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

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FRIDAY, APRIL 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

KC at DET 01:10 PM
O 8.0

CLE at BAL 07:05 PM
BAL +108

TOR at NYY 07:05 PM
TOR +171

PIT at PHI 07:05 PM
PIT +105
U 8.0

MIN at TB 07:10 PM
MIN +112

KC at DET 07:10 PM
DET +106

NYM at ATL 07:35 PM
NYM -136
U 7.5

SEA at TEX 08:05 PM
SEA +105

MIA at MIL 08:10 PM
MIL -153

CIN at STL 08:15 PM
STL -192

CHC at COL 08:40 PM
COL -112

SD at ARI 09:40 PM
ARI -128

BOS at OAK 10:05 PM
BOS -121

SF at LAA 10:07 PM
LAA -148
O 8.5

WAS at LAD 10:10 PM
WAS +130
U 6.0

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Cespedes, Mets top Braves in 12; Astros blank White Sox
April 21, 2018

PHOENIX (AP) Tyson Ross lost his bid to pitch the first no-hitter in the history of the San Diego Padres when rookie center fielder Franchy Cordero appeared to misplay a ball with two outs in the eighth inning Friday night of a 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Playing their 7,835th game since joining the majors in 1969, the Padres again came agonizingly close to their first no-no. They remain the only team in the big leagues that has never thrown a no-hitter.

Ross had a 1-0 lead with two outs in the eighth when Christian Walker lined a drive to deep center. Cordero seemed to get a late break on the ball, then had it sail just over his outstretched glove for a double that made it 1-all. Ross was pulled after throwing a career-high 127 pitches. The right-hander, who turns 31 on Sunday, struck out 10 and walked three. He retired 18 straight after walking Jarrod Dyson in the first. Brad Hand (1-2) relieved Ross and got the last four outs - they combined on the 29th one-hitter in Padres' history.

This was the second no-hit bid to end with two outs in the eighth in the same ballpark in four nights. Arizona's Patrick Corbin came close in a one-hit, 1-0 win over San Francisco on Tuesday.

Christian Villaneuva hit an RBI single off Brad Boxberger (0-2) in a three-run ninth.

METS 5, BRAVES 3, 12 INNINGS

ATLANTA (AP) - Yoenis Cespedes, who struck out in his previous four at-bats, hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the 12th to lift the New York Mets over the Braves.

Cespedes' single to right field drove in winning pitcher Robert Gsellman from second base. Cespedes scored on Asdrubal Cabrera's double off Josh Ravin (0-1) to right field. Cabrera ran halfway to third before stopping and trying to return to second. A review showed he was out at second, overturning the original call. Ravin hit Gsellman with a pitch to open the 12th. Gsellman moved to second on Amed Rosario's sacrifice. Michael Conforto popped out before Cespedes delivered the go-ahead hit.

Gsellman (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings. Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect 12th for his eighth save.

ASTROS 10, WHITE SOX 0

CHICAGO (AP) - Justin Verlander pitched six sparkling innings, Carlos Correa homered twice and the Houston Astros pounded the White Sox.

George Springer also drove in four runs with a pair of doubles in Houston's fourth straight victory. Verlander (3-0) allowed two hits and walked three while improving to 2-0 with a microscopic 0.43 ERA in his last three starts. The ace right-hander also struck out five to reach 2,455 for his career, passing Sam McDowell for 38th on baseball's all-time Ks list.

James Shields (1-2) took the loss for the White Sox, who managed just two hits in their 10th loss in 11 games. But the deep slide became a secondary concern after a scary scene in the sixth.

Reliever Danny Farquhar passed out in Chicago's dugout after recording the last two outs in the top of the inning. He was attended to team medical personnel and on-site EMTs. The White Sox said he regained consciousness before he was taken to a hospital by ambulance for further testing.

TIGERS 3, ROYALS 2, 10 INNINGS, 1ST GAME

ROYALS 3, TIGERS 2, 2ND GAME

DETROIT (AP) - Detroit rookie first baseman Niko Goodrum dropped Jon Jay's grounder and then made a wild throw, allowing the tiebreaking run to score in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals snapped a nine-game losing streak, rallying past the Tigers in the second game of a split doubleheader.

Detroit won the afternoon opener on a solo homer by JaCoby Jones in the 10th.

The Tigers led 2-1 in the ninth of the nightcap before pinch-hitter Abraham Almonte lined a tying single with one out. With runners at first and second, Jay hit a grounder to Goodrum, who didn't handle it cleanly. Goodrum then flipped the ball over the head of pitcher Shane Greene (1-1), who was covering. Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his third save, ending Detroit's four-game winning streak.

Jakob Junis (3-1) allowed two runs and four hits in eight innings for the Royals.

With one out in the 10th of the first game, Jones hit a fastball from Brad Keller (0-1) deep to left and immediately put up his right index finger in celebration. Joe Jimenez (2-0) pitched a scoreless 10th to earn the win.

ORIOLES 3, INDIANS 1

BALTIMORE (AP) - Dylan Bundy pitched six innings of five-hit ball and struck out nine to secure his elusive first win of the season, and the Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians to end a six-game losing streak.

Manny Machado homered and Trey Mancini doubled in two runs for Baltimore, which was outscored 43-22 during an 0-6 trip through Boston and Detroit.

Bundy (1-2) came in with a 1.40 ERA after allowing only four earned runs in four starts while being victimized by a lack of run support. In this one, Baltimore did just enough damage against Trevor Bauer (1-2) to get Bundy his first victory since Aug. 29.

Richard Bleier worked two innings - aided by a fine defensive play by Machado at shortstop - and Darren O'Day got three outs for his first save.

CARDINALS 4, REDS 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Michael Wacha kept up his strong pitching against Cincinnati, Yadier Molina hit two-run double in the first inning, and the Cardinals spoiled Jim Riggleman's debut as Reds interim manager.

Riggleman replaced Bryan Price, who was fired Thursday after Cincinnati lost 15 of its first 18 games.

Wacha (3-1) gave up one run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings, his longest outing of the year, to improve to 10-1 in his career against the Reds. Bud Norris picked up his fifth save in five chances despite allowing a two-out RBI single to Alex Blandino, helping the Cardinals won for the sixth time in seven games.

Brandon Finnegan (0-2) lost for the second time in two starts against the Cardinals this year.

BLUE JAYS 8, YANKEES 5

NEW YORK (AP) - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. made an impressive major league debut with two hits and three RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees.

Teoscar Hernandez homered and drove in three runs and Yangervis Solarte also connected for the Blue Jays, who have won nine of their last 11.

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton broke a 50 at-bat homerless slump with his fourth shot of the season, a drive that put New York ahead 4-2 in the third. Miguel Andujar and Tyler Austin also homered for New York.

Toronto starter Marco Estrada (2-1) was charged with five runs and seven hits, three of them home runs, in five innings. Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for his sixth save in as many chances.

The Blue Jays chased Sonny Gray (1-2) by sending nine to the plate in the fourth. Gray allowed five hits and five runs in 3 1/3 innings.

PHILLIES 2, PIRATES 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Odubel Herrera hit a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning to lift the Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Herrera, Cesar Hernandez, Carlos Santana and Maikel Franco each had two hits for the Phillies, who have won nine of 11 overall while improving to 7-1 at home. It is Philadelphia's best start at home since it won seven of eight to begin the 1981 season.

Luis Garcia (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Hector Neris blanked Pittsburgh in the ninth to earn his third save in four tries.

After Hernandez led off the eighth with a double and Santana grounded out, Herrera lined an 86-mph cutter from George Kontos (1-2) on a 1-2 count just inside the first-base bag to score Hernandez and give the Phillies a 2-1 lead.

RAYS 8, TWINS 7, 10 INNINGS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Pinch-runner Johnny Field scored the winning run from second base in the 10th as reliever Zach Duke missed first base after taking a flip from Joe Mauer on Denard Span's two-out grounder, leading the Tampa Bay Rays past the Minnesota Twins.

