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MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 3

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MILWAUKEE (5 - 1) at CINCINNATI (1 - 3) - 12:35 PM
FREDDY PERALTA (R) vs. LUIS CASTILLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 107-72 (+31.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 57-36 (+19.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 49-39 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 38-28 (+16.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 80-50 (+27.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 7-22 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 27-53 (-20.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

FREDDY PERALTA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
PERALTA is 1-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.41 and a WHIP of 1.225.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

LUIS CASTILLO vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
CASTILLO is 2-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.139.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (4 - 0) at WASHINGTON (1 - 3) - 1:05 PM
AARON NOLA (R) vs. ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-50 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-25 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 43-82 (-31.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 83-83 (-28.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-28 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 42-43 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 11-17 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-21 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
SANCHEZ is 63-83 (-24.5 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-0 (+1.7 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

AARON NOLA vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
NOLA is 4-5 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.59 and a WHIP of 1.220.
His team's record is 5-10 (-5.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-10. (-5.6 units)

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
SANCHEZ is 5-9 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.455.
His team's record is 7-13 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-11. (-3.3 units)

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ARIZONA (3 - 3) at SAN DIEGO (3 - 3) - 3:40 PM
ROBBIE RAY (L) vs. JOEY LUCCHESI (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 20-7 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
RAY is 20-9 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 33-52 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-0 (+2.6 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

ROBBIE RAY vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
RAY is 5-4 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.242.
His team's record is 8-5 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-7. (-1.8 units)

JOEY LUCCHESI vs. ARIZONA since 1997
LUCCHESI is 0-5 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 6.07 and a WHIP of 1.416.
His team's record is 1-5 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.9 units)

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NY METS (4 - 1) at MIAMI (2 - 4) - 6:10 PM
JACOB DEGROM (R) vs. TREVOR RICHARDS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 33-31 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 24-19 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against MIAMI this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

JACOB DEGROM vs. MIAMI since 1997
DEGROM is 4-6 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 6-10 (-12.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-11. (-9.5 units)

TREVOR RICHARDS vs. NY METS since 1997
RICHARDS is 0-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.371.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

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ST LOUIS (2 - 3) at PITTSBURGH (1 - 2) - 7:05 PM
MILES MIKOLAS (R) vs. JAMESON TAILLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 133-101 (+32.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 44-35 (+13.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 664-588 (+67.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 60-43 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
MIKOLAS is 24-9 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIKOLAS is 13-4 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

MILES MIKOLAS vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
MIKOLAS is 1-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 1.097.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

JAMESON TAILLON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
TAILLON is 3-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.42 and a WHIP of 1.099.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-6. (-4.4 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (1 - 3) at ATLANTA (1 - 3) - 7:20 PM
JON LESTER (L) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1791-1834 (-269.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 462-477 (-95.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 204-229 (-56.5 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1323-1366 (-209.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 870-799 (-154.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
ATLANTA is 92-77 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LESTER is 25-9 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 13-3 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 61-35 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 110-41 (+45.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 5-13 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
0 of 0 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

JON LESTER vs. ATLANTA since 1997
LESTER is 6-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.47 and a WHIP of 1.149.
His team's record is 7-2 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
TEHERAN is 3-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.44 and a WHIP of 1.047.
His team's record is 7-1 (+7.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (2 - 4) at LA DODGERS (4 - 2) - 10:10 PM
DEREK HOLLAND (L) vs. ROSS STRIPLING (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 59-109 (-36.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 33-70 (-34.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
HOLLAND is 65-53 (+21.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 104-81 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 54-42 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 26-27 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 171-193 (-70.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 93-69 (-22.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 72-62 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 (+0.9 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
HOLLAND is 0-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 5.09 and a WHIP of 1.739.
His team's record is 1-4 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.2 units)

ROSS STRIPLING vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
STRIPLING is 1-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.89 and a WHIP of 0.857.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (1 - 3) at CLEVELAND (2 - 2) - 1:10 PM
CARLOS RODON (L) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 21-47 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 93-76 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 37-32 (-28.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 48-44 (-22.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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

CARLOS RODON vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
RODON is 4-3 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.132.
His team's record is 6-7 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-8. (-5.5 units)

COREY KLUBER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
KLUBER is 13-4 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.82 and a WHIP of 1.058.
His team's record is 15-8 (+3.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-13. (-4.8 units)

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MINNESOTA (3 - 1) at KANSAS CITY (2 - 2) - 1:15 PM
KYLE GIBSON (R) vs. HOMER BAILEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 380-393 (+46.6 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997.
GIBSON is 43-38 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GIBSON is 24-14 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 14-36 (-21.5 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 17-56 (-22.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BAILEY is 1-19 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-9 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-11 (-11.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 31-50 (-23.9 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-12 (-12.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-12 (-12.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

KYLE GIBSON vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
GIBSON is 7-5 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.59 and a WHIP of 1.305.
His team's record is 12-6 (+8.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-7. (+1.7 units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BAILEY is 0-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 2.064.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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DETROIT (3 - 3) at NY YANKEES (2 - 3) - 4:05 PM
MATT BOYD (L) vs. JONATHAN LOAISIGA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 61-198 (-75.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 since 1997.
DETROIT is 46-83 (-35.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 1-1 (+1.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

