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**StarDust Bum** · 07-26-2018, 10:31 AM

Weekly Total Talk
July 25, 2018

Totals Report

OVER-UNDER HOT STREAKS

Team Over Record Team Under Record

Atlanta Over 4-0 past four games Chicago White Sox Under 4-1 past five games

Cleveland Over 8-3-1 past 12 games Detroit Under 15-6-2 past 23 games

St. Louis Over 8-2 past 10 games Kansas City Under 3-0-1 past four games

Tampa Bay Over 6-2 past eight games L.A. Angels Under 5-1 past six games

Texas Over 5-1 past six games Seattle Under 5-1 past six games

White Sox-Angels Going Under Again?

The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels have played a pair of 'under' games in the first two outings in their four-game set. The Angels have dropped both home games, averaging just 2.5 runs per contest, while allowing just 4.5 runs per game. With the exception of a surprising 14-run outburst against the defending champion Houston Astros on Sunday, the Angels have posted three or fewer runs in seven of their past 10 outings.

In Wednesday's battle, 'Big Game' James Shields will toe the slab and he will be opposed by Tyler Skaggs for the Halos. The 'under' has been the trend for both of the pitchers lately. The 'under' is 8-1-1 in Shields' past 10 outings against teams with a losing overall record, 12-4-1 in his past 17 starts overall and 7-3 in his past 10 starts against American League West opponents. The under has also gone 3-1-1 in the past five road outings, while going 5-0 in his past five appearances on Wednesday, for whatever that's worth. In addition, the under has hit in five of the past six on the road for the Pale Hose, while going 8-3 in their past 11 against a left-handed starter. The under is also 5-1 in their past six against AL West foes.

For the Angels, the under is 18-7-2 in the past 27 games overall, while going 7-1 in their past eight contests against AL Central opponents. In addition, the under is 4-1 in their past five home outings, while going 15-6-3 in the past 24 vs. RHP. For Skaggs, the under is 5-2 in his past seven outings, and 4-1 in his past five against a team with a losing record. In this series, the under is 11-4-1 in the past 16 meetings, including 5-2-1 in the past eight at the Big A.

Looking Ahead

Thursday, July 26

The Yankees will roll out Sonny Gray to face the lowly Kansas City Royals. The under is an impressive 6-2-1 in his past nine outings dating back to June 1. The Royals will counter with RHP Jakob Junis, with the 'under' cashing in three of his past four.

The Marlins host the Nationals to kick off a new set. These teams met in a four-game series from July 5-8, and the 'over' went 3-1. However, in three games at Marlins Park from May 25-27, the 'under' went 3-1 with the Marlins averaging just 2.7 runs per game while allowing 6.0 runs per contest. The under is 4-1-2 in the past seven meetings in South Florida, and 6-2-2 in the past 10 at Marlins Park.

Veteran Bartolo Colon and the Rangers will host Trevor Cahill and the Athletics on Thursday. The under is 6-3-1 over Colon's past 10 appearances, including a push on the total in his most recent outing against Oakland when he allowed just two earned runs over five innings June 6 at home. The under is 3-1-1 in the past five outings for Cahill. Can Texas slow down the Oakland offense on Thursday? They allowed 14.0 runs per game in the first two outings on Monday and Tuesday.

Friday, July 27

The O's host the Rays in Game 2 of a four-game set. The last time these clubs met in a four-game set at Oriole Park the 'over' connected three times. The O's won three of those games, averaging 8.8 runs per game during the set, while the Rays average 4.5 runs per contest. Eight of the past nine meetings in Baltimore have resulted in an 'over', too.

CC Sabathia takes the ball for the Yankees in Friday's battle against the Royals. 'Under' bettors have been cashing in on the Hefty Lefty, as the 'under' is 7-0-1 across his past eight starts, including a perfect 4-0 in his past four assignments at home.

LHP Jason Vargas pitches for the Mets in the Steel City, and he brings an 8.60 ERA into the battle. Not good. Well, not good unless you like 'over' results. The over is 3-2-1 in his six road outings since coming over from the Royals, and he has allowed at least four earned runs in six of his past 10 appearances overall.

RHP Anthony DeSclafani hits the rubber for a home meeting with the Phillies. The 'over' has been the rule lately for the Cincinnati righty, going 6-1 over his past seven appearances.

RHP Marcus Stroman of the Blue Jays started the season on a very slow note, but lately he has pieced things together. Total bettors are taking notice, as the 'under' is a perfect 8-0 over his past eight outings.

**StarDust Bum** · 07-26-2018, 10:34 AM

Thursday's Top Parlay
July 26, 2018

MLB Betting – Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants

The Milwaukee Brewers head out West on Thursday to begin an eight-game road trip, as they visit the San Francisco Giants.

The Brewers have been playing well of late and they are just behind the Cubs in the NL Central, while the Giants are in fourth place in the NL West, but they are still very much in contention. The probable pitching matchup for Thursday has Wade Miley going against Dereck Rodriguez.

Let’s look at the matchup and MLB picks.

Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants
Date and Time: Thursday, July 26, 2018, 8:40 p.m. ET
Location: AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA
MLB Odds: Giants -109, O/U 8
Probable Pitchers: Wade Miley vs. Dereck Rodriguez
Brewers vs. Giants TV Coverage: MLB Network

The Brewers have been much better at home than on the road, but they are not a disgrace away from home at 25-25. Milwaukee has gone over 23 times on the road, under 26 times, with one push. They are averaging 4.3 runs per game and giving up 3.6 per contest.

The Giants have been a good home team this season, as they are 31-19 at AT&T Park. They have gone over 26 times at home, under 21 times, with three pushes. They are averaging just over four runs per game and giving up just under four runs per contest.

Starting Pitchers

The Brewers may have found something in terms of a starting pitcher, as Miley has been really good. He has made only four starts so it is a small sample size, but he is 1-1 on the season with a 1.56 ERA. He went six innings last time out against the Dodgers and allowed just one run and four hits.

Rodriguez is 5-1 on the season with a 2.72 ERA. He has been very reliable, but like Miley, his sample size is somewhat small. He has made eight starts and given the Giants a chance to win. He has allowed two runs or less in his last five starts. The Giants are 7-1 when Rodriguez starts this season. Rodriguez is 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in his last three starts.

Key Stats

The Brewers are 5-16 in the last 21 meetings in San Francisco. The Brewers are 14-4 in their last 18 vs. the National League West. The Brewers are 1-6 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Brewers are 0-6 in their last 6 road games. The Giants are 19-9 in their last 28 home games. The Giants are 2-6 in their last 8 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Giants are 4-0 in Rodriguez’s last 4 home starts.

Looking at the total, the Over is 8-3-1 in the Brewers last 12 road games. The Under is 18-8 in the Brewers last 26 vs. the National League West. The Under is 50-23-2 in the Brewers last 75 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 8-3 in the Giants last 11 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Under is 4-0 in Rodriguez’s last 4 starts overall. The Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in San Francisco.

Brewers vs. Giants Picks

Oftentimes you will hear people say that a pitching matchup is a good one that goes under the radar. In this case it may actually be true, as both Miley and Rodriguez have been really good and neither one has a high profile. It is very surprising what Miley has done because he has not been very good in recent years. Perhaps the sample size is simply too small for this season and Miley will get back to being a below average pitcher. The sample size on Rodriguez this season is not much more, but he looks to be a pitcher who can be successful for a long time for the Giants. I give the Giants the edge in this one and it definitely doesn’t hurt our cause that the Brewers have been awful in San Francisco in recent years, winning just five of the last 21 meetings. I will lay the price and take the Giants in this one.

Brewers vs. Giants Pick: San Francisco Giants-Under
Brewers vs. Giants Score Prediction: Giants 5, Brewers 2

**StarDust Bum** · 07-26-2018, 10:36 AM

Thursday's Top Wager
July 26, 2018

MLB Preview - Minnesota Twins At Boston Red Sox

The Minnesota Twins are going to need to pile up a bunch of surprising wins in order to have a shot at catching the Indians in the American League Central down the stretch. They would love to begin that move by pulling out an underdog victory on the road against the best team in the major leagues.

The Twins will head to Boston for a matchup with the mighty Red Sox. Boston has been great this season and will be the favorite at home. The Red Sox are looking to hold off the Yankees and Astros for the best record in the league to head into the playoffs with the top seed.

The Twins have a good deal of young talent but might be a year away from true playoff contention. The Red Sox have been dominant at home this season and will aim to continue that run in MLB gambling.

The MLB Baseball contest will be held at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The game will take place on Thursday, July 26th, 2018, at 7:10 p.m. ET. The game will be nationally televised on MLB Network.

We'll have MLB baseball odds at BookMaker.eu available for every game of the 2018 MLB season.

Odds Analysis

The Red Sox will enter this matchup with a 71-32 overall record and a mark of 34-13 at home. Boston has impressive pitching, offense and defense which should set the table for a deep postseason run. The Red Sox have a run-differential of plus-168, which is second-best in the majors behind Houston.

The Twins have won three straight games but are still under .500 on the season at 47-53. They are in second place in the A.L. Central but sit 7.5 games behind Cleveland and must have a great stretch soon to get into realistic striking distance of the Indians. Cleveland has to somehow find a way to pull out some tough road games like this one in MLB betting.

