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**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 12:51 PM

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHI at WAS 07:05 PM
PHI +123
O 9.0

ATL at PIT 07:05 PM
PIT +106
U 7.5

BAL at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -140
U 9.0

CLE at BOS 07:10 PM
BOS -141
U 9.0

SF at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM -100
U 8.0

CHC at DET 07:10 PM
CHC -190
U 9.0

KC at TB 07:10 PM
TB -263
U 7.0

NYY at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA +201
O 7.5

MIN at CHW 08:10 PM
MIN -109
U 9.0

CIN at MIL 08:10 PM
MIL -196
O 9.0

SD at COL 08:40 PM
COL -177
U 10.5

LAA at ARI 09:40 PM
ARI -202
U 8.0

TEX at OAK 10:05 PM
OAK -204
U 9.0

STL at LAD 10:10 PM
STL +158
U 8.0

HOU at SEA 10:10 PM
SEA +115
O 8.5

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 02:08 AM

Allen makes 2 superb catches, Indians beat Red Sox 6-3
August 22, 2018

BOSTON (AP) Center fielder Greg Allen made two superb catches to help fellow rookie Shane Bieber hold down Boston, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 6-3 Tuesday night in a matchup of AL division leaders.

Melky Cabrera homered for the second straight game and Yan Gomes also connected for Cleveland. The Indians have won nine of 10, including the first two of the four-game series at Fenway Park.

Boston, with the best record in the majors, has lost three in a row for just the second time this season.

Allen doubled, singled and drove in a run. But he made the biggest impact with his glove.

First, Allen raced back and slammed into the padded wall to take away an extra-base hit from Xander Bogaerts leading off the fifth inning. Then, with the Red Sox trying to rally in the seventh, Mitch Moreland hit a long drive toward the dirt triangle in deep center. Allen slid to a stop as he caught the ball over his shoulder - it was a sacrifice fly and finished Bieber, but thwarted Boston's momentum.

Bieber (7-2) took a shutout in the seventh, allowing three runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings.

YANKEES 2, MARLINS 1, 12 INNINGS

MIAMI (AP) - Giancarlo Stanton had two hits in his homecoming but closer Aroldis Chapman left the game accompanied by a trainer as New York beat Miami in 12 innings.

After Yankees backup catcher Kyle Higashioka raced home on a sacrifice fly in the 12th, Chapman came on trying for his 32nd save, but he departed with none out when his troublesome knee flared up.

Stanton, playing in Miami for the first time since he was traded after eight seasons with the Marlins, singled in the first and missed a homer by a few feet when he doubled off the left field wall in the fifth.

Higashioka led off the 12th with a single against Javy Guerra (1-1). After the Yanks loaded the bases, Miguel Andujar hit a sacrifice fly to left field, with Higashioka sliding home ahead of the throw.

After Chapman departed following a walk to Isaac Galloway and wild 96 mph fastball on the next pitch, Tommy Kahnle came on to earn his first save since 2016. Higashioka threw out Galloway trying to steal second to end the game.

A.J. Cole (3-0) pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the 11th.

BRAVES 6, PIRATES 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Dansby Swanson had two homers and four RBIs, Kevin Gausman breezed through eight innings to lead Atlanta past Pittsburgh.

Swanson's first homer gave the Braves a 2-0 lead in the fifth before he sent another two-run shot into nearly the same spot in the left field bleachers, extending the lead to 5-0 in the seventh. Kurt Suzuki doubled down the left-field line, scoring Ozzie Albies from first for the third run. Tyler Flowers scored on a wild pitch in the ninth to make it 6-0.

Gausman (8-9) gave up four hits with five strikeouts and two walks, helping the NL East-leading Braves take the first two legs of the three-game series.

Ivan Nova (7-8) allowed Swanson's first home run after retiring his initial 10 batters, including the first nine on 29 pitches. Ender Inciarte singled to center for Atlanta's first hit with one out in the fourth.

RAYS 4, ROYALS 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Blake Snell helped Tampa Bay match a team record with 27 consecutive shutout innings and the Rays beat Kansas City.

The scoreless stretch ended when Snell (15-5) allowed a fifth-inning solo homer to Ryan O'Hearn. Snell struck out 11 and gave up four hits in six innings. The left-hander has 13 straight home starts of allowing one earned run or fewer, which is longest stretch in the majors since 1913, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

O'Hearn has five homers in 14 career games for the Royals, who dropped to 50 games (38-88) under .500.

Tampa Bay's Tommy Pham had three hits, an RBI and a walk but left in the eighth after he appeared to hurt his right hand/wrist area diving back to first base on a pick-off attempt.

Willy Adames had three hits and put the Rays up 1-0 on a homer off an overhanging catwalk in the second.

Joey Wendle made it 3-0 with a two-run triple off Glenn Sparkman (0-2) during the fourth.

Sergio Romo pitched the ninth for his 17th save, working out of a two-on, one-out jam.

TIGERS 2, CUBS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Jordan Zimmermann pitched six effective innings, Victor Martinez had three hits and Detroit beat slumping Chicago.

Zimmermann (6-5) allowed seven hits, struck out five and walked one, continuing the Cubs' misery. Drew VerHagen, Joe Jimenez and Shane Greene combined for three innings of one-hit relief, closing out the Tigers' second win in seven games. Greene got his 27th save in 30 chances.

The NL Central-leading Cubs were held to one run via homer for the fifth straight game, dropping the last three in the offensive slide. This time, Anthony Rizzo led off the sixth with his 19th homer, falling to his knees as he drove Zimmermann's first pitch over the wall in right.

But that was it once again for Chicago.

Help could be on the way after the Cubs acquired Daniel Murphy in a trade with Washington before the game.

Detroit got both of its runs in the first inning against Kyle Hendricks (9-10) on Nicholas Castellanos' RBI grounder and Martinez's two-out RBI single. Hendricks gave up 10 hits and walked one in seven innings.

BLUE JAYS 8, ORIOLES 2

TORONTO (AP) - Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales hit back-to-back home runs, Aledmys Diaz and Billy McKinney also connected, and Toronto improved to 9-0 at home against struggling Baltimore.

Blue Jays right-hander Sam Gaviglio (3-6) pitched seven innings to snap a 15-start winless streak, earning his first victory since May 25 at Philadelphia. Gaviglio allowed two runs and six hits.

Smoak and Morales chased right-hander Dylan Bundy (7-12) with solo blasts two pitches apart in the fifth. Smoak's homer was his team-high 19th.

Morales, who homered twice in Monday's 5-3 win, has hit four home runs in his past three games, giving him 17 on the season.

One out later, McKinney took Ryan Meisinger deep for his first career homer, giving the Blue Jays their first three-homer inning since Aug. 23, 2017 against Tampa Bay.

METS 6, GIANTS 3

NEW YORK (AP) - Rookie Jeff McNeil went 4 for 4 and hit a go-ahead double with two outs in the eighth inning that lifted New York past San Francisco.

McNeil equaled his career high by getting four hits for the second time since making his major league debut last month. Michael Conforto homered and drove in four runs.

Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer for the Giants, who fell to 3-5 on an 11-game road trip - they've scored two runs or fewer five times.

With the score tied at 2, Jose Reyes led off the Mets eighth with a triple off the center field fence. Tony Watson (4-5) got pinch-hitter Todd Frazier on a popout and struck out Amed Rosario before McNeil delivered.

Conforto added a three-run homer after the Giants intentionally walked Wilmer Flores.

Corey Oswalt (3-2) pitched three scoreless innings. Seth Lugo worked the ninth, giving up on a run when Austin Slater hit an RBI single off right fielder Jose Bautista's glove.

PADRES 4, ROCKIES 3

DENVER (AP) - Eric Hosmer and Austin Hedges homered off Tyler Anderson and San Diego Padres cooled off surging Colorado.

The Rockies arrived home after a 5-1 trip that included a four-game sweep of Atlanta.

The last-place Padres are 6-7 against the Rockies this season. Hedges had the big blow with a solo homer in the sixth, giving San Diego a 4-3 lead.

Padres left-hander Robbie Erlin (3-3) allowed three runs over five innings. He made five scoreless relief appearances against the Rockies earlier this season.

Craig Stammen escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth by striking out Trevor Story and getting Carlos Gonzalez to ground out to second baseman Christian Villanueva, who made a nifty sliding play. Kirby Yates pitched the ninth for his fifth save, with Chris Iannetta flying out to deep left to end the game.

