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Friday, May 31

National League
Brewers (32-25) @ Pirates (27-28)
Chacin is 0-3, 5.06 in his last three starts; he is 2-6, 4.21 in 12 starts vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 4-7
5-inning record: 2-5-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-11 Over/under: 3-7-1

Archer is 0-5, 9.53 in his last five starts; he is 0-2, 6.60 in three starts vs Milwaukee. Team in his starts: 1-7
5-inning record: 2-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8 Over/under: 5-3

Milwaukee won three of last four games; four of their last five road games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-2 last seven games.

Pirates lost eight of their last 11 games; over is 13-3-1 in their last 17 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 10-2-1 in their last 13 games.

Nationals (24-32) @ Reds (26-30)
Corbin is 3-1, 1.55 in his last four starts ; he is 2-3, 3.74 in nine games (8 starts) vs Cincy. Team in his starts: 7-4
5-inning record: 7-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-11 Over/under: last four under

Mahle is 1-1, 4.24 in his last four starts; he allowed six runs in 1.2 IP in his one start vs Washington. Team in his starts: 2-8
5-inning record: 2-7-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10 Over/under: 2-7-1

Nationals won five of lat six games; they’re 3-6 in road series openers- six of their last seven games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 last five road games.

Cincinnati is 8-6 in its last 14 games; they’re 3-5 in home series openers- over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3 in their last eight games.

Cubs (31-23) @ Cardinals (27-28)
Darvish is 0-0, 5.81 in his last five starts; he is 0-0, 11.25 in one start vs St Louis. Team in his starts: 5-6
5-inning record: 7-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: over 5-1 last six

Mikolas is 0-3, 7.04 in his last three starts; he is 3-0, 1.32 in six games (4 starts) vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 6-5
5-inning record: 3-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-11 Over/under: last five under

Cubs lost five of last seven games, are 5-4 in road series openers- . Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-2 last seven road games.

St Louis lost six of last eight games, are 4-5 in home series openers- under is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 3-0 in their last three home games.

Mets (27-29) @ Diamondbacks (28-29)
Wheeler is 1-1, 5.31 in his last three starts; he is 2-1, 2.30 in five starts vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 5-6
5-inning record: 4-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: 7-4

Duplantier allowed three runs in 12 IP in five relief stints; this is his first MLB start; he is 0-2, 4.76 in six AAA starts this year. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under:0-0

Mets lost 17 of last 21 road games; they’re 3-7 in last ten series openers- over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-1-1 last five games.

Arizona lost its last four games; they’re 7-1 in home series openers- under is 8-4 in their last 12 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-2 in their last seven games.

Phillies (33-23) @ Dodgers (38-19)
Arrieta is 1-0, 1.93 in his last two starts; he is 3-3, 3.07 in seven starts vs LA. Team in his starts: 6-5
5-inning record: 5-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: 4-5-2

Maeda is 3-0, 1.53 in his last five starts; he is 3-1, 4.55 in six starts vs Philly. Team in his starts: 6-4
5-inning record: 6-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-10 Over/under: 6-4

Phillies won five of last seven games, are 4-4 in road series openers- over is 5-1-1 in their last seven road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 last eight games.

Dodgers won 16 of last 21 games; they’re 6-3 in home series openers- nine of their last ten games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-1-1 last seven games.

Marlins (19-35) @ Padres (29-27)
Smith is 0-2, 4.95 in his last four starts; he is 2-0, 0.73 in two starts vs SD. Team in his starts: 5-5
5-inning record: 3-3-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-10 Over/under: 5-5

Lucchesi is 0-1, 3.86 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 5-5
5-inning record: 5-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-10 Over/under: 5-5

Marlins are 9-4 in their last 13 games; they’re 4-4 in road series openers- under is 3-1 in their last four games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-3-1 last 11 games.

San Diego lost three of last four games; they’re 5-4 in home series openers- their last three home games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-4-1 last 11 games.

American League
Boston (29-27) @ New York (36-19)
Sale is 1-1, 2.78 in his last five starts; he is 2-3, 2.36 in nine games (8 starts) in the Bronx. Team in his starts: 3-8
5-inning record: 3-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-11 Over/under: 4-7

Happ is 3-0, 5.40 in his last four starts; he is 8-4, 3.05 in 22 games (21 starts) vs Boston. Team in his starts: 8-3
5-inning record: 5-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-11 Over/under: 7-4

Red Sox lost four of last six games; they’re 2-7 in road series openers- over is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under is 5-1 in their last six road games.

New York won nine of last 11 games; they’re 8-2 in home series openers- under is 7-1-1 in their last nine home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-0-1 last seven home games.

Twins (37-18) @ Rays (35-19)
Berrios is 1-1, 7.16 in his last three starts; he is 0-2, 8.44 in three starts vs Tampa Bay. Team in his starts: 9-2
5-inning record: 7-1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: 7-3-1

Bullpen game for the Rays. Team in bullpen games: 11-5
5-inning record: 11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-16 Over/under: 9-5-2

Twins won 12 of last 15 games; four of their last five games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 11-4 in their last 15 games.

Tampa Bay won eight of last nine games; six of their last eight home games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 10-3-2 in last 15 games.

Royals (20-37) @ Rangers (27-28)
Duffy is 3-0, 4.18 in his last four starts; he is 3-2, 3.33 in eight starts vs Texas. Team in his starts: 4-2
5-inning record: 4-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-6 Over/under: 3-3

Jurado is 0-1, 5.06 in two starts. Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 1-1

Royals are 5-12 in their last 17 games; six of their last nine games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-2 in their last nine games.

Texas won seven of last 11 games; three of their last five games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-4 last ten games.

Indians (28-28) @ White Sox (27-29)
Bauer is 0-3, 7.76 in his last five starts; he is 8-4, 3.65 in 19 games (17 starts) vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 6-6
5-inning record: 5-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-12 Over/under: over 7-2 last nine

Covey is 0-3, 5.84 in five starts; he is 1-3, 4.24 in nine games (6 starts) vs Cleveland. Team in his starts: 1-4
5-inning record: 1-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5 Over/under: 1-4

Indians lost eight of their last 11 games; over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-4-2 in their last 13 games.

Chicago won six of last eight home games; four of their last six games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-3 last ten games.

Angels (27-29) @ Mariners (24-35)
Skaggs is 1-2, 7.08 in his last four starts; he is 2-2, 4.26 in nine starts vs Seattle. Team in his starts: 5-4
5-inning record: 4-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9 Over/under: 1-7-1

Leake is 1-2, 7.36 in his last three starts; he is 4-4, 3.88 in eight starts vs LA. Team in his starts: 4-7
5-inning record: 3-7-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: 7-4

Angels won five of last six games; over is 5-0 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 10-4-1 in their last 15 road games

Seattle lost 12 of last 14 games; over is 7-2 in their last nine home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-1 last nine home games.

Interleague
Giants (22-33) @ Orioles (17-39)
Pomeranz is 0-3, 11.77 in his last four starts; he is 3-5, 4.14 in 12 games (7 starts) vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 4-5
5-inning record: 1-7-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9 Over/under: over 3-1 last four

Cashner is 1-0, 2.37 in his last three home starts; he is 3-7, 4.81 in 18 games (11 starts) vs SF. Team in his starts: 6-5
5-inning record: 6-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: 7-3-1

Giants lost their last eight games; they’re 5-4 in road series openers- over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 in their last eight games

Baltimore lost 10 of last 12 games; they’re 3-6 in home series openers- their last three games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 3-1 last four games.

Tigers (21-32) @ Braves (30-26)
Turnbull is 0-2, 7.31 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 4-6
5-inning record: 3-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-10 Over/under: 3-7

Foltynewicz is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts. Team in his starts: 1-5
5-inning record: 1-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6 Over/under: 4-2

Tigers split their last six games after an 0-9 skid; they’re 4-5 in road series openers- their last four games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-3 in their last eight games

Atlanta lost three of last four games; they’re 4-5 in home series openers- over is 6-3 in their last nine home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 10-4 last 14 games.

Blue Jays (21-35) @ Rockies (28-27)
Jackson is 0-2, 10.29 in three starts; he is 0-3, 12.71 in seven games (6 starts) in Denver. Team in his starts: 0-3
5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-3 Over/under: 2-1

Marquez is 2-0, 3.76 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 9-3
5-inning record: 4-4-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-12 Over/under: 5-7

Toronto lost seven of last eight games; they’re 5-4 in road series openers- under is 5-2-1 in their last eight road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-1-1 in their last six games

Colorado won seven of last nine games; they’re 5-2 in last seven home series openers- over is 12-4 in their last 16 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 14-5-1 last 20 home games.

