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Thursday’s 6-pack

— Rays 8, Orioles 1— Tampa Bay has won 14 of its first 18 games.

— Cubs 6, Marlins 0— Miami is 4-15 and sinking fast.

— Indians 1, Mariners 0— Seattle started season 13-2, has now lost six in a row.

— A’s 2, Astros 1— Oakland beats its division rival for first time in five tries.

— Royals 4, White Sox 3 (10)— Tim Anderson homered, tossed his bat, then got drilled his next time up and the benches emptied. Go figure.

— Pacers (+7.5) were up 2 with 0:51 left in Boston, and not only lost….they didn’t cover the spread, losing 99-91.

Quote of the Day
“There’s the media. I meet the media twice each day — before batting practice, and then after the game. I think it’s gone well so far. I really like the group of media members in Baltimore. I also feel like I’m getting better at it. It’s something I’ve never really had any experience with. People ask me if there’s anything I didn’t realize I was getting myself into, and it’s that I’m talking a lot more than I ever have. To the media. To players. To coaches. To a lot of people. You talk a lot as a manager.”
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde

Thursday’s quiz
Miami Marlins have won two World Series; how many times have they won the NL East?

Wednesday’s quiz
When Gerald Ford became President in 1974, Nelson Rockefeller was his Vice President.

Tuesday’s quiz
Terry Francona has managed the Phillies, Red Sox and Indians.

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Week 1 NFL spreads
Packers @ Bears (-3.5, 46)
Falcons @ Vikings (-4.5, 47.5)
Redskins @ Eagles (-8, 46.5)
Bills @ Jets (-3.5, 38.5)
Ravens (-3.5, 37) @ Dolphins
49ers @ Buccaneers (-2.5, 49)
Chiefs (-5.5, 52.5) @ Jaguars
Titans @ Browns (-5, 45)
Rams (-2.5, 51) @ Panthers
Lions @ Cardinals (even, 49)
Bengals @ Seahawks (-7.5, 43.5)
Colts @ Chargers (-3.5, 48)
Giants @ Cowboys (-7.5, 46.5)
Steelers @ Patriots (-6, 51.5)
Texans @ Saints (-7.5, 53.5)
Broncos @ Raiders (-2.5, 43)

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Thursday’s List of 13: Quick comments on the 2019 NFL schedule

13) 100th season of the NFL starts with league’s oldest rivals (Packers/Bears) opening the season with a Thursday night game in Chicago September 5.

12) Monday night doubleheader in Week 1: Texans @ Saints, Broncos @ Raiders.

11) Cleveland Browns have four primetime games:
— Week 2, at Jets (Monday night)
— Week 3, Rams (Sunday night)
— Week 5, at 49ers (Monday night)
— Week 11, Steelers (Thursday night)

10) Reunion games:
— Bears @ Raiders, Week 5 (Khalil Mack against his old team)
— Redskins @ Vikings, Week 8 (Kirk Cousins against his old team)

9) Teams that open with two straight home games:
Panthers-Dolphins-Jets-Raiders

Teams that open with two straight road games:
Bills-Colts-Chiefs-49ers

8) Teams that finish with two straight home games:
Broncos-Vikings-Patriots-Seahawks-Buccaneers.
Teams that finish with two straight road games:
Cardinals-Packers-Saints-Raiders-Steelers.

7) Thanksgiving Day games:
Bears-Lions, Bills-Cowboys, Saints-Falcons

6) Pittsburgh plays five of its last seven games on road; they play Cleveland twice in three weeks, in Weeks 11, 13.

5) Teams with three straight weeks on road:
— Eagles, Week 6-8. This appears to be the only one in the whole league. Am guessing Philly brass won’t be happy with this.

4) Miami plays one road game in the first six weeks; they have four home games and a bye, with only road game in in Week 3 at Dallas.

3) Divisional games in Week 1:
Packers-Bears, Bills-Jets, Giants-Cowboys, Broncos-Raiders, Redskins-Eagles

2) Earliest byes: Jets, 49ers in Week 4.
Latest byes: Cardinals, Chiefs, Chargers, Vikings in Week 12.

1) No Thursday night game in Week 16-17.

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Thursday’s games

National League

Diamondbacks (9-9) @ Braves (9-8)
Weaver is 0-1, 5.63 in his three starts; he allowed eight runs in 4.2 IP in his only start vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 2-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3 Over/under: 3-0

Soroka was 2-1, 3.51 in his first five MLB starts LY. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Diamondbacks won four of their last five road games (over 13-5). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2 last seven.

Atlanta lost four of its last six games; five of their last eight games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2-1 last nine

Giants (8-11) @ Nationals (8-8)
Pomeranz is 0-1, 3.86 in three starts; he is 2-0, 2.19 in two starts vs Washington. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 0-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 0-3

Corbin is 0-0, 2.84 in three starts; he is 8-8, 3.04 in 25 games (23 starts) vs SF. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 3-0

Giants won four of last six games, are 3-6 on road. Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2-1 in last seven

Washington is 7-5 in its last 12 games; they’re 4-6 at home. Over is 10-5 in their last 15 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 5-4-1 at home

Dodgers (12-8) @ Brewers (12-7)
Urias is 0-1, 5.93 in three starts. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 2-1

Davies is 2-0, 2.55 in three starts; he is 3-1, 2.30 in five starts vs LA. Team in his starts: 3-0
5-inning record: 3-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 0-3

Dodgers won their last four games; their last five games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-1 in last seven

Milwaukee won four of last six games; they’re 7-3 at home. Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 10-2 in last 12

Reds (5-12) @ Padres (11-8)
Roark is 0-0, 4.30 in three starts; he is 3-1, 2.90 in five games (4 starts) vs San Diego. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3 Over/under: 1-2

Paddack is 0-0, 1.93 in three starts. Team in his starts: 3-0
5-inning record: 0-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 1-2

Cincinnati lost its last four games (under 13-4). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-5-1 in last 14.

San Diego lost its last three games; under is 7-2 in their home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-1 in last four.


American League

White Sox (7-10) @ Tigers (8-9)
Nova is 0-1, 1.38 in two road starts; he is 0-3, 5.36 in eight games (7 starts) vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 0-3
5-inning record: 0-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 2-1

Ross is 1-2, 4.00 in three starts; he is 3-0, 3.51 in five games (4 starts) vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 0-3

Chicago won three of its last four games (under 5-1 in last six). Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 10-2-1 last 13

Detroit lost its last five games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-1 in last four

Blue Jays (7-12) @ Twins (9-6)
Buchholz allowed one run in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 4-2, 3.76 in 13 games (10 starts) vs Minnesota. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Pineda is 2-0, 3.00 in three starts; he is 2-4, 3.98 in 13 starts vs Toronto. Team in his starts: 3-0
5-inning record: 3-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 1-1-1

Blue Jays lost 11 of their last 16 games; five of their last eight games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 12-6-1

Minnesota split its last eight games; six of their last nine games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 9-3-1 last 13.

Royals (6-12) @ New York (8-9)
Bailey is 1-1, 5.29 in three starts. he is 1-1, 5.84 in two starts vs NY. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 2-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 2-1

German is 2-0, 2.45 in two starts. Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 2-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-1

Rpyals won four of their last six games; their last four road games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-3-1 last ten.

New York won three of last four games (under 8-2-1 at home). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 3-1 last four

Orioles (7-12) @ Tampa Bay (14-4)
Cashner is 3-0, 3.86 in his last three starts; he is 2-1, 4.13 in four starts vs Tampa Bay. Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 2-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4 Over/under: 2-1-1

Bullpen game for Tampa Bay. Team in bullpen games: 2-1
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning:0-3 Over/under: 2-1

Orioles lost 11 of their last 14 games; nine of their last 13 games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 9-8-2

Tampa Bay won eight of its last nine games; under is 9-0 in their home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-2 in last seven.

Mariners (13-8) @ Angels (8-10)
Hernandez is 1-1, 5.84 in three starts; he is 5-7, 3.30 in 27 starts in Anaheim. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 2-1

Pena is 0-1, 4.38 in three starts (12.1 IP). Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 0-3

Seattle lost its last six games after a 13-2 start; over is 12-5-1 in their last 18 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 12-8

Angels lost four of last five games; they’re 6-1 at home. Under is 6-4-1 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 8-2 in last ten.

