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**StarDust Bum** · 04-04-2018, 01:43 AM

Gregorius powers Yankees past Rays
April 3, 2018

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Shohei Ohtani hit his first major league home run in his first Angel Stadium at-bat, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 13-2 on Tuesday night.

Ohtani capped a six-run first inning with a three-run drive to center off Josh Tomlin (0-1). The Japanese two-way player got the silent treatment from teammates when he returned to the dugout, but not from the crowd. After players broke character and jumped around Ohtani to celebrate, Mike Trout pointed to the field and instructed Ohtani to take a curtain call.

Trout, Justin Upton, Luis Valbuena and Rene Rivera also homered for the Angels, who broke a 12-game losing streak to the Indians. Garrett Richards (1-0) got the win.

Jose Ramirez hit a two-run home run in the first for the Indians.

YANKEES 11, RAYS 4

NEW YORK (AP) - Didi Gregorius hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high eight RBIs, and the Yankees won Aaron Boone's chilly first home opener as manager.

Gregorius had four hits and walked, setting a major league record for RBIs by a player in a home opener. He also set a Yankees record for RBIs by a shortstop.

He doubled and scored in the second, and his first homer put the Yankees ahead 4-1 in the third against Chris Archer. After New York's bullpen wasted a three-run lead for the second straight game, Gregorius drove an 0-2 pitch from Austin Pruitt (1-1) into the second deck in the seventh. He blooped an opposite-field two-run single to left in the eighth.

New York improved to 3-2 under Boone, who took over when Joe Girardi was fired. Tommy Kahnle (1-0) got the win.

BRAVES 13, NATIONALS 6

ATLANTA (AP) - Freddie Freeman and Preston Tucker each hit a three-run homer, and Atlanta handed Washington its first loss.

Freeman and Tucker each delivered a big blow as Atlanta scored four times in each of the first two innings. Tucker's drive in the first against A.J. Cole (0-1) reached the restaurant behind the right-field seats, and Freeman cleared the wall in right-center in the second.

Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer in the first for Washington, and Cole added his first career homer in the second. Leading off the third, Bryce Harper continued his hot streak with his fourth homer in the last three games.

Shane Carle (1-1) pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.

METS 2, PHILLIES 0

NEW YORK (AP) - Mets right-hander Matt Harvey allowed one hit over five sharp innings in his encouraging season debut.

With most seats empty in the 40-degree mist and chill, a healthy-looking Harvey gave the Mets reason to believe he can rebound this year from two terrible seasons interrupted by injury.

Todd Frazier snapped a scoreless tie with a run-scoring double in the sixth. Travis d'Arnaud added a two-out RBI single that chased Ben Lively (0-1), who hit Yoenis Cespedes with a pitch to begin the rally.

Philadelphia put runners at the corners with one out in the ninth, but Jeurys Familia finished the three-hitter for his second save.

BLUE JAYS 14, WHITE SOX 5

TORONTO (AP) - Josh Donaldson and Aledmys Diaz each hit a two-run homer, helping Toronto to its fourth consecutive victory.

Donaldson went 2 for 4 with three RBIs. Diaz had three hits before leaving after six innings because of back spasms.

Donaldson and Diaz also went deep in Monday's night's 4-2 victory over Chicago.

Avisail Garcia, Tim Anderson and Yolmer Sanchez hit solo home runs for the White Sox. Miguel Gonzalez (0-1) got the loss.

Toronto's J.A. Happ (1-1) struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings, but was charged with four runs and seven hits.

MARINERS 6, GIANTS 4

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mitch Haniger hit a two-run single, helping the Mariners spoil the Giants' home opener.

Seattle's Marco Gonzales (1-0) allowed three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. Edwin Diaz got three outs for his third save.

Joe Panik hit a solo homer and Evan Longoria added a two-run shot for the Giants, the first with his new team.

Ty Blach (1-1), filling in for injured San Francisco ace Madison Bumgarner, was done after 4 1/3 innings having allowed 10 hits and six runs.

The crowd of 40,901 marked the lowest for a Giants home opener in the 19-year ballpark's history.

ROYALS 1, TIGERS 0

DETROIT (AP) - Jake Junis took a shutout into the eighth inning, and Kansas City earned its first victory of the season.

On a chilly, rainy day - with snow a possibility on Wednesday - the Tigers and Royals breezed through nine innings in 2 hours, 17 minutes. Jorge Soler, who still doesn't have a major league hit since July 2, drove in the game's only run with a sacrifice fly in the second.

Junis (1-0) allowed three hits in seven-plus innings. Kelvin Herrera struck out two in a perfect ninth for his first save.

Matthew Boyd (0-1) was sharp for the Tigers, allowing a run and four hits in six innings.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-04-2018, 01:47 AM

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
12:10 PM Washington Nationals Atlanta Braves SunTrust Park
1:05 PM Tampa Bay Rays New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
1:10 PM Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
1:10 PM Philadelphia Phillies New York Mets Citi Field
2:10 PM Baltimore Orioles Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
3:40 PM Los Angeles Dodgers Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
4:07 PM Cleveland Indians Los Angeles Angels Angel Stadium of Anaheim
6:05 PM Minnesota Twins Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:07 PM Chicago White Sox Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre
7:15 PM Seattle Mariners San Francisco Giants AT&T Park
7:40 PM St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
10:05 PM Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
10:10 PM Colorado Rockies San Diego Padres PETCO Park

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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/03/2018 12-12-0 50.00% +0.30
04/02/2018 3-5-0 37.50% -13.10
04/01/2018 6-14-0 30.00% -42.70

Totals.............21 - 31........40.58%....-55.50

**StarDust Bum** · 04-04-2018, 01:48 AM

Wednesday’s 6-pack

Odds to win the 2019 college basketball title:

5-1— Duke

8-1— Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova

12-1— North Carolina

15-1— Gonzaga, Michigan St, Virginia

20-1— Michigan, Oregon

30-1— Auburn, UCLA, West Virginia

Quote of the Day
“My brother in-law was in Vietnam. He said the greatest sound was the helicopters coming to get you. Those pilots were like gods. The stuff that they flew into to get your ass out of there.”
Buck Showalter

Wednesday’s quiz
Which Las Vegas hotel/casino is shaped like a pyramid?

Tuesday’s quiz
Toronto catcher Russell Martin broke into the major leagues with the Dodgers.

Monday’s quiz
Scott Brooks was coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder before Billy Donovan.

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Wednesday’s List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Rams traded 1st and 6th-round draft picks to New England Tuesday for WR Brandin Cooks and a 4th-round pick. Two things about this:

a) I no longer have to worry about the Rams trading for Odell Beckham
b) Rams still have eight draft picks, but only one of their original picks- four of those eight picks are in the 6th round. Their first pick right now will be the 87th selection.