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/30
Ariz 11-33……5-22…….16
Atl 7-26…..11-26……18
Cubs 8-24……9-27……..17
Reds 9-28……9-25……..18
Colo 5-27……9-26……..14
LA 5-27……14-26……19
Mia 4-24……7-29……..11
Milw 9-26…..12-28…….21
Mets 11-31……3-22…….14
Philly 7-24…..11-28…….18
Pitt 8-27…..6-25……..14
StL 7-26…..4-25………11
SD 9-26……7-28…….16
SF 2-27……7-28……..9
Wash 9-27…….7-25…….16

Orioles 7-26…….10-26…….17
Boston 6-29…..6-24……….12
W Sox 5-27…….10-26……..15
Clev 8-25…….9-28……..17
Det 6-24…….8-28……..14
Astros 10-26…..7-30………17
KC 6-26…….13-28…….19
Angels 10-28……6-25……..16
Twins 9-28……7-27………16
NYY 10-25……11-30……21
A’s 5-29…….8-26……..13
Sea 9-30…….8-28…….17
TB 14-25…..10-26…….24
Texas 8-26…….8-24………16
Toronto 5-26…….7-27……..12

Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 25-24 NL, favorites -$1,170 over 24-23-2
AL @ NL– 18-16 NL, favorites +$48 over 22-11-1
Total: 43-40 NL, favorites -$1,122 Over 46-34-3

**StarDust Bum** · 05-31-2019, 12:12 PM

MLB

Friday, May 31

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Trend Report
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San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games
San Francisco is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
Baltimore is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games
Baltimore is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Baltimore is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco

Boston Red Sox
Boston is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
NY Yankees is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 11 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 9 games at home
NY Yankees is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Boston

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

Washington Nationals
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Cincinnati
Washington is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cincinnati
Washington is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games
Cincinnati is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Washington
Cincinnati is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing Washington
Cincinnati is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Detroit is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Detroit's last 18 games when playing Atlanta
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
Atlanta is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Atlanta's last 18 games when playing Detroit
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 12 games when playing at home against Detroit

Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Texas
Kansas City is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Kansas City's last 20 games when playing Texas
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Kansas City is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas Rangers
Texas is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Texas is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 13 games
Texas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games at home
Texas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Texas is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Texas's last 20 games when playing Kansas City
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Texas is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 11 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Cleveland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Chi White Sox's last 23 games
Chi White Sox is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Chi Cubs is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Toronto is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Colorado's last 25 games
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Colorado's last 16 games at home
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

New York Mets
NY Mets is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 10 games
NY Mets is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
NY Mets is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
NY Mets is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
NY Mets is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing Arizona
NY Mets is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
NY Mets is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Arizona is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 12 games at home
Arizona is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing NY Mets
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing NY Mets
Arizona is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Arizona is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Houston Astros
Houston is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Houston's last 14 games
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
Houston is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Oakland
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Houston is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Houston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 16 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Oakland is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
Oakland is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Houston
Oakland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Oakland's last 16 games when playing at home against Houston

Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Philadelphia is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games
LA Dodgers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home
LA Dodgers is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
LA Dodgers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
LA Dodgers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
LA Dodgers is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Miami Marlins
Miami is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Miami is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Miami is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing San Diego
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Miami is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego Padres
San Diego is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
San Diego is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 9 games
San Diego is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
San Diego is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Miami
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
San Diego is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
San Diego is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing at home against Miami

Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
LA Angels is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Seattle
LA Angels is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Seattle
LA Angels is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
LA Angels is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games at home
Seattle is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing LA Angels
Seattle is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Seattle is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Seattle is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against LA Angels

**StarDust Bum** · 05-31-2019, 12:14 PM

Friday's Diamond Notes
Kevin Rogers

Hottest team: Rays (8-1 last nine)

Tampa Bay continues to roll since getting shut down by Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers in a 7-3 loss on May 21. The Rays have lost only once since while capturing series wins over the Indians and Blue Jays. Tampa Bay made a bold statement against AL Central-leading Minnesota in Thursday’s 14-3 rout of Twins to improve to 35-19 on the season. The Rays reached double-digit runs for the fourth time this season, while not allowing more than three runs for the ninth consecutive game.

Tampa Bay continues its series with Minnesota on Friday night at Tropicana Field as reliever Ryne Stanek takes the mound in another bullpen-by-committee production for the Rays. Tampa Bay has won seven of eight home starts made by Stanek this season, although he has not pitched more than two innings in any of those outings. The Rays enter this contest owning a solid 8-2 mark in Game 2’s of a series at the Trop this season.

Coldest team: Blue Jays (1-7 last eight)

All of the focus in Toronto is on the Raptors after capturing Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. The Blue Jays haven’t been as fortunate of late by picking up only seven victories in May with none of those coming in consecutive games. Toronto was swept at Tampa Bay earlier this week, while plating only seven runs in the series and suffering its third road sweep of the season.

The Jays travel to Colorado for a weekend interleague set with the suddenly-hot Rockies, who are coming off a four-game sweep of Arizona. Toronto sends out the ageless wonder in Edwin Jackson to the hill in the series opener as the right-hander is winless in three starts since joining the Jays, while allowing 13 runs in his past two outings. Toronto has won five road series openers in 2019, as the Jays are 1-1 this season when listed as an away underdog of +200 or higher.

Hottest pitcher: Patrick Corbin, Nationals (5-2, 2.85 ERA)

All of the sudden, Washington is starting to look like a winning baseball team. Albeit, it’s a two-game winning streak, but the Nationals have won five of six contests and dropped 14 runs on the Braves in Wednesday’s blowout at SunTrust Park. Corbin is fresh off his best start as a National by tossing a complete game shutout in a 5-0 victory over Miami last Saturday, while compiling his ninth quality start in 11 outings. Corbin faces the Reds in the series opener as the Nationals try to improve on a 4-14 record in Game 1’s of a series, including a dreadful 1-9 mark off a win.

Coldest pitcher: Chris Archer, Pirates (1-5, 5.75 ERA)

Pittsburgh has been a solid road team this season at 17-13, but the Pirates have stumbled at PNC Park by losing seven of their last eight home contests. The Pirates fell behind early 5-1 in Thursday’s 11-5 setback to the Brewers to drop to 3-8 in the last 11 games overall. Archer has struggled this season by owning a 1-5 record and 5.75 ERA, while the Bucs are 0-6 in the right-hander’s last six appearances. Archer hasn’t lasted past the fifth inning in five straight starts, while losing two outings to the Brewers last season as he faces Milwaukee on Friday.

Biggest OVER run: Dodgers (9-1 last 10)

Los Angeles had its nine-game OVER streak snapped in Thursday’s 2-0 shutout of the Mets. Prior to that low-scoring output, the Dodgers scored seven runs or more in each of their seven victories, including nine runs each in the first two wins of their series against New York. The Dodgers welcome in the Phillies in a battle of division leaders at Chavez Ravine as Kenta Maeda has seen the UNDER cash in three consecutive home starts. The Phillies are currently on a 5-2 run to the OVER away from Citizens Bank Park.

Biggest UNDER run: Tigers (5-1-1 last seven)

Detroit is fresh off a rare series victory by taking two of three at Baltimore. The Tigers rode strong pitching in the two wins by allowing two runs, although Detroit failed to score more than four runs in any game of that series. Detroit’s offense isn’t shattering any records anytime soon as the Tigers have been held to four runs or less in 14 of the past 15 games. The Tigers head to Atlanta for an interleague set with the Braves as former University of Alabama standout Spencer Turnbull takes the mound. Turnbull has drilled the UNDER in all five of his starts away from Comerica Park this season.

Matchup to watch: Cubs vs. Cardinals

The race for the top spot in the NL Central continues to heat up as the Cubs and Brewers each own 31 victories. Chicago holds a one-game edge over Milwaukee heading into the weekend as the Cubs travel to St. Louis for the first time this season. The Cubs pulled off a three-game sweep of the Redbirds at Wrigley Field in early May, while scoring 23 runs in the series.

Chicago hasn’t been sharp lately by losing five of its past seven games, but avoided a sweep at Houston in Wednesday’s 2-1 triumph over the Astros. Yu Darvish takes the ball in the series opener at Busch Stadium as the right-hander has not figured in a decision in his last five starts. However, the Cubs have won four of his past six outings, including a 6-5 victory over the Cardinals on May 4 in spite of Darvish allowing five runs in four innings.

The Cardinals have lost 14 of their past 20 contests, but grabbed a getaway day win over the Phillies on Thursday, 5-3. St. Louis has not won back-to-back games since April 30 and May 1 at Washington, while losing seven in a row off a victory. Miles Mikolas has dropped three consecutive starts for St. Louis after the Cardinals won six of his first eight outings of 2019. Mikolas didn’t face the Cubs at Wrigley earlier this month, as the righty is riding a five-start UNDER streak, while tossing seven innings in three of his past four trips to the hill.

Betcha didn’t know: The Yankees and Red Sox hook up tonight in the Bronx. You probably knew that, but it is Game 1 of their series after last night’s contest was wiped off due to impending storms in the area. Boston and New York have gone in different directions in series openers this season with the Red Sox owning a 6-12 mark, while the Yankees are 14-4 in Game 1’s. However, Boston has won five consecutive games when coming off back-to-back losses.

**StarDust Bum** · 05-31-2019, 12:14 PM

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, May 31

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MILWAUKEE (32 - 25) at PITTSBURGH (27 - 28) - 7:05 PM
JHOULYS CHACIN (R) vs. CHRIS ARCHER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 109-107 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 26-15 (+14.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 54-42 (+19.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 82-71 (+16.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 15-8 (+10.8 Units) against the money line after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 134-96 (+32.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 61-53 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 34-19 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 27-12 (+16.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 91-55 (+34.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 99-66 (+29.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHACIN is 47-34 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 92-103 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
CHACIN is 2-6 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.21 and a WHIP of 1.281.
His team's record is 4-8 (-6.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-5. (+0.5 units)

CHRIS ARCHER vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
ARCHER is 0-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 6.60 and a WHIP of 1.467.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

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WASHINGTON (24 - 32) at CINCINNATI (26 - 30) - 7:10 PM
PAT CORBIN (L) vs. TYLER MAHLE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 24-32 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 10-20 (-17.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 0-7 (-10.7 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off this season.
WASHINGTON is 12-21 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 18-24 (-12.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 7-16 (-13.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
WASHINGTON is 2-8 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CINCINNATI is 420-382 (-85.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

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

PAT CORBIN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
CORBIN is 2-3 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.88 and a WHIP of 1.216.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.6 units)

TYLER MAHLE vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
MAHLE is 0-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 32.34 and a WHIP of 4.192.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (31 - 23) at ST LOUIS (27 - 28) - 8:15 PM
YU DARVISH (R) vs. MILES MIKOLAS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1821-1855 (-265.4 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 468-485 (-98.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 210-231 (-53.2 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1347-1384 (-208.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 120-103 (-26.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 880-807 (-154.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 10-2 (+8.4 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
ST LOUIS is 514-366 (+60.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
MIKOLAS is 30-13 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIKOLAS is 8-0 (+8.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 8-18 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
ST LOUIS is 1-7 (-9.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

YU DARVISH vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
DARVISH is 0-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 11.25 and a WHIP of 2.750.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

MILES MIKOLAS vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MIKOLAS is 3-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 1.38 and a WHIP of 1.038.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.5 units)

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NY METS (27 - 29) at ARIZONA (28 - 29) - 9:40 PM
ZACK WHEELER (R) vs. JON DUPLANTIR (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.