Probable Pitchers

The Twins are expected to send right-hander Kyle Gibson to the mound. He’s had an up-and-down career but has been solid this season, entering with a 4-7 record and a 3.57 ERA. Gibson has gotten his strikeout numbers up and has a batting average against of just .227. He needs to pitch extremely well because the Red Sox boast a dynamic group of hitters.

Boston will counter with fill-in Brian Johnson. He is 1-3 with a 3.81 ERA on the season. Johnson has primarily been used out of the bullpen but will get a start in this one. It gives the Twins a measure of hope as most of Boston’s regular starters are much more talented and would be tough to hit against. Johnson didn’t give up any earned runs in five innings of work last time out against the Tigers and would love to duplicate that effort.

Player To Watch

Eddie Rosario -- The Twins’ left fielder has taken a big step forward in his progress this season. Rosario is batting .310 with 19 homers, 62 RBIs and an OPS of .873, which is very impressive in a pitcher’s park.

Minnesota needs players like Rosario to play well because a pair of youngsters expected to be superstars have not yet loved up to the billing. Byron Buxton has dealt with injuries this year while slugger Miguel Sano struggled and was sent down to the minor leagues.

If those two get going this team has the potential to be good down the road but they won’t be helping in this game.

Free MLB ATS Picks

The presence of Johnson gives the Twins a fighting chance but he has been solid and likely won’t get knocked around by the Twins. The Red Sox have the clearly superior offense which should get to Gibson at some point.

Take Boston to pick up this win by a pair of runs to strengthen its hold on the top spot in the American League in MLB wagering.

MLB ATS Pick: Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 4

**StarDust Bum** · 07-26-2018, 10:43 AM

THURSDAY, JULY 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ARI at CHC 02:20 PM
U 9.0

CHW at LAA 04:07 PM
CHW +167
U 9.0

NYM at PIT 07:05 PM
O 8.0

TB at BAL 07:05 PM
TB -115
O 9.0

KC at NYY 07:05 PM
O 9.0

MIN at BOS 07:10 PM
MIN +147
O 10.5

PHI at CIN 07:10 PM
PHI +121
O 9.5

WAS at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA +125
O 8.5

LAD at ATL 07:35 PM
ATL +106
U 8.5

OAK at TEX 08:05 PM
TEX +130
U 11.0

MIL at SF 10:15 PM
SF -108
U 8.0

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 01:41 AM

Cubs stun Diamondbacks 7-6 with consecutive homers in 9th
July 26, 2018

CHICAGO (AP) David Bote hit a tying, two-run homer off Brad Boxberger with one out in the ninth inning, Anthony Rizzo followed two pitches later with a winning home run and the Chicago Cubs overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 on Thursday.

Bote was called up when Kris Bryant was put on the disabled list because of inflammation in his left shoulder.

Eddie Butler (1-1) retired Jon Jay on a flyout that stranded two runners in the ninth. Boxberger (1-4) was the loser.

Nick Ahmed hit his first career grand slam in the fifth as Arizona built a 6-1 lead.

YANKEES 7, ROYALS 2

NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was hit on his right wrist by a pitch and forced to leave early, overshadowing New York's romp past Kansas City.

The All-Star slugger sustained a fractured right wrist when he was hit by a fastball and is expected to miss three weeks.

Normally an All-Star outfielder, Judge was the designated hitter. He winced when he was stung by a fastball from Jakob Junis (5-11) in the first inning, got an infield hit the next time up and then was pulled for a pinch-hitter in the fourth.

On a busy day for the Yankees, Sonny Gray (8-7) pitched five shutout innings to win three straight starts for the first time since last July. He exited soon after getting nicked in the pitching hand by a hard grounder.

Didi Gregorius hit a three-run homer for New York, which began the day 5+ games behind AL East-leading Boston. Center fielder Aaron Hicks threw out Alex Gordon at the plate to end the game as Gordon tried to score from second on a single.

DODGERS 8, BRAVES 2

ATLANTA (AP) - Manny Machado hit his first home run for Los Angeles, Rich Hill pitched seven dominant innings and the Dodgers routed Atlanta.

Machado, acquired last week from Baltimore to add even more punch to a team that leads the National League in homers, went deep in his seventh game with the Dodgers. He lined a fastball into the left-field seats leading off the sixth against Anibal Sanchez, Machado's 25th homer of the season overall.

Hill (4-4) limited the Braves to three hits and a walk while striking out seven, and he even picked up his first RBI of the season .

While Sanchez (5-3) turned in another solid outing for the Braves, defensive blunders and a lack of offense ruined his night.

TWINS 2, RED SOX 1

BOSTON (AP) - Mitch Garver hit a tiebreaking RBI double with two outs in the eighth inning, and Minnesota held on to beat Boston.

Kyle Gibson (5-7) held Boston to four hits and one run in eight innings. Fernando Rodney surrendered a single and back-to-back walks to load the bases in the ninth, but he struck out Jackie Bradley Jr. to complete the five-hitter and earn his 22nd save in 27 opportunities.

The Twins have won four straight. Boston has lost three of five. Its lead in the AL East fell to 4+ games over the New York Yankees, who beat Kansas City on Thursday.

Boston's Heath Hembree and Matt Barnes (3-3) combined to give up four hits and both of Minnesota's runs after Hembree relieved starter Brian Johnson in the sixth.

METS 12, PIRATES 6

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Asdrubal Cabrera went 3 for 5 with a home run and four RBIs to break out of an extended slump, and New York pounded sloppy Pittsburgh for its first three-game winning streak since mid-June.

Cabrera entered hitting just .184 (7 for 38) in his prior 12 games. He doubled home Devin Mesoraco in the second against Nick Kingham (5-5) and hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fourth.

Wilmer Flores also hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs as the struggling Mets posted their highest run total since scoring a dozen times against Colorado on June 18.

Steven Matz (5-8) settled down after giving up two-run homers to David Freese and Josh Harrison in the early innings. Matz tied a career-high with nine strikeouts, walked two and retired his final 10 batters to win for just the third time in his last 11 starts.

NATIONALS 10, MARLINS 3

MIAMI (AP) - Trea Turner homered and hit a tiebreaking, two-run triple in the seventh inning that led Washington over Miami.

Juan Soto also homered and Matt Wieters added a two-run double for the Nationals, who trailed 3-0 before rallying. Washington had nine extra-base hits in the opener of a four-game series.

Tommy Milone made his season debut for the Nationals, allowing three runs and eight hits in five innings with six strikeouts and no walks. Justin Miller (6-1) followed with a perfect sixth.

ANGELS 12, WHITE SOX 8

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Francisco Arcia became the first Los Angeles Angels player with four RBIs in his major league debut, hitting a three-run homer and an RBI single. Ian Kinsler and Kole Calhoun also homered for the Angels.

Daniel Palka and Jose Abreu each hit two home runs for the White Sox, and Avisail Garcia and Nicky Delmonico also went deep.

Nick Tropeano (4-5) allowed five runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Dylan Covey (4-6) gave up six runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.

ATHLETICS 7, RANGERS 6

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Trevor Cahill ended a nine-start winless streak, Bartolo Colon failed for his fourth consecutive outing to become the winningest major league pitcher born in Latin America and Oakland beat Texas to complete a four-game sweep.

Matt Chapman homered, tripled twice and scored three runs for the A's, who have swept three four-game series on the road for the first time since 1928. Oakland has won six straight games, matching its season high, is 27-7 since June 16 and trails Seattle by one game for the AL's second wild card.

Cahill (2-2) allowed five runs, seven hits, three walks and a hit batter in five innings. He had been 0-2 since beating the Chicago White Sox on April 17 and twice went on the disabled list.

Colon (5-9) allowed six runs and nine hits in seven innings, throwing a season-high 106 pitches. He has 245 wins, tied with Dennis Martinez.

PHILLIES 9, REDS 4

CINCINNATI (AP) - Rhys Hoskins, Maikel Franco and Nick Williams each hit two of Philadelphia's record-tying seven home runs, and the Phillies overpowered Cincinnati in the opener of a four-game series.

Carlos Santana added a two-run homer as the NL East leaders tied the franchise record for home runs in a game, set on Sept. 8, 1998, against the Mets.

Left-hander Ranger Suarez (1-0) won his major league debut, allowing six hits and four runs with one walk and three strikeouts in five innings. Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhart each reached him for two-run homers.

Franco's first homer, off reliever Michael Lorenzen (1-1), snapped a 4-4 tie in the fifth.

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 01:42 AM

Friday’s 6-pack

Duke’s non-conference basketball schedule for this fall:
Nov 6— vs Kentucky (@ Indianapolis)
Nov 11— Army
Nov 14— Eastern Michigan
Nov 19— @ Maui Classic (vs San Diego State 1st round)
Nov 27— Indiana
Dec 1— Stetson
Dec 5— Hartford
Dec 8— Yale
Dec 20— Texas Tech (@ Madison Square Garden)
Feb 2— St John’s

Zero true road games. As usual.

Tweet of the Day
“I’m annoyed about the whole three-game series. It happened two days ago — a rain delay with two outs in the first inning — and it happened again tonight. I’m not happy about it.”
Red Sox manager Alex Cora, talking about the rained out game on Wednesday

Friday’s quiz
Which major league team used to play home games in Riverfront Stadium?

