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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at TB 12:10 PM
O 7.5

COL at WAS 01:05 PM
COL +107
O 9.5

PHI at DET 01:10 PM
U 10.5

CIN at MIL 02:10 PM
CIN +146
O 10.0

OAK at HOU 02:10 PM
OAK +191
O 8.5

BAL at ARI 03:40 PM
O 9.5

TEX at SEA 03:40 PM
U 9.0

CHC at SF 03:45 PM
SF +136
O 9.0

COL at WAS 07:05 PM
COL +190

STL at PIT 07:05 PM
STL -105
O 9.5

CLE at TOR 07:07 PM
CLE -133

SD at NYM 07:10 PM
SD +138
U 8.5

KC at ATL 07:20 PM
O 9.5

NYY at MIN 08:10 PM
MIN +110

MIA at CHW 08:10 PM
O 9.0

LAA at LAD 10:10 PM
LAA +172
U 10.0

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Rays beat Red Sox 3-2 as Boston files protest over lineup
July 24, 2019
By The Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Charlie Morton struck out 11 over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating David Price and Boston 3-2 in a game that the Red Sox protested on Wednesday.

Confusion reigned in the top of the eighth when a series of defensive changes involving reliever Adam Kolarek prompted Boston manager Alex Cora to protest the game due to the placement of subs into the Rays lineup after the designated hitter was removed.

Kolarek replaced Morton and retired pinch-hitter Sam Travis on a pop fly. The left-hander then shifted to first base when Rays manager Kevin Cash brought in reliever Chaz Roe, who got a fly ball from Mookie Betts.

After Kolarek then returned to the mound and Nate Lowe entered to play first base, Cora met with the umpires, which prompted around a 15-minute stoppage as the umpires discussed the matter.

After the protest was made and the game resumed, Kolarek got a first-pitch grounder from Rafael Devers.

An unhappy Cora again talked with the umpires after the third out, which delayed the start of the bottom on the eighth.

Morton (12-3) allowed two runs and five hits in lowering his AL-best ERA from 2.61 to 2.60. Emilio Pagan pitched the ninth for his seventh save.

Price (7-4) went six innings, giving up three runs, four hits and two walks while striking out eight.

YANKEES 10, TWINS 7

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Didi Gregorius drove in three runs with two of New York's nine extra-base hits in a win over Minnesota.

Aaron Hicks, Gleyber Torres and Edwin Encarnacion each hit solo home runs for the Yankees, who outscored the Twins 30-27 to win this three-game series.

Twins starter Jake Odorizzi (11-5) finished four innings, with 10 hits, nine runs and two walks allowed.

Gregorius hit an RBI double to ignite a four-run second. Mike Tauchman added a two-run triple before the inning was over. Gregorius got three hits.

Eddie Rosario, Marwin Gonzalez and Nelson Cruz each homered for the Twins.

Nestor Cortes Jr. (4-0) picked up the victory after being recalled from Triple-A. Aroldis Chapman pitched a hitless ninth for his 26th save.

CUBS 4, GIANTS 1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Javier Baez homered in the first inning, Kris Bryant and Albert Almora Jr. also went deep, and Chicago beat San Francisco after starter Jon Lester was scratched with an illness.

Baez hit his 25th homer and Bryant his 21st to help Chicago avoid a three-game sweep. The Cubs bounced back from a 5-4, 13-inning loss Tuesday night to give manager Joe Maddon his 442nd win with Chicago, tying Joe McCarthy for fifth in franchise history.

Bryant left in the fifth inning because of soreness in his right knee.

Kyle Ryan (3-1), the second of six pitchers used by the Cubs in place of Lester, retired five batters. Craig Kimbrel allowed two singles in the ninth but got Brandon Belt to fly out for his seventh save.

Earlier in the day, the Cubs optioned shortstop Addison Russell to Triple-A Iowa about two months after Russell completed a 40-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy. The move made room for catcher Willson Contreras to return from the injured list.

The Cubs lead in the NL Central was down to a half-game before tagging San Francisco starter Tyler Beede (3-4) for three home runs in the first four innings.

ASTROS 4, ATHLETICS 2

HOUSTON (AP) - Jose Altuve and George Springer both hit two-run homers to back up another solid start by Justin Verlander and give Houston a win over Oakland.

Houston bounced back after Tuesday's 4-3 loss in 11 innings snapped a six-game winning streak and improved to 9-2 against the Athletics this season.

Verlander (13-4) allowed two singles and one run, which was unearned, while striking out 11 in six innings for his third straight win. Roberto Osuna allowed two hits and a run in the ninth before striking out Chris Herrmann for his 23rd save.

Oakland starter Chris Bassitt (7-5) yielded five hits and four runs in six innings for the loss after winning his previous two starts.

BREWERS 5, REDS 4

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Ryan Braun and Keston Hiura homered, Yasmani Grandal hit a go-ahead single and Josh Hader made a lights-out relief appearance to lift Milwaukee over Cincinnati to avoid a three-game sweep and end a five-game skid against Cincinnati.

Josh VanMeter hit his second homer and Joey Votto and Scooter Gennett had RBI hits to help Cincinnati build a 4-2 lead against starter Jhoulys Chacin. Braun kept Milwaukee close with a two-run shot in the first, his 15th homer of the season, and the Brewers rallied with Grandal's two-run hit in the fifth.

Matt Albers (5-3) got one out for the win, and Freddy Peralta got his first save. Reds right-hander Lucas Sims (1-1) gave up five runs on three hits in 4 2/3 innings, including the homers by Braun and Hiura.

NATIONALS 3, ROCKIES 2, 1st GAME

NATIONALS 2, ROCKIES 0, 2ND GAME

WASHINGTON (AP) - Patrick Corbin pitched six shutout innings for his first victory in nearly a month, and Washington Nationals completed a day-night doubleheader sweep of Colorado.

Washington won for the 23rd time in its last 32 home games and improved to 36-15 overall since May 24, the best record in the majors in that span.

The Nationals also posted their fourth straight doubleheader sweep dating to last season.

Colorado has dropped nine of its last 10 and 16 of 19.

In the first game, Anthony Rendon homered on the first pitch of the seventh inning to lift Washington.

Corbin (8-5) left the bases loaded in the first, but allowed just one runner to reach scoring position in his final five innings. He struck out seven.

Sean Doolittle handled the ninth for his second save of the day and his 23rd in 27 chances this year.

Rendon's drive off Carlos Estevez (1-1) was the difference in the opener, a makeup of Monday's postponement. Adam Eaton also hit a solo shot for the Nationals.

Wander Suero (3-5) worked a scoreless seventh for the win.

PHILLIES 4, TIGERS 0

DETROIT (AP) - Vince Velasquez pitched impressively into the sixth inning and Philadelphia beat Detroit to finish a quick two-game sweep.

J.T. Realmuto and Nick Williams homered for Philadelphia, which has won five of six.

