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Thursday, May 25

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Trend Report
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12:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. WASHINGTON
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games when playing Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games at home

12:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh

1:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
NY Yankees are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Kansas City

1:05 PM
COLORADO vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 15 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

1:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games on the road
LA Angels are 8-15 SU in their last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home

2:20 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. CHI CUBS
San Francisco is 2-11 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
San Francisco is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Chi Cubs are 11-2 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Chi Cubs's last 18 games at home

6:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. CLEVELAND
Cincinnati is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cincinnati is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home

7:10 PM
TEXAS vs. BOSTON
Texas is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 11 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas

7:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. NY METS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Mets's last 15 games when playing San Diego

8:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 11 games
Milwaukee is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

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

10:10 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone OVER in 18 of St. Louis's last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Dodgers's last 18 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis

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Thursday's Diamond Notes
May 25, 2017

Hottest team: Dodgers (5-2 past seven games, 12-4 past 16 at home)

The Dodgers ran into a buzzsaw on Wednesday night, falling to a red-hot Mike Leake and the Cardinals by a 6-1 margin. It was a rare home loss for L.A., as Dodger Blue had been successful in 12 of their past 15 at Chavez Ravine entering play. You can also blame left-hander Rich Hill, too, as the Dodgers have lost each of his past three starts. It might be a difficult story with Kenta Maeda on the hill, as the Dodgers are 5-1 over his past six outing and 9-3 in his past 12 at home. In addition, the Dodgers have won 46 of their past 61 home games vs. RHP while going 4-0 in their past four at Dodger Stadium against teams with a winning overall mark.

Coldest team Padres (2-6 past eight games, 5-15 past 20 overall)

The Padres came up with a rare road victory, topping the Mets 6-5 on Wednesday behind Jarred Cosart. The wins have been few and far between for San Diego starting pitchers, and the team has won more than once only with Trevor Cahill on the mound so far in May. The team has just one or fewer victories for all other starters in the month. The team turns to minor-league call-up Dinelson Lamet to try and turn the team's fortunes around. Lamet, signed as a international free agent in 2014, posted a 3-2 record with a 3.23 ERA across 39 innings over eight starts with Triple-A El Paso.

Hottest pitcher: Ivan Nova, Pirates (4-3, 2.63 ERA)

Nova takes the mound on Thursday afternoon against the Braves at SunTrust Park. He has shined when the sun is out, posting a 3-1 record with a 3.06 ERA in five appearances during the day, recording 23 strikeouts with just two walks over 32 1/3 innings. His overall success can be attributed to the fact he has a 1.05 WHIP thanks to just four walks and five homers allowed in 61 2/3 innings over nine starts. His only appearance of the season against the Braves occurred earlier this season in the Steel City and he allowed just one unearned run, six hits and no walks with four strikeouts over six innings in a win back on April 7.

Coldest pitcher: Masahiro Tanaka, Yankees (5-3, 6.56 ERA)

Tanaka has racked up a respectable 5-3 win-loss record so far, but he has a terrible 6.56 ERA with a .310 opponent batting average and 1.60 WHIP through nine starts. He ranks fourth in the majors with a run support mark of 6.22, one of three Yankees starters ranking in the Top 10 in the majors in run support. The Yankees are 7-0 in Tanaka's past seven starts against American League Central Division foes and 22-8 in his past 30 starts at home. He could break out of his funk against a struggling Royals team, especially one which is 36-76 in their past 112 tries against the Yankees and 16-41 in their past 57 trips to the Bronx.

Biggest UNDER run: Royals (5-2 past seven games, 15-8 past 23 overall)

The Royals have had difficulty scoring all season, as they rank dead last in the majors with just 153 runs through 45 games (3.4 runs per game). That's 50 runs below the American League average, and 53 under the average for the majors. It's also a stark contrast to their opponent, as the Yankees rank third in the majors with 238 runs while checking in second in the league, and first in the AL, with an .801 team OPS. The 'under' is 19-7-2 in Kansas City's past 28 against teams with a winning overall record, 25-12 in their past 37 overall and 9-2-1 in their past 12 road games against a team with a home winning percentage greater than .600.

Biggest OVER run: Brewers (5-0 past five games, 5-0 past five road games)

The 'over' trends are overwhelmingly pointed in Milwaukee's direction. The over has cashed in 16 of the past 21 for Milwaukee at Miller Park while going 23-9-1 in their past 33 games overall. In addition, the over is 6-1 in their past seven against left-handed starting pitching and 13-3 in Zach Davies' past 16 starts at home. The over is also 4-0 in the past four home starts for Davies against a team wit ha winning record. Milwaukee ranks fourth in the majors with 236 runs per game (5.24 runs per game) while also posting a dismal 4.24 ERA, 17th in the majors.

Matchup to watch: Astros vs. Tigers

The Tigers turn to their ace Justin Verlander to slap the brakes on their current slide. The Tigers have won just once over the past five road games while going 1-4 in their past five overall and 1-4 in their past five against a right-handed starter. However, J.V. has been the team's stopper, going 20-8 over the past 28 against teams with a winning overall record and 7-3 in his past 10 starts with four days of rest. The Astros have been on fire, winning 27 of their past 38 overall, including an 11-5 mark in the past 16 at home. However, they're just 1-4 in their past five times facing Verlander. In addition, Mike Fiers has a dismal 5.14 ERA with a .326 opponent OBP through 42 innings.

Betcha didn’t know: Arizona finds themselves with a 29-19 record, sitting 10 games over .500 for the first time since the 2011 season when they rolled to 94 victories. If the playoffs started today, both the Brewers and Diamondbacks would qualify for the postseason. How many people had that in their predictions when the season began? The Snakes have rattled off seven wins over their past eight outings, although they're just 1-4 over Robbie Ray's past five outings. They're also 2-9 over his past 11 road outings against teams with a winning overall mark. Meanwhile, the Brewers have won each of Davies' past six starts, but they're just 2-6 in his past eight against teams with a winning overall record.

Biggest public favorite: Mets (-210) vs. Padres

Biggest public underdog: Tigers (+120) at Astros

Biggest line move: Padres (+235 to +210) at Mets

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Diamond Trends - Thursday
May 25, 2017

TOP SU TREND:

-- The Braves are 0-10 since Aug 14, 2008 in the last game of a series as a home dog after they lost by 5+ runs.

TOP OU TREND:

-- The Mets are 13-0-3 OU (3.81 ppg) off a game as a favorite in which they allowed 6+ runs since Sep 20, 2016.