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Today’s Tip
At some point I’ll start posting baseball picks.

2019 bankroll: plus 10 bennetts
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 4/17
Ariz 2-8……2-9………4
Atl 1-5……6-11………7
Cubs 2-11……1-5………3
Reds 1-8……1-8………..2
Colo 1-13……0-5……..1
LA 1-6……8-12………9
Mia 1-7……2-12……..3
Milw 2-9…….5-9……..7
Mets 3-12……0-5……..3
Philly 1-5…….3-11……..4
Pitt 3-9…….3-6…….6
StL 3-10…….2-7……..5
SD 4-10…….1-9…….5
SF 0-8…….0-10…..0
Wash 2-6…….3-9……..5

Orioles 4-11…….4-7………8
Boston 2-12…..1-6……….3
W Sox 2-8…….1-8……….3
Clev 4-11…….3-6……..7
Det 0-8…….3-9………3
Astros 4-11…….2-6……..6
KC 2-5…….6-12…….8
Angels 1-10……1-6………2
Twins 1-7……1-7………..2
NYY 3-6……3-10……….6
A’s 3-11…….1-9……..4
Sea 4-9…….5-11………9
TB 7-9…….3-8………10
Texas 1-5…….4-10………5
Toronto 0-8…….2-10……2

Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 7-3 AL, favorites -$390 under 5-4-1
AL @ NL– 5-4 NL, favorites -$167 over 5-4
Total: 11-8 AL, favorites -$ 557 Under 9-9-1

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LEADING OFF: Braves need a closer, Royals-Chisox tempers
April 17, 2019
By The Associated Press

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

CLOSER NEEDED

The Braves have a big hole in their bullpen now that closer Arodys Vizcaino will miss the rest of the season after having right shoulder surgery. General manager Alex Anthopoulos has heard fans chanting at SunTrust Park for the team to sign free agent closer Craig Kimbrel and bring him back to Atlanta, and he indicated the Braves are exploring all available options.

''There's been a ton of turnover from the beginning of camp to where we are today,'' Anthopoulos said. ''I think it goes without saying we're going to look to do what we can both internally and externally.''

The NL East champion Braves have recently used A.J. Minter as their closer, but he's struggled.

DISCIPLINE DAY?

Major League Baseball will certainly review at the bench-clearing fray that erupted after Kansas City's Brad Keller drilled Tim Anderson with a fastball on Wednesday. In his previous at-bat, the energetic White Sox shortstop had spiked his bat to celebrate a home run.

Anderson, the AL's leading hitter, was ejected along with Keller, Chicago manager Rick Renteria and Royals bench coach Dale Sveum.

Anderson has often talked about encouraging players to express themselves, something MLB has tried to embrace with its ''Let the Kids Play'' marketing campaign. But not everybody in the game sees such exuberance the same way.

AILING

The Red Sox will see how second baseman Dustin Pedroia is feeling, a day after an early exit at Yankee Stadium because of discomfort in his left knee. The 35-year-old former AL MVP was pulled in the second inning.

Pedroia was activated April 9 and is 2 for 20 at the plate. He has been slowed since a slide into his surgically repaired left knee at second base by Baltimore's Manny Machado in April 2017.

Pedroia had left knee surgery in October 2017 and was limited to three games in the majors last year.

WELCOME BACK

The Dodgers return to Milwaukee for the first time since Game 7 of last year's NL Championship Series, when they sank the Brewers to earn a second straight pennant.

Julio Urias got one out for Los Angeles as a reliever in that game, and he'll start the opener of this four-game series. He also faced Milwaukee last Friday and allowed six runs in five innings. Brewers righty Zach Davies makes his second straight start against the Dodgers. He pitched seven innings of one-run ball in a win last Saturday.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 18
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SF at WAS 01:05 PM
WAS -190
O 7.5

CHW at DET 01:10 PM
U 9.0

TOR at MIN 01:10 PM
MIN -166
U 8.0

KC at NYY 06:35 PM
KC +182
O 9.0

BAL at TB 07:10 PM
BAL +223
O 8.5

LAD at MIL 08:10 PM
MIL -101
U 9.5

PHI at COL 08:40 PM
COL +104
U 11.0

SEA at LAA 10:07 PM
SEA +111
O 9.5

CIN at SD 10:10 PM
U 7.0

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Corbin takes 1-hitter into 8th, Nationals beat Giants 4-2
April 18, 2019
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Patrick Corbin took a one-hitter into the eighth inning in his first victory with Washington, Wilmer Difo homered and the Nationals beat the punchless San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Thursday.

Signed to a $140 million, six-year contract in December after pitching for six seasons in Arizona, Corbin started three games without a decision with his new team before throwing a gem in the deciding matchup of a three-game series.

Corbin (1-0) struck out nine, walked one and a hit a batter over 7 2/3 innings against a struggling San Francisco offense that came in with a .208 average. The lone hits against the lefty were Evan Longoria's fifth-inning double and Erik Kratz's two-out RBI double in the eighth.

After Kratz broke up the shutout, Kyle Barraclough entered and retired pinch-hitter Buster Posey. Sean Doolittle worked the ninth, giving up three hits and a run while earning his second save.

San Francisco starter Drew Pomeranz (0-2) gave up four runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings.

After the Giants went down in order to start the game, Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-out RBI double in the bottom half for a 1-0 lead. In the third, Anthony Rendon extended his career-best hitting streak to 16 games with a two-out double and scored on a double by Juan Soto. Difo hit a solo shot in the fourth, and Pomeranz was lifted after issuing a bases-loaded walk in the fifth.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, BRAVES 1

ATLANTA (AP) - Christian Walker continued his remarkable late-innings production with a two-run homer in the seventh, Luke Weaver got Arizona off to a good start and the Diamondbacks beat Atlanta to complete a three-game sweep.

Walker lined the opposite-field homer to right-center off Chad Sobotka (0-1) following a single by Adam Jones. It was Walker's sixth homer - all in the seventh inning or later. He added a double in the ninth.

Weaver (1-1) struck out nine in five scoreless innings, fanning the last five batters he faced. He allowed four hits.

The Diamondbacks have won four straight, including their first sweep of the Braves since 2016.

Arizona led 4-0 before Freddie Freeman led off the eighth with a homer against Matt Andriese.

Yoshihisa Hirano, who earned the win in the opening game of the series, gave up a one-out single to Ender Inciarte in the ninth. Hirano struck out pinch-hitter Josh Donaldson and ended the game on Ozzie Albies' flyball for his first save.

BLUE JAYS 7, TWINS 4

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Randal Grichuk, Justin Smoak and Teoscar Hernandez homered to help Toronto beat Minnesota.

Eric Sogard added a three-run double for the Blue Jays. They took three of four at Target Field.

Eddie Rosario homered twice for the Twins.

Blue Jays relievers Thomas Pannone, Ryan Tepera, Tim Mayza and Joe Biagini (1-1) combined to allow one run in 3 1-3 innings. Ken Giles earned his sixth save in seven chances with a scoreless ninth.

Michael Pineda (2-1) had his worst start of the season, allowing six earned runs and seven hits in 3 2-3 innings. He struck out one batter, threw a wild pitch and allowed two home runs to equal his combined total from his first three starts.

TIGERS 9, WHITE SOX 7

DETROIT (AP) - Nicholas Castellanos had three hits and drove in a pair of runs and Detroit beat Chicago to end a five-game losing streak.

Grayson Greiner had a career-high three hits and two RBIs for the Tigers. Miguel Cabrera, playing on his 36th birthday, also drove in a pair of runs to help Detroit set season highs for runs and hits (14).

With the score tied at 7, Greiner led off the eighth with a single and moved up when Carson Fulmer (0-1) hit both JaCoby Jones and Josh Harrison with pitches. Castellanos and Cabrera put the Tigers ahead with back-to-back sacrifice flies.

Drew VerHagen (1-0) picked up the win after recording the last out of the eighth inning. Shane Greene pitched the ninth for his ninth save in nine attempts.

ROYALS 6, YANKEES 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Homer Bailey won consecutive starts for the first time since July 2017, holding New York to three hits over six innings for Kansas City.

