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Diamond Trends - Saturday
May 27, 2017

TOP SU TREND:

-- The Nationals are 13-0 since Sep 11, 2016 as a favorite after a game as a home favorite in which they scored first.

TOP OU TREND:

-- The Blue Jays are 0-10 OU (-3.45 ppg) in not the first game of a series off a game as a favorite in which they hit multiple home runs since Aug 30, 2016.

TOP STARTER TREND:

-- The Blue Jays are 0-11 RL AGAINST since Jun 30, 2015 when Marco Estrada starts at home when they won in his last start in which he threw more strike out than hits allowed.

TOP CHOICE TREND:

-- The White Sox are 0-10 since Apr 29, 2014 as a dog after a game as a home dog in which they had a comeback win.

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SATURDAY, MAY 27

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

OAK at NYY 01:05 PM

OAK +125

O 9.5

TEX at TOR 01:07 PM

U 8.0

TB at MIN 02:10 PM

U 9.0

DET at CHW 02:10 PM

CHW +130

SEA at BOS 04:05 PM

U 10.5

SD at WAS 04:05 PM

SD +200

CIN at PHI 04:05 PM

O 9.0

LAA at MIA 04:10 PM

O 9.0

KC at CLE 04:10 PM

KC +155

O 8.5

ARI at MIL 04:10 PM

U 8.5

DET at CHW 05:40 PM

U 9.0

NYM at PIT 07:15 PM

O 8.0

CHC at LAD 07:15 PM

CHC +100

U 8.0

BAL at HOU 07:15 PM

U 8.0

STL at COL 09:10 PM

U 11.0

ATL at SF 10:05 PM

ATL +110

U 8.0

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Baseball Capsules
May 27, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) Stephen Strasburg struck out a career-high 15 while allowing three hits over seven innings to lead the Washington Nationals over the Padres 3-0 on Saturday.

Strasburg (6-1) singled and scored Washington's first run on Bryce Harper's third-inning grounder, and Michael A. Taylor hit a two-run homer for the second consecutive game. Matt Albers and Koda Glover provided hitless relief, with Glover getting his fifth save.

Clayton Richard (3-6) gave up three runs and 10 hits in six innings.

ANGELS 5, MARLINS 2

MIAMI (AP) - Mike Trout hit his major league-leading 16th homer, a first-inning drive into the left field beer garden estimated at 443 feet.

J.C. Ramirez (5-3) limited Miami to an unearned run in seven innings.

Cameron Maybin put Los Angeles ahead to stay in the third when he tripled and scored on Andrelton Simmons' groundout. Maybin also singled, stole two bases and scored three times.

Vance Worley (0-2) allowed two runs and two hits in five innings.

RED SOX 6, MARINERS 0

BOSTON (AP) - Brian Johnson (2-0) pitched a five-hitter, struck out eight and walked none in his first big league appearance at Fenway Park, and Boston stretched its winning streak to a season-high six games. He became the first Red Sox pitcher to throw a shutout in his first Fenway start since Pedro Martinez on April 11, 1998.

Xander Bogaerts' RBI single triggered a three-run first inning and Bradley hit a two-run homer in the sixth

Rob Whalen (0-1) gave up five runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings in debut for Seattle, which has lost seven of eight.

YANKEES 3, ATHLETICS 2

NEW YORK (AP) - Rookie Jharel Cotton (3-5), brought up before the game, held the Yankees hitless until Matt Holliday's tiebreaking, two-run homer with two outs in the sixth. New York won with only two hits - the first time the Yankees have done that with so few at home since 1988.

Sabathia (5-2) gave up two runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings, struck out nine and walked three. He has won three straight starts for the first time since 2013.

Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge was in the right spot for a pair of key catches to boost the AL East leaders, who won with just two hits.

Dellin Betances escaped a second-and-third, one-out jam in the eighth, an inning that included the ejections of A's hitter Jed Lowrie and manager Bob Melvin for arguing strike three calls, and closed for his fifth save.

BLUE JAYS 3, RANGERS 1

TORONTO (AP) - Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer in the fifth off Yu Darvish (5-3) and Toronto matched its longest winning streak this season at five.

Shin-soo Choo homered on the first pitch of the game from Marco Estrada (4-2), who allowed four hits in six innings. Roberto Osuna threw a perfect ninth for his ninth save, completing a six-hitter.

WHITE SOX 3, TIGERS 0

TIGERS 4, WHITE SOX 3

CHICAGO (AP) - Buck Farmer (1-0) struck out a career-high 11 and allowed three hits in 6 1/3 innings of a doubleheader nightcap, getting his first big league win after going 0-6 with a 6.84 ERA in 32 games since his debut in 2014.

Yolmer Sanchez hit a two-run triple with one out in the ninth off Justin Wilson, who struck out Todd Frazier and rookie Adam Engel.

John Hicks and Victor Martinez homered for Detroit. Derek Holland (4-4) allowed seven hits and four walks in six innings.

Tyler Danish (1-0) worked around six walks in the opener while allowing three hits over five innings for his first major league win, and David Robertson finished the four-hitter for his sixth save in seven chances. Michael Fulmer (5-3) allowed nine hits in his first complete game this season.

Tim Anderson scored on a double play in the fifth, and Leury Garcia hit an RBI triple in the eighth and scored on Jose Abreu's single.

TWINS 5, RAYS 3

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Brian Dozier hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Tommy Hunter with two outs in the eighth, an inning that began when Danny Farquhar (2-2) walked Chris Gimenez.

Taylor Rogers (2-1) followed with a perfect bottom half, and Brandon Kintzler got his 13th save, despite a two-out home run by Colby Rasmus.