TOP STARTER TREND:

-- The Cardinals are 10-0 OU (3.15 ppg) when Michael Wacha starts on the road when they lost in his last start since May 09, 2014.

TOP RUN LINE TREND:

-- The Indians are 0-9 RL AGAINST since Sep 5, 2016 at home when their opponents starter has an ERA of higher than 4 on the season.

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New York City mayor still won't cheer for hometown Yankees
May 25, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) He has served a full-term as New York City mayor, but Bill de Blasio has never attended a New York Yankees game during his tenure. And he doesn't plan to break the streak now.

The Democratic mayor grew up outside Boston and is a fan of the Yankees' rival Boston Red Sox.

During events in the Bronx this week, the mayor was asked if he planned to attend a Yankees game in the Bronx at any point in the future. The New York Post reports (http://nyp.st/2rjV4fJ ) de Blasio gave a one-word answer: no.

Bronx Republican Chairman Michael Rendino says the mayor's refusal to attend a home game is one more reason he's endorsing Republican mayoral candidate Paul Massey. Democratic state Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., of the Bronx, says de Blasio is insulting Bronx residents.

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THURSDAY, MAY 25

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SEA at WAS 12:05 PM

SEA +125

PIT at ATL 12:10 PM

O 9.0

COL at PHI 01:05 PM

U 8.5

LAA at TB 01:10 PM

LAA +130

O 9.0

SF at CHC 02:20 PM

SF +105

O 7.5

CIN at CLE 06:10 PM

CIN +167

U 9.0

SD at NYM 07:10 PM

O 7.5

TEX at BOS 07:10 PM

TEX +180

U 9.0

DET at HOU 08:10 PM

U 9.0

ARI at MIL 08:10 PM

O 8.5

STL at LAD 10:10 PM

STL +130

O 7.5

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Baseball Capsules
May 25, 2017

MILWAUKEE (AP) Robbie Ray pitched seven innings of two-hit ball to lower the NL's second-best road ERA to 0.57, Gregor Blanco and Chris Owings homered, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 Thursday night for their ninth win in 10 games.

Ray (4-3), coming off a dominating performance against San Diego in his last start, did not allow a run for the second straight outing. He struck out nine and walked none to send the Brewers to their season-worst fourth straight loss.

Arizona is 11 games above .500 for the first time since 2011.

Blanco, who went 3 for 4, hit the second pitch of the game off Milwaukee starter Zach Davies (5-3) for his fourth career leadoff home run. Owings tied his career high with his sixth of the season leading off the second. David Peralta had an RBI double in the third and Paul Goldschmidt scored on a wild pitch in the eighth.

CUBS 5, GIANTS 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Kris Bryant, Jason Heyward and Ben Zobrist hit solo homers, and Chicago won its third straight.

Spot starter Eddie Butler (2-0) allowed one run and four hits in five innings, and Mike Montgomery pitched one-hit ball over four innings for his first professional save.

Jeff Samardzija (1-6) gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings with eight strikeouts. He also gave up three home runs against Arizona in his first start of the season on April 6.

MARINERS 4, NATIONALS 2

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nelson Cruz greeted reliever Jacob Turner (2-3) a three-run homer in the sixth inning that overturned a 2-0 deficit, and Seattle stopped a five-game losing streak.

Ariel Miranda (4-2) allowed two runs, three hits and three walks in five innings. Edwin Diaz, Seattle's sixth pitcher, threw a one-hit ninth that completed a six-hitter. Diaz got his first save since May 9 and has eight in 10 chances overall.

PIRATES 9, BRAVES 4

ATLANTA (AP) - Ivan Nova (5-3) allowed four runs and 10 hits in 8 1/3 innings, and Adam Frazier hit a three-run homer.

Pittsburgh pounded Bartolo Colon (2-5), who a day after his 44th birthday allowed seven runs and 10 hits in five innings. His ERA rose to 6.96.

PHILLIES 2, ROCKIES 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tommy Joseph hit a tying home run in the seventh inning and a winning single against Scott Oberg (0-1) in the 11th after Michael Saunders' one-out double, stopping Colorado from a four-game sweep.

Jeanmar Gomez (3-1) pitched a hitless 11th is his return from a disabled list stint caused by an elbow injury. Philadelphia ended a five-game losing streak, winning for the fifth time in 25 games. Colorado, which has the NL's best record, had won four in a row.

RAYS 4, ANGELS 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Matt Andriese (5-1) allowed six hits over eight innings, Colby Rasmus drove in four runs and Tampa Bay salvaged a four-game split.

Tommy Hunter got three outs to complete a six-hitter.

Daniel Wright (0-1), recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake to fill in for the injured Alex Meyer, allowed four runs - two earned - and six hits in 4 1/3 innings.

PADRES 4, METS 3

NEW YORK (AP) - Dinelson Lamet overpowered the Mets in his major league debut, New York's Rafael Montero labored on short notice and San Diego won on a rainy night.

Scattered showers soaked Queens all day, and thunderstorms were forecast for midgame, although heavy rain never came. Mets manager Terry Collins pushed back scheduled starter Jacob deGrom to try avoiding an abbreviated outing, instead telling Montero around 3:45 p.m. that he'd start the 7:10 p.m. contest.

Montero (0-4) allowed two runs during a 45-pitch first inning, including a bases-loaded walk to Matt Szczur. Montero threw 87 pitches over three innings, giving up three runs, five hits and three walks. His ERA rose to 8.24.

Lamet (1-0) cruised through five innings of one-run ball. The 24-year-old right-hander punched out eight and surrendered just three hits, including Lucas Duda's solo homer in the second. Brad Hand allowed a run but escaped a jam in the ninth for the second straight night, geting his second career save and second in two nights.

RED SOX 6, RANGERS 2

BOSTON (AP) - Drew Pomeranz pitched six strong innings and tied his career high with 11 strikeouts to lift Boston past Texas.

Xander Bogaerts and Deven Marrero hit their first home runs of the season helping Boston to their fourth straight win.

Pomeranz (4-3) made it as far as six innings for the third time this season and beat Texas for the first time in nine career outings.

Elvis Andrus homered and Nomar Mazara had two hits and an RBI for Texas, which has lost four of five.

Andrew Benintendi and Mitch Moreland had RBI singles in the first inning as Boston got to Nick Martinez (1-3) early.

ASTROS 7, TIGERS 6

HOUSTON (AP) - Jake Marisnick hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning for Houston's fourth homer of the game, lifting the Astros to a 7-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.

