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LEADING OFF: Happ debuts for Yanks, Astros minus Altuve
July 28, 2018

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

HAPPENING

J.A. Happ makes his Yankees debut, three days after New York got him from Toronto in a trade for Brandon Drury and minor league outfielder Billy McKinney. The 35-year-old lefty starts out at home against Kansas City.

Happ has enjoyed success over Boston in his career. With the Yankees chasing the AL East-leading Red Sox, Happ is set to pitch again next weekend at Fenway Park.

ALTUVE OUT

The AL West-leading Astros will have to do without star second baseman Jose Altuve for a while. The AL MVP has been put on the disabled list for the first time in his career, sidelined by soreness in his right knee.

The three-time batting champion is hitting .329 with nine home runs and 46 RBIs this season. Altuve didn't play Friday or Saturday, with versatile Marwin Gonzalez filling in at second.

MORE DEALS

As Tuesday's trade deadline approaches, more and more players are on the go. In the latest swap, the busy Yankees sent relievers Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos to St. Louis for first baseman Luke Voit.

The trade Saturday night was New York's third in five days. They got reliever Zach Britton from Baltimore on Tuesday and acquired starter J.A. Happ from Toronto on Thursday.

SKIDDING

The Braves have lost four straight and 13 of 18, mostly because their bats have gone quiet. They'll try to keep from falling farther behind Philadelphia in the NL East race when lefty Sean Newcomb (9-5, 3.41 ERA) starts at SunTrust Park against Dodgers righty Ross Stripling (8-2, 2.43).

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july's mlb overall picks:

Date w-l-t % units record

07/28/2018 18-13-1 58.06% +54.25
07/27/2018 8-17-1 32.00% -42.25
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........295 - 293.........50.17%......+71.60


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

07/28/2018...................6 - 3...............+48.90...................8 - 7....................+0.50............+49.40
07/27/2018...................2 - 8...............-22.50....................5 - 8....................-19.00............-41.50
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..........................76 - 99...............+17.50.................158 -151.................-42.00.............-24.50

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Most money spent in NFL free agency this season:

1) Jets $84,140,000

2) Bears $81,520,000

3) 49ers $74,610,000

4) Browns $58,106,666

5) Saints $57,807,500

6) Lions $55,493,000

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Random thoughts on a summer night

13) Saturday was the great Vida Blue’s 69th birthday; damn, typing that made me feel old.

Blue was Dwight Gooden before Dwight Gooden; he was a lefty wunderkind who led the Oakland A’s to the 1971 AL West title, then struggled thru a lengthy contract squabble in ’72, but he saved the deciding game of the ’72 ALCS as the A’s won the first of three consecutive World Series.

I was 11 years old when he became the answer to a great trivia question, last switch-hitter to win MVP of the American League (AL pitchers still hit in ’71).

Vida Blue wound up with a career record of 209-161- he was underrated. Happy birthday!!!

12) How does Allen Trammell get into the Hall of Fame but not Lou Whitaker?

11) According to Baseball Prospectus, when teams have the bases loaded with no one out, they score at least one run 85% of the time.

10) Angels 11, Mariners 4— Francisco Arcia, a 28-year old rookie catcher, has 10 RBI in his first two major league games- thats an all-time record.

9) Nick Saban makes $7.5M a year coaching Alabama’s football team; Alabama governor Kay Ivey makes $119,500 a year running the state.

8) Kansas City 10, New York 2— This game was bet down late to NY -$450; depending on who you ask, this game or Astros (Verlander) against Detroit on July 15th was the highest betting line so far this season.

Please, if you don’t learn anything else from reading this space, never, ever lay more than -$200 on a regular season baseball game.

7) Coming into this weekend, the 7th inning ERA for the Colorado Rockies’ bullpen this season was 7.93, which explains why they traded for reliever Seunghwan Oh.

6) From the AP: Baker Mayfield is paying for the Browns’ QB’s to hang out in an RV at training camp.

As part of his initiation into the NFL, the #1 overall draft pick is funding a camper that the Browns QBs go to between practice sessions to relax. The recreational vehicle is parked just outside the training facility.

Backup QB Drew Stanton brought the idea of the camper from his time with the Detroit Lions, and says Mayfield initially thought he was kidding. Stanton says “it’s just someplace that you can go. You can get out of these four walls that start to close in on you after a period of time.”

5) In the first seven games after Manny Machado was traded, Orioles’ 2B Jonathon Schoop was 11-for-27 (.407) with six HR’s, 11 RBI.

4) Mason Williams is a rookie OF with the Reds; his grandfather is Walt (No Neck) Williams, who played for the White Sox a long time ago and actually had no neck. Good ballplayer; he hit .270 in ten major league seasons.

3) Last three years, when the home team is favored in Arizona Cardinal games, the Redbirds are 10-18 vs spread; 7-11 as a home favorite, 3-7 as a road underdog.

2) Over the last decade, Atlanta Falcons are 12-4 vs spread as a home underdog.

1) Last four years, Buffalo Bills are a combined 33-31; that surprised me a little, but they were +28 in turnovers in those games— you go +28 in turnovers, you should be over .500.

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, July 29


Philadelphia @ Cincinnati

Game 951-952
July 29, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Eflin) 14.465
Cincinnati
(Castillo) 15.916
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-115
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(-115); Over

Washington @ Miami

Game 953-954
July 29, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Hellckson) 13.879
Miami
(Urena) 15.548
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+130); Over

NY Mets @ Pittsburgh

Game 955-956
July 29, 2018 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Wheeler) 15.420
Pittsburgh
(Musgrve) 17.669
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-130); Under

LA Dodgers @ Atlanta

Game 957-958
July 29, 2018 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Strpling) 14.137
Atlanta
(Newcomb) 15.709
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-140
9
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+120); Under

Milwaukee @ San Francisco

Game 959-960
July 29, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Guerra) 15.992
San Francisco
(Suarez) 14.035
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-105); Over

Arizona @ San Diego

Game 961-962
July 29, 2018 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Buchholz) 16.209
San Diego
(Lucchesi) 12.993
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-115); Over

Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis

Game 963-964
July 29, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Hendrcks) 14.017
St. Louis
(Gant) 15.903
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+100); Under

Kansas City @ NY Yankees

Game 965-966
July 29, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Smith) 14.866
NY Yankees
(Happ) 16.182
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-350
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-350); Under

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore

Game 967-968
July 29, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Chirinos) 15.374
Baltimore
(Bundy) 14.536
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
N/A

Minnesota @ Boston

Game 969-970
July 29, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Berrios) 17.462
Boston
(Eovaldi) 14.886
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+125); Over

Cleveland @ Detroit

Game 971-972
July 29, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Kluber) 14.591
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 17.075
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-280
8
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+230); Under

Texas @ Houston

Game 973-974
July 29, 2018 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Minor) 14.240
Houston
(McCllers) 16.023
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-280
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-280); Under

Toronto @ Chicago White Sox

Game 975-976
July 29, 2018 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Borucki) 13.598
Chicago White Sox
(Rodon) 14.845
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-110
9
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(-110); Over

Seattle @ LA Angels

Game 977-978
July 29, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Gonzales) 16.969
LA Angels
(Pena) 14.982
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+100); Over

Oakland @ Colorado

Game 979-980
July 29, 2018 @ 3:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Montas) 16.116
Colorado
(Marquez) 17.132
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-130
12
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-130); Under

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, July 29


National League
Mets (43-59) @ Pirates (55-51)
Wheeler is 2-0, 3.68 in his last two starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 7-12, 4-4 away.
5-inning record: 7-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-19

Musgrove is Team in his starts: 10-10, 6-5 home
5-inning record: 7-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20

Mets are 6-5 in their last 11 games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Pirates won 13 of their last 15 games; under is 7-4-2 in their last 13 home games.