Wilson Ramos had a one-out double off Duke (1-1). After Mallex Smith struck out and Adeiny Hechavarria was intentionally walked, Mauer made a diving catch on Span's ball and made a toss to Duke, who missed touching the base on two attempts that allowed Field to score. The safe call was upheld after a 2-minute, 16-second video review.

Alex Colome (1-2) worked a perfect 10th for the win.

Tampa Bay forced extra innings when Carlos Gomez was hit by a pitch from Fernando Rodney with two outs in the ninth, stole second and scored on Brad Miller's RBI single to tie it at 7.

MARINERS 6, RANGERS 2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jean Segura hit a two-run double in a four-run ninth inning after Mitch Haniger's tying homer in the eighth, lifting the Seattle Mariners over the Rangers.

The liner to right center from Segura chased Texas closer Keone Kela (2-1), who gave up singles to Daniel Vogelbach and Dee Gordon and got his only out on Guillermo Heredia's sacrifice bunt.

Haniger's fifth homer was a two-out shot to the berm in center field against Chris Martin. Haniger and Kyle Seager added RBI singles in the ninth off Jake Diekman as the Rangers remained the only team in the majors without a win in a series opener, dropping to 0-7.

Juan Nicasio (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth, and Edwin Diaz struck out two in the ninth around a walk and a hit batter.

BREWERS 8, MARLINS 0

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Ryan Braun and Travis Shaw hit back-to-back homers, helping the Brewers to a victory over the Miami Marlins.

It was the fourth consecutive win for Milwaukee, which has outscored Miami 20-3 in the first two games of the series.

Jhoulys Chacin (1-1) picked up his first win since signing with the Brewers as a free agent during the offseason. The right-hander pitched six innings, scattering four hits and three walks while striking out five.

Miami starter Trevor Richards (0-2) lasted only 3 2/3 innings, giving up six runs on five hits and six walks while striking out five.

CUBS 16, ROCKIES 5

DENVER (AP) - Javier Baez and Kyle Schwarber each had a homer and four RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs used a seven-run sixth inning to rout the Rockies.

Baez had four hits, finishing a triple shy of the cycle. Schwarber had three hits, connecting for his fourth home run of the season in the sixth to help break open the game. Albert Amora Jr. added four hits, including a double and RBI single.

Kyle Hendricks (1-1) struck out six and allowed three runs on five hits in five innings to pick up his first win of the season.

Nolan Arenado homered for Colorado in his return from a five-game suspension stemming from his involvement in a brawl against San Diego earlier this month. Jon Gray (1-4) allowed seven runs - five earned - in five-plus innings.

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY APRIL 21, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
1:10 PM Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
2:15 PM Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium
4:05 PM Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards
4:05 PM Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
6:10 PM Minnesota Twins Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field
7:10 PM Houston Astros Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
7:10 PM Miami Marlins Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
7:10 PM New York Mets Atlanta Braves SunTrust Park
8:05 PM Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers Globe Life Park in Arlington
8:10 PM Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies Coors Field
8:10 PM San Diego Padres Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
9:05 PM Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
9:07 PM San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Angels Angel Stadium of Anaheim
9:10 PM Washington Nationals Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium


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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/20/2018 10-9-0 52.63% +4.80
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........176 - 181.........49.29%....-155.40

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Saturday’s 6-pack

NFL Network’s Mike Mayock’s QB ratings for the 2018 Draft:

6) Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State

5) Lamar Jackson, Louisville

4) Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma

3) Josh Rosen, UCLA

2) Josh Allen, Wyoming

1) Sam Darnold, USC

Fact of the Day
“The first time I did acupuncture, it was part of my recovery after I tore my Achilles. The guy I went to for my rehab suggested that it would be good and help with some of the swelling and stuff like that. I tried it and it did work really well. It helped the swelling and took some of the pain away, so it became a weekly thing for me for a while.”
Chauncey Billups

Saturday’s quiz
Of 30 current major league general managers, how many went to an Ivy League school?

Friday’s quiz
Dusty Baker 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.


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Saturday’s List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

13) Dusty Baker went 509-463 in six years managing the Reds; since they fired him, Cincinnati is 279-387; they just fired Bryan Price, Baker’s successor.

Baker went 192-132 in two years managing the Nationals; they’re 9-10 in their first year since they fired Baker as manager.

Baker went 322-326 in four years managing the Cubs; they had losing seasons five of the next seven years before the new owners came in, sunk in lot of money to the team, hired Joe Maddon and now they’re one of baseball’s better teams.

Baker went 840-715 in ten years managing the Giants; they missed playoffs five of the next six years, but Bruce Bochy has won three World Series titles since replacing Felipe Alou, who had replaced Baker.

Not really sure why the Reds fired him- they made the freakin’ playoffs the last two years he was their manager.

12) Happy 73rd birthday to Steve Spurrier, who has had an interesting career:
— Won Heisman Trophy as a QB at Florida
— One of last punters who was also a player (QB, mostly a backup with SF)
— He was the QB of the original Tampa Bay Buccaneers in ‘76
— He coached the Tampa Bay Bandits (35-19) in the old USFL
— He was head coach at Duke (20-13-1) — he made Dave Brown look good!!!!
— He was a great coach at Florida (87-12 in SEC games)
— He coached the Redskins (12-20) for two forgettable years
— He revived South Carolina football (86-49, 44-40 in SEC games) for 11 years.

11) Baker Mayfield has had a camera crew documenting his life since the Rose Bowl loss to Georgia, as he prepares for the draft. Oy. How does he or his people think this helps him?

10) Penn State hasn’t had a first round pick in NFL Draft since Jared Odrick in 2010; he was a defensive end taken by Miami with the 28th pick.

9) Green Bay has 12 draft picks next week, the most of any team. Browns, Bills, Patriots all have three first round picks.

8) Troy Aikman says you can’t teach accuracy throwing a football, you have it or you don’t, which if true, is very bad news for whomever drafts Josh Allen.

7) Useless knowledge: Lot of NBA players use acupuncture to try and relieve pain and maximize their performance.

6) Cleveland Cavaliers have won 23 games this season when they were outrebounded, most in NBA; Rockets (22), Pacers (21) are next on that list.

5) 15 months ago, Trevor Richards was working in the gift shop at Miller Brewery in Milwaukee, making $9 an hour; Friday, Richards was the starting pitcher for the Miami Marlins in Miller Park, against the Brewers. He makes more than $9 an hour now.

4) There have already been 27 games this baseball season where the game time temperature was in the 30’s; in the previous four years combined, there were 25. In four years.

3) Miami Marlins’ rookie Jarlin Garcia’s 10 straight hitless innings in his first two major league starts ties the record for most consecutive hitless innings as a new starter – a record set by Bobo Holloman in 1953.

Hollomon was a 30-year old rookie with the St Louis Browns who went 3-7, 5.23 in 22 games (10 starts) in his only major league season.

2) In the first week of the season, Giants won consecutive 1-0 games over the Dodgers, with Joe Panik hitting a home run both days.

This week, Milwaukee beat the Reds 2-0 two days in a row, with Marcus Thames hitting a 2-run homer two days in a row.

Elias Sports reports that those are the only two times in the last 118 years where two teams played back-to-back games where the only runs scored in either of them came from a home run by the same guy in each game.

1) Touching moment on Twitter: Barbara Bush’s Secret Service detail, many of whom have been been with her for decades, refused to leave her side until she was buried. They stood by the closed casket during her memorial service. Wow.

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LEADING OFF: Darvish, Keuchel, Colon all go for 1st win
April 20, 2018

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

STILL WAITING

The Chicago Cubs are hoping Yu Darvish can begin to show his All-Star form sometime soon. Signed to a $126 million, six-year deal as a free agent, he is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in three starts. Darvish got rankled after a balk call in his last outing against Atlanta. He'll try to get on track when he pitches for the first time at Coors Field vs. Charlie Blackmon and the Rockies.