The Tigers tied it 6-6 in the top of the eighth when Jose Iglesias doubled off reliever Luke Gregerson (2-1) to drive in Andrew Romine.

Marisnick's homer to deep center off Detroit reliever Alex Wilson (1-2) gave Houston the lead back. Ken Giles got the last three outs for his 13th save as the Astros won three of four from the Tigers.

Carlos Correa, Marwin Gonzalez and Juan Centeno all homered off Justin Verlander in Houston's five-run fourth that gave the Astros a 5-3 lead.

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Friday’s six-pack

Some interesting pointspreads for Labor Day weekend college football games:

— Wyoming @ Iowa (-11.5)

— Florida vs Michigan (-3) (@ Cowboys Stadium)

— Florida State vs Alabama (-4) (@ Atlanta)

— West Virginia vs Virginia Tech (-5) (@ Redskins Stadium)

— Texas A&M @ UCLA (-4)

— Tennessee (-3) vs Georgia Tech (@ Atlanta)

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

13) One of the tough parts about coaching in the NFL is when there is tension between the offense and defense; one side of the ball doesn’t carry its weight and the losing that results creates dissension and other problems.

Seattle Seahawks have been really good the last several years, but they also have lot of strong personalities; there are stories on the Interweb this spring of defensive players being unhappy with the offense, both players/coaches, since the Super Bowl loss to New England, when Seattle had the ball on the Patriots’ goal line at the end of the game but failed to score.

Its going to take maturity from the players involved to soothe things; the Seahawks’ window is closing- they have lot of veteran guys. Will be interesting to follow that this fall, especially if they bring Colin Kaepernick in as a backup QB.

12) South Point Casino has one of the best sportsbooks in Las Vegas; they posted odds Thursday for Week 1 of college football, which is Labor Day weekend. With game limits at $1,000 a game, they had $70,000 in action in the first two hours the lines were posted.

11) College basketball teams are allowed to take one overseas trip in the offseason every four years. Among the teams taking overseas trips this summer: Arizona State, Butler, Oklahoma, TCU and Kansas. These trips really help, as far as improving team chemistry and also the ten practices teams can have before the trip.

10) Cavaliers 135, Celtics 102— Cleveland’s 75 first half points were the most first half points in any NBA playoff game since Dallas had 83 against the Kings in a 2003 game.

The NBA has a problem when Charles Barkley is on TV, saying he is going back to his hotel to watch the hockey game on TV, instead of the NBA game.

9) David Price will make his 2017 debut for the Red Sox Monday afternoon, against the White Sox in Chicago. Price is in the second year of a 7-year, $217M contract; he has had problems with elbow/forearm inflammation.

8) Thursday was Ryan Braun’s 10th anniversary as a big leaguer, and since his whole career has been with Milwaukee, that makes him a 10-and-5 man; Brewers can’t trade him now without his consent. (Braun left Thursday night’s game with a pulled calf muscle.)

7) In case you were wondering, Cardinals’ WR Mel Gray (14), Redskins’ WR Charley Taylor (13) have scored the most TD’s against the Dallas Cowboys.

6) Astros’ reliever Jordan Jankowski made his MLB debut against Detroit this week; his wife’s name is also Jordan Jankowski- she is pregnant. Mrs Jankowski was openly sobbing in the stands as her husband was making his debut- tears of joy, I’m assuming. Always good to see happy people.

5) Baseball season is 54 days old; Dodgers have already put 20 players on the DL.

4) Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen seems like a good guy; he was on Paul Finebaum’s show on EPSNU Thursday, which was at a golf course where it was pouring rain.

Without missing a beat, Mullen looks at the rain and says: “I’d play thru. I don’t think the heavy stuff is going to come down for a while”, a direct quote from Bill Murray in Caddyshack.

You think Nick Saban could rattle off a Caddyshack quote like that? I think not.

3) Mets have eight players on the DL; Terry Collins has apparently stopped talking to the media about injured players and their conditions— has the front office told him to stop? If so, postgame talks will either be really contentious or really short— there isn’t a whole lot else to talk about with this team, which at this point isn’t a good team.

2) Padres 4, Mets 3— More incompetence from the Mets, who lose here to a pitcher named LaMet; they scratched Jacob deGrom from his start Thursday because it might rain— it did rain some, but the game was never even delayed and the Mets lost to the woeful Padres. Now deGrom has a tougher task Friday, pitching at Pittsburgh. Geniuses.

1) For me, the worst part of being an Oakland A’s fan is that this time of year, with the A’s drifting near the bottom of the standings at 21-25, speculation has started about their trading their better players for prospects, to restock their farm system.

ESPN’s Buster Olney writes about this stuff a lot this time of year; I wish I had a dollar every time he wrote “A’s to trade Barry Zito to New York”, which never happened, but now he comes out with his “Sonny Gray is on the trading block” story Thursday. Oy.

Have some imagination; write about trades AFTER they happen. Find some other interesting stuff to write about. Small market fans are tired of having their pockets picked every summer, whether in real life or by lazy sportswriters looking for an easy story to write.

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Friday’s games
National League

Reds @ Phillies
Adleman is 1-1, 10.97 in his last three starts (over 4-2).

Nola is 2-1, 3.52 in four starts this season (over 2-2).

Reds lost nine of last 12 games; they’re 4-3 in road series openers. Eight of last ten Cincy games went over the total. Philly is 2-9 in its last 11 games, 2-5 in home series openers. Over is 5-1-1 in their last seven home games.

Mets @ Pirates
deGrom is 3-0, 4.35 in his last five starts; under is 4-0 in his home starts.

Kuhl is 0-2, 5.57 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four.

New York lost three of last four games; they’re 9-6 in series openers, 4-2 on road. Over is 10-1-1 in their last 12 road games. Pirates won four of last five home games; they’re 3-4 in home series openers. Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

Padres @ Nationals
Perdomo is 0-2, 6.27 in seven starts this season (over 4-3).

Scherzer is 1-2, 3.94 in his last five starts; over is 4-2 in his last six starts.

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

Diamondbacks @ Brewers
Godley is 1-1, 2.18 in his last three starts (over 2-2).

Guerra hasn’t pitched since Opening Day, when he allowed two runs in three IP (46 PT) against the Rockies. He was 0-2, 3.97 in two AAA rehab starts.

Arizona won nine of last ten games; under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Milwaukee lost its last four games; over is 16-5 in their last 21 games at Miller Park.

Cardinals @ Rockies
Martinez is 3-0, 2.17 in his last four starts; over is 4-2 in his last six starts.

