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Diamond Trends - Sunday
April 7, 2019
By Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Angels are 16-0 SU after a game as a home favorite in which they allowed six or fewer hits.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Blue Jays are 0-23 SU in the last game of a series as a road 135 dog after they lost by three-plus runs.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Nationals are 11-0 SU in franchise history with Max Scherzer in an afternoon game when they lost in his last start.

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Sunday, Sept. 23

RHP Domingo German takes the ball for the Yankees, and New York has posted a 7-3 record over his past 10 outings. The O's counter with RHP David Hess, who tossed 6 1/3 hitless innings with one walk and eight strikeouts in his win in Toronto on April 1.

RHP Max Scherzer and RHP Zack Wheeler work against each other in an attractive pitching matchup between the Nationals and Mets on Sunday. The Nats are 38-15 in Scherzer's past 53 division starts, and 37-16 in his past 53 outings on the road. The Mets are 6-1 in Wheeler's past seven home outings, and 11-3 in his past 14 starts overall. The Nats are 5-0 in Scherzer's past five road outings against the Mets, while the Mets are 2-6 in Wheeler's past eight home outings against Washington.

The Dodgers roll out LHP Julio Urias for the Sunday night game against RHP Chad Bettis and the Rockies. L.A. has picked up five wins in the past seven road outings by Urias, although they're just 2-5 in his past seven starts against divisional foes. The Rockies hope Bettis can be the stopper to their losing ways. They entered Friday's game just 1-5 in the past six overall. While they're 2-5 in the past seven against southpaws, they're 18-7 in the past 25 home starts by Bettis. However, they're also 1-6 in his past seven tries against teams with a winning overall mark. The 'over' is 7-3-1 in the past 11 starts by Bettis against L.A.

Weather Report

The biggest trouble spot on Sunday's card appears to be on the south side of Chicago, as the Mariners and White Sox will be facing rain chances of 40 percent, which could delay the start of their game at Guaranteed Rate Field. It won't be a steady shield of rain, however, and the game should get in. The winds will be blowing out of center field into the fact of the batters at a 7-10 mph clip.

In St. Louis, rain won't be the issue, but the Padres and Cardinals will face a jetstream of 13-16 mph blowing out to the left-center field power alley, so watch the 'over' there. The Sunday night game between the Dodgers and Rockies will be played as scheduled, with a slight wind blowing left to right and temperatures around 70 degrees with no precipitation in the forecast. Enjoy!

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SUNDAY, APRIL 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at PHI 01:05 PM
PHI -131
O 8.5

NYY at BAL 01:05 PM
BAL +165
O 9.0

TOR at CLE 01:10 PM
TOR +137
U 7.5

KC at DET 01:10 PM
KC -106
O 8.5

WAS at NYM 01:10 PM
WAS -128
O 6.5

MIA at ATL 01:20 PM
ATL -149
O 8.5

CIN at PIT 01:35 PM
CIN +129
U 8.0

CHC at MIL 02:10 PM
MIL -113
U 9.0

OAK at HOU 02:10 PM
OAK +167
U 8.5

SEA at CHW 02:10 PM
SEA +102
O 9.0

SD at STL 02:15 PM
STL -122
O 8.5

TEX at LAA 04:07 PM
TEX +117
U 9.5

LAD at COL 08:37 PM
COL +144
U 11.5

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TB at SF 04:05 PM
SF +108
O 7.5


BOS at ARI 04:10 PM
BOS -110
O 9.5

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, April 7


Tampa Bay @ San Francisco

Game 927-928
April 7, 2019 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Chirinos) 14.322
San Francisco
(Pmeranz) 15.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-130
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(+110); Under

Boston @ Arizona

Game 929-930
April 7, 2019 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Velazquez) 14.796
Arizona
(Kelly) 15.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-115
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-105); Over

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Red Sox head to home opener with win after 3-8 trip
April 7, 2019
By The Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) Mitch Moreland homered off Merrill Kelly on the first pitch of the seventh inning, and the World Series champion Boston Red Sox ended an awful opening trip with a 1-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Boston went 3-8 against Seattle, Oakland and Arizona, its worst start since losing nine of 11 in 2011. The Red Sox host Toronto on Tuesday, their first game at Fenway Park since winning the World Series at Dodger Stadium last October.

Hector Velazquez, Brandon Workman, Marcus Walden (1-0), Matt Barnes and Ryan Brasier combined on a three-hitter. Walden got six outs for his first major league victory and Brasier retired Adam Jones on a game-ending groundout with a runner on second.