12) This means all those geniuses who do a mock draft every 36 hours get to do more of them, since the #23 pick moves to the Patriots. Still 22 days until the draft.

11) Louisville QB Lamar Jackson is being advised by his mother instead of by an agent. No one knows what this means exactly, since the mom is a private person and hasn’t said much. Will be curious to see if an agent is hired once a team drafts him, and negotiations for a contract begin.

One thing, for sure; Lamar Jackson is going to play QB, and only QB.

10) This was the 4th time in last five years the college basketball national champ went 6-0 vs spread in its NCAA tournament games.

9) This is a little hard to believe, but they said on TV Monday night that Padres’ reliever Adam Cimber is first the major leaguer ever to wear number 90.

8) Arizona 8, Dodgers 7 (15)— This game ended at 3:26am Tuesday morning; had the game gone to the 16th inning, both teams would’ve used position players to pitch.

7) Two pitchers have already been removed from games this season with a no-hitter going: Minnesota’s Kyle Gibson Saturday in Baltimore, Pirates’ Trevor Williams Sunday in Detroit.

6) A’s drew only 7,416 fans for their home game with Texas Monday night, their smallest home crowd since 2003. Oy.

A’s drew 9,157 fans last night on Free Parking Tuesday, which doesn’t seem like a big promotion until you realize they charge $30 to park a car in Oakland.

5) There were 144 hitters last year who got enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title; 89 of them hit 20+ home runs, which means 61.8% of hitters who qualified for the batting title hit 20+ homers. In 2014, that number was 32%.

4) Number of times a pitcher went thru the opponent’s whole lineup three times in a game:
2017 1,196 (39.9 per team, out of 162 games)
2016 1,405
2015 1,670
2014 1,906

Unless the guy is an ace or really rolling that night, starting pitchers aren’t allowed to go thru the lineup three times anymore.

3) Rhode Island Rams were apparently going to hire Rick Pitino as their new basketball coach, until the school president put the kibosh on that. Now what?

2) San Diego 3B Christian Villanueva was 0-4 for the season before Tuesday; he hit three homers for the Padres last night in their win over Colorado.

1— Brewers 5, Cardinals 4— Christian Yelich tied game with a dramatic two-out HR in the 9th, then Ryan Braun won it with a walk-off tater.

This was the first game in MLB history where the first two batters of the game homered, and also the last two.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-04-2018, 01:50 AM

LEADING OFF: Daytime aces, Pirates thriving without 'Cutch
April 3, 2018

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

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ACES EARLY

Might be a good day to call off from work: There are seven games starting around 1 p.m. local time or earlier, and those matchups are loaded with top-notch pitchers. Washington's Max Scherzer, the Yankees' Luis Severino, Kansas City's Danny Duffy, the Mets' Noah Syndergaard, Houston's Dallas Keuchel and Cleveland's Corey Kluber are all slated to pitch games scheduled between noon and 4 p.m. ET.

NO `CUTCH, NO COLE, NO PROBLEM

The Pirates are 4-0 for the third time in 35 years, and their young players are picking up confidence as they begin the season without traded stars Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole. Rotation linchpin Jameson Taillon overpowered Minnesota for more than five innings in Pittsburgh's 5-4 victory Monday in the home opener, and Colin Moran - acquired from Houston for Cole - hit a grand slam for his first homer as a Pirate. Ivan Nova tries to get the Pirates win No. 5 in a showdown with new Twins righty Jake Odorizzi.

KING IN SWING?

Felix Hernandez tries to follow an encouraging season opener when Seattle plays at San Francisco. The longtime ace of the Mariners only averaged 90.3 mph on his fastball opening day - down from his mid-90s heat a decade ago - but he commanded it well and baffled Cleveland with a biting curveball over 5 1/3 scoreless innings. Hernandez will share the hill with Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto, who allowed one hit in seven innings during a 1-0 win over the Dodgers in his first start.

OUT LIKE A LAMB

Arizona will be without third baseman Jake Lamb for a bit after he sprained the left AC joint in his shoulder. Lamb was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday after getting hurt in Monday's 8-7, 15-inning win over the Dodgers. Lamb was injured making a diving catch in the ninth inning, but stuck around long enough to dive across home plate for the winning run - a move that left him in obvious pain. The Diamondbacks are set to wrap a three-game series vs. the Dodgers.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-04-2018, 11:07 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 4

National League
Nationals (4-1) @ Braves (3-2)
Scherzer blanked the Reds for six innings (100 PT) in his first ’18 start. Under is 8-3 in his last 11 starts.

Foltynewicz allowed three runs in five IP (93 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 4-0-1 in his last five starts.

Washington won four of its first five games, scoring 35 runs (over 3-1-1). Atlanta won three of its its first five games (over 3-0-2).

Phillies (1-3) @ Mets (3-1)
Nola allowed one run in 5.1 IP (68 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 10-6-1 in his last 17 starts,

Syndergaard allowed four runs in six IP (85 PT) in his first ’18 start; four of his last five starts went over.

Phillies lost three of their first four games (over 2-1-1). Mets won three of their first four games (over 2-2).

Dodgers (2-4) @ Diamondbacks (4-1)
Wood blanked the Giants for eight innings in his first ’18 start; over is 5-3-1 in his last nine starts.

Corbin allowed two runs in 5.2 IP (93 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 10-5 in his last 15 starts.

Dodgers lost their last four games (under 4-2), after winning first two. Arizona won four of its first five games (over 3-2).

Cardinals (2-3) @ Brewers (4-1)
Martinez allowed five runs in 4.1 IP (90 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 13-5 in his last 18 starts.

Chacin allowed four runs in 3.1 IP (69 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 6-3 in his last nine starts.

Cardinals lost three of their first five games (over 4-1). Milwaukee won four of its first five games (over 4-1).

Rockies (2-3) @ Padres (1-4)
Gray allowed three runs in four IP (86 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 6-4 in his last 10 starts.

Richard allowed one run in seven IP (83 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 8-3-1 in his last 12 starts.

Rockies lost three of their first five games (over 4-1). San Diego lost four of its first five games (over 4-1)

American League
Royals (1-3) @ Tigers (1-4)
Duffy allowed five runs in four IP (78 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 8-5 in his last 13 starts.

Norris is 1-4, 7.72 in his last five starts; under is 2-0-1 in his last three starts.

Royals lost three of their first four games, with last three staying under the total. Detroit lost four of its last five games (under 3-2).

Rays (1-4) @ New York (3-2)
Snell blanked Boston for 5.2 IP in his first ’18 start; under is 11-4 in his last 15 starts.

Severino blanked Toronto for 5.2 IP (91 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 5-2 in his last seven starts.

