MLB 2018 Season Long Thread Thru the World Series / Picks,Trends,News Etc. !!

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Diamond Trends - Sunday
Vince Akins

PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Indians are 21-0 SU in the last game of a series as a 180-plus favorite after a game in which they scored in more innings than their opponent and it is post All-Star break.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Diamondbacks are 0-21 SU as a 160-plus dog after a game in which they hit multiple home runs and it is post All-Star break and not a series opener.

HITTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Marlins are 0-14 SU as a road dog off a game as a dog in which Starlin Castro struck out at least twice.

STARTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Marlins are 0-14 SU as a road dog off a game as a dog in which Starlin Castro struck out at least twice.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- The Yankees are 0-7 SU after a game in which they drew 5+ walks. NY was an average of minus 192 on the moneyline in these seven losses.

-- The Indians are 9-0 SU in the last game of a series as a home 200+ favorite after they had multiple multiple-run innings. Cleveland won these twelve games by an average of 9.56 runs to 1.67 runs.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TOR at NYY 01:05 PM
NYY -215
U 9.5

CHW at BAL 01:05 PM
CHW -113
O 9.5

NYM at BOS 01:05 PM
NYM +166
U 7.5

DET at CLE 01:10 PM
CLE -176
O 8.5

OAK at TB 01:10 PM
OAK +100
O 8.0

MIA at PHI 01:35 PM
PHI -200
O 8.5

WAS at ATL 01:35 PM
ATL -132
U 9.0

PIT at MIL 02:10 PM
MIL -166
U 8.5

ARI at HOU 02:10 PM
ARI +174
O 7.5

MIN at KC 02:15 PM
MIN -101
O 8.5

CIN at CHC 02:20 PM
CHC -163
U 8.0

COL at SF 04:05 PM
SF +107
U 7.5

SEA at LAA 04:07 PM
SEA -116
U 8.5

TEX at SD 04:10 PM
SD +112
O 8.5

LAD at STL 08:05 PM
LAD -143
O 8.5

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Betts hurts side, says injury minor, Red Sox near East title
September 16, 2018
By The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts left the game after hurting his left side making a throw to home plate during a 4-3 win over the New York Mets on Sunday that cut Boston's magic number to two for a third straight AL East title.

Boston can clinch the division at Yankee Stadium for the second time in three seasons, needing only one win during a three-game series that opens Tuesday afternoon.

Betts said the injury is minor and he will be in the lineup Tuesday. He is hitting .337 with 29 homers and 72 RBIs.

Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning off Seth Lugo (3-4) after a matchup of Boston's Chris Sale and New York's Jacob deGrom, both Cy Young Award candidates. Brandon Workman (5-0) pitched a scoreless eighth, and Steven Wright got three outs for his first big league save.

BLUE JAYS 3, YANKEES 2

NEW YORK (AP) - Dellin Betances wasted a 2-1 eighth-inning lead, allowing hits to four of his first five batters. Pinch-hitter Rowdy Tellez had a tying single and Randal Grichuk a go-ahead double. Betances (4-6) has lost in two of his past three appearances.

The Yankees maintained a 1+-game lead over Oakland for the top AL wild card. Manager Aaron Boone said All-Star slugger Aaron Judge could return to the lineup against Boston.

Andrew McCutchen hit his fourth homer with the Yankees on the second pitch from Thomas Pannone (3-1). Toronto closer Ken Giles struck out Gary Sanchez with a runner on to end his second save in two days.

ASTROS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4

HOUSTON (AP) - Justin Verlander (16-9) struck out 11 in seven innings, allowing one run and three hits for Houston, which leads second-place Oakland by 4+ games in the AL West.

Arizona began the day four games behind in the NL West and 3+ games back for the second NL wild-card spot.

Zack Greinke (14-10) allowed four runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings.

Tyler White hit a two-out, RBI double in the sixth for a 2-1 lead, Josh Reddick homered leading off the seventh, Jose Altuve had an RBI single later in the inning and Martin Maldonado added a run-scoring single in the eighth.

Eduardo Escobar had a sacrifice fly in the ninth and Daniel Descalso hit a two-run homer off Roberto Osuna, who struck out Ketel Marte for his 18th save.

RAYS 5, ATHLETICS 4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Khris Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth off Sergio Romo, his major league-leading 43rd homer.

Tampa Bay trails Oakland by seven games with 14 games left.

C.J. Cron and Willy Adames homered off Mike Fiers (12-7). Andrew Kittredge (3-2) and seven relievers combined on a four-hitter, and Romo got two outs for his 21st save.

NATIONALS 6, BRAVES 4

ATLANTA (AP) - Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon hit two-run homers off Sean Newcomb (12-9) and 19-year-old rookie Juan Soto added an RBI single.

Atlanta maintained a 6+-game lead in the NL East over second-place Philadelphia.

Tanner Roark (9-15) allowed two runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings, and Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect ninth for his 24th save.

MARLINS 6, PHILLIES 4

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Peter O'Brien homered and drove in three runs as Miami ended a five-game losing streak. O'Brien put the Marlins ahead with a two-run homer in the fourth and Bryan Holaday added a pair of doubles.

Nick Pivetta (7-13), who has won only one of his last 11 starts, struck out seven in the first three innings.

Jose Urena (7-12) allowed one run and three hits through a five-inning stint for his third straight win. He left early because of cramping in his pitching hand.

REDS 2, CUBS 1

CHICAGO (AP) - The Cubs' NL Central lead remained at 2+ games over second-place Milwaukee when Scott Schebler homered on the first pitch of the game from Jose Quintana (13-10) and Phillip Ervin also went deep.

Joey Votto had three hits for last-place Cincinnati.

Luis Castillo (10-12) allowed one run, four hits and four walks in 6 2/3 innings, giving up Albert Almora Jr.'s sacrifice fly in the fifth. Amir Garrett and Jared Hughes combined for four outs and Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his 27th save, completing a five-hitter.

PIRATES 3, BREWERS 2

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jesus Aguilar and Domingo Santana homered on consecutive pitches from Felipe Vazquez to begin the ninth, but Milwaukee fell short. The Brewers lead the NL wild-card race by 2+ games.

Trevor Williams (13-9) allowed two hits in six scoreless innings. Vazquez got his 24th consecutive save and 34th overall this season when Ryan Braun struck out, Mike Moustakas popped out weakly and Erik Kratz grounded out.

Jhoulys Chacin (14-8) gave up two runs and three hits in five innings.

ROCKIES 3, GIANTS 2

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Antonio Senzatela pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and also hit a two-run single as Colorado held its playoff position.

The Rockies, blanked the previous two days, avoided a three-game sweep. Colorado began the day with a half-game lead over St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot and a half-game behind Los Angeles in the NL West - the Dodgers played later at St. Louis.

Senzatela (5-6) left in the sixth and Wade Davis got his NL-leading 40th save. The Rockies scored three times in the second against Dereck Rodriguez (6-4).

PADRES 7, RANGERS 3

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Rookie Francisco Mejia hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and San Diego avoided three-game sweep in a matchup of last-place teams.

It was the first walkoff for Mejia, who was promoted from Triple-A on Sept. 4. The prized prospect has hit three homers since then.

The Rangers were two outs away from a 3-2 win before Freddy Galvis hit a tying double off rookie reliever Jeffrey Springs (0-1). Mejia homered off Springs.

Kirby Yates (5-3) got two outs for the win.

ANGELS 4, MARINERS 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Kole Calhoun hit a tiebreaking home run and Justin Upton connected in his third straight game as Los Angeles averted a four-game sweep.

Angels star Shohei Ohtani appeared to be limping as he jogged off the field in the eighth inning after he slid awkwardly into second base and was caught stealing.

Calhoun's solo homer in the seventh off reliever Nick Vincent (3-4) snapped his 0-for-25 skid.

Taylor Cole (2-2) got the win and Ty Buttrey struck out the side in the ninth for his third save.

TIGERS 6, INDIANS 4

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Indians rested several regulars a day after clinching the AL Central. Jim Adduci homered and drove in a career-high four runs for Detroit

Francisco Liriano (5-10) allowed three runs in seven innings for the Tigers, who won two of three in the series after losing 10 straight at Progressive Field dating to last season.

Cleveland rookie Shane Bieber (10-4) wasted a 3-1 lead in the fifth.

Indians reliever Andrew Miller pitched a scoreless seventh but gave up a solo home run to Mikie Mahtook in the eighth. Miller has been on the disabled list three times this season with hamstring, knee and shoulder injuries.

ORIOLES 8, WHITE SOX 4

BALTIMORE (AP) - Jonathan Villar and Adam Jones homered and rookie Cedric Mullins had a career-high four hits.

Baltimore took control with a five-run first inning against Lucas Giolito (10-11) and held on for its 43rd victory. That means the Orioles can't match the major league record of 120 losses in a season, set by the 1962 New York Mets.