PHILLIES 4, REDS 3

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tommy Joseph hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and a game-ending single in the ninth off Michael Lorenzen (3-1) as Philadelphia won for the third time in 13 games. Cesar Hernandez and Michael Saunders also homered for the Phillies.

Hector Neris (2-2) pitched the ninth, combining with Edubray Ramos, Pat Neshek and Joaquin Benoit for 3 2/3 shutout innings.

BREWERS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 1

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Chase Anderson (3-1) didn't allow a hit until Nick Ahmed singled up the middle off the glove of second baseman Eric Sogard leading off the eighth. On Aug. 16, 2015, Ahmed blooped a single to right-center leading off the eighth inning for the Diamondbacks' first hit against Atlanta's Shelby Miller.

Anderson (3-1), who then left, struck out a career-high 11 and walked three, throwing a career-high 114 pitches.

Jett Bandy hit a three-run double off Zack Greinke (6-3) in the fourth, and Jesus Aguilar homered. Arizona had won its previous five games.

ROYALS 5, INDIANS 2

CLEVELAND (AP) - Alex Gordon hit a tying single off Boone Logan in the sixth inning and scored on Alcides Escobar' two-run double against Nick Goody. Danny Salazar (3-5) walked Whit Merrifield starting the inning.

Jason Vargas (6-3) allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings. Kelvin Herrera worked the ninth for his second save in two days and No. 11 on the season.

DODGERS 5, CUBS 0

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chase Utley drove in three runs with a pair of two-out singles, Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer in a four-run fifth inning and Brandon McCarthy (5-1) and Ross Stripling combined on a three-hitter as Los Angeles won for the eighth time in 10 games.

McCarthy (5-1) allowed two hits in six innings, and Stripling for nine outs for his first big league save.

Chicago has been shut out in three consecutive road games. John Lackey (4-5) gave up five runs, six hits and four walks in six innings.

ASTROS 5, ORIOLES 2

HOUSTON (AP) - Dallas Keuchel (8-0) returned from a disabled list stint caused by a pinched nerve in his neck and became the major leagues' first eight-game winner, allowing one run and four hits in six innings with eight strikeouts. Will Harris struck out two in a perfect ninth for his second save.

George Springer hit a two-run homer for a 4-1 lead in the fourth against Wade Miley (1-3), who gave up four runs and eight hits in five innings.

PIRATES 5, METS 4

PITTSBURGH (AP) - John Jaso singled home the tying run against Addison Reed in the ninth inning and the winning run off Josh Edgin with two outs in the 10th.

Tony Watson (3-1) struck out Travis d'Arnaud to strand two runners in the 10th, and the Pirates loaded the bases in the bottom half against Tyler Pill (0-1), who made his big league debut.

On manager Terry Collins' 68th birthday, the Mets blew a save for the fifth time in their last seven chances.

CARDINALS 3, ROCKIES 0

DENVER (AP) - Adam Wainwright kept up his mastery of the Rockies by scattering three hits over seven innings, Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Colorado. Wainwright (5-3) struck out six and retired the last 10 batters he faced as he moved to 10-1 with a 1.56 ERA over his career against Colorado.

Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a run-scoring single in the third. Pham had the big blow in the fifth, when he lined a slider Kyle Freeland (5-3) into the left-center seats.

The Cardinals withstood a scare in the eighth, with Trevor Rosenthal working his way out of a bases loaded jam by getting Carlos Gonzalez to ground out. Seung Hwan Oh pitched the ninth for his 11th save.

GIANTS 6, BRAVES 3

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ty Blach (3-2) pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and gave San Francisco's struggling offense a boost with an RBI single during a three-run fourth that helped the Giants snap a four-game losing streak.

Nick Hundley homered and drove in three runs and Brandon Belt added a solo shot against Mike Foltynewicz (3-5) as the Giants' bats broke out after being held to six runs during the four-game skid.

Derek Law got the final out in the eighth and Mark Melancon got two outs for his 10th save in 12 chances.

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LEADING OFF: Suzuki learning Dickey; rookies lead Rockies
May 27, 2017

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

KNUCKLE DOWN

Kurt Suzuki had three passed balls in his first game catching knuckleballer R.A. Dickey for Atlanta this season but committed just one in Dickey's next eight starts. Dickey (3-3) makes his 10th start for the Braves in the series finale in San Francisco against Johnny Cueto (4-4) and the Giants.

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HOT ROOKIE

Rockies right-hander German Marquez will be the third straight rookie the Colorado Rockies have started against St. Louis in the series that concludes Sunday. The rookie trio of Antonio Senzatela, Kyle Freeland and Marquez seem to feed off of each other's performances. Marquez is 3-0 with a 0.95 ERA over his last three starts.

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GOING DEEP

Tampa Bay's Alex Cobb starts Sunday at Minnesota after pitching seven innings in consecutive starts for the first time since September 2014. He missed 2015 and much of 2016 while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

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MLB notebook: Hall of Famer Bunning dies
May 27, 2017

Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went on to serve in Congress as a Kentucky politician, died overnight at the age of 85, the Philadelphia Phillies announced Saturday.

Bunning, a nine-time All-Star, pitched for the Detroit Tigers, Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers over a 17-year career from 1955 to 1971.

Bunning, one of 23 players in major league history to throw a perfect game in the modern era, was selected to the Hall in 1996 by the Veterans Committee.

In his career, Bunning recorded a 224-184 record and 3.27 ERA with 2,855 strikeouts, which ranks 17th on the all-time major league list. He threw two no-hitters, becoming the first pitcher after 1900 to throw no-hitters in both the American and National League.