Thursday’s quiz
Houston Astros used to play in the National League; JR Richard hit 10 homers, the most homers of any Astro pitcher while wearing a Houston uniform.

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie The Hangover, Mike Tyson’s tiger gets stolen by the movie’s stars- they brought it back when they sobered up.

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Friday’s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) If you like the NFL and play fantasy or bet games or want to learn more about football, the Warren Sharp Football Preview is something you need to buy.

A softcover textbook basically, the Preview goes thru each NFL team, which explicit breakdowns on red zone targets and formations run and all kinds of fun technical football stuff.

12) For instance, when Buffalo Bills threw an incomplete pass on 1st-and-10 LY (in quarters 1-3), they ran ball on 2nd down 82% of the time, averaging 3.4 ypc. In the 18% of the time when they threw the ball, they averaged 5.5 yards/play.

It makes me laugh that so many NFL teams automatically run ball on 2nd-and-10, because 3rd-and-10 situations make most coaches want to puke.

Anyway, thats the kind of stuff that is in this book; educational football things.

11) My suggestion for the AAF and XFL, the two new spring football leagues that will sprout up the next two years, is to not have radio transmitters in the QB’s helmet. Let the QB call the plays- the game is way more exciting/fun when the players run the game.

Coaches have six days to prepare the players to play; game day should be the players’ day!!!

10) Lebron James’ son is 13 or 14 years old; he was supposed to play an AAU game at Liberty HS in suburban Las Vegas Wednesday night, but the game got cancelled when the tiny gym got really crowded after Lebron Sr showed up. “Security concerns” was the reason given.

This gym had three rows of bleachers; tournament organizers are going to have to make special arrangements for this kid’s games, if his very famous father is going to show up to watch.

9) When Tampa Bay traded one of its three starting pitchers (Nathan Eovaldi) to the Red Sox, the prospect they got back was Jalen Beeks, who is 5-5, 2.89 in 16 AAA starts this year, but was 0-1, 12.79 in two big league games, throwing 6.1 innings.

8) Was listening to a podcast this week where an author received 800 rejection letters for his writing— the guy kept all 800 rejection letters, to fuel himself to work harder and stick with his craft. The guy has now written around 20 books, including a NY Times bestseller.

7) White Sox 1B Jose Abreu went from June 26-July 25 without hitting a double, which is hard to believe. He had 27 doubles on June 25; now he has 28. He also homered twice Thursday.

6) Read something on the Interweb this week that CBS/Kelsey Grammer are talking about bringing the TV show Frasier back, which would be a good idea- the Cheers spinoff was a fun show.

5) Angels 12, White Sox 8— Angels’ starter Nick Tropeano allowed five hits Thursday, all home runs, becoming the 4th pitcher ever to do that, joining Denny McLain, Mat Latos and Steve Stone, who ironically was broadcasting this game on White Sox TV.

4) On February 12, 2016, Milwaukee traded Khris Davis to the A’s, for Bubba Derby and Jacob Nottingham. If Oakland makes the playoffs this year and they make Moneyball 2 (the sequel), this trade is a big part of why, absolute larceny.

Since coming to Oakland, Davis has hit 112 home runs, scored 235 runs, knocked in 289.

Nottingham is a catcher who is 4-20 in seven MLB games. He hit .259 in six minor league seasons. Derby is a pitcher who is 4-5, 4.95 at AAA Colorado Springs this season.

3) I’ve been an A’s fan since the mid-60’s; remember driving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles in 1986, thought it was so cool that I was listening to an A’s-Angels game on the radio, coming in from San Bernadino. Now, the A’s were dreadful that year, and they had a relief pitcher named Eric Plunk.

Plunk comes in, walks the first three hitters he faced, so of course, the 4th guy hits a grand slam. To this day, 32 years later, when a pitcher walks several guys then gives up a homer, I think to myself “….bleeping Eric Plunk”

Milwaukee rookie Freddy Peralta is on my fantasy team; Tuesday, he walks the first two guys in the 5th inning, then of course the next guy hits a 3-run homer. Eric bleepin’ Plunk, and Peralta damn sure will wind up being better than Plunk was.

2) From the NY Post: “……..Jets surprisingly fired senior director of team operations Clay Hampton last month. Hampton had worked for the team for 30 years and had been in charge of operations since 2006. His father, Bill, was the team’s equipment manager from 1964 through 2000.”

Former Jets coach Rex Ryan said this: “He was awesome. The six years I was there, he was better than great. Everything was done at such a first-class level. Not one time ever did we have an issue with any of the places we stayed, the airlines. It was awesome. To me, he was an amazing guy and someone I was really proud that I had the opportunity to work with him.”

1) Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 6– Chicago hit back/back homers in bottom of 9th to split this series. Tough loss for Arizona, which is in the middle of the playoff chase.

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 01:44 AM

LEADING OFF: Bumgarner at Brewers; Mets try for 3rd straight
July 26, 2018

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

BUM'S RUSH

San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner (3-3, 3.19) pitches the second game of a four-game weekend set with Milwaukee. The left-hander is making his 10th start of the season, and the Giants are 4-1 in his home outings. The 2014 World Series MVP is coming off a career-high six walks last Saturday at Oakland, when he lasted only four-plus innings.

Two-time All-Star closer Joakim Soria is set to be with the Brewers, a day after they acquired him from the Chicago White Sox. Manager Craig Counsell said Soria won't be his closer. The Brewers have Corey Knebel in that role.

STREAKING

The New York Mets will go for a rare four-game winning streak when they face Pittsburgh, while pitcher Jason Vargas will try to do something he hasn't done since 2005: beat the Pirates.

Vargas was a 22-year-old rookie for the Florida Marlins when he came on in relief on July 27, 2005, and held the Pirates hitless over three innings for his first major league victory. It remains his only career triumph over Pittsburgh. Another 86 have followed, but only two have come this season for the Mets, who signed him to a two-year deal in February after he made the AL All-Star team for the first time at age 34 while pitching for Kansas City. Vargas is just 2-6 with an 8.60 ERA for New York and has spent a month recovering from a strained right calf that's kept him out since June 20. He made two rehab starts for Class A Brooklyn, striking out 19 in 12 innings.

NEW BEHIND THE PLATE

World Series champion Houston could have a new catcher in the lineup for its series opener against rival Texas. The Astros acquired Martin Maldonado from the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday for left-hander Patrick Sandoval and $250,000 in international signing bonus pool allocation.

Maldonado's contributions behind the plate helped the Angels' starters post a 3.77 ERA, which ranked fifth in the AL. A Gold Glove winner last season, Maldonado is also hitting .223 with 32 RBIs in 78 games.

Houston's Brian McCann hasn't played since June 30 and is recovering from right knee surgery. Max Stassi has been starting at catcher for the Astros in most games this month.

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 01:48 AM

Friday’s games

National League

Mets (43-57) @ Pirates (53-51)
Vargas is 0-3, 8.76 in his last three starts; over is 3-2-1 in his road starts. Team in his starts: 2-7, 1-5 away.
5-inning record: 2-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-9

Nova is 2-0, 3.18 in his last three starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 11-8, 4-4 home
5-inning record: 5-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-10

Mets are 6-3 in their last nine games; over is 5-1 in their last six games. Pirates won 11 of their last 13 games; they’re 11-16 vs lefty starters. Under is 6-4-1 in their last 11 home games.

Phillies (58-44) @ Reds (45-58)
Pivetta is 1-2, 6.75 in his last six starts; over is 6-0-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 11-9, 5-4 away
5-inning record: 8-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-20

DeSclafani is 1-2, 6.41 in his last five starts (over 7-1-1). Team in his starts: 4-5, 2-4 home
5-inning record: 6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9

Phillies are 5-5 in last ten road games,; over is 7-1 in their last eight games. Cincinnati lost six of its last eight games; over is 12-4 in their last 16 home games.

Nationals (51-51) @ Marlins (44-60)
Scherzer is 3-0, 4.05 in his last three starts; Nationals scored 29 runs in those games (over 3-0). Team in his starts: 15-6, 7-3 road
5-inning record: 12-8-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21

Lopez is 2-1, 5.09 in his four starts (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 2-2, 1-1 home.
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Nationals are 6-14 in their last 20 road games; over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Miami won five of its last eight games; over is 6-1 in their last seven games.

Dodgers (57-46) @ Braves (54-45)
Kershaw is 2-1, 3.28 in his last four starts; over is 7-4 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 6-8, 3-3 away
5-inning record: 8-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-14

Foltynewicz is 1-2, 6.87 in his last three starts; his last six starts went over. Team in his starts: 9-10, 5-4 home.
5-inning record: 7-6-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-19

Dodgers are 5-4 in their last nine games; over is 8-1 in their last nine games. Atlanta lost six of its last eight home games; Braves’ last five games went over the total. Atlanta is 16-14 vs lefty starters.

