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MLB

Monday, September 24


STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTING PITCHERS

Streaking: Jameson Taillon, Pittsburgh Pirates (13-9, 3.24 ERA, $617)

The Pittsburgh Pirates have won Jameson Taillon's last six starts and he is emerging as the No. 1 option in the team's starting rotation. Over those six outings he owns an ERA of 1.66 and a WHIP of 1.00.

Taillon and the Pirates are big +144 underdogs tonight at Wrigley Field against Cole Hamels and the Chicago Cubs.

Slumping: Marco Estrada, Toronto Blue Jays (7-13, 5.57 ERA, $76)

Marco Estrada's last start was a very effective one run and only four hits allowed in six innings of work, but that came agaisnt the historically bad Baltimore Orioles so that gets tossed out the window. In his seven starts leading up to that outing at Camden Yards, Estrada owns an ERA of 9.19 and a WHIP of 1.9175. He lives and dies by his change-up - and he's been mostly dying by that pitch in 2018.

Marco and the Jays are +165 home underdogs tonight against Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros.


Breezy Fenway

In a day that seems primed to produce plenty of Under results, the wind will be blowing in from right-center field tonight at Fenway Park in Boston where the Red Sox will host the Orioles.

Dylan Bundy will get the starts for the O's and he's been better of late with only two earned runs allowed in each of his last two starts. In his last 10 starts against the Red Sox the Under is 6-2-2.

Nathan Eovaldi gets the assignment for the home side and he's allowed zero earned runs over his last two starts and comes into tonight with an ERA of 2.20 at home in 2018.

The full game total for tonight is set at 8.5 and this feels like another Under.


Kluber Dominates The Sox

Indians' righty Corey Kluber gets the start tonight in Chicago against the host White Sox. Kluber has dominated the Sox over the last few season. In fact, over his last 10 starts against Chicago he owns a win/loss record of 8-0 with an ERA of 2.00 and a WHIP of 0.9754.

Look for that dominance to continue tonight. The moneyline is much too chalky at -260 and the Indinas' runline may be a bit too beefy for some at -155. The alternate runline of -2.5 could be in-play at -105 and look at Under on the White Sox team total of 2.5 at +130 and Under on White Sox team hits of 6.5 at +110.

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Yanks lose Hicks to injury; BoSox clinch home field
September 24, 2018
By The Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Aaron Hicks injured his left hamstring running up the first-base line in the Yankees' 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night, another concern for New York heading into next week's AL wild-card game.

Hicks' 11th-inning double on Saturday drove Didi Gregorius with the run that clinched a postseason berth, and on Sunday the Yankees learned Sunday that Gregorius had torn cartilage in his right wrist during his headfirst slide across the plate.

Hicks, who had fouled a pitch off his left ankle just before the double, left Monday's game with left hamstring tightness.

New York's win eliminated the Rays and ensured a postseason berth for Oakland, which is likely to be the wild-card opponent but also is still alive in the AL West race. At 96-60, New York is assured of its best record since going 97-65 in 2011.

Gardner had a go-ahead single off Ryan Yarbrough (15-6) in a two-run fifth inning.

New York used eight pitchers and gave its starters extra rest ahead of the postseason, and the Rays managed just two hits - both off Sonny Gray (11-9).

RED SOX 6, ORIOLES 2

BOSTON (AP) - Boston broke a 106-year-old franchise record with its 106th victory, clinching home-field advantage through the postseason thanks to a pair of hits from major league batting leader Mookie Betts.

Nathan Eovaldi struck out 10 hapless Baltimore batters to assure the Red Sox of the best record in baseball this season and home-field advantage through the World Series, if they make it that far. For now, they know they will open the Division Series at Fenway Park on Oct. 5 against the winner of the AL wild-card game between the New York Yankees and mostly likely Oakland.

The 1912 Red Sox won 105 games in their first season at Fenway Park.

The Orioles (45-111) became the sixth AL team and the first since the 2003 Tigers to lose 111 games, falling 60+ games behind Boston (106-51) in the division. It's the first time since 1939 that teams separated by 60 wins in the standings have played each other.

Six days after throwing six scoreless innings against the Yankees, Eovaldi (6-7) allowed one run on four hits in five innings, walking none but uncorking a pair of wild pitches.

Baltimore starter Dylan Bundy (8-16) gave up four runs on five hits and three walks in three innings, striking out five.

PIRATES 5, CUBS 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Jameson Taillon outpitched Cole Hamels, Francisco Cervelli hit a two-run homer and Pittsburgh made Chicago wait at least another day to clinch a playoff spot.

The Cubs needed a win plus a loss by Colorado to Philadelphia to assure a franchise-record fourth straight trip to the playoffs, a run that includes a drought-busting World Series championship in 2016.

Taillon (14-9) gave up one run and five hits in seven innings, improving to 5-0 in his past seven starts.

Hamels (4-2) hit his second career homer but he lost his second straight start after going 4-0 in his first nine following a trade from Texas.

ASTROS 5, BLUE JAYS 3

TORONTO (AP) - Brian McCann and Josh Reddick hit back-to-back home runs, and Houston beat Toronto to move one step closer to its second straight AL West title.

The defending World Series champions began the day with a magic number of three over Oakland to clinch the division - which would set up a best-of-five postseason matchup against AL Central champion Cleveland. The Athletics, who played later in Seattle, clinched at least a wild-card playoff spot when Tampa Bay lost to the New York Yankees.

Dallas Keuchel (12-11) allowed three runs in five innings for his first win since Sept. 3.

Five relievers followed before former Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna came on to a chorus of boos in the ninth, his first appearance in Toronto since being arrested for assault in May. Osuna, who earned his 19th save in 20 opportunities, was traded to the Astros on July 30. Many in the crowd of 23,463 jeered each of Osuna's pitches.

In the first big league meeting between brothers Yuli Gurriel and Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Houston's Yuli opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first. Younger brother Lourdes grounded into a double play in the bottom of the inning, then exited the game because of a sore left hamstring.

Marco Estrada (7-14) lost his fifth straight decision.

INDIANS 4, WHITE SOX 0

CHICAGO (AP) - Corey Kluber struck out 11 in seven scoreless innings and won his 20th game, and Brandon Guyer hit a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh as Cleveland beat Chicago.

Kluber (20-7) reached 20 victories for the first time after recording 19 wins last season and 18 victories the two previous seasons and in 2004. The reigning AL CY Young winner is the first 20-game winner for the Central Division champions since Cliff Lee went 22-3 in 2008.

Cleveland is also the first team to have four pitchers with 200 strikeouts in a season. Kluber ran his total to 216, while Carlos Carrasco has 217, Trevor Bauer 215 and Mike Clevinger 202.

The Indians tied the Chicago Cubs for the major league lead with 17 shutouts.

Adam Rosales gave the Indians an insurance run with a home run off reliever Nate Jones to left for his first of the season in the ninth inning. Brandon Barnes and Edwin Encarnacion then added RBI singles. It was Rosales' first home run since Sept. 4, 2017, when he was with Arizona.

Indians relievers Andrew Miller and Cody Allen pitched a perfect eighth and ninth, respectively, and combined with Kluber to retire the final 17 batters.

Dylan Covey didn't allow a run over six innings. Reliever Ian Hamilton (0-2) gave up Guyer's homer on his third pitch.

NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 3

WASHINGTON (AP) - Anthony Rendon homered and drove four runs, Bryce Harper reached 100 RBIs in a season for the first time and Washington beat Miami.

Juan Soto and Matt Wieters also homered for Washington, which broke it open with four runs on three pitches in the fourth inning.

Harper started the big inning, driving in his 100th run with a sacrifice fly that scored Adam Eaton and put Washington ahead 3-1. Harper, a pending free agent who may be playing his final home series at Nationals Park, got a standing ovation from the sparse, rain-soaked crowd. His previous high was 99 RBIs in 2015, when he won the NL MVP Award.