YANKEES 15, ORIOLES 3

BALTIMORE (AP) - Gary Sanchez hit three of the Yankees' seven home runs, their most on the road since 1961, and New York completed a three-game sweep to move back above .500 at 5-4.

Clint Frazier homered twice and had four hits, and Austin Romine and Gleyber Torres also went deep. New York's first 18 runs of the series scored on homers, and the Yankees hit 14 over the three games.

Domingo German (2-0) gave up two runs, one hit and two walks in six-plus innings, and David Hess (1-1) allowed four runs and five hits in five innings.

Chris Davis was 0 for 4 and is hitless in 44 at-bats since Sept. 14, two shy of the major league record for a position player set by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Eugenio Velez in 2011.

ANGELS 7, RANGERS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mike Trout homered for the fourth straight game and Los Angeles won after waiting out a five-minute delay caused by a swarm of bees in the fifth.

Trout hit five home runs in the four-game series, going 6 for 11 with nine RBIs. He hit a two-run drive off Kyle Bird in the sixth inning for a 6-2 lead.

Justin Anderson (2-0) threw a scoreless inning in relief. Shelby Miller (0-1) gave up four runs, four hits and three walks in two innings.

RAYS 3, GIANTS 0

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash moved left-handed reliever Adam Kolarek to first base in a piece of matchup strategy, and Tampa Bay opened with three straight series wins for the first time.

Kolarek pitched a perfect sixth inning to protect a 2-0 lead and moved to first base with a man on in the seventh when righty Chaz Roe reliever to strike out lefty-swinging Brandon Belt. Kolarek returned to the mound, gave up a single and was replaced for good by Diego Castillo.

Yandy Diaz homered on the second pitch of the game from Drew Pomeranz (0-1), and Yonny Chirinos (2-0) allowed two hits in five innings. Jose Alvarado pitched around a hit and a walk in the ninth for his fourth save.

BREWERS 4, CUBS 2

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Christian Yelich hit his fifth homer this season and 100th of his career, a drive off Kyle Hendricks (0-2), Yelich had three RBIs, and Josh Hader struck out three over 2 2/3 perfect innings for his fifth save as Milwaukee won for the seventh time in eight games.

Chicago lost for the seventh time in eight games, dropping to 2-7.

Zach Davies (1-0) allowed a pair of unearned runs in 5 2/3 innings. The Brewers have won 15 of their last 16 regular season series dating to last year.

PHILLIES 2, TWINS 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning off Jose Berrios (1-1), and Philadelphia improved to 6-2.

Zach Eflin (2-0) allowed a leadoff homer to Max Kepler and five singles, striking out five, and Hector Neris tossed a perfect ninth for his first save since last Sept. 18.

Phillies left fielder Andrew McCutchen made a perfect one-hop throw to the plate to prevent Marwin Gonzalez from scoring on Ehire Adrianza's single in the third.

INDIANS 3, BLUE JAYS 1

CLEVELAND (AP) - Mike Clevinger (1-0) struck out 10 and allowed one hit over five scoreless innings, then left with upper back tightness, as Cleveland completed a four-game sweep.

Indians pitchers struck out 16, raising their three-game total to 57. Brad Hand got five outs for his fourth save, completing a three-hitter.

Toronto dropped to 3-8 and has struck out a major league-leading 111 times.

Carlos Santana had an RBI double in a two-run first that included Tyler Naquin's run-scoring single. Jose Ramirez added an RBI double in the fifth.

TIGERS 3, ROYALS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Tyson Ross (1-1) allowed one run and five hits over seven innings in his debut at Comerica Park debut, the last current ballpark he hadn't pitched in, and Detroit won its fifth straight.

Rookie Christin Stewart drove in two runs off Brad Keller (1-1) to help the Tigers complete a three-game sweep. Shane Greene got three outs and has saves in all seven Tigers victories. Center fielder Niko Goodrum ended the game with a diving catch of Hunter Dozier's liner with a man on.

Kansas City has lost six straight. Whit Merrifield extended his hitting streak to 28 games dating to last season.

NATIONALS 12, METS 9

NEW YORK (AP) - Max Scherzer (1-2) allowed four runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts, no walks and two hit batters, and he also singled in the game's first run.

Anthony Rendon homered for the fourth time in five games, a three-run drive as Washington opened a 12-1 lead, and the Nationals were helped by 12 walks.