ZACK WHEELER vs. ARIZONA since 1997
WHEELER is 2-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.30 and a WHIP of 1.117.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)

JON DUPLANTIR vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

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PHILADELPHIA (33 - 23) at LA DODGERS (38 - 19) - 10:10 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. KENTA MAEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 28-11 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 869-914 (+19.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 47-41 (-14.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 97-76 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

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

JAKE ARRIETA vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ARRIETA is 4-4 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.23 and a WHIP of 1.078.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.5 units)

KENTA MAEDA vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
MAEDA is 3-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.55 and a WHIP of 1.112.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-0. (+4.1 units)

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MIAMI (19 - 35) at SAN DIEGO (29 - 27) - 10:10 PM
CALEB SMITH (L) vs. JOEY LUCCHESI (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 18-8 (+17.1 Units) against the money line after getting shut out over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 44-63 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 6-13 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 24-39 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 15-24 (-12.4 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
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

CALEB SMITH vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
SMITH is 2-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 0.73 and a WHIP of 0.892.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

JOEY LUCCHESI vs. MIAMI since 1997
No recent starts.

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BOSTON (29 - 27) at NY YANKEES (36 - 19) - 7:05 PM
CHRIS SALE (L) vs. J.A. HAPP (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 29-27 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 7-12 (-10.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SALE is 3-8 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SALE is 16-23 (-17.6 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997. (Team's Record)
SALE is 25-36 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
SALE is 52-59 (-25.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 36-14 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 65-30 (+21.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 59-41 (+17.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 38-31 (-26.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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

CHRIS SALE vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
SALE is 7-5 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 2.09 and a WHIP of 0.947.
His team's record is 8-8 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-7. (+1.1 units)

J.A. HAPP vs. BOSTON since 1997
HAPP is 8-5 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.37 and a WHIP of 1.269.
His team's record is 14-8 (+7.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-13. (-5.3 units)

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MINNESOTA (37 - 18) at TAMPA BAY (35 - 19) - 7:10 PM
JOSE BERRIOS (R) vs. RYAN STANEK (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

JOSE BERRIOS vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
BERRIOS is 0-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 8.44 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.2 units)

RYAN STANEK vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
STANEK is 0-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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KANSAS CITY (19 - 37) at TEXAS (27 - 27) - 8:05 PM
DANNY DUFFY (L) vs. ARIEL JURADO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 77-141 (-34.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 53-101 (-29.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 17-9 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against TEXAS this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

DANNY DUFFY vs. TEXAS since 1997
DUFFY is 3-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.33 and a WHIP of 1.212.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+1.0 units)

ARIEL JURADO vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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CLEVELAND (28 - 28) at CHI WHITE SOX (27 - 29) - 8:10 PM
TREVOR BAUER (R) vs. DYLAN COVEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 119-102 (-36.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 31-35 (-25.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 54-54 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 12-16 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
CLEVELAND is 15-19 (-15.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 7-11 (-9.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CLEVELAND is 68-64 (-33.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 89-72 (-25.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 14-17 (-12.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 9-2 (+8.4 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 18-10 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 5-4 (+4.5 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.5 Units)

TREVOR BAUER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BAUER is 8-4 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.76 and a WHIP of 1.107.
His team's record is 11-6 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-10. (-4.7 units)

DYLAN COVEY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
COVEY is 1-2 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.06 and a WHIP of 1.613.
His team's record is 1-5 (-3.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+2.0 units)

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HOUSTON (37 - 20) at OAKLAND (29 - 27) - 10:07 PM
BRAD PEACOCK (R) vs. MICHAEL FIERS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 126-92 (+34.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 68-41 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 77-59 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 82-63 (+18.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 51-39 (+16.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 50-46 (+14.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
FIERS is 26-14 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 19-4 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 12-5 (+9.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 18-9 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 10-3 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FIERS is 9-2 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 128-71 (+33.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 13-1 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 38-13 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 89-47 (+27.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
PEACOCK is 19-11 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 56-72 (-31.5 Units) against the money line in home games after allowing 10 runs or more since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

BRAD PEACOCK vs. OAKLAND since 1997
PEACOCK is 3-5 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.40 and a WHIP of 1.493.
His team's record is 5-9 (-5.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-6. (+1.9 units)

MICHAEL FIERS vs. HOUSTON since 1997
FIERS is 1-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 7.32 and a WHIP of 1.779.
His team's record is 1-3 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

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LA ANGELS (27 - 29) at SEATTLE (24 - 35) - 10:10 PM
TYLER SKAGGS (L) vs. MIKE LEAKE (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 5-2 (+3.2 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

TYLER SKAGGS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
SKAGGS is 2-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.26 and a WHIP of 1.480.
His team's record is 5-4 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-7. (-5.4 units)

MIKE LEAKE vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
LEAKE is 4-4 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.89 and a WHIP of 1.446.
His team's record is 4-4 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-6. (-4.9 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (22 - 33) at BALTIMORE (17 - 39) - 7:05 PM
DREW POMERANZ (L) vs. ANDREW CASHNER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 159-220 (-53.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 106-144 (-39.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 63-80 (-28.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
POMERANZ is 25-36 (-21.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 64-154 (-63.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 31-70 (-30.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 35-74 (-34.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 5-28 (-19.5 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 38-101 (-49.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 45-107 (-40.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 33-59 (-21.5 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.

DREW POMERANZ vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
POMERANZ is 2-4 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.81 and a WHIP of 1.485.
His team's record is 3-4 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+3.0 units)

ANDREW CASHNER vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
CASHNER is 3-5 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 4.72 and a WHIP of 1.393.
His team's record is 4-7 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-6. (-1.7 units)

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DETROIT (21 - 32) at ATLANTA (30 - 26) - 7:20 PM
SPENCER TURNBULL (R) vs. MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 78-143 (-46.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 105-176 (-48.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 54-93 (-34.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 121-100 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 92-67 (+25.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 7-2 (+8.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 this season.
ATLANTA is 25-30 (-17.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 90-103 (-39.6 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.

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

SPENCER TURNBULL vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

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TORONTO (21 - 35) at COLORADO (28 - 27) - 8:40 PM
EDWIN JACKSON (R) vs. GERMAN MARQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 7-20 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
TORONTO is 98-133 (-38.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 12-27 (-16.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 120-102 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 83-65 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 71-48 (+27.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 23-13 (+15.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 15-8 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
JACKSON is 14-6 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 9-1 (+10.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 85-63 (-38.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 since 1997.

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

EDWIN JACKSON vs. COLORADO since 1997
JACKSON is 2-4 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 9.96 and a WHIP of 2.044.
His team's record is 5-7 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-7. (-3.6 units)

GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

**StarDust Bum** · 05-31-2019, 12:20 PM

MLB (PROFESSIONAL)

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

Houston at Oakland - Friday May 31, 2019
The Houston Astros enter today’s contests with the second highest Dunkel road power rating on the board at 16.906. Houston is 20-7 in Brad Peacock’s last 27 starts. The Oakland A’s come in with a home power rating of 15.035. Oakland is 3-8 in its last 11 home games versus the Astros. The Houston Astros have the lowest Dunkel O/U road rating on the board at 6.303. The Astros have gone under in each of their last four road games. Dunkel’s Pick: Houston (-115; Under).

FRIDAY MAY 31, 2019

Milwaukee
@
Pittsburgh
Game 901-902
May 31, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Milwaukee
(Chacin) 17.757
Pittsburgh
(Archer) 15.262
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Milwaukee
by 2 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Milwaukee
-115
9
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee
(-115); Over

San Francisco
@
Baltimore
Game 925-926
May 31, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: San Francisco
(Pmeranz) 12.123
Baltimore
(Cashner) 14.647
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Baltimore
by 2 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: San Francisco
-120
9
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore
(+100); Over

Boston
@
NY Yankees
Game 913-914
May 31, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Boston
(Sale) 15.275
NY Yankees
(Happ) 16.399
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: NY Yankees
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: NY Yankees
-125
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees
(-125); Over

Minnesota
@
Tampa Bay
Game 915-916
May 31, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Minnesota
(Berrios) 00.000
Tampa Bay
(Stanek) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Minnesota

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Minnesota

Dunkel Pick: Minnesota
( );

Washington
@
Cincinnati
Game 903-904
May 31, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Washington
(Corbin) 15.496
Cincinnati
(Mahle) 16.918
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Cincinnati
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Washington
-120
9
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati
(+100); Under

Detroit
@
Atlanta
Game 927-928
May 31, 2019 @ 7:20 pm

Dunkel Rating: Detroit
(Turnbull) 13.898
Atlanta
(Fltynwcz) 14.951
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Atlanta
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Atlanta
-165
9
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta
(-165); Under

Kansas City
@
Texas
Game 917-918
May 31, 2019 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Kansas City
(Duffy) 14.636
Texas
(Jurado) 15.637
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Texas
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Texas
-115
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas
(-115); Over

Cleveland
@
Chicago White Sox
Game 919-920
May 31, 2019 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Cleveland
(Bauer) 14.102
Chicago White Sox
(Covey) 15.685
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Chicago White Sox
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Cleveland
-175
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox
(+155); Under

Chicago Cubs
@
St. Louis
Game 905-906
May 31, 2019 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating: Chicago Cubs
(Darvish) 15.659
St. Louis
(Mikolas) 14.161
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Chicago Cubs
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: St. Louis
-130
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs
(+110); Under

Toronto
@
Colorado
Game 929-930
May 31, 2019 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating: Toronto
(Jackson) 13.960
Colorado
(Marquez) 16.913
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Colorado
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Colorado
-260
11 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado
(-260); Under

NY Mets
@
Arizona
Game 907-908
May 31, 2019 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating: NY Mets
(Wheeler) 00.000
Arizona
(DuPlntier) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: NY Mets

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: NY Mets

Dunkel Pick: NY Mets
( );

