The Bum's MLB August Thread- stats-trends-rated games !

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Thanks for that Grand Slam, Bum! I played it just like you rated it.

I'm joining you on the Giants tonight, too. You have to think the Giants are really steamed and are planning on punishing the Cubs if they can!

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Your welcome dog.....not to mention they won the protest which probably had them jacked up..............

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

-- SF Giants won their protest; their Tuesday game will resume today at 4:05 with Cubs leading 2-0 in bottom of 5th inning. Game had been declared over after tarp wasn't put on the field the right way and rain made the field unplayable.

-- Angels lost star pitcher Garrett Richards to a serious knee injury when he was covering first base.

-- Charleston is considering bringing Bobby Cremins back as an interim coach as they look to do damage control on a program that fired Doug Wojcik for verbal abuse of players and staff. Not as easy fix.

-- 14 of 16 NFL games had totals of 40+ last week; every game this week has total of 40+. Why? So damn many defensive penalties.

-- Washington 3, Arizona 2-- Ninth straight win for Nationals, 4th via walkoff.

-- David Price pitches against his old team in St Pete this afternoon. Rays have lost seven of their last nine home games.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.........

13) Browns did the wise thing and named a starting QB; doesn’t matter who it was (it was Brian Hoyer); just matters that they diffused the media onslaught and can now go about the business of prepping for their season opener and can also work on developing their rookie QB at his own pace. Good for them.

12) Look at it this way: Browns’ first three games are: Steelers-Saints-Ravens; which one of those three, if any, are they winning? Cleveland has a Week 4 bye, then they can insert young Manziel in at QB, if he’s earned the spot. Easier to go from Hoyer to Manziel than it would be to go from Manziel to Hoyer.

11) This could be the first season since 2007 where no rookie QB will start in Week 1; ’07 was the draft that blessed us with JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn.

10) Solid show of mental toughness Tuesday by Astros’ DH Chris Carter, this generation’s Rob Deer, who struck out in his first four AB’s, then crushed the game-winning 3-run homer in the 9th inning. Would’ve been easy to go in the tank and call it a night, but he hung in there and emerged a hero.

9) Astros’ pitching prospect Mark Appel was 2-5, 9.74 in 12 Class A starts this season, but Houston has a small fortune invested in him, so they promoted him to AA anyway, annoying some others in the Astros’ system.

Appel is 0-1, 3.98 in four AA starts; he recently complained that they weren’t letting him pitch deep enough into games. Astros have a different way of cultivating their pitching prospects; they need some of these prospects to bloom soon, if they’re going to improve anymore- they have gotten better this year.

8) Former used car salesman Allen H. Selig was in Oakland this week; the lights worked, the plumbing didn’t overflow and Selig visited his frat brother from Wisconsin, A’s owner Lew Wolff. Selig emerged saying the A’s need a new ballpark, but he’s been saying that for five years and nothing has happened.

7) As an A’s fan, I love the Oakland Coliseum; it has character, it gives the A’s a home field advantage, because its cruddy and no one likes going there. Having a new stadium is no cure-all; ask the Twins, who won a lot more in the Metrodome than they have in Target Field, which should’ve been built with a retractable dome. Just because you have more revenue doesn’t mean you’ll spend it the right way.

6) Odd Fact of the Day: A’s manager Bob Melvin got one of his first baseball jobs because his great aunt played bridge with Bud Selig’s parents. Thank God for that; if not for bridge, the A’s might not be as good now. Who knew?

5) SLS Hotel is opening in Las Vegas this weekend; it is supposed to be really nice, they have SLS hotels in Miami and Los Angeles, will have to check it out in November when I’m out there. Doubt the Armadillo can afford to stay there, but you never know.

4) SNY had some cool video Tuesday of the 1971 All-Star Game, of Vida Blue striking out Cardinal 3B Joe Torre. A’s had uniforms with white vests over green sleeves; took me back to my childhood seeing those clips. Good stuff

3) Forbes magazine’s three most valuable NFL franchises: Cowboys-Patriots-Redskins.

Stop with this BS of not calling the Redskins by their name. Political correctness has become nauseating. No one is disrespecting Native Americans by calling this football team the Redskins.