Senzatela is 3-0, 5.32 in his last four starts; Colorado is 4-1 in his home starts. His last six starts all went over the total.

St Louis lost five of last seven games; over is 10-1-1 in their last 12 road games. Cardinals are 2-4 in road series openers. Colorado is off a 7-3 road trip; they’re 5-2 in home series openers. Under is 7-3 in last ten games at Coors Field.

Cubs @ Dodgers
Arrieta is 0-3, 11.57 in his last three road starts; over is 7-1 in his last eight starts.

Wood is 4-0, 1.52 in his last five starts; he hasn’t allowed a run in his last 20.2 IP. Over is 4-1-1 in his last six starts.

Cubs won their last three games, are 3-4 in road series openers. Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Los Angeles won seven of last nine home games; last six Dodger games went over the total. LA is 6-2 in home series openers.

Braves @ Giants
Garcia is 0-2, 5.12 in his last three starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five.

Cain is 3-0, 1.19 in four home starts; his last five starts overall went over.

Atlanta is 2-3 in its last five games but won four of last five on road; they’re 4-5 in road series openers. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Giants lost last three games, are 4-2 in home series openers. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

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American League
Rangers @ Blue Jays
Griffin is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts (over 6-1).

Bolsinger is 0-2, 6.89 in his last three starts (over 2-1).

Texas lost four of last five games after a 10-game win streak; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Rangers are 3-5 in road series openers. Toronto won its last three games; they’re 2-5 in home series openers. Over is 3-1 in their last four home games.

A’s @ New York
Graveman is 0-0, 3.66 in his last three starts (under 5-3).

Tanaka is 1-2, 13.89 in his last three starts (over 7-2).

Oakland is 2-8 in its last ten road games, 1-6 in road series openers. Over is 8-2 in their last ten road tilts. New York won three of last four games; under is 5-2 in their last seven home games. NY is 5-2 in home series openers.

Royals @ Indians
Kennedy is 0-2, 4.39 in his last five starts; his last three starts went over the total.

Clevinger is 2-1, 1.59 in three starts this year (under 3-0).

Royals lost six of last nine games; they’re 2-5 in road series openers. Under is 9-4 in their last 13 games. Indians lost five of last seven home games; over is 4-1 in their last five home games.

Mariners @ Red Sox
Gallardo is 1-2, 7.00 in his last five starts, last three of which went over.

Rodriguez is 3-0, 2.61 in his last six starts (under 6-2).

Mariners lost 10 of last 14 games, are 2-6 in road series openers; under is 4-1 in their last five road games. Boston won its last four games; over is 9-2 in last 11 Red Sox games.

Tigers @ White Sox
Farmer is making his first ’17 start; he is 0-6, 6.84 in 32 big league games (8 starts). He is 1-3, 4.12 in nine AAA starts this season. Boyd is 0-3, 7.71 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.

Former Tiger Pelfrey is 1-4, 5.46 in six starts this year (over 3-3). Danish is making his first MLB start; he had three short relief stints LY. He is 1-3, 3.15 in eight AAA starts this season.

Tigers lost five of last seven games; they’re 5-3 in road series openers. Under is 6-2-1 in their last nine road games. White Sox lost their last three games; they’re 1-5 in home series openers. Over is 10-4-1 in their last fifteen games.

Rays @ Twins
Archer is 1-3, 4.35 in his last six starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight.

Santiago is 1-1, 7.07 in his last three starts; five of his last six starts went over.

Tampa Bay won six of last nine games; their last five games stayed under. Rays are 4-3 in road series openers. Minnesota won three of last four games; they’re 5-2 in home series openers. Twins’ last four games stayed under the total.

Orioles @ Astros
Gausman is 1-1, 5.79 in his last five starts, four of which went over.

Musgrove is 2-3, 5.76 in his last five starts; Astros are 1-5 in his home starts (under 4-2).

Baltimore lost its last four games; they’re 3-4 in road series openers. Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight road games. Houston won three of its last four games; they’re 6-2 in home series openers. Under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

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Interleague
Angels @ Marlins
Chavez is 2-1, 4.74 in his last four starts (under 5-4).

Straily is 1-1, 2.04 in his last three starts (over 5-3-1).

Angels are 4-8 in last dozen road games, 3-5 in road series openers; under is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Miami is 4-15 in its last 19 games, 1-6 in home series openers. Over is 5-1 in their last six games.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Cin-Phil: Adleman 3-3; Nola 2-2
NY-Pitt: deGrom 5-4; Kuhl 3-6
SD-Wsh: Perdomo 2-5; Scherzer 5-4
Az-Mil: Godley 2-2; Guerra 0-1
StL-Col: Martinez 5-4; Senzatela 7-2
Chi-LA: Arrieta 5-4; Wood 4-3
Atl-SF: Garcia 4-4; Cain 5-4

American League
Tex-Tor: Griffin 6-1; Bolsinger 0-3
A’s-NY: Graveman 4-4; Tanaka 5-4
KC-Clev: Kennedy 1-6; Clevinger 2-1
Sea-Bos: Gallardo 3-6; Rodriguez 6-2
Det-Chi: Farmer 0-0 Boyd 3-6; Pelfrey 2-4 Danish 0-0
TB-Minn: Archer 5-5; Santiago 5-4
Balt-Hst: Gausman 5-5; Musgrove 4-5

Interleague
LAA-Mia: Chavez 4-5; Straily 4-5

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Cin-Phil: Adleman 3-6; Nola 0-4
NY-Pitt: deGrom 3-9; Kuhl 4-9
SD-Wsh: Perdomo 4-7; Scherzer 2-9
Az-Mil: Godley 0-4; Guerra 0-1
StL-Col: Martinez 2-9; Senzatela 4-9
Chi-LA: Arrieta 3-9; Wood 1-7
Atl-SF: Garcia 2-8; Cain 4-9

American League
Tex-Tor: Griffin 2-7; Bolsinger 2-3
A’s-NY: Graveman 4-8; Tanaka 5-9
KC-Clev: Kennedy 2-7; Clevinger 0-3
Sea-Bos: Gallardo 5-9; Rodriguez 2-8
Det-Chi: Farmer 0-0 Boyd 2-9; Pelfrey 2-6 Danish 0-0
TB-Minn: Archer 2-10; Santiago 1-9
Balt-Hst: Gausman 3-10; Musgrove 2-9