Ryan Meisinger (1-0) got the final two outs in the fifth for his first major league victory, and Paul Fry finished for his initial big league save.

TWINS 9, ROYALS 6

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Tyler Austin hit one of Minnesota's four home runs and made a spectacular catch while flipping into the dugout down the first-base line as Minnesota avoided a four-game sweep.

Max Kepler, Johnny Field and Jorge Polanco also went deep for the Twins, who had a season-high 18 hits.

Kyle Gibson (8-13) lasted into the seventh and ended a four-start losing streak despite giving up five runs and 11 hits.

Jerry Vasto (0-1) allowed one run on three hits to take the loss in relief.


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Wainwright blanks Dodgers over 6 innings, Cardinals win 5-0
September 16, 2018

ST. LOUIS (AP) Adam Wainwright pitched two-hit ball over six innings for his first win in five months, Marcell Ozuna homered and the St. Louis Cardinals salvaged the finale of a four-game series with a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night.

The Cardinals snapped a season-high four-game losing streak and moved into a tie for the second National League wild card with the Dodgers, who slipped a half-game behind Colorado for the NL West lead.

The Rockies visit Dodger Stadium for a three-game series beginning Monday night, the last regular-season meeting between the teams.

Wainwright (2-3), making his second start since missing almost four months with right elbow inflammation, struck out a season-high nine while earning his first victory since April 16. His 101 pitches were his most since July 22, 2017.

Cardinals reliever Bud Norris left the game with a blister on his middle finger after walking the only batter he faced in the seventh. Jordan Hicks, pitching for the first time in a week, finished the inning and also worked the eighth. Carlos Martinez completed the four-hit shutout - one night after the Dodgers piled up 17 runs.

Ozuna homered to right-center to make it 1-0 in the second.

Yairo Munoz sparked a two-run fourth, reaching first on a wild pitch after swinging and missing at strike three. Jedd Gyorko and Yadier Molina followed with RBI singles, chasing Dodgers starter Ross Stripling and giving the Cardinals a 3-0 lead.

Ozuna singled and scored on third baseman Justin Turner's fielding error in the sixth. Ozuna has a team-high 44 multihit games.

Molina had a pair of singles and drove in another run in the eighth.

Stripling (8-4) retired nine of his first 10 batters before running into trouble in the fourth. He went 3 1/3 innings, matching his shortest start of the season last Wednesday at Cincinnati.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Dodgers: LHP Tony Cingrani (left shoulder strain) and RHP John Axford (broken right leg) will be activated Monday.

Cardinals: Norris was removed after throwing just seven pitches.

UP NEXT

Dodgers: LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-3, 2.42 ERA) starts Monday against Colorado RHP Jon Gray (11-7, 4.80). Ryu is 3-6 with a 5.77 ERA in nine career starts vs. the Rockies.

Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (15-4, 2.99 ERA) gets the opener of a three-game series in Atlanta against Braves RHP Mike Foltynewicz (11-9, 2.66 ERA) on Monday night. In his last outing, Mikolas became the first pitcher to win 15 games in his first season with St. Louis since Mark Mulder in 2005.

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SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Kansas City Royals Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:05 PM New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
7:05 PM Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards
7:10 PM Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
7:10 PM Washington Nationals Miami Marlins Marlins Park
7:35 PM St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta Braves SunTrust Park
7:40 PM Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
8:05 PM Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers Globe Life Park in Arlington
8:10 PM Seattle Mariners Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
9:40 PM Chicago Cubs Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
10:10 PM Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
10:10 PM San Francisco Giants San Diego Padres PETCO Park


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LEADING OFF: NL West showdown, Cards-Braves, Cubs slumping
September 16, 2018
By The Associated Press

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

SHOWDOWN

With the Rockies and Dodgers in a tight race atop the NL West, they begin their final series of the regular season. Jon Gray (11-7) pitches the opener of a three-game set at Dodger Stadium against Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-3). Gray is 4-0 in 11 starts since returning from the minors. After getting shut out on consecutive days, the Rockies ended their longest scoring drought of the year during a 3-2 win Sunday in San Francisco. Colorado is 41-34 on the road this season, and one more victory will break the franchise record for wins away from Coors Field.

HUNT FOR OCTOBER

It's a potential playoff preview and a matchup of All-Star pitchers when Miles Mikolas (15-4) and the Cardinals visit first-place Atlanta. Mike Foltynewicz (11-9) starts for the Braves, who lead second-place Philadelphia by 6+ games in the NL East. Atlanta's magic number is eight to win its first NL East title in five years. But the Braves have been struggling at home, where they have lost eight of 11 and are 38-36 overall. Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said third baseman Johan Camargo should be back in the lineup after missing four games with left groin tightness.

SILENT STICKS

Leading the NL Central by 2+ games over Milwaukee, the Cubs hope to get their slumping bats going when they face left-hander Patrick Corbin (11-5, 3.05 ERA) in Arizona. Chasing its third consecutive division championship, Chicago scored only five runs in a three-game home series against last-place Cincinnati over the weekend. The Cubs have totaled 15 runs in their past seven games. ''We have to do better than one run somehow,'' manager Joe Maddon said. Left fielder Kyle Schwarber (back) has missed six games in a row and didn't accompany the team to Arizona.

REST UP

Mookie Betts and the major league-leading Red Sox get a day off before their first chance to clinch a third straight AL East crown. Boston can wrap up the division title at Yankee Stadium for the second time in three seasons, needing only one win during a three-game series that opens Tuesday afternoon. Betts, a contender for AL MVP, left Sunday's win over the Mets after hurting his left side making a throw to home plate. He said the injury is minor and he'll be in the lineup Tuesday. The Yankees hold a 1+-game lead over Oakland for the top AL wild card. New York manager Aaron Boone said star slugger Aaron Judge could return to the lineup against Boston.

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Top 6 picks in the Westgate SuperBook NFL handicapping contest (3,123 entries)

1) Houston even (1,514)- L

2) NJ Giants +3 (933)- L

3) Pittsburgh -4 (910)- L

4) New England -1 (902)- L

5) Philadelphia -3.5 (808)- L

6) LA Chargers -7 (781)- W

Season record: 5-6-1

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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday

Chiefs 42, Steelers 37— Don’t think I’ve ever seen this before; Patrick Mahomes threw six TD passes in a game where his offense faced only five 3rd down plays the whole day. More TD passes than 3rd down plays? Doesn’t happen much.

Chiefs led 21-0, it was 21-21 at the half; Pittsburgh scored 58 points in its first two games, but they didn’t win either one of them. And Le’Veon Bell has coughed away $1,760,000 in just two weeks, because…….well, I don’t know why. Guess he doesn’t want to play.

Saints 21, Browns 18— Cleveland outgained Saints by 52 yards, but Browns’ kicker missed two FG’s, two PAT’s, including one with 1:16 left that would’ve given the Browns a 19-18 lead. Don’t scrimp when it comes to paying kickers; they decide who wins close games. Gregg Williams’ defense held Saints to 5.6 yards/play, but it wasn’t good enough.

Vikings 29, Packers 29 OT— Two weeks, two ties; not sure I can remember a kicker missing two FG’s in same OT period, but Vikings’ rookie Carlson was 0-3 in this game, 0-2 in OT. Why do contending teams have rookie kickers?!?!?!?!

Green Bay scored only one offensive TD, tried six FG’s; they scored a TD on a blocked punt on Minnesota’s first series. Total yardage here was 480-351 Vikings, but they didn’t win.

Titans 20, Texans 17— A gentleman in Las Vegas wagered $100,000 on the Texans in this game; imagine having the onions to bet $100K on a team coached by Bill O’Brien?? Total yardage was 437-283 Houston, but Titans got the home win.

Tennessee led 14-0 early behind backup QB Gabbert and a TD pass off a fake punt, but Houston rallied to lead 17-14 early in 4th quarter, before Titans kicked FG’s on their last two drives to win the game.

Falcons 31, Panthers 24— Falcons have now won five of last six series games, with all five wins by 7+ points; Carolina lost its last four visits here. Atlanta is 13-2 vs spread in its last 15 home openers. Total yardage was 442-439, Atlanta averaged 9.7 yards/pass attempt. Cam Newton took a vicious shot to the head as he slid after a run; the tackler was ejected.

Rams 34, Cardinals 0— Arizona needs to play rookie QB Rosen now, because Sam Bradford isn’t competing; he dumps the ball off quick as hell so he won’t get hit. If Rosen isn’t ready, then play Mike Glennon, because the defense got depressed in this game. They know they have no shot.

Cardinals had five first downs, 137 total yards, and lost field position by 20 yards, in a game where Rams’ kicker Greg Zeurlein strained a groin muscle before the game. Punter Johnny Hekker kicker a FG and a PAT- Rams went for two the other times they scored.

