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Tuesday’s games

National League

Brewers (42-30) @ Pirates (36-36)
Peralta is 1-0, 3.72 in two starts (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 1-0-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Taillon is 2-0, 2.25 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 7-7.
5-inning record: 6-6-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-14

Brewers are 5-8 in their last 13 games; under is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Pittsburgh won four of its last five games; four of their last seven games went over.

Cardinals (37-33) @ Phillies (38-32)
Weaver is 0-4, 4.59 in his last six starts (under 4-2). Team in his starts: 6-8.
5-inning record: 7-6-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14

Velasquez is 4-3, 4.33 in his last eight starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 6-8.
5-inning record: 6-7-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-14

Cardinals lost five of their last six games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight road games. Phillies won six of their last eight games; over is 8-2 in their last ten games.

Dodgers (37-33) @ Cubs (40-28)
Hill is making his first start since May 19; he is 1-2, 6.57 in six starts this year (over 5-1). Team in his starts: 2-4. Hill has had blister problems.
5-inning record: 2-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5

Maeda is 0-1, 5.40 in his last two starts; under is 6-1-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 5-6.
5-inning record: 4-4-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-11

Chatwood is 0-2, 5.26 in his last six starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-7.
5-inning record: 6-6-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-13

Montgomery is 2-1, 1.14 in four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1.
5-inning record: 2-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Dodgers won five of their last six games; they’re 5-5 in road series openers. LA’s last four games stayed under the total. Cubs won four of last five home games; they’re 6-2 in last eight home series openers. Under is 5-1 in their last six home games.

Mets (31-38) @ Rockies (34-38)
Vargas is 1-2, 5.00 in his last four starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 2-6.
5-inning record: 2-6. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-8

Marquez is 0-2, 8.44 in his last three starts (over 3-0). Team in his starts: 5-8.
5-inning record: 5-7-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-13

Mets won their last three games; under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 games. Colorado lost nine of its last 11 games; over is 15-1 in their last 16 games.

Marlins (29-44) @ Giants (35-38)
Straily is 0-2, 6.27 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 5-4.
5-inning record: 3-5-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9

Rodriguez is 1-1, 4.70 in three starts (over 2-1). Team in his starts: 2-1.
5-inning record: 1-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Miami won six of its last eight games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Giants lost six of their last eight games; under is 5-4 in their last nine games.

American League

Mariners (24-46) @ New York (37-33)
Gonzales is 4-0, 1.93 in his last five starts; under is 6-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 10-4.
5-inning record: 9-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-14

German is 1-2, 5.18 in his last four starts (under 4-0). Team in his starts: 4-3.
5-inning record: 1-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-7

Seattle won six of its last eight games; they’re 8-4 in road series openers. Over is 5-1 in their last six road games. New York won four of its last six games; they’re 8-4 in home series openers. Under is 12-1 in their last 13 games.

White Sox (24-47) @ Indians (38-33)
Rodon is 0-1, 5.40 in two starts this year (under 2-0). Team in his starts: 0-2.
5-inning record: 0-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-2

Clevinger is 2-0, 3.08 in his last four starts; over is 6-4 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 6-8.
5-inning record: 3-6-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14 (3 of last 3)

White Sox lost their last five games; under is 15-1-1 in their last 17 games. Cleveland lost four of its last seven games; under is 10-3 in their last 13 games.

Rays (33-39) @ Astros (49-25)
Snell is 4-1, 2.29 in his last six starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 9-6
5-inning record: 10-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-15

Verlander is 5-0, 2.27 in his last six starts; his last three went over. Team in his starts: 10-5.
5-inning record: 11-1-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-15

Tampa Bay lost four of its last five games; six of Rays’ last seven games stayed under. Astros won their last 12 games; over is 7-0-1 in their last eight games.

Red Sox (29-44) @ Twins (22-49)
Sale is 1-3, 5.92 in his last four starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 8-7
5-inning record: 8-4-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-15

Berrios is 2-0, 3.00 in his last three starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 8-6
5-inning record: 6-5-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14

Red Sox won five of their last seven games; they’re 6-6 in road series openers. Under is 10-3 in their last 13 games. Minnesota lost four of its last six home games; they’re 5-7 in home series openers. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games.

Rangers (30-44) @ Royals (22-50)
Hamels is 0-2, 4.72 in his last four starts (under 4-0). Team in his starts: 4-10
5-inning record: 4-7-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-14

Hammel is 0-2, 4.66 in his last three starts; under is 5-0-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 4-10
5-inning record: 5-7-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14

Rangers won their last three games; under is 6-1 in their last seven road games. Kansas City lost 13 of its last 14 games; three of KC’s last four games went over.

Interleague

Orioles (46-21) @ Nationals (38-32)
Hess is 0-2, 4.11 in his last three starts (under 5-1). Team in his starts: 2-4
5-inning record: 2-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6

Unknown Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Baltimore lost nine of its last ten games; they’re 4-7 in road series openers. Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Nationals are 5-10 in their last 15 games; over is 6-4 in their last ten games. Washington is 5-5 in home series openers.

Braves (39-32) @ Blue Jays (38-34)
Soroka is 2-1, 4.29 in four starts this year (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Garcia is 0-3, 6.17 in his last five starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 6-6
5-inning record: 2-9-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-12

Braves won five of its last six games; they’re 0-4 in last four road series openers. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six road games. Toronto won its last seven home games; they’re 7-5 in home series openers. Under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.

Tigers (39-32) @ Reds (38-34)
Boyd is 2-0, 3.09 in his last four starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 8-5
5-inning record: 3-7-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-13

Romano is 1-4, 1-4, 8.13 in his last six starts (over 4-2). Team in his starts: 6-8
5-inning record: 2-7-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-14

Detroit won its last five games; they’re 4-7 in road series openers. Under is 9-1 in their last ten road games. Reds are 5-8 in their last 13 games; they’re 4-7 in home series openers. Over is 5-0-1 in their last six home games.

Diamondbacks (40-32) @ Angels (38-35)
Koch is 3-0, 5.48 in his last four starts; (under 6-4-1). Team in his starts: 7-4
5-inning record: 4-6-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-11

Pena is making his first MLB start; he was 1-2, 3.51 in 10 AAA games (9 starts). He’s thrown 46 innings in 38 MLB relief stints. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Arizona won eight of its last 11 games; over is 8-3-1 in their last 12 games. Angels lost seven of their last eight games; last six Angel games went over the total.

A’s (39-32) @ Padres (38-34)
Blackburn gave up eight runs in 1.1 IP in his last start, his second of this season. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 0-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2

Lauer is 2-1, 3.45 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his home starts. Team in his starts: 3-7
5-inning record: 3-5-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-10

A’s are 8-4 in their last dozen road games, 6-5 in road series openers. Last five Oakland games went over the total. San Diego lost three of its last four games; they’re 1-14 in last 15 series openers. Over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

Umpires
StL-Phil: Under is 4-1-1 in last six Cederstrom games.
Mil-Pitt: Over is 7-2 in Rackley games this season.
NY-Col: Favorites won last eight Welke games.
Mia-SF: Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Fletcher games.

Chi-Clev: Home side is 2-0 in Additon games last two years.
TB-Hst: Over is 8-4 in Hoberg games this season.
Tex-KC: Under is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Dreckman games.

