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MLB
Short Sheet

Wednesday, June 11

First Post

Minnesota at Toronto, 12:35 ET
Hughes: 7-2 TSR as an underdog
Stroman: TORONTO 37-43 when the money line is -100 to -150

Cleveland at Kansas City, 2:10 ET
Bauer: CLEVELAND 41-23 after having won 3 of their last 4 games
Ventura: KANSAS CITY 7-15 against division opponents

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MLB

Wednesday, June 11


Storms, strong wind expected at several ballparks

There are thunderstorms and strong winds expected across several ballparks Wednesday.

The Baltimore Orioles (-125, 8.5) host the Boston Red Sox, where thunderstorms are expected along with a 58 percent chance of rain. There will also be a 10 mph wind blowing from first to third.

In Pittsburgh, the Pirates (-125, 7.5) host the Chicago Cubs and thunderstorms are expected with a 63 percent chance of rain. A seven mph wind will be blowing in from right field.

There is a 94 percent chance of rain in Philadelphia, where the Phillies (-125, 7) will host the San Diego Padres. There is also a chance of thunderstorms and an eight mph wind wind blowing from first to third.

In Cincinnati, the Reds (-123, 7) host the Los Angeles Dodgers with thunderstorms an a 60 percent chance of rain in the forecast. There will be a seven mph wind blowing in from right field.


Baseball's worst money pitcher on the hill Wednesday

Arizona's Brandon McCarthy takes the hill Wednesday and that has spelled trouble for Diamondbacks bettors.

McCarthy is baseball's worst money pitcher, netting a whopping -$1,024 units so far this season and the team is 2-11 in games he starts. Today he faces the Houston Astros as a +111 underdog.

To make matters worse he is facing Astros' starter Dallas Keuchel, who is third ranked money pitcher at $783 units.


Rays scoreless streak has reached 28 innings

Adam Wainwright threw seven scoreless innings last night. Which is not a big deal as he does that kind of thing a lot. But the bullpen threw two more scoreless innings and the opponent was the Rays and that amounted to the third straight shutout of the apparently doomed team from Tampa Bay. The Rays are the first AL team to be shut out since the Twins did it in 2004.

That, plus the final inning of their loss on Saturday, adds up to 28 consecutive scoreless innings for Tampa Bay, which broke the old franchise record of 26 innings, set in 2002. That Devil Rays team finished 55-106.

They’re currently on pace to go 59-103, so I guess things could be worse.

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Record As of TUESDAY Night : ON RATED GAMES

*****....................22 - 18...............+ 4.03

DOUBLE PLAY............11 - 7................+ 12.18

TRIPLE PLAY.............13 - 11............... + 8.93

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TWO EARLY GAMES WHICH I DIDN'T POST BUT WHO I WENT WITH:


Wednesday, June 11

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Minnesota 3 Top 6 Minnesota +137 500

Toronto 0 Over 9 500

Cleveland 0 Top 1 Kansas City -119 500

Kansas City 0 Over 7.5 500

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Record As of TUESDAY Night : ON RATED GAMES

*****....................22 - 18...............+ 4.03

DOUBLE PLAY............11 - 7................+ 12.18

TRIPLE PLAY.............13 - 11............... + 8.93




Wednesday, June 11

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Boston - 7:05 PM ET Boston +119 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Baltimore - Over 8.5 500

Chi. Cubs - 7:05 PM ET Chi. Cubs +115 500
Pittsburgh - Over 7.5 500

San Diego - 7:05 PM ET Philadelphia -123 500 *****
Philadelphia - Under 7 500

LA Dodgers - 7:10 PM ET Cincinnati -125 500
Cincinnati - Under 7 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Milwaukee - 7:10 PM ET Milwaukee -123 500
NY Mets - Over 7 500

St. Louis - 7:10 PM ET St. Louis -130 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Tampa Bay - Under 7 500