--The Chicago White Sox signed free agent Cuban outfielder Luis Robert to a minor league contract, including a $26-million signing bonus, the team announced.

Robert, 19, has played the last four seasons for Ciego de Avila in the Cuban National Series, Cuba's top-level league. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Robert made his debut with the team in 2013 at age 16.

The Cuban prospect became eligible to be signed as a free agent last Saturday after Major League Baseball informed clubs last month that he would not be subject to the June first-year player draft.

--The Chicago White Sox placed infielder Tyler Saladino on the 10-day disabled list with back spasms.

The team also recalled outfield prospect Adam Engel from Triple-A Charlotte prior to Saturday's doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Engel has no major league experience.

Saladino, 27, is batting .200 with four RBIs and 10 runs scored in 30 games with the White Sox this season.

--Washington second baseman Daniel Murphy was out of the starting lineup for the second day in a row, as Wilmer Difo started at second for the Nationals on Saturday against the San Diego Padres.

Nationals bench coach Chris Speier, filling in for manager Dusty Baker, said before the game that Murphy was ill. Murphy entered the day batting .316 with nine home runs and 33 RBIs.

--The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Jesse Hahn on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with a right triceps strain.

Hahn was removed from his last start on Tuesday against the Miami Marlins after two innings and 51 pitches, giving up five runs on seven hits while striking out two. The DL move is retroactive to May 24.

The A's also recalled right-hander Jharel Cotton from Triple-A Nashville to start Saturday afternoon's game against New York at Yankee Stadium.

--The Texas Rangers placed right-hander A.J. Griffin on the 10-day disabled list because of with a left intercostal muscle strain.

Griffin was forced to leave Friday night's game due to the injury after 1 1/3 innings in his start against the Toronto Blue Jays. Griffin is 4-2 with a 5.77 ERA in eight starts with Texas this season.

To replace Griffin on the active roster, the Rangers recalled right-hander Dillon Gee from Triple-A Round Rock.

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Sunday’s six-pack

Odds on some long shots to win the US Open golf tourney next month:

— Ernie Els, Angel Cabrera 300-1

— Harris English, Danny Lee 250-1

— Ian Poulter, Luke Donald 200-1

— Webb Simpson, Ryan Palmer 150-1

— Graeme McDowell, Tony Finau 125-1

— Jim Furyk, Kevin Kisner 100-1

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Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……

13) The last four times umpire Alan Porter worked home plate, there have been a total of 41 walks (11-11-11-10); this is only the second such streak in 2016-17 in the major leagues- David Rackley had a 4-game streak with 10+ walks LY, but three of his four games went extra innings, including a 13-inning and a 17-inning game. None of Porter’s games went extra frames.

If you care about such things, over is 5-1-1 in Porter’s last seven games behind the plate.

12) Aaron Rodgers gave his offensive linemen $20,000 ATV’s for presents this week; have to take care of the people who protect you.

11) This is the first time ever the Colorado Rockies have had both a winning April and a winning May to start the season.

10) Marlins were down 2-1 in bottom of 5th, had bases loaded and Giancarlo Stanton up, so of course, Dee Gordon gets picked off first by the catcher to end the inning. Do we have a metric for stupidity? Can the numbers guys quantify how deflating something like this is? I didn’t think so……

9) Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood hasn’t allowed a run in his last 25.2 IP; in his last six starts, he is 5-0 with a 1.31 RA. Pretty important guy for a team whose pitchers have been injury-plagued.

8) On July 2, 2013, Jake Arrieta was traded by the Orioles with Pedro Strop and cash to the Cubs for Steve Clevinger and Scott Feldman. Looking back on the trade, it was a huge blunder by the Orioles.

But Arrieta’s career turned around after the trade, when he saw a Pilates studio while walking around Chicago with his wife; he got into a class, he got himself into much better shape and his career took off from there.

About 10-12 years ago, I actually tried Pilates for a couple of weeks (stop laughing); it was really, really hard and I quit (it was hard and I am soft). Sitting on the couch is way more fun.

7) Toronto Blue Jays got Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson back from injuries this weekend; would expect them to go on a roll soon.

6) I have an odd fascination with actors’ resumes, and the roles they’ve played.

Finally saw the Tom Hanks movie about the pilot Sully who landed a commercial airliner in the Hudson River, with no fatalities; his co-pilot in the movie is the same guy who was Al Pacino’s offensive coordinator in Any Given Sunday.

Aaron Eckhart is the guy; very good actor. He also played Texas Longhorns’ coaching legend Darrell Royal in a movie about the Longhorns.

5) A junior high teacher in Houston gave out certificates to students, included one given to a student that said “Most likely to become a terrorist.” Apparently, the teacher wasn’t kidding.

What would inspire someone to actually do that? Do they want to get fired? If you don’t like your students, fine; just keep it to yourself.

4) Found a new bad TV show to watch late at night; Second Wives’ Club, on E! about these young women who married rich, older men who had all been married at least once before. Not sure why I enjoy watching it, but the people in it are so repulsive it is hard to turn it off.

3) White Sox 3, Tigers 1— Chicago pitchers walked nine, struck out 15 as Tyler Danish won his first major league start. Very unusual for a team to walk 9+ guys in a game and win, much less toss a shutout. Detroit left 12 men on base, in the first game of a twinbill.

Detroit’s Michael Fulmer threw 96 pitches in his 8-inning complete game. White Sox pitchers threw a total of 185 pitches in nine innings. Weird game.