Az-LAA: Over is 9-3-1 in Layne games this season.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 6/18
Ariz 16-13-4……18-12-8……..34-25
Atl 18-14-5…..15-11-8………33-25
Cubs 14-13-9……15-13-4…….29-26
Reds 10-23-4……10-20-3….…20-43
Colo 23-13-7……17-12-2……40-26
LA 15-13-3…….18-15-7……33-28
Miami 14-21-3…..14-14-7…….28-35
Milw 16-14-7…..18-14-3…….34-28
Mets 15-18-2……14-14-7…..28-30
Philly 13-15-7…..17-11-6……30-26
Pitt 15-15-5……15-11-10…….30-26
StL 17-10-4……17-19-3………34-29
SD 12-19-6……14-18-4…….26-36
SF 16-18-9…..13-15-3………29-33
Wash 18-11-8..…17-13-3………35-24

Orioles 8-20-8…….11-21-3……19-41
Boston 20-13-7……18-12-4……..38-25
White Sox 12-20-4…….9-22-5….21-42
Cleveland 15-13-8……22-9-5……37-22
Detroit 14-15-4……16-17-10…..30-32
Astros 20-12-9……18-11-5…….38-22
KC 11-18-6…….13-19-6…..24-37
Angels 21-12-4……13-16-7……34-28
Twins 14-15-7……14-16-5…..28-31
NYY 17-9-6……21-10-6…….38-19
A’s 11-14-7……13-18-9……24-32
Seattle 20-12-4……17-13-9……37-25
TB 19-16-6……13-13-5……32-28
Texas 11-19-5…..10-24-5…….21-43
Toronto 9-18-6……13-17-9……22-35

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 6/18)
Ariz 12-32…….13-37……….25
Atl 13-36……12-35……….25
Cubs 7-36……..15-34………22
Reds 9-36……..6-32………..15
Colo 16-41…….14-31..…….30
LA 11-31……..14-38..…….25
Miami 10-38……..11-36…….21
Milw 12-38……..9-34…..…21
Mets 12-34……..11-33…….23
Philly 8-36……..13-35…..…21
Pitt 9-35……..11-37………20
StL 11-30……..10-39…….21
SD 9-37……..7-37……….16
SF 9-40………13-31….…22
Wash 16-39……..10-312……..26

Orioles 13-36……..12-35………25
Boston 12-40……14-34………26
White Sox 11-36……11-36…..…22
Clev 9-37…….11-35………20
Detroit 10-32……..12-42……22
Astros 12-39…..…8-33……….20
KC 10-36..…….10-37…….20
Angels 11-36…..…..7-35………18
Twins 12-36………7-40………19
NYY 6-31……..13-37………..19
A’s 7-33…..…..11-39………18
Seattle 12-34………12-39……..24
TB 14-41..……9-31………23
Texas 5-35…….…10-38……15
Toronto 6-35………9-37……….15

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 37-29 NL, favorites +$90
AL @ NL– 21-21, favorites -$708
Total: 58-50 NL, favorites -$618

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Former National League umpire Dutch Rennert dies at 88
June 19, 2018

ST AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) Dutch Rennert, a National League umpire from 1973 to 1992 who was known for his animated, booming strike calls, has died. He was 88.

St. John's Family Funeral Home and Crematory in St. Augustine, Florida, confirmed Monday night that Rennert died on Sunday. A cause of death wasn't given.

Laurence ''Dutch'' Rennert Jr. was a longtime minor league umpire before his promotion to the National League in 1973. He worked 2,693 regular-season games plus six NL Championship Series, three World Series, in 1980, '83 and '89, and two All-Star Games.

Respected by players, Rennert was known for his distinctive strike calls. He would step back from the catcher, turn toward one dugout in a crouch or on one knee, extend his right arm and often yell loud enough to be heard on a television or radio broadcast.

He was so recognizable behind the plate that plenty of fans even enjoyed mimicking him at times.

Rennert was born on June 12, 1930, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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LEADING OFF: Verlander backs rolling Astros, mending Dodgers
June 18, 2018

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

VERLANDER DAY

Houston tries for its 13th straight win with AL ERA leader Justin Verlander on the mound against Tampa Bay. The Astros' ace is 9-2 with a 1.61 ERA, though he's posted a 3.79 ERA over his past three starts and matched a season high with two homers allowed last time out in a 7-3 win over Oakland. Rays lefty Blake Snell (8-4, 2.58) will try to slow down Houston after the Astros beat Tampa Bay 5-4 on Alex Bregman's game-ending two-run double Monday.

ON THE MEND

The defending NL champions are beginning to get healthier. Rich Hill comes off the DL to start for the Dodgers in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Cubs in a rematch of last year's NL Championship Series. Hill (1-2, 6.20 ERA) went on the disabled list May 20 with a blister on his left middle finger, a recurring problem for the veteran left-hander. He will be opposed by fellow lefty Mike Montgomery (2-2, 3.31), who is 2-1 with a 1.14 ERA in four starts since moving into the rotation after Yu Darvish was sidelined by right triceps tendinitis.

Hill's return comes one day after Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw threw a three-inning simulated game at Wrigley Field, taking another step forward in his recovery from a strained lower back. The three-time Cy Young Award winner said he felt really good and plans to pitch somewhere in four or five days, either in a minor league rehab start or for the Dodgers. Veteran second baseman Chase Utley, sidelined by sprained left thumb, is expected to come off the DL with Hill. And rookie right-hander Walker Buehler, one of baseball's top pitching prospects, is scheduled for a bullpen session Saturday in New York, continuing his comeback from a right rib microfracture.

MEASURING STICK

One of baseball's biggest surprises, the Seattle Mariners (46-26) embark on a 10-game road trip to the East Coast that should serve as a tough test. They open with three games against the New York Yankees followed by three in Boston - the top two teams in the majors. Marco Gonzales (7-3, 3.42 ERA) attempts to win his fifth straight decision when he pitches against Yankees rookie Domingo German (1-4, 5.23), who is coming off his first major league win.

TIME TRAVELER

Juan Soto's feats are piling up. The latest from the 19-year-old rookie sensation: homering in a game played before he made his major league debut. Soto hit a tiebreaking, pinch-hit, two-run shot in the sixth inning of a game that began and was suspended because of rain last month, five days before Soto was called up from the minors for the first time. Soto's sixth homer in 24 games lifted the Nationals over the Yankees 5-3. Washington is set to open a home series against Baltimore. The team will be joined this week by reliever Kelvin Herrera, who was acquired from Kansas City for three minor leaguers Monday.

BAEZ BACK?

Javier Baez may return to the Cubs' starting lineup two days after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch. Baez was out of the lineup before Monday's game against the Dodgers was postponed and said the elbow was still swollen, but the team decided no X-rays were needed. Baez leads Chicago with 14 home runs. The teams will play a day-night doubleheader at Wrigley after Monday's game was delayed due to rain and a limited power outage.

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MLB

Tuesday, June 19

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
LA Dodgers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games
Chi Cubs is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games at home
Chi Cubs is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
Chi Cubs is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers


Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Seattle is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 13 games
Seattle is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
Seattle is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Seattle's last 17 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
NY Yankees is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
NY Yankees is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Yankees's last 17 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle


St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing Philadelphia
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
Philadelphia is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Philadelphia is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing St. Louis


Milwaukee Brewers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games on the road
Milwaukee is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Milwaukee's last 18 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Pittsburgh's last 18 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing at home against Milwaukee


Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Baltimore's last 17 games
Baltimore is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Washington
Baltimore is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Baltimore's last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Nationals
Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Washington's last 20 games
Washington is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games when playing at home against Baltimore


Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Atlanta is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games on the road
Atlanta is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games at home
Toronto is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 11 games
Chi White Sox is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 3-12 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 13 games
Cleveland is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Cleveland is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 19 of Cleveland's last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit


Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games when playing Houston
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Boston Red Sox
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 13 games
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston


Texas Rangers
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Texas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games on the road
Texas is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Kansas City
Texas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Texas is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Texas's last 14 games when playing Kansas City
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 12 games
Kansas City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Kansas City is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Texas
Kansas City is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 14 games when playing Texas
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas


New York Mets
NY Mets is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
NY Mets is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Mets's last 13 games
NY Mets is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets's last 12 games when playing Colorado
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
NY Mets is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
Colorado is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 12 games when playing NY Mets
Colorado is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Arizona is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 12 games
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Angels is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games at home
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 8 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 11 games when playing at home against Arizona


Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Oakland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Oakland's last 12 games when playing San Diego
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego Padres
San Diego is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games at home
San Diego is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 12 games when playing Oakland
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland


Miami Marlins
Miami is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Miami is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
San Francisco is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
San Francisco is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Miami
San Francisco is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing at home against Miami

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Pro Baseball Trend Report

MILWAUKEE (42 - 30) at PITTSBURGH (36 - 36) - 7:05 PM
FREDDY PERALTA (R) vs. JAMESON TAILLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 425-433 (+40.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
MILWAUKEE is 42-30 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 15-5 (+10.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 63-55 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 24-17 (+11.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 28-15 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 34-22 (+12.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 18-11 (+9.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PITTSBURGH is 67-85 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
FREDDY PERALTA vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.
JAMESON TAILLON vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
TAILLON is 1-3 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.47 and a WHIP of 1.266.
His team's record is 3-4 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-1. (+4.8 units)

ST LOUIS (37 - 33) at PHILADELPHIA (38 - 32) - 7:05 PM
LUKE WEAVER (R) vs. VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 840-881 (+22.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 72-54 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 452-409 (+51.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 140-154 (-40.4 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)
LUKE WEAVER vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
WEAVER is 0-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)
VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 1-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.65 and a WHIP of 1.298.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

LA DODGERS (37 - 33) at CHICAGO CUBS (40 - 28) - 8:05 PM
RICH HILL (L) vs. MIKE MONTGOMERY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 37-33 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 176-132 (-24.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 32-10 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1735-1790 (-268.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 371-307 (-80.0 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 925-836 (-162.8 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 244-283 (-74.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 26-27 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTGOMERY is 6-13 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
RICH HILL vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
HILL is 1-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 0.82 and a WHIP of 0.727.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.4 units)
MIKE MONTGOMERY vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
MONTGOMERY is 0-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

NY METS (31 - 38) at COLORADO (34 - 38) - 8:40 PM
JASON VARGAS (L) vs. GERMAN MARQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 30-38 (-9.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 11-23 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 76-97 (-29.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
VARGAS is 91-78 (+23.9 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 11-20 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
COLORADO is 4-12 (-9.3 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
COLORADO is 7-13 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-1 (+3.1 Units) against NY METS this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)
JASON VARGAS vs. COLORADO since 1997
VARGAS is 2-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.6 units)
GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. NY METS since 1997
MARQUEZ is 1-0 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.75 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

MIAMI (29 - 44) at SAN FRANCISCO (35 - 38) - 10:15 PM
DANIEL STRAILY (R) vs. DERECK RODRIGUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
STRAILY is 41-32 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 99-136 (-34.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 62-90 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 67-91 (-26.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 35-55 (-30.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-1 (+4.0 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)
DANIEL STRAILY vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
STRAILY is 4-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.82 and a WHIP of 0.835.
His team's record is 4-2 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.2 units)
DERECK RODRIGUEZ vs. MIAMI since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 0-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.049.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

SEATTLE (46 - 26) at NY YANKEES (47 - 22) - 7:05 PM
MARCO GONZALES (L) vs. DOMINGO GERMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 84-42 (+21.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 74-46 (+24.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 46-26 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 21-12 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 12-4 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
SEATTLE is 9-2 (+7.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday this season.
SEATTLE is 32-13 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 32-15 (+18.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 18-6 (+11.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SEATTLE is 17-12 (+7.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
MARCO GONZALES vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.
DOMINGO GERMAN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

CHI WHITE SOX (24 - 47) at CLEVELAND (38 - 33) - 7:10 PM
CARLOS RODON (L) vs. MIKE CLEVINGER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 38-33 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 24-21 (-18.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 143-134 (-43.0 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 19-21 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 18-19 (-11.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 6-2 (+2.9 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.8 Units)
CARLOS RODON vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
RODON is 4-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.24 and a WHIP of 1.150.
His team's record is 5-5 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-7. (-5.5 units)
MIKE CLEVINGER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
CLEVINGER is 2-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.57 and a WHIP of 1.147.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

TAMPA BAY (33 - 39) at HOUSTON (49 - 25) - 8:10 PM
BLAKE SNELL (L) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 12-27 (-15.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
HOUSTON is 161-93 (+24.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 40-34 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 79-67 (-24.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 17-21 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
BLAKE SNELL vs. HOUSTON since 1997
SNELL is 0-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 7.50 and a WHIP of 2.083.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)
JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
VERLANDER is 8-3 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.29 and a WHIP of 1.134.
His team's record is 12-4 (+7.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-11. (-7.8 units)

BOSTON (49 - 24) at MINNESOTA (31 - 37) - 8:10 PM
CHRIS SALE (L) vs. JOSE BERRIOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SALE is 14-21 (-16.5 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 49-24 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 26-13 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BOSTON is 27-7 (+17.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 87-56 (+26.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 41-15 (+17.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 87-107 (-28.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-23 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
CHRIS SALE vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
SALE is 10-6 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.47 and a WHIP of 1.184.
His team's record is 11-7 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-6. (+5.0 units)
JOSE BERRIOS vs. BOSTON since 1997
BERRIOS is 0-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 5.69 and a WHIP of 1.580.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

TEXAS (30 - 44) at KANSAS CITY (22 - 50) - 8:15 PM
COLE HAMELS (L) vs. JASON HAMMEL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 18-34 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
HAMELS is 28-36 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in June games since 1997. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 203-198 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 91-76 (+24.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 26-23 (+12.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 39-30 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 150-136 (+27.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
HAMELS is 35-19 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 22-50 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 8-26 (-18.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 4-16 (-12.8 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 10-27 (-17.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 7-21 (-14.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 2-14 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 12-29 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 7-19 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.
KANSAS CITY is 354-368 (-77.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
HAMMEL is 8-20 (-13.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMMEL is 2-10 (-8.9 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMMEL is 4-14 (-11.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMMEL is 11-20 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 3-2 (+0.1 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)
COLE HAMELS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
HAMELS is 3-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.51 and a WHIP of 1.195.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.4 units)
JASON HAMMEL vs. TEXAS since 1997
HAMMEL is 2-3 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.04 and a WHIP of 1.346.
His team's record is 2-5 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-0. (+7.0 units)

BALTIMORE (20 - 50) at WASHINGTON (38 - 32) - 7:05 PM
DAVID HESS (R) vs. JEFRY RODRIGUEZ (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-0 (+3.1 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.2 Units)
DAVID HESS vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
HESS is 0-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)
JEFRY RODRIGUEZ vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

ATLANTA (42 - 29) at TORONTO (33 - 38) - 7:05 PM
MIKE SOROKA (R) vs. JAIME GARCIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 42-28 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 21-16 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 15-10 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in road games in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 61-71 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 17-12 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 50-67 (-24.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 63-79 (-23.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 45-63 (-23.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
MIKE SOROKA vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.
JAIME GARCIA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
GARCIA is 3-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.62 and a WHIP of 1.107.
His team's record is 4-4 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.5 units)

DETROIT (36 - 37) at CINCINNATI (26 - 45) - 7:10 PM
MATT BOYD (L) vs. SAL ROMANO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 337-426 (-93.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
DETROIT is 52-90 (-29.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 36-37 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 26-45 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 10-23 (-12.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CINCINNATI is 11-23 (-12.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CINCINNATI is 6-18 (-12.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CINCINNATI is 17-40 (-19.2 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 405-439 (-105.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 407-373 (-85.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
MATT BOYD vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
No recent starts.
SAL ROMANO vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

ARIZONA (40 - 32) at LA ANGELS (38 - 35) - 10:05 PM
MATT KOCH (R) vs. FELIX PENA (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
MATT KOCH vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.
FELIX PENA vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

OAKLAND (36 - 36) at SAN DIEGO (34 - 40) - 10:10 PM
PAUL BLACKBURN (R) vs. ERIC LAUER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 374-471 (-98.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 11-24 (-12.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 12-30 (-16.6 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 105-131 (+5.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 99-100 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 57-44 (+23.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 76-89 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 77-91 (+10.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 21-18 (+9.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
PAUL BLACKBURN vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.
ERIC LAUER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

LA DODGERS (37 - 33) at CHICAGO CUBS (40 - 28) - 1:05 PM
KENTA MAEDA (R) vs. TYLER CHATWOOD (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
KENTA MAEDA vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MAEDA is 0-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.69 and a WHIP of 1.565.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)
TYLER CHATWOOD vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
CHATWOOD is 5-8 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.99 and a WHIP of 1.565.
His team's record is 5-9 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-5. (+3.5 units)

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The Fastball Paradox: With velocity up, fastballs on decline
June 19, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) Over five seasons as ace of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Gerrit Cole threw one of the game's hardest, heaviest fastballs, and he threw it often. The pitch helped him make millions of dollars. It put him in contention for major awards. Hitters swung through it again and again, and Cole seemed content not to mess with a good thing.

