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

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CHC at CHW 04:10 PM
CHC -201
U 9.0

MIL at PIT 07:05 PM
MIL -135
O 8.0

NYM at WAS 07:05 PM
NYM -152
O 8.0

BAL at NYY 07:05 PM
NYY -287
U 9.0

TB at TOR 07:07 PM
TB -123
U 8.5

BOS at CLE 07:10 PM
CLE -133
O 7.0

KC at DET 07:10 PM
DET -113
O 9.0

CIN at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA +127
O 7.5

PHI at ATL 07:35 PM
ATL -132
O 8.5

SEA at TEX 08:05 PM
SEA -123
O 10.5

LAA at HOU 08:10 PM
HOU -225
U 8.0

SF at STL 08:15 PM
SF +147
U 7.5

COL at ARI 09:40 PM
COL +111
O 7.5

MIN at OAK 10:05 PM
OAK -170
O 8.5

SD at LAD 10:10 PM
LAD -272
O 7.5

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Astros top Angels 11-3, clinch a postseason berth
September 21, 2018
By The Associated Press

Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam and a two-run homer on his way to a career-high seven RBIs, and the Houston Astros clinched a postseason berth by routing the Los Angeles Angels 11-3 on Friday night.

George Springer added a three-run shot in the eighth for the Astros, who are still looking to secure the AL West title. The defending World Series champions began the day with a 3 1/2-game lead over second-place Oakland.

Houston starter Gerrit Cole (15-5) allowed three hits and three runs in seven innings in his fifth straight win. He also struck out 12, giving him 1,006 for his career and moving him in front of teammate Justin Verlander (269) for most in the AL this season with 272.

Gurriel hit his third career grand slam in the first inning. He connected for his 12th homer against Andrew Heaney (9-10) in the third and singled in Tyler White in the fifth.

It was his first career multihomer game. His brother Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also homered twice for Toronto on Friday night, marking the first time in major league history that brothers had multihomer games on the same day.

Gurriel's seven RBIs were the most for a Houston player since J.R. Towles set a franchise record with eight 11 years ago on Friday.

Mike Trout homered for the second straight game for the Angels, who lost their third in a row. They have allowed 42 runs combined in those three losses.

RED SOX 7, INDIANS 5

CLEVELAND (AP) Sam Travis and Tzu-Wei Lin hit their first major league home runs and the Boston Red Sox tied a team record more than a century old with their 105th win.

The AL East champion Red Sox (105-49), playing without several of their regulars, matched the club mark set in 1912.

Trevor Bauer took a step toward being in Cleveland's postseason rotation, pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings in his first appearance since breaking his right leg on Aug. 11. He was 12-6 with a 2.22 ERA when was struck on the lower leg by a line drive hit by Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox.

Boston ace Chris Sale, being eased back into the rotation after recent shoulder trouble, struck out seven in 3 1/3 innings. He allowed two runs in his third start back from the disabled list.

Josh Donaldson homered off Sale in the fourth, ending the lefty's 35-inning consecutive scoreless streak. It was the first homer off Sale in 75 innings.

The Red Sox used nine pitchers against the AL Central champion Indians. Matt Barnes (6-3) pitched a scoreless sixth and Craig Kimbrel worked the ninth for his 42nd save.

Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Andrew Benintendi and Jackie Bradley Jr. were out of Boston's lineup. Rafael Devers homered and Travis, who had three RBIs, for the Red Sox, who used a four-run seventh to erase a 4-2 deficit.

Shane Bieber (10-5) allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings.

YANKEES 10, ORIOLES 8

NEW YORK (AP) - CC Sabathia won for just the second time since the All-Star break, Didi Gregorius and Aaron Hicks hit two-run homers and the Yankees built a six-run lead to beat Baltimore and close in on their second straight AL wild card.

Luke Voit added a two-run single to give him 24 RBIs in 31 games with the Yankees, and Hicks scored four runs. After Baltimore closed to 9-8 in the eighth, Aaron Judge doubled in a run for his first RBI since returning from the disabled list on Sept. 14.

New York lowered its magic number to two over Tampa Bay for ensuring a wild-card game on Oct. 3, most likely against Oakland. The Yankees began the night 1+ games ahead of the Athletics for home-field advantage.

Baltimore dropped to a major league-worst 44-109, overtaking the 1937 St. Louis Browns for second-most losses in franchise history behind the 111 of the 1939 Browns.

BRAVES 6, PHILLIES 5

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves moved to the brink of their first NL East title since 2013, bouncing back from Ronald Acuna Jr.'s defensive blunder with a five-run seventh inning.

Ozzie Albies sparked the comeback with a two-run homer and Johan Camargo finished it off with a two-out, two-run single, giving the Baby Braves a chance to celebrate as soon as Saturday afternoon with one more victory over the second-place Phillies.

Acuna misjudged Wilson Ramos' liner to left in the top half of the seventh, turning what should have been an out into a two-run double. Pinch-hitter Jose Bautista tacked on a run-scoring single, giving the Phillies a 4-1 lead.

Tyler Flowers led off the bottom half with a single off Pat Neshek (3-2), and Albies followed with a drive into the right-field seats for his 23rd homer. Dansby Swanson walked and Lucas Duda followed with a pinch-hit single before Neshek finally got an out - on a grounder that bounced off the third-base bag and was backhanded by Asdrubal Cabrera, who threw home to get Swanson trying to score.

Ender Inciarte hit a run-scoring double into the right-field corner. With two outs and the bases loaded, Camargo came through on a 3-2 pitch by lining a two-run single to left to put the Braves ahead for the first time all night .

Jonny Venters (4-0) claimed the win by getting the final two outs in the seventh. A.J. Minter earned his 15th save despite giving up a run in the ninth.

RAYS 11, BLUE JAYS 3

TORONTO (AP) - Austin Meadows drove in three runs, Tommy Pham reached base three times and had two RBIs and Tampa Bay keep its postseason hopes alive.

Pham walked twice, tripled and added a sacrifice fly as the Rays bounced back from a tough, 9-8 loss Thursday, when the Blue Jays scored seven runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for the victory. Tampa Bay has not lost consecutive games since Aug. 17-18 at Boston.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit two home runs for the Blue Jays, and Randal Grichuk added a solo shot. Toronto has lost 10 of 14 games against Tampa Bay this season.

Gurriel's older brother, Yuli, hit two home runs for Houston on Friday night. They are the first brothers in major league history to have multihomer games on the same day.

Jalen Beeks (5-1) allowed two runs in three innings, Adam Kolarek worked 1 2-3, Hunter Wood got one out, and Austin Pruitt pitched the final three innings for his third save.

Making his sixth career start, Blue Jays right-hander Sean Reid-Foley (2-4) allowed for runs, two earned, and six hits in four-plus innings.

ROYALS 4, TIGERS 3

DETROIT (AP) - Ian Kennedy pitched three-run ball into the eighth inning, and Kansas City stopped a five-game slide.

Alex Gordon had three hits for the Royals, who led 4-0 after four innings.

The Tigers committed three errors while losing for the eighth time in 11 games.

Kennedy (3-8) won his second straight start, permitting two earned runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings. He struck out six and walked none.

MARLINS 1, REDS 0, 10 INNINGS

MIAMI (AP) - Pinch-hitter Isaac Galloway smacked an opposite-field double in the 10th inning to score Brian Anderson and lead Miami.

Galloway drove David Hernandez's 3-2 slider past right fielder Phillip Ervin to plate Anderson, who had reached on a double to right.

Kyle Barraclough (1-6) retired the final two batters in the top of the 10th.

Hernandez (5-2) relieved Luis Castillo with two on and one out in the ninth, retiring Peter O'Brien on a double play.

Castillo allowed five hits, struck out five and walked one in his 8 1/3 innings, his longest start of the season.

Wei-Yin Chen pitched seven innings of three-hit ball for the Marlins, striking out eight in his final home start of the season. Chen finished with a 1.62 ERA in 13 starts at Marlins Park.