2) Red Sox 6, Mariners 0— Seattle lost six of last seven games; they’re 1-7 in last eight road tilts. In their first two games at Fenway this weekend, Mariners didn’t scored a run.

1) RIP to Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning 85, who pitched 17 years in the big leagues, tossed a perfect game, and later served 24 years in Congress. Thats a full life. RIP, sir.

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Sunday Extra: Trying not to get aggravated…….

I tried not to get aggravated Saturday when the A’s lost 3-2 in the Bronx; the home plate ump tossed Jed Lowrie, tossed Bob Melvin. Let’s put it this way; a friend of mine who is a New York fan texted me during the game to tell me how bad home plate umpire Will Little is.

Late Saturday night, got an e-mail from another friend, asking what I thought of Little’s performance Saturday. So I went to my umpire records and looked up how New York has done with Little behind the plate the last three years. Here are the facts from 2015-17:

2015
Bronx W5-2 @ Baltimore +$123 U9
Bronx W3-1 @ Seattle -$115 U7

2016
Bronx W6-3 vs Tampa Bay +$103 O8
Bronx W7-3 vs Kansas City -$130 O8

2017
Bronx W3-2 vs St Louis +$123, U8
Bronx W3-2 vs Oakland -$145, U9.5

Not going to say another bleeping word except this: if you were a big league manager, would you want Will Little umping the plate in a road game in the Bronx?

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Sunday’s games
National League

Reds @ Phillies
Feldman is 0-2, 7.98 in his last three road starts; under is 3-1 in his last four starts overall.

Elfin is 0-2, 8.22 in his last four starts; his last five starts went over.

Reds lost 10 of last 14 games; eight of last 12 Cincy games went over the total. Philly is 3-10 in its last 13 games; over is 5-3-1 in their last nine home games.

Mets @ Pirates
Harvey is 1-3, 7.61 in his last five starts; Mets lost his last four road starts. Over is 6-2-1 in his starts this season.

Glasnow is 1-2, 7.78 in his last four starts (over 7-1-1).

New York lost four of last six games; over is 12-1-1 in their last 14 road games. Pirates won five of last seven home games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

Padres @ Nationals
Chacin is 2-4, 11.28 in six road starts; over is 5-1 in his last six starts overall.

Ross is 2-0, 5.32 in four starts this year (over 4-0); Washington scored 62 runs in those four games.

San Diego lost five of last seven road games; under is 3-0 in their last three games. Washington won five of its last six games; under is 6-1 in Nationals’ last seven games.

Diamondbacks @ Brewers
Corbin is 2-1, 7.77 in his last four starts; four of his last five starts stayed under.

Nelson is 1-3, 4.65 in his last six starts; under is 3-1 in his last four.

Arizona won 10 of last 12 games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Milwaukee lost five of its last six games; over is 16-6 in their last 22 games at Miller Park.

Cardinals @ Rockies
Lynn is 0-1, 4.50 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five.

Marquez is 3-0, 0.95 in his last three starts; four of his last five starts stayed under.

St Louis lost six of last nine games; over is 10-3-1 in their last 14 road games. Colorado is 8-4 in its last 12 games; under is 9-3 in last 12 games at Coors Field.

Cubs @ Dodgers
Lester is 2-0, 2.40 in his last two starts; over is 6-1 in his last seven outings.

Kershaw is 3-0, 1.19 in his last four starts; over is 3-2 in his home starts.

Cubs won three of last five games; under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Los Angeles won nine of last 11 home games; six of last eight Dodger games went over the total.

Braves @ Giants
Dickey is 0-1, 5.18 in his last four starts; over is 5-1 in his last six.

Cueto is 0-3, 5.00 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.

Atlanta won five of last seven road games; over is 9-4 in their last 13 games. Giants lost four of last five games; under is 3-2 in their last five games.

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American League
Rangers @ Blue Jays
Cashner is 1-1, 3.38 in his last four starts (under 5-2-1).

Biagini is 1-1, 5.19 in four starts this year (under 3-1).

Texas lost six of last seven games after a 10-game win streak; over is 8-5 in their last 13 games. Toronto won its last five games; over is 4-2 in their last six home games.

A’s @ New York
Triggs is 1-2, 5.16 in his last four starts, three of which went over.

Pineda is 2-1, 3.96 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.

Oakland is 3-9 in its last 12 road games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. New York won four of last six games; under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.

Royals @ Indians
Duffy is 2-0, 1.71 in his last three starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight outings.

Tomlin is 0-3, 6.48 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four.

Royals won three of last four games; under is 10-5 in their last 15 games. Indians lost seven of last nine home games; over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

Mariners @ Red Sox
Bergman is 1-2, 7.17 in three starts this year; he allowed 10 runs in four IP in his last start (under 2-1).

Porcello is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts; over is 3-0-1 in his last four.

Mariners lost 12 of last 16 games, got shut out last two days; under is 6-1 in their last seven road games. Boston won its last six games; over is 9-4 in last 13 Red Sox games.

Tigers @ White Sox
Zimmerman is 1-2, 6.65 in his last four starts (over 7-2).

Gonzalez is 0-5, 7.62 in his last five starts; over is 4-2 in his last six.

Tigers lost seven of last ten games; under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 road games. White Sox lost four of last six games; over is 12-5-1 in their last 18 games.

Rays @ Twins
Cobb is 2-2, 4.08 in his last four starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five.

Gibson is 2-4, 8.90 in seven starts this year, last four of which went over.

Tampa Bay won seven of last 11 games; their last seven games stayed under. Minnesota won four of last six games; Twins’ last six games stayed under the total.

Orioles @ Astros
Asher is 0-1, 2.92 in two starts this year (under 2-0); Orioles scored total of three runs in the two games.

