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Diamond Trends - Wednesday
June 28, 2017


TOP SU TREND:

-- The Phillies are 0-19 since May 04, 2016 in not the first game of a series off a game as a dog in which they allowed 6 or fewer hits.


TOP OU TREND:

-- The Phillies are 11-0 OU (3.77 ppg) since Sep 21, 2016 as a dog after they had a comeback win last game.

TOP STARTER TREND:

-- The Blue Jays are 0-9 OU (-3.78 ppg) since Aug 07, 2016 when Marcus Stroman starts as a favorite past the first game of the series when the Blue Jays lost as a favorite last game.

TOP CHOICE TREND:

-- The Rays are 10-0 OU (4.05 ppg) since May 03, 2017 coming off a road game in which Corey Dickerson had multiple hits.

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Wednesday's Diamond Notes
June 28, 2017

Hottest team: Athletics (4-0 past four games, 8-4 past 12 overall)

The Athletics kicked off their series Tuesday in Houston with a 6-4 win, hanging on in the ninth inning for the road win. It comes on the heels of a three-game sweep at Chicago White Sox when they outscored the Pale Hose 18-5 in the three-game road sweep. It's the second four-game winning streak to the Athletics since June 15, and they followed up their last one with a four-game losing streak. Before the current four-game road winning streak the A's were just 5-23 in their past previous 28 outings away from home. Since they're bucking trends, perhaps they'll buck another one Wednesdawy. The A's are 0-6 over Jesse Hahn's past six road outings and 1-5 in his past six on the road against a winning team.

Coldest team: Rockies (0-7 past seven games)

The Rockies haven't appeared on the cold list this season, but they have dropped seven in a row to fall behind the Dodgers and Diamondbacks in the National League West. While pair of losses to close out their series against the D-Backs, and a three-game sweep on the road against the Dodgers wasn't completely shocking, two setbacks and being outscored 13-5 by the cellar-dwelling Giants certainly has been stunning. The Rox turn to Kyle Freelan to stem the tide of losing. They're 6-2 over Freeland's past eight road outings, 9-4 across his past 13 starts overall and 5-1 in his past six starts inside the division.

Hottest pitcher: Zack Godley, Diamondbacks (3-1, 2.53 ERA)

Godley has been a godsend for the Snakes this season, posting a 3-1 record with a 2.53 ERA and .202 opponent batting average across 57 innings over nine starts. He also sports an impressive 1.00 WHIP while striking out 52 batters and walking just 17. A huge key to his success has been his ability to keep the ball in the yard, limiting opposing hitters to just four homers so far. Last season, when he appeared in 27 games (nine starts), he had a 6.39 ERA with 53 homers allowing over 74 2/3 innings. Perhaps the Cardinals are the perfect opponent for Godley to stay hot, as St. Louis is just 3-12 over their past 15 road games and 3-12 across their past 15 road games vs. RHP.

Coldest pitcher: John Lackey, Cubs (5-8, 4.74 ERA)

Lackey takes the ball in Wednesday's battle against Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals. He has a decent .255 opponent batting average through 87 1/3 innings across 15 starts, but he has served up 21 home runs, which is third-most in the majors behind Cincinnati's Bronson Arroyo and L.A. Angels' Ricky Nolasco (23). The defending champion Cubs are just 6-14 over their past 20 games on the road, 0-4 in their past four against a right-handed starter and 2-5 in Lackey's past seven outings.

Biggest UNDER run: Cubs (5-0 past five games, 10-1 past 11 overall)

The 'under' has cashed in five in a row for the defending champs, as they have scored just 13 runs (2.6 runs per game). Chicago's pitching continues to be solid, allowing an average of just 2.6 runs per game over the past 10. That lack of hitting and solid pitching is a perfect recipe for 'under' results, and lots of them. While Lackey (see above) has served up plenty of homers, he has actually been decent on the road. The 'under' is 5-1-1 over his past seven starts overall, and 5-0 in the past five on the road. The under is 23-9 in Chicago's past 32 games while going 20-6 in their past 26 tries vs. RHP.

Biggest OVER run: Reds (40-18-2 past 60 overall, 5-2 past seven home games)

The 'over' has been making total bettors a lot of money if they've been pounding Cincinnati games all season long. The over is an impressive 40-18-2 over the past 60 games, 33-16-2 in their past 51 inside the NL Central Division and 5-2 over their past seven at home. In addition, the over is a whopping 21-5 over the past 26 for Cincinnati when facing a team with an overall winning record. They have also handled the twig well against teams using a right-handed starter, as the over is 8-1 in those situations. And the over is a perfect 4-0 in the past four meetings with the Brewers, including Tuesday's 8-6 slugfest win.

Matchup to watch: Padres vs. Braves

The Braves welcome back veteran Bartolo Colon (oblique, back) from the 10-day disabled list to pitch against the Padres. While he has an ugly 2-7 record and 7.78 ERA through 59 innings this season, his best start came against San Diego back on April 16. He allowed just one run and one hit over seven innings with six strikeouts in a win against the Padres. That was just one of two quality starts for Colon in 12 outings this season. The Padres turn to Luis Perdomo, and they're 4-1 over his past five starts at home, including 4-0 in his past four at home against teams with a losing overall mark. The Padres are also an impressive 10-4 in their past 14 home games against a team with a losing road mark.

Betcha didn’t know: If you look at the league leaders in ERA, you'll see a lot of the usual suspects. But Milwaukee's Chase Anderson might be one of the more unheralded pitchers on the list, checking in 10th in the majors with a 2.92 ERA through 15 starts. He has recorded 84 strikeouts through 89 1/3 innings while holding the opposition to a .226 average. While all of that is well and good, the Brewers are still just 7-15 over Anderson's past 22 road starts. While he has been solid at home with a 3-0 record, 2.15 ERA and .202 opponent average, he is a mediocre 3-2 with a 3.92 ERA and a .255 opponent batting average over seven outings on the road.

Biggest public favorite: Mariners (-190) vs. Phillies

Biggest public underdog: Rockies (+110) at Giants

Biggest line move: Angels (+130 to +105) vs. Dodgers

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Pro Baseball Trend Report

COLORADO (47 - 33) at SAN FRANCISCO (29 - 51) - 3:45 PM
KYLE FREELAND (L) vs. TY BLACH (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 310-420 (-99.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 275-181 (+57.2 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters since 1997.
COLORADO is 47-33 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 25-18 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 25-18 (+8.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
COLORADO is 22-10 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 29-51 (-25.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 35-43 (-18.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 7-18 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 8-20 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 8-20 (-13.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 10-3 (+7.7 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.4 Units)
KYLE FREELAND vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
FREELAND is 2-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 0.69 and a WHIP of 1.308.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)
TY BLACH vs. COLORADO since 1997
BLACH is 0-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 1.349.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

CHICAGO CUBS (39 - 38) at WASHINGTON (46 - 31) - 7:05 PM
JOHN LACKEY (R) vs. STEPHEN STRASBURG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 39-38 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 17-22 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 26-32 (-21.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LACKEY is 68-88 (-27.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 32-12 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 171-152 (-51.2 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 35-35 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)
JOHN LACKEY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
LACKEY is 2-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.49 and a WHIP of 1.190.
His team's record is 5-1 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+2.0 units)
STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
STRASBURG is 0-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 1.95 and a WHIP of 1.048.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.7 units)

