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**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 03:06 AM

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY AUGUST 2, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:20 PM Milwaukee Brewers Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
7:05 PM Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
7:05 PM Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
7:05 PM New York Mets Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:05 PM Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards
7:10 PM Los Angeles Angels Cleveland Indians Progressive Field
7:20 PM Cincinnati Reds Atlanta Braves SunTrust Park
8:05 PM Detroit Tigers Texas Rangers Globe Life Park in Arlington
8:10 PM Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins Target Field
8:10 PM Seattle Mariners Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
8:40 PM San Francisco Giants Colorado Rockies Coors Field
9:40 PM Washington Nationals Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
10:10 PM San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium

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MLB AUGUST OPINIONS AND BEST BETS: ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/01/2019 8-8-0 50.00% +115

Totals...............8-8-0 50.00% +115

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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS.............UNITS. ............O/U...............UNITS.............TOTALS

08/01/2019.............2 - 4.............-6.85..............6 - 4..............+8.00.............+1.15

Totals.....................2 - 4.............-6.85..............6 - 4...............+8.00.............+1.15

**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 03:07 AM

Friday’s 6-pack

— Mets 4, White Sox 0— New York won its last seven games.

— Cardinals 8, Cubs 0— St Louis leads NL Central by a game.

— Rays 9, Red Sox 4— Tampa Bay sweeps three games in Fenway.

— Former Carolina Panthers’ C Ryan Kalil un-retired and signed on with the Jets.

— Indians’ manager Terry Francona underwent unexpected eye surgery Thursday; he was at the ballpark Thursday night, but didn’t manage the game. We wish him well.

— If the playoffs started today (they do not):

NL: Braves-Cardinals-Dodgers. Wild Card: Cubs-Nationals

AL: New York-Twins-Astros. Wild Card: Rays-Indians

Quote of the Day
“Everything we did was so inorganic and unsustainable and, frankly, not fun. I was miserable. Literally the moment we won the championship I knew I was gonna leave. There was no way I was gonna stay for any amount of money.”
New Orleans Pelican GM David Griffin, on his time in Cleveland

Friday’s quiz
Bill Murray, Scarlett Johanssen starred in a 2003 movie Lost in Translation; where does the movie take place?

Thursday’s quiz
SF Giants have won three World Series in this decade; they beat Rangers, Royals, Tigers.

Wednesday’s quiz
New Hampshire is known as the Granite State.

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Friday’s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) Looking at Week 1 of the NFL which is only five weeks away, there are four games with a spread of 7+ points. The question occurred to me, how do favorites of 7+ points do in Week 1 of the NFL? So I looked it up.

Last six years, 16 teams have been favored by 7+ points in Week 1; those teams went 4-11-1 vs spread. Last three years, Week 1 favorites of 7+ are just 6-4 SU.

Since 2009, in Week 1 games with a spread of 7+ points, over is 18-12-1.

12) Week 1 favorites of 7+ points this year:
— Eagles (-9) vs Washington
— Seahawks (-9.5) vs Cincinnati
— Cowboys (-7.5) vs NY Giants
— Saints (-7) vs Houston

11) Over last 20 years, only five teams haven’t been a Week 1 favorite of 7+ points:
Bengals, Browns, Chiefs, Giants, 49ers.

10) New England has been a Week 1 favorite of 7+ points eight times since 2005; they’re 2-5-1 vs spread in those games. Patriots are -6 vs Pittsburgh in Week 1 this year.

9) Day after the trade deadline, baseball GM’s who made trades the day before go on their local TV broadcasts and get patted on the back for the great deals he made the day before.

On Miami telecasts, one of the worst-run franchises in the sport, they tout the new kids in the organization, even the ones hitting .204 and .206 in the minors. Oy.

8) Marlins 5, Twins 4 (12)— Miami tied game with three runs in 9th, won it in the 12th.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Texas DFA’d IF Asdrubel Cabrera and C Tim Federowicz.

6) Six players and both managers got suspended after the Pirates-Reds fracas the other night; Keone Kale got 10 games, Amir Garrett 8 games. Cincy skipper David Bell got six games, Clint Hurdle got two.

According to Hall of Fame writer Jayson Stark, this is the most players suspended for one fight since a 2013 incident involving Ian Kennedy/Zack Greinke.

5) Longtime kicker Phil Dawson retired from the NFL this week, after a 20-year career where he kicked 441 FG’s, 518 PAT’s- he even punted nine times.

4) White Sox P Lucas Giolito is from a family of actors; his grandfather appeared in five episodes of Seinfeld, playing Susan Ross’ father. His mother Lindsay Frost lists 49 TV and movie credits.

3) The other night, I stumble upon this old movie, Guilty As Sin on cable late at night while I’m writing; hard to take a movie real serious when the first character you see in the movie is a judge being played by the guy who was Morty in Meatballs.

Movie had Jack Warden and Rebecca DeMornay in it, though, so it wasn’t all bad.

2) San Francisco Giants have won three World Series in this decade; surprising thing is who they beat in those series, the Rangers, Tigers, Royals.

1) One bettor at the Westgate in Las Vegas placed a $100,500 wager on the 76ers to make the playoffs this coming season at -$5,000 odds; the bet would win $2,010.

Same guy made/won a similar bet on Golden State last season.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 03:12 AM

Friday’s games

National League

Brewers (57-53) @ Cubs (57-51)
Davies is 0-2, 14.00 in his last two starts; he is 1-1, 5.29 in three starts vs Chicago this season. Team in his starts: 13-9
5-inning record: 9-7-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-22 Over/under: over 6-2 last 8

Quintana is 4-0, 4.40 in his last five starts; he is 0-2, 8.79 in three starts vs Milwaukee this year. Team in his starts: won last five
5-inning record: 11-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20 Over/under: 11-9

Milwaukee lost three of last four games; they’re 9-8 in road series openers- under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-1 last six games. Brewers played in Oakland yesterday, have day game here, tough scheduling spot.

Cubs won eight of last ten home games; they’re 12-6 in home series openers- under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-1 last six games.

Mets (53-55) @ Pirates (47-61)
Matz is 1-0, 1.89 in his last three starts; he is 2-1, 3.00 in four starts vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 10-9
5-inning record: 6-7-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-19 Over/under: last four under

Williams is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts; he is 2-1, 1.80 in three starts vs NY. Team in his starts: 8-7
5-inning record: 3-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-15 Over/under: over 3-1 last four

Mets won their last seven games; they’re 5-10 in last 15 road series openers- under is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 last five games.