But when Cole was traded to the Houston Astros this offseason, a funny thing happened. He became more frugal with his fastball and ended up more overpowering than ever.

Cole has joined some of the game's best pitchers - including Cleveland's Corey Kluber and the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw - in benefiting from a puzzling baseball paradox: In an era when pitchers are throwing harder than ever, they're maximizing success by using fewer fastballs.

Pitchers - even ones with blazing fastballs like Luis Severino and Chris Archer - are using more offspeed than ever recorded, and while many aces think the downturn is a trend, some believe baseball could be entering a new age dominated not by 100 mph heaters, but by a steady stream of breaking balls and changeups.

So why is the hardest-throwing generation of pitchers ever going the way of the junk-baller?

Depends who you ask, but one culprit stands out to Cole, Kluber and Kershaw: baseball's swing-changing batters.

''You can call it launch angle, or you can call it the upper cuts,'' Cole said. ''There are a lot of swings that are dictating breaking balls.''

Cole's move away from a fastball-first approach is striking given the reputation of his hardest pitch. He topped out at 99 mph as an ace at UCLA, and his fastball was the headliner on a resume that earned him an $8 million signing bonus as the first overall draft pick in 2011 by Pittsburgh. Under the guidance of Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage, Cole pounded the bottom of the strike zone with that heater, and for years, it worked. He was an All-Star and finished fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting in 2015, and was considered among the game's most overpowering starting pitchers.

Then baseball's flyball revolution took flight - a movement of hitters using upper-cut swings designed to crush exactly the kinds of sinking fastballs Cole was delivering. After never allowing more than 11 home runs in a season, Cole was tagged for 31 last year.

So it was time to change things up.

From 2013-17, Cole threw his fastball 65 percent of the time - well above the league average. But this year, he's cut that fastball rate by about 10 points, replacing those heaters with sliders and curveballs. The new look is working. Cole is 8-1 with a 2.59 ERA through 15 starts and leads the American League with 138 strikeouts.

''I think you're just continually trying to mess timing up, especially when guys are trying to slug,'' Cole said. ''When they're trying to hit it out of the park every time, you have an easier time changing speeds.''

Kluber and Kershaw have made similar adjustments in the past couple years. Both Cy Young winners rank among the league leaders in fewest fastballs thrown this season.

''Guys are geared up to swing for a fastball,'' Kluber said. ''I guess it's almost rare now to see somebody actually, like, go the other way with the breaking ball.''

Kluber has set a career low with a fastball rate of 41.8 percent this season. Same for Kershaw, who has dropped from a 72-percent fastball clip in 2010 all the way to 42.8 percent in an injury-hampered 2018.

''The hitters tell you what you need to do,'' Kershaw said. ''And for me, I guess it's been throwing a lot more breaking balls.''

Cole, Kluber and Kershaw suspect the tide will turn back, perhaps soon, once hitters recalibrate to the number of four-seam fastballs pitchers are throwing up in the strike zone.

But Trevor Bauer, Kluber's analytically-minded teammate in Cleveland, thinks the offspeed uptick is only going to spread.

Two years ago, Bauer and Indians closer Cody Allen watched as 6-foot-8 Yankees fireballer Dellin Betances carved up Cleveland's hitters with a fastball that averaged 98 mph. Allen - no slouch himself with a fastball around 94 mph - told Bauer that if he could throw hard like Betances, he wouldn't even bother with a breaking ball.

''No,'' Bauer recalled telling Allen. ''He should never throw a fastball.''

Bauer's theory is that the threat of a 100 mph fastball might be more dangerous to hitters than the fastballs themselves.

''As guys throw harder, guys have less and less time to hit that offering,'' Bauer said. ''So they have to speed up in order to catch up to it, which, that makes the breaking ball more effective.''

Hitters are left picking between two nasty poisons - risk being behind on triple-digit fastballs, or jeopardize taking ugly swings on breaking pitches as they dart out of the strike zone.

Veteran slugger Todd Frazier was with the Yankees last year when New York's hard-throwing bullpen led by Betances, Aroldis Chapman and Chad Green overpowered hitters while also posting the lowest fastball rate in the majors.

''I have to set my feet for 98 mph, and understand I might get 84-88 mph slider,'' said Frazier, now with the New York Mets. ''It makes it tougher on you.''

And yet, Frazier and his fellow hitters aren't close to jumping off their fastball-first approach.

''The baseline of hitting is the fastball,'' Mets teammate Jay Bruce said. ''You have to stay on the fastball. For me personally, that's what my timing of the at-bat works off of.''

Bauer has hypothesized for years that as velocities climb, pitchers may benefit from throwing fewer fastballs, but he didn't fully embrace the shift himself until this year. After a 2017 postseason in which Houston's Lance McCullers Jr. (40 percent fastball rate in 2017) and the Yankees' Masahiro Tanka (26.4 percent) thrived with low fastball rates, Bauer has finally followed suit.

It's no coincidence to him that he's having the best season of his life.

Bauer has thrown his four- and two-seam fastballs less than 40 percent of the time this year - about a 10-point drop from his career average - and filled that gap mostly with sliders. He's baffling hitters like never before, ranking among the league leaders with a 2.50 ERA and 129 strikeouts - second only to Cole in the AL.

That 40-percent clip puts Bauer among the most infrequent fastball throwers, but he thinks the rest of the league may soon catch up by slowing down. Since pitch-type data was first recorded in 2002, the rate of four- and two-seam fastballs has shrunk steadily from 64.4 percent to 55.4 percent, according to data logged by Fangraphs. Meanwhile, average fastball velocity has risen from 89 mph to 92.6.

If the heat keeps getting hotter, Bauer thinks pitchers will cool it further on the fastballs. After all, other hurlers are going to notice the success that Cole and Bauer - former UCLA teammates - are having with the adjustment this season. Bauer suspects the league-wide fastball rate could drop as low as 40-45 percent before hitters finally adjust.

''You trap the hitters, basically, if you take that approach,'' Bauer said.

What do the hitters make of all that?

''`Everybody can hit 98,' is what they're saying,'' Frazier said. ''But that isn't necessarily true. It's very hard to hit 98 with movement. I think sometimes pitchers overthink things.''

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MLB

Tuesday, June 19


STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTING PITCHERS

Streaking: Marco Gonzales, Seattle Mariners (7-3, 3.42 ERA, $498)

On a Mariners team that has exceeded even the loftiest expectations so far, Gonzales might be the biggest surprise of all. From unheralded lefty to rotation fixture, Gonzales has been on fire of late, with the Mariners having won each of his previous five starts; he has allowed two or fewer runs four times over that stretch, and in five of his previous six starts overall.