Anderson (6-6) had pinpoint accuracy over 6 1/3 innings - 74 of his 99 pitches were strikes - except for two misplaced cutters to Hosmer and Hedges.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 02:16 AM

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
12:35 PM Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre
2:10 PM Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
2:10 PM Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
3:35 PM Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
4:10 PM Houston Astros Seattle Mariners Safeco Field
7:05 PM Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:05 PM Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals Nationals Park
7:10 PM Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
7:10 PM Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox Fenway Park
7:10 PM Kansas City Royals Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field
7:10 PM New York Yankees Miami Marlins Marlins Park
7:10 PM San Francisco Giants New York Mets Citi Field
8:40 PM San Diego Padres Colorado Rockies Coors Field
9:40 PM Los Angeles Angels Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
10:10 PM St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium

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DATE W-L-T % UNITS.......( ALL BETS )

08/21/2018 16-13-1 55.17% +0.20
08/20/2018 8-11-1 42.11% -18.35
08/19/2018 12-16-0 42.86% -21.45
08/18/2018 9-18-1 33.33% -54.00
08/17/2018 13-17-0 43.33% -24.35
08/16/2018 7-13-0 35.00% -34.20
08/15/2018 12-16-0 42.85% -23.05
08/14/2018 13-15-2 46.43% -8.60
08/13/2018 10-8-0 55.56% +13.45
08/12/2018 16-12-2 57.14% +25.70
08/11/2018 15-15-0 50.00% +1.70
08/10/2018 15-12-0 55.56% +14.20
08/09/2018 5-12-1 29.41% -47.75
08/08/2018 15-11-2 57.69% +10.05
08/07/2018 17-15-0 53.13% +8.25
08/06/2018 9-8-1 52.94% +1.05
08/05/2018 13-14-1 48.15% -3.70
08/04/2018 13-18-0 41.94% -30.70
08/03/2018 9-17-0 34.62% -49.60
08/02/2018 3-11-0 21.43% -44.90
08/01/2018 6-12-0 33.33% -26.50

TOTALS........236-287-3.......45.12%.....-311.95

BEST BETS DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY

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

08/21/2018...............1 - 4..................-12.10.................9 - 5..................+17.50..........+5.40
08/20/2018...............2 - 2..................+5.35..................3 - 6..................-18.00..........-12.65
08/19/2018...............4 - 3.................+15.55.................4 - 10.................-35.00..........-19.45
08/18/2018...............2 - 4..................-4.90...................5 - 9...................-24.50..........-28.90
08/17/2018...............1 - 7..................-28.45.................7 - 8....................-9.00............-37.45
08/16/2018...............1 - 5..................-16.75.................5 - 5....................-2.50...........-19.25
08/15/2018...............1 - 5..................-20.95.................5 - 9....................-24.50..........-45.45
08/14/2018...............4 - 4..................+10.15................7 - 6....................+2.00...........+12.15
08/13/2018...............3 - 3..................+10.65................6 - 3 ...................+13.50.........+24.15
08/12/2018...............4 - 6..................-1.30...................7 - 6....................+2.00...........+0.70
08/11/2018...............5 - 6..................+2.30..................9 - 7...................+6.50............+8.80
08/10/2018...............4 - 3..................+13.20................9 - 6...................+15.00..........+28.20
08/09/2018...............0 - 5..................-25.00.................4 - 4....................-2.00.............-27.00
08/08/2018...............3 - 6..................-11.30................10 - 2...................+39.00..........+27.70
08/07/2018...............3 - 4..................+5.25..................8 - 8....................-4.00............+1.25
08/06/2018...............0 - 5..................-25.00..................5 - 4...................+3.00............-22.00
08/05/2018...............4 - 7..................-6.90....................6 - 7...................-8.50.............-15.40
08/04/2018...............2 - 7..................-18.50..................7 - 9...................-14.50............-33.00
08/03/2018...............2 - 6..................-16.45..................4 - 8...................-24.00............-40.45
08/02/2018...............1 - 3..................-7.35....................2 - 7...................-38.50............-45.85
08/01/2018...............1 - 5..................-18.00..................4 - 7....................-18.50............-36.50

TOTALS..................48 - 100.................-150.50.............126 - 136...............-125.00.........-275.50

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 02:18 AM

Wednesday’s six-pack

Odds to win the Northern Trust golf tournament this week:

9-1: Dustin Johnson

12-1: Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas

14-1: Jason Day

16-1: Eldrick Woods

18-1: Jon Rahm, Justin Rose

20-1: Francesco Molinari, Jordan Spieth

Quote of the Day
“Well, I never thought Tom Cruise, never thought his movies were any good, but he’s making plenty of money. There’s a lot of things that I don’t understand. No disrespect to Tom Cruise. I’m sure he’s a great actor. But you know what? You just go about your life as hard as you can. You try to find something you love and you do the best you can at it. I never got into coaching for the money. I got into coaching because I wanted to be a quarterback coach. What the salary cap has become, what free agency has become — it’s amazing.”
Jon Gruden

Wednesday’s quiz
Who replaced Jon Gruden as coach of the Raiders?

Tuesday’s quiz
Texas Rangers won the AL but lost the World Series in both 2010, 2011; Ron Washington was their manager.

Monday’s quiz
Barry Switzer replaced Jimmy Johnson as coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

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Wednesday’s List of 13: Mid-week musings……

13) Washington Nationals threw in the towel Tuesday, trading Daniel Murphy to the Cubs, and Matt Adams to the Cardinals. Cruddy day to be a Nationals’ fan.

Addison Russell is hitting .213 since July 1; early speculation has him as the Cub likeliest to lose the most playing time because of this deal.

12) Looking at how many starting pitchers throw 100+ pitches in their starts, from baseball-reference.com– this refers to a team’s first 125 games of the season:

Eight years ago, 1,924 pitchers threw 100+ pitchers.
This season, 998 pitchers have thrown 100+, or 48.1% less than only eight years ago.

11) Toronto Raptors are hiring Jeremy Castleberry to their coaching staff; what are his qualifications for this job?

Castleberry played with Kawhi Leonard in high school and at San Diego State, where Castleberry was a walk-on. He also worked with Leonard as a Spurs staffer, so to keep their new star happy, Toronto brought him aboard, too.

10) Florida State has a new football coach, Willie Taggart, who coached Oregon last year and South Florida two years ago. Three schools in three years doesn’t happen much for a head coach.

Florida State’s athletic director quit and is moving on to the NCAA; whomever takes his place at FSU will become the 8th AD Taggart has worked for in his nine years as a head coach. Thats a lot of bosses for a guy to have.

9) 2003 Seattle Mariners may go down in history; they’re last team to go thru a 162-game season while using only five starting pitchers. ’03 Mariners went 93-69, but fell apart after that, going 63-99/69-93 the next two years.

8) From 1992 to 2014, Detroit Lions went 0-24 in Wisconsin, losing twice to the Packers there in 1994. The last three years, Lions won two of their three visits to Green Bay.

7) Patriots won 12 of their last 14 games against the Jets, since losing to Gang Green in the 2010 playoffs; Pats won last four meetings, the last three by a combined score of 91-26.

6) Cardinals beat Dodgers 5-3 Monday night, despite walking 10 LA hitters; that raises major league teams’ record to 4-22 this season when they walk 10+ batters.

Dodgers went 2-13 with runners in scoring position, which cost them the game.

5) Houston Texans are only NFL team that still has all their first-round draft picks since 2010 on their roster.

4) There is a 15-second video going around the Interweb of a dog watching herself on TV, as she runs around an obstacle course in a competition- the little dog jumps up and down as she watches herself on TV. It is actually fun to watch.

3) Jason Witten’s high school football coach was his grandfather; not sure I’ve ever heard of that before.

2) Will be lot of new faces on NFL games this season; league has hired four new referees, which seems like a lot, almost 25% of the league’s referees will be new.

1) National League teams had first shot at claiming Daniel Murphy, Matt Adams today; had they not been claimed, then AL teams could’ve put claims in for the players.

Teams in the same league have first shot at claiming guys on waivers.

Murphy would be the ideal DH; hit like hell, leave your glove at home.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 02:21 AM

LEADING OFF: Murphy to Cubs, Yanks check Chapman, Posey hip
August 22, 2018

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

RALLY MURPHY

The Cubs have scored exactly one run in five straight games, all via solo homers, but they're hoping new addition Daniel Murphy can help string together some hits. The NL Central leaders bolstered their struggling lineup by acquiring Murphy in a trade with Washington on Tuesday, and he may join the club for a night game at Detroit. The 33-year-old Murphy was the NL Championship Series MVP when the Mets swept the Cubs in 2015, hitting .529 with four homers and six RBIs.

''It's going to be more fun to watch him hit,'' Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. ''He kind of devastated us in 2015.''

`PEN PAIN

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman is likely to have an MRI after he experienced pain Tuesday in the same left knee where he dealt with tendinitis earlier this season. Chapman was pulled in the 12th inning of a win over Miami after averaging just 96 mph on his fastball, the lowest of any outing for him since 2013, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Chapman has 31 saves and a 2.11 ERA this season. New York held reliever David Robertson out of Tuesday's win because of a sore right shoulder, though manager Aaron Boone did not anticipate Robertson would be out long.

POSEY'S DECISION

Giants catcher Buster Posey is expected to play against the Mets in New York, but the season might soon be coming to an end for the six-time All-Star. Posey says he's considering surgery to fix a hip problem that's been hobbling him all year.

The 31-year-old Posey hasn't homered in a span of 166 at-bats since June 19, the third-longest homerless drought of his career in terms of days. San Francisco is 62-65 and behind several teams for the second NL wild-card spot.

WELCOME BACK

Stephen Strasburg (6-7, 3.90 ERA) returns to Washington's rotation after being sidelined by a cervical nerve impingement. His start at home against the Phillies will be his first outing since July 20. He's 10-2 with a 2.22 ERA in 21 career starts vs. Philadelphia.