Phillies (58-46) @ Reds (47-58)
Eflin is 6-0, 2.78 in his last eight starts (under 6-2). Team in his starts: 8-5, 4-3 away
5-inning record: 10-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-13

Castillo is 0-0, 4.32 in his last five starts; over is 5-3-1 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 11-10, 6-3 home
5-inning record: 9-11-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21

Phillies are 5-7 in their last 12 road games,; over is 8-2 in their last ten games. Cincinnati won four of its last six games; over is 13-5 in their last 18 home games.

Nationals (52-52) @ Marlins (45-61)
Hellickson is 2-0, 2.25 in his last three starts (under 10-3-1). Team in his starts: 9-5, 6-4 road
5-inning record: 7-4-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-14

Urena is 0-2, 6.29 in his last five starts; under is 9-6 in his last 15. Team in his starts: 5-15, 3-10 home.
5-inning record: 7-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20

Nationals won three of their last four games; over is 5-3-1 in their last nine games. Miami lost four of its last six games; over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

Dodgers (59-46) @ Braves (54-47)
Stripling is 2-0, 3.24 in his last three starts (under 9-6). Team in his starts: 10-5, 5-3 away
5-inning record: 9-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-15

Newcomb is 1-3, 7.00 in his last four starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 10-10, 3.5 home.
5-inning record: 11-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20

Dodgers are 7-4 in their last 11 games; they’re 22-15 vs lefty starters- over is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Atlanta lost eight of its last ten home games; five of Braves’ last seven games went over the total.

Cubs (60-44) @ Cardinals (53-51)
Hendricks is 1-1, 3.86 in his last five starts; under is 11-5-1 in his last 17. Team in his starts: 8-13, 3-7 away
5-inning record: 6-9-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-21

Gant is 1-1, 2.31 in his last four starts (over 3-3-1). Team in his starts: 2-5, 1-3 home.
5-inning record: 2-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-7

Cubs lost four of their last six games; over is 10-4 in their last 14 games. Cardinals won three of their last four games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.

Diamondbacks (58-48) @ Padres (42-65)
Buchholz is 2-0, 1.04 in his last three starts (under 3-0). Team in his starts: 4-4, 2-3 away
5-inning record: 7-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-8

Lucchesi is 1-2, 4.30 in his last three starts; his last four stayed under. Team in his starts: 6-9, 5-5 home.
5-inning record: 6-5-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-15

Diamondbacks split their last ten games; they’re 21-16 vs lefty starters- under is 12-4-1 in their last 17 road games. San Diego lost nine of last ten home games; over is 9-2 in their last 11 games.

Brewers (61-46) @ Giants (52-54)
Guerra is Team in his starts: 15-7, 8-5 road
5-inning record: 11-7-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-22

Suarez is Team in his starts: 5-3, 3-1 home.
5-inning record: 4-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-8

Milwaukee won five of their last six games; they’re 13-11 vs lefty starters- over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. San Francisco lost eight of its last ten games; under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.

American League
Royals (32-72) @ New York (66-37)
Smith is 1-1, 6.17 in his three starts (over 2-1). Team in his starts: 1-2, 0-2 away
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Happ was 0-3, 10.06 in his last four starts for Toronto; over is 5-0-1 in his last six. Toronto in his starts: 12-8, 8-4 home.
5-inning record: 10-6-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20

Royals lost nine of last 12 road games; five of their last eight games stayed under. KC is 13-21 vs lefty starters. New York is 8-8 in its last 16 games; over is 7-3 in their last ten home games.

Rays (53-52) @ Orioles (31-74)
Bullpen game for the Rays. Team in his starts: away
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:

Bundy is 0-2, 11.68 in his last three starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 7-12, 4-6 home
5-inning record: 6-9-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-19

Rays lost five of their last seven road games; over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Baltimore is 8-22 in its last 30 games; over is 3-1 in their last four games.

Twins (48-55) @ Red Sox (73-33)
Berrios is 2-0, 3.15 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 12-9, 3-6 away
5-inning record: 7-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-21

Eovaldi was 1-1, 4.57 in his last four starts for the Rays. Tampa Bay in his starts: 3-7, 1-2 home.
5-inning record: 4-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-10

Twins lost 11 of their last 15 road games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. Boston is 17-4 in its last 21 games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Indians (56-47) @ Tigers (45-61)
Kluber is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts; over is 11-1-1 in his last 13.Team in his starts: 12-9, 5-4 away
5-inning record: 14-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21

Zimmerman is 0-2, 6.17 in his last two starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 8-5, 2-3 home
5-inning record: 8-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-12

Indians lost four of last six games; over is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Detroit is 4-9 in its last 13 home games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight home games.

Rangers (44-62) @ Astros (67-39)
Minor is 0-2, 6.63 in his last four starts; under is 6-2-1 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 8-11, 3-5 away
5-inning record: 6-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-19

McCullers is 0-2, 11.88 in his last two starts; his last three starts went over. Team in his starts: 13-6, 6-2 home
5-inning record: 8-7-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-19

Texas lost eight of its last 11 games, but won last two; over is 9-1 in their last ten games. Astros are 5-5 in last ten games; they’re 23-16 vs lefty starters- under is 7-5 in their last 12 home games. Altuve/Correa are both on Houston’s DL.

Blue Jays (47-56) @ White Sox (37-67)
Borucki is 0-2, 4.34 in his five starts (under 4-1). Team in his starts: 1-4, 1-1 away
5-inning record: 1-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-5

Rodon is 2-0, 1.71 in his last three starts (under 5-2-1). Team in his starts: 3-5, 2-1 home
5-inning record: 3-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6

Toronto lost four of its last five games; they’re 11-25 vs lefty starters- over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. White Sox are 7-4 in last 11 home games; they’re 7-17 vs lefty starters- over is 10-4 in their last 13 home games.

Mariners (61-43) @ Angels (54-52)
Gonzales is 4-0, 1.27 in his last four starts; under is 10-2-1 in his last 13. Team in his starts: 14-6, 6-4 away
5-inning record: 13-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-20

Pena is 1-1, 2.73 in six starts (under 4-1-1). Team in his starts: 3-3, 2-2 home
5-inning record: 3-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-6

Seattle lost eight of its last 11 games; under is 7-2 in their last nine games. Angels are 9-7 in last 16 home games; they’re 10-20 vs lefty starters- under is 11-7 in their last 18 home games.