Miami - 8:05 PM ET Miami +213 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Texas - Under 8.5 500

Arizona - 8:10 PM ET Arizona +116 500
Houston - Under 8 500

Detroit - 8:10 PM ET Chi. White Sox +138 500 *****
Chi. White Sox - Over 8.5 500

Atlanta - 8:40 PM ET Atlanta -129 500 *****
Colorado - Over 10 500

Oakland - 10:05 PM ET Oakland +119 500
LA Angels - Under 8 500

NY Yankees - 10:10 PM ET NY Yankees -178 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Seattle - Under 6.5 500

Washington - 10:15 PM ET Washington +115 500 *****
San Francisco - Under 7 500

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Record As of WEDNESDAY Night : ON RATED GAMES

*****....................25 - 19...............+ 6.27

DOUBLE PLAY............12 - 8................+ 12.18

TRIPLE PLAY.............14 - 13............... + 5.03



Thursday, June 12

Game Score Status Pick Amount

San Diego - 1:05 PM ET San Diego -110 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Philadelphia - Over 8 500

Atlanta - 3:10 PM ET Colorado -101 500 *****

Colorado - Over 10 500

Washington - 3:45 PM ET Washington +121 500 TRIPLE PLAY

San Francisco - Under 7 500 *****

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Diamond Trends - Thursday

June 12, 2014


SU TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Cubs are 0-13 since May 21, 2012 on the road within 20 cents of pickem vs a divisional foe that is ahead of them in the divisional standings for a net profit of $1300 when playing against.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

-- When Jeff Samardzija starts the Cubs are 0-11 since May 23, 2012 when it is not the first game of a series, after more strike outs than hits allowed at home for a net profit of $1118 when playing against.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

-- Scott Feldman has produced a team record of 1-15 (+$1,650) since September 2009 coming off a starter where he went less than five innings.

CHOICE TREND:

-- The Dodgers are 13-0 since September 23, 2012 as a road favorite of more than -110 after a loss in which they had 6 or fewer hits for a net profit of $1300.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- When Jon Lester starts the Red Sox are 13-2 since July 18, 2006 at home after the results of his last three starts were WWL for a net profit of $1035.

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

-- Dodgers swung at 61 of Johnny Cueto's 112 pitches last night, only put eight of them in play. Cueto walked none, struck out 12, beat LA 5-0.

-- It is June 12 and Lonnie Chisenhall is batting .393. 3-9-3. Damn.

-- Phil Hughes beat the Blue Jays, is now 7-2, 3.17 and stands a chance of starting the All-Star Game in his home ballpark next month.

-- Justin Verlander lost in Chicago, is now 2-4, 8.36 in his last six starts.

-- Yu Darvish shut Miami out, Marlins' first loss in last 14 interleague games.

-- Rangers hung on, beat the Kings 2-1 and stayed alive, as teams now go out to Los Angeles for Game 5 Friday.


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind......

13) Manny Machado is appealing his 5-game suspension for being a jackass, maybe because the Orioles are playing division rivals this week; this suspension should’ve been immediate. What is he appealing? His own team was criticizing him.

12) Baseball’s system regarding appealing suspensions is ridiculously drawn out; when Carlos Gomez got suspended for an altercation in Pittsburgh, he didn’t serve the actual time for 3-4 weeks. In this day of Skype and video conferencing, having an appeal the next morning shouldn't be out of question in most cases. Move things along; good grief.

11) Orioles got blanked by Brandon Workman Tuesday night; he is in same boat as Machado, appealing a suspending for throwing behind Evan Longoria’s head a couple weeks ago. Workman will get his appeal heard eventually, hopefully before the season ends. Instant replay is working well; now they need to get on this appeal thing and fix it.

10) Delaware Blue Hens threw their best returning player off the team this week; Jarvis Threatt averaged 18 ppg and 5.4 assists/game last year. The way this offseason is going, either Auburn, South Florida or Tennessee will get him- those are the three teams that have been most aggressive in pursuing “free agent” players.