ANY TAKERS

Pitcher A.J. Cole is available after being designated for assignment by Washington. Once a prized pitcher, he began the season in the Nationals' rotation. But the 26-year-old righty had trouble, was sent to the bullpen and now is headed to the waiver wire. Cole was 1-1 with a 13.06 ERA, giving up six home runs in only 10 1/3 innings during two starts and two relief appearances. The 6-foot-5 Cole pitched in parts of four seasons for Washington. He gave up a grand slam to Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets in his last outing.

BART'S BACK

Bartolo Colon starts for the first time since taking a perfect game into the eighth inning last Sunday night at Houston. Colon, who turns 45 in just over a month, is 0-0 in two starts and two relief appearances for Texas with a 1.45 ERA. The popular righty has earned wins with 10 different teams during his career, including the Montreal Expos. He'll go for his first with the Rangers when he takes on the visiting Mariners.

RUN DOWN

Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel tries again for his first win when he faces the White Sox in Chicago. The former AL Cy Young winner is 0-3 with a 3.52 ERA for the World Series champs. Houston hitters haven't helped him much - they've totaled just six runs in Keuchel's four starts this season.

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, April 21


Cincinnati @ St. Louis

Game 951-952
April 21, 2018 @ 2:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Bailey) 13.163
St. Louis
(Mrtinez) 15.765
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-220
8
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-220); Under

Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia

Game 953-954
April 21, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Brault) 14.720
Philadelphia
(Nola) 17.184
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-175
8
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-175); Over

Miami @ Milwaukee

Game 955-956
April 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Urena) 12.390
Milwaukee
(Suter) 15.480
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-170
9
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-170); Under

NY Mets @ Atlanta

Game 957-958
April 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(deGrom) 15.588
Atlanta
(Teheran) 14.517
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-150
8
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-150); Under

Chicago Cubs @ Colorado

Game 959-960
April 21, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Darvish) 16.429
Colorado
(Andrson) 13.253
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-135
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-135); Under

San Diego @ Arizona

Game 961-962
April 21, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Richard) 14.328
Arizona
(Godley) 15.686
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-185
8
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-185); Under

Washington @ LA Dodgers

Game 963-964
April 21, 2018 @ 9:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Strsburg) 16.098
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 14.861
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-115
7
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-115); Under

Toronto @ NY Yankees

Game 965-966
April 21, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Stroman) 17.455
NY Yankees
(Mntgmry) 15.165
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-160
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+140); Over

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 967-968
April 21, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Duffy) 13.918
Detroit
(Fiers) 15.484
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-120); Under

Cleveland @ Baltimore

Game 969-970
April 21, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Clevnger) 15.660
Baltimore
(Tillman) 14.740
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-180
9
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-180); Over

Minnesota @ Tampa Bay

Game 971-972
April 21, 2018 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Gibson) 15.303
Tampa Bay
(Snell) 14.428
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-135
8
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+115); Under

Houston @ Chicago White Sox

Game 973-974
April 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Keuchel) 00.000
Chicago White Sox
(Giolito) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston

Dunkel Pick:
Houston
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Seattle @ Texas

Game 975-976
April 21, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Paxton) 16.105
Texas
(Colon) 15.109
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-155
9
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-155); Under

Boston @ Oakland

Game 977-978
April 21, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Sale) 20.210
Oakland
(Manaea) 16.566
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-150
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-150); Over

San Francisco @ LA Angels

Game 979-980
April 21, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Holland) 14.317
LA Angels
(Rchards) 15.893
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-200
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(-200); Over

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 21


National League
Pirates (12-8) @ Phillies (12-7)
Brault is 1-1, 5.63 in three starts this season (under 2-1).
5-inning record: 1-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Nola is 1-1, 2.22 in his first four ’18 starts (under 3-1).
5-inning record: 1-2-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Pirates lost four of their last five games; under is 4-1 in their last five games. Phillies won nine of their last 11 games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Mets (14-5) @ Braves (11-8)
deGrom is 2-0, 3.60 in four starts this season (over 4-0).
5-inning record: 3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Teheran is 1-1, 2.25 in his last two starts (over 2-2)
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-4

Mets lost four of their last seven games; over is 4-1 in their last five games. Atlanta is 7-4 at home this season; eight of their last 12 games stayed under.

Marlins (5-14) @ Brewers (12-9)
Urena is 0-3, 5.57 in four starts this season (over 2-2).
5-inning record: 0-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Suter is 0-2, 5.28 in his last three starts (over 2-1-1)
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4

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

Reds (3-16) @ Cardinals (11-8)
Bailey is 0-1, 2.77 in his last two starts (under 4-0)
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Martinez is 2-0, 0.42 in his last three starts (under 2-1-1)
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Reds lost 11 of their last 12 games. Under is 5-1 in their last six road games. St Louis won six of its last seven games; five of their last six games stayed under the total.

Cubs (9-8) @ Rockies (11-10)
Darvish is 0-1, 6.00 in three starts this season (under 2-1).
5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Anderson is 0-0, 5.68 in four starts this season (over 2-2).
5-inning record: 0-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Cubs won four of their last five road games; over is 3-1 in their last four games. Colorado won six of its last nine games; four of its last six home games stayed under.

Padres (8-13) @ Diamondbacks (13-6)
Richard is 1-1, 7.80 in his last three starts (over 2-2)
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Godley is 2-1, 3.50 in his first four starts (under 2-1).
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Padres lost three of their last four games; five of their last six games went over. Arizona won seven of its last 11 games; they’re 7-3 at home. Arizona’s last six home games stayed under.

Nationals (10-10) @ Dodgers (8-10)
Strasburg is 2-1, 3.76 in four starts this season (over 3-1).
5-inning record: 3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4

Ryu is 2-0, 1.50 in his last two starts (over 2-1).
5-inning record: 2-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Washington is 7-3 on the road; they’re 4-2 in last six games. Over is 6-1-2 in their last nine road games. Dodgers won four of their last five games; their last eight games went over.

American League
Blue Jays (12-6) @ New York (9-8)
Stroman is 0-1, 7.98 in his first three starts (over 2-1).
5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Montgomery is 1-0, 4.70 in three starts this season (over 3-0).
5-inning record: 3-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Blue Jays won eight of their last ten games; five of Jays’ last six games went over the total. New York is 5-7 in its last 12 games; they’re 5-5 at home. Over is 8-2 in their home games.

Indians (9-8) @ Orioles (6-14)
Clevinger is 1-0, 2.70 in three starts this season (under 2-1).
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Tillman is 0-3, 11.91 in his first three ’18 starts (over 1-1-1)
5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3

Cleveland won six of its last nine games; under is 5-1 in their last six road games. Orioles lost eight of their last ten games; under is 7-0 in their home games

Royals (4-14) @ Tigers (8-10)
Duffy is 0-2, 4.29 in four starts this season (over 2-2)
5-inning record: 1-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Fiers is 1-1, 4.63 in two starts this month (over 1-1)
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Royals lost nine of their last ten games, under is 7-3 in their road games. Detroit won four of its last five games; under is 6-3 in their last nine home games.

Twins (8-6) @ Rays (6-13)
Gibson is 1-0, 4.30 in three starts this season (under 2-1).
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3

Snell is 2-0, 1.46 in his last two starts (over 3-1)
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Twins won four of their last six games; under is 5-3 in their road games. Tampa Bay is 3-7 in its last ten home games; over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.

Mariners (9-8) @ Rangers (7-13)
Paxton is 1-0, 2.65 in his last three starts (under 3-1).
5-inning record: 1-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Colon is 0-0, 1.32 in his first two ’18 starts (under 2-0)
5-inning record: 1-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Seattle lost four of its last six games; over is 10-7-1 in their games this season. Rangers lost eight of their last nine home games (over 6-3).

Astros (14-7) @ White Sox (4-12)
Keuchel is is 0-3, 3.91 in his first four starts this year (under 4-0); Houston scored six runs in the four games.
5-inning record: 0-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-2

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 four games; under is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games. White Sox lost ten of their last 11 games; their last four games went over.