Rays lost their last four games, scoring 7 runs total in last four games. Under is 3-2 in their games. New York is 3-2 in its first five games (under 3-2).

Orioles (1-4) @ Astros (5-1)
Bundy shut the Twins out for seven innings in his first ’18 start (88 PT); over is 12-5 in his last 17 starts.

Keuchel allowed three runs in five IP (99 PT) in his first ’18 start; four of his last five starts stayed under the total.

Baltimore lost four of its first five games (under 4-1), scoring 12 runs in five games. Astros won five of their first six games (over 3-3).

Indians (3-2) @ Angels (4-2)
Kluber allowed two runs in eight IP (91 PT) in his first ’18 start; six of his last seven starts went under the total.

Skaggs blanked Oakland for 6.1 IP (98 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 6-2 in his last eight starts.

Cleveland won three of its first five games (over 3-2). Angels won four of their last five games (over 4-2).

White Sox (2-2) @ Blue Jays (3-2)
Fulmer is 2-0, 1.61 in his last four starts, last three of which stayed under the total.

Sanchez allowed four runs in 5.2 IP (89 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 6-2-1 in his last nine starts.

White Sox split their first four games (under 2-2). Toronto won its last four games (under 4-2).

Rangers (2-4) @ A’s (2-4)
Fister allowed one run in five IP (77 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 8-3-1 in his last 11 starts.

Manaea allowed one run in 7.2 IP (95 PT) in his first ’18 start. Five of his last six starts stayed under the total.

Texas lost four of its first six games (under 4-2). Oakland lost four of its last five games, scoring 12 runs. Over is 3-3 in their games this season.

Interleague
Twins (2-2) @ Pirates (4-0)
Odorizzi blanked the Orioles for six innings (93 PT) in his first ’18 start; six of his last seven starts stayed under.

Nova allowed two runs in five IP (84 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 3-1-1 in his last five starts.

Minnesota split its first four games (under 3-1). Pittsburgh won its first four games, scoring 28 runs (over 3-1).

Mariners (3-1) @ Giants (2-3)
Hernandez blanked Cleveland for 5.1 innings in his first ’18 start; under is 6-3 in his last nine starts.

Cueto shut the Dodgers out for seven innings in his first ’18 start; four of his last five starts stayed under the total.

Mariners won three of their first four games (over 3-1). San Francisco lost its last three games, they scored six runs total in their first five games (under 4-1).

Umpires
Wsh-Atl: Over is 8-4 in last dozen Drake games.
Phil-NY: Under is 13-2 in last 15 Hernandez games.
LA-Az: Five of last seven Carlson games went over.
StL-Mil: Under is 10-3 in last thirteen Segal games.
Colo-SD: Four of last six Fairchild games stayed under.

TB-NY: Five of last seven West games stayed under.
KC-Det: Under is 8-5 in last thirteen Bellino games.
Blt-Hst: Underdogs are 8-5 in last 13 LBarrett games.
Clev-LAA: Home side won seven of last nine Dimuro games.
Chi-Tor: Underdogs won five of last seven Gibson games.
Tex-A’s: Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Blakney games.

Min-Pitt: Over is 4-1-1 in last six Culbreth games.
Sea-SF: Eight of last nine Barksdale games stayed under.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 3/29/18
Ariz 0-0……0-0……..0-0
Atl 0-0……0-1……..0-1
Cubs 1-0……0-0……..1-0
Reds 0-0……0-0……..0-0
Colo 0-0……0-0………0-0
LA 0-0……0-0………0-0
Miami 0-0…….0-1……..0-1
Milw 1-0…….0-0………1-0
Mets 0-0……1-0………1-0
Philly 1-0…….0-0………1-0
Pitt 0-0…….0-0………0-0
St. Louis 0-1…….0-0……….0-1
SD 0-0……..0-1………0-1
SF 0-0…….0-0………0-0
Wash 0-0……..0-0………0-0

Orioles 0-0……..0-0-1……0-0-1
Boston 1-0……..0-0………1-0
White Sox 1-0……..0-0………1-0
Cleveland 0-0……..0-0………0-0
Detroit 0-0……..0-0………0-0
Astros 1-0……..0-0………1-0
KC 0-0……..0-1………0-1
Angels 0-0-1……0-0……..0-0-1
Twins 0-0-1……0-0……..0-0-1
NYY 1-0………0-0…..…1-0
A’s 0-0…….0-0-1……..0-0-1
Seattle 0-0……..0-0………0-0
TB 0-0……..0-1………0-1
Texas 0-0……..0-1………0-1
Toronto 0-0……..0-1………0-1

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 3-0 NL, favorites +$79
AL @ NL– 0-0, favorites
Total: 3-0 NL, favorites +$79

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 2-1
AL @ NL: Over
Total: Over 2-1

**StarDust Bum** · 04-04-2018, 11:08 AM

MLB

Wednesday, April 4

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Trend Report
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Washington Nationals
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games
Atlanta is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Atlanta is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Atlanta is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games
Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Detroit is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Detroit's last 20 games at home
Detroit is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Detroit is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing NY Mets
Philadelphia is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 14 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
New York Mets
NY Mets is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Mets is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games at home
NY Mets is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
NY Mets is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Mets's last 14 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games
Baltimore is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Houston
Baltimore is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Houston
Baltimore is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Houston is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Baltimore
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 10 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Dodgers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games
LA Dodgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 5-17 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Arizona
LA Dodgers is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games when playing Arizona
LA Dodgers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
LA Dodgers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Arizona is 17-5 ATS in its last 22 games when playing LA Dodgers
Arizona is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 12 games when playing LA Dodgers
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing LA Angels
Cleveland is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing LA Angels
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games
LA Angels is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
LA Angels is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
LA Angels is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Cleveland
LA Angels is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland
LA Angels is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland
LA Angels is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Pittsburgh is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
Chi White Sox is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Chi White Sox is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Chi White Sox is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of San Francisco's last 20 games
San Francisco is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 10 games at home
San Francisco is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Seattle
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 3-12 ATS in its last 15 games
St. Louis is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
St. Louis is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Milwaukee
St. Louis is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
St. Louis is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 15 games
Milwaukee is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 15 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Milwaukee is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing St. Louis
Milwaukee is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Milwaukee is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Texas Rangers
Texas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Texas is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games
Texas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
Texas is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 9 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Texas is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Oakland's last 24 games
Oakland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 9 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Texas
Oakland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas

Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing San Diego
Colorado is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing San Diego
San Diego Padres
San Diego is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games at home
San Diego is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Colorado
San Diego is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Colorado

**StarDust Bum** · 04-04-2018, 11:09 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 4

Washington @ Atlanta

Game 901-902
April 4, 2018 @ 12:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Scherzer) 14.711
Atlanta
(Fltynwcz) 15.888
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-200
8
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+170); Under