NY METS (34 - 42) at MIAMI (35 - 40) - 7:10 PM
STEVEN MATZ (L) vs. JEFF LOCKE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 34-42 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 84-87 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 60-55 (-19.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 20-9 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in home games in June games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 29-20 (+14.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 422-435 (+35.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
MIAMI is 38-46 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 7-4 (+3.4 Units) against NY METS this season
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.7 Units)
STEVEN MATZ vs. MIAMI since 1997
MATZ is 1-2 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 4.95 and a WHIP of 1.350.
His team's record is 1-3 (-3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)
JEFF LOCKE vs. NY METS since 1997
LOCKE is 0-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 6.63 and a WHIP of 1.684.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

MILWAUKEE (41 - 38) at CINCINNATI (32 - 44) - 7:10 PM
CHASE ANDERSON (R) vs. LUIS CASTILLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 18-11 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 41-38 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 20-16 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 9-2 (+9.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
MILWAUKEE is 27-23 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 33-29 (+9.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 62-64 (+9.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 395-423 (-97.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 6-2 (+4.2 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)
CHASE ANDERSON vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
ANDERSON is 2-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 1.043.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.0 units)
LUIS CASTILLO vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

ST LOUIS (35 - 41) at ARIZONA (50 - 28) - 9:40 PM
ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R) vs. ZACK GODLEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 35-41 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 10-16 (-9.3 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
ST LOUIS is 22-29 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 27-32 (-11.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 17-23 (-9.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ST LOUIS is 10-18 (-10.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARIZONA is 50-28 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 19-6 (+13.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 30-10 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 15-4 (+11.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 17-6 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
ARIZONA is 36-17 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 40-20 (+19.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 33-16 (+16.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ARIZONA is 32-14 (+15.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
GODLEY is 17-7 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
GODLEY is 12-4 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 177-104 (+36.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 45-27 (+18.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 85-53 (+24.6 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 86-44 (+27.3 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 79-49 (+19.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. ARIZONA since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 7-3 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.53 and a WHIP of 1.172.
His team's record is 7-3 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-8. (-7.1 units)
ZACK GODLEY vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

ATLANTA (37 - 39) at SAN DIEGO (31 - 46) - 10:10 PM
BARTOLO COLON (R) vs. LUIS PERDOMO (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-0 (+5.1 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
BARTOLO COLON vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
COLON is 4-3 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.69 and a WHIP of 0.971.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-2. (+4.2 units)
LUIS PERDOMO vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

BALTIMORE (38 - 38) at TORONTO (36 - 40) - 7:05 PM
WADE MILEY (L) vs. MARCUS STROMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 126-112 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 276-354 (+45.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 47-33 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 23-17 (+7.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 92-76 (+15.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 71-55 (+17.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 36-40 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 9-14 (-10.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 6-12 (-11.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
TORONTO is 20-28 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 5-13 (-11.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
STROMAN is 11-15 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STROMAN is 9-15 (-14.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 8-2 (+7.0 Units) against TORONTO this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.0 Units)
WADE MILEY vs. TORONTO since 1997
MILEY is 2-5 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.57 and a WHIP of 1.456.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)
MARCUS STROMAN vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
STROMAN is 2-3 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.44 and a WHIP of 1.372.
His team's record is 3-4 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)

KANSAS CITY (37 - 38) at DETROIT (34 - 42) - 7:10 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. DANIEL NORRIS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 9-19 (-9.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
KANSAS CITY is 118-119 (+5.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 15-8 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
DETROIT is 22-33 (-12.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 385-334 (-70.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
IAN KENNEDY vs. DETROIT since 1997
KENNEDY is 1-4 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.65 and a WHIP of 1.293.
His team's record is 1-6 (-5.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.6 units)
DANIEL NORRIS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
NORRIS is 0-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.81 and a WHIP of 1.377.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.7 units)

MINNESOTA (39 - 36) at BOSTON (43 - 34) - 7:10 PM
ADALBERTO MEJIA (L) vs. RICK PORCELLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 39-36 (+6.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 23-11 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MINNESOTA is 24-16 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 18-6 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 10-3 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss this season.
BOSTON is 24-27 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 19-23 (-10.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BOSTON is 46-48 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
PORCELLO is 2-8 (-8.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-1 (+2.6 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)
ADALBERTO MEJIA vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.
RICK PORCELLO vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
PORCELLO is 10-9 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.83 and a WHIP of 1.341.
His team's record is 14-14 (-5.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-13. (-0.8 units)

TEXAS (39 - 38) at CLEVELAND (40 - 36) - 7:10 PM
YU DARVISH (R) vs. TREVOR BAUER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 134-108 (+31.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 63-40 (+27.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 59-61 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 21-16 (+13.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 8-3 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games in June games this season.
TEXAS is 96-76 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 103-81 (+25.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 77-56 (+22.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 13-10 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CLEVELAND is 40-36 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 26-34 (-21.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 16-21 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 15-18 (-13.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 137-132 (-45.1 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 22-26 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 4-1 (+2.3 Units) against TEXAS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)
YU DARVISH vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
DARVISH is 1-2 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.62 and a WHIP of 1.361.
His team's record is 1-4 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)
TREVOR BAUER vs. TEXAS since 1997
BAUER is 0-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.36 and a WHIP of 1.162.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

OAKLAND (35 - 42) at HOUSTON (52 - 26) - 8:10 PM
JESSE HAHN (R) vs. DAVID PAULINO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 172-229 (-48.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 42-70 (-22.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 52-26 (+17.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 34-8 (+18.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 26-10 (+15.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 28-12 (+11.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 41-16 (+20.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 8-2 (+5.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.7 Units)
JESSE HAHN vs. HOUSTON since 1997
HAHN is 1-4 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 8.86 and a WHIP of 1.734.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)
DAVID PAULINO vs. OAKLAND since 1997
PAULINO is 1-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 5.07 and a WHIP of 1.689.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

NY YANKEES (41 - 34) at CHI WHITE SOX (33 - 43) - 8:10 PM
MASAHIRO TANAKA (R) vs. CARLOS RODON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 25-15 (+13.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TANAKA is 15-2 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-3 (+0.1 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)
MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
TANAKA is 3-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.05 and a WHIP of 1.253.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-0. (+4.0 units)
CARLOS RODON vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
RODON is 1-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 9.64 and a WHIP of 2.571.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

PHILADELPHIA (25 - 51) at SEATTLE (39 - 40) - 3:40 PM
MARK LEITER JR. (R) vs. FELIX HERNANDEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-51 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-19 (-16.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 11-31 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 1-11 (-10.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-38 (-20.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 15-4 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 794-715 (-103.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 2-1 (+0.2 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.1 Units)
MARK LEITER JR. vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.
FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 0-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.429.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