Chargers 31, Bills 20— Buffalo trailed 26-0/28-6 at halftime of its two games, but at least now rookie QB Allen is getting needed experience that hopefully will pay off down the road (can you hear us, Arizona?). Chargers scored 59 points in splitting their first two games; they visit the Rams in the LA Coliseum next week.

Bills’ CB Vontae Davis abruptly retired at halftime of this game, saying in a statement that the reality had hit him: “I shouldn’t be out there anymore.”

Dolphins 20, Jets 12— First-place 2-0 Miami ran out to a 20-0 lead, won field position by 10 yards- two of their three TD drives were less than 50 yards- they held Jets to 42 rushing yards. Dolphins covered four of their last five road openers; under is 20-5 in their last 25 road openers.

NFL Network has Jets-Browns on this Thursday night; huge game for both teams. Winner will either be 2-1 or 1-1-1 after three weeks, a big improvement.

Buccaneers 27, Eagles 21— Ryan Fitzpatrick is 48-61 for 819 yards in two wins; Jameis Winston ain’t getting his job back after his suspension ends next week, at least not right away. Bucs had two drives of one play, 75 yards each- they averaged 11.2 yards/pass attempt.

49ers 30, Lions 27— Underdogs were 10-4 against spread Sunday, including this back-door cover by Detroit, which scored two TD’s in last 8:40 to beat the number.

Matthew Stafford threw 53 passes, Lions ran ball only 18 times; he may make $9M a year more than Tom Brady, but Stafford’s career record is 60-67, his playoff record is 0-3. Matt Patricia is learning the hard way that winning without Brady ain’t so easy.

Guess who the Lions play next week? Brady and the Patriots, on Sunday night.

Jaguars 31, Patriots 20— Jax’ville avenged their loss in LY’s AFC title game; they converted 10-14 on third down, held Gronkowski to two catches for 15 yards and overcame a -2 turnover ratio. Yardage was 481-302 Jaguars; people have to stop riding Blake Bortles, he’s winning lot of games lately.

Broncos 20, Raiders 19— Oakland led 12-0 at halftime, 19-7 with 3:00 left in third quarter, but Denver scored on all four second half possessions (two TD’s, two FG”s), kicking winning FG with 0:06 left, giving them two home wins, by total of four points. Raiders converted only 3 of 10 third down plays and fell to 0-2.

Colts 21, Redskins 9— Indy converted 9 of 16 on 3rd down, scored 21 points on three red zone drives. Redskins kicked FG’s on both their red zone drives, ran ball for only 65 yards- they were 5-15 on third down. Colts are 9-4 in their last 13 games vs NFC teams. Redskins have now lost six of their last seven home openers;

Cowboys 20, Giants 13— Dallas held rookie RB Barkley to 28 rushing yards, sacked immobile QB Manning six times, and won a game that took well under 3:00 to play, shortest NFL game I can remember in long time. Barkley did catch 14 passes for 80 yards; Beckham was held to four catches, 51 yards.

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MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, September 17

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NY METS (69 - 80) at PHILADELPHIA (76 - 72) - 7:05 PM
ZACK WHEELER (R) vs. JAKE ARRIETA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 68-80 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 12-23 (-10.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
NY METS are 44-54 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 106-125 (-27.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 47-90 (-37.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 453-471 (+36.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
WHEELER is 20-13 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 4-10 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 30-36 (-13.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 98-131 (-30.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 10-6 (+5.8 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.8 Units)

ZACK WHEELER vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
WHEELER is 3-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.10 and a WHIP of 1.196.
His team's record is 6-3 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-3. (+3.2 units)

JAKE ARRIETA vs. NY METS since 1997
ARRIETA is 2-4 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.34 and a WHIP of 0.980.
His team's record is 4-6 (-4.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-1. (+5.9 units)

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WASHINGTON (76 - 74) at MIAMI (58 - 91) - 7:10 PM
ERICK FEDDE (R) vs. TREVOR RICHARDS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 76-74 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 21-26 (-12.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 47-45 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 59-50 (-6.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 39-37 (-13.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
WASHINGTON is 31-28 (-9.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MIAMI is 28-29 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 14-9 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 88-75 (+27.6 Units) against the money line in road games in September games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-5 (+0.1 Units) against MIAMI this season
9 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.4 Units)

ERICK FEDDE vs. MIAMI since 1997
No recent starts.

TREVOR RICHARDS vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
RICHARDS is 0-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 1.86 and a WHIP of 1.655.
His team's record is 2-0 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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ST LOUIS (82 - 68) at ATLANTA (83 - 66) - 7:35 PM
MILES MIKOLAS (R) vs. MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 83-65 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 43-29 (+13.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 55-44 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 62-43 (+20.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 38-27 (+10.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ATLANTA is 41-37 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 42-33 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ST LOUIS is 57-42 (+16.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 57-42 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 31-22 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 46-37 (+9.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 23-15 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
MIKOLAS is 21-8 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
MIKOLAS is 11-3 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 13-20 (-14.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
ATLANTA is 6-16 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-0 (+3.5 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

MILES MIKOLAS vs. ATLANTA since 1997
MIKOLAS is 0-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 1.42 and a WHIP of 1.264.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 2-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 7.13 and a WHIP of 1.924.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-4. (-4.4 units)

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CINCINNATI (64 - 86) at MILWAUKEE (85 - 65) - 7:40 PM
ANTHONY DESCLAFANI (R) vs. WADE MILEY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 24-46 (-16.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MILWAUKEE is 85-65 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 37-14 (+15.6 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 46-29 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 60-33 (+26.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 64-46 (+15.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 39-25 (+15.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
DESCLAFANI is 14-5 (+9.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 16-19 (-9.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
MILEY is 12-25 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 11-5 (+4.4 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.3 Units)

ANTHONY DESCLAFANI vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
DESCLAFANI is 3-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.82 and a WHIP of 1.072.
His team's record is 3-3 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-1. (+3.1 units)

WADE MILEY vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
MILEY is 4-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.14 and a WHIP of 1.168.
His team's record is 7-2 (+4.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-2. (+4.7 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (87 - 62) at ARIZONA (78 - 72) - 9:40 PM
KYLE HENDRICKS (R) vs. PAT CORBIN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1782-1824 (-264.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
HENDRICKS is 29-28 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 38-21 (+11.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ARIZONA is 22-25 (-14.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
ARIZONA is 37-35 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 636-583 (-82.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
ARIZONA is 25-44 (-23.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARIZONA is 16-27 (-15.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

KYLE HENDRICKS vs. ARIZONA since 1997
HENDRICKS is 1-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.24 and a WHIP of 1.140.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

PAT CORBIN vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
CORBIN is 5-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.78 and a WHIP of 1.205.
His team's record is 5-1 (+5.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (+0.0 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (70 - 80) at SAN DIEGO (60 - 90) - 10:10 PM
ANDREW SUAREZ (L) vs. BRYAN MITCHELL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 134-178 (-39.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 25-40 (-14.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 55-101 (-33.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 84-119 (-31.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 89-117 (-31.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 49-67 (-29.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-32 (-17.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 215-165 (+41.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 35-32 (+10.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SAN DIEGO is 27-46 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 18-35 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 8-5 (+2.4 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

ANDREW SUAREZ vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
SUAREZ is 0-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.13 and a WHIP of 1.105.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

BRYAN MITCHELL vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
MITCHELL is 0-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 3.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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COLORADO (82 - 67) at LA DODGERS (82 - 68) - 10:10 PM
JON GRAY (R) vs. HYUN-JIN RYU (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 258-455 (-81.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
COLORADO is 82-67 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 41-34 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 80-67 (+14.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 60-41 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 60-45 (+19.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 48-33 (+17.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
COLORADO is 47-34 (+17.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 33-19 (+18.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
GRAY is 10-3 (+7.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 82-68 (-25.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 16-23 (-19.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
LA DODGERS are 39-36 (-24.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 21-23 (-23.1 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 15-18 (-15.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 79-64 (-26.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 58-50 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 48-44 (-20.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 35-33 (-18.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
RYU is 0-6 (-8.7 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RYU is 4-12 (-11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 7-9 (+0.9 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

JON GRAY vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
GRAY is 3-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.83 and a WHIP of 1.432.
His team's record is 6-4 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-8. (-6.7 units)

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. COLORADO since 1997
RYU is 3-6 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 5.77 and a WHIP of 1.672.
His team's record is 3-6 (-5.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+2.5 units)

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TORONTO (67 - 82) at BALTIMORE (43 - 106) - 7:05 PM
RYAN BORUCKI (L) vs. SEAN GILMARTIN (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 12-4 (+7.6 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.7 Units)

RYAN BORUCKI vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
BORUCKI is 0-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 9.64 and a WHIP of 1.713.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

SEAN GILMARTIN vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

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MINNESOTA (68 - 81) at DETROIT (61 - 88) - 7:10 PM
GABRIEL MOYA (L) vs. JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 6-7 (+0.4 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
9 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.6 Units)