Philadelphia @ NY Mets

Game 903-904
April 4, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Nola) 15.773
NY Mets
(Syndrgrd) 14.698
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-150
7
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+130); Over

LA Dodgers @ Arizona

Game 905-906
April 4, 2018 @ 3:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Wood) 16.753
Arizona
(Corbin) 15.177
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-120); Over

St. Louis @ Milwaukee

Game 907-908
April 4, 2018 @ 7:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Mrtinez) 15.043
Milwaukee
(Chacin) 14.137
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-120); Over

Colorado @ San Diego

Game 909-910
April 4, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Gray) 12.863
San Diego
(Richard) 14.012
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-120
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+100); Under

Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees

Game 911-912
April 4, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Snell) 17.185
NY Yankees
(Severino) 15.667
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-240
8
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+200); Under

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 913-914
April 4, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(DuffY) 12.703
Detroit
(Norris) 15.133
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-125
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-125); Over

Cleveland @ LA Angels

Game 917-918
April 4, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Kluber) 15.385
LA Angels
(Skaggs) 17.288
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-150
7
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(+130); Under

Baltimore @ Houston

Game 915-916
April 4, 2018 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Bundy) 13.392
Houston
(Keuchel) 18.860
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 5 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-200
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-200); Under

Chicago White Sox @ Toronto

Game 919-920
April 4, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Fulmer) 16.122
Toronto
(Sanchez) 15.080
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-200
9
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+170); Under

Texas @ Oakland

Game 921-922
April 4, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Fister) 14.464
Oakland
(Manaea) 15.790
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-150); Under

Minnesota @ Pittsburgh

Game 923-924
April 4, 2018 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Odorizzi) 15.265
Pittsburgh
(Nova) 16.298
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-110
8
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-110); Over

Seattle @ San Francisco

Game 925-926
April 4, 2018 @ 7:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Hernandez) 15.970
San Francisco
(Cueto) 13.898
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+105); Under

**StarDust Bum** · 04-04-2018, 11:10 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 4

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WASHINGTON (4 - 1) at ATLANTA (3 - 2) - 12:10 PM
MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 59-62 (+18.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 36-8 (+20.0 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -175 or more since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 55-33 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

MAX SCHERZER vs. ATLANTA since 1997
SCHERZER is 7-5 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.09 and a WHIP of 1.246.
His team's record is 9-6 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-9. (-5.5 units)

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 2-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 5.63 and a WHIP of 1.594.
His team's record is 3-3 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.3 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (1 - 3) at NY METS (3 - 1) - 1:10 PM
AARON NOLA (R) vs. NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 43-78 (-27.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 389-439 (+47.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
NY METS are 73-93 (-28.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 35-42 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 16-34 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 42-44 (-25.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

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

AARON NOLA vs. NY METS since 1997
NOLA is 2-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 6.19 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.1 units)

NOAH SYNDERGAARD vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
SYNDERGAARD is 4-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 1.78 and a WHIP of 0.877.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+2.1 units)

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LA DODGERS (2 - 4) at ARIZONA (4 - 1) - 3:40 PM
ALEX WOOD (L) vs. PAT CORBIN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 92-85 (-22.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 156-181 (-65.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 46-39 (-20.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WOOD is 23-35 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WOOD is 5-14 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in April games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WOOD is 5-17 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 98-73 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 57-31 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 14-5 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in home games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 50-35 (+12.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 18-5 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 59-38 (+16.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-0 (+2.5 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

ALEX WOOD vs. ARIZONA since 1997
WOOD is 4-3 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.40 and a WHIP of 1.112.
His team's record is 4-4 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.7 units)

PAT CORBIN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
CORBIN is 3-9 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.66 and a WHIP of 1.637.
His team's record is 5-9 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-8. (-2.2 units)

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ST LOUIS (2 - 3) at MILWAUKEE (4 - 1) - 7:40 PM
CARLOS MARTINEZ (R) vs. JHOULYS CHACIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 35-43 (-15.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 90-77 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 58-48 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 71-60 (+16.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHACIN is 19-14 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHACIN is 11-6 (+10.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 446-404 (+51.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

CARLOS MARTINEZ vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
MARTINEZ is 5-4 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.259.
His team's record is 7-5 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.9 units)

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
CHACIN is 0-5 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.46 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-5 (-5.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-0. (+4.0 units)

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COLORADO (2 - 3) at SAN DIEGO (1 - 4) - 10:10 PM
JON GRAY (R) vs. CLAYTON RICHARD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 317-438 (-110.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 449-712 (-139.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
COLORADO is 312-429 (-94.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
GRAY is 3-12 (-9.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 52-39 (+23.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 41-37 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 35-26 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 24-13 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
RICHARD is 47-39 (+17.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 17-9 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 3 seasons.

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

JON GRAY vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GRAY is 4-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.40 and a WHIP of 0.933.
His team's record is 4-6 (-4.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.2 units)

CLAYTON RICHARD vs. COLORADO since 1997
RICHARD is 5-6 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 5.23 and a WHIP of 1.629.
His team's record is 8-10 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-8. (+1.6 units)

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TAMPA BAY (1 - 4) at NY YANKEES (3 - 2) - 1:05 PM
BLAKE SNELL (L) vs. LUIS SEVERINO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 52-26 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

BLAKE SNELL vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
SNELL is 2-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.71 and a WHIP of 1.559.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

LUIS SEVERINO vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
SEVERINO is 4-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.47 and a WHIP of 1.337.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.3 units)

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KANSAS CITY (1 - 3) at DETROIT (1 - 4) - 1:10 PM
DANNY DUFFY (L) vs. DANIEL NORRIS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 65-102 (-35.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 35-51 (-20.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 230-243 (-61.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
DETROIT is 374-357 (-69.8 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
DETROIT is 28-48 (-21.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

DANNY DUFFY vs. DETROIT since 1997
DUFFY is 7-8 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.278.
His team's record is 9-10 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-10. (-2.9 units)

DANIEL NORRIS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
NORRIS is 1-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.14 and a WHIP of 1.351.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-5. (-3.9 units)

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BALTIMORE (1 - 4) at HOUSTON (5 - 1) - 2:10 PM
DYLAN BUNDY (R) vs. DALLAS KEUCHEL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 28-54 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 15-37 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 215-344 (-106.7 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
HOUSTON is 117-69 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 88-41 (+28.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

DYLAN BUNDY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
BUNDY is 0-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 11.82 and a WHIP of 2.064.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
KEUCHEL is 3-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.93 and a WHIP of 1.050.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-5. (-4.4 units)

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CLEVELAND (2 - 3) at LA ANGELS (4 - 2) - 4:05 PM
COREY KLUBER (R) vs. TYLER SKAGGS (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