Daniel Snyder could make a freakin’ fortune by caving in, changing the name, then selling millions of dollars in apparel with a new nickname on it. Who would fault him, but he hasn’t done it. We’ll see how it plays out, but I sincerely do not think the name is disrespectful.

2) This hasn’t been a great week for the Reds: their game Saturday was rained out on a sunny night in Denver because of a water main break, then Sunday, they lost a doubleheader, when they led Game One 9-5 in 9th inning, Game Two 5-2 in the 7th inning.

1) One of the most fascinating part of modern sports for me is the tug of war between modern analytics and old-school philosophy, which is more sound?

I love numbers, but you can go overboard with them. There is a human element to sports and team building that cannot be ignored. Old school horse sense has its place, but there has to be balance. The best franchises have that balance and that’s why they give themselves the best chance to succeed.

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MLB
Dunkel

San Diego at LA Dodgers
The Dodgers look to bounce back from last night's 4-1 loss to the Padres and come into tonight's contest with a 10-1 record in Clayton Kershaw's last 11 starts with the total set at 6 1/2 runs or lower. LA is the pick (-160) according to Dunkel, which has the Dodgers favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-160). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21

Game 951-952: Arizona at Washington (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Miley) 15.644; Washington (Gonzalez) 14.731
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-200); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+170); Over

Game 953-954: Atlanta at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Teheran) 17.402; Cincinnati (Holmberg) 15.322
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-160); Over

Game 955-956: San Francisco at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Bumgarner) 16.302; Cubs (Wood) 14.724
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-160); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-160); N/A

Game 9057-958: San Diego at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Ross) 15.312; LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 16.809
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-160); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-160); Under

Game 959-960: Houston at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Keuchel) 16.399; NY Yankees (McCarthy) 15.212
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+160); Over

Game 961-962: Cleveland at Minnesota (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Kluber) 15.896; Minnesota (Hughes) 16.922
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-160); 7
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+140); Over

Game 963-964: Detroit at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Price) 15.398; Tampa Bay (Cobb) 16.984
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Detroit (-125); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+105); Under

Game 965-966: LA Angels at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Shoemaker) 16.549; Boston (De La Rosa) 15.109
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-130); Under

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, August 21

Diamondbacks-Nationals
Miley is 0-2, 7.64 in his last three starts.
Gonzalez is 0-4, 5.13 in his last five starts.

Arizona lost eight of its last ten games.
Nationals won 12 of their last 14 games.
Six of last nine Miley road starts stayed under total.

Braves-Reds
Teheran is 1-3, 4.94 in his last four starts.
Holmberg gave up five runs in 2.2 IP (62 PT) in his only start.

Atlanta won five of its last six games.
Reds lost eight of their last nine games.

Six of last eight Teheran starts went over total.

Giants-Cubs
Bumgarner is 3-2, 2.36 in his last six starts.
Wood is 0-4, 6.80 in his last eight starts.

San Francisco lost four of their last five road games.
Cubs are 4-6 in last ten home games, pending result of suspended game.
Suspended game from Tuesday night will start at 4:05.

Seven of last ten Wood starts went over total.

Padres-Dodgers
Ross is 4-1, 1.88 in his last six starts.
Dodgers are 13-1 in last 14 Kershaw starts (11-1, 1.31).

San Diego lost four of its last six games.
Dodgers lost five of their last seven games.

Under is 12-4 in last sixteen Ross starts.

Astros-Bronx
Keuchel is 0-1, 4.05 in his last three starts.
McCarthy is 4-2, 3.56 in seven starts for Bronx; they got shut out in both of his last two starts.

Astros lost seven of their last eleven road games.
Bronx lost seven of their last eleven home games.

Six of last eight Houston road games went over; under is 6-2-1 in last nine Bronx games.

Angels-Red Sox
Shoemaker is 3-1, 2.66 in his last four starts.
de la Rosa is 1-2, 6.00 in his last five starts.

Angels won seven of their last eight games.
Red Sox lost five of their last six games.
Seven of last nine Angel games stayed under total.