9) Marist basketball job is still open; its women’s team outdraws the men’s team by 600 or so fans a game, probably because the women’s team has won nine MAAC titles in a row, while the men don’t have a MAAC title yet. Not sure how good a job Marist is-- they'll have their third coach in three years this fall.

8) Antoine Mason will transfer from Niagara to Auburn; he was America’s second-leading scorer last year, and is the son of former NBA star Anthony Mason. Bruce Pearl doesn’t mess around; he’ll have a contending squad sooner than later.

7) Now BYU wants to join the Big X Conference, to share in the BCS football windfall. In an unrelated note, I’m interesting in dating Diane Lane. Neither of these two things has a chance in hell of actually happening.

6) Sad news from Miami, where Norris Cole’s personal chef was murdered this week. Lot of single pro athletes have a chef cook for them, to ensure that they eat well and stay healthier. This is yet another terrible tragedy; there's too much of this.

5) Serious question: Do major league baseball players practice sliding? Ever? I was just wondering, you never hear about it, but its an important part of the game, especially with the new rules around home plate.

4) They’re playing CFL exhibition games already; it isn’t even officially summer yet. CFL is at an awkward nine teams now, with Ottawa getting an expansion team this season.

3) Young basketball players need to study Kawhi Leonard on how to improve their game; here is a guy who shot 41-164 (25%) from the arc in his two seasons at San Diego State- that isn’t very good. In three seasons as a pro, Leonard has made 37.6% of his 3’s and the pro trey is a harder shot than the college one. Tremendous improvement; he had to have worked very hard on his shooting for that to happen.

2) Spurs often give key players nights off during the season; this allows their support players to take on a bigger role for those games, which expands their game. Guys like Mills, Leonard and Splitter have improved greatly thru this approach, and it is a big part of why San Antonio is where it is, two games from a title.

1) Twice in three games so far, 4th quarter of Game 1, first quarter of Game 3, the Spurs have had an eFG% of better than 100%, which is ridiculous. eFG% is just like regular FG%, except a 3-ball counts a basket-and-a-half. To be over 100% in any quarter is outrageously good; to do it twice in a span of six quarters in an NBA final is excellence bordering on perfection.

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MLB
Dunkel

Toronto at Baltimore
The Blue Jays head to Baltimore tonight and come into the contest with a 6-0 record in Mark Buehrle's last 6 road starts. Toronto is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Blue Jays favored by 2. Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-120). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, JUNE 12

Game 951-952: LA Dodgers at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Greinke) 14.651; Cincinnati (Simon) 15.535
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 8
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-145); 7
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+125); Over

Game 953-954: San Diego at Philadelphia (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Stults) 14.638; Philadelphia (Kendrick) 16.288
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-120); Under

Game 955-956: Atlanta at Colorado (3:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Santana) 17.132; Colorado (Chacin) 13.567
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 3 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-130); 10
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-130); Under

Game 957-958: Washington at San Francisco (3:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Treinen) 16.543; San Francisco (Hudson) 15.712
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 8
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-150); 7
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+130); Over

Game 959-960: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Samardzija) 15.735; Pittsburgh (Volquez) 17.502
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 2; 6
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-120); Under

Game 961-962: Milwaukee at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 17.271; NY Mets (Niese) 15.920
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-110); 7
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-110); Over

Game 963-964: Toronto at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Buehrle) 16.662; Baltimore (Gausman) 14.629
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 2; 7
Vegas Line: Toronto (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-120); Under

Game 965-966: Cleveland at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Tomlin) 14.390; Boston (Lester) 13.228
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+130); Over

Game 967-968: Detroit at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 15.360; White Sox (Sale) 17.983
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 2 1/2; 5
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-120); Under