COREY KLUBER vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
KLUBER is 2-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.31 and a WHIP of 1.276.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-0. (+5.1 units)

TYLER SKAGGS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
SKAGGS is 0-2 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 6.23 and a WHIP of 1.443.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.3 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (2 - 2) at TORONTO (4 - 2) - 7:05 PM
CARSON FULMER (R) vs. AARON SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 30-20 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 122-138 (-51.8 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.
TORONTO is 102-107 (-29.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 83-90 (-25.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

CARSON FULMER vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

AARON SANCHEZ vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
SANCHEZ is 0-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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TEXAS (2 - 4) at OAKLAND (2 - 4) - 10:05 PM
DOUG FISTER (R) vs. SEAN MANAEA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 14-28 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 175-158 (+23.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 80-59 (+28.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 36-29 (+18.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 131-107 (+29.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
FISTER is 6-0 (+7.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FISTER is 15-7 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 72-112 (-31.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against OAKLAND this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

DOUG FISTER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
FISTER is 8-8 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.30 and a WHIP of 1.258.
His team's record is 10-10 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-9. (-1.3 units)

SEAN MANAEA vs. TEXAS since 1997
MANAEA is 3-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.98 and a WHIP of 1.205.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.3 units)

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MINNESOTA (2 - 2) at PITTSBURGH (4 - 0) - 6:05 PM
JAKE ODORIZZI (R) vs. IVAN NOVA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 127-96 (+31.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 635-566 (+62.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 87-80 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 46-40 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 97-94 (+22.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 59-45 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 36-26 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 44-36 (+11.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

JAKE ODORIZZI vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

IVAN NOVA vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
NOVA is 2-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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SEATTLE (3 - 1) at SAN FRANCISCO (2 - 3) - 7:15 PM
FELIX HERNANDEZ (R) vs. JOHNNY CUETO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CUETO is 72-57 (+19.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
HERNANDEZ is 25-10 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Wednesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
HERNANDEZ is 10-1 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 66-101 (-36.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 9-19 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 46-69 (-28.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 3-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 1.86 and a WHIP of 1.034.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

JOHNNY CUETO vs. SEATTLE since 1997
CUETO is 1-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.184.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.3 units)

**StarDust Bum** · 04-04-2018, 11:15 AM

Phillies reliever unwraps rare Ohtani card on snow day
April 3, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) As an early April snowstorm hit New York City on Monday morning, Philadelphia Phillies reliever Pat Neshek found a fun way to pass the time.

Opening packs of baseball cards, the avid collector unwrapped a rare gem and shared the news on Twitter.

''Ripping open packs in ny, I found it!!!!!!! Ohtani (hash)'d 1/69,'' the 37-year-old Neshek tweeted , along with a photo of his prize - an autographed Shohei Ohtani rookie card from the 2018 Topps Heritage set.

Since the two-way phenom signed with the Los Angeles Angels in December, his cards and other autographed items have been highly coveted throughout the sports collectible industry.

This particular card was signed by the Japanese star in red ink, making it the rarer of two parallel groups of Ohtani autographs found within the set. Only 69 of this variation were produced, each one numbered individually. What makes Neshek's lucky haul extra special is it's the first one in the group that the pitcher/slugger signed, numbered ''01/69''.

Neshek often solicits autographs from teammates and opponents to add to his robust memorabilia collection. When he discovered the Ohtani card, though, he got a little flustered and accidentally placed it upside down in a protective case.

''Noticed how excited I was and put this in upside down...brutal,'' he tweeted.

Ohtani autographed cards have been selling for a premium on secondary markets such as eBay, which is exactly where Neshek's discovery appeared to be headed.

''Im going to give this to my dad to put up on eBay later this week, buy some more cases!'' Neshek tweeted .

With listings ranging from $2,000 to $5,500 for the card, Neshek and his father may be able to purchase a whole bunch of boxes with their potential windfall.

A two-time All-Star who signed a $16.25 million, two-year contract with the Phillies last offseason, Neshek is on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder. He was sent for an MRI in Philadelphia on Tuesday, the team said.

Philadelphia's scheduled game against the New York Mets on Monday night was postponed due to the wintry weather and will be made up in July.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-04-2018, 11:29 AM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at ATL 12:10 PM
ATL +183

TB at NYY 01:05 PM
NYY -240

PHI at NYM 01:10 PM
O 7.0

BAL at HOU 02:10 PM
HOU -177

LAD at ARI 03:40 PM
ARI +122

CLE at LAA 04:07 PM
LAA +132
O 7.0

MIN at PIT 06:05 PM
PIT -104

CHW at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -180

SEA at SF 07:15 PM
U 7.5

STL at MIL 07:40 PM
MIL +101

TEX at OAK 10:05 PM
U 8.5

COL at SD 10:10 PM
COL -122
O 7.0

**StarDust Bum** · 04-05-2018, 01:36 AM

Diamondbacks sweep Dodgers, Corbin strikes out 12
April 4, 2018

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Shohei Ohtani hit his second homer in two games at Angel Stadium in the fifth inning, and Zack Cozart had walk-off homer in the 13th inning of the Los Angeles Angels' 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.

One day after Ohtani hit an electrifying three-run homer in his first home plate appearance, the Japanese two-way rookie connected for a tying two-run homer off AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber in his second game at the Big A.

Neither team scored again after Ohtani's blast until Cozart, the Angels' new infielder, connected for his first career walk-off homer against Zach McAllister (0-1).

Ohtani also singled leading off the 10th to go 2 for 5, giving him six hits this season and five in his only two home games. The Angels' rookie sensation will make his first home pitching start Sunday against Oakland, one week after beating the Athletics on the road in his big-league pitching debut.

The Angels hadn't had a walk-off homer in extra innings since Aug. 9, 2014, when Albert Pujols did it.

Noe Ramirez (1-1), the Angels' eighth reliever, came on with two outs in the 13th and struck out Erik Gonzalez with two Indians on base.

DIAMONDBACKS 3, DODGERS 0

PHOENIX (AP) - Patrick Corbin shut out Los Angeles on one hit over 7 1/3 innings, striking out a career-high 12 for Arizona.

The Diamondbacks swept the three-game series and won their ninth straight regular-season game against the Dodgers, going back to a pair of three-game series sweeps last season.

Corbin (2-0) retired 14 batters in a row to start the game, eight on strikeouts. The Dodgers struggled to make solid contact, and it took Matt Kemp's bloop double with two outs in the fifth to break up Corbin's no-hit bid. Kemp had the Dodgers' only hit of the game.

Corbin was taken out after walking Kemp with one out in the eighth inning.

Brad Boxberger earned his second save with a scoreless ninth. The Dodgers had only four base runners, two in the ninth on Boxberger walks. The Diamondbacks scored a run in each of the first three innings.