The win/under parlay has been a strong play for bettors in Gonzales' recent starts, having come through in four of his past five appearances. And there's profit to be had if Gonzales can pull off the feat yet again, with the Mariners entering Tuesday's encounter with the New York Yankees as a +143 underdog with a total of 9.

Slumping: Cole Hamels, Texas Rangers (3-6, 3.69 ERA, $-452)

It has been a rough season for the veteran southpaw, who enters Tuesday looking to end a four-start winless stretch. Hamels has alternated good and bad starts over his past five appearances, but continues to let bettors down; the Rangers have won just four of his 14 starts this season, and he's 227th out of 247 qualified pitchers in value returned.

The faint silver lining around this cloud of gloom: Hamels has actually been better on the road than at home, making him an interesting choice for Tuesday's encounter with Jason Hammel and the host Kansas City Royals. But bettors aren't getting much value here, with the Rangers coming in at -140. Hamels is worth a pass here.

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Diamond Trends - Tuesday
Vince Akins


SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Pirates are 17-0 SU as a favorite after they shut out their opponent and it is not a series opener.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Royals are 0-17 SU as a dog when they scored two or fewer runs for their starter in his last start and in not the first game of a series.

Player Trend of the Day:

-- The Yankees are 11-0 THIS SEASON as a favorite after an game in which Aaron Hicks had multiple hits, winning by an average of 4.55 rpg.

MLB Bible Trend of the Day:

-- The Rockies are 0-12 SU as a favorite of more than 135 after playing as a home dog when playing a team that has a worse record and it is not a series opener.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

STL at PHI 07:05 PM
STL +103
O 8.5

MIL at PIT 07:05 PM
MIL +104
U 8.0

BAL at WAS 07:05 PM
WAS -187
U 9.0

SEA at NYY 07:05 PM
SEA +162
U 9.5

ATL at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -107
U 9.0

CHW at CLE 07:10 PM
CHW +169
U 8.5

DET at CIN 07:10 PM
O 9.0

LAD at CHC 08:05 PM
LAD +117
U 8.0

BOS at MIN 08:10 PM
BOS -171
O 7.0

TB at HOU 08:10 PM
HOU -240
O 7.0

TEX at KC 08:15 PM
TEX -132
U 9.0

NYM at COL 08:40 PM
NYM +147
O 11.5

ARI at LAA 10:07 PM
U 9.0

OAK at SD 10:10 PM
U 8.5

MIA at SF 10:15 PM
O 7.5

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German and Stanton helps Yankees beat Mariners 7-2
June 19, 2018

HOUSTON (AP) C.J. Cron homered early and Wilson Ramos hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 win on Tuesday night to snap a 12-game winning streak by the Houston Astros.

Blake Snell (9-4) allowed just three hits and one run in seven innings, but had to pitch around a career-high seven walks for his fifth straight win. Sergio Romo pitched for the third straight game, taking over with one out in the ninth and allowing one hit for his third save a night after blowing the save in Houston's 5-4 win.

The Astros went 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position to come up one victory shy of setting the franchise record for longest winning streak in franchise history.

Hector Rondon (1-2) took the loss by allowing two hits and one run in one inning.

YANKEES 7, MARINERS 2

NEW YORK (AP) - Domingo German pitched two-hit ball over a career-high seven innings and Giancarlo Stanton hit one of New York's four home runs in the Yankees' victory against the Mariners.

Miguel Andujar and Aaron Hicks each belted a two-run shot off Marco Gonzales (7-4) in the fifth. Hicks homered for the third straight day and finished with three hits from the leadoff spot as the Yankees boosted baseball's best record to 48-22, moving a season-best 26 games above .500.

Coming off a four-hit game, Stanton sent a solo drive to straightaway center field in the first. Aaron Judge had an RBI single in the seventh, and rookie phenom Gleyber Torres added his 14th home run in the eighth.

The first two batters of the game reached against German (2-4) on a double and an error. The rookie right-hander then retired 19 in a row until Nelson Cruz homered in the seventh.

DODGERS 4, CUBS 3, FIRST GAME

CUBS 2, DODGERS 1, 10 innings, SECOND GAME

CHICAGO (AP) - Albert Almora Jr. hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, and the Cubs beat the Dodgers 2-1 to salvage a split of their day-night doubleheader.

Kris Bryant sparked the winning rally with a leadoff triple against Brock Stewart (0-1). After Javier Baez was walked intentionally, Almora hit a liner into right field.

Rob Zastryzny (1-0), the fifth Cubs reliever, got Yasmani Grandal to fly out with the bases loaded in the top of the 10th to earn the win.

The rematch of the last two NL Championship Series was set to begin on Monday night, but the opener was postponed by a mixture of poor weather and a limited power outage at Wrigley Field. It's the only scheduled visit for Los Angeles, leading to the day-night doubleheader.

Los Angeles began the long day at the iconic ballpark with a victory on pinch-hitter Kyle Farmer's two-run double in the ninth.

Edward Paredes (2-0), the fifth of six Dodgers relievers, got one out in the eighth to earn the win in the opener. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 18th save.

Justin Wilson (1-2) came one pitch away from earning his first save.

NATIONALS 9, ORIOLES 7

WASHINGTON (AP) - Trea Turner went 4 for 4 with a homer, Anthony Rendon drove in three runs and the Nationals extended their recent domination of the Orioles.

Adam Eaton had two hits and two RBIs for the Nationals, who trailed 5-1 in the fifth inning before rallying to make it six straight wins over Baltimore. Washington is 4-0 against its neighboring interleague rival this season, outscoring the Orioles by a combined 20-8.

The Nationals trailed 6-5 before getting six hits in a four-run seventh. Rendon delivered a two-run double off Tanner Scott (0-1) that put Washington ahead, and Turner capped his four-hit night with a double.

Justin Miller (5-0) pitched two innings of relief, newcomer Kelvin Herrera worked a perfect eighth and Sean Doolittle gave up a solo home run to Joey Rickard while earning his 19th save.

BREWERS 3, PIRATES 2

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Rookie Freddy Peralta allowed two hits in six stellar innings, Jesus Aguilar hammered his 14th home run of the season and the Brewers cooled off the Pirates.

Peralta (2-0) struck out seven without issuing a walk, surrendering only singles to Corey Dickerson and Colin Moran in the fourth but otherwise keeping the Pirates firmly in check.

Aguilar finished 2 for 3 and drove in all three runs off Jameson Taillon (4-6). Aguilar hit a two-run shot to the seats in right-center in the first and doubled down the line in left field in the third. Corey Knebel worked around a two-out walk in the ninth for his seventh save for the first-place Brewers.

BRAVES 11, BLUE JAYS 4

TORONTO (AP) - Johan Camargo hit his first career grand slam and went 4 for 5 with five RBIs, and the Braves beat the Blue Jays to snap Toronto's home winning streak at seven games.

Camargo hit his seventh home run off Jaime Garcia (2-6) in the second, singled in the fourth, hit an RBI single in the fifth and doubled and scored in the eighth. He struck out in the ninth.

Charlie Culberson also connected and Ender Inciarte had three hits and three RBIs as the Braves won for the sixth time in seven games. Reliever Sam Freeman (2-3) worked 2 1/3 innings for the victory.

REDS 9, TIGERS 5

CINCINNATI (AP) - Joey Votto ended a long homer drought with his third career grand slam Tuesday night, powering the Reds to a victory that ended the Tigers' longest winning streak in two years.

Sal Romano (4-7) had a second straight solid outing, limiting the Tigers to four singles over seven shutout innings. Billy Hamilton also homered as the Reds pulled away to a 9-0 lead.

The Tigers had won five straight and moved within a game of .500. They haven't been to the break-even mark since they were a season-best 4-4 on April 8. They've wasted five chances to get back.

Trailing 9-0, Detroit finally broke through in the ninth when Wandy Peralta walked home a run and Leonys Martin followed with a double.

Matthew Boyd (4-5) took the loss.

