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**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2018, 11:41 AM

MLB

Thursday, April 19

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Trend Report
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Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games on the road
Baltimore is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
Baltimore is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
Detroit is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Detroit is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Detroit's last 23 games at home
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Baltimore
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Chi Cubs is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Houston Astros
Houston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
Houston is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 11 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Seattle's last 15 games
Seattle is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Seattle is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 11 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Houston
Seattle is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing at home against Houston

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Toronto is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 9 games
NY Yankees is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games at home
NY Yankees is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
NY Yankees is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home
NY Yankees is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing Toronto
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Yankees is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
Pittsburgh is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Philadelphia is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

New York Mets
NY Mets is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Mets is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
NY Mets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Mets is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Mets's last 11 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Miami Marlins
Miami is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Miami is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Miami is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Miami is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Miami
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing at home against Miami

San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games on the road
San Francisco is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
San Francisco is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 12 of San Francisco's last 18 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
Arizona is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Arizona is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Arizona's last 18 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Boston Red Sox
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
LA Angels is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Boston
LA Angels is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
LA Angels is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2018, 11:47 AM

Thursday's Diamond Notes
April 19, 2018

Hottest team: Red Sox (6-0 last six)

Boston isn’t slowing down anytime soon as the Red Sox picked up another dominating victory over the Angels. On Wednesday, one night after blowing out the Halos, 10-1 in the series opener, the Red Sox blanked L.A., 9-0 behind Rick Porcello’s six scoreless innings. Outfielder J.D. Martinez delivered four hits for Boston, including his fourth home run on the season as the Red Sox have plated 84 runs in the last 10 games (9-1).

The Red Sox look to secure the sweep with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez on the hill tonight. Rodriguez limited the Orioles to five hits and one earned run in six innings of work in a 7-3 home victory last Friday. However, the southpaw has struggled on the road as Boston posted a 1-6 record in his seven starts away from Fenway Park since last June (making first away start this season).

Coldest team: Orioles (0-5 last five)

It’s been a disastrous start for Baltimore, who attempts to avoid a sweep for the second straight road series. The Orioles dropped all three games at Boston last weekend and have fallen twice at Detroit the last two days. The Tigers walked-off past the O’s on Wednesday, 6-5, as Baltimore dropped to 1-7 since taking three of four from the Yankees in New York earlier this month.

Alex Cobb tries to stop the bleeding for Baltimore this afternoon as the former Rays’ right-hander was tagged for 10 hits and eight runs in his Orioles’ debut at Boston. The O’s face Jordan Zimmermann in the series finale, as Baltimore has compiled a 1-4 record this season against right-handed starting pitchers.

Hottest pitcher: Jameson Taillon, Pirates (2-0, 0.89 ERA)

Pittsburgh avoided a home sweep to Colorado in Wednesday’s blowout of the Rockies. The Pirates make the short trip across the state to begin a four-game series with the Phillies. Taillon is coming off consecutive scoreless outings against the Reds and Marlins, while scattering five hits in 15 innings of work. Pittsburgh owns a perfect 3-0 record in Taillon’s three starts this season, while the Pirates look to improve on a 7-2 mark away from PNC Park.

Coldest pitcher: Matt Harvey, Mets (0-1, 4.80 ERA)

New York has yet to lose a road game this season as the Mets embark on a four-game series with the surprising Braves. The Mets rallied past the Nationals on Wednesday to end a two-game slide, as Harvey tries to cure his recent ills on the mound. Harvey dominated the Phillies in his first start of the season, but the Mets’ righty has given up four earned runs in each of his past two starts, while not lasting past the fifth inning. New York lost each of Harvey’s last three starts against Atlanta last season, including a pair of outings at SunTrust Park.

Biggest OVER run: Marlins (4-1 on road, 3-0 last three)

Miami pulled off a shocking victory at New York on Tuesday by routing the Yankees, 9-1, one night after getting blown out by the Bronx Bombers, 12-1. The Marlins have been an inconsistent team when it comes to totals as their current three-game OVER streak is their longest this season. Miami travels to Milwaukee for the start of a four-game series with the Brewers, as Dillon Peters heads to the mound. Peters has been the model of inconsistency for Miami, by tossing a pair of quality starts as home underdogs in wins over the Cubs and Pirates, but was lit up in a 20-1 road loss at Philadelphia.

Biggest UNDER run: Astros (10-3 last 13)

Houston’s pitching staff is largely responsible for registering a majority of these UNDERS, as the Astros have limited the Mariners to four runs through the first three games in Seattle. Although Wednesday’s contest barely hit the OVER on a 7 ½ total, the Astros’ offense finally busted out by scoring seven runs. Thirteen times this season the Astros have limited opponents to three runs or fewer as Charlie Morton looks to continue that trend this afternoon. Morton has allowed three earned runs in his 18 innings of work this season, while hitting the UNDER in eight of his last 10 starts since August 2017.

Matchup to watch: Giants vs. Diamondbacks

Arizona and San Francisco wrap up their three-game set at Chase Field after the Giants grabbed a 4-3 victory in 10 innings on Wednesday. The D-backs erased a late 2-0 deficit to tie the game in the ninth, but the Giants plated a pair of runs in the top of the 10th to end a four-game slide.

The D-backs have yet to lose consecutive games this season as they look to finish off the Giants with ace Zack Greinke taking the ball. Greinke has been knocked around in his last two outings at St. Louis and Los Angeles by allowing nine earned runs in 11 innings of work. The D-backs captured all three of Greinke’s starts against the Giants last season, including tossing eight scoreless innings in a 2-0 victory last September.

Ty Blach counters for San Francisco, as the southpaw has already faced Dodgers’ ace Clayton Kershaw twice and split a pair of low-scoring starts against Los Angeles. The Giants haven’t provided Blach much run support, scoring one run in three of his starts, while putting up four runs in a home loss to the Mariners.

Betcha didn’t know: It seems like the Cubs haven’t played in a long time with all the terrible weather wiping games throughout baseball. Chicago finishes off its series with St. Louis at Wrigley Field as Jon Lester takes the mound. The Cubs are 4-0 in the left-hander’s last four home outings against the Cardinals since 2016, but St. Louis is currently riding a six-game road winning streak.

Biggest public favorite: Brewers (-190) vs. Marlins

Biggest public underdog: Pirates (+100) at Phillies

Biggest line move: Tigers (+115 to +105) vs. Orioles

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2018, 11:48 AM

Reds fire manager Bryan Price after 3-15 start
April 19, 2018

CINCINNATI (AP) The Reds fired Bryan Price on Thursday after their 3-15 start, the first managerial change in the major leagues this season.

Price was in his fifth season leading the rebuilding team, which has relied on rookies more than any other team in the majors during his tenure. The Reds have lost at least 94 games in each of the last three seasons while finishing last in the NL Central.

Bench coach Jim Riggleman will manage the team on an interim basis. The move came during an off-day in St. Louis. The Reds are coming off back-to-back shutout losses in Milwaukee, the first time they were blanked in consecutive games since 2015.