TAMPA BAY (41 - 38) at PITTSBURGH (35 - 42) - 7:05 PM
BLAKE SNELL (L) vs. IVAN NOVA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 109-131 (-27.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 68-85 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 32-21 (+10.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 57-61 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 20-32 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 22-37 (-18.2 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
TAMPA BAY is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
BLAKE SNELL vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.
IVAN NOVA vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
NOVA is 6-7 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.17 and a WHIP of 1.350.
His team's record is 9-7 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-10. (-6.0 units)

LA DODGERS (52 - 27) at LA ANGELS (41 - 40) - 10:05 PM
HYUN-JIN RYU (L) vs. ALEX MEYER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 14-26 (-12.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 60-62 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 19-29 (-17.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 149-172 (-58.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 91-120 (-44.7 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 102-79 (-9.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 76-77 (-25.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 24-38 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 214-167 (+38.6 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 33-28 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 1-1 (+1.1 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)
HYUN-JIN RYU vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
RYU is 2-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.313.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)
ALEX MEYER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHI at SEA 03:40 PM

PHI +190

U 8.5

COL at SF 03:45 PM

SF +100

O 9.0

CHC at WAS 07:05 PM

CHC +145

O 8.5

TB at PIT 07:05 PM

TB +110

BAL at TOR 07:07 PM

BAL +170

O 9.5

MIN at BOS 07:10 PM

MIN +160

TEX at CLE 07:10 PM

TEX +100

NYM at MIA 07:10 PM

U 9.5

MIL at CIN 07:10 PM

O 9.5

KC at DET 07:10 PM

KC +120

OAK at HOU 08:10 PM

OAK +165

U 10.0

NYY at CHW 08:10 PM

U 9.0

STL at ARI 09:40 PM

STL +120

LAD at LAA 10:07 PM

LAA +100

ATL at SD 10:10 PM

O 8.5

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MLB Daily Line Drive: Wednesday's Picks, Betting Odds and Analysis

Double-Play Picks

New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox (+120, 9)

The early season good feelings surrounding the Yankees, due to a hot start and the emergence of Aaron Judge, has faded slightly since the Bronx Bombers have stumbled a bit of late, especially on the road. Despite the struggles, New York will try to take the third game of a four-game set against the White Sox in Chicago.

New York has lost seven of their last eight road games and seven of their last 10 overall, but were able to take Game 1 of this series 6-5 on Monday night, before falling just short of a comeback win in a 4-3 loss last night.

The Yankees hand the ball to Masahiro Tanaka for Game 3. The Japanese right-hander has been inconsistent this season, but is coming off eight innings of shutout ball against the Rangers, in which he allowed just three hits and struck out nine.

Tanaka has dominated the White Sox over the course of his career as well, going 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA and a 1.253 WHIP with 25 strikeouts and eight walks in four starts. The Yankees are also 7-0 in Tanaka’s last seven starts versus American League Central opponents.

He faces a White Sox lineup that ranks 20th in runs per game, 23rd in OPS and 23rd in home runs.

Meanwhile the White Sox counter with Carlos Rodon, who is making his first start of the season. Rodon missed almost the first three months of the season due to a bursitis in his left bicep (his throwing arm).

The hard-throwing south paw has been roughed up by the Yanks in the past, pitching to a 9.64 ERA and a 2.571 in three career starts and that was pre-awesome Aaron Judge.

The Yankees offense has slowed a little, but this is a situation in which they could really explode.

Pick: Yankees -141

St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Cardinals (-130, 9.5)

The Cardinals and Diamondbacks collide for Game 2 of their three-game series in the desert Wednesday night. The blazing hot D-Backs took the opener Tuesday by taking down the Cards, in a game started by ace Carlos Martinez, in a late-inning comeback and tenth inning walk-off, 6-5.

Tonight the Diamondbacks will send their hottest arm NOT named Robbie Ray to the hill. Arizona has won seven of Zack Godley's last eight starts, including his last five outings. Over those last five games Godley owns an ERA of 2.59, a WHIP of 0.9574, 32 strikeouts in 31.1 innings pitched, and has only allowed two home runs.

Godley will be countered on the Cardinals' side by veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright. The Cards have lost three of "Waino's" last four starts and he has been absolutely trashed in his last two appearances on the road. In previous road starts in Baltimore against the Orioles and in Cincinnati against the Reds, Wainwright has allowed nine earned runs in 1.2 innings pitched and nine earned runs over 3.2 innings respectively. The math on that works out to an ERA of 30.38 and he allowed three home runs during those 1.2 innings in Baltimore.

The D-Backs own the second best home record in baseball at 30-10 and they are 15-2 in their last 17 games at Chase Field. The Cards, on the other hand, are 3-12 in their last 15 road games.

Pick: Diamondbacks (-130)

Yesterday's Picks: 0-2
Season To Date: 74-66-7


Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streaking: Luis Perdomo, San Diego Padres (2-4, 4.56, $-211)

You don't often hear much about the San Diego Padres pitching staff, unless it's for very negative reasons like Jered Weaver, but young right-hander Luis Perdomo has been putting together some good starts lately.

Over his last three outings, Perdomo is 2-1 with a 2.41 ERA. His walks are slightly high at nine but the Padres average runs against in those three starts is only 1.67. He owns a ground ball to fly ball ratio of 4.00 over his last three (and 4.86 this season overall) so he's getting out of jams with double-play balls.

Perdomo and the Padres are -120 favorites at home tonight against the Braves.

Slumping: Ty Blach, San Francisco Giants (4-5, 4.86 ERA, $-319)

Giants’ right-hander Ty Blach has be the epitome of a slumping starter after initially giving the San Francisco pitching staff a boost when he joined the rotation at the end of April.

The Giants have lost the rookie southpaw’s last four starts, where he has pitched to a 9.28 ERA and a 1.922 WHIP.

Blach and the Giants are currently slight -102 home dogs this afternoon against the visiting Rockies.

Wednesday's Top Trends

* The Colorado Rockies are 0-7 in their last seven overall. -108 today @ Giants.
* The Chicago Cubs are 7-0 in their last seven games following a loss. +145 today @ Nationals.
* Under is 15-3 in the last 18 meetings between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays. O/U: 9.5.
* The Detroit Tigers are 0-6 in their last six games vs. a right-handed starter. -140 today vs. Royals (Ian Kennedy).

Weather To Keep An Eye On

The only chance of precipitation in today's MLB forecast is Chicago where the White Sox will host the New York Yankees tonight. Everything should be fine if the game moves along at a reasonable pace, but there are thunderstorms expected to move in at around 11:00 PM local time.

There is a 15 mile per hour hitter's wind blowing out to left-center field for this afternoon's game between the Rockies and Giants at AT&T Park. This wind is a usual occurrence in San Francisco and the total is currently at 9. There will also be a strong hitter's wind in Cleveland for tonight's game between the Rangers and Indians. A 10-15 mile per hour wind is expected to be blowing out to right-center field and the total for this one is also currently set at 9.

The strongest wind of the day will be a 22-25 mile per hour right-to-left cross wind for the Yanks/White Sox game in Chicago. The total for that one is also set at 9.

Ump Of The Day

Jeff Nelson will be behind the plate this afternoon in San Francisco for the game between the Rockies and Giants. In Nelson's last 11 games behind the plate this season the Over is 8-1-2 and his games this season are averaging 3.13 home runs per contest.

