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**Udog** · 07-31-2020, 07:35 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Last six pitchers who struck out 3 hitters in an inning, on 9 pitches:
9-27-19— Will Harris, Astros, vs Angels
6-5-19— Chris Sale, Red Sox, vs Kansas City
5-8-19— Chris Sale, Red Sox, vs Baltimore
4-14-19— Thomas Pannone, Blue Jays, vs Tampa Bay
4-23-18— Kevin Gausman, Orioles, vs Cleveland
8-9-17— Rick Porcello, Red Sox, vs Tampa Bay

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 151,570
Please wear a mask when you go out.

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Armadillo: Friday's Den: Wrapping up a summer night…….

13) One of the oddly entertaining things about this baseball season is apparently going to be that the rules will be changing as we move along.

— Teams will now play 7-inning games in doubleheaders this season, like they do in the minor leagues.
— This weekend’s Toronto-Philly series was wiped out, because a Philly coach and staff member tested positive for the virus.
— The 30-man roster was supposed to go away after two weeks, but now may stick around longer, probably because teams are concerned about pitchers getting hurt.

12) Padres 12, Giants 7 (10)— Rough couple of nights for the San Diego bullpen; they blew a 6-2 lead Wednesday, blew a 6-1 lead in this game. Nothing is quite as much fun as having one of the pitchers on your fantasy team leave the game with a 6-1 lead, and then not get the win.

11) San Diego made a terrific move in adding OF Trent Grisham, who is a tremendous defender; he made a diving catch on a ball hit by Evan Longoria with the bases loaded that saved at least two runs early in the game.

10) Padres-Giants game ended just before 2am here in the east; San Diego’s flight to Denver is going to get into town very early Friday morning. Will be a groggy bunch of Friars Friday night when they play the Rockies.

9) Indians 2, Twins 0— In his first two starts this year, Shane Bieber has thrown 14 innings, allowed only 8 baserunners, struck out 27 guys. Shutting the Twins out is impressive.

8) Nationals 6, Blue Jays 4- Joe West was the home plate umpire, but in the bottom of the first, a batter let his bat go on a swing and the bat hit West in his ear, opening a cut just in front of his left ear. West left the game for a while, returned later and finished the game umping 3rd base.

7) Bronx 8, Baltimore 6— Aaron Judge hit the game-winning homer in the ninth inning; tough week for the Orioles, who were originally supposed to play four winnable games with Miami this week, but because of the coronavirus mess, they got two games with Bronx instead.

6) Best wishes to former Giants/Jaguars coach Tom Coughlin, who broke four ribs, slightly punctured his lung and needed stitches in his head after a bicycle accident last weekend in Jacksonville. Coach Coughlin is 73 years old.

5) Rick Sutcliffe mentioned on TV this week that he is the last pitcher that stole home plate.

Former big leaguer Dan Haren posted last month that he was the last pitcher to get four hits in a game. With the DH now all over baseball, those marks figure to last a while.

4) A skydiver in Vermont lost his prosthetic leg while he was up in the air; luckily, a farmer found the leg in a soybean field and returned it to the man. Seriously.

It takes serious onions to jump out of a moving airplane; doing it with an artificial leg is even more son. Hopefully the farmer got a nice reward for returning the leg.

3) SEC teams will play a 10-game conference-only football schedule this fall, meaning that rivalry games like Florida-Florida State, Georgia-Georgia Tech, South Carolina-Clemson and Kentucky-Louisville are out the window for this year.

2) Jazz 106, Pelicans 104— New Orleans blew a 16-point lead, lost by a hoop; Utah had very balanced scoring. Jazz starters were a combined +44 wheel they were in the game; their subs were a combined minus-34.

1) Lakers 103, Clippers 101— Anthony Davis scored 34 points, Lebron James scored the wining hoop with 0:12 left as the Lakers beat their crosstown rivals 3,000 miles from home. Counting regular season and playoff games, this was the 993rd win of Lebron James’ career.

