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

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYY at BAL 01:05 PM
NYY -245
U 9.0

CIN at CHC 02:20 PM
CHC -160
U 10.0

TEX at SF 04:05 PM
TEX +135
O 8.5

WAS at NYM 04:05 PM
NYM +103
O 7.5

PHI at TOR 04:07 PM
PHI -118
U 9.0

CHW at DET 06:10 PM
DET +103
O 9.5

BOS at TB 06:10 PM
TB +136
U 8.5

NYY at BAL 07:05 PM
NYY -190
O 9.0

OAK at MIN 07:10 PM
OAK -146
O 9.5

PIT at MIL 07:10 PM
PIT +118
U 8.5

ATL at MIA 07:10 PM
ATL -155
O 7.5

CLE at KC 07:15 PM
CLE -286
O 8.5

STL at COL 08:10 PM
STL +139
O 11.0

SEA at ARI 08:10 PM
ARI -156
O 8.5

HOU at LAA 09:07 PM
HOU -183
O 8.0

SD at LAD 09:10 PM
SD +342
U 7.5

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Gray leads Yankees past Orioles 5-1 for doubleheader sweep
August 26, 2018

BALTIMORE (AP) Sonny Gray made the most of a foray into the starting rotation by taking a three-hitter into the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 Saturday night for a doubleheader sweep.

In the opener, rookie Miguel Andujar homered and had four RBIs, J.A. Happ (15-6) won his fifth straight start and New York rolled to a 10-3 victory.

Gray (10-8) gave up three hits, a walk and struck out seven in 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander had been exiled to the bullpen after yielding seven runs in a loss to Baltimore on Aug. 1.

Gray allowed only one runner past second base in helping the Yankees notch their seventh win in eight games to pull seven games behind first-place Boston in the AL East.

Austin Romine homered, had three hits and scored three runs for the Yankees, who led 4-0 after four innings against Andrew Cashner (4-12).

Andujar had two hits in each game to raise his batting average to .300. He leads AL rookies in batting, multihit games (43) and RBIs (70).

RAYS 5, RED SOX 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Kevin Kiermaier tripled to key a two-run sixth inning, Tommy Pham homered and Tampa Bay won its seventh straight game by beating major league-leading Boston.

The surprising Rays will try to become the first team this season to sweep the Red Sox in a series when the teams complete a three-game set Sunday.

Tampa Bay is a season-high eight games over .500 (69-61). The Rays have allowed three or fewer runs in seven consecutive games.

J.D. Martinez had two doubles in four at-bats for the Red Sox, who have lost five of seven. Martinez (.337) jumped ahead of teammate Mookie Betts (.335) for the best batting average in the majors. Martinez also leads in RBIs (110) and is second in the AL in homers (38).

Tampa Bay chased Rick Porcello (15-7) in the sixth.

Rays starter Ryan Yarbrough allowed one run and five hits in five-plus innings. Ryne Stanek (2-3) worked a scoreless inning for the win.

ROCKIES 9, CARDINALS 1

DENVER (AP) - Pinch-hitter Matt Holliday launched his first home run of the season in the seventh inning, Carlos Gonzalez sparked an eight-run eighth with a tiebreaking double and Colorado beat St. Louis in a matchup of NL playoff contenders.

The loss snapped St. Louis' nine-game road winning streak. The surging Cardinals had won four straight and eight of 10 overall.

Holliday, out of baseball before signing a minor league contract last month, was called up this week by the Rockies - his original team. His homer broke up a scoreless game and marked his first with Colorado since 2008.

A seven-time All-Star who also played for the Cardinals, Holliday connected off starter John Gant.

St. Louis tied it in the eighth, but Adam Ottavino (6-2) stranded two runners.

After making little headway against Gant, the Rockies broke loose against the St. Louis bullpen in the eighth. They sent 14 batters to the plate against four relievers, collecting 10 hits - five of them doubles.

Dakota Hudson (4-1) took the loss.

DODGERS 5, PADRES 4, 12 INNINGS

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Justin Turner blooped an RBI double to drive in Matt Kemp from second base on the first pitch after a 20-minute power outage in the 12th inning, lifting Los Angeles past San Diego.

Manny Machado and Max Muncy each hit their 30th home run of the season for the Dodgers as they overcame another blown save from closer Kenley Jansen.

Robert Stock (0-1) walked Kemp in the bottom of the 12th. He advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Enrique Hernandez before the power went out. When it was restored, Turner delivered the game-winner.

Rookie Caleb Ferguson (4-2) earned the win two innings of scoreless relief.

Jansen surrendered the lead in for the third straight time since coming off the disabled list with an irregular heart when he allowed a solo home run to Austin Hedges in the ninth. In blowing three consecutive saves, Jansen has allowed four home runs.

Clayton Kershaw went eight strong innings for the Dodgers. He allowed seven hits and struck out nine with no walks.

ATHLETICS 6, TWINS 2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jonathan Lucroy homered and drove in four runs, Mike Fiers pitched effectively into the sixth inning, and Oakland maintained its hold on the second wild-card spot.

Lucroy had an RBI single in the first and a three-run homer in the fourth as the Athletics kept at least a four-game lead over Seattle in the wild-card chase. The Mariners were playing at Arizona on Saturday night. Oakland entered 1 1/2 games behind front-running Houston in the American League West.

Fiers (10-6) allowed one run and five hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking two to improve to 3-0 in four starts since being acquired from Detroit on Aug. 6.

Stephen Gonsalves (0-2) gave up four runs on seven hits, walking four and striking out two in his second career start.

ROYALS 7, INDIANS 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Rookie Heath Fillmyer pitched six strong innings, Lucas Duda homered and Kansas City beat Corey Kluber and Cleveland.

Fillmyer (2-1) limited the AL Central leaders to three hits and two walks, striking out three, as the Indians lost their fourth straight, matching their longest skid of the season.

Kansas City pounded out 14 hits, nine against Kluber (16-7), who went 5 1/3 innings, allowing five runs with two walks and six strikeouts.

Duda hit his 12th homer this season and the 150th of his career in the sixth, a solo shot to right-center field. Two batters later, Hunter Dozier drove in Jorge Bonifacio with a single to put the Royals ahead 5-1 and drive Kluber from the game.

MARLINS 3, BRAVES 1

MIAMI (AP) - Brian Anderson hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run to help Miami beat Atlanta.

Wei-Yin Chen (5-9) struck out 10 over six innings and Drew Steckenrider pitched the ninth for his second save.

Braves starter Anibal Sanchez (6-5) exited with right hamstring tightness after 5 2/3 innings and 98 pitches. Sanchez allowed four hits and one run.

Dansby Swanson led off the ninth with his 13th home run of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-1 and ending a 21-inning scoreless drought to the Marlins in the series.

After allowing the homer, Steckenrider retired the next three batters to end the game.

GIANTS 5 RANGERS 3

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Andrew Suarez pitched seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball to lead San Francisco.

Brandon Crawford and Hunter Pence homered. Nick Hundley added two walks and scored for the Giants.

Hours after manager Bruce Bochy confirmed that six-time All-Star catcher Buster Posey is headed for season-ending hip surgery, San Francisco did the bulk of its scoring in the first inning then held on behind Suarez and three relievers for a rare win at AT&T Park.

The Giants have the fourth-best winning percentage in the NL at home but had lost 10 of the previous 13 at their waterfront ballpark before edging the Rangers.

Rougned Odor homered and had three hits for Texas.

Suarez (5-9) struck out five and walked three to win for the first time since July 29. Mark Melancon got pinch-hitter Carlos Perez to fly out with the bases loaded in the ninth for his second save.

Crawford homered off Martin Perez (2-6) in the first, a three-run blast to center.

BLUE JAYS 8, PHILLIES 6

TORONTO (AP) - Aledmys Diaz hit a go-ahead three-run double in the eighth inning and Toronto handed Philadelphia its sixth loss in seven games.

The Phillies led 6-5 to begin the inning but Seranthony Dominguez (1-5) loaded the bases by giving up a hit, a walk, and hitting a batter. Victor Arano came on and struck out Teoscar Hernandez for the second out before Diaz cleared the bases with a double over the head of center fielder Odubel Herrera.

Toronto won its fifth straight, its longest streak since May 21 to 27, 2017.

Blue Jays designated hitter Kendrys Morales homered for the sixth consecutive game, matching Jose Cruz Jr. (2001) for the franchise record. Morales hit a two-run shot off Nick Pivetta in the fourth, his team-leading 20th.