GABRIEL MOYA vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 4-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 5.86 and a WHIP of 1.535.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-3. (+1.7 units)

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TAMPA BAY (82 - 66) at TEXAS (64 - 85) - 8:05 PM
TYLER GLASNOW (R) vs. ADRIAN SAMPSON (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 2-1 (+0.6 Units) against TEXAS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

TYLER GLASNOW vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

ADRIAN SAMPSON vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

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SEATTLE (82 - 67) at HOUSTON (94 - 55) - 8:10 PM
WADE LEBLANC (L) vs. FRAMBER VALDEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 82-67 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 46-38 (+6.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SEATTLE is 41-34 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 20-14 (+8.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SEATTLE is 20-9 (+12.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 34-29 (+6.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 58-40 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 39-26 (+10.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LEBLANC is 22-10 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEBLANC is 11-4 (+8.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season. (Team's Record)
LEBLANC is 19-8 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 42-33 (-27.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 21-18 (-20.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
HOUSTON is 12-20 (-30.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 27-26 (-28.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 11-16 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters this season.
HOUSTON is 58-42 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 38-33 (-13.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 6-10 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 8-8 (+3.6 Units) against HOUSTON this season
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

WADE LEBLANC vs. HOUSTON since 1997
LEBLANC is 1-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 6.56 and a WHIP of 1.629.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.2 units)

FRAMBER VALDEZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

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KANSAS CITY (52 - 97) at PITTSBURGH (74 - 74) - 7:05 PM
BRAD KELLER (R) vs. JOE MUSGROVE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 52-97 (-24.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 36-68 (-19.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 74-74 (+1.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 56-50 (+7.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 92-114 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MUSGROVE is 2-8 (-8.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

BRAD KELLER vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

JOE MUSGROVE vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, September 17


National League
Mets (69-80) @ Phillies (76-72)
Wheeler is 3-1, 1.25 in his last five starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 14-14, 7-5 away
5-inning record: 14-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-28

Arietta is 1-1, 6.33 in his last four starts- his last three all went over. Team in his starts: 14-14, 8-5 home
5-inning record: 15-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-28

Mets are 5-3 in their last eight games, 7-4 in last 11 road series openers- their last five games stayed under. Philly lost 10 of its last 14 games; they’re 14-10 in home series openers- over is 4-1 in their last five games.

Nationals (76-74) @ Marlins (58-91)
Fedde is 2-0, 4.86 in his last four starts (under 4-3-1). Team in his starts: 3-5, 3-0 away
5-inning record: 2-2-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8

Richards is 0-2, 9.14 in his last five starts (over 5-0). Team in his starts: 8-14, 4-6 home
5-inning record: 8-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-22

Nationals won seven of their last nine games; they’re 5-10 in last 15 road series openers. Over is 10-5 in their last 15 games. Miami lost six of its last eight games; they’re 2-7 in last nine home series openers. Marlins’ last three games went over the total.

Cardinals (82-68) @ Braves (83-66)
Mikolas is 3-1, 3.99 in his last five starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 21-8, 11-3 road
5-inning record: 16-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-29

Foltynewicz is 2-2, 1.93 in his last six starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 13-15, 6-8 home
5-inning record: 14-8-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-28

Cardinals lost four of their last five games, are 7-11 in last 18 road series openers. Under is 7-3-1 in their last 11 road games. Atlanta won six of its last eight games; they’re 10-7 in last 17 home series openers- four of Braves’ last six games stayed under.

Reds (64-86) @ Brewers (85-65)
DeSclafani is 0-1, 8.76 in his last three starts; over is 3-0-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 11-7, 4-2 road
5-inning record: 10-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-18

Miley is 2-0, 1.96 in his last three starts; over is 7-4 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 9-4, 3-2 home
5-inning record: 6-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-12

Reds lost five of their last six road games; they’re 0-8 in last eight road series openers- under is 4-0-1 in their last five games. Milwaukee won nine of its last 13 games; they’re 12-2 in last 14 home series openers- seven of their last nine games stayed under.

Cubs (87-62) @ Diamondbacks (78-72)
Hendricks is 2-1, 2.74 in his last four starts; under is 8-2 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 15-15, 6-8 away
5-inning record: 11-13-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 15-30

Corbin is 1-0, 2.08 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 17-13, 9-6 home
5-inning record: 16-7-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-30

Cubs won three of their last four games; they’re 16-9 in road series openers- their last six games stayed under. Arizona lost four of its last five games; they’re 2-9 in last 11 home series openers. Snakes’ last four home games went over the total.

Giants (70-80) @ Padres (60-90)
Suarez is 0-2, 5.25 in his last two starts; under is 3-0-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 11-15, 5-8 away
5-inning record: 7-10-9 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-26

Mitchell is 1-0, 1.64 in his last two starts (over 5-4). Team in his starts: 4-5, 1-4 home
5-inning record: 1-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-9

Giants lost 12 of their last 14 games; they’re 12-12 in road series openers- under is 18-2 in their last 20 games. San Diego lost four of its last five home games; they’re 4-19 in home series openers. Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

Rockies (82-67) @ Dodgers (82-68)
Gray is 1-1, 5.66 in his last four starts; under is 6-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 17-11, 8-5 road
5-inning record: 13-13-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-28

Ryu is 0-2, 6.55 in his last two starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 7-5, 5-2 home
5-inning record: 6-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-12

Colorado is 10-5 in its last 14 games, 15-9 in road series openers; under is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Dodgers won four of their last five games; they’re 1-6 in last seven home series openers- under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

American League
Blue Jays (67-82) @ Orioles (43-106)
Borucki is 0-1, 4.76 in his last three starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-8, 4-4 away
5-inning record: 4-5-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-14

Team in his starts: home
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:

Blue Jays are 4-12 in their last 16 road games, 1-5 in last six series openers- over is 7-4 in their last 11 road tilts. Baltimore lost 12 of its last 15 games; they’re 3-14 in last 17 home series openers- six of last nine Oriole games went over.

Twins (68-81) @ Tigers (61-88)
Team in his starts: away
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:

Zimmerman is 1-2, 5.73 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Team in his starts: 11-11, 5-6 home
5-inning record: 12-9-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21

Twins lost eight of their last nine road games; they’re 8-17 in road series openers. Twins’ last five road games went over. Detroit lost seven of its last nine home games; they’re 13-11 in home series openers- over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Rays (82-66) @ Rangers (64-85)
Glasnow is 0-4, 6.15 in his last five starts (under 5-2-1). Team in his starts: 3-5, 0-4 road
5-inning record: 2-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8

Sampson allowed one run in five IP (78 PT) in his first ’18 start (under 1-0). Team in his starts: 0-1, 0-0 home
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Tampa Bay won 11 of their last 14 games; they’re 3-11 in last 14 road series openers- over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Rangers lost seven of their last ten games; they’re 8-16 in home series openers- over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.

Mariners (82-67) @ Astros (94-55)
LeBlanc is 1-1, 2.25 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 15-9, 6-5 away
5-inning record: 14-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-24

Valdez is 2-1, 3.26 in his four starts (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 3-1, 1-1 home
5-inning record: 3-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4

Seattle split its last 16 games; they’re 5-2 in last seven road series openers- eight of their last 11 games stayed under. Astros won 12 of their last 14 games; they’re 2-5 in last seven home series openers. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Interleague
Royals (52-97) @ Pirates (74-74)
Keller is 4-1, 2.31 in his last six starts; under is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 9-9, 2-6 away
5-inning record: 8-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-18

Musgrove is 1-2, 5.40 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 7-11, 5-5 home
5-inning record: 7-10-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-18

Royals won five of their last seven games; they’re 4-12 in last 16 road series openers- their last four games went over. Pittsburgh won eight of its last 11 games; they’re 15-9 in home series openers- under is 11-2 in their last 13 home games.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/15
Ariz 38-27-12……35-24-12……..73-51
Atl 32-30-13…..35-28-10………67-58
Cubs 30-31-14……33-30-11…….63-61
Reds 23-44-6……29-34-11….…52-78
Colo 34-28-14……37-26-11……70-54
LA 40-27-8…….33-29-15……74-56
Mia 24-38-10…..31-30-15…….55-68
Milw 31-34-10…..38-28-8…….69-62
Mets 35-32-9……28-28-16…..63-57
Philly 27-30-16…..37-26-10……64-56
Pitt 33-31-9……34-27-13……..67-58
StL 36-26-13……31-35-8………67-61
SD 23-42-12……26-36-9…….49-78
SF 30-32-15…..30-26-16……60-58
Wash 32-30-13..…32-31-11……64-61