Houston
@
Oakland
Game 921-922
May 31, 2019 @ 10:07 pm

Dunkel Rating: Houston
(Peacock) 16.906
Oakland
(Fiers) 15.035
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Houston
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Houston
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston
(-115); Under

LA Angels
@
Seattle
Game 923-924
May 31, 2019 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: LA Angels
(Skaggs) 00.000
Seattle
(Leake) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: LA Angels

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: LA Angels

Dunkel Pick: LA Angels
( );

Philadelphia
@
LA Dodgers
Game 909-910
May 31, 2019 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Philadelphia
(Arrieta) 15.819
LA Dodgers
(Maeda) 17.455
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: LA Dodgers
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: LA Dodgers
-160
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers
(-160); Under

Miami
@
San Diego
Game 911-912
May 31, 2019 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Miami
(Smith) 15.672
San Diego
(Lucchesi) 14.006
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Miami
by 1 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: San Diego
-160
7
Dunkel Pick: Miami
(+140); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 05-31-2019, 12:31 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 31
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SF at BAL 07:05 PM
BAL +102
O 9.0

BOS at NYY 07:05 PM
BOS -147

MIL at PIT 07:05 PM
MIL -121
O 9.5

MIN at TB 07:10 PM
TB -126
O 8.0

WAS at CIN 07:10 PM
WAS -110
U 9.0

DET at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -163
U 9.0

KC at TEX 08:05 PM
KC +106

CLE at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW +154
O 9.5

CHC at STL 08:15 PM
CHC +114
O 9.0

TOR at COL 08:40 PM
COL -266
O 11.5

NYM at ARI 09:40 PM
ARI +112
U 9.0

HOU at OAK 10:07 PM
OAK +110
U 8.5

MIA at SD 10:10 PM
SD -161
O 7.0

PHI at LAD 10:10 PM
PHI +149
U 9.0

LAA at SEA 10:10 PM
LAA -132
U 9.5

**StarDust Bum** · 06-01-2019, 02:43 AM

Surging Yankees top Red Sox, Sale 4-1
May 31, 2019
By The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) DJ LeMahieu homered and hit an RBI double off the wall against Chris Sale, sending the surging New York Yankees to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.

Aaron Hicks broke a third-inning tie with a two-run single, and J.A. Happ (5-3) pitched well against Boston again to win his fourth consecutive decision overall. New York got four shutout innings from its deep and dominant bullpen, handing the defending World Series champions their third loss in a row. Adam Ottavino, Tommy Kahnle, Zack Britton and Aroldis Chapman each worked an inning to finish the five-hitter. Chapman struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 16th save.

Despite a rash of injuries, the Yankees hold a 1+-game lead in the AL East over Tampa Bay - and a widening gap on the Red Sox. New York has won all three meetings between the longtime rivals this season, beating Sale (1-7) twice and outscoring Boston 17-4. New York has won nine of 11 overall and is 31-10 since a 6-9 start.

Rafael Devers homered early for the third-place Red Sox, who fell 8+ games back in the division. That's the furthest they've been behind the Yankees since finishing the 2015 season nine games in the dust.

PIRATES 9, BREWERS 4

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Josh Bell finished off his historic May with two more hits, Starling Marte added three hits and scored three times and the Pirates pounced on struggling Milwaukee starter Jhoulys Chacin.

Bell went 2 for 5 and drove in a run in front of a crowd that included fans in the right-field seats wearing ''Bellieve'' T-shirts as part of a promotion that doubled as an All-Star Game push for the 26-year-old first baseman. Bell's two singles gave him 94 total bases in May, the most by any player in any month in the franchise's 138-year history. Bell hit .389 in May with 12 home runs, 12 doubles and 31 RBIs.

Kevin Newman extended his hitting streak to a career-best 10 games with a pair of hits, including a two-run single off reliever Freddy Peralta in the third to cap a six-run outburst that put the Pirates firmly in control.

Chris Archer (2-5) gave up early home runs to Jesus Aguilar and Keston Hiura, but settled down to work seven innings and pick up his first victory since April 7. Chacin (3-7) fell to 1-7 in his last 10 starts.

REDS 9, NATIONALS 3

CINCINNATI (AP) - Curt Casali hit a three-run homer off Patrick Corbin, who had one of the worst starts of his career, and the Reds beat Washington to end the Nationals' streak of eight straight wins at Great American Ball Park.

Corbin (5-3) gave up eight runs - one shy of his career high - in 2 2/3 innings. The Reds piled up 11 hits, matching the most the left-hander had allowed in a game. He retired only eight of his 20 batters. Corbin hadn't allowed so many runs since he also gave up eight on Sept. 8, 2017, during a 10-6 loss to San Diego. It's only the fifth time in his career that he has allowed eight or more runs.

Reds right-hander Tyler Mahle (2-5) gave up three runs in five innings, including Juan Soto's 10th homer. Soto has hit safely in a career-high 14 straight games.

Cincinnati's Joey Votto returned after missing three games with a tight right hamstring and had three hits. Eugenio Suarez was back in the lineup after getting hit on the left hand by Clay Holmes' pitch on Wednesday.

TWINS 5, RAYS 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Eddie Rosario hit a tiebreaking, two-run single off Adam Kolarek in the ninth inning after a pair of batters were hit by pitches, and Minnesota beat Tampa Bay in a matchup of two of the major leagues' hottest teams.

Minnesota, a big league-best 38-18, overcame a 3-1 fifth-inning deficit and won for the 13th time in 16 games. The Twins opened a season-high 10+-game in the AL Central. They have scored three or more runs in 24 straight games, matching the Minnesota record for a single season, set in 2006.

Jose Berrios and Taylor Rogers (2-1) combined on a four-hitter and stopped a six-game winning streak by the Rays (35-20), their longest since last August. Tampa Bay won the series opener 14-3 and had allowed three runs or fewer in its previous nine games. Helped by $7.11 tickets, the Rays drew 14,375 to Tropicana Field after three straight days of crowds ranging from 5,786 to 8,076.

Diego Castillo (1-4) hit Jonathan Schoop on the left shoulder with a slider leading off the ninth. Schoop was sacrificed to second and took third on a groundout, and Jorge Polanco was intentionally walked, and Castillo hit Willians Astudillo on the left arm with a slider on a 1-2 count.

ROCKIES 13, BLUE JAYS 6

DENVER (AP) - Trevor Story hit a pair of two-run homers as part of a career-high seven-RBI night and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping Toronto Blue Jays for their sixth straight win.

It was the 13th career multi-homer game for Story, who also had a three-run double, walked and scored four times. Nolan Arenado added three hits, including two doubles, and three RBIs.

Rockies starter German Marquez (6-2) proved just as difficult at the plate as on the mound. He lined two singles in extending his hitting streak to five games, which is the longest by a Rockies pitcher since Mike Hampton hit safely in eight straight in 2002. On the mound, Marquez allowed two runs and struck out seven over seven efficient innings.

Edwin Jackson (0-3) tied a career high by allowing 10 earned runs in lasting just 2 1/3 innings. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a solo homer in the eighth during a four-run inning. Randal Grichuk had a solo shot in the second for the Blue Jays, who've dropped eight of their last nine games.

ORIOLES 9, GIANTS 5

BALTIMORE (AP) - Dwight Smith's first career grand slam capped a six-run outburst in the first inning and the Orioles outslugged the San Francisco Giants.

Trey Mancini and Renato Nunez also homered for the Orioles, who overcame a five-run, first-inning deficit and improved to 8-21 at home as the teams met at Camden Yards for the first time since 2004. Nunez has homered in seven of his last 11 games and has a team-leading 14 homers this season.

Mike Yastrzemski, traded by Baltimore on March 23 after he was reassigned to minor league camp, homered and tripled in his first two at-bats for San Francisco, which has lost eight of nine.

The Giants charged to a 5-0 lead off Andrew Cashner (6-2) in the first inning. The Orioles countered with six runs, highlighted by Smith's grand slam, in the bottom half off Drew Pomeranz (1-6). Cashner and Pomeranz combined for 90 pitches in the opening inning. It was the first time that two teams scored at least five runs in the first inning since July 6, 2012, (Yankees and Red Sox), according to STATS LLC.

Richard Bleier got five outs for his second save.

WHITE SOX 2, INDIANS 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Dylan Covey pitched six effective innings for his first win since August, and the White Sox beat sloppy Cleveland for their season-high fifth straight win.

Charlie Tilson hit a two-run double to get Chicago's offense rolling. Tilson, Yoan Moncada, Yonder Alonso and Yolmer Sanchez each had two hits. The win moved the White Sox into a second-place tie in the AL Central with Cleveland.

The Indians committed four errors. Four of Chicago's six runs against slumping Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer were unearned.

Covey (1-4) settled down after allowing a leadoff homer to Francisco Lindor and scattered eight hits and ended a personal six-game losing streak. Josh Osich and Juan Minaya followed with three innings of one-hit relief.

Bauer (4-5) allowed nine hits and struck out eight in seven innings, but shaky fielding doomed the right-hander.

TIGERS 8, BRAVES 2

ATLANTA (AP) - Niko Goodrum homered twice and had a career-high five hits, Nicholas Castellanos and Grayson Greiner also went deep, and the Detroit Tigers romped past the Braves.

Spencer Turnbull (3-4) pitched into the seventh inning, allowing just five hits and one earned run in dealing the Braves their third straight loss at SunTrust Park.

Goodrum, who came into the night hitting just .208, launched a 419-foot drive that nearly went into the Chop House restaurant above the right-field seats in the third inning. He hit another almost as far in the eighth for his second career multihomer game. Goodrum finished 5 for 5 to raise his average to .230. He scored four times and also collected a run-scoring single in a three-run fifth that blew the game open.

After two straight strong starts, Atlanta's Mike Foltynewicz (1-4) had another rough night. Foltynewicz surrendered seven hits and five runs in five innings.

Atlanta has been outscored 22-6 in its last two defeats.

RANGERS 6, ROYALS 2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Joey Gallo's first career grand slam capped a six-run, sixth-inning outburst as the Rangers rallied past the Kansas City Royals.