Billy McKinney added a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, his second in two games. Both home runs came off Pivetta, who allowed five runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Joe Biagini (2-7) worked one inning for the win and Ken Giles finished for his 18th save in 18 opportunities.

METS 3, NATIONALS 0

NEW YORK (AP) - Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals were shut out for the third game in a row, something that had never happened since the team moved from Montreal.

Amed Rosario and Todd Frazier hit solo home runs to back Zack Wheeler, who pitched seven innings and won his seventh straight decision.

The Nationals fell to 64-66 - they've already lost more games than they dropped last year in going 97-65 to take their second consecutive NL East title.

Not since they were the Montreal Expos and were shut out in three straight by the Florida Marlins in 2004 - all three games were played in Puerto Rico - had the franchise been held down like this. The Expos moved to Washington the next season.

Wheeler (9-6) gave up six hits and set a career-best winning streak. Daniel Zamora retired Harper on a flyball to begin the eighth and rookie Drew Smith got the next three outs.

Jerry Blevins recorded the last two outs, completing the combined seven-hitter.

Tanner Roark (8-13) limited the Mets to four hits in six innings, striking out seven without a walk.

CUBS 10, REDS 6

CHICAGO (AP) - Daniel Murphy and Kyle Schwarber each hit a two-run homer, Javier Baez added a solo shot and Chicago won its fourth straight.

Murphy homered for a second straight day and is batting .407 (48 for 118) with nine homers in 31 career regular-season games at Wrigley Field - all but three of them before he joined the Cubs in a trade this week.

Baez was 2 for 4 with a walk and three RBIs. The homer was his 28th and he leads the NL with 97 RBIs.

NL-Central leading Chicago has gone deep in 10 consecutive games, amassing a total of 17 homers during that stretch.

Curt Casali homered and had four RBIs, and Preston Tucker added a pinch-hit homer for Cincinnati, which has dropped four straight.

Jose Quintana (11-9) allowed two runs on six hits in five-plus innings - walking three and striking out two - to get his first win since Aug. 3.

Reds starter Luis Castillo (7-11) allowed five runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings.

PIRATES 9, BREWERS 1

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Adam Frazier hit a three-run homer and Jameson Taillon pitched six strong innings as Pittsburgh defeated Milwaukee.

Frazier's drive in the eighth off reliever Taylor Williams give the Pirates a five-run cushion after Gregory Polanco broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single.

Taillon (10-9) gave up one run and five hits in six innings. He struck out eight and didn't walk a batter.

Colin Moran had four hits for Pittsburgh.

Christian Yelich homered early for the Brewers. Jhoulys Chacin (13-5), who didn't allow a run in his previous two starts, permitted three runs and eight hits in six innings.

WHITE SOX 6, TIGERS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Lucas Giolito pitched seven sharp innings and Chicago defeated Detroit.

Giolito (10-9) allowed a run and three hits, lowering his ERA to 5.85. It's still the worst mark in the major leagues of anyone who qualifies for the ERA title, but the 23-year-old right-hander has been a bit better since the All-Star break.

Kevan Smith hit a two-run homer for the White Sox, and Mikie Mahtook went deep for the Tigers.

Ryan Carpenter (1-2) gave up six runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings.

MARINERS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3, 10 INNINGS

PHOENIX (AP) - Denard Span hit a solo home run in the 10th inning and Seattle scored two in the ninth to rally for a win over Arizona.

Jake Diekman (0-1) got the first out of the 10th before Span sent a drive onto the pool deck in right-center for the go-ahead run.

Arizona had runners at the corners after a pair of singles off Edwin Diaz in the 10th, but Paul Goldschmidt got caught in a rundown trying to score on David Peralta's grounder to third. Diaz got Nick Ahmed and Ketel Marte to fly out, becoming the 17th pitcher in big league history with 50 saves in a season.

Arizona took a 3-1 lead in the seventh on A.J. Pollock's broken-bat, two-run single, but the Diamondbacks couldn't hold it.

Brad Boxberger walked a batter and gave up a single to put runners at the corners in the ninth. Kyle Seager hit a two-run double to tie it.

Alex Colome (5-5) worked around Pollock's two-out infield single in the ninth and Mitch Haniger led off the game with a long homer for the Mariners.

Eduardo Escobar hit a solo homer for the Diamondbacks, who lost their second straight and fell into a tie with Colorado atop the NL West.

ASTROS 8, ANGELS 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Marwin Gonzalez homered for the second consecutive game and Justin Verlander did just enough to lead Houston past Los Angeles.

Gonzalez hit a solo home run to left-center field off reliever Williams Jerez to lead off the four-run eighth inning. Gonzalez has 14 home runs this season, including eight in August. The Astros had been clinging to a one-run lead before he opened the eighth with that homer.

The Astros (79-50) are in first place in the AL West and have won four consecutive games and five of their last six. The Angels have lost five consecutive games.

Verlander (13-8) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out six. The right-hander had thrown 26 consecutive scoreless innings against the Angels this season before Shohei Ohtani homered against him in the fourth inning on the first pitch of the at-bat.

Jaime Barria (8-8) had a rough outing, lasting just three innings after he gave up four runs on five hits.

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Gray leads Yankees past Orioles 5-1 for doubleheader sweep
August 26, 2018

BALTIMORE (AP) Sonny Gray made the most of a foray into the starting rotation by taking a three-hitter into the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 Saturday night for a doubleheader sweep.

In the opener, rookie Miguel Andujar homered and had four RBIs, J.A. Happ (15-6) won his fifth straight start and New York rolled to a 10-3 victory.

Gray (10-8) gave up three hits, a walk and struck out seven in 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander had been exiled to the bullpen after yielding seven runs in a loss to Baltimore on Aug. 1.

Gray allowed only one runner past second base in helping the Yankees notch their seventh win in eight games to pull seven games behind first-place Boston in the AL East.

Austin Romine homered, had three hits and scored three runs for the Yankees, who led 4-0 after four innings against Andrew Cashner (4-12).

Andujar had two hits in each game to raise his batting average to .300. He leads AL rookies in batting, multihit games (43) and RBIs (70).

RAYS 5, RED SOX 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Kevin Kiermaier tripled to key a two-run sixth inning, Tommy Pham homered and Tampa Bay won its seventh straight game by beating major league-leading Boston.

The surprising Rays will try to become the first team this season to sweep the Red Sox in a series when the teams complete a three-game set Sunday.

Tampa Bay is a season-high eight games over .500 (69-61). The Rays have allowed three or fewer runs in seven consecutive games.

J.D. Martinez had two doubles in four at-bats for the Red Sox, who have lost five of seven. Martinez (.337) jumped ahead of teammate Mookie Betts (.335) for the best batting average in the majors. Martinez also leads in RBIs (110) and is second in the AL in homers (38).

Tampa Bay chased Rick Porcello (15-7) in the sixth.

Rays starter Ryan Yarbrough allowed one run and five hits in five-plus innings. Ryne Stanek (2-3) worked a scoreless inning for the win.

ROCKIES 9, CARDINALS 1

DENVER (AP) - Pinch-hitter Matt Holliday launched his first home run of the season in the seventh inning, Carlos Gonzalez sparked an eight-run eighth with a tiebreaking double and Colorado beat St. Louis in a matchup of NL playoff contenders.

The loss snapped St. Louis' nine-game road winning streak. The surging Cardinals had won four straight and eight of 10 overall.

Holliday, out of baseball before signing a minor league contract last month, was called up this week by the Rockies - his original team. His homer broke up a scoreless game and marked his first with Colorado since 2008.

A seven-time All-Star who also played for the Cardinals, Holliday connected off starter John Gant.

St. Louis tied it in the eighth, but Adam Ottavino (6-2) stranded two runners.

After making little headway against Gant, the Rockies broke loose against the St. Louis bullpen in the eighth. They sent 14 batters to the plate against four relievers, collecting 10 hits - five of them doubles.

Dakota Hudson (4-1) took the loss.

DODGERS 5, PADRES 4, 12 INNINGS

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Justin Turner blooped an RBI double to drive in Matt Kemp from second base on the first pitch after a 20-minute power outage in the 12th inning, lifting Los Angeles past San Diego.

Manny Machado and Max Muncy each hit their 30th home run of the season for the Dodgers as they overcame another blown save from closer Kenley Jansen.

Robert Stock (0-1) walked Kemp in the bottom of the 12th. He advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Enrique Hernandez before the power went out. When it was restored, Turner delivered the game-winner.