WHITE SOX 10, CUBS 4

CHICAGO (AP) -Chicago played without shortstop Addison Russell after he was accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife, and they were unable to overcome a shaky performance by Jose Quintana in a loss to the White Sox in a crosstown matchup.

Russell was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball after a blog post attributed to Melisa Reidy contained detailed allegations of years of physical and emotional abuse. The 24-year-old Russell can challenge the leave before an arbitrator, and the leave can be extended for additional seven-day periods if the union agrees. He continues to be paid his $3.2 million salary.

Quintana (13-11) was charged with five runs and nine hits in five-plus innings against his former team. The left-hander had been pitching well, going 3-1 with a 2.10 ERA over his previous six starts.

Daniel Palka also homered at Guaranteed Rate Field, and Ryan LaMarre went 3 for 3 with three RBIs.

White Sox right-hander Reynaldo Lopez (7-9) struck out eight while pitching seven innings of one-run ball.

The Cubs' lead in the NL Central was trimmed to 1 1/2-games over Milwaukee, which rallied for a 7-3 victory at Pittsburgh.

METS 4, NATIONALS 2

WASHINGTON (AP) - Jacob deGrom turned in a record 23rd consecutive quality start, lowered his ERA to 1.77 and boosted his record to .500 as he bids to earn the NL Cy Young Award, allowing one run in seven innings for the Mets.

Throwing fastballs in the 97-99 mph range, deGrom (9-9) struck out eight and walked one while allowing just one run and three hits, all singles. Bob Gibson (in 1968) and Chris Carpenter (2005) each had single-season runs of 22 quality starts, the previous major league mark.

The right-handed deGrom has given up as many as four earned runs in only one of his 31 starts in 2018, back on April 10 against Miami. He's now up to 28 in a row allowing three runs or fewer, the longest single-season streak in major league history.

So this game was pretty much wrapped up by the third inning, which ended with the Mets ahead 4-1. Jay Bruce had two run-scoring hits, and Devin Mesoraco and Dominic Smith also delivered RBIs, all off Joe Ross (0-1).

Robert Gsellman worked around Anthony Rendon's RBI single in the ninth for his 12th save.

RANGERS 8, MARINERS 3

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Adrian Beltre hit a three-run homer in the first inning and finished with a season-high five RBIs, and Texas prevailed in a game halted by rain with two outs in the top of the seventh inning.

The Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak and won their first game under interim manager Don Wakamatsu. Texas fired Jeff Banister on Friday morning. The Rangers are 65-88 and have been in last place since April 9.

The loss moved the Mariners closer to elimination in the American League wild-card race.

Beltre's RBIs all came with two outs. His 476th career home run moved him into sole possession of 30th place all time, moving past Stan Musial and Willie Stargell.

Right-hander Ariel Jurado (4-5) followed an ''opener'' for the fourth consecutive time, allowing two runs in five innings on the way to the win.

CARDINALS 5, GIANTS 3

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pinch-hitter Matt Adams had a clutch two-run double in the eighth inning to lead St. Louis.

Harrison Bader sparked the winning rally with a two-out walk against Mark Melancon (0-2). Yairo Munoz then singled before Melancon was replaced by left-hander Tony Watson.

Adams doubled to left on a 2-1 pitch, giving St. Louis a 5-3 lead.

John Brebbia (3-3) struck out the side in the eighth for the win and Carlos Martinez picked up his fourth save in four chances.

St. Louis moved within 4 1/2 games of the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs, who lost 10-4 to the White Sox. The Cardinals stayed 1 + games ahead of Colorado for the second NL wild card.

Evan Longoria had three hits for San Francisco, which has dropped 14 of 18. Madison Bumgarner allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings.

BREWERS 8, PIRATES 3

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Travis Shaw, Mike Moustakas and Erik Kratz homered during a six-run sixth inning as Milwaukee rallied for the win and gained ground in the NL Central race.

The Brewers drew within 1+ games of the division-leading Chicago Cubs, who lost 10-4 to the crosstown White Sox. Milwaukee leads the NL wild-card standings by three games over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Shaw's two-run home run, his 30th, followed Jesus Aguilar's RBI double and put the Brewers ahead 4-3. After Ryan Braun walked, Moustakas and Kratz hit back-to-back homers. Kratz drive cleared the 410-foot sign in left-center, the deepest part of the park.

Pittsburgh had its five-game winning streak end. The Pirates fell 5+ games behind the Colorado Rockies for the second NL wild card.

Keon Broxton added a solo homer in the eighth for the Brewers.

Corbin Burnes (6-0) pitched a scoreless fifth. Edgar Santana (3-4) allowed three runs in the sixth and failed to retire any of the three batters he faced.

ROCKIES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 2

PHOENIX (AP) - German Marquez struck out 11 in seven innings and Ian Desmond had three RBIs, lifting Colorado to a much-needed win.

The Rockies bounced back nicely after a three-game sweep by the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped them 2 1/2 games back in the NL West and 1 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the second NL wild card.

Marquez (13-10) gave them a shot, shaking off David Peralta's two-run homer in the first inning with six scoreless frames. He allowed six hits and tied Pedro Astacio (1999) for second on Colorado's single-season strikeout list with 210. Marquez is the third Colorado pitcher - with Astacio and Ubaldo Jimenez - with 200 strikeouts in a season.

Arizona's Zack Greinke (14-11) carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and struck out six, but the Rockies scored four runs in the eighth after he left with one out. Desmond hit a two-run single off Brad Ziegler in the eighth in Colorado's team-record 42nd road win.

Arizona has lost five of six to drop six games behind the Cardinals in the wild-card race.

A's 7, Twins 5

Padres 5, Dodgers 2

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09/21/2018 16-14-0 53.33% -1.10


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LEADING OFF: Victor Martinez wraps up, Wainwright starts
September 21, 2018
By The Associated Press

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

BRAVES BASH?

The Atlanta Braves can clinch their first NL East title since 2013 by beating Philadelphia at SunTrust Park. Sparked by Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies, the Baby Braves moved closer to the division crown with a 6-5 win over the Phillies on Friday night.

The Braves are skipping Sean Newcomb's spot, moving up Mike Foltynewicz (11-10, 2.90 ERA) to face Jake Arrieta (10-9, 3.77 ERA). Newcomb has a 7.44 ERA over his last seven starts, endangering his place in the possible playoff rotation after he spent much of the season as one of Atlanta's most effective pitchers. Newcomb will be available out of the bullpen for the remainder of the weekend but could still make another start in the final week of the regular season, according to manager Brian Snitker.

BIG NUMBER

The Red Sox go for their 106th win, which would break a team record that's more than a century old. Boston (105-49) beat Cleveland in a matchup of AL division champions to tie the club mark set in 1912. Rick Porcello (17-7, 4.30 ERA), the team leader in wins, starts for the Bosox at Progressive Field against Mike Clevinger (12-8, 3.06).

WELL PLAYED

Detroit designated hitter Victor Martinez plans to play the final game of his 16-season career when the Tigers host Kansas City. The five-time All-Star announced he will sit out Sunday's series finale, then accompany the team on its final road trip without playing.

''I feel like I owe it to the fans to have my final at-bats here,'' said Martinez, who will be honored in a pregame ceremony at Comerica Park.

HE'S ALL WRIGHT

Adam Wainwright makes his first start for St. Louis since pitching six shutout innings to beat the Dodgers last weekend. The 37-year-old righty has missed most of the season because of elbow trouble. The longtime ace (2-3, 3.72 ERA) is making a bid to re-establish himself in the rotation as the Cardinals push for a playoff spot. Wainwright will be facing the Giants at Busch Stadium.

WILDNESS

Aaron Judge and the Yankees can clinch their second straight AL wild-card slot if they beat Baltimore and if Tampa Bay loses to Toronto. New York also is trying to stay ahead of the Athletics to host that one-game playoff on Oct. 3.