Jorge Soler and Ryan O'Hearn hit solo home runs off Domingo German (3-1), and the Royals won their second straight after starting the season 5-12, including 0-5 on the road.

Bailey (2-1) allowed a tying run to the Yankees on Gleyber Torres' first-inning sacrifice fly, then gave up just one more hit. Bailey, who struck out six and walked one, had not won back-to-back starts since July 4, 2017, at Colorado and five days later at Arizona.

Richard Lovelady got five outs, and former Yankee Ian Kennedy finished. New York was limited to four singles, including a pair by Clint Frazier in the fourth and ninth innings.

DODGERS 3, BREWERS 1

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Cody Bellinger hit his 10th home run, Max Muncy hit a two-run shot, and Julio Urias struck out a career-high nine and allowed one hit in six strong innings as Los Angeles extended its winning streak to five games with a win over Milwaukee.

Bellinger drove a 3-2 pitch from reliever Matt Albers (1-1) into the Dodgers' bullpen in right center in the sixth inning. Muncy followed with a homer that landed in the netting above the Brewers' bullpen in left.

That was all the offense Urias (1-1) needed.

Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his sixth save, despite Christian Yelich hitting his 10th home run.

Milwaukee starter Zach Davies allowed three hits over five innings, with three walks and two strikeouts.

ORIOLES 6, RAYS 5, 11 INNINGS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Joey Rickard drove in the winning run in the 11th inning with an RBI double, his fourth hit of the game, to lift Baltimore over Tampa Bay.

Rickard doubled off Diego Castillo (0-1) after two-out singles by Chris Davis and Rio Ruiz kept the inning alive for Baltimore.

John Means (2-2) got the win with two innings of relief for the Orioles, who snapped a six-game losing streak against Tampa Bay. Trey Mancini had three hits and Pedro Severino homered for the Orioles.

Tommy Pham had four hits, included his third home run of the season for the Rays, but was picked off while trying to steal third base with the score tied in the ninth after Avisail Garcia homered off Mychal Givens.

The Rays lost for just the second time in their last 10 games.

ROCKIES 6, PHILLIES 2

DENVER (AP) - Ryan McMahon homered twice and had five RBIs in his return to the lineup and Kyle Freeland pitched six scoreless innings in Colorado's win over Philadelphia.

McMahon had the first multi-homer game of his career and helped the Rockies snap a five-game home losing streak. Colorado has won four in a row overall after dropping eight straight.

J.T. Realmuto hit his seventh homer, and Cesar Hernandez had three hits for Philadelphia.

McMahon had been out of the lineup since suffering a strained left elbow against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 5. He missed 10 games, but came back strong to help Freeland get his eighth win in his last nine decisions at Coors Field.

Freeland (2-3) allowed just two hits and didn't walk a batter.

Tony Wolters had three hits and Nolan Arenado two for the Rockies.

REDS 4, PADRES 1

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Joey Votto hit his first career leadoff homer and Tucker Barnhart and Jesse Winker also connected as Cincinnati beat San Diego to snap a four-game losing streak.

Votto, 35 and in his 14th big league season, was batting leadoff for the third straight game and just the fourth time in his career. He drove rookie Chris Paddack's third pitch to right-center, his second.

Barnhart, batting ninth while starter Tanner Roark batted eighth, hit a two-run shot to right with two outs in the fifth. The homer was upheld after a video review. Winker homered off Phil Maton with one out in the ninth, his fifth.

Roark (1-0) earned his first win in his fourth start. He held the Padres to one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings, struck out five and walked two. Raisel Iglesias struck out the side in the ninth for his third save.

Paddack (0-1) allowed three runs and three hits in six innings while striking out five and walking one in his fourth start.

MARINERS 11, ANGELS 10

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MLB MARCH/APRIL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/18/2019 10-6-0 62.50% +25.65
04/17/2019 9-13-0 40.91% -20.00
04/16/2019 12-11-0 52.17% +4.90
04/15/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
04/14/2019 8-16-0 33.33% -45.95
04/13/2019 11-10-2 52.38% +1.40
04/12/2019 13-8-0 61.90% +22.65
04/11/2019 8-7-1 53.33% +5.70
04/10/2019 11-9-1 55.00% +13.45
04/09/2019 14-9-1 60.87% +18.15
04/08/2019 5-4-0 55.56% +2.75
04/07/2019 13-17-0 43.33% -24.70
04/06/2019 8-17-1 32.00% -51.35
04/05/2019 10-9-1 52.63% +2.50
04/04/2019 3-12-0 20.00% -51.10
04/03/2019 13-12-0 52.00% -4.70
04/02/2019 11-9-0 55.00% +4.35
04/01/2019 8-7-2 53.33% +10.50
03/31/2019 12-12-0 50.00% +0.60
03/30/2019 14-10-0 58.33% +24.90
03/29/2019 8-6-1 57.14% +4.05
03/28/2019 11-16-0 40.74% -33.45

Totals............218-222-8 49.54% -4.20


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BEST BETS:

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

04/18/2019.............4 - 0...................+31.00..................5 - 3..............+8.50.................+39.50
04/17/2019.............2 - 5...................-11.00...................6 - 8..............-14.00.................-25.00
04/16/2019.............2 - 4....................-6.60....................8 - 7..............+1.50..................-5.10
04/15/2019.............0 - 1....................-5.50....................0 - 1...............-5.50..................-11.00
04/14/2019.............1 - 6....................-23.35..................5 - 7...............-13.50.................-36.85
04/13/2019.............2 - 1....................+22.30.................4 - 6...............-13.00.................+9.30
04/12/2019.............1 - 4.....................-13.40.................8 - 3...............+28.50................+15.10
04/11/2019.............4 - 2.....................+13.20................4 - 5...............-7.50...................+5.70
04/10/2019.............3 - 2.....................+11.60................6 - 6................-3.00..................+8.60
04/09/2019.............3 - 2.....................+8.10..................7 - 6...............+2.00.................+10.10
04/08/2019.............1 - 1....................+0.15...................3 - 2...............+4.00.................+4.15
04/07/2019.............4 - 4....................-2.00....................5 - 9...............-18.50.................-20.50
04/06/2019.............3 - 4....................+0.20...................2 - 11..............-50.50................-50.30
04/05/2019.............1 - 3.....................-9.50....................4 - 6...............-13.00................-22.50
04/04/2019.............0 - 4.....................-20.00..................3 - 5................-12.50...............-32.50
04/03/2019.............2 - 4......................-7.55...................8 - 5...............+12.50...............+4.95
04/02/2019.............1 - 2......................-1.65...................8 - 4...............+18.00...............+16.35
04/01/2019.............4 - 2......................+11.00................4 - 5................-7.50.................+3.50
03/31/2019.............5 - 7......................-6.90...................7 - 5................+7.50................+0.60
03/30/2019.............4 - 1.....................+29.90.................7 - 6................+2.00................+31.90
03/29/2019.............0 - 2.....................-10.00..................6 - 1................+24.50..............+14.50
03/28/2019.............1 - 4.....................-13.40..................4 - 8.................-24.00...............-37.40


Totals....................48 - 65....................-3.40...............114 - 119..............-73.50................76.90

[StarDust Bum]

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— Tampa Bay Rays have outscored opponents 22-3 in first inning.

— A’s signed DH Khris Davis to a 2-year, $33.5 contract extension.

— Kyle Freeland has made 33 career starts at Coors Field; under is 27-6.

— Mariners 11, Angels 10— Seattle blew a 10-2 lead, won in 9th inning.

— Golden St 132, Clippers 105— Warriors led 73-52 at halftime.

— St Louis 3, Winnipeg 2— Blues trailed 2-0 after second period.


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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here……

13) St John’s struggled with hiring a basketball coach; apparently there was an internal divide about who the school should go after. St John’s is located in Jamaica, Queens, which is part of New York City. You’d think it would be a prime job.

The basketball coach at Loyola-Chicago interviewed for the St John’s job, was offered an 8-year contract that doubled his salary, and turned it down. Not many people turn down $2M a year.

Loyola is in the Missouri Valley Conference, the 15th-rated league in America. Ramblers have been in the MVC for six years, going 27-9 the last two years, after going 27-45 in their first four years, when Wichita State was in the Valley and it was a tougher league (#10 league in 2017).