Red Sox (17-2) @ A’s (9-11)
Sale is 1-0, 1.23 in four starts this season (over 2-2).
5-inning record: 2-0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Manaea is 2-2, 1.63 in four starts this season (under 4-0)
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Boston won its last eight games; over is 5-1 in their last six road games. Oakland won four of its last five games; over is 7-1 in their last eight games.

Interleague

Giants (7-11) @ Angels (13-6)
Holland is 0-2, 5.74 in his three ’18 starts (under 2-1).
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-3

Richards is 2-0, 2.40 in his last three starts (15.1 IP) (over 3-1).
5-inning record: 3-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Giants lost five of their last seven games; under is 8-3-1 in their road games. Angels lost their last four games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven home games..

Umpires

Cin-StL: Over is 9-5-1 in last 15 Guccione games.
Pitt-Phil: Under is 9-5 in last 14 LBarrett games.
Mia-Mil: All five Marquez games this season went over.
NY-Atl: Rehak’s first two MLB games behind plate ended 4-2/2-0.
Chi-Colo: Under is 9-6 in last fifteen Baker games.
SD-Az: Four of last six Dimuro games stayed under.
Wsh-LA: Under is 18-8 in last 26 Bellino games.

Tor-NY: Last 3 years, New York is 7-0 with Little behind plate.
KC-Det: Under is 8-5-1 in last 14 DeJesus games.
Clev-Balt: Last five Hickox games went over total.
Min-TB: Underdogs won five of last six Hoye games.
Hst-Chi: Five of last seven Fletcher games stayed under.
Sea-Tex: Over is 9-3 in last dozen Cederstrom games.
Bos-A’s: Home side won eight of last 10 Wendelstedt games.

SF-LAA: Six of last nine West games stayed under.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/20
Ariz 5-3-1……5-1-4…..10-4
Atl 5-3……..6-3-2…….11-6
Cubs 4-4-2……1-5-1…..5-9
Reds 2-8-1……1-6-1…..3-14
Colo 7-6-2……2-3-1……9-9
LA 4-3-1…..4-5-1……..8-8
Miami 1-5-1…..4-4-4……..5-9
Milw 6-3…….5-6-1………11-9
Mets 4-4……6-4-2………9-8
Philly 3-4-4…..4-1-2……..7-5
Pitt 6-2-3……7-2……….13-4
St. Louis 8-3-1…….3-4……..11-7
SD 2-2-2…..3-10-1……..5-12
SF 5-4-4…..2-4-1……..7-8
Wash 7-3……..4-5-1……..11-8

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

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 4/20)
Ariz 4-8……..4-9………..8
Atl 3-8……..7-12……….10
Cubs 2-10……..3-7………….5
Reds 1-11……..1-8………..2
Colo 7-14……3-7..………10
LA 3-8……..3-9..………6
Miami 2-7……..5-13……….7
Milw 2-9……..1-11…..…….3
Mets 1-8……..6-11…………7
Philly 2-11……..4-8…………6
Pitt 1-11……..3-9…………4
StL 4-11……..2-7…………6
SD 1-7……..1-13……….2
SF 1-11………2-7……….3
Wash 8-10……..5-10………13

Orioles 5-13……0-7………..5
Boston 4-10……..6-9………..10
White Sox 1-9…….2-7………..3
Clev 2-9……..3-8……….5
Detroit 1-7…….1-11………..2
Astros 3-12……3-7……….6
KC 2-10……..3-8………..5
Angels 5-10……..2-10……….7
Twins 1-8……..0-6……….1
NYY 2-8……..4-10……….6
A’s 4-8……..3-12………7
Seattle 5-8…….3-10……….8
TB 3-8…….2-11……..5
Texas 1-10……2-11…….3
Toronto 2-9……..3-10……..5

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 9-2 NL, favorites -$549
AL @ NL– 2-2 , favorites -$112
Total: 11-4 NL, favorites -$661

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 5-5-1
AL @ NL: Under 2-2
Total: Under 7-7-1

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MLB

Saturday, April 21

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Trend Report
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Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 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
NY Yankees is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 11 games
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games at home
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games when playing Toronto
NY Yankees is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 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


Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Kansas City is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 10 games on the road
Kansas City is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games at home
Detroit is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Detroit is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City


Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Cincinnati is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games
Cincinnati is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Cincinnati is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games at home
St. Louis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 12 games at home
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati


Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games
Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 12 games
Cleveland is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Cleveland is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 12 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 6-16 ATS in its last 22 games at home
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games at home
Baltimore is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Baltimore is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Baltimore's last 12 games when playing at home against Cleveland


Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Philadelphia is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh


Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Minnesota's last 13 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing at home against Minnesota


New York Mets
NY Mets is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Mets is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
NY Mets is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 10 games on the road
NY Mets is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Mets's last 13 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
NY Mets is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 12 games
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Atlanta is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 13 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Houston Astros
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 15 games
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
Houston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
Houston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing 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 11 of Houston's last 15 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
Chi White Sox is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Houston
Chi White Sox is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing 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 11 of Chi White Sox's last 15 games when playing at home against Houston


Miami Marlins
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Miami is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Milwaukee's last 25 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing Miami
Milwaukee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing at home against Miami


Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas Rangers
Texas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
Texas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle


San Diego Padres
San Diego is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
San Diego is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games on the road
San Diego is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
San Diego is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 19 of San Diego's last 25 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
Arizona is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 19 of Arizona's last 25 games when playing at home against San Diego


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


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 6 of Boston's last 7 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 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Boston's last 15 games when playing Oakland
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games
Oakland is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
Oakland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Oakland's last 15 games when playing Boston
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston


San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
San Francisco is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Francisco's last 13 games on the road
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
San Francisco is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Angels is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
LA Angels is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
LA Angels is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games at home
LA Angels is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
LA Angels is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco


Washington Nationals
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Washington is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Washington is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 11 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 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
LA Dodgers is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing Washington
LA Dodgers is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
LA Dodgers is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Washington
LA Dodgers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games when playing at home against Washington

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MLB
Long Sheet

Saturday, April 21

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CINCINNATI (3 - 16) at ST LOUIS (11 - 8) - 2:15 PM
HOMER BAILEY (R) vs. CARLOS MARTINEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 3-16 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 3-14 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
CINCINNATI is 2-14 (-11.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 85-84 (-32.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 65-63 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 36-47 (-31.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.9 Units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
BAILEY is 6-14 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.75 and a WHIP of 1.597.
His team's record is 6-18 (-13.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 11-12. (-2.6 units)

CARLOS MARTINEZ vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
MARTINEZ is 5-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.62 and a WHIP of 1.244.
His team's record is 7-2 (+3.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.5 units)

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PITTSBURGH (12 - 8) at PHILADELPHIA (12 - 7) - 4:05 PM
STEVEN BRAULT (L) vs. AARON NOLA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 36-27 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-21 (+18.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 8-0 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in day games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

STEVEN BRAULT vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
BRAULT is 0-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 7.36 and a WHIP of 2.452.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

AARON NOLA vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
NOLA is 1-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.50 and a WHIP of 1.056.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

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MIAMI (5 - 14) at MILWAUKEE (12 - 9) - 7:10 PM
JOSE URENA (R) vs. BRENT SUTER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 98-85 (+21.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 64-53 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 78-65 (+19.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
URENA is 10-3 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
URENA is 8-1 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against MIAMI this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

JOSE URENA vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
URENA is 0-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.85 and a WHIP of 1.713.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

BRENT SUTER vs. MIAMI since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY METS (14 - 5) at ATLANTA (11 - 8) - 7:10 PM
JACOB DEGROM (R) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 19-46 (-26.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 74-91 (+23.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 21-8 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 28-19 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TEHERAN is 13-25 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 16-31 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against NY METS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