Interleague
LAA-Mia: Chavez 0-9; Straily 0-9

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Umpires
National League

American League

Interleague

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 24-11 AL, favorites -$57
AL @ NL– 25-23 AL, favorites +$399
Total: 49-34 AL, favorites +$342

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 18-20-1
AL @ NL: Over 28-18
Total: Over 46-38-1

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/25/17
Ariz 8-9-3……17-8–4…….25-17–7
Atl 9-11-3……8-12-2……..17-23–5
Cubs 9-11………..13-9-3……..22-20-3
Reds 4-13-2……12-12–2……16-25-4
Colo 18-6-2…..11-10-2…….29-16–5
LA 9-11-2……17-7-2…….26-18-4
Miami 8-16-1…….8-9-3……..16-25-4
Milw 12-5-4…….11-13-2…….23-18-6
Mets 8-10-1……..11-13-2……19-23-3
Philly 7-12-5………7-11-2……14-23-7
Pitt 10-15-2…….10-8-3…….20-23-5
St. Louis 8-7-2……..14-6-5……..22-13-7
SD 6-16-4…….10-11–2…….16-27-6
SF 5-18-5……..11-7-3………19-25-8
Wash 15-7-2……12-8-2………27-15-4

Orioles 10-10-2……..11-10-1………21-20-3
Boston 8-12-2………11-11-2……..19-23-4
White Sox 8-16-5……..8-7–1……..16-23-6
Cleveland 12-12-2……..7-11-1……..19-23-3
Detroit 9-12-3…….12-8-2……..21-20-5
Astros 8-8-5……..14-11-2……..22-19-7
KC 6-13-3…….14-8-2……..20-21-5
Angels 7-14-6……12-6-5………19-20-11
Twins 11-5-3………10-9-5……21-14-7
NYY 11-10-1……….14-8…..……25-18-1
A’s 7-11-3……..10-10-5……..17-21-8
Seattle 6-15-5……..12-6-4…….18-21-9
TB 11-7-3……..19-7-3……..30-14-6
Texas 13-7-4……..11-8-5…….24-15-9
Toronto 9-16-1……..6-9-5……..15-25-6

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 5/25/17)
Ariz 7-20……..11-29……….18
Atl 5-23……..5-22………..10
Cubs 4-21……..11-25………..15
Reds 4-19……..13-27………17
Colo 8-26……..8-23……….16
LA 7-22……..11-25..…….18
Miami 8-25……..7-20……….15
Milw 8-21……..11-26………19
Mets 8-19……..13-26……….21
Philly 9-25……..4-20…………13
Pitt 7-27……..8-21…………15
StL 6-18……..7-25………..13
SD 12-26……6-23………..18
SF 5-31……..6-21………..11
Wash 8-24……..8-22……….16

Orioles 2-23……..6-22………..8
Boston 7-22……..5-24………..12
White Sox 7-29…….8-16………..15
Clev 7-26……..8-19……….15
Detroit 5-24……11-22………..16
Astros 7-21……..12-27……….19
KC 3-23……..4-23…………7
Angels 10-27…….5-23………..15
Twins 4-19……..7-24……….11
NYY 6-22……..9-22……….15
A’s 3-21……..6-25……….9
Seattle 10-26…….10-22…….20
TB 6-21……..15-29………21
Texas 8-24……..8-24………16
Toronto 8-26……..4-21………12

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LEADING OFF: deGrom seeks dry weather, Senzatela 7th win
May 25, 2017

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

WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY

Jacob deGrom is scheduled to start the New York Mets' series opener at Pittsburgh, a day after he was scratched from a home outing against San Diego because of discouraging weather reports. Mets manager Terry Collins did not want to risk a weather-shortened outing. Chad Kuhl (1-4) is slated to pitch for the Pirates.

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HOME COOKING

Antonio Senzatela (6-1) starts Friday's series opener against St. Louis in Denver, where the rookie is 4-1. Senzatela could join Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota's Ervin Santana and Houston's Dallas Keuchel, who are tied for the major league lead with seven wins.

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STREAKING

Alex Wood of the Los Angeles Dodgers take a 5-0 record and 1.88 ERA into Friday night's series opener against the Chicago Cubs. Wood has pitched 18 1/3 straight scoreless innings. He will be opposed by Jake Arrieta (5-4), who gave up one unearned run in six innings in his last start after a string of sub-par outings when he gave up 21 earned runs over 26 innings.

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HE'S BACK

Aaron Nola (2-1) is slated to start Philadelphia's series opener against Cincinnati, his second appearance start since returning from a trip to the disabled list caused by a back injury. Nola lost Sunday at Pittsburgh despite allowing one run in seven innings.

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Friday's Diamond Notes
May 26, 2017

Hottest team: Diamondbacks (9-1 last 10)

Arizona began its road trip on a solid note by shutting out Milwaukee, 4-0 on Thursday to capitalize off a three-game home sweep of the White Sox. The D-backs moved within one game of the Rockies for first place in the NL West, while improving to 5-0 in its last five road series openers. For the third time in the last four road games, Arizona has held its opponent to one run or less, as southpaw Robbie Ray struck out nine batters and gave up two hits in seven innings against the Brewers.

Zack Godley (not Greinke) looks to keep the D-backs hissing on Friday as the right-hander is coming off three straight quality starts. Godley is winless in his lone road start, falling to the Padres last Sunday in a 5-1 defeat by allowing three earned runs in seven innings of work. Arizona has compiled a 1-3 record in Game 2’s of a road series this season after winning the opener.

Coldest team: Orioles (3-7 last 10)

Baltimore has gone backwards lately since a wild 13-11 in 13 innings at Detroit on May 16. The O’s have dropped six of their last eight games, while getting swept at home in a three-game set by the surprising Twins. In three losses during this current four-game skid, Baltimore has scored three runs or less, while trying to improve on a 1-6 record in their last seven games away from Camden Yards. Things don’t get easier on Friday with a trip to Houston to face the AL West-leading Astros, as Baltimore posted a 1-6 mark against Houston in 2016.

Hottest pitcher: Alex Wood, Dodgers (5-0, 1.88 ERA)

On a staff spearheaded by Cy Young favorite Clayton Kershaw, another Dodgers’ southpaw is making waves on the mound. Wood has won four consecutive decisions, while not allowing a run in his last three starts, a total of 18.1 innings. Prior to a 7-2 victory over Miami his last time out, Wood posted consecutive double-digit strikeout performances against the Pirates and Rockies. Wood faces the Cubs in an NLCS rematch in the series opener as the former Brave allowed three hits and two runs in 3.2 innings of a 3-2 defeat at Wrigley Field last month.