Rendon and Soto then homered back-to-back on the next two pitches from Sandy Alcantara (2-2).

Justin Miller (7-1) allowed one unearned run in the fifth in relief of Stephen Strasburg, who was pulled after throwing 100 pitches over four innings.

ROCKIES 10, PHILLIES 1

DENVER (AP) - Jon Gray pitched seven crisp innings and drew a bases-loaded walk as part of a five-run third to lead Colorado.

Colorado won its fourth straight game since being swept in Los Angeles by the NL West-leading Dodgers, who entered the night with a 1+-game advantage over the Rockies in the division. Colorado also began the day trailing St. Louis by 1 1/2 games for the second wild card.

Gray (12-8) got the start when Tyler Anderson was scratched due to shoulder tightness. The right-hander's one costly mistake was an elevated fastball that Rhys Hoskins hit for a homer in the seventh when the game was out of reach.

David Dahl lined a two-run homer in the fourth, Tony Wolters drew four walks and Charlie Blackmon had a single to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games for Colorado. Nolan Arenado and Gerardo Parra delivered run-scoring singles off Zach Eflin (11-8).

All-Star shortstop Trevor Story returned to the starting lineup after missing a week with inflammation in his right elbow and made an immediate impact. He had two hard-hit doubles to center.

Phillies left fielder Aaron Altherr ran into the fence while trying to catch Dahl's homer. The side of Altherr's face slammed into the padded fence, his hat flying off. Altherr eventually limped to a cart and was taken away. He sprained his right big toe and bruised a knee.

.DODGERS 7, DBACKS 4

A'S 7, MARINERS 3

PADRES 5, GIANTS 0

ANGELS 5, RANGERS 4

BREWERS 6, CARDINALS 4

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Tuesday’s six-pack

Payrolls for teams that have clinched spots in the baseball playoffs:

Boston $233,752,429

New York $166,111,632

Houston $160,393,900

Cleveland $134,851,565

Atlanta $118,284,851

Oakland A’s $65,985,833

Quote of the Day
“We got a long way to go to get to Golden State. They can pick up right where they left off, starting with training camp. … We are picking up from scratch, so we got a long way to go. We can’t worry about what Golden State is doing. … They’ve been together for a few years now.”
Lebron James

Tuesday’s quiz
Who did the Buccaneers beat when they won their only Super Bowl title?

Monday’s quiz
Other than Josh Rosen, Troy Aikman was the only other UCLA quarterback taken in the top 10 picks of an NFL Draft.

Sunday’s quiz
NBA’s Washington Wizards were known as the “Bullets” before switching their nickname to the Wizards.


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

13) Someone in Las Vegas Saturday bet $5,000 on the Cleveland Browns to win the AFC at 50-1; they win one game in 635 days and a guy is dropping five grand on them to get to the Super Bowl.

Someone else risked $9,000 to win $450 ($450!!!!) on the Vikings Sunday; all they had to do was beat the 17-point dog underdog Buffalo Bills.

Gambling and winning is difficult.

12) Then again, a gambler at Buffalo Bill’s casino in Primm, NV hit a $25, 8-team parlay Saturday, using eight “under” bets on college football totals. Winning wager was worth $4,500.

11) There are bitter losses, then there is Oregon’s home loss to Stanford Saturday night.

— Ducks led 24-7 at halftime.
— Oregon had ball in Stanford territory up 24-7 in 3rd quarter; Stanford’s defense picks up an Oregon fumble and runs 80 yards for a TD.
— Ducks had ball in Stanford territory in last minute, appeared to have first down that would have ended game, but runner fumbled, Cardinal recovered and they tied game with a FG.
— Stanford wins the game in OT.

10) Minnesota Twins have allowed 10 walk-off homers this year, an all-time record; they’ve had 15 walk-off losses, which is one short of the all-time record, held by five teams:

1924 Phillies
1943 St Louis Browns
1966 Red Sox
1969 Giants
1975 Houston Astros

9) Lookalikes, when they both have a hat on: Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt and Indians’ manager Terry Francona.

8) Eli Manning makes roughly $200,000 a year (give-or-take $20K) to do a for short spot each week with Mike Francesa on WFAN in New York City during the football season. Thats a lot of cash to pay a guy for spewing cliches while failing to appear interested.

7) Sounds like the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves are off to a great start this season; the star player wants to be traded, the coach and the GM don’t want to trade him, but the owner does, so he orders the reluctant GM to engage in trade talks. Could be a long winter for the Wolves.

Minnesota also signed its other star, All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns to a 5-year, $190M super-maximum contract extension. Apparently the two stars didn’t get along well.

6) Things you don’t see in lot of places: After the A’s game Saturday night, 40 or so fans lined up on the third base line, the players/coaches took their jerseys off, signed them and gave them to the corresponding fan who won the contest to win that person’s jersey. Pretty cool promotion.

5) ESPN play-by-play guy Joe Tessitore is a little bit of a hype master; Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is off to a great start in his career, but you’re not “a superstar” after four games.

4) If you’re counting New England out as a Super Bowl contender this year, remember that the Patriots were 1-3 in ’01 and won the Super Bowl; they were 2-2 in ’03 and won the Super Bowl, and were 2-2 in ’14 and won the Super Bowl.

That said, Miami is 3-0 and everyone else in the AFC East is 1-2. Dolphins are visiting Foxboro Sunday, and that suddenly becomes a much more important game.

3) With Jimmy Garoppolo done for this year, 49ers’ coach Kyle Shanahan said he’s working out several FA QBs tomorrow; Tom Savage. Kellen Clemens. TJ Yates. Nick Mullens will be promoted from the practice squad. Matt Moore may also try out.

CJ Beathard is now the 49ers’ starting QB.

2) Steelers 30, Buccaneers 27— Pittsburgh hung a 30-spot on the Bucs in the first half; Tampa Bay turned ball over four times before halftime. Hard to win that way.

Bucs stormed back in second half, but fell short; Ryan Fitzpatrick is first player in NFL history to throw for 400+ yards in three consecutive games.

1) Meanwhile, in St Pete, the Rays lost 4-1, which means the Oakland A’s are in the playoffs, and I really, really enjoyed typing this sentence. Later this week, I’ll have a lot more on this gritty, gutty team that has pulled off a baseball miracle this season.

Tickets for postseason games in Oakland go on sale Friday morning at 9am, PST

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Athletics clinch playoff berth with Rays' loss to Yankees
September 24, 2018
By The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) The Oakland Athletics clinched their first playoff berth in four years Monday night, earning at least an American League wild card when the Tampa Bay Rays lost to the New York Yankees.

Following three straight last-place finishes in the AL West, the A's found out just a couple of minutes after the first pitch of their game against Seattle that they are in the postseason for the first time since 2014.

Tampa Bay's 4-1 loss to the Yankees eliminated the Rays from playoff contention. Oakland still has an outside shot at overtaking Houston for the division title, but is more likely headed toward a wild-card matchup with the Yankees.

The A's could still host that game. They were two games behind the Yankees for the top wild card, pending the outcome of Oakland's game against the Mariners.

Few people imagined the A's could make the playoffs this season, a young team with few proven stars after finishing 75-87 a year ago. Oakland won only 68 games in 2015 and 69 in 2016.

The A's have the third-lowest payroll among the 30 major league clubs at $78 million for their 40-man roster, ahead of only the White Sox and Rays.

Oakland was 34-36 and 11 games behind Seattle in the wild-card race on June 15. The A's have gone 60-26 since then, pending the outcome of Monday's game.

''We've had some younger players mature and become, for me, stars,'' manager Bob Melvin said Monday. ''I think the two guys on the corners (third baseman Matt Chapman and first baseman Matt Olson) should win Gold Gloves.

''Our defense is night-and-day to what it was and it's gotten better as the year's gone along. We've gone from last year being one of the worst defenses in the league to now one of the best. Our bullpen has been a strength for us all year. We don't just rely on one facet. We seem to be able to win in different ways.''