HELLO OLD FRIEND

Matt Adams is expected to join the Cardinals after being acquired Tuesday from the fading Nationals. St. Louis has charged back into playoff contention, and they're hoping a reunion with the lefty-swinging slugger can push them over the top. Adams hit .257 with 18 home runs and 48 RBIs in 249 at-bats after signing with Washington in the offseason. Adams should be activated prior to the Cardinals' series finale at Dodger Stadium.

CHECK HIM

White Sox manager Rick Renteria will undergo further testing after an episode of lightheadedness. The 56-year-old Renteria was released from a Minnesota hospital on Tuesday, a day after missing a game.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 02:24 AM

Wednesday’s games

National League

Braves (70-55) @ Pirates (63-64)
Teheran is 1-0, 3.42 in his last four starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 13-11, 5-5 road
5-inning record: 10-11-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-24

Williams is 4-2, 0.75 in his last six starts; under is 8-1-1 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 12-12, 7-7 home
5-inning record: 8-11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-24

Braves lost four of their last six games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Pittsburgh lost eight of its last 11 games, scoring 6 runs last six nights- they’ve lost three 1-0 games since Thursday. Under is 9-1 in their last ten games.

Phillies (68-57) @ Nationals (63-63)
Eflin is 2-2, 4.44 in his last four starts; under is 8-4 in his last 12. Team in his starts: 10-7, 4-5 away
5-inning record: 12-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-17

Strasburg is making his first start since July 20; he is 0-3, 8.78 in his last three starts. Over is 6-3 in his last nine starts. Team in his starts: 6-8, 2-6 home
5-inning record: 7-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14

Phillies are 5-9 in their last 14 games; under is 9-3 in their last 12 road games. Washington lost six of its last nine games; seven of their last eight games went over.

Giants (62-65) @ Mets (55-70)
Kelly allowed one run in 4.1 IP (73 PT) in his first ’18 start (under 1-0). Team in his starts: 0-1, 0-1 away
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Syndergaard is 2-2, 4.85 in his last four starts; under is 8-3 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 11-6, 6-2 home
5-inning record: 10-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17

Giants lost five of their last six games; under is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Mets are 9-5 in their last 14 games; under is 3-2 in their last five games.

Reds (56-70) @ Brewers (70-58)
Stephenson is 0-1, 7.94 in his to starts (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 0-2, 0-1 away
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Peralta is 1-2, 6.16 in his last four starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 7-5, 4-4 home
5-inning record: 6-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-12

Reds won four of their last five games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Milwaukee is 5-9 in its last 14 games; six of Brewers’ last seven home games went over.

Padres (50-78) @ Rockies (68-57)
Nix is 1-1, 6.75 in his first two MLB starts (under 2-0). Team in his starts: 1-1, 0-0 away
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2

Gray is 2-0, 2.98 in his last six starts (under 4-2). Team in his starts: 14-9, 6-4 home
5-inning record: 11-10-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-23

Padres lost six of their last eight games; over is 9-5 in their last 14 road games. Colorado won eight of its last ten games; seven of their last eight games stayed under the total.

Cardinals (70-57) @ Dodgers (67-60)
Flaherty is 3-0, 0.95 in his last three starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 9-11, 4-7 away.
5-inning record: 10-10 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-20

Buehler is 2-0, 1.47 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 9-6, 5-3 home
5-inning record: 9-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15

St Louis won 12 of its last 14 games; over is 12-7-1 in their last 20 home games. Dodgers are 3-8 in their last 11 games; under is 4-0-2 in their last six home games.

American League

Orioles (37-89) @ Blue Jays (57-69)
Hess is 0-4, 8.39 in his last five starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 2-10, 1-7 away
5-inning record: 3-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-12

Pannone is making his first MLB start; he allowed two runs in 4.1 IP in four big league relief stints. He is 0-3, 4.91 in six AAA starts this year. Team in his starts: 0-0 home.
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Baltimore lost ten of its last 12 games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games. Blue Jays are 6-10 in their last 16 games; over is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Royals (38-88) @ Rays (65-61)
Junis is 1-1, 3.22 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 9-14, 5-5 away
5-inning record: 11-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-23

Bullpen game for the Rays Team in his starts: home.
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:

Royals are 4-15 in their last 19 games; over is 9-4 in their last 13 road games. Tampa Bay is 8-4 in its last 12 games; under is 10-1 in their last 11 games.

Indians (73-52) @ Red Sox (88-39)
Carrasco is 3-1, 1.30 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 15-8, 8-3 away
5-inning record: 14-5-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-23

Johnson is 3-0, 6.62 in his last three starts (over 3-0); Boston scored 32 runs in those games. Team in his starts: 7-2, 4-1 home.
5-inning record: 7-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9 (3 of last 3)

Indians won nine of their last ten games; five of Tribe’s last six games stayed under. Boston lost its last three games; under is 12-4-1 in their last 17 home games.

Twins (60-65) @ White Sox (47-78)
Gibson is 2-0, 2.57 in his last two starts; under is 7-4 in his last 11 road starts. Team in his starts: 12-13, 6-7 away.
5-inning record: 10-13-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-25

Rodon is 3-0, 1.61 in his last six starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 6-6, 3-2 home
5-inning record: 4-4-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-12

Minnesota won seven of its last nine games; they’re 17-18 vs lefty starters- over is 5-2 in their last seven games. White Sox won five of their last seven games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.

Rangers (56-72) @ A’s (76-50)
Minor is 3-0, 3.38 in his last three starts; under is 8-3-1 in his last 12. Team in his starts: 11-11, 5-5 away
5-inning record: 8-10-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-22

Jackson is 3-0, 1.11 in his last four starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 8-2, 4-1 home.
5-inning record: 3-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10

Texas lost six of their last seven road games; under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. A’s are 15-4 in their last 19 games; they’re 25-19 vs lefty starters- under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 home games.

Astros (76-50) @ Mariners (72-55)
Morton is 1-1, 3.00 in his last four starts; under is 8-2 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 14-10, 5-5 away
5-inning record: 13-5-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-24

Gonzales is 0-3, 7.94 in his last three starts; his last five starts went over. Team in his starts: 15-9, 8-3 home.
5-inning record: 14-9-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-24

Houston lost eight of its last 11 games; they’re 26-20 vs lefty starters- under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games. Seattle lost eight of its last 11 home games; over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

Interleague

Cubs (71-53) @ Tigers (52-74)
Lester is 1-2, 6.66 in his last five starts; over is 8-2 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 18-7, 9-3 away
5-inning record: 13-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-25

Liriano is 0-3, 10.03 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in their last five. Team in his starts: 7-13, 4-3 home.
5-inning record: 7-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20

Cubs are 5-6 in their last 11 games; they’re 18-9 vs lefty starters- under is 7-0-1 in their last eight road games. Detroit lost five of its last seven games; they’re 16-16 vs lefty starters- over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

New York (79-46) @ Miami (50-77)
Lynn is 1-0, 3.31 in three starts for New York (under 2-1). Team in his starts: 3-0, 1-0 away
5-inning record: 3-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23

Richards is 0-2, 3.25 in his last five starts; under is 9-6-1 in his last 16. Team in his starts: 7-11, 3-5 home.
5-inning record: 7-6-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-18

New York is 11-4 in its last 15 games; under is 7-2-1 in their last ten road games. Marlins are 4-10 in their last 14 games; over is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Angels (63-64) @ Diamondbacks (70-56)
Despaigne allowed five runs in four IP (78 PT) in his first Angels’ start (over 1-0). Team in his starts: 0-1, 0-1 away
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Buchholz is 5-1, 2.29 in his last six starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 7-5, 3-1 home.
5-inning record: 10-0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-12

Angels lost four of their last five games; over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Arizona won five of its last six games; four of their last five home games stayed under.

Umpires
Atl-Pitt: Over is 7-1 in last eight Rackley games.
SF-NY: Over is 8-5-1 in last 14 LBarrett games.
Phil-Wsh: Over is 7-4 in last 11 Cederstrom games.
Cin-Mil: Favorites won nine of ten Additon games.
SD-Col: Underdogs are 9-7 in last 16 Meals games.
StL-LA: Last six Fairchild games stayed under total.

Balt-Tor: Under is 12-2-2 in last 16 Bellino games.
KC-TB: Under is 5-3 in last eight Nauert games.
Clev-Bos: Under is 9-3-2 in Rehak games this year.
Chi-Min: Underdogs are 8-5 last 13 Culbreth games.
Tex-A’s: Under is 8-5-1 in last 14 Segal games.
Hst-Sea: Four of last five Visconti games went over.