Zack Wheeler (0-1) gave up seven runs, four hits and a career-high seven walks in 4 2/3 innings.

BRAVES 4, MARLINS 3

ATLANTA (AP) - Dansby Swanson hit a game-ending single off Adam Conley (0-2) against a five-man infield after Ronald Acuna Jr. reached on a catcher's catcher's interference call on Chad Wallach after his apparent double-play grounder.

Pinch-hitter Curtis Granderson hit a tying homer in the ninth off Arodys Vizcaino (1-0).

Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer off Caleb Smith in the first inning.

PIRATES 7, REDS 5

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A charged-up Yasiel Puig barreled into a bunch of Pirates during a bench-clearing fracas and was among five ejections.

Derek Dietrich stood in the batter's box to watch the first of his two homers, a 436-foot second-inning drive that bounced into the Allegheny River, and two innings later Chris Archer threw his first pitch behind Dietrich's waist. Plate umpire Jeff Kellogg warned both benches and new Reds manager David Bell jogged from the dugout to the infield, arguing Archer should've been ejected.

Tempers quickly escalated. The excitable Puig, in his first season with the Reds, grabbed Pirates bench coach Tom Prince and tried to put the 54-year-old former catcher in a headlock. Puig, Bell and Reds pitcher Amir Garrett were ejected, as were Pirates pitchers Keone Kela and Felipe Vazquez.

Archer (1-0) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.

Josh Bell hit a 474-foot home run off Anthony DeSclafini (0-1) in the fourth that cleared the batter's eye in center.

ASTROS 9, ATHLETICS 8

HOUSTON (AP) - Jose Altuve drew a four-pitch walk from Blake Treinen (0-1) with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth, giving Houston a three-game sweep.

Roberto Osuna (1-0) struck out one in a perfect ninth.

MARINERS 12, WHITE SOX 5

CHICAGO (AP) - Daniel Vogelbach homered twice, hit a bases-clearing double and set a career high with six RBIs as Seattle improved its best start to 9-2.

Edwin Encarnacion had a two-run homer and three hits for the Mariners.

Wade LeBlanc (2-0) allowed six runs and six hits in six innings. Ivan Nova (0-1) gave up seven runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings.

CARDINALS 4, PADRES 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Adam Wainwright (1-0) gave up one run and five hits in six innings, struck out nine and didn't issue a walk while throwing 100 pitches.

Jordan Hicks got four outs for his first save.

Paul DeJong hit a two-run double in the fourth off Matt Strahm (0-2).

DODGERS 12, ROCKIES 6

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MLB MARCH/APRIL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/07/2019 13-17-0 43.33% -24.70
04/06/2019 8-17-1 32.00% -51.35
04/05/2019 10-9-1 52.63% +2.50
04/04/2019 3-12-0 20.00% -51.10
04/03/2019 13-12-0 52.00% -4.70
04/02/2019 11-9-0 55.00% +4.35
04/01/2019 8-7-2 53.33% +10.50
03/31/2019 12-12-0 50.00% +0.60
03/30/2019 14-10-0 58.33% +24.90
03/29/2019 8-6-1 57.14% +4.05
03/28/2019 11-16-0 40.74% -33.45

Totals............111-127-0 46.63% -118.40


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BEST BETS:

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

04/07/2019.............4 - 4....................-2.00....................5 - 9...............-18.50.................-20.50
04/06/2019.............3 - 4....................+0.20...................2 - 11..............-50.50................-50.30
04/05/2019.............1 - 3.....................-9.50....................4 - 6...............-13.00................-22.50
04/04/2019.............0 - 4.....................-20.00..................3 - 5................-12.50...............-32.50
04/03/2019.............2 - 4......................-7.55...................8 - 5...............+12.50...............+4.95
04/02/2019.............1 - 2......................-1.65...................8 - 4...............+18.00...............+16.35
04/01/2019.............4 - 2......................+11.00................4 - 5................-7.50.................+3.50
03/31/2019.............5 - 7......................-6.90...................7 - 5................+7.50................+0.60
03/30/2019.............4 - 1.....................+29.90.................7 - 6................+2.00................+31.90
03/29/2019.............0 - 2.....................-10.00..................6 - 1................+24.50..............+14.50
03/28/2019.............1 - 4.....................-13.40..................4 - 8.................-24.00...............-37.40


Totals....................25 - 37..................-29.90................58 - 65...............-61.50................-91.40

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

More very early over/under NFL win totals:

— Dolphins 5, under -$120

— Vikings 9

— Patriots 11, under -$115

— Saints 10.5, over -$120

— Giants 6

— Jets 7, over -$115


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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend……

13) A gambler at the MGM in Las Vegas had $96,000 on the money line with Virginia Saturday night; hope the guy went to church to give thanks Sunday. His $96K ticket at -$250 paid him a handsome $38,400 for two hours of stress.