Price was given the job of leading the Reds during a massive overhaul. They were 279-387 under Price, who got the job when Dusty Baker was fired after the 2013 season for failing to get beyond the first round of the playoffs.

The Reds suffered significant injuries during spring training and got off to their worst start since the Great Depression while drawing small crowds at Great American Ball Park. Top starter Anthony DeSclafani is sidelined indefinitely with a strained oblique - he missed all last season with an elbow injury - and left-hander Brandon Finnegan has been limited to one start by a biceps injury.

The offense also has taken significant hits. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez got a $66 million, seven-year contract during spring training - Cincinnati's first significant deal during its rebuild - but he broke his right thumb when he was hit by a pitch and is sidelined indefinitely. Right fielder Scott Schebler also is out with a bruised elbow.

The Reds won the division twice during Baker's six-year tenure and went to the playoffs three times, but couldn't get beyond the first round. Baker was fired after they lost the wild card game to Pittsburgh in 2013, and Price was promoted from pitching coach.

The Reds lost 86 games in Price's first season, and the organization decided to begin a massive rebuild that involved trading every star player except Joey Votto and Homer Bailey. They've brought up rookie pitchers before they were ready to fill in while DeSclafani, Finnegan and Bailey were hurt.

Thirty-two Reds players have made their major league debuts in the last three seasons, the most in the majors. In the last four seasons, they've had a rookie start 254 of 504 games. Rookies made a club-record 110 starts in 2015, when the Reds lost 98 games.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2018, 11:58 AM

THURSDAY, APRIL 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BAL at DET 01:10 PM
BAL -116
O 9.0

STL at CHC 02:20 PM
STL +100
O 7.0

HOU at SEA 03:40 PM
SEA +166
O 8.0

TOR at NYY 06:35 PM
TOR +138
U 9.0

PIT at PHI 07:05 PM
PIT -109
O 7.5

NYM at ATL 07:35 PM
ATL +108
O 9.5

MIA at MIL 08:10 PM
MIL -180
O 9.0

SF at ARI 09:40 PM
SF +160
O 8.5

BOS at LAA 10:07 PM
LAA -108
O 8.5

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 02:29 AM

Morton, Altuve lead Astros over Mariners
April 19, 2018

SEATTLE (AP) Charlie Morton pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Jose Altuve hit a three-run double and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 9-2 on Thursday after Evan Gattis hit into a 5-4-3 triple play in the fourth inning.

Morton (3-0) retired 15 straight at one stretch and didn't allow a runner to reach second base.

Marco Gonzales (1-2) allowed three runs - all unearned because of a throwing error by third baseman Kyle Seager - and four hits in 4 2/3 innings.

CUBS 8, CARDINALS 5

CHICAGO (AP) - Jon Lester (2-0) was dominant through six innings of two-hit ball in his 100th start as Cub, and Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer.

Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber each had two RBIs as Chicago took a 6-1 lead after two innings. Every Cubs starter had a hit, including three by Anthony Rizzo and two each by Heyward, Schwarber and Javier Baez.

Brandon Morrow pitched a perfect ninth to complete a five-hitter and remain perfect in three save chances.

Ten of Chicago's first 16 batters reached against Luke Weaver (2-1), who allowed six runs and nine hits in four innings.

TIGERS 13, ORIOLES 8

DETROIT (AP) - Leonys Martin hit his first big league grand slam, and Jeimer Candelario had four hits and three RBIs as Detroit completed a three-game sweep and extended Baltimore's losing streak to six.

Jordan Zimmermann (1-0) gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings, allowing two home runs to Manny Machado and one to Chris Davis.

Alex Cobb (0-2) made his second start after signing late in spring training and his ERA rose to 15.43. He allowed seven runs - five earned - and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings.

YANKEES 4, BLUE JAYS 3

NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Judge hit his fifth home run for a 4-2 lead in seventhm and David Robertson pitched out of an eighth-inning jam.

CC Sabathia allowed two unearned runs over 4 1/3 innings in his first start since straining his right hip on April 6. Chad Green (1-0) retired five straight batters, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect seventh and Robertson delivered a lead to Aroldis Chapman, who struck out the side on 12 pitches for his third save, twice topping 100 mph.

Aaron Sanchez (1-2) held New York to three runs and seven hits over six innings.

Giancarlo Stanton had an infield single to snap an 0-for-15 skid. He was 1 for 3 with a walk and is 4 for 38 with 20 strikeouts at Yankee Stadium this season.

Neil Walker sparked New York's two-run second inning by snapping an 0-for-16 skid with a double off the right-field wall. He scored on a single by Ronald Torreyes.

PHILLIES 7, PIRATES 0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jake Arrieta (2-0) struck out 10 and tossed one-hit ball over seven innings. Yacksel Rios allowed a hit in the eighth and Victor Arano finished the two-hitter with a perfect ninth.

Rhys Hoskins homered and Cesar Hernandez had a three-run single.

Jameson Taillon (2-1) allowed five runs and four hits in 1 1/3 innings.

BRAVES 12, METS 4

ATLANTA (AP) - Preston Tucker drove in a career-high five runs, and Matt Wisler (1-0) allowed one run two hits in seven innings after being called up from the minors.

Kurt Suzuki had three hits and drove in three runs, including a two-run homer in the first off Matt Harvey (0-2), who allowed six runs and eight hits in six innings.

BREWERS 12, MARLINS 3

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Lorenzo Cain homered, doubled twice and scored four times, and pinch-hitter Ryan Braun launched a three-run homer that gave him 1,000 RBIs. The Brewers erased a 3-2 deficit with three runs in the fifth inning and added seven in the sixth.

Slumping Lewis Brinson, acquired from Milwaukee in the offseason trade for Christian Yelich, celebrated his return to Miller Park with his first two homers of the season for Miami.

Chase Anderson (2-1) allowed three runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings for the win. Dillon Peters (2-2) gave up four runs, three hits, five walks and a pair of wilc pitches in 4 2/3 innings.

DIAMONDBACKS 3, GIANTS 1

PHOENIX (AP) - Zack Greinke (2-1) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings, giving up a solo homer to Brandon Belt, and Arizona won its sixth straight series.

Brad Boxberger got Belt to pop out with two on in the ninth inning for his fifth straight save to open the season, a night after allowing the go-ahead homer to Belt in the 10th.

A.J. Pollock hit a solo homer off Ty Blach (1-3) and Ketel Marte also had a solo shot to help the Diamondbacks take two of three from the Giants. Arizona had never opened a season with more than two straight series wins.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 02:33 AM

Diamondbacks' Owings injured in collision with Pollock
April 19, 2018

PHOENIX (AP) Arizona right fielder Chris Owings has left the Diamondbacks' game against the San Francisco Giants after colliding with center fielder A.J. Pollock.

Owings was injured in the third inning Thursday night on a long fly to the gap in right-center by Joe Panik.

Owings slid to make the catch and appeared to get hit on the head by Pollock's knee. An athletic trainer ran out to attend to Owings, who walked slowly back to the dugout to applause from the home fans.

He was replaced by Jarrod Dyson.