Tigers-Rays
Price faces his old team here; he is 1-0, 3.18 iu three starts for Detroit.
Cobb is 4-0, 1.55 in his last seven starts.

Tigers lost ten of their last fourteen road games, but won last two.
Tampa Bay lost seven of its last nine home games.

Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Tampa Bay games.

Indians-Twins
Kluber is 6-0, 1.45 in his last eight starts.
Hughes is 3-0, 1.33 in his last three starts.

Indians won seven of their last nine games.
Minnesota lost ten of its last fourteen games.

Eight of last nine Cleveland games stayed under total

Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Miley 12-14; Gonzalez 11-9
-- Teheran 15-11; Holmberg 1-0
-- Bumgarner 14-12; Wood 13-12
-- Ross 13-13; Kershaw 16-4 (13-1 last 14)

-- Keuchel 12-11; McCarthy 4-14/5-2
-- Kluber 17-9; Hughes 16-9
-- Price 14-9/2-1; Cobb 9-10
-- Shoemaker 10-4; de la Rosa 6-6

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Miley 5-26; Gonzalez 7-20
-- Teheran 8-26; Holmberg 0-1
-- Bumgarner 6-26; 6Wood 6-25
-- Ross 7-26; Kershaw 3-20

-- Keuchel 5-23; McCarthy 6-25
-- Kluber 4-26; Hughes 5-25
-- Price 9-26; Cobb 4-19
-- Shoemaker 1-14; de la Rosa 4-12

Umpires
-- Az-Wsh-- Favorites won 15 of last 18 Hoye games.
-- SF-Chi-- Last four Dimuro games stayed under total.
-- SD-LA-- Underdogs won nine of last eleven Johnson games.

-- Hst-NY-- Four of last five Baker games stayed under.
-- Det-TB-- 10 of last 14 Little games stayed under total.
-- LA-Bos-- Favorites won six of last seven Fletcher games.
-- Cle-Min-- Four of last five Knight games stayed under.

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MLB

Thursday, August 21

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. NY YANKEES
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing Houston

1:10 PM
DETROIT vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home

1:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home

4:05 PM
ARIZONA vs. WASHINGTON
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona

7:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Boston
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing LA Angels

7:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. CINCINNATI
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

8:05 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games at home
Chi Cubs are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against San Francisco

10:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. LA DODGERS
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home
LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home

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MLB

Thursday, August 21


Giants win protest; game at Wrigley will resume

The San Francisco Giants will get another shot at the Chicago Cubs after Major League Baseball reversed the umpires' decision to end Tuesday's game after 4 1/2 innings due to unplayable field conditions at Wrigley Field.

Baseball officials on Wednesday agreed with the Giants' protest and called for the game to be resumed Thursday at 4:05 p.m. CT.

The Cubs confirmed the game would pick up with the hosts coming to bat in bottom of the fifth inning with a 2-0 lead.

The regularly scheduled series finale will follow at approximately 7:05 p.m.


West coast pitcher dominating opponent

The San Diego Padres have found no success against Zack Greinke since he has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers. In Greinke's past five starts against the Padres, the Dodgers are undefeated.

Greinke has given up only 15 hits and six runs during those starts against the Padres. All those games have gone under, with an average combined score of 4.2.


De La Rosa surprisingly strong for totals bettors

Rubby De La Rosa has been a strong play for under bettors this season. The Boston Red Sox have an over/under record of 2-8-2 in De La Rosa's 12 starts this season.

De La Rosa has only given up an average of 2.5 runs per game.


Hottest road pitcher takes the mound

Corey Kluber will take the mound for the Cleveland Indians on an incredible road streak. The Indians are 6-0 in Kluber's last six road starts.

Kluber has only allowed six runs in those starts while striking out 47.

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MLB

Thursday, August 21


Road warriors cash in on Wednesday

There was a full slate of games on the scheduled Wednesday, and the road team posted an impressive 10-5 record for the day.

Six of the victorious road teams - the Houston Astros (+193), Detroit Tigers (+121), San Diego Padres (+124), Texas Rangers (+136), Toronto Blue Jays (+110) and New York Mets (+171) - were underdogs and provided good value for bettors.