MATT BOYD vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BOYD is 1-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 8.59 and a WHIP of 1.569.
His team's record is 1-2 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

JONATHAN LOAISIGA vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

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BALTIMORE (4 - 1) at TORONTO (2 - 4) - 4:07 PM
NATE KARNS (R) vs. MATT SHOEMAKER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 51-116 (-45.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 9-28 (-13.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 23-63 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 28-83 (-47.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 23-41 (-18.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SHOEMAKER is 16-6 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 127-145 (-57.6 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 2-0 (+3.4 Units) against TORONTO this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

NATE KARNS vs. TORONTO since 1997
KARNS is 1-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.769.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

MATT SHOEMAKER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SHOEMAKER is 2-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.88 and a WHIP of 0.720.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

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HOUSTON (2 - 4) at TEXAS (3 - 2) - 8:05 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. MIKE MINOR (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 56-23 (+22.0 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 61-29 (+21.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 31-9 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 79-42 (+25.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 27-7 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 51-30 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-1 (+1.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

GERRIT COLE vs. TEXAS since 1997
COLE is 3-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 0.938.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.5 units)

MIKE MINOR vs. HOUSTON since 1997
MINOR is 1-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.93 and a WHIP of 1.182.
His team's record is 3-5 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)

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BOSTON (1 - 5) at OAKLAND (5 - 3) - 10:07 PM
NATHAN EOVALDI (R) vs. MARCO ESTRADA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 102-69 (+37.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 36-19 (+17.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 55-32 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 63-47 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 67-42 (+28.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 58-35 (+24.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 56-18 (+33.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 120-62 (+35.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 91-44 (+29.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 50-33 (+17.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 2-0 (+2.8 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

NATHAN EOVALDI vs. OAKLAND since 1997
EOVALDI is 1-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.11 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.3 units)

MARCO ESTRADA vs. BOSTON since 1997
ESTRADA is 3-7 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 1.507.
His team's record is 4-11 (-7.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-6. (+2.8 units)

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COLORADO (2 - 4) at TAMPA BAY (5 - 1) - 1:10 PM
GERMAN MARQUEZ (R) vs. CHARLIE MORTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 342-454 (-101.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 260-461 (-84.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 95-73 (+28.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 21-8 (+17.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 56-31 (+26.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 19-5 (+17.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 37-27 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 66-53 (+17.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 59-33 (+29.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 25-13 (+14.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 94-79 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 47-44 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 54-44 (+15.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MARQUEZ is 13-7 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 26-30 (-17.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
MORTON is 22-41 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

CHARLIE MORTON vs. COLORADO since 1997
MORTON is 2-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.77 and a WHIP of 1.482.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.7 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 3

National League
Brewers (5-1) @ Reds (1-3)
Peralta allowed four runs in three IP (80 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 1-1, 4.15 in four games (3 starts) against the Reds. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0

Castillo allowed one run in 5.2 IP in his first start; he is 2-1, 3.08 in four starts vs Milwaukee. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Brewers won their last four games, allowing 12 runs (over 3-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 5-1

Cincinnati lost three of its first four games (under 4-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-3

Phillies (4-0) @ Nationals (1-3)
Nola allowed one run in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 4-5, 3.59 in 15 starts vs Washington, 2-1, 2.03 in seven starts here. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 1-0

Sanchez was 7-6, 2.83 in 24 starts for Atlanta LY; he is 5-9, 4.50 in 20 starts vs Philly. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Phillies won their first four games, scoring 31 runs (over 3-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-3

Washington lost three of its first four games (over 3-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-2

Mets (4-1) @ Marlins (2-4)
deGrom blanked Washington for six innings in his first ’19 start; he is 4-6, 3.60 in 16 starts vs Miami, 1-2, 3.89 in seven starts here. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Richards allowed one run in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 0-1, 3.09 in two starts against the Mets. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Mets won four of their first five games (over 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-1-1

Miami lost four of its last five games (over 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-3-1

Giants (2-4) @ Dodgers (4-2)
Holland allowed three runs in four IP (71 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 0-3, 4.56 in 7 game (5 starts) against the Dodgers. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Stripling blanked Arizona for 5.1 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 1-2, 2.86 in 10 games (3 starts) vs the Giants. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Giants lost four of their last five games (under 5-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-4-1

Los Angeles won four of its first six games (over 5-1), scoring 48 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-2

Cardinals (2-3) @ Pirates (1-2)
Mikolas allowed five runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-2, 2.67 in seven games (5 starts) vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Taillon allowed four runs in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-1

Cardinals lost three of their first five games (over 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-1

Pittsburgh lost two of its first three games (under 2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 0-3

Cubs (1-3) @ Braves (1-3)
Lester allowed two runs in six IP (98 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 6-2, 2.47 in nine starts vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Teheran allowed three runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 3-1, 3.44 in 8 starts against the Cubs. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under:

Cubs lost three of their first four games (over 3-1), allowing 31 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings:4-0