WINDY CITY WEEKEND

Jon Lester (16-6, 3.43 ERA) will start for the NL Central-leading Cubs when they travel across Chicago to visit the White Sox. Lester is 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA in his last five starts. Lucas Giolito (10-11, 5.77 ERA) is set to pitch for the Chisox.

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Saturday’s six-pack

— A’s 7, Twins 6 (10)— Khris Davis has 45 homers, four in extra innings.

— Oakland’s magic number to make the playoffs is now 3.

— USC 39, Washington State 36— Trojans blocked a FG with 1:37 left.

— Padres 5, Dodgers 3— LA’s lead in NL West shrinks to 1.5 games.

— Oliver Fisher shot a 59 at the Portugal Masters, the first-ever 59 on the European Tour.

— Texas Rangers fired manager Jeff Banister; he won two division titles in four years.

Quote of the Day
“He’s about to get his ass kicked this year……..I watched him play and he’s got a lot of work to do. But he’s got a lot of potential. He’s going to be really good.”
Joel Embiid, talking about Suns’ rookie Deandre Ayton

Saturday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the first pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; who was #2?
(Hint: He played college ball in the Pac-12)

Friday’s quiz
Pete Carroll has coached three NFL teams; the Seahawks, Jets and Patriots.

Thursday’s quiz
Jets beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III for their only Super Bowl title.


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Saturday’s Den: College football trends for today’s non-top 13 games

13) Akron is 16-11 as road underdogs under Terry Bowden; they upset Northwestern LW, as a 21-point dog. Iowa State is 5-1 in last six tries as home favorites; they played Oklahoma LW, play TCU next week, so a sandwich game here for them.

12) Under Doreen, NC State is 7-3 as road favorites; they beat Marshall 37-20 (-23) at home LY. Thundering Herd is 6-5 as home underdogs under Holliday; since 2011, they’re 19-8-1 as a single digit underdog.

11) Road team won both Minnesota-Maryland games last two years; Gophers are 2-5-2 in last nine games as road underdogs- they’re 9-5 in games where spread was 3 or fewer points. Terps are 3-6 in last nine games as a Big 14 home favorite.

10) North Carolina won its last five games vs Pitt, all by 7 or fewer points, with average total in those games of 54.6. Tar Heels are 1-6 in last seven games as home underdogs, 7-15-2 as an underdog of less than 10 points. Under Narduzzi, Pitt is 2-1 as road favorites.

9) Clemson won last visit to Georgia Tech 26-7 in ‘16, their first win in last six visits here; since ’14, Tigers are 7-12 as road favorites. Tech is 4-8 in last 12 tries as home underdogs; they’re 3-6-1 in last ten games as double digit underdogs.

8) Notre Dame won last four games with Wake Forest, last three by 11+ points; this is their first visit here since a 24-17 (-13) win in ’11. Since 2011, Irish are 7-12 as road favorites, 3-8 in last 11 tries as single digit favorites. Wake Forest is 8-4-1 in last 13 games as home underdogs.

7) Mississippi State won six of last seven games with Kentucky, but lost 40-38 (-4) in last visit here, in ’16. Bulldogs covered three of last four tries as road favorites. Under Stoops, Kentucky is 3-11-2 as home underdogs, 8-13-2 as a double digit underdog.

6) LSU upset Auburn next week, plays Ole Miss next, so sandwich game here vs Louisiana Tech team they haven’t met since ’09. Tech covered 10 of last 13 tries as road underdogs; they’re 6-6 as double digit dogs. LSU is 1-6 vs vs spread last seven times they laid 20+ points.

5) Kansas won its last two games after opening with loss to a I-AA team; since ’08, Jayhawks are 14-29-2 as road underdogs, 7-13 if getting single digit spread. Since 2015, Baylor is 5-9 as home favorites; they won last five series games, by average score of 54-10.

4) Air Force won its last three games vs Utah State, by 3-7-7 points; Flyboys covered eight of last ten games as road underdogs. Utah State is 5-9 in last 14 tries as home favorites; they’re 13-8 in last 21 games as double digit favorites.

3) Since 2013, Alabama is 13-6-1 as a home favorite in SEC games, 8-11-2 in last 20 games when laying 20+ points- they won last three games with Texas A&M, by average score of 34-19. Since 2013, Aggies are 5-8 as road underdogs- they covered four of last five when getting 20+ points.

2) Arizona State (+18) upset Washington 13-7 in the desert LY; they won four of last five games with the Huskies, losing 44-18 in last visit here. Since 2011, ASU is 7-12-2 as road underdogs. Under Petersen, Washington is 14-10 as home favorites; they’re 13-12 when laying 10+ points.

1) Eastern Michigan covered 11 of last 13 games as road underdogs; they upset Purdue already this year. Since 2015, San Diego State is 7-11 as home favorites. Last seven years, MW teams are 15-11 vs spread when playing a MAC opponent.

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, September 22


NY Mets @ Washington

Game 901-902
September 22, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Oswalt) 13.668
Washington
(Voth) 17.118
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-165
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-165); Under

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh

Game 903-904
September 22, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Davies) 16.967
Pittsburgh
(Williams) 15.477
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-135
8
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-135); Over

Cincinnati @ Miami

Game 905-906
September 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(DeSclfni) 15.222
Miami
(Urena) 13.722
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(-115); Under

Philadelphia @ Atlanta

Game 907-908
September 22, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Arrieta) 14.604
Atlanta
(Fltynwcz) 16.668
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-150); Over

San Francisco @ St. Louis

Game 909-910
September 22, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Rodriguez) 14.635
St. Louis
(Wainwrght) 17.241
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-170
8
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-170); Over

Colorado @ Arizona

Game 911-912
September 22, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Senzatela) 13.553
Arizona
(Corbin) 16.655
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-170
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-170); Under

San Diego @ LA Dodgers

Game 913-914
September 22, 2018 @ 9:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Nix) 15.741
LA Dodgers
(Hill) 17.754
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-280
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-280); Under

Baltimore @ NY Yankees

Game 915-916
September 22, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Hess) 13.423
NY Yankees
(Lynn) 16.279
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 3
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-300
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-300); Over

Tampa Bay @ Toronto

Game 917-918
September 22, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Glasnow) 15.352
Toronto
(Pannone) 16.312
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-150
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+130); Over

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 919-920
September 22, 2018 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Junis) 14.144
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 12.826
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-110
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(-110); Under

LA Angels @ Houston

Game 921-922
September 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Barria) 15.878
Houston
(Verlnder) 14.688
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-280
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(+240); Under

Boston @ Cleveland

Game 923-924
September 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Porcello) 17..090
Cleveland
(Clevnger) 15.648
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+100); Over

Seattle @ Texas

Game 925-926
September 22, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Gonzales) 13.972
Texas
(Minor) 16.898
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-110
10
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-110); Over

Minnesota @ Oakland

Game 927-928
September 22, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(DeJong) 15.743
Oakland
(Fiers) 18.928
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-240
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-240); Under

Chicago Cubs @ Chicago White Sox

Game 929-930
September 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 15.833
Chicago White Sox
(Giolito) 13.144
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 2 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-190
9
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-190); Over

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, September 22


National League
Mets (72-82) @ Nationals (77-77)
Oswalt is 1-0, 4.94 in his last five starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 4-6, 2-2 away
5-inning record: 5-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10

Roark is 1-1, 7.80 in his last three starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 13-17, 5-8 home
5-inning record: 11-16-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-30

Mets lost four of their last seven games; eight of their last ten games stayed under. Washington lost its last three home games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.

Brewers (88-66) @ Pirates (77-75)
Davies is 0-1, 3.00 in his last three starts; under is 7-1 in their last eight. Team in his starts: 4-7, 2-6 away
5-inning record: 4-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11

Williams is 3-0, 1.52 in his last four starts; under is 12-2-1 in his last 15. Team in his starts: 15-12, 6-6 home
5-inning record: 11-11-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-29

Brewers are 9-4 in their last 13 games; five of their last six games stayed under. Pittsburgh won eight of its last nine home games; four of their last six games stayed under.