Game 969-970: NY Yankees at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Whitley) 17.319; Seattle (Elias) 13.293
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 4; 8
Vegas Line: Seattle (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (+100); Over

Game 971-972: Arizona at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Miley) 12.842; Houston (Feldman) 15.237
Dunkel Line: Houston by 2 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Houston (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-110); Under

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MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, June 12

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LA DODGERS (35 - 32) at CINCINNATI (30 - 34) - 12:35 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. ALFREDO SIMON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
GREINKE is 12-23 (-19.4 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 55-82 (-30.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SIMON is 10-3 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SIMON is 10-3 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 52-36 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 39-18 (+19.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
GREINKE is 31-13 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 31-13 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 16-2 (+14.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 103-124 (-40.4 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 60-61 (-18.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 4-2 (+1.4 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
GREINKE is 5-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.02 and a WHIP of 0.957.
His team's record is 6-3 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.8 units)

ALFREDO SIMON vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
SIMON is 0-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 12.26 and a WHIP of 2.452.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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SAN DIEGO (28 - 37) at PHILADELPHIA (27 - 36) - 1:05 PM
ERIC STULTS (L) vs. KYLE KENDRICK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 20-32 (-14.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN DIEGO is 31-23 (+13.7 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
STULTS is 47-38 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
STULTS is 47-37 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 100-125 (-29.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-41 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 50-65 (-22.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 100-123 (-27.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 43-57 (-18.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 48-59 (-19.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

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

ERIC STULTS vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
STULTS is 0-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

KYLE KENDRICK vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
KENDRICK is 2-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 4.63 and a WHIP of 1.414.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-0. (+4.0 units)

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ATLANTA (34 - 30) at COLORADO (30 - 35) - 3:10 PM
ERVIN SANTANA (R) vs. JHOULYS CHACIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 5-16 (-14.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 41-61 (-24.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-2 (+1.2 Units) against COLORADO this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. COLORADO since 1997
SANTANA is 2-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 5.58 and a WHIP of 1.396.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. ATLANTA since 1997
CHACIN is 0-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 6.23 and a WHIP of 2.385.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

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WASHINGTON (35 - 29) at SAN FRANCISCO (42 - 24) - 3:45 PM
BLAKE TREINEN (R) vs. TIM HUDSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 85-79 (-14.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 42-24 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 12-1 (+10.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 17-6 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 42-24 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 27-16 (+10.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-11 (+12.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HUDSON is 42-18 (+23.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 47-15 (+22.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 15-0 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 99-52 (+32.2 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 22-9 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 71-27 (+28.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-0 (+3.2 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.3 Units)

BLAKE TREINEN vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

TIM HUDSON vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
HUDSON is 16-5 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.086.
His team's record is 19-10 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-15. (-2.1 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (26 - 37) at PITTSBURGH (31 - 34) - 7:05 PM
JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R) vs. EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 153-235 (-48.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 9-23 (-13.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 38-71 (-20.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 153-235 (-48.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 6-21 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 664-666 (-158.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
SAMARDZIJA is 3-11 (-8.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 4-18 (-13.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 3-11 (-8.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 128-105 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 40-23 (+23.4 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 128-105 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 87-59 (+22.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 107-88 (+17.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-3 (+1.7 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.3 Units)

JEFF SAMARDZIJA vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
SAMARDZIJA is 3-3 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.05 and a WHIP of 0.930.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.0 units)

EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 5-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.77 and a WHIP of 1.581.
His team's record is 8-0 (+8.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-1. (+4.9 units)

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MILWAUKEE (39 - 27) at NY METS (29 - 36) - 7:10 PM
KYLE LOHSE (R) vs. JON NIESE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 11-24 (-15.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 39-27 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 23-14 (+13.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 20-14 (+8.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 21-14 (+11.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 39-27 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 81-70 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LOHSE is 9-1 (+9.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LOHSE is 8-1 (+8.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LOHSE is 20-11 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 36-56 (-22.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 13-31 (-16.2 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 47-66 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 23-37 (-16.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 47-66 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 44-69 (-32.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 35-48 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 34-57 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