YANKEES 7, RAYS 2

NEW YORK (AP) - Giancarlo Stanton turned boos to cheers with his first Yankee Stadium home run in pinstripes, an emphatic go-ahead drive in the first inning to helo New York complete a two-game sweep.

Stanton turned on a high slider from Blake Snell (0-1), driving the ball 458 feet to left field at 117.9 mph for a two-run homer with the hardest-hit ball in the major leagues so for this young season.

Acquired from Miami in December, the major league home run champion was booed a day earlier when he struck out a career-worst five times in the Yankees' home opener.

Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez also hit two-run homers as the Bronx Bombers lived up to their nickname. Judge connected off reliever Matt Andriese, the pitcher who gave up a home run to Judge in the slugger's first big league at-bat in August 2016. Sanchez's drive ended an 0-for-17 slide.

Luis Severino (2-0) allowed two runs and five hits with seven strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings, the longest outing by a New York starter this year. The Yankees improved to 4-2 under new manager Aaron Boone and won their 11th straight home series against the Rays. Tampa Bay has lost five straight games since beating Boston in its opener and is off to its worst start since 2011.

METS 4, PHILLIES 2.

NEW YORK (AP) - Yoenis Cespedes homered, Amed Rosario hit a two-run triple and New York's bullpen faced the minimum batters over five scoreless innings.

New York swept the weather-shortened two-game series.

With runners at the corners and two outs in the sixth, Rosario cleared the bases with a liner over the head of shallow-playing right fielder Nick Williams to chase reliever Drew Hutchison (1-1) and snap a 2-2 tie. The 22-year-old Rosario has driven in five runs in as many games.

Mets relievers continued their strong start in a game that started 97 minutes late due to rain. Converted starter Robert Gsellman (1-0) threw two perfect innings. Hansel Robles struck out the side in his first appearance this season. A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless eighth and closer Jeurys Familia earned his third save in three chances. Mets relievers have allowed three runs in 20 1/3 innings (1.33 ERA), and the pitching staff as a whole has 61 strikeouts through the season's first five games.

ASTROS 3, ORIOLES 2

HOUSTON (AP) - Josh Reddick had three hits, and Alex Bregman's tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning lifted Houston past Baltimore for a three-game sweep.

Miguel Castro (0-1) took over for Dylan Bundy to start the seventh and walked Derek Fisher with one out. Fisher stole second base with two outs and the Astros went on top when he scored on Bregman's single to left field. Reddick, who started the season 1 for 11, singled three times after hitting a two-run homer and a grand slam in his last two at-bats Tuesday night.

Houston starter Dallas Keuchel allowed five hits and two runs - one earned - with four walks in five innings. Brad Peacock (1-0) allowed two hits in three scoreless innings.

TWINS 7, PIRATES 3.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Brian Dozier homered for the third straight game, Miguel Sano drove in a pair of runs in frigid conditions and Minnesota handed Pittsburgh its first loss of the season.

Dozier hit a drive off the top of the left-field wall in the third inning for his fourth home run in four days. Sano finished 3 for 5 and started Minnesota's four-run rally in the sixth with an RBI single. He added another run-scoring single in the seventh. Eduardo Escobar also drove in two runs for the Twins.

Taylor Rogers (1-0) got two outs in the fifth to pick up the win.

Josh Bell hit a 432-foot home run through the snow flurries in the first inning for Pittsburgh. Corey Dickerson added two hits for the Pirates, but Pittsburgh's attempt to start 5-0 for the first time since 1983 ended when the Twins jumped on Ivan Nova (0-1) and the bullpen in the sixth.

WHITE SOX 4, BLUE JAYS 3

TORONTO (AP) - Matt Davidson hit his fourth home run of the season, Jose Abreu added a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning and Chicago snapped Toronto's four-game winning streak.

Davidson homered leading off the second inning, driving a 3-1 pitch from Aaron Sanchez over the left-field fence. With the score tied at 3, Abreu connected on a 3-0 pitch from reliever Ryan Tepera (1-1), sending a solo shot into the second deck in left-center field for his second home run of the year.

Right-hander Nate Jones (1-0) picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Closer Joakim Soria earned his second save of the season with a flawless ninth inning.

GIANTS 10, MARINERS 1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Pablo Sandoval splashed a three-run homer into McCovey Cove while making a rare start, Johnny Cueto earned his first win of the season and San Francisco jumped all over Seattle ace Felix Hernandez.

Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford and Gorkys Hernandez also homered as the Giants got their bats going at last to back Cueto (1-0).

San Francisco rebounded quickly after losing its home opener a day earlier. Sandoval drew a bases-loaded walk to put the Giants ahead against Hernandez (1-1) in the first, when they also scored runs on a wild pitch and Crawford's sacrifice fly.

Gorkys Hernandez connected leading off the second. Belt started the fifth with a drive to left. Sandoval's drive into the water three batters later chased Hernandez, and Crawford followed with his first homer. It was the first time the Giants hit three homers in one inning since June 2, 2016, at Atlanta - also in the fifth. They last did it at home on May 7, 2007, in the fifth inning as well, against the Mets.

BRAVES 7, NATIONALS 1

ATLANTA (AP) - Mike Foltynewicz outpitched Max Scherzer, Preston Tucker hit a three-run homer and Atlanta beat Washington.

Foltynewicz (1-0) allowed four hits, one run and two walks and had eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. He snapped an eight-start skid during which he went 0-7 with a 7.34 ERA.

Scherzer (1-1) gave up six hits, two walks and five runs - two earned - in five innings. The three-time Cy Young Award winner struck out seven.

The Braves, with three straight seasons of at least 90 losses, improved to 4-2 and are two games over .500 for the first time since April 22, 2015.

CARDINALS 6, BREWERS 0

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Carlos Martinez pitched into the ninth inning and struck out 10, Yadier Molina homered and St. Louis beat error-prone Milwaukee.

Leadoff batter Dexter Fowler scored twice in the first three innings for the Cardinals.

A 4-0 lead after four innings was more than enough cushion for the hard-throwing Martinez (1-1). The two-time All-Star rebounded from a rough opening-day start last week against the New York Mets by cruising through the Brewers' dangerous lineup at hitter-friendly Miller Park.

Martinez allowed four hits and two walks. He retired 16 straight before Domingo Santana laced a one-out single in the seventh. The right-hander's fastball still registered 93 mph in the ninth.

Molina hit a solo shot to left field in the fourth off Jhoulys Chacin (0-1).

ROCKIES 5, PADRES 2

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jon Gray pitched seven scoreless innings, Trevor Story and Ian Desmond each drove in two runs and Colorado beat San Diego.