Interleague
A’s (61-45) @ Rockies (56-47)
Montas is 1-1, 5.95 in his last four starts (over 7-2). Team in his starts: 7-2, 5-0 away
5-inning record: 4-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9

Marquez is 3-0, 3.60 in his last four starts; over is 7-2 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 10-9, 3-5 home
5-inning record: 9-9-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 13-19

A’s are 21-7 in their last 28 games, but lost last two; over is 7-4-1 in their last 12 road games. Colorado won 10 of its last 12 games; their last six home games stayed under.

Umpires
Chi-StL: Under is 6-1 in last seven Carapazza games.
Phil-Cin: Under is 6-1-1 in Mahrley games.
NY-Pitt: Under is 10-1-2 in last 13 Bellino games.
Wsh-Mia: Under is 3-1 in last four Muchlinski games.
LA-Atl: Underdogs won six of last nine Livensparger games.
Az-SD: Over is 12-5 in Knight games this season.
Mil-SF: Over is 11-1 in last dozen Wolf games

KC-NY: Last four Diaz games stayed under the total.
Clev-Det: Under is 6-2 in last eight Torres games.
TB-Balt: Under is 13-2 in last 15 Hamari games.
Min-Bos: Home team won 10 of last 12 Eddings games.
Tor-Chi: Over is 8-2 in last ten O’Nora games.
Tex-Hst: Underdogs are 8-5 in last 13 Wendelstedt games
Sea-LA: Under is 7-4 in last 11 Barksdale games.

A’s-Colo: Over is 5-2 in last seven Woodring games.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/28
Ariz 28-20-6……25-18-8……..53-38
Atl 24-22-7…..21-19-8………45-41
Cubs 18-22-12……24-21-8…….42-43
Reds 16-29-4……19-29-6….…35-58
Colo 26-17-12……28-17-5……53-35
LA 27-19-7…….25-18-11……53-37
Miami 20-24-6…..23-24-10…….43-48
Milw 21-24-8…..27-22-5…….48-46
Mets 21-25-3……19-22-13…..40-45
Philly 21-20-11…..28-16-7……49-36
Pitt 23-21-6……26-18-12……..49-39
StL 26-21-7……23-23-4………49-44
SD 19-28-9……17-26-7…….36-54
SF 23-22-10…..19-21-11………42-43
Wash 24-22-10..…19-22-7………43-44

Orioles 12-28-11…….17-29-9……29-57
Boston 29-18-10……30-14-5……..59-32
W Sox 15-36-4…..…15-28-7…..…30-64
Indians 21-20-9……33-14-7……54-34
Det 19-26-8…..…22-23-11.……41-49
Astros 26-15-11……28-17-10…….54-31
KC 16-28-8…….19-26-8…..35-54
Angels 24-19-7……24-24-8……48-43
Twins 17-26-11……22-23-7…..39-49
NYY 27-16-9……31-14-7…….58-29
A’s 20-28-10……17-22-10……37-50
Seattle 26-21-7……26-16-11……52-36
TB 23-21-12……23-20-6……46-40
Texas 19-26-7…..18-30-6…….37-56
Toronto 15-25-8……18-24-14……33-49

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/28)
Ariz 22-54…….18-52…..…40
Atl 18-52……16-48………34
Cubs 9-52……..18-51………27
Reds 11-49……..13-56……..24
Colo 20-53…….21-50.……41
LA 17-53……..20-52..…..37
Miami 12-50……..16-56…….28
Milw 17-53…..…16-55……..33
Mets 20-48……..16-54…….36
Philly 11-52……..18-52…….29
Pitt 13-50……..17-57……..30
StL 19-54……..15-50…….34
SD 15-56……..12-51…….27
SF 10-53………17-54..…..27
Wash 21-56……..13-48……..34

Orioles 16-51……..16-54………32
Boston 16-56……20-50………35
White Sox 16-54……14-50…….30
Clev 13-50…….21-52……..34
Detroit 15-53……..15-53….…30
Astros 15-51…..…13-55………28
KC 14-52..…….16-52…….29
Angels 14-50…..….15-56…….29
Twins 14-52………12-51…….26
NYY 12-52……..20-51………32
A’s 14-58…..…..12-48…….26
Seattle 19-51………18-53……..36
TB 17-56..……16-49……..33
Texas 9-52…….…13-54…..…21
Toronto 11-48………12-55….….23

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 53-51 NL, favorites -$131
AL @ NL– 56-40 NL, favorites -$904
Total: 103-91 NL, favorites -$1,035

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MLB

Sunday, July 29

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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay
Baltimore is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Baltimore's last 12 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 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 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games
Boston is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games
Boston is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Boston is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Boston is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 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


Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Kansas City is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games
Kansas City is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City


Washington Nationals
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington's last 15 games on the road
Washington is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Miami
Washington is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Miami
Washington is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami Marlins
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games at home
Miami is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Washington
Miami is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Washington
Miami is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
Miami is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington


Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cincinnati's last 17 games
Cincinnati is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cincinnati's last 19 games at home
Cincinnati is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Philadelphia


Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Cleveland is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
Detroit is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Detroit is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland


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


New York Mets
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Mets is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
NY Mets is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Mets is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
NY Mets is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Pittsburgh is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
Pittsburgh is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Pittsburgh is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Mets
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Mets
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Chi White Sox is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Chi White Sox is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto


Texas Rangers
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Texas is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 12 games when playing Houston
Texas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games at home
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Houston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games when playing Texas
Houston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas


Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Oakland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Oakland is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Oakland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Colorado is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Oakland
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland


Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 10 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Milwaukee is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Milwaukee is 5-11 SU in its last 16 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 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
San Francisco is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Milwaukee
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
San Francisco is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 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


Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games
Seattle is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Seattle is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
LA Angels is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle


Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Arizona's last 14 games on the road
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing San Diego
San Diego Padres
San Diego is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
San Diego is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 11 games
San Diego is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
San Diego is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Arizona


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

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Sunday, July 29

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PHILADELPHIA (58 - 46) at CINCINNATI (47 - 58) - 1:10 PM
ZACH EFLIN (R) vs. LUIS CASTILLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-38 (-16.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 58-46 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 45-36 (+8.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-16 (+15.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
CINCINNATI is 124-154 (-52.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Sunday since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 414-443 (-100.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2 (+1.7 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

ZACH EFLIN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
EFLIN is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 12.60 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

LUIS CASTILLO vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
CASTILLO is 0-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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WASHINGTON (52 - 52) at MIAMI (45 - 61) - 1:10 PM
JEREMY HELLICKSON (R) vs. JOSE URENA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 52-52 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 14-19 (-11.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 18-21 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
WASHINGTON is 25-26 (-8.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MIAMI is 45-61 (+5.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MIAMI is 34-43 (+6.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
HELLICKSON is 40-36 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HELLICKSON is 9-2 (+8.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HELLICKSON is 23-11 (+15.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday since 1997. (Team's Record)
URENA is 12-28 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
URENA is 2-14 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 8-2 (+4.7 Units) against MIAMI this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.5 Units)