KYLE LOHSE vs. NY METS since 1997
LOHSE is 2-4 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.645.
His team's record is 6-4 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.9 units)

JON NIESE vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
NIESE is 2-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 5.68 and a WHIP of 1.776.
His team's record is 4-1 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.1 units)

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TORONTO (39 - 28) at BALTIMORE (33 - 31) - 7:05 PM
MARK BUEHRLE (L) vs. KEVIN GAUSMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 215-180 (+43.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 90-72 (+19.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 30-16 (+14.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 16-9 (+8.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 195-156 (+42.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 147-123 (+29.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 113-96 (+34.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 39-28 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 19-11 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TORONTO is 17-9 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TORONTO is 27-17 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 10-3 (+7.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BUEHRLE is 11-2 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
BUEHRLE is 6-0 (+6.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 3-3 (-0.2 Units) against TORONTO this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

MARK BUEHRLE vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
BUEHRLE is 8-8 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.45 and a WHIP of 1.235.
His team's record is 11-9 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-9. (+0.1 units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. TORONTO since 1997
GAUSMAN is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 7.20 and a WHIP of 1.800.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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CLEVELAND (33 - 33) at BOSTON (29 - 36) - 7:10 PM
JOSH TOMLIN (R) vs. JON LESTER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 2-11 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 64-40 (+18.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 125-104 (+22.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 119-98 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 71-37 (+28.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 29-37 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 12-20 (-12.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
BOSTON is 27-33 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BOSTON is 16-27 (-15.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-0 (+3.2 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)

JOSH TOMLIN vs. BOSTON since 1997
TOMLIN is 1-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.100.
His team's record is 2-1 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

JON LESTER vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
LESTER is 6-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.43 and a WHIP of 1.182.
His team's record is 10-3 (+4.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-4. (+4.1 units)

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DETROIT (33 - 28) at CHI WHITE SOX (33 - 33) - 8:10 PM
MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. CHRIS SALE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 131-103 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-20 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 132-200 (-52.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
DETROIT is 15-25 (-16.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 127-100 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 23-32 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-33 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 16-11 (+9.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-33 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 24-19 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SCHERZER is 57-26 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SCHERZER is 28-7 (+17.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 4-4 (+2.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

MAX SCHERZER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
SCHERZER is 10-5 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.035.
His team's record is 11-9 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-11. (-2.8 units)

CHRIS SALE vs. DETROIT since 1997
SALE is 3-4 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.14 and a WHIP of 1.203.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.5 units)

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NY YANKEES (33 - 31) at SEATTLE (34 - 31) - 10:10 PM
CHASE WHITLEY (R) vs. ROENIS ELIAS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 31-12 (+17.8 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 16-9 (+10.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 44-33 (+14.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 50-62 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 140-174 (-47.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday since 1997.
SEATTLE is 50-62 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 34-45 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 29-41 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

CHASE WHITLEY vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

ROENIS ELIAS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
ELIAS is 1-0 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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ARIZONA (29 - 39) at HOUSTON (30 - 37) - 8:10 PM
WADE MILEY (L) vs. SCOTT FELDMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
FELDMAN is 13-5 (+8.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 33-84 (-36.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 39-75 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 20-46 (-21.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 39-75 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
FELDMAN is 30-41 (-22.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 30-41 (-22.2 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 19-33 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 15-24 (-15.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 2-1 (+1.4 Units) against ARIZONA this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

WADE MILEY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
MILEY is 2-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.38 and a WHIP of 1.077.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

SCOTT FELDMAN vs. ARIZONA since 1997
FELDMAN is 0-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.41 and a WHIP of 1.164.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.6 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, June 12

Hot pitchers
-- Simon is 4-1, 3.52 in his last five starts.
-- Santana is 1-0, 2.77 in his last couple starts.
-- Hudson is 2-0, 1.42 in his last three starts.
-- Volquez is 2-1, 3.68 in his last four starts.
-- Niese is 0-0, 2.61 in his last three starts. Brewers are 9-3 in last 12 games started by Lohse.