The total for this one is set at 9.

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Wednesday's Best Bet
June 28, 2017

Wednesday MLB Betting Preview
Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Sportsbook.ag Odds: Baltimore (+175), Toronto (-205); Total set at 9.5

It's been a few games since Baltimore's pitching staff set the mark for futility with 5+ runs allowed in double-digit games, and the Orioles have actually gone 3-0 SU since that streak was snapped.

Allowing just a single run off a solo HR in the bottom of the ninth last night was quite the performance by their pitchers, and manager Buck Showalter would love to see that become more of the norm.

Sadly, that likely won't be the case as Baltimore as too many holes throughout their pitching staff to let a few solid performances persuade some into believing they've righted that ship.

Odds per - Sportsbook.ag

Best Bet: Baltimore/Toronto Over 9.5

Baltimore has been one of the best 'over' bets in the American League with their 41-32 O/U mark on the year and that ratio will likely only increase as the season wears on. Last night's performance was quite good, but Toronto's had tremendous trouble hitting with runners in scoring position all year long and it might have been a perfect spot for the Orioles pitching staff to bounce back.

Baltimore is still built to win those 6-5 type games that are predominant in AL East games with mashing lineups and small ballparks and tonight's Game 2 of this series could end up being a classic example of that.

For one, Toronto's starter Marcus Stroman – who doesn't deserve to be laying -205 by the way – is coming off one of his roughest outings of the year in an 11-4 loss at Texas. Stroman gave up three HR's and 7 runs in just four innings of work that day and faces another tough lineup tonight. For all the narratives of him being a great pitcher in this league and primed for a bounce-back tonight, I simply don't buy it as his problems arise when his pitches aren't staying down in the strike zone.

Baltimore can be a patient team at the plate when they want to be and will look to force Stroman to get the ball up this evening so they can take advantage. This Orioles lineup hasn't faced Stroman yet this season, but they've seen plenty of him in the past, and in four of the seven games they've faced him, they've managed to put up at least 4 runs. We also can't forget that for all the people that will tell you Stroman is dominant – and he can be when he's on – Toronto still has an 8-6 O/U record this year in his 14 starts.

Part of that O/U record is due to Toronto's own offense giving Stroman plenty of support (5.7/game) and we could easily see them hit that number tonight. Lefty Wade Miley is on the hill for Baltimore and this will be his third time seeing the Jays already this year. His first start was a 6-4 win in Toronto at the beginning of the year and this game could very well play out in a similar fashion.

Toronto has a right-handed heavy lineup and while they haven't mashed southpaws nearly as well as they did in 2015, they can still get it done from that side of the plate and should be quite determined to prove themselves offensively after last night's lackluster performance.

Finally, while it didn't work out for us last night, we've got another umpire behind the dish who is quite favorable to offenses.

Quinn Walcott has a 10-4 O/U record this year behind the plate and those 14 games have seen an average of 11.2 runs scored/game. He's a perfect 2-0 O/U when there is a righty vs lefty like we've got tonight and he's already seen both of these two teams this year. In two games involving Toronto this year, Walcott saw 11 and 16 runners cross the dish, and his lone game involving Baltimore capped out at 16 combined runs.

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Montero says goodbye to Cubs hours after blasting Arrieta
June 28, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) Catcher Miguel Montero is saying his goodbyes to the Cubs and city of Chicago.

Montero posted a series of tweets Wednesday, one day after blaming pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases by the Washington Nationals. The team had no immediate comment amid reports that the 33-year-old Montero was being designated for assignment.

''It was an honor to play for the Chicago Cubs organization,'' Montero tweeted . ''Chicago will always be in my heart.''

Montero has thrown out one of 31 potential base stealers this season, hitting .286 with four home runs and eight RBIs in 44 games.

Montero unloaded on Arrieta following the Cubs' 6-1 loss at Washington on Tuesday night, saying the Nationals were running all over the right-hander because they knew he was slow to the plate and that he was giving him no time to throw anyone out.

''It really sucked because the stolen bases go to me, and when you really look at it, the pitcher doesn't give me any time,'' Montero said. ''So it's just like, `Yeah, OK, Miggy can't throw nobody out,' but my pitcher doesn't hold anybody on.''

Trea Turner stole four bases, Michael Taylor two and Anthony Rendon one for a Montreal Expos/Nationals franchise record. Montero had a throwing error that led to a run scoring.

First baseman Anthony Rizzo said on ESPN1000-AM radio in Chicago that Montero's comments were unprofessional and not acceptable.

''We win as a team, we lose as a team,'' Rizzo said. ''If you start pointing fingers, I think that just labels you as a selfish player. I disagree. I think we have another catcher that throws out anyone who steals.''

Willson Contreras has thrown out 16 of 31 potential base stealers this season and is the Cubs' starting catcher. After the game, manager Joe Maddon said Arrieta and Montero working together was ''an imperfect situation.''

''It's not about the move to first; it's about time to the plate more than anything,'' Maddon said. ''He's a little bit slow... It's something that he works on. There are times he's quicker or better with it, but guys like Turner who are premier runners, it's really difficult to get down to the number that makes it amenable even for a Willson. The best anecdote is to keep that guy off the base.''

Montero drove in what wound up being the winning run in Game 7 of the World Series against Cleveland, ending the Cubs' championship drought. During spring training, Montero expressed frustration at being a backup catcher again. Maddon at the time said: ''We do not win the ring without him.''

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June's Best Bets and Opinions:

Date W-L-T % Units Record

06/28/2017.................... 9-11-0...................... 45.00%................... -3.50
06/27/2017.................... 6-17-1...................... 26.09%.................. -61.25
06/26/2017...................... 6-6-0...................... 50.00%.................... -7.65
06/25/2017..................... 10-8-1..................... 55.56%.................. +19.75
06/24/2017................... 15-12-0...................... 55.56% .................+21.00
06/23/2017................... 12-12-0....................... 50.00%................. -12.15
06/22/2017.................... 9-11-0........................ 45.00%................... -9.80
06/21/2017.................. 12-16-0..........................42.86%................. -35.20
06/20/2017................... 9-18-1......................... 33.33%................. -49.95
06/19/2017................... 11-8-0......................... 57.89%................. +11.40
06/18/2017................... 8-12-2......................... 40.00%.................. -20.25
06/17/2017................... 6-10-1 ..........................37.50%................. -22.50
06/16/2017................... 13-8-0 ..........................61.90%................. +23.50
06/15/2017.................... 9-7-0........................... 56.25%................. +10.00
06/14/2017................... 12 - 10 - 1..................... 54.55%................. +14.50
06/13/2017................... 11 - 8 - 2 ......................57.89%.................. +17.00
06/12/2017.................... 6 - 7 - 2 .......................46.15%....................-.1.25
06/11/2017.................... 3 - 8 -1....................... 27.27%.................... -25.00
06/10/2017.................... 9 - 16 - 0..................... 36.00%................... -31.00
06/09/2017................... 10 - 10 - 0..................... 50.00%................... +1.75
06/08/2017.................... 7 - 9 - 0....................... 43.75%.................... -8.50
06/07/2017.................... 8 - 12 - 1..................... 40.00%................... -18.50
06/06/2017.................... 9 - 11 - 1..................... 45.00%................... -11.25
06/05/2017.................... 6 - 2 - 1....................... 75.00%.................. +20.50
06/04/2017.................... 8 - 10 - 0...................... 44.44%.................. -10.00
06/03/2017.................... 8 - 8 - 0........................ 50.00%................... -2.50
06/02/2017.................. 10 - 10 - 1....................... 50.00%.................. - 2.25
06/01/2017.................... 6 - 5 - 0....................... 54.55%.................. + 7.25