Bryce Harper had the day off for the Phillies, but they didn't need much offense. Velasquez (3-5) allowed four hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out nine.

Zimmermann (0-8) allowed four runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. Detroit is 8-35 since the start of June.

DIAMONDBACKS 5, ORIOLES 2

PHOENIX (AP) - Carson Kelly hit a three-run homer, Taylor Clarke pitched six effective innings and Arizona beat Baltimore.

Arizona closed out the series win with Kelly's homer off John Means (8-6) in the fourth inning, a bounce-back performance by Clarke (3-3) and a little late-inning drama.

Arizona's Yoshihisa Hirano and Archie Bradley worked out of bases-loaded jams in the seventh and eighth innings. Greg Holland started the ninth, but was visited by Arizona's trainer after a walk, then was removed by manager Torey Lovullo following another walk. Yoan Lopez got the final three outs for his first career save.

MARINERS 5, RANGERS 3

SEATTLE (AP) - Mike Leake outpitched Mike Minor in what could be the final start for each before the upcoming trade deadline, Daniel Vogelbach hit a pair of solo home runs, and Seattle beat Texas.

Leake and Minor (8-6) have both been the subject of trade rumors - Minor more than Leake - leading up to next week's trade deadline. But it was Leake with the better performance in his first start since taking a perfect game into the ninth inning last Friday against the Angels. Leake (9-8) threw seven innings, his only mistake giving up a two-out, two-strike home run to Rougned Odor in the sixth inning.

Anthony Bass worked a perfect eighth in relief of Leake and Roenis Elias pitched the ninth for his 13th save.

CARDINALS 14, PIRATES 8

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Paul DeJong hit a career-high three home runs, including one during a nine-run second inning, and St. Louis routed Pittsburgh.

DeJong, Andrew Knizner and Paul Goldschmidt each hit two-run homers in the second while the Cardinals batted around against starter Jordan Lyles (5-7). St. Louis also had five doubles for a total of eight extra-base hits in the inning, tying a major league record.

St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright (7-7) used 105 pitches to get through five innings and gave up four runs, five hits and four walks while striking out five.

Pirates reliever Keone Kela made his return from the injured list and a two-game suspension for an unspecified violation of his contract by working one scoreless inning. Pirates position players Jose Osuna and Jacob Stallings pitched the final three innings.

Lyles was charged with eight runs, five earned, over 1 2/3 innings.

INDIANS 4, BLUE JAYS 0

TORONTO (AP) - Shane Bieber pitched a one-hitter, allowing only a double by Eric Sogard in the seventh inning, and Cleveland beat Toronto.

The Indians improved to 14-4 in July. They are 30-12 since June 4, the best record in the majors over that span.

Bieber (10-3) struck out 10 and walked one in his second career complete game.

Greg Allen had three hits and an RBI and Jose Ramirez had two hits and scored a run.

Marcus Stroman (6-11) allowed one run and five hits in seven innings. The loss was Stroman's first since June 20 at Texas, ending a streak of five unbeaten starts.

ROYALS 2, BRAVES 0

ATLANTA (AP) - Brad Keller allowed four hits in seven innings and added a single for his first career RBI in his Georgia homecoming, and Kansas City beat Julio Teheran and Atlanta.

Keller (7-9) won his fourth straight decision as the Royals swept the two-game series.

Teheran (5-7) allowed four hits with two runs, none earned, in six innings.

Ian Kennedy pitched a perfect ninth for his 19th save.

Ronald Acuna Jr.'s infield hit in the third inning extended his on-base streak to 29 games, the longest active streak in the majors.

MARLINS 2, WHITE SOX 0

CHICAGO (AP) - Rookie Zac Gallen pitched seven innings of two-hit ball for his first major league win and Cesar Puello hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as Miami won its second straight game, beating Chicago.

Puello launched his fourth homer deep to left on the first pitch from Reynaldo Lopez, making a winner out of Gallen (1-2) in his sixth start since joining the Marlins rotation on June 20.

The 23-year-old Gallen struck out nine, walked one and hit two batters in his longest outing to date.

Sergio Romo worked around two singles in the ninth for his 17th save in 18 chances.

Reynaldo Lopez (5-9) allowed four hits and struck out 10 in eight innings, matching the longest outing of his career.

PADRES 7, METS 2

NEW YORK (AP) - Fernando Tatis Jr. got three hits and San Diego beat Noah Syndergaard and New York for its third win in 11 games since the All-Star break.

San Diego took advantage of two errors by left fielder Dominic Smith and sent the Mets to their fourth loss in five games.

Dinelson Lamet made his fourth start since returning from Tommy John surgery, allowing two runs in four innings while striking out six.

Matt Strahm (4-7) entered in the fifth and struck out four over two perfect innings. Craig Stammen got into and out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh before Andrew Munoz and Luis Perdomo tossed a hitless inning apiece.

The Padres scored three times in third, helped by a pair of one-out walks by Syndergaard (7-5) and two misplays by Smith with two outs.

ANGELS 3, DODGERS 2

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SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JULY 25, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
12:10 PM San Diego Padres New York Mets Citi Field
12:35 PM St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
4:05 PM Colorado Rockies Washington Nationals Nationals Park
7:10 PM New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Fenway Park
8:10 PM Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
8:15 PM Cleveland Indians Kansas City Royals Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
10:07 PM Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Angels Angel Stadium of Anaheim
10:07 PM Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics Ring Central Coliseum
10:10 PM Detroit Tigers Seattle Mariners T-Mobile Park


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[B][I]MLB JULY'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS: ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

07/24/2019 8-15-0 34.78% -34.00
07/23/2019 16-13-1 55.17% +18.05
07/22/2019 3-7-2 30.00% -22.50
07/21/2019 8-16-0 33.33% -37.00
07/20/2019 8-14-0 36.36% -40.75
07/19/2019 10-12-1 45.45% -4.25
07/18/2019 6-9-2 40.00% -16.50
07/17/2019 12-10-1 54.55% +15.50
07/16/20195-10-033.33% -27.00
07/07/2019 10-13-0 43.48% -15.40
07/06/2019 10-12-2 45.45% -5.65
07/05/2019 8-10-1 44.44% -13.15
07/04/2019 10-7-0 58.82% +12.40
07/03/2019 11-12-1 47.83% -2.85
07/02/2019 10-6-2 62.50% +21.10
07/01/2019 4-3-1 57.14% + 6.75


Totals............137-147-5....46.23%.... -120.25


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BEST BETS:


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

07/24/2019.............2 - 6....................-14.50...................5 - 8................-24.50.............-39.00
07/23/2019.............6 - 3....................+39.65..................6 - 9................-14.00.............+25.65
07/22/2019.............1 - 2.....................-5.00....................2 - 5................-17.50..............-22.50
07/21/2019.............3 - 5.....................-1.50....................4-11................-40.50..............-42.00
07/20/2019.............1 - 4.....................-14.25..................7 - 7................-3.50...............-17.75
07/19/2019.............5 - 3....................+20.25..................5 - 9................-24.50.............-4.25
07/18/2019.............0 - 6.....................-30.00..................8 - 1...............+34.50.............+4.50
07/17/2019.............3 - 6.....................-2.50....................7 - 4................+13.00............+10.50
07/16/2019.............2 - 3.....................-3.50....................3 - 7................-23.50..............-27.00
07/07/2019.............2 - 3.....................+0.95...................5 - 10..............-30.00..............-29.05
07/06/2019.............2 - 4......................-4.05...................4 - 9.................-29.50.............-33.55
07/05/2019.............2 - 3......................-0.80...................6 - 6.................-3.00...............-3.80
07/04/2019.............1 - 1.....................+0.30...................6 - 5.................+2.50..............+2.80
07/03/2019.............2 - 6.....................-14.85..................9 - 6.................+12.00.............-2.85
07/02/2019.............3 - 2.....................+8.10...................8 - 4................+18.00.............+26.10
07/01/2019.............1 - 2......................-2.75...................3 - 1.................+9.50..............+ 6.75


Totals....................36 - 59..................-24.45....................88 - 102............-121.00..............-145.45

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Thursday’s 6-pack

— New York 10, Twins 7- Minnesota allowed 24 runs the last two days.

— Cardinals 14, Pirates 8- St Louis is half a game out of first place.

— Marlins 2, White Sox 0- First MLB win for Miami P Zac Gallen.

— Indians 4, Blue Jays 0— One-hitter for Cleveland P Shane Bieber.

— Royals 2, Braves 0— Kansas City sweeps 2-game series in Atlanta.

— Something to ponder; there were 18 trades on July 31st last year.

Quote of the Day
“There’s nothing worse than playing in front of 60,000 sober white people.”
Utah Utes DE Bradlee Anae, who isn’t fond of playing rival BYU in Provo

Thursday’s quiz
What was the name of stadium the Brooklyn Dodgers played in?

Wednesday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens were the last team to win a playoff game against the Patriots in Foxboro, in January, 2013.

Tuesday’s quiz
Mercury is the planet that is closest to the sun.


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

13) Tuesday was a great night of baseball: five extra-inning games, Kole Calhoun throws out the tying run at the plate to end a game in LA, Aaron Hicks makes a great catch to end the game in Minnesota. Very entertaining.

12) Trea Turner hit for the cycle against Colorado Tuesday, making him the 3rd player ever to hit for the cycle twice against the same team— Christian Yelich did it twice against the Reds LY and Fred Clarke did it over 100 years ago.

11) Then there was Wednesday’s Boston-Tampa Bay game, where the Rays lost their DH in the 8th inning. Later they put a pitcher at first base for one batter, then re-inserted him as a pitcher one batter later, something that won’t be allowed soon when they change the rules and make relievers face 3+ hitters in each appearance.

Anyway, this seldom happens, and because Angel Hernandez was the umpire, chaos ensued—game was delayed for 19 minutes, as both managers argued their case. Red Sox played the game under protest, and no one involved seemed to know what they were doing.

Final analysis seemed to be that the Rays didn’t declare where they wanted the second pitcher to hit in the batting order, and for some reason, the rule says when that happens, instead of the umpire simply asking them, the ump can put they pitcher wherever he sees fit. Weird rule.

Rays won the game; they’re 58-47, Red Sox are 56-47.

10) The current collective bargaining agreement in baseball stipulates that any player who joins the active roster of a new team is entitled to seven days of meal money and seven days in a hotel. At a rate of $31.50 per day, the meal money comes out to about $220. Players are usually put up at an upscale hotel, like a Hilton.

9) Green Bay Packers released DT Mike Daniels, he was due to make $7.6M in the last year of his contract- the move clears over $8.3M in cap space for the Packers.

8) Baseball stuff:
— Twins DFA’d P Blake Parker
— New York put C Gary Sanchez (groin strain) on the IL.
— Cubs activated Willson Contreras from the IL, sent Addison Russell to AAA.
— A’s DFA’d C Nick Hundley, couple days after he caught a no-hitter in the minors.

7) Something I learned today: Rogers Hornsby was a coach for the ’62 Mets.

6) When Andrew Cashner was traded from San Diego to the Marlins in 2016, he had to shave his beard- Miami had a no-beard policy. Before that, Cashner hadn’t shaved in five years.

5) Pac-12’s football title game moves from Santa Clara to Las Vegas into the Raiders’ new dome, starting in 2021.

Mountain West Conference should do that, too.

4) Oakland, Tampa Bay both have a weird schedule this football season:
— Raiders play Weeks 1-2 at home, then play at Minnesota, at Indy and play the Bears over in London. After a bye week, they play at Green Bay, at Houston.
— Bucs play Weeks 4-5 at LA, New Orleans, then play Carolina over in London; after their bye week, they play at Tennessee, at Seattle.

So the Raiders play at home in Week 2, then not again until Week 9.
Buccaneers play at home in Week 3, then not again until Week 10.

3) Eagles are only NFL team this season that plays three true road games in three weeks.

Playing that third week in row on the road used to be a death trap spread-wise, but the last four years, NFL teams playing their third straight week in true road games are 7-6 vs spread.

2) Since 2010, NFL teams are 11-21 vs spread in their first home game after playing those three straight weeks on the road. That I wouldn’t have guessed.

1) NFL has worked hard to avoid this situation; I mentioned how the Eagles are only team to have three straight weeks with true road games. As recently as 1997, that happened 11 times; it happened eight times in 2000.

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Thursday’s games

National League
Padres (48-53) @ Mets (46-55)
Lauer is 0-0, 4.91 in his last three starts; he is 0-1, 13.50 in one start vs NY. Team in his starts: 9-9
5-inning record: 7-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-18 Over/under: under 5-1 last six

deGrom is 1-0, 1.42 in his last three starts; he is 3-3, 1.79 in seven starts vs SD. Team in his starts: 6-14
5-inning record: 9-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-20 Over/under: over 9-3 last 12

San Diego lost eight of last 11 games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3 last eight games.

Mets lost four of last six games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-2 last eight games.

Cardinals (54-47) @ Pirates (46-55)
Mikolas is 1-3, 3.60 in his last five starts; he is 1-1, 2.14 in three starts vs Pitt this year. Team in his starts: 10-10
5-inning record: 5-11-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20 Over/under: 6-12-2

Musgrove is 1-1, 4.12 in his last four starts; he is 0-2, 15.26 in two starts vs St Louis this season. Team in his starts: 10-10
5-inning record: 10-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-19 Over/under: 11-8-1

Cardinals won 10 of last 12 games; under is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-3 last seven games.

Pirates lost 10 of last 12 games; over is 9-5 in their last 14 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 last six games.