Oakland designated hitter Khris Davis leads the majors with a career-high 45 home runs and has 119 RBI. Davis has hit at least 40 homers and driven in more than 100 runs in each of this three seasons with the Athletics.

Blake Treinen (9-2) is one of the top closers in baseball with 37 saves and a 0.81 ERA, the lowest of all major league relievers with at least 75 innings pitched. Opponents have a .091 batting average against Treinen with runners in scoring position.

''It's amazing,'' Melvin said. ''Not only is he doing it closing games, he's doing it in games when we're tied and he's pitching two innings at times. The numbers are absolutely fantastic. I don't know that I've seen numbers like that from any closer in quite some time. He's meant a lot to this team.''

The A's are the only team in the majors with an undefeated record this season when leading after seven innings (67-0). They entered Monday with the best record in baseball in one-run games at 31-13.

Oakland made key moves to bolster the pitching staff via trades over the summer by adding veteran relievers Jeurys Familia and Fernando Rodney and starter Mike Fiers, who is 5-1 with a 2.90 ERA since joining the Athletics.

The A's overcame losing key starters from their rotation down the stretch. That included left-hander Sean Manaea, who pitched a no-hitter on April 21 against Boston and is now done for the year recovering from arthroscopic shoulder surgery that took place this past week.

The Athletics are making their fourth playoff appearance in the last seven seasons (all under Melvin) and their 27th postseason appearance all-time. The A's lost at Kansas City 9-8 in 12 innings in the 2014 wild-card game, the last time Oakland reached the postseason.

The last time the A's reached the World Series was 1990, losing in four games to the Cincinnati Reds. Oakland won the 1989 World Series (which took place during the Bay Area earthquake) in four straight games over the San Francisco Giants.

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Wild Card Standings

AMERICAN

Team Win Loss Percent GB
New York Yankees 96 60 0.615 +1.5
Oakland Athletics 95 62 0.605 0.0

Tampa Bay Rays 87 69 0.558 7.5
Seattle Mariners 85 71 0.545 9.5
Los Angeles Angels 76 81 0.484 19.0
Minnesota Twins 72 83 0.465 22.0
Toronto Blue Jays 71 86 0.452 24.0
Texas Rangers 66 90 0.423 28.5
Detroit Tigers 63 93 0.404 31.5
Chicago White Sox 61 95 0.391 33.5
Kansas City Royals 54 102 0.346 40.5
Baltimore Orioles 45 111 0.288 49.5

NATIONAL

Team Win Loss Percent GB

Milwaukee Brewers 90 67 0.573 +3
St. Louis Cardinals 87 70 0.554 0.0
Colorado Rockies 86 70 0.551 0.5

Pittsburgh Pirates 79 76 0.510 7.0
Washington Nationals 79 78 0.503 8.0
Arizona Diamondbacks 79 78 0.503 8.0
Philadelphia Phillies 78 78 0.500 8.5
New York Mets 73 83 0.468 13.5
San Francisco Giants 72 85 0.459 15.0
Cincinnati Reds 66 91 0.420 21.0
San Diego Padres 63 94 0.401 24.0
Miami Marlins 62 94 0.397 24.5

Updated Tue Sep 25 1:34 AM EDT

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, September 25

National League
Marlins (62-94) @ Nationals (79-78)
Brigham is 0-3, 5.84 in his last three starts (under 3-0). Team in his starts: 0-3, 0-1 away
5-inning record: 0-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Scherzer is 1-1, 5.06 in his last five starts (over 4-1). Team in his starts: 21-11, 8-6 home
5-inning record: 18-12-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-32

Marlins won three of their last four games; five of their last six games stayed under. Washington lost four of its last six home games; over is 10-4 in their last 14 home games.

Braves (88-68) @ Mets (73-83)
Toussaint is 2-1, 3.27 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Team in his starts: 3-1, 1-0 away
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4

Syndergaard is 3-1, 2.70 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 15-8, 8-3 home
5-inning record: 14-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23

Atlanta won its last five games; they’re 10-2 in last dozen road series openers- under is 10-4 in their last 14 road games. Mets won three of their last four games; they’re 4-11 in last 15 home series openers. Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.

Pirates (79-76) @ Cubs (91-65)
Archer is 1-1, 3.38 in his last four starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 4-5, 1-4 away
5-inning record: 6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9

Montgomery is 1-1, 4.42 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 9-8, 3-3 home
5-inning record: 7-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-17

Pittsburgh won seven of their last nine games; under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 road games. Cubs won seven of their last 11 games; four of their last six games went over.

Brewers (90-67) @ Cardinals (87-70)
Gonzalez is 2-0, 2.20 in his three starts for Milwaukee (under 2-1). Team in his starts: 3-0, 0-0 road
5-inning record: 3-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Gomber is 1-1, 7.07 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 8-2, 2-1 home
5-inning record: 8-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10

Brewers are 6-2 in their last eight road games; under is 6-3 in their last nine games. St Louis won six of its last eight games; their last seven games went over the total.

Phillies (78-78) @ Rockies (86-70)
Velasquez is 0-2, 9.64 in his last four starts; over is 6-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 12-17, 4-10 road
5-inning record: 12-12-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-29

Bettis is 0-1, 7.82 in his last five starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 10-9, 4-5 home
5-inning record: 14-2-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-19

Phillies are 7-21 in their last 28 road games; over is 7-4-2 in their last 13 road games. Colorado won its last four games; under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 games.

Dodgers (88-69) @ Diamondbacks (79-78)
Buehler is 2.17 in his last six starts; under is 8-2 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 13-8, 6-4 away
5-inning record: 12-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21

Koch is 0-2, 9.35 in his last two starts; over is 3-1-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 7-6, 5-3 home
5-inning record: 4-8-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-13

Dodgers won ten of their last 12 games; their last four games all went over. Arizona lost eight of its last nine games; over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.

Padres (63-94) @ Giants (72-85)
Erlin is 1-4, 7.72 in his last five starts; under is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 4-7, 3-2 away
5-inning record: 1-8-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-11

Stratton is 1-3, 4.30 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 13-12, 7-4 home
5-inning record: 11-11-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-25

Padres lost their last three games; over is 9-3-1 in their last 13 games. San Francisco lost its last five games; their last 15 home games stayed under.

American League
Astros (99-57) @ Blue Jays (71-86)
James is 1-0, 2.61 in his two starts (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 2-0, 0-0 away
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Gaviglio is 0-2, 6.27 in his last four starts; his last three home starts went over. Team in his starts: 8-14, 5-5 home
5-inning record: 6-10-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-22

Houston won seven of its last nine games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. Blue Jays won six of their last ten games; under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

New York (96-60) @ Tampa Bay (87-69)
Tanaka is 3-0, 2.16 in his last four starts; his last three went over. Team in his starts: 16-10, 10-4 away
5-inning record: 16-5-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-26

Team in his starts: home
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:

New York won five of its last seven games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games. Tampa Bay won seven of its last ten games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.

Orioles (45-111) @ Red Sox (106-51)
Team in his starts: away
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:

Price is 1-1, 4.57 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 21-8, 11-4 home
5-inning record: 15-8-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-29

Baltimore is 5-17 in its last 22 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Red Sox are 5-5 in their last ten games; under is 6-0 in their last six games.

Tigers (63-93) @ Twins (72-83)
Turnbull allowed six runs in four IP (87 PT) in his first MLB start (over 1-0). Team in his starts: 0-1, 0-0 away
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Moya is 0-1, 3.60 in four “opens” (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 2-2, 0-0 home
5-inning record: 3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Tigers lost five of their last seven games; they’re 7-17 in road series openers. Over is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games. Minnesota won five of its last seven games; they’re 9-2 in last 11 home series openers. Under is 6-2-1 in their last nine home games.