12) Porter Moser is the Loyola coach who turned St John’s down; he’s been a head coach for 15 years at three schools. Here is his breakdown:

2001-03, Ark-Little Rock: 48-34 overall, 25-19 in Sun Belt games. No trips to NCAA’s.
2004-07, Illinois State: 51-67 overall, 22-50 in MVC games, when both Creighton/Wichita were in the league. No trips to NCAA’s.
2012-present, Loyola: 141-125 overall, 6-28 in Horizon games, then 54-54 in MVC. One trip to NCAA’s.

11) 15 years as a head coach, one time in the NCAA tournament, but it was one great time, An 11-seed in 2018, Loyola made it to the Final Four, with three of their four wins in NCAA’s that year by either one or two points.

Big East was the #5 league this season, after being #2 or #3 the previous four years.

10) Then there is Iona coach Tim Cluess, who is 199-108 in nine years as coach at Iona, which is in New Rochelle. According to Mapquest, Iona/St John’s are 19.1 miles apart. Under Cluess, Iona is 124-46 in MAAC games; they’ve made the NCAA tournament the last four years and six of last eight years.

Cluess also coached D-II ball at CW Post (now LIU Post) for four years, going 98-23.

Cluess played at St John’s from 1979-81; three of his brothers also played at St John’s; he knows the NYC/New Jersey area. Not sure why St John’s didn’t hire him, but Cluess took his name out of the running Thursday.

Update: St John’s hired former UAB/Missouri/Arkansas coach Mike Anderson. His teams will play hard and play fast. He’s never had a losing season (two 16-16 seasons) and won 20+ games in 11 of 17 seasons as a head coach.

Elsewhere in the world……..
9) Chargers are going to wear their powder blue jerseys as their home uniform for the 2019 season, which is a smart decision. I’m wondering how many fans come up from San Diego to Carson for Charger home games now; they move into the Inglewood dome in 2020.

8) Tampa Bay Buccaneers might not be too happy with their 2019 schedule; they go seven weeks without playing a home game, and during those 49 days, they’ll travel a total of 20,378 miles to play in Los Angeles, New Orleans, London, Nashville and Seattle.

They play the Giants at home in Week 3, and then not again until Week 10.

7) USC has already added three grad transfers for next season, all kids who can shoot the 3; they shot 37-40-45% from the arc last year, at Akron-Columbia-San Jose State. Trojans have couple of highly-touted freshman big men coming in- they should be a lot better next season.

6) First seven games at the new ballpark in Las Vegas was 9,744, which amounts to seven sellouts. AAA Aviators are the Oakland A’s farm club.

Old ballpark was downtown, next to the Cashman Center; terrific park to watch a game. New park is in Summerlin, right near the Red Rock Hotel, roughly 14 miles from downtown.

5) LSU told athletic director Joe Alleva take a hike; not sure what this means for basketball coach Will Wade, who was suspended by Alleva but was reinstated last week.

4) Baseball injuries:
— A’s put P Marco Estrada (back) on the IL.
— Phillies put OF Odubel Herrera (hamstring) in the IL.

3) In 2015, there were 104 complete games pitched in the major leagues, only 42 last year.

2) Joey Votto popped out to the first baseman Wednesday night, for the first time in his 6,828 major league plate appearances. He still has never popped out to the catcher or the pitcher.

1) New Jersey Jets do not leave the eastern time zone at all during the 2019 season; they even have three home games in preseason, seeing how the Jets-Giants game is a Giants “home” game.

By way of contrast, LA Rams play four games in eastern time zone, a preseason game in Hawai’i and a regular season game in London. Lot of travel for them.

[StarDust Bum]

Friday's Diamond Notes
Kevin Rogers

Hottest team: Rays (8-2 last 10 games)

Although Tampa Bay fell in extra innings on Thursday to Baltimore as a -250 home favorite, the Rays are coming off their sixth consecutive series victory to sit atop the AL East at 14-5. Tampa Bay erased a 5-2 deficit to force extras, but Baltimore scored a run in the top of the 11th inning to win 6-5 and prevent the Rays from their first sweep at Tropicana Field this season.

The Rays welcome in the defending champion Red Sox this weekend as Boston has slumped to a 6-13 record out of the gate. Manager Kevin Cash is going back to the bullpen-by-committee approach on Friday with right-hander Ryne Stanek making his fifth start of the season. Stanek has yet to pitch more than two innings in any of his eight appearances, while not allowing a run in four starts. In Boston’s previous trip to Tampa Bay last August, the Rays pulled off a three-game sweep, while allowing only five runs.

Coldest team: Marlins (1-9 last 10 games)

For as well as the Rays are playing, their Sunshine State counterparts are playing as bad as anyone in baseball. Granted, the talent isn’t there, but Miami has plated two runs or less in each of its last eight losses, while getting shut out in back-to-back home defeats to the Cubs this week. The Marlins own an 0-6 record in series openers, while scoring three runs in their past four Game 1’s.

The Nationals travel to Miami this weekend as Washington grabbed 13 of 19 matchups last season. The last time the Marlins won a game, Caleb Smith started against the Phillies six days ago in a 10-3 blowout. The Miami southpaw yielded one hit in six innings as the Marlins improved to 7-3 in his past 10 starts since May 2018. Smith heads to the hill on Friday opposite former Marlins’ standout Anibal Sanchez, who is seeking his first win in four starts this season.

Hottest pitcher: German Marquez, Rockies (2-1, 2.00 ERA)

Colorado finally broke through the win column at Coors Field following an 0-5 start at home in Thursday’s 6-2 triumph over Philadelphia. The Rockies turn to their best pitcher of 2019 so far in Marquez, who tossed a complete-game one-hitter against the Giants his last time out in a 4-0 win. The good news for the right-hander is in three road starts he has given up one earned run, while Colorado owns a 3-0 record away from Coors. The bad news is Marquez was racked in his lone home start against the Braves by giving up five runs in five innings of a 7-1 loss. Last season when Marquez faced the Phillies at home, he shut them down by striking out 11 batters in seven scoreless innings of a 14-0 rout.

Coldest pitcher: Corey Kluber, Indians (1-2, 6.16 ERA)

Kluber is coming off three consecutive seasons of 18 or more victories, while capturing the 2017 AL Cy Young award. However, the Cleveland ace couldn’t hold onto an early 3-0 lead at Kansas City his last time out as he was racked for six runs in less than three innings of a 9-8 loss. Kluber has pitched well in two starts, but has also not pitched past the fourth inning in losses to the Royals and White Sox. The right-hander returns home to face the suddenly struggling Braves as Cleveland seeks its fourth consecutive win after sweeping Seattle on the road.

Biggest OVER run: Blue Jays (6-3 last nine)

Toronto continues its road trip as the Blue Jays are coming off their first series win of the season at Minnesota. The Jays’ offense busted out by scoring 5, 6, and 7 runs in the three victories at Target Field, while plating at least four runs in seven of the past nine games. Toronto ventures to Oakland to face an Athletics’ squad that was limited to three runs against the Astros in a two-game home series. Marcus Stroman is winless in four starts for Toronto, but he hasn’t been helped in the run support department as the Jays have scratched together only six runs in those four appearances.

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

Los Angeles allowed five or more runs 10 times in its first 15 games. The Dodgers’ staff has locked down of late by giving up a total of eight runs in the past five contests, all victories. L.A. held off Milwaukee on Thursday, 3-1 as the Brewers’ lone run came on a Christian Yelich solo homer in the ninth inning. The Dodgers had cashed three straight OVER tickets prior to this 6-0 run to the UNDER as Ross Stripling takes the mound on Friday at Miller Park. Stripling dominated the Brewers at Chavez Ravine last weekend by giving up four hits and one run in eight innings of a 7-1 victory to mark his second consecutive UNDER.

Matchup to watch: Astros at Rangers

Both Lone Star State squads have looked good to begin this season as they hook up for their second series this month. The Rangers captured two of three in Arlington in early April, as Texas limited Houston to only six runs in the entire series.