Rockies (47-55) @ Nationals (55-46)
Hoffman is 1-3, 6.75 in seven starts. Team in his starts: 3-4
5-inning record: 3-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5 Over/under: 3-4

Scherzer is making his first start in 19 days; he is 7-0, 0.87 in his last seven starts, and is 2-4, 4.47 in nine starts vs Colorado. Team in his starts: 9-10
5-inning record: 11-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-19 Over/under: 4-12-3

Rockies lost nine of last ten games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-3 last seven games.

Washington is 7-4 in its last 11 games; under is 11-3 in their last 14 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 18-1 last 19 games.


American League

New York (66-35) @ Boston (56-47)
Tanaka is 2-0, 5.30 in his last three starts; he is 4-2, 3.90 in nine starts in Boston. Team in his starts: won last seven
5-inning record: 12-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-20 Over/under: 9-8-3

Porcello has a 10.57 RA in his last five starts, but Boston won his last three, scoring 37 runs; he is 0-1, 18.90 in two starts vs NYY this year. Team in his starts: 12-8
5-inning record: 12-7-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20 Over/under: 13-7

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

Red Sox are 5-3 in last eight games; they’re 8-7 in home series openers- four of their last six home games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-4 last 12 games.

Twins (61-40) @ White Sox (45-54)
Berrios is 0-2, 4.70 in his last four starts; he is 1-1, 6.28 in two starts vs Chicago this season. Team in his starts: 12-8
5-inning record: 10-5-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20 Over/under: 9-8-3

Giolito is 0-2, 5.40 in his last three starts; he is 3-3, 4.86 in seven starts vs Minnesota. Team in his starts: 13-6
5-inning record: 11-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-19 Over/under: under 4-0 last four

Twins lost seven of last ten games; they’re 9-7 in road series openers- over is 4-0 in their last four games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-0 last four games.

Chicago are 3-10 in last 13 games; they’re 13-3 in home series openers- five of their last eight games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 9-4 last 13 games.

Indians (59-42) @ Royals (39-64)
Plutko is 0-1, 4.35 in his last four starts; he is 0-2, 3.57 in four games (3 starts) vs KC. Team in his starts: 6-2
5-inning record: 4-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8 Over/under: 4-3-1

Montgomery allowed five runs in two IP (45 PT) in his first ’19 start. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0

Cleveland won nine of last 11 games; they’re 8-8 in road series openers- under is 4-1 in their last four games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 last five games.

Royals are 9-3 since All-Star break; they’re 9-7 in home series openers- under is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-2 last nine games.

Orioles (32-69) @ Angels (54-49)
Eshelman is 0-2, 9.42 in his three starts. Team in his starts: 0-3
5-inning record: 0-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3 Over/under: 1-1-1

Suarez is 0-0, 7.02 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 4-3
5-inning record: 3-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-7 Over/under: 4-2-1

Baltimore is 4-3 in its last seven games; they’re 3-13 in road series openers- under is 4-0-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six games.

Angels won their last four games; they’re 8-7 in home series openers- under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2 last seven games.

Rangers (51-51) @ A’s (58-45)
Jurado is 0-3, 9.60 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 4-7
5-inning record: 4-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-11 Over/under: under 4-1 last five

BAnderson is 2-0, 2.36 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 4.38 in two starts vs Texas this year. Team in his starts: 9-11
5-inning record: 11-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20 Over/under: under 8-2 last ten

Rangers are 4-15 in their last 19 games; they’re 6-10 in road series openers- under is 6-0 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2-1 last eight road games.

Oakland is off a 3-4 road trip; they’re 12-4 in home series openers- under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-1 last seven games.

Tigers (30-67) @ Mariners (42-63)
Norris is 0-3, 6.75 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 4-13
5-inning record: 6-9-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17 Over/under: over 5-1 last six

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

Detroit lost 24 of last 28 games; they’re 6-10 in road series openers- under is 3-0 in their last three games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-2 last seven road games.

Seattle lost nine of last 12 games; they’re 9-8 in home series openers- under is 7-4 in their last 11 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 last eight games.

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Today’s Tips

2019 bankroll: minus 23 calloways
Pending future bets:
– Matt Olson under 32.5 home runs
– Joey Lucchesi, over 8.5 wins
– Cincinnati Reds, under 79.5 wins
– Los Angeles Angels, under 83.5 wins
– Houston Astros (6-1) to win World Series
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%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/20
Ariz 17-54……10-45……27
Atl 16-50…..17-50……33
Cubs 12-45……18-53…..30
Reds 16-48……16-48…..32
Colo 10-48……19-50……29
LA 14-50……19-51……33
Mia 8-46……12-50……20
Milw 15-49…..18-51…..33
Mets 20-56……12-42…..32
Philly 13-48…..18-52……31
Pitt 15-52…..11-45……26
StL 13-49…..12-48…….25
SD 16-46……12-50…..28
SF 6-49……10-48…….16
Wash 13-51…..12-43……,25

Orioles 12-47…….16-50..…..28
Boston 12-50…….16-49……28
W Sox 11-50…….17-45…….28
Clev 13-45…..16-52……..29
Det 15-49……13-45……..28
Astros 20-51…..10-49……..30
KC 14-49…..19-51……..33
Angels 16-50……12-50…….28
Twins 19-49……11-48……30
NYY 15-43……16-55……31
A’s 10-48…..13-51…….23
Sea 12-51…..15-50…….27
TB 19-51…..16-48…….35
Texas 13-46…..18-52…….31
Toronto 11-52…..14-48…….25

Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 56-40 NL, favorites -$1,503 over 46-44-3
AL @ NL– 38-37 NL, favorites -$1,923 over 38-35-5
Total: 94-77 NL, favorites -$3,426 Over 84-79-8

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LEADING OFF: Scherzer returns, Red Sox protest, Gallo out
July 24, 2019
By The Associated Press

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

BACK TO MAX

Nationals ace Max Scherzer is set to start against Colorado after recovering from inflammation under his right shoulder. The 34-year-old right-hander threw a bullpen Monday and felt ready to go.

An All-Star for the seventh straight season, Scherzer is 9-5 with a 2.30 ERA but has not pitched since July 6. He was 7-0 with a 0.87 ERA in his last seven starts.

REVIEW CREW

Perhaps there might be a ruling from Major League Baseball on Boston's protest during a 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday.

There was plenty of confusion, plus a delay of about 15 minutes in the eighth inning at Tropicana Field after a series of defensive changes by the Rays.

Reliever Adam Kolarek moved to first base for a batter and Red Sox manager Alex Cora discussed the placement of subs in the batting order with plate umpire Angel Hernandez.

''The pitcher moved to a position and we felt there were some illegal substitutions,'' Cora said. ''It was a mess, and I wasn't even able to keep up with Angel. So we protested the game, and we'll see where it goes.''