Indians (88-68) @ White Sox (61-95)
Bauer is 4-0, 1.00 in his last five starts; under is 11-4 in his last 15. Team in his starts: 16-9, 7-6 away
5-inning record: 13-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-25

Shields is 2-2, 4.93 in his last six starts; under is 11-4 in their last 15 games. Team in his starts: 12-20, 8-9 home
5-inning record: 12-18-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-32

Indians won five of their last seven games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Chicago lost six of its last eight games; under is 8-4-2 in their last 14 games.

Rangers (66-90) @ Angels (76-81)
Gallardo is 0-3, 10.22 in his last three starts (over 10-4-2). Team in his starts: 10-6, 3-4 away
5-inning record: 8-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-16

Shoemaker is 2-2, 5.25 in his five starts (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 3-2, 0-1 home
5-inning record: 2-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5

Texas lost six of its last eight games; over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Angels lost five of their last six games; over is 5-0-2 in their last seven games.

A’s (95-62) @ Mariners (85-71)
Anderson is 2-2, 4.12 in his last four starts (under 11-4). Team in his starts: 8-7, 5-4 away
5-inning record: 5-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-15

Leake is 2-3, 5.70 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 19-11, 9-5 home
5-inning record: 12-10-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-30

Playoff-bound A’s won five of their last six games; over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Seattle is 4- in its last nine games; under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.

Interleague
Royals (54-102) @ Reds (66-91)
Skoglund is 0-0, 1.64 in his last two starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 3-8, 1-4 away
5-inning record: 2-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-11

Harvey is 1-1, 4.67 in his last three starts; under is 7-1-2 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 11-12, 7-3 home
5-inning record: 13-8-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-23

Royals lost five of their last seven games; they’re 4-12 in last 16 road series openers- under is 4-1 in their last five games. Cincinnati lost four of its last five games; they’re 8-5 in last 13 home series openers. Under is 11-0-1 in their last dozen games.

Umpires
Mia-Wsh: Under is 6-2 in last eight Porter games.
Pitt-Chi: Over is 11-5-1 in last 16 Reyburn games.
Mil-StL: Four of last five Little games went over.
Phil-Col: Five of last six Tumpane games stayed under.
LA-Az: Over is 5-3 in last eight Foster games.
SD-SF: Four of last six Mahrley games stayed under.

Hst-Tor: Underdogs are 5-3 in last eight Estabrook games.
Balt-Bos: Five of last six Baker games stayed under.
NY-TB: Under is 5-3 in last eight Blakney games.
Clev-Chi: Under is 9-5 in last 14 Fletcher games.
Tex-LAA: Under is 8-4 in last dozen Hoberg games.
A’s-Sea: Five of last six Morales games stayed under.

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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– 78-72 NL, favorites -$593
AL @ NL– 73-62 NL, favorites +$274
Total: 151-134 NL, favorites -$319

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Tuesday, September 25

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Trend Report
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Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games at home
Cincinnati is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City


Miami Marlins
Miami is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Miami is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
Miami is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Washington
Miami is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Washington
Miami is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Nationals
Washington is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
Washington is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games at home
Washington is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Miami
Washington is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Miami
Washington is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami


Houston Astros
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Houston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games when playing Toronto
Houston is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games when playing Houston
Toronto is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Houston


New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
NY Yankees is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 11 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games
Tampa Bay is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
Tampa Bay is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games
Baltimore is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Baltimore is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games on the road
Baltimore is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Baltimore is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Baltimore is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Red Sox
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games at home
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore


Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 14 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
New York Mets
NY Mets is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games
NY Mets is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games at home
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
NY Mets is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 6-16 ATS in its last 22 games when playing at home against Atlanta
NY Mets is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets's last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh


Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Chi White Sox is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
Chi White Sox is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Chi White Sox is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Chi White Sox is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland


Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Detroit's last 18 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Detroit is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games at home
Minnesota is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Minnesota's last 18 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit


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


Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia


Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
LA Dodgers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Arizona
LA Dodgers is 7-17 ATS in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Arizona
LA Dodgers is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Arizona is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Arizona is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Arizona is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers


Texas Rangers
Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Texas is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Texas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Angels
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Texas is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games
LA Angels is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Angels is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games at home
LA Angels is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 8 games when playing Texas
LA Angels is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games when playing at home against Texas
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing at home against Texas


Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games
Oakland is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Oakland is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Seattle
Oakland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Oakland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Oakland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games at home
Seattle is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland
Seattle is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing at home against Oakland


San Diego Padres
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 9 games on the road
San Diego is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 17-5 ATS in its last 22 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of San Francisco's last 25 games
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco is 5-17 ATS in its last 22 games when playing at home against San Diego
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego

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Tuesday, September 25

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MIAMI (62 - 94) at WASHINGTON (79 - 78) - 7:05 PM
JEFF BRIGHAM (R) vs. MAX SCHERZER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 50-69 (+3.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 79-78 (-26.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 39-40 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
WASHINGTON is 39-35 (-10.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 49-48 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 62-52 (-6.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 39-40 (-18.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
WASHINGTON is 34-32 (-13.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 11-6 (+0.7 Units) against MIAMI this season
11 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.3 Units)

JEFF BRIGHAM vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

MAX SCHERZER vs. MIAMI since 1997
SCHERZER is 11-3 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.09 and a WHIP of 1.037.
His team's record is 14-4 (+5.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-6. (+4.6 units)

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ATLANTA (88 - 68) at NY METS (73 - 83) - 7:10 PM
TOUKI TOUSSAINT (R) vs. NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 21-18 (+9.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ATLANTA is 88-67 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 14-9 (+10.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 this season.
ATLANTA is 45-30 (+22.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 17-10 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 47-22 (+27.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ATLANTA is 57-46 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 67-44 (+24.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 48-38 (+12.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ATLANTA is 21-12 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 72-83 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 33-42 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY METS are 15-23 (-15.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 135-148 (-55.7 Units) against the money line in home games in September games since 1997.
NY METS are 7-16 (-11.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday this season.
NY METS are 50-59 (-34.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 21-29 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
NY METS are 110-128 (-24.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 60-79 (-26.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 51-92 (-34.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 12-4 (+8.7 Units) against NY METS this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.4 Units)

TOUKI TOUSSAINT vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

NOAH SYNDERGAARD vs. ATLANTA since 1997
SYNDERGAARD is 0-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.13 and a WHIP of 1.377.
His team's record is 3-3 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.6 units)

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PITTSBURGH (79 - 76) at CHICAGO CUBS (91 - 65) - 8:05 PM
CHRIS ARCHER (R) vs. MIKE MONTGOMERY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 16-30 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
ARCHER is 40-53 (-21.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 4-14 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in road games in September games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 2-11 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 24-34 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 14-32 (-21.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 40-22 (+11.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PITTSBURGH is 79-76 (+4.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 40-30 (+13.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1786-1827 (-265.2 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 381-319 (-87.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 953-851 (-156.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 251-289 (-74.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 443-392 (-81.7 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1319-1361 (-206.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 37-37 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 207-240 (-61.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
MONTGOMERY is 8-16 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MONTGOMERY is 4-10 (-9.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 8-8 (+2.6 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
11 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.8 Units)

CHRIS ARCHER vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
ARCHER is 1-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.222.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

MIKE MONTGOMERY vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
MONTGOMERY is 3-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 0.96 and a WHIP of 0.857.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.4 units)

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MILWAUKEE (90 - 67) at ST LOUIS (87 - 70) - 8:15 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. AUSTIN GOMBER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
GONZALEZ is 48-49 (-20.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 4-11 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 1-9 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 87-70 (+5.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 48-39 (+9.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 25-17 (+11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
MILWAUKEE is 90-67 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 46-34 (+9.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 42-37 (+6.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 33-28 (+11.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 24-17 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in road games in September games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 64-35 (+27.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 68-55 (+20.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 41-34 (+9.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MILWAUKEE is 39-27 (+20.4 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.
ST LOUIS is 125-116 (-35.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 14-21 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 55-54 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 9-8 (+1.6 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
9 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.5 Units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
GONZALEZ is 3-4 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.19 and a WHIP of 1.227.
His team's record is 5-6 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-6. (-1.8 units)