Coldest pitcher: Ian Kennedy, Royals (0-4, 4.06 ERA)

The right-hander won 11 games in his first season in Kansas City in 2016, but is winless so far through seven starts in 2017. To make matters worse, the Royals own a dreadful 1-6 record when Kennedy takes the mound, including an 0-3 record away from Kansas City. The Royals travel to Cleveland on Friday as Kennedy dropped each of his last three decisions to the Indians last season after winning the first two starts.

Biggest OVER run: Red Sox (10-2 last 12)

Even though Boston finished UNDER the total in Thursday’s victory over Texas to pull off the three-game home sweep, the Red Sox are still riding a massive OVER run. The offense posted six runs on Thursday after scoring 20 runs in the first two wins against the Rangers, while putting up 12 runs in the series finale at Oakland this past Sunday. Boston is currently on a 6-1 OVER stretch at Fenway Park, as the Mariners invade Beantown. Seattle had scored one run in five straight games before a mini-explosion in Thursday’s 4-2 victory at Washington, while five of seven matchups against Boston last season went UNDER the total.

Biggest UNDER run: Rays (5-0 last five)

All four games of Tampa Bay’s series against Los Angeles finished UNDER the total, as the Rays allowed a total of two runs in the final two victories. Prior to this 5-0 UNDER run, Tampa Bay eclipsed the OVER in its previous eight games, including six straight OVERS away from Tropicana Field. The UNDER streak may come to an end on Friday even though staff ace Chris Archer heads to the mound. Archer has hit the OVER in seven of his 10 starts this season, as the Rays are 3-1 to the OVER in his four road outings with Tampa Bay heading to Minnesota.

Matchup to watch: Cubs vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles grabbed a 2-1 advantage over Chicago in the 2016 NLCS before the Cubs won the next three games to capture the pennant. The Cubs head out to Chavez Ravine for a three-game series as Chicago took two of three from Los Angeles at Wrigley Field in mid-April.

Chicago finished off a 7-2 homestand after grabbing the final three contests against San Francisco. 2015 Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta heads to the mound as the right-hander ended a two-game skid by beating Milwaukee in his last start, 13-6 as a -200 favorite. Arrieta scattered five hits and allowed one unearned run in six innings as he is winless in his last three starts on the highway.

The Dodgers continue their long homestand after taking a pair of series from the Marlins and Cardinals. Alex Wood’s credentials were mentioned above as the hottest pitcher taking the hill on Friday, as the Los Angeles left-hander is 3-0 in three starts at Dodger Stadium. Since getting traded to the Dodgers in 2015, Wood winless in three outings against the Cubs, while all three games finished UNDER the total.

Betcha didn’t know: The Blue Jays face the Rangers in a rematch of the 2016 ALDS as Toronto swept the three-game set from Texas. Toronto got off to a horrible start this season before climbing back to 21-26 as the Jays have dominated at home against American League opponents of late. The Jays have won eight of their last nine at home within the league, while Toronto is expected to activate the power hitters from the left side of their infield with Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki due to come off the disabled list.

Biggest public favorite: Nationals (-260) vs. Padres

Biggest public underdog: Cubs (+125) at Dodgers

Biggest line move: Blue Jays (-125 to -140) vs. Rangers

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MLB notebook: Nationals manager Baker to miss three games
May 25, 2017

Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker is scheduled to miss the three-game weekend series with the San Diego Padres due to the high school graduation of his son, Darren, in California. The series begins Friday at Nationals Park and is slated to end Sunday.

Baker's son graduates on Saturday and the veteran skipper will join the Nationals when they begin a series on Monday in San Francisco against the Giants. Baker grew up and still lives in northern California and he was the manager of the Giants from 1993 to 2002.

Nationals bench coach Chris Speier will fill in for Baker while he is gone.

--The Los Angeles Dodgers placed center fielder Joc Pederson on the seven-day concussion list two nights after he was involved in a scary collision with right fielder Yasiel Puig. The move was retroactive to May 24.

The Dodgers filled the roster spot by activating right-hander Kenta Maeda, the starter for Thursday night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Maeda was on the 10-day disabled list because of a hamstring injury.

--The Los Angeles Angels recalled right-handed pitcher Daniel Wright from Triple-A Salt Lake after the team optioned right-hander Brooks Pounders to Salt Late following Wednesday night's game.

Wright, 26, is the scheduled starter for Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. He is making a spot start in place of righty Alex Meyer, who the Angels placed on the 10-day disabled list with back spasms on Wednesday.

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Boston's Price set to make season debut Monday at White Sox
May 25, 2017

BOSTON (AP) Red Sox pitcher David Price is set to make his season debut for Boston on Monday at the Chicago White Sox.

The 31-year-old left-hander, starting the second season of a $217 million, seven-year contact, has been recovering from a strained pitching elbow.

''Excited, just to be back here,'' he said Thursday. ''There's not a better feeling. You can't replicate it anywhere else.

Price allowed nine runs - six earned - and 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings during a pair of injury rehabilitation starts at Triple-A Pawtucket. He struck out eight and walked two.

''A lot of pitches, in a short amount of time. I think that is more of a test to being healthy as opposed to going out there and throwing five or six (innings) in 90 pitches,'' he said. ''To do what I did in both of my rehab outings, I don't think you can do that if you're not healthy.''

Boston began the night with a 24-21 record.

''He's eager to get back to us and physically he feels great,'' Red Sox manager John Farrell said. ''His return to us will give us a definite boost but that's not to de-emphasize he needs to go out and perform.''

Farrell hopes Price's return has a trickle-down impact.

''It's not based solely on the name on the back of his jersey,'' Farrell said. ''Hopefully it allows us to even out some of the performances within the rotation.''