Pittsburgh lost 16 of last 19 games; they’re 5-11in home series openers- over is 3-1 in their last four games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 last eight games.

Reds (50-57) @ Braves (64-45)
Wood allowed two runs in 4.2 IP (80 PT) in his first ‘19 start; he is 2-3, 4.68 in five starts vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Gausman is 1-1, 4.85 in two starts since coming back from AAA; he is 0-2, 14.63 in two starts vs Cincy. Team in his starts: 8-7
5-inning record: 6-8-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-15 Over/under: 11-4

Cincy won six of last ten games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-4 last nine games.

Braves won five of their last seven games; four of their last six games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-3-1 last 12 games.

Giants (55-54) @ Rockies (50-59)
Anderson is 0-1, 7.61 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 9-5
5-inning record: 3-6-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-14 Over/under: 9-5

Lambert is 0-2, 7.15 in his last seven starts. Team in his starts: 2-7
5-inning record: 3-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9 Over/under: 5-4

Giants won 14 of last 20 games; they’re 7-1 in last eight road series openers- under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 last six games.

Colorado lost lost four of last five games; they’re 11-7 in home series openers- under is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 last five games.

Nationals (57-51) @ Diamondbacks (54-55)
Ross is 0-2, 8.71 in two games; they might use an opener. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Ray is 4-1, 3.56 in his last five starts; he is 0-5, 6.52 in six starts vs Washington. Team in his starts: 13-10
5-inning record: 9-10-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23 Over/under: 11-11-1

Nationals lost four of last six games; they’re 9-7 in road series openers- under is 8-2 in their last 10 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 22-3-1 last 26 games.

Arizona lost lost four of last six games; they’re 10-6 in home series openers- over is 6-4-2 in their last 12 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six home games.

Padres (50-58) @ Dodgers (72-39)
Lauer is 0-4, 6.15 in his last seven starts; he is 0-0, 3.27 in two starts vs LA this year. Team in his starts: 9-10
5-inning record: 7-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-19 Over/under: under 5-0 last five

May is making his MLB debut; he was 3-0, 2.30 in five AAA starts. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

San Diego lost nine of last 13 games; their last four games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-1 last four games.

Dodgers are 8-4 in their last 12 games; under is 7-3 last ten home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-1-1 last nine games.

American League

Blue Jays (44-67) @ Orioles (36-72)
Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Brooks is 0-1, 7.71 in four starts for Orioles; he is 0-3, 24.55 in three starts vs Toronto. Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 0-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4 Over/under: 2-1-1

Toronto won its last four games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-1-1 last nine road games.

Orioles are 8-6 in last 14 games; over is 6-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-1-1 last six games.

Red Sox (59-51) @ New York (68-39)
Rodriguez is 5-0, 2.03 in his last five starts; he is 1-0, 3.97 in two starts vs NY this season. Team in his starts: 17-5
5-inning record: 15-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-22 Over/under: 18-4

Paxton is 0-3, 7.50 in his last six starts; he is 1-1, 5.25 in two starts vs Boston this year. Team in his starts: 9-9
5-inning record: 9-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-18 Over/under:11-6-1

Red Sox lost their last four games; they’re 8-10 in road series openers- over is 15-4 in their last 19 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-0-2 last 10 games.

New York lost four of last six games; they’re 15-4 in home series openers- over is 10-1 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-2-2 last nine games.

Angels (56-54) @ Indians (63-45)
Peters is 1-0, 5.00 in two starts. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 2-0

Clevinger is 4-0, 1.74 in his last five starts; he is 3-0, 3.29 in five starts vs LAA. Team in his starts: 6-3
5-inning record: 6-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9 Over/under: 4-4-1

Angels lost five of last seven games; they’re 10-5 in last 15 road series openers- under is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-2-1 last nine games.

Cleveland lost three of its last four games; they’re 12-6 in home series openers- under is 4-1 in their last five home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-2 last nine games.

Tigers (32-72) @ Rangers (54-54)
Alexander is 0-1, 3.86 in his three starts. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3 Over/under: 1-1-1

Lynn is 5-2, 3.56 in his last seven starts; he is 2-3, 4.60 in five starts vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 13-8
5-inning record: 12-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-21 Over/under: over 3-1 last four

Tigers lost 18 of last 22 games; they’re 7-11 in road series openers- under is 4-0-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-0-1 last six games.

Texas lost 12 of last 16 games; they’re 2-7 in last nine home series openers- their last three games went over the total. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 3-1 last four games.

Mariners (47-64) @ Astros (70-40)
Kikuchi is 0-2, 6.51 in his last five starts; he allowed five runs in five IP vs Houston June 29. Team in his starts: 9-13
5-inning record: 9-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-22 Over/under: 16-6

Miley is 3-0, 2.65 in his last six starts; he is 2-0, 2.77 in five starts vs Seattle this season. Team in his starts: 15-7
5-inning record: 11-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-22 Over/under: under 10-3 last 13

Mariners won six of last seven games; they’re 7-11 in road series openers- over is 6-1 in their last seven road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 3-1-1 last five games.

Houston won 11 of last 14 games; they’re 14-3 in home series openers- under is 10-3 in their last 13 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-4-1 last 12 games.

Royals (40-70) @ Twins (66-42)
Sparkman is 1-3, 5.96 in his last four starts; he is 1-1, 4.50 vs Minnesota this year. Team in his starts: 4-8
5-inning record: 4-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-12 Over/under: 7-5

Perez is 0-1, 5.63 in his last three starts; he is 0-1, 8.49 in two starts vs KC this season. Team in his starts: 10-8
5-inning record: 11-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-18 Over/under: over 9-2 last 11

Royals lost six of their last seven games; they’re 6-11 in road series openers- over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 10-1 last 11 games.

Minnesota won five of last seven games; they’re 11-7 in home series openers- over is 3-1 in their last four games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 9-2 last 11 games.