**Udog** · 07-31-2020, 07:41 AM

MLB
Weather Report

Friday, July 31

**Udog** · 07-31-2020, 07:42 AM

901ST LOUIS -902 MILWAUKEE
ST LOUIS are 263-224 SU (46 Units) vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game since 1996.

905TAMPA BAY -906 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 13-30 SU (-20.1 Units) in home games vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

907BOSTON -908 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 47-26 SU (27.8 Units) in home games vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game over the last 2 seasons.

909CINCINNATI -910 DETROIT
DETROIT is 22-55 SU (-35.7 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons.

911NY METS -912 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 96-81 SU (28.6 Units) in home games vs. excellent defensive catchers - allowing <=0.35 SB's/game since 1996.

915CHI WHITE SOX -916 KANSAS CITY
CHI WHITE SOX is 9-0 SU (9 Units) in road games after a 3 game span with an OBP of .260 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

917CLEVELAND -918 MINNESOTA
CLEVELAND is 62-38 SU (22.8 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

919SAN DIEGO -920 COLORADO
SAN DIEGO is 22-40 SU (-22 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

921PITTSBURGH -922 CHICAGO CUBS
PITTSBURGH is 48-62 SU (-27.6 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

923HOUSTON -924 LA ANGELS
LA ANGELS are 9-2 SU (10.1 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters draw 4 walks or more/game over the last 2 seasons.

925TEXAS -926 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 7-29 SU (-24.9 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

927LA DODGERS -928 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 27-14 SU (15.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

929OAKLAND -930 SEATTLE
SEATTLE is 120-141 SU (-36.1 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 07-31-2020, 07:45 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, July 31

National League
St Louis @ Milwaukee
Cardinals (2-3):
Flaherty allowed two runs in seven IP (89 PT) in his first start; he is 2-4, 4.56 in 10 starts vs Milwaukee, 0-2, 4.68 in five starts here.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: over 1-0

— Cardinals lost their last three games.
— Over is 2-0 in St Louis wins, 0-3 in losses.

Brewers (3-3):
Anderson is making his first ’20 start; he is 0-2, 2.63 in two starts vs St Louis.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Milwaukee split its first six games, all on the road.

New York @ Atlanta
Mets (3-4):
Porcello allowed seven runs in 2+ IP vs Atlanta in his Mets’ debut Sunday.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-1 Team in first 5 innings: 0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 1-1 Totals: over 1-0

— Mets lost four of their first seven games; they’re 12-0 on road.

Braves (4-3):
Newcomb allowed one run in 3.1 IP (82 PT) against the Mets Sunday; he is 3-3, 3.25 in 14 games (8 starts) vs New York.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: over 1-0

— Braves won four of their first seven games; they’re 2-0 at home.
— Three of last five Atlanta games went over.

San Diego @ Colorado
Padres (5-2):
Richards blanked Arizona for five innings (73 PT) in his ’20 debut; he has never pitched against Colorado.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-1 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: under 1-0

— Padres won five of their first seven games; they blew 6-2/6-1 leads the last two nights.
— Four of San Diego’s last six games stayed under the total.

Rockies (4-1)
Gray allowed one run in 4.2 IP (79 PT) in his ’20 debut; he is 10-4, 2.94 in 19 starts vs San Diego, 2-1, 3.96 in four starts LY.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: under 1-0

— Colorado won its last four games; they lead the league in ERA.
— Four of Rockies’ five games stayed under.

Pittsburgh @ Chicago
Pirates (2-4):
Williams allowed three runs in 3.2 IP (67 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 3-6, 6.30 in 11 games (9 starts) vs Chicago, 2-5, 7.62 in seven games at Wrigley.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-1 Team in first 5 innings: 0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 1-1 Totals: over 1-0

— Pirates lost four of their first six games.
— Four of six Pittsburgh games went over.