Rookie Caleb Ferguson (4-2) earned the win two innings of scoreless relief.

Jansen surrendered the lead in for the third straight time since coming off the disabled list with an irregular heart when he allowed a solo home run to Austin Hedges in the ninth. In blowing three consecutive saves, Jansen has allowed four home runs.

Clayton Kershaw went eight strong innings for the Dodgers. He allowed seven hits and struck out nine with no walks.

ATHLETICS 6, TWINS 2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jonathan Lucroy homered and drove in four runs, Mike Fiers pitched effectively into the sixth inning, and Oakland maintained its hold on the second wild-card spot.

Lucroy had an RBI single in the first and a three-run homer in the fourth as the Athletics kept at least a four-game lead over Seattle in the wild-card chase. The Mariners were playing at Arizona on Saturday night. Oakland entered 1 1/2 games behind front-running Houston in the American League West.

Fiers (10-6) allowed one run and five hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking two to improve to 3-0 in four starts since being acquired from Detroit on Aug. 6.

Stephen Gonsalves (0-2) gave up four runs on seven hits, walking four and striking out two in his second career start.

ROYALS 7, INDIANS 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Rookie Heath Fillmyer pitched six strong innings, Lucas Duda homered and Kansas City beat Corey Kluber and Cleveland.

Fillmyer (2-1) limited the AL Central leaders to three hits and two walks, striking out three, as the Indians lost their fourth straight, matching their longest skid of the season.

Kansas City pounded out 14 hits, nine against Kluber (16-7), who went 5 1/3 innings, allowing five runs with two walks and six strikeouts.

Duda hit his 12th homer this season and the 150th of his career in the sixth, a solo shot to right-center field. Two batters later, Hunter Dozier drove in Jorge Bonifacio with a single to put the Royals ahead 5-1 and drive Kluber from the game.

MARLINS 3, BRAVES 1

MIAMI (AP) - Brian Anderson hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run to help Miami beat Atlanta.

Wei-Yin Chen (5-9) struck out 10 over six innings and Drew Steckenrider pitched the ninth for his second save.

Braves starter Anibal Sanchez (6-5) exited with right hamstring tightness after 5 2/3 innings and 98 pitches. Sanchez allowed four hits and one run.

Dansby Swanson led off the ninth with his 13th home run of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-1 and ending a 21-inning scoreless drought to the Marlins in the series.

After allowing the homer, Steckenrider retired the next three batters to end the game.

GIANTS 5 RANGERS 3

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Andrew Suarez pitched seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball to lead San Francisco.

Brandon Crawford and Hunter Pence homered. Nick Hundley added two walks and scored for the Giants.

Hours after manager Bruce Bochy confirmed that six-time All-Star catcher Buster Posey is headed for season-ending hip surgery, San Francisco did the bulk of its scoring in the first inning then held on behind Suarez and three relievers for a rare win at AT&T Park.

The Giants have the fourth-best winning percentage in the NL at home but had lost 10 of the previous 13 at their waterfront ballpark before edging the Rangers.

Rougned Odor homered and had three hits for Texas.

Suarez (5-9) struck out five and walked three to win for the first time since July 29. Mark Melancon got pinch-hitter Carlos Perez to fly out with the bases loaded in the ninth for his second save.

Crawford homered off Martin Perez (2-6) in the first, a three-run blast to center.

BLUE JAYS 8, PHILLIES 6

TORONTO (AP) - Aledmys Diaz hit a go-ahead three-run double in the eighth inning and Toronto handed Philadelphia its sixth loss in seven games.

The Phillies led 6-5 to begin the inning but Seranthony Dominguez (1-5) loaded the bases by giving up a hit, a walk, and hitting a batter. Victor Arano came on and struck out Teoscar Hernandez for the second out before Diaz cleared the bases with a double over the head of center fielder Odubel Herrera.

Toronto won its fifth straight, its longest streak since May 21 to 27, 2017.

Blue Jays designated hitter Kendrys Morales homered for the sixth consecutive game, matching Jose Cruz Jr. (2001) for the franchise record. Morales hit a two-run shot off Nick Pivetta in the fourth, his team-leading 20th.

Billy McKinney added a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, his second in two games. Both home runs came off Pivetta, who allowed five runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Joe Biagini (2-7) worked one inning for the win and Ken Giles finished for his 18th save in 18 opportunities.

METS 3, NATIONALS 0

NEW YORK (AP) - Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals were shut out for the third game in a row, something that had never happened since the team moved from Montreal.

Amed Rosario and Todd Frazier hit solo home runs to back Zack Wheeler, who pitched seven innings and won his seventh straight decision.

The Nationals fell to 64-66 - they've already lost more games than they dropped last year in going 97-65 to take their second consecutive NL East title.

Not since they were the Montreal Expos and were shut out in three straight by the Florida Marlins in 2004 - all three games were played in Puerto Rico - had the franchise been held down like this. The Expos moved to Washington the next season.

Wheeler (9-6) gave up six hits and set a career-best winning streak. Daniel Zamora retired Harper on a flyball to begin the eighth and rookie Drew Smith got the next three outs.

Jerry Blevins recorded the last two outs, completing the combined seven-hitter.

Tanner Roark (8-13) limited the Mets to four hits in six innings, striking out seven without a walk.

CUBS 10, REDS 6

CHICAGO (AP) - Daniel Murphy and Kyle Schwarber each hit a two-run homer, Javier Baez added a solo shot and Chicago won its fourth straight.

Murphy homered for a second straight day and is batting .407 (48 for 118) with nine homers in 31 career regular-season games at Wrigley Field - all but three of them before he joined the Cubs in a trade this week.

Baez was 2 for 4 with a walk and three RBIs. The homer was his 28th and he leads the NL with 97 RBIs.

NL-Central leading Chicago has gone deep in 10 consecutive games, amassing a total of 17 homers during that stretch.

Curt Casali homered and had four RBIs, and Preston Tucker added a pinch-hit homer for Cincinnati, which has dropped four straight.

Jose Quintana (11-9) allowed two runs on six hits in five-plus innings - walking three and striking out two - to get his first win since Aug. 3.

Reds starter Luis Castillo (7-11) allowed five runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings.

PIRATES 9, BREWERS 1

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Adam Frazier hit a three-run homer and Jameson Taillon pitched six strong innings as Pittsburgh defeated Milwaukee.

Frazier's drive in the eighth off reliever Taylor Williams give the Pirates a five-run cushion after Gregory Polanco broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single.

Taillon (10-9) gave up one run and five hits in six innings. He struck out eight and didn't walk a batter.

Colin Moran had four hits for Pittsburgh.

Christian Yelich homered early for the Brewers. Jhoulys Chacin (13-5), who didn't allow a run in his previous two starts, permitted three runs and eight hits in six innings.

WHITE SOX 6, TIGERS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Lucas Giolito pitched seven sharp innings and Chicago defeated Detroit.

Giolito (10-9) allowed a run and three hits, lowering his ERA to 5.85. It's still the worst mark in the major leagues of anyone who qualifies for the ERA title, but the 23-year-old right-hander has been a bit better since the All-Star break.

Kevan Smith hit a two-run homer for the White Sox, and Mikie Mahtook went deep for the Tigers.

Ryan Carpenter (1-2) gave up six runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings.

MARINERS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3, 10 INNINGS

PHOENIX (AP) - Denard Span hit a solo home run in the 10th inning and Seattle scored two in the ninth to rally for a win over Arizona.

Jake Diekman (0-1) got the first out of the 10th before Span sent a drive onto the pool deck in right-center for the go-ahead run.

Arizona had runners at the corners after a pair of singles off Edwin Diaz in the 10th, but Paul Goldschmidt got caught in a rundown trying to score on David Peralta's grounder to third. Diaz got Nick Ahmed and Ketel Marte to fly out, becoming the 17th pitcher in big league history with 50 saves in a season.

Arizona took a 3-1 lead in the seventh on A.J. Pollock's broken-bat, two-run single, but the Diamondbacks couldn't hold it.

Brad Boxberger walked a batter and gave up a single to put runners at the corners in the ninth. Kyle Seager hit a two-run double to tie it.

Alex Colome (5-5) worked around Pollock's two-out infield single in the ninth and Mitch Haniger led off the game with a long homer for the Mariners.

Eduardo Escobar hit a solo homer for the Diamondbacks, who lost their second straight and fell into a tie with Colorado atop the NL West.