12) How is it possible that ESPN’s Sunday Night baseball hadn’t been in Denver since 2001? Maybe they should move games around more; Colorado games are fun to watch.

11) Coaching carousel:
— Arkansas hires Nevada coach Eric Musselman- when a team starts five seniors, its a good time for the coach to re-locate.
— Virginia Tech hired Wofford coach Mike Young.

10) UCLA fired basketball coach Steve Alford on New Year’s Eve; you’d think they’d have hired a replacement by now, seeing how it is April 8th. They’ve butchered this coaching hire in epic fashion; would be they go for an alum like Earl Watson?

9) Texas Tech fired its football coach after last season; the guy winds up getting hired as head coach by the Arizona Cardinals. Four months later, Tech makes the Final Four for the first time; with big $$$ johs like UCLA/LSU open or likely to be open, will Tech be able to keep Chris Beard?

8) Pirates 7, Reds 5— Derek Dietrich homered his first time up for the Reds in this game, lingering at the plate a little to admire it. His second time up? Chris Archer throws the first pitch behind him, clearing both benches in an exchange that was a little more volatile than usual baseball dust-ups.

Five players get thrown out, but not Archer, the guy who started everything by throwing behind the batter. As my high school chemistry teacher often said, that was nonsensical.

Dietrich hit a second homer later in the game.

7) Baseball injuries:
— Braves put C Brian McCann (hamstring) on the IL.
— Rangers put 1B Ronald Guzman (hamstring) on the IL.

6) Purdue G Carsen Edwards is entering the NBA Draft, after scoring 34.8 ppg in four NCAA tournament games. Will be curious to see how his game translates to the NBA.

5) Pretty big week for Jim Nantz; he does the national title game in Minneapolis tonight, then its off to Augusta for The Masters on Thursday.

4) Golf is hard; Jordan Spieth shot a 42 on the front nine in San Antonio Saturday, then he played the back nine in 31. Neither one of those happens much.

3) Minnesota Vikings signed QB Sean Mannion to back up Kirk Cousins; Mannion had been with the Rams the last couple years, but LA signed Blake Bortles as a backup this winter.

2) Rockets 149, Suns 113— Houston was 27-57 behind the arc in this game, setting the all-time record for 3-pointers in an NBA game.

1) Today would’ve been Jim (Catfish) Hunter’s 73rd birthday; he was my boyhood idol, a great pitcher who helped the A’s win three World Series. Threw a perfect game, won 224 games, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987. He even knocked in three of the four runs Oakland scored the night he threw his perfect game. Hell of a big game pitcher.

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, April 8

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 8


National League
Pirates (5-3) @ Cubs (2-7)
Taillon is 0-1, 3.46 in his first two starts; he is 4-3, 3.88 in 8 starts vs Chicago, 2-1, 2.50 in three starts at Wrigley. Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-1

Lester is 1-0, 3.00 in his first two starts; he is 9-6, 3.18 in 18 starts vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 2-0

Pittsburgh won its last four games; over is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-6

Cubs lost seven of their first nine games (over 6-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 6-3

Nationals (4-4) @ Phillies (6-2)
Sanchez allowed four runs in four IP in his first ’19 start; he is 5-9, 4.66 in 21 starts vs Philly, 2-6, 5.60 in 12 starts here. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1

Velasquez was 9-12, 4.85 in 30 starts LY; he is 2-2, 4.76 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Washington. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Nationals won three of their last four games; six of their last seven games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-4

Philly won six of its first eight games; over is 3-1-1 in last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-4-1

Dodgers (8-2) @ Cardinals (4-5)
Ryu is 2-0, 2.08 in his first two starts; he is 1-2, 2.25 in 5 games (4 starts) vs St Louis. Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 2-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-0 Over/under: 2-0

Mikolas is 0-1, 7.20 in his first two starts; he allowed two runs in 3.1 IP in three relief stints vs LA. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 2-0

Dodgers won their last five games (over 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 7-3

St Louis lost five of its first nine games (over 6-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 in last five