Owings has played multiple positions during six seasons with the Diamondbacks. He is hitting .275 with a homer and six RBIs this year.

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Home plate ump Jerry Layne injured by Mike Trout foul ball
April 19, 2018

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Home plate umpire Jerry Layne has left the Los Angeles Angels' game against Boston after a foul ball from Mike Trout hit him on the right arm.

Layne went to the locker room in the bottom of the first inning Thursday night.

Trout's foul off the second pitch from Eduardo Rodriguez went straight back and smacked Layne on his right elbow or biceps. Layne doubled over in obvious pain while trainers attended to him, and he eventually exited through the Angels' dugout.

Rodriguez threw several dozen warmup pitches during the lengthy delay.

The game resumed with first base umpire Greg Gibson behind the plate after he fetched his gear.

The 59-year-old Layne has been a major league umpire since 1989.

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Backing the Blue Jays
April 19, 2018

What The Toronto Blue Jays Are Doing Right

Lost in the shuffle of the Maple Leafs challenging for the Stanley Cup and the Raptors attempting to prevent another playoff implosion is the Toronto Blue Jays clawing their way to a handsome record of 12-5 SU and a +588 rating on the moneyline.

They currently own the third best record in the entire American League. For a team that was nothing more than an afterthought at the beginning of the season, this is a big deal.

Spring wins are a huge buffer for teams like the Blue Jays, who are pretty much overachieving at this point. Toronto began the MLB betting season as +5000 longshots to win the World Series. If you know anything about the futures market in general, you know that this number means that they’re not in the running.

That mark has changed dramatically over the course of the month. Toronto is now a +2500 outsider to challenge for the World Series, and are +1000 to win in the American League pennant futures.

You’re probably not going to wager on the Jays to maintain this momentum all the way through to October, especially since the Angels and Red Sox are much more fun bets.

2018 American League Pennant Odds

Houston Astros +300
Boston Red Sox +400
New York Yankees +450
Los Angeles Angels +500
Minnesota Twins +1000
Toronto Blue Jays +1000
Seattle Mariners +2500

What Toronto more so represents is a cautionary bull market. They’re off to their best start in a decade, and don’t remind fans of that because they ended up finishing fourth in the division and six games under .500 in 2009. It’s much better than the 2-11 start they endured last year at this point, but it’s also come in part because of a soft schedule.

Toronto has happily beat up the Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles and swept the Kansas City Royals over their last ten games along with a one-game beat down of the Cleveland Indians.

By every understanding of what we know about baseball, the ship should correct with a four game set coming up against the New York Yankees through the weekend.

That is followed by a tide turning series against the surging Boston Red Sox, who have been smashing their way through victories at an obscene clip.

It goes without saying that the Blue Jays are an inflated commodity that’s full of hot air right now. Their pitching is abysmal, and they remain without their two biggest stars as Josh Donaldson’s trip to the disabled list is going to last a little longer and Troy Tulowitzki is still recovering from double foot surgery.

With those two back in the lineup sooner rather than later, this Toronto team is a lot easier to believe in and bet on. Without them it’s easy to see this hot air balloon ride crashing back down to Earth.

Teams that lack truly consistent pitching are a problem for bettors because everything about betting on baseball relies on starting pitchers. J.A. Happ leads the team with three wins in four starts, and that in itself speaks volumes about what these guys have at the stripe. It’s not safe.

All this being said, there are a lot of teams giving up a lot of runs this year in spite of having elite staffs. Maybe the balls are juiced (read: the balls are juiced), or maybe teams like the Blue Jays have found a bit of a loophole in traditional baseball metrics.

Team defense, strong pitching and intense strategy is what really makes a difference in the playoffs. You can’t rely on big home runs all the time – you have to be the best at something.

The Blue Jays are simply good at power hitting. That isn’t enough to win a World Series, or even a pennant, on its own merits but it’s more than enough to generate runs in the regular season.

Toronto ranks 5th with a .776 OPS and are 3rd in terms of slugging with an out-of-infield rate of .444 which is fantastic. They don’t hit an exceptional amount of balls in to play, and aside from the impossibly athletic Kevin Pillar they’re hilariously slow and terrible at stealing bases.

It’s actually mind boggling that this is working to Toronto’s favor.

The only thing that saves Toronto is literally their slugging. Everything else is average or just slightly above. And even there, they don’t hit a lot of doubles or triples. But the consistency at which they bat balls out of the infield and in to play gives them tons of chances to score. They make the most of what the skin they scalp, and strong slugging teams can survive world eating pitchers or opponents who are equally good at circling back to home plate.

In most instances with teams like Toronto, you’d say “bet now and get out when the ship starts thinking”. That’s the whole Hot Hand mentality.

However, Toronto has a fantastic schedule coming up that is only muddied by a showdown with Boston next week. They play the Yankees, Red Sox, Rangers, Twins, Indians and Rays up until the first weekend of May. That’s some good eating if you ask me.

Everyone is going to tell you to back off, which is fine. But knowing that the regular season is about simplicity, and that starting pitching is mattering less and less when it comes to betting (because the balls are juiced!), Toronto still stands as a strong play.

The Yankees are very vulnerable right now. The rest of the American League isn’t that good.

Somehow Toronto has emerged as a team that can survive their own weaknesses because their one strength is entirely useful at producing runs. That’s enough for me to keep betting on their moneylines. You should too until there’s solid proof that they’re no longer viable. For now, it’s safe to fly with these Blue Jays.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 02:37 AM

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY APRIL 20, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:10 PM Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
7:05 PM Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards
7:05 PM Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
7:05 PM Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
7:10 PM Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
7:10 PM Minnesota Twins Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field
7:35 PM New York Mets Atlanta Braves SunTrust Park
8:05 PM Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers Globe Life Park in Arlington
8:10 PM Houston Astros Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
8:10 PM Miami Marlins Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
8:15 PM Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium
8:40 PM Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies Coors Field
9:40 PM San Diego Padres Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
10:05 PM Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
10:07 PM San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Angels Angel Stadium of Anaheim
10:10 PM Washington Nationals Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium

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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/19/2018 9-9-0 50.00% -2.25
04/18/2018 15-11-0 57.69% +14.15
04/17/2018 19-11-1 63.33% +26.65
04/16/2018 5-7-1 41.67% -15.75
04/15/2018 7-9-0 43.75% -28.25
04/14/2018 8-12-0 40.00% -27.65
04/13/2018 13-5-1 72.22% +31.75
04/12/2018 7-6-1 53.85% -5.10
04/11/2018 10-12-0 45.45% -17.40
04/10/2018 10-5-0 66.67% +20.90
04/09/2018 9-13-1 40.91% -29.80
04/08/2018 2-13-0 13.33% -65.10
04/07/2018 7-11-0 38.88% -26.60
04/06/2018 4-4-0 50.00% +1.55
04/05/2018 12-7-0 63.16% +11.75
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........166 - 172.3........49.11%....-160.20

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 02:38 AM

Friday’s 6-pack

— Cincinnati Reds fired manager Brian Price, after starting the season 3-15.

— 76ers 128, Heat 108— Philly takes a 2-1 series lead.