However, Houston has been on fire since dropping that series by winning 10 of its last 11 games. The Astros ran off 10 consecutive victories at one point, including sweeps of the Athletics, Yankees, and Mariners. Houston saw its hot streak end in Wednesday’s 2-1 setback at Oakland, but the Astros own a perfect 6-0 record in series openers this season.

Justin Verlander (2-0, 3.52 ERA) has tossed quality starts in three of four outings this season, while coming off a gem at Seattle in which he struck out 11 batters in six innings. However, the lone non-quality appearance for Verlander came at Texas on April 2 as the former Cy Young winner was knocked around for four runs in four innings of a 6-4 defeat as a hefty -220 road favorite.

Drew Smyly (0-1, 7.15 ERA) counters for the Rangers, who are fresh off a three-game home sweep of the slumping Angels. Smyly is winless in three starts, while yielding four earned runs in each of his past two outings. In his first start of the season against the Astros, the southpaw scattered four hits and allowed one run in three innings of a 2-1 setback in the series opener.

Betcha didn’t know: Since the start of last season, the Giants have compiled a 3-10 road record when Madison Bumgarner takes the mound. San Francisco has lost each of Bumgarner’s past five starts away from Oracle Park, including defeats to Los Angeles and San Diego earlier this month. The Giants continue their road trip in Pittsburgh, as the Pirates have won four consecutive games at PNC Park.

[StarDust Bum]

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, April 19


Arizona @ Chicago Cubs

Game 901-902
April 19, 2019 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Kelly) 16.454
Chicago Cubs
(Hendrcks) 15.209
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-160
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+140); N/A

San Francisco @ Pittsburgh

Game 903-904
April 19, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Bmgrner) 14.754
Pittsburgh
(Lyles) 15.940
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by `1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-110
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-110); Over

Minnesota @ Baltimore

Game 915-916
April 19, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Berrios) 15.939
Baltimore
(Cobb) 14.467
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-190
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-190); Under

Kansas City @ NY Yankees

Game 917-918
April 19, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Junis) 15.498
NY Yankees
(Sabathia) 14.289
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-180
9
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+160); Under

Atlanta @ Cleveland

Game 929-930
April 19, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Toussaint) 15.099
Cleveland
(Kluber) 16.565
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-150
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-150); Under

Boston @ Tampa Bay

Game 921-922
April 19, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Rdriguez) 00..000
Tampa Bay
(Stanek) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston

Dunkel Pick:
Boston
( );

Washington @ Miami

Game 905-906
April 19, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Sanchez) 15.830
Miami
(Smith) 12.560
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-120
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-120); Over

Chicago White Sox @ Detroit

Game 919-920
April 19, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Rodon) 15.715
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 14.639
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(-115); Over

Houston @ Texas

Game 923-924
April 19, 2019 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Verlnder) 17.682
Texas
(Smyly) 16.321
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-220
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-220); Under

LA Dodgers @ Milwaukee

Game 907-908
April 19, 2019 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Strpling) 15.464
Milwaukee
(Chacin) 16.551
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-125
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+105); Under

NY Mets @ St. Louis

Game 909-910
April 19, 2019 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Vargas) 13.584
St. Louis
(Wnwrght) 16.368
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-145); Over

Philadelphia @ Colorado

Game 911-912
April 19, 2019 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Velasquez) 15.900
Colorado
(Marquez) 14.920
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-125
10
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+105); Under

Toronto @ Oakland

Game 927-928
April 19, 2019 @ 10:07 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Stroman) 15.456
Oakland
(Brooks) 16.588
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-130); Over

Seattle @ LA Angels

Game 925-926
April 19, 2019 @ 10:07 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Gonzales) 16.343
LA Angels
(Pena) 14.706
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-105); Under

Cincinnati @ San Diego

Game 913-914
April 19, 2019 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(DeSclfni) 15.536
San Diego
(Strahm) 13.531
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-135
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+115); Over

[StarDust Bum]

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, April 19

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ARIZONA (10 - 9) at CHICAGO CUBS (8 - 9) - 2:20 PM
MERRILL KELLY (R) vs. KYLE HENDRICKS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 5-13 (-10.7 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 16-11 (+12.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 27-13 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1798-1841 (-271.3 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 387-324 (-89.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 960-857 (-158.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 205-231 (-58.2 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 912-916 (-173.2 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1329-1372 (-211.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 58-69 (-39.5 Units) against the money line in home games after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 106-94 (-28.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 225-215 (-47.5 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
HENDRICKS is 11-15 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HENDRICKS is 10-15 (-14.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

MERRILL KELLY vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

KYLE HENDRICKS vs. ARIZONA since 1997
HENDRICKS is 2-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.49 and a WHIP of 0.908.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.4 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (8 - 12) at PITTSBURGH (10 - 6) - 7:05 PM
MADISON BUMGARNER (L) vs. JORDAN LYLES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 60-112 (-37.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 34-72 (-34.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
BUMGARNER is 14-28 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUMGARNER is 5-17 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUMGARNER is 5-15 (-13.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 92-85 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 133-102 (+31.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 666-589 (+68.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.

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

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
BUMGARNER is 4-4 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.36 and a WHIP of 1.050.
His team's record is 4-4 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.0 units)

JORDAN LYLES vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LYLES is 1-3 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 7.53 and a WHIP of 1.702.
His team's record is 2-6 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-5. (-2.8 units)

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WASHINGTON (9 - 8) at MIAMI (4 - 15) - 7:10 PM
ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R) vs. CALEB SMITH (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 91-88 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 9-15 (-12.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 54-53 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 19-29 (-21.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 44-47 (-22.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 71-62 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 2-13 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in April games this season.

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

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. MIAMI since 1997
SANCHEZ is 1-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.05 and a WHIP of 1.161.
His team's record is 2-2 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)

CALEB SMITH vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA DODGERS (13 - 8) at MILWAUKEE (12 - 8) - 8:10 PM
ROSS STRIPLING (R) vs. JHOULYS CHACIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 113-87 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 78-67 (-24.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 114-79 (+30.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 62-36 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 24-9 (+16.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 78-44 (+32.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 84-55 (+25.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 48-29 (+20.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 54-40 (+18.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHACIN is 27-15 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHACIN is 25-12 (+16.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

ROSS STRIPLING vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
STRIPLING is 1-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 0.82 and a WHIP of 0.636.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.4 units)

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
CHACIN is 12-11 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.61 and a WHIP of 1.549.
His team's record is 15-13 (+4.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 15-12. (+2.0 units)

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NY METS (10 - 8) at ST LOUIS (10 - 8) - 8:15 PM
JASON VARGAS (L) vs. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 57-98 (-36.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
VARGAS is 15-31 (-16.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 506-359 (+62.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
WAINWRIGHT is 190-110 (+43.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 82-52 (+20.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 458-474 (+39.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
VARGAS is 97-85 (+25.2 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

JASON VARGAS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
VARGAS is 1-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.68 and a WHIP of 1.460.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. NY METS since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 5-5 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.255.
His team's record is 6-5 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-6. (-2.7 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (11 - 7) at COLORADO (7 - 12) - 8:40 PM
VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R) vs. GERMAN MARQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-44 (-21.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-53 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 45-83 (-30.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 186-163 (+22.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 71-54 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 59-39 (+23.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 58-49 (+14.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.1 Units)

VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. COLORADO since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 2-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 5.22 and a WHIP of 1.612.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)

GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
MARQUEZ is 2-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.32 and a WHIP of 1.211.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

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CINCINNATI (6 - 12) at SAN DIEGO (11 - 9) - 10:10 PM
ANTHONY DESCLAFANI (R) vs. MATT STRAHM (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 9-21 (-11.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 12-31 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 34-55 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 21-44 (-24.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 21-38 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 19-34 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 12-21 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 1-0 (+1.6 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

ANTHONY DESCLAFANI vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
DESCLAFANI is 1-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.50 and a WHIP of 1.056.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

MATT STRAHM vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
No recent starts.