Atlanta lost three of its first four games (over 2-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings:2-2

Diamondbacks (3-3) @ Padres (3-3)
Ray allowed three runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 5-4, 4.02 in 13 starts vs San Diego. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Lucchesi blanked the Giants for 5.1 innings in his first ’19 start; he is 0-5, 6.07 in six starts vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Diamondbacks won their last two games (over 6-0), scoring 18 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 5-1

San Diego lost three of its last four games (under 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-3-1

American League
White Sox (1-3) @ Indians (2-2)
Rodon allowed three runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 4-3, 2.66 in 13 starts vs Cleveland. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Kluber allowed two runs in seven IP in his first ’19 start; he is 13-4, 2.80 in 23 starts vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

White Sox lost three of their first four games (over 3-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 0-4

Cleveland split its first four games (under 2-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-3

Tigers (3-3) @ Bronx (2-3)
Boyd allowed four runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 1-2, 7.36 in three starts vs New York. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Loaisaga was 2-0, 5.11 in nine games (4 starts) LY; he has never pitched against Detroit. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Tigers split their first six games (under 6-0) despite scoring a total of 10 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 0-6

New York three of its first five games (under 3-1-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-3

Orioles (4-1) @ Blue Jays (2-4)
Karns pitched two shutout innings (33 PT) in his first ’19 start; he’s thrown 13 scoreless innings in two starts vs Toronto. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Shoemaker blanked Detroit for seven innings in his first ’19 start; he is 2-1, 2.88 in four starts vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Orioles won four of their first five games (over 2-2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-2

Toronto lost four of its first six games (under 5-1), scoring 18 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-1

Astros (2-4) @ Rangers (3-2)
Cole allowed four runs in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 3-0, 2.25 in five starts vs Texas. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Minor allowed six runs in 4.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-2, 4.74 in 11 games (8 starts) vs Houston. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Astros lost four of their first six games (under 5-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2

Texas won three of its first five games (over 4-1), scoring 30 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-1

Twins (3-1) @ Royals (2-2)
Gibson was 10-13, 3.62 in 32 starts LY; he is 7-5, 3.59 in 18 starts vs KC. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Bailey was 1-14, 6.09 in 20 starts for the Reds LY; he allowed five runs in 5.1 IP in his only start vs Minnesota. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Twins won three of their first four games (under 2-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-2

Kansas City split its first four games (under 3-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-1

Red Sox (1-5) @ A’s (5-3)
Eovaldi allowed six runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 1-2, 4.11 in six starts vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Estrada is 0-0, 2.45 in two starts this season (under 2-0); he is 4-8, 4.68 in 17 games (15 starts) vs Boston. Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 0-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-2

Red Sox lost five of their first six games (over 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-2

Oakland won five of its last six games (under 6-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: last seven under

Interleague
Rockies (2-4) @ Rays (5-1)
Marquez allowed one run in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 5-0, 2.29 in eight inter-league starts, but has never pitched vs Tampa Bay. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Morton allowed two runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-2, 4.19 in nine starts vs Colorado. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Colorado lost its last four games, scoring four runs; their last five games stayed under the total. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 in last five

Rays won five of their first six games (under 6-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: last five under

Umpires
Mil-Cin: Under is 7-3-1 in last 11 Randazzo games.
Phil-Wsh: Last six Dreckman games stayed under.
NY-Mia: Underdogs six of last ten Wolf games.
StL-Pitt: Under is 7-4-1 in last 12 Wendelstedt games.
Az-SD: Over is 16-3-2 in last 21 Guccione games.
Chi-Atl: Road team won last seven Hudson games.
SF-LA: Underdogs won nine of last 12 Bellino games.

Chi-Clev: Over is 8-5 in last 13 Hernandez games.
Min-KC: Nine of last ten Kellogg games went over.
Det-NY: Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Rehak games.
Blt-Tor: Over is 9-4 in last 13 Visconti games.
Hst-Tex: Six of last nine Kulpa games stayed under.
Bos-A’s: Underdogs won six of last eight TGibson games.

Col-TB: Four of last six West games went over.

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MLB

Wednesday, April 3

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Cincinnati
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games

Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Colorado @ Tampa Bay
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Colorado's last 24 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Minnesota @ Kansas City
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Arizona @ San Diego
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
San Diego
San Diego is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
San Diego is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona

Detroit @ NY Yankees
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Yankees's last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 12 games when playing at home against Detroit

Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 11 games at home
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Baltimore

NY Mets @ Miami
NY Mets
NY Mets is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Miami
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Miami
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Miami is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home

Chi Cubs @ Atlanta
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs

Houston @ Texas
Houston
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston

Boston @ Oakland
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home

San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIL at CIN 12:35 PM
CIN -116
U 8.0

PHI at WAS 01:05 PM
WAS +120
O 8.0

COL at TB 01:10 PM
COL +119
U 6.5

CHW at CLE 01:10 PM
CLE -167
O 6.5

MIN at KC 01:15 PM
KC +137
O 8.5

ARI at SD 03:40 PM
SD -135
O 7.0

DET at NYY 04:05 PM
U 9.5

BAL at TOR 04:07 PM
BAL +137
U 8.5

NYM at MIA 06:10 PM
NYM -202

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By: Andrew Caley



STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTERS

STREAKING

Gerrit Cole, Houston Astros (0-1, 1.50 ERA, $-138): The Astros have gotten off to a bit of a slow start, but that hasn’t been Cole’s fault. The right-hander picked up right where he left off last season, allowing just one earned run on five hits, while striking out 10 in his season opener.