Orioles 19-45-12……22-40-12……41-85
Boston 36-28-14……46-20-7……..82-48
W Sox 25-41-8…..…24-40-11……49-81
Clev 30-30-14……45-20-10……..75-50
Det 26-38-10…..…32-33-14.……58-71
Astros 41-20-15……38-21-15…….79-41
KC 22-41-9…….31-36-11…..53-77
Angels 32-29-15……31-35-8……63-63
Twins 24-42-11……34-32-11…..58-74
NYY 34-24-15……43-24-8………77-47
A’s 27-33-12……35-28-14…..62-61
Sea 36-31-10……32-26-17…….68-55
TB 33-28-13……37-26-10……69-53
Texas 24-40-9…..28-39-8…….52-79
Toronto 20-42-12…24-34-16……44-76

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 9/15)
Ariz 32-76…….28-72…..…60
Atl 23-74……31-74………54
Cubs 14-74……..23-71……..37
Reds 18-75……..18-76……..36
Colo 23-75…….29-74.…….52
LA 26-74……..27-76..…..53
Miami 14-72……..21-75…….35
Milw 27-74…..…30-76…….57
Mets 28-73……..22-75……50
Philly 18-73……..22-74…..40
Pitt 16-73……..21-76…….37
StL 25-75……..23-74…….48
SD 20-78……..19-71…….39
SF 16-75………21-75..…..37
Wash 27-75……..22-74…….49

Orioles 21-76……..21-73……..42
Boston 19-75……29-73………47
White Sox 20-72……21-75…….41
Clev 20-73…….30-74…….50
Detroit 25-74……..21-76….…46
Astros 21-75…..…17-73………38
KC 16-72..…….25-76…….41
Angels 20-74…..….19-74…….39
Twins 16-74………15-74…….31
NYY 18-74……..30-74………48
A’s 18-76…..…..23-75…….41
Seattle 29-75………23-75…….52
TB 22-74..……23-72…….45
Texas 11-72……20-74…….…31
Toronto 18-74………16-74….….34

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 76-71 NL, favorites -$631
AL @ NL– 70-62 NL, favorites -$26
Total: 146-133 NL, favorites -$657

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MLB

Monday, September 17

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Trend Report
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Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Toronto is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Toronto is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Baltimore
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Toronto's last 18 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Baltimore is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 9 games
Baltimore is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Baltimore is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games at home
Baltimore is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Toronto
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Baltimore's last 18 games when playing at home against Toronto


New York Mets
NY Mets is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
NY Mets is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
NY Mets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Philadelphia is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing Kansas City
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City


Washington Nationals
Washington is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Washington is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing Miami
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games when playing Miami
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
Washington is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami Marlins
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
Miami is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games at home
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Miami is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games when playing Washington
Miami is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
Miami is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington


Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
Minnesota is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 15 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
Detroit is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit's last 15 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota


St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
St. Louis is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis


Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cincinnati is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Milwaukee is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati


Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Tampa Bay is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing Texas
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas Rangers
Texas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games at home
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Houston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Houston is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Houston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle


Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games
Arizona is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs


Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games on the road
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
Colorado is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Colorado is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
LA Dodgers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games at home
LA Dodgers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
LA Dodgers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Colorado
LA Dodgers is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Colorado
LA Dodgers is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado


San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco is 6-16 ATS in its last 22 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego Padres
San Diego is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games
San Diego is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games when playing at home against San Francisc

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, September 17


NY Mets @ Philadelphia

Game 951-952
September 17, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Wheeler) 16.618
Philadelphia
(Arrieta) 13.712
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-120
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(+100); Over

Washington @ Miami

Game 953-954
September 17, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Fedde) 14.433
Miami
(Richards) 15.694
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+130); Over

St. Louis @ Atlanta

Game 955-956
September 17, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Mikolas) 14.024
Atlanta
(Fltynwcz) 17.554
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-135); Under

Cincinnati @ Milwaukee

Game 957-958
September 17, 2018 @ 7:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(DeSclfni) 14.958
Milwaukee
(Miley) 16.866
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-180
9
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-180); Under

Chicago Cubs @ Arizona

Game 969-970
September 17, 2018 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Hendrcks) 16.091
Arizona
(Corbin) 14.692
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-135
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(+115); Over

San Francisco @ San Diego

Game 961-962
September 17, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Suarez) 15.226
San Diego
(Mitchell) 14.446
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-115
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-105); Over

Colorado @ LA Dodgers

Game 963-964
September 17, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Gray) 15.432
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 18.185
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-150
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-150); Under

Toronto @ Baltimore

Game 965-966
September 17, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Borucki) 00.000
Baltimore
(TBD) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto

Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
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[B]Minnesota @ Detroit

Game 967-968
September 17, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Moya) 13.882
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 16.047
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-120); Over

Tampa Bay @ Texas

Game 969-970
September 17, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Glasnow) 16.411
Texas
(Sampson) 14.502
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-140
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-140); Over

Seattle @ Houston

Game 971-972
September 17, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(LeBlanc) 15.612
Houston
(Valdez) 17.629
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-165
8
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-165); Under

Kansas City @ Pittsburgh

Game 973-974
September 17, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Keller) 14.409
Pittsburgh
(Musgrve) 17.083
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-165
8
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-165); Under

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Ballpark Figures - Week 25
Joe Williams

Streaky Teams (entering Monday)

Wins and Losses Streak
Baltimore 3-12 past 15 games overall
Houston 12-2 past 14 games overall
Philadelphia 2-6 past eight games overall
Pittsburgh 8-3 past 11 games overall
San Francisco 2-12 past 14 games overall

Over/Under Streak
Colorado Under 5-1 past six games
L.A. Dodgers Under 11-6-1 past 18 games
N.Y. Mets Under 4-0-1 past five games
Pittsburgh Under 12-4-1 past 17 games
San Francisco Under 17-2-1 past 20 games

Giant Fade

The San Francisco Giants have been a great parlay fade lately, betting against their futility while taking the 'under'. Over the past 14 games, the Giants have won just twice while the 'under' is 12-2 during the stretch, too. The Giants have lost AND the 'under' on 10 separate occasions during the 14-game streak.

That streak will be put to the test, as the Giants take it on the road to face the last-place San Diego Padres. LHP Andrew Suarez will take the ball for San Francisco, while RHP Bryan Mitchell works for the Fathers. The Giants have won just twice over their past 14 games on the road, and they're a dismal 1-8 across the past nine outings vs. RHP. The Giants haven't had a lot of luck inside the division, either, going just 2-5 in their past seven against NL West foes. The only good thing going for the Giants lately has been Suarez, and San Francicso has won four of the past five when the lefty kicks off a new series. The 'under' is 25-7-2 in the past 34 for the Giants against NL West clubs, too, while going 3-0-1 in Suarez's past four outings. The under is also 6-1-1 in his past eight assignments against divisional opponents.

For the Padres, they're just 16-35 across the past 51 against left-handed starting pitchers, while winning just 16 times over their past 53 divisional games. They haven't had a lot of luck at Petco vs. lefties, too, winning just once in their past eight at home against southpaws. While they're also a dismal 1-4 in Mitchell's past five starts at home, they have won four of his past five outings overall, so that might be the way to go against Suarez and the skidding Giants.

The 'under has cashed in five of the past six inside the division for the Padres, while going 6-0 in their past six games to kick off a new series. However, the 'over' is 6-2 in their past eight games, 20-6-1 in the past 27 at home vs. LHP and 4-1 in Mitchell's past five outings in San Diego.

Looking Ahead

Monday, Sept. 17

The Rockies and Dodgers square off in an important National League West Division battle at Chavez Ravine on Monday night. RHP Jon Gray will take the ball for the Rox, while the Dodgers counter with LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu. Gray is 0-0 with a .308 opponent batting average across just 9 2/3 innings over two starts against the Dodgers this season. However, he has really picked up the pace since the All-Star break, going 3-0 with a 3.77 ERA across 10 starts with 49 strikeouts over 62 innings and a .215 opponent batting average during the span.

For L.A., Ryu has been a tale of two pitchers. On the road, he is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in five road assignments, but at home he is 3-2 with a minuscule 1.51 ERA with 47 strikeouts and just six walks over 41 2/3 innings with a .223 opponent batting average. This will be his first meeting against Colorado this season, and that might be a good thing based on his history. Ryu is a terrible 0-4 with an 8.64 ERA across four starts against the Rockies since the start of the 2015 season. It's his highest ERA against any team in the league during the span.

Mariners LHP Wade LeBlanc takes the ball on Monday at Minute Maid Park against the Astros. He has cooled off lately, and the Astros might cool him off more. He is 1-1 with an 8.31 ERA across three starts and two relief appearnaces over 17 1/3 innings with a .347 opponent batting average against Houston this season.

Phillies RHP Jake Arrieta will work against the Mets on Monday at 'The Vault'. He is 0-1 in two outings against the Mets, but he has a 0.68 ERA over 13 1/2 innings with 11 strikeouts and a .188 opponent batting average against New York. Mets RHP Zack Wheeler has faced the Phillies just once this season, allowing three earned runs and seven hits over just 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision back on July 9.