Totals:.........................248 - 271 - 16..................47.78%..................- 152.95

June's Best Bets:
Ats..................Totals:

06/28/2017................6 - 4............+ 3.90................2 - 4................- 2.40
06/27/2017................4 - 4............+ 1.05................1 - 11..............- 10.00
06/26/2017................0 - 3.............- 3.00.................5 - 1...............+ 3.90
06/25/2017................6 - 4............+ 4.25.................1 - 3...............- 2.30
06/24/2017................5 - 5............+ 1.40.................6 - 6...............- 0.60
06/23/2017................3 - 5.............- 1.85.................7 - 1................+ 5.90
06/22/2017................3 - 3............+ 1.15.................4 - 4................- 0.40
06/21/2017................0 - 4..............-4.00.................7 - 7 ...............- 0.70
06/20/2017................1 - 6.............- 3.85.................5 - 8.................-3.80
06/19/2017................1 - 2..............-0.85.................5 - 5.................-0.50
06/18/2017................4 - 3.............+1.85.................2 - 6 - 1...........- 4.60
06/17/2017................1 - 3.............- 2.00.................4 - 4 - 1...........- 0.40
06/16/2017................4 - 3............+ 1.20.................7 - 4...............+ 2.60
06/15/2017................5 - 1............+ 4.60.................3 - 4................- 1.40
06/14/2017................5 - 3............+ 3.60.................4 - 4 - 1............- 0.40
06/13/2017................2 - 4...............-2.66................4 - 4 - 2.............-0.40
06/12/2017................2 - 4...............-0.95................3 - 2.................+0.80
06/11/2017................1 - 2..............- 0.60................1 - 3.................- 2.30
06/10/2017................3 - 7..............- 3.70................6 - 9.................- 3.90
06/09/2017................4 - 2............+ 2.65................3 - 7 .................- 4.70
06/08/2017................3 - 2............+ 2.00................4 - 4...................-0.40
06/07/2017................2 - 2............+ 0.80................5 - 6..................- 1.60
06/06/2017................4 - 2............+ 2.65................4 - 7..................- 3.70
06/05/2017................3 - 1............+ 2.35................5 - 1.................+ 3.90
06/04/2017................2 - 4..............- 1.60...............5 - 3.................+ 3.30
06/03/2017................0 - 3..............- 3.30...............8 - 5.................+ 2.50
06/02/2017................3 - 3.............+ 0.15...............5 - 6..................- 1.60
06/01/2017................3 - 0.............+ 3.95...............3 - 5..................- 2.50


Totals:....................79 - 87...........+ 9.09..............110 - 112 - 5............- 26.50

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MLB notebook: Cubs designate Montero for assignment
June 28, 2017

The Chicago Cubs designated Miguel Montero for assignment on Wednesday, one day after the catcher publicly called out starter Jake Arrieta for seven stolen bases by the Washington Nationals.

The Cubs didn't officially announce the move until the afternoon, but Montero confirmed it to MLB.com and took to social media to thank the city of Chicago and teammates for their support.

Montero's comments following Tuesday night's 6-1 setback to the Nationals likely played a role in the Cubs' decision to let him go.

"That's the reason they were running left and right (Tuesday) because they were slow to the plate," Montero said of his pitchers, including Arrieta, following the loss. "Simple as that. It's a shame it's my fault because I didn't throw anyone out.

"It really (stunk) because the stolen bases go on me, but when you really look at it the pitcher doesn't give me any time, so yeah, 'Miggy can't throw anyone out,' but my pitchers don't hold anyone on."

Montero, who was 1-for-32 in throwing out basestealers this season, told ESPN 1000 Chicago on Wednesday that he apologized to Arrieta for his comments.

The Cubs called up catcher Victor Caratini from Triple-A Iowa.

--Seattle Mariners left-hander Drew Smyly will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the 2017 season, the team announced.

Dr. James Andrews is scheduled to perform an ulnar collateral reconstruction on Smyly's left elbow on July 6 in Birmingham, Ala., according to Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto.

Typical recovery time from a UCL reconstruction surgery is 12 to 15 months, meaning Smyly is likely to miss most or all of the 2018 season as well.

--San Francisco Giants closer Mark Melancon was placed on the 10-day disabled list with the same injury that sidelined him in May.

Melancon, who was sidelined nearly two weeks in May with a right pronator strain in his forearm, had a recurrence of the injury. The Giants recalled right-hander Dan Slania from Double-A Richmond in a corresponding move.

San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said that Sam Dyson would fill the closer role until further notice.

Signed to a four-year, $62 million deal in the offseason as a free agent, Melancon allowed seven earned runs in 10 innings since returning May 19. He has 11 saves with a 1-2 record and 4.35 ERA this season.

--The New York Mets placed right-hander Robert Gsellman on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring.

Infielder Matt Reynolds was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas to take the roster spot of Gsellman, who became the sixth Mets' starting pitcher to go on the disabled list this season.

The 23-year-old Gsellman owns a 5-5 mark with a 6.16 ERA in 17 appearances (14 starts) this season.

--The New York Yankees placed designated hitter Matt Holliday on the 10-day disabled list with a viral infection.

Third baseman Miguel Andujar was called up from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take the roster spot of Holliday, who admitted he had no energy over the last few days. Holliday's move to the disabled list is retroactive to June 25.

Also, the Yankees announced first baseman Chris Carter has accepted an assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

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LEADING OFF: Kershaw starts for Dodgers
June 28, 2017

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

KERSHAW DAY

The Los Angeles Dodgers send Clayton Kershaw to the mound for the finale of their four-game Freeway Series against the rival Angels. Kershaw is 7-0 with a 2.38 ERA in his last 10 starts. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner is 5-2 with a 2.69 ERA in nine career starts against the Angels. He will be opposed by JC Ramirez, who pitched six effective innings in a win at Boston in his previous start on Saturday.

SLIDING ROCKIES

The Colorado Rockies get a sorely needed day off before beginning a weekend series at surging Arizona. Colorado has dropped a season-high eight in a row, falling off the pace in the loaded NL West. The Rockies have been outscored 66-23 during the skid. Right-hander Jon Gray, who started on opening day for Colorado, is set to come off the disabled list and start the series opener against the Diamondbacks. He has been out since April with a stress fracture on his left foot.

HERE COMES KLUBER

Corey Kluber looks to continue his roll when he pitches for Cleveland in the finale of a four-game set against Texas. The 2014 AL Cy Young Award winner is 3-0 with a sparkling 1.29 ERA in his last five starts. The right-hander has struck out at least 10 batters in four of his five June outings. Andrew Cashner is expected to come off the disabled list to start for the Rangers. He has been sidelined by a strained left oblique.