Interleague

White Sox (46-60) @ Phillies (57-51)
Nova is 2-0, 1.20 in his last two starts; he is vs Philly. Team in his starts: 9-13
5-inning record: 7-10-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-22 Over/under: 12-8-2

Vargas is making his Philly debut; he was 3-0, 3.06 in his last three starts for the Mets. NY in his starts: 10-8
5-inning record: 9-8-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-18 Over/under: 6-9-3

White Sox lost eight of last nine games; they’re 6-11 in road series openers- under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 last five games.

Phillies won three of last four games; they’re 9-8 in home series openers- over is 7-3 in their last ten home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-3-1 last ten home games.

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Today’s Tips

2019 bankroll: minus 23 calloways
Pending future bets:
– Matt Olson under 32.5 home runs
– Joey Lucchesi, over 8.5 wins
– Cincinnati Reds, under 79.5 wins
– Los Angeles Angels, under 83.5 wins
– Houston Astros (6-1) to win World Series
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%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/31
Ariz 18-60……12-49……30
Atl 17-56…..19-53……36
Cubs 14-53……19-54…..33
Reds 18-51……18-55…..36
Colo 12-56……19-53……31
LA 16-56……20-54……36
Mia 8-50……15-56……23
Milw 16-52…..19-57…..35
Mets 20-59……15-48…..35
Philly 13-51…..19-57……32
Pitt 17-58…..14-50……31
StL 14-54…..12-53…….26
SD 16-50……15-54…..31
SF 6-54……10-52…….16
Wash 13-52…..16-54……,29

Orioles 14-55…….17-51..…..31
Boston 13-54…….18-53……31
W Sox 11-51…….17-54…….28
Clev 16-52…..16-55……..32
Det 16-55……14-48……..30
Astros 21-55…..11-53……..32
KC 15-52…..21-58……..36
Angels 17-53……13-56…….30
Twins 21-55……13-52……34
NYY 16-50……17-58……33
A’s 12-52…..15-57…….27
Sea 14-53…..16-58…….30
TB 20-56…..16-52…….36
Texas 15-54…..19-54…….34
Toronto 12-55…..16-55…….28

Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 61-43 NL, favorites -$1,263 under 50-48-3
AL @ NL– 42-41 AL, favorites -$1,941 over 43-38-5
Total: 102-85 NL, favorites -$3,204 Over 91-88-8

**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 03:15 AM

Paxton gets rematch, May Day in LA
August 1, 2019
By The Associated Press

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

NO REINFORCEMENTS

The Yankees came up short trying to acquire pitching help at the trade deadline, and that's putting more pressure on James Paxton to shake off a rough stretch. The big left-hander is 0-3 with a 6.67 ERA in his past six starts, including a loss at Fenway Park last week when he allowed seven runs in four innings. Paxton (5-6, 4.72) faces the Red Sox again in the opener of a four-game home series. He'll oppose right-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4, 4.13).

MAY DAY

Top Dodgers pitching prospect Dustin May is expected to make his major league debut against San Diego. The 21-year-old right-hander is nicknamed Gingergaard because his flowing red hair and big-time fastball remind some of Mets ace Noah Syndergaard. May was 6-5 with a 3.38 ERA over 20 starts between Double-A and Triple-A this season.

ENJOY IT

The Tampa Bay Rays will have a rare Friday off before starting a two-game series against Miami on Saturday at Tropicana Field. It will mark the first time in franchise history Tampa Bay has a scheduled idle Friday past the opening week of April.

''That's odd. I don't think I've ever have had a Friday off,'' Rays manager Kevin Cash said before Thursday night's game at Boston.

Under scheduling guidelines, MLB teams have some leeway regarding a day off before or after a two-game series.

DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS

Madison Bumgarner, who had been the subject of trade speculation, starts for the Giants when they open a series at Coors Field. San Francisco and Colorado are coming off completely opposite performances last month. The Giants began July at 36-47, but finished the month at 55-53. They became the first major league team to start July at least 10 games under .500 and end with a winning mark. The Rockies, meanwhile, were 44-40 heading into July before going 6-19 - that was the worst showing by any team that went into July with a winning record since the 1888 Boston Beaneaters were 5-17.

PHILLING UP

Jason Vargas (6-5, 4.01 ERA) makes his debut with the Phillies after being acquired this week from the Mets. The 36-year-old lefty has won three straight starts going into this outing in Philadelphia against the White Sox.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 03:17 AM

Friday's Diamond Notes
August 1, 2019
By Kevin Rogers

Hottest team: Mets (7-0 last seven)

If there is one thing everybody can agree on that has followed Major League Baseball this season is the Mets are the hardest team to figure out. New York went on a dreadful 3-11 run from late June through mid-July, but the Mets have come back to life of late by winning 13 of the past 17 games, including seven straight victories. The Mets are fresh off back-to-back sweeps of the Pirates and White Sox, while limiting Chicago to four runs in three wins.

New York remains two games under the .500 mark, but the Mets have crept to within four games of the second Wild Card spot in the National League. The Mets continue their road trip in Pittsburgh to face the Pirates for the second consecutive weekend. Steven Matz tossed a complete game shutout against the Pirates last Saturday to improve to 4-0 at home, but the southpaw owns a 2-6 mark away from Citi Field as he makes the start on Friday at PNC Park.

Coldest team: Rockies (4-13 last 17)

The free-fall to the bottom of the NL West continues for Colorado after losing the final two games of its home series to Los Angeles. The Rockies held the Dodgers scoreless for eight innings on Wednesday before allowing L.A. to score five runs in a 5-1 victory. Colorado’s offense was limited to fewer than four runs for the fourth time in five games, while losing 12 straight games when scoring five or fewer runs.

The Rockies were swept by the Giants at Coors Field two weeks ago in a four-game series as San Francisco invades Colorado again this weekend. Peter Lambert won his first two starts of his big league career back in June, but the Rockies’ right-hander is winless in his past seven outings. Lambert pitched well against San Francisco back on July 16 by allowing two earned runs in six innings of work, but the Giants won in extra innings, 8-4.

Hottest pitcher: Mike Clevinger, Indians (5-2, 3.28 ERA)

The most reliable pitcher currently in the Cleveland rotation following the trade of Trevor Bauer to Cincinnati is Clevinger, who has won three straight starts. Since getting tagged for seven runs against the Orioles in a 13-0 loss on June 28, Clevinger has allowed six runs in the past five starts, although the last three wins have come against the Tigers, Royals, and Blue Jays. The Indians have compiled a 3-1 record in four starts at Progressive Field, while striking out double-digit batters in three of those outings as the Tribe welcome in the Angels.