— Pelicans 119, Trailblazers 102— Yikes. New Orleans is up 3-0 in this series.

— Warriors 110, Spurs 97— Game went over total with 0:01.2 left.

— Bruins 3, Maple Leafs 1— Boston takes a 3-1 series lead.

— OF Trayce Thompson is on his third team in two weeks; A’s traded him back to Chicago.

Quote of the Day
“Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick for your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and co-workers, and even strangers you meet along the way.”
Barbara Bush

Friday’s quiz
Who was manager of the Cincinnati Reds before Bryan Price?

Thursday’s quiz
Alaska was the 49th state, Hawai’i the 50th— Arizona was the 48th state.

Wednesday’s quiz
Knicks lost 4-1 to San Antonio the last time they made the NBA Finals, in 1999.

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Friday’s List of 13: Quick thoughts on the 2018 NFL schedule

Thoughts/comments on the NFL schedule release:
13) Week 1 Monday night doubleheader: Jets @ Lions, then Rams @ Raiders.

Super Bowl champion Eagles open on Thursday Sept 6 at home against Atlanta.

12) NFL went traditional rival-heavy for its Thanksgiving Day slate: Chicago-Detroit; Washington-Dallas; Atlanta-New Orleans. Good set of games.

This is third year in row the Redskins play on Thanksgiving Day.

11) Only four divisional games in Week 1, which is a good idea. Every game in Week 17 is a divisional game.

10) There is a Week 16 Monday night game on Christmas Eve; Broncos @ Raiders.

9) A sign the NFL doesn’t think you’re good: Miami Dolphins have a Week 8 Thursday night game in Houston- their other 15 games appear to be 1:00 Sunday games. If you NEVER play a 4:25 Sunday game, the league office isn’t too optimistic about your chances.

8) Rams-Chiefs in Mexico City on Monday night, November 19. Bye week the next week for both teams, which is weird but good for the team, having a bye week over Thanksgiving.

7) Chargers visit Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Denver in December, three potential cold weather games. Rams go to Chicago December 9, which will probably be a cruddy weather day.

6) Three teams have the unenviable “3 road games in 3 weeks” scenario:
— Ravens go to Pittsburgh-Cleveland-Tennessee in weeks 4-6
— Rams go to Seattle-Denver-San Francisco in weeks 5-7
— Saints go to Dallas-Tampa Bay-Carolina in weeks 13-15, but the Week 13 game is a Thursday game so they’ll have extra rest in there before the Bucs’ game.

11 teams have three home games in a row.

5) For first time since 2009, Bears open the season at Lambeau Field against the Packers, in the Week 1 Sunday night game.

4) Giants play four road games in domes, which at first glance is most in the league.

3) Speaking of domes, Lions/Saints both play three road games in domes, giving them only five outdoor games apiece this season.

2) In next few days, Las Vegas oddsmakers will have spreads for every game thru Week 16. Season over/under win totals don’t come out until after next week’s draft.

1) Here are the Week 1 NFL spreads from the Westgate SuperBook:

Falcons @ Philadelphia (-3.5, 47.5)
Steelers (-7, 48) @ Cleveland
49ers @ Minnesota (-4.5, 47.5)
Bengals @ Indianapolis (-1, 47.5)
Bills @ Ravens (-3.5, 42)
Jaguars (-4, 44.5) @ Giants
Buccaneers @ New Orleans (-7.5, 52.5)
Texans @ New England (-7, 51)
Titans (-2.5, 47) @ Miami
Chiefs @ LA Chargers (-3, 48.5)
Seahawks @ Denver (-2.5, 42)
Cowboys @ Carolina (-2.5, 45)
Redskins @ Arizona (-1, 45)
Bears @ Green Bay (-9, 48.5)
Jets @ Detroit (-6, 44)
Rams (even, 49.5) @ Oakland

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 12:09 PM

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, April 20

Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia

Game 901-902
April 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Nova) 14.652
Philadelphia
(Lively) 17.251
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-115); Under

NY Mets @ Atlanta

Game 903-904
April 20, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Syndrgrd) 16.355
Atlanta
(Newcomb) 14.786
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-130
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-130); Under

Miami @ Milwaukee

Game 905-906
April 20, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Rchards) 14.866
Milwaukee
(Chacin) 13.775
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-165
9
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+145); Over

Cincinnati @ St. Louis

Game 907-908
April 20, 2018 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Finnegan) 14.715
St. Louis
(Wacha) 13.213
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-200
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+170); Under

Chicago Cubs @ Colorado

Game 909-910
April 20, 2018 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Hendrcks) 15.597
Colorado
(Gray) 14.085
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-105); Over

San Diego @ Arizona

Game 911-912
April 20, 2018 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Ross) 13.489
Arizona
(Koch) 16.525
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-120); Over

Washington @ LA Dodgers

Game 913-914
April 20, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Scherzer) 13.802
LA Dodgers
(Kershaw) 18.357
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 4 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-145); Under

Toronto @ NY Yankees

Game 915-916
April 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Estrada) 15.266
NY Yankees
(Gray) 17.915
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-190
9
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-190); Under

Cleveland @ Baltimore

Game 917-918
April 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Bauer) 16.198
Baltimore
(Bundy) 14.167
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-125
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-125); Over

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 919-920
April 20, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Hammel) 13.893
Detroit
(Norris) 15.769
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-115); Under

Minnesota @ Tampa Bay

Game 921-922
April 20, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Lynn) 14.088
Tampa Bay
(Archer) 15.644
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-115
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-115); Under

Seattle @ Texas

Game 923-924
April 20, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Hernandez) 13.860
Texas
(Minor) 18.354
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 4 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-115); Over

Houston @ Chicago White Sox

Game 925-926
April 20, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Verlnder) 00.000
Chicago White Sox
(TBD) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston

Dunkel Pick:
Houston
( );

Boston @ Oakland

Game 927-928
April 20, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Pmeranz) 20.159
Oakland
(Grveman) 16.616
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-125
9
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-125); Over

San Francisco @ LA Angels

Game 929-930
April 20, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Smrdzja) 15.724
LA Angels
(Heaney) 14.284
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(+130); Over

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 931-932
April 20, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Junis) 15.218
Detroit
(Fulmer) 14.314
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-135
8
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+115); Under

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 12:16 PM

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, April 20

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PITTSBURGH (12 - 7) at PHILADELPHIA (11 - 7) - 7:05 PM
IVAN NOVA (R) vs. BEN LIVELY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 51-72 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NOVA is 1-11 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 35-27 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 49-82 (-26.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
0 of 0 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

IVAN NOVA vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
NOVA is 2-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.077.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.1 units)

BEN LIVELY vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
LIVELY is 0-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
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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NY METS (13 - 5) at ATLANTA (11 - 7) - 7:35 PM
NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R) vs. SEAN NEWCOMB (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 18-46 (-27.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 8-2 (+8.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY METS are 27-19 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 434-453 (+30.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.