Cubs-Det: Under is 10-6-2 in last 18 Marquez games.
NY-Mia: Over is 4-1-1 in last six Miller games.
LAA-Az: Over is 2-0-1 in last three Diaz games.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/21
Ariz 33-22-9……31-21-9……..64-43
Atl 29-27-7…..31-22-9………60-49
Cubs 24-26-13……28-26-8…….52-52
Reds 20-36-4……23-31-10….…43-67
Colo 32-22-14……31-21-7……62-44
LA 32-23-8…….28-25-13……61-48
Miami 22-32-9…..26-26-13…….48-58
Milw 26-31-9…..31-25-6…….57-56
Mets 30-29-4……24-26-13…..54-53
Philly 24-25-13…..32-20-10……56-45
Pitt 28-25-6……29-27-12……..57-52
StL 32-25-8……27-29-6………59-54
SD 20-34-10……20-34-9…….40-68
SF 28-29-12…..23-23-12……51-52
Wash 28-25-11..…29-25-8………57-50

Orioles 18-37-11……19-33-10……37-70
Boston 32-21-13……38-17-6……..70-38
W Sox 19-37-6…..…19-35-10……38-72
Indians 26-23-13……39-16-9……65-39
Det 21-33-9…..…28-27-11.……49-60
Astros 33-18-15……31-20-11…….64-37
KC 19-37-8…….23-31-10…..42-68
Angels 28-26-11……27-28-8……55-54
Twins 20-32-11……31-28-8…..51-60
NYY 29-21-10……40-19-7…….69-39
A’s 23-29-10……28-24-12…..51-53
Seattle 31-26-8……29-23-14…….60-47
TB 29-25-12……28-24-8……57-48
Texas 21-32-8…..25-35-7…….46-67
Toronto 18-34-11…22-28-14……40-62

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 8/21)
Ariz 28-63…….23-62…..…51
Atl 20-62……26-62………46
Cubs 12-63……..19-59……..31
Reds 14-61……..14-66……..28
Colo 21-67…….23-59.……..44
LA 22-63……..23-64..…..45
Miami 14-63……..19-64…….33
Milw 22-65…..…23-64…….45
Mets 25-62……..20-63……45
Philly 13-62……..21-63……34
Pitt 15-59……..19-69…….34
StL 22-65……..19-62…….41
SD 18-65……..17-64…….35
SF 13-67………18-61..…..31
Wash 24-64……..18-62……..42

Orioles 19-66……..18-61………37
Boston 19-65……24-62………43
White Sox 17-61……16-63…….33
Clev 17-61…….27-63……..44
Detroit 19-63……..19-64….…38
Astros 18-65…..…14-62………32
KC 15-64..…….19-62…….34
Angels 17-63…..….18-63…….35
Twins 14-61………15-64…….29
NYY 13-60……..28-65………41
A’s 17-64…..…..18-64…….35
Seattle 23-63………21-66…….44
TB 20-66..……19-59……..39
Texas 9-61…….…19-66…..…28
Toronto 16-63………14-63….….30

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 66-63 NL, favorites +$15
AL @ NL– 61-53 NL, favorites -$281
Total: 127-116 NL, favorites -$266

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 11:04 AM

MLB

Wednesday, August 22

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Trend Report
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Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Baltimore is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Baltimore is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Baltimore is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Baltimore's last 15 games when playing Toronto
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Baltimore's last 14 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing Baltimore
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 14 games when playing at home against Baltimore

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

Cincinnati Reds
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cincinnati's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games on the road
Cincinnati is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Cincinnati's last 24 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Milwaukee's last 24 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

Texas Rangers
Texas is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Texas is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Oakland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland's last 15 games
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Texas
Oakland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing at home against Texas

Houston Astros
Houston is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Houston is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Houston is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston's last 23 games on the road
Houston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Houston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 13 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Houston
Seattle is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 13 games when playing at home against Houston

Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Philadelphia's last 21 games
Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 10 games on the road
Philadelphia is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
Philadelphia is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Nationals
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Washington is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Miami
NY Yankees is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami Marlins
Miami is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games
Miami is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 9 games at home
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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

Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Red Sox
Boston is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
Boston is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Boston is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing Detroit
Chi Cubs is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Detroit is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Detroit is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Chi Cubs
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games
San Francisco is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games on the road
San Francisco is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
New York Mets
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
NY Mets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing San Francisco

San Diego Padres
San Diego is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Colorado
San Diego is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing San Diego
Colorado is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
LA Angels is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games
LA Angels is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
LA Angels is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Angels is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing at home against LA Angels

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
LA Dodgers is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 15 games
LA Dodgers is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home
LA Dodgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
LA Dodgers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
LA Dodgers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 11:05 AM

SIZE=4]Wednesday's Diamond Notes[/SIZE]
Kevin Rogers

Hottest team: Indians (9-1 last 10)

Cleveland is on its way to wrapping up the AL Central title in the next few weeks, but the Indians have bigger aspirations than a division championship. The Indians are proving their worth as a team that can take down the Red Sox in the American League as Cleveland has captured the first two games of its four-game set at Fenway Park. Following Monday’s comeback win, the Tribe jumped out to a 5-0 lead in last night’s 6-3 triumph in Beantown to pick up their seventh consecutive road victory.

Carlos Carrasco heads to the hill for Cleveland in the third game of this series, as the right-hander has yielded only one run in his past two starts. Since getting tagged for six runs in a road blowout loss to the Twins in early June, the Indians have won nine of Carrasco’s last 11 starts, including five consecutive wins away from Progressive Field.

Coldest team: Brewers (5-9 last 14)

Milwaukee slipped down to third place in the NL Central after blowing a 4-0 lead in last night’s 9-7 home defeat to Cincinnati. The Brewers have dropped four of their past six games at Miller Park, which includes three losses to cellar-dwellers San Diego and Cincinnati. In each of those three defeats, Milwaukee’s pitching has been lit up for 28 runs, as the Brewers are seeking their first series victory since taking two of three from the Rockies in early August.

Rookie Freddy Peralta takes the mound for Milwaukee in today’s rubber match as the right-hander is coming off a pair of road losses at Atlanta and St. Louis in his last two outings. In Peralta’s lone start against the Reds this season, the Brewers’ righty allowed five hits and three earned runs in five innings of an 8-2 setback at Great American Ballpark in July.

Hottest pitcher: Clay Buchholz, Diamondbacks (62, 2.47 ERA)

The Arizona rotation will be strong up front if it makes the postseason, led by Zack Greinke and Patrick Corbin. However, Buchholz has turned into a prime candidate to be named the number three starter in a playoff series as the former Red Sox hurler has won five of his previous six starts. What’s even more impressive is Buchholz has done most of his damage away from Chase Field with four wins in this stretch on the highway. Buchholz returns home to face the Angels in interleague play as the 34-year old has given up two earned runs or less in 10 of 12 starts this season.

Coldest pitcher: Francisco Liriano, Tigers (3-8, 4.72 ERA)

Detroit edged Chicago on Tuesday, 2-1 to cash as heavy home underdogs, while knocking off the Cubs for the first time in three matchups this season. Liriano is 0-for-August as he has dropped all three starts, including back-to-back losses to his former team, the Twins in the last 11 days. The only excuse Liriano is allowed is the fact that eight of his last nine starts have come away from Comerica Park, including a 5-2 defeat to the Cubs on July 4. However, Liriano has won two home decisions this season, beating the two worst teams in baseball, the Royals and Orioles.

Biggest OVER run: Nationals (6-1-1 last eight)

Although Washington is slowly dismantling its team with the playoffs being a pipe dream, the Nationals are playing in exciting games of late. The Nationals cashed their fourth consecutive OVER on this homestand in Tuesday’s 10-4 victory over the Phillies, as Washington rebounded from an ugly 12-1 loss to the Marlins on Sunday. Washington has plated at least five runs in four of the past five games, but has also allowed at least four runs in nine of the previous 10 contests. Stephen Strasburg returns from the disabled list tonight for Washington, as the OVER has hit in each of his last six starts at Nationals Park.

Biggest UNDER run: Pirates (6-0 last six)

Pittsburgh’s pitching was terrific over a five-game stretch by allowing four runs in four games to the Cubs and one in Monday’s 1-0 defeat to Atlanta. However, the offense accomplished very little in this stretch by scoring five runs in the Chicago series and so far only one run in two losses to the Braves. UNDER bettors are thrilled with this current homestand for the Pirates, who have hit in six straight and nine of the past 10 overall. Pittsburgh hits the road for nine games following Wednesday’s contest with Atlanta as Trevor Williams tries to get the Pirates a win. Williams is currently on a 9-1 UNDER run in his last 10 starts, including four consecutive UNDERS at PNC Park.

Matchup to watch: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

The book seemed to close on St. Louis’ season after getting swept at home by Atlanta to close out June. However, the Cardinals are not only back in the NL Wild Card race following an impressive 14-3 run, but St. Louis is breathing down Chicago’s neck for the top spot in the NL Central. The Redbirds knocked off the reeling Dodgers for the second straight night on Tuesday, 5-2, while cashing as a hefty underdog of +190.

The Cardinals will go for the sweep behind Jack Flaherty tonight, as the right-hander owns a perfect 3-0 record in August. During this hot stretch, Flaherty has tossed a pair of scoreless outings against the Pirates and Brewers, while striking out 23 batters. The Los Angeles native will be pitching at Dodger Stadium for the first time in his career looking to give the Cardinals their fourth straight win in a road series finale.

The Dodgers have lost six of their past eight games at Chavez Ravine as Walker Buehler will attempt to get Los Angeles on track tonight. Buehler has pitched well of late for the Dodgers by allowing four earned runs in his past four starts, while shutting down the Mariners in an 11-1 blowout in his previous outing last Friday. The Dodgers have won each of their past three home games when trying to avoid a sweep, including a recent win over the Giants last Wednesday.