Reds (66-89) @ Marlins (60-93)
DeSclafani is 0-2, 8.31 in his last four starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 11-8, 4-3 road
5-inning record: 8-7-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-19

Urena is 4-0, 2.16 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Team in his starts: 10-19, 5-11 home
5-inning record: 11-15-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-28

Reds lost eight of their last 12 road games; under is 9-0-1 in their last ten games. Miami lost six of its last nine games; four of their last seven games went over.

Phillies (78-75) @ Braves (86-68)
Arietta is 1-1, 6.49 in his last five starts; his last four all went over. Team in his starts: 14-15, 8-6 road
5-inning record: 15-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-29

Foltynewicz is 1-1, 3.66 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 13-16, 6-9 home
5-inning record: 14-9-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-29

Phillies are 7-18 in their last 25 road games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten road games. Atlanta won its last three games; seven of Braves’ last eight games went over.

Giants (72-82) @ Cardinals (85-69)
Rodriguez is 0-3, 3.47 in his last four starts; under is 10-3 in his last 13 starts. Team in his starts: 9-8, 4-2 away
5-inning record: 8-5-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-17

Wainwright is 2-3, 4.03 in his six starts (under 5-1). Team in his starts: 3-3, 2-2 home
5-inning record: 2-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-6

Giants won four of their last seven games; under is 11-4 in their last 15 games. St Louis is 4-5 in its last nine games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Rockies (83-70) @ Diamondbacks (79-75)
Senzatela is 1-3, 5.47 in his last five starts; his last four stayed under. Team in his starts: 5-6, 3-2 away
5-inning record: 3-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-11

Corbin is 1-1, 2.70 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 17-14, 9-6 home
5-inning record: 16-8-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-31

Rockies lost five of their last seven games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Arizona lost seven of its last nine games; over is 7-1 in their last eight home games.

Padres (62-92) @ Dodgers (85-69)
Nix is 0-1, 7.88 in his last three starts (over 3-0). Team in his starts: 4-3, 1-1 away
5-inning record: 3-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-7

Hill is 3-0, 6.75 in his last three starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. LA scored 37 runs in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 12-10, 4-5 home
5-inning record: 9-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-22

Padres are 6-4 in their last ten games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Dodgers won seven of their last nine games; three of their last five games stayed under.

American League
Baltimore (44-109) @ New York (94-59)
Hess is 0-2, 10.13 in his last three starts (over 3-0). Team in his starts: 4-13, 1-10 away
5-inning record: 4-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-17

Lynn is 1-0, 2.45 in his last two starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 5-3, 3-2 home
5-inning record: 5-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8

Baltimore is 4-15 in its last 19 games; their last four road games went over. New York lost five of its last nine games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.

Rays (86-67) @ Blue Jays (70-84)
Glasnow is 1-1, 1.38 in his last two starts (under 6-2-1). Team in his starts: 4-5, 1-4 away
5-inning record: 3-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9

Pannone is 3-1, 4.18 in his four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1, 2-0 home
5-inning record: 1-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Tampa Bay won 14 of its last 18 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Blue Jays won five of their last seven games; over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

Red Sox (105-49) @ Indians (85-68)
Porcello is 2-2, 5.51 in his last six starts; under is 3-1 in his last four road starts. Team in his starts: 21-10, 11-6 away
5-inning record: 20-9-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-31

Clevinger is 3-1, 2.19 in his last four starts; under is 8-4 in his last 12. Team in his starts: 14-16, 9-7 home
5-inning record: 9-14-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-30

Red Sox are 4-3 in last seven games; under is 6-3 in their last nine games. Cleveland won five of its last nine home games; under is 7-5-3 in their last 15 home games.

Royals (53-101) @ Tigers (62-92)
Junis is 2-0, 3.00 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 12-16, 6-6 away
5-inning record: 13-9-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-28

Zimmerman is 0-2, 10.38 in his last two starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 11-12, 5-7 home
5-inning record: 12-10-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23

Royals lost five of their last six games; six of their last nine games went over. Detroit lost 11 of its last 14 home games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.

Mariners (84-69) @ Rangers (65-88)
Gonzales is 0-4, 8.10 in his last six starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 15-12, 7-7 away
5-inning record: 14-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-27

Minor is 2-0, 2.60 in his last three starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 14-13, 7-7 home
5-inning record: 12-11-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-27

Mariners won five of last eight games; under is 11-5 in their last 16 games. Texas lost four of its last five games; under is 4-3 in their last seven home games.

Angels (75-79) @ Astros (96-57)
Barria is 0-1, 7.88 in his last two starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 12-12, 8-4 away
5-inning record: 11-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-24

Verlander is 3-0, 1.71 in his last three starts; his last four starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 19-13, 7-11 home
5-inning record: 21-6-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-32

Angels lost six of their last eight games; over is 5-1 in their last six games. Houston is 14-4 in its last 18 games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

Twins (71-82) @ A’s (93-61)
DeJong is 0-1, 6.14 in his two starts (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 1-1, 0-1 away
5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2

Fiers is 2-1, 3.38 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 7-1, 5-0 home
5-inning record: 7-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8

Minnesota won four of its last five games; over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Oakland won its last three games, scoring 38 runs; over is 12-1 in their last 13 home games.

Interleague
Cubs (89-64) @ White Sox (61-92)
Lester is 4-1, 1.69 in his last seven starts; over is 11-4 in his last 15. Team in his starts: 22-8, 11-3 away
5-inning record: 16-8-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-30

Giolito is 0-2, 6.53 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 14-16, 4-10 home
5-inning record: 10-17-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-30

Cubs won five of their last eight games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 games. White Sox lost three of their last five games; under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.

Umpires
NY-Wsh: Under is 11-8-2 in last 21 Segal games.
Mil-Pitt: Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Muchlinski games.
Cin-Mia: Over is 10-7 in last 17 Cederstrom games.
Phil-Atl: Three of last four Hoberg games went over.
SF-StL: Under is 10-1 in last eleven Fairchild games.
Col-Az: Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Hudson games.
SD-LA: Under is 4-1-1 in last six Rehak games.

Balt-NY: Home side won last seven Nauert games.
TB-Tor: Four of last five Diaz games stayed under.
KC-Det: Five of last six Lentz games went over total.
LA-Hst: Over is 12-4 in last sixteen TBarrett games.
Bos-Clev: Four of last five Gibson games stayed under.
Sea-Tex: Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Carlson games.
Min-A’s: Last four Welke games stayed under total.

Chi-Chi: Four of last five Ripperger games went over.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/18
Ariz 38-28-12……35-25-13……..73-53
Atl 32-30-13…..35-31-10………67-61
Cubs 31-32-14……33-31-11…….64-63
Reds 25-45-6……29-34-11….…54-79
Colo 35-29-15……37-26-11……71-55
LA 40-28-8…….34-29-16……74-57
Mia 25-38-10…..32-31-15…….57-69
Milw 31-34-10…..39-30-8…….70-64
Mets 36-33-10……28-28-16…..64-61
Philly 27-30-16…..37-28-11……64-58
Pitt 34-31-9……34-28-14……..68-59
StL 38-26-13……32-35-8………70-61
SD 23-42-12……27-38-9…….50-80
SF 30-33-15…..31-27-16……61-60
Wash 34-31-13..…32-31-11……66-62

Orioles 19-45-12……24-41-12……43-86
Boston 37-28-14……47-20-7……..84-48
W Sox 25-43-8…..…24-40-11……49-83
Clev 30-30-14……46-21-10……..76-51
Det 27-38-10…..…32-34-15.……59-72
Astros 41-20-15……41-21-15…….82-41
KC 23-41-10…….31-36-12…..53-77
Angels 32-30-15……31-35-9……63-65
Twins 25-42-13……34-32-11…..59-74
NYY 34-24-15……44-25-8………78-48
A’s 27-34-12……36-28-14…..63-62
Sea 36-33-11……32-26-17…….68-57
TB 35-28-13……38-26-10……72-53
Texas 25-40-9…..28-41-8…….53-81
Toronto 21-44-12…24-34-16……45-78