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

NOAH SYNDERGAARD vs. ATLANTA since 1997
SYNDERGAARD is 0-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.92 and a WHIP of 1.306.
His team's record is 2-2 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+1.8 units)

SEAN NEWCOMB vs. NY METS since 1997
NEWCOMB is 1-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.261.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

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MIAMI (5 - 13) at MILWAUKEE (11 - 9) - 8:10 PM
TREVOR RICHARDS (R) vs. JHOULYS CHACIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 97-85 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 63-53 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 77-65 (+18.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHACIN is 20-16 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 15-7 (+14.3 Units) against the money line after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 2 seasons.

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

TREVOR RICHARDS vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. MIAMI since 1997
CHACIN is 1-3 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.447.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.7 units)

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CINCINNATI (3 - 15) at ST LOUIS (10 - 8) - 8:15 PM
BRANDON FINNEGAN (L) vs. MICHAEL WACHA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 3-15 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 2-13 (-10.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 84-84 (-33.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 53-60 (-30.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

BRANDON FINNEGAN vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
FINNEGAN is 2-3 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.71 and a WHIP of 1.459.
His team's record is 3-4 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)

MICHAEL WACHA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
WACHA is 9-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.49 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 12-3 (+8.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-5. (+4.1 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (8 - 8) at COLORADO (11 - 9) - 8:40 PM
KYLE HENDRICKS (R) vs. JON GRAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 104-84 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1255-1315 (-209.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1-6 (-9.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
COLORADO is 98-85 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 26-17 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 13-2 (+10.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 10 to 10.5 over the last 2 seasons.

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

KYLE HENDRICKS vs. COLORADO since 1997
HENDRICKS is 1-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.04 and a WHIP of 1.234.
His team's record is 3-3 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.3 units)

JON GRAY vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN DIEGO (7 - 13) at ARIZONA (13 - 5) - 9:40 PM
TYSON ROSS (R) vs. MATT KOCH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 13-5 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 60-32 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 11-4 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
ARIZONA is 57-38 (+17.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 76-54 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 64-42 (+18.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 29-26 (+16.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 112-128 (+22.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 79-76 (+23.2 Units) against the money line in road games after allowing 10 runs or more since 1997.
ARIZONA is 614-562 (-76.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.

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

TYSON ROSS vs. ARIZONA since 1997
ROSS is 4-3 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.69 and a WHIP of 1.078.
His team's record is 6-6 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-5. (+0.2 units)

MATT KOCH vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
KOCH is 0-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

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WASHINGTON (9 - 10) at LA DODGERS (8 - 9) - 10:10 PM
MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. CLAYTON KERSHAW (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 51-14 (+25.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 42-14 (+21.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
KERSHAW is 49-12 (+22.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 29-18 (+11.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 57-35 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-7 (+13.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 73-44 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.

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

MAX SCHERZER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
SCHERZER is 3-5 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.18 and a WHIP of 1.104.
His team's record is 3-8 (-5.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-1. (+5.8 units)

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
KERSHAW is 12-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.47 and a WHIP of 0.965.
His team's record is 14-2 (+10.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-9. (-2.0 units)

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TORONTO (12 - 6) at NY YANKEES (9 - 8) - 7:05 PM
MARCO ESTRADA (R) vs. SONNY GRAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 107-111 (-29.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
GRAY is 21-33 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRAY is 3-10 (-10.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRAY is 5-13 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRAY is 21-29 (-19.6 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against TORONTO this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

MARCO ESTRADA vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
ESTRADA is 6-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.198.
His team's record is 11-4 (+9.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-6. (+2.2 units)

SONNY GRAY vs. TORONTO since 1997
GRAY is 4-3 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.382.
His team's record is 5-4 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

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CLEVELAND (9 - 7) at BALTIMORE (5 - 14) - 7:05 PM
TREVOR BAUER (R) vs. DYLAN BUNDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 100-50 (+29.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 38-60 (-21.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 216-348 (-109.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.

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

TREVOR BAUER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
BAUER is 1-3 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.86 and a WHIP of 1.518.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)

DYLAN BUNDY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
BUNDY is 1-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 5.79 and a WHIP of 1.501.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (3 - 13) at DETROIT (7 - 9) - 7:10 PM
JAKE JUNIS (R) vs. DANIEL NORRIS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 10-27 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
JUNIS is 13-6 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 71-107 (-33.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 231-243 (-60.4 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 39-74 (-32.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 50-84 (-30.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 32-50 (-18.9 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)

JAKE JUNIS vs. DETROIT since 1997
JUNIS is 2-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.1 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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MINNESOTA (8 - 5) at TAMPA BAY (5 - 13) - 7:10 PM
LANCE LYNN (R) vs. CHRIS ARCHER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 93-83 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 47-40 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-8 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 98-94 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 63-47 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 38-27 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 39-36 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 153-188 (-43.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 8-20 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 95-122 (-32.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ARCHER is 29-42 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 17-27 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 9-25 (-20.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

LANCE LYNN vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
LYNN is 0-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 2.03 and a WHIP of 1.350.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.0 units)

CHRIS ARCHER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
ARCHER is 6-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 1.84 and a WHIP of 0.932.
His team's record is 6-1 (+4.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.1 units)

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SEATTLE (9 - 8) at TEXAS (7 - 13) - 8:05 PM
FELIX HERNANDEZ (R) vs. MIKE MINOR (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 95-164 (-51.4 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
TEXAS is 180-167 (+23.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 81-62 (+27.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 134-114 (+28.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 74-65 (+27.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
HERNANDEZ is 11-2 (+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)

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

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. TEXAS since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 19-24 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.01 and a WHIP of 1.264.
His team's record is 24-30 (-15.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 28-22. (+3.1 units)

MIKE MINOR vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MINOR is 0-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (7 - 11) at LA ANGELS (13 - 6) - 10:05 PM
JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R) vs. ANDREW HEANEY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 71-109 (-38.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 14-39 (-19.6 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-62 (-28.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 14-27 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 102-126 (-36.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 23-55 (-26.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SAMARDZIJA is 28-37 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 9-22 (-14.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 49-38 (+17.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

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

JEFF SAMARDZIJA vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
SAMARDZIJA is 1-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.71 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.0 units)

ANDREW HEANEY vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

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HOUSTON (13 - 7) at CHI WHITE SOX (4 - 11) - 8:10 PM
JUSTIN VERLANDER (R) vs. JAMES SHIELDS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
VERLANDER is 20-13 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.95 and a WHIP of 1.214.
His team's record is 25-17 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 19-21. (-3.6 units)

JAMES SHIELDS vs. HOUSTON since 1997
SHIELDS is 2-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.11 and a WHIP of 1.078.
His team's record is 3-3 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-5. (-4.3 units)

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BOSTON (16 - 2) at OAKLAND (9 - 10) - 10:05 PM
DREW POMERANZ (L) vs. KENDALL GRAVEMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 693-618 (-77.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
POMERANZ is 20-32 (-20.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 29-18 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 16-2 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 14-1 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
BOSTON is 10-1 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BOSTON is 14-2 (+11.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 14-1 (+13.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
POMERANZ is 17-5 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in night games 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.