ASTROS 8, ANGELS 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Marwin Gonzalez homered for the second consecutive game and Justin Verlander did just enough to lead Houston past Los Angeles.

Gonzalez hit a solo home run to left-center field off reliever Williams Jerez to lead off the four-run eighth inning. Gonzalez has 14 home runs this season, including eight in August. The Astros had been clinging to a one-run lead before he opened the eighth with that homer.

The Astros (79-50) are in first place in the AL West and have won four consecutive games and five of their last six. The Angels have lost five consecutive games.

Verlander (13-8) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out six. The right-hander had thrown 26 consecutive scoreless innings against the Angels this season before Shohei Ohtani homered against him in the fourth inning on the first pitch of the at-bat.

Jaime Barria (8-8) had a rough outing, lasting just three innings after he gave up four runs on five hits.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 26, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM Philadelphia Phillies Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre
1:10 PM Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins Marlins Park
1:10 PM Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field
1:10 PM Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
1:10 PM Washington Nationals New York Mets Citi Field
2:10 PM Oakland Athletics Minnesota Twins Target Field
2:10 PM Pittsburgh Pirates Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
2:15 PM Cleveland Indians Kansas City Royals Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
2:20 PM Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
3:10 PM St. Louis Cardinals Colorado Rockies Coors Field
4:05 PM Houston Astros Los Angeles Angels Angel Stadium of Anaheim
4:05 PM Texas Rangers San Francisco Giants AT&T Park
4:10 PM San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
4:10 PM Seattle Mariners Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
8:05 PM New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards


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

08/25/2018 10-22-0 31.25% -79.90
08/24/2018 9-20-1 31.03% -75.45
08/23/2018 8-8-2 50.00% -1.70
08/22/2018 18-12-0 60.00% +31.70
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........281-349-3.......44.60%.....-437.30


BEST BETS DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY

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


08/25/2018...............3 - 4.................-2.15....................2 - 13................-55.00...........-57.13
08/24/2018...............2 - 5.................-12.15..................5 - 9..................-24.50...........-36.65
08/23/2018...............2 - 1.................+8.80...................1 - 6..................-28.00...........-19.20
08/22/2018...............3 - 4.................+0.25...................9 - 6..................+12.00..........+12.25
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..................59 - 114.................-155.75.............142 - 170...............-220.50.........-376.23

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Sunday’s six-pack

— John McCain’s mother is still alive; she is 106 years old.

— Reds’ P Homer Bailey makes $21M this year; Cincinnati is 1-16 in his starts.

— Hawai’i 43, Colorado State 34— Ugly start to the season for the Rams.

— Wyoming 29, New Mexico State 7— Disappointing home opener for the Aggies.

— Washington Nationals have been shut out in their last three games.

— Betting handle for Travers Day at Saratoga Saturday was $52,086,597; that includes everywhere around the country where people wager on horse racing.

Quote of the Day
“You’re not as bad as you think.”
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne to Nick Saban in 1995, when the Cornhuskers beat Saban’s first Michigan State team 50-10 in the season opener.

Sunday’s quiz
Which current major league team used to be known as the Seattle Pilots?

Saturday’s quiz
Vikings’ QB Kirk Cousins played his college football at Michigan State.

Friday’s quiz
Troy Aikman played college football at Oklahoma and UCLA.

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Sunday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) ESPN’s Sunday night game this week is New York-Baltimore, because ESPN is obsessed with New York and the Red Sox. There is no other way to explain it.

Putting the pathetic (37-93) Orioles on national TV in late August during the heat of the pennant race is gross stupidity. Meanwhile, Cardinals-Rockies is an important series in the NL Wild Card race, but no chance ESPN ever puts Colorado on national TV, and for that, they’re idiots.

12) Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pirates 7-6 in 15 innings Friday night, in a strange game where the Brewers scored four times in the first inning, blew a 9th-inning lead, then scored three times to win the game after Pittsburgh grabbed a 6-4 lead in the 15th.

Milwaukee never scored from the 2nd to 14th inning; they were down 6-4 in the 15th, had two on and two out with pitcher Jordan Lyles, a career .123 hitter up- he drew a walk, and two hits later, the Brewers had an emotional win.

11) Why did the Cubs trade for Daniel Murphy? Murphy has the best batting average of any regular player ever at Wrigley Field, over .400.

10) One of my all-time favorite TV shows was Magnum, PI; for better or worse, I can still recite stuff from episodes I first saw 35 years ago.

CBS is re-making Magnum PI this fall; not sure how I feel about that.

9) Detroit Lions tried a 62-yard FG just before the half in Tampa Friday; Adam Humphries caught the ball nine yards deep in the end zone and ran it back 109 yards for a TD, lot like the Alabama-Auburn game a few years ago.

Not a lot of real fast, athletic guys blocking for field goals, so Detroit’s tackling was suspect.

8) Lions were down 27-6 in third quarter of this (meaningless) game, but rallied to win 33-30, scoring a TD with 0:30 left for the win, after an 80-yard punt return for a TD brought them back to within 30-26 with 4:53 left. Meaningless, but very entertaining.

7) New Orleans Saints faked a punt in the first quarter of their game with the Chargers Saturday, then went for 2 points after their first TD. Thats what preseason games are for, to try stuff. In two weeks, everyone will get real conservative and we’ll know the regular season is here.

6) I wouldn’t hate it if the NFL put in a rule that said any kickoff that went thru the uprights would be worth one point, kind of like a rouge in the CFL. Would make kickoffs more exciting.

5) Pretty big change to basketball recruiting next spring/summer; there will be only two weekends of games (one in April, one in July) where college coaches can go to the games.

4) Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven, who made his living with a great curveball, says kids shouldn’t throw a curve until they’re 13 or 14 years old.

3) Happy 72nd birthday to the great Rollie Fingers, who saved 341 games during his Hall of Fame career. In his five busiest seasons, Fingers AVERAGED five outs an appearance, which means he would come in with one out in the 8th inning and finish the game.

Anybody doing that these days?

2) RIP to Senator John McCain, who passed away Saturday after a bout with brain cancer. He had a lot of what we need more of today; character, guts and the knowledge that even though we often disagree on things, we’re all Americans and our opinions need to be tolerated.

RIP, sir.

1) This tweet is from Steve Schmidt, who ran Sen McCain’s Presidential campaign in 2008:

“John McCain belongs to the ages. He perfectly loved this country and served it with valor, courage and integrity for 60 years. He was a patriot and a hero and America will never see a political leader like him again. He was the greatest man I’ve ever known. Godspeed John McCain”

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LEADING OFF: Streaking Rays try to hand Red Sox 1st sweep
August 25, 2018

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

BREAK OUT THE BROOMS

The surprising Rays go for their eighth straight victory when they try to become the first team to sweep Boston in a series this season. Tampa Bay is a season-high eight games over .500 at 69-61 and has allowed three or fewer runs in seven consecutive games. All-Star lefty Blake Snell (15-5, 2.07 ERA) pitches against former teammate Nathan Eovaldi (5-5) in the finale of the three-game set. ''He really helped me with my work ethic and led by example,'' said Snell, who is 2-0 with a 0.95 ERA in three starts against Boston this year. ''He's very special.''

Eovaldi is 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA in five starts for the major league-leading Red Sox since being acquired from the Rays on July 25. Boston (90-41) has lost five of seven. ''We've been good on getaway days and day games,'' Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. ''It would be a good day to put everything together, finish strong and turn the page in this stadium.''

HOMER HAPPY

Kendrys Morales has homered in six consecutive games, tying Jose Cruz Jr. (2001) for the Blue Jays record, heading into their series finale against Philadelphia. Morales, with seven home runs during his streak, matched St. Louis first baseman Matt Carpenter for the longest run in the majors this season. The big league record of eight games in a row with a homer is shared by Dale Long, Don Mattingly and Ken Griffey Jr. The slumping Phillies have lost 17 of their past 21 meetings with Toronto, including six straight north of the border.

NEW YORK BAGELS

The last time the Nationals faced Mets left-hander Steven Matz, they hammered him for seven runs in the first inning on the way to a 25-4 romp. Washington could have used some of those runs the last three games - all shutout losses. The Nationals will try to end their record skid of offensive futility at Citi Field. They haven't scored since Ryan Zimmerman's walk-off homer Wednesday night. Not since they were the Montreal Expos and were shut out in three straight by the Florida Marlins in 2004 - all three games were played in Puerto Rico - had the franchise been held down like this. The Expos moved to Washington the next season.