Betcha didn’t know: The Astros finally figured out the Mariners by beating Seattle on Tuesday to end a five-game skid in the series. Charlie Morton heads to the hill for Houston today seeking the series victory as the right-hander has beaten the Mariners twice at Safeco Field this season. Morton is also riding a five-game UNDER streak on the road dating back to the start of July.

Biggest public favorite: Rockies (-240) vs. Padres

Biggest public underdog: Red Sox (+105) vs. Indians

Biggest line move: Pirates (-105 to -110) vs. Braves

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 11:06 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, August 22

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CINCINNATI (56 - 70) at MILWAUKEE (70 - 58) - 2:10 PM
ROBERT STEPHENSON (R) vs. FREDDY PERALTA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 70-58 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 55-41 (+12.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 33-24 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MILWAUKEE is 19-31 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 7-14 (-11.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 8-4 (+2.6 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.6 Units)

ROBERT STEPHENSON vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
STEPHENSON is 1-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

FREDDY PERALTA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
PERALTA is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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ATLANTA (70 - 55) at PITTSBURGH (63 - 64) - 7:05 PM
JULIO TEHERAN (R) vs. TREVOR WILLIAMS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEHERAN is 20-38 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 657-586 (+62.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 437-447 (+38.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ATLANTA is 70-54 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 91-87 (+24.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 36-27 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 45-43 (+19.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 45-37 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 52-35 (+20.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 65-86 (-21.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
TEHERAN is 3-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.058.
His team's record is 5-3 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-2. (+4.1 units)

TREVOR WILLIAMS vs. ATLANTA since 1997
WILLIAMS is 0-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (68 - 57) at WASHINGTON (63 - 63) - 7:05 PM
ZACH EFLIN (R) vs. STEPHEN STRASBURG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 68-57 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 46-36 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 53-43 (+8.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-22 (+12.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
WASHINGTON is 63-63 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 17-23 (-12.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 31-34 (-20.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 32-30 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
WASHINGTON is 27-26 (-10.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 40-38 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 32-32 (-15.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
WASHINGTON is 30-32 (-9.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 7-14 (-10.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-5 (+2.1 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.4 Units)

ZACH EFLIN vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
EFLIN is 1-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
STRASBURG is 10-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.22 and a WHIP of 0.864.
His team's record is 16-5 (+8.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-11. (-1.3 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (62 - 65) at NY METS (55 - 70) - 7:10 PM
CASEY KELLY (R) vs. NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 54-94 (-28.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 79-110 (-28.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-61 (-27.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 5-13 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 17-28 (-16.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 62-65 (+4.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 54-70 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 25-38 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY METS are 36-48 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 41-52 (-10.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 51-70 (-24.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 50-57 (-35.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against NY METS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

CASEY KELLY vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

NOAH SYNDERGAARD vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
SYNDERGAARD is 1-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.012.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+1.6 units)

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SAN DIEGO (50 - 78) at COLORADO (68 - 57) - 8:40 PM
JACOB NIX (R) vs. JON GRAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 50-78 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 15-33 (-14.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
COLORADO is 68-57 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 51-33 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 41-37 (+6.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN DIEGO is 140-174 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 22-23 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 78-62 (-44.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 since 1997.
COLORADO is 12-18 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.
COLORADO is 41-46 (-18.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 6-7 (+1.0 Units) against COLORADO this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.3 Units)

JACOB NIX vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

JON GRAY vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GRAY is 6-3 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.65 and a WHIP of 0.962.
His team's record is 6-7 (-4.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-6. (-1.2 units)

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ST LOUIS (70 - 57) at LA DODGERS (67 - 60) - 10:10 PM
JACK FLAHERTY (R) vs. WALKER BUEHLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 123-104 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 16-4 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
ST LOUIS is 53-39 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 42-33 (+8.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 19-11 (+10.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
LA DODGERS are 67-60 (-27.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 14-20 (-17.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
LA DODGERS are 32-32 (-25.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 167-189 (-68.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 48-42 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 40-39 (-20.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 29-31 (-21.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 2-0 (+3.5 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JACK FLAHERTY vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

WALKER BUEHLER vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

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BALTIMORE (37 - 89) at TORONTO (57 - 69) - 12:35 PM
DAVID HESS (R) vs. THOMAS PANNONE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 37-89 (-43.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-37 (-16.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BALTIMORE is 16-49 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BALTIMORE is 25-63 (-31.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BALTIMORE is 12-31 (-18.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-33 (-17.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BALTIMORE is 1-12 (-10.5 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.
TORONTO is 43-39 (+5.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TORONTO is 133-155 (-28.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 29-39 (-13.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 19-24 (-9.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 5-14 (-11.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
TORONTO is 54-78 (-29.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 11-1 (+10.1 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.9 Units)

DAVID HESS vs. TORONTO since 1997
HESS is 0-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

THOMAS PANNONE vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

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MINNESOTA (60 - 65) at CHI WHITE SOX (47 - 78) - 2:10 PM
KYLE GIBSON (R) vs. CARLOS RODON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 22-39 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
RODON is 13-5 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 145-143 (+3.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 46-38 (+11.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 31-18 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 374-387 (+46.3 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997.
GIBSON is 16-10 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GIBSON is 13-5 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
GIBSON is 40-20 (+22.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 24-40 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 15-38 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in day games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 6-8 (+0.0 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.4 Units)

KYLE GIBSON vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
GIBSON is 6-3 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.045.
His team's record is 8-4 (+6.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-7. (-2.5 units)

CARLOS RODON vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
RODON is 4-2 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.74 and a WHIP of 1.223.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-5. (-3.7 units)

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TEXAS (56 - 72) at OAKLAND (76 - 50) - 3:35 PM
MIKE MINOR (L) vs. EDWIN JACKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 76-50 (+31.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 26-15 (+12.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 22-8 (+10.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
OAKLAND is 39-25 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
OAKLAND is 336-274 (+56.9 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997.
OAKLAND is 31-17 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
OAKLAND is 26-19 (+8.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 13-4 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 44-31 (+13.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
OAKLAND is 40-11 (+26.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OAKLAND is 15-0 (+15.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
TEXAS is 229-226 (+23.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 101-87 (+23.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 106-118 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 48-44 (+17.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 299-331 (+38.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997.
TEXAS is 22-21 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 38-38 (+24.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 15-13 (+12.0 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.
JACKSON is 61-76 (-23.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 10-5 (+3.6 Units) against TEXAS this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.6 Units)

MIKE MINOR vs. OAKLAND since 1997
MINOR is 1-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 0.917.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

EDWIN JACKSON vs. TEXAS since 1997
JACKSON is 2-4 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.61 and a WHIP of 1.483.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-2. (+4.7 units)

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HOUSTON (76 - 50) at SEATTLE (72 - 55) - 4:10 PM
CHARLIE MORTON (R) vs. MARCO GONZALES (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 76-50 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 34-26 (-16.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
HOUSTON is 19-26 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 54-48 (-22.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 31-30 (-15.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MORTON is 19-40 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 72-55 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 38-30 (+6.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SEATTLE is 51-34 (+17.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 32-21 (+7.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
HOUSTON is 49-21 (+17.7 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 43-21 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 48-22 (+21.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 26-8 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 62-34 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 8-7 (+4.6 Units) against HOUSTON this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.2 Units)

CHARLIE MORTON vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MORTON is 3-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.16 and a WHIP of 1.078.
His team's record is 4-3 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.7 units)

MARCO GONZALES vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GONZALES is 0-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.071.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

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KANSAS CITY (38 - 88) at TAMPA BAY (65 - 61) - 7:10 PM
JAKE JUNIS (R) vs. RYAN STANEK (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

JAKE JUNIS vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
JUNIS is 1-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 1.59 and a WHIP of 0.529.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

RYAN STANEK vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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CLEVELAND (73 - 52) at BOSTON (88 - 39) - 7:10 PM
CARLOS CARRASCO (R) vs. BRIAN JOHNSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 73-52 (-8.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 20-19 (-11.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 43-35 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 41-31 (-7.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CLEVELAND is 21-27 (-16.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 88-39 (+31.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 41-16 (+16.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BOSTON is 71-27 (+30.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 71-39 (+22.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 30-17 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
JOHNSON is 12-2 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 19-5 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in road games in August games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 16-6 (+10.7 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.
BOSTON is 235-235 (-63.8 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.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-0 (+2.4 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

CARLOS CARRASCO vs. BOSTON since 1997
CARRASCO is 0-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 7.60 and a WHIP of 2.028.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

BRIAN JOHNSON vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (79 - 46) at MIAMI (50 - 77) - 7:10 PM
LANCE LYNN (R) vs. TREVOR RICHARDS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 39-45 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 59-52 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 1-2 (+0.6 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

LANCE LYNN vs. MIAMI since 1997
LYNN is 4-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.97 and a WHIP of 1.471.
His team's record is 5-1 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.3 units)

TREVOR RICHARDS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

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CHICAGO CUBS (71 - 53) at DETROIT (52 - 74) - 7:10 PM
JON LESTER (L) vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 167-129 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 453-472 (-97.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 287-331 (-68.4 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 6-14 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 858-793 (-157.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
DETROIT is 10-4 (+10.3 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 this season.
DETROIT is 33-30 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LESTER is 106-41 (+41.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 61-111 (-39.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 43-71 (-26.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LIRIANO is 7-18 (-13.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 2-1 (+0.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.1 Units)