DREW POMERANZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
POMERANZ is 1-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

KENDALL GRAVEMAN vs. BOSTON since 1997
GRAVEMAN is 0-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 1.40 and a WHIP of 1.293.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

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KANSAS CITY (3 - 13) at DETROIT (7 - 9) - 1:10 PM
JASON HAMMEL (R) vs. MICHAEL FULMER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 10-27 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
HAMMEL is 53-67 (-30.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 11-1 (+9.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 71-107 (-33.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 231-243 (-60.4 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 50-84 (-30.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 25-45 (-21.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 113-116 (-36.7 Units) against the money line in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
DETROIT is 32-50 (-18.9 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)

JASON HAMMEL vs. DETROIT since 1997
HAMMEL is 3-3 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 6.44 and a WHIP of 1.773.
His team's record is 6-6 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.8 units)

MICHAEL FULMER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
FULMER is 2-4 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.33 and a WHIP of 1.195.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-4. (-1.6 units)

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 12:17 PM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 20

National League
Pirates (12-7) @ Phillies (11-7)
Nova is 2-1, 4.88 in his first four ’18 starts (over 4-0).
5-inning record: 4-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Lively is 0-1, 5.87 in his first three ’18 starts (over 2-1).
5-inning record: 2-0-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3

Pirates lost three of their last four games; under is 3-1 in their last four games. Phillies won eight of their last ten games; under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Mets (13-5) @ Braves (11-7)
Syndergaard is 1-0, 2.94 in his last three starts, all of which stayed under.
5-inning record: 3-0-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4

Newcomb is 1-1, 5.17 in his first three ’18 starts (over 1-1-1)
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3

Mets lost four of their last six games; over is 3-1 in their last four games. Atlanta is 7-3 at home this season; eight of their last 11 games stayed under.

Marlins (5-13) @ Brewers (11-9)
Richards is 0-1, 4.70 in three starts this season (over 2-1).
5-inning record: 0-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Chacin is 0-1, 7.13 in his first four ’18 starts (over 2-2).
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Marlins lost seven of their last nine games; their last five road games went over. Milwaukee is 5-3 in its last eight games; under is 6-2-1 in their last nine home games.

Reds (3-15) @ Cardinals (10-8)
Finnegan allowed five runs in 4.1 IP in his first ’18 start, a 6-1 loss to St Louis.
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1

Wacha is 2-1, 6.14 in his first three ’18 starts (over 3-0).
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-3

Reds fired their manager yesterday; they lost 10 of their last 11 games. Under is 4-1 in their last five road games. St Louis won five of its last six games; five of their last seven games stayed under the total.

Cubs (8-8) @ Rockies (11-9)
Hendricks is 0-1, 3.71 in his first three ’18 starts (under 2-0-1).
5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Gray is 1-3, 6.23 in his first four ’18 starts (over 3-1).
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Cubs lost four of their last six games; under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games. Colorado won six of its last eight games; four of its last five home games stayed under.

Padres (7-13) @ Diamondbacks (13-5)
Ross is 2-1, 3.50 in his first three ’18 starts (under 2-1).
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Koch is making his first ’18 start; he started two games for Arizona in 2016. He threw six shutout innings in his only ’18 start in AAA.
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Padres lost their last three games; their last five games went over. Arizona won seven of its last ten games; they’re 7-2 at home. Arizona’s last five home games stayed under.

Nationals (9-10) @ Dodgers (8-9)
Scherzer is 3-1, 2.33 in his four ’18 starts (under 2-1-1)
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Kershaw is 1-2, 1.73 in his four ’18 starts (under 3-1).
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4

Washington is 6-3 on the road; they’re 3-2 in last five games. Over is 5-1-2 in their last eight road games. Dodgers won their last four games; their last seven games went over.

American League
Blue Jays (12-6) @ New York (9-8)
Estrada is 1-1, 4.24 in his three ’18 starts (under 2-1).
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Gray is 1-1, 6.92 in his three ’18 starts (over 2-0-1)
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Blue Jays won seven of their last nine games; four of Jays’ last five games went over the total. New York is 5-6 in its last 11 games; they’re 5-4 at home. Over is 7-2 in their home games.

Indians (9-7) @ Orioles (5-14)
Bauer is 1-1, 2.25 in his first three ’18 starts (over 2-1)
5-inning record: 1-0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Bundy is 0-2, 2.45 in four starts this season (under 4-0); Orioles scored 7 runs in those games.
5-inning record: 1-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4

Cleveland won six of its last eight games; under is 4-1 in their last five road games. Orioles lost eight of their last nine games; under is 6-0 in their home games

Royals (3-13) @ Tigers (7-9)
Junis is 2-1, 1.93 in his first three ’18 starts (under 2-1)
5-inning record: 3-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Hammel is 0-1, 3.86 in his first three ’18 starts (under 2-0-1)
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Norris is making his first ’18 start; he is 12-13, 4.43 in 56 MLB games (45 starts). He’s allowed five runs in 6.1 IP in two relief stints this month.
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Fulmer is 1-2, 5.51 in his first three ’18 starts (under 2-1).
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3

Royals lost their last eight games, last three of which went over total. Detroit won its last three games; over is 4-1 in their last five games.

Twins (8-5) @ Rays (5-13)
Lynn is 0-1, 5.00 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1).
5-inning record: 0-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2

Archer is 1-1, 8.27 in his first four starts (over 4-0).
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Twins won four of their last five games; under is 5-2 in their road games. Tampa Bay is 2-7 in its last nine home games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Mariners (9-8) @ Rangers (7-13)
Hernandez is 1-2, 7.31 in his last three starts (over 2-2).
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Minor is 1-1, 4.60 in his first three ’18 starts (over 2-1).
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Seattle lost four of its last five games; over is 10-6-1 in their games this season. Rangers lost seven of their last eight home games (over 6-2).

Astros (13-7) @ White Sox (4-11)
Verlander is 2-0, 1.69 in his first four ’18 starts (under 3-1).
5-inning record: 3-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Giolito is 0-2, 6.11 in his first three ’18 starts (under 3-0).
5-inning record: 0-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Houston won its last three games; under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games. White Sox lost nine of their last ten games; their last three games went over.

Red Sox (16-2) @ A’s (9-10)
Pomeranz is making his first ’18 start; he is 42-42, 3.67 in 170 MLB games (111 starts), and was 1-0, 3.72 in two AAA starts this season (9.2 IP)
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Graveman is 0-3, 7.66 in his first four ’18 starts (over 2-2).
5-inning record: 0-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Boston won its last seven games; over is 4-1 in their last five road games. Oakland won its last four games; over is 6-1 in their last seven games.

