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

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MVP and Cy Young Odds

July 28, 2014


Only two months remain in the MLB regular season as the annual award arguments are shaping up. To begin the season, Angels' outfielder Mike Trout and Pirates' outfielder Andrew McCutchen were the favorites to earn Most Valuable Player honors in their respective leagues. McCutchen captured this award in the National League in 2013, while Trout finished second behind Detroit's Miguel Cabrera in the American League last season.

On the mound, Max Scherzer won this honor in the AL last season, but there will likely be a new receipent in 2014, which will likely be the 2010 Cy Young winner, Seattle's Felix Hernandez. Dodgers' southpaw Clayton Kershaw is on pace to win his second straight Cy Young Award, as the L.A. ace leads the National League in earned run average.

Below are the latest odds from Sportsbook.ag for the 2014 Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Awards:

National League MVP Odds
Andrew McCutchen (PIT) 3/2
Clayton Kershaw (LAD) 5/1
Troy Tulowitzki (COL) 6/1
Giancarlo Stanton (MIA) 7/1
Todd Frazier (CIN) 10/1
Paul Goldschmidt (ARZ) 12/1
Freddie Freeman (ATL) 15/1
Jonathan Lucroy (MIL) 15/1
Yasiel Puig (LAD) 15/1
Carlos Gomez (MIL) 20/1
Justin Upton (ATL) 20/1
Buster Posey (SF) 25/1
Charlie Blackmon (COL) 25/1
Anthony Rizzo (CHC) 30/1
David Wright (NYM) 60/1
Chase Utley (PHI) 60/1

American League MVP Odds
Mke Trout (LAA) 1/8
Nelson Cruz (BAL) 8/1
Jose Abreu (CHW) 8/1
Miguel Cabrera (DET) 8/1
Robinson Cano (SEA) 15/1
Felix Hernandez (SEA) 20/1
Jose Bautista (TOR) 20/1
Michael Brantley (CLE) 20/1
Josh Donaldson (OAK) 20/1
Albert Pujols (LAA) 30/1
David Ortiz (BOS) 30/1
Brandon Moss (OAK) 30/1
Edwin Encarnacion (TOR) 40/1
Scott Kazmir (OAK) 40/1
Victor Martinez (DET) 50/1

National League Cy Young Odds
Clayton Kershaw (LAD) 2/5
Adam Wainwright (STL) 3/2
Johnny Cueto (CIN) 5/1
Kyle Lohse (MIL) 8/1
Zack Greinke (LAD) 10/1
Julio Teheran (ATL) 12/1
Tim Hudson (SF) 25/1
Alfredo Simon (CIN) 25/1
Josh Beckett (LAD) 30/1
Hyun-Jun Ryu (LAD) 30/1

American League Cy Young Odds
Felix Hernandez (SEA) 2/5
Chris Sale (CHW) 3/1
Garrett Richards (LAA) 5/1
Sonny Gray (OAK) 5/1
Scott Kazmir (OAK) 8/1
Max Scherzer (DET) 10/1
Mark Buehrle (TOR) 20/1
Masahiro Tanaka (NYY) 25/1
James Shields (KC) 25/1
Rick Porcello (DET) 30/1
Yu Darvish (TEX) 30/1

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Yesterday's Rated Plays:


1 - 2.............................-1.10 *****

1 - 1........................... + 0.40 DOUBLE PLAY

1 - 0........................... + 5.31 TRIPLE PLAY

0 - 1...........................- 4.60 GRAND SLAM

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Overall Rated Plays

28 - 32- 1 ............................- 10.74 *****

26 - 23 ...............................- 0.88 DOUBLE PLAY

27 - 20 ...............................+ 36.46 TRIPLE PLAY

3 - 4....................................-3.12 GRAND SLAM

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Overall Picks rated and opinons:

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

08/01/14 14-*13-*1 51.85% +*445 Detail

Totals 14-*13-*1 51.85% +445

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

13) Indiana Pacers owe Paul George roughly $79M over the next five seasons; he is their best player, obviously. George broke two bones in his right leg Friday night during a Team USA intrasquad scrimmage at UNLV. Not sure of all the ramifications of this injury, but somebody has some 'splainin' to do, since a basket support where George got hurt is closer to the baseline than in NBA arenas.

12) Derrick Rose has been paid $34M by the Bulls the last two seasons, while he played in ten games, but he is playing for Team USA. Why is this OK? Doesn't an NBA team have the right to veto its players playing? Don't they owe it to their fans to protect the players they pay millions of dollars to? Apparently not.

11) Former NBA Commissioner David Stern recently had a hip replacement; his successor, Adam Silver, now has a giant headache in Indiana.

