?

2) Toronto Blue Jays have 14 pitchers, 11 position players right now; that means they have only one bench player, other than the backup catcher. Nobody better get ejected.

1) Would Gregg Popovich make a good President? Our country needs someone who is respected by most everyone– there is too much hatred/divisiveness these days. We need someone who can do the right thing without a political agenda. Hard to find people like that nowadays.

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Tuesday’s games
National League

Nationals @ Pirates
Strasburg is 2-1, 3.51 in his last four starts (under 5-2).

Kuhl is 0-3, 8.24 in his last five starts (under 4-3).

Washington won three of its last four games; they’re 4-2 in road series openers. Over is 6-1 in their last seven games. Pittsburgh won three of last four home games; they’re 3-2 in home series openers. Under is 4-1 in their last five home games.

Reds @ Cubs
Arroyo is 3-0, 4.79 in his last five starts (over 5-2).

Lackey is 2-0, 3.50 in his last three starts (over 5-2).

Reds lost seven of last nine road games; they’re 3-2 in road series openers. Under is 4-1 in their last five games. Cubs lost seven of last nine games, are 1-4 in home series openers. Over is 9-1 in last ten games at Wrigley Field.

Mets @ Diamondbacks
Milone is 1-1, 4.74 in four starts this year (over 4-0).

Greinke is 3-0, 2.33 in his last four starts (over 5-3).

Mets lost last five games; their last ten road games went over the total. Arizona is 5-7 in its last 12 games. Under is 4-2 in their last six games.

Brewers @ Padres
Nelson is 0-2, 6.04 in his last five starts (under 4-3).

Richard is 0-2, 6.00 in his last four starts (under 5-3).

Brewers won six of their last eight games. Under is 4-2 in their last six road games. San Diego lost five of last seven games. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 home games.

Dodgers @ Giants
Hill is making his first start since April 16: he is 1-1, 3.38 in two starts (under 2-0).

Blach is 0-2, 5.73 in his four starts this year (under 3-1).

Dodgers won seven of last ten games; over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. San Francisco won five of last six games; under is 13-4-2 in their home games this season.

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American League

Rays @ Indians
Odorizzi is 2-1, 2.16 in his last five starts (under 5-1).

Salazar is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts (under 5-2).

Tampa Bay won four of last five road games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Cleveland lost three of last four games; under is 13-3 in their last sixteen games.

Orioles @ Tigers
Miley is 1-1, 2.45 in seven starts this year (over 4-3).

Boyd is 0-2, 4.32 in his last four starts (under 4-1-1 in his last six).

Baltimore lost last four games, all lost by bullpen; they’re 2-4 in road series openers. Over is 4-2 in their last six games. Detroit won three of last four games; they’re 4-1 in home series openers. Four of their last five games stayed under.

Bronx @ Kansas City
Sabathia is 0-2, 9.58 in his last four starts, three of which went over total.

Hammel is 1-3, 7.58 in his last four starts (under 4-3).

New York lost four of last five games; they’re 3-3 in road series openers. Over is 11-4 in their last fifteen games. Kansas City won six of its last seven games; they’re 4-3 in home series openers. Under is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

White Sox @ Angels
Holland is 2-2, 5.97 in his last five starts, four of which went over total.

Ramirez is 1-3, 4.04 in six starts this season (under 5-1).

White Sox lost seven of their last nine games. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Angels are 5-8 in their last 13 games; under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

A’s @ Mariners
Triggs is 2-1, 2.95 in his last three starts (under 4-3).

DeJong is 0-2, 8.56 in three starts this season (over 2-0-1).

Oakland lost five of its last six games; over is 12-4 in their last 16 games. Seattle lost four of its last five games; over is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games.

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Interleague

Astros @ Marlins
Keuchel is 6-0, 1.84 in eight starts this season (over 4-4).

Koehler is 0-0, 6.28 in his last three starts (over 5-1 in his last six).

Astros are 6-1 in last seven games; over is 8-6 in their last 14 games. Miami lost five of its last six games; over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Braves @ Blue Jays
Garcia is 1-2, 4.81 in seven starts this year (under 2-0-1 in last three).

Estrada is 2-1, 2.37 in his last six starts (under 4-3-1).

Braves lost seven of last nine games; three of their last four games stayed under. Toronto won its last five games; under is 6-2-1 in their last eight home games.

Phillies @ Rangers
Eickhoff is 0-2, 8.40 in his last three starts (over 3-1-1 in his last five).

Darvish is 2-0, 2.67 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five starts.

Phillies lost five of their last six road games; they’re 3-3 in road series openers. Over is 10-1-3 in their last 14 road games. Texas won its last six games; they’re 4-3 in home series openers. Under is 12-4-1 in their last 17 home games.

Rockies @ Twins
Freeland is 2-1, 2.49 in his last four starts (under 7-0).

Hughes is 2-0, 4.70 in his last four starts (over 4-2 in his last six starts).

Colorado won six of its last nine games; they’re 4-1 in road series openers. Under is 10-4 in their last 14 road games. Minnesota won four of last five games; they’re 4-2 in home series openers. Over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

Red Sox @ Cardinals
Rodriguez is 1-0, 1.88 in his last four starts (under 6-0).

Lynn is 4-0, 1.86 in his last four starts (over 5-2).