Interleague
Giants (7-11) @ Angels (13-6)
Samardzija is making his first ’18 start; he was 9-15, 4.42 in 32 starts LY. He is 68-87, 4.10 in 318 MLB games (195 starts).
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Heaney allowed four runs in five IP (85 PT) in his first ’18 start, a 5-4 win at KC.
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Giants lost six of their last eight games; under is 8-3 in their road games. Angels lost their last three games; five of their last six home games went over.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/19
Ariz 5-3-1……5-0-4…..10-3
Atl 5-3……..6-2-2…….11-5
Cubs 3-4-2……1-5-1…..4-9
Reds 2-7-1……1-6-1…..3-13
Colo 7-6-2……2-2-1……9-8
LA 4-3-1…..4-4-1……..8-7
Miami 1-4-1…..4-4-4……..5-8
Milw 6-3…….4-6-1………10-9
Mets 3-4……6-4-2………8-8
Philly 3-4-4…..4-1-1……..7-5
Pitt 6-2-2……7-2……….13-4
St. Louis 8-3-1…….2-4……..10-7
SD 2-2-2…..3-10-1……..5-12
SF 3-4-4…..2-4-1……..5-8
Wash 6-3……..4-5-1……..10-8

Orioles 2-7-4…….1-3-2……3-10
Boston 6-0-3……..5-2-2……11-2
White Sox 4-5………1-5………5-10
Cleveland 3-2-3……5-1-2…….8-3
Detroit 2-5………3-5-1…….5-10
Astros 4-3-4……5-3-1…….9-6
KC 3-4-1……3-4-1…….6-8
Angels 8-1-1……2-6-1…….10-7
Twins 2-3-2……3-2-1…….5-5
NYY 5-2-1……5-2-2…….10-4
A’s 4-3-1……3-6-2……7-9
Seattle 4-2-1……2-3-5……6-5
TB 4-3-1……2-6–2…….6-9
Texas 5-4-1……..2-8……..7-12
Toronto 3-3-2……3-6-1…….6-9

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 4/19)
Ariz 4-8……..4-8………..8
Atl 3-8……..6-11………..9
Cubs 1-9……..3-7………….4
Reds 1-10……..1-8………..2
Colo 7-14……2-6..………9
LA 3-8……..3-8..………6
Miami 2-6……..4-12……….6
Milw 2-9……..1-11…..…….3
Mets 1-7……..6-11…………7
Philly 2-11……..4-7…………6
Pitt 1-10……..3-9…………4
StL 4-11……..1-6…………5
SD 1-6……..1-13……….2
SF 1-10………2-7……….3
Wash 7-9……..5-10………12

Orioles 5-13……0-6………..5
Boston 4-9……..6-9………..10
White Sox 1-9…….2-6………..3
Clev 1-8……..3-8……….4
Detroit 1-7…….1-9………..2
Astros 3-11……3-7……….6
KC 2-8……..3-8………..5
Angels 5-10……..2-8……….7
Twins 1-7……..0-6……….1
NYY 2-8……..4-9……….6
A’s 4-8……..2-11………6
Seattle 4-7…….3-10……….7
TB 3-8…….2-10……..5
Texas 1-10……2-10…….3
Toronto 2-8……..3-10……..5

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 8-2 NL, favorites -$415
AL @ NL– 2-2 , favorites -$112
Total: 10-4 NL, favorites -$527

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 5-5
AL @ NL: Under 2-2
Total: Under 7-7

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 12:18 PM

MLB

Friday, April 20

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Trend Report
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Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-5 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
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Detroit's last 24 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

Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 11 games
Cleveland is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Cleveland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Cleveland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Baltimore is 5-16 ATS in its last 21 games at home
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Baltimore is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Baltimore's last 11 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Toronto is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 10 games
NY Yankees is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games at home
NY Yankees is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
NY Yankees is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games at home
NY Yankees is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing Toronto
NY Yankees is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Yankees is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games
Pittsburgh is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Philadelphia is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Minnesota's last 18 games when playing Tampa Bay
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Minnesota's last 12 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Tampa Bay's last 21 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games when playing Minnesota
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-5 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
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Detroit's last 24 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

New York Mets
NY Mets is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Mets is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games on the road
NY Mets is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Mets's last 12 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
NY Mets is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 12 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Atlanta is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Seattle's last 16 games
Seattle is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 11 games on the road
Seattle is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Seattle's last 18 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
Texas is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games at home
Texas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle
Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Texas's last 18 games when playing at home against Seattle

Houston Astros
Houston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 14 games
Houston is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Houston is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Houston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Chi White Sox is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Houston
Chi White Sox is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Houston
Chi White Sox is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston

Miami Marlins
Miami is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Miami is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Miami is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 9 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Milwaukee's last 24 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Miami
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing at home against Miami

Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Cincinnati is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Cincinnati is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Cincinnati is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games at home
St. Louis is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
St. Louis is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

Chicago Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Chi Cubs is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Chi Cubs is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Chi Cubs is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Colorado is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Colorado is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

San Diego Padres
San Diego is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Diego is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Diego is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Diego's last 16 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Arizona is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Arizona is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Arizona's last 16 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

Boston Red Sox
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 14 games when playing Oakland
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Oakland's last 14 games when playing Boston
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games when playing at home against Boston

San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Francisco's last 12 games on the road
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Angels
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
LA Angels is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Angels is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games at home
LA Angels is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Washington Nationals
Washington is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Washington is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Washington is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers
Washington is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
Washington is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Washington is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 10 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
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home
LA Dodgers is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Washington
LA Dodgers is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Washington
LA Dodgers is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
LA Dodgers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing at home against Washington

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 12:21 PM

LEADING OFF: Scherzer vs Kershaw; Riggleman takes over
April 19, 2018

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

CY VS. CY

The marquee pitching matchup of the young season takes place in Los Angeles, where Nationals ace Max Scherzer faces Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers. It will be the 13th time in history, 10th in the regular season and first since 2006, with two three-time Cy Young Award winners on the mound. Seven of the past eight involved Roger Clemens, whose Houston Astros beat Greg Maddux and the Chicago Cubs on July 19, 2006, in the most recent such game. Scherzer won the AL Cy Young Award in 2013 with Detroit and picked up his next two in 2016 and 2017 with Washington. Kershaw won the NL prize in 2011, 2013 and 2014. This season, Kershaw is 1-2 with a 1.73 ERA in four starts. Scherzer is 3-1 with a 1.33 ERA, also in four starts.

HE KNOWS THE DRILL

The Reds play their first game with Jim Riggleman as interim manager, a situation Riggleman is familiar with. This is the fourth time in his career he's been promoted during a season. Cincinnati fired manager Bryan Price after its worst start (3-15) since the Great Depression. Riggleman got his first major league managing job with the Padres late in the 1992 season after leading San Diego's Triple-A club for most of the year. He was promoted from bench coach to manager by Seattle in 2008 and again by Washington in 2009. He stuck with the Nationals through the middle of the 2011 season, when he abruptly resigned. The 65-year-old Riggleman is 662-824 in his career. He's expected to be a candidate for the full-time job with the Reds, and for now, he said his focus will be ''to really put an exclamation point on the details of the game.''