TRACK RECORD

In four games since he joined the Chicago Cubs in a trade with the Nationals, Daniel Murphy is 7 for 19 (.368) with two homers and five RBIs. He'll try to go deep in a third straight game for the Cubs, who have 17 homers in their past 10 games. Success at Wrigley Field is nothing new for Murphy, who is batting .407 in 31 career regular-season games there - all but three of them before he joined the Cubs. Chicago is hoping Murphy can recapture the form of his postseason run with the Mets in 2015, when he went 9 for 17 (.529) with four homers in a four-game NLCS sweep of the Cubs.

END OF THE ROAD

Giants catcher Buster Posey will undergo season-ending hip surgery Monday in Colorado, ending what has been a painful and frustrating year for the six-time All-Star. The 31-year-old Posey has been playing in pain and is hitting .284 with only 41 RBIs and five home runs - his fewest since 2011, the year before he won the NL MVP award. ... Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (bone spurs in both heels) will not play at all this season. Tulowitzki had surgery on both feet at the start of the regular season. The five-time All-Star hasn't played since July 2017, when he seriously injured his right ankle in a collision at first base.

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Sunday’s games

National League

Reds (56-74) @ Cubs (75-53)
Bailey is 0-4, 5.96 in his last four starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 1-16, 1-6 away
5-inning record: 2-13-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-17

Hendricks is 3-1, 3.98 in his last five starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 12-14, 7-6 home
5-inning record: 9-11-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 14-26

Reds are 3-13 in their last 16 road games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Chicago won six of their last seven home games; seven of their last nine games stayed under.

Nationals (64-66) @ Mets (58-71)
Rodriguez is 1-1, 7.50 in his five starts (over 4-0-1). Team in his starts: 3-2, 0-1 away
5-inning record: 1-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5

Matz is 1-5, 8.04 in his last seven starts; his last six starts all went over. Team in his starts: 11-12, 5-6 home
5-inning record: 7-14-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-23 (4 of last 4)

Washington is 4-9 in its last 13 games; they haven’t scored a run in their last three games. Nationals are 12-21 vs lefty starters- nine of their last 14 games went over. Mets are 12-6 in their last 18 games; under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Braves (72-57) @ Marlins (52-78)

Gausman is 3-0, 1.23 in his last three starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1, 1-1 road
5-inning record: 3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Lopez is 0-2, 4.06 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 2-7, 1-4 home
5-inning record: 4-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9

Braves won four of their last six games; under is 9-0 in their last nine games. Miami won five of its last seven games; under is 10-2-1 in their last 13 home games.

Pirates (64-66) @ Brewers (72-59)

Archer is 1-1, 5.89 in four starts for Pittsburgh (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 2-2, 1-1 away
5-inning record: 3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Anderson is 2-0, 4.40 in his last six starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 13-12, 8-5 home
5-inning record: 13-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-25

Pirates lost nine of their last 12 games; seven of their last nine games stayed under. Milwaukee won four of its last six games,; over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

Cardinals (72-58) @ Rockies (71-58)

Gomber is 2-0, 1.13 in his last three starts (under 3-1-1). Team in his starts: 5-0, 4-0 away
5-inning record: 5-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-5

Anderson is 0-3, 9.15 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 10-16, 3-10 home
5-inning record: 11-7-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 14-26

St Louis is 14-3 in its last 17 games; they’re 23-15 vs lefty starters- under is 7-3-2 in their last 12 road games. Colorado won 11 of its last 14 games; they’re 25-19 vs lefty starters- 11 of their last 14 games stayed under the total.

Padres (50-82) @ Dodgers (69-61)

Erlin is 2-0, 4.29 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-3, 3-1 away
5-inning record: 0-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-6

Ryu is 3-1, 2.27 in his eight starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 5-3, 3-1 home
5-inning record: 5-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-8

Padres lost nine of their last 11 games; they’re 13-27 vs lefty starters- four of their last six games stayed under. Los Angeles lost four of its last seven games; they’re 27-21 vs lefty starters- under is 4-2-1 in their last seven home games.

American League

New York (82-47) @ Baltimore (37-93)

Severino is 2-2, 5.40 in his last four starts; over is 8-1 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 20-6, 8-4 away
5-inning record: 17-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-26

Bundy is 0-3, 10.62 in his last four starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 8-16, 4-9 home.
5-inning record: 8-12-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-24

New York won seven of its last eight games; six of their last eight games went over. Orioles lost eight of their last nine games; under is 9-4 in their last 13 games.

Red Sox (90-41) @ Rays (69-61)

Former Tampa Ray Eovaldi is 0-1, 10.38 in his last three starts (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 3-2, 1-1 away.
5-inning record: 2-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-5

Snell is 3-0, 0.56 in his last three starts; his last seven starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 15-9, 7-3 home
5-inning record: 15-5-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-24

Red Sox are 4-6 in their last ten games; they’re 17-14 vs lefty starters- under is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Tampa Bay won its last seven home games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

White Sox (50-79) @ Tigers (53-77)

Kopech blanked Minnesota for two innings before the rains came in his MLB debut. Team in his starts: 0-1, 0-0 away.
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Zimmerman is 2-2, 4.18 in his last four starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 10-8, 5-5 home
5-inning record: 10-7-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-18

White Sox won eight of their last 11 games; over is 6-3-3 in their last 12 games. Detroit lost eight of its last 11 games; over is 6-3-3 in their last 12 games.

A’s (78-52) @ Twins (61-68)

Bassitt is making his first start since July 11; he is 2.87 in his last three starts (over 3-2-1). Team in his starts: 3-3, 2-1 away
5-inning record: 2-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-6

Berrios is 0-0, 6.39 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 15-11, 11-3 home.
5-inning record: 9-12-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-26

A’s are 17-6 in their last 23 games; under is 8-1 in their last nine road games. Minnesota won seven of its last 12 games, but lost last two; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

Indians (73-56) @ Royals (40-90)

Bieber is 2-0, 3.13 in his last four starts; his last five starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 9-4, 5-2 away
5-inning record: 7-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-13

Lopez is 0-2, 6.52 in two starts for the Royals (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 0-2, 0-1 home.
5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Indians lost their last four games; seven of Tribe’s last ten games stayed under. Kansas City lost eight of its last 12 games; over is 5-3 in their last eight home games.

Astros (79-50) @ Angels (63-67)

Valdez is making his first MLB start; he allowed an unearned run in 4.1 IP in his MLB debut. He was 2-0, 4.15 in two AAA games (one start). Team in his starts: 0-0 away
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Pena is 0-0, 4.24 in his last three starts (under 7-3-1). Team in his starts: 5-6, 3-3 home.
5-inning record: 3-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-11

Houston won five of its last six games; over is 5-1 in their last six games. Angels lost seven of their last eight games; over is 3-1 in their last four games.

Interleague

Phillies (69-59) @ Blue Jays (59-69)

Velasquez is 0-1, 6.97 in his last three starts; over is 7-2 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 10-14, 3-7 away
5-inning record: 10-10-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-24

Estrada is 3-2, 5.40 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 11-11, 6-5 home.
5-inning record: 9-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-22

Phillies lost six of their last seven games; over is 4-2 in their last six road games. Toronto won its last six home games; under is 6-2 in their last eight home games.

Mariners (74-56) @ Diamondbacks (71-58)

Arizona State alum Leake is 0-1, 2.77 in his last six starts (under 5-1). Team in his starts: 17-8, 9-3 away
5-inning record: 10-7-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-25

Greinke is 0-3, 3.55 in his last four starts; under is 8-2 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 15-11, 7-6 home.
5-inning record: 15-7-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-26

Mariners lost six of their last nine games; six of their last eight games went over. Arizona won six of its last nine games; under is 6-2 in their last eight home games.

Rangers (57-73) @ Giants (64-66)

Gallardo is 1-1, 4.70 in his last three starts (over 8-2-1). Team in his starts: 9-2, 3-1 away
5-inning record: 7-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-11

Holland is 1-0, 3.34 in his last six starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 13-11, 6-2 home.
5-inning record: 6-9-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-22

Texas lost seven of its last ten road games; they’re 15-24 vs lefty starters- under is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Giants lost seven of their last ten games; under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games.

Umpires

Cin-Chi: Over is 7-2 in last nine Rackley games.
Wsh-NY: Four of last five Lentz games stayed under.
Atl-Mia: Six of last eight Culbreth games went over.
Pitt-Mil: Under is 9-5-1 in last fifteen Segal games
StL-Col: Over is 10-6-1 in last 17 LBarrett games.
SD-LA: Favorites are 11-1 in Additon games this year.