Gray (1-1) shut down the Padres a night after they won 8-4 behind rookie Christian Villanueva's three home runs and five RBIs. Gray retired Villanueva in three straight at-bats, including a strikeout. The right-hander struck out seven and walked none before three relievers finished a six-hitter.

Cory Spangenberg had two of the four hits off Gray. Wade Davis closed for his third save.

The Rockies hit Clayton Richard (0-1) hard in scoring all their runs in the first two innings.

ATHLETICS 6, RANGERS 2

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Sean Manaea pitched three-hit ball over eight innings and Oakland defeated Texas.

Jed Lowrie had a two-run single in a four-run fourth. Matt Chapman scored two runs and Bruce Maxwell added an RBI double for the A's, who had lost four of five since winning on opening day.

Every Oakland starter had at least one hit or scored a run.

Manaea (1-1) struck out four and walked one while beating the Rangers for the third consecutive time.

Doug Fister (1-1) allowed five runs - two earned - and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-05-2018, 01:40 AM

Padres place Myers on DL, recall Maton
April 4, 2018

SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego Padres have placed outfielder Wil Myers on the 10-day disabled list with nerve irritation in his right arm.

To take his roster spot, the Padres recalled right-handed reliever Phil Maton from Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday.

Myers is hitting .250 with one homer and one RBI in three games. He moved back to the outfield this season to make room for Eric Hosmer at first base.

Myers also missed time this season with a back injury.

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Cards activate Wainwright for home opener
April 4, 2018

MILWAUKEE (AP) St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright is coming back from the disabled list in time to start the home opener.

The Cardinals plan to activate Wainwright when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit Busch Stadium on Thursday, ending the veteran right-hander's season-opening stint on the 10-day DL for a strained left hamstring. He has been running and shagging fly balls with the team in Milwaukee, where the Cardinals were wrapping up a three-game series on Wednesday.

Manager Mike Matheny said the team decided that Wainwright was ready after giving him one last checkup Wednesday morning.

''I think they invented tests for me to try and pass to prove to them that I was ready,'' Wainwright said.

He'll take the start that was initially scheduled to go to Michael Wacha. The rest of the rotation will be pushed back a day to make room for Wainwright, whose 1,583 career strikeouts is second in Cardinals history only behind Hall of Famer Bob Gibson (3,117).

''I told them I would take whatever test they needed me to take. I didn't go into the manager's office and tell him `I want tomorrow,''' Wainwright said. ''I wanted to be respectful of Wacha and his position of potentially pitching tomorrow ... when he's also a very deserving candidate.''

The Cardinals optioned Jack Flaherty to Triple-A Memphis to make room for Wainwright. Flaherty allowed one run on six hits in five innings against Milwaukee on Tuesday.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-05-2018, 01:43 AM

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY APRIL 5, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM New York Mets Washington Nationals Nationals Park
2:05 PM Tampa Bay Rays Boston Red Sox Fenway Park
3:05 PM Miami Marlins Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
3:35 PM Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
3:40 PM Colorado Rockies San Diego Padres PETCO Park
4:10 PM Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
4:10 PM Seattle Mariners Minnesota Twins Target Field
6:35 PM Baltimore Orioles New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
7:05 PM Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:15 PM Arizona Diamondbacks St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium
8:10 PM Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park

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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/04/2018 7-6-1 53.85% +6.15
04/03/2018 12-12-0 50.00% +0.30
04/02/2018 3-5-0 37.50% -13.10
04/01/2018 6-14-0 30.00% -42.70

Totals.............28 - 37........43.07%....-49.35

**StarDust Bum** · 04-05-2018, 01:44 AM

Thursday’s 6-pack

Betting props for the Masters:

— Will Eldrick Woods make the cut? Yes -$170, No +$140

— Will Jordan Spieth hit a ball in water on 12th hole this week? Yes +$140, No -$190

— Most strokes recorded on any hole by any player: 8 Yes/No both -$115

— Lowest round by any player in any round: 65.5 Over/under both -$115

— Highest round by any player in any round: 82.5 Over/under both -$115

— Will there be a playoff in The Masters? Yes +$235, No —$285

Quote of the Day
“What’s right isn’t always popular and what’s popular isn’t always right.”
John Calipari

Thursday’s quiz
Which National League starting pitcher was once a backup QB at Michigan?

Wednesday’s quiz
Luxor is the Las Vegas hotel/casino that is shaped like a pyramid.

Tuesday’s quiz
Toronto catcher Russell Martin broke into the major leagues with the Dodgers.

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

13) One of the basic truths of life: Baseball players get hurt a lot. Season started with 113 players on the disabled list, little less than four players per team.

12) There were 925 sacrifice bunts in the major leagues LY, fewest of any season since 1900.

11) When Ichiro Suzuki gets inducted into the Hall of Fame someday, it’ll a proud day for retired P Ryan Vogelsong. Ichiro was 0-15 in his career against Vogelsong.

10) New England now has four of the first 63 picks in the NFL Draft in three weeks. This is the first time since 1998 the Patriots have two 1st-round picks and two 2nd-round picks in a draft.

9) 80-year old Jim Harrick, who won a national title at UCLA in 1995, will be on Mark Gottfried’s staff at Cal-Northridge next winter. Gottfried was an assistant on that UCLA staff in ’95, with Lorenzo Romar and Steve Lavin.

8) Most NCAA tournament wins since 2000:
Kansas 49, North Carolina 48, Duke 46, Mich State/Kentucky 42

7) Dodgers pitchers allowed 8 bases-loaded walks all of last season; they issued three in the 7th inning alone Tuesday night in Arizona.

6) They had the par-3 tournament at Augusta National Wednesday; guys can have whoever they want caddy for them, and Jack Nicklaus had one of his grandsons caddy for him. They let the caddies hit a few shots, and the 15-year old grandson gets a hole-in-one, his first ever. Wow.

5) Pro golfer Tony Finau also got a hole-in-one Wednesday, but he dislocated his ankle while he was celebrating the ace. He put the ankle back in place and finished his round. Was odd to see; he just reached down and put the ankle back in place.

4) Thursday, Baltimore Ravens’ GM/coach Ozzie Newsome and John Harbaugh will be questioned under oath as part of the Colin Kaepernick collusion grievance.

Wednesday, the Ravens gave QB Robert Griffin III a one-year, $1M contract for 2018.

Maybe I watch too many movies, but I’m thinking this isn’t a coincidence.

3) College basketball coaching carousel:
— St Peter’s coach John Donne stays in the MAAC, but moves to Marist.
— Rhode Island promoted assistant David Cox to head coach.
— East Carolina signed Florida Gulf Coast coach Joe Dooley as its new coach.
— South Dakota hired Grand Canyon assistant Todd Lee as its new coach.