AUSTIN GOMBER vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

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PHILADELPHIA (78 - 78) at COLORADO (86 - 70) - 8:40 PM
VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R) vs. CHAD BETTIS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)

VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. COLORADO since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 2-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.95 and a WHIP of 1.463.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

CHAD BETTIS vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
BETTIS is 2-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 0.962.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

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LA DODGERS (88 - 69) at ARIZONA (79 - 78) - 9:40 PM
WALKER BUEHLER (R) vs. MATT KOCH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 88-69 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 38-44 (-22.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 27-24 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 11-14 (-12.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday this season.
LA DODGERS are 85-65 (-23.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 63-51 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 50-44 (-18.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 10-15 (-15.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
ARIZONA is 18-6 (+13.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday this season.
ARIZONA is 79-78 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 28-34 (-15.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 38-41 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 17-24 (-16.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 5-17 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
ARIZONA is 30-30 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 24-26 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 26-50 (-30.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARIZONA is 17-33 (-22.5 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
ARIZONA is 9-8 (+3.3 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

WALKER BUEHLER vs. ARIZONA since 1997
BUEHLER is 0-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 1.42 and a WHIP of 0.790.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

MATT KOCH vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
KOCH is 0-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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SAN DIEGO (63 - 94) at SAN FRANCISCO (72 - 85) - 10:15 PM
ROBBIE ERLIN (L) vs. CHRIS STRATTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 37-34 (+10.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 292-199 (+54.9 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters since 1997.
STRATTON is 13-4 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRATTON is 9-1 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRATTON is 8-1 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 149-185 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 26-26 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
SAN DIEGO is 44-32 (+28.7 Units) against the money line in road games after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 136-183 (-42.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-17 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 86-122 (-33.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 51-69 (-29.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 23-34 (-17.4 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
SAN FRANCISCO is 10-7 (+2.1 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

ROBBIE ERLIN vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
ERLIN is 1-3 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 5.84 and a WHIP of 1.459.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.0 units)

CHRIS STRATTON vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
STRATTON is 2-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.78 and a WHIP of 1.279.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

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HOUSTON (99 - 57) at TORONTO (71 - 86) - 7:05 PM
JOSH JAMES (R) vs. SAM GAVIGLIO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 56-49 (+11.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TORONTO is 87-83 (+6.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 29-12 (+11.1 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
HOUSTON is 53-22 (+24.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 21-7 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 34-14 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 148-74 (+32.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 38-13 (+21.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
HOUSTON is 19-5 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
HOUSTON is 21-4 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 37-51 (-15.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 87-111 (-27.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 3-1 (+0.7 Units) against TORONTO this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

JOSH JAMES vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

SAM GAVIGLIO vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GAVIGLIO is 0-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 5.25 and a WHIP of 1.583.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (45 - 111) at BOSTON (106 - 51) - 7:10 PM
JIMMY YACABONIS (R) vs. DAVID PRICE (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 15-2 (+11.9 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

JIMMY YACABONIS vs. BOSTON since 1997
YACABONIS is 0-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 5.78 and a WHIP of 1.071.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

DAVID PRICE vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
PRICE is 14-6 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.66 and a WHIP of 1.047.
His team's record is 17-11 (-2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-18. (-9.0 units)

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NY YANKEES (96 - 60) at TAMPA BAY (87 - 69) - 7:10 PM
LUIS SEVERINO (R) vs. JACOB FARIA (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 8-8 (+6.2 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
12 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+7.1 Units)

LUIS SEVERINO vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
SEVERINO is 6-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.50 and a WHIP of 1.241.
His team's record is 6-3 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.4 units)

JACOB FARIA vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
FARIA is 0-0 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.23 and a WHIP of 1.839.
His team's record is 3-0 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.5 units)

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DETROIT (63 - 93) at MINNESOTA (72 - 83) - 8:10 PM
SPENCER TURNBULL (R) vs. GABRIEL MOYA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 127-191 (-39.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 69-121 (-37.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 66-93 (-24.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 30-49 (-17.3 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.
MINNESOTA is 102-97 (+7.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 74-93 (-29.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 10-6 (+2.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
11 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.3 Units)

SPENCER TURNBULL vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
TURNBULL is 0-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 13.50 and a WHIP of 1.750.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

GABRIEL MOYA vs. DETROIT since 1997
MOYA is 0-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.1 units)

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CLEVELAND (88 - 68) at CHI WHITE SOX (61 - 95) - 8:10 PM
TREVOR BAUER (R) vs. JAMES SHIELDS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 13-4 (+6.2 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
10 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.7 Units)

TREVOR BAUER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BAUER is 8-3 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.26 and a WHIP of 1.043.
His team's record is 11-4 (+7.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-10. (-5.7 units)

JAMES SHIELDS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
SHIELDS is 5-8 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.76 and a WHIP of 1.252.
His team's record is 11-12 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 11-11. (-1.5 units)

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TEXAS (66 - 90) at LA ANGELS (76 - 81) - 10:05 PM
YOVANI GALLARDO (R) vs. MATT SHOEMAKER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SHOEMAKER is 11-2 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 239-244 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 18-18 (+12.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
TEXAS is 111-127 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 17-17 (+12.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
TEXAS is 24-26 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 76-81 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 33-42 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 38-38 (-7.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA ANGELS are 28-31 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 11-6 (+4.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
10 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.6 Units)

YOVANI GALLARDO vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
GALLARDO is 0-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 7.04 and a WHIP of 1.957.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

MATT SHOEMAKER vs. TEXAS since 1997
SHOEMAKER is 4-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.391.
His team's record is 5-2 (+2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.2 units)

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OAKLAND (95 - 62) at SEATTLE (85 - 71) - 10:10 PM
BRETT ANDERSON (L) vs. MIKE LEAKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ANDERSON is 5-16 (-16.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
ANDERSON is 44-55 (-21.8 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 85-71 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 48-38 (+10.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SEATTLE is 37-33 (+5.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 61-43 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 42-27 (+13.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SEATTLE is 39-41 (+5.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LEAKE is 19-11 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
LEAKE is 11-3 (+10.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 95-62 (+37.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 43-32 (+12.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 24-14 (+10.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
OAKLAND is 45-31 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 58-41 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 64-37 (+30.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 55-39 (+13.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
OAKLAND is 40-42 (+7.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OAKLAND is 22-18 (+10.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
SEATTLE is 939-849 (-117.9 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 14-27 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LEAKE is 7-15 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 9-8 (+0.5 Units) against OAKLAND this season
9 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.4 Units)

BRETT ANDERSON vs. SEATTLE since 1997
ANDERSON is 8-4 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.76 and a WHIP of 1.096.
His team's record is 9-8 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-9. (-3.4 units)

MIKE LEAKE vs. OAKLAND since 1997
LEAKE is 1-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.48 and a WHIP of 1.295.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)

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KANSAS CITY (54 - 102) at CINCINNATI (66 - 91) - 6:40 PM
ERIC SKOGLUND (L) vs. MATT HARVEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 54-102 (-27.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 36-72 (-23.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 24-20 (+7.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
CINCINNATI is 415-377 (-82.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

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

ERIC SKOGLUND vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
No recent starts.