Gallo's home run, his team leading 16th of the season, sailed 457 feet.

Ariel Jurado (2-2) won for the first time in three major league starts this season. He allowed two runs on five hits and three walks and had career highs in strikeouts (six) and pitches (101).

Danny Duffy (3-2) lost for the first time since April 26. Carrying a two-hit shutout into the sixth inning, Duffy allowed all six runs, six hits and two walks - both in the sixth.

Jesse Chavez, the first of three Texas relievers, worked a 1-2-3 seventh inning. He ran his scoreless streak to 17 1/3 innings in May, a franchise record for one month.

Cheslor Cuthbert homered in his first major league at-bat of the season, and Alex Gordon tripled-in Kansas City's other run. Adalberto Mondesi had his major league-leading 19th stolen base, giving the Royals a major league-leading 53.

CARDINALS 2, CUBS 1, 10 INNINGS

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Matt Carpenter hit a game-ending single against an unusual defensive alignment in the 10th to lead the Cardinals past the Chicago Cubs.

The Cardinals won back-to-back games for the first time since April 30-May 1 and avoided the worst winning percentage for May in franchise history by going 9-18 (.333). They went 8-18 in May 1980.

Kolten Wong helped set up Carpenter's clutch swing with a one-out double off Mike Montgomery (1-1) for the team's lone extra-base hit. Dillon Maples then came in and walked Harrison Bader and Jedd Gyorko to load the bases. Cubs manager Joe Maddon brought in Steve Cishek to face Carpenter, and put four players on the right side of the infield. But Carpenter drove in Wong with a fly ball that found the grass in the left field corner.

Carlos Martinez pitched a perfect eighth for St. Louis, and Jordan Hicks (2-2) worked two scoreless innings. The last pitch Hicks threw in the ninth registered at 104.3 mph, which is the fastest in baseball this season.

MARINERS 4, ANGELS 3

SEATTLE (AP) - Jay Bruce hit his 300th career home run, Tom Murphy had a two-run shot and an RBI double, and the Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels.

Bruce's seventh-inning homer to center field provided the insurance run the Mariners needed to preserve the narrow victory, snapping a three-game losing streak. Bruce became the eighth active player with 300 home runs and 300 doubles, achieved in 1,557 games. That list includes teammate Edwin Encarnacion (a late scratch due to a dental procedure) and the Angels' Albert Pujols.

The win snapped the Angels' three-game winning streak and wasted a fairly strong start by the Angels' Tyler Skaggs (4-5), who gave up just five hits but made a handful of costly mistakes while giving up four runs in seven innings.

The Angels briefly got to Mike Leake (4-6) in the sixth inning when Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani hit back-to-back home runs to left field with two outs. It was the first time Los Angeles has hit consecutive home runs this season, but it wasn't enough for the Angels.

PADRES 5, MARLINS 2

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Franmil Reyes, Hunter Renfroe and Ian Kinsler homered, and left-hander Joey Lucchesi combined with two relievers on a four-hitter for his first victory in six starts to lead the Padres past the Miami Marlins.

Lucchesi (4-3) hadn't won since beating Cincinnati at home on April 21. He retired his first seven batters before allowing a double by Miguel Rojas in the third. He then retired eight straight before allowing a home run by pinch-hitter Rosell Herrera with one out in the sixth. Lucchesi struck out five and walked one.

Craig Stammen pitched 1 2/3 hitless innings, Phil Maton allowed two singles to open the Marlins' ninth and Kirby Yates came on to get the final three outs for his 22nd save, best in the majors.

Herrera was pinch-hitting for lefty Caleb Smith (3-3), who lost his third straight decision after allowing two runs and three hits in five innings.

DODGERS 6, PHILLIES 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Max Muncy, Joc Pederson, Corey Seager and Enrique Hernandez homered, powering Los Angeles past Philadelphia in the opener of a series matching the National League's best teams.

The West-leading Dodgers improved to a major league-best 23-7 at home and have won 11 of their last 15 at Chavez Ravine against the East-leading Phillies. The Dodgers' 39 victories lead the NL. Los Angeles rapped out 12 hits while limiting the Phillies to five, including two in the ninth.

Kenta Maeda (7-2) allowed two runs and three hits in six innings and won his fourth straight start. He struck out six and walked none. Kenley Jansen earned his 17th save.

Muncy and Seager belted two-run shots and Pederson had a solo homer off Jake Arrieta (5-5), who gave up five runs and 10 hits in five innings, striking out three and walking one.

Philadelphia's Bryce Harper, Andrew McCutchen and Rhys Hoskins combined to go 2 for 12. McCutchen homered to lead off the fourth.

ASTROS 3, ATHLETICS 2

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Derek Fisher hit a tiebreaking homer to lead off the eighth inning for his first long ball of the season and the short-handed Houston Astros rallied to beat the Athletics.

The Astros trailed the A's 2-0 heading into the seventh inning on a night they were missing injured stars Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and George Springer. But Josh Reddick started the comeback with a solo homer and Tony Kemp tied the game with a double. That set the stage for Fisher, who sent a drive out to center field against Lou Trivino (2-2) on the first pitch of the eighth to hand the A's their third straight loss following a 10-game winning streak.

Hector Rondon (3-1) pitched out of a jam in the seventh with help from a diving stop at shortstop by defensive replacement Jack Mayfield that held Ramon Laureano at third base with the infield drawn in. Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for his 16th save in 17 chances.

Houston's Josh Reddick snapped an 0-for-15 rut with a solo homer.

METS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4

PHOENIX (AP) - Carlos Gomez snapped a tie with a pinch-hit double during New York's bizarre two-run eighth inning, sending the Mets past the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Todd Frazier and Adeiny Hechavarria sparked New York's winning rally with consecutive two-out singles off Matt Andriese (3-4), putting runners on first and third. Pinch hitter J.D. Davis then hit a chopper toward the mound that bounced off Andriese's glove as he reached up. Marte could not handle the ball cleanly as the tying run scored. Gomez followed with a grounder inside the bag at third that drove in Hechavarria, but the ball boy stationed down the line - Arizona uses seniors dubbed ''Golden Glovers'' - fielded the ball thinking it was foul, and Davis was not permitted to score.

Zack Wheeler (5-3) struck out nine in seven innings, and Robert Gsellman got three outs for his first save.

Arizona lost its fifth straight game, matching a season high. Christian Walker and Ketel Marte homered for the Diamondbacks

**StarDust Bum** · 06-01-2019, 02:50 AM

MLB MAY'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

05/31/2019 9-15-4 37.50% -39.15
05/30/2019 8-10-0 44.44% -15.60
05/29/2019 9-16-0 36.00% -44.00
05/28/2019 13-10-0 56.52% +13.80
05/27/2019 12-9-1 57.14% +16.30
05/26/2019 17-9-0 65.38% +42.20
05/25/2019 15-14-1 51.72% +5.55
05/24/2019 13-13-0 50.00% +2.45
05/23/2019 7-9-1 43.75% -9.15
05/22/2019 9-18-2 33.33% -42.50
05/21/2019 12-12-0 50.00% -3.55
05/20/2019 13-4-0 76.47% +47.55
05/19/2019 16-9-1 64.00% +42.25
05/18/2019 12-13-1 48.00% -8.85
05/17/2019 12-14-2 46.15% -13.40
05/16/2019 10-9-0 52.63% +2.00
05/15/2019 17-11-0 60.71% +26.95
05/14/2019 15-11-1 57.69% +24.95
05/13/2019 8-2-0 80.00% +42.80
05/12/2019 14-10-0 58.33% +21.75
05/11/2019 16-15-1 51.61% +1.85
05/10/2019 14-14-2 50.00% -8.80
05/09/2019 11-9-0 55.00% +5.50
05/08/2019 12-13-0 48.00% -11.50
05/07/2019 10-14-0 41.67% -19.15
05/06/2019 7-12-1 36.84% -37.10
05/05/2019 12-15-1 44.44% -19.80
05/04/2019 14-14-0 50.00% -7.45
05/03/2019 19-9-0 67.86% +51.65
05/02/2019 5-11-0 31.25% -31.40
05/01/2019 4-20-1 16.60% -91.05

Totals..........361-364-18....49.79% -54.90

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BEST BETS:

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

05/31/2019.............2 - 5...................-12.20.................5 - 4...................+3.00............+3.00
05/30/2019.............2 - 1...................+7.20..................3 - 6...................-18.00...........-10.80
05/29/2019.............2 - 5...................-13.90..................6 - 7...................-8.50............-22.40
05/28/2019.............3 - 1...................+19.70................8 - 7...................+1.50............+21.20
05/27/2019.............1 - 3...................-1.70...................8 - 3..................+18.00...........+16.30
05/26/2019.............4 - 1....................+22.15................6 - 7...................-8.50............+13.65
05/25/2019.............4 - 4....................+5.15..................5 - 8...................-19.00...........-13.85
05/24/2019.............4 - 2....................+22.80................5 - 8...................-19.00...........+3.80
05/23/2019.............1 - 4.....................-11.65.................3 - 4..................-7.00..............-18.65
05/22/2019.............3 - 8.....................-13.05.................5 - 8..................-19.00............-32.05
05/21/2019.............3 - 1....................+12.85.................5 - 7..................-13.50............-0.65
05/20/2019.............3 - 1....................+14.05.................6 - 3..................+13.50...........+27.55
05/19/2019.............3 - 3....................+6.95...................9 - 5.................+17.50...........+24.35
05/18/2019.............1 - 4....................-13.05..................5 - 8..................-19.00............-32.05
05/17/2019.............3 - 6.....................-7.80...................6 - 5..................+2.50.............-5.30
05/16/2019.............1 - 3.....................-9.00...................6 - 4..................+8.00.............-1.00
05/15/2019.............0 - 5.....................-25.00.................9 - 5..................+17.50...........-7.50
05/14/2019.............3 - 6.....................-7.55...................8 - 5..................+12.50...........+4.95
05/13/2019.............2 - 1.....................+8.30..................5 - 1..................+19.50...........+27.80
05/12/2019.............4 - 5.....................+0.85..................6 - 4..................+8.00.............+8.85
05/11/2019.............3 - 5.....................-4.30...................8 - 7..................+1.50.............-2.80
05/10/2019.............1 - 5.....................-18.55.................8 - 5..................+12.50............-6.05
05/09/2019.............1 - 2.....................-3.50...................4 - 6..................-13.00.............-16.50
05/08/2019.............1 - 3.....................-7.95...................5 - 9..................-24.50.............-32.45
05/07/2019.............1 - 6.....................-19.75..................5 - 9.................-24.50..............-44.25
05/06/2019.............1 - 4.....................-14.85..................5 - 6..................-8.00...............-22.85
05/05/2019.............2 - 4.....................-8.80....................4 - 8.................-24.00..............-32.80
05/04/2019.............2 - 5.....................-13.05..................7 - 6.................+2.00...............-11.05
05/03/2019.............2 - 3.....................-1.10...................10 - 4................+28.00.............+26.90
05/02/2019.............1 - 4.....................-11.40..................4 - 4..................-2.00................-13.40
05/01/2019.............4 - 4.....................+1.10...................1 - 12................-61.00..............-59.90