With nine games on the board (including the Giants and Cubs finishing their rain relayed game), Thursday is a relatively light schedule.


David Ortiz, Boston - Ques Thurs

Ortiz was taken out of Wednesday's game due to general soreness and is questionable to play Thursday against the Angels.


Carlos Beltran, NY Yankees - Out Thurs

Beltran received a cortisone shot in his right elbow and will miss his second straight game on Thursday against the Astros.

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MLB

Thursday, August 21


Thunderstorms could hit these parks Thursday

According to DailyBaseballData.com, thunderstorms could hamper a couple of ball parks in the midwest Thursday.

Forecasts are calling for a 30 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms in Cincinnati as the Reds host the Atlanta Braves and a 30 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms at Target Field as the Cleveland Indians visit the Minnesota Twins.

The Braves are currently -164 faves with a total of eight versus the Reds, while the Indians are -141 road faves with a total of seven at the Twins.

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MLB

Thursday, August 21


Astros continue to roll versus Yankees

There has not been much to cheer about for Astros' fans this season, but the club has performed admirably well versus the New York Yankees. The 'Stros are 4-1 in their last five games versus the Yanks and will look to finish a three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium Thursday afternoon.

Houston won the first game 7-4 and the second game 5-2 and are being tabbed as +157 underdogs for the series finale.

Dallas Keuchel is scheduled to get the start for the Astros, while Brandon McCarthy gets his turn for the home team.


This pitcher's road starts a boon for Under bettors

The Under is red-hot 6-0 in Cleveland Indians' ace Corey Kluber's previous six road outings heading into Thursday's start at the Minnesota Twins.

Kluber's Under streak on the road has come against the Boston Red Sox (3-2 win, 8.5 total), Arizona Diamondbacks (6-1 win, 8), Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0 loss, 7), Detroit Tigers (6-2 win, 8.5), Kansas City Royals (2-1 loss, 7) and New York Yankees (3-0 win, 7.5).

Oddsmakers have placed a total of 7 for the afternoon game.

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MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, August 21

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ARIZONA (53 - 74) at WASHINGTON (72 - 53) - 4:05 PM
WADE MILEY (L) vs. GIO GONZALEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 53-74 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 53-74 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 22-40 (-14.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GONZALEZ is 55-31 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 55-31 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 19-8 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-1 (+3.8 Units) against ARIZONA this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

WADE MILEY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
MILEY is 1-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.59 and a WHIP of 1.480.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. ARIZONA since 1997
GONZALEZ is 2-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.03 and a WHIP of 1.350.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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ATLANTA (66 - 61) at CINCINNATI (61 - 66) - 7:10 PM
JULIO TEHERAN (R) vs. DAVID HOLMBERG (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 31-43 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 32-33 (-9.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CINCINNATI is 41-18 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 36-46 (-12.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
TEHERAN is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.050.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

DAVID HOLMBERG vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN FRANCISCO (66 - 59) at CHICAGO CUBS (55 - 71) - 8:05 PM
MADISON BUMGARNER (L) vs. TRAVIS WOOD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 82-97 (-24.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 65-70 (-21.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 34-27 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 34-27 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 41-21 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BUMGARNER is 8-1 (+7.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 182-269 (-50.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 60-83 (-23.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 214-290 (-85.1 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 60-83 (-23.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 210-224 (-72.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 145-195 (-65.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
BUMGARNER is 4-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 2.36 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 5-3 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.7 units)

TRAVIS WOOD vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
WOOD is 1-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.41 and a WHIP of 1.389.
His team's record is 1-4 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

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SAN DIEGO (59 - 66) at LA DODGERS (71 - 57) - 10:10 PM
TYSON ROSS (R) vs. CLAYTON KERSHAW (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 39-32 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 43-39 (+11.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 79-87 (+6.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 31-31 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 31-32 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 31-31 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 8-4 (+3.4 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
9 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.4 Units)

TYSON ROSS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ROSS is 0-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.51 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 1-4 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.1 units)

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
KERSHAW is 10-6 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.38 and a WHIP of 1.157.
His team's record is 14-8 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-11. (-0.7 units)