MATT HARVEY vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
HARVEY is 0-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.66 and a WHIP of 1.220.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)

[StarDust Bum]

MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, September 25


Miami @ Washington

Game 951-952
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Brigham) 14.513
Washington
(Scherzer) 16.798
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-330
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-330); Over

Atlanta @ NY Mets

Game 953-954
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Toussaint) 15.734
NY Mets
(Syndrgrd) 14.327
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-145
7
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+125); Over

Pittsburgh @ Chicago Cubs

Game 955-956
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Archer) 14.001
Chicago Cubs
(Mntgmry) 16.682
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-135
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-135); N/A

Milwaukee @ St. Louis

Game 957-958
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Gonzalez) 17.293
St. Louis
(Gomber) 16.347
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+100); Under

Philadelphia @ Colorado

Game 959-960
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Velasquez) 13.779
Colorado
(Bettis) 17.703
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 4
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
N/A

LA Dodgers @ Arizona

Game 961-962
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Buehler) 18.261
Arizona
(Koch) 14.375
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 4
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-200
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-200); Over

San Diego @ San Francisco

Game 963-964
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 10:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Erlin) 14.961
San Francisco
(Stratton) 13.312
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-115
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-105); Under

Houston @ Toronto

Game 965-966
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(James) 13.928
Toronto
(Gaviglio) 16.816
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-175
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+155); Under

Baltimore @ Boston

Game 967-968
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Yacabonis) 14.042
Boston
(Price) 17.011
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
N/A

NY Yankees @ Tampa Bay

Game 969-970
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Severino) 17.292
Tampa Bay
(Faria) 13.835
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
N/A

Detroit @ Minnesota

Game 971-972
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Turnbull) 15.830
Minnesota
(Stewart) 14.862
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-150
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+130); Under

Cleveland @ Chicago White Sox

Game 973-974
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Bauer) 14.165
Chicago White Sox
(Shields) 15.442
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
N/A

Texas @ LA Angels

Game 975-976
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Gallardo) 14.206
LA Angels
(Shmaker) 12.294
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-160
9
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+140); Under

Oakland @ Seattle

Game 977-978
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Andrson) 15.179
Seattle
(Leake) 17.765
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-105); Under

Kansas City @ Cincinnati

Game 979-980
August 18, 0926 @ 9/25/18 6:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Skoglund) 12.140
Cincinnati
(Harvey) 15.092
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-155
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(-155); Over

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LEADING OFF: Astros, Cubs can clinch; Wright makes comeback
September 25, 2018
By The Associated Press

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

ON THE CUSP

Houston can clinch its second consecutive AL West title - and a best-of-five playoff matchup against Cleveland - with a win at Toronto and an Oakland loss in Seattle. Rookie right-hander Josh James (1-0, 2.81 ERA) makes his third career start for the defending World Series champions, already assured a postseason spot. Alex Bregman and the Astros, with the top road record in baseball at 53-22, are 99-57 overall and a major league-best 17-4 in September. ''Everybody is really excited about us closing in on 100 wins and closing in on a division title,'' Bregman said, ''but there's only one thing on our mind and that's winning the World Series again.'' The second-place A's locked up at least a wild card Monday night.

PARTY CITY

Looking to wrap up a franchise-record fourth straight trip to the playoffs, the Cubs can punch their ticket with a win over Pittsburgh at Wrigley Field and a loss by either Colorado or St. Louis. Mike Montgomery (5-5, 3.75 ERA) pitches for Chicago, which leads the NL Central by 1+ games over Milwaukee. Montgomery has won all three career starts versus the Pirates and has a 2.30 ERA in nine outings against them.

THE WRIGHT STUFF

The Mets plan to reinstate captain David Wright from the 60-day disabled list when they host NL East champion Atlanta at Citi Field. Wright has been sidelined since May 2016 by back, neck and shoulder injuries that required surgery. Maybe he'll even get in the game - manager Mickey Callaway has said he'd like to give Wright a couple of pinch-hit opportunities ahead of his farewell game Saturday, when the seven-time All-Star is scheduled to start at third base against Miami in what he expects to be his final big league appearance.

CENTRAL CASTING

Milwaukee sends Gio Gonzalez (9-11, 4.28 ERA) to the mound and St. Louis counters with rookie Austin Gomber (6-1, 3.63) in the second game of their big series at Busch Stadium. The Brewers won the opener to take a three-game lead in the wild-card race over the Cardinals, who are a half-game ahead of Colorado for the second spot. Gonzalez is 2-0 with a 1.65 ERA in three starts since he was acquired in a trade with Washington on Aug. 31. Gomber is coming off a solid start at Atlanta, allowing one run in five innings for an 8-1 victory.

NOW HIRING

San Francisco is searching for a new general manager after Bobby Evans was fired Monday. The team said Evans will be reassigned, with responsibilities to be determined. The Giants (72-85) are finishing up their second consecutive losing season. ''At this point, we needed to take a fresh approach to baseball operations,'' CEO Larry Baer said. ''We're looking for someone that sort of is the `next gen' general manager, if you will.''

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

KC at CIN 06:40 PM
CIN -157
O 9.0

MIA at WAS 07:05 PM
MIA +332
O 7.5

HOU at TOR 07:07 PM
HOU -165
U 9.0

BAL at BOS 07:10 PM
BAL +271
O 9.0

NYY at TB 07:10 PM
NYY -176
U 8.0

ATL at NYM 07:10 PM
ATL +135
U 7.0

PIT at CHC 08:05 PM
PIT +134
U 9.0

DET at MIN 08:10 PM
MIN -144
U 9.5

CLE at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW +179
U 8.5

MIL at STL 08:15 PM
STL -107
U 8.5

PHI at COL 08:40 PM
PHI +138
O 11.0

LAD at ARI 09:40 PM
ARI +198
U 8.5

TEX at LAA 10:07 PM
LAA -146
O 9.0

OAK at SEA 10:10 PM
OAK -101
U 8.0

SD at SF 10:15 PM
SF -102
O 7.5

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Rox take over 2nd wild card spot
September 26, 2018
By The Associated Press

DENVER (AP) David Dahl homered for a second straight night, a three-run shot in the third, and the Colorado Rockies vaulted into the final NL wild-card spot by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 10-3 on Tuesday night.

The Rockies' fifth straight win moved them a half-game in front of St. Louis for the second wild-card after the Cardinals lost 12-4 to Milwaukee. Colorado trailed the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers by 1+ games entering the night and still has a chance to win its first division title. The Rockies have five games remaining.

The game-changing hit was delivered by Dahl, who lined a fastball from Vince Velasquez (9-12) to left for his 12th homer - nearly to the same spot where Dahl hit a two-run homer the previous night. Dahl also added a run-scoring single as part of a 3-for-5, 4-RBI evening.

The Rockies used seven relievers, with DJ Johnson (1-0) getting one out in the third to earn his first big league win.

BREWERS 12, CARDINALS 4

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Christian Yelich homered and drove in six runs, and surging Milwaukee hurt St. Louis' playoff chances.

Ryan Braun went deep twice and Jesus Aguilar also connected as Milwaukee won for the fifth time in six games and moved within one-half game of the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs. Manny Pina had two hits and drove in a run, and pitcher Gio Gonzalez contributed an RBI single for just his fourth hit of the season.

The Cardinals (87-71) fell one-half game behind the Colorado Rockies (87-70), who beat Philadelphia 10-3, for the second NL wild card. Milwaukee (91-67) leads Colorado by 3+ games for the top wild card.

Milwaukee scored each of its first six runs with two outs. Aguilar and Braun hit back-to-back homers in the first off rookie Austin Gomber (6-2), and Gonzalez chased the left-hander with his hit in the fourth.

Gonzalez lasted four innings. Taylor Williams (1-3), the third of seven Milwaukee pitchers, got three outs for the win.

PIRATES 6, CUBS 0

CHICAGO (AP) - Slugger Kris Bryant exited with a bruised left wrist, Mike Montgomery got hit hard over four-plus innings and the Chicago Cubs stumbled again in their playoff run by losing to Pittsburgh.

The Cubs missed a chance to clinch a franchise-record fourth straight trip to the postseason for the second time in as many nights. And their lead in the NL Central over Milwaukee shrunk to a half game, with the Brewers beating St. Louis 12-4.

Chicago needed a win plus a loss by Colorado to Philadelphia to secure a playoff spot and extend a run that includes a drought-ending World Series championship in 2016. But the Cubs lost for the fourth time in sixth games while the Rockies won 10-3.