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 9/18)
Ariz 32-77…….28-74…..…60
Atl 23-74……31-77………54
Cubs 15-76……..23-72……..38
Reds 20-78……..18-76……..38
Colo 23-78…….29-74.…….52
LA 26-75……..29-78..…..55
Miami 14-73……..21-77…….35
Milw 27-74…..…30-79…….57
Mets 28-76……..22-75……50
Philly 18-73……..23-77…..41
Pitt 16-74……..21-78…….37
StL 26-76……..23-75…….49
SD 20-78……..21-74…….41
SF 16-77………21-76..…..37
Wash 28-78……..22-74……50

Orioles 21-76……..23-76……..44
Boston 19-76……29-74………47
White Sox 20-74……21-75…….41
Clev 20-73…….31-76…….51
Detroit 26-75……..21-78….…47
Astros 21-75…..…18-76………39
KC 16-74..…….26-77…….42
Angels 20-75…..….19-75…….39
Twins 17-77………15-74…….32
NYY 18-74……..31-76………49
A’s 18-77…..…..23-76…….41
Seattle 29-78………23-75…….52
TB 23-75..……24-73…….47
Texas 11-73……20-76…….…31
Toronto 18-77………16-74….….34

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 76-72 NL, favorites -$793
AL @ NL– 73-62 NL, favorites +$274
Total: 149-134 NL, favorites -$519

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MLB

Saturday, September 22

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


San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Francisco's last 14 games
San Francisco is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
San Francisco is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
San Francisco is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco


Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
Baltimore is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Baltimore is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Baltimore's last 25 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Baltimore's last 16 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 18 of NY Yankees's last 25 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Baltimore
NY Yankees is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Yankees's last 16 games when playing at home against Baltimore


New York Mets
NY Mets is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games
NY Mets is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Mets is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Washington
NY Mets is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
NY Mets is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Nationals
Washington is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Washington is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games when playing NY Mets
Washington is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Detroit is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Detroit is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Kansas City


Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
Milwaukee is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 15 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Pittsburgh's last 17 games at home
Pittsburgh is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games when playing at home against Milwaukee


Boston Red Sox
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Boston is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Cleveland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Boston


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


Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi Cubs is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
Chi White Sox is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs


Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Angels is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games
LA Angels is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games on the road
LA Angels is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Houston
LA Angels is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Houston
LA Angels is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
LA Angels is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Angels's last 19 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Houston is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Houston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games at home
Houston is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Houston's last 19 games when playing at home against LA Angels


Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Seattle is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas Rangers
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle


Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
Colorado is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 12 games on the road
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Arizona is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado


Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oakland
Minnesota is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
Oakland is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Oakland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota


San Diego Padres
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 15 of San Diego's last 23 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
San Diego is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 12 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
LA Dodgers is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
LA Dodgers is 5-18 ATS in its last 23 games at home
LA Dodgers is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Dodgers's last 23 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games when playing at home against San Diego

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Saturday, September 22

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NY METS (72 - 82) at WASHINGTON (77 - 77) - 4:05 PM
COREY OSWALT (R) vs. AUSTIN VOTH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 71-82 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 38-59 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 109-127 (-24.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 60-78 (-25.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 77-77 (-27.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 56-64 (-26.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 33-36 (-21.2 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 37-39 (-23.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
WASHINGTON is 29-32 (-18.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 25-28 (-15.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 37-34 (-10.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 29-29 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
WASHINGTON is 60-52 (-8.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 37-38 (-10.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
WASHINGTON is 32-31 (-14.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 10-7 (+5.5 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

COREY OSWALT vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
OSWALT is 0-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.400.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

AUSTIN VOTH vs. NY METS since 1997
VOTH is 0-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 14.55 and a WHIP of 2.771.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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MILWAUKEE (88 - 66) at PITTSBURGH (77 - 75) - 7:05 PM
ZACH DAVIES (R) vs. TREVOR WILLIAMS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 77-75 (+3.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 170-113 (+52.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Saturday since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 38-29 (+12.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 663-588 (+66.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 58-51 (+8.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 88-66 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 44-34 (+7.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 40-36 (+5.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 63-34 (+27.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 67-47 (+16.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 39-33 (+7.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MILWAUKEE is 37-26 (+19.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 11-6 (+6.4 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.6 Units)

ZACH DAVIES vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
DAVIES is 2-4 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 6.13 and a WHIP of 1.714.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.9 units)

TREVOR WILLIAMS vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
WILLIAMS is 2-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.4 units)

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CINCINNATI (66 - 89) at MIAMI (60 - 93) - 7:10 PM
ANTHONY DESCLAFANI (R) vs. JOSE URENA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 17-33 (-14.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 48-68 (+2.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DESCLAFANI is 9-3 (+8.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
URENA is 5-17 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 3-2 (+1.7 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

ANTHONY DESCLAFANI vs. MIAMI since 1997
DESCLAFANI is 1-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 4.09 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

JOSE URENA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
URENA is 1-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (78 - 75) at ATLANTA (86 - 68) - 1:05 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 78-75 (-3.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-44 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-13 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-39 (-14.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 99-134 (-32.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARRIETA is 8-14 (-10.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 86-67 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 46-31 (+14.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 45-22 (+25.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ATLANTA is 29-21 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
ATLANTA is 65-44 (+22.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 46-38 (+9.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ATLANTA is 44-39 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 855-896 (+24.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 447-446 (+52.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
ATLANTA is 15-22 (-15.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
ATLANTA is 9-18 (-12.0 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.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 9-5 (+4.5 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.4 Units)

JAKE ARRIETA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
ARRIETA is 4-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.29 and a WHIP of 1.017.
His team's record is 5-1 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.7 units)

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 4-3 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.32 and a WHIP of 1.281.
His team's record is 4-6 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.6 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (72 - 82) at ST LOUIS (85 - 69) - 1:05 PM
DERECK RODRIGUEZ (R) vs. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 136-180 (-39.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 57-103 (-33.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 18-34 (-18.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 90-118 (-31.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 85-69 (+4.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WAINWRIGHT is 187-108 (+42.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 63-30 (+23.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 32-12 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in September games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 28-24 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
ST LOUIS is 123-115 (-35.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 60-58 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 57-63 (-32.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

DERECK RODRIGUEZ vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 0-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.049.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 6-8 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.96 and a WHIP of 1.189.
His team's record is 7-9 (-3.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-9. (-3.8 units)

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COLORADO (83 - 70) at ARIZONA (79 - 75) - 8:10 PM
ANTONIO SENZATELA (R) vs. PAT CORBIN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 258-456 (-82.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
COLORADO is 83-70 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 42-37 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 81-70 (+13.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 61-44 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 60-47 (+17.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 48-34 (+16.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
COLORADO is 48-37 (+15.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 34-22 (+16.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ARIZONA is 79-75 (-8.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 22-26 (-15.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
ARIZONA is 38-38 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 5-14 (-11.8 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
ARIZONA is 636-585 (-85.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
ARIZONA is 26-47 (-26.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARIZONA is 17-30 (-18.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 9-8 (+0.9 Units) against ARIZONA this season
10 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.5 Units)

ANTONIO SENZATELA vs. ARIZONA since 1997
SENZATELA is 0-3 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 9.37 and a WHIP of 1.653.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.8 units)

PAT CORBIN vs. COLORADO since 1997
CORBIN is 8-3 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.55 and a WHIP of 1.392.
His team's record is 14-5 (+8.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-12. (-5.8 units)

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SAN DIEGO (62 - 92) at LA DODGERS (85 - 69) - 9:10 PM
JACOB NIX (R) vs. RICH HILL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 27-49 (-13.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SAN DIEGO is 16-35 (-15.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
SAN DIEGO is 148-184 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 23-27 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA DODGERS are 85-69 (-25.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 42-37 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 24-24 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 82-65 (-26.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 61-51 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 49-44 (-19.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 36-33 (-17.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LA DODGERS are 31-26 (-17.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HILL is 10-13 (-12.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 12-5 (+2.1 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