FENWAY FUN

Kyle Gibson is hoping to add to a successful June when Minnesota closes out a four-game series at Boston on the anniversary of his major league debut in 2013. The 29-year-old right-hander is 3-1 with a 4.13 ERA in five starts so far this month. He has allowed only one run in 15 innings in two career starts at Fenway Park. David Price gets the ball for the Red Sox. Price has won his last five decisions against the Twins.

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Thursday’s games
National League

Cubs @ Nationals
Lester is 2-0, 2.70 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Cubs are 3-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-8-2

Ross is 2-1, 3.76 in his last four starts (over 7-3). Washington is 5-1 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-3

Cubs are 6-15 in their last 21 road games; under is 10-2 in their last 12 games. Washington is 5-3 in its last eight games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games.

Mets @ Marlins
Lugo is 2-1, 4.19 in three starts (over 2-1); Mets’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-1

Urena is 3-0, 2.35 in his last four starts; over is 4-2-1 win his last seven. Miami is 4-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-2-1

Mets won four of their last five games; over is 11-4 in their last 15 games. Miami is 10-4 in last 14 home games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games.

Brewers @ Reds
Nelson is 1-1, 4.12 in his last three starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Brewers are 3-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-9-1

Bailey allowed eight runs in 1.2 IP in his first ’17 start- Reds’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 0-1

Milwaukee lost four of last five games; six of last seven Brewer games stayed under the total. Reds lost 14 of last 18 games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Cardinals @ Diamondbacks
Lynn is 0-2, 12.19 in his last two starts; over is 8-3 in his last 11. St Louis lost his last five road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-7-1

Corbin is 2-3, 6.91 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Arizona is 6-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-8-2

St Louis won three of last four games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Arizona is 16-4 in its last 20 games; over is 8-5 in their last 13 home games.

Braves @ Padres
Garcia is 0-2, 6.20 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Atlanta is 4-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-6-3

Lamet is 2-2, 7.50 in six starts this year, last four of which went over. Padres’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-4

Braves won eight of last 11 games; under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 games. San Diego won six of last eight home games; over is 3-1 in their last four games.

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American League
Orioles @ Blue Jays
Jimenez is 1-2, 10.80 in his last four starts (over 8-1-1). Orioles are 2-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-6-1

Happ is 2-0, 1.86 in his last three starts (under 4-3-1). Toronto split her four home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-5

Orioles won three of their last four games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Toronto is 6-8 in its last 14 games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.

Twins @ Red Sox
Gibson is 1-1, 5.40 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Twins won his last five road starts- Twins’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-7-1

Price is 1-2, 6.14 in his last four starts (under 3-2-1). Boston’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-3

Twins won six of last nine games; under is 13-6-1 in their last 20 games. Red Sox are 12-5 in their last 17 home games; under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

Royals @ Tigers
Junis is 1-1, 6.26 in five starts this year (over 3-1-1). Royals’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-3

Fulmer is 1-5, 4.05 in his last six starts (under 4-2). Tigers are 4-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-6-1

Royals are 12-4 in last 16 games; over is 9-2-1 in their last 12 road games. Detroit lost nine of last 11 games; five of their last seven games went over.

Rangers @ Indians
Cashner is 1-2, 5.29 in his last three starts; Rangers are 2-5 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-4-3

Kluber is 3-0, 1.80 in his last five starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Indians are 4-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-6

Rangers are 9-4 in last 13 road games; under is 11-3 in their last 14 road games. Cleveland lost four of last six games; seven of last eight Indian games stayed under the total.

A’s @ Astros
Cotton is 2-0, 2.38 in his last two starts; under is 3-1-2 in his last six. Oakland is 3-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him:

Peacock is 2-2, 3.81 in six starts this year (under 4-2). Astros’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-2

A’s are 8-5 in last 13 games; over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 road games. Houston won seven of last nine games; over is 5-1 in their last six games.

New York @ White Sox
Cessa is 0-2, 7.00 in two starts this year (under 2-0). New York’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 0-2

Shields is 0-1, 9.35 in his last two starts (over 3-2). Chicago’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-2-1

New York lost 11 of last 15 games; over is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Chicago lost eight of last ten games; five of their last eight games stayed under the total.

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Interleague

Rays @ Pirates
Archer is 1-2, 4.68 in his last four starts (over 10-6). Tampa Bay is 4-3 in their road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 9-2-5

Taillon is 1-2, 5.14 in his last four starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Pirates are 1-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-3-3

Rays lost three of last four games; seven of last nine Tampa Bay games went over the total. Pittsburgh lost four of last six home games; under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.

Dodgers @ Angels
Kershaw is 4-0, 3.08 in his last four starts; under is 4-3 in his road starts. Dodgers won his last six road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 11-2-3

Ramirez is 2-2, 6.84 in his last five starts (under 9-5). Angels are 4-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-5-4

Angels won four of last five games; their last five games stayed under. Dodgers won 11 of their last 13 games; five of last six LA games stayed under.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Chi-Wsh: Lester 9-7; Ross 7-3
NY-Mia: Lugo 2-1; Urena 7-3
Mil-Cin: Nelson 7-8; Bailey 0-1
StL-Az: Lynn 6-9; Corbin 8-7
Atl-SD: Garcia 7-7; Lamet 4-2

American League
Balt-Tor: Jimenez 6-4; Happ 3-5
Minn-Bos: Gibson 7-6; Price 3-3
KC-Det: Junis 4-1; Fulmer 7-7
Tex-Clev: Cashner 5-7; Kluber 7-4
A’s-Hst: Cotton 5-8; Peacock 4-2
NY-Chi: Cessa 0-2; Shields 2-3

Interleague
TB-Pitt: Archer 9-7; Taillon 4-5
LA-LAA: Kershaw 14-2; Ramirez 9-5

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Chi-Wsh: Lester 7-16; Ross 4-10
NY-Mia: Lugo 2-3; Urena 1-10
Mil-Cin: Nelson 3-15; Bailey 1-1
StL-Az: Lynn 6-15; Corbin 9-15
Atl-SD: Garcia 3-14; Lamet 2-6

American League
Balt-Tor: Jimenez 4-10; Happ 2-8
Minn-Bos: Gibson 3-13; Price 2-6
KC-Det: Junis 1-5; Fulmer 4-14
Tex-Clev: Cashner 4-12; Kluber 2-11
A’s-Hst: Cotton 5-13; Peacock 1-6
NY-Chi: Cessa 1-2; Shields 2-5

Interleague
TB-Pitt: Archer 4-16; Taillon 2-9
LA-LAA: Kershaw 4-16; Ramirez 9-14

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Umpires
National League
Chi-Wsh: Under is 5-0-1 in last six Fairchild games.
NY-Mia: Under is 7-1-1 in Blakney games this season.
Mil-Cin: Three of last four Culbreth games stayed under.
StL-Az: Over is 5-3-1 in last nine Holbrook games.
Atl-SD: Five of last six Reynolds games went over.