JON LESTER vs. DETROIT since 1997
LESTER is 3-7 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 5.45 and a WHIP of 1.748.
His team's record is 4-9 (-8.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-6. (-0.9 units)

FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
LIRIANO is 5-5 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.35 and a WHIP of 1.218.
His team's record is 8-7 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-6. (+2.1 units)

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LA ANGELS (63 - 64) at ARIZONA (70 - 56) - 9:40 PM
ODRISAMER DESPAIGNE (R) vs. CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 63-64 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 26-33 (-12.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 19-36 (-15.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARIZONA is 70-56 (+5.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 51-35 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 94-69 (+15.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 40-23 (+11.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LA ANGELS are 74-57 (+22.3 Units) against the money line in road games in an inter-league game since 1997.
ARIZONA is 23-26 (-11.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 899-801 (-99.8 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
ARIZONA is 252-252 (-65.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
ARIZONA is 4-12 (-10.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
ARIZONA is 633-578 (-77.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

ODRISAMER DESPAIGNE vs. ARIZONA since 1997
DESPAIGNE is 2-4 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.095.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.4 units)

CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 6-5 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.83 and a WHIP of 1.459.
His team's record is 6-8 (-2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 12-2. (+9.8 units)

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 11:07 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, August 22

Cincinnati @ Milwaukee

Game 951-952
August 22, 2018 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Stphenson) 16.473
Milwaukee
(Andrson) 14.948
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-240
9
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+200); Under

Atlanta @ Pittsburgh

Game 953-954
August 22, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Teheran) 15.350
Pittsburgh
(Williams) 13.930
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-105); Under

Philadelphia @ Washington

Game 955-956
August 22, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Eflin) 13.618
Washington
(Strasburg) 14.917
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-175
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-175); Over

San Francisco @ NY Mets

Game 957-958
August 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Kelly) 13.769
NY Mets
(Syndrgrd) 17.414
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-160
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-160); Over

San Diego @ Colorado

Game 959-960
August 22, 2018 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Nix) 15.115
Colorado
(Gray) 16.594
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-240
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-240); Under

St. Louis @ LA Dodgers

Game 961-962
August 22, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Flaherty( 15.211
LA Dodgers
(Buehler) 18.309
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-155
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-155); Under

Baltimore @ Toronto

Game 963-964
August 22, 2018 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Hess) 14.622
Toronto
(Pannone) 11.749
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-185
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+165); Over

Minnesota @ Chicago White Sox

Game 965-966
August 22, 2018 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Gibson) 15.102
Chicago White Sox
(Rodon) 13.507
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-105); Over

Texas @ Oakland

Game 967-968
August 22, 2018 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Minor) 16.652
Oakland
(Jackson) 15.466
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-165
9
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+145); Under

Houston @ Seattle

Game 969-970
August 22, 2018 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Morton) 13.879
Seattle
(Gonzales) 16.667
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-145
8
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+125); Under

Kansas City @ Tampa Bay

Game 971-972
August 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Junis) 14.034
Tampa Bay
(Stanek) 17.153
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-190
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-190); Over

Cleveland @ Boston

Game 973-974
August 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Carrasco) 16.925
Boston
(Johnson) 15.995
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-120); Over

NY Yankees @ Miami

Game 975-976
August 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Lynn) 16.959
Miami
(Richards) 15.349
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-190
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-190); Under

Chicago Cubs @ Detroit

Game 977-978
August 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 15.591
Detroit
(Liriano) 14.494
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-190
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-190); Under

LA Angels @ Arizona

Game 979-980
August 22, 2018 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Despaigne) 16.044
Arizona
(Buchholz) 14.599
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-200
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(+170); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 11:13 AM

Weekly Total Talk
August 22, 2018
By Joe Williams

Totals Report

OVER-UNDER HOT STREAKS

Team Over Record Team Under Record

Chicago White Sox Over 6-2-1 past nine games overall Atlanta Under 6-1 past seven games

Milwaukee Over 4-1 past five road games Chicago Cubs Under 11-2 past 13 games

Minnesota Over 5-2 past seven games overall Cleveland Under 4-1-1 past six games

Philadelphia Over 5-2 past seven games overall Miami Under 6-1-2 past nine home games

Seattle Over 4-1 past five games overall Pittsburgh Under 7-0 past seven home games

Steel Curtain Defense

The Pittsburgh Pirates will continue their series against the visiting Atlanta Braves at 7:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, looking to keep their 'under' streak going, too. They fell 6-1 in Tuesday's game, but the under hit for the seventh consecutive game at PNC Park. The under is also an impressive 9-1 over the past 10 games overall for the Bucs. The under is also 7-0 in Pittsburgh's past seven games against teams with a winning overall record, while going 4-0 in their past four at home against a right-handed starting pitcher/ In addition, the under has hit in four straight starts by Trevor Williams, while going 9-1-1 in his past 11 starts in the Steel City against a team with a winning overall record. And, for what it's worth, the under is a perfect 11-0 in the past 11 starts when Williams is pitching in the third game of a series.

For the Braves, the under has connected in four in a row, while going 3-1-1 over the past five games on the road. In addition, the undere is an impressive 6-0 in Atlanta's past six against a right-handed starting pitcher, while going 5-2 in their past seven on the road vs. RHP. The under has also hit in seven of the past nine when Julio Teheran is on the hill. The under is 35-16-1 in the past 52 meetings in Pittsburgh, although the over has cashed in nine of the past 13 meetings overall, and the over is 5-1 in Teheran's past six against the Bucs.

Looking Ahead

Wednesday, Aug. 22

After a low-scoring 2-1 win by the Tigers in the interleague series opener on Tuesday, it's a battle of southpaws when the Cubs roll out LHP Jon Lester to battle Francisco Liriano. The under is 8-0 in Chicago's past eight on the road, while going 6-0 in their past six interleague battles. The under is also 6-0 in the past six against AL Central clubs, while hitting in 19 of the past 26 with Lester on the hill. The under is 5-1 in Detroit's past six interleague games, while hitting in four in a row against teams with a winning overall mark. For Liriano, the under is 5-2 in the past seven on grass. As an added bonus, the Cubs are just 4-13 in their past 17 meetings with the Tigers, and 1-6 in their past seven at Comerica.

The Diamondbacks are heavy favorites against the Angels and RHP Odrisamer Despaigne, a pitcher Arizona saw frequently during the righty's time in San Diego. The under has been the play for the Angels during interleague play, particularly on the road. The under is 10-2 in their past 12 against the National League on the road while facing a team with a winning record. The under is 19-7-3 in their past 29 interleague games overall, and 9-4 in their past 13 on the road vs. NL foes. The under is also 16-4-1 in the past 21 interleague games against teams with an overall winning mark. For Arizona, the under is 4-1 in their past five at home, while going 5-2 in their past seven at home vs. RHP. The under is also 9-2-2 in the past 13 interleague battles with a right-handed starter on the bump. With Clay Buchholz toeing the slab, the under is 5-2 in the past seven, and 4-1 in his past five against teams with a losing overall mark.

Betting On The Wind

The winds will be humming from 10-13 mph in the Steel City for the Braves-Pirates game. In D.C., the winds will be blowing left to right at 12-15 mph, affecting the Phillies-Nationals game. There will also be a crosswind from 11-14 mph from left to right to bother the hitters for the Giants and Mets.

Thursday, Aug. 23

Red Sox LHP David Price will face the Indians in a daytime series finale. The under is 4-0-1 in the past five overall for Price, while going 6-1 in his past seven showings against AL Central clubs. The under is also 3-1-2 in Price's past six at Fenway Park, while going 3-1-2 in his past six against winning teams, too.

White Sox RHP James Shields will face a familar foe, the Tigers, in Thursday's series opener at Comerica. The under is 7-2-1 in Shields' past 10 against AL Central opponents, while going 9-3-1 in his past 13 against teams with a losing overall record. The over is 6-2-1 in the past nine road outings by Big Game James against teams with a losing overall mark. The over is also 3-1-1 in the past five meetings between these division rivals, and 35-16-3 in the past 54 meetings in the Motor City.

It's a battle of lefties in the San Diego-Colorado series finale. The over is 4-1 in San Diego's past five against left-handed starting pitchers, while hitting in each of the past four starts by rookie LHP Joey Lucchesi. The over is also 4-0 in Lucchesi's past four against teams with a winning overall mark. The under is a perfect 9-0, though, in Colorado's past nine at Coors vs. LHP. The under is also an impressive 23-4 in Kyle Freeland's past 27 starts at home, while going 18-5-1 in his past 24 against NL West foes. The under is 36-14-3 in the past 53 starts by Freeland overall, too.

Braves LHP Sean Newcomb will meet the Marlins in South Florida. The over has cashed in six of Newcomb's past seven road outings, while going 7-3 in his past 10 starts overall. However, the under is 7-3-1 in his past 11 against NL East clubs.

Betting On The Wind
In D.C. the wind will be blowing in from the left-center field power alley to home plate, blowing 12-15 mph to bug the Phillies-Nats hitters. Wind will again be an issue in the Giants-Mets series finale, gusting from 11-14 mph from the left-center field power alley to home plate. At Target Field, the A's and Twins will not only be dodging the raindrops in the middle to late innings, but they'll face a crosswind from 10-13 mph blowing right to left.