NY-Balt: Over is 5-3 in last eight Marquez games.
Chi-Det: Under is 4-1-1 in last six Wendelstedt games
Bos-TB: Seven of last nine Tichenor games went over.
A’s-Min: Five of last six Visconti games went over.
Clev-KC: Over is 8-4 in last dozen Cederstrom games.
Hst-LAA: Under is 12-4-1 in last 17 Estabrook games.

Tex-SF: Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Libka games.
Phil-Tor: Nine of last ten Whitson games went over.
Sea-Az: Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven Rehak games.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/25

Ariz 33-22-9……32-22-10……..65-44
Atl 30-28-9…..31-22-9………61-50
Cubs 25-26-13……30-27-8…….55-53
Reds 21-39-4……23-31-10….…44-70
Colo 32-22-14……33-22-8……64-45
LA 32-23-8…….30-25-14……63-48
Miami 22-32-9…..27-28-14…….49-60
Milw 26-31-9…..33-25-7…….59-56
Mets 30-29-4……26-27-14…..56-54
Philly 25-26-15…..32-20-10……57-46
Pitt 28-26-7……29-27-13……..57-53
StL 33-25-10……27-29-6………60-54
SD 20-38-10……20-34-9…….40-72
SF 29-30-12…..25-23-12……54-53
Wash 28-26-12..…29-25-10………57-51

Orioles 18-37-12……19-35-11……37-72
Boston 32-22-14……40-17-6……..72-39
W Sox 20-39-6…..…20-35-10……40-74
Indians 26-27-13……39-16-9……65-43
Det 21-33-9…..…30-29-11.……51-62
Astros 36-18-15……31-20-11…….67-37
KC 20-38-8…….25-31-10…..45-69
Angels 28-27-11……27-30-8……55-57
Twins 20-33-11……32-30-8…..52-63
NYY 32-21-11……40-19-7…….72-39
A’s 25-30-10……28-25-12…..53-55
Seattle 32-26-9……29-24-14…….61-48
TB 29-25-12……30-25-9……58-49
Texas 22-34-8…..25-35-7…….47-69
Toronto 18-34-11…23-29-15……41-63

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 8/25)

Ariz 28-63…….25-65…..…53
Atl 21-66……26-62………47
Cubs 12-64……..20-62……..32
Reds 15-65……..14-66……..29
Colo 21-67…….24-63.……..45
LA 22-63……..25-67..…..47
Miami 14-63……..19-68…….33
Milw 22-65…..…25-67…….47
Mets 25-62……..21-67……46
Philly 15-66……..21-63……36
Pitt 15-61……..19-70…….34
StL 22-68……..19-62…….41
SD 19-69……..17-64…….36
SF 13-69………20-63..…..33
Wash 24-66……..19-64……..43

Orioles 19-67……..19-64………38
Boston 19-67……25-64………44
White Sox 18-64……16-64…….34
Clev 18-65…….27-63……..45
Detroit 19-63……..20-68….…39
Astros 20-68…..…14-62………34
KC 16-66..…….20-64…….36
Angels 17-64…..….18-65…….35
Twins 15-62………15-67…….30
NYY 15-64……..28-65………43
A’s 17-67…..…..18-65…….35
Seattle 24-65………21-67…….45
TB 20-66..……19-63……..39
Texas 10-64……19-66…….…29
Toronto 16-63………14-66….….30

Interleague play- 2018

NL @ AL– 67-64 NL, favorites +$115
AL @ NL– 63-55 NL, favorites -$532
Total: 130-119 NL, favorites -$417

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Wild Card Standings

AMERICAN

Team Win Loss Percent GB

New York Yankees 82 47 0.636 +4.5
Oakland Athletics 78 52 0.600 0.0
Seattle Mariners ........74 56 0.569 4.0
Tampa Bay Rays ........69 61 0.531 9.0
Los Angeles Angels 63 67 0.485 15.0
Minnesota Twins.. 61 68 0.473 16.5
Toronto Blue Jays 60 69 0.465 17.5
Texas Rangers ........58 73 0.443 20.5
Detroit Tigers ........53 77 0.408 25.0
Chicago White Sox 50 79 0.388 27.5
Kansas City Royals 40 90 0.308 38.0
Baltimore Orioles 37 93 0.285 41.0

NATIONAL

Team Win Loss Percent GB

St. Louis Cardinals 72 58 0.554 +0.5
Milwaukee Brewers 72 59 0.550 0.0
Philadelphia Phillies 69 60 0.535 2.0
Los Angeles Dodgers 69 61 0.531 2.5
Washington Nationals 64 66 0.492 7.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 64 66 0.492 7.5
San Francisco Giants 64 67 0.489 8.0
New York Mets ........58 71 0.450 13.0
Cincinnati Reds ........56 74 0.431 15.5
Miami Marlins ........53 78 0.405 19.0
San Diego Padres 50 82 0.379 22.5

Updated Sun Aug 26 3:04 AM EDT

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Regular Season Standings ·

AMERICAN - EAST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Boston Red Sox 90 41 .687 0 46-18 44-23 4-6 L-2
New York Yankees 82 47 .636 7 45-20 37-27 7-3 W-3
Tampa Bay Rays 69 61 .531 20 40-24 29-37 8-2 W-7
Toronto Blue Jays 60 69 .465 29 34-32 26-37 6-4 W-5
Baltimore Orioles 37 93 .285 52 21-43 16-50 1-9 L-7

AMERICAN - CENTRAL
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Cleveland Indians 73 56 .566 0 39-24 34-32 5-5 L-4
Minnesota Twins 61 68 .473 12 39-28 22-40 5-5 L-2
Detroit Tigers 53 77 .408 20 34-33 19-44 3-7 L-2
Chicago White Sox 50 79 .388 23 25-40 25-39 7-3 W-2
Kansas City Royals 40 90 .308 33 20-44 20-46 4-6 W-2

AMERICAN - WEST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Houston Astros 79 50 .612 0 33-29 46-21 6-4 W-4
Oakland Athletics 78 52 .600 1 39-26 39-26 6-4 W-2
Seattle Mariners 74 56 .569 5 38-28 36-28 5-5 W-2
Los Angeles Angels 63 67 .485 16 33-32 30-35 3-7 L-5
Texas Rangers 58 73 .443 22 29-38 29-35 5-5 L-1

NATIONAL - EAST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Atlanta Braves 72 57 .558 0 34-28 38-29 4-6 L-2
Philadelphia Phillies 69 60 .535 3 41-22 28-38 3-7 L-2
Washington Nationals 64 66 .492 8 33-31 31-35 4-6 L-3
New York Mets 58 71 .450 14 28-39 30-32 6-4 W-2
Miami Marlins 53 78 .405 20 31-37 22-41 5-5 W-2

NATIONAL - CENTRAL
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Chicago Cubs 75 53 .586 0 41-23 34-30 7-3 W-4
St. Louis Cardinals 72 58 .554 4 34-28 38-30 7-3 L-1
Milwaukee Brewers 72 59 .550 4 39-26 33-33 5-5 L-1
Pittsburgh Pirates 64 66 .492 12 35-34 29-32 3-7 W-1
Cincinnati Reds 56 74 .431 20 31-35 25-39 4-6 L-4

NATIONAL - WEST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Arizona Diamondbacks 71 58 .550 0 34-31 37-27 6-4 L-2
Colorado Rockies 71 58 .550 0 34-29 37-29 7-3 W-1
Los Angeles Dodgers 69 61 .531 2 34-33 35-28 5-5 W-2
San Francisco Giants 64 67 .489 8 35-27 29-40 3-7 W-1
San Diego Padres 50 82 .379 22 23-43 27-39 2-8 L-4

Updated Sun Aug 26 3:04 AM EDT

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MLB

Sunday, August 26

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 15 games on the road
Philadelphia is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing Toronto
Philadelphia is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 15 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games at home
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing at home against Philadelphia


Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 12 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami Marlins
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Miami is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Miami is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Miami is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 12 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Boston Red Sox
Boston is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Boston is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 15 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing at home against Boston


Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Chi White Sox's last 19 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games
Detroit is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Detroit is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Chi White Sox
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Detroit's last 19 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


Washington Nationals
Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
New York Mets
NY Mets is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
NY Mets is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington


Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games at home
Milwaukee is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh


Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Oakland is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games on the road
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Oakland's last 22 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games at home
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Minnesota's last 22 games when playing at home against Oakland


Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing Kansas City
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Cleveland is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Kansas City is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games
Kansas City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Kansas City is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing Cleveland
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Kansas City is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Cleveland


Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games
Cincinnati is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cincinnati's last 17 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games
Chi Cubs is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chi Cubs is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games at home
Chi Cubs is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Cincinnati
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
Chi Cubs is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 17 games when playing at home against Cincinnati


St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
St. Louis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Colorado
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Colorado is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
Colorado is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games at home
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis


Texas Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Texas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Texas is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 11 games when playing San Francisco
Texas is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
San Francisco is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
San Francisco is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games at home
San Francisco is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games at home
San Francisco is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Texas
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing Texas
San Francisco is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas


Houston Astros
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games
LA Angels is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Angels is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Houston
LA Angels is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Houston
LA Angels is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
LA Angels is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston


San Diego Padres
San Diego is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 9 games on the road
San Diego is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 14 of San Diego's last 21 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
San Diego is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games at home
LA Dodgers is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 14 of LA Dodgers's last 21 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing at home against San Diego


Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games
Seattle is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Seattle is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road
Seattle is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Arizona
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing Arizona
Seattle is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Arizona is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games at home
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Arizona is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing Seattle
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle


New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Yankees is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games
NY Yankees is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 19 of NY Yankees's last 25 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 13 of NY Yankees's last 18 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 9 games
Baltimore is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Baltimore is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Baltimore is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 19 of Baltimore's last 25 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Baltimore's last 18 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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Diamond Trends - Sunday
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Astros are 21-0 SU since the start of the 2015 season as a 130-plus road favorite when facing a team they just beat by five-plus runs. Houston is 20-1 on the runline in this spot, at at average of -104.5.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Tigers are 0-21 SU as a home dog after a game in which they had fewer team-left-on-base than their opponent and it is post All-Star break.

Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Nationals are 0-9 SU off a road game in which Bryce Harper was hitless in at least three at bats. Washington was the favorite in five of the nine losses.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Yankees are 23-0 SU as a favorite of more than 130 with Luis Severino when they scored first in his last start.

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Long Sheet

Sunday, August 26

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WASHINGTON (64 - 66) at NY METS (58 - 71) - 1:10 PM
JEFRY RODRIGUEZ (R) vs. STEVEN MATZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 64-66 (-27.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 51-59 (-26.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 31-35 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
WASHINGTON is 28-29 (-13.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 23-27 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
WASHINGTON is 13-23 (-19.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 30-33 (-12.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
WASHINGTON is 30-28 (-10.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NY METS are 57-71 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 28-39 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY METS are 5-18 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Sunday over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 27-35 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 33-56 (-27.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 98-121 (-30.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 53-71 (-24.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 52-58 (-34.4 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
NY METS is 8-6 (+3.2 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

JEFRY RODRIGUEZ vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

STEVEN MATZ vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
MATZ is 1-4 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.267.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)

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ATLANTA (72 - 57) at MIAMI (53 - 78) - 1:10 PM
KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. PABLO LOPEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
GAUSMAN is 15-31 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 4-13 (-10.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 25-25 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 12-7 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ATLANTA is 72-56 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 38-29 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 13-5 (+9.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday this season.
ATLANTA is 41-20 (+23.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ATLANTA is 25-17 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
ATLANTA is 54-36 (+20.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 34-22 (+11.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 13-5 (+5.2 Units) against MIAMI this season
10 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.5 Units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. MIAMI since 1997
GAUSMAN is 1-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

PABLO LOPEZ vs. ATLANTA since 1997
LOPEZ is 0-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 8.44 and a WHIP of 1.501.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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PITTSBURGH (64 - 66) at MILWAUKEE (72 - 59) - 2:10 PM
CHRIS ARCHER (R) vs. CHASE ANDERSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 31-42 (-11.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
PITTSBURGH is 19-43 (-20.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARCHER is 38-50 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 13-27 (-17.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 14-29 (-18.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 72-59 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 34-12 (+15.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 57-42 (+13.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 34-24 (+11.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PITTSBURGH is 31-22 (+10.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 48-43 (+5.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 5-15 (-11.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday this season.
MILWAUKEE is 20-31 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 9-15 (-10.9 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
PITTSBURGH is 9-3 (+6.3 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

CHRIS ARCHER vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
ARCHER is 0-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

CHASE ANDERSON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
ANDERSON is 6-4 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.34 and a WHIP of 1.337.
His team's record is 7-6 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-7. (-2.8 units)

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CINCINNATI (56 - 74) at CHICAGO CUBS (75 - 53) - 2:20 PM
HOMER BAILEY (R) vs. KYLE HENDRICKS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BAILEY is 1-16 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 31-49 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-9 (-9.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-10 (-10.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 1770-1815 (-265.1 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 947-846 (-154.5 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 159-171 (-49.2 Units) against the money line in home games in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 439-388 (-79.8 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 902-905 (-167.9 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1306-1353 (-208.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 92-79 (-21.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 127-112 (-35.5 Units) against the money line in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 862-793 (-153.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
HENDRICKS is 12-14 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HENDRICKS is 8-13 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HENDRICKS is 6-12 (-13.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 7-8 (+1.2 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
BAILEY is 8-4 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.83 and a WHIP of 1.509.
His team's record is 12-7 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 13-5. (+8.3 units)

KYLE HENDRICKS vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
HENDRICKS is 4-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.80 and a WHIP of 1.311.
His team's record is 7-5 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.7 units)

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ST LOUIS (72 - 58) at COLORADO (71 - 58) - 3:10 PM
AUSTIN GOMBER (L) vs. TYLER ANDERSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 71-58 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 56-40 (+21.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 43-27 (+20.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
COLORADO is 43-30 (+18.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 29-15 (+18.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 38-30 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ST LOUIS is 18-5 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
ST LOUIS is 463-413 (+60.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 44-34 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 21-12 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ANDERSON is 3-10 (-10.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-2 (+1.9 Units) against COLORADO this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

AUSTIN GOMBER vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

TYLER ANDERSON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
ANDERSON is 0-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.077.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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SAN DIEGO (50 - 82) at LA DODGERS (69 - 61) - 4:10 PM
ROBBIE ERLIN (L) vs. HYUN-JIN RYU (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 50-82 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 20-44 (-17.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
RYU is 33-10 (+19.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 22-20 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss this season.
LA DODGERS are 69-61 (-27.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 34-33 (-24.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 29-27 (-14.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 11-4 (+3.8 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

ROBBIE ERLIN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ERLIN is 1-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.019.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
RYU is 5-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 6-2 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)

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NY YANKEES (82 - 47) at BALTIMORE (37 - 93) - 8:05 PM
LUIS SEVERINO (R) vs. ANDREW CASHNER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 43-63 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 41-46 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 37-93 (-47.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-40 (-19.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BALTIMORE is 21-43 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BALTIMORE is 123-159 (-61.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Sunday since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 17-43 (-18.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 21-61 (-35.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 22-65 (-37.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 25-67 (-35.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BALTIMORE is 12-35 (-22.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
BALTIMORE is 19-52 (-22.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 6-9 (+2.8 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
10 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.3 Units)

LUIS SEVERINO vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SEVERINO is 3-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.56 and a WHIP of 0.977.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-2. (+3.0 units)

ANDREW CASHNER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
CASHNER is 2-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.18 and a WHIP of 1.147.
His team's record is 3-4 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.6 units)

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BOSTON (90 - 41) at TAMPA BAY (69 - 61) - 1:10 PM
NATHAN EOVALDI (R) vs. BLAKE SNELL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 539-490 (-67.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 69-61 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 15-7 (+8.1 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
TAMPA BAY is 40-24 (+17.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 30-28 (+9.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TAMPA BAY is 28-24 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 48-44 (+6.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TAMPA BAY is 43-24 (+22.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TAMPA BAY is 18-9 (+11.7 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
TAMPA BAY is 33-33 (+13.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 10-4 (+11.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
SNELL is 10-3 (+8.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)
SNELL is 10-4 (+8.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 90-41 (+30.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 44-23 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BOSTON is 45-18 (+19.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BOSTON is 29-6 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
BOSTON is 72-40 (+21.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 32-19 (+11.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-11 (-0.7 Units) against BOSTON this season
11 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.3 Units)

NATHAN EOVALDI vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
EOVALDI is 1-3 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.01 and a WHIP of 1.217.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