His first start against the Rays was another example of his ability to pitch well on the road. Cole owned a 2.77 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP on the road in 2018. He’s on the road once again tonight when the Astros visit the Rangers. Houston is a hefty -230 favorite with a total of 9.

SLUMPING

Miles Mikolas, St. Louis Cardinals (0-1, 9.00 ERA, $-100): Mikolas was a remarkable story last year, having a breakout campaign in his age-30 season. The Cardinals rewarded him in the offseason with a contract extension, but 2019 did not get off to a great start.

Mikolas got roughed up for five runs on five hits (including three dingers!) in his first start of the season against the Brewers. Today he and the Cardinals visit the Pirates as slight +100 road dogs and a total of 7.

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Evening Best Bets

STL at PIT 07:05 PM
U 7.5

CHC at ATL 07:20 PM
CHC +122
O 9.0

HOU at TEX 08:05 PM
HOU -200
O 8.5

BOS at OAK 10:07 PM
BOS -132
U 8.5

SF at LAD 10:10 PM
SF +167
U 7.0

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Phils lose for 1st time, Robinson forces in game-ending run
April 3, 2019
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) David Robertson forced home the game-ending run with a ninth-inning walk to Jake Noll, a rookie without a hit in his two previous major league at-bats, and the Nationals beat the previously unbeaten Phillies 9-8 Wednesday as Washington's fans again booed Bryce Harper.

Noll was sent to the minors after the game to make room for utilityman Howie Kendrick to come off the injured list Thursday.

Robertson (0-1) gave up a leadoff single to Anthony Rendon, then walked three batters in a row.

Nationals closer Sean Doolittle (2-0) worked the ninth.

Philadelphia fell to 4-1 - it had been the last team in the majors without a loss. Making his second appearance against his former team since signing a $330 million, 13-year deal with the Phillies, Harper hit a pair of singles and was walked three times, twice intentionally.

PADRES 4, DIAMONDBACKS 1

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Manny Machado hit his first home run for San Diego, a two-run drive in the seventh off former Padres farmhand Matt Andriese. Machado is hitting .240 with three RBIs in his first seven games after signing a $300 million, 10-year contract.

Joey Lucchesi (2-0) extended his scoreless innings streak to 10 1/3 innings to start the season as the Padres avoided a three-game sweep. Lucchesi allowed four hits in five innings, struck out six and walked one.

Backup catcher Francisco Mejia had a go-ahead pinch-hit double in the fifth off Robbie Ray (0-1).

METS 6, MARLINS 4

MIAMI (AP) - NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom struck out a career-high 14 in seven shutout innings, hit a home run and ended his streak of five consecutive losses to Miami, helping the New York Mets complete a three-game sweep.

DeGrom (2-0) allowed three hits and walked one.

New York took a 6-0 lead into the ninth, but the Marlins eventually brought the tying run to the plate. Edwin Diaz entered and got his third save, and Mets headed back for their home opener at Citi Field on Thursday against Washington with a 5-1 record.

DeGrom extended the NL's longest active scoreless streak to 26 innings. An infielder at Stetson University before he was converted into a pitcher, deGrom pulled the first pitch from Trevor Richards (0-1) in the third inning into the Mets' bullpen for his second career home run.

BRAVES 6, CUBS 4

ATLANTA (AP) - Johan Camargo hit a go-ahead, three-run double as Atlanta took advantage of five walks by Cubs relievers in the eighth inning.

It was Chicago's third blown save this season and third loss by a relief pitcher in five games. Steve Cishek (0-1) walked Atlanta's first three batters in the eighth before manager Joe Maddon brought in left-hander Randy Rosario. After taking a ball, Camargo lined the three-run double over Albert Almora Jr. in center field for a 5-4 lead.

Luke Jackson (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth. Arodys Vizcaino walked Anthony Rizzo with one out in the ninth before striking out Javier Baez and Kyle Schwarber for his first save.

RANGERS 4, ASTROS 0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Mike Minor pitched seven sharp innings and Texas topped the frustrated Astros, whose starter Gerrit Cole immediately after his final out went to the plate umpire who earlier ejected Houston's manager and hitting coach for arguing balls and strikes.

Cole (0-2) struck out nine while allowing three runs over six innings. After fielding Hunter Pence's comebacker and throwing to first for an inning-ending out on his 105th pitch, the right-hander went up to ump Ron Kulpa, put his glove over his mouth and was clearly agitated during an extended conversation.

Minor (1-1), who didn't make it out of the fifth inning in his first career opening-day start last Thursday, gave up five hits.

CARDINALS 5, PIRATES 4, 10 INNINGS

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tyler O'Neill capped another St. Louis rally by driving in Kolten Wong for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning against Pittsburgh.