Coldest pitcher: Glenn Sparkman, Royals (3-7, 5.25 ERA)

The Kansas City rotation has been thin all season as Sparkman has given up four runs or more in four of his past five starts with the Royals going 1-4 in that span. Since blanking the White Sox on July 16, Sparkman lost twice to the Indians, while yielding 13 runs and five home runs. Sparkman fared well against Minnesota the last time he faced them in late June by tossing seven innings in a 4-1 win as a +175 underdog, as he takes the mound at Target Field as a +210 ‘dog on Friday.

Biggest OVER run: Orioles (6-1 last seven)

Baltimore returned home from a successful road trip on Thursday only to get blown out by a streaking Toronto squad, 11-2. The O’s allowed more than five runs for the seventh time in the past eight games, while cashing the OVER for the fourth time in the last five contests with a total of 10 or more. The Orioles continue their series with the Blue Jays on Friday as Aaron Brooks is scheduled to make the start. Brooks allowed five earned runs in each of his last two outings, while his offense aided him with early run support in a 9-8 victory over the Angels his past start to easily cash the OVER of 10 ½.

Biggest UNDER run: Brewers (6-1 last seven)

The race atop the NL Central continues to heat up after the Cardinals captured two of three from the Cubs to re-take a one-game advantage for first place. Chicago returns home to host Milwaukee for a Friday afternoon affair at Wrigley Field as the Brewers have scored four or fewer runs in four consecutive games. The Brewers dropped two of three at Oakland, capped off by Thursday’s come-from-ahead loss to the A’s after blowing a late 3-1 lead in a 5-3 defeat. The game remained UNDER the total of 9 ½, as the Brewers and Cubs have hit the UNDER in six of the previous seven matchups.

Matchup to watch: Red Sox vs. Yankees

Boston is skidding out of control of late after getting swept at home by Tampa Bay to slip to 3 ½ games out of the second Wild Card position in the American League. After taking the first three games against the Yankees at Fenway Park last weekend, the Red Sox have dropped four consecutive contests. New York hooks up with Boston for a second consecutive weekend as the Yankees try to continue to keep their distance from the Red Sox in the AL East race.

The Yankees earned a two-game split with the Diamondbacks in Wednesday’s 7-5 victory in the Bronx to salvage the final meeting of the four-game season series. New York owns a pedestrian 4-6 record in the last 10 games following a five-game winning streak as James Paxton (5-6, 4.72 ERA) tries to turn around his recent bad luck. Paxton is winless in his last five appearances, capped off by allowing a season-high seven runs in four innings of a 10-5 defeat at Boston last Friday.

The Red Sox counter with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4, 4.13 ERA), as Boston owns a solid 8-1 record in his past nine trips to the mound. Rodriguez defeated the Yankees at Fenway last Saturday, 9-5 as a -145 favorite, while allowing three earned runs in 5.2 innings of work. The Sox have won each of Rodriguez’s last six starts away from Boston, while the defending champions beat the Yankees twice in his three starts in the Bronx last season.

Betcha didn’t know: Jason Vargas makes his Phillies’ debut on Friday as the struggling White Sox invade Citizens Bank Park. Vargas won his final three starts as a member of the Mets, while posting a 2.93 home ERA this season which included a 6-2 mark to the UNDER. The White Sox enters Friday’s action owning an awful 2-13 record the last 15 road games, while dropping eight of their past 11 away series openers.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 03:22 AM

Weekly Total Talk
July 31, 2019
By Joe Williams

Friday, Aug. 2

Reds LHP Alex Wood will face his former and original organization when he meets the Braves and RHP Kevin Gausman. It will be just his second start of the season after spending the first few months on the 60-day injured list due to a back injury. He allowed two earned runs, seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts against Colorado at home on July 28, an under result. This will be his first road outing of 2019. For the Braves, the over is 5-1 in Gausman's past six outings, although the under is a perfect 5-0 in the past five at home overall, and 7-1-1 in the past nine at home.

The Royals use RHP Glenn Sparkman against Twins LHP Martin Perez in the Twin Cities in the series opener. The over and under has alternated in each of the past five outings with Sparkman, while the total pushed in his last start in Minnesota back on June 15 when he allowed five runs - four earned - and five hits over five innings, and the under cashed on June 20 in his most recent start against the Twins. The over has hit in three of the past four start by Perez, while going 8-2 across his past 10 outings, including 5-1 in his past six outings at Target Field.

The Nationals and Diamondbacks square off in the desert with RHP Joe Ross and LHP Robbie Ray locking horns. This will be just the second start of the season for Ross, and the under cashed in that outing on July 21 in Atlanta when he allowed three earned runs, eight hits and two walks with six strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. For the Snakes, Ray enters with a 9-7 record, 3.91 ERA and .310 opponent on-base percentage with 173 strikeouts over 129 innings. The under is 3-1-1 in the past five starts by Ray. Since July 5, the under is 11-8-2 across the past 21 outings. In the past six starts at home, the under is 4-1-1 for Ray and the D-Backs, too.

Wind Report

At Progressive Field in Cleveland, the winds will be blowing 9-12 mph in from the right-center field power alley to affect the Angels and Indians, particularly left-handed power hitters. The Tigers and Rangers will also be battling a stiff 11-14 mph wind blowing in from right field into the face of the batters. Other than that, winds will be rather light and variable at all of the other MLB venues.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 12:08 PM

MLB

Friday, August 2

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Chi Cubs is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
Chi Cubs is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Chi Cubs is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing Baltimore
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Baltimore is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games at home
Baltimore is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games at home
Baltimore is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing Toronto
Baltimore is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
Baltimore is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

Boston Red Sox
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
Boston is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games
NY Yankees is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 11 games
NY Yankees is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
NY Yankees is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Chi White Sox is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
Chi White Sox is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 13 games when playing Philadelphia
Chi White Sox is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 13 games when playing Chi White Sox
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