McCullers is 3-0, 0.38 in his last four starts; his last five starts stayed under.

Baltimore lost its last six games; their last four games stayed under. Houston won five of its last six games; under is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

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Interleague

Angels @ Marlins
Shoemaker is 3-0, 1.93 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four.

Urena is 2-2, 4.37 in four starts, 0-2, 3.86 at home (over 2-2).

Angels are 5-9 in last 14 road games; under is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Miami is 5-16 in its last 21 games; over is 6-2 in their last eight games.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Cin-Phil: Feldman 3-7; Eflin 2-5
NY-Pitt: Harvey 3-6; Glasnow 5-4
SD-Wsh: Chacin 4-6; Ross 4-0
Az-Mil: Corbin 6-4; Nelson 3-6
StL-Col: Lynn 5-4; Marquez 3-3
Chi-LA: Lester 5-5; Kershaw 8-2
Atl-SF: Dickey 5-4; Cueto 6-4

American League
Tex-Tor: Cashner 3-5; Biagini 3-1
A’s-NY: Triggs 6-3; Pineda 7-2
KC-Clev: Duffy 5-5; Tomlin 3-6 (0-3 last 3)
Sea-Bos: Bergman 1-2; Porcello 5-5
Det-Chi: Zimmerman 4-5; Gonzalez 4-5 (0-5 last 5)
TB-Minn: Cobb 4-6; Gibson 3-4
Balt-Hst: Asher 0-2; McCullers 8-2

Interleague
LAA-Mia: Shoemaker 7-3; Urena 2-2

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Cin-Phil: Feldman 2-10; Eflin 5-7
NY-Pitt: Harvey 4-9; Glasnow 3-9
SD-Wsh: Chacin 4-10; Ross 2-4
Az-Mil: Corbin 5-10; Nelson 2-9
StL-Col: Lynn 4-9; Marquez 2-6
Chi-LA: Lester 3-10; Kershaw 4-10
Atl-SF: Dickey 3-9; Cueto 4-10

American League
Tex-Tor: Cashner 2-8; Biagini 1-4
A’s-NY: Triggs 4-9 (3 of last 3); Pineda 4-9
KC-Clev: Duffy 1-10; Tomlin 4-9
Sea-Bos: Bergman 0-3; Porcello 2-10
Det-Chi: Zimmerman 4-9; Gonzalez 3-9
TB-Minn: Cobb 2-10; Gibson 1-7
Balt-Hst: Asher 0-2; McCullers 1-10

Interleague
LAA-Mia: Shoemaker 6-10; Urena 1-4

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Umpires
National League
Cin-Phil: Under is 5-1-1 in Tichenor games this season.
NY-Pitt: Last five Nelson games went over the total.
SD-Wsh: Under is 7-2 in Bellino games this season.
Az-Mil: Under is 6-2 in L Barrett games this season.
StL-Col: Six of last eight T Barrett games went over.
Chi-LA: Favorites won five of last six Iassogna games.
Atl-SF: Four of last five Drake games stayed under.

American League
Tex-Tor: Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Wendelstedt games.
A’s-NY: Underdogs won last four Kellogg games.
KC-Clev: Seven of last eight Marquez games went over.
Sea-Bos: Six of last eight Everitt games went over.
Det-Chi: Last nine Hallion games went over the total.
TB-Minn: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Hoye games.
Balt-Hst: Five of last six Foster games stayed under.

Interleague
LAA-Mia: Over is 4-1-2 in last seven Woodring games.

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 24-11 AL, favorites -$57
AL @ NL– 26-24 AL, favorites +$599
Total: 50-35 AL, favorites +$542

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 18-20-1
AL @ NL: Over 29-19
Total: Over 47-39-1

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/27/17
Ariz 9-10-3……17-8–4…….26-18–7
Atl 9-12-4……8-12-2……..17-24–5
Cubs 9-13………..13-9-3……..22-22-3
Reds 5-14-2……12-12–2……17-26-4
Colo 18-6-2…..12-11-2…….30-17–5
LA 9-11-2……19-7-2…….28-18-4
Miami 8-16-1…….9-10-3……..17-26-4
Milw 12-5-4…….12-14-2…….24-19-6
Mets 10-10-1……..11-13-2……21-23-3
Philly 7-12-5………8-12-2……15-24-7
Pitt 10-15-2…..10-10-3…….20-25-5
St. Louis 9-8-2……..14-6-5……..23-14-7
SD 6-18-4…….10-11–2…….16-29-6
SF 5-18-5……..12-7-4……..20-25-8
Wash 15-7-2……14-8-2………29-15-4

Orioles 10-13-2……..11-10-1………21-23-3
Boston 8-12-2………13-11-2…….21-23-4
White Sox 8-16-5……..10-8–1……..18-24-6
Cleveland 12-12-2……..8-11-2……..20-23-4
Detroit 10-14-3…….12-8-2……..22-22-5
Astros 8-8-5……..16-11-2……..24-19-7
KC 6-14-4…….14-8-2……..20-22-6
Angels 8-15-6……12-6-5………20-21-11
Twins 11-5-3………10-10-6……21-15-8
NYY 11-10-1……….15-8…..……26-18-1
A’s 7-12-3……..10-10-5……..17-22-8
Seattle 6-17-5……..12-6-4…….18-23-9
TB 12-7-4……..19-7-3……..31-14-7
Texas 13-8-4……..11-8-5…….24-16-9
Toronto 9-16-1……..7-9-5……..16-25-6