American League
Balt-Tor: Home team is 12-0 in Whitson games this year.
Minn-Bos: This is only 2nd MLB game behind plate for Additon
KC-Det: Six of last eight Iassogna games went over.
Tex-Clev: Under is 5-3-1 in last nine Drake games.
A’s-Hst: Over is 8-2 in last ten Cederstrom games.
NY-Chi: This is only 2nd MLB game behind plate for Lidka

Interleague
TB-Pitt: Over is 6-0-1 in last seven Emmel games.
LA-LAA: Over is 6-2-2 in last ten Woodring games.

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 40-23 AL, favorites -$162
AL @ NL– 40-38 AL, favorites -$992
Total: 79-58 AL, favorites -$1,154

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 41-26-1
AL @ NL: Over 43-30-2
Total: Over 84-56-3

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 6/27/17
Ariz 14-15-9……24-11–5……….37-26
Atl 16-16-4……16-21-4………..32-37
Cubs 16-21-1……18-15-5………..34-36
Reds 11-24-3……15-20–2………26-44
Colo 25-13-5…….19-16-2……….44-29
LA 15-16-4…….28-13-3……….43-29
Miami 14-19-2…….21-14-4……..35-33
Milw 18-12-6…….19-18-6………37-30
Mets 19-16-1……..17-21-2………36-37
Philly 10-24-7……11-17-6……….21-41
Pitt 18-18-3…..13-18-7………..31-36
St. Louis 15-16-3……21-12-7……….36-28
SD 9-24-5…….18-17–4………27-41
SF 8-28-7……..15-18-4……..26-46
Wash 28-10-2……19-15-3………..47-25

Orioles 12-21-5……..17-18-3………29-39
Boston 16-19-5………18-17-2…….34-36
White Sox 14-24-6……..16-14–2……..30-38
Cleveland 20-15-4……..15-18-4……..34-33
Detroit 16-20-5…….17-14-4……..33-34
Astros 20-11-7……..22-15-3……..42-26
KC 12-18-6………17-16-7…….29-34
Angels 16-21-7………17-13-6………33-34
Twins 20-10-3………15-20-6……..35-30
NYY 17-18-3……….22-12-2…..…39-30
A’s 12-20-5……..17-14-8……..29-34
Seattle 12-21-5……..20-15-6……..32-36
TB 17-12-8……..26-10-6……..43-22
Texas 20-10-7……..17-15-7………37-25
Toronto 14-22-3……..11-18-6……..25-40

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 6/27/17)
Ariz 12-38……..16-40……….28
Atl 8-35……..11-41…………19
Cubs 12-39……..16-38……….28
Reds 14-38……..17-38……….31
Colo 9-43……..10-37..………19
LA 9-35……..17-43..……..26
Miami 13-35……..14-39………27
Milw 14-36……18-43…..…..32
Mets 15-35……..15-39……….30
Philly 13-42……..9-34………..22
Pitt 11-39……..12-38………23
StL 10-35……..12-40……….22
SD 17-38……..11-37…………28
SF 8-46……..11-36………….19
Wash 15-40……..17-37………32

Orioles 5-38……..15-39……….20
Boston 12-40……..10-36………22
White Sox 14-44…….9-32……….23
Clev 9-40……..12-37……….21
Detroit 8-41…….16-35………24
Astros 12-38……..17-40………29
KC 6-36……..6-38…………12
Angels 18-45…….10-37………28
Twins 7-34……..11-42……….18
NYY 9-38……..13-37……….22
A’s 7-38……..12-40……….19
Seattle 15-38…….14-42………29
TB 10-37……..19-42……..29
Texas 12-38……..18-39………30
Toronto 11-39……..7-37………..18

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Safe at home; MLB umpire Tumpane rescues woman on bridge
June 29, 2017

PITTSBURGH (AP) John Tumpane can't explain why he approached the woman as she hopped over the railing of the Roberto Clemente Bridge on Wednesday afternoon.

The woman told Tumpane she just wanted to get a better view of the Allegheny River below. The look on her face and the tone of her voice suggested otherwise to Tumpane, a major league baseball umpire in town to work the series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Tampa Bay Rays.

So the 34-year-old Tumpane reached for the woman even as she urged him to let her go.

''It was just pure instinct,'' Tumpane said . ''You hear kind of stories of this all the time, different scenarios, people aiding and situation where I was lucky enough to be there to help and try to think of everything I could do, hanging on to her. At times she wanted to go the other way. I was like, `not on my watch, please.' We were just hanging on.''

And saving a life.

Tumpane secured one of her arms. A bystander walked up and grabbed the other while another - Mike Weinman, an employee for the Rays - clutched her legs and pinned them to the railing while Tumpane mouthed to someone in the crowd to call 911.

What followed were chaotic moments of panic, fear and ultimately, grace.

''I couldn't tell you how long we were waiting for everyone else to get in place,'' Tumpane said. `Obviously another power comes into be when you're hanging on and you know what the alternative is of you letting go and not having other people to help you.''

Tumpane, Weinman and the third volunteer clung to the unidentified woman until emergency responders arrived. A police boat raced up the river to the iconic yellow bridge named for the Pirates Hall of Famer who died on Dec. 31, 1972, when a plane making humanitarian deliveries to earthquake victims in Nicaragua crashed. Now, 45 years later a crowd thrust together by fate brought a complete stranger back from the brink. Together.

''Once they were able to secure her, we were able to talk her back to help us out and we got her back on this side,'' Tumpane said. ''After that I went up to her, she said, `You'll just forget me after this' and I said, `No, I'll never forget you.' This was an unbelievable day and I'm glad to say she can have another day with us and I'm glad I was in the right place at the right time.''

Tumpane, who grew up in the Chicago suburbs, got into umpiring as a teenager, made his major-league debut in 2012 and received his full-time MLB commission in 2016, stressed he's no hero.

''I just happened to be there,'' he said. ''I think I've been a caring person in my life. I saw somebody in need, and it looked like a situation to obviously insert myself and help out.''

The aftermath was a bit surreal. After the woman was taken away, Tumpane called his wife, his arms still shaking.

''Not too many times you call your wife and say you helped save somebody's life,'' he said. ''A really special moment.''

One that stayed with him even as he prepared to call balls and strikes behind home plate Wednesday night. During breaks in the action his eyes would drift to the bridge just a few hundred feet behind the center field wall at PNC Park.

''It's also hard when you stand back behind home plate and look and you see the bridge in the distance, In between innings and whatnot, just thinking of how things could have maybe been,'' he said. ''Glad it was this way.''

Tumpane has no experience in crisis management or suicide prevention. He's spent 16 years living the nomadic life of an umpire. Asked what was going through his head while he tried to coax the woman back to safety, Tumpane just shrugged his shoulders. How do you explain the unexplainable?

''I happened to be in the right spot at the right time,'' he said. ''Tried to be as comforting as I could and talk her through it. Thankfully that was the outcome.''

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Thursday’s List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud……..

13) James Dolan owns the Knicks and he also owns Cablevision; he fired Phil Jackson and has to eat $24M in salary. Cable TV customers in NYC and Long Island can expect their cable bills to go a little bit higher fairly soon. Someone has to pay for Dolan’s incompetence.

Now the question is this: Will the Knicks buy out Carmelo Anthony’s contract and let him walk for nothing (Houston? Cleveland?)