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HOUSTON (54 - 73) at NY YANKEES (63 - 61) - 1:05 PM
DALLAS KEUCHEL (L) vs. BRANDON MCCARTHY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 49-105 (-38.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 39-99 (-33.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 28-84 (-32.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 11-3 (+8.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday this season.
HOUSTON is 24-27 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 25-32 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
NY YANKEES are 29-31 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY YANKEES are 13-17 (-10.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
NY YANKEES are 29-31 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 10-16 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.
NY YANKEES are 32-39 (-15.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MCCARTHY is 9-16 (-8.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
MCCARTHY is 4-12 (-10.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MCCARTHY is 4-10 (-7.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
MCCARTHY is 3-10 (-9.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MCCARTHY is 4-10 (-7.8 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 4-1 (+5.3 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.9 Units)

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

BRANDON MCCARTHY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
MCCARTHY is 2-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.238.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

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CLEVELAND (64 - 61) at MINNESOTA (55 - 70) - 1:10 PM
COREY KLUBER (R) vs. PHIL HUGHES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 57-61 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
HUGHES is 16-9 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HUGHES is 10-2 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season. (Team's Record)
HUGHES is 15-9 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
HUGHES is 11-3 (+11.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 156-132 (+23.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 59-41 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 150-126 (+20.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 83-44 (+31.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 46-16 (+25.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
KLUBER is 32-18 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 19-44 (-18.8 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 58-84 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-25 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in home games in August games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 80-103 (-41.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 58-84 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 31-51 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 24-51 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-44 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-7 (-0.1 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)

COREY KLUBER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
KLUBER is 2-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.82 and a WHIP of 1.527.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

PHIL HUGHES vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
HUGHES is 3-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.61 and a WHIP of 1.032.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)

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DETROIT (68 - 56) at TAMPA BAY (61 - 65) - 1:10 PM
DAVID PRICE (L) vs. ALEX COBB (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 166-131 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 57-53 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 30-30 (-12.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PRICE is 21-26 (-21.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less since 1997. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 61-65 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 28-36 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 13-18 (-12.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less this season.
TAMPA BAY is 19-25 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 9-15 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in home games in day games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 28-36 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome this season.
TAMPA BAY is 28-39 (-24.8 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf this season.
TAMPA BAY is 6-16 (-13.7 Units) against the money line after getting shut out over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 27-37 (-17.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TAMPA BAY is 32-38 (-12.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-3 (-0.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)

DAVID PRICE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

ALEX COBB vs. DETROIT since 1997
COBB is 1-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.04 and a WHIP of 1.479.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)

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LA ANGELS (75 - 50) at BOSTON (56 - 70) - 7:10 PM
MATT SHOEMAKER (R) vs. RUBBY DE LA ROSA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 75-50 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 738-719 (+66.5 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 18-8 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in road games in August games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 70-48 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 59-37 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 54-33 (+14.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA ANGELS are 41-15 (+21.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LA ANGELS are 19-5 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 56-71 (-26.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 77-85 (-29.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 29-37 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BOSTON is 10-16 (-12.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BOSTON is 52-62 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BOSTON is 40-51 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BOSTON is 37-48 (-17.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 30-38 (-13.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BOSTON is 28-38 (-12.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 193-191 (-51.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 4-2 (+0.7 Units) against BOSTON this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

MATT SHOEMAKER vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

RUBBY DE LA ROSA vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
DE LA ROSA is 1-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.615.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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Tuesday's Rated Plays:


6 - 2.............................+ 3.24 *****

0 - 3............................ - 6.00 DOUBLE PLAY

3 - 1........................... + 5.51 TRIPLE PLAY

1 - 0 ...........................+ 4.00 GRAND SLAM

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Overall Rated Plays

63 - 63- 1 ............................- 10.84 *****

47 - 62 ................................- 39.82 DOUBLE PLAY

55 - 51.................................+ 22.54 TRIPLE PLAY

18 - 17..................................+ 7.56 GRAND SLAM


Thursday, August 21

Game Score Status Pick Amount


Houston - 1:05 PM ET Houston +156 500 DOUBLE PLAY

NY Yankees - Under 7.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY


Cleveland - 1:10 PM ET Cleveland -137 500

Minnesota - Under 7 500 DOUBLE PLAY


Detroit - 1:10 PM ET Tampa Bay +102 500 *****

Tampa Bay - Under 6.5 500


Arizona - 4:05 PM ET Arizona +163 500 GRAND SLAM

Washington - Under 7.5 500


LA Angels - 7:10 PM ET LA Angels -122 500

Boston - Under 9 500 *****


Atlanta - 7:10 PM ET Atlanta -152 500 *****

Cincinnati - Under 8 500


San Francisco - 8:05 PM ET San Francisco -158 500 TRIPLE PLAY

Chi. Cubs - Over 8 500 DOUBLE PLAY


San Diego - 10:10 PM ET San Diego +201 500 DOUBLE PLAY

LA Dodgers - Over 5.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Bovada has posted 17.5 as the over/under for NFL quarterbacks who start all 16 of their team's regular season games this season.

-- 49ers have played one game in their new stadium; they've already torn up all the turf and put new turf down. They host the Chargers Sunday.

-- Garrett Richards (knee) needs surgery, is out 6-9 months. He tore the patellar tendon in his knee Tuesday. Angels also acquired Gordon Beckham from Chicago for a player to be named later.

-- Brandon Guyer got the only hit against David Price, but the Rays beat their old friend 1-0 Thursday afternoon in St Pete.

-- Nine of the 90 players on the Eagles' roster went to Oregon, where Chip Kelly obviously used to be the Ducks' coach.

-- Madison Bumgarner now has 13 RBI, most by a pitcher this season.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with the weekend here......

13) Great to hear Jim Kelly get good news this week; he still needs our prayers, but things are looking up in his fight against cancer. Know someone who sat next to Kelly on a flight few years back; says he’s a terrific guy, a regular guy, in addition to being a Hall of Famer. We obviously wish him the best.

12) In the last 25 days, the ALS Association has raised around $42M, mostly thru the Ice Bucket Challenge. Totally amazing, just a great job by the ALS people.

11) Had to be weird for David Price to pitch against his old team the Rays in his old home stadium yesterday. His whole pro career had been with Tampa Bay; he only got traded last month. Price lost 1-0 despite allowing only one hit.

10) For some reason, the Toronto Blue Jays think the Creighton Bluejays’ new logo looks too much like theirs and want them to come up with a new one.

Huh? Blue jays are blue jays, no? One faces left, the other right; they do look alike but its because they represent the same darned thing, a blue jay? Of course they look alike!!! Don’t those Toronto people have anything better to do?

9) 10 of last year’s 12 starting QB’s in the Pac-12 conference are back this season, compared to only four of 12 in ACC, five of 12 in Big X, six of 14 in the SEC. At first glance, it’s a down year for QB’s in the SEC.

8) Zack Greinke has a sore elbow; his start was pushed back from Thursday to Saturday, with Kershaw/Haren each moving up a day. Solid break for the Mets, who miss Kershaw now.

7) Next ballplayer from Cuba to make a lot of money here will be OF Rusney Castillo, being sought after by as many as six MLB teams. He showed surprising power in workouts and the success of Abreu/Cespedes figures to drive the price up a little more.

6) VCU beat out North Carolina, Indiana and Georgetown for services of HS guard Kenny Williams. Anytime VCU beats the Tar Heels out for a recruit, that’s a big statement made by coach Shaka Smart.

5) QB Braxton Miller’s season-ending shoulder surgery resulted in lines on Ohio State games being adjusted 4.5-7 points away from the Buckeyes.

4) New Southern Miss basketball coach Doc Sadler had one starter coming back from Donnie Tyndall’s last USM team, but he’s transferred now, so the Golden Eagles are basically starting from scratch under Sadler this fall. No wonder every time I walked into a gym in Las Vegas last month, Sadler was already there, watching prospects play.

3) Hard to believe, but the guy who hired Charlie Weis as the football coach at Kansas is the same guy who hired Bill Self as basketball coach. He'll be hiring a new football coach pretty soon; Weis is stupendously overrated.