10) Former UTEP/Auburn hoop coach Tony Barbee is back with John Calipari at Kentucky, taking Rod Strickland's place- the former NBA guard went to USF with Orlando Antigua.

9) Maryland recruit Trayvon Reed won't be admitted to the school after being arrested for assault, petty theft and resisting arrest. Reed is 7-foot-1 and was a top 100 recruit this spring-- he'll find a home somewhere, for sure.

8) Sergio Garcia shot a 61 in Akron Friday, leads by three strokes there. Guy shot a ridiculous 27 on the back nine-- tremendous.

7) Houston Astros are 45-65, 22 games out of first place, but for some reason are raising ticket prices next season. Astros have improved, but only because they've been so pathetic the last couple years. Takes a lot of onions......

6) Anthony Ranaudo did really well in his MLB debut for Boston Friday, but he is rumored to be headed back to AAA, making room for Joe Kelly with the Red Sox. Ranaudo is an LSU alum who will be in a big league rotation next year, for sure.

5) Colorado Rockies have used 14 different starting pitchers; they're 38-43 in games when the top six starters pitched, 6-22 when they used another starter.

4) Angels have done a great job rebuilding their bullpen; what was a sore spot early this season has now allowed only one run in its last 28.1 innings.

3) There are 27 bones, 123 ligaments in a human hand. Just thought you'd like to know. You can learn a lot watching commercials on The Golf Channel.

2) Want to feel old? MTV turned 33 years old this weekend.

1) Good news on my friend's daughter who was stuck in Israel; she is now safe in Greece, will be reunited with her family here Monday in Chicago.

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MLB
Dunkel

Cincinnati at Miami
After dropping the first two games of their series with the Reds, the Marlins look to bounce back as they face a Cincinnati team that is 2-8 in Homer Bailey's last 10 road starts when the total is set from 7 to 8 1/2 runs. Miami is the pick (-130) according to Dunkel, which has the Marlins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Miami (-130).. Here are all of today's MLB picks.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

Game 901-902: Philadelphia at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Burnett) 14.399; Washington (Zimmermann) 17.402
Dunkel Line: Washington by 3; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-235); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-235); Over

Game 903-904: Cincinnati at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Bailey) 14.781; Miami (Eovaldi) 16.228
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Miami (-130); 7
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-130); Under

Game 905-906: San Francisco at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Peavy) 16.012; NY Mets (deGrom) 15.233
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 8
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-135); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+115); Over

Game 907-908: Milwaukee at St. Louis (7:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 17.211; St. Louis (Masterson) 15.742
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+105); Under

Game 909-910: Pittsburgh at Arizona (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Worley) 14.404; Arizona (Anderson) 15.522
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+100); Under

Game 911-912: Atlanta at San Diego (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Santana) 14.320; San Diego (Kennedy) 15.899
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-120); 6
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+100); Under

Game 913-914: Chicago Cubs at LA Dodgers (9:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Wada) 13.611; LA Dodgers (Ryu) 16.782
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 3; 6
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-220); 7
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-220); Under

Game 915-916: Kansas City at Oakland (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Vargas) 14.309; Oakland (Lester) 16.951
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-235); 7
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-235); Over

Game 917-918: NY Yankees at Boston (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Greene) 14.611; Boston (Webster) 16.319
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-115); Under

Game 919-920: Texas at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Mikolas) 12.718; Cleveland (House) 15.319
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 2 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-170); 9
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-170); Over

Game 921-922: Seattle at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Paxton) 16.498; Baltimore (Gonzalez) 15.552
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+110); Over

Game 923-924: LA Angels at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Wilson) 18.209; Tampa Bay (Archer) 16.773
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-105); Over

Game 925-926: Toronto at Houston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Dickey) 14.991; Houston (Oberholtzer) 15.809
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Toronto (-145); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+125); Under

Game 927-928: Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Pino) 15.402; White Sox (Carroll) 13.228
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 2; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+110); Over

Game 929-930: Colorado at Detroit (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Matzek) 13.671; Detroit (Porcello) 17.129
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 3 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Detroit (-240); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-240); Over

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, August 2

Phillies-Nationals
Burnett is 0-2, 6.50 in his last three starts.
Zimmerman is 0-1, 5.87 in his last three starts.

Phillies won three of their last four games.
Washington lost four of its last five games.

Five of last six Burnett starts went over the total.

Reds-Marlins
Bailey is 1-1, 2.00 in his last five starts.
Eovaldi is 0-3, 6.69 in his last six starts.

Cincinnati won three of its last four games.
Marlins lost their last three games, scoring six runs. .

Four of last five Bailey starts stayed under the total.

Giants-Mets
Peavy is 0-8, 5.37 in his last ten starts.
deGrom is 4-0, 0.66 in his last four starts.