Totals...................68 - 117...................-97.05..............180 - 180..............-111.00............-208.05

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APRIL'S BEST BETS:

Totals.................77 - 109...................-38.35...............177 - 192............-162.00...............-203.85

**StarDust Bum** · 06-01-2019, 02:54 AM

Saturday’s 6-pack

College football spreads, released by Golden Nugget Thursday:

— Florida (-7.5) vs Miami in Orlando, August 29

— Auburn (-3) vs Oregon in Arlington, TX, August 31

— Stanford at USC (-3) August 31

— Texas (-7) @ West Virginia October 5

— Florida @ LSU (-4.5) October 12

— LSU (-6.5) @ Mississippi State October 19

Quotes of the Day
“You’re out there playing basketball like you did your whole life and it’s the most fun. You lock in … You got to stay poised.”
Marc Gasol, on playing in the NBA Finals

Saturday’s quiz
Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League are the AA farm club of which major league team?

Friday’s quiz
Steve Kerr was born in Lebanon; his father was president of the American University in Beirut- he was assassinated there in 1984.

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

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Saturday’s List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind……

13) Dodgers’ pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers this year for $18M; he’s having a great season, will get a bigger one-year deal next season. Who knows, he may even get a 2-year deal.

Contrast that to Dallas Keuchel, who is sitting out right now because he couldn’t get a multi-year contract. Keuchel would make more than Ryu if he had agreed to a one-year deal, but right now he is making bupkis this season, zero.

Question is, was it Keuchel who didn’t listen to his agent, or the agent who didn’t listen to Keuchel? At some point, the player has to play in order to get paid, right? Either way, it has been an expensive year for the pitcher. He’ll probably sign somewhere fairly soon.

12) Batters are 2-42 with runners in scoring position against Ryu this season.

11) Mets’ TV guy Todd Zeile played 16 years in the major leagues; he grew up in the Los Angeles area, went to a lot of Dodger games as a kid. Zeile said on air the other night that his father told him that he didn’t believe Zeile was a major league player until he heard Vin Scully say his name on the air, thats how revered Scully is/was in Tinseltown.

10) New Packers’ coach Matt LaFleur tore his achilles tendon playing basketball this week; he is having it operated on Sunday.

9) Since 2008, only two big leaguers have had an OB% of .340+ with 200+ PA in every season:
Joey Votto and……….Shin-Soo Choo

Funny thing about Choo is this; my fantasy team is having a dreadful season, so I’m looking to build for the future a little and Choo is 37- I’ve been looking to move him for prospects but with absolutely no luck, and he is really good. His OPS is .933, which is damn good.

One guy actually thought I was talking about Choi on Tampa Bay, and I’m laughing, thinking “My team is worse than this guy’s and he doesn’t know who the players are.” Oy.

8) Raptors’ coach Nick Nurse was head coach at Grandview College when he was 23 years old; he played at Northern Iowa. There’s a chance one or more of his players at Grandview was older than Nurse was when he was coaching them.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Colorado sent P Kyle Freeland down to AAA.
— Cardinals put C Yadier Molina (thumb) on IL.
— Marlins put 1B Neil Walker (quad) on IL.

6) Tampa Bay Rays have scored in first inning in 25 of their 54 games; they’re 20-5 when they score in the first inning.

Marlins have scored in only nine first innings, fewest in major leagues.

5) Arizona Diamondbacks have seven of the top 75 picks in next week’s baseball draft.

4) My favorite Al Pacino movies:
a) Any Given Sunday
b) Heat
c) Scent of a Woman

3) Cubs/Cardinals are going to play a two-game series next season at London’s West Ham Olympic Stadium on June 13-14, 2020. New York-Boston are heading to London this month.

2) There is a newscaster at WKRN in Nashville named Bob Mueller; you can imagine that the last couple of years have been very interesting for him.

The TV Bob Mueller pronounces his name differently than the lawyer Bob Mueller, but he gets hate mail from people and strange looks when he makes reservations in restaurants. Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.

1) Los Angeles Angels are driving me nuts with the way they use the “opener”. Tampa Bay uses Ryan Stanek most every time they use an opener, which makes it easy to chart. Angels use just about all their pitchers- they’ve used nine different openers this season, in addition to their four normal starting pitchers.

Makes me wonder when you’re using minor league pitchers to start a game.

**StarDust Bum** · 06-01-2019, 02:57 AM

LEADING OFF: Davis could be back, Kershaw vs Harper
May 31, 2019
By The Associated Press

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

KD'S RETURN?

The Oakland Athletics are hoping to get injured slugger Khris Davis back in the lineup for the middle game of a series against the first-place Houston Astros. Davis took batting practice before the series opener and could be activated from the injured list as early as Saturday after being sidelined since May 22 with a left him injury. Davis might like to get back in time to face Houston ace Justin Verlander (8-2, 2.38 ERA). Davis homered three times in eight at-bats against Verlander last season. Brett Anderson (6-3, 3.86 ERA) starts for Oakland.

KERSHAW VS. HARPER

Clayton Kershaw starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies in a match-up of first-place teams. The left-hander is 5-0 with a 3.46 ERA and 48 strikeouts this year and 3-5 with a 3.07 ERA in 13 starts against the Phillies. Kershaw will be facing Bryce Harper, who is 2 for 21 with 13 strikeouts against the Dodgers' ace.

GERMAN-TOWN

Yankees right-hander Domingo German (9-1, 3.43) leads the majors in wins. He won six straight starts before getting tagged for a career-high seven runs and nine hits, including four homers, over five innings Sunday in a no-decision at Kansas City.

MILE HIGH WELCOME

Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman has allowed three earned runs over his last three starts. His 2.74 ERA ranks among the leaders in the American League. On Saturday, he has his work cut out for him when he gets his first experience with hitter friendly Coors Field. The Rockies are hitting .296 at home this season and averaging 6.2 runs.

LOOKS FAMILIAR

The Nationals face former teammate Tanner Roark in the second game of their series against the Reds. The Nationals traded Roark for Tanner Rainey in December. Roark hasn't allowed a homer in his last 35 1/3 innings, the second-longest such streak of his career.

SEVENTH HEAVEN?

Milwaukee's Brandon Woodruff will try for his seventh straight victory when he faces the Pirates in Pittsburgh. The 26-year-old is 6-0 with a 2.37 ERA over his last eight starts, including a 5-0 mark with a 1.42 ERA in his last five outings. A win would lift Woodruff into a tie with Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Los Angeles Dodgers for tops in the National League. Woodruff is 0-1 in three appearances against the Pirates in his career.

SOROKA'S START

Atlanta right-hander Mike Soroka is close to qualifying for the best ERA in the big leagues. The 21-year-old Canadian goes into his start against Detroit with a miniscule 1.07 ERA, having not allowed more than one earned run in any of his eight starts.

Soroka has pitched 50 2/3 innings, meaning he would need to go a season high 7 1/3 in his ninth start -Atlanta's 58th game- to qualify for the ERA list. Going into Friday's games, Ty Buttrey of the Los Angeles Angels led the big leagues with a 1.27 ERA. Hyun-jin Ryu of the Los Angeles Dodgers had the best mark in the NL at 1.48.

**StarDust Bum** · 06-01-2019, 03:02 AM

June Pitchers Report
May 31, 2019
By Marc Lawrence

If you think the Belmont Stakes is a long race for horses on the Triple Crown trail, wait until you get a load of MLB hurlers during the month of June. It’s where many either hit a wall and fold-up or find a second-gear and become crucial to their team’s hopes of being in a pennant chase during the dogs days of summer.

Listed below are hurlers that have enjoyed a two-to-one or better success ratio in team-starts over the course of the last three seasons during the month of June. On the flip side, we've also listed pitchers that struggle in June, winning 33% percent or less of their team-start efforts. To qualify pitchers must have made a minimum of 10 starts, with at least one start each June over the last three years. And for your convenience alongside each record, we break down each pitcher’s greatest success or greatest failure rate either home (H) or away (A) within his good or bad month.

Note: * designates a categorical repeat appearance by this pitcher, maintaining status quo from last season’s June list.

GOOD MONTH PITCHERS

Carrasco, Carlos - 10-5 (5-1H)

The Indians right-hander has not been his usual self in 2019 with an ERA 0.75 higher than his career norm. However, Carrasco is well known for hitting a hot stretch during the season and with the weather likely to finally heat up, so might Cleveland's veteran starter.

Davies, Zach - 8-3 (3-1 A)

Davies might not be big (6'0) or imposing (155 pounds), but the Milwaukee hurler can certainly pitch. He starts this month with a 2.19 ERA and opposing batters have just a .311 OBP against him. With runners on base, the OBP drops to .252. He's a gamer.

Fiers, Mike - 10-5 (5-2 A)

Aside from the no-hitter, this Oakland starter has not pitched well, with an ERA almost a run higher than his career number of 4.10. However, it has been coming down and if he can keep the ball in the yard (11 homers allowed), he should continue to improve in June.