Cubs (4-2):
Darvish allowed three runs in four IP (73 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 1-2, 3.00 in five starts vs Pittsburgh.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-1 Team in first 5 innings: 0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: over 1-0

— Cubs won four of their first six games.
— Four of their last five games went over.

Los Angeles @ Arizona
Dodgers (5-2):
Gonsolin was 0-1, 6.00 in two starts vs Arizona LY; this is his 7th MLB start, his first this year.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Dodgers won five of their first seven games.
— Last four Dodger games stayed under the total.

Diamondbacks (2-5):
Gallen allowed one run in four IP (88 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 0-1, 3.48 in two starts against the Dodgers.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: under 1-0

— Arizona lost five of its first seven games.
— Five of their last six games stayed under.

American League
Boston @ Bronx
Red Sox (3-4):
Weber allowed six runs in 3.2 IP (65 PT) in his first ’20 start.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-1 Team in first 5 innings: 0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: under 1-0

— Boston lost four of its last six games, but they’re 2-0 on road.

Bronx (4-1):
Montgomery was 9-7, 3.88 in 29 starts in 2017; he started only seven games since then. This is his first 2020 appearance. He is 0-0, 4.40 in three starts vs Boston.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: o-0

— Bronx won four of its first five games.

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Rays (4-3):
Snell threw two scoreless innings (46 PT) in his ’20 debut; he is 2-2, 4.67 in five starts vs Baltimore.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: over 1-0

— Rays won four of their last six games.

Orioles (2-3):
Milone allowed four runs in three IP (57 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 3-4, 6.75 in eight games (5 starts) vs Tampa Bay.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Orioles lost three of their first five games; they’re 0-3 scoring less than 7 runs.

Chicago @ Kansas City
White Sox (2-4):
Keuchel allowed two runs in 5.1 IP (73 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 4-1, 2.61 in nine starts vs KC.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: over 1-0

— White Sox lost four of their first six games.
— Under is 3-0 in Chicago road games.

Royals (3-4):
Bubic is making his MLB debut; he was 11-5, 2.23 in 23 starts in A ball LY. He pitched at Stanford, but has never pitched higher than A ball as a pro.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Royals lost four of their first seven games (under 5-2).

Cleveland @ Minnesota
Indians (5-2):
Clevinger allowed two runs in seven IP (90 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 4-3, 2.79 in 14 games (11 starts) vs Minnesota, 2-1, 2.39 in four starts LY.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: under 1-0

— Cleveland won five of its first seven games (under 6-1)

Twins (4-2):
Dobnak allowed one run in four IP (73 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 0-1, 2.45 in three games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0
Allowed run in first inning: 1-1Totals: under 1-0

— Minnesota won four of its first six games.

Houston @ Anaheim
Astros (3-3):
McCullers allowed two runs in six IP (92 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 3-3, 2.45 in 11 starts vs Anaheim.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: under 1-0

— Astros split their first six games, all at home.

Angels (2-5):
Andriese has started 49 MLB games, but last one was two years ago. He is 24-30, 4.52 in 434 MLB innings.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Angels lost five of their first seven games.
— Over is 4-1 in last five Angel games.

Oakland @ Seattle
A’s (3-3):
Manaea allowed four runs in 4.2 IP (55 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 6-4, 3.69 in 11 starts vs Seattle, 3-4, 3.71 in seven starts here.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-1 Team in first 5 innings: 0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: under 1-0

— Oakland split its first six games, all at home.
— A’s are 6-33 with RISP so far this season.

Mariners (3-4):
Walker allowed five runs in 3.1 IP (67 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 1-2, 4.54 in seven games (5 starts) vs Oakland.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-1 Team in first 5 innings: 0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 1-1 Totals: under 1-0

— Mariners lost four of their first seven games.
— Six of seven Seattle games went over the total.