Bryant got struck by a pitch from Chris Archer (3-3) in the fourth inning and was replaced at third base in the sixth by Ian Happ, who had pinch hit in the fifth.

Montgomery (5-6) gave up five runs and seven hits, and the Cubs got shut out for the 11th time this season.

NATIONALS 9, MARLINS 4

WASHINGTON (AP) - Max Scherzer became the 17th pitcher since 1900 to strike out 300 batters in a season, reaching that milestone by fanning 10 in seven innings during Washington's otherwise meaningless win over Miami.

Scherzer (18-7) lowered his ERA to 2.53 by allowing one run in seven innings as he bids for a third consecutive NL Cy Young Award; he also won the 2013 honor in the AL for Detroit.

The righty reached the 300-strikeout mark by getting Austin Dean to whiff on an 85-mph slider at the end of a 10-pitch at-bat for the second out of the seventh.

Washington's Anthony Rendon hit a three-run shot in the first inning off Jeff Brigham (0-4), increasing his season totals to 24 homers and 90 RBIs and extending his streak of reaching base to 33 straight games.

ASTROS 4, BLUE JAYS 1

TORONTO (AP) - Houston reached 100 wins for the second straight season and closed in on the AL West title, beating Toronto behind Alex Bregman's two-run homer.

Houston improved to 100-57 and would clinch the division with one more win or a loss by second-place Oakland (95-62), which played later at Seattle. Seeking their second straight AL West title, the Astros need three wins in their final five games to break the franchise record for victories in a season, set in 1998.

Roberto Osuna needed just six pitches in the ninth for his 20th save in 21 chances, completing a six-hitter. Earlier Tuesday, assault charges against Osuna were dropped because the complainant, who lives in Mexico, made clear she would not travel to Toronto to testify.

Josh James (2-0) allowed one run and four hits in five innings in his third big league start.

Gaviglio (3-9) allowed four runs - three earned - and six hits in five-plus innings, his fifth straight winless outing.

YANKEES 9, RAYS 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Struggling Gary Sanchez drove in four runs for the first time since early April, Luis Severino won his 19th game and New York beat Tampa Bay to keep up its push for home-field advantage in the AL wild-card game.

Sanchez had been 10 for 66 (.152) since returning Sept. 1 from a groin strain and 1 for his last 28, dropping his average to .180. He hit a three-run homer off Jalen Beeks in a seven-run third inning, his first long ball since Sept. 10, and added an RBI single in the fifth.

Severino (19-8) is competing for Masahiro Tanaka and J.A. Happ to start in the Oct. 3 wild-card game, most likely against Oakland.

Adeiny Hechavarria homered against Jake Faria (4-4) leading off the third. Luke Voit had an RBI double, Beeks walked Neil Walker with the bases loaded, Miguel Andujar hit a sacrifice fly and Sanchez followed with his 17th homer.

INDIANS 5, WHITE SOX 4

CHICAGO (AP) - Trevor Bauer took a step toward returning to Cleveland's rotation for the postseason by tossing four effective innings, but Chicago overcame a two-run, ninth-inning deficit and beat Cleveland.

Carlos Carrasco (16-10) followed Bauer with his second relief appearance this season. Carrasco tossed one-hit, shutout ball through four innings and entered the ninth with a 4-2 lead before the White Sox scored three times and snapped a three-game losing streak.

The White Sox need to win one of their last five games to avoid their first 100-loss season since 1970, when they went 56-106.

White Sox starter James Shields allowed four runs on six hits and four walks in six innings. Reliever Ian Hamilton (1-2) got one out in the ninth to earn the win.

BRAVES 7, METS 3

NEW YORK (AP) - Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning, Ozzie Albies homered in the eighth and NL East champion Atlanta rallied past New York for its sixth straight victory.

Atlanta shortstop Dansby Swanson exited early with a sore left hand, and the Braves were held scoreless by Noah Syndergaard for six innings. But they jumped all over the Mets' bullpen for seven runs in the next two innings to match their longest winning streak of the season.

Mets captain David Wright was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list before the game but did not play even though he was available off the bench.

Kurt Suzuki drove in two runs for the Braves, who trailed 3-0 before rallying against Robert Gsellman (6-3) in the seventh. Acuna's two-run single off Drew Smith gave Atlanta a 4-3 lead.

Dan Winkler (4-0) allowed a run in one inning for the win.

TIGERS 4, TWINS 2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Harold Castro's first career hit started an eighth-inning rally that led Detroit past Minnesota.

Joe Mauer set the Twins' record for reaching base. He singled in the first inning, reaching base for the 3,073 time in his career and surpassing Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew.

Victor Alcantara (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless inning in relief of starter Spencer Turnbull, who allowed one run in six innings in his second major league start. Shane Greene earned his 32nd save.

Twins reliever Trevor Hildenberger (4-6) surrendered four runs and retired one batter while giving up three hits and a walk.

ROYALS 4, REDS 3

CINCINNATI (AP) - Hunter Dozier led off the ninth inning with a tie-breaking home run, lifting Kansas City over Cincinnati.

Dozier's 11th homer of the season, off Raisel Iglesias (2-5), left Kansas City needing two wins in its last five games to avoid tying the franchise record of 106 losses in a season, set in 2005.

Kevin McCarthy (5-4) worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the eighth and earned the win. The Reds loaded the bases again in the ninth with two outs against Wily Peralta. But Joey Votto grounded out and Peralta earned his 14th save.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, DODGERS 3

PHOENIX (AP) - Eduardo Escobar homered off Kenta Maeda leading off the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks tightened the NL West race.

Los Angeles (88-70) had won 10 of its previous 12 games to surge into the NL West lead, but Colorado (87-70) pulled within a half-game of the NL champions by beating Philadelphia 10-3.

Chris Taylor hit a tying double off Brad Boxberger (3-7) in the top of the ninth. Escobar sent a full-count fastball from Maeda (8-10) into the right-field seats, stopping Arizona's four-game losing streak.

David Peralta had a two-run double and pinch-hitter Ildemaro Vargas lined a run-scoring single in the seventh inning for Arizona (80-78), which needs two wins to ensure consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 2007-08.

Cody Bellinger hit a solo home run for the Dodgers.

ANGELS 4, RANGERS 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani, Justin Upton and Kaleb Cowart drove in runs and the Los Angeles Angels rallied with four runs in the sixth inning to beat Texas.

Noe Ramirez (7-5) earned the victory in relief.

The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the third when Joey Gallo hit his 40th homer of the season to deep center. Gallo has three more homers than singles (37) this season.

Gallo became the fourth Rangers player to have back-to-back 40-homer seasons.

GIANTS 5, PADRES 4

MARINERS 10, A'S 8

ORIOLES, RED SOX CANCELLED

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Wild Card Standings

AMERICAN

Team Win Loss Percent GB
New York Yankees 97 60 0.618 +2.5
Oakland Athletics 95 63 0.601 0.0

Tampa Bay Rays 87 70 0.554 7.5
Seattle Mariners 86 71 0.548 8.5
Los Angeles Angels 77 81 0.487 18.0
Minnesota Twins 72 84 0.462 22.0
Toronto Blue Jays 71 87 0.449 24.0
Texas Rangers 66 91 0.420 28.5
Detroit Tigers 64 93 0.408 30.5
Chicago White Sox 62 95 0.395 32.5
Kansas City Royals 55 102 0.350 39.5
Baltimore Orioles 45 111 0.288 49.0


NATIONAL

Team Win Loss Percent GB
Milwaukee Brewers 91 67 0.576 +3.5
Colorado Rockies 87 70 0.554 0.0
St. Louis Cardinals 87 71 0.551 0.5

Pittsburgh Pirates 80 76 0.513 6.5
Washington Nationals 80 78 0.506 7.5
Arizona Diamondbacks 80 78 0.506 7.5
Philadelphia Phillies 78 79 0.497 9.0
New York Mets 73 84 0.465 14.0
San Francisco Giants 73 85 0.462 14.5
Cincinnati Reds 66 92 0.418 21.5
San Diego Padres 63 95 0.399 24.5
Miami Marlins 62 95 0.395 25.0

Updated Wed Sep 26 2:34 AM EDT

[StarDust Bum]

Wednesday’s six-pack

Six interesting spreads in college football this week:

— UCLA @ Colorado (-10.5)— Chip Kelly’s Bruins are already 0-3.