Two days after coming back from four runs down to beat the Pirates in Pittsburgh's home opener, St. Louis again took advantage of another wobbly performance by the Pirates' bullpen.

Harrison Bader hit a two-run homer off Keone Kela in the eighth to tie the game at 3. Wong led off the 10th with a triple against Nick Burdi (0-1) and scored when O'Neill followed two batters later with a sharp single.

John Gant (2-0) worked a scoreless ninth to pick up the win. Dakota Hudson collected his first major league save when he stranded the tying run at third in the 10th.

BREWERS 1, REDS 0

CINCINNATI (AP) - Freddy Peralta (1-0) threw two-hit ball for a career-high eight innings, and Manny Pina singled home a run for Milwaukee's only hit off Luis Castillo (0-1). The defending NL champions completed a three-game sweep and improved to 6-1.

Alex Wilson gave up a walk and a single in the ninth while getting his first save.

Reds starting outfielders Jesse Winker, Matt Kemp and Scott Schebler fell to a combined 1 for 42 this season.

TIGERS 2, YANKEES 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Matthew Boyd (1-1) junk-balled his way to a career-high 13 strikeouts and Gordon Beckham hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth off Chad Green (0-1), his first homer since Aug. 28, 2016

The Yankees struck out 18 times, a team record for a nine-inning game, and dropped to 2-4 - against Baltimore and the Tigers, who combined for 213 losses. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki strained his left calf and will become New York's major league-high 11th player on the injured list.

Boyd walked three and allowed five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Shane Greene got his fourth save with a perfect ninth, completing a five-hitter.

ROCKIES 1, RAYS 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Chris Iannetta homered off Chad Roe (0-1) in the 11th inning, and Colorado stopped a four-game losing streak. Iannetta had the Rockies' first hit since Raimel Tapia's leadoff single in the fifth and second run in 41 innings.

Wade Davis (1-0) got four outs to complete a six-hitter.

Tampa Bay, which entered with a five-game winning streak, gave up one run or none for a team-record fifth straight game. The Rays have yielded 11 runs in seven games.

WHITE SOX 8, INDIANS 3

CLEVELAND (AP) - Jose Abreu drove in three runs, Leury Garcia had four hits, and Yoan Mocada hit a two-run homer in the eighth.

Corey Kluber (0-2), who had won nine straight decisions over Chicago since July 24, 2015, allowed six runs - four earned - eight hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings. The two-time AL Cy Young Award winner didn't get his second loss in 2018 until his eighth start.

Carlos Rodon (1-1) gave up an unearned run and two hits over six innings.

Hanley Ramirez connected for a two-run homer in the ninth. He has both of Cleveland's homers this season.

TWINS 7, ROYALS 6

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Eddie Rosario hit a go-ahead single in the ninth off Wily Peralta (0-1),

Whit Merrifield extended his hitting streak to 25 games, tied with George Brett and Mike Sweeney for third longest by a Royals player. Alex Gordon homered and drove in four runs.

Trevor May (1-0) threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings, and Blake Parker earned his second save in as many days.

BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 3

TORONTO (AP) - Randal Grichuk took over from traded Kevin Pillar in center and hit a pair of solo home runs, a day after agreeing to a $52 million, five-year contract.

Matt Shoemaker (2-0) allowed two hits in seven shutout innings to help prevent a three-game sweep, and Ken Giles got two outs for his second save in as many chances.

Right-hander Nate Karns (0-1) opened for Baltimore. He allowed an unearned run and three hits in two innings.

RED SOX 6, A'S 3

DODGERS 5, GIANTS 3

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MLB MARCH/APRIL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/03/2019 13-12-0 52.00% -4.70
04/02/2019 11-9-0 55.00% +4.35
04/01/2019 8-7-2 53.33% +10.50
03/31/2019 12-12-0 50.00% +0.60
03/30/2019 14-10-0 58.33% +24.90
03/29/2019 8-6-1 57.14% +4.05
03/28/2019 11-16-0 40.74% -33.45

Totals..............77-72-0 51.67% +6.25


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BEST BETS:

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

04/03/2019.............2 - 4......................-7.55...................8 - 5...............+12.50...............+4.95
04/02/2019.............1 - 2......................-1.65...................8 - 4...............+18.00...............+16.35
04/01/2019.............4 - 2......................+11.00................4 - 5................-7.50.................+3.50
03/31/2019.............5 - 7......................-6.90...................7 - 5................+7.50................+0.60
03/30/2019.............4 - 1.....................+29.90.................7 - 6................+2.00................+31.90
03/29/2019.............0 - 2.....................-10.00..................6 - 1................+24.50..............+14.50
03/28/2019.............1 - 4.....................-13.40..................4 - 8.................-24.00...............-37.40


Totals....................17 - 22...................+1.49................44 - 34..............+33.00..............+34.49

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Thursday’s 6-pack

Some more very early NFL over/under win totals:

— Cincinnati 6, over -$115

— Cleveland 9, over +$120

— Dallas 8.5, 0ver -$135

— Denver 7, over -$115

— Detroit, 7

— Green Bay 9, 0ver -$125

Quote of the Day
“It couldn’t have been handled any worse. Anytime you lose a close game, it’s a difficult time emotionally afterwards, but when you lose a home game at Lambeau Field in December, it’s really hard. And that hasn’t happened very often. I walked out of my press conference, and I’m thinking about the game, thinking about how our playoff shot was now minimal. That’s where my head was at. And when I was told Mark Murphy wanted to see me — and the messenger was cold and the energy was bad. Mark said it was an ugly loss, and it was time to make change. He said something about the offense and the special teams, and he didn’t think it was going to get any better. There was no emotion to it. That was hard.”
Former Packers’ coach Mike McCarthy, talking about losing his job last season

Thursday’s quiz
Name the last five World Series champs (five different teams).

Wednesday’s quiz
Montreal Expos used to play their home games in Jarry Park.

Tuesday’s quiz
Excalibur is the Las Vegas casino that looks like a big white castle.

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Thursday’s List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud……

13) Was looking at an old picture of Ebbets Field in Brooklyn tonight; the dugouts there were a lot closer to the area behind home plate than they are now. I’m guessing dugouts were also much smaller then than they are now.

Which reminded me of an old story back when the Astros played in the Astrodome; someone told Houston’s owner that he could charge more money for seats behind the dugout, so that season, the Astrodome had the longest dugouts in major league history. Go figure.

12) Brewers 1, Reds 0— Memo to the Milwaukee analytics geniuses: This one is simple. Every time Freddy Peralta pitches, Manny Pina catches. Every time.

In 15 games with Pina behind the plate, batters have hit .168 vs Peralta.
In three games with other catchers, batters have hit .245 against him.

11) Nationals 9, Phillies 8— Jake Noll walked with the bases loaded to force in the winning run, handing the Phils their first loss, but he was sent to the minor leagues after the game, because Howie Kendrick comes off the DL tomorrow.

10) Last time the Phillies started a season 4-0? How about 1915. Wow.

9) Nuggets 113, Spurs 85— I’ve thought about picking NBA games on this site, but there are a lot of reasons why I don’t want to. Players taking games off when they’re not hurt is a big one.

Gregg Popovich got thrown out of this game 1:03 after it started, so obviously, the game didn’t mean much to him. Since the Spurs clinched a playoff spot last week, Popovich has been ejected twice in the Spurs’ last three games.

8) Coaching carousel:
— Texas A&M hired Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams
— Fairfield hired Rutgers assistant Jay Young as its new coach.

7) Fred Hoiberg is the new basketball coach at Nebraska; he was born in Lincoln.

His grandfather Jerry Bush coached the Cornhuskers in the late 50’s. Hoiberg’s other grandfather was a Sociology professor at Nebraska.

6) There are two basketball Hall of Fames; there is the Naismith Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA which includes all of basketball, and there is the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City.

No idea what goes into the selection process for either, but this is odd:
— Jerry Tarkanian is in the Naismith HOF, but not the college basketball HOF.
— Eddie Sutton is in the college basketball HOF, but not the Naismith HOF.

5) Virginia coach Tony Bennett banked a $250K bonus when the Cavaliers won their Sweet 16 game, and another $250K when Virginia made it to the Final Four.

4) Fantasy baseball is funny sometimes; guy in our league cut Hunter Renfroe this week, and rightfully so, he had only started one game this season, but same night Renfroe got cut, he gets the start against Arizona and hits two homers off of Zack Greinke. Go figure.

3) Colorado Rockies signed P German Marquez to a five-year, $43M contract extension.

Cubs signed IF David Bote to a 5-year, $15M extension.

2) Average salary for an NFL referee this season is scheduled to be $205,000. Pretty good part-time job.

1) Advance planning: Chicago White Sox’ home opener for Thursday afternoon was postponed at roughly noon Wednesday; it’ll be played Friday instead.

Likewise, the Cardinals’ home opener with San Diego tomorrow was also moved to Friday.

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MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, April 4

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, April 4


Washington @ NY Mets

Game 951-952
April 4, 2019 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Strsburg) 14.735
NY Mets
(Syndrgrd) 16.473
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-125
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-125); Over

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 959-960
April 4, 2019 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Junis) 14.120
Detroit
(Turnbull) 15.592
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-110
8
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-110); Under

NY Yankees @ Baltimore

Game 963-964
April 4, 2019 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Paxton) 13.965
Baltimore
(Cobb) 14.860
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-200
8
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+170); Under

Boston @ Oakland

Game 965-966
April 4, 2019 @ 3:37 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Rdriguez) 16.598
Oakland
(Andrson) 15.717
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-115); Over

Toronto @ Cleveland

Game 967-968
April 4, 2019 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Sanchez) 14.616
Cleveland
(Bauer) 13.605
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-180
7
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+160); Over

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh

Game 955-956
April 4, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Mahle) 14.872
Pittsburgh
(Lyles) 13.990
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+100); Under

Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta

Game 957-958
April 4, 2019 @ 7:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Darvish) 14.008
Atlanta
(Fried) 14.903
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-115); Over