Interleague
Cincinnati @ Detroit
Reds (2-4):
Castillo allowed one run in six IP (91 PT) in his first ’20 start.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-1 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0
Allowed run in first inning: 1-1 Totals: over 1-0

— Reds lost four of their first six games.
— Four of their last five games went over.

Tigers (4-3):
Turnbull allowed one run in five IP (87 PT) in his first ’20 start.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: under 1-0

— Detroit won four of its first seven games.
— Under is 4-1 in Detroit’s last fivegames.

Texas @ San Francisco
Rangers (2-3):
Minor allowed two runs in four IP (68 PT) in his first ’20 start; he is 3-1, 2.35 in seven games (6 starts) vs SF.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Texas lost three of its last four games, all at home.
— Four of their first five games stayed under.

Giants (3-4):
Bullpen game for the Giants.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Giants lost four of their first seven games.
— Under is 3-2 in last five Giant games.

**Udog** · 07-31-2020, 07:48 AM

MLB

Friday, July 31

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Trend Report
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St. Louis @ Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
St. Louis is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Milwaukee is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home

Boston @ NY Yankees
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
Boston is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home

Cincinnati @ Detroit
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Chi White Sox @ Kansas City
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

San Diego @ Colorado
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

Cleveland @ Minnesota
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home

Pittsburgh @ Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Houston @ LA Angels
Houston
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games

Texas @ San Francisco
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
San Francisco is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Texas

LA Dodgers @ Arizona
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Arizona
Arizona is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games

Oakland @ Seattle
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games

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**Udog** · 07-31-2020, 12:11 PM

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, July 31

St. Louis @ Milwaukee

Game 901-902
July 31, 2020 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Flaherty) 16.330
Milwaukee
(Anderson) 14.914
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-140
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-140); Over

Boston @ NY Yankees

Game 907-908
July 31, 2020 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Weber) 18.378
NY Yankees
(Mntgmery) 17.207
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-200
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+170); Under

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore

Game 905-906
July 31, 2020 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Snell) 17.170
Baltimore
(Cobb) 18.326
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-220
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+190); Under

NY Mets @ Atlanta

Game 911-912
July 31, 2020 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Porcello) 17.838
Atlanta
(Newcomb) 16.772
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-135
10
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(+115); Over

Cincinnati @ Detroit

Game 909-910
July 31, 2020 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Castillo) 15.738
Detroit
(Turnbull) 12.961
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(-145); Over

Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City

Game 915-916
July 31, 2020 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Keuchel) 15.127
Kansas City
(Bubic) 14.059
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-170
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(-170); Over

San Diego @ Colorado

Game 919-920
July 31, 2020 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Richards) 17.870
Colorado
(Gray) 16.623
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
11 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-105); Over

Cleveland @ Minnesota

Game 917-918
July 31, 2020 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Clevnger) 16.778
Minnesota
(Dobnak) 15.831
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-130); Over

Pittsburgh @ Chicago Cubs

Game 921-922
July 31, 2020 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Williams) 14.199
Chicago Cubs
(Darvish) 15.585
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-190
9
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-190); Under

Houston @ LA Angels

Game 923-924
July 31, 2020 @ 9:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(McCullers) 16.046
LA Angels
(Andriese) 17.280
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-165
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(+145); Under

Texas @ San Francisco

Game 925-926
July 31, 2020 @ 9:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Minor) 15.902
San Francisco
(Webb) 14.031
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-135
8
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-135); Under

Oakland @ Seattle

Game 929-930
July 31, 2020 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Manaea) 14.363
Seattle
(Walker) 16.019
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-180
9
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+160); Under

LA Dodgers @ Arizona

Game 927-928
July 31, 2020 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Gonsolin) 16.709
Arizona
(Gallen) 17.880
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-140
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+120); Under

**Udog** · 07-31-2020, 12:15 PM

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, July 31

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ST LOUIS (2 - 3) at MILWAUKEE (3 - 3) - 2:10 PM
JACK FLAHERTY (R) vs. BRETT ANDERSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 9-17 (-12.9 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
FLAHERTY is 30-35 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 194-148 (+29.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 81-57 (+20.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 141-101 (+28.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 485-440 (+55.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.