Foltynewicz, Mike - 9-2 (7-0 H)

With no spring training due to injury, Foltynewicz has struggled to get in a rhythm. Pitch placement has been the Braves righty downfall, allowing a homer every 10 outs this season to date. If the strikeouts return to normal, this could be a springboard month for him.

Godley, Zack - 8-2 (5-1 A)

With an ERA of 7.36, Godley has been sent to the bullpen to figure out how to miss more bats. (.295 batting average allowed in 2019)

Greinke, Zack - 14-3 (9-1 A)

If you are too young to have seen Hall of Famer Greg Maddox pitch for the Cubs or Braves, this is the closest you will get in the big leagues today. When Maddox lost MPH on the fastball, he figured out how to change speeds better, create more spin and movement on his pitches and keep hitters guessing. That is exactly what Greinke is doing at 35 and he's having a masterful season.

*Kershaw, Clayton - (11-2 (6-1 A)

In his 11th season in the majors, Kershaw no longer blows hitters away and a straight change is still a work in progress but betting against the best pitcher of this generation is still fool-hardy, especially with the offense the Dodgers own.

Kluber, Corey - 11-5 (7-3 H)

Suffered a fractured forearm on his pitching arm on May 1st. Recently had the first cast removed and reports on proper healing are on schedule, but no time is given on possible return.

*Lester, Jon - 15-2 (9-1 A)

After a fantastic start to the season, the latter stages of May were rough on Lester. In June, he's been nearly unbeatable in recent years and will look to return to dominance again.

Sale, Chris - 11-5 (6-1 H)

The velocity is coming back for the Boston left-hander, but command of the fastball and slider remains a conundrum from start to start. Like many hurlers in the East and Midwest, some warm temperatures might get Sale back on schedule.

*Sanchez, Aaron - 7-3 (4-0 H)

Pitching for a much weaker Toronto club, Sanchez's ERA is up. This is attributable to walking more batters, which are up 13 percent over previous averages. Could be hard to match good numbers this month.

Tanaka, Masahiro - 9-4 (5-2 A)

With Yankees having an incredible season, no reason for Tanaka to not to continue to benefit from superior run support. Tanaka's basic stats are similar to the past, but like a lot of pitchers, homers are up.

BAD MONTH PITCHERS

Archer, Chris - 4-8 (1-3 A)

We have long since given up on the idea that Archer will ever be a top line pitcher that he looked like five years ago. His WHIP is up from 1.25 to 1.55 and he's averaging a walk just over every four outs he induces.

Gausman, Kevin - 4-11 (1-6 A)

Another pitcher who was supposed to be a stud, but does not have that third quality pitch. Gausman has actually given up fewer hits with a .228 batting average surrendered (.264 lifetime), but Atlanta has the right-hander is throwing 13 fewer pitches a start, which is probably helping him. Strictly a No. 4 starter today.

Gray, Sonny - 4-8 (2-4 H)

Not everyone can pitch in New York with the expectations and media coverage and Gray might have been one of those guys. He doesn't have the same velocity of a few seasons ago, but he's more comfortable in Cincinnati and his ERA is drifting downward. Will this trend continue? Stay tuned.

Harvey, Matt - 4-9 (2-6 A)

A supposed injury has Harvey on the IL in Anaheim, but with a 7.50 ERA, his results on the season is likely to miss a couple of starts or more and possibly end up as a long reliever going forward.

Hellickson, Jeremy - 2-10 (1-5 H)

Soft-tosser with an ERA over 6.00 and a WHIP over 1.70 proves he's always in trouble and mostly unable to work out of it. Hellickson is not fooling hitters anymore and not us, either.

*Liriano, Francisco - 4-8 (2-4 H)

Working exclusively out of the bullpen this season for Pittsburgh.

**StarDust Bum** · 06-01-2019, 03:03 AM

Cardinals C Molina goes on IL with strain
May 31, 2019
By The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was put on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a strained right thumb tendon.

The 36-year-old, a nine-time All-Star, got hurt during Saturday's game against Atlanta and tried to play through the injury.

''It's just a slight little tear between the thumb and the webbing, his right finger, rather,'' Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said.

Shildt said the injury affected Molina's batting.

St. Louis said the roster move was retroactive to Wednesday.

Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said surgery had not been discussed.

''We did an MRI this morning and that indicated that there is some damage to the tendon in his thumb, throwing hand, and we'll have him see a specialist this afternoon, as well,'' Mozeliak said. ''Probably have a better idea of maybe length and what to expect by sometime tomorrow morning.''

Matt Wieters will get most of the playing time while Molina is sidelined. St. Louis selected the contract of Andrew Knizner from Triple-A Memphis.

Molina is batting .265 and four home runs and 33 RBIs and started 49 of the Cardinals' first 53 games. He is on the disabled/list for the sixth for the sixth time.

The 24-year-old Knizner was batting .286 with five home runs and 17 RBIs at Memphis.

**StarDust Bum** · 06-01-2019, 03:34 AM

Saturday’s games

National League

Brewers (32-26) @ Pirates (28-28)

Woodruff is 4-0, 2.13 in his last six starts; he is 0-1, 6.00 in three games (1 start) vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 9-2
5-inning record: 9-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: 7-4

Kingham is 0-1, 8.53 in three starts. Team in his starts: 1-2
5-inning record: 1-2Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 3-0

Milwaukee won three of last five games; four of their last six road games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 last eight games.

Pirates lost eight of their last 12 games; over is 14-3-1 in their last 18 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 11-2-1 in their last 14 games.

Nationals (24-33) @ Reds (27-30)

Fedde is 1-0, 0.90 in two starts (10 IP). Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: over 2-0

Roark is 3-2, 2.28 in his last five starts; this is his first start vs his old team. Team in his starts: 7-4
5-inning record: 6-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: 5-6

Nationals won five of last seven games; seven of their last eight games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 last six road games.

Cincinnati is 9-6 in its last 15 games; over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-3 in their last nine games.

Cubs (31-24) @ Cardinals (28-28)

Quintana is 0-3, 4.70 in his last four starts; he is 5-3, 3.75 in nine starts vs St Louis. Team in his starts: 7-3
5-inning record: 5-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10 Over/under: 5-5

Flaherty is 1-0, 2.50 in his last three starts; he is 1-2, 3.72 in five games (4 starts) vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 5-6
5-inning record: 6-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-11 Over/under: under 5-1 last six

Cubs lost six of last eight games; over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3 last eight road games.

St Louis lost six of last nine games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-0 in their last four home games.

Mets (28-29) @ Diamondbacks (28-30)

deGrom is 1-2, 3.16 in his last six starts; he is 2-0, 1.93 in two starts vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 4-7
5-inning record: 3-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-11 Over/under: 7-4

Greinke is 1-1, 1.63 in his last four starts; he is 5-1, 3.08 in eight starts vs NY. Team in his starts: 7-5
5-inning record: 7-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-12 Over/under: under 6-2 last eight

Mets lost 17 of last 22 road games; over is 6-3-2 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-2-1 last six games.

Arizona lost its last five games; under is 8-4-1 in their last 13 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3 in their last eight games.

Phillies (33-24) @ Dodgers (39-19)

Irvin is 2-1, 6.11 in three starts. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 1-1-1

Kershaw is 4-0, 4.15 in his last four starts; LA won his last 16 regular season starts. He is 3-5, 3.07 in 13 starts vs Philly. Team in his starts: 8-0
5-inning record: 4-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8 Over/under: 5-2-1

Phillies won five of last eight games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-2 last nine games.

Dodgers won 17 of last 22 games; 10 of their last 11 games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-1-1 last eight games.

Marlins (19-36) @ Padres (30-27)

Urena is 2-1, 2.77 in his last four starts; he is 0-3, 3.57 in four starts vs SD. Team in his starts: 3-8
5-inning record: 1-10 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-11 Over/under: 6-5

Bullpen game. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Marlins are 9-5 in their last 14 games; under is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-3-1 last 12 games.

San Diego lost three of last five games; under is 3-0-1 in last four home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-5-1 last 12 games.

American League

Boston (29-28) @ New York (37-19)

Porcello is 0-0, 2.55 in his last three road starts; he is 1-4, 5.56 in seven starts in the Bronx. Team in his starts: 7-4
5-inning record: 7-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: 9-2

German is 6-0, 4.36 in his last seven starts; he is 0-0, 2.08 in two games (1 start) vs Boston. Team in his starts: 8-2
5-inning record: 7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-10 Over/under: 5-4-1

Red Sox lost five of last seven games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under is 6-1 in their last seven road games.

New York won 10 of last 12 games; under is 8-1-1 in their last ten home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-0-1 last eight home games.

Twins (38-18) @ Rays (35-20)

Gibson is 3-1, 3.28 in his last four starts; he is 2-5, 5.80 in eight starts vs Tampa Bay. Team in his starts: 7-3
5-inning record: 7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10 Over/under: 6-4

Bullpen game for the Rays. Team in bullpen games: 11-5
5-inning record: 11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-16 Over/under: 9-5-2

Twins won 13 of last 16 games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 12-4 in their last 16 games.

Tampa Bay won eight of last ten games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 10-4-2 in last 16 games.

Royals (20-38) @ Rangers (28-28)

Bailey is 0-2, 10.45 in his last three starts; he is 0-1, 10.38 in one start vs Texas. Team in his starts: 4-7
5-inning record: 5-4-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-11 Over/under: 6-5

Lynn is 2-1, 2.70 in his last three starts; he is 3-2, 4.56 in eight starts vs KC. Team in his starts: 7-4
5-inning record: 6-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: 5-6

Royals are 5-13 in their last 18 games; six of their last ten games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-3 in their last ten games.

Texas won eight of last 12 games; under is 7-1 in their last eight home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-5 last 11 games.