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

05/25/2017............ 5-9-0......... 35.71%........... -21.25
05/24/2017........... 6-15-1......... 28.57%........... -39.75
05/23/2017........... 8-16-0......... 33.33%........... -41.75
05/22/2017............. 8-5-1......... 61.54%......... +18.50
05/21/2017........... 12-8-2......... 60.00%.......... +19.50
05/20/2017........... 11-11-0........ 50.00%........... +5.00
05/19/2017........... 16-3-0......... 84.21%.......... +75.75
05/18/2017............4-11-1..........26.67%.............-37.75
05/17/2017........... 7-12-0......... 36.84%............ -28.25
05/16/2017............. 9-9-2......... 50.00%............. -1.75
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.................183 - 222 .........45.18%.............- 180.00


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

05/25/2017..........1 - 4..........20.00%..........-2.75........3 - 5.........37.50%........-2.50
05/23/2017..........2 - 7..........22.22%..........-3.78........5 - 7.........41.66%........-2.70
05/23/2017..........2 - 5..........28.57%..........-2.55........4 - 6.........40.00%........-2.60
05/22/2017..........4 - 1..........80.00%.........+4.10........4 - 4.........50.00%........-0.40
05/21/2017..........3 - 4..........42.85%..........-0,70........9 - 4.........69.23%........+4.60
05/20/2017..........4 - 4..........50.00%.........+1.60........9 - 6.........60.00%........+0.40
05/19/2017..........7 - 1..........87.50%.........+8.35........9 - 2.........81.81%........+6.90
05/18/2017..........2 - 3..........40.00%..........-0.75........2 - 7.........22.22%.........-5.50
05/17/2017..........1 - 3..........25.00%..........-1.85........4 - 4.........50.00%.........-0.40
05/16/2017..........1 - 2..........33.00%..........-0.95........4 - 4.........50.00%.........-0.40
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...............53 - 82.........39.25%.........- 15.81......125 - 120.........51.02%........+ 2.32

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, May 26


Detroit @ Chicago White Sox

Game 931-932
May 26, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Boyd) 15.446
Chicago White Sox
(Danish) 16.498
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-115
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(-105); Over

LA Angels @ Miami

Game 929-930
May 26, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Chavez) 13.708
Miami
(Straily) 15.588
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-130); Under

Baltimore @ Houston

Game 927-928
May 26, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Gausman) 14.443
Houston
(Musgrve) 16.650
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-160
9
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-160); Over

Tampa Bay @ Minnesota

Game 925-926
May 26, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Archer) 15.514
Minnesota
(Sntiago) 17.323
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+115); Under

Detroit @ Chicago White Sox

Game 923-924
May 26, 2017 @ 5:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Farmer) 16.509
Chicago White Sox
(Pelfrey) 14.546
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
N/A

Seattle @ Boston

Game 921-922
May 26, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Gallardo) 11.925
Boston
(Rdriguez) 17.138
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 5
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-175
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-175); Under

Kansas City @ Cleveland

Game 919-920
May 26, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Kennedy) 14.107
Cleveland
(Clevnger) 15.546
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-200
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-200); Over

Oakland @ NY Yankees

Game 917-918
May 26, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Grveman) 15.991
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 13.884
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-175
9
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+155); Over

Texas @ Toronto

Game 915-916
May 26, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Griffin) 14.785
Toronto
(Bolsnger) 16.299
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-130
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-130); Under

Atlanta @ San Francisco

Game 913-914
May 26, 2017 @ 10:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Garcia) 15.480
San Francisco
(Cain) 12.834
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-105); Over

Chicago Cubs @ LA Dodgers

Game 911-912
May 26, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Arrieta) 14.379
LA Dodgers
(Wood) 17.504
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-140
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-140); Under

St. Louis @ Colorado

Game 909-910
May 26, 2017 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Mrtinez) 15.676
Colorado
(Snzatela) 17.268
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-130
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+110); Under

Arizona @ Milwaukee

Game 907-908
May 26, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Godley) 14.458
Milwaukee
(Guerra) 16.477
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-110
9
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-110); Over

San Diego @ Washington

Game 905-906
May 26, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Perdomo) 12.989
Washington
(Scherzer) 14.898
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-260
8
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-260); Over

NY Mets @ Pittsburgh

Game 903-904
May 26, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(deGrom) 13.170
Pittsburgh
(Kuhl) 16.341
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-115); Over

Cincinnati @ Philadelphia

Game 901-902
May 26, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Adleman) 13.510
Philadelphia
(Nola) 16.032
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-155
9
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-155); Under

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MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, May 26

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CINCINNATI (22 - 24) at PHILADELPHIA (16 - 29) - 7:05 PM
TIM ADLEMAN (R) vs. AARON NOLA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 416-383 (+51.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-17 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in May games this season.

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

TIM ADLEMAN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
ADLEMAN is 0-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

AARON NOLA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
NOLA is 1-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.714.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

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NY METS (19 - 26) at PITTSBURGH (22 - 26) - 7:05 PM
JACOB DEGROM (R) vs. CHAD KUHL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 19-26 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 10-23 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in road games in May games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 16-21 (-11.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 9-16 (-10.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
NY METS are 50-48 (-22.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 613-543 (+65.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
NY METS are 25-13 (+13.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 74-91 (-27.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

JACOB DEGROM vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
DEGROM is 0-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.49 and a WHIP of 1.223.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

CHAD KUHL vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN DIEGO (18 - 31) at WASHINGTON (28 - 18) - 7:05 PM
LUIS PERDOMO (R) vs. MAX SCHERZER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 19-14 (+13.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 67-81 (+9.1 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.

LUIS PERDOMO vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
PERDOMO is 1-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 0.714.
His team's record is 1-0 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

MAX SCHERZER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
SCHERZER is 2-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.020.
His team's record is 4-4 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.2 units)

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ARIZONA (30 - 19) at MILWAUKEE (25 - 22) - 8:10 PM
ZACK GODLEY (R) vs. JUNIOR GUERRA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 25-22 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 35-25 (+12.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 18-13 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
GUERRA is 14-7 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GUERRA is 9-2 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 30-19 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 12-4 (+8.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 24-13 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 22-11 (+11.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 16-8 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.

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

ZACK GODLEY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
GODLEY is 1-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.667.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JUNIOR GUERRA vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

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ST LOUIS (23 - 21) at COLORADO (31 - 18) - 8:40 PM
CARLOS MARTINEZ (R) vs. ANTONIO SENZATELA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 31-18 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 15-8 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
COLORADO is 54-56 (+12.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 59-41 (+21.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 15-6 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in road games in May games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 75-53 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 44-28 (+19.7 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 431-386 (+54.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 26-20 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

CARLOS MARTINEZ vs. COLORADO since 1997
MARTINEZ is 2-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.96 and a WHIP of 1.653.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

ANTONIO SENZATELA vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

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CHICAGO CUBS (25 - 21) at LA DODGERS (28 - 20) - 10:10 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. ALEX WOOD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1624-1707 (-259.6 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 783-836 (-183.7 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 124-97 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 87-75 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 64-58 (-14.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
WOOD is 20-29 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WOOD is 18-28 (-17.3 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

JAKE ARRIETA vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ARRIETA is 1-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.90 and a WHIP of 1.033.
His team's record is 1-4 (-4.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.6 units)

ALEX WOOD vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
WOOD is 0-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 1.750.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+1.8 units)

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ATLANTA (20 - 25) at SAN FRANCISCO (20 - 29) - 10:15 PM
JAIME GARCIA (L) vs. MATT CAIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
GARCIA is 38-44 (-25.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 32-20 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 1146-981 (+98.7 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 274-178 (+59.7 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters since 1997.
ATLANTA is 45-43 (+16.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 47-56 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 37-34 (+24.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 39-38 (+20.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 109-107 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-37 (-16.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.