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MINNESOTA (9 - 7) at BALTIMORE (8 - 12) - 7:05 PM
JOSE BERRIOS (R) vs. ALEX COBB (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 55-127 (-48.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 5-21 (-13.9 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 29-59 (-26.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 32-84 (-41.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 32-89 (-44.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 25-69 (-26.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

JOSE BERRIOS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
BERRIOS is 3-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 0.987.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.4 units)

ALEX COBB vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
COBB is 2-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.37 and a WHIP of 1.359.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-0. (+4.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (7 - 12) at NY YANKEES (8 - 10) - 7:05 PM
JAKE JUNIS (R) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 12-30 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 78-57 (-22.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 95-70 (-31.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 1-0 (+1.8 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JAKE JUNIS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
JUNIS is 1-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 6.32 and a WHIP of 1.723.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

C.C. SABATHIA vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
SABATHIA is 21-12 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.16 and a WHIP of 1.234.
His team's record is 26-15 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 26-15. (+9.8 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (7 - 11) at DETROIT (9 - 9) - 7:10 PM
CARLOS RODON (L) vs. JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 71-129 (-42.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 419-367 (-71.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

CARLOS RODON vs. DETROIT since 1997
RODON is 1-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.458.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 6-4 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 5.94 and a WHIP of 1.421.
His team's record is 9-4 (+5.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 12-1. (+11.0 units)

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BOSTON (6 - 13) at TAMPA BAY (14 - 5) - 7:10 PM
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (L) vs. RYAN STANEK (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.

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 0-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 6.67 and a WHIP of 1.764.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.7 units)

RYAN STANEK vs. BOSTON since 1997
STANEK is 0-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 18.00 and a WHIP of 3.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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HOUSTON (12 - 6) at TEXAS (10 - 7) - 8:05 PM
JUSTIN VERLANDER (R) vs. DREW SMYLY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 25-17 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 65-31 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 35-11 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 82-44 (+25.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 29-8 (+18.3 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 55-31 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 2-1 (+2.9 Units) against HOUSTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. TEXAS since 1997
VERLANDER is 14-9 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.15 and a WHIP of 1.148.
His team's record is 15-13 (-7.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 13-14. (-2.6 units)

DREW SMYLY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
SMYLY is 0-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.741.
His team's record is 0-4 (-5.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.0 units)

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SEATTLE (14 - 8) at LA ANGELS (8 - 11) - 10:07 PM
MARCO GONZALES (L) vs. FELIX PENA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 68-45 (+25.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 14-8 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 21-11 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 51-38 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 18-9 (+9.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 18-7 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 24-17 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 73-50 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 9-1 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 10-3 (+8.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
SEATTLE is 9-1 (+8.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LA ANGELS are 32-58 (-22.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 3-0 (+3.1 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

MARCO GONZALES vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
GONZALES is 4-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 2.96 and a WHIP of 1.181.
His team's record is 6-3 (+2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-4. (+0.6 units)

FELIX PENA vs. SEATTLE since 1997
PENA is 0-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 190.91 and a WHIP of 24.242.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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TORONTO (8 - 12) at OAKLAND (11 - 10) - 10:07 PM
MARCUS STROMAN (R) vs. AARON BROOKS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 63-93 (-33.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 108-76 (+35.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 57-34 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 67-52 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 69-48 (+23.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 58-36 (+23.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 59-24 (+29.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

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

MARCUS STROMAN vs. OAKLAND since 1997
STROMAN is 0-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.874.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.1 units)

AARON BROOKS vs. TORONTO since 1997
BROOKS is 0-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 57.69 and a WHIP of 6.838.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.7 units)

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ATLANTA (9 - 9) at CLEVELAND (11 - 7) - 7:10 PM
TOUKI TOUSSAINT (R) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 100-83 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 30-28 (+15.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 49-39 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 33-25 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 75-53 (+23.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 104-86 (+30.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
ATLANTA is 23-15 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 102-81 (-26.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 12-17 (-15.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 18-22 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 59-50 (-22.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 93-108 (-38.2 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 54-47 (-20.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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

TOUKI TOUSSAINT vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

COREY KLUBER vs. ATLANTA since 1997
KLUBER is 1-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 0.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 19


National League
Diamondbacks (10-9) @ Cubs (8-9)
Kelly is 1-1, 3.79 in three starts. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 2-1

Hendricks is 0-3, 9.45 in three starts; he is 2-1, 2.49 in four starts vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 0-3
5-inning record: 0-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3 Over/under: 1-2

Diamondbacks won five of their last six road games (over 13-6). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-2 last eight.

Cubs won five of their last six games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-1 last four

Giants (8-12) @ Pirates (10-6)
Bumgarner is 1-2, 4.85 in four starts; he is 3-4, 2.84 in seven starts vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4 Over/under: 2-1-1

Lyles is 1-0, 0.82 in two starts; he is 3-3, 5.85 in 19 games (7 starts) vs SF. Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 1-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-2

Giants won four of last seven games, are 3-7 on road. Under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-3-1 in last eight

Pittsburgh won four of its last five games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 last six.

Nationals (9-8) @ Marlins (4-15)
Sanchez is 0-1, 4.86 in three starts; he is 1-1, 2.91 in five games (4 starts) vs Miami. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 1-0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 1-2

Smith is 1-0, 2.65 in three starts; he’s never pitched against Washington. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 2-1

Nationals are 5-3 in their last eight games; over is 4-2 in their road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-0-1 in last four

Miami lost nine of its last ten games; three of their last four games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six.

Dodgers (13-8) @ Brewers (12-8)
Stripling is 1-1, 2.92 in four starts; he is 1-0, 0.69 in four games (2 starts) vs Milwaukee. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4 Over/under: 2-2

Chacin is 2-2, 6.52 in four starts; he is 11-10, 4.70 in 26 starts vs LA. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4 Over/under: 1-3

Dodgers won their last five games; their last six games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 in last eight

Milwaukee won four of last seven games; they’re 7-4 at home. Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 10-3 in last 13

Mets (10-8) @ Cardinals (10-8)
Vargas is 1-0, 10.13 in two starts (5.1 IP). He is 1-2, 5.40 in five games (4 starts) vs St Louis. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-2 Over/under: 2-0

Wainwright is 1-1, 3.94 in three starts; he is 5-5, 4.54 in 13 games (11 starts) vs NY. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 1-2

Mets lost four of their last five games; over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-1-1 in last six

St Louis won its last five home games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games overall. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-1 last six.

Phillies (11-7) @ Rockies (7-12)
Velasquez is 0-0, 2.45 in two starts; he is 2-1, 5.23 in six starts vs Colorado. Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 1-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-3

Marquez is 2-1, 2.00 in four starts; he is 2-1, 3.32 in three starts vs Philly. Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 1-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4 Over/under: 0-4

Phillies split their last 12 games, are 3-3 on road (over 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-3 last nine.

Colorado won its last four games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 at home

Reds (6-12) @ Padres (11-9)
DeSclafani is 0-1, 7.43 in three starts; he is 1-0, 2.50 in three starts vs San Diego. Team in his starts: 0-3
5-inning record: 0-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3 Over/under: 2-1

Strahm is 0-1, 1.80 in his last two starts. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 2-1

Cincinnati lost four of its last five games (under 14-4). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 9-5-1 in last 15.

San Diego lost its last four games; under is 8-2 in their home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-2 in last five.

American League
Twins (9-7) @ Orioles (8-12)
Berrios is 2-1, 2.31 in four starts; he is 3-0, 3.08 in four starts vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 3-1

5-inning record: 3-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4 Over/under: 2-2

Cobb is allowed two runs in 5.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-1, 3.80 in four starts vs Minnesota. Team in his starts: 0-1

5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Twins lost three of last four games; over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 last eight

Baltimore split its last six games; they’re 1-6 at home. Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-0 in last three

Royals (7-12) @ New York (8-10)
Junis is 1-1, 6.14 in four starts; he is 1-2, 6.32 in three starts vs NY. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-4 Over/under: 3-0-1

Sabathia blanked Chicago for five innings in his first ’19 start. He is 21-12, 3.16 in 41 starts vs KC. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-1

Royals won five of their last seven games; their last five road games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-4-1 last 11.

New York won three of last five games (under 9-2-1 at home). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 last five

White Sox (7-11) @ Tigers (9-9)
Rodon is 2-2, 4.03 in four starts; he is 1-2, 6.00 in four starts vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 2-2

5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-4 Over/under: 1-3

Zimmerman is 0-2, 12.28 in his last two starts; he is 6-4, 5.81 in 13 starts vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 2-2

5-inning record: 0-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4 Over/under: 2-2

Chicago won three of its last five games (under 5-2 in last seven). Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 10-3-1 last 14

Detroit lost five of its last six games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-2 in last five.