JACOB DEGROM vs. ATLANTA since 1997
DEGROM is 5-3 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.19 and a WHIP of 1.100.
His team's record is 6-5 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-5. (+0.6 units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. NY METS since 1997
TEHERAN is 8-5 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.34 and a WHIP of 1.056.
His team's record is 10-9 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 12-7. (+4.4 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (9 - 8) at COLORADO (11 - 10) - 8:10 PM
YU DARVISH (R) vs. TYLER ANDERSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1704-1770 (-271.6 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 53-51 (-21.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
DARVISH is 18-20 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 98-86 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 37-33 (+12.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 14-2 (+11.9 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
CHICAGO CUBS is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against COLORADO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

YU DARVISH vs. COLORADO since 1997
DARVISH is 0-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 10.39 and a WHIP of 1.617.
His team's record is 0-1 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

TYLER ANDERSON vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
ANDERSON is 0-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.43 and a WHIP of 1.286.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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SAN DIEGO (8 - 13) at ARIZONA (13 - 6) - 8:10 PM
CLAYTON RICHARD (L) vs. ZACK GODLEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 107-78 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 60-33 (+19.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 27-16 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 57-39 (+15.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 76-55 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 8-1 (+8.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
SAN DIEGO is 60-69 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
RICHARD is 49-40 (+19.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 243-238 (-55.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against ARIZONA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

CLAYTON RICHARD vs. ARIZONA since 1997
RICHARD is 10-5 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.08 and a WHIP of 1.370.
His team's record is 11-6 (+6.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-7. (+2.7 units)

ZACK GODLEY vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GODLEY is 1-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.438.
His team's record is 2-4 (-3.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.1 units)

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WASHINGTON (10 - 10) at LA DODGERS (8 - 10) - 9:10 PM
STEPHEN STRASBURG (R) vs. HYUN-JIN RYU (L)
Top Trends for this game.
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 58-35 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 22-7 (+15.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 77-43 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 37-20 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
STRASBURG is 44-14 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRASBURG is 21-5 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRASBURG is 25-5 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 37-33 (-19.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
STRASBURG is 2-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.64 and a WHIP of 0.947.
His team's record is 2-5 (-5.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.8 units)

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
RYU is 0-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.028.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

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TORONTO (13 - 6) at NY YANKEES (9 - 9) - 1:05 PM
MARCUS STROMAN (R) vs. JORDAN MONTGOMERY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 7-21 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 12-28 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-3 (+0.8 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

MARCUS STROMAN vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
STROMAN is 6-4 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.45 and a WHIP of 1.174.
His team's record is 9-5 (+3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-7. (-1.9 units)

JORDAN MONTGOMERY vs. TORONTO since 1997
MONTGOMERY is 1-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 0.79 and a WHIP of 0.794.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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KANSAS CITY (4 - 14) at DETROIT (8 - 10) - 1:10 PM
DANNY DUFFY (L) vs. MICHAEL FIERS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 11-28 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 72-108 (-33.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 231-244 (-61.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
DETROIT is 375-358 (-69.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
DETROIT is 33-51 (-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 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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

MICHAEL FIERS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
FIERS is 1-3 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.79 and a WHIP of 1.747.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.5 units)

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CLEVELAND (9 - 8) at BALTIMORE (6 - 14) - 4:05 PM
MIKE CLEVINGER (R) vs. CHRIS TILLMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TILLMAN is 115-89 (+35.5 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 66-42 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 59-46 (+28.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 44-17 (+15.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

MIKE CLEVINGER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
CLEVINGER is 2-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.533.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

CHRIS TILLMAN vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
TILLMAN is 5-2 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.74 and a WHIP of 1.399.
His team's record is 6-3 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-7. (-6.5 units)

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MINNESOTA (8 - 6) at TAMPA BAY (6 - 13) - 6:10 PM
KYLE GIBSON (R) vs. BLAKE SNELL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 93-84 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 47-41 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 63-48 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 47-37 (+13.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
GIBSON is 21-11 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GIBSON is 8-1 (+7.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GIBSON is 11-3 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GIBSON is 14-3 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GIBSON is 8-0 (+8.8 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)
TAMPA BAY is 154-188 (-42.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 96-122 (-31.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.

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

KYLE GIBSON vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
GIBSON is 1-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 7.05 and a WHIP of 1.924.
His team's record is 1-5 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-5. (-4.7 units)

BLAKE SNELL vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
SNELL is 0-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.393.
His team's record is 0-2 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

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HOUSTON (14 - 7) at CHI WHITE SOX (4 - 12) - 7:10 PM
DALLAS KEUCHEL (L) vs. LUCAS GIOLITO (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
KEUCHEL is 2-4 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.12 and a WHIP of 1.443.
His team's record is 3-4 (-4.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.5 units)

LUCAS GIOLITO vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GIOLITO is 0-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.199.
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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SEATTLE (10 - 8) at TEXAS (7 - 14) - 8:05 PM
JAMES PAXTON (L) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 180-168 (+21.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 81-63 (+26.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 34-21 (+16.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 134-115 (+26.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 74-66 (+26.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
COLON is 17-8 (+15.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLON is 97-90 (-29.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against TEXAS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JAMES PAXTON vs. TEXAS since 1997
PAXTON is 2-4 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.73 and a WHIP of 1.539.
His team's record is 4-6 (-4.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.7 units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. SEATTLE since 1997
COLON is 21-13 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.68 and a WHIP of 1.172.
His team's record is 25-14 (+8.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 17-20. (-5.0 units)

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BOSTON (17 - 2) at OAKLAND (9 - 11) - 9:05 PM
CHRIS SALE (L) vs. SEAN MANAEA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 11-4 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 17-2 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 15-1 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
BOSTON is 11-1 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BOSTON is 15-1 (+14.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BOSTON is 11-1 (+10.6 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.

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

CHRIS SALE vs. OAKLAND since 1997
SALE is 4-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.17 and a WHIP of 0.845.
His team's record is 4-4 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+2.9 units)

SEAN MANAEA vs. BOSTON since 1997
MANAEA is 1-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 13.49 and a WHIP of 2.293.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.4 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (8 - 11) at LA ANGELS (13 - 7) - 9:05 PM
DEREK HOLLAND (L) vs. GARRETT RICHARDS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 72-109 (-37.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-62 (-27.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 15-27 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 103-126 (-35.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 48-72 (-29.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-47 (-27.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 24-55 (-25.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 44-26 (+20.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 49-39 (+15.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
HOLLAND is 58-43 (+21.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
HOLLAND is 9-8 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.03 and a WHIP of 1.336.
His team's record is 13-12 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-12. (-1.7 units)

GARRETT RICHARDS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

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April 20, 2018 [/B]

STREAKY TEAMS (ENTERING PLAY FRIDAY)

Wins and Losses Streak Over/Under Streak
Baltimore 0-6 past six games overall Boston Over 9-1-1 past 11 games overall
Boston 16-2 past 18 games overall Cincinnati Under 5-1 past six games overall
Chicago White Sox 1-9 past 10 games overall Miami Over 4-0 past four games overall
Cincinnati 1-10 past 11 games overall Minnesota Under 5-1 past six games overall
Kansas City 0-9 past nine games overall N.Y. Yankees Over 11-2-1 past 14 games overall

Big Pitching

The defending World Champion Houston Astros sit atop the majors with a 2.45 ERA through 20 games, going 13-7 with 223 strikeouts over just 179 2/3 innings, and they're holding the opposition to a .211 batting average. So far the Astros and the Washington Nationals are the only teams to collectively reach 200 strikeouts as a staff. The average, by the way, is a 4.02 ERA, and the median for opponent batting average is .240. On the flip side of things, batters are teeing off on Chicago White Sox pitching, hitting them hard for a .264 average, while the Texas Rangers have allowed a .270 batting average, and the Oakland Athletics have a .272 opponent batting average. The worst during the early going has been in Baltimore, as hitters are humping up on O's pitching to the tune of a .283 average. They have already yielded 97 earned runs in just 19 games for a 5.11 ERA. The White Sox are worst in the majors with a 5.64 staff ERA.