GALLO OUT

Texas slugger Joey Gallo has been sent home to see a hand specialist after leaving Tuesday's game with a sore right wrist that's bothered him for a while. X-rays were negative, and Rangers manager Chris Woodward said an MRI was inconclusive.

Woodward said he thinks a stint on the injured list is likely. Gallo is hitting a career-best .253 with 22 homers and a .986 OPS this season.

NEED DIRECTIONS?

Aaron Judge and the Yankees visit Fenway Park for the first time this year to open a four-game series. Boston has made two trips to Yankee Stadium this season and the longtime rivals also played in London.

Masahiro Tanaka (7-5, 4.00 ERA) starts for AL East-leading New York against Rick Porcello (8-7, 5.61).

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Weekly Total Talk
Joe Williams

Thursday, July 25

The Twins and White Sox tangle on the south side, and it's RHP Jose Berrios facing RHP Lucas Giolito in an impressive pitching matchup. As such, this one should be a pitcher's duel and an under result. The under is 5-0 in Minnesota's past five road games, and 4-0 in their past four inside the American League Central Division. The under is also 3-0-1 in Berrios' past four road starts, 5-0-1 in his past six starts overall and 6-2 in Minnesota's past eight vs. RHP. The White Sox have hit the under in four of the past five overall, while going 4-1 in their past four at home, too. The under is 5-1 in Giolito's past six home outings, and 19-6-3 in his past 28 against divisional foes. In this series, the under is 3-1-1 in the past five meetings, and 5-2 in Giolito's past seven against the Twins.

The Rangers and Athletics square off in the Bay Area on Thursday night with RHP Ariel Jurado and LHP Brett Anderson locking horns. The under is 5-1 in the past six overall for the Rangers, while going 6-1 in their past seven on the road and 5-1 in their past six inside the division. As far as Jurado is concerned, the under is 4-1 in his past five stats overall, and 12-5 in the past 17 in Game 1 of a new series. The under is 5-2 in Oakland's past seven games overall, while going 4-0 in Anderson's past four starts, and 6-0 in his past six inside the division. While the under is the dominant trend for both sides lately, against each other the over is 5-1 in the past six meetings in Oakland, and 9-3 in the past 12 battles overall in the series.

The Orioles have RHP Jimmy Yacabonis facing LHP Jose Suarez of the Angels in what could be a high-scoring affair. The under is 2-0-2 in the past four for the O's, while going 4-0-2 in the past six on the road. The under is 5-0-1 in the past six for the O's following a loss, too. The over is 7-2-3 in their past 12 against a left-handed starting pitcher, however. For the Halos, the over is 5-1-1 in Suarez's past seven starts, and 4-1 in their past five vs. RHP. The over is also 5-1-1 in their past seven against the AL East. While the under is 12-3-2 in the past 17 overall in this series, the over is the play with two shaky pitchers on the bump.

Wind Report
All across Thursday's MLB venues, the winds will be light and variable. Not one stadium will face a wind of more than 8 mph, so enjoy.


Friday, July 26

The Braves roll out All-Star RHP Mike Soroka against Phillies RHP Zach Eflin in a matchup at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The under is an impressive 5-1-1 in the past seven for the Braves against the National League east, while going 8-2 in their past 10 on the road against teams with a winning record. The under is also 5-1-1 in the past seven starts on the road by Soroka, while going 3-1-1 in the past five overall. The under is 18-6-2 in Atlanta's past 26 games overall, while going 9-2 in their past 11 vs. RHP.

For Philadelphia, the under has connected in five in a row, and the under is 4-0 in their past four following a scheduled day off. The under is also a perfect 4-0 in their past four vs. RHP, while going 15-5-1 in the past 21 following a victory. As far as Eflin is concerned, however, the over is 4-1 in his past five starts overall, and 4-1 in his past five when working on five days of rest, too. On a side note, the Braves head to 'The Vault' with five consecutive losses at the stadium.

The Yankees and Red Sox square off at Fenway Park in Game 2 of their four-game set. The Red Sox will have to try and solve LHP James Paxton. The over is 13-6-1 in Boston's past 20 at home vs. LHP, while going 6-2 in the past eight overall against southpaws. The over is also 5-2 in Paxton's past seven on the road, and 7-3-1 in his past 11 starts at a venue with a grass surface. The Yankees also entered Thursday's series opener with the over going 22-5-1 in the past 28 road games against a team with a winning overall mark.

The Tigers and Mariners do battle at T-Mobile Park in SoDo, and it could be a high-scoring affair. LHP Daniel Norris starts for the Tigers, and the over is 4-1-1 in his past six starts overall and 3-0-1 in his past four on the road. The over is 9-2-1 in the past 12 against teams with a losing record, 15-5-1 in the past 21 road outings and 7-1-1 in the past nine on the road against losing clubs. For the M's, the over is 19-6-1 in the past 26 against AL Central foes, while going 22-8-1 in the past 31 of Game 1 of a series. The over is also 15-6-1 in the past 22 at home vs. LHP.

Wind Report
The wind wasn't a problem on Thursday, and the winds will mostly be a non-issue on Friday, too. However, watch the game between the Twins and White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, as there will be breezy conditions from first to third base around 10-13 mph. Outside of that game, though, there is no wind or precipitation in the forecast.

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951San Diego -952 Ny Mets
SAN DIEGO is 17-40 SU (-26.2 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the current season.

953St Louis -954 Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH is 27-33 SU (-14.9 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

955Colorado -956 Washington
COLORADO is 0-11 SU (-12.5 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the second half of the season in the current season.

957Ny Yankees -958 Boston
NY YANKEES are 24-8 SU (20 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

959Minnesota -960 Chi White Sox
CHI WHITE SOX is 8-1 SU (7.8 Units) in home games vs. an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.200 or better in the current season.

961Cleveland -962 Kansas City
CLEVELAND is 25-13 SU (10.9 Units) vs. AL teams scoring 4.4 or less runs/game on the season in the current season.

963Baltimore -964 La Angels
LA ANGELS are 26-12 SU (17.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.

965Texas -966 Oakland
TEXAS are 41-26 SU (13.4 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse in the current season.