Texas @ LA Angels

Game 969-970
April 4, 2019 @ 10:07 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Volquez) 13.910
LA Angels
(Harvey) 15,313
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(-145); Under

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MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 4

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WASHINGTON (2 - 3) at NY METS (5 - 1) - 1:10 PM
STEPHEN STRASBURG (R) vs. NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 84-83 (-27.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 60-63 (-29.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 41-43 (-20.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
STRASBURG is 20-5 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 37-44 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 379-394 (-119.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
NY METS are 19-30 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. NY METS since 1997
STRASBURG is 8-5 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.090.
His team's record is 12-6 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-6. (+5.2 units)

NOAH SYNDERGAARD vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
SYNDERGAARD is 3-5 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.65 and a WHIP of 1.188.
His team's record is 5-8 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-4. (+3.7 units)

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CINCINNATI (1 - 4) at PITTSBURGH (1 - 3) - 7:05 PM
TYLER MAHLE (R) vs. JORDAN LYLES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 17-35 (-16.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 7-23 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 27-54 (-21.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 44-36 (+12.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 664-589 (+66.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

TYLER MAHLE vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
MAHLE is 0-3 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 5.90 and a WHIP of 1.593.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+1.7 units)

JORDAN LYLES vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
LYLES is 4-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.01 and a WHIP of 1.258.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-2. (+2.8 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (1 - 4) at ATLANTA (2 - 3) - 7:20 PM
YU DARVISH (R) vs. MAX FRIED (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1791-1835 (-270.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 870-800 (-155.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
ATLANTA is 93-77 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 71-49 (+24.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 16-3 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

YU DARVISH vs. ATLANTA since 1997
DARVISH is 0-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.19 and a WHIP of 2.076.
His team's record is 1-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

MAX FRIED vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
FRIED is 1-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 1-0 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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KANSAS CITY (2 - 3) at DETROIT (4 - 3) - 1:10 PM
JAKE JUNIS (R) vs. SPENCER TURNBULL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 14-37 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 17-57 (-23.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 390-377 (-73.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
DETROIT is 47-83 (-33.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 415-367 (-75.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

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

JAKE JUNIS vs. DETROIT since 1997
JUNIS is 5-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.042.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.2 units)

SPENCER TURNBULL vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (2 - 4) at BALTIMORE (4 - 2) - 3:05 PM
JAMES PAXTON (L) vs. ALEX COBB (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 51-117 (-46.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 34-82 (-33.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 23-42 (-19.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 2-1 (+4.5 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

JAMES PAXTON vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
PAXTON is 2-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.18 and a WHIP of 1.323.
His team's record is 3-1 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)

ALEX COBB vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
COBB is 7-4 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 1.007.
His team's record is 8-9 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-8. (+0.9 units)

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BOSTON (2 - 5) at OAKLAND (5 - 4) - 3:37 PM
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (L) vs. BRETT ANDERSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 102-70 (+36.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 36-19 (+17.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 55-33 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 39-22 (+17.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 43-25 (+24.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 56-19 (+32.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 121-62 (+36.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 81-38 (+27.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 51-33 (+18.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
RODRIGUEZ is 20-5 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 2-1 (+1.8 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 2-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.33 and a WHIP of 0.778.
His team's record is 2-2 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

BRETT ANDERSON vs. BOSTON since 1997
ANDERSON is 6-4 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.48 and a WHIP of 1.268.
His team's record is 7-4 (+5.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.8 units)

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TORONTO (3 - 4) at CLEVELAND (2 - 3) - 6:10 PM
AARON SANCHEZ (R) vs. TREVOR BAUER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 62-89 (-31.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
SANCHEZ is 18-5 (+12.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 93-77 (-29.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 125-123 (-36.8 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 55-48 (-23.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 71-54 (-18.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

AARON SANCHEZ vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
SANCHEZ is 2-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.213.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

TREVOR BAUER vs. TORONTO since 1997
BAUER is 1-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 7.11 and a WHIP of 1.777.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.5 units)

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TEXAS (4 - 2) at LA ANGELS (1 - 5) - 10:07 PM
EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R) vs. MATT HARVEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 35-46 (-16.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 26-54 (-24.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HARVEY is 25-39 (-23.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 1-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.111.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.1 units)

MATT HARVEY vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, April 4

National League
Nationals (2-3) @ Mets (5-1)
Strasburg allowed four runs in six IP against the Mets Saturday; he is 8-5, 3.00 in 18 starts against New York. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0

Syndergaard allowed four runs in six IP vs Washington Saturday; he is 3-5, 3.65 in 13 starts vs the Nationals. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0

Nationals lost three of their first five games; their last four games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-2

Mets won their last three games, scoring 17 runs; their last five games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-2-1

Reds (1-4) @ Pirates (1-3)
Mahle was 7-9, 4.98 in 23 starts LY; he is 0-3, 5.91 in four starts vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Lyles was 3-4, 4.11 in 35 games (8 starts) LY; he is 4-1, 4.53 in 14 games (7 starts) vs Cincinnati. Lyles has started 115 MLB games. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Reds lost their last four games, scoring seven runs (under 5-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-4