INDIANS 6, WHITE SOX 3

CLEVELAND (AP) - Mike Clevinger struck out 10 and allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings, and the Indians defeated the White Sox.

Clevinger (6-2) beat Chicago for the third time this season and was in command after giving up a first-inning run. The right-hander retired 13 straight between the second and sixth while allowing five hits.

Clevinger, who struck out a career-high 11 against the White Sox last week, was pulled after two walks in the eighth. He has held Chicago to three earned runs in 21 1/3 innings over three starts.

Francisco Lindor's two-run single was the key hit in the second when Cleveland scored four times.

Carlos Rodon (0-2) allowed four runs in 6 1/3 innings.

RANGERS 4, ROYALS 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Cole Hamels allowed four hits over seven innings, Delino DeShields doubled home two runs and the Rangers beat the Royals to extend their winning streak to a season-high four games.

The Royals have lost eight straight, matching their season high, and 14 of 15. They own a major league-worst 10-28 home record and their 22-51 overall mark is the worst in franchise history after 73 games.

Hamels (4-6) picked up his first win since May 22. The run off him in the fifth was unearned and he has yet to allow an earned run in 20 innings over three starts at Kauffman Stadium.

Keone Kela pitched a spotless ninth for his 17th save in as many chances.

Royals starter Jason Hammel (2-8) was removed after 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and four walks.

CARDINALS 7, PHILLIES 6

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Matt Carpenter hit a tiebreaking solo homer with two out in the ninth, helping the Cardinals edge the Phillies.

Carpenter also had a tying two-run double in St. Louis' four-run seventh. Tommy Pham homered and singled for the Cardinals, and Kolten Wong also went deep.

Odubel Herrera and Carlos Santana connected for the Phillies.

Seranthony Dominguez (1-1) struck out the first two batters in the ninth and had Carpenter in a 0-2 hole. But Carpenter lined the next pitch, a 98-mph fastball, over the wall in right to extend his homer streak to three games.

TWINS 6, RED SOX 2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Eduardo Escobar hit two go-ahead doubles, a two-run delivery off Chris Sale in the sixth inning and one that sparked a four-run eighth for the Twins in a victory over the Red Sox.

Robby Scott (0-1), just recalled from Triple-A, relieved Sale to start the eighth and walked the first two batters. Joe Kelly entered, and Escobar's one-out line drive bounced in front of Jackie Bradley Jr. and skipped past the center fielder as two runs scored. The official scorer later changed his ruling from a single to a double, giving Escobar a majors-leading 32 for the season. Robbie Grossman broke the game open with a two-run triple.

Zach Duke (3-2) got the win despite giving up the tying run in the eighth.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 20, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
12:35 PM Detroit Tigers Cincinnati Reds Great American Ball Park
12:37 PM Atlanta Braves Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre
1:05 PM St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
1:10 PM Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Progressive Field
2:20 PM Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
3:40 PM Oakland Athletics San Diego Padres PETCO Park
3:45 PM Miami Marlins San Francisco Giants AT&T Park
7:05 PM Baltimore Orioles Washington Nationals Nationals Park
7:05 PM Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:05 PM Seattle Mariners New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
8:10 PM Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins Target Field
8:10 PM Tampa Bay Rays Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
8:15 PM Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
8:40 PM New York Mets Colorado Rockies Coors Field


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Date w-l-t % units record ( overall picks )

06/19/2018 14-11-1 56.00% +2.45
06/18/2018 9-9-0 50.00% -6.10
06/17/2018 17-12-0 58.62% +17.60
06/16/2018 13-13-0 50.00% -9.30
06/15/2018 15-15-0 50.00% -0.25
06/14/2018 9-8-1 52.94% +4.00
06/13/2018 17-13-0 56.66% +27.30
06/12/2018 13-17-0 43.33% -29.10
06/11/2018 9-6-1 60.00% +10.95
06/10/2018 13-16-0 44.83% -21.05
06/09/2018 22-8-0 73.33% +72.60
06/08/2018 20-10-0 66.67% +59.65
06/07/2018 11-7-1 61.11% +14.15
06/06/2018 19-11-0 63.33% +35.55
06/05/2018 12-12-0 50.00% -16.25
06/04/2018 5-5-0 50.00% -4.70
06/01/2018 13-13-0 50.00% -3.50

TOTALS..........231-186......55.39%.....+158.00


may mlb best bets ( dogs and totals only )

date........................ats................uni ts..... ............0/u..............units................total

06/19/2018............2 - 4................-9.65................11 - 3...............+38.50.............+28.85
06/18/2018............0 - 2...............-10.00................6 - 3................+13.50..............+3.50
06/17/2018............5 - 1...............+25.00...............8 - 7...............+1.50................+26.50
06/16/2018............2 - 3...............+1.70.................8 - 6...............+7.00...............+8.70
06/15/2018............3 - 3..............+7.70..................6 - 9...............-19.50..............-11.80
06/14/2018............0 - 6...............-30.00.................6- 2 - 1..........+20.00..............-10.00
06/13/2018............6- 3................+30.30................7 - 8...............-9.00................+21.30
06/12/2018............1 - 3................-8.70..................5 10 - 1..........-30.00...............-38.70
06/11/2018............0 - 2...............-10.00.................6 - 1 - 1.........+24.50...............+14.50
06/10/2018............3- 3................+10.20................5 - 9..............-24.50................-14.30
06/09/2018............3 - 3...............+8.10..................10 - 4............+28.00...............+36.10
06/08/2018............2 - 4...............+2.50..................9 - 6..............+12.00...............+14.50
06/07/2018............0 - 2...............-10.00.................6 - 3 - 1.........+13.50...............+3.50
06/06/2018............2 - 2...............+4.25..................10 - 5............+22.50...............+26.75
06/05/2018............1 - 2................-4.60...................7- 5..............+7.50.................+2.90
06/04/2018............0 - 2...............-10.00..................4 - 1.............+14.50................+4.50
06/01/2018............2 - 3................- 2.80..................7 - 7..............-3.50...................-6.30

TOTALS................32 - 48.............- 6.00................116 - 80......,,...+116.50................+110.50

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

— Mets put OF Jay Bruce (hip) on the 10-day DL.

— Cubs 3, Dodgers 2 (Game 1)— Horrible ump Tripp Gibson ejected three Dodgers.

— NHL player Mike Hoffman got traded twice Tuesday; that doesn’t happen often.

— Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley gets a 5-year, $25M contract extension.

— Phillies’ OF Nick Williams broke his nose when a ball hit off the fence bounced back and hit him in the face- he isn’t expected to go on the DL.

— Giants P Hunter Strickland blew a lead, then punched a door Monday night, broke his hand and is out 6-8 weeks.

Tweet of the Day
“I can’t tell him anything about the X’s & O’s of basketball, but I can tell him about hustle. I can tell him about humility. I can tell him about tenacity.”
Hall of Fame SS Barry Larkin, talking about his son Shane, who plays in the NBA

Wednesday’s quiz
Who did Shaquille O’Neal finish his NBA career with?

Tuesday’s quiz
Former President George W Bush used to own the Texas Rangers.

Monday’s quiz
When Gerald Ford took over as President in 1974, former NY governor Nelson Rockefeller was the Vice-President.

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Wednesday’s List of 13: College football knowledge…….

13) Since 2009, Alabama has been an underdog once in 125 games; in 2015, Bama was a 1-point underdog at Georgia. Alabama hammered the Dawgs 38-10 that day.

12) Over last decade, Texas A&M is 14-22-2 vs spread as an underdog; average total in their last five bowl games is 79.6.

11) Since 2010, LSU is 14-7 vs spread coming off a straight-up loss; since 2012, they’re 22-28-1 vs spread coming off a win.

10) Ole Miss is 17-8 vs spread in its last 25 games as road underdogs; favorites covered their last five bowl games, only one of which was decided by less than 14 points.