STILL ROLLING

Astros ace Justin Verlander looks for his 10th consecutive regular-season win when Houston visits the struggling Chicago White Sox (4-11), who have lost four straight and nine of 10. Verlander is 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in four starts this year and has 34 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings. He fanned 11 over eight innings of one-hit ball Sunday night against Texas during a memorable duel with 44-year-old Bartolo Colon, who took a perfect game into the eighth.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

The Yankees entered Thursday tied for the AL lead with 17 errors, and manager Aaron Boone says ''that needs to improve.'' With that in mind, New York is planning a defensive practice session prior to a game against Toronto. Just in time, too, after third baseman Ronald Torreyes' error Thursday led to a Blue Jays run, as did the first of catcher Gary Sanchez's two passed balls. ''I'm confident we'll continue to improve,'' Boone said.

WRIGLEY EAST

The Tigers continue their run of day games at Comerica Park with the opener of a doubleheader against Kansas City. Detroit has five consecutive days of home games starting at 1:10 p.m., another schedule quirk in this weather-interrupted month around the majors. The Tigers' game against Baltimore on Wednesday was moved from evening to afternoon in anticipation of bad weather later in the day. Friday's opener of a three-day, four-game set against the Royals is a makeup of a game that was postponed on April 4. Detroit also had two home games against the Yankees postponed last weekend.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 12:22 PM

Diamond Trends - Friday
April 20, 2018

SU Trend of the Day:

-- The Red Sox are 11-0 since Sep 20, 2017 after they allowed 6 or fewer hits.

OU Trend of the Day:

-- The Rockies are 10-0 OU (4.10 ppg) since Jun 20, 2014 at home in the first game of a series with rest after they scored in at most two separate innings last game.

Player Trend of the Day:

-- The Twins are 0-10-1 OU (-2.95 ppg) since Jun 26, 2017 off a game as a dog in which Eddie Rosario had multiple hits.

MLB Bible Trend of the Day:

-- The Dodgers are 19-0 SU with Clayton Kershaw when he averaged more than four pitches per batter in his last start.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-20-2018, 12:24 PM

Friday's Diamond Notes
April 20, 2018

Hottest team: Red Sox (7-0 last seven)

Boston completed a three-game sweep of Los Angeles on Thursday, as the Angels entered that pivotal series on a seven-game winning streak. The Red Sox outscored the Halos, 27-3 as outfielder Mookie Betts continued his hot series by knocking out his sixth home run of the season in the finale. Boston has won 16 of its past 17 games since blowing a 4-0 lead in the season opening loss at Tampa Bay.

The Red Sox remain in California to begin a weekend series with the Athletics, who have won their previous four games. Southpaw Drew Pomeranz makes his season debut after taking the mound twice in a pair of minor league rehab starts. Pomeranz closed 2017 with a career-high 17 victories for Boston, but the Red Sox lost five of his seven starts in the role of a road favorite.

Coldest team: White Sox (1-9 last 10)

Chicago actually started the season at 2-0, but the Pale Hose have won two games since and lost 11 times. The most bitter defeat came on Wednesday at Oakland as the White Sox squandered a five-run lead twice and lost in 14 innings, 12-11 to suffer the three-game sweep. The Athletics plated 30 runs in the three wins, as things don’t get any easier this weekend with the defending champion Astros visiting the South Side.

The White Sox have been horrific at home so far by losing five of six games at Guaranteed Rate Field. To make matter worse, it hasn’t come against great competition by dropping three to the Tigers and two to the Rays, but Chicago pulled off a three-game home sweep of Houston last season.

Hottest pitcher: Noah Syndergaard, Mets (2-0, 2.95 ERA)

New York looks to rebound after suffering its first road loss of the season in the series opener at Atlanta, 12-4. Syndergaard ranks third in the National League in strikeouts with 33, while coming off an 11-strikeout performance in last Sunday’s 3-2 victory over the Brewers. The Mets own a perfect 4-0 record in his four starts this season, even though New York has scored over four runs once in that span. In Syndergaard’s only start against the Braves last season, the right-hander tossed six scoreless innings in a 6-0 shutout at Citi Field.

Coldest pitcher: Kendall Graveman, Athletics (0-3, 9.87 ERA)

It will be a tall task for Graveman to slow down the Boston bats, who scored 27 runs in its three-game sweep of the Angels. The Oakland right-hander has allowed five earned runs in three different starts and four earned runs in another outing. Last season, Graveman pitched well against the Red Sox in a 3-2 home win as a +170 underdog by tossing six innings, while Oakland’s lone victory with the righty on the hill this season came as a home ‘dog against the Angels.

Biggest OVER run: Padres (5-0 last five)

San Diego hits the road after getting swept at home by Los Angeles in a three-game set. The Padres gave up 30 runs to the Dodgers, which is in sharp contrast to yielding 13 runs in a four-game series to the Giants last weekend. San Diego heads to Arizona to face the division-leading Diamondbacks, as Tyson Ross heads to the hill. Ross has been solid in two home starts by giving up four runs in wins over Colorado and San Francisco, but was tagged for four runs in his lone road start at Houston.

Biggest UNDER run: Indians (9-2 last 11)

Cleveland’s pitching allowed three runs in a two-game split against Minnesota in Puerto Rico. Although the Indians lost in 16 innings on Wednesday, the Twins didn’t score their first run until the 14th inning. In eight of the last 10 games, the Tribe’s hurlers have allowed two runs or less, as Cleveland looks to keep that streak going with a trip to struggling Baltimore. Trevor Bauer takes the mound in the opener, as the right-hander has yielded two earned runs or less in all three starts this season, although the UNDER has hit just once in those outings.

Matchup to watch: Nationals vs. Dodgers

Both Washington and Los Angeles are perennial division winners and playoff veterans in the National League. However, these squads enter this weekend series at Chavez Ravine with below .500 record as the Nationals (9-10) face a Dodgers’ club that has won four straight games (8-9).

Los Angeles found itself in a 4-9 hole and significantly behind red-hot Arizona before capturing the final game of its series last weekend. The Dodgers cruised past the Padres in a three-game road sweep, as the offense finally broke out with a 30-run performance. Clayton Kershaw heads to the mound in the series opener against the Nationals, as the former Cy Young winner lost his first two starts to the Giants and D-backs before Los Angeles defeated those two opponents in his next two outings.

The Nationals have performed better on the road (6-3) than at home this season (3-7), as Washington grabbed two of three at New York. Max Scherzer has put together three dominant performances on the mound in four starts this season for Washington, while striking out 21 batters and allowing three hits in his last two outings.

The Dodgers and Nationals split six matchups last season, with the road team winning two of three games each time. Kershaw and Scherzer each picked up 2-1 victories in a June series at Dodger Stadium, while squaring off against each other for the first time since Game 1 of the 2016 NLDS, won by the Dodgers, 4-3.

Betcha didn’t know: The Reds have been awful (betcha you did know that). Cincinnati fired managed Bryan Price following a 3-15 start, which included a four-game home-sweep at the hands of St. Louis. The Cardinals host the Reds at Busch Stadium, after losing to the Cubs on Thursday. St. Louis has captured nine of the past 10 meetings with Cincinnati since last season, as Michael Wacha heads to the mound for the Redbirds looking to beat the Reds for the third time since 2017.

Biggest public favorite: Cardinals (-185) vs. Reds

Biggest public underdog: Cubs (+100) at Rockies

Biggest line move: Padres (+135 to +118) at Diamondbacks

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