-- Buehrle is 3-1, 2.20 in his last four starts.
-- Sale is 2-0, 2.16 in his last four starts.
-- Elias is 2-0, 2.16 in his last couple starts. Whitley is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two.

Cold pitchers
-- Greinke is 1-1, 4.91 in his last four starts.
-- Stults is 0-4, 7.30 in his last five starts. Kendrick is 0-1, 5.44 in his last two.
-- Chacin is 0-4, 5.35 in seven starts this season.
-- Washington is 0-3 when Treinen starts (0-2, 3.78).
-- Samardzija has a 7.41 RA in his last three starts.

-- Gausman is 1-1, 4.91 in his two starts this year.
-- Lester is 1-3, 5.02 in his last five starts. Tomlin is 1-2, 5.11 in his last four.
-- Scherzer is 0-2, 6.84 in his last four starts.

-- Feldman is 1-3, 11.65 in his last four starts. Miley is 0-3, 4.41 in his last five.

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Greinke 2-13; Simon 4-12
-- Stults 4-13; Kendrick 7-12 (6 of last 7)
-- Santana 3-11; Chacin 3-7
-- Treinen 0-3; Hudson 0-12
-- Samardzija 6-13 (5 of last 8); Volquez 5-12
-- Lohse 6-13; Niese 4-12

-- Buehrle 2-13; Gausman 0-2
-- Tomlin 1-6; Lester 5-12 (4 of last 5)
-- Scherzer 4-13; Sale 0-8
-- Whitley 1-5; Elias 3-13

-- Miley 2-14; Feldman 2-10

Totals
-- Seven of Cubs' last ten road games went over.
-- Under is 7-0-1 in last eight Dodger road games.
-- Over is 12-2-1 in last fifteen Brewer games.
-- Nine of last eleven San Diego games stayed under.
-- Under is 6-3-2 in last eleven games at Coors Field.
-- Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve Washington road games.

-- Over is 8-5 in last thirteen Baltimore home games.
-- Under is 10-3-1 in last fourteen Boston games.
-- Ten of last fourteen White Sox home games stayed under; over is 6-0-1 in last seven Detroit games.
-- Under is 11-5 in last sixteen Bronx road games.

-- Four of last five Houston games stayed under.

Hot teams
-- Cubs won six of their last nine games.
-- Brewers won three of their last four games.
-- Dodgers won eight of their last twelve road games.
-- Washington won ten of its last twelve games.

-- Baltimore is 7-4 in its last eleven games.
-- Indians won nine of their last twelve games.
-- White Sox won six of their last eight home games.
-- Bronx won seven of its last ten road games.

-- Astros won five of last seven games. Arizona won six of its last nine.

Cold teams
-- Pirates lost three of their last five games.
-- Mets lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Cincinnati is 3-8 in its last eleven home games.
-- Phillies lost eight of their last eleven games, but won last two. San Diego lost seven of last nine.
-- Colorado lost 11 of its last 12 games. Braves lost four of their last seven.
-- San Francisco lost its last three games.

-- Toronto lost four of its last five games.
-- Boston lost seven of its last nine games.
-- Detroit lost nine of its last twelve road games.
-- Mariners lost four of their last six home games.

Umpires
-- Chi-Pitt-- Favorites won eight of ten Kellogg games.
-- SD-Phil-- Seven of last ten Tichenor games went over.
-- Mil-NY-- Last four Hernandez games went over total.
-- LA-Cin-- Sevne of last ten Gonzalez games went over.
-- Atl-Col-- Favorites won last seven Baker games.
-- Wsh-SF-- Five of last seven Davis games stayed under.