Boston lost four of last six games; they’re 1-4 in road series openers. Over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games. St Louis won eight of last nine games; they’re 3-4 in home series openers. Over is 16-4-1 in their last 21 games.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Wsh-Pitt: Strasburg 5-2; Kuhl 2-5
Cin-Chi: Arroyo 5-2 (5-0 last 5); Lackey 4-3
NY-Az: Milone 0-1 (1-3); Greinke 5-3
Mil-SD: Nelson 2-5 (0-5 last 5); Richard 3-5
LA-SF: Hill 1-1; Blach 0-4

American League
TB-Clev: Odorizzi 3-3; Salazar 3-4
Balt-Det: Miley 4-3; Boyd 3-4
NY-KC: Sabathia 5-2; Hammel 1-6
Chi-LA: Holland 4-3; Ramirez 3-3
A’s-Sea: Triggs 5-2; DeJong 1-2

Interleague
Hst-Mia: Keuchel 7-1; Koehler 3-4
Atl-Tor: Garcia 3-3; Estrada 4-4
Phil-Tex: Eickhoff 1-6; Darvish 5-3 (4-0 last 4)
Col-Minn: Freeland 5-2; Hughes 6-1
Bos-StL: Rodriguez 4-2; Lynn 5-2 (5-0 last 5)

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Wsh-Pitt: Strasburg 0-7; Kuhl 3-7
Cin-Chi: Arroyo 2-7; Lackey 4-7
NY-Az: Milone 0-4; Greinke 0-8
Mil-SD: Nelson 2-7; Richard 1-8
LA-SF: Hill 0-2; Blach 1-4

American League
TB-Clev: Odorizzi 3-6; Salazar 3-7
Balt-Det: Miley 1-6; Boyd 0-7
NY-KC: Sabathia 2-7; Hammel 1-7
Chi-LA: Holland 2-7; Ramirez 5-6
A’s-Sea: Triggs 2-7; DeJong 2-3

Interleague
Hst-Mia: Keuchel 1-8; Koehler 5-7
Atl-Tor: Garcia 2-6; Estrada 2-8
Phil-Tex: Eickhoff 1-7; Darvish 1-8
Col-Minn: Freeland 1-6; Hughes 3-7
Bos-StL: Rodriguez 2-6; Lynn 2-7

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Umpires
National League
NY-Az: Home team won last eight Wegner games.
Mil-SD: Over is 4-2-1 in last seven Miller games.
LA-SF: Four of five Whitson games went over the total.

American League
TB-Clev: Three of last four Morales games went over total.
Chi-LAA: Last three HGibson games stayed under total.
A’s-Sea: Underdogs won four of last five Demuth games.

Interleague
Hst-Mia: Over is 5-2 in Barry games this season.
Atl-Tor: Four of last five Segal games stayed under total.

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 18-7 AL, favorites -$192
AL @ NL– 15-14 AL, favorites -$405
Total: 33-21 AL, favorites -$597

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 10-15-1
AL @ NL: Over 19-11
Total: Over 29-26-1

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LEADING OFF: Keuchel tries for 7-0, Rangers go for 7 in row
May 15, 2017

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

HOUSTON, PROBLEM SOLVED

After taking a step back last season, Dallas Keuchel has regained the form that earned him an AL Cy Young Award in 2015, and he can become the majors' first seven-game winner when the Astros play at Miami. At a time when pitchers are throwing harder than ever before, Keuchel (6-0, 1.69 ERA) is dominating with a fastball averaging 89 mph. The bush-bearded lefty has the second highest groundball rate among qualified starters (64.4 percent) and has pitched at least seven innings in all but one of his eight starts.

RUSHING RANGERS

Yu Darvish starts for Texas, which has won six in a row and taken all five on this homestand with late rallies. The two-time AL West champion Rangers can reach .500 for the first time this season by beating Philadelphia, which has lost eight of 10. Darvish is 7-2 with a 2.26 ERA in 12 interleague starts.

BAD NEWS, BEARS

The sputtering Chicago Cubs try to get back on track when they host Cincinnati to open a 10-game homestand. The World Series champions have dropped seven of nine, including two of three at St. Louis to wrap their most recent road trip. After trailing only the Red Sox and Rockies in runs last season, Chicago ranks 13th in the majors this year. Meanwhile, starters Jake Arrieta, Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks and John Lackey all have higher ERAs this year than last. Lackey (3-3, 4.29) will get first crack at the Reds, opposing veteran Bronson Arroyo (3-2, 5.94).

THICKER SKIN?

Rich Hill and the Los Angeles Dodgers hope he's finally put his recurring blister problems behind him. After missing a month, the left-hander comes off the disabled list to start in San Francisco. Hill (1-1, 3.38 ERA) has totaled only eight innings in two major league starts this season, but recently tossed five hitless innings in a rehab outing for Class A Rancho Cucamonga. The last time he came off the DL in April, he re-aggravated the blister on his left middle finger and lasted only 54 pitches.

NOT AGAIN

Cleveland is hoping to get good news on Carlos Carrasco's status after the right-hander left a start Monday with tightness in his left pectoral muscle. The Indians are already missing Corey Kluber from the rotation. Carrasco sat out Cleveland's run to the World Series last fall because of a broken right hand after being hit by a line drive.

GOOD AS GREINKE

Zack Greinke (4-2, 2.79 ERA) tries to follow up an outstanding performance with another one when he starts for Arizona against the visiting New York Mets. Greinke took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning last Thursday before Gregory Polanco hit a leadoff homer for Pittsburgh. The right-hander struck out 11 and walked one in a 2-1 victory.

NAME GAME

There's been a fun meet-and-greet session this week at Progressive Field - Cleveland outfielder Daniel Robertson finally bumped into Daniel Robertson of the Rays. They grew up near each other in California, but had never met. The Indians' Robertson is 31 and played for the first time with his new team last weekend; Tampa Bay's Robertson is 23 and made his big league debut this year.