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 5/27/17)
Ariz 7-22……..11-29……….18
Atl 5-25……..5-22………..10
Cubs 4-23……..11-25………..15
Reds 6-21……..13-27………19
Colo 8-26……..8-25……….16
LA 7-22……..11-27..…….18
Miami 8-25……..9-22……….17
Milw 8-21……..11-28………19
Mets 9-21……..13-26……….22
Philly 9-25……..5-22…………14
Pitt 7-27……..8-23…………15
StL 6-20……..7-25………..13
SD 12-28……6-23………..18
SF 5-31……..6-23………..11
Wash 8-24……..9-24……….17

Orioles 2-25……..6-22………..8
Boston 7-22……..6-26………..13
White Sox 7-29…….8-19………..15
Clev 7-26……..9-21……….16
Detroit 5-27……11-22………..16
Astros 7-21……..13-29……….20
KC 4-25……..4-23…………8
Angels 12-29…….5-23……….17
Twins 4-19……..7-26……….11
NYY 6-22……..10-24……….16
A’s 3-23……..6-25……….9
Seattle 10-28…….10-22…….20
TB 6-23……..15-29………21
Texas 9-26……..8-24………17
Toronto 8-26……..4-23………12

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

05/27/2017.......... 11-9-0......... 55.00%.......... +11.75
05/26/2017.......... 9-11-0......... 45.00%........... -11.00
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.................203 - 242 .........45.61%.............- 179.25


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

05/27/2017..........2 - 4..........33.33%..........-1.15........4 - 4.........50.00%.......-0.40
05/26/2017..........2 - 4..........33.33%..........-1.50........7 - 7.........50.00%........-0.70
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...............57 - 90.........36.30%.........- 18.46......136 - 131.........50.93%........+ 1.22

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, May 28


LA Angels @ Miami

Game 929-930
May 28, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Shmaker) 13.575
Miami
(Urena) 16.021
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-110
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-110); Over

Baltimore @ Houston

Game 927-928
May 28, 2017 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Asher) 14.200
Houston
(McCllers) 16.893
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-220
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-220); Under

Tampa Bay @ Minnesota

Game 925-926
May 28, 2017 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Cobb) 15.450
Minnesota
(Gibson) 17.386
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-110
9
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-110); Under

Detroit @ Chicago White Sox

Game 923-924
May 28, 2017 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 17.082
Chicago White Sox
(Gnzalez) 14.051
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-110
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-110); Over

Seattle @ Boston

Game 921-922
May 28, 2017 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Bergman) 12.043
Boston
(Porcello) 17.020
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 5
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-175
10
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-175); Under

Kansas City @ Cleveland

Game 919-920
May 28, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Duffy) 13.806
Cleveland
(Tomlin) 16.848
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-130); Under

Oakland @ NY Yankees

Game 917-918
May 28, 2017 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Triggs) 16.733
NY Yankees
(Pineda) 13.142
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-175
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+155); Under

Texas @ Toronto

Game 915-916
May 28, 2017 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Cashner) 13.782
Toronto
(Biagini) 16.302
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-155
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-155); Under

NY Mets @ Pittsburgh

Game 913-914
May 28, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Harvey) 15.702
Pittsburgh
(Glasnow) 13.808
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-110
9
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-110); Over

Chicago Cubs @ LA Dodgers

Game 911-912
May 28, 2017 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 15.292
LA Dodgers
(Kershaw) 17.691
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-165
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-165); Under

Atlanta @ San Francisco

Game 909-910
May 28, 2017 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Dickey) 15.839
San Francisco
(Cueto) 12.575
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-185
8
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+165); Over

St. Louis @ Colorado

Game 907-908
May 28, 2017 @ 3:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Lynn) 14.648
Colorado
(Marquez) 16.297
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
11
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-115); Under

Arizona @ Milwaukee

Game 905-906
May 28, 2017 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Corbin) 14.529
Milwaukee
(Nelson) 16.407
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-120); Under

Cincinnati @ Philadelphia

Game 903-904
May 28, 2017 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Feldman) 13.147
Philadelphia
(Eflin) 16.195
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+100); Under

San Diego @ Washington

Game 901-902
May 28, 2017 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Chacin) 12.533
Washington
(Ross) 15.355
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-170
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-170); Under

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MLB

Sunday, May 28

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 12 games on the road
Oakland is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road
NY Yankees are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Oakland

1:07 PM
TEXAS vs. TORONTO
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas

1:10 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Kansas City is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City

1:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games on the road
LA Angels are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing Miami
Miami is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
Miami is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games at home

1:35 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games

1:35 PM
SEATTLE vs. BOSTON
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Seattle
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle

1:35 PM
CINCINNATI vs. PHILADELPHIA
Cincinnati is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Philadelphia's last 23 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

2:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. HOUSTON
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Baltimore is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games at home
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

2:10 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. MINNESOTA
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Minnesota's last 14 games when playing Tampa Bay

2:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home

2:10 PM
DETROIT vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Detroit is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home

3:10 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. COLORADO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis

4:05 PM
ATLANTA vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Atlanta is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Atlanta's last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

4:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs

8:08 PM
NY METS vs. PITTSBURGH
NY Mets are 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Pittsburgh's last 21 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets

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MLB

Sunday, May 28


Big night for home teams and Unders in the big leagues Saturday night. MLB home sides were 12-4 and Under was 14-2. Unders 58-34-4 (63%) L7 days

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Pro Baseball Trend Report

SAN DIEGO (18 - 33) at WASHINGTON (30 - 18) - 1:35 PM
JHOULYS CHACIN (R) vs. JOE ROSS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 36-74 (-34.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 35-31 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)
JHOULYS CHACIN vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
CHACIN is 3-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.09 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)
JOE ROSS vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
ROSS is 2-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 0.917.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

CINCINNATI (23 - 25) at PHILADELPHIA (17 - 30) - 1:35 PM
SCOTT FELDMAN (R) vs. ZACH EFLIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 18-41 (-20.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday over the last 3 seasons.
FELDMAN is 82-111 (-36.1 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 170-106 (+44.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Sunday since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 417-384 (+51.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-18 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in May games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.8 Units)
SCOTT FELDMAN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
FELDMAN is 0-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.78 and a WHIP of 1.927.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
ZACH EFLIN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
No recent starts.