-- Det-Chi-- Six of last eight Carlson games went over total.
-- NY-Sea-- Underdogs won six of last seven Wegner games.

-- Hst-Az-- Over is 8-2-1 in West games this season.

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MLB

Thursday, June 12

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Trend Report
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12:35 PM
LA DODGERS vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

1:05 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 11 games
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games

3:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. COLORADO
Atlanta is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Atlanta is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games at home

3:45 PM
WASHINGTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home

7:05 PM
TORONTO vs. BALTIMORE
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

7:05 PM
CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 17 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs

7:10 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. NY METS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games
NY Mets are 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

7:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. BOSTON
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games when playing Cleveland

8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games

8:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Houston
Arizona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
Houston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home

10:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 10 games when playing Seattle
NY Yankees are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

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MLB

Thursday, June 12


Dodgers' SS Hanley Ramirez, doubtful Thursday

Ramirez is dealing with irritation to his right AC joint. He did not play Wednesday and he is not expected to return for Thursday's game against the Reds.


Home teams come through for backers Wednesday night

If you were backing home teams against the runline in Major League Baseball action Wednesday night, you probably went home happy.

Home teams put up a 10-5 record against the runline last night, hitting at almost 67 percent. Home favorites did most of the work going 7-3, while home dogs went 3-2.

This home team success bucks the trend that has been going on this year, with home teams hitting just under 43 percent of the time against the runline for the season.


With four shutouts Wednesday, under was great bet

There were several impressive pitching performance's Wednesday night in Major League Baseball action, including four shutouts, which meant it was a good night if you were playing unders.

Teams went 3-9 over/under on the diamond last night, good for a 75 percent success rate. That is way against the norm, with the under only coming in 49 percent of the time for the season.


Rangers' Darvish gets first career shutout

The Texas Rangers broke a four-game losing skid with the help of two key components.

If they hope to remain in the mix in the AL West Division, it would seem they'll need more of what Yu Darvish and Shin-Soo Choo gave them on Wednesday.

Darvish pitched his first career shutout, and Choo went 2-for-4 with four RBIs in Texas' 6-0 victory over the Miami Marlins.

Darvish struck out 10, including four of the last six batters he faced in the 73rd start of his three-year career. The right-hander allowed six hits and three walks while helping Texas earn an American League-best 12th shutout.


Mariners make DL swap of slumping first basemen

Before Wednesday's game, the Seattle Mariners swapped one struggling first baseman with injury problems for another.

Justin Smoak, who had just one hit in 18 June at-bats, was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a sore left quadriceps. The move came as Logan Morrison was finishing up his rehab stint at Triple-A Tacoma following a hamstring injury that landed him on the DL in April.

Morrison will effectively become the Mariners' starting first baseman, despite the .125 batting average he carries after going 0-for-4 Wednesday in Seattle's 4-2 loss to the New York Yankees. Smoak was hitting just .208 after a horrible start to June.


Cueto, Reds shut out Dodgers 5-0

The Cincinnati Reds were in danger of dropping the first three games in their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, so they turned to their ace to stop L.A. in its tracks.

Johnny Cueto pitched six shutout innings and struck out a career-high 12, lifting Cincinnati to a 5-0 victory Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park.

Cueto (6-5) struck out five straight batters and seven of nine in one stretch. He allowed three hits and no walks, and he reduced his major-league-leading ERA to 1.85.


Yankees make bullpen moves

The New York Yankees made two changes to their bullpen Wednesday, activating right-hander Shawn Kelley from the disabled list and acquiring left-hander David Huff from the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations.

To make room for the duo, right-hander Matt Daley was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and left-hander Wade LeBlanc was designated for assignment.

Kelley was out since May 7 due to back stiffness. He made two minor league rehab appearances over the past week, pitching a combined 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Kelley was 1-2 with a 3.52 ERA in 16 relief outings for the Yankees this year before getting hurt.