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

JACK FLAHERTY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
FLAHERTY is 2-4 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.56 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 3-7 (-6.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.7 units)

BRETT ANDERSON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
ANDERSON is 0-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.097.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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TAMPA BAY (4 - 3) at BALTIMORE (2 - 3) - 7:35 PM
BLAKE SNELL (L) vs. ALEX COBB (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 103-226 (-72.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 53-111 (-43.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 61-152 (-67.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 36-82 (-35.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
COBB is 1-12 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

BLAKE SNELL vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SNELL is 2-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.67 and a WHIP of 1.112.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

ALEX COBB vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
COBB is 0-3 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.63 and a WHIP of 1.457.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

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BOSTON (3 - 4) at NY YANKEES (4 - 1) - 7:05 PM
RYAN WEBER (R) vs. JORDAN MONTGOMERY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 87-82 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 36-43 (-25.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 61-53 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 26-32 (-16.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 45-40 (-19.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 29-42 (-19.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 56-22 (+23.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

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

RYAN WEBER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

JORDAN MONTGOMERY vs. BOSTON since 1997
MONTGOMERY is 0-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.40 and a WHIP of 1.396.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

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CINCINNATI (2 - 4) at DETROIT (4 - 3) - 7:10 PM
LUIS CASTILLO (R) vs. SPENCER TURNBULL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 158-220 (-59.3 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 31-44 (-17.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 51-116 (-39.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 25-61 (-26.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 5-20 (-13.1 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 24-60 (-31.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 10-28 (-17.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-34 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 37-91 (-34.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 835-849 (-122.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
TURNBULL is 2-14 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-1 (+3.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

LUIS CASTILLO vs. DETROIT since 1997
CASTILLO is 0-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 0-1 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

SPENCER TURNBULL vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
TURNBULL is 0-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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NY METS (3 - 4) at ATLANTA (4 - 3) - 7:10 PM
RICK PORCELLO (R) vs. SEAN NEWCOMB (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 103-71 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 97-57 (+35.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 148-103 (+37.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 475-495 (+33.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
PORCELLO is 72-50 (+24.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

RICK PORCELLO vs. ATLANTA since 1997
PORCELLO is 3-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.85 and a WHIP of 1.270.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

SEAN NEWCOMB vs. NY METS since 1997
NEWCOMB is 2-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.75 and a WHIP of 1.272.
His team's record is 4-4 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.9 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (2 - 4) at KANSAS CITY (3 - 4) - 8:05 PM
DALLAS KEUCHEL (L) vs. KRIS BUBIC (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 47-52 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 432-452 (+29.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
KANSAS CITY is 324-453 (-112.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
KANSAS CITY is 18-41 (-20.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
KEUCHEL is 5-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.60 and a WHIP of 1.233.
His team's record is 5-5 (-4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-5. (-0.2 units)

KRIS BUBIC vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

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CLEVELAND (5 - 2) at MINNESOTA (4 - 2) - 8:10 PM
MIKE CLEVINGER (R) vs. RANDY DOBNAK (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

MIKE CLEVINGER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
CLEVINGER is 3-2 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.73 and a WHIP of 1.117.
His team's record is 6-5 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-8. (-6.0 units)

RANDY DOBNAK vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
DOBNAK is 0-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.571.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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SAN DIEGO (5 - 2) at COLORADO (4 - 1) - 8:10 PM
GARRETT RICHARDS (R) vs. JON GRAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 75-94 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 18-38 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 92-74 (+25.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 96-94 (+21.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
GRAY is 19-9 (+10.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 60-61 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