2) Cardinals led off Tuesday’s game with back/back homers off of Chase Anderson; last time the Redbirds started a game that way was when Curt Flood and Gene Freese led off with home runs off a guy named Sandy Koufax, on August 17, 1958.

1— Colorado Rockies gave Charlie Blackmon a 6-year, $108M contract, so he is staying in the friendly confines of Coors Field and will never, ever get traded in our fantasy league.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-05-2018, 11:23 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, April 5

National League
Mets (4-1) @ Nationals (4-2)
deGrom allowed one run in 5.2 IP (101 PT) in his first ’18 start. Over is 7-2-1 in his last ten starts. He is 4-1, 2.95 in six career starts in Washington.

Strasburg allowed three runs in 6.1 IP (99 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 10-2-1 in his last 13 starts. He is 8-4, 2.64 in 16 career starts against the Mets.

Mets won four of their first five games; their last three games stayed under. Washington won four of its first six games (over 3-1-2).

Marlins (2-4) @ Phillies (1-4)
Smith allowed one run in 5.1 IP (100 PT) in his first ’18 start.

Pivetta gave up three runs in four IP (73 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 8-5-3 in his last 16 starts.

Marlins lost four of their first six games (over 3-3), all at home. Phillies lost four of their first five games (over 2-2-1), all on the road.

Rockies (3-3) @ Padres (1-5)
Anderson allowed seven runs in 2.1 IP (71 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 10-6 in his last 16 starts. He is 1-1, 2.00 in three career starts vs San Diego.

Lucchesi allowed three runs in 4.2 IP (75 PT) in his MLB debut Friday.

Rockies won three of their last four games (over 4-2). San Diego lost five of its first six games (over 4-2)

Reds (1-3) @ Pirates (4-1)
Bailey allowed one run in six IP (104 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven starts. He is 6-2, 2.48 in 10 career starts in Pittsburgh.

Brault was 1-0, 4.50 in four starts LY; he threw three scoreless innings in relief in his only ’18 appearance, Friday in Detroit.

Reds lost three of their first four games (over 2-2). Pittsburgh won four of its first five games (over 4-1).

Diamondbacks (5-1) @ Cardinals (3-3)
Ray allowed seven runs in five IP (85 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 7-2 in his last nine starts. He is 0-2, 6.52 in three starts vs St Louis.

Wacha allowed four runs in 4.2 IP (95 PT) in his first ’18 start. Four of his last five starts stayed under the total. 1-1, 3.45 in five starts vs Arizona.

Arizona won five of its first six games (over 3-3), all at home. Cardinals split their first six games (over 4-2), all on the road.

Cubs (2-3) @ Brewers (4-2)
Lester allowed four runs in 3.1 IP (71 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 10-2-1 in his last 13 starts. He is 3-2, 2.77 in six starts vs Milwaukee.

Suter allowed three runs in five IP (83 PT) in his first ’18 start; four of his last five starts stayed under the total.

Cubs lost three of their last four games; under is 3-1 in their last four games. Milwaukee won four of its first six games (over 4-2).

American League
Rays (1-5) @ Red Sox (5-1)
It is a bullpen game for Tampa Bay.

Former Devil Ray Price blanked Tampa Bay for seven innings (76 PT) in his first ’18 start. Under is 6-4-2 in his last dozen starts. He is 4-3, 3.45 in 10 games (9 starts) vs his old team.

Rays lost their last five games, scoring 9 runs total in last five games (over 3-3). Boston won its last five games, all on road; four of those five games stayed under.

Rangers (2-5) @ A’s (3-4)
Perez is 1-2, 4.84 in his last four starts, all of which stayed under total. He is 7-7, 5.24 in 16 starts vs Oakland.

Mengden allowed six runs in 5.2 IP (100 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 3-2 in his last five starts.

Texas lost five of its first seven games (under 5-2). Oakland lost four of its last six games, scoring 16 runs. Under is 4-3 in their games this season.

Mariners (3-2) @ Twins (3-2)
Paxton allowed six runs in 4.2 IP (104 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 7-4 in his last 11 starts. He is 2-1, 2.70 in three starts vs Minnesota.

Gibson blanked Baltimore for six innings (102 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight starts. He is 4-2, 3.49 in eight starts vs Seattle.

Mariners are 3-2 in their first five games; their last four games went over. Minnesota won three of its last four games, all on road (under 3-2).

Tigers (1-4) @ White Sox (5-1)
Zimmerman allowed four runs in six IP (81 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 6-2 in his last eight starts. He is 5-2, 5.08 in eight starts vs Chicago.

Shields allowed four runs in six IP (97 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 7-4 in his last 11 starts. He is 9-8, 4.43 in 25 starts vs Detroit.

Detroit lost four of its first five games; three of their last four games stayed under. White Sox are 3-2 in their first five games (under 3-2).

Orioles (1-5) @ New York (4-2)
Cashner allowed five runs in five IP (79 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 7-2 in his last nine starts. He is 1-1, 1.80 in three starts vs New York, but this is his first career start in the Bronx.

Tanaka allowed one run in six IP (79 PT) in his first ’18 start; his last five starts stayed under. He is 2-2, 3.58 in eight starts vs Baltimore.

Orioles lost their last five games; under is 5-1 in their games this month. New York won four of its first six games- their last three games went over.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 3/29/18
Ariz 0-0……0-0……..0-0
Atl 0-0……0-1……..0-1
Cubs 1-0……0-0……..1-0
Reds 0-0……0-0……..0-0
Colo 0-0……0-0………0-0
LA 0-0……0-0………0-0
Miami 0-0…….0-1……..0-1
Milw 1-0…….0-0………1-0
Mets 0-0……1-0………1-0
Philly 1-0…….0-0………1-0
Pitt 0-0…….0-0………0-0
St. Louis 0-1…….0-0……….0-1
SD 0-0……..0-1………0-1
SF 0-0…….0-0………0-0
Wash 0-0……..0-0………0-0

Orioles 0-0……..0-0-1……0-0-1
Boston 1-0……..0-0………1-0
White Sox 1-0……..0-0………1-0
Cleveland 0-0……..0-0………0-0
Detroit 0-0……..0-0………0-0
Astros 1-0……..0-0………1-0
KC 0-0……..0-1………0-1
Angels 0-0-1……0-0……..0-0-1
Twins 0-0-1……0-0……..0-0-1
NYY 1-0………0-0…..…1-0
A’s 0-0…….0-0-1……..0-0-1
Seattle 0-0……..0-0………0-0
TB 0-0……..0-1………0-1
Texas 0-0……..0-1………0-1
Toronto 0-0……..0-1………0-1

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 3-0 NL, favorites +$79
AL @ NL– 0-0, favorites
Total: 3-0 NL, favorites +$79

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 2-1
AL @ NL: Over
Total: Over 2-1

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