New York Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games
NY Mets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games on the road
NY Mets is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Mets
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Pittsburgh is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Angels is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
LA Angels is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
LA Angels is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Cleveland is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Cleveland is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games on the road
Cincinnati is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Cincinnati is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Atlanta's last 22 games
Atlanta is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Atlanta is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Cincinnati
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Atlanta is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
Detroit is 4-18 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Detroit is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Texas
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas Rangers
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games at home
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Texas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Seattle is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Seattle is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Houston
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 13 games
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Seattle
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle

Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Kansas City is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
Kansas City is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City

San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games
San Francisco is 16-4 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of San Francisco's last 22 games when playing Colorado
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
San Francisco is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 6-19 ATS in its last 25 games
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 1-12 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Colorado's last 22 games when playing San Francisco
Colorado is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Colorado is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Washington Nationals
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Washington's last 25 games
Washington is 17-6 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Washington is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 10 games on the road
Washington is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Arizona
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Arizona is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Washington
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

San Diego Padres
San Diego is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of San Diego's last 22 games
San Diego is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Diego's last 14 games on the road
San Diego is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
San Diego is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Dodgers is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games
LA Dodgers is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
LA Dodgers is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games at home
LA Dodgers is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 12:09 PM

951Milwaukee -952 Chicago Cubs
MILWAUKEE is 12-30 SU (-18.4 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

953Ny Mets -954 Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH is 29-38 SU (-20 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

955Cincinnati -956 Atlanta
CINCINNATI is 54-38 SU (8.9 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

957San Francisco -958 Colorado
SAN FRANCISCO is 10-0 SU (10 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an slugging percentage of .430 or better in the second half of the season in the current season.

959Washington -960 Arizona
ARIZONA is 18-4 SU (13.6 Units) after having lost 3 of their last 4 games in the current season.

961San Diego -962 La Dodgers
SAN DIEGO is 30-47 SU (-26.6 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

963Toronto -964 Baltimore
BALTIMORE is 20-35 SU (-19.2 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season.

965Boston -966 Ny Yankees
NY YANKEES are 14-3 SU (10.7 Units) at home with a money line of -100 to -150 in the current season.

967La Angels -968 Cleveland
LA ANGELS are 29-15 SU (14.8 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

969Detroit -970 Texas
DETROIT is 19-38 SU (-23.2 Units) vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.

971Seattle -972 Houston
SEATTLE is 17-23 SU (-15.2 Units) in road games vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

973Kansas City -974 Minnesota
KANSAS CITY is 31-39 SU (-18.6 Units) vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.

975Chi White Sox -976 Philadelphia
CHI WHITE SOX is 20-34 SU (-17.6 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 12:10 PM

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, August 2

Milwaukee @ Chicago Cubs

Game 951-952
August 2, 2019 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Davies) 15.555
Chicago Cubs
(Quintana) 14.489
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-140
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+120); Under

Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia

Game 975-976
August 2, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Nova) 12.359
Philadelphia
(Vargas) 17.240
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 5
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-185
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-185); Over

NY Mets @ Pittsburgh

Game 953-954
August 2, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Matz) 16.715
Pittsburgh
(Williams) 14.851
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-120); Under

Toronto @ Baltimore

Game 963-964
August 2, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(TBD) 14.419
Baltimore
(Brooks) 17.430
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
N/A

Boston @ NY Yankees

Game 965-966
August 2, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Rodriguez) 15.875
NY Yankees
(Paxton) 14.459
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-130
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+110); Over

LA Angels @ Cleveland

Game 967-968
August 2, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Peters) 12.294
Cleveland
(Clevnger) 16.671
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 4 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-225
9
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-225); Over

Cincinnati @ Atlanta

Game 955-956
August 2, 2019 @ 7:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Wood) 14.358
Atlanta
(Gausman) 16.367
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-145); Over

Detroit @ Texas

Game 969-970
August 2, 2019 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Alexander) 12.486
Texas
(Lynn) 15.818
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 3 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-245
10
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-245); Over

Seattle @ Houston

Game 971-972
August 2, 2019 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Kikuchi) 12.145
Houston
(Miley) 17.390
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 5
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-270
10
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-270); Under

Kansas City @ Minnesota

Game 973-974
August 2, 2019 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Sparkman) 14.632
Minnesota
(Perez) 13.553
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-250
11
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+220); Over

San Francisco @ Colorado

Game 957-958
August 2, 2019 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Anderson) 14.338
Colorado
(Lambert) 12.864
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-120
13
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-120); Under

Washington @ Arizona

Game 959-960
August 2, 2019 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Ross) 15.308
Arizona
(Ray) 13.451
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-145
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+125); Over

San Diego @ LA Dodgers

Game 961-962
August 2, 2019 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Lauer) 16.720
LA Dodgers
(May) 15.442
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-180
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+160); Under

**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 12:11 PM

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, August 2

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MILWAUKEE (57 - 53) at CHICAGO CUBS (57 - 51) - 2:20 PM
ZACH DAVIES (R) vs. JOSE QUINTANA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 22-7 (+11.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 30-13 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 20-8 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MILWAUKEE is 159-124 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 37-33 (+19.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 113-107 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 45-29 (+17.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 70-52 (+15.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 74-59 (+19.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 36-23 (+16.9 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.
DAVIES is 12-5 (+12.6 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 1847-1883 (-273.4 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 993-873 (-149.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 162-172 (-48.1 Units) against the money line in home games in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 937-930 (-167.6 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 211-244 (-63.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 5-4 (+0.7 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.9 Units)

ZACH DAVIES vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
DAVIES is 6-6 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.65 and a WHIP of 1.206.
His team's record is 7-9 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-10. (-5.1 units)

JOSE QUINTANA vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
QUINTANA is 6-4 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.80 and a WHIP of 0.981.
His team's record is 9-5 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-10. (-7.1 units)

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NY METS (53 - 55) at PITTSBURGH (47 - 61) - 7:05 PM
STEVEN MATZ (L) vs. TREVOR WILLIAMS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 53-55 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 23-40 (-16.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

STEVEN MATZ vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
MATZ is 2-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 0.963.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.5 units)

TREVOR WILLIAMS vs. NY METS since 1997
WILLIAMS is 2-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.150.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)

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CINCINNATI (50 - 57) at ATLANTA (65 - 45) - 7:20 PM
ALEX WOOD (L) vs. KEVIN GAUSMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 8-19 (-10.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
WOOD is 65-67 (-26.2 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 65-45 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 49-34 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 39-25 (+9.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ATLANTA is 75-44 (+17.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 35-27 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against ATLANTA this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