Indians (28-29) @ White Sox (28-29)

Rodriguez is 0-3, 9.60 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 2-5
5-inning record: 1-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-7 Over/under: under 1-5-1

Nova is 3-1, 4.82 in his last five starts; he is 3-1, 3.16 in five starts vs Cleveland. Team in his starts: 4-7
5-inning record: 3-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-11 Over/under: 8-2-1

Indians lost nine of their last 12 games; over is 8-3-1 in their last 12 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-5-2 in their last 14 games.

Chicago won its last five games; five of their last seven games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-3 last 11 games.

Angels (27-30) @ Mariners (25-35)

Heaney allowed two runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 1-3, 3.76 in seven starts vs Seattle. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Milone is 1-1, 3.37 in two starts; he is 6-3, 5.54 in 13 starts vs LA. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-2

Angels won five of last seven games; over is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 10-5-1 in their last 16 road games

Seattle lost 12 of last 15 games; over is 7-3 in their last ten home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-2 last ten home games.

Astros (38-20) @ A’s (29-28)

Verlander is 4-1, 2.29 in his last five starts; he is 12-6, 2.73 in 20 starts vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 9-3
5-inning record: 7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-12 Over/under: 2-9-1

Anderson is 2-0, 1.50 in his last two starts; he is 1-3, 6.97 in five games (4 starts) vs Houston. Team in his starts: 8-3
5-inning record: 7-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-11 Over/under: 7-4

Astros won eight of last nine road games; under is 12-3 in their last 15 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-2 in their last eight games. Springer, Altuve, Correa, Diaz are all on the IL.

Oakland lost its last three games; four of their last six games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 9-4 last 13 home games.

Interleague

Giants (22-34) @ Orioles (18-39)

Anderson is 0-1, 6.60 in three starts. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 0-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-3 Over/under: 1-2

Hess is 0-2, 10.06 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 2-8
5-inning record: 1-8-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-10 Over/under: 7-1-2

Giants lost eight of their last nine games; over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-2 in their last nine games

Baltimore lost 10 of last 13 games; three of their last four games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 3-2 last five games.

Tigers (22-32) @ Braves (30-27)

Norris is 0-2, 6.35 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 2-6
5-inning record: 4-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8 Over/under: 3-4-1

Soroka is 4-0, 1.58 in his last six starts. Team in his starts: 5-3
5-inning record: 4-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8 Over/under: 1-6-1

Tigers are 4-3 in last seven games after an 0-9 skid; four of their last five games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-4 in their last nine games

Atlanta lost four of last five games; over is 7-3 in their last ten home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 10-5 last 15 games.

Blue Jays (21-36) @ Rockies (29-27)

Stroman is 2-0, 2.12 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 4-8
5-inning record: 4-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-12 Over/under: 4-7-1

Gray is 1-1, 5.09 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 6-5
5-inning record: 4-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-11 Over/under: 4-6-1

Toronto lost eight of last nine games; under is 5-3-1 in their last nine road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-1-1 in their last seven games

Colorado won eight of last ten games; over is 13-4 in their last 17 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 15-5-1 last 21 home games

Umpires
Mil-Pitt: Favorites won last eight Cuzzi games.
Wsh-Cin: Under is 8-3 in West games.
Chi-StL: Under is 5-2-2 in last nine Estabrook games.
Mia-SD: Five of last six Libka games stayed under.
Phil-LA: Home team won last six Fairchild games.
NY-Az: Last three Iassogna games went over.

Minn-TB: Underdogs won five of last six Morales games.
Clev-Chi: Five of last six Reyburn games went over.
KC-Tex: Four of five Blakney games went over.
LAA-Sea: Underdogs won five of last seven TBarrett games.

Bos-NY: Under is 9-3 in first 5 innings of Miller games.
Hst-A’s: All four Ortiz games went over the total.

SF-Balt: Seven of nine Drake games stayed under.
Det-Atl: Four of last five Johnson games went over.
Tor-Colo: Six of last eight O’Nora games stayed under.

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Today’s Tips

2019 bankroll: minus 23 calloways
Pending future bets:
– Matt Olson under 32.5 home runs
– Joey Lucchesi, over 8.5 wins
– Cincinnati Reds, under 79.5 wins
– Los Angeles Angels, under 83.5 wins
– Houston Astros (6-1) to win World Series
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%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/31
Ariz 11-33……5-23…….16
Atl 7-26…..11-27……18
Cubs 8-25……9-27……..17
Reds 9-28……10-26……19
Colo 5-27……10-27……15
LA 5-27……14-27……19
Mia 4-25……7-29……..11
Milw 9-27…..12-28…….21
Mets 11-32……3-22…….14
Philly 7-25…..11-28…….18
Pitt 8-27…..7-26……..15
StL 7-26…..5-26………12
SD 9-26……8-29…….17
SF 3-28……7-28…….10
Wash 9-28…….7-25…….16

Orioles 7-26…….11-27…….18
Boston 6-30…..6-24……….12
W Sox 5-27…….10-27……..15
Clev 9-26…….9-28……..18
Det 6-25…….8-28……..14
Astros 10-27…..7-30………17
KC 6-27…….13-28…….19
Angels 10-29……6-25……..16
Twins 10-29……7-27………17
NYY 10-25……11-31……21
A’s 5-29…….8-27……..13
Sea 9-30…….8-29…….17
TB 14-25…..10-27…….24
Texas 8-26…….8-25………16
Toronto 5-27…….7-27……..12

Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 25-25, favorites -$1,277 over 25-23-2
AL @ NL– 19-17 NL, favorites -$22 over 24-11-1
Total: 44-42 NL, favorites -$1,299 Over 49-34-3

**StarDust Bum** · 06-01-2019, 12:30 PM

Weekend Watch
Joe Williams

Saturday, June 1

It's a lefty-lefty battle at T-Mobile Park (still weird not calling it Safeco Field), as the Angels use LHP Andrew Heaney in his second outing of the season against LHP Tommy Milone, who makes just his third trip to the mound for the M's. Heaney debuted against the Rangers on May 26, allowing two earned runs, two hits, one walk and eight strikeouts over five innings in a no-decision. The last time he faced the Mariners he allowed two earned runs, eight hits and four walks over five innings in a no-decsion on Sept. 15, a game which the M's eventually won. Milone faced the Rangers twice, striking out 13 batters over 10 2/3 innings, and he enters with a 3.38 ERA. The Halos enters 5-12 across the past 17 vs. LHP, while the M's are 2-9 in their past 11 against southpaws, so something's gotta give.

The Astros will send RHP Justin Verlander out to face LHP Brett Anderson. Houston has cashed in 23 of Verlander's past 28 road starts, while going 19-6 across his past 25 outings inside the division. Houston is 20-6 in the past 26 games overall against AL West foes, too. For the A's, they have won 10 of the past 13, although they were cooled off on Friday night. They're 6-1 over Anderson's past seven at home, and 4-1 in his past five outings overall. However, Oakland is just 1-4 in his past five against winning teams, and 2-7 in his past nine at home against winning sides.

In Los Angeles it's a lefty vs. lefty battle as the Phillies trot out LHP Cole Irvin to face Dodgers ace LHP Clayton Kershaw. The Dodgers have won each of Kershaw's past eight regular-season games, and 16 consecutive regular-season starts by the lefty dating back since the Giants beat the Dodgers on Aug. 13 when he took a no-decision. His last loss came back on July 21 in Milwaukee, and his last regular-season setback at Dodger Stadium came April 25, 2018.

The Phillies are just 4-9 across the past 13 games against National League West teams, while going 3-8 in the past 11 road games against a left-handed starter. For the Dodgers, they're 17-4 in the past 21 games against teams with a winning record, while going 36-17 in the past 53 games overall. They're also 41-10 in Kershaw's past 51 outings against National League East teams, while going 19-7 in the past 26 home games against teams with a winning overall mark. The under has also cashed in each of Kershaw's past five outings against the Phillies, while the Dodgers are 5-2 across his past seven starts vs. Philadelphia. The Phils have won just three of their past 13 overall at Dodger Stadium, too.

Weather Report
The precipitation and wind forecast are all favorable. Precip calls for a 20 percent or less chance, and winds at all MLB venues will be 10 mph or less, so basically no factor.

Sunday, June 2

The Mets and Diamondbacks wrap up their series in the desert with LHP Steven Matz working for the visitors against RHP Merrill Kelly. New York has won nine of Matz's past 12 outings, including 5-1 in his past six against NL West clubs. The Mets are 1-6 over his past seven road outings against teams with a losing record, however. The Diamondbacks are just 1-4 over Kelly's past five outings, and they're 1-4 in his past five against teams with a losing overall mark. The under is 9-4 in Matz's past 13 starts against teams with a losing record, and 3-1-1 in Matz's past five home outings and 4-1 in the past five against teams with a losing record.

Sunday's nationally televised game on ESPN features the Red Sox and Yankees, as LHP David Price and LHP CC Sabathia hook up. The Red Sox enter just 2-7 in the past nine road games against LHP, and they're 1-4 in Price's past five outings. However, Boston is an impressive 16-6 in his past 22 outings against winning sides, and 13-4 in the past 17 inside the AL East. The Yankees are just 6-2 across the past eight starts by Sabathia, while going 28-9 in his past 37 outings at home. The under is 6-0 over Price's past six against winning teams, while goiing 8-3-1 in his past 12 overall and 5-2-1 in the past eight road outings by Price. For Sabathia, the under is 34-16-3 in his past 53 at home, including 18-7-1 in his past 26 at home against winning sides. The under is a perfect 11-0 in Sabathia's past 11 home starts vs. Boston, and 15-5-1 in his ;ast 21 overall aginst Boston.

Weather Report
The battle between the Brewers and Pirates will feature wins blowing out to right field at 10-13 mph. Wind will also be a factor for the Indians-White Sox battle, blowing from third base to first base at a 11-14 mph clip. The Cubs and Cardinals will also be contending with winds blowing 11-14 mph from the left-center field power alley to home plate.

The only trouble spot for rain will be the Sunday night affair, as there is a 35 percent chance of ran at first pitch, dwindling to 30 percent by 8 p.m. ET, and 25 percent by 9 p.m. ET. The game should get in, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see the tarpaulin come out.

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