9) Since Urban Meyer bolted Florida eight years ago, Florida is 12-19-1 vs spread coming off a loss. Over last decade, Gators are 2-5 as home dogs, 7-10-1 as road dogs, 15-8 as road favorites.

8) Last three years, South Carolina is +23 in turnovers; underdogs covered their last four bowl games. In two years under Muschamp, Gamecocks are 11-5 vs spread in SEC games.

7) Auburn lost four of its last five bowl games, allowing 34+ points in all four losses. Since 2009, Auburn is 12-6 as a home underdog.

6) Arkansas hasn’t covered as a road favorite since 2010; they’re 0-5 since then. Razorbacks are 9-15-1 vs spread the last two years.

5) Kentucky lost its last four bowls; their last bowl win was in 2008. Last two years, Wildcats are 2-9 vs spread when favored.

4) Tennessee is on its 5th coach in 11 years, not counting interim coaches; last two years, Vols were 1-6-1 vs spread as an underdog, 3-12-1 vs spread in SEC games.

3) Vanderbilt was 1-7 vs spread in SEC games LY, ending a 6-year streak where Commodores went 5-3 vs spread in SEC tilts every year. Vandy QB Kyle Shurmur is the son of Giants’ coach Pat Shurmur.

2) Since 2009, Ohio State is 9-1 vs spread as an underdog.

1— Over last decade, Michigan is 16-31 vs spread in road games. Wolverines lost four of their last five bowl games. Last four years, Michigan is -17 in turnovers.

[StarDust Bum]

Wednesday’s games

National League

Cardinals (38-33) @ Phillies (38-33)
Wacha is 4-1, 3.41 in his last six starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 10-4.
5-inning record: 8-5-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14

Arrieta is 0-3, 11.05 in his last three starts (over 8-5). Team in his starts: 5-8.
5-inning record: 7-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-13

Cardinals lost five of their last seven games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine road games. Phillies won six of their last nine games; over is 9-2 in their last 11 games.

Dodgers (38-34) @ Cubs (41-29)
Stripling is 6-0, 1.66 in his last six starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-3.
5-inning record: 7-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-9

Lester is 4-0, 2.08 in his last four starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 11-3.
5-inning record: 8-2-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14

Dodgers won six of their last eight games; LA’s last six games stayed under the total. Cubs won five of last seven home games; under is 7-1 in their last eight home games.

Marlins (29-45) @ Giants (36-38)
Urena is 2-1, 2.88 in his last four starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 2-13.
5-inning record: 5-8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15

Holland is 2-2, 4.32 in his last five starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-8.
5-inning record: 5-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-14

Miami won six of its last nine games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Giants lost six of their last nine games; over is 4-1 in their last five home games.

Brewers (43-30) @ Pirates (36-37)
Suter is 5-1, 3.24 in his last six starts (over 6-0); Brewers scored 50 runs in those five wins. Team in his starts: 7-6
5-inning record: 6-6-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-13

Kuhl is 1-1, 3.63 in his last three starts; his last five stayed under. Team in his starts: 8-6.
5-inning record: 6-6-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-14

Brewers are 6-8 in their last 14 games; under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Pittsburgh won four of its last six games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.

Mets (31-39) @ Rockies (35-38)
Lugo is 1-1, 3.00 in three starts this year (under 2-1). Team in his starts: 1-2.
5-inning record: 1-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Bettis is 1-0, 7.47 in his last seven starts (over 4-1-2). Team in his starts: 8-6.
5-inning record: 12-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-14

Mets won three of their last four games; under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games. Colorado lost nine of its last 12 games; over is 16-1 in their last 17 games.

American League

Mariners (46-27) @ New York (48-22)
Hernandez is 0-3, 5.59 in his last five starts; over is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 8-7.
5-inning record: 6-8-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-15

Loiasiga blanked Tampa Bay for five innings (91 PT) in his MLB debut, a 5-0 win. Team in his starts: 1-0.
5-inning record: 1-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Seattle won six of its last nine games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games. New York won five of its last seven games; under is 12-1-1 in their last 14 games.

White Sox (24-48) @ Indians (39-33)
Lopez is 1-0, 2.33 in his last three starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 4-10.
5-inning record: 7-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14

Kluber is 5-1, 2.14 in his last seven starts; over is 9-2 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 10-5.
5-inning record: 11-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15

White Sox lost their last six games; under is 15-1-2 in their last 18 games. Cleveland won its last three games; under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games.

Rays (34-39) @ Astros (49-26)
Eovaldi is 0-3, 6.23 in his last three starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4

Morton is 1-1, 6.00 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 9-5.
5-inning record: 9-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14

Tampa Bay lost four of its last six games; seven of Rays’ last eight games stayed under. Astros won 12 of their last 13 games; over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.

Red Sox (49-25) @ Twins (32-37)
Price is 6-0, 2.64 in his last seven starts (under 5-2). Team in his starts: 10-4
5-inning record: 6-4-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14

Lynn is 3-1, 2.01 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Team in his starts: 5-8
5-inning record: 4-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-13

Red Sox won five of their last eight games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 games. Minnesota won three of its last four games; under is 5-2-1 in their last seven home games.

Rangers (31-44) @ Royals (22-51)
Bibens-Dirks is 0-1, 8.18 in two starts this year (over 2-0). Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 0-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2

Junis is 0-4, 6.75 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 7-7
5-inning record: 7-3-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14

Rangers won their last four games; under is 7-1 in their last eight road games. Kansas City lost 14 of its last 15 games; three of KC’s last five games went over.

Interleague

Tigers (36-38) @ Reds (27-45)
Fulmer is 1-0, 1.29 in his last two starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 5-9
5-inning record: 5-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-14

Mahle is 2-0, 1.65 in his last three starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 8-6
5-inning record: 4-9-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14

Detroit won five of its last six games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Reds are 6-8 in their last 14 games; over is 6-0-1 in their last seven home games.

Braves (43-29) @ Blue Jays (33-39)
Sanchez is 3-0, 2.45 in his last five starts (under 4-1-1). Team in his starts: 5-1
5-inning record: 3-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6

Happ is 4-0, 2.39 in his last six starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 9-5
5-inning record: 9-3-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14

Braves won six of their last seven games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games. Toronto won seven of its last eight home games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.

A’s (37-36) @ Padres (34-41)
Montas is 3-1, 3.33 in four starts this year (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Ross is 1-1, 4.98 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 9-5
5-inning record: 8-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-14

A’s are 9-4 in their last 13 road games; five of last six Oakland games went over the total. San Diego lost four of its last five games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.

Orioles (20-51) @ Nationals (39-32)
Cashner is 0-3, 5.82 in his last three starts; under is 6-0 in his last six. Team in his starts: 3-10
5-inning record: 3-8-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-13

Gonzalez is 0-1, 6.61 in his last three starts (under 9-5). Team in his starts: 9-5
5-inning record: 8-2-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-14

Baltimore lost 10 of its last 11 games; under is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Nationals are 6-10 in their last 16 games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

Umpires
StL-Phil: Under is 3-1 in last four Blaser games.
LA-Chi: Under is 7-0-1 in last eight Whitson games.
Mil-Pitt: Under is 7-2 in last nine Wendelstedt games.
NY-Col: Over is 7-3-2 in last dozen LBarrett games.
Mia-SF: Under is 5-2 in last seven Visconti games.

Chi-Clev: Under is 6-2 in last eight Little games.
Sea-NY: Underdogs won three of last five Hoye games.
TB-Hst: Over is 8-6-1 in Lentz games this year.
Bos-Min: Under is 8-1 in last nine Nelson games.
Tex-KC: Under is 6-2 in last eight Fairchild games.

Det-Cin: Under is 10-3 in Holbrook games this year.
Atl-Tor: Over is 4-2 in last six Winters games.
A’s-SD: Over is 6-2 in Barber games this season.
Balt-Wsh: Under is 7-1 in last eight Meals games.