967Detroit -968 Seattle
DETROIT is 15-35 SU (-23.4 Units) vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, July 25


San Diego @ NY Mets

Game 951-952
July 25, 2019 @ 12:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Lauer) 16.707
NY Mets
(deGrom) 15.664
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-210
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+180); Under

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh

Game 953-954
July 25, 2019 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Mikolas) 14.231
Pittsburgh
(Musgrove) 16.392
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-120); Over

Colorado @ Washington

Game 955-956
July 25, 2019 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Hoffman) 13.043
Washington
(Scherzer) 15.586
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-290
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-290); Over

NY Yankees @ Boston

Game 957-958
July 25, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 16.880
Boston
(Porcello) 17.657
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-120
11
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+100); Under

Minnesota @ Chicago White Sox

Game 959-960
July 25, 2019 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Berrios) 14.567
Chicago White Sox
(Giolito) 15.500
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+125); Under

Cleveland @ Kansas City

Game 961-962
July 25, 2019 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Plutko) 16.642
Kansas City
(Mntgmry) 13.717
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-140
10
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-140); Over

Baltimore @ LA Angels

Game 963-964
July 25, 2019 @ 10:07 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Yacabonis) 15.815
LA Angels
(Suarez) 14.968
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
N/A

Texas @ Oakland

Game 965-966
July 25, 2019 @ 10:07 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Jurado) 12.447
Oakland
(Anderson) 15.903
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-175
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-175); Under

Detroit @ Seattle

Game 967-968
July 25, 2019 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(VerHagen) 15.046
Seattle
(TBD) 11.542
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
N/A

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MLB

Thursday, July 25

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

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 2-17 ATS in its last 19 games
Colorado is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
Colorado is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Colorado is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Colorado is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Nationals
Washington is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 14 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Washington is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Colorado
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
NY Yankees is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
NY Yankees is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
NY Yankees is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
NY Yankees is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Red Sox
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Boston's last 22 games
Boston is 6-19 ATS in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games at home
Boston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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

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

Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Baltimore is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Baltimore's last 17 games when playing LA Angels
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games
LA Angels is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
LA Angels is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
LA Angels is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Baltimore
LA Angels is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Angels's last 17 games when playing Baltimore
LA Angels is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Texas Rangers
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games on the road
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Texas's last 12 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games
Oakland is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games
Oakland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Oakland's last 12 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas

Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 3-12 ATS in its last 15 games
Detroit is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Detroit is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Detroit is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Detroit is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Seattle is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Seattle is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Seattle is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit

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MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, July 25

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SAN DIEGO (48 - 53) at NY METS (46 - 55) - 12:10 PM
ERIC LAUER (L) vs. JACOB DEGROM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 11-32 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 21-33 (-18.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN DIEGO is 10-20 (-11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 23-16 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 46-55 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 140-97 (-57.0 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 since 1997.
NY METS are 61-64 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 55-79 (-26.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
DEGROM is 6-14 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 1-8 (-15.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 2-7 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 1-9 (-14.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against NY METS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

ERIC LAUER vs. NY METS since 1997
LAUER is 0-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 13.50 and a WHIP of 2.250.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

JACOB DEGROM vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
DEGROM is 3-3 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.79 and a WHIP of 0.834.
His team's record is 4-3 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.6 units)

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ST LOUIS (54 - 47) at PITTSBURGH (46 - 55) - 12:35 PM
MILES MIKOLAS (R) vs. JOE MUSGROVE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 101-130 (-44.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 40-32 (+13.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 176-126 (+43.7 Units) against the money line in home games in July games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 62-59 (+12.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 98-92 (+13.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 20-10 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MIKOLAS is 34-18 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIKOLAS is 15-4 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 8-4 (+1.5 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.4 Units)

MILES MIKOLAS vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
MIKOLAS is 2-3 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.60 and a WHIP of 1.058.
His team's record is 4-4 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.6 units)

JOE MUSGROVE vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
MUSGROVE is 1-4 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 7.09 and a WHIP of 1.425.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

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COLORADO (47 - 55) at WASHINGTON (55 - 46) - 4:05 PM
JEFF HOFFMAN (R) vs. MAX SCHERZER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 3-15 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
COLORADO is 139-130 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 17-17 (+15.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 66-71 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 80-75 (+16.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 43-35 (+14.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 137-126 (-29.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 70-60 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 81-76 (-27.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 68-69 (-28.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SCHERZER is 3-7 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
SCHERZER is 6-9 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-2 (+2.0 Units) against COLORADO this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

JEFF HOFFMAN vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
HOFFMAN is 0-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 5.73 and a WHIP of 1.455.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

MAX SCHERZER vs. COLORADO since 1997
SCHERZER is 2-4 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.47 and a WHIP of 1.319.
His team's record is 4-5 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.6 units)

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NY YANKEES (66 - 35) at BOSTON (56 - 47) - 7:10 PM
MASAHIRO TANAKA (R) vs. RICK PORCELLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 66-35 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 34-11 (+15.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
NY YANKEES are 51-22 (+18.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY YANKEES are 31-14 (+16.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 56-47 (-17.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 24-23 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BOSTON is 25-23 (-11.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BOSTON is 18-23 (-10.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 244-243 (-64.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 6-1 (+5.4 Units) against BOSTON this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.5 Units)

MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. BOSTON since 1997
TANAKA is 9-4 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.69 and a WHIP of 1.191.
His team's record is 11-9 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 12-7. (+4.4 units)

RICK PORCELLO vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
PORCELLO is 11-10 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.71 and a WHIP of 1.180.
His team's record is 13-13 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-15. (-8.8 units)

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MINNESOTA (61 - 40) at CHI WHITE SOX (45 - 54) - 8:10 PM
JOSE BERRIOS (R) vs. LUCAS GIOLITO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 45-54 (+5.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 19-11 (+14.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 37-36 (+19.3 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 26-22 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 15-5 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 29-25 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
GIOLITO is 13-6 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
GIOLITO is 9-2 (+8.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season. (Team's Record)
GIOLITO is 19-15 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 61-40 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 66-55 (+14.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-19 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MINNESOTA is 389-401 (+44.8 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 37-24 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 48-28 (+15.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 27-13 (+11.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-2 (+1.3 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

JOSE BERRIOS vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BERRIOS is 8-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.21 and a WHIP of 0.982.
His team's record is 9-2 (+6.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.4 units)

LUCAS GIOLITO vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
GIOLITO is 3-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.87 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 3-4 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+2.7 units)

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CLEVELAND (59 - 42) at KANSAS CITY (39 - 64) - 8:15 PM
ADAM PLUTKO (R) vs. MIKE MONTGOMERY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 150-116 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 68-61 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 87-73 (-28.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 99-112 (-37.8 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 81-68 (-24.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 37-29 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 97-168 (-35.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 67-121 (-31.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 36-93 (-28.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTGOMERY is 9-17 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MONTGOMERY is 8-18 (-15.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
MONTGOMERY is 12-22 (-16.2 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 5-7 (+0.5 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

ADAM PLUTKO vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
PLUTKO is 0-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.18 and a WHIP of 0.647.
His team's record is 1-2 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

MIKE MONTGOMERY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
MONTGOMERY is 0-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 22.50 and a WHIP of 3.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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BALTIMORE (32 - 69) at LA ANGELS (54 - 49) - 10:07 PM
JIMMY YACABONIS (R) vs. JOSE SUAREZ (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 2-1 (+0.5 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JIMMY YACABONIS vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

JOSE SUAREZ vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

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TEXAS (51 - 51) at OAKLAND (58 - 45) - 10:07 PM
ARIEL JURADO (R) vs. BRETT ANDERSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 58-44 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 61-40 (+20.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 81-49 (+25.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 29-14 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 36-27 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 104-78 (+26.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 64-43 (+27.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ANDERSON is 10-2 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 51-51 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 48-59 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 6-3 (+2.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.7 Units)

ARIEL JURADO vs. OAKLAND since 1997
JURADO is 0-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 6.35 and a WHIP of 1.940.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

BRETT ANDERSON vs. TEXAS since 1997
ANDERSON is 3-4 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.54 and a WHIP of 1.411.
His team's record is 5-7 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-7. (-2.8 units)

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DETROIT (30 - 67) at SEATTLE (42 - 63) - 10:10 PM
DREW VERHAGEN (R) vs. MATT WISLER (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.