ARIZONA (31 - 20) at MILWAUKEE (26 - 23) - 2:10 PM
PAT CORBIN (L) vs. JIMMY NELSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 26-23 (+7.8 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 35-25 (+19.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 31-20 (+11.5 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 23-12 (+11.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-1 (+0.8 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)
PAT CORBIN vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
CORBIN is 2-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.517.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.6 units)
JIMMY NELSON vs. ARIZONA since 1997
NELSON is 1-2 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 6.55 and a WHIP of 1.636.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.5 units)

CHICAGO CUBS (25 - 23) at LA DODGERS (30 - 20) - 4:10 PM
JON LESTER (L) vs. CLAYTON KERSHAW (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1624-1709 (-261.6 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 835-855 (-158.1 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
KERSHAW is 61-22 (+29.3 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 126-97 (-7.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 31-35 (-14.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 66-58 (-12.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.0 Units)
JON LESTER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
LESTER is 3-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 0.935.
His team's record is 5-3 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-2. (+3.9 units)
CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
KERSHAW is 6-4 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 2.33 and a WHIP of 1.005.
His team's record is 6-4 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-1. (+7.9 units)

NY METS (20 - 27) at PITTSBURGH (23 - 27) - 8:05 PM
MATT HARVEY (R) vs. TYLER GLASNOW (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 20-27 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 17-22 (-11.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 10-16 (-9.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
NY METS are 51-49 (-22.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
HARVEY is 9-17 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HARVEY is 4-14 (-11.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HARVEY is 4-12 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday since 1997. (Team's Record)
HARVEY is 19-29 (-18.7 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 614-544 (+65.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 75-92 (-27.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against NY METS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)
MATT HARVEY vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
HARVEY is 0-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 5.29 and a WHIP of 1.353.
His team's record is 0-3 (-4.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)
TYLER GLASNOW vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

TEXAS (24 - 26) at TORONTO (23 - 26) - 1:05 PM
ANDREW CASHNER (R) vs. JOE BIAGINI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 321-273 (+47.3 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997.
TEXAS is 119-96 (+24.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 57-34 (+24.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 97-95 (+27.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 30-23 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 91-70 (+20.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
ANDREW CASHNER vs. TORONTO since 1997
CASHNER is 0-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)
JOE BIAGINI vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

SEATTLE (21 - 29) at BOSTON (27 - 21) - 1:35 PM
CHRISTIAN BERGMAN (R) vs. RICK PORCELLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 8-20 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 12-21 (-12.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday over the last 2 seasons.
PORCELLO is 76-40 (+25.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 547-415 (-58.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against SEATTLE this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)
CHRISTIAN BERGMAN vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.
RICK PORCELLO vs. SEATTLE since 1997
PORCELLO is 6-4 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.69 and a WHIP of 1.132.
His team's record is 7-4 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-5. (-0.2 units)

DETROIT (23 - 26) at CHI WHITE SOX (22 - 26) - 2:10 PM
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R) vs. MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 322-408 (-90.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 23-13 (+13.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 38-24 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 5-3 (+3.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 4-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.59 and a WHIP of 1.410.
His team's record is 5-1 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-1. (+4.0 units)
MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. DETROIT since 1997
GONZALEZ is 2-5 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 8.08 and a WHIP of 2.129.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-6. (-4.9 units)

TAMPA BAY (26 - 26) at MINNESOTA (26 - 19) - 2:10 PM
ALEX COBB (R) vs. KYLE GIBSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 94-120 (-30.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 50-72 (-20.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 26-19 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 42-34 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 42-65 (-24.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 15-31 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 57-92 (-28.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)
ALEX COBB vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
COBB is 1-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.17 and a WHIP of 1.235.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
KYLE GIBSON vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
GIBSON is 1-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 7.82 and a WHIP of 1.974.
His team's record is 1-4 (-2.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.5 units)

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Sunday's Diamond Notes
May 28, 2017

Hottest team: Red Sox (6-0 past six games, 8-3 past 11 at home)

The Red Sox haven't been very good hosts to the Mariners, winning the first two games by a combined 9-0 score. Boston is a perfect 5-0 on the homestand and they have won six in a row overall. Now they'll have 2016 AL Cy Young award winner Rick Porcello on the hill against Christian Bergman in a game that looks like a mismatch on paper. The Mariners are 8-20 over their past 28 road games, 1-7 in their past eight overall and just 1-10 in their past 11 against American League East foes. Boston is 7-1 in Porcello's past eight home starts agaisnt a team with a losing record and 20-8 in his past 28 at Fenway overall.

Coldest team: Rangers (0-5 past five games overall)

The Rangers rattled off 10 consecutive victories from May 9-19, but they have followed that impressive run up with a 1-6 record over the past seven outings, all on the road. They rallied nicely in Friday's series opener in Toronto, falling 7-6, but Marco Estrada outpitched Yu Darvish in Saturday's middle game for a 3-1 victory. Texas is also 0-4 in their past four against right-handed starters, 0-4 in Andrew Cashner's past four road outings and 4-18 in their past 22 games against AL East opponents.