SP Justin Verlander visits Chicago in a new uniform on Friday, but 1B Jose Abreu won't care. He has mashed against the righty regardless of what he is wearing. Abreu is 14-for-35 (.400) with two doubles, five homers and six RBI with a 1.361 OPS against Verlander all-time, as he is obviously not fooled. The same cannot be said for Tim Anderson. He has nothing when it comes to J.V., going 1-for-14 (.071) with no RBI, no walks and six strikeouts. Yolmer Sanchez is still trying to learn Verlander, as he is 1-for-11 (.091) with no RBI, two walks and five whiffs. More often than not Verlander has had his way with the Pale Hose, knowing them well from his days in Detroit. He is 3-0 with a 3.10 ERA in eight starts vs. Chicago since the start of 2015, posting 66 strikeouts in just 49 1/3 innings. Verlander hasn't lost to the White Sox since June 11, 2014 at Guaranteed Rate Field, and six of his past seven decisions against Chicago have been wins.

Capital Punishment

The Washington Nationals roll out Max Scherzer (3-1, 1.33 ERA), Stephen Strasburg (2-1, 3.08 ERA, 0.99 WHIP) and Jeremy Hellickson (0-0, 3.86 ERA) for their three-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. Strasburg works on Saturday night and faces the erratic Hyun-Jin Ryu in perhaps the most winnable game of the series for the Nats. Strasburg carries a 1-2 record with a 3.50 ERA in three starts against L.A. since the start of 2015, but he has held them to a .174 opponent batting average with 26 strikeouts in just 18 innings. He avoids Clayton Kershaw and gets Ryu, who has been decent this season, but is rather erratic over the years. In fact, the Dodgers are just 2-6 in Ryu's past eight starts. The Nationals have posted a 55-16 in Strasburg's past 71 outings, including 37-18 over his past 55 on the road.

Looking Ahead

Saturday, April 21

Since the start of the 2015 season, Blue Jays SP Marcus Stroman has posted a 4-3 record with a 3.40 ERA in 10 starts against the Yankees. The four wins are tied for his most against any other club. Of course, he has faced them more, too. However, he has a sparkling .230 opponent batting average with 36 strikeouts over 55 2/3 innings with just six homers allowed. Aaron Judge has skewed those numbers in a bad way for Stroman, though. In their brief encounters he is 6-for-14 (.429) with three homers and four RBI while posting a 1.571 OPS against the Blue Jays hurler. Brett Gardner has also taken Stroman deep twice while posting five RBI over 37 at-bats.

The Mets have been red hot on the road, but Braves SP Julio Teheran could cool them off at SunTrust Park on Saturday night. Since the start of the 2015 season the righty is 5-3 with a 2.20 ERA across 12 starts, including one complete game. He has struck out 58 batters over 77 2/3 innings while yielding just three homers and holding New York batters to a .158 opponent batting average. Yoenis Cespedes is just 4-for-18 (.222) with no extra-base hits or RBI and six strikeouts. Jay Bruce and Jose Lobaton have each connected for two homers against him and represent the greatest power threats.

Reds SP Homer Bailey has not enjoyed facing the Cardinals over the years. He is 0-4 with a 9.90 ERA in four starts against the Redbirds since the start of the 2015 season, and they're hitting over .400 against him with 11 walks and just 10 strikeouts over 20 innings. He hasn't beat St. Louis since a home game back on May 23, 2014. Yadier Molina likes facing Bailey, as he carries a .405 career average (17-for-42) with three doubles, three homers and seven RBI into the contest. Matt Carpenter has also hit Bailey hard to the tune of a .500 average (18-for-36) with three doubles, four RBI and a 1.110 OPS.

Weather Report

For the early games, the weather looks to be a little crisp and cool, but without any threat of precipitation after a rough start to the season in the east. However, there is a very real threat of thunderstorms in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Saturday night, and it could end up sacking the game between the Mariners and Rangers. The forecast calls for a 65-70 percent of thunderstorms starting right around first pitch, tapering off sometime around 11pm CT. If that game does get underway, there could be starting and stopping, a long delay, etc. That's never good for the starting pitchers, and could mean more reliance on the bullpens. Texas entered play on Friday with a 4.76 ERA for their bullpen, ranked 28th in the majors. Seattle has been so-so with a 4.08 ERA.

Wind won't really be a factor in many parks, as forecasts are calling for 10 mph or less almost entirely across the board. However, the wind will be blowing out at O.co Coliseum in Oakland for the game between the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics. It won't be a stiff jetstream, but Oakland's winds are forecast to be highest at around 10-13 mph and blowing straight out to the power alley in right-center field.

Sunday, April 22

There are a lot of ugly career numbers from the Orioles when it comes to facing Indians SP Corey Kluber. The current roster is a collective 15-for-99 (.152) with two doubles, a home run, six RBI and 34 strikeouts vs. five walks. If you were wondering, it was IF Jonathan Schoop iwth the only homer, as he is actually 4-for-12 (.333) with a double and the solo homer against Klubot. 1B Chris Davis is a dismal 1-for-14 (.071) with one RBI and seven strikeouts against the righty, while OF Adam Jones is just 3-for-17 (.176) with no extra-base hits, no walks and no RBI while striking out seven times. However, Kluber is just 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA in three starts since April 2015 against the O's. He probably wishes he faced them more often. He hasn't lost to Baltimore since June 27, 2013 at Camden Yards.

Yankees SP Luis Severino opened his 2018 season with a win in Toronto back on March 29. He allowed just one hit with no runs, three walks and seven strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings in that one. It was a surprising result, as he entered the season with 0-3 with a 5.52 ERA in seven career appearances (six starts) against the Blue Jays. 1B Justin Smoak has the most experience against him, and the most success. He is 5-for-14 (.357) with two homers and five RBI with a 1.256 OPS against the Yankees righty.

Twins SP Jake Odorizzi will toe the slab in a familiar place on Sunday afternoon, as he makes his first appearance against his former team, the Tampa Bay Rays, at Tropicana Field. None of the current Rays have more than eight at-bats against the right-hander, but they obviously know him from his time in St. Petersburg. And he knows the park, too, so he'll have that to his advantage. From 2015-17, Odorizzi was 15-12 with a 3.57 ERA in 45 starts at Tropicana Field, holding the opposition to a minuscule .227 average with 241 strikeouts over 259 2/3 innings.

Weather Report

The rains pop back up for Atlanta, as the series finale between the Mets and Braves could be rained out. The forecast shows a 35 percent chance of rain at first pitch and only getting stronger as the day progresses. A solid, area-covering shield of rain will engulf the Southeast for a good portion of Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, perhaps. The drought-stricken areas need this rain, but of course it's no good for baseball. By 3pm ET, the forecast calls for 65 percent and by 4pm ET, it is 80 percent. If they can get this game in, it might be official after five innings, but probably isn't going the distance.

The wind will be blowing strongly from left field to right field at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago for the battle between the Astros and the White Sox, but thankfully rain isn't in the forecast. Down in St. Louis, wind will also be a factor. The winds will be blowing in directly from center field to home plate at 11-14 mph with overcast conditions. The strong winds should keep the offense down, however.

The weather will play a factor in the Seattle-Texas series again, too, but this time it will be wind. There is a zero percent chance of rain for Sunday in Arlington, but winds will be howling from 14-17 mph and blowing directly out to right-center field. The 'over' could be a strong play in that one.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TOR at NYY 01:05 PM
TOR +135
O 9.0

KC at DET 01:10 PM
DET -108
O 8.5

CIN at STL 02:15 PM
CIN +203
U 8.0

CLE at BAL 04:05 PM
BAL +175
O 9.0

PIT at PHI 04:05 PM
PHI -172
O 7.5

MIN at TB 06:10 PM
TB -119
O 7.5

NYM at ATL 07:10 PM
NYM -149
O 8.0

MIA at MIL 07:10 PM
MIA +158
U 9.0

SEA at TEX 08:05 PM
TEX +153
O 9.0

CHC at COL 08:10 PM
CHC -136
O 10.0

SD at ARI 08:10 PM
ARI -175
U 8.0

BOS at OAK 09:05 PM
BOS -150
U 7.0

SF at LAA 09:07 PM
SF +187
U 9.0

WAS at LAD 09:10 PM
WAS -113
O 7.0

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A's Manaea pitches 1st no-hitter against Red Sox since 1993
April 22, 2018

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A's lefty Sean Manaea pitched the first no-hitter against Boston in 25 years, with an overturned call preserving the gem Saturday night in Oakland's 3-0 win over the sizzling Red Sox.