DREW VERHAGEN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

MATT WISLER vs. DETROIT since 1997
WISLER is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 9.64 and a WHIP of 2.355.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

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Thursday's AL Tip Sheet
Kevin Rogers

Yankees at Red Sox – 7:10 PM EST

The excitement level for the Yankees (66-35) is at an all-time high with all the runs being scored by this loaded lineup. New York overcame a loss in the series opener at Minnesota to capture the final two games at Target Field, while scoring 24 runs in the two victories. Following Tuesday’s thrilling 14-12 triumph in 10 innings, the Yankees held off the Twins last night, 10-7 as -120 favorites, highlighted by home runs from Edwin Encarnacion, Aaron Hicks, and Gleyber Torres.

New York heads to Fenway Park for the weekend to battle rival Boston as the Red Sox (56-47) couldn’t finish off the sweep of the Rays on Wednesday in a 3-2 loss at Tropicana Field. The Sox split their six-game road trip at Baltimore and Tampa Bay as Boston is in the midst of a 21-game stretch against AL East foes. Eight of the next 11 games are against the Yankees, as the Red Sox have lost six of seven meetings with their arch-rivals, while Boston is hosting New York for the first time this season.

The last matchup between these two squads came in London in late June as the Red Sox were the home team, but were lit up in a pair of losses by allowing 29 runs. The first game saw a rarity as the two starting pitchers didn’t escape the first inning with both Masahiro Tanaka and Rick Porcello allowing six runs apiece. Although the Yankees squandered a 6-0 advantage, New York scored 11 unanswered runs and eventually held off Boston, 17-13 as -155 favorites.

Those two hurlers take the mound this evening at Fenway as Tanaka (7-5, 4.00 ERA) is unbeaten in his last seven starts for New York, although the right-hander’s numbers have dipped in his past four outings. Tanaka has allowed 17 earned runs in his last 19 innings of work, including giving up five runs in an 11-5 victory over Colorado his last time out. The Yankees have split Tanaka’s eight starts away from the Bronx this season, while hitting the OVER in four of his past five road outings.

Porcello (8-7, 5.61 ERA) has been anything but sharp since tossing seven scoreless innings in a 2-0 victory at Minnesota on June 17. The former Cy Young winner has allowed four runs or more in five straight starts, including giving up six runs on three occasions in this stretch. Porcello has been helped out by tremendous run support of late as the Red Sox have scored 10 runs or more in each of his last four outings, as Boston is 3-0 in his past three trips to the mound.

Twins at White Sox – 8:10 PM EST

Minnesota (61-40) was cruising atop the AL Central for the first half of the season, but the Twins’ lead over the Indians has shrunk to two games heading towards the end of July. The Twins have slumped through a 3-7 stretch since winning the first two contests at Cleveland immediately after the All-Star break, which includes the home series loss to the Yankees. Minnesota’s pitching staff has been tagged for 5, 5, 6, 6, 14, and 10 runs the last six games, while the Twins cashed the OVER in each of the past four contests.

The Twins travel to Chicago to face the White Sox (45-54), whose offense was limited to one run in a pair of losses the last two nights to the Marlins. Chicago has lost 10 of its past 13 games since the All-Star break, while being limited to two runs or less nine times in this stretch. Two of the victories came at Tampa Bay as a sizable underdog, while the Sox have plated nine runs in each of their past two series opening wins against the Rays and Marlins.

AL Cy Young hopeful Lucas Giolito (11-4, 3.12 ERA) began the season on fire, but Chicago is 2-4 in his past six outings since the White Sox won 11 of his first 13 starts. Giolito did rebound from a pair of rough outings against the Cubs and Royals by defeating the Rays, 2-1 as a +145 underdog last Saturday. The right-hander struck out nine batters and allowed one run in 6.2 innings as the Sox scored the tying run in the ninth inning and the go-ahead run in the 10th, while Chicago is 4-0 to the UNDER in his past four starts.

Minnesota counters with Jose Berrios (8-5, 2.96 ERA), who is winless in his past four starts. Berrios didn’t allow a run in 5.2 innings of work in his last outing against Oakland, but the A’s rallied for two ninth inning runs in a 5-4 victory at Target Field last Saturday. The Twins have won six of Berrios’ last seven starts against the White Sox since the beginning of the 2018 season, but the lone loss came on June 28 at Guaranteed Rate Field in a 6-4 defeat as a -185 favorite.

These AL Central rivals have met only six times this season as the Twins have captured four meetings, but the Sox took two of three on the South Side last month.

Rangers at Athletics – 10:07 PM EST

Texas (51-51) was one of the most surprising teams over the first three months of the season as the Rangers were in the AL Wild Card conversation. However, the Rangers have slipped up since beating the Astros twice after the All-Star break by losing nine of their past 10 contests. Texas continues its 10-game road swing in Oakland tonight after dropping two of three to last-place Seattle.

The Athletics (58-45) return to the Bay Area following a 3-4 road swing against a pair of American League division leaders in Minnesota and Houston. The A’s have struggled this season with the Astros by dropping nine of 11 matchups, including two of three at Minute Maid Park the last three days. The lone victory for Oakland came in comeback fashion on Tuesday night when the A’s rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and eventually triumphed in extras, 4-3 as a +135 underdog.

Oakland has won 12 of its last 15 games at the Coliseum since mid-June, including a perfect 5-0 homestand against the Mariners and White Sox after the All-Star break. Brett Anderson (9-5, 3.82 ERA) has been solid lately for the A’s by tossing quality starts in seven of his past eight trips to the mound. Oakland owns a 7-1 mark in that eight-start stretch, which includes a 5-3 victory in Arlington back in early June.

The Rangers have won five of their last nine road series openers, although two of those losses came in their past two series at Houston and Seattle. Ariel Jurado (5-6, 4.92 ERA) has struggled in his last three starts by allowing 16 runs in 15 innings against the Astros twice and the Angels. Jurado has made one career start against Oakland and it wasn’t a memorable one as he lost 6-0 last August as a +205 underdog. The opposing pitcher that night was Anderson, who gave up one hit in seven scoreless innings, as Oakland enters tonight’s contest owning a 6-3 record against Texas in 2019.