Cubs (60-42) @ Cardinals (51-51)
Montgomery is 0-1, 4.50 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 5-5, 2-3 away
5-inning record: 4-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-10

Weaver is 1-3, 5.56 in his last four starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 9-11, 2-6 home.
5-inning record: 9-10-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20

Cubs won four of last five road games, are 11-5 in road series openers. Over is 10-2 in their last 12 games. Cardinals lost three of last four games; they’re 7-9 in home series openers. St Louis is 13-14 vs lefty starters.

Diamondbacks (56-48) @ Padres (42-63)
Greinke is 6-0, 1.37 in his last seven starts; his last five stayed under. Team in his starts: 13-8, 6-4 away
5-inning record: 14-4-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21

Perdomo is 0-3, 7.13 in his last three starts (over 4-4). Team in his starts: 1-7, 0-4 home.
5-inning record: 1-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8

Diamondbacks are 3-5 in last eight games, 13-4 in road series openers. Under is 12-2-1 in their last 15 road games. San Diego lost seven of last eight home games, 22 of last 25 series openers. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

Brewers (59-46) @ Giants (52-52)
Anderson is 1-1, 2.30 in his last six starts (under 5-1). Team in his starts: 11-9, 4-5 road
5-inning record: 11-6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-20

Bumgarner is 2-1, 4.64 in his last four starts (under 6-3). Team in his starts: 4-5, 4-1 home.
5-inning record: 4-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-9

Milwaukee lost nine of last 11 road games; over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Brewers are 12-11 vs lefty starters. San Francisco lost six of its last eight games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

American League

Royals (31-71) @ New York (65-36)
Keller is 1-1, 7.54 in his last three starts (under 5-4). Team in his starts: 3-6, 0-4 away
5-inning record: 3-3-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9

Sabathia is 1-1, 6.32 in his last three starts; under is 7-0-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 10-8, 7-3 home.
5-inning record: 10-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-18

Royals lost eight of last ten road games; five of their last six games stayed under. KC is 13-20 vs lefty starters. New York is 7-7 in its last 14 games; over is 5-3 in their last eight home games.

Rays (53-50) @ Orioles (29-74)
Archer is 0-1, 3.52 in his last six starts; his last three went over. Team in his starts: 9-7, 5-4 away
5-inning record: 5-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-16

Cashner is 0-1, 3.44 in his last six starts; under is 10-1-1 in his last 12. Team in his starts: 5-14, 2-8 home
5-inning record: 5-10-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-19

Rays won three of last four games; over is 4-2 in their last six road games. Baltimore is 6-22 in its last 28 games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight home games.

Twins (48-53) @ Red Sox (71-33)
Lynn is 2-1, 4.50 in his last three starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 8-11, 3-7 away
5-inning record: 8-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-19

Sale is 5-0, 0.27 in his last five starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 13-8, 5-3 home.
5-inning record: 13-4-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21

Twins lost nine of their last 13 road games; they’re 12-16 vs lefty starters- under is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Boston is 15-4 in its last 19 games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Indians (55-46) @ Tigers (44-60)
Carrasco is 3-0, 3.00 in his last three starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 11-7, 5-4 away
5-inning record: 12-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-18

Fiers is 2-2, 1.60 in his last five starts; under is 8-1-1 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 12-7, 8-2 home.
5-inning record: 8-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-19

Indians lost three of last four games; they’re 8-8 in road series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Detroit is 3-8 in its last 11 home games, 0-6 in last six home series openers. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six home games.

Rangers (42-62) @ Astros (67-37)
Gallardo is 4-1, 5.82 in six starts this year (over 5-1). Team in his starts: 5-1, 2-1 away
5-inning record: 4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6

Keuchel is 4-0, 1.30 in his last four starts (under 4-0). Team in his starts: 12-9, 5-5 home
5-inning record: 9-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-21

Texas lost eight of its last nine games; they’re 6-10 in road series openers, 12-18 vs lefty starters. Over is 7-1 in their last eight games. Astros are 5-3 in last eight games, 9-8 in home series openers. Under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.

Blue Jays (46-55) @ White Sox (36-66)
Stroman is 2-1, 2.84 in his last three starts; under is 7-0-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-7, 3-4 away
5-inning record: 3-4-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10

Lopez is 0-3, 6.75 in his last three starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 6-14, 3-5 home
5-inning record: 8-11-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20

Toronto lost its last three games; they’re 9-7 in road series openers. Over is 6-4 in their last ten road games. White Sox are 6-3 in last nine home games, 7-8 in home series openers. Over is 8-4 in their last 12 home games.

Mariners (61-41) @ Angels (52-52)
LeBlanc is 3-1, 3.65 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 11-4, 2-4 away
5-inning record: 6-15 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-3-2

Healey 2-0, 3.20 in his last three starts; under is 10-3-1 in his last 14. Team in his starts: 8-10, 6-3 home
5-inning record: 4-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-18

Seattle lost six of its last nine games; they’re 9-8 in road series openers, 17-16 vs lefty starters. Under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Angels are 7-7 in last 14 home games, 9-8 in home series openers- they’re 9-20 vs lefty starters. Under is 10-6 in their last 16 home games.

Interleague

A’s (61-43) @ Rockies (54-47)
Manaea is 3-0, 2.95 in his last six starts; over is 2-0-1 in his last three. Team in his starts: 13-8, 6-4 away
5-inning record: 9-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21

Freeland is 3-0, 2.55 in his last six starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 12-8, 6-2 home
5-inning record: 8-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20

A’s are 21-5 in their last 26 games, 11-7 in road series openers, 20-17 vs lefty starters; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten road games. Colorado won eight of last 10 games, is 6-10 in home series openers, 21-19 vs lefty starters; their last four home games stayed under. Oakland bullpen has worked a lot the last three nights.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/26
Ariz 27-20-5……25-18-8……..52-38
Atl 24-22-7…..21-17-8………45-39
Cubs 18-20-12……24-21-8…….42-41
Reds 16-29-4……18-29-5….…34-58
Colo 26-17-12……26-17-5……51-35
LA 25-19-7…….25-18-11……51-37
Miami 20-24-6…..22-23-10…….42-47
Milw 20-23-8…..27-22-5…….47-45
Mets 21-24-2……19-22-13…..40-44
Philly 21-19-10…..28-16-7……49-35
Pitt 23-21-6……25-18-11……..48-39
StL 26-21-7……21-23-4………47-44
SD 19-28-9……17-25-6…….36-53
SF 23-22-10…..18-20-11………41-41
Wash 23-21-10..…19-22-7………42-43

Orioles 12-28-11…….15-29-9……27-57
Boston 29-18-10……28-14-5……..57-32
W Sox 15-36-4…..…15-26-7…..…30-62
Indians 21-19-8……33-14-7……54-33
Det 19-26-8…..…21-23-10.……40-49
Astros 26-15-11……28-15-10…….54-29
KC 15-27-8…….19-26-8…..34-53
Angels 24-19-7……22-24-8……46-43
Twins 17-24-11……22-23-7…..39-47
NYY 27-16-9……30-13-7…….57-28
A’s 20-26-10……17-22-10……37-48
Seattle 26-19-7……26-16-11……52-34
TB 23-19-12……23-20-6……46-38
Texas 17-26-7…..18-30-6…….35-56
Toronto 13-25-8……18-24-14……31-49

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/26)
Ariz 22-52…….18-52…..…40
Atl 18-52……16-46………34
Cubs 9-50……..18-51………27
Reds 11-49……..13-54……..24
Colo 20-53…….21-48.……41
LA 17-51……..20-52..…..37
Miami 12-50……..16-54…….28
Milw 17-51…..…16-55……..33
Mets 19-46……..16-54…….35
Philly 11-50……..18-52…….29
Pitt 13-50……..17-55……..30
StL 19-54……..14-48…….33
SD 15-56……..12-49…….27
SF 10-53………17-52..…..27
Wash 20-54……..13-48……..33

Orioles 16-51……..15-52………31
Boston 16-56……19-48………34
White Sox 16-54……14-48…….30
Clev 13-48…….21-52……..34
Detroit 15-53……..15-51….…30
Astros 15-51…..…13-53………28
KC 14-50..…….16-52…….29
Angels 14-50…..….14-54…….28
Twins 14-50………12-51…….26
NYY 12-52……..19-49………31
A’s 13-56…..…..12-48…….25
Seattle 19-49………18-53……..36
TB 16-54..……16-49……..32
Texas 9-50…….…13-54…..…21
Toronto 9-46………12-55….…..21

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 53-51 NL, favorites -$131
AL @ NL– 54-40 NL, favorites -$1,104
Total: 101-91 NL, favorites -$1,235

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 01:57 AM

july's mlb overall picks:

Date w-l-t % units record

07/26/2018 6-12-1 33.33% -30.50
07/25/2018 11-12-0 47.83% -6.50
07/24/2018 15-11-2 57.69% +27.90
07/23/2018 13-8-0 61.90% +42.65
07/22/2018 6-12-2 33.33% -31.55
07/21/2018 15-7-0 68.18% +39.70
07/20/2018 17-10-0 62.96% +35.00
07/19/2018 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
07/15/2018 11-17-0 39.29% -21.25
07/14/2018 16-13-1 55.17% +10.75
07/13/2018 9-20-1 31.03% -59.95
07/12/2018 7-12-1 36.84% -24.40
07/11/2018 16-14-0 53.33% +9.75
07/10/2018 19-11-0 63.33% +47.05
07/09/2018 11-14-1 44.00% -16.35
07/08/2018 17-13-0 56.67% +18.45
07/07/2018 12-13-1 48.00% +2.75
07/06/2018 16-13-1 55.17% +11.80
07/05/2018 7-9-0 43.75% -16.55
07/04/2018 15-14-1 51.72% +4.20
07/03/2018 14-13-1 51.85% +4.80
07/02/2018 11-7-0 61.11% +25.35
07/01/2018 3-7-0 30.00% -23.50

totals........269 - 263......50.56%......+59.60

date............................ats............... ...units.....................o/u......................units.............total