Weather Report

There is a 40 percent chance of rain for the Blue Jays-Orioles battle at Camden Yards, so beware. The Royals and Pirates will be dodging plenty of rain drops in the Steel City, and there is a 60 percent chance of precipitation forecast for first pitch thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Florence moving up through the Keystone state.

They needn't worry about rain in Philadelphia, but the Mets and Phillies will face a stiff 10-13 mph wind blowing from right to left field. Four other games will be played under a dome, so the weather concerns during the early part of the week are going to be confined to the east.


Tuesday, Sept. 18

Yankees RHP JA Happ will work against the Red Sox, and he looks to stay red hot. Since the All-Star break he is 6-0 with a 2.61 ERA over nine outings spanning 51 2/3 innings while striking out 52 batters with a .219 opponent batting average. He is 0-1 with a 0.84 ERA in two outings against the Red Sox this season with a sparkling .214 average and 16 punch outs over just 10 2/3 innings. Boston counters with RHP Nathan Eovaldi, but it might not end well for the BoSox starter. He is 2-6 with a 5.68 ERA across 57 innings over 12 road starts this season, and the opponent is hitting .288 against him.

Cardinals LHP Austin Gomber takes the ball for Tuesday's outing in Atlanta. The former Florida Atlantic University star has posted a 5-1 record with a 3.78 ERA in nine starts and two relief appearances since the All-Star break. The Braves counter with RHP Anibal Sanchez. While he has a 3.01 ERA and 1.12 WHIP overall on the season, and the opponent is hitting just .217 against him, he is actually just 1-3 across 55 innings in nine home starts and one relief appearance. This will actually be his first appearance against the Cardinals since July 8, 2012.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYM at PHI 07:05 PM
NYM +106
O 7.5

KC at PIT 07:05 PM
KC +156
O 7.5

MIN at DET 07:10 PM
MIN +107
U 9.0

WAS at MIA 07:10 PM
WAS -146
U 8.5

STL at ATL 07:35 PM
STL +118
U 8.5

CIN at MIL 07:40 PM
MIL -169
U 9.0

TB at TEX 08:05 PM
TB -134
O 10.5

SEA at HOU 08:10 PM
SEA +152
U 8.5

CHC at ARI 09:40 PM
ARI -134
O 7.5

SF at SD 10:10 PM
SF +100
U 7.5

COL at LAD 10:10 PM
COL +149
U 7.5

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Yelich propels Brewers with 2nd cycle in 3 weeks vs Reds
September 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) Christian Yelich became the first major leaguer to hit for the cycle twice in one season against the same team, driving in four runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cincinnati Reds 8-0 on Monday night.

Less than three weeks after his cycle in Cincinnati, the streaking slugger accomplished the feat against the last-place Reds once again to help the Brewers in their playoff pursuit. Milwaukee began the night 2+ games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central but with a three-game lead in the wild-card race.

Yelich singled in the first inning, doubled in the second, launched a two-run homer in the fifth and completed the cycle with a two-run triple in the sixth. With the Brewers nursing a large lead, he was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth.

Yelich's huge second half has turned him into a top contender for the NL MVP award. He also hit for the cycle when he went 6 for 6 in a 13-12 comeback victory on Aug. 29 at Cincinnati, making him the fifth player to turn the trick twice in one season - and first in Brewers history.

The previous player with two cycles in one season was Aaron Hill in 2012.

Wade Miley (5-2) labored through five innings and Brandon Woodruff got his first save.

Anthony DeSclafani (7-6) gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings.

CARDINALS 11, BRAVES 6

ATLANTA (AP) - Kolten Wong hit the first of four St. Louis homers, Miles Mikolas won his third straight start and the Cardinals beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves to give their playoff push another boost.

St. Louis has 35 victories since the All-Star break, most in the National League, and has won two straight after losing four in a row. The Cardinals, who also got homers from Paul DeJong, Harrison Bader and Yadier Molina, began the night tied with the Dodgers for the second NL wild card.

The Braves took a third consecutive loss after winning a season-best six straight games. They remained 6+ games ahead in the division following Philadelphia's loss to the Mets, which reduced Atlanta's magic number to seven as the Braves try to clinch their first NL East title in five years.

Mike Foltynewicz (11-10) allowed six runs and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. Atlanta pitchers have issued 32 walks over the last four games, all at home, where they are 38-37 and have dropped nine of 12.

Mikolas (16-4) gave up two runs in five innings. He improved to 16-0 when getting at least two runs of support, and the Cardinals are 21-3 in those games.

Freddie Freeman homered for the Braves.

MARINERS 4, ASTROS 1

HOUSTON (AP) - Rookie pinch-hitter Daniel Vogelbach's first career grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning lifted Seattle over Houston.

The loss trimmed Houston's lead in the AL West to four games over idle Oakland.

The Mariners trailed 1-0 when Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager singled off Hector Rondon (2-5) in the eighth. Rondon walked pinch-hitter Denard Span to load bases before Vogelbach sent a 97 mph fastball into the bullpen in right-center.

Marwin Gonzalez had an RBI double for the Astros in the fourth. But they mustered just three hits, with the last one coming in the fifth.

Ryan Cook (2-1) worked a perfect seventh, and Edwin Diaz pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 56th save.

BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 0

BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore lost its 107th game, tied for most in a season since its arrival in 1954.

Toronto rookie Ryan Borucki (4-4) pitched eight innings of three-hit ball. The Blue Jays have won 13 of 17 games between the two bottom teams in the AL East.

Toronto stands 25 games better than the Orioles, whose 43-107 record is worst in the majors. The only other Orioles team with 107 defeats was the 1988 club, which started 0-21 on its way to a 54-107 finish.

The franchise record for losses is 111, by the 1939 St. Louis Browns. After going 54-100 in 1953, the Browns moved to Baltimore. The major league record is 120 losses, set by the expansion New York Mets in 1962.

Making his first major league start, Evan Phillips (0-1) retired the first five batters he faced before Kevin Pillar doubled, Rowdy Tellez hit an RBI single and Danny Jansen homered to left.

METS 9, PHILLIES 4

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Conforto had a career-high six RBIs and finished a triple shy of the cycle, and Zack Wheeler pitched seven solid innings for his career-best 12th win for New York.

Conforto had a two-run single in the fifth, an RBI double in the seventh off Tommy Hunter (4-3) and a three-run homer in the ninth for the Mets, who have won 7 of 11 and are 26-17 over their last 43 games. Conforto has 75 RBIs, including 45 since the All-Star break, second most in the NL over that span behind Milwaukee's Christian Yelich.

Wheeler (12-7) allowed four runs and three hits to become the first Mets pitcher since Steve Trachsel in 2001 to record nine wins after the All-Star break. Since the break, the right-hander is 9-1 with a 1.68 ERA in 11 starts.

MARLINS 8, NATIONALS 5

MIAMI (AP) - Washington reliever Wander Suero balked in a run while the Nationals blew a four-run lead.

Washington led 4-0 after 4 1/2 innings but trailed by the end of the sixth. Suero let in the go-ahead run, balking with pinch-hitter Rafael Ortega batting and Austin Dean at third base to put Miami ahead 5-4.

Washington tied it in the seventh when Trea Turner beat out a potential double play, but Miami loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning and Lewis Brinson hit a tiebreaking single off Koda Glover (1-3).

Jarlin Garcia (3-2) recorded the final out of the seventh. Adam Conley pitched the ninth for his third save.

RAYS 3, RANGERS 0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Tyler Glasnow allowed two infield singles in six innings for his first win since Tampa Bay traded Chris Archer to get the right-hander.

Ji-Man Choi homered and drove in two runs to help the Rays improve to a major league-best 21-5 since Aug. 19. Tampa Bay started the day seven games behind Oakland for the second American League wild card.

Adam Kolarek, Jose Alvarado and Sergio Romo pitched a scoreless inning apiece to wrap up the second two-hit shutout of the Rangers in a week. Romo got his 22nd save in 29 chances.

Glasnow (2-6) got his fourth career win in 26 starts over two seasons. He struck out six, walked two and hit a batter.

Adrian Sampson (0-2) gave up two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.

TWINS 6, TIGERS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Kohl Stewart pitched six solid innings and Eddie Rosario homered for Minnesota before leaving with an injury in a victory over Detroit.

Gabriel Moya pitched the opening inning for the Twins before Stewart (2-1) took over and worked through the seventh. He allowed an unearned run and three hits with five strikeouts.

Rosario hit a solo shot in the first, his 24th home run of the year. He left in the fourth after aggravating a right quad injury on the play that gave the Tigers their only run of the game.

Jorge Polanco added a solo homer of his own in the ninth.

Jordan Zimmermann (7-8) allowed five runs in 3 2/3 innings. Nicholas Castellanos had three hits and a walk for Detroit.