JEREMY HELLICKSON vs. MIAMI since 1997
HELLICKSON is 4-3 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.65 and a WHIP of 1.127.
His team's record is 10-3 (+8.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-10. (-9.2 units)

JOSE URENA vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
URENA is 0-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

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NY METS (43 - 59) at PITTSBURGH (55 - 51) - 1:35 PM
ZACK WHEELER (R) vs. JOE MUSGROVE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 42-59 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 5-17 (-12.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
NY METS are 27-53 (-30.5 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 31-43 (-12.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 1-8 (-8.7 Units) against the money line after getting shut out this season.
NY METS are 23-34 (-12.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
NY METS are 21-34 (-11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 55-51 (+3.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 16-8 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 51-42 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 43-35 (+8.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 30-23 (+7.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
WHEELER is 14-4 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in July games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MUSGROVE is 5-12 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MUSGROVE is 1-7 (-8.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-2 (+1.9 Units) against NY METS this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

ZACK WHEELER vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
WHEELER is 0-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JOE MUSGROVE vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA DODGERS (59 - 46) at ATLANTA (54 - 47) - 1:35 PM
ROSS STRIPLING (R) vs. SEAN NEWCOMB (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 59-46 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 54-46 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 21-14 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
ATLANTA is 39-30 (+11.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 28-18 (+11.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ATLANTA is 30-23 (+13.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA DODGERS are 36-10 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 5-1 (+3.4 Units) against ATLANTA this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)

ROSS STRIPLING vs. ATLANTA since 1997
STRIPLING is 1-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.48 and a WHIP of 1.161.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

SEAN NEWCOMB vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
NEWCOMB is 0-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 6.19 and a WHIP of 1.750.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.2 units)

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MILWAUKEE (61 - 46) at SAN FRANCISCO (52 - 54) - 4:05 PM
JUNIOR GUERRA (R) vs. ANDREW SUAREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 4-12 (-9.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday this season.
MILWAUKEE is 17-26 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 2-9 (-8.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 52-54 (+3.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 11-6 (+8.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-16 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 33-31 (+5.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 61-46 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 57-48 (+12.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 70-64 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 60-47 (+21.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 28-43 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-0 (+3.2 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JUNIOR GUERRA vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
GUERRA is 0-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

ANDREW SUAREZ vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

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ARIZONA (58 - 48) at SAN DIEGO (42 - 65) - 4:10 PM
CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R) vs. JOEY LUCCHESI (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 17-22 (-10.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SAN DIEGO is 58-50 (+18.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 113-137 (+15.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 58-48 (+6.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 31-23 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ARIZONA is 72-53 (+15.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 89-62 (+22.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 33-18 (+12.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN DIEGO is 15-33 (-13.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SAN DIEGO is 19-32 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 6-3 (+1.4 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 1-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.35 and a WHIP of 1.199.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

JOEY LUCCHESI vs. ARIZONA since 1997
LUCCHESI is 0-2 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 5.23 and a WHIP of 1.258.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (60 - 44) at ST LOUIS (53 - 51) - 8:05 PM
KYLE HENDRICKS (R) vs. JOHN GANT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1755-1806 (-267.2 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 115-95 (-22.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HENDRICKS is 8-13 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 493-348 (+61.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 261-167 (+67.1 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 53-51 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 108-104 (-38.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 64-60 (-23.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 41-46 (-22.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 102-100 (-17.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 24-28 (-10.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-6 (+3.8 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
10 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.3 Units)

KYLE HENDRICKS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
HENDRICKS is 3-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.173.
His team's record is 9-4 (+5.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-5. (+2.7 units)

JOHN GANT vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
GANT is 0-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 1.93 and a WHIP of 1.608.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (32 - 72) at NY YANKEES (66 - 37) - 1:05 PM
BURCH SMITH (R) vs. J.A. HAPP (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 32-72 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 13-38 (-23.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 11-38 (-16.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 69-53 (-19.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 2-4 (+1.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

BURCH SMITH vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

J.A. HAPP vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
HAPP is 3-3 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.214.
His team's record is 3-4 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.7 units)

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TAMPA BAY (53 - 52) at BALTIMORE (31 - 74) - 1:05 PM
YONNY CHIRINOS (R) vs. DYLAN BUNDY (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 6-6 (+0.7 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.8 Units)

YONNY CHIRINOS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

DYLAN BUNDY vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
BUNDY is 2-3 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 6.50 and a WHIP of 1.583.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-6. (-5.7 units)

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MINNESOTA (48 - 55) at BOSTON (73 - 33) - 1:05 PM
JOSE BERRIOS (R) vs. NATHAN EOVALDI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 73-33 (+24.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 25-5 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
BOSTON is 57-22 (+23.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 50-22 (+16.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MINNESOTA is 49-46 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-3 (+1.7 Units) against BOSTON this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

JOSE BERRIOS vs. BOSTON since 1997
BERRIOS is 0-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.55 and a WHIP of 1.422.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

NATHAN EOVALDI vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
EOVALDI is 2-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 6.83 and a WHIP of 1.483.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.2 units)

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CLEVELAND (56 - 47) at DETROIT (45 - 61) - 1:10 PM
COREY KLUBER (R) vs. JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 56-47 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 23-25 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CLEVELAND is 39-36 (-18.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KLUBER is 5-9 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 27-26 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
DETROIT is 27-26 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
ZIMMERMANN is 12-5 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 72-124 (-39.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 41-66 (-23.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 11-4 (+3.9 Units) against DETROIT this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.5 Units)

COREY KLUBER vs. DETROIT since 1997
KLUBER is 10-7 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.47 and a WHIP of 1.151.
His team's record is 13-10 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 12-10. (+1.5 units)

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 0-4 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 10.56 and a WHIP of 1.956.
His team's record is 1-5 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.5 units)

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TEXAS (44 - 62) at HOUSTON (67 - 39) - 2:10 PM
MIKE MINOR (L) vs. LANCE MCCULLERS JR. (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 23-7 (+14.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 217-216 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 55-50 (+18.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 103-112 (+21.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 298-329 (+38.1 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997.
TEXAS is 20-18 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 54-52 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 35-32 (+24.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 12-7 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 32-23 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 8-12 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 9-11 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters this season.
MCCULLERS JR. is 1-6 (-8.5 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 6-12 (+1.8 Units) against HOUSTON this season
11 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.3 Units)

MIKE MINOR vs. HOUSTON since 1997
MINOR is 0-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 5.22 and a WHIP of 1.235.
His team's record is 2-5 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.7 units)

LANCE MCCULLERS JR. vs. TEXAS since 1997
MCCULLERS JR. is 1-3 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.72 and a WHIP of 1.589.
His team's record is 3-3 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.6 units)

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TORONTO (47 - 56) at CHI WHITE SOX (37 - 67) - 2:10 PM
RYAN BORUCKI (L) vs. CARLOS RODON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 123-142 (-27.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 23-32 (-12.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 11-25 (-14.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 11-36 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in day games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-3 (+0.1 Units) against TORONTO this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.7 Units)