— Syracuse @ Clemson (-24)— Tigers were upset in central NY last season.

— Ohio State (-3.5) @ Penn State— Big game in Happy Valley.

— Purdue (-3.5) @ Nebraska— Cornhuskers are 0-3 for first time since 1945.

— Florida @ Mississippi State (-7)- -Dan Mullen goes back to Starkville

— Oregon (-3) @ Cal— Good late night game on FS1.

Quote of the Day
“Our reality is that he (Jimmy Butler) has requested a trade, so we’ll honor that. But we’re not just going to make any deal. … Our conversations will remain private. He requested a trade and we’re going to honor his request. But we’re not going to do anything that’s bad for the Timberwolves. We’re going to do what’s good for the Timberwolves. We have to prioritize that. That’s what our job is.”
Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau

Wednesday’s quiz
Who was Vice President when Jimmy Carter was President?

Tuesday’s quiz
Buccaneers beat the Oakland Raiders 48-21 when they won their only Super Bowl title, in January 2003

Monday’s quiz
Other than Josh Rosen, Troy Aikman was the only other UCLA quarterback taken in the top 10 picks of an NFL Draft.

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Wednesday’s List of 13: NFL stats, and other stuff…….

13) Tampa Bay Bucs play in Chicago Sunday, then have their bye week; Ryan Fitzpatrick just became the first QB EVER to throw for 400+ yards three games in a row. Problem is, he isn’t the Bucs’ starting QB; he is the backup who started while Jameis Winston was suspended for off-field issues.

If Winston is on the Tampa Bay roster next March 13, the Bucs will owe him $20.9M; thats going to be a very interesting decision. Fitzpatrick will be 36 in late November, so he isn’t the QB of the future in the Big Sombrero. Question is: if not Winston, then who?

12) Arizona Cardinals are switching to rookie Josh Rosen as their starting QB for their home game with Seattle Sunday; Arizona put Rosen in the game with about 4:15 left Sunday and the Cardinals down 16-14— very difficult spot to be put in, for his NFL debut.

In their first three games, Arizona’s offense:
— Total yards: 213-137-221
— 3rd down conversions: 1-8, 3-12, 3-10
— Turnovers: 2-1-4 (minus-3 for season)
— Cardinals had zero red zone snaps in their last two games.
— Arizona has been scoreless in four of six halves this season.

In other words, Rosen’s starting won’t hurt any.

11) Happy 85th birthday to the great Hubie Brown, who won 528 games and two NBA Coach of the Year titles; he is still an excellent basketball analyst for ESPN.

Long time ago, October 15, 1984 to be exact, Knicks-Bulls played an exhibition game in Glens Falls, an hour from where I live- Michael Jordan was a rookie, but he wasn’t “Michael Jordan” yet, just the 3rd pick in the NBA Draft.

Friend of mine and I went to Glens Falls during the day and walked in the arena while the Knicks were having their walk-thru. No one stopped us, so we went down to the floor and sat down on the end of the Knicks’ bench and watched practice. When I stretched my legs, my feet were on the court- it was awesome.

10) After practice, I talked to Bernard King, the Knicks’ star and Hubie Brown; both guys were nice to me, Coach Brown talked to me for 10 minutes about what stats (analytics now) are good to use and what ones aren’t. That was a good day

10) Clemson named true freshman Trevor Lawrence starting QB for this week vs Syracuse; the previous starter, Kelly Bryant, is apparently not happy and may transfer— he had a meeting with Dabo Swinney on Monday. The meeting was said to be “emotional”; Bryant didn’t practice on Monday or Tuesday.

9) Garbagemen come thru my neighborhood at 5:40am on Tuesdays, when it is still very dark out- now that is a bad job, especially in winter, when it is cold as hell. In summers, the sun is actually out at 5:40, so it might not be so bad. What time do these guys have to get up? Yuk.

8) Angels’ DH/P Shohei Ohtani will undergo elbow surgery next week; not sure what that means for his availability as a hitter next spring, but he won’t pitch at all next season.

7) Seems like NFL bye weeks are more stretched out this season; Panthers-Redskins are off this week; Rams-Chiefs don’t have their bye until Thanksgiving weekend, after their Mexico City tilt.

6) NFL teams who scored most pts/possession in the red zone this season:
Ravens 6.92 ppp, Chiefs 6.67, Bengals 6.50, Seahawks 6.33

Seattle scored 38 points on only six red zone drives, T3rd least in NFL. Arizona has only been inside opponents’ red zone twice.

Teams with worst ppp in red zone:
Cardinals 3.00, Jets 3.33, Titans 3.83, Broncos 3.88

5) NFL teams who allowed fewest pts/possession in the red zone this season:
Titans 2.60, Dolphins 2.67, Eagles 3.25, Jaguars 3.67

Teams who’ve allowed most ppp in red zone:
Panthers 7.14, Bucs 6.56, Chiefs 6.44, Falcons 6.27

4) NFL teams who scored most ppp on drives starting 75+ yards from goal line:
Chiefs 2.94, Falcons 2.90, Ravens 2.87, Bengals 2.60

Teams who scored fewest ppp on drives starting 75+ yards from goal line:
Cardinals 0.65, Vikings 0.80, Jets/Texans 0.86

3) Teams with most plays of 20+ yards this season:
Bucs 21, Chargers 20, Chiefs 19, Broncos 18, Bengals 17

Teams with fewest plays of 20+ yards:
Cowboys 4, Titans 5, Cardinals/Bears/Patriots 6.

2) Teams who allowed fewest plays of 20+ yards:
Cowboys 4, Redskins 6, Jaguars 7, Ravens/Browns, Lions, Seahawks 9

Teams who allowed most plays of 20+ yards:
Chiefs/Steelers 20, Chargers/Raiders 17, Panthers 16

1) Buffalo has gone 3/out on 18 of its 35 drives this season.
Rams have gone 3/out on one of their 27 drives.

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LEADING OFF: deGrom seeks 1 last quality start; Sale for Sox
September 25, 2018
By The Associated Press

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

ONE MORE TIME

Jacob deGrom will make the final start of what has been a remarkably consistent season that has him a favorite for the NL Cy Young Award. It also is the last chance for deGrom (9-9) to have a winning record and reach double digits in victories. The Mets right-hander's win total likely would have made him an underdog for the Cy Young in previous decades, but voters are increasingly looking beyond win-loss record to numbers that are more within a pitcher's control. And nobody has controlled opposing hitters like deGrom, who has a record 23 consecutive quality starts, 28 starts in a row allowing three runs or fewer and a 1.77 ERA. He is to face the NL East champion Braves and Sean Newcomb (12-9, 4.04 ERA), who will make his last start before the playoffs.

SHORT-TERM SALE

Red sox ace Chris Sale gets one more chance to work his way back into form after missing a month with a shoulder injury. The left-hander (12-4, 2.00 ERA) threw 73 pitches in 3 1/3 innings in his last start, the longest outing of his three since returning from the disabled list. He'll start the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles after Tuesday's rainout in Boston. The Red Sox have clinched the AL East and home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

AMERICAN DEBUT

Felix Hernandez will make the 403rd start of his big league career and his first as an American citizen. The 32-year-old from Venezuela became a naturalized citizen during a ceremony in Seattle on Monday. On the mound, it's been a disappointing season for the 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner, who had a long run as one of baseball's best pitchers. He was briefly demoted to the bullpen last month, and his 5.46 ERA is nearly a full run higher than his career-worst. He faces the playoff-bound Oakland Athletics and resurgent veteran Edwin Jackson (6-3, 3.18 ERA).