07/26/2018...................2 - 4............... -6.60.....................3 - 7....................-23.50............-30.10
07/25/2018...................4 - 3...............+8.60.....................5 - 8.....................-19.00...........-10.40
07/24/2018...................6 - 3...............+28.35....................7 - 5....................+7.50............+35.85
07/23/2018...................4 - 2...............+30.85....................8 - 4....................+18.00..........+48.85
07/22/2018...................3 - 5................-8.05......................3 - 7....................-23.50............-31.55
07/21/2018...................3 - 2................+9.35....................10 - 4...................+28.00...........+37.35
07/20/2018...................5 - 3................+16.85...................9 - 6....................+12.00...........+38.85
07/19/2018...................1 - 0................+5.00.....................1 - 0....................+5.00.............+10.00
07/15/2018...................3 - 9................-16.80....................7 - 7.....................-3.50..............-20.30
07/14/2018...................4 - 5................-2.00....................10 - 5....................+22.50...........+20.50
07/13/2018...................1 - 7................-26.10....................6 - 8....................-14.00.............-40.10
07/12/2018...................2 - 5................-36.95....................5 - 4....................+3.00..............-33.95
07/11/2018...................4 - 4................+8.05.....................7 - 7....................-3.50...............+4.55
07/10/2018...................4 - 3................+18.60..................10 - 5...................+22.50............+41.10
07/09/2018...................3 - 4................+4.75.....................6 - 6....................-3.00...............+1.75
07/08/2018...................3 - 3................+7.60.....................6 - 9....................-19.50.............-11.90
07/07/2018...................3 - 4................+6.50.....................7 - 5....................+7.50.............+14.00
07/06/2018...................2 - 4.................-6.70.....................8 - 6....................+7.00..............+0.30
07/05/2018...................1 - 3.................-9.75.....................4 - 4.....................-2.00..............-11.75
07/04/2018...................2 - 4.................-6.00.....................6 - 9.....................-19.50.............-25.50
07/03/2018...................2 - 5.................-36.20...................6 - 7......................-8.50..............-44.70
07/02/2018...................3 - 1................+18.75...................5 - 4.....................+3.00.............+21.75
07/01/2018...................3 - 6.................-17.00...................6 - 9......................-19.50............-36.50

totals......................68 - 87...............-8.90.................145 -136..................-23.50...............-32.40

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 02:01 AM

A look at the Baseball HOF inductees
July 26, 2018

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) A look at the players to be inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame:

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LARRY WAYNE ''CHIPPER'' JONES JR.: Born April 24, 1972 in Deland, Florida. ... 6-foot-4, 210 pounds, batted both, threw right. ... elected in first year of eligibility with 97.2 percent (410 of 422) of the vote. ... drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 1990 MLB amateur draft out of the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. ... in 19 seasons with the Braves had 2,726 hits, 1,055 for extra bases, and batted .303 with 468 home runs, 1,623 RBIs and 150 stolen bases. ... eight-time All-Star third baseman. ... was a force for most of the Atlanta teams that won 14 straight division titles and one World Series. ... in 1999 hit 45 homers and 41 doubles, drove in 126 runs, scored 116 times, drew 126 walks, and stole 20 bases to win NL MVP Award. ... won NL Silver Slugger Award for third basemen in 1999-2000. ... in 2006 had an extra-base hit in 14 straight games to tie the MLB record set in 1927 by Pittsburgh's Paul Waner. ... led MLB in hitting in 2008 with .364 average. ... only switch-hitter in MLB history with career batting average of at least .300 and 400 or more homers.

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JAMES HOWARD THOME: Born Aug. 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois. ... 6-foot-4, 250 pounds, batted left, threw right. ... elected in first year of eligibility, one of only 54 players to do so, receiving 89.8 percent of the ballots. ... selected by the Cleveland Indians out of Illinois Central College in the 13th round of the 1989 amateur draft. ... batted .276, played in 2,543 games and had 2,328 hits, 1,583 runs, 612 home runs and 1,699 RBIs in 22 seasons with the Indians, White Sox, Phillies, Dodgers, Twins and Orioles. ... played first base, third base and designated hitter ... had a record 13 walk-off homers and hit 40 or more home runs six times. ... five-time All-Star. ... best season was 2002 in Cleveland when he hit a career-high 52 home runs with 118 RBIs and led AL in walks (122), slugging percentage (.677) and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.122), and batted .304 with an on-base percentage of .445. ... hit 17 homers in the postseason.

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VLADIMIR ALVINO GUERRERO: Born Feb. 9, 1975, in Don Gregorio, Dominican Republic. ... 6-foot-3, 235 pounds, batted right and threw right. .. earned votes on 92.9 percent of all BBWAA ballots cast in his second year of eligibility. ... batted .318 with 2,590 hits, 449 home runs, 1,496 RBIs and .553 slugging percentage in 16 seasons for the Expos, Angels, Rangers and Orioles. ... nine-time All-Star. ... had 39 doubles, 39 homers, 124 runs and 126 RBIs to win 2004 AL MVP Award. ... eight-time Silver Slugger Award winner. ... hit .300 or higher 13 times, drove in 100 or more runs 10 times, and connected for at least 30 homers eight times. ... notorious free-swinging, bad-ball hitter who slammed 126 first-pitch homers and struck out just 985 times. ... strong-armed outfielder who had 14 seasons of double-digit assists and 14 seasons of at least 10 errors and finished career with 126 assists and 125 errors. ... spent six seasons with the Angels after eight years in Montreal and will be first player inducted with an Angels logo on his Hall plaque.

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TREVOR WILLIAM HOFFMAN: Born Oct. 13, 1967 in Bellflower, California. ... 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, batted right and threw right. ... received 79.9 percent of the Hall of Fame vote after missing by only five votes last year. ... drafted by the Cincinnati Reds on the 11th round of the 1989 MLB amateur draft. ... was a minor league infielder for three seasons before becoming a relief pitcher. ... in 18 years mainly with the San Diego Padres appeared in 1,035 games, posting a 61-75 record and registering 601 saves, second all-time to Mariano Rivera's 652. ... sixth pitcher who served mostly as a reliever to make the Hall of Fame. ... in 1,089.1 innings pitched allowed 846 hits, 378 runs, struck out 1,133 and had a career ERA of 2.87.

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JOHN SCOTT MORRIS: Born: May 16, 1955, in St. Paul, Minnesota. ... 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, batted right and threw right. ... elected last December by a veterans committee. ... drafted by the Detroit Tigers on the fifth round of the 1976 MLB amateur draft out of Brigham Young University. ... in 18 years with Detroit, Minnesota, Toronto and Cleveland pitched 3,824 innings and posted a 254-186 record with 2,478 strikeouts. ... had 175 complete games and a career ERA of 3.90, the highest of any pitcher in the Hall of Fame. ... five-time All-Star. ... played on four World Series champions, Detroit (1984), Minnesota (1991), and Toronto (1992-93). ... one of six players in MLB history to win consecutive World Series titles on different teams. ... was 7-4 with five complete games in 13 postseason starts. ... went 4-2 with an ERA of 2.96 in six World Series starts, completing three. ... started the most games (332), pitched the most innings (2,443.2), and had the most wins (162) of any pitcher in the 1980s. ... retired after the 1994 season and appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time in 2000. ... has worked as a broadcaster for the Blue Jays, Twins, and Tigers since retiring.

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ALAN STUART TRAMMELL: Born Feb. 21, 1958 in Garden Grove, California. ... 6 foot, 165 pounds, batted right and threw right. ... elected last December by a veterans committee. ... drafted by the Detroit Tigers on the second round of the 1976 MLB amateur draft. ... consistent all-around producer at shortstop from 1977-96, playing in 2,293 games for the Tigers. ... had 2,365 hits, 185 homers, 1,003 RBIs, 1,231 runs, and 236 stolen bases. ... six-time All-Star. ... earned four Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards. ... hit two home runs in one game and batted .450 to win MVP honors in Detroit's five-game triumph over the San Diego Padres in 1984 World Series. ... in 1987 finished second in AL MVP voting after hitting .343 with 28 homers and 105 RBIs while batting cleanup. ... seven-time .300 hitter with a .285 career batting average. ... his .977 fielding percentage ranks sixth among shortstops with at least 2,000 games played. ... one of only 52 Hall of Famers who spent their entire careers with one team.