Hottest pitcher: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers (7-2, 2.01 ERA)

Kershaw will match up with Jon Lester of the Cubs in a marquee pitching matchup on Sunday afternoon. Kershaw has limited to the Cubs to a .218 batting average in eight career starts while posting 68 strikeouts over 53 2/3 innings. He tied a season best with 10 strikeouts last time out against St. Louis, and he has 10 quality starts in 10 outings so far. Kershaw has been outstanding at home or on the road, but he is especially hot when pitching under the sun. He is 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA in two day starts, walking none, striking out 13 and limiting the opposition to a .106 average.

Coldest pitcher: Josh Tomlin, Indians (2-6, 6.70 ERA)

Tomlin won a career-high 13 games last season, but he is on pace to lose 21 games if he doesn't start to turn things around. He has shown no signs of that, allowing 10 earned runs in just 8 2/3 innings over his past two outings, both losses. The Indians are 1-5 over Tomlin's past six home starts while the Indians are 0-5 over their past five at home. The Indians are also 3-7 in Tomlin's past 10 starts while the Royals are an impressive 7-3 over their past 10 games against a right-handed starter. Kansas City is also just 1-6 in their past seven with Tomlin on the hil and 3-7 in their past 10 with Tomlin on the bump at Progressive Field.

Biggest UNDER run: Nationals (1-6 past seven games overall)

The Nationals pitching staff has been on point lately, allowing a total of nine runs over the past six outings. They have outscored the Padres by an 8-1 margin in the first two games of the series. Joe Ross has a 5.32 ERA overall, but he is coming off an eight-inning outing Tuesday against the Mariners when he allowed just one earned run with five hits and six strikeouts. The 'under' is also 5-2 in San Diego's past seven against teams with a winning record, although the 'over' has cashed in five of Jhoulys Chacin's past six starts overall, including 4-0 in his past four road outings. The 'over' is also 6-0 in Ross' past six starts overall, and 6-0 in his past six in D.C.

Biggest OVER run: Pirates (5-0 past five games overall)

The 'over' cashed in five straight for the Pirates, although they needed late-inning heroics from John Jaso in Saturday's extra-innings victory. Jaso came up as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and delivered the game-tying single to force extras, then he belted an RBI single in the 10th to send the PNC Park crowd to the parking lot with smiles on their faces. Pittsburgh won 5-4 with a line of 8 1/2 runs as 'under' bettors cursed closer Addison Reed, who blew his second save in eight chances.

Matchup to watch: Pirates vs. Mets

The Mets and Pirates will lock horns in Sunday's nationally televised game at night. Matt Harvey has a 3-3 record with a 5.36 ERA this season, and he hasn't won back-to-back starts since April 6-11. The former standout at the University of North Carolina has had difficulty with walks, issuing three or more free passes in each of his past five outings while walking two or more in seven consecutive starts. New York is just 3-7 in their past 10 following a loss, and they're 4-11 in their past 15 games overall. They're also a dismal 1-10 over their past 11 in Game 3 of a series. The Pirates are 11-4 in their past 15 against the Mets, including 7-2 in the past nine meetings in the Steel City.

Betcha didn’t know: San Francisco's Johnny Cueto has dropped back-to-back starts as he has been affected by blisters on his pitching hand. As such he has yielded nine runs over 12 innings during the two-start span. The veteran has compiled a 1-3 record with a 3.86 ERA across seven career starts against the Braves, who have won or tied in each of their past five series (3-0-2). It will be a contrast in styles, as Atlanta rolls out knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. The veteran has walked 28 batters and struck out 25 this season, although he is 2-1 with a 2.88 ERA in five career starts against San Francisco.

Biggest public favorite: Astros (-225) vs. Orioles

Biggest public underdog: Diamondbacks (+120) at Brewers

Biggest line move: Marlins (+120 to -110) vs. Angels

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Sunday's Diamond Trends
May 28, 2017

SU TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Padres are 0-14 since Jun 25, 2015 in the last game of a series as a road dog after they loss and never led.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Diamondbacks are 10-0 OU (3.20 ppg) when Patrick Corbin starts on the road when they won in his last start and when they lost in his last start against the current opponent since Sep 22, 2012.

MLB TOTAL TREND:

-- The Phillies are 10-0 OU (3.70 ppg) in the last game of a series as a home dog off a game as a favorite in which they used 5+ pitchers since Sep 13, 2007.

CHOICE TREND:

-- The Cubs are 0-13 since May 16, 2011 as a road 140+ dog after they were shutout last game.

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SUNDAY, MAY 28

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

OAK at NYY 01:05 PM

OAK +155

U 8.5

TEX at TOR 01:07 PM

TEX +155

U 9.0

KC at CLE 01:10 PM

KC +110

O 8.5

LAA at MIA 01:10 PM

MIA -105

U 8.5

SD at WAS 01:35 PM

SD +155

U 8.5

SEA at BOS 01:35 PM

SEA +167

U 9.5

CIN at PHI 01:35 PM

U 9.0

TB at MIN 02:10 PM

[B]U 9.5[/B]

BAL at HOU 02:10 PM

U 8.5

DET at CHW 02:10 PM

O 9.5

ARI at MIL 02:10 PM

O 9.0

STL at COL 03:10 PM

STL +110

U 11.0

ATL at SF 04:05 PM

U 8.0

CHC at LAD 04:10 PM

[B]CHC +150

U 6.5[/B]

NYM at PIT 08:00 PM

U 9.0