12) Speaking of the Rockets, they traded Patrick Beverly, Lou Williams and Sam Dekker, plus a #1 draft pick to the Clippers for Chris Paul. Paul and James Harden both ranked in the top 7 in the NBA last year in time of possession with the ball, so someone (Harden) is going to have to adjust to having the ball less.

11) Quote of the Day, part 2: Washington Nationals stole seven bases against the Cubs Tuesday night; Chicago catcher Miguel Montero wasn’t happy about it. He said this:

“That’s the reason they were running left and right today, because they [pitcher Jake Arrieta] were slow to the plate,. Simple as that. It’s a shame it’s my fault because I didn’t throw anyone out.

“It really sucked, because the stolen bases go on me. But when you really look at it, the pitcher doesn’t give me any time, so yeah, ‘Miggy can’t throw anyone out,’ but my pitchers don’t hold anyone on.”

Montero was DFA’d Wednesday, which means he basically got cut, unless they can find a trade partner in the next 10 days.

10) UCLA guard Bryce Alford will be on Golden State’s summer league team next week in Las Vegas. Summer league is great if you like the NBA— you can meet lot of people there, because everyone comes/goes out the same doors. I had great fun on my visits to the summer league.

9) Colorado Rockies pitcher Jeff Hoffman is 3-0, 1.67 in four road starts, 1-1, 8.22 in three home starts at Coors Field. He is doing really well in his rookie season.

Mr Hoffman is from Colonie, NY (just outside Albany), went to Shaker HS, which is in north Colonie— I live in south Colonie. Sam Perkins, the former NBA star, also went to Shaker High before moving on to play ball at North Carolina.

8) In extra innings at AT&T Park in San Francisco, when the seagulls are hovering over the field waiting for the game to end so they can swoop down into the bleachers and get their dinner, what happens if a fly ball hits one of the seagulls? Is it a live ball?

I asked on Twitter and it turns out if a batted ball hits a seagull, it is a live ball, much as if the ball hit an umpire. Seagulls are a part of the field, it turns out.

7) Major league umpire John Tumpane umped the plate in the Rays-Pirates game last night, but he got a very important save hours before the game even started.

Tumpane saved a woman’s life Wednesday; the woman was going to jump off the Roberto Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh, but Tumpane, on his way back to his hotel from lunch, noticed her and talked her out of jumping.

He spent several minutes with the woman, 911 was called and the woman was taken away in an ambulance. Hope things work out well for her.

6) There is a ballpark in the AA Texas League that has a swimming pool in right-center field, kind of like the Diamondbacks’ ballpark, except this pool is elevated— takes a longer poke to hit the ball in this pool than the pool in Phoenix.

5) Quote of the Day, part 3:

“I’d see a quarterback and be like, ‘Dude is garbage, and I’m over here in the kitchen cooking turkey necks!?’ I hate to name-drop, but [Ryan] Fitzpatrick is still playing!? He leads the league in interceptions, and he’s still (bleep)ing getting paid? I mean, what the (bleep) is going on?”
Former NFL QB Vince Young

4) Baseball transactions:
— Reds put Brandon Finnegan (shoulder) on the DL, activated Austin Brice
— Royals recalled LF Jorge Soler from AAA.
— Giants put 3B Conor Gillaspie, P Mark Melancon on the DL, brought up 3B Jae-Gyun Hwang and P Dan Slania
— New York put DH Matt Holliday on DL, recalled 3B Miguel Andujar
— Detroit activated DH Victor Martinez, sent John Hicks down to AAA.
— Arizona put Nick Ahmed (hand) on DL, brought Ketel Marte up from AAA
— Mets put P Robert Gsellman (hamstring) on DL, brought Matt Reynolds up from AAA.
— Atlanta activated P Bartolo Colon off the DL, sent Jason Hursh to AAA.

3) Happy birthday to a pair of legends this week: NASCAR’s Richard Petty turned 80 years old, and comic genius Mel Brooks turned 91.

2) Chicago Cubs currently have 15 players on their active roster age 27 or younger; nine of Cubs’ 10 players who are 28+ are pitchers.

1) Was surprised to hear that when Sean McVay interviewed for the Rams’ coaching job, in his very first interview with the team, he spent two hours watching film with QB Jared Goff. I’m pretty sure that is highly unusual, for a coaching candidate to spend that much time with a player BEFORE he has the job.

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

— Angels 3, Dodgers 2— Game ended when Dodgers’ catcher threw the ball into RF trying to throw batter out at first after a strikeout/wild pitch. Winning run scored from second.

— Giants 5, Colorado 3— Rockies have scored 23 runs, hit .206 during 8-game skid.

— Phillies 5, Mariners 4— Seattle’s bullpen blew lead in ninth inning.

— Nationals 8, Cubs 4— Chicago swung at 54 Strasburg pitches, missed 26 times.

— Diamondbacks’ SS Nick Ahmed broke a bone in his hand Tuesday night when he was hit on the hand with a pitch. Tough blow for a red-hot Arizona squad.

— Chase Anderson, Milwaukee’s best pitcher, strained his oblique while batting in the second inning last night. No bueno.

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, June 29


LA Dodgers @ LA Angels

Game 925-926
June 29, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Kershaw) 18.374
LA Angels
(Ramirez) 16.571
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-220
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-220); Under

Tampa Bay @ Pittsburgh

Game 923-924
June 29, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Archer) 13.905
Pittsburgh
(Taillon) 15.484
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+100); Under

NY Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

Game 921-922
June 29, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Cessa) 15.770
Chicago White Sox
(Shields) 13.450
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 2 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-140
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-140); Over

Minnesota @ Boston

Game 919-920
June 29, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Gibson) 17.733
Boston
(Price) 14.248
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-190
10
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+165); Under

Baltimore @ Toronto

Game 917-918
June 29, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Jimenez) 14.676
Toronto
(Happ) 15.620
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-200
10
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-200); Over

Oakland @ Houston

Game 915-916
June 29, 2017 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Gossett) 15.354
Houston
(Peacock) 16.991
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
N/A

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 913-914
June 29, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Junis) 15.121
Detroit
(Fulmer) 13.737
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-180
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+160); Over

Texas @ Cleveland

Game 911-912
June 29, 2017 @ 12:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Cashner) 15.333
Cleveland
(Kluber) 16.683
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-270
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-270); Under

Atlanta @ San Diego

Game 909-910
June 29, 2017 @ 9:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Garcia) 15.158
San Diego
(Lamet) 13.357
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-105); Over

Milwaukee @ Cincinnati

Game 907-908
June 29, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Nelson) 15.665
Cincinnati
(Bailey) 14.001
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-115
10
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-115); Over

NY Mets @ Miami

Game 905-906
June 29, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Lugo) 13.926
Miami
(Urena) 15.567
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-135
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-135); Under

Chicago Cubs @ Washington

Game 903-904
June 29, 2017 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 16.752
Washington
(Ross) 14.362
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 2 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-105); Over

St. Louis @ Arizona

Game 901-902
June 29, 2017 @ 3:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Lynn) 15.062
Arizona
(Corbin) 16.297
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-125
10
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-125); Under