RYAN BORUCKI vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

CARLOS RODON vs. TORONTO since 1997
RODON is 0-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.17 and a WHIP of 1.411.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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SEATTLE (61 - 43) at LA ANGELS (54 - 52) - 4:05 PM
MARCO GONZALES (L) vs. FELIX PENA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 18-34 (-17.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 112-62 (+27.8 Units) against the money line in home games in July games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 61-43 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 44-26 (+18.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 26-15 (+9.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
GONZALES is 14-6 (+7.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 19-29 (-15.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 13-18 (-9.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 10-20 (-14.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 7-7 (+0.0 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.3 Units)

MARCO GONZALES vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
GONZALES is 2-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.206.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.8 units)

FELIX PENA vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

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OAKLAND (61 - 45) at COLORADO (56 - 47) - 3:10 PM
FRANKIE MONTAS (R) vs. GERMAN MARQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 56-47 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 52-37 (+15.7 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 15-5 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
COLORADO is 34-21 (+15.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
COLORADO is 30-20 (+12.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 16-5 (+13.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
OAKLAND is 61-45 (+21.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 20-11 (+9.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
OAKLAND is 35-23 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 15-7 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
OAKLAND is 25-17 (+10.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 27-14 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
OAKLAND is 42-27 (+19.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 26-18 (+12.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
COLORADO is 13-22 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season.

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

FRANKIE MONTAS vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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SUNDAY, JULY 29
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at BOS 01:05 PM
MIN +134
U 9.0

KC at NYY 01:05 PM
KC +278
U 9.5

CLE at DET 01:10 PM
DET +203
U 8.0

PHI at CIN 01:10 PM
PHI +104
O 9.5

WAS at MIA 01:10 PM
MIA +126
U 8.5

NYM at PIT 01:35 PM
NYM +125

LAD at ATL 01:35 PM
ATL +127
O 9.0

TOR at CHW 02:10 PM
TOR +104

TEX at HOU 02:10 PM
TEX +220

OAK at COL 03:10 PM
OAK +115
U 12.0

MIL at SF 04:05 PM
SF -110
U 7.5

SEA at LAA 04:07 PM
O 9.0

ARI at SD 04:10 PM
ARI -119
O 8.0

CHC at STL 08:05 PM
CHC -123
O 8.5

[StarDust Bum]

Newcomb falls 1 out short of no-hitter, Braves beat Dodgers
July 29, 2018

ATLANTA (AP) Sean Newcomb came within one strike of pitching the first no-hitter by the Atlanta Braves since 1994, denied when Chris Taylor sharply singled in a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.

Newcomb had a 2-2 count with two outs in the ninth inning when Taylor hit a hard grounder beyond the reach of diving third baseman Johan Camargo. That came on the career-high 134th and final pitch by the 25-year-old lefty.

Newcomb (10-5) left to a thunderous standing ovation from the sellout crowd at SunTrust Park as manager Brian Snitker removed him. Snitker took the ball and gave it back to Newcomb as a keepsake - instead, Newcomb simply tossed it toward the Atlanta dugout as he walked off, wanting no souvenir of the near-miss.

Newcomb apologized about an hour after the game for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager, calling them ''some stupid stuff.''

Ross Stripling (8-3) was subpar in his second straight start, allowing four runs, seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts in four innings.

RED SOX 3, TWINS 0

BOSTON (AP) - Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven impressive innings in his first start with Boston, J.D. Martinez drove in all three runs to increase his major league-leading RBI total to 89 and the Red Sox beat Minnesota for their 18th victory in 22 games.

Martinez had a double, single and walk, and Andrew Benintendi added two hits and a walk for the Red Sox. The AL East-leaders improved to a majors' best 74-33 by winning three of four in the weekend series.

Acquired in trade from Tampa Bay for a minor league pitcher on Wednesday, Eovaldi (4-4) gave up four hits, striking out five without issuing a walk. Matt Barnes pitched the eighth and Craig Kimbrel got the final three outs for his 33rd save.

Jose Berrios (10-8) was in trouble every inning, giving up three runs on nine hits with three walks and five strikeouts in 4 2/3 in his first career start in Fenway Park.

YANKEES 6, ROYALS 3

NEW YORK (AP) - J.A. Happ made the midseason impact the Yankees hoped for, pitching one-run ball over six innings to win his New York debut.

Three days after New York acquired the 35-year-old left-hander from Toronto for infielder Brandon Drury and outfield prospect Billy McKinney, Happ took a shutout into the fifth before Salvador Perez's opposite-field home run into the Yankees bullpen in right-center. Happ (11-6) struck out two and walked one, and the first-time All-Star ended a four-start winless streak.

Aaron Hicks hit a two-run homer in the first off the screen attached to the right-field foul pole, a drive off Burch Smith (1-2). Hicks also doubled, singled and walked for the Yankees, who took three over four against the woeful Royals (32-73), who traded star third baseman Mike Moustakas to Milwaukee on Friday.

RANGERS 4, ASTROS 3

HOUSTON (AP) - Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead double deflected by the pitcher and stayed in despite getting kicked in the face as Texas became the first team to sweep Houston this year.

Texas took three in a row from the AL West leaders and extended the Astros' skid to a season-high four games.

The last-place Rangers won even though they struck out 19 times - the most Houston pitchers have recorded in a nine-inning game in franchise history.

It was 1-all in the sixth when Rougned Odor doubled and Profar hit a grounder nicked by Lance McCullers (10-6) that rolled into the outfield. Astros second baseman Yuli Gurriel lost his balance and kicked Profar in the cheek with his cleats as he slid into second base.

Mike Minor (7-6) allowed four hits and two runs while striking out eight in six innings for his first win since June 27. Keone Kela allowed a run in the ninth before retiring George Springer with two on to get his 24th save.

ROCKIES 3, ATHLETICS 2

DENVER (AP) - German Marquez continued Colorado's strong starting pitching, Tom Murphy homered and the Rockies beat Oakland to sweep the interleague series.

Marquez (9-8) returned from paternity leave to deliver 7 2/3 solid innings and help the Rockies win for the 11th time in 13 games. He allowed two runs on five hits and struck out eight. He left to a standing ovation after fanning Nick Martini.

Khris Davis and Matt Chapman homered for the A's, who lost just their first series in their last 12. Oakland had won six straight games before being swept in Colorado.

METS 1, PIRATES 0

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Zack Wheeler pitched six strong innings and drove in the lone run, leading New York over Pittsburgh.

Wheeler (5-6) allowed five hits with seven strikeouts and one walk, and got his fourth RBI of the season on a double in the fifth. He won a third straight start after giving up a combined six runs in 14 2/3 innings over his past two.

The Mets split the four-game series with the Pirates, who lost for just the fourth time in their past 19 games.

Wheeler's double helped his own cause after Luis Guillorme singled with two outs. He sent a drive off Joe Musgrove (4-5) over right fielder Gregory Polanco to score Guillorme from second.