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A look at the Baseball Hall of Fame award winners to be enshrined on Saturday:

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ROBERT QUINLAN COSTAS: Born March 22, 1952 in Queens, New York, and grew up in Commack on Long Island. ... winner of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters. ... enrolled at Syracuse University to study broadcast journalism and graduated in 1974. ... while in college served as an announcer for the Syracuse Blazers minor-league hockey team. ... after graduation began calling games for the American Basketball Association's Spirits of St. Louis on KMOX. ... handled regional NBA and NFL games for CBS before moving to NBC Sports in 1980. ... in 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1989 did play-by-play of the ALCS and pregame duties at the All-Star Game those same years as well as pregame assignments at the World Series in 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988. ... worked the 1994 All-Star Game and the 1995 ALDS, ALCS and World Series for TBN. ... called the World Series for NBC in 1997 and 1999, the 1998 and 2000 ALCS, the 1999 NLCS and 2000 All-Star Game. ... in 2009 joined MLB Network and calls games and hosts an interview show called Studio 42. ... prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from 1992-2016. ... anchored NBC coverage of NFL broadcasts during the 1980s and early 1990s and returned in 2006 to host the network's new Sunday Night Football telecasts. ... winner of 28 Emmy Awards and the only person in television history to have won Emmys for sports, news and entertainment.

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SHELDON OCKER: Born in Akron, Ohio, in 1943. ... winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. ... attended Buchtel High School, graduating in 1960. ... earned a degree in political science from Ohio State in 1964. ... worked for one year at the Sandusky Register. ...was hired by the Akron Beacon Journal in 1967, where he covered high school sports for three years, the Cleveland Cavaliers for a decade, and the Cleveland Indians for 33 years, from 1981-2013, before retiring in January 2014. ... served as president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1985.

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 09:53 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, July 27

NY Mets @ Pittsburgh

Game 951-952
July 27, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Vargas) 17.975
Pittsburgh
(Nova) 14.114
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-175
9
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(+155); Under

Philadelphia @ Cincinnati

Game 953-954
July 27, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Pivetta) 15.626
Cincinnati
(DeSclfni) 13.755
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-115
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-115); Under

Washington @ Miami

Game 953-954
July 27, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Scherzer) 15.848
Miami
(Lopez) 13.579
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-250
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-250); Under

LA Dodgers @ Atlanta

Game 957-958
July 27, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Kershaw) 13.766
Atlanta
(Fltynwcz) 16.179
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-155
8
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+135); Over

Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis

Game 959-960
July 27, 2018 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Mntgmry) 14.932
St. Louis
(Weaver) 13.988
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(+100); Under

Arizona @ San Diego

Game 961-962
July 27, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Greinke) 15.769
San Diego
(Perdomo) 13.433
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-175
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-175); Under

Milwaukee @ San Francisco

Game 963-964
July 27, 2018 @ 10:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Andrson) 16.466
San Francisco
(Bmgrner) 13.561
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-135
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+115); Under

Kansas City @ NY Yankees

Game 965-966
July 27, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Keller) 13.665
NY Yankees
(Sabathia) 17.383
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-280
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-280); Over

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore

Game 967-968
July 27, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Archer) 13.613
Baltimore
(Cashner) 16.298
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+125); Over

Minnesota @ Boston

Game 969-970
July 27, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Lynn) 16.125
Boston
(Sale) 17.224
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-350
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-350); Over

Cleveland @ Detroit

Game 971-972
July 27, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Carrasco) 16.681
Detroit
(Fiers) 14.985
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-185
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-185); Under

Texas @ Houston

Game 973-974
July 27, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Gallardo) 16.161
Houston
(Keuchel) 14.102
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-260
9
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+220); Under

Toronto @ Chicago White Sox

Game 975-976
July 27, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Stroman) 15.309
Chicago White Sox
(Lopez) 12.134
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-145); Under

Seattle @ LA Angels

Game 977-978
July 27, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(LeBlanc) 17.465
LA Angels
(Heaney) 14.486
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-140
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+120); Under

Oakland @ Colorado

Game 979-980
July 27, 2018 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Manaea) 15.216
Colorado
(Freeland) 17.032
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
11 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-115); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 09:55 AM

MLB

Friday, July 27

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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Tampa Bay's last 23 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Yankees's last 18 games at home
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 9 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

New York Mets
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Mets is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Mets is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games on the road
NY Mets is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Mets is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets's last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Pittsburgh is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing NY Mets
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Washington Nationals
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games on the road
Washington is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Miami
Washington is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Miami
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami Marlins
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Miami is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Washington
Miami is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Washington
Miami is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Miami is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Red Sox
Boston is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games
Boston is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Boston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games at home
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
Philadelphia is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Cincinnati is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cincinnati's last 15 games
Cincinnati is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cincinnati's last 17 games at home
Cincinnati is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

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

Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
Chi White Sox is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Chi White Sox is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games at home
Chi White Sox is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Chi White Sox is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto

Texas Rangers
Texas is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games
Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games on the road
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 10 games when playing Houston
Texas is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Houston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
Houston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Houston is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 10 games when playing Texas
Houston is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing at home against Texas

Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi Cubs's last 13 games
Chi Cubs is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 11 games
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
Oakland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oakland's last 15 games when playing Colorado
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Colorado is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games at home
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Colorado's last 15 games when playing Oakland
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland

Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Seattle is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games
Seattle is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LA Angels
Seattle is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Angels
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of LA Angels's last 23 games
LA Angels is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
LA Angels is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
LA Angels is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle

Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
Arizona is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 12 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego Padres
San Diego is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
San Diego is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 9 games
San Diego is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games at home
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Diego's last 19 games at home
San Diego is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 12 games when playing at home against Arizona

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

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 09:56 AM

Friday's Diamond Notes
Tony Mejia

Hottest team: A's (6-0 last six, 27-7 +2630 last 34)

Oakland is now a season-high 18 games over .500 and has pulled within a single game of Seattle for the second AL wild card spot as they continue a seven-game road trip in Denver in the only interleague series going on this weekend. Matt Chapman hit two triples and homered to close out a sweep of the Rangers, becoming only the eighth player since 2000 to do that in a game. Khris Davis saw his streak of home runs in four consecutive games end on Thursday, but he and Stephen Piscotty are still hot.

A’s lefty Sean Manaea (9-6, 3.38 ERA) has also been dominant of late, winning his last four decisions and leading his team to victories in seven of his last eight appearances. He’s allowed three or fewer runs in nine straight starts and squares off against fellow southpaw Kyle Freeland (8-6, 3.28), who is typically good in his hometown of Denver and has an ERA of 2.55 over his last seven outings. Despite their surge, Oakland is a slight underdog (+105) at Coors Field, where Colorado (-115) has won nine of its last 11.

Coldest team: Rangers (1-8 last nine, 4-16, -1295 last 20)

The Rangers were swept at home by Oakland and have dropped five one-run games over their last nine, which doesn’t even include the eight-run lead they blew on Tuesday in a 13-10 extra-inning win. They’ll hit the road for a date with rival Houston, sending the only pitcher that’s tasted a victory for Texas since the All-Star break to the mound. Yovani Gallardo (4-1, 7.18) pitched six scoreless innings against the Indians on Sunday and has pitched in five Rangers wins in his six outings since joining the team in mid-June.

Despite Gallardo’s recent form, the Rangers are a massive underdog (+230) since the Astros are sending a hot Dallas Keuchel (8-8, 3.53) to the mound at Minute Maid Park. After opening 3-8, Keuchel has even his record with wins in each of his last four starts, giving up only three earned runs in his last 27.2 innings of work, striking out 18 hitters. He hasn’t allowed a homer un since June 5, a stretch of just over 50 frames. Keuchel is 2-1 with a 3.70 ERA in four starts against in-state rival Texas. Houston (-260) is Friday’s third-heaviest favorite.

Hottest pitcher: Wade LeBlanc, Mariners (6-1, 3.44 ERA)

Since moving into the rotation to open May, lefty Wade LeBlanc has pitched in 11 Seattle wins in 15 starts, surrendering two or fewer runs in nine of his appearances. He’s been untouchable at home (6-0), but vulnerable on the road, looking for his first win outside Safeco Field. LeBlanc comes off striking out a career-high 10 batters over the White Sox last Friday, lowering his June ERA to 3.65, which is even more impressive since he’s faced the Rockies twice and beat these Angels on July 3, allowing one run on three hits over seven frames. LeBlanc has allowed three runs in 12 innings, winning both of his starts against L.A. Andrelton Simmons has gone deep against LeBlanc, but Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Justin Upton, Ian Kinsler and Kole Calhoun are a combined 5-for-33 at the plate against him. He’s yet to face Shohei Ohtani.

Coldest pitcher: Nick Pivetta, Phillies (6-8, 4.69 ERA)

The first-place Phillies slugged their way to a 9-4 victory in yesterday’s series opener against the Reds by belting seven homers and have now seen the ‘over’ hit in seven of their last eight games. They’ll likely need to keep the bats working in order to stay hot with Pivetta on the mound since he's dropped six of his last eight decisions. Over his last four starts, he’s surrendered 19 runs (15 earned) in just 17.1 innings. He’s a capable strikeout pitcher but has really been hit hard, compiling an ERA of 6.00 since June 1, giving up 56 hits and nine homers in just 43.2 innings. Pivetta is 6-10 on the road with an ERA over 6.00 in his brief career and will be pitching at Great American Ballpark for the first time. He gave up two runs on just five hits over seven frames against Cincinnati on April 11 in his only appearance against the Reds.