Manaea struck out 10, walked two and threw 108 pitches to finish off Oakland's first no-no since Dallas Braden tossed a perfect game against Tampa Bay in 2010.

Manaea got Hanley Ramirez to ground out to complete the first no-hitter versus the Red Sox since Seattle's Chris Bosio did it in 1993.

Boston looked as if it had a hit with two outs in the sixth at the Oakland Coliseum. Andrew Benintendi hit a grounder to the right side, slid around first baseman Matt Olson and was ruled safe.

After the umpires conferred, Benintendi was ruled out for going wide of the baseline.

Sandy Leon reached in the Red Sox fifth when A's shortstop Marcus Semien dropped a popup. The play was scored as an error.

Manaea (3-2) had been battered by Boston in three previous starts. But the 26-year-old cooled off a hard-hitting Red Sox team that had won eight in a row and 17 of 18.

BRAVES 4, METS 3

ATLANTA (AP) - Johan Camargo tripled home the tying run, then scored on Ender Inciarte's bunt single as the Atlanta Braves scored twice in the ninth inning off Mets closer Jeurys Familia to beat New York 4-3 on Saturday night.

A crowd of 41,396 that was the largest of the season at SunTrust Stadium saw starters Jacob deGrom and Julio Teheran each pitch seven scoreless innings. After they left, the bullpens wilted.

Familia issued a leadoff walk to Dansby Swanson and Camargo followed with a triple that made it 3-all. With one out and runners at the corners, Inciarte put down a bunt to the right side. First baseman Adrian Gonzalez made a quick throw home, but Camargo was already across the plate with a headfirst dive.

Familia (1-1) entered the game unscored upon and tied for the major league lead with eight saves.

Jesse Biddle (1-0) went one inning for the win.

ASTROS 10, WHITE SOX 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Josh Reddick hit a grand slam and a solo homer, and Houston pounded reeling Chicago.

Already struggling on the field - and especially on the mound - the White Sox were dealt another blow Saturday when they learned that reliever Danny Farquhar suffered a brain hemorrhage while collapsing in the dugout Friday night.

Dallas Keuchel, the 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner, cruised to his first victory after being staked to a big lead early. Keuchel (1-3) allowed one run and four hits in six innings while striking out six.

Marwin Gonzalez drove in two runs with a double, and Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yuli Gurriel each had an RBI as Houston routed Chicago for a second straight night. Six of the seven Astros batters walked by White Sox starter Lucas Giolito (0-3) scored. Houston has won five straight.

BREWERS 6, MARLINS 5

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jesus Aguilar homered on the 13th pitch leading off the bottom of the ninth inning, and Milwaukee rallied for its fifth consecutive win.

Aguilar, who entered the game as a late-inning replacement, hit his first home run of the season off Junichi Tazawa (0-1).

Milwaukee tied the score in the eighth when Miami left fielder Derek Dietrich misplayed Eric Sogard's two-out popup to left, allowing Travis Shaw to score from second.

Jeremy Jeffress (2-0) pitched a scoreless inning of relief to get the win.

The Marlins have lost six of seven.

INDIANS 4, ORIOLES 0

BALTIMORE (AP) - Mike Clevinger pitched a two-hitter in his first career complete game, and Cleveland hit three solo homers off Chris Tillman in a 4-0 victory.

Jose Ramirez went 3 for 4 with his team-leading fifth home run. Yan Gomes and Yonder Alonso also went deep for Cleveland, which came into the game ranked second-to-last in the AL in runs and last in batting average.

Clevinger (2-0) hardly needed the offensive support. Pitching on seven days' rest, the right-hander struck out three, walked two and allowed only one runner past first base.

It was Clevinger's 35th career start. His previous longest outing was 7 1/3 innings, earlier this month against Kansas City.

Tillman (0-4) gave up four runs, eight hits and a walk in six innings.

YANKEES 9, BLUE JAYS 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Judge hit an early homer off respected Twitter rival Marcus Stroman, then scored on a disputed play during a seven-run burst in the sixth inning that sent New York over Toronto.

Judge put the Yankees up 2-0 with his sixth homer, a two-run drive in the third. It came after Stroman and Judge exchanged tweets at the end of last season during which the Toronto ace said their ''future battles will be legendary.''

Judge is now 7 for 16 with four home runs against Stroman (0-2).

Jordan Montgomery (2-0) pitched six innings and allowed one run on four hits.

DIAMONDBACKS 6, PADRES 2

PHOENIX (AP) - Zack Godley settled down after a shaky start to throw 5 1/3 solid innings and singled home a run as Arizona beat San Diego.

A.J. Pollock had a solo homer and RBI single for Arizona. Deven Marrero tripled in a run, doubled and scored twice, and Paul Goldschmidt had a double and an RBI triple.

The NL West-leading Diamondbacks, losers to the Padres 4-1 on Friday night, will send left-hander Patrick Corbin to the mound Sunday to try to extend their franchise record with a seventh consecutive series win to start the season.

Pitching on his 28th birthday, Godley (3-1) gave up two runs in the first inning and blanked the Padres over the next 4 1/3. Andrew Chafin, Fernando Salas and T.J. McFarland held San Diego scoreless the rest of the way.

Clayton Richard (0-1) allowed three runs on five hits in five-plus innings.

CARDINALS 4, REDS 3

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Yadier Molina hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning and rookie reliever Jordan Hicks got Scooter Gennett to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded, lifting St. Louis over Cincinnati.

The Cardinals have won seven of eight, including six against the Reds. The Reds dropped their fourth straight, and second under interim manager Jim Riggleman, and fell to 3-17 this season.

St. Louis has won 10 in a row from the Reds dating to last season, matching its longest streak against them since 1949, when the Cardinals won 11 straight.

Hicks (1-0) recorded the final seven outs. Jared Hughes (0-2) gave up Molina's sixth homer, a solo drive.

PHILLIES 6, PIRATES 2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rhys Hoskins hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Aaron Nola tossed seven impressive innings and Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh.

Nola (2-1) allowed two runs, six hits and struck out nine to help the Phillies win their third straight game and improve to 8-1 at home.

The Pirates have lost five of six after an 11-4 start.

Pittsburgh's Steven Brault gave up two runs and two hits in 5 1/3 innings. The lefty took a shutout into the sixth before things unraveled.

Brault hit Carlos Santana with a pitch and Odubel Herrera followed with a single. Michael Feliz (0-1) entered to face Hoskins, who drove a 1-2 pitch into the left-field seats for a 3-2 lead.

Hector Neris got the last four outs for his fourth save.

ROCKIES 5, CUBS 2

DENVER (AP) - Nolan Arenado had two hits to back six strong innings from Tyler Anderson and Colorado used a big fifth inning to beat Chicago.

Anderson (1-0) got his first win in five starts and tamed a Chicago lineup that had 16 runs on 18 hits in the series opener on Friday night. The Cubs managed just six hits on the night, two from Albert Almora Jr., who had four in Friday's win.

Wade Davis pitched the ninth for his ninth save in 10 chances.

Chicago's offense wasn't as potent behind starter Yu Darvish (0-2). He started strong but left with two outs in the fifth after allowing five runs on five hits and walking four.

RAYS 10, TWINS 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - C.J. Cron hit a pair of two-run homers and Blake Snell won his third straight start for Tampa Bay.

Cron's homer in the third inning put the Rays up 2-1 after Adeiny Hechavarria singled for their first hit off Kyle Gibson (1-1). Cron connected again in the seventh off Gabriel Moya, capping a five-run inning. It was his fourth homer of the season.

Joey Wendle had three hits and scored twice for the Rays, who won their third straight for the first time this year.