Huff was designated for assignment by the Giants last weekend after going 1-0 with a 6.30 ERA in 16 games. He split last season between the Cleveland Indians and the Yankees, going 3-1 with a 4.67 ERA in 11 games (two starts) for New York.

Daley had no decisions and a 4.85 ERA in 12 relief appearances for New York this season.

LeBlanc was acquired by the Yankees off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels last week. In his lone appearance for New York, he allowed two runs in one inning June 4 against the Oakland A's. He also pitched once for the Angels in 2014, giving up four runs in 6 1/3 innings at Oakland on May 30.

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MLB

Thursday, June 12


Rain, thunderstorms expected at several ballparks

There is plenty of turbulent weather expected at ballparks across America that could have an impact on your major league bets Thursday.

In Philadelphia, the Phillies (-109, 8.5) host the San Diego Padres, with a 71 percent of rain and expected thunderstorms. There will also be an eight mph wind blowing out to left.

In Baltimore, the Orioles (-108, 8.5) host the Blue Jays, with a 72 percent chance of rain and a chance of thunderstorms. There will also be a seven mph wind blowing out to left.

The Pittsburgh Pirates (-115, 7) host the Chicago Cubs with expected thunderstorms and a 70 percent chance of rain.

In New York, the Mets host the Milwaukee Brewers (-113, 7), with expected thunderstorms and a 61 percent chance of rain. There will also be a seven mph wind blowing out to left.

The Seattle Mariners (-113, 7) host the New York Yankees, where there will be a strong 12 mph wind blowing out to center field. There is also a 61 percent chance of rain.


Dodgers' SS Hanley Ramirez, out Thursday

Ramirez will miss a second-straight game Thursday against the Reds as he is dealing with an irritated right shoulder.

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MLB
Short Sheet

Thursday, June 12

LA Dodgers at Cincinnati, 12:35 ET
Greinke: 16-2 after a loss
Simon: CINCINNATI is 34-16 UNDER in home games after 2 or more unders

San Diego at Philadelphia, 1:05 ET
Stults: SAN DIEGO is 20-32 against right-handed starters
Kendrick: PHILADELPHIA is 8-0 OVER after 3 straight games where the bullpen gave up no runs

Atlanta at Colorado, 3:10 ET
Santana: 23-9 OVER when the total is 10 or higher
Chacin: 9-0 OVER in home games when playing on Thursday

Washington at San Francisco, 3:45 ET
Treinen: WASHINGTON is 31-19 OVER on the road when the total is 7 or less
Hudson: SAN FRANCISCO is 12-1 as a favorite of -150 or higher

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET
Samardzija: CHICAGO CUBS are 9-23 when the total is 7 or less
Volquez: PITTSBURGH is 24-13 OVER in night games

Milwaukee at NY Mets, 7:10 ET
Lohse: MILWAUKEE is 11-24 when playing on Thursday
Niese: NY METS are 25-17 OVER as an underdog of +100 or higher

Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 ET
Buehrle: TORONTO is 9-2 OVER when playing on Thursday
Gausman: BALTIMORE is 30-16 when playing on Thursday

Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 ET
Tomlin: CLEVELAND is 2-11 in road games against left-handed starters
Lester: BOSTON is 22-8 UNDER when the total is 8 to 8.5

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 ET
Scherzer: DETROIT is 11-1 OVER after 2 or more consecutive losses
Sale: CHI WHITE SOX are 12-2 off a win of 6 runs or more over a division opponent

NY Yankees at Seattle, 10:10 ET
Whitley: NY YANKEES are 31-16 UNDER against AL West opponents
Elias: SEATTLE is 31-12 at home with a money line of -100 to -125

Arizona at Houston, 8:10 ET
Miley: ARIZONA is 1-10 after scoring 1 run or less
Feldman: 15-4 OVER in home games