JACOB NIX vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

RICH HILL vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
HILL is 5-4 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.09 and a WHIP of 1.029.
His team's record is 5-5 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-6. (-3.3 units)

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BALTIMORE (44 - 109) at NY YANKEES (94 - 59) - 4:05 PM
DAVID HESS (R) vs. LANCE LYNN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 44-109 (-54.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 23-50 (-22.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-59 (-33.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BALTIMORE is 23-52 (-24.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 11-34 (-21.8 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 5-23 (-17.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday this season.
BALTIMORE is 21-50 (-20.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 16-38 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 25-78 (-47.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 2-16 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in road games after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 30-78 (-40.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BALTIMORE is 21-61 (-28.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 55-40 (-19.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
NY YANKEES are 51-32 (-17.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LYNN is 6-15 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 6-11 (+0.8 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
11 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.1 Units)

DAVID HESS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

LANCE LYNN vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
LYNN is 2-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 6.06 and a WHIP of 1.775.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

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TAMPA BAY (86 - 67) at TORONTO (70 - 84) - 4:05 PM
TYLER GLASNOW (R) vs. THOMAS PANNONE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 14-22 (-16.2 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 55-49 (+10.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TORONTO is 86-82 (+5.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 86-67 (+25.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 15-4 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 37-30 (+13.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TAMPA BAY is 34-24 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 25-17 (+11.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
TAMPA BAY is 54-30 (+27.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TORONTO is 36-50 (-16.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 12-22 (-10.2 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 10-4 (+5.6 Units) against TORONTO this season
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.5 Units)

TYLER GLASNOW vs. TORONTO since 1997
GLASNOW is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 12.70 and a WHIP of 1.940.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

THOMAS PANNONE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

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KANSAS CITY (53 - 101) at DETROIT (62 - 92) - 6:10 PM
JAKE JUNIS (R) vs. JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 53-101 (-27.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 36-71 (-22.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 114-108 (+15.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 23-19 (+7.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
DETROIT is 126-190 (-39.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 6-23 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in home games in September games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 389-376 (-73.0 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
DETROIT is 68-121 (-38.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 87-147 (-42.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 65-92 (-24.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 29-48 (-17.1 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
KANSAS CITY is 10-7 (+2.9 Units) against DETROIT this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.5 Units)

JAKE JUNIS vs. DETROIT since 1997
JUNIS is 5-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.21 and a WHIP of 0.976.
His team's record is 5-1 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.2 units)

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 4-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.01 and a WHIP of 1.030.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)

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LA ANGELS (75 - 79) at HOUSTON (96 - 57) - 7:10 PM
JAIME BARRIA (R) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 75-79 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 35-43 (-11.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LA ANGELS are 24-49 (-21.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 146-74 (+30.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 583-562 (+43.1 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 28-24 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 44-35 (-29.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 271-313 (-76.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday since 1997.
HOUSTON is 14-22 (-32.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 62-42 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 25-20 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
VERLANDER is 7-11 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 4-10 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 5-8 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 4-7 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 11-6 (+0.8 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.2 Units)

JAIME BARRIA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
BARRIA is 1-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.81 and a WHIP of 0.938.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
VERLANDER is 12-9 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.12 and a WHIP of 1.045.
His team's record is 13-11 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 17-5. (+11.3 units)

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BOSTON (105 - 49) at CLEVELAND (85 - 68) - 7:10 PM
RICK PORCELLO (R) vs. MIKE CLEVINGER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 140-70 (+35.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 105-49 (+37.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 51-28 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BOSTON is 28-12 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in road games in September games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 72-40 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BOSTON is 84-34 (+36.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 72-32 (+26.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BOSTON is 38-24 (+13.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CLEVELAND is 85-68 (-24.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 47-32 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 8-11 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
CLEVELAND is 11-13 (-12.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday this season.
CLEVELAND is 50-45 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 65-47 (-14.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 23-34 (-23.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CLEVINGER is 14-16 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
CLEVINGER is 6-11 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)

RICK PORCELLO vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
PORCELLO is 10-6 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.275.
His team's record is 14-10 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-14. (-4.6 units)

MIKE CLEVINGER vs. BOSTON since 1997
CLEVINGER is 0-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 11.05 and a WHIP of 2.592.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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SEATTLE (84 - 69) at TEXAS (65 - 88) - 8:05 PM
MARCO GONZALES (L) vs. MIKE MINOR (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 408-369 (-78.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
TEXAS is 238-242 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 44-33 (+17.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 177-167 (+29.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 103-115 (+20.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 84-69 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 43-36 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 22-12 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in road games in September games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 36-31 (+7.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 60-42 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 41-26 (+13.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 7-6 (+3.2 Units) against SEATTLE this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.7 Units)

MARCO GONZALES vs. TEXAS since 1997
GONZALES is 2-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.740.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

MIKE MINOR vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MINOR is 0-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 5.23 and a WHIP of 1.597.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

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MINNESOTA (71 - 82) at OAKLAND (93 - 61) - 9:05 PM
CHASE DE JONG (R) vs. MICHAEL FIERS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 28-51 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 93-61 (+36.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 42-31 (+13.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 49-30 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
OAKLAND is 18-7 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in home games in September games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 33-20 (+18.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 56-41 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 63-36 (+31.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 54-38 (+14.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
OAKLAND is 51-15 (+31.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OAKLAND is 26-4 (+19.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
FIERS is 20-9 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 14-3 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 14-7 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 11-2 (+11.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 11-3 (+10.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 102-96 (+8.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 4-1 (+2.5 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)

CHASE DE JONG vs. OAKLAND since 1997
DE JONG is 0-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

MICHAEL FIERS vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
FIERS is 6-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.234.
His team's record is 8-1 (+6.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.6 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (89 - 64) at CHI WHITE SOX (61 - 92) - 7:10 PM
JON LESTER (L) vs. LUCAS GIOLITO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1784-1826 (-265.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 459-475 (-95.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 18-25 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1318-1360 (-205.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 868-798 (-155.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 41-51 (+4.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
GIOLITO is 12-9 (+7.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 39-22 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LESTER is 22-8 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 32-7 (+19.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 29-47 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-2 (+2.1 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

JON LESTER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
LESTER is 8-6 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.240.
His team's record is 10-6 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-8. (-1.6 units)

LUCAS GIOLITO vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
GIOLITO is 1-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 1.587.
His team's record is 1-0 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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Diamond Trends - Saturday
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Braves are 23-0 SU since the start of the 2014 season as a favorite of more than 130 after a game in which their opponent left fewer than 10 men on base.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Angels are 0-36 SU since the start of the 2011 season as a dog of more than plus 135 when they are off a game as a dog and their opponent's starter has a strike-per-ball ratio greater than 1.88 on the season.

Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Mets are 9-0 SU in franchise history on the road off a game as a favorite in which Jay Bruce had multiple RBI. NY has won these nine games by an average of 4.00 runs and they were the dog in three of the nine.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Cardinals are 19-0 SU when Adam Wainwright starts as a favorite of more than 130 after August.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SF at STL 01:05 PM
SF +161
U 8.0

PHI at ATL 01:05 PM
PHI +137
U 8.5

BAL at NYY 04:05 PM
BAL +287
O 9.5

NYM at WAS 04:05 PM
NYM +127
O 9.5

TB at TOR 04:07 PM
TB -148
O 9.0

KC at DET 06:10 PM
DET -104
O 8.0

MIL at PIT 07:05 PM
MIL -116
O 8.0

BOS at CLE 07:10 PM
BOS +112
U 8.5

CHC at CHW 07:10 PM
CHC -199
U 9.0

LAA at HOU 07:10 PM
HOU -274
O 7.5

CIN at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA +102
O 8.0

SEA at TEX 08:05 PM
TEX -107
O 9.5

COL at ARI 08:10 PM
COL +154
O 7.5

MIN at OAK 09:05 PM
OAK -230
U 8.5

SD at LAD 09:10 PM
SD +268
U 8.0

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Braves top Phillies 5-3, claim NL East crown
September 22, 2018
By The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) The Braves capped a most surprising season by clinching their first NL East crown since 2013, with Mike Foltynewicz taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning Saturday in a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

A year after going 70-92, manager Brian Snitker and his Baby Braves surged back into the playoffs.