2) Tom Coughlin suggests the NFL move the ball to the 1-yard line for PAT’s; if they did that (instead of the 2, where it is now) would more teams go for 2-point conversions? I’m thinking they would.

1) “I can find anyone with a cellphone in less han 90 seconds.” Heard a cop in a TV show say that last week; is that true? If so, it’s a little scary.

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MLB
Dunkel

LA Angels at Oakland
The Angels head to Oakland tonight to open up a big AL West series and come into the contest with an 18-4 record in their last 22 games against division opponents. LA is the pick (+140) according to Dunkel, which has the Angels favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+140). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22

Game 9-1-902: St. Louis at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wainwright) 17.778; Philadelphia (Kendrick) 14.698
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 3; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-175); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-175); Over

Game 903-904: San Francisco at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Hudson) 14.756; Washington (Fister) 17.320
Dunkel Line: Washington by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-160); 7
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-160); Over

Game 905-906: Atlanta at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Minor) 16.228; Cincinnati (Latos) 13.193
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 3; 7
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-125) 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+105); Under

Game 907-908: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Locke) 16.112; Milwaukee (Gallardo) 15.298
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; ;7
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-150); 8
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+130); Under

Game 909-910: Miami at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Alvarez) 16.409; Colorado (Morales) 14.986
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Miami (-135); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-135); Under

Game 911-912: San Diego at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Despaigne) 15.456; Arizona (Collmenter) 13.465
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 2; 7
Vegas Line: Arizona (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+100); Under

Game 913-914: NY Mets at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Niese) 15.412; LA Dodgers (Haren) 13.869
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+120); Over

Game 915-916: Houston at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Peacock) 13.212; Cleveland (Carrasco) 16.533
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 3 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-210); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-210); Over

Game 917-918: Chicago White Sox at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Danks) 14.554; NY Yankees (Greene) 16.295
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-180); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-180); Under

Game 919-920: Tampa Bay at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Smyly) 14.612; Toronto 16.998
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 2 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Toronto (-135); 8
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-135); Under

Game 921-922: Seattle at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Hernandez) 16.108; Boston (Kelly) 13.574
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Seattle (-170); 7
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-170); Over

Game 923-924: Kansas City at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Ventura) 14.339; Texas (Lewis) 15.201
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-145); 9
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+125); Over

Game 925-926: Detroit at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Ray) 14.879; Minnesota (Milone) 16.428
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-110); Under

Game 927-928: LA Angels at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santiago) 15.271; Oakland (Gray) 13/962
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Oakland (-160); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+140); Under

Game 929-930: Baltimore at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Gausman) 16.504; Cubs (Arrieta) 14.235
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 2 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-120); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+100); N/A

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, August 22

Cardinals-Phillies
Wainwright is 2-2, 5.46 in his last four starts.
Kendrick is 0-1, 5.87 in his last four starts.

Cardinals won seven of their last eight games.
Phillies lost eight of their last twelve games.
Last five Cardinal games went over the total.

Giants-Nationals
Hudson is 0-3, 5.14 in his last five starts.
Fister is 6-1, 1.96 in his last eight starts. .

Giants lost five of their last seven road games.
Nationals won their last 11 games; five of last six were walk-offs.

Over is 7-2-2 in last eleven Washington home games.

Braves-Reds
Minor is 2-3, 6.04 in his last five starts.
Latos is 2-0, 2.70 in his last four starts.

Braves won six of their last seven games.
Reds lost six in row, nine of last ten games.

Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Cincinnati games

Pirates-Brewers
Locke is 2-0, 3.57 in his last three starts.
Gallardo is 3-1, 1.60 in his last five starts.

Pirates lost seven of their last eight games.
Brewers won five of their last six games.

Over is 4-1-1 in last six Pittsburgh games.

Marlins-Rockies
Alvarez is 3-0, 1.23 in his last three starts.
Morales is 0-2, 4.91 in his last four starts.

Marlins won eight of their last twelve games.
Colorado won three of its last four games.

Five of last seven Colorado games went over total.

Padres-Diamondbacks
Despaigne is 1-3, 7.01 in his last five starts.
Collmenter is 0-2, 7.71 in his last five starts.