BLAKE SNELL vs. BOSTON since 1997
SNELL is 3-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.49 and a WHIP of 1.422.
His team's record is 3-4 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (50 - 79) at DETROIT (53 - 77) - 1:10 PM
MICHAEL KOPECH (R) vs. JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 16-39 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
DETROIT is 34-33 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
DETROIT is 30-31 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
DETROIT is 18-14 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 8-2 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in road games in August games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 419-431 (+35.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
DETROIT is 117-175 (-39.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 80-136 (-42.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 413-361 (-70.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 10-5 (+5.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

MICHAEL KOPECH vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 5-3 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 6.29 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 8-3 (+4.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-1. (+9.0 units)

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OAKLAND (78 - 52) at MINNESOTA (61 - 68) - 2:10 PM
CHRIS BASSITT (R) vs. JOSE BERRIOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 146-146 (+2.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BERRIOS is 19-4 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BERRIOS is 10-1 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 78-52 (+30.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 28-16 (+13.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 22-12 (+10.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
OAKLAND is 39-26 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 19-10 (+10.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 27-19 (+10.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 31-18 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
OAKLAND is 51-32 (+22.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 45-32 (+12.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
OAKLAND is 42-13 (+25.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OAKLAND is 17-2 (+13.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 51-71 (-22.6 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 70-91 (-31.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 2-1 (+0.4 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

CHRIS BASSITT vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

JOSE BERRIOS vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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CLEVELAND (73 - 56) at KANSAS CITY (40 - 90) - 2:15 PM
SHANE BIEBER (R) vs. JORGE LOPEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 73-56 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 20-23 (-18.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 33-31 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CLEVELAND is 55-41 (-13.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 40-90 (-31.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 21-50 (-23.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 20-44 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 16-33 (-12.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 26-63 (-26.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 10-27 (-14.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
KANSAS CITY is 14-48 (-20.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 4-7 (+2.0 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

SHANE BIEBER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
BIEBER is 1-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JORGE LOPEZ vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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HOUSTON (79 - 50) at LA ANGELS (63 - 67) - 4:05 PM
FRAMBER VALDEZ (L) vs. FELIX PENA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 22-26 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 23-12 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
HOUSTON is 51-21 (+19.7 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 46-21 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 29-8 (+18.3 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 135-70 (+26.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 32-12 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
HOUSTON is 33-13 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 63-67 (-12.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 16-23 (-11.2 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
LA ANGELS are 29-37 (-11.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LA ANGELS are 19-39 (-18.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 7-4 (+1.2 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)

FRAMBER VALDEZ vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

FELIX PENA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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PHILADELPHIA (69 - 60) at TORONTO (60 - 69) - 1:05 PM
VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R) vs. MARCO ESTRADA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-42 (-20.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 46-39 (+8.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 54-45 (+7.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-24 (+11.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TORONTO is 66-83 (-24.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 57-78 (-25.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-1 (+3.5 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

MARCO ESTRADA vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
ESTRADA is 2-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.575.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-1. (+2.9 units)

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TEXAS (58 - 73) at SAN FRANCISCO (64 - 67) - 4:05 PM
YOVANI GALLARDO (R) vs. DEREK HOLLAND (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 64-67 (+3.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 14-7 (+11.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 27-18 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
TEXAS is 58-73 (+0.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 15-14 (+12.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
TEXAS is 29-35 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TEXAS is 14-13 (+12.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
TEXAS is 34-38 (+4.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
GALLARDO is 9-2 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
GALLARDO is 18-6 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 144-163 (-44.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 47-65 (-29.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 19-30 (-16.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-1 (+0.6 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

YOVANI GALLARDO vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
GALLARDO is 6-4 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.21 and a WHIP of 1.265.
His team's record is 6-4 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-7. (-4.4 units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. TEXAS since 1997
HOLLAND is 0-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 13.50 and a WHIP of 2.125.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

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SEATTLE (74 - 56) at ARIZONA (71 - 58) - 4:10 PM
MIKE LEAKE (R) vs. ZACK GREINKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 165-130 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GREINKE is 60-26 (+20.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 45-12 (+21.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 140-76 (+44.9 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 74-56 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 40-31 (+8.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SEATTLE is 36-28 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 17-9 (+10.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SEATTLE is 52-35 (+18.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 34-34 (+5.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LEAKE is 17-8 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
LEAKE is 9-3 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
LEAKE is 7-2 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 24-28 (-13.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 20-22 (-11.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
ARIZONA is 900-803 (-101.9 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
ARIZONA is 15-19 (-11.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 634-579 (-78.1 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
ARIZONA is 20-33 (-17.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARIZONA is 11-16 (-9.6 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
SEATTLE is 2-0 (+2.9 Units) against ARIZONA this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.1 Units)

MIKE LEAKE vs. ARIZONA since 1997
LEAKE is 5-3 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.96 and a WHIP of 1.301.
His team's record is 6-5 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-4. (+1.6 units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. SEATTLE since 1997
GREINKE is 5-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.96 and a WHIP of 0.942.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.5 units)

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, August 26


Washington @ NY Mets

Game 951-952
August 26, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Rodriguez) 15.404
NY Mets
(Matz) 13.774
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-105); Under

Atlanta @ Miami

Game 953-954
August 26, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Gausman) 14.688
Miami
(Lopez) 15.851
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-185
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+165); Under

Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee

Game 955-956
August 26, 2018 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Archer) 13.611
Milwaukee
(Andrson) 15.912
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-135); Over

Cincinnati @ Chicago Cubs

Game 957-958
August 26, 2018 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Bailey) 14.102
Chicago Cubs
(Hendrcks) 17.014
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-250
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-250); N/A

St. Louis @ Colorado

Game 959-960
August 26, 2018 @ 3:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Gomber) 18.092
Colorado
(Andrson) 15.004
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-145
11
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+125); Over

San Diego @ LA Dodgers

Game 961-962
August 26, 2018 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Erlin) 00.000
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego

Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
( );

NY Yankees @ Baltimore

Game 963-964
August 26, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Severino) 15.489
Baltimore
(Bundy 11.724
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-270
9
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-270); Under

Boston @ Tampa Bay

Game 965-966
August 26, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Eovaldi) 16.085
Tampa Bay
(Snell) 18.540
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-115
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-115); Under

Chicago White Sox @ Detroit

Game 967-968
August 26, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Kopech) 13.321
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 15.636
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+100); Under

Oakland @ Minnesota

Game 969-970
August 26, 2018 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Bassitt) 00.000
Minnesota
(Berrios) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland

Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
( );

Cleveland @ Kansas City

Game 971-972
August 26, 2018 @ 2:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Bieber) 16.194
Kansas City
(Lopez) 13.289
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-220
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-220); Over

Houston @ LA Angels

Game 973-974
August 26, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Valdez) 17.073
LA Angels
(Pena) 14.684
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-145); Over

Philadelphia @ Toronto

Game 975-976
August 26, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Velasquez) 13.630
Toronto
(Estrada) 15.561
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-105); Under

Texas @ San Francisco

Game 977-978
August 26, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Gallardo) 16.083
San Francisco
(Holland) 14.958
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-160
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+140); Under

Seattle @ Arizona

Game 979-980
August 26, 2018 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Leake) 15.606
Arizona
(Greinke) 16..626
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-180
8
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-180); Over

[StarDust Bum]

MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, August 26


San Diego @ LA Dodgers

Game 961-962
August 26, 2018 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Erlin) 16.129
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 14.803
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-245
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+205); Over

Oakland @ Minnesota

Game 969-970
August 26, 2018 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Bassitt) 16.861
Minnesota
(Berrios) 14.293
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-105); Under

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHI at TOR 01:07 PM
TOR +102
U 9.0

WAS at NYM 01:10 PM
WAS +104
U 8.5

CHW at DET 01:10 PM
DET +104
U 8.5

BOS at TB 01:10 PM
TB -118
U 7.0

ATL at MIA 01:10 PM
MIA +165
U 7.5

OAK at MIN 02:10 PM
OAK +103
U 9.0

PIT at MIL 02:10 PM
MIL -131
O 8.5

CLE at KC 02:15 PM
CLE -225
O 9.5

CIN at CHC 02:20 PM
CHC -258
U 10.0

STL at COL 03:10 PM
STL +142
O 11.0

TEX at SF 04:05 PM
TEX +138
U 8.5

HOU at LAA 04:07 PM
HOU -120
O 9.0

SD at LAD 04:10 PM
SD +208
O 8.0

SEA at ARI 04:10 PM
ARI -164
U 8.0

NYY at BAL 08:05 PM
NYY -248
U 8.5