Biggest OVER run: Dodgers/Braves (5-0 last five)

The Dodgers built up an 8-0 lead to dominate Atlanta in the opener of a four-game set and have seen at least 10 runs scored in six of their seven games on their current road trip. Manny Machado hit his first home run since being acquired and joining L.A. on this trip and has hit safely in six of seven games. Joc Pederson is 12-for-23 (.522) on the trip with four doubles and a home run and will look to victimize Mike Foltynewicz in Game 2 of the series. Clayton Kershaw (3-5, 2.64) has struggled with velocity issues but his last two starts have gone ‘under’ after four straight topped the posted total upon his return from a three-week absence due to a back strain. Atlanta’s last five games have also gone ‘over.’ The Braves avoided being shut out last night when Roberto Acuna, Jr. homered in the bottom of the 8th on Thursday. The total for tonight's contest has been set at 8.

Biggest UNDER run: Giants (18-8-1 last 27)

The Giants were even at 2-2 entering the eighth inning before their bullpen fell apart. The seven runs Milwaukee scored were the most surrendered by San Francisco pitching in 11 games, but Madison Bumgarner takes the mound looking to get his team back on track as they look to avoid slipping under .500 for the first time since June 22. MadBum comes off his shortest outing of the season, lasting four innings due to a six-walk outing. He's given up just 10 runs in his last 36.1 innings and is 3-1 with a 1.95 ERA at home since returning from the disabled list in June. Brewers righty Chase Anderson (6-7, 3.81) has a 2.66 road ERA and has surrendered two or fewer runs in seven of his past eight outings. The total has been set at 7.5.

Matchup to watch: Cardinals vs Cubs

Most Cardinals fans will trip over themselves telling you how sloppy this year’s team has been. A lack of execution in the field and on the mound ultimately cost Mike Matheny his job on July 14 and replacement Mike Shildt hasn’t fared much better. The Cards are a game under .500 under the team’s former bench coach and are 2-3 against the Cubs, who they played five times coming out of the All-Star break last weekend. At home against its hated rival, St. Louis (51-51) faces a now-or-never situation this weekend in its final Busch Stadium dates of the season against Chicago. The Cards hope to start generating some momentum with 60 games remaining They’ll play games No. 160-162 at Wrigley Field from Sept. 28-30.

The Cardinals are 7-6 vs. the Cubs this season and hope to get off to a good start here as Luke Weaver (5-9, 4.79) faces Chicago for the second time this week. Lefty Mike Montgomery (3-3, 3.73) allowed one run in six innings and held a 3-1 lead before the bullpen blew it in a 6-3 loss. He’s allowed one run in 10 innings against Cards this season. Weaver took the loss in a 7-2 setback to open a Saturday doubleheader and has struggled in three starts against the Cubs, failing to get through the fifth inning each time. He’s given up 13 runs in 12 innings, striking out seven and walking seven while being all kinds of mediocre.

Kris Bryant landed on the disabled list with a shoulder issue, but Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez , Jason Heyward, Kyle Schwarber, Ben Zobrist, Addison Russell and Albert Almora Jr. are a combined 28-for-52 (.538) with two homers and 17 RBI against Weaver. Despite that, St. Louis (-110) opened as the favorite over the visiting Cubs, who utilized homers from rookie David Bote and Rizzo off Arizona closer Brad Boxberger to rally for a 7-6 win at Wrigley on Thursday. The total for this game has been set a 8.5.

Betcha didn’t know: Chris Sale (11-4, 2.13) has been tremendous over his last eight starts, going 6-1 with an 0.83 ERA and allowing no homers in any of those outings while striking out 87 and walking five. The 57 innings he's pitched wihtout surrendering a dinger is baseball's longest current streak. He joined Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens as the only Red Sox starters ever to strike out 500 batters over a two-year span in his last start and has a league-leading 188 Ks entering Friday's home date against Minnesota. His ERA is the best in the American League. It's no surprise that Boston (-350) is the day's biggest favorite against Lance Lynn (7-8, 5.23) and the Twins.

Biggest public favorite: Indians (-190) at Tigers

Biggest public underdog: Braves (+145) vs. Dodgers

Biggest line move: Red Sox (-330 to -360) vs. Twins

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 09:59 AM

Friday's Best Bet
July 27, 2018

Friday MLB Best Bet

Cleveland vs Detroit

Plenty of weekend series in MLB get going tonight and there are a handful of them that pit the “haves” vs the “have nots.” We've got four teams laying -200 or more and although the Cleveland Indians aren't one of them, they are awfully close as they sit in the -180 to -190 range this morning.

Cleveland actually comes into this game on a bit of a slump as they've dropped three of four overall, laying at least -160 or more in all four games. But their last outing on Wednesday was an impressive 4-0 win to salvage one game against Pittsburgh. Can they open up this series on a higher note?

Odds: Cleveland (-180) vs Detroit (+162); Total set at 8.5

Cleveland has dominated this AL Central rivalry for the most part this season, going 6-1 SU in their last seven games against the Tigers, including sweeping them in Cleveland about a month ago. That three-game set in Cleveland was a whitewash for Tigers fans as Cleveland outscored Detroit 26-3 over the course of those three games as there was really nothing the Tigers could do right. Tigers fans are hoping at least one outcome is different this weekend as they look to put whatever dent they can in Cleveland's playoff chances, but considering P Mike Fiers gets the nod tonight for the Tigers and it was him who started the series opener with Cleveland a month ago (a 10-0 loss for Detroit), optimism can't be too high in Detroit this evening.

However, where confidence might be a bit higher, at least from a betting standpoint, is on this total tonight. Fiers being responsible for four of the 10 runs allowed in that start a month ago, doesn't exude confidence in a potential 'over' bet, but the fact that Fiers has allowed at least one HR against in each of his last six starts against Cleveland overall, suggests that runs may not be as hard to come by as many thing this evening. Fiers hasn't been the best 'over' bet on the whole as Detroit is just 7-10-2 O/U in his 19 starts, but while his recent numbers may look good on the surface, there are some concerns.

For one, Detroit may be 2-1 SU in Fiers' last three starts overall thanks to allowing 1.7/game on average with a 1.96 ERA, but those numbers don't exactly tell the whole story. Fiers has allowed 21 hits in just 18.1 innings of work over those three starts as he's continually finding ways out of jams and that's unlikely to continue forever. A good team like Cleveland is going to capitalize on those opportunites when they come around, and having ripped apart Fiers the last time they saw him, you know the Indians are coming in with plenty of confidence here.

Furthermore, Cleveland is sending Carlos Carrasco to the hill, and although his numbers do leave a bit to be desired (never a bad thing for 'over' plays), the fact that when he takes the hill the Indians tend to score is what I'm banking on tonight.

Cleveland scored 6.1 runs per game on average when Carrasco gets the start this season, but over his last three outings, Cleveland has managed to score in double digits each time. Carrasco's last three starts have been wins of 16-3, 19-4, and 10-4, easily cashing Indians ML and 'over' wagers. And while those wins would suggest backing Cleveland and laying that chalk isn't a bad idea either, Carrasco is a guy that can be a little tough to trust at times which is why I'm going this route with the total.

Cleveland is 5-1 O/U in their last six series openers, and a 5-1 O/U run with Carrasco on the hill against a losing team, and 6-2-1 O/U run when he's had a full five days off doesn't hurt either. Early betting action has already come in the other way here, creating more value on this 'over' by the hour, and Detroit will make sure to pull their weight here in a potential upset bid, because if they are to beat Cleveland tonight, chances are it won't be in a 2-1 type game.

Best Bet: Over 8.5 runs

**StarDust Bum** · 07-27-2018, 10:04 AM

Pro Baseball Trend Report

NY METS (43 - 57) at PITTSBURGH (53 - 51) - 7:05 PM
JASON VARGAS (L) vs. IVAN NOVA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 42-57 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 31-41 (-9.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 47-62 (-21.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 35-77 (-40.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 19-6 (+14.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
PITTSBURGH is 14-8 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 652-580 (+63.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
VARGAS is 91-79 (+22.9 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 95-126 (-36.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)
JASON VARGAS vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
VARGAS is 0-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.504.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)
IVAN NOVA vs. NY METS since 1997
NOVA is 1-0 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.47 and a WHIP of 1.457.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

PHILADELPHIA (58 - 44) at CINCINNATI (45 - 58) - 7:10 PM
NICK PIVETTA (R) vs. ANTHONY DESCLAFANI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 58-44 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 409-373 (+42.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 139-137 (+21.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 37-28 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 45-34 (+10.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CINCINNATI is 11-21 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-0 (+4.1 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
NICK PIVETTA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
PIVETTA is 0-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 0.714.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
ANTHONY DESCLAFANI vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
DESCLAFANI is 2-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.31 and a WHIP of 1.393.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