______________________________

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 6/19
Ariz 16-14-4……18-12-8……..34-26
Atl 19-14-5…..15-11-8………34-25
Cubs 14-13-9……16-13-5…….30-26
Reds 10-23-4……11-20-3….…21-43
Colo 23-13-7……18-12-2……41-26
LA 15-14-4…….18-15-7……33-29
Miami 14-22-3…..14-14-7…….28-36
Milw 17-14-7…..18-14-3…….35-28
Mets 15-19-2……14-14-7…..28-31
Philly 13-15-7…..18-11-6……31-26
Pitt 15-15-5……15-12-10…….30-27
StL 17-11-4……17-19-3………34-30
SD 12-19-6……15-18-4…….27-36
SF 16-18-9…..14-15-3………30-33
Wash 18-11-8..…17-13-4………35-24

Orioles 8-20-9…….11-21-3……19-41
Boston 20-13-8……18-12-4……..38-25
White Sox 12-21-4…….9-22-5….21-43
Cleveland 15-13-8……23-9-5……38-22
Detroit 14-16-4……16-17-10…..30-33
Astros 20-12-9……18-11-6…….38-22
KC 11-18-6…….13-20-6…..24-38
Angels 21-12-4……14-16-7……35-28
Twins 14-15-7……14-16-6…..28-31
NYY 17-9-6……22-10-6…….39-19
A’s 11-15-7……13-18-9……24-33
Seattle 20-13-4……17-13-9……37-26
TB 19-16-7……13-13-5……32-28
Texas 12-19-5…..10-24-5…….22-43
Toronto 9-18-6……13-18-9……22-36

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 6/19)
Ariz 13-33…….13-37…..….26
Atl 13-37……12-35……….25
Cubs 7-36……..16-36………23
Reds 9-36……..6-33………..15
Colo 16-41…….15-32..…….31
LA 11-33……..14-38..…….25
Miami 10-39……..11-36…….21
Milw 13-39……..9-34…..…22
Mets 13-35……..11-33…….24
Philly 8-36……..14-36…..…22
Pitt 9-35……..11-38………20
StL 11-31……..10-39…….21
SD 9-37……..8-38……….17
SF 9-40………14-32….…23
Wash 16-39……..10-33……..26

Orioles 13-37……..12-35………25
Boston 12-41……14-34………26
White Sox 12-37……11-36…..…23
Clev 9-37…….11-36………20
Detroit 10-33……..12-42……22
Astros 12-39…..…8-34……….20
KC 10-36..…….10-38…….20
Angels 11-36…..…..8-36………19
Twins 12-36………7-41………19
NYY 6-31……..14-38……….20
A’s 7-34…..…..11-39………18
Seattle 13-35………12-39……..25
TB 14-42..……9-31………23
Texas 5-36…….…10-38……15
Toronto 6-35………9-38……….15

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 38-30 NL, favorites +$290
AL @ NL– 23-22 NL, favorites -$616
Total: 61-52 NL, favorites -$326

[StarDust Bum]

LEADING OFF: Giants need hand in bullpen, Felix in the Bronx
June 20, 2018

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

NEED A HAND

The Giants are looking for answers at the back of the bullpen after closer Hunter Strickland broke his hand Monday night punching a door in frustration. Strickland blew a save in a 5-4 loss to Miami, then cost himself six to eight weeks with his postgame outburst. Manager Bruce Bochy said Strickland had shown maturity and progress keeping his emotions in check since a fight last year with Nationals star Bryce Harper, leading Bochy to feel ''thoroughly disappointed'' by this injury. Sam Dyson and Tony Watson will be called upon for closing duties, with one getting most of the opportunities, though Bochy didn't reveal which one that would be. The manager doesn't consider Mark Melancon - signed to a $62 million, four-year deal before last season to work the ninth - ready for the role after a series of injuries.

KING OF THE BRONX

Felix Hernandez (6-6, 5.44 ERA) pitches for Seattle at Yankee Stadium in the middle game of a series between AL playoff contenders. King Felix is 7-2 with a 2.00 ERA over 11 career starts in the Bronx, including 6-1 with a 1.41 ERA in nine outings at the current Yankee Stadium. The 32-year-old righty, a six-time All-Star and the 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner, is 10-7 with a 3.04 ERA and four complete games in 21 starts against New York overall. Jonathan Loaisiga (1-0) gets the ball for the Yankees after throwing five scoreless innings to win his major league debut vs. Tampa Bay last Friday.

SUPER KLUBER

Corey Kluber tries to become the major league's first 11-game winner this season when Cleveland hosts the White Sox. Kluber (10-3, 2.24) won five straight decisions before losing to Minnesota last time out, giving up two homers and four runs in a 6-3 defeat. Chicago starter Reynaldo Lopez (2-4, 3.35) is looking to solve the reigning AL Central champs after they tagged him for seven runs in 2 2/3 innings on May 30.

PITCHING IN

Anibal Sanchez hopes to give the upstart Braves a little more late-career magic. The 34-year-old Sanchez (3-0, 1.93) has been excellent for Atlanta, most recently throwing seven scoreless innings against San Diego. Sanchez has been a surprise contributor after posting a 6.09 ERA over his final two seasons in Detroit and signing with the Braves on a minor league contract in March. He'll face Blue Jays lefty J.A. Happ (8-3, 3.48) in Toronto in the afternoon.

ROLLING ROSS

Ross Stripling (6-1, 1.76) tries to win his seventh consecutive start when the Dodgers complete a three-game set against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Stripling joined LA's rotation amid a bevy of injuries and has been consistently on point, walking just two batters over his past seven starts (43 innings). Chicago will counter with Jon Lester (8-2, 2.28).

[StarDust Bum]

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, June 20


St. Louis @ Philadelphia

Game 951-952
June 20, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Wacha) 15.969
Philadelphia
(Arrieta) 12.059
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 4
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+100); Over

LA Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

Game 953-954
June 20, 2018 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Strpling) 15.925
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 15.051
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-120
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
N/A

Miami @ San Francisco

Game 945-946
June 20, 2018 @ 3:45 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Urena) 14.394
San Francisco
(Holland) 16.824
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-130
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-130); Under

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh

Game 957-958
June 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Suter) 16.145
Pittsburgh
(Kuhl) 15.062
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-115); Under

NY Mets @ Colorado

Game 959-960
June 20, 2018 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Lugo) 15.526
Colorado
(Bettis) 13.396
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 2
14
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
11 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-105); Over

Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland

Game 961-962
June 20, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Lopez) 17.032
Cleveland
(Kluber) 14.535
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-300
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+250); Over

Seattle @ NY Yankees

Game 963-964
June 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Hernandez) 14.638
NY Yankees
(Loaisiga) 17.100
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-185
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-185); Under

Tampa Bay @ Houston

Game 965-966
June 20, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Eovaldi) 16.261
Houston
(Morton) 18.060
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-260
8
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-260); Under

Boston @ Minnesota

Game 967-968
June 20, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Price) 18.270
Minnesota
(Lynn) 15.078
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-145); Under

Texas @ Kansas City

Game 969-970
June 20, 2018 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Bbens-Drkx) 12.545
Kansas City
(Junis) 14.344
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-115
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(-115); Under

Detroit @ Cincinnati

Game 971-972
June 20, 2018 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Fulmer) 17.750
Cincinnati
(Mahle) 13.811
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 4
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+110); Over

Atlanta @ Toronto

Game 973-974
June 20, 2018 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Sanchez) 16.579
Toronto
(Happ) 14.362
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+125); Over

Oakland @ San Diego

Game 975-976
June 20, 2018 @ 3:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Montas) 12.892
San Diego
(Luchessi) 16.419
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-115); Under

Baltimore @ Washington

Game 977-978
June 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Cashner) 13.898
Washington
(Gonzlez) 16.441
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-220
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-220); Under