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

GARRETT RICHARDS vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

JON GRAY vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GRAY is 10-4 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.97 and a WHIP of 1.052.
His team's record is 10-9 (-2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-9. (-1.6 units)

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PITTSBURGH (2 - 4) at CHICAGO CUBS (4 - 2) - 8:15 PM
TREVOR WILLIAMS (R) vs. YU DARVISH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 332-608 (-122.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 31-22 (+12.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1878-1912 (-277.8 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1010-886 (-150.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 215-237 (-56.4 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 473-409 (-76.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 46-52 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1396-1427 (-211.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 909-830 (-157.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
DARVISH is 13-19 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DARVISH is 7-19 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in July games since 1997. (Team's Record)
DARVISH is 6-15 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DARVISH is 39-36 (-23.4 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.

TREVOR WILLIAMS vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
WILLIAMS is 2-6 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.60 and a WHIP of 1.778.
His team's record is 2-7 (-4.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.3 units)

YU DARVISH vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
DARVISH is 1-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 0.800.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+2.9 units)

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HOUSTON (3 - 3) at LA ANGELS (2 - 5) - 9:10 PM
LANCE MCCULLERS JR. (R) vs. MATT ANDRIESE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 78-53 (-12.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MCCULLERS JR. is 0-7 (-8.6 Units) against the money line in road games in July games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 22-4 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.

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

LANCE MCCULLERS JR. vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
MCCULLERS JR. is 3-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.121.
His team's record is 4-7 (-5.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-3. (+4.5 units)

MATT ANDRIESE vs. HOUSTON since 1997
ANDRIESE is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 5.23 and a WHIP of 1.936.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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TEXAS (2 - 3) at SAN FRANCISCO (3 - 4) - 9:10 PM
MIKE MINOR (L) vs. LOGAN WEBB (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 5-21 (-16.8 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 80-89 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-10 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 54-52 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 45-42 (+14.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 80-87 (+6.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 53-54 (+9.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 44-32 (+13.3 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.

MIKE MINOR vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
MINOR is 3-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.41 and a WHIP of 0.911.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.3 units)

LOGAN WEBB vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA DODGERS (5 - 2) at ARIZONA (2 - 5) - 9:40 PM
TONY GONSOLIN (R) vs. ZAC GALLEN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 991-838 (-92.2 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
ARIZONA is 950-851 (-108.1 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
ARIZONA is 668-616 (-88.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.

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

TONY GONSOLIN vs. ARIZONA since 1997
GONSOLIN is 0-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

ZAC GALLEN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
GALLEN is 0-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.48 and a WHIP of 1.258.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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OAKLAND (3 - 3) at SEATTLE (3 - 4) - 9:40 PM
SEAN MANAEA (L) vs. TAIJUAN WALKER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 99-68 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 197-111 (+38.8 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 91-70 (+28.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 35-20 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 123-86 (+35.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 129-96 (+27.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 80-50 (+33.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 101-53 (+27.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 978-897 (-125.9 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 680-636 (-113.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 483-468 (-106.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

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

SEAN MANAEA vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MANAEA is 6-4 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.69 and a WHIP of 1.097.
His team's record is 6-5 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-6. (-1.5 units)

TAIJUAN WALKER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
WALKER is 1-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 5.21 and a WHIP of 1.338.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+2.7 units)

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**Udog** · 07-31-2020, 12:21 PM

Diamond Trends for Friday July 31
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: N.Y. Mets at Atlanta (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Braves are 11-0 SU since Sep 02, 2016 on the road off a home win where they never trailed.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (8:10 p.m . ET)

-- The Pirates are 0-15 SU since May 27, 2019 on the road after they allowed 5+ walks last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at Colorado (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rockies are 10-0 SU since Jun 27, 2016 when Jon Gray starts at home when he went fewer than 5 innings in his last start.

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Friday's MLB Trends and Indexes - 7/31

Friday's MLB Trends and Indexes - 7/31

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