Braves (5-4) @ Rockies (3-7)
Teheran is 0-1, 3.60 in his first two starts (over 2-0); he is 5-1, 2.25 in 10 starts vs Colorado, 1-1, 2.96 in four starts in Denver. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 2-0

Freeland is 1-1, 3.09 in his first two starts; he is 1-1, 4.13 in four starts vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 1-1

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

Colorado lost seven of their last eight games; under is 5-2 in his last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2 in last seven

Padres (6-4) @ Giants (3-7)
Lauer is 1-1, 3.27 in his first two starts; he is 1-0, 2.86 in four starts against the Giants. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-1

Bumgarner is 0-2, 4.85 in his first two starts; he allowed five unearned runs in his last start. Bumgarner is 11-10, 3.29 in 32 starts vs San Diego. Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-1

Padres won three of their last four games; four of their last six games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-5-3

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

American League
Rays (7-3) @ White Sox (3-5)
Snell is 1-1, 3.46 in his first two starts; he is 2-0, 0.93 in four starts against the White Sox. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-2

Rodon is 1-1, 3.09 in his last two starts; he is 0-0, 3.07 in three starts vs Tampa Bay. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 1-1

Tampa Bay won seven of its last nine games (under 7-1-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-8-1

White Sox lost five of their first eight games; their last seven games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-0 last four

A’s (6-7) @ Orioles (4-5)
Estrada is 0-0, 3.31 in three starts; the bullpen lost all three games. He is 9-3, 3.43 in 19 games (17 starts) vs Baltimore, 3-3, 3.83 in 10 games (9 starts) at Camden Yards. Team in his starts: 0-3
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 1-2

Cashner is 1-1, 5.40 in his first two starts; he is 1-1, 6.84 in six games (5 starts) vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 0-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 0-1-1

A’s are 0-5 away from Oakland this season. Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: Over 3-1 in last four.

Orioles lost their last four games, allowing 34 runs; their last three games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 6-3

New York (5-4) @ Astros (5-5)
Tanaka is 1-0, 2.19 in his last two starts; he is 0-2, 8.87 in five starts vs Houston, 0-1, 7.31 in three starts here. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 2-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-1-1

Verlander is 1-0, 4.09 in his first two starts; he is 7-7, 3.49 in 20 starts vs New York. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 2-0

New York won its last three games, scoring 29 runs (over 3-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 in last six

Astros won their last three games (under 8-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-5-2

Mariners (9-2) @ Royals (2-6)
Hernandez allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 7-6, 3.26 in 16 starts vs KC. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Bailey allowed three runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he’s never pitched against Seattle. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0

Mariners won nine of their first 11 games (over 9-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 9-2

Kansas City lost its last six games; over is 6-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-6

Interleague
Brewers (8-2) @ Angels (4-6)
Chacin is 2-0, 4.22 in his last two starts; he allowed five runs (2 earned) in six IP in his only start against the Angels. Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 1-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-1

Cahill is 0-1, 3.75 in his last two starts; he is 1-0, 2.29 in 13 games (1 start) vs Milwaukee, giving up five runs in 19.2 IP. Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-2

Milwaukee won seven of its last eight games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 7-3

Angels won their last three games (under 7-2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-6

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

Orioles 2-6…….2-3………3-9
Boston 2-11…..0-0……..2-11
W Sox 1-5…….1-3……….2-8
Clev 0-3…….3-6………1-9
Det 0-7…….1-3………1-10
Astros 3-7…….1-3……..3-10
KC 2-3…….2-5……….4-8
Angels 0-6……0-3………0-9
Twins 1-5……0-3………1-8
NYY 1-3……1-6……….2-9
A’s 2-5…….1-8………3-13
Sea 2-5…….3-6………5-11
TB 3-3…….3-7……….6-10
Texas 0-3…….1-6………1-9
Toronto 0-4…….1-7………1-11

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MLB

Monday, April 8

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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Tampa Bay's last 20 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Chi White Sox is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Chi White Sox's last 20 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Chi Cubs is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 15 games at home
Chi Cubs is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh


Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oakland's last 12 games
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 12 games on the road
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Oakland is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Baltimore is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Baltimore is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland


Washington Nationals
Washington is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Philadelphia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington


New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Yankees's last 20 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 11 games on the road
NY Yankees is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Houston
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
NY Yankees is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 11 games
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
Houston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Houston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games when playing St. Louis
LA Dodgers is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
LA Dodgers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of LA Dodgers's last 23 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games at home
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing LA Dodgers
St. Louis is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
St. Louis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of St. Louis's last 23 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers


Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing Kansas City
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Kansas City is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 12 games when playing Seattle
Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle


Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Atlanta is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 15 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Colorado is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 15 games when playing at home against Atlanta


San Diego Padres
San Diego is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
San Francisco is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of San Francisco's last 23 games at home
San Francisco is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego


Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Milwaukee is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games on the road
Milwaukee is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its 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
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games at home
LA Angels is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Angels is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

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Ballpark Figures - Week 3
Joe Williams



Motorin'
The Detroit Tigers weren't expected to do much, but after 10 games they find themselves perched atop the American League Central Division by a half-game over the Cleveland Indians. The two sides will square off at Comerica in the Motor City on Tuesday afternoon to kick off a three-game set. If the Tigers are going to have any success they'll need to figure out a way to solve their nemesis, the Indians.

The Indians will roll out Corey Kluber, and the Tribe are 27-9 in his past 36 starts against American League Central Division foes. A big reason Cleveland has been success is their dominance inside the division, going 82-37 in their past 119 games against AL Central foes. However, the Tribe is 1-5 in the past six starts by Kluber on the road dating back to last summer. Cleveland is also a poor 1-5 in the past six road outings against right-handed starting pitchers. The Tigers are 5-0 in their past five vs. RHP, although they're a dismal 6-15 in Jordan Zimmermann's past 21 home starts and 1-7 in his past eight tries at home against teams with a winning overall mark.

In this series, the Indians are 11-4 in the past 15 trips to Motown, while going 43-17 in the past 60 meetings overall. They have won five straight starts by Kluber against the Tigers, and they're 5-1 in his past six road outings at Comerica. The Tigers, on the other hand, are 0-6 in Zimmermann's past six tries against Cleveland, and 0-4 in his past four home starts by Zimmermann against their division rivals. The over is 3-0-1 in the past four meetings between these two sides, too.

Looking Ahead

Monday, April 8
Cubs LHP Jon Lester host the surprising Bucs, who are 5-3 out of the gate, two games off the pace behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. Melky Cabrera knows him well, going 14-for-51 (.275) with two doubles, a homer and four RBI in their history against each other. Francisco Cervelli has also had some limited success against the southpaw, going 10-for-38 (.263) with a double, two homers and 10 RBI. The rest of the current roster combined has just 13 RBI against Lester in 174 at-bats.

The Bucs have won four straight inside the NL Central, and they're 10-4 in the past 14 starts on the road by Jameson Taillon. They're also 7-3 in his past 10 starts, and 8-3 in the past 11 starts by Taillon against divisional foes. The Cubbies have won 38 of Lester's past 52 home starts, and they're 18-8 in his past 26 at Wrigley Field against teams with a winning record. Chicago has also won 38 of his past 56 starts against NL Central opponents.

The Padres and Giants square off at AT&T Park in San Francisco to kick off a new series on Monday. San Francisco hopes to have a little more offense than they did in their four-game set to open the season in San Diego when they lost three of the first four games while totaling just five runs of support for their pitchers. The good news is that the Giants yielded just 11 runs in the four-game set, showing off solid pitching.

LHP Eric Lauer takes the ball, and the Padres are 5-2 in his past seven starts. He'll be up against LHP Madison Bumgarner. The Giants are 1-4 in MadBum's past five starts against NL West foes, while going 1-5 in his past six against teams with a winning record. The Giants have really struggled inside the NL West, too, going just 2-9 in the past 11 inside the division. They're also 2-6 in the past eight vs. LHP, too. The 'under' has cashed in five straight meetings, and is 4-1 in the past five meetings in San Francisco, too. There are a lot of batters who have some ugly numbers against MadBum. Austin Hedges and Eric Hosmer are each 0-for-10 against the southpaw, while Manny Machado is 2-for-11 (.182) in their limited dealings. The player with the most history against Bumgarner, Wil Myers, is 7-for-40 (.175) with two doubles, two homers and 11 strikeouts. The only batter with any measure of success against the San Francisco southpaw is Hunter Renfroe, who is 5-for-13 (.385) with two doubles, two homers and four RBI.

Weather Report
The weather looks good across the board, with the exception of San Francisco. The precipitation chances are 40 percent or less until 8 p.m. PDT local time before picking up to around 50 percent. It wouldn't be surprising to see the tarpaulin come out for the Padres-Giants battle.