ALEX WOOD vs. ATLANTA since 1997
WOOD is 2-3 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.68 and a WHIP of 1.839.
His team's record is 2-3 (-4.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.5 units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
GAUSMAN is 0-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 14.63 and a WHIP of 2.625.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.4 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (55 - 54) at COLORADO (50 - 59) - 8:40 PM
MADISON BUMGARNER (L) vs. PETER LAMBERT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 142-134 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 98-84 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 82-77 (+17.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 45-37 (+16.4 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.
SAN FRANCISCO is 55-54 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-26 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 29-25 (+12.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 36-30 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 41-36 (+13.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-23 (+14.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 25-16 (+12.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 9-2 (+9.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 9-4 (+7.2 Units) against COLORADO this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. COLORADO since 1997
BUMGARNER is 16-8 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.15 and a WHIP of 1.219.
His team's record is 21-12 (+6.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-16. (-2.9 units)

PETER LAMBERT vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LAMBERT is 0-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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WASHINGTON (57 - 51) at ARIZONA (54 - 55) - 9:40 PM
JOE ROSS (R) vs. ROBBIE RAY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 57-51 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 5-11 (-9.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
WASHINGTON is 15-20 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 84-82 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 30-42 (-27.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 28-31 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 27-22 (+7.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
RAY is 35-19 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 31-37 (-22.6 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 63-67 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 13-20 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 654-605 (-90.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
ARIZONA is 26-39 (-17.0 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.
RAY is 2-8 (-10.0 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RAY is 27-37 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-2 (+1.1 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

JOE ROSS vs. ARIZONA since 1997
ROSS is 1-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

ROBBIE RAY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
RAY is 0-5 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 6.52 and a WHIP of 1.345.
His team's record is 0-6 (-6.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.5 units)

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SAN DIEGO (50 - 58) at LA DODGERS (72 - 39) - 10:10 PM
ERIC LAUER (L) vs. DUSTIN MAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 50-58 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 41-14 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 23-17 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
SAN DIEGO is 40-37 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LAUER is 12-7 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 59-48 (-13.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 122-91 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 29-28 (-17.6 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 6-4 (-0.3 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)

ERIC LAUER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
LAUER is 3-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 1.47 and a WHIP of 1.011.
His team's record is 4-1 (+5.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.4 units)

DUSTIN MAY vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

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TORONTO (44 - 67) at BALTIMORE (36 - 72) - 7:05 PM
AARON SANCHEZ (R) vs. AARON BROOKS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 5-5 (+1.9 Units) against TORONTO this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

AARON SANCHEZ vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SANCHEZ is 6-4 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.10 and a WHIP of 1.532.
His team's record is 8-6 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-4. (+4.5 units)

AARON BROOKS vs. TORONTO since 1997
BROOKS is 0-3 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 24.52 and a WHIP of 3.270.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.7 units)

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BOSTON (59 - 51) at NY YANKEES (68 - 39) - 7:05 PM
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (L) vs. JAMES PAXTON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 59-51 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 28-27 (-13.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BOSTON is 15-17 (-10.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 21-27 (-13.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 18-3 (+13.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
NY YANKEES are 35-14 (+14.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
NY YANKEES are 32-17 (+14.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 90-53 (+26.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 10-0 (+10.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 10 to 10.5 this season.
RODRIGUEZ is 37-9 (+27.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RODRIGUEZ is 18-4 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RODRIGUEZ is 15-2 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
RODRIGUEZ is 17-3 (+14.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 7-4 (+3.6 Units) against BOSTON this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.8 Units)

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 5-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.397.
His team's record is 8-6 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-9. (-4.9 units)

JAMES PAXTON vs. BOSTON since 1997
PAXTON is 3-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.13 and a WHIP of 0.911.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.3 units)

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LA ANGELS (56 - 54) at CLEVELAND (63 - 45) - 7:10 PM
DILLON PETERS (L) vs. MIKE CLEVINGER (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

DILLON PETERS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

MIKE CLEVINGER vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
CLEVINGER is 3-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.29 and a WHIP of 1.171.
His team's record is 4-1 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

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DETROIT (32 - 72) at TEXAS (54 - 54) - 8:05 PM
TYLER ALEXANDER (L) vs. LANCE LYNN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 32-72 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 66-213 (-80.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 since 1997.
DETROIT is 20-48 (-25.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 13-43 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
DETROIT is 24-59 (-26.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 55-103 (-43.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 54-54 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 32-22 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TEXAS is 37-36 (+8.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 29-23 (+9.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

TYLER ALEXANDER vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

LANCE LYNN vs. DETROIT since 1997
LYNN is 2-3 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.60 and a WHIP of 1.397.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

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SEATTLE (47 - 64) at HOUSTON (70 - 40) - 8:10 PM
YUSEI KIKUCHI (L) vs. WADE MILEY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 14-38 (-18.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 35-12 (+14.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MILEY is 29-13 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILEY is 15-4 (+10.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILEY is 23-9 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILEY is 17-6 (+11.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 44-38 (+13.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 96-83 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 3-8 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in home games in August games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 58-42 (-25.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 36-34 (-27.1 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 9-1 (+7.4 Units) against SEATTLE this season
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

YUSEI KIKUCHI vs. HOUSTON since 1997
KIKUCHI is 0-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.800.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

WADE MILEY vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MILEY is 2-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.47 and a WHIP of 1.247.
His team's record is 5-1 (+4.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.3 units)

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KANSAS CITY (40 - 70) at MINNESOTA (66 - 42) - 8:10 PM
GLENN SPARKMAN (R) vs. MARTIN PEREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 40-70 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 37-96 (-30.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 66-42 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 41-25 (+17.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 41-25 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 53-30 (+17.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 29-13 (+13.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-3 (+0.9 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

GLENN SPARKMAN vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
SPARKMAN is 1-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.75 and a WHIP of 1.083.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

MARTIN PEREZ vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
PEREZ is 1-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.73 and a WHIP of 1.340.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.7 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (46 - 60) at PHILADELPHIA (57 - 51) - 7:05 PM
IVAN NOVA (R) vs. JASON VARGAS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
VARGAS is 38-32 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
VARGAS is 102-90 (+26.7 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
VARGAS is 39-17 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 11-3 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in road games in August games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 30-29 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-38 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