Friday, Aug. 24

The Phillies turn to RHP Jake Arrieta for the interleague road series opener in Toronto. The under is 3-1 in his past four starts, while he has turned in quality starts in four of his past five outings. The under is also 4-1 in his past five road assignments. The over did hit in his start last season against the Blue Jays on Aug. 18, although it was mostly his offense's doing, as he allowed just one run in 6 1/3 innings in the 7-4 win.

Padres LHP Clayton Richard will work against the Dodgers on the road. The 'over' is 3-0 in the past three outings by Richard, and the over has hit in six of his past seven, too, while going 3-0 in his past three starts on the road, too. However, the 'under' is 4-1 in Richard's past five outings inside the division. That includes a 4-1 loss at L.A. on May 25.

Giants rookie RHP Dereck Rodriguez will toe the slab against his old man's former team, the Texas Rangers. Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez's son has seen the 'under' cash in three in a row, while going 7-2 across the past nine starts. The under is also 4-2 in his past six at home, while going 2-0 in his only two starts against AL West opponents.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 11:15 AM

Wednesday's Top Wager
August 22, 2018

By Kyle Markus

MLB Game Preview - Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals have seemingly waved the white flag. A team with World Series expectations heading into the season has never put it all together, and now pieces are being dealt. Second baseman Daniel Murphy was traded to the Cubs while Matt Adams was sent to the Cardinals earlier this week.

The Philadelphia Phillies have been the surprise in the National League East as they are battling the Braves for divisional supremacy while Washington is 7.5 games out. The Phillies will hit the road to face the Nationals this week in a game that surprisingly means much more to Philadelphia.

The Nationals aren’t eliminated from contention yet but they see the writing on the wall. A disappointing season seems destined to end without a playoff berth. The Phillies are right in the mix of the divisional race as well as the wild card chase and a win here would be a big boost in MLB gambling.

The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals will face off on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 at 7:05 p.m. ET at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

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

Odds Analysis

The Phillies are 68-57 on the season. They have lost three straight games to fall two games behind the Braves for the division lead. Philadelphia can make the postseason with a strong finish but a lull can mean sitting home when the playoffs begin. The Phillies are only 27-35 on the road this season and need to buck that trend in this one.

The Nationals are just 63-63 on the season. They do have a plus-65 run-differential which means they have dealt with a lot of close-game bad luck in 2018. Washington has to be almost perfect the rest of the way to have a chance at the playoffs.

Probable Pitchers

The Phillies are projected to send Zach Eflin to the mound. He is 9-4 with a 3.70 ERA on the season. Eflin gave up four runs in 6.2 innings pitched last time out against the Mets but still came away with the victory because he was given a lot of run support.

The Nationals will counter with one of their star pitchers. Stephen Strasburg is scheduled to hit the mound and the flamethrower could be a tough matchup for the Phillies. Strasburg is 6-7 with a 3.90 ERA on the season. He has missed a month with a neck injury but is expected back for this one.

Key Stat

Five. That’s the number of teams within two games of each other in the National League wild card race. The Phillies are a half-game behind the Brewers and Cardinals, but plenty can happen down the stretch. The Rockies and the Dodgers are the other teams right in the mix.

Philadelphia is probably not one of the two most talented teams in the race, so they will need to outperform expectations the rest of the way to make the playoffs.

Free MLB ATS Picks

Morale might be low in Washington right now as the team seems unlikely to make the playoffs. However, with Strasburg on the mound and players like Trea Turner and Bryce Harper in the lineup, this is still a talented group.

The Nationals are the better team despite their record and recent turmoil. They are the pick to come away with this victory in MLB gambling.

MLB ATS Pick: Nationals 5, Phillies 2

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 11:18 AM

Wednesday's Top Parlay
August 22, 2018

By Tom Wilkinson

MLB Betting – St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers

The St. Louis Cardinals continue their playoff push as they visit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night on ESPN. The Cardinals have moved to within striking distance of the Cubs in the NL Central and even if they don’t catch Chicago, the Cardinals are very much in the Wild Card race.

On the other side, the Dodgers have not played well of late and if the playoffs started today they would miss out. The probable pitching matchup has Jack Flaherty going against Walker Buehler. Let’s look at the matchup on Wednesday and MLB picks.

St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers
Date and Time: Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 10:10 p.m. ET
Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
MLB Odds: Dodgers -160, O/U 7.5
Probable Pitchers: Jack Flaherty vs. Walker Buehler
Cardinals vs. Dodgers TV Coverage: ESPN

The Cardinals have been just as good on the road as they have been at home. St. Louis was 35-29 in their first 64 road games, with 31 games going over, 29 going under, with four pushes. They are averaging 4.6 runs per game and giving up 3.7 per contest.

The Dodgers have not taken advantage of playing at Dodger Stadium this season, as they were just 32-31 in their first 63 home games, with 28 games going over, 32 going under, with three pushes. They are averaging 4.7 runs per game and giving up 3.5 per contest.

Starting Pitchers

The Cardinals are expected to send Jack Flaherty to the mound on Wednesday. He is 7-6 with a 3.05 ERA. He went six innings last time out against Milwaukee and gave up no runs and just three hits. He will be facing the Dodgers for the first time and he should have a lot of family and friends in the stands, as he grew up in Southern California. Flaherty is 3-0 on his last three starts with a 0.95 ERA.

Buehler is 6-4 with a 3.19 ERA this season. He gave up just three hits and one run last time out in a win over Seattle. He has given up two earned runs or less in each of his last four starts. He is 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA in his last three starts.

Key Stats

The Cardinals had won six straight road games before Tuesday night. They were also 8-2 in their last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Dodgers are 9-3 in their last 12 home games vs. a right-handed starter. The Dodgers are 4-1 in Buehler’s last 5 home starts. It is worth noting that the Home team is 21-7 in umpire Chad Fairchild’s last 28 games behind home plate.

Looking at the total, the Under is 3-0-1 in the Cardinals last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Over is 4-1 in Flaherty’s last 5 road starts. The Under is 4-0-1 in the Dodgers last 5 home games. The Under is 4-1 in the Dodgers last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 7-1 in Buehler’s last 8 home starts. The Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Los Angeles. There is an interesting trend on Wednesday’s umpire. The Under is 6-0 in Fairchild’s last 6 games behind home plate.

Cardinals vs. Dodgers Picks

Bettors might look at this pitching matchup and not think it is that good, as neither Flaherty nor Buehler have a high profile, but the reality is that both have pitched well this season and each is in excellent form right now. The Dodgers should be winning games at home based on their lineup and their pitching staff, but they continue to struggle. I lean a little bit toward St. Louis in this game but I am a bit concerned that Flaherty will be too hyped up pitching in front of his family and friends. If he can get through the first inning he should be fine. I think the best option is to simply take the game under the total, as both Flaherty and Buehler are pitching well.

Cardinals vs. Dodgers Pick: Cardinals and Under the total
Cardinals vs. Dodgers Score Prediction: Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2

**StarDust Bum** · 08-22-2018, 11:33 AM

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BAL at TOR 12:37 PM
BAL +157
U 9.5[/B]

MIN at CHW 02:10 PM
CHW -106
U 8.5

CIN at MIL 02:10 PM
MIL -270
O 9.0

TEX at OAK 03:35 PM
TEX +142
U 9.0

HOU at SEA 04:10 PM
HOU -158
U 8.0

PHI at WAS 07:05 PM
WAS -166
O 8.5

ATL at PIT 07:05 PM
PIT -101
U 8.0

CLE at BOS 07:10 PM
BOS +108
O 9.0

SF at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM -159
U 7.5

CHC at DET 07:10 PM
DET +163
U 9.5

KC at TB 07:10 PM
KC +171
U 7.5

NYY at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA +155
O 7.5

SD at COL 08:40 PM
COL -225
U 10.5

LAA at ARI 09:40 PM
LAA +178
O 8.5

STL at LAD 10:10 PM
LAD -155
U 7.5

**StarDust Bum** · 08-23-2018, 01:09 AM

Rookie Peralta helps Brewers blank Reds
August 22, 2018

MILWAUKEE (AP) Rookie Freddy Peralta tossed seven scoreless innings and drove in a run with his first career hit, combining with two relievers on a five-hitter to lead the Milwaukee Brewers past the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 on Wednesday.

Christian Yelich homered and finished a triple shy of the cycle, reaching base five times and driving in two runs for Milwaukee. He opened the first with his 21st homer, doubled in the third, walked in the fourth and singled in the sixth and eighth.

Peralta (6-4) allowed just three singles, striking out seven and walking two to win for the second time in seven starts. The 22-year-old right-hander did not allow a hit until Jose Peraza's single to open the fourth.

Peralta was 0-for-22 with 11 strikeouts this season before he drove in the Brewers' second run with a fourth-inning single.

Robert Stephenson (0-2) allowed four runs on nine hits in five innings, walking three and striking out four.

The Reds loaded the bases in the eighth against Taylor Williams, but Jeremy Jeffress came on and retired Scooter Gennett on a flyball to left, and then finished with a perfect ninth for his sixth save in 10 opportunities.