San Francisco lost six of its last eight games.
Mets won nine of their last twelve home games.
Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Peavy starts.

Brewers-Cardinals
Nelson is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts.
Masterson was 0-1, 13.00 in his last three starts for Cleveland, before going on DL; his last start was July 7.

Milwaukee lost four of last six road games.
Cardinals lost seven of their last ten games.

Nine of last eleven Milwaukee games stayed under the total.

Pirates-Diamondbacks
Worley is 2-0, 2.40 in his last couple starts.
Arizona won last three Anderson starts (1-0, 1.89).

Pirates won four of their last six games.
Arizona is 8-1 in game following its last nine losses.

Under is 4-1-1 in last six Anderson starts.

Cubs-Dodgers
Wada is 1-1, 3.94 in three starts for the Cubs.
Ryu is 3-0, 2.37 in his last three starts.

Cubs lost nine of their last eleven road games.
Dodgers won 15 of its last 21 home games.

Under is 6-2-2 in last ten Ryu starts.

Braves-Padres
Santana is 3-0, 2.11 in his last three starts.
Kennedy is 3-0, 2.53 in his last five starts.

Atlanta lost eight of its last eleven road games.
San Diego won five of its last six home games.

Six of last eight Santana starts stayed under total.

Mariners-Orioles
Paxton was 2-0, 2.25 in two starts back in April.
Gonzalez is 1-0, 2.12 in his last four starts.

Seattle lost seven of its last ten games.
Baltimore won eight of its last eleven games.

13 of last 15 Seattle games stayed under the total.

Rangers-Indians
Mikolas is 1-3, 10.29 in his last four starts.
House is 1-1, 5.52 in his last six starts.

Rangers lost nine of their last thirteen games.
Cleveland lost eight of its last twelve games.

Five of last seven Cleveland games went over the total.

Angels-Rays
Wilson was 1-1, 8.58 in his last six starts before going on the DL.
Archer is 2-2, 4.54 in his last six starts.

Angels won 18 of their last 25 games.
Tampa Bay won nine of 12 games since All-Star break.

Under is 12-4-1 in last seventeen Angel games.

Bronx-Red Sox
Greene is 1-1, 4.42 in his last three starts.
Webster allowed two runs in 5.1 IP in his first '14 start.

Bronx lost five of its last six games.
Red Sox lost eight of their last ten games.

Six of last seven Bronx road games stayed under.

Blue Jays-Astros
Dickey is 3-2, 3.27 in his last five starts.
Astros won last three Oberholtzer starts (1-0, 3.27).

Blue Jays won eleven of their last fourteen games.
Astros lost nine of their last thirteen home games.

Over is 18-9 in last 27 Houston games.

Twins-White Sox
Pino is 1-1, 3.09 in his last four starts.
Carroll is 2-1, 2.38 in his last four starts.

Minnesota lost ten of its last fourteen games.
White Sox won six of their last eight games.

Under is 5-1-1 in Pino starts this season.

Royals-A's
Vargas was 4-2, 2.83 in his last nine starts before his appendectomy; his last start was July 8.
Lester was 4-1, 1.83 in his last eight starts for Boston.

Royals won eight of their last ten games.
Oakland lost three of its last four games.

Last six Kansas City road games stayed under the total.

Rockies-Tigers
Matzek is 1-0, 2.08 in his last two starts.
Porcello is 4-1, 2.13 in his last seven starts.

Colorado lost 16 of its last 18 road games.
Tigers lost five of their last seven games.

Under is 4-1-1 in last six Porcello starts.

Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Burnett 10-12; Zimmerman 12-9
-- Bailey 9-12; Eovaldi 8-13
-- Peavy 5-15/0-1; deGrom 6-8
-- Nelson 2-2; Masterson 10-9/0-0
-- Worley 4-3; Anderson 8-4
-- Santana 10-9; Kennedy 10-12
-- Wada 1-2; Ryu 12-8

-- Vargas 10-9; Lester 13-8/0-0
-- Greene 2-2; Webster 1-0
-- Mikolas 1-4; House 5-4
-- Paxton 2-0; Gonzalez 9-8
-- Wilson 10-9; Archer 10-11
-- Dickey 11-11; Oberholtzer 5-9
-- Pino 4-3; Carroll 4-7

-- Matzek 2-7; Porcello 13-7

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Burnett 7-22; Zimmerman 1-21
-- Bailey 6-21; Eovaldi 9-21
-- Peavy 4-21; deGrom 2-14
-- Nelson 1-4; Masterson 4-19
-- Worley 0-7; Anderson 3-13
-- Santana 7-19; Kennedy 6-22
-- Wada 1-3; Ryu 1-20