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Diamond Trends - Thursday
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Athletics are 25-0 SU as a 140-plus favorite in the first game of a home series with no rest when their starter has an ERA higher than two and they are off a game in which they had six or fewer hits and drew fewer than six walks.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Rockies are 0-14 SU as a road dog off a road game in which they struck out at least ten times.

OU Trend of the Day:

-- The Rockies are 13-0 OU as a dog of more than 120 in the last game of a road series when their starter went less than four innings in his last start.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Red Sox are 15-0 OU at home with Rick Porcello when they won as an away favorite in his last start, going OVER by an average of 4.87 runs.

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THURSDAY, JULY 25
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SD at NYM
SD +189
O 7.5

STL at PIT 12:35 PM
STL +106
O 9.0

COL at WAS 04:05 PM
COL +272
U 8.5

NYY at BOS 07:10 PM
O 11.0

MIN at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW +132
U 8.5

CLE at KC 08:15 PM
O 10.0

BAL at LAA 10:07 PM
BAL +196
O 10.0

TEX at OAK 10:07 PM
O 9.0

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Goldschmidt homers again as Cardinals sweep Pirates 6-3
July 25, 2019
By The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer in Boston's seven-run first inning, and the Red Sox pounded the AL East-leading New York Yankees 19-3 on Thursday night in the opener of their four-game series.

The 19 runs were the most scored by the Red Sox against the Yankees in the 117-year history of the rivalry.

Bogaerts finished with four hits, including a solo shot in the eighth. Andrew Benintendi and Jackie Bradley Jr. had three hits apiece.

New York right-hander Masahiro Tanaka (7-6) allowed 12 runs and 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings. It was the most earned runs ever allowed by a Yankees pitcher against Boston since the earned run became an official stat in 1913.

Rick Porcello (9-7) pitched six innings of three-run ball for Boston.

TWINS 10, WHITE SOX 3

CHICAGO (AP) - Nelson Cruz hit three of Minnesota's five homers and finished with five RBIs, powering the Twins to the rout.

It was the first three-homer game for the six-time All-Star, who has 385 home runs in his career. He became the 10th player in big league history with a three-homer game after turning 39, according to Baseball Prospectus, joining a list that includes Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Reggie Jackson, Dave Winfield, Frank Thomas and Alex Rodriguez.

Max Kepler and Miguel Sano also connected as Minnesota (62-40) totaled at least five homers for a major league-record ninth time this season, according to STATS. Jose Berrios (9-5) pitched seven effective innings for his first win since June 6.

The White Sox (45-55) dropped 10 games below .500 for the first time this season. Yoan Moncada hit his 19th homer, but Lucas Giolito (11-5) was hit hard by Cruz and company.

CARDINALS 6, PIRATES 3

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt homered in his career-high fourth straight game, helping the Cardinals finish a four-game sweep of the Pirates.

St. Louis (55-47) won for the eighth time in nine games to move into a tie with the idle Chicago Cubs atop the NL Central.

Goldschmidt drove in nine runs and had four of the Cardinals' 12 home runs during the sweep.

Kolten Wong and Dexter Fowler also connected for St. Louis. Miles Mikolas (7-10) allowed three runs in six innings.

Pittsburgh has dropped 11 of 13. Pirates right-hander Joe Musgrove (7-9) was charged with five earned runs in five innings.

INDIANS 5, ROYALS 4, 14 INNINGS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jose Ramirez homered in the 14th inning, and the Indians edged the Royals in a game that lasted almost five hours and finished after midnight.

Jake Bauers singled home Jason Kipnis in the 14th off Brian Flynn (2-2) to add an insurance run - and Cleveland needed it.

A.J. Cole earned his first save since May 15, 2015, in his second major league appearance. After allowing the first three batters to reach, Cole retired the next three in order, striking out Bubba Starling to end the game.

Kansas City got one run in the 14th on Jorge Soler's sacrifice fly.

Francisco Lindor homered for the Indians, who remained two games behind AL Central-leading Minnesota. Nick Goody (2-0) threw two scoreless innings for the win.

ROCKIES 8, NATIONALS 7

WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington ace Max Scherzer lasted five innings in his return from the injured list, and the Rockies beat the Nationals in a battle of worn-out bullpens.

Ian Desmond led off the ninth with a homer off 42-year-old Fernando Rodney (0-4), who pitched in both games of Wednesday's doubleheader. Rodney then walked Charlie Blackmon, who advanced on a wild pitch and a single by David Dahl, and Daniel Murphy drove in Blackmon with a groundout.

Murphy homered and scored three times for the Rockies, who won for just the fourth time in their past 20 games. Jairo Diaz (3-2) got the win, and Wade Davis earned his 15th save.

Anthony Rendon hit a three-run drive for Washington, which wasted a chance to gain ground on first-place Atlanta in the NL East.

Scherzer had been sidelined by inflammation under his right shoulder. He struggled with his command at times in his first start since July 6.

RANGERS 11, ATHLETICS 3

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Danny Santana hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs as slumping Texas won on the road.

Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits and scored twice during the Rangers' highest-scoring game in nearly seven weeks.

Texas won after placing outfielder Joey Gallo on the injured list following wrist surgery earlier in the day. The All-Star slugger will miss at least a month.

Ramon Laureano singled in two runs for Oakland. The A's have lost four of five and hold a half-game lead for the second AL wild card.

Ariel Jurado (6-6) allowed three runs in seven innings in his first win since June 27.

Oakland's Brett Anderson (9-6) gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings.

MARINERS 10, TIGERS 2

SEATTLE (AP) - Tim Beckham hit his second grand slam of the season and Kyle Seager connected for a solo drive, leading Seattle to the victory.

J.P. Crawford added two hits and scored three times as Seattle won two in a row for the first time in a month. Daniel Vogelbach drove in three runs, and Wade LeBlanc (6-3) pitched six effective innings.

Last-place Detroit lost for the ninth time in 10 games, continuing years of trouble against the AL West. The Tigers finished with just five hits.

John Hicks homered in the third, but Seattle responded with five runs in the bottom half.

Detroit right-hander Drew VerHagen (1-1) was charged with seven runs, six earned, in four innings.

METS 4, PADRES 0

NEW YORK (AP) - Jacob deGrom pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, sending the Mets to the win.

Todd Frazier hit a two-run double as New York built a four-run lead against Eric Lauer, the most runs the Mets have scored in the first inning during deGrom's 160 starts.

DeGrom (6-7) struck out nine while extending his scoreless streak to 17 innings. The ace from the Sunshine State has a 1.86 ERA in 52 day games, best in the majors since at least 1913 for pitchers with at least 200 innings.

Mets closer Edwin Diaz entered for the ninth and was pulled after Manny Machado drilled a base hit off his left big toe. Diaz limped off the field, and X-rays were negative.

Lauer (5-8) was pulled after 2 1/3 innings.

ORIOLES 10, ANGELS 8 16 INNINGS