Red Sox (6-13) @ Rays (14-5)
Rodriguez is 1-2, 8.59 in three starts; he is 0-2, 6.67 in six starts vs Tampa Bay. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 3-0

Morton is 2-0, 2.18 in four starts; he is 3-1, 4.35 in four starts vs Boston. Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 3-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4 Over/under: 2-2

Red Sox lost four of last five games; their last four games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-0 last six

Tampa Bay won eight of its last ten games; under is 9-1 in their home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 in last eight.

Astros (12-6) @ Rangers (10-7)
Verlander is 2-0, 3.52 in four starts; he is 13-8, 2.98 in 26 starts vs Texas. Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4 Over/under: 1-3

Smyly is 0-1, 6.94 in three starts; he is 1-2, 4.66 in six games (4 starts) vs Houston. Team in bullpen games: 0-3
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning:1-3 Over/under: 1-2

Astros won 1o of their last 11 games; under is 9-3 in their road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-3 last eight.

Texas won its last four games; over is 7-4 in their home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 12-5.

Mariners (14-8) @ Angels (8-11)
Gonzales is 2-0, 2.75 in his last three starts; he is 4-0, 2.96 in nine starts vs LA. Team in his starts: 4-1
5-inning record: 4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-5 Over/under: 2-2-1

Pena is 0-1, 4.38 in three starts (12.1 IP). Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 0-3

Seattle lost six of its last seven games after a 13-2 start; over is 14-5-1 in their last 20 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 14-8

Angels lost five of last six games; they’re 6-2 at home. Over is 5-3-1 in their home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 10-2 in last 12.

Blue Jays (8-12) @ A’s (11-10)
Stroman is 0-3, 3.18 in four starts; he is 0-1, 6.75 in four starts vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 0-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4 Over/under: 1-3

Brooks is 2-1, 4.24 in three starts. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 1-2

Blue Jays won three of last four games; over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3-1 last nine.

Oakland won five of its last seven games; under is 7-3 in their home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-1-2 in last ten.

Interleague
Braves (9-9) @ Indians (11-7)
Toussaint was 2-1, 4.03 in seven games (5 starts) LY; he allowed one run in six IP in a relief appearance this year. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 2-1

Kluber is 1-2, 7.58 in four starts; he allowed two runs in right IP in his only start vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 1-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4 Over/under: 3-1

Atlanta lost five of its last seven games; over is 3-2 in their road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-3-1 last ten

Indians won their last three games; they’re 5-1 at home. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: Under 4-1 in last five.

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/18
Ariz 3-9……2-9………5
Atl 1-5……6-12………7
Cubs 2-11……1-5………3
Reds 2-9……1-8………..3
Colo 1-13……0-6……..1
LA 1-7……8-12………9
Mia 1-7……2-12……..3
Milw 2-9…….5-10……..7
Mets 3-12……0-5……..3
Philly 1-6…….3-11……..4
Pitt 3-9…….3-6…….6
StL 3-10…….2-7……..5
SD 4-10……1-10…….5
SF 0-9……0-10…..…0
Wash 2-6…….4-10……..6

Orioles 4-11…….4-7………8
Boston 2-12…..1-6……….3
W Sox 2-9…….1-8………3
Clev 4-11…….3-6……..7
Det 0-8…….3-10…….3
Astros 4-11…….2-6……..6
KC 3-6…….6-12…….9
Angels 1-10……1-7………2
Twins 2-8……1-8………..3
NYY 3-7……4-11……….7
A’s 3-11…….1-9……..4
Sea 4-10…….5-11……9
TB 7-9…….4-9………11
Texas 1-5…….4-10………5
Toronto 0-8…….2-10……2

Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 7-3 AL, favorites -$390 under 5-4-1
AL @ NL– 5-4 NL, favorites -$167 over 5-4
Total: 11-8 AL, favorites -$ 557 Under 9-9-1

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MLB

Friday, April 19

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Trend Report
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games on the road
Arizona is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
Chi Cubs is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chi Cubs's last 20 games at home
Chi Cubs is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Chi Cubs is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing at home against Arizona

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
Minnesota is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Baltimore
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Baltimore is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Baltimore's last 14 games
Baltimore is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Baltimore is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Baltimore is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
NY Yankees is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 9 games when playing at home against Kansas City

San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
San Francisco is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Pittsburgh is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Atlanta is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Atlanta

Boston Red Sox
Boston is 3-16 ATS in its last 19 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Tampa Bay is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Boston
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing at home against Boston

Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Chi White Sox is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
Chi White Sox is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Chi White Sox is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Detroit's last 18 games
Detroit is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Detroit is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

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

Houston Astros
Houston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Houston is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Houston's last 19 games
Houston is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 12 games on the road
Houston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Houston's last 16 games when playing Texas
Houston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
Houston is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas Rangers
Texas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Texas is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Texas's last 15 games at home
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Texas's last 16 games when playing Houston
Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
Texas is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston

Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Dodgers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

New York Mets
NY Mets is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
NY Mets is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games on the road
NY Mets is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
NY Mets is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
NY Mets is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 13 games at home
St. Louis is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games
Philadelphia is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Philadelphia is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games on the road
Philadelphia is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing Colorado
Philadelphia is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 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
Colorado is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games
Colorado is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
Seattle is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Seattle is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road
Seattle is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
LA Angels is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Angels is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Angels's last 19 games
LA Angels is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
LA Angels is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games at home
LA Angels is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
LA Angels is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
LA Angels is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
LA Angels is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Oakland
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 9 games
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Oakland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games at home
Oakland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games
Cincinnati is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Cincinnati's last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 12 games when playing San Diego
Cincinnati is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego Padres
San Diego is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Diego is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Diego's last 12 games when playing Cincinnati
San Diego is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

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By: Andrew Caley

STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTERS

STREAKING

Jose Berrios, Minnesota Twins (2-1, 2.30 ERA, $200): Berrios has his 2019 off to another strong start. He has been close to unhittable in his first four starts (all quality starts) with a 0.73 WHIP and a .206 opponent on base percentage. He’ll be a hefty -190 road favorite when he takes the mound for the Twins against the Orioles on Friday.

SLUMPING

Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians (1-2, 6.16 ERA, $-309): It has been an inconsistent start to the year for the former Cy Young award winner. Two of his last three starts have been ugly, allowing 10 earned runs on 14 hits and eight walks, while not being able to get out of the fourth inning in either. And those games where against the Royals and White Sox, not exactly a murderer’s row of hitters. Despite his struggles, Kluber and the Tribe will still be moderate -155 home favorites when they host the Braves Friday night.


3 STRIKES

FEELING THE THIN AIR

On paper, the 11-7 Phillies are clearly a better team than the 7-12 Rockies, but they have struggled on the road especially in Colorado. The Phillies are 7-20 in their last 27 road games, and 8-20 in their last 28 road games with Vince Velasquez starting. They're also 0-5 in their last five contests at Coors Field.

UNDER TRENDS COLLIDE

Cinncinnati heads to San Diego with both sides running on strong Under trends. The Reds have been the best Under bet in the majors this season, going 4-14 O/U overall, and the Under has also hit in 23 of their previous 29 road games dating back to last season. The Padres are 3-8 O/U in their last eight home games, and are 6-1-1 to the Under in Matt Strahm's last eight starts.

PITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY

Yonder Alonso has gotten off to a brutal start in his White Sox career, batting just .200 through the first 18 games of the season. But he will be facing off against a familiar foe as the Sox head to Detroit tonight. Jordan Zimmerman will be getting the start for the Tigers and has been wrecked by Alonso in the past. Alonso has batted .389 with seven hits in 18 at bats against Zimmerman, two of those hits have been doubles and four have been homeruns. An Alonso homerun in today's contest pays out at +700.