IVAN NOVA vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
NOVA is 2-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.53 and a WHIP of 1.031.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)

JASON VARGAS vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
VARGAS is 3-3 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 5.85 and a WHIP of 1.469.
His team's record is 6-6 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-4. (+3.5 units)

**StarDust Bum** · 08-02-2019, 12:17 PM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIL at CHC 02:20 PM
U 9.0

BOS at NYY 07:05 PM
BOS +124
U 10.0

CHW at PHI 07:05 PM
O 10.0

NYM at PIT 07:05 PM
U 9.5

LAA at CLE 07:10 PM
U 9.0

CIN at ATL 07:20 PM
CIN +149
U 9.0

DET at TEX 08:05 PM
O 10.0

KC at MIN 08:10 PM
O 11.0

SEA at HOU 08:10 PM
SEA +247
U 10.0

SF at COL 08:40 PM
SF +124
U 13.5

WAS at ARI 09:40 PM
WAS +135
O 9.5

SD at LAD 10:10 PM
SD +147
U 8.5

**Udog** · 08-02-2019, 02:50 PM

Diamond Trends - Friday
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Braves are 25-0 SU since 2014 as a favorite of more than 130 after a game in which their starter went six-plus innings and their opponent left fewer than ten men on base.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Red Sox are 0-12 SU since 2005 when their line is within 20 cents of pickem after a loss as a home favorite in which their opponent scored first and they took the lead.

OU Trend of the Day:

-- The Astros are 0-19 OU since 2006 in the first game of a series with no rest at home after a game in which they had more than ten team-left-on-base and struck out fewer than twelve times.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Indians are 16-0 SU with Mike Clevinger at home when he averaged four-plus per batter in his last start and had a WHIP higher than 0.500.

**Udog** · 08-02-2019, 03:11 PM

By: Andrew Caley

STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTERS

STREAKING

Wade Miley, Houston Astros (9-4, 3.06 ERA, $765): The Astros rotation is getting all the headlines post-trade deadline and Miley may be the forgotten man. But he shouldn’t be. The veteran lefty is on an outstanding run, pitching to a1.95 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP, while limiting opponents to a .178 batting average over his last six starts. The Astros are big -260 home favorites for tonight’s matchup with the Mariners with a total of 10.

SLUMPING

James Paxton, New York Yankees (5-6, 4.72 ERA, $-674): The Yankees surprised most people by not upgrading their rotation at the trade deadline, so they’ll need guys like Paxton to turn things around instead.

The Big Maple’s first season in the Bronx has not gone to script and his current slump hasn’t helped matters. The lefty has an 8.78 ERA and a 1.95 WHIP over his past three starts, while allowing opponents to get on base at a .400 clip.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-03-2019, 02:24 AM

Torres hits slam, Yanks beat Red Sox 4-2
August 2, 2019
By The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) Gleyber Torres hit a first-inning grand slam, left-hander James Paxton cruised after that and the New York Yankees three-hit the Boston Red Sox in a 4-2 victory Friday night.

Boston has lost five straight for the first time since 2015 and dropped 11 + games behind first-place New York in the AL East.

Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer during yet another rocky first inning by Paxton, but Torres bailed him out with his slam off Eduardo Rodriguez (13-5). Paxton (6-6) struck out the side in the second and completed six innings on 100 pitches, allowing two hits and two runs with six strikeouts.

New York earned its major league-leading 35th comeback win.

Yankees relievers Tommy Kahnle and Zack Britton pitched a scoreless inning each, and Aroldis Chapman was perfect in the ninth for his 28th save.

ASTROS 10, MARINERS 2

HOUSTON (AP) - Wade Miley had another solid start and Houston backed him with a season-high six homers in a rout of Seattle.

Yordan Alvarez, Jake Marisnick, Martin Maldonado and Jose Altuve all connected off starter Yusei Kikuchi (4-8) to leave him tied with Justin Verlander for most home runs allowed in the majors this season with 28.

Carlos Correa and Aledmys Diaz also homered for Houston, which improved to 10-1 against the Mariners this season.

It was the most home runs that Astros have hit in one game since also going deep six times in a 17-6 victory over the Twins on May 31, 2017.

Miley (10-4) allowed three hits and two runs in six innings to win his third straight decision.

Daniel Vogelbach hit a two-run homer for the Mariners, who lost their second straight after winning their previous six games.

RANGERS 5, TIGERS 4

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas reliever Jose Leclerc hung on for a save, then fired the ball onto the right field roof at Globe Life Park after the Rangers beat Detroit.

The Tigers scored twice in a messy ninth inning and had runners on second and third with two outs when Jeimer Candelario hit a grounder to first baseman Danny Santana, who flipped to Leclerc covering the bag to end it. Leclerc took a couple of steps and let fly, the ball sailing far over the seats.

Lance Lynn (14-6) struck out 10 in seven innings and tied Houston's Justin Verlander and Washington's Stephen Strasburg for the major league lead in wins. Lynn allowed four hits.

Leclerc got his sixth save.

Tyler Alexander (0-2) allowed four runs on 10 hits in his fourth big league start.

Rougned Odor and Hunter Pence homered for Texas.

TWINS 11, ROYALS 9

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nelson Cruz homered and drove in five runs in Minnesota's win over Kansas City.

Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco and Eddie Rosario each had two hits for the Twins, who used a five-run seventh inning to maintain a three-game lead over Cleveland in the AL Central.

Miguel Sano, Luis Arraez and Jason Castro added RBIs for the Twins.

Trevor May (4-3) needed one pitch to get the final out of the seventh inning before newly acquired Sam Dyson. Sergio Romo got the final four outs for his first save with Minnesota.

Richard Lovelady (0-1) took the loss.

BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 2

BALTIMORE (AP) - Freddy Galvis had a home run among his three hits, Brandon Drury also went deep and the Toronto beat Baltimore for its season-high fifth straight victory.

Galvis hit his 17th homer in the fourth inning off Aaron Brooks (2-5) and Drury connected in the sixth for a 4-0 lead. Toronto has seven home runs in the first two games of the series and a major league-leading 81 since June 16.

Chris Davis homered for the Orioles in this matchup between the last two teams in the AL East standings.