Padres lost three of their last four games.
Arizona lost its last six games, scoring 11 runs.

Four of last five Despaigne starts went over.

Mets-Dodgers
Niese is 2-4, 5.45 in his last six starts.
Haren is 0-3, 13.50 in his last three home starts.

Mets lost six of their last nine games.
Dodgers lost six of their last nine home games.

Over is 6-1-1 in Mets' last eight road games.

Astros-Indians
Peacock is 0-3, 12.46 in his last five starts.
Carrasco is 2-0, 0.00 (12 IP) in his last two starts.

Astros lost eight of their last twelve road games.
Cleveland won seven of its last ten games.

Five of last six Peacock starts went over total.

White Sox-Bronx
Danks is 0-2, 8.18 in his last four starts.
Greene is 1-0, 2.41 in his last three starts.

White Sox lost four of their last five games.
Bronx lost seven of its last ten games.
Four of last five Chicago road games stayed under.

Rays-Blue Jays
Smyly is 1-1, 2.25 in three starts for Tampa Bay.
Stroman is 5-1, 1.62 in eight home starts.

Rays lost four of their last five games.
Toronto lost six of its last eight games. .

Under is 9-2-1 in last twelve Tampa Bay games.

Mariners-Red Sox
Hernandez is 5-2, 1.75 in his last ten starts.
Kelly is 0-1, 5.29 in three starts for the Red Sox.

Mariners won 11 of their last 15 games.
Boston lost its last five games, scoring nine runs.

Under is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Hernandez starts,

Royals-Rangers
Ventura is 2-1, 3.16 in his last four starts.
Lewis is 2-4, 3.99 in his last six starts.

Royals won 17 of their last 21 games.
Texas lost five of its last seven games.

Five of last seven Royal games went over the total.

Tigers-Twins
Ray is 0-3, 10.13 in his last three starts.
Milone is 0-1, 11.05 in two starts for the Twins.

Detroit lost 11 of its last 15 road games.
Minnesota lost four of its last five games.

Three of last four Milone starts stayed under total.

Angels-A's
Santiago is 0-0, 2.35 in his last five starts (Angel bullpen 1-4).
Gray is 0-4, 5.70 in his last four starts.

Angels won eight of their last nine games.
Oakland lost eight of its last ten games.

Seven of last eight Angel games stayed under.

Orioles-Cubs
Gausman is 3-1, 3.23 in his last five starts.
Former Oriole Arrieta is 0-1, 1.26 in his last two starts.

Baltimore won 12 of its last 16 games.
Cubs are 5-7 in their last twelve home games.

Five of last six Baltimore games stayed under.

Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Wainwright 18-7; Kendrick 11-14
-- Hudson 14-9; Fister 14-4
-- Minor 9-10; Latos 5-7
-- Locke 8-6; Gallardo 12-13
-- Alvarez 16-7; Morales 7-10
-- Despaigne 5-5; Collmenter 13-8
-- Niese 12-11; Haren 12-13

-- Peacock 6-12; Carrasco 3-3
-- Danks 11-14; Greene 5-2
-- Smyly 6-12/1-2; Stroman 7-7
-- Hernandez 17-9; Kelly 3-4/2-1
-- Ventura 12-11; Lewis 10-12
-- Ray 1-4; Milone 9-7/1-1
-- Santiago 5-12; Gray 15-10

-- Gausman 9-4; Arrieta 11-8

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Wainwright 3-25; Kendrick 6-25
-- Hudson 5-24; Fister 5-18
-- Minor 6-19; Latos 1-12
-- Locke 7-14; Gallardo 7-25
-- Alvarez 6-23; Morales 3-17
-- Despaigne 3-10; Collmenter 9-22
-- Niese 7-23; Haren 12-25

-- Peacock 7-18; Carrasco 2-6
-- Danks 7-25; Greene 1-7
-- Smyly 7-21; Stroman 3-14
-- Hernandez 3-26; Kelly 4-10
-- Ventura 6-23; Lewis 8-22
-- Ray 1-5; Milone 8-18
-- Santiago 4-17; Gray 7-25

-- Gausman 3-13; Arrieta 5-19