Atlanta makes its first postseason appearance since 2013 on Oct. 4 in the NL Division Series. The Braves won their 18th division title, tying the New York Yankees for the most in the majors since division play began in 1969.

Philadelphia, which led the division in early August, is 6-14 this month.

Foltynewicz (12-10) tipped his cap to a standing ovation as he left with runners on first and second in the eighth with a 4-0 lead.

Arodys Vizcaino, in his first save situation since June 17, closed out the ninth for his 16th save.

Jake Arrieta (10-10) allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in two innings, the shortest outing of his nine-year career.

YANKEES 3, ORIOLES 2

NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Hicks doubled home the winning run in the 11th inning off Paul Fry (0-2), and New York clinched an AL wild card spot.

Rookie manager Aaron Boone will lead the Yankees into the winner-take-all Oct. 3 wild-card game, most likely against Oakland. The Yankees began the day 1+ games ahead of the Athletics for home-field advantage and are 53-27 at home this season.

Hicks and Luke Voit homered in the second inning, but the Orioles tied the score with runs in the third and the fifth off Lance Lynn.

Tommy Kahnle (2-0) pitched a one-hit 11th.

Baltimore dropped to 44-110, one shy of the franchise record for losses set by the 1939 St. Louis Browns.

BLUE JAYS 5, RAYS 2

TORONTO (AP) - Rookie left-hander Thomas Pannone (4-1) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2.3 innings to win his third straight start.

Rowdy Tellez homered and drove in three runs for Toronto,

Tommy Pham and Jesus Sucre hit solo home runs for the Rays, who began the day 6 1/2 games behind Oakland for the second AL wild card.

Tyler Glasnow (2-7) gave up three runs and six hits in six innings, losing for the fourth time in five starts.

CUBS 8, WHITE SOX 3

CHICAGO (AP) - Javier Baez homered and the visiting Cubs took advantage of huge mistake by Ryan LaMarre to move 2+ games ahead of second-place Milwaukee in the NL Central. LaMarre allowed Daniel Murphy's fifth-inning drive to left to sail over him for an RBI double, and Ben Zobrist followed with a two-run single.

Jon Lester (17-6) labored through five innings to move into a tie with Washington ace Max Scherzer for the NL lead in wins. The left-hander allowed three runs, two earned, and eight hits in his second straight victory.

Lucas Giolito (10-12) was charged with five runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.

PIRATES 3, BREWERS 0

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Trevor Williams (14-9) combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, cutting Milwaukee's wild-card lead cut to two games over St. Louis.

Pittsburgh's 16 shutouts are one behind Detroit, the major league leader.

Starling Marte hit a two-run double in the third off Zach Davies (2-7), and Colin Moran added an RBI single in the eighth.

CARDINALS 5, GIANTS 4

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tyler O'Neill hit a solo home run off Mark Melancon (0-3) with two outs in the 10th inning, and St. Louis remained 1+ games ahead of Colorado for the second NL wild-card spot. Yadier Molina also homered for St. Louis, which won for the fifth time in six games.

Carlos Martinez (8-6) pitched two scoreless innings.

ROCKIES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1

PHOENIX (AP) - Antonio Senzatela (6-6) allowed three hits in seven innings for Colorado, which entered 1+ games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.

Arizona has lost 11 out of 14 and is seven games back of the Cardinals with seven games left.

Patrick Corbin (11-7) allowed four runs, five hits and four walks in a season-low three innings.

ASTROS 10, ANGELS 5

HOUSTON (AP) - Jose Altuve capped a nine-run eighth with a two-run homer as Houston overcame a 5-1 deficit. The AL West-leading Astros began the day 3+ games ahead of Oakland.

After the Angels scored five times in the top of the eighth, Yuli Gurriel, Brian McCann and Evan Gattis each hit RBI singles off of Ty Buttrey (0-1) to close the lead to 5-4.

With the bases loaded and one out, pinch-hitter Tyler White hit a chopper to third baseman Taylor Ward, who threw the ball into right field for an error that allowed two runs to score. George Springer followed with a two-run single off Blake Parker.

Justin Verlander allowed one hit and struck out 11 in six innings. Collin McHugh (6-2) got the final two outs of the eighth.

MARINERS 13, RANGERS 0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Robinson Cano hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth off Mike Minor (12-8), and Marco Gonzales (13-9) allowed one hit over six innings

Seattle at least temporarily avoided elimination in the AL wild-card race and extending the longest playoff drought in the four major pro sports to 17 years.

Cano, who added an RBI double and had three hits, has nine homers - five since returning from an 80-game drug suspension Aug. 14.

Dee Gordon connected for his third homer, a two-run shot in the eighth off Bartolo Colon in the 45-year-old's fourth relief appearance.

INDIANS 5, RED SOX 4

CLEVELAND (AP) - Michael Brantley singled in the winning run in the 11th inning off Drew Pomeranz (2-6), delaying Boston's bid for a club record 106th victory and home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

Tyler Olson (2-1) pitched two scoreless innings.

IMike Clevinger struck out six in five innings and raised his total to 202, making the Indians the first team in major league history to have four pitchers reach 200 in the same season. Carlos Carrasco (217), Trevor Bauer (215) and Corey Kluber (205) are the others

NATIONALS 6, METS 0

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rookie Austin Voth (1-1) and four relievers combined on a one-hitter, hours after Washington was eliminated from playoff contention. Matt Wieters and Trea Turner homered for the Nationals.

Making his second major league start, Voth allowed an infield single to Michael Conforto leading off the fourth inning.

Corey Oswalt (3-3) allowed two runs in five innings.

TIGERS 5, ROYALS 4

DETROIT (AP) - Mikie Mahtook hit a two-run homer in the eighth, and Detroit was a winner in Victor Martinez's final major league game.

With the score tied at 3, Niko Goodrum led off the eighth with his third hit of the game, a single off Jason Hammel (3-14). Mahtook then lined Hammel's 1-0 slider over the left-field fence.

The 39-year-old Martinez, who made his debut with Cleveland in 2002, hit an infield single in his first at-bat and was removed for pinch-runner Ronny Rodriguez. Fellow Venezuelans Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar came out of the Royals' dugout to embrace the five-time All-Star as he walked off the field to a standing ovation.

Joe Jimenez (5-4) allowed the Royals to tie it in the eighth, and Shane Greene earned his 31st save.

MARLINS 5, REDS 1

MIAMI (AP) - Austin Dean homered and drove in three runs, and five pitchers combined on a six-hitter in a matchup of last-place teams.

Jose Urena (8-12) pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and won his fourth start in a row, and Drew Steckenrider stranded two runners for his fifth save.

Anthony DeSclafani (7-7) tied a career high with 10 strikeouts but allowed five runs, three earned, in 5 2/3 innings.

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Sunday's Six Pack

Top 6 picks for Week 3 in the Westgate SuperBook NFL handicapping contest (3,123 entries)

1) Saints +3 (823)

2) Seahawks -2 (806)

3) Ravens -5.5 (756)

4) 49ers +6.5 (707)

5) Patriots -7 (678)

6) Chiefs -6.5 (668)

Season record: 5-6-1

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LEADING OFF: Happ gets playoff prep; Snell seeks 21st win
September 22, 2018
By The Associated Press

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

THE HAPPENING

The Yankees know they'll be playing in the AL wild-card game on Oct. 3, and J.A. Happ on track to be their starter. New York clinched a wild-card berth with a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in 11 innings on Saturday. Happ, 6-0 with a 2.39 ERA for New York after he was acquired from Toronto, is scheduled to start Sunday against Boston and would be on normal rest next Friday at Boston and for the wild-card game. The left-hander allowed one run and two hits over six innings to win on Sept. 4 at Oakland, New York's probable wild-card opponent.