Tuesday, April 9
Toronto and Boston kick off a set at Fenway Park on Tuesday evening. Blue Jays RHP Matt Shoemaker will make his first start in Fenway Park in a Jays uniform. Red Sox LHP Chris Sale knows the Jays well, though, and Boston is 6-1 in his past seven against AL East foes, and 5-2 in his past seven tries against Toronto. The Blue Jays are 9-27 in their past 36 against the Red Sox, and 1-10 in their past 11 trips to Fenway Park. Perhaps this will snap Sale into form, as he is an uncharacteristic 0-2 with an 8.00 ERA and 1.44 WHIP through two outings.

The middle game of the Nationals-Phillies seres is a tasty pitching matchup with RHP Stephen Strasburg and RHP Aaron Nola dueling. For what it's worth, the Nationals are 9-0 in Strasburg's past nine outings on a Tuesday. More importantly, they're 39-12 in his past 51 starts on the road. The Phillies are 22-9 in Nola's past 31 starts, and 13-5 in his past 18 inside the National League East. In this series, it has been Strasburg dominating the Phils, so it will be interesting to see if Bryce Harper can tip the scales. The Nats are 17-4 in his past 21 aginst the Phillies, and 7-1 in his past eight starts at Citizens Bank Park. The Phils are 5-11 in Nola's past 16 tries vs. Washington, and 2-6 in his past eight at home. The under is also 6-0 in Strasburg's past six road starts against the Phils, while going 7-2 in Nola's past nine against the Nats.

Weather Report
The wind will be blowing out at Great American Ball Park for the Miami Marlins-Cincinnati Reds game, with a jetstream blowing 10-13 mph to the right-center power alley. It will be the opposite for the Oakland-Baltimore gaem blowing into the faces of the batters from the left-center field power alley at a 11-14 mph clip. The wind will be howling in the Golden State, too, with the wind blowing out to McCovey Cove at 17-21 mph for the game between the Padres-Giants. The winds will be gusting 15-18 mph for the Brewers-Angels interleague contest, but it will be blowing more from third base to third base, favoring left-handed batters.

As far as rain, watch Queens for the interleague battle between the Twins and Mets. The forecast calls for a 40 percent chance of rain, tapering off by 10 p.m. EDT, so they should be able to get it in.

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MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, April 8

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PITTSBURGH (5 - 3) at CHICAGO CUBS (2 - 7) - 2:20 PM
JAMESON TAILLON (R) vs. JON LESTER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LESTER is 30-10 (+15.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 48-36 (+16.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TAILLON is 16-6 (+10.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 1792-1838 (-272.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 957-855 (-158.0 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 447-395 (-82.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 910-914 (-172.3 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1324-1369 (-211.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.

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

JAMESON TAILLON vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
TAILLON is 4-3 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.88 and a WHIP of 1.489.
His team's record is 5-3 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.5 units)

JON LESTER vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
LESTER is 9-6 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.18 and a WHIP of 1.328.
His team's record is 10-8 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-10. (-2.8 units)

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WASHINGTON (4 - 4) at PHILADELPHIA (6 - 2) - 7:05 PM
ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R) vs. VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 86-84 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 59-65 (-24.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 51-50 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 42-44 (-20.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
SANCHEZ is 5-9 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.66 and a WHIP of 1.474.
His team's record is 8-13 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-12. (-4.3 units)

VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 2-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 3-4 (-0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.2 units)

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LA DODGERS (8 - 2) at ST LOUIS (4 - 5) - 7:45 PM
HYUN-JIN RYU (L) vs. MILES MIKOLAS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 108-81 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 75-62 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MIKOLAS is 25-9 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIKOLAS is 16-5 (+9.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RYU is 37-12 (+20.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
RYU is 2-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 1.95 and a WHIP of 0.919.
His team's record is 2-4 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-6. (-6.4 units)

MILES MIKOLAS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

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ATLANTA (5 - 4) at COLORADO (3 - 7) - 8:40 PM
JULIO TEHERAN (R) vs. KYLE FREELAND (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 95-82 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 68-50 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 55-47 (+13.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
FREELAND is 25-11 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FREELAND is 13-2 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FREELAND is 16-7 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FREELAND is 15-8 (+9.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 96-78 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 47-39 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 19-11 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 31-25 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

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

JULIO TEHERAN vs. COLORADO since 1997
TEHERAN is 5-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 0.953.
His team's record is 6-4 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-6. (-3.4 units)

KYLE FREELAND vs. ATLANTA since 1997
FREELAND is 1-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.13 and a WHIP of 1.375.
His team's record is 2-2 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