Five pitchers combined to limit Baltimore to two runs in a second straight game. Wilmer Font served as the opener, Nick Kingham (3-1) worked three innings and Derek Law got the last six outs for his first save.

INDIANS 7, ANGELS 3

CLEVELAND (AP) - Yasiel Puig drove in his first two runs for Cleveland and Mike Clevinger won his fifth straight by beating Los Angeles.

Puig had RBI singles in the first and second, helping Cleveland take an early 6-1 lead.

Clevinger (6-2) gave up one run in 6 1/3 innings - a solo homer to Mike Trout in the first. The right-hander allowed three hits and struck out eight.

Roberto Perez hit his 19th home run of the season in the third.

Taylor Cole (1-2) made his fifth start of the season. The right-hander allowed four runs and retired one batter before being replaced.

CUBS 6, BREWERS 2

CHICAGO (AP) - Javier Baez homered and drove in three runs, and Chicago dealt Milwaukee its fourth loss in five games.

Jose Quintana pitched into the seventh inning and Jason Heyward also went deep for Chicago.

Baez had two doubles and scored twice. Quintana (9-7) also singled in a run as he won his fifth straight decision. He allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out five.

Three Cubs relievers finished with three scoreless innings.

Ryan Braun hit a solo shot and doubled for Milwaukee. Zach Davies (8-5) allowed four runs in four innings.

Christian Yelich went 0 for 4, ending his career-best 19-game hitting streak.

REDS 5, BRAVES 2

ATLANTA (AP) - Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs, Alex Wood pitched 6 2/3 strong innings and Cincinnati beat NL East-leading Atlanta.

Wood (1-0) was sharp in his second start since returning from a season-long back injury, allowing five baserunners and solo homers to Austin Riley in the fifth and Ronald Acuna Jr. in the sixth. Wood struck out five.

Raisel Iglesias earned his 21st save in 24 chances.

Atlanta starter Kevin Gausman (3-7) struggled in his second straight start, giving up five runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings.

PIRATES 8, METS 4

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Starling Marte's three-run homer in the seventh inning broke open a tight game and Pittsburgh snapped New York's seven-game winning streak.

The Pirates led 5-4 when Marte turned on a pitch from Tyler Bashlor and sent it into the seats in left field for his 19th home run of season.

Melky Cabrera hit a two-run double during Pittsburgh's five-run fourth inning against Steven Matz (6-7). Jose Osuna had two hits and an RBI for the Pirates.

Trevor Williams (4-4) overcame a shaky start to pick up his first victory since May 10.

Pete Alonzo, Robinson Cano and Amed Rosario all had two hits apiece for the Mets.

ROCKIES 5, GIANTS 4

DENVER (AP) - Rockies center fielder David Dahl was carted off the field after spraining his ankle while making an awkward catch, and substitute Ian Desmond hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning that sent Colorado over San Francisco.

Dahl left in obvious pain as his teammates gathered around. The Rockies said X-rays on his right ankle were negative, and the club had yet to determine the severity of the injury.

Trevor Story and Ryan McMahon also homered for the Rockies. Mike Yastrzemski had a home run and Austin Slater hit a run-scoring triple for the Giants.

Scott Oberg got out of a two-on, one-out jam for his fourth save.

NATIONALS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 0

PHOENIX (AP) - Late lineup addition Matt Adams broke a scoreless tie with a sixth-inning double and Joe Ross won his first game in more than two years as Washington opened a nine-game road trip with a victory over Arizona.

Ross and four relievers limited the Diamondbacks to one hit as the Nationals broke a two-game losing streak.

Juan Soto hit a solo homer in the eighth inning.

Adams doubled with two outs off left-hander Alex Young in the sixth after Adam Eaton led off with a double and Brian Dozier was intentionally walked with two outs.

Ross (1-3) gave up one hit and five walks in 5 1/3 innings. Sean Doolittle pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 24th save in 28 attempts.

Young (3-1) gave up three hits and three walks while striking out a career-high nine.

WHITE SOX 4, PHILLIES 3, 15 INNINGS

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jose Abreu hit an RBI single off outfielder Roman Quinn in the 15th inning and Chicago outlasted Philadelphia.

Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez, playing left field, threw out the potential go-ahead run in the 14th with Quinn (0-1) on the mound. He nearly did it again in the 15th but Leury Garcia barely beat the throw.

Josh Osich (1-0) tossed two innings for the win and Chicago used nine pitchers to snap a four-game losing streak.

Jason Vargas looked sharp in his first start since the Phillies acquired him from the Mets. The soft-tossing lefty allowed two runs and five hits, striking out five in 6 1/3 innings.

White Sox starter Ivan Nova allowed two runs - one earned - and five hits in five-plus innings.

Tim Anderson hit a double with two outs in the third and Abreu launched his 23rd homer out to left-center to give the White Sox an early 2-0 lead.

PADRES 5, DODGERS 2

**StarDust Bum** · 08-03-2019, 02:30 AM

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY AUGUST 3, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
2:20 PM Milwaukee Brewers Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
6:10 PM Miami Marlins Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field
7:05 PM Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
7:05 PM Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
7:05 PM New York Mets Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:05 PM Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards
7:10 PM Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins Target Field
7:10 PM Los Angeles Angels Cleveland Indians Progressive Field
7:10 PM Seattle Mariners Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
7:20 PM Cincinnati Reds Atlanta Braves SunTrust Park
8:05 PM Detroit Tigers Texas Rangers Globe Life Park in Arlington
8:10 PM San Francisco Giants Colorado Rockies Coors Field
8:10 PM Washington Nationals Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
9:07 PM St. Louis Cardinals Oakland Athletics Ring Central Coliseum
9:10 PM San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium

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MLB AUGUST OPINIONS AND BEST BETS: ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/02/2019 9-9-0 50.00% +3.55
08/01/2019 8-8-0 50.00% +1.15

Totals..............1717-0 50.00% +4.70

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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS.............UNITS. ............O/U...............UNITS.............TOTALS

08/02/2019.............3 - 3............+6.55..............6 - 6..............-3.00..............+3.55
08/01/2019.............2 - 4.............-6.85..............6 - 4..............+8.00.............+1.15

Totals.....................5 - 7............-0.30.............12 - 10.............+5.00.............+4.70

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