Snell (3-1) surrendered just one run for his third consecutive start, striking out six and allowing five hits in seven innings.

TIGERS 12, ROYALS 4

DETROIT (AP) - Nicholas Castellanos homered and drove in three runs, and Detroit routed Kansas City.

The Tigers have won five of six. Detroit broke a 3-all tie with three runs in the fifth on a day when both starting pitchers were in almost constant trouble.

Mike Fiers (2-1) allowed two earned runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings for the Tigers, and Royals starter Danny Duffy (0-3) yielded six runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Warwick Saupold pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings for his first career save.

Abraham Almonte had three hits for Kansas City, which has lost 10 of 11.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY APRIL 22, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards
1:05 PM Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
1:10 PM Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
1:10 PM Minnesota Twins Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field
1:35 PM New York Mets Atlanta Braves SunTrust Park
1:35 PM Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
2:10 PM Houston Astros Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
2:10 PM Miami Marlins Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
2:15 PM Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium
3:05 PM Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers Globe Life Park in Arlington
3:10 PM Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies Coors Field
4:05 PM Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
4:07 PM San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Angels Angel Stadium of Anaheim
4:10 PM San Diego Padres Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
8:08 PM Washington Nationals Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium


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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/21/2018 12-15-1 44.44% -24.90
04/20/2018 10-9-0 52.63% +4.80
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........189 - 196.........49.09%....-180.30

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Sunday’s 6-pack

Early over/under win totals for NFL teams in 2018:

10.5— Eagles, Patriots, Packers, Vikings

9.5— Falcons, Texans, Jaguars, Chargers, Rams

8.5— Ravens, Panthers, Cowboys, Saints, Raiders, 49ers, Seahawks

7.5— Broncos, Lions, Chiefs, Giants, Titans

6.5— Bills, Bears, Colts, Jets, Buccaneers

5.5— Cardinals, Bengals, Dolphins, Redskins

Quote of the Day
“FOX asked to take some of their quality Sunday afternoon games, doubleheader games, and put them on Thursday night. So here was the trick for us as a group: Could we populate the Thursday night FOX schedule with at least a handful of games that would otherwise be FOX doubleheader games? And still leave FOX with enough quality doubleheader games? And still be able to take a handful of FOX games and put them on CBS?”
NFL schedule maker Howard Katz

Sunday’s quiz
Before last night, who was the last Oakland A’s pitcher to throw a no-hitter?

Saturday’s quiz
Of 30 current major league general managers, 13 went to an Ivy League school.

Friday’s quiz
Dusty Baker was manager of the Cincinnati Reds before Bryan Price.

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

13) Oakland 3, Boston 0— Sean Manaea’s first career complete game is also a no-hitter, and against a powerful lineup that was 17-2 coming into the game.

Manaea walked only two hitters; it was the first time the Red Sox were shut out in 25 years, when current Tigers’ pitching coach Chris Bosio did it for the Mariners on April 22, 1993, so almost 25 years to the day.

12) San Diego Padres’ manager Andy Green had himself a dilemma in Phoenix Friday night.

Padres led 1-0 after seven innings; Green’s Tyson Ross had a no-hitter going but had already thrown 104 pitches— this was his 4th start back from injury. Ross threw 81-107-100 pitches in his first three starts this season.

Ross’ health is very important, winning the game is important; the no-hitter is less important but is the one thing everyone would talk about.

11) Ross walked a guy, then with two out CF Franchy Cordero got Green off the hook when he misjudged a fly ball that fell for a double that tied the score and ended the no-hitter, after Ross had thrown 127 pitches.

San Diego went on to win 4-1; hopefully Ross will bounce back and the longest outing of his career won’t cause his arm any problems.

10) Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell was the 13th player taken in last summer’s draft; Denver took him, then traded him to Utah for Tyler Lydon, Trey Lyles.

Mitchell scored 55 points in Utah’s first two playoff games, breaking Michael Jordan’s record for most points scored by a guard in his first two playoff games. Anytime you break one of Jordan’s records, you’re doing pretty well.

9) Cal Bears hired former UCLA assistant basketball coach David Grace to the same position; there seemed to be hard feelings when Steve Alford fired the former Air Force veteran last month. Grace was a solid recruiter for the Bruins. UCLA-Cal games might be a little more spirited than normal next winter.

8) Seven Pittsburgh Pirates were involved on a double play in Friday’s game; the play was scored 1-3-4-2-5-8-7, which means everyone touched the ball except the shortstop and rightfielder, and that doesn’t happen much at all.

7) From Christopher Kamka: Javier Báez is the first Cubs’ player with 20+ RBI in team’s first 17 games of a season since Billy Williams (25) in 1970.

6) Sports are interesting because sometimes you benefit from stuff that has nothing to do with you. Take the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans.

Nikola Mirotic scored 30 points for New Orleans in their Game 3 win over Portland; the Pelicans are one of the NBA’s hottest teams, and Mirotic is a big reason why.

Back on October 17, Mirotic was in training camp with the Chicago Bulls; he was trash-talking with teammate Bobby Portis during a practice and finally a scuffle broke out. Portis punched Mirotic in the face; Mirotic was left with a fractured face and a concussion.

5) Nine days later, Mirotic says either he or Portis has to leave the Bulls, but Mirotic couldn’t be traded until mid-January because he just signed a two-year deal with the Bulls last summer. Other Bulls who were quoted anonymously said they preferred Portis over Mirotic as a teammate, which had to make things pretty awkward for 9 or 10 weeks.

Finally on February 1, Mirotic was sent to New Orleans for three players and a #1 draft pick. Good move by the Pelicans; they’re still playing. Chicago finished the season 27-55.

4) Was watching the Reds-Cardinals game on the baseball package on DirecTV Saturday; the Reds’ announcers sound like their best friend just died. Very somber. I know the team sucks, but tell some stories, entertain the viewers— talk about how to get out of slumps. Something!!!

3) 76ers 106, Heat 102— Philly leads series 3-1; Miami led all four games at halftime.

2) Aaron Rodgers bought a minority stake in the Milwaukee Bucks this week; not bad for a guy who had zero football scholarship offers coming out of high school.

1) They had 86,818 fans at Nebraska’s spring football game Saturday.

Number 31 on the red team scored a touchdown in that game; he is a wide receiver from Arizona and that was his first-ever college catch. Kid’s name is Kade Warner; you might’ve heard of his father, Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner.

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LEADING OFF: Farquhar status, Yanks add top prospect Torres
April 21, 2018

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

FARQUHAR STATUS

The Chicago White Sox will continue to monitor pitcher Danny Farquhar, who was hospitalized in stable but critical condition after suffering a brain hemorrhage. The reliever fell ill Friday night in the dugout after pitching against Houston. The White Sox announced Saturday that additional testing revealed the brain hemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm.

HE'S HERE

Top prospect Gleyber Torres is set to join the New York Yankees for his big league debut. The 21-year-old infielder will report to Yankee Stadium for the game against Toronto. Torres hit .347 with three doubles, one triple, one home run and 11 RBIs for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He has played second base, shortstop and third base in the minors.

BULLISH

Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to throw a bullpen session that will give the Angels a better idea if the blister that forced the Japanese two-way sensation out of his last pitching start has healed. Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said he'll wait until after the game to confirm when Ohtani's next pitching start will be. It could be Monday at Houston.

A blister on Ohtani's right middle finger ended Tuesday night's start against Boston after just two innings. He allowed four hits and three runs on 66 pitches, and couldn't throw his breaking pitches for strikes.

PHILLING GOOD

The Phillies try for a sweep when Nick Pivetta faces Pittsburgh at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia, which lost 96 times last season, has won three in a row and is 13-7 under new manager Gabe Kapler.

LEFT LANE

Padres rookie Joey Lucchesi (2-0, 1.66 ERA) faces Arizona's Patrick Corbin (3-0, 1.65) in Phoenix for a matchup of unbeaten left-handers. Corbin took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his last start. The 24-year-old Lucchesi will be making his fifth start since his major league debut this season.