NATIONALS 8, PHILLIES 7

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Washington over Philadelphia.

Juan Soto's two-double against Seranthony Dominguez (1-4) set up Zimmerman. His drive landed just above the right-field wall and required review before the umpire crew acknowledged the homer. Zimmerman has 11 walk-off home runs for his career.

Maikel Franco, Justin Bour and Cesar Hernandez homered for the Phillies, who led 7-5 in the seventh. Philadelphia, which has lost nine of 13, fell three games behind NL East-leading Atlanta.

Stephen Strasburg allowed five runs and seven hits over four innings for Washington in his first start since being placed on the 10-day disabled list on July 26 with a cervical nerve impingement.

Matt Grace (1-1) worked 1/3 of an inning for Washington, which has won two in a row since trading second baseman Daniel Murphy and key reserve Matt Adams on Tuesday.

CUBS 8, TIGERS 2

DETROIT (AP) - Jon Lester pitched into the sixth inning and Chicago homered three times in a win over Detroit.

The Cubs had scored exactly one run in each of their previous five games. David Bote ended that streak with a two-run homer in the fifth, and Lester (14-5) allowed a run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Five Chicago relievers finished. Pedro Strop came in with the bases loaded in the eighth and walked in a run, but he retired James McCann on a grounder to end that threat with the Cubs still up 4-2.

Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo hit consecutive homers in the ninth for Chicago to break the game open.

Francisco Liriano (3-9) allowed four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Daniel Murphy singled home a run in the fifth in his first game with the Cubs after being acquired in a trade from Washington on Tuesday.

BRAVES 2, PIRATES 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ronald Acuna Jr. hit another leadoff home run and Freddie Freeman had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to lift Julio Teheran and Atlanta past Pittsburgh for a three-game sweep.

Acuna hit the fifth pitch out to right-center off Trevor Williams. It was the rookie's 21st homer and sixth leading off the first inning, including four in the last two weeks.

The NL East leaders went ahead 2-1 in the eighth when Freeman sent a flyball to deep left field off Edgar Santana. That came after Atlanta loaded the bases against Kyle Crick (2-2), who did not retire any of the three batters he faced.

Freeman's sac fly made a winner of Teheran (9-7), who allowed one run and two hits in seven innings while striking out five and walking one.

Brad Brach struck out pinch-hitter David Freese with a runner on third to end the eighth. Jonny Venters pitched a scoreless ninth, surviving Gregory Polanco's double off the top of the 21-foot wall in right field with two outs, to complete the three-hitter and earn his second save.

Atlanta mustered only three hits but won for the 17th time in 25 games.

RED SOX 10, INDIANS 4

BOSTON (AP) - Xander Bogaerts hit two solo homers, Andrew Benintendi had a three-run double to cap a big fourth inning and Boston beat Cleveland to halt a three-game losing streak.

Mitch Moreland added a two-run homer for the Red Sox, who lost the previous two nights in a matchup of AL division leaders.

East-leading Boston, which owns the majors' best record, is the only MLB team without a four-game losing streak this season.

Edwin Encarnacion hit a pair of two-run homers in his first game off the disabled list for Central-leading Cleveland.

Matt Barnes (5-3) pitched a hitless inning of relief and was credited with the victory after starter Brian Johnson was pulled with the Red Sox leading and one out in the fifth. Johnson gave up three runs.

Carlos Carrasco (15-7) was tagged for six runs, five earned, in 3 2/3 innings.

YANKEES 9, MARLINS 3

MIAMI (AP) - Hours after All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman went on the disabled list with left knee tendinitis, Lance Lynn gave up five runs in the sixth inning and New York lost to last-place Miami.

The Yankees managed only one extra-base hit against five Miami pitchers. They committed three errors and struck out 11 times in a defeat that ended their four-game winning streak.

Giancarlo Stanton, playing in Miami for the first time since the Marlins traded him last November, went 1 for 3 with an RBI and finished 3 for 9 in the series.

Lynn (8-9) had a 2-0 lead in the sixth, but Miguel Rojas' three-run homer put the Marlins ahead.

Miami's Trevor Richards allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings and struck out nine. Jarlin Garcia (2-2) retired both batters he faced.

ASTROS 10, MARINERS 7

SEATTLE (AP) - Martin Maldonado and Tyler White each homered and had three hits, helping Houston beat Seattle.

Maldonado had three RBIs and White had two. The Astros led 9-1 before the Mariners got one back in the fifth and added five more in the sixth.

Charlie Morton (13-3) got the win despite allowing six runs before leaving the game with no one out in the sixth.

Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth to earn his 10th save and first as an Astro. The closer was acquired from Toronto last month and joined the team a week later after finishing a 75-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy.

Marco Gonzales (12-9) was pitching on eight days of rest but allowed eight runs and 11 hits before leaving with no one out in the fourth.

With Oakland's loss to Texas, Houston took a one-game lead in the AL West.

RANGERS 4, ATHLETICS 2

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Mike Minor pitched six scoreless innings of one-hit ball to win his fourth straight, Joey Gallo hit his 33rd home run and Texas beat Oakland.

Adrian Beltre had a pair of RBI singles to help the Rangers end a six-game losing streak to the A's. Jurickson Profar added two hits. Elvis Andrus singled and scored after going hitless in his previous 12 at-bats.

Minor (10-6) was crisp while striking out four and walking one. He allowed only two runners and faced the minimum through six innings. Both runners were erased on double plays.

Cory Gearrin, Alex Claudio, Chris Martin and Jose Leclerc combined to retire nine batters and complete the four-hitter.

The A's loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth, but Leclerc struck out Nick Martini on a check swing for his sixth save in 10 opportunities.

Texas was shut out in the first two games of the series and had a 19-inning scoreless streak before Choo's leadoff homer on the first pitch from Oakland starter Edwin Jackson (4-3) in the first inning.

METS 5, GIANTS 3

NEW YORK (AP) - Todd Frazier homered and hit an RBI double, Noah Syndergaard pitched six effective innings and New York beat San Francisco.

Dominic Smith and Jose Bautista also went deep for New York. Jeff McNeil tripled and singled his first two times up to set a Mets rookie record with a hit in eight consecutive at-bats. The 26-year-old second baseman grounded out in his next chance at the plate.

Smith's leadoff homer in the second off Giants starter Casey Kelly (0-2) gave New York a 1-0 lead, and consecutive run-scoring hits by McNeil (single) and Frazier (double) made it 3-0.

Syndergaard (9-3) allowed two runs and five hits while walking one and striking out six. Paul Sewald got two outs for his first major league save.

ROCKIES 6, PADRES 2

DENVER (AP) - Ian Desmond laced a two-run triple in the sixth inning and Jon Gray threw effectively into the seventh to lead Colorado past San Diego.

Tony Wolters added an RBI triple and a run-scoring sacrifice fly for the rolling Rockies. Colorado is 17-6 at home since July 2.

After allowing a run in the first, Gray (10-7) settled into a groove against a Padres team that was missing infielder Wil Myers after he was a late scratch. Myers sustained a cut on his nose when a grounder hit him in the face while he was fielding during batting practice.

Gray went 6 1/3 innings and allowed two runs before running out of steam and turning it over to the bullpen.

Jacob Nix (1-2) turned in a solid outing in his first career road start. He allowed three runs over five innings.

RAYS 6, ROYALS 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Lowe and Mallex Smith drove in two runs each, and Tampa Bay beat Kansas City to move five games over .500 for the first time this season.

Lowe, who drove in the first two runs with a second-inning single off Jakob Junis (6-12), and Smith were among six Rays who had two hits each.

Hunter Dozier added a two-run homer in the eighth, the second of the game off Yonny Chirinos (2-5). Dozier's sixth homer of the season came on his 27th birthday.

Sergio Romo pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 25 opportunities.

BLUE JAYS 6, ORIOLES 0

TORONTO (AP) - Kendrys Morales homered for the fourth consecutive game, Thomas Pannone and two relievers combined on a two-hitter and Toronto finished its home slate against Baltimore with a 10-0 record.

Devon Travis had a three-run shot in the eighth as the Blue Jays blew open the game with a five-run outburst against Miguel Castro, who uncorked three wild pitches and didn't retire any of the five batters he faced.

Morales hit a two-out drive off Orioles right-hander David Hess (2-8) in the seventh, his fifth home run in the past four games and 19th of the season.

Making his first major league start after four relief appearances, the left-handed Pannone (1-0) pitched six no-hit innings before Baltimore's Trey Mancini reached on a groundball single to begin the seventh.

WHITE SOX 7, TWINS 3

CHICAGO (AP) - Adam Engel broke a tie with a two-run homer in a five-run fifth, Carlos Rodon continued his torrid stretch with six strong innings and Chicago beat Minnesota.

Nicky Delmonico and Tim Anderson also homered off Twins starter Kyle Gibson (7-10), helping send him to only his second loss in seven career decisions at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Chicago won for the sixth time in eight games.

The White Sox sent 11 batters to the plate against Gibson and Gabriel Moya in the fifth to snap a 2-2 tie.

Rodon (5-3) allowed four of the first five batters to reach base before he settled down. He allowed three hits and three walks and improved to 5-1 with a 2.31 ERA over his last 10 starts.

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