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

JAIME GARCIA vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
GARCIA is 3-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.042.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.5 units)

MATT CAIN vs. ATLANTA since 1997
CAIN is 4-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.02 and a WHIP of 1.341.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-5. (-1.9 units)

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TEXAS (24 - 24) at TORONTO (21 - 26) - 7:05 PM
A.J. GRIFFIN (R) vs. MIKE BOLSINGER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 319-273 (+45.3 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997.
TEXAS is 119-94 (+26.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 57-33 (+25.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 97-93 (+29.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 30-21 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 88-65 (+24.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 91-68 (+22.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 21-12 (+12.8 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
GRIFFIN is 22-8 (+17.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 13-3 (+12.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 16-4 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 13-3 (+12.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 7-0 (+8.7 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 67-68 (-20.8 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.

A.J. GRIFFIN vs. TORONTO since 1997
GRIFFIN is 2-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 2.39 and a WHIP of 1.063.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

MIKE BOLSINGER vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

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OAKLAND (21 - 25) at NY YANKEES (27 - 17) - 7:05 PM
KENDALL GRAVEMAN (R) vs. MASAHIRO TANAKA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 158-212 (-47.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 120-179 (-52.0 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
OAKLAND is 19-39 (-20.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 11-26 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 63-40 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TANAKA is 28-12 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TANAKA is 16-3 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TANAKA is 16-4 (+12.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TANAKA is 15-0 (+15.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 143-128 (-67.8 Units) against the money line in home games in May games since 1997.

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

KENDALL GRAVEMAN vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
GRAVEMAN is 1-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.471.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
TANAKA is 3-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 1.31 and a WHIP of 0.774.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.4 units)

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KANSAS CITY (19 - 27) at CLEVELAND (24 - 21) - 7:10 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. MIKE CLEVINGER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 4-14 (-11.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
KANSAS CITY is 28-50 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KENNEDY is 6-20 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
KENNEDY is 6-17 (-12.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 71-35 (+25.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 26-10 (+13.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 206-180 (+21.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 3-8 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-1 (+0.3 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.2 Units)

IAN KENNEDY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
KENNEDY is 2-4 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 5.18 and a WHIP of 1.271.
His team's record is 2-6 (-4.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.3 units)

MIKE CLEVINGER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
CLEVINGER is 1-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 1.69 and a WHIP of 1.031.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.5 units)

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SEATTLE (21 - 27) at BOSTON (25 - 21) - 7:10 PM
YOVANI GALLARDO (R) vs. EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 52-71 (-23.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 83-98 (-29.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 545-415 (-60.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

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

YOVANI GALLARDO vs. BOSTON since 1997
GALLARDO is 2-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 5.28 and a WHIP of 1.695.
His team's record is 3-3 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.5 units)

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 0-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.42 and a WHIP of 0.790.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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DETROIT (22 - 24) at CHI WHITE SOX (20 - 25) - 5:10 PM
BUCK FARMER (R) vs. MIKE PELFREY (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 3-2 (+1.7 Units) against DETROIT this season
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.2 Units)

BUCK FARMER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

MIKE PELFREY vs. DETROIT since 1997
PELFREY is 3-5 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.31 and a WHIP of 1.516.
His team's record is 5-6 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.4 units)

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TAMPA BAY (25 - 25) at MINNESOTA (25 - 18) - 8:10 PM
CHRIS ARCHER (R) vs. HECTOR SANTIAGO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 93-119 (-30.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 58-77 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 19-41 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ARCHER is 15-28 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 2-9 (-8.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 4-19 (-17.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 25-18 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 15-6 (+9.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 41-33 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 16-5 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SANTIAGO is 25-17 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SANTIAGO is 11-3 (+8.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SANTIAGO is 18-7 (+11.3 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SANTIAGO is 9-1 (+8.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SANTIAGO is 18-10 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 26-40 (-14.8 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 41-64 (-25.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 56-91 (-29.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

CHRIS ARCHER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
ARCHER is 5-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 1.73 and a WHIP of 0.963.
His team's record is 5-1 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (+0.1 units)

HECTOR SANTIAGO vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
SANTIAGO is 1-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.75 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (25 - 20) at HOUSTON (32 - 16) - 8:10 PM
KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. JOE MUSGROVE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 49-71 (-21.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 207-330 (-100.8 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
GAUSMAN is 5-18 (-13.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 9-23 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 0-8 (-8.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 4-15 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 32-16 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 26-10 (+14.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 114-94 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 274-349 (+47.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 20-12 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 82-64 (+16.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 20-29 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GAUSMAN is 1-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 6.17 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

JOE MUSGROVE vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
MUSGROVE is 0-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 13.51 and a WHIP of 2.251.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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LA ANGELS (25 - 25) at MIAMI (16 - 29) - 7:10 PM
JESSE CHAVEZ (R) vs. DANIEL STRAILY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 10-23 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
CHAVEZ is 12-23 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHAVEZ is 6-15 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRAILY is 24-16 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRAILY is 15-6 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 16-29 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MIAMI is 15-26 (-12.5 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 6-14 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MIAMI is 5-17 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
MIAMI is 9-23 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 10-23 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MIAMI is 12-24 (-13.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

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

JESSE CHAVEZ vs. MIAMI since 1997
CHAVEZ is 0-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 8.18 and a WHIP of 1.455.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

DANIEL STRAILY vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
STRAILY is 1-4 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 7.81 and a WHIP of 1.685.
His team's record is 4-4 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-6. (-4.7 units)

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DETROIT (22 - 24) at CHI WHITE SOX (20 - 25) - 8:10 PM
MATT BOYD (L) vs. TYLER DANISH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 321-407 (-90.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 17-7 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 108-99 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 18-32 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 3-2 (+1.7 Units) against DETROIT this season
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.2 Units)

MATT BOYD vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BOYD is 0-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 5.90 and a WHIP of 1.725.
His team's record is 1-5 (-4.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)

TYLER DANISH vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.