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SAN DIEGO (6 - 4) at SAN FRANCISCO (3 - 7) - 9:45 PM
ERIC LAUER (L) vs. MADISON BUMGARNER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 217-166 (+42.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 293-202 (+52.9 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters since 1997.
SAN DIEGO is 27-23 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BUMGARNER is 13-27 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.0 Units)

ERIC LAUER vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LAUER is 1-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.86 and a WHIP of 1.318.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
BUMGARNER is 11-10 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.33 and a WHIP of 1.042.
His team's record is 17-15 (-6.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 18-13. (+3.6 units)

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TAMPA BAY (7 - 3) at CHI WHITE SOX (3 - 5) - 2:10 PM
BLAKE SNELL (L) vs. CARLOS RODON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 30-27 (+16.9 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 97-75 (+28.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 14-3 (+12.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 39-29 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 30-20 (+12.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 59-35 (+26.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SNELL is 23-10 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SNELL is 13-3 (+11.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 23-49 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.

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

BLAKE SNELL vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
SNELL is 2-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 0.93 and a WHIP of 1.034.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

CARLOS RODON vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
RODON is 0-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.07 and a WHIP of 1.431.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

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OAKLAND (6 - 7) at BALTIMORE (4 - 5) - 7:05 PM
MARCO ESTRADA (R) vs. ANDREW CASHNER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 391-480 (-89.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 103-73 (+34.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 36-20 (+16.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 188-102 (+42.7 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 47-38 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 13-3 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 63-50 (+17.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 67-45 (+25.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 44-27 (+23.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 57-22 (+30.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 51-120 (-49.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 25-53 (-22.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 28-56 (-25.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 30-79 (-39.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 28-85 (-49.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 34-85 (-36.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 16-41 (-21.6 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 23-44 (-21.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

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

MARCO ESTRADA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
ESTRADA is 9-3 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.41 and a WHIP of 1.166.
His team's record is 12-5 (+6.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-12. (-8.2 units)

ANDREW CASHNER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
CASHNER is 1-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 7.22 and a WHIP of 1.648.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)

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NY YANKEES (5 - 4) at HOUSTON (5 - 5) - 7:10 PM
MASAHIRO TANAKA (R) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 61-47 (-26.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 51-38 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 138-140 (-41.6 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 32-31 (-31.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 18-24 (-23.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
VERLANDER is 9-12 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 5-11 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
TANAKA is 1-4 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 5.88 and a WHIP of 1.258.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.3 units)

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
VERLANDER is 11-7 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.22 and a WHIP of 1.212.
His team's record is 13-13 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 11-13. (-3.6 units)

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SEATTLE (9 - 2) at KANSAS CITY (2 - 6) - 8:15 PM
FELIX HERNANDEZ (R) vs. HOMER BAILEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 9-2 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 46-38 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 34-25 (+13.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 146-133 (+30.3 Units) against the money line in road games in April games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 22-10 (+13.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 69-46 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 66-51 (+13.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 308-434 (-112.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
KANSAS CITY is 7-24 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 17-60 (-27.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BAILEY is 1-20 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-12 (-12.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-10 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 1-13 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-13 (-13.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-13 (-13.1 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
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 7-6 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.26 and a WHIP of 1.152.
His team's record is 8-8 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-8. (-1.2 units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

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MILWAUKEE (8 - 2) at LA ANGELS (4 - 6) - 10:07 PM
JHOULYS CHACIN (R) vs. TREVOR CAHILL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 110-73 (+32.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 59-37 (+19.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 32-21 (+10.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 50-39 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 39-28 (+17.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 16-5 (+12.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 74-40 (+32.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 82-50 (+29.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHACIN is 27-13 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHACIN is 24-12 (+13.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHACIN is 17-7 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHACIN is 18-8 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 29-55 (-22.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
CHACIN is 0-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

TREVOR CAHILL vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
CAHILL is 1-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.800.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

[StarDust Bum]

MONDAY, APRIL 8
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TB at CHW 02:10 PM
TB -169
U 8.0

PIT at CHC 02:20 PM
PIT +123
O 8.5

[Udog]

Diamond Trends - Monday
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Angels are 17-0 SU after a game as a home favorite in which they allowed 6 or fewer hits

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Nationals are 0-11 SU as a dog in the first game of a series with no rest off a game as a favorite in which they had multiple multiple-run innings.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Rays are 15-0 with Blake Snell starts when he had a WHIP of less than 1.00 and threw fewer than 110 pitches in his last start.