INDIANS 8, TIGERS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Yonder Alonso, Melky Cabrera and Edwin Encarnacion all homered for Cleveland, and Corey Kluber pitched into the eighth inning in a victory over Detroit.

Rajai Davis added a triple and two doubles for the Indians, who took two of three in Detroit and extended their AL Central lead to nine games over Minnesota. It's the largest division lead in the major leagues at the moment.

Kluber (13-6) allowed a run and five hits in 7 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out five.

Jordan Zimmermann (4-3) allowed five runs and six hits in three innings.

ORIOLES 11, RAYS 5

BALTIMORE (AP) - Adam Jones had three hits and an RBI in what could be his final game with the Orioles, and Baltimore beat Tampa Bay for a rare series win.

The rebuilding Orioles are looking to deal Jones before Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline. Now in his 11th year with Baltimore, the 31-year-old center fielder becomes a free agent after the season.

Jones is on a tear, batting .417 during a nine-game hitting streak. He went 3 for 4 with a walk and notched his 85th stolen base with the Orioles, moving him into a tie for 10th place with Don Buford on the franchise list.

Chris Davis hit a pair of two-run homers, and Austin Wynns and Jonathan Schoop also connected for the Orioles.

GIANTS 8, BREWERS 5

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Buster Posey had four hits, including a three-run double to help San Francisco break out of a collective funk, and the Giants beat Milwaukee to avoid a four-game sweep.

Pablo Sandoval added a two-run triple before leaving with a possible hamstring injury, Gorkys Hernandez hit his 12th home run and Evan Longoria had a sacrifice fly, his first RBI since spending more than a month on the disabled list.

Andrew Suarez (4-6) allowed four runs in six innings for his first win since June 29.

Ryan Braun, Travis Shaw and Hernan Perez homered for Milwaukee. Christian Yelich singled to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.

San Francisco had been held to two or fewer runs in 11 of its 22 games in July before breaking out against Milwaukee starter Junior Guerra (6-7) in the third.

REDS 4, PHILLIES 0

CINCINNATI (AP) - Luis Castillo allowed four hits in a season-high seven innings, Scooter Gennett hit a two-run homer and Cincinnati wrapped up its long homestand with a third consecutive win over Philadelphia.

Phillip Ervin and Curt Casali each had an RBI and run for the Reds, who won a four-game series against the Phillies for the first time in nearly 21 years.

Castillo (6-8) allowed four hits and walk with a season-high nine strikeouts to earn his first decision in six starts since a 6-3 win over the Cubs on June 22. He retired 14 of the last 15 batters he faced, and the only baserunner in that span was eliminated on a double play.

Philadelphia has lost Zach Eflin's last three starts after winning six straight. In his second start since coming off the disabled list with a right middle finger blister, Eflin (7-3) allowed seven hits and four runs with one walk and four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

BLUE JAYS 7, WHITE SOX 4

CHICAGO (AP) - Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a five-run ninth inning and Toronto beat Chicago.

Luke Maile had an RBI double and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added an RBI single in the inning before Gurriel exited with knee and ankle injuries. Teoscar Hernandez homered to tie the game earlier in the ninth for the Blue Jays, who won two of three against the White Sox.

Hernandez's homer to lead off the inning was his 16th of the season.

Gurriel extended his Toronto record of consecutive multihit games to 11 with his RBI single in the eighth that cut the lead to 3-2. The 24-year-old has batted .500 (25 for 50) during the streak, which ties Tony Perez in 1973 for the longest in the last 50 years in the majors.

Luis Santos (1-1) allowed a run in two innings for the win. Jace Fry (0-2) allowed three runs without recording an out.

MARLINS 5, NATIONALS 0

MIAMI (AP) - Jose Urena and three relievers combined on a two-hitter for Miami in a win over Washington to split a four-game series.

Urena (3-10) threw six scoreless innings allowing only one hit. Adam Conley, Brad Ziegler, and Drew Steckenrider each pitched an inning in relief for the Marlins.

Miami was outscored 19-4 losing the first two games before limiting the Nationals to one run on seven hits in the final two games.

Jeremy Hellickson (4-2) allowed five runs, three earned, and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings.

MARINERS 8, ANGELS 5

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mike Zunino had a two-run double in a seven-run first inning and Marco Gonzales (12-5) went six strong innings to help Seattle beat Los Angeles.

Zunino drove in three runs, also delivering an RBI double in the third inning, as the Mariners salvaged the final game of the three-game series. Dee Gordon, Denard Span and Ben Gamel had three hits each for the Mariners.

Justin Upton hit a two-run home run for the Angels in the fifth inning, his 21st of the season, and added an RBI single in the seventh. Los Angeles saw its four-game win streak come to an end.

Angels starter Felix Pena (1-2) faced nine batters and recorded just one out.

DIAMONDBACKS 5, PADRES 4

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt and Nick Ahmed each hit a two-run homer and A.J. Pollock also connected for Arizona, which held on to beat San Diego for a three-game sweep.

Clay Buchholz (4-1) almost got through the sixth as he won his third straight start. Brad Boxberger, who was with San Diego in 2012-13, pitched a perfect ninth for his 25th save in 30 chances.

The Padres lost their fifth straight game and dropped to 2-7 since the All-Star break. They've lost 12 of 14 overall.

All three Diamondbacks homers came off rookie lefty Joey Lucchesi (5-6).

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july's mlb overall picks:

Date w-l-t % units record

07/29/2018 13-9-0 59.09% +28.10
07/28/2018 18-13-1 58.06% +54.25
07/27/2018 8-17-1 32.00% -42.25
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........308 - 302.........50.49%......+99.70


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

07/29/2018...................5 - 5...............+10.10...................6 - 5....................+2.50............+12.60
07/28/2018...................6 - 3...............+48.90...................8 - 7....................+0.50............+49.40
07/27/2018...................2 - 8...............-22.50....................5 - 8....................-19.00............-41.50
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.......................81 - 104...............+27.60.................164 -156.................-39.50.............-11.90

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LEADING OFF: Newcomb faces fallout after offensive tweets
July 29, 2018

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

TWEET TROUBLE

Atlanta pitcher Sean Newcomb will face the fallout from his tweets, a day after he apologized for racist, homophobic and sexist posts he put on social media as a teenager.

The 25-year-old came within one strike of a no-hitter Sunday at SunTrust Park against the Dodgers. Less than an hour later, after the old tweets came to light, he said he regretted his actions. Major League Baseball, which dealt with a similar situation involving Milwaukee reliever Josh Hader on the night he pitched in the All-Star Game, said it will determine a course of diversity training for Newcomb.

The Braves are home to open a series against Miami.

GROUNDED

The World Series champion Astros have lost a season-high four in a row, getting swept for the first time this year when Texas took three straight at Minute Maid Park over the weekend. Houston also is minus its star middle infielders - second baseman Jose Altuve has a sore knee and is on the disabled list for the first time in his career and shortstop Carlos Correa has a back problem.