PIRATES 7, ROYALS 6

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pirates rookie Jacob Stallings hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally Pittsburgh past Kansas City.

After Jordan Luplow grounded into a double play, Kevin Kramer walked and moved to second on Kevin Newman's single. Stallings then singled off Ben Lively (0-3), scoring Kramer.

The Pirates scored twice with two outs in the eighth to tie it 6-all, including Starling Marte's RBI triple.

Newman had three hits as the Pirates won for the ninth time in 12 games.

Edgar Santana (3-3) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.

Ryan O'Hearn hit his 11th home run in 36 games for the Royals since making his debut July 31. He also had an RBI double.

GIANTS 4, PADRES 2

DODGERS 8, ROCKIES 2

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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
7:05 PM Kansas City Royals Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:05 PM New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
7:05 PM Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards
7:10 PM Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Progressive Field
7:10 PM Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
7:10 PM Washington Nationals Miami Marlins Marlins Park
7:35 PM St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta Braves SunTrust Park
7:40 PM Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
8:05 PM Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers Globe Life Park in Arlington
8:10 PM Seattle Mariners Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
9:40 PM Chicago Cubs Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
10:05 PM Los Angeles Angels Oakland Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
10:10 PM Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
10:10 PM San Francisco Giants San Diego Padres PETCO Park


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Tuesday’s six-pack

Six interesting college games this weekend:

— Washington State @ USC (-4)- Friday night

— Stanford (-1.5) @ Oregon

— Florida (-4.5) @ Tennessee

— Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State (-13)— Listed total is 79.

— TCU (-3) @ Texas

— Wisconsin (-3.5) @ Iowa

Quote of the Day
“Look, coach (Chip) Kelly, if you wish to call him this is 4 and 26 for his last offensively called football games… Dorian has only played in 3 of the last 30 games… Can you say duped!”
Michael Robinson, whose son is UCLA’s QB.

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Chicago Bears’ coach last time they were in the Super Bowl?

Monday’s quiz
Giant coach Pat Shurmur’s son is the starting QB at Vanderbilt this year.

Sunday’s quiz
ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit was a QB at Ohio State.


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

13) Cleveland Browns were going to cut WR Josh Gordon over the weekend, but they traded him instead, to New England; they got a 5th-round draft pick in exchange.

12) It is too bad HBO’s Hard Knocks ends when the final rosters are named in training camp; seeing all that drama play out behind closed doors would’ve been good TV.

11) I know Nebraska is 0-2 for the first time since 1957 and they lost to Troy State Saturday, but ragging on Troy is a mistake- Trojans also won at LSU last year- they’re 24-6 in their last 30 games, and are favored to win the Sun Belt this season.

10) USC didn’t score a touchdown at Stanford two weeks ago; they didn’t score a point on their last nine drives at Texas- those two losses should have some Trojan coaches nervous, and since the head coach is signed up thru 2023, I’m talking about assistants on offensive side of the ball.

9) Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys for $154M in 1989; they’re worth right around $5B now. Not the best GM of a football team, but a damn good businessman.

8) Last two years, San Francisco Giants are 2-17 at Coors Field in Denver.

7) Defensive tackle David Onyemata of the Saints got fined $40,108 for two hits in the Week 1 loss to Tampa Bay. Problem is, Onyemata’s game check was $39,375- he lost $700 by playing in the game.

6) Florida State is 1-2 this season, and has looked awful in all three games.

In coach Willie Taggart’s previous head coaching stops, he went 11-25 in his first season at those schools; this is his third stop in three years, which is weird for a head coach, and his system is a lot different than Jimbo Fisher’s. If panic set in and FSU wanted to fire Taggart, it would cost the school around $21M, so that probably ain’t happening. At least this season.

5) Former NBA player Brent Barry got a job in San Antonio Spurs’ front office, which takes him off TV and that is a loss for those of us who watch NBA games on TV- he was a good analyst.

4) Mets won their season series with the Phillies the last seven years, their longest streak of that kind over any opponent, ever.

3) Seattle Seahawks have played 33 Monday Night Football games; last night was only their 10th such game on the road.

2) Eagles get starting QB Carson Wentz back this weekend, for first time since he got hurt out in LA last December. Philly split its first two games this season.

1) One of the best lines I’ve heard in Hard Knocks over the years was from Texans’ coach Bill O’Brien, who called the NFL “…..the most competitive business in the world” while talking to his team after the final roster had been determined.

Pretty accurate statement; there is such a fine line between success and failure.

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, September 18


NY Mets @ Philadelphia

Game 901-902
September 18, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Matz) 14.851
Philadelphia
(Nola) 16 479
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-175
7
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-175); Over

Washington @ Miami

Game 903-904
September 18, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Strasburg) 15.534
Miami
(Alcantara) 13.592
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-190
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-190); Over

St. Louis @ Atlanta

Game 905-906
September 18, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Gomber) 16.505
Atlanta
(Sanchez) 14.874
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+125); Over

Cincinnati @ Milwaukee

Game 907-908
September 18, 2018 @ 7:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Lorenzen) 16.249
Milwaukee
(Andrson) 14.575
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-190
9
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+170); Over

Chicago Cubs @ Arizona

Game 909-910
September 18, 2018 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Mntgmry) 15.491
Arizona
(Andriese) 14.292
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
N/A

San Francisco @ San Diego

Game 911-912
September 18, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Holland) 15.362
San Diego
(Lucchesi) 14.310
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-135
7
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(+115); Under

Colorado @ LA Dodgers

Game 913-914
September 18, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Freeland) 17.007
LA Dodgers
(Kershaw) 15.609
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-210
7
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+180); Under

Boston @ NY Yankees

Game 915-916
September 18, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Eovaldi) 16.183
NY Yankees
(Happ) 14.778
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-140
9
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+120); Under

Toronto @ Baltimore

Game 917-918
September 18, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Sanchez) 14.908
Baltimore
(Bundy) 13.077
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-115); Under

Minnesota @ Detroit

Game 919-920
September 18, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Odorizzi) 12.910
Detroit
(Norris) 16.020
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-115); Under

Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland

Game 921-922
September 18, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Rodon) 13.423
Cleveland
(Kluber) 17.907
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 4 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-250
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-250); Under

Tampa Bay @ Texas

Game 923-924
September 18, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Snell) 16.532
Texas
(Gallardo) 14.381
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-200
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-200); Under

Seattle @ Houston

Game 925-926
September 18, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Leake) 14.281
Houston
(James) 17.959
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-240
8
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-240); Under

LA Angels @ Oakland

Game 927-928
September 18, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Skaggs) 14.798
Oakland
(Hendrks) 16.701
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-145); Under

Kansas City @ Pittsburgh

Game 929-930
September 18, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Skoglund) 14.495
Pittsburgh
(Taillon) 17.097
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-200
8
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-200); Over

[StarDust Bum]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, September 18

National League
Mets (70-80) @ Phillies (76-73)
Matz is 0-1, 2.67 in his last five starts; over is 7-2-1 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 13-14, 7-6 away
5-inning record: 10-15-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-27

Nola is 1-2, 4.74 in his last four starts; under is 9-4-1 in his last 13. Team in his starts: 20-10, 12-3 home
5-inning record: 11-9-10 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-30

Mets are 6-3 in their last nine games; five of their last six games stayed under. Philly lost 11 of its last 15 games; over is 5-1 in their last six games.

Nationals (76-75) @ Marlins (59-91)
Strasburg is 2-0, 2.92 in his last four starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 10-9, 6-2 away
5-inning record: 10-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-19

Alcantara is 2-0, 1.42 in his three starts (under 2-1). Team in his starts: 2-1, 2-0 home
5-inning record: 2-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Nationals won seven of their last ten games; over is 11-5 in their last 16 games. Miami lost six of its last nine games; Marlins’ last four games went over the total.

Cardinals (83-68) @ Braves (83-67)
Gomber is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 7-2, 5-1 road
5-inning record: 7-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9

Sanchez is 0-1, 2.86 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 12-9, 4-5 home
5-inning record: 7-11-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21

Cardinals lost four of their last six games; under is 7-4-1 in their last 12 road games. Atlanta won six of its last nine games; four of Braves’ last seven games stayed under.

Reds (64-87) @ Brewers (86-65)
Lorenzen is making his first ’18 start; all 21 of his MLB starts were in 2015. This year, he is 3-1, 3.21 in 42 MLB games (67.1 IP). Team in his starts: 0-0 road
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Anderson is 2-0, 3.24 in his last five starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 16-13, 10-5 home
5-inning record: 16-8-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-29

Reds lost six of their last eight road games; under is 5-0-1 in their last six games. Milwaukee won 10 of its last 14 games; eight of their last ten games stayed under.