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Friday's Diamond Notes
April 19, 2019
By Kevin Rogers

Hottest team: Rays (8-2 last 10 games)

Although Tampa Bay fell in extra innings on Thursday to Baltimore as a -250 home favorite, the Rays are coming off their sixth consecutive series victory to sit atop the AL East at 14-5. Tampa Bay erased a 5-2 deficit to force extras, but Baltimore scored a run in the top of the 11th inning to win 6-5 and prevent the Rays from their first sweep at Tropicana Field this season.

The Rays welcome in the defending champion Red Sox this weekend as Boston has slumped to a 6-13 record out of the gate. Manager Kevin Cash is going back to the bullpen-by-committee approach on Friday with right-hander Ryne Stanek making his fifth start of the season. Stanek has yet to pitch more than two innings in any of his eight appearances, while not allowing a run in four starts. In Boston’s previous trip to Tampa Bay last August, the Rays pulled off a three-game sweep, while allowing only five runs.

Coldest team: Marlins (1-9 last 10 games)

For as well as the Rays are playing, their Sunshine State counterparts are playing as bad as anyone in baseball. Granted, the talent isn’t there, but Miami has plated two runs or less in each of its last eight losses, while getting shut out in back-to-back home defeats to the Cubs this week. The Marlins own an 0-6 record in series openers, while scoring three runs in their past four Game 1’s.

The Nationals travel to Miami this weekend as Washington grabbed 13 of 19 matchups last season. The last time the Marlins won a game, Caleb Smith started against the Phillies six days ago in a 10-3 blowout. The Miami southpaw yielded one hit in six innings as the Marlins improved to 7-3 in his past 10 starts since May 2018. Smith heads to the hill on Friday opposite former Marlins’ standout Anibal Sanchez, who is seeking his first win in four starts this season.

Hottest pitcher: German Marquez, Rockies (2-1, 2.00 ERA)

Colorado finally broke through the win column at Coors Field following an 0-5 start at home in Thursday’s 6-2 triumph over Philadelphia. The Rockies turn to their best pitcher of 2019 so far in Marquez, who tossed a complete-game one-hitter against the Giants his last time out in a 4-0 win. The good news for the right-hander is in three road starts he has given up one earned run, while Colorado owns a 3-0 record away from Coors. The bad news is Marquez was racked in his lone home start against the Braves by giving up five runs in five innings of a 7-1 loss. Last season when Marquez faced the Phillies at home, he shut them down by striking out 11 batters in seven scoreless innings of a 14-0 rout.

Coldest pitcher: Corey Kluber, Indians (1-2, 6.16 ERA)

Kluber is coming off three consecutive seasons of 18 or more victories, while capturing the 2017 AL Cy Young award. However, the Cleveland ace couldn’t hold onto an early 3-0 lead at Kansas City his last time out as he was racked for six runs in less than three innings of a 9-8 loss. Kluber has pitched well in two starts, but has also not pitched past the fourth inning in losses to the Royals and White Sox. The right-hander returns home to face the suddenly struggling Braves as Cleveland seeks its fourth consecutive win after sweeping Seattle on the road.

Biggest OVER run: Blue Jays (6-3 last nine)

Toronto continues its road trip as the Blue Jays are coming off their first series win of the season at Minnesota. The Jays’ offense busted out by scoring 5, 6, and 7 runs in the three victories at Target Field, while plating at least four runs in seven of the past nine games. Toronto ventures to Oakland to face an Athletics’ squad that was limited to three runs against the Astros in a two-game home series. Marcus Stroman is winless in four starts for Toronto, but he hasn’t been helped in the run support department as the Jays have scratched together only six runs in those four appearances.

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

Los Angeles allowed five or more runs 10 times in its first 15 games. The Dodgers’ staff has locked down of late by giving up a total of eight runs in the past five contests, all victories. L.A. held off Milwaukee on Thursday, 3-1 as the Brewers’ lone run came on a Christian Yelich solo homer in the ninth inning. The Dodgers had cashed three straight OVER tickets prior to this 6-0 run to the UNDER as Ross Stripling takes the mound on Friday at Miller Park. Stripling dominated the Brewers at Chavez Ravine last weekend by giving up four hits and one run in eight innings of a 7-1 victory to mark his second consecutive UNDER.

Matchup to watch: Astros at Rangers

Both Lone Star State squads have looked good to begin this season as they hook up for their second series this month. The Rangers captured two of three in Arlington in early April, as Texas limited Houston to only six runs in the entire series.

However, Houston has been on fire since dropping that series by winning 10 of its last 11 games. The Astros ran off 10 consecutive victories at one point, including sweeps of the Athletics, Yankees, and Mariners. Houston saw its hot streak end in Wednesday’s 2-1 setback at Oakland, but the Astros own a perfect 6-0 record in series openers this season.

Justin Verlander (2-0, 3.52 ERA) has tossed quality starts in three of four outings this season, while coming off a gem at Seattle in which he struck out 11 batters in six innings. However, the lone non-quality appearance for Verlander came at Texas on April 2 as the former Cy Young winner was knocked around for four runs in four innings of a 6-4 defeat as a hefty -220 road favorite.

Drew Smyly (0-1, 7.15 ERA) counters for the Rangers, who are fresh off a three-game home sweep of the slumping Angels. Smyly is winless in three starts, while yielding four earned runs in each of his past two outings. In his first start of the season against the Astros, the southpaw scattered four hits and allowed one run in three innings of a 2-1 setback in the series opener.

Betcha didn’t know: Since the start of last season, the Giants have compiled a 3-10 road record when Madison Bumgarner takes the mound. San Francisco has lost each of Bumgarner’s past five starts away from Oracle Park, including defeats to Los Angeles and San Diego earlier this month. The Giants continue their road trip in Pittsburgh, as the Pirates have won four consecutive games at PNC Park.

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LEADING OFF: Red Sox-Rays at opposite ends, Sabathia sharp
April 18, 2019
By The Associated Press

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

EARLY TEST

Off to the best start in baseball, Kevin Kiermaier and the Tampa Bay Rays host the wobbling Red Sox. Boston is just 6-13, and a real bad series at Tropicana Field could drop the defending World Series champions into a double-digit deficit.

Rays manager Kevin Cash will use an opener for the third straight game. Tampa Bay is again employing a reliever to start because ace Blake Snell is out with a broken toe - the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner might have a bullpen session this weekend.

Eduardo Rodriguez (1-2, 7.98 ERA) starts for the Red Sox, who will play Tampa Bay six times in 10 days. Boston has placed second baseman Dustin Pedroia back on the injured list because of left knee irritation.

A HITTING SABBATICAL

CC Sabathia takes a unique streak into this matchup vs. Kansas City: The Yankees lefty is the only pitcher in big league history to have back-to-back starts in the regular season of at least five innings while allowing no walks and no more than one hit.

The 38-year-old Sabathia pitched five innings of one-hit ball against the White Sox last week in his season debut. He did the same thing last September against the Rays before being ejected for hitting a batter.

Johnny Vander Meer threw back-to-back no-hitters for Cincinnati in 1938, walking a total of 11 in those two games.

LATELY

Diamondbacks rookie Christian Walker is showing a knack for late knocks. He has hit six home runs this season, all of them in the seventh inning or beyond.

Walker struck out in his first three at-bats Thursday, but hit a two-run homer in the seventh that helped Arizona beat Atlanta 4-1. He then added a double, and is batting .619 (13 for 21) after the sixth inning.

GET GOING!

The Giants are 8-12 and part of the problem is they're getting off to slow starts. San Francisco is the only team in the majors that hasn't yet scored in the first inning. Overall, Buster Posey and the Giants are hitting only 6 for 63 (.095) in the opening frame.

They'll try to break that early hex when they face Pittsburgh righty Jordan Lyles (0.82 ERA in two starts) at PNC Park. Madison Bumgarner (1-2, 3.12) pitches for the Giants.

QUICK LONE STAR REPRISE

The Houston Astros are already making their second trip to rival Texas. The Astros, two-time defending AL West champs, surged to the division lead on a 10-game winning streak that ended Wednesday with a loss in Oakland. The Rangers, who are supposed to be rebuilding, have won a season-best four straight and took two of three from the Astros in Arlington in the second series of the season. Houston ace Justin Verlander faces Drew Smyly, one of several reclamation projects in the Texas rotation. The teams play again in three weeks in Houston.