Leading the AL West by four games over the Mariners, the Astros begin a three-game series at Seattle with Gerrit Cole (10-2) pitching against James Paxton (8-4).

WHO'S NEXT?

More deals could come as teams approach the Tuesday afternoon deadline for making trades without waivers. The Braves added an arm for their bullpen on Sunday, getting right-hander Brad Brach from Baltimore for $250,000 of international signing bonus allotment. Brach was the latest Orioles player to get traded after star third baseman Manny Machado went to the Dodgers and relief ace Zach Britton was sent to the Yankees.

FIRST THIRST

A pair of division leaders meet at Fenway Park when All-Star Aaron Nola (12-3) and Phillies visit David Price (11-6) and the Red Sox to start a two-game series. Philadelphia tops the NL East despite losing three in a row for the first time in more than a month. Boston owns the best record in the majors, winning 18 of its last 22 to stay atop the AL East.

CHECK THEM

The Giants will see how Andrew McCutchen and Pablo Sandoval are feeling after they got jarred in a win over Milwaukee.

Sandoval ran out his first triple in more than three years, but strained his right hamstring diving home and is set for an MRI. McCutchen was pulled for a pinch-hitter after fouling multiple pitches off his left foot. The team also is waiting test results after Johnny Cueto met with doctors regarding his sore elbow - he's winless in four starts since coming off a two-month stay on the disabled list.

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More tomorrow

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

NFL teams with the most salary cap space available:

1) Browns $69,082,093

2) Colts $50,684,324

3) 49ers $42,577,829

4) Texans $34,801,772

5) Titans $34,735,127

6) Bears $26,127,980

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend……

13) Red Sox are 40 games over .500 in July, just 5th team since 1969 to do that. Here are the other four:

1969 Orioles— 41 games over .500
1970 Reds- 40 games over .500
2001 Mariners— 47 games over .500
2017 Dodgers— 43 games over .500

Good news for the Red Sox; three of those teams got to the World Series that year.
Bad news for the Red Sox; none of those teams won the World Series that year.

12) Why haven’t the Jets signed Sam Darnold yet? Quit nitpicking over contract details; he’s your franchise QB moving forward— get him in camp.

11) Not only did Angels’ rookie catcher Francisco Arcia knock in 10 runs in his first two major league games, which is an all-time major league record, it came after he played 12 years in the minor leagues.

10) According to RJ Bell, when the Royals won in the Bronx Saturday afternoon, it was the biggest baseball upset since Tampa Bay upset Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox (-$460) back in September, 2004.

9) If you follow college basketball, you probably know who Seth Davis is; he appears on the CBS college basketball studio show, writes for The Athletic, used to write for Sports Illustrated.

Davis’ father has been in the news a lot lately; he is Lanny Davis, one of Michael Cohen’s lawyers.

8) Mets are paying injured 3B David Wright $20M this year, then $15M next year and $12M in 2020, but they recoup 75% of that money from an insurance policy. Too bad they don’t re-invest the $15M they saved this year.

7) Duquesne’s basketball team brought in seven new players for this season, all of whom have a wingspan of 7+ feet. One kid has a wingspan of 7-7.5. Will they play more zone, with all those long arms ready to deflect passes?

6) Why did the Cubs trade for Cole Hamels? Tyler Chatwood has 11 starts this year with 5+ walks; no one else in the major leagues has more than six. Thats why.

5) Cincinnati Reds are 28-21 since June 1; problem is, they were 20-37 before June 1.

4) When Matt Carpenter homered in six straight games earlier this month, he didn’t hit any singles in those games; he is the first player since Travis Hafner (in 2005) to do that.

3) For some reason, ESPN decided to rank the last 20 college football national champs, and they came up with the 2002 Ohio State team as the worst of the 20 champs, all of which annoyed a lot of people in the Buckeye State.

2) Baseball strategy: Mets led Pittsburgh 1-0 in top of 7th Sunday; they had men on 2nd, 3rd with two out and pitcher Zack Wheeler was due up- he is pitching a shutout and has thrown only 89 pitches. Do you pinch-hit or not?

Mets send Conforto up to pinch-hit; the Pirates walk him intentionally, loading the bases, and then they get Rosario out to end the inning, so not only is Wheeler out of the game, you’ve wasted your best pinch-hitter.

This isn’t a clear-cut decision; they probably figured they were only getting one more inning out of Wheeler no matter what, so they should go for the runs. Decisions like this are one of the big differences between managing in the American and National Leagues.

Mets won 1-0; from Mark Simon “Wheeler becomes first Mets pitcher with only RBI in a 1-0 win since Nino Espinosa in 1977 against the Phillies”

1) Braves 4, Dodgers 1— Lefty Sean Newcomb was masterful for Atlanta, no-hitting the Dodgers for 8.2 innings, before Chris Taylor singled with two out in the 9th.

He threw 117 pitches in first eight innings, 134 for the game, most of any pitcher in the major leagues this season. He had never thrown more than 111 as a pro. Will be interesting to track him going forward.

Newcomb was 1-3, 7.00 in his previous four starts. Go figure.

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, July 30


Miami @ Atlanta

Game 901-902
July 30, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Chen) 15.525
Atlanta
(Teheran) 14.432
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-165
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+145); Over

Colorado @ St. Louis

Game 903-904
July 30, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Andrson) 14.231
St. Louis
(Martinez) 16.256
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-135); Over

Milwaukee @ LA Dodgers

Game 905-906
July 30, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Peralta) 15.331
LA Dodgers
(Maeda) 16.413
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-165
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-165); Under

San Francisco @ San Diego

Game 907-908
July 30, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Holland) 12.696
San Diego
(Lauer) 15.215
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-105); Under

Cleveland @ Minnesota

Game 909-910
July 30, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Bieber) 15.200
Minnesota
(Santana) 17.305
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-130
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+110); Under

Toronto @ Oakland

Game 911-912
July 30, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Estrada) 14.139
Oakland
(Jackson) 17.018
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-155
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-155); Under

Houston @ Seattle

Game 913-914
July 30, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Cole) 16.145
Seattle
(Paxton) 13.805
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-115
7
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-115); Over

Philadelphia @ Boston

Game 915-916
July 30, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Nola) 16.110
Boston
(Price) 15.044
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-150
9
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+130); Over

Texas @ Arizona

Game 917-918
July 30, 2018 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Perez) 16.118
Arizona
(Ray) 14.987
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-210
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+180); Under

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, July 30


National League
Marlins (46-61) @ Braves (55-47)
Chen is 1-2, 4.84 in his last four starts; over is 6-3-1 in his last 10. Team in his starts: 7-9, 5-3 away.
5-inning record: 8-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-16

Teheran is 1-2, 6.05 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 11-9, 7-3 home
5-inning record: 7-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-20

Marlins are 7-4 in their last 11 games, 6-4 in last ten road series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Atlanta lost four of its last five games; they’re 8-8 in home series openers. 16-16 vs lefty starters. Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

Rockies (57-47) @ Cardinals (53-52)
Anderson is 2-0, 1.27 in his last five starts; his last six starts all stayed under. Team in his starts: 10-11, 7-3 away
5-inning record: 10-5-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-21

Martinez is 0-2, 8.10 in his last two starts; over is 6-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 9-8, 5-4 home
5-inning record: 7-8-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-17

Rockies won their last four games, are 13-4 in road series openers. Last six Colorado games stayed under. St Louis won three of its last four home games, is 8-9 in home series openers, 15-14 vs lefty starters. Under is 5-1 in their last six games.