Cubs (88-62) @ Diamondbacks (78-73)
Montgomery is 0-1, 5.84 in his last three starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 8-8, 5-5 away
5-inning record: 6-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-16

Andriese is making his first Arizona start; he was 0-0, 3.18 in three “opens” for the Rays this year. He’s started 48 MLB games in all. Rays in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 3-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Cubs won four of their last five games; their last seven games stayed under. Arizona lost five of its last six games; four of their last five home games went over the total.

Giants (71-80) @ Padres (60-91)
Holland is 1-0, 1.57 in his last six starts (under 6-0). Team in his starts: 14-14, 7-9 away
5-inning record: 10-10-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-28

Lucchesi is 2-1, 3.09 in his last four starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 10-13, 6-8 home
5-inning record: 10-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-23

Giants lost 12 of their last 15 games; under is 19-2 in their last 21 games. San Diego lost five of its last six home games; over is 5-3-1 in their last nine games.

Rockies (82-68) @ Dodgers (83-68)
Freeland is 6-0, 2.29 in his last eight starts; under is 13-5 in his last 18 starts. Team in his starts: 21-9, 9-7 road
5-inning record: 15-10-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-30

Kershaw is 3-0, 3.18 in his last five starts; over is 6-3-1 in his last ten home starts. Team in his starts: 13-10, 6-6 home
5-inning record: 15-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-23

Colorado is 10-6 in its last 16 games; under is 9-3 in their last 12 road games. Dodgers won five of their last six games; under is 5-3 in their last eight home games.

American League
Boston (103-47) @ New York (91-58)
Eovaldi is 0-3, 7.98 in his last four starts (over 4-4). Team in his starts: 4-4, 2-3 away
5-inning record: 3-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8

Happ is 6-0, 2.70 in eight starts for NY (over 4-2-2). Team in his starts: 7-1, 4-1 home
5-inning record: 5-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8

Red Sox won six of their last seven games; they’re 15-9 in road series openers- their last five games stayed under. New York lost four of its last five games; they’re 16-9 in home series openers- over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

Blue Jays (68-82) @ Orioles (43-107)
Sanchez is 1-1, 5.71 in his last seven starts; over is 9-2 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 9-10, 4-5 away
5-inning record: 4-11-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-19

Bundy is 1-4, 8.80 in his last six starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 9-19, 5-10 home
5-inning record: 10-14-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-28

Blue Jays are 5-12 in their last 17 road games; over is 7-5 in their last 12 road tilts. Baltimore lost 13 of its last 16 games; six of last ten Oriole games went over.

Twins (69-81) @ Tigers (61-89)
Odorizzi is 1-3, 4.01 in his last four starts; under is 6-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 13-17, 4-11 away
5-inning record: 12-12-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-30

Norris is 0-3, 5.91 in his five starts (under 4-1). Team in his starts: 1-4, 1-2 home
5-inning record: 0-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5

Twins lost eight of their last ten road games; five of their last six road games went over. Detroit lost eight of its last ten home games; over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.

White Sox (59-90) @ Indians (83-66)
Rodon is 0-2, 5.82 in his last three starts (under 3-0). Team in his starts: 9-8, 5-4 away
5-inning record: 5-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-17

Kluber is 2-1, 2.93 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 19-11, 11-5 home
5-inning record: 18-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-30

White Sox won three of their last four games; they’re 8-17 in road series openers- under is 6-2-1 in their last nine road games. Cleveland lost five of tis last seven games; they’re 4-6 in last ten home series openers- over is 3-1-1 in their last five home games.

Rays (83-66) @ Rangers (64-86)
Snell is 7-0, 1.54 in his last seven starts; under is 12-4-1 in his last 17. Team in his starts: 19-9, 9-6 road
5-inning record: 18-6-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-28

Gallardo is 1-3, 8.83 in his last four starts (over 10-3-2). Team in his starts: 10-5, 7-1 home
5-inning record: 8-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-15

Tampa Bay won 12 of their last 15 games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Rangers lost eight of their last 11 games; over is 6-4-1 in their last 11 games.

Mariners (83-67) @ Astros (94-56)
Leake is 2-0, 2.08 in his last two starts; under is 7-3 in his last 10. Team in his starts: 19-10, 9-5 away
5-inning record: 12-9-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-29

James allowed three runs in five IP (91 PT) in his first MLB start (over 1-0). Team in his starts: 1-0, 1-0 home
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Seattle won four of its last five games; nine of their last 12 games stayed under. Astros won 12 of their last 15 games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

Angels (74-76) @ A’s (90-60)
Skaggs is making his first start since August 11; he is 1-3, 10.61 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 11-10, 7-4 away
5-inning record: 10-9-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-21

Hendriks is 0-1, 3.18 in five “opens” (over 4-1). Team in his starts: 2-3, 1-2 home
5-inning record: 3-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-5

Angels lost three of their last four games; they’re 12-13 in road series openers- under is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Oakland lost three of its last four games; they’re 14-10 in home series openers- over is 8-1 in their last nine home games.

Interleague
Royals (52-98) @ Pirates (75-74)
Skoglund is 0-3, 6.55 in his last four starts (over 6-4). Team in his starts: 3-7, 1-3 away
5-inning record: 2-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-10

Taillon is 4-0, 2.16 in his last four starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 18-11, 8-3 home
5-inning record: 16-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-29

Royals won five of their last eight games; their last five games went over. Pittsburgh won nine of its last 12 games; under is 11-3 in their last 14 home games.

Umpires
NY-Phil- Under is 7-3-1 in last 11 Diaz games.
Wsh-Mia- Over is 17-9 in Knight games this year.
StL-Atl- Three of last four Carapazza games went over.
Cin-Mil- Under is 12-5-3 in Rehak games this year.
Chi-Az- Under is 16-2 in last 18 Reynolds games.
SF-SD- Underdogs won four of last six Eddings games.
Colo-LA- Under is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Welke games.

Tor-Balt- Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Rackley games.
Min-Det- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Segal games.
TB-Tex- Over is 10-6 in last 16 Cederstrom games.
Sea-Hst- Last five Lentz games went over the total.

KC-Pitt- Over is 9-6 in last fifteen Barry games.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/15
Ariz 38-27-12……35-24-12……..73-51
Atl 32-30-13…..35-28-10………67-58
Cubs 30-31-14……33-30-11…….63-61
Reds 23-44-6……29-34-11….…52-78
Colo 34-28-14……37-26-11……70-54
LA 40-27-8…….33-29-15……74-56
Mia 24-38-10…..31-30-15…….55-68
Milw 31-34-10…..38-28-8…….69-62
Mets 35-32-9……28-28-16…..63-57
Philly 27-30-16…..37-26-10……64-56
Pitt 33-31-9……34-27-13……..67-58
StL 36-26-13……31-35-8………67-61
SD 23-42-12……26-36-9…….49-78
SF 30-32-15…..30-26-16……60-58
Wash 32-30-13..…32-31-11……64-61

Orioles 19-45-12……22-40-12……41-85
Boston 36-28-14……46-20-7……..82-48
W Sox 25-41-8…..…24-40-11……49-81
Clev 30-30-14……45-20-10……..75-50
Det 26-38-10…..…32-33-14.……58-71
Astros 41-20-15……38-21-15…….79-41
KC 22-41-9…….31-36-11…..53-77
Angels 32-29-15……31-35-8……63-63
Twins 24-42-11……34-32-11…..58-74
NYY 34-24-15……43-24-8………77-47
A’s 27-33-12……35-28-14…..62-61
Sea 36-31-10……32-26-17…….68-55
TB 33-28-13……37-26-10……69-53
Texas 24-40-9…..28-39-8…….52-79
Toronto 20-42-12…24-34-16……44-76

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 9/15)
Ariz 32-76…….28-72…..…60
Atl 23-74……31-74………54
Cubs 14-74……..23-71……..37
Reds 18-75……..18-76……..36
Colo 23-75…….29-74.…….52
LA 26-74……..27-76..…..53
Miami 14-72……..21-75…….35
Milw 27-74…..…30-76…….57
Mets 28-73……..22-75……50
Philly 18-73……..22-74…..40
Pitt 16-73……..21-76…….37
StL 25-75……..23-74…….48
SD 20-78……..19-71…….39
SF 16-75………21-75..…..37
Wash 27-75……..22-74…….49

Orioles 21-76……..21-73……..42
Boston 19-75……29-73………47
White Sox 20-72……21-75…….41
Clev 20-73…….30-74…….50
Detroit 25-74……..21-76….…46
Astros 21-75…..…17-73………38
KC 16-72..…….25-76…….41
Angels 20-74…..….19-74…….39
Twins 16-74………15-74…….31
NYY 18-74……..30-74………48
A’s 18-76…..…..23-75…….41
Seattle 29-75………23-75…….52
TB 22-74..……23-72…….45
Texas 11-72……20-74…….…31
Toronto 18-74………16-74….….34

Interleague play- 2018
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AL @ NL– 71-62 NL, favorites +$74
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