Pittsburgh lost three of its first four games (under 2-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 0-4

Cubs (1-4) @ Braves (2-3)
Darvish allowed three runs in 2.2 IP (75 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 0-1, 5.19 in two starts vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Fried was 1-4, 2.94 in 14 games (5 starts) LY; he allowed one run in five IP in his only start against the Cubs. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Cubs lost four of their first five games (over 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings:4-1

Atlanta lost three of its first five games (over 3-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-3

American League
Royals (2-3) @ Tigers (4-3)
Junis allowed three runs in 5.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 6-1, 3.12 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Turnbull allowed three runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he hasn’t pitched against the Royals. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Royals lost their last three games, allowing 18 runs (under 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-3

Detroit won three of its last four games, allowing 8 runs (under 7-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-0

New York (2-4) @ Orioles (4-2)
Paxton allowed two runs in 5.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-1, 3.18 in four starts vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Cobb was 5-15, 4.90 in 28 starts LY; he is 7-4, 2.90 in 17 games (16 starts) vs NY. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

New York lost four of its last five games (under 4-1-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-4

Orioles won four of their last five games (under 3-2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-3

Red Sox (2-5) @ A’s (5-4)
Rodriguez allowed six runs in 4.1 IP in his first ’19 start; he is Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0

Anderson blanked the Angels for six innings in his first ’19 start. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Red Sox lost five of their first seven games (over 5-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-3

Oakland won five of its last seven games (under 6-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: last eight under

Blue Jays (3-4) @ Indians (2-3)
Sanchez blanked Detroit for five innings in his first ’19 start. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Bauer allowed one run in seven IP in his first ’19 start. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Blue Jays lost three of their last four games (under 6-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-6

Cleveland lost three of its first five games (over 3-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-2-1

Rangers (4-2) @ Angels (1-5)
Volquez allowed four runs in four IP in his first ’19 start; he is 1-4, 10.71 in six games (4 starts) against the Angels. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Harvey allowed two runs in six IP in his first ’19 start; he has never pitched against Texas. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Rangers won four of their last five games (over 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-2

Angels lost their last four games, scoring seven runs (under 5-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-5

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

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

[Udog]

MLB's Top Money Teams (based on $100 wager per game):

1. Mariners (7-1) $795
2. Orioles (4-2) $714
3. Brewers (6-1) $507
4. Rangers (4-2) $462
5. Mets (5-1) $421
6. Phillies (4-1) $335
7. Tigers (4-3) $328


MLB's Worst Money Teams (based on $100 wager per game):

30. Yankees (2-4) $-866
29. Red Sox (4-2) $-597
28. Astros (2-5) $-593
27. Angels (1-5) $-407
26. Cubs (1-4) $-394
25. Reds (1-4) $-346

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By: Andrew Caley



STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTERS

STREAKING

Brett Anderson, Oakland Athletics: (1-0, 0.00 ERA, $100): The veteran southpaw still loves pitching in the massive dimensions of the Oakland Coliseum. Anderson is coming off pitching six shutout innings of three-hit ball in his first start of the season there. He now owns a 1.67 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP in his last seven starts there.

The competition gets a little tougher today against the Red Sox. The A’s are currently slight -105 home favorites with a total sitting at 8.

SLUMPING

Yu Darvish, Chicago Cubs (0-0, 10.12 ERA, $-160): Darvish’s homecoming slash return to the mound certainly did not go as expected. The Japanese right-hander lasted just 2.2 innings in his first start since May 20th of last season, surrendering three runs on two hits and a jaw dropping seven walks.

Darvish will attempt to bounce back when he returns to the mound when the Cubs visit the Braves tonight. The Cubs are currently +100 underdogs with a total of 8.5 for this one.

PITCHER’S DUEL REMATCH

We get treated to a fantastic pitcher’s duel to kick off the day as Stephen Strasburg squares off against Noah Syndergaard when the Mets host the Nationals for their home opener. This is a rematch from just five days ago in which both starters got roughed up and will want to bounce back in a big way. What’s even crazier is the numbers for both starters. Both Strasburg and Syndergaard allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings pitched, in an eventual 11-8 Mets victory. New York is currently a -130 favorite this time around in a matchup oddsmakers expect the starters to return to form, setting the total at 6.5.

RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY

Two of today’s scheduled games have already been postponed due to rain. The White Sox have rescheduled their home opener against the Mariners to Friday, which was a scheduled off day for both teams.

The Cardinals also had to postpone their home opener against the Padres and the game will also be made up on Friday. Make sure to check out our MLB Weather page for the latest forecasts at the ball parks all across the country.

KEEPING A LOW PROFILE

The Tigers are quietly having a nice little start to the season at 4-3, but what we really want to take note of is the team they are shaping up to be. And that is a wonderful Under bet. The Under has cashed in all seven of their games to start the season thanks to a great combination of poor hitting and good pitching. The Tigers rank last in runs per game, 29th in average and 28th in OPS, while ranking third in ERA and WHIP. Detroit plays its home opener today against the Royals with a total of 8.