WASHINGTON (51 - 51) at MIAMI (44 - 60) - 7:10 PM
MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. PABLO LOPEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 51-51 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 25-25 (-11.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MIAMI is 78-57 (+25.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less since 1997.
MIAMI is 34-42 (+7.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 19-13 (+14.6 Units) against the money line after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-10 (+15.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-1 (+5.2 Units) against MIAMI this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)
MAX SCHERZER vs. MIAMI since 1997
SCHERZER is 9-3 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.51 and a WHIP of 1.081.
His team's record is 12-4 (+3.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-6. (+2.6 units)
PABLO LOPEZ vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
LOPEZ is 0-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

LA DODGERS (57 - 46) at ATLANTA (54 - 45) - 7:35 PM
CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 57-46 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 33-40 (-21.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 36-31 (-13.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 54-44 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 84-81 (+24.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 28-16 (+13.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ATLANTA is 30-21 (+15.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ATLANTA is 1-7 (-8.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 3-1 (+1.4 Units) against ATLANTA this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)
CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. ATLANTA since 1997
KERSHAW is 4-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 1.33 and a WHIP of 0.928.
His team's record is 9-2 (+5.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-6. (-3.0 units)
MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 1-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.27 and a WHIP of 1.264.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

CHICAGO CUBS (60 - 42) at ST LOUIS (51 - 51) - 8:15 PM
MIKE MONTGOMERY (L) vs. LUKE WEAVER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1755-1804 (-265.2 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 115-93 (-20.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 85-71 (-16.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MONTGOMERY is 4-11 (-12.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MONTGOMERY is 10-19 (-14.6 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 491-348 (+59.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 259-167 (+65.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 51-51 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 68-61 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 63-60 (-24.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 13-23 (-15.8 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 28-31 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WEAVER is 0-5 (-8.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-6 (+1.8 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
10 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+6.6 Units)
MIKE MONTGOMERY vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
MONTGOMERY is 0-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)
LUKE WEAVER vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
WEAVER is 0-3 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 10.89 and a WHIP of 2.368.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-5. (-5.4 units)

ARIZONA (56 - 48) at SAN DIEGO (42 - 63) - 10:10 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. LUIS PERDOMO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 26-43 (-20.6 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
GREINKE is 33-38 (-18.9 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 135-164 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 113-135 (+17.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 150-120 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 29-23 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ARIZONA is 70-53 (+13.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 41-28 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 31-18 (+10.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
GREINKE is 52-29 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 31-9 (+17.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 16-41 (-18.0 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 3-4 (+0.3 Units) against ARIZONA this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)
ZACK GREINKE vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GREINKE is 10-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.14 and a WHIP of 0.936.
His team's record is 14-6 (+4.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-5. (+8.7 units)
LUIS PERDOMO vs. ARIZONA since 1997
PERDOMO is 3-4 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.487.
His team's record is 3-4 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.7 units)

MILWAUKEE (59 - 46) at SAN FRANCISCO (52 - 52) - 10:15 PM
CHASE ANDERSON (R) vs. MADISON BUMGARNER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 52-52 (+5.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-20 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 33-29 (+7.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 846-862 (+32.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
MILWAUKEE is 59-46 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 68-64 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 26-17 (+11.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 42-20 (+22.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 59-47 (+20.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ANDERSON is 16-8 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUMGARNER is 8-18 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUMGARNER is 6-14 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)
CHASE ANDERSON vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
ANDERSON is 2-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 5.68 and a WHIP of 1.302.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.7 units)
MADISON BUMGARNER vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
BUMGARNER is 7-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.059.
His team's record is 8-2 (+4.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.2 units)

KANSAS CITY (31 - 71) at NY YANKEES (65 - 36) - 7:05 PM
BRAD KELLER (R) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 31-71 (-28.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 13-37 (-22.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 7-33 (-19.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 17-44 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 10-37 (-19.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 140-77 (+28.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 90-45 (+22.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SABATHIA is 36-19 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 20-26 (-15.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
SABATHIA is 19-25 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in home games in July games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 3-1 (+1.3 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
BRAD KELLER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.
C.C. SABATHIA vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
SABATHIA is 21-12 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.15 and a WHIP of 1.226.
His team's record is 25-15 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 25-15. (+8.8 units)

TAMPA BAY (53 - 50) at BALTIMORE (29 - 74) - 7:05 PM
CHRIS ARCHER (R) vs. ANDREW CASHNER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 11-19 (-14.9 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
ARCHER is 36-47 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 12-26 (-16.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 21-30 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 53-50 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 21-20 (+7.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TAMPA BAY is 43-39 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 96-89 (+6.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 32-19 (+17.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BALTIMORE is 29-74 (-40.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 10-27 (-15.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
BALTIMORE is 4-19 (-13.7 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 17-35 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-46 (-25.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 15-52 (-35.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 19-54 (-32.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BALTIMORE is 13-42 (-22.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 6-4 (+1.4 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.8 Units)
CHRIS ARCHER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
ARCHER is 6-8 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.28 and a WHIP of 1.462.
His team's record is 8-10 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-8. (-1.1 units)
ANDREW CASHNER vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
CASHNER is 1-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 6.55 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

MINNESOTA (48 - 53) at BOSTON (71 - 33) - 7:10 PM
LANCE LYNN (R) vs. CHRIS SALE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 71-33 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 55-22 (+21.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 67-37 (+20.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-6 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 85-76 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 49-46 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-1 (+3.7 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
LANCE LYNN vs. BOSTON since 1997
LYNN is 1-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 2.12 and a WHIP of 1.112.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)
CHRIS SALE vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
SALE is 10-6 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.36 and a WHIP of 1.147.
His team's record is 11-8 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 12-6. (+6.0 units)

CLEVELAND (55 - 46) at DETROIT (44 - 60) - 7:10 PM
CARLOS CARRASCO (R) vs. MICHAEL FIERS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 55-46 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 22-24 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CLEVELAND is 31-30 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 38-36 (-19.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 29-25 (-8.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
DETROIT is 10-3 (+11.3 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 this season.
DETROIT is 26-25 (+8.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
FIERS is 12-7 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 8-2 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 7-1 (+8.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 55-102 (-38.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 71-123 (-40.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 10-3 (+4.9 Units) against DETROIT this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)
CARLOS CARRASCO vs. DETROIT since 1997
CARRASCO is 10-8 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.85 and a WHIP of 1.387.
His team's record is 13-9 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-14. (-8.0 units)
MICHAEL FIERS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
FIERS is 3-2 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.68 and a WHIP of 1.141.
His team's record is 4-3 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

TEXAS (42 - 62) at HOUSTON (67 - 37) - 8:10 PM
YOVANI GALLARDO (R) vs. DALLAS KEUCHEL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 4-16 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
HOUSTON is 130-61 (+38.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 215-216 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 99-81 (+26.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 32-27 (+13.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 159-150 (+21.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 20-13 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 33-32 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 8-10 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 86-72 (-30.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 12-4 (+2.1 Units) against TEXAS this season
11 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.4 Units)
YOVANI GALLARDO vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GALLARDO is 15-5 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.29 and a WHIP of 1.283.
His team's record is 16-7 (+6.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 13-9. (+3.3 units)
DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. TEXAS since 1997
KEUCHEL is 10-9 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.97 and a WHIP of 1.188.
His team's record is 14-12 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 12-12. (-2.0 units)

TORONTO (46 - 55) at CHI WHITE SOX (36 - 66) - 8:10 PM
MARCUS STROMAN (R) vs. REYNALDO LOPEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 122-141 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 22-32 (-13.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 71-88 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
STROMAN is 5-12 (-11.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 26-22 (+15.5 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 17-13 (+8.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
TORONTO is 120-109 (+28.8 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 1-2 (-0.1 Units) against TORONTO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
MARCUS STROMAN vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
STROMAN is 1-3 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.303.
His team's record is 1-5 (-6.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.2 units)
REYNALDO LOPEZ vs. TORONTO since 1997
LOPEZ is 0-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

SEATTLE (61 - 41) at LA ANGELS (52 - 52) - 10:05 PM
WADE LEBLANC (L) vs. ANDREW HEANEY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 61-41 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 32-22 (+6.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SEATTLE is 27-22 (+5.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 42-23 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LEBLANC is 18-5 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEBLANC is 11-2 (+9.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEBLANC is 15-5 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 52-52 (-9.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 18-29 (-16.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 12-18 (-10.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 12-23 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 19-23 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 9-20 (-15.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
LA ANGELS are 15-28 (-12.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 7-5 (+2.0 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.6 Units)
WADE LEBLANC vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
LEBLANC is 2-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)
ANDREW HEANEY vs. SEATTLE since 1997
HEANEY is 1-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.26 and a WHIP of 1.342.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)

OAKLAND (61 - 43) at COLORADO (54 - 47) - 8:40 PM
SEAN MANAEA (L) vs. KYLE FREELAND (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 54-47 (+7.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 13-5 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
COLORADO is 26-16 (+12.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 41-25 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 50-39 (+16.2 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 32-21 (+13.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
COLORADO is 28-20 (+10.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 14-5 (+11.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
FREELAND is 28-20 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FREELAND is 19-10 (+10.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 61-43 (+23.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 20-9 (+11.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
OAKLAND is 35-21 (+21.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 15-5 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
OAKLAND is 34-29 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 13-7 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 34-26 (+8.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MANAEA is 15-9 (+8.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
SEAN MANAEA vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.
KYLE FREELAND vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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