ON A ROLL

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to keep their faint postseason hopes alive behind streaking left-hander Blake Snell in their series finale against Toronto. Snell (20-5, 1.97 ERA) is 8-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his past eight starts, striking out 63 over 46 innings in that stretch. The Blue Jays will counter with lefty Ryan Borucki, who pitched eight shutout innings to beat Baltimore in his previous outing. The Rays would need a collapse by Oakland in the season's final week to earn a wild-card berth. If not, the A's would face the Yankees in the winner-take-all game.

TWO'S ENOUGH

The Cardinals shouldn't expect to need an offensive outburst to maintain their position in the NL wild-card race. Miles Mikolas (16-4, 3.01 ERA), who starts Sunday against San Francisco, is 16-0 when receiving two or more runs of support. St. Louis holds the second wild-card position behind the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Colorado Rockies chasing.

LOOKING AHEAD

Now that they've won their first NL East crown since 2013, the Atlanta Braves can start figuring out their postseason rotation. Mike Foltynewicz has been the Braves' most consistent starter and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in Saturday's division-clinching win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Kevin Gausman has been solid since coming over in a trade with Baltimore and could start Game 2 of the NL Division Series. Beyond that, the Braves have Anibal Sanchez (6-6, 3.01 ERA), Julio Teheran (16-9, 4.03) and Sean Newcomb (16-12, 4.04). Sanchez can begin stating his case on Sunday when he pitches against the Phillies and ace Aaron Nola.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Couple of Week 3 NFL trends to consider:
— Over last five years, teams playing their home opener in Week 3 are 6-11-1 vs spread; 4-8-1 if favored, 2-3 if an underdog. Chiefs-Seahawks-Texans are in that boat this week.

— Teams playing their road opener in Week 3 are 8-9 vs spread; 2-3 if favored, 6-6 if an underdog. Packers-Broncos-Saints are in that boat this week.

12) Old Dominion 49 (+27.5), Virginia Tech 35— Monarchs are in their fifth season of I-A football; they lost 52-10 to Liberty earlier this month, but they pulled a shocker here, beating a Tech squad that recruits heavily in ODU’s talent-rich backyard.

Old Dominion scored four 4th quarter TD’s, on drives of 75-67-75-79 yards; they put up 632 yards on the Hokies.

11) Oklahoma 28, Army 21 OT— Sooners were 30-point favorite; they needed OT to win, after Cadets ran 87 plays from scrimmage, converted 13-21 third down plays, 4-5 fourth down plays. Oklahoma averaged 8.9 yards per play but ran only 40 plays the whole game.

10) Stanford 38, Oregon 31 OT— Ducks are on their third head coach in three years; am guessing Mario Cristobal will stay for a while, but his clock management needs some work.

Ducks led this game 24-7 at the half, but Stanford fought back, forced an Oregon turnover with 0:50 left, and tied the game at the gun, then won it in OT.

If Stanford coach David Shaw wanted to be an NFL head coach, he’d get a lot of offers.

9) Texas 31, TCU 16— Tom Herman is now 6-1 vs spread as an underdog in his four years as a head coach. TCU turned ball over four times (-4) in this game; hard to win that way.

Who made TCU’s schedule? Ohio State/Texas on consecutive Saturdays? No bueno.

8) Upsets of the Day:
— Old Dominion (+27.5) 49, Virginia Tech 35
— Texas Tech (+14.5) 41, Oklahoma State 17
— Kentucky (+10) 28, Mississippi State 7
— Purdue (+7) 30, Boston College 13
— Illinois State (I-AA team) 35, Colorado State 19

7) Penn State 63, Illinois 24— Illinois led Penn State 24-21 early in third quarter Friday night; they lost 63-24, biggest loss since 2003 by a team that led at any point in second half.

Nittany Lions outscored their last three opponents 108-0 in second half.

6) Buffalo 42, Rutgers 13— Why is Rutgers in the Big 14? Not only were the Scarlet Knights a 6-point home underdog in this game, Buffalo got a $920,000 check just for showing up playing the game.

Here’s the thing; if you pay a team $920,000 to show up, you’re supposed to beat them.

5) Georgia 43, Missouri 29— Dawgs scored a defensive TD, scored another TD on a blocked punt; total yardage was only 445-393 Georgia, but Mizzou turned ball over time three times (plus the BP), completed less than half their passes and Georgia won a game that seemed closer than it actually was.

All three of Georgia’s offensive TDs were on plays of 33+ yards

4) Texas-San Antonio 25, Texas State 21— Difference in game was Roadrunners’ defense; they scored a TD in the first minute, and a safety in last 2:00 of this game.

3) Florida 47, Tennessee 21— Volunteers aren’t very good; they turned ball over six times in this game. Some assistant coaches are more recruiters than tacticians; Tennessee needs some serious recruiters on their staff, because this roster lacks a quarterback, to start…….

2) Utah State 42, Air Force 32— Guy at SouthPoint casino Saturday night risked $72,000 to win $20,000 on Utah State to win SU— he banks the $20,000 with Utah State winning this game. Aggies were a 10-point favorite.

1) South Carolina 37, Vanderbilt 14— Andy Ludwig is the offensive coordinator at Vanderbilt; he’s worked at 13 different schools in his 32-year college coaching career. Guy must be awful good at packing.

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, September 23


Seattle @ Texas

Game 975-976
September 23, 2018 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(LeBlanc) 17.297
Texas
(Perez) 13.573
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 3 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-135
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-135); Over

Cincinnati @ Miami

Game 951-952
September 23, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Lorenzen) 13.622
Miami
(Richards) 15.322
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+100); Over

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh

Game 953-954
September 23, 2018 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Miley) 14.568
Pittsburgh
(Kingham) 18.075
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-125
8
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+105); Under

Philadelphia @ Atlanta

Game 955-956
September 23, 2018 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Nola) 16.511
Atlanta
(Sanchez) 13.762
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
N/A

NY Mets @ Washington

Game 957-958
September 23, 2018 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Matz) 14.795
Washington
(Fedde) 16.991
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-125
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-125); Over

San Francisco @ St. Louis

Game 959-960
September 23, 2018 @ 2:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Suarez) 14.702
St. Louis
(Mikolas) 17.174
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-200
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-200); Under

San Diego @ LA Dodgers

Game 961-962
September 23, 2018 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Lucchesi) 15.342
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 18.152
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-225
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-225); Over

Colorado @ Arizona

Game 965-966
September 23, 2018 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Freeland) 13.898
Arizona
(Godley) 16.310
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-110
8
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-110); Over

Baltimore @ NY Yankees

Game 965-966
September 23, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Cobb) 13.518
NY Yankees
(Happ) 16.184
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-285
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-285); Under

Tampa Bay @ Toronto

Game 967-968
September 23, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Snell) 16.546
Toronto
(Borucki) 15.118
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-170
8
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-170); Under

Boston @ Cleveland

Game 969-970
September 23, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Velazquez) 16.898
Cleveland
(Plutko) 15.941
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-115
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-115); Over

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 971-972
September 23, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Keller) 15.968
Detroit
(Norris) 12.002
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+100); Under

LA Angels @ Houston

Game 973-974
September 23, 2018 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Skaggs) 14.759
Houston
(Morton) 13.807
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-220
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(+190); Over

Minnesota @ Oakland

Game 977-978
September 23, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Gibson) 15.875
Oakland
(Cahill) 18.796
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-185
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-185); Under

Chicago Cubs @ Chicago White Sox

Game 979-980
September 23, 2018 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Hendrcks) 14.885
Chicago White Sox
(Rodon) 14.092
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-190
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-190); Over