Brewers (61-47) @ Dodgers (59-47)
Peralta is 1-2, 6.10 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Team in his starts: 5-3, 3-2 road
5-inning record: 4-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-8

Maeda is 2-1, 2.51 in his last five starts; under is 9-1 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 8-9, 4-5 home.
5-inning record: 8-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17

Brewers won five of its last seven games; they’re 10-7 in road series openers. Over is 4-1 in their last five games. Los Angeles won three of its last four games; they’re 8-1 in last nine home series openers. Last three Dodger games stayed under the total.

Giants (53-54) @ Padres (42-66)
Holland is 0-1, 2.78 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 9-10, 4-7 away
5-inning record: 6-8-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-19

Lauer is 0-2, 16.50 in his last two starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 5-12, 3.5 home.
5-inning record: 7-8-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-17

Giants lost six of their last eight games; they’re 8-9 in road series openers, 19-22 vs lefty starters. Under is 12-2 in their last 14 road games. San Diego lost its last five games; they’re 1-15 in home series openers, 10-21 vs lefty starters. Padres’ last six home games all went over.

American League
Indians (57-47) @ Twins (48-56)
Bieber is 1-2, 9.20 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 6-2, 3-0 away
5-inning record: 5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8

Santana allowed three runs in five IP (97 PT) in his first ’18 start (over 1-0). Team in his starts: 1-0, 0-0 home.
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1

Indians won three of last four games, are 7-2 in last nine road series openers. Over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Minnesota lost its last three games; they’re 9-8 in home series openers. Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Blue Jays (48-56) @ A’s (61-46)
Estrada is 0-1, 5.84 in his last three starts; under is 7-4 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 8-9, 4-4 away
5-inning record: 6-7-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17

Jackson is 0-2, 5.40 in his last three starts (under 4-2). Team in his starts: 4-2, 1-1 home
5-inning record: 0-5-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-6

Toronto lost four of its last six games; they won last four road series openers. Over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. A’s lost their last three games; they’re 7-8 in home series openers. Four of their last five games stayed under.

Astros (67-40) @ Mariners (62-43)
Cole is 1-0, 1.50 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 17-4, 10-1 away
5-inning record: 11-5-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21

Paxton is 2-2, 3.57 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 12-8, 5-4 home.
5-inning record: 8-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20

Astros lost their last four games; they’re 14-2 in road series openers, 23-16 vs lefty starters. Under is 10-1 in their last 11 road games. Correa/Altuve are on the DL. Seattle is 4-8 in its last 12 games, 12-5 in home series openers. Under is 9-3 in its last 12 home games.

Interleague
Phillies (58-47) @ Red Sox (74-33)
Nola is 4-1, 2.09 in his last six starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 15-6, 5-6 away
5-inning record: 8-7-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-21

Price is 2-0, 1.93 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 14-6, 5-3 home
5-inning record: 9-6-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20

Phillies lost their last three games, scoring total of 6 runs; they’re 8-9 in road series openers, 13-10 vs lefty starters. Boston is 13-2 in its last 15 home games; they’re 12-4 in home series openers. Under is 5-1 in its last six home games.

Rangers (45-62) @ Diamondbacks (59-48)
Perez is 0-2, 4.84 in his last four starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 2-6, 1-3 away
5-inning record: 4-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-8

Ray is 0-2, 6.00 in his last five starts; over is 4-1 in his home starts. Team in his starts: 6-6, 2-3 home
5-inning record: 7-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-12

Rangers won their last three games; they’re 5-1 in last six road series openers, 13-18 vs lefty starters. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Arizona won six of its last eight games; they’re 0-4 in last four home series openers, 22-16 vs lefty starters. Snakes’ last four games all went over.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/29
Ariz 29-20-6……25-18-8……..54-38
Atl 24-22-7…..22-19-8………46-41
Cubs 19-22-12……24-21-8…….43-43
Reds 16-29-4……20-29-6….…36-58
Colo 26-17-12……29-17-5……54-35
LA 27-20-7…….25-18-11……53-38
Miami 20-24-6…..24-24-10…….44-48
Milw 21-25-8…..27-22-5…….48-47
Mets 22-25-3……19-22-13…..41-45
Philly 21-21-11…..28-16-7……49-37
Pitt 23-21-6……26-19-12……..49-40
StL 26-21-7……23-24-4………49-45
SD 19-28-9……17-27-7…….36-55
SF 23-22-10…..20-21-11………43-43
Wash 24-23-10..…19-22-7………43-45

Orioles 12-28-11…….18-29-9……30-57
Boston 29-18-10……31-14-5……..60-32
W Sox 15-36-4…..…15-28-8…..…30-64
Indians 22-20-9……33-14-7……55-34
Det 19-26-8…..…22-24-11.……41-50
Astros 26-15-11……28-17-11…….54-31
KC 16-29-8…….19-26-8…..35-55
Angels 24-19-7……24-25-8……48-44
Twins 17-27-11……22-23-7…..39-50
NYY 27-16-9……32-14-7…….59-29
A’s 20-29-10……17-22-10……37-51
Seattle 27-21-7……26-16-11……53-36
TB 23-22-12……23-20-6……46-41
Texas 19-26-8…..18-30-6…….37-56
Toronto 15-25-9……18-24-14……33-49

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/29)
Ariz 23-55…….18-52…..…41
Atl 18-52……17-49………35
Cubs 10-53……..18-51……..28
Reds 11-49……..13-57……..24
Colo 20-53…….21-51.……41
LA 17-54……..20-52..…..37
Miami 12-50……..16-57…….28
Milw 18-54…..…16-55……..34
Mets 20-49……..16-54…….36
Philly 11-53……..18-52…….29
Pitt 13-50……..17-58……..30
StL 19-54……..16-51…….35
SD 15-56……..12-52…….27
SF 10-53………17-55..…..27
Wash 21-57……..13-48……..34

Orioles 16-51……..17-55………33
Boston 16-56……20-51………35
White Sox 16-54……14-51…….30
Clev 14-51…….21-52……..35
Detroit 15-53……..16-54….…31
Astros 15-51…..…13-56………28
KC 14-53..…….16-52…….29
Angels 14-50…..….15-57…….29
Twins 14-53………12-51…….26
NYY 12-52……..21-52………33
A’s 14-59…..…..12-48…….26
Seattle 20-52………18-53……..38
TB 17-57..……16-49……..33
Texas 9-53…….…13-54…..…21
Toronto 11-49………12-55….….23

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 53-51 NL, favorites -$131
AL @ NL– 57-40 NL, favorites -$804
Total: 110-91 NL, favorites -$935