-- Vargas 2-19; Lester 6-21/0-0
-- Greene 1-4; Webster 0-1
-- Mikolas 1-5; House 3-9
-- Paxton 1-2; Gonzalez 4-17
-- Wilson 4-19; Archer 3-21
-- Dickey 6-22; Oberholtzer 6-14
-- Pino 0-7; Carroll 3-11

-- Matzek 2-9; Porcello 8-20

Umpires
-- Phil-Wsh-- Five of last seven Guccione games stayed under.
-- Cin-Mia-- Over is 8-3-1 in Woodring games this season.
-- SF-NY-- 11 of last 14 O'Nora games stayed under total.
-- Mil-StL--- Home side won seven of last eight Cuzzi games.
-- Pitt-Az-- Road team won seven of last eight Kulpa games.
-- Atl-SD-- Last five Reynolds games stayed under total.
-- Cubs-LA-- Nine of eleven Randazzo games stayed under.

-- KC-A's-- 11 of 15 Basner games went over the total.
-- NY-Bos-- Four of last five TBarrett games stayed under.
-- Tex-Clev-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Hudson games.
-- Sea-Balt--- Four of last five Fagan games went over.
-- LA-TB-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Vanover games.
-- Tor-Hst-- Favorites won 12 of last 15 Baker games.
-- Min-Chi-- Five of last six Cederstrom games went over.

-- Col-Det-- Four of last five Davidson games stayed under.

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MLB

Saturday, August 2

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Trend Report
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4:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oakland's last 11 games when playing Kansas City

4:05 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games

7:05 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
Washington is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home

7:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. BALTIMORE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Seattle is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Baltimore's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Seattle

7:05 PM
TEXAS vs. CLEVELAND
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Texas

7:08 PM
COLORADO vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit's last 16 games when playing Colorado

7:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TAMPA BAY
LA Angels are 18-7 SU in their last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

7:10 PM
TORONTO vs. HOUSTON
Toronto is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto

7:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chi White Sox are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games

7:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. NY METS
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Mets's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games at home

7:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Cincinnati's last 25 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Miami's last 25 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games at home

7:15 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. ST. LOUIS
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

8:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Arizona's last 14 games when playing Pittsburgh
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

8:40 PM
ATLANTA vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 10 games
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta

9:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. LA DODGERS
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs

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MLB
Long Sheet

Saturday, August 2

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PHILADELPHIA (49 - 61) at WASHINGTON (58 - 49) - 7:05 PM
A.J. BURNETT (R) vs. JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 122-150 (-26.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 27-43 (-20.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 88-116 (-28.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BURNETT is 85-122 (-43.2 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 70-102 (-36.8 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 55-87 (-34.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 39-60 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
ZIMMERMANN is 44-17 (+23.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ZIMMERMANN is 35-13 (+16.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 27-28 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 27-26 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-16 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-10 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 383-358 (+44.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 100-93 (-18.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-6 (+1.0 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.9 Units)



A.J. BURNETT vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
BURNETT is 10-4 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.27 and a WHIP of 1.189.
His team's record is 11-8 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-12. (-6.6 units)



JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 5-6 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.82 and a WHIP of 1.359.
His team's record is 5-7 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-6. (-1.2 units)




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CINCINNATI (55 - 54) at MIAMI (53 - 56) - 7:10 PM
HOMER BAILEY (R) vs. NATHAN EOVALDI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 35-23 (+17.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 39-34 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MIAMI is 350-395 (+46.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 210-201 (+36.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 683-755 (+55.9 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 620-699 (+39.9 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 445-491 (+35.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 495-544 (+46.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 344-354 (+49.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 382-329 (+68.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 215-174 (+45.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
BAILEY is 11-3 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in road games in August games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 18-4 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 122-182 (-43.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against MIAMI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)



HOMER BAILEY vs. MIAMI since 1997
BAILEY is 2-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.68 and a WHIP of 1.017.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.2 units)



NATHAN EOVALDI vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
No recent starts.




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SAN FRANCISCO (59 - 50) at NY METS (52 - 57) - 7:10 PM
JAKE PEAVY (R) vs. JACOB DEGROM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 67-76 (-22.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 59-66 (-23.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PEAVY is 5-16 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 1-9 (-9.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 4-14 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 22-33 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 3-10 (-10.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 1-8 (-9.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-20 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-20 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 77-63 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 18-10 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 18-11 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 38-19 (+17.3 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.
NY METS are 45-65 (-21.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 96-118 (-34.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 6-16 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 96-118 (-34.4 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 52-75 (-29.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 38-61 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 9-30 (-21.4 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
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-0 (+4.1 Units) against NY METS this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)



JAKE PEAVY vs. NY METS since 1997
PEAVY is 6-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.28 and a WHIP of 1.253.
His team's record is 7-4 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.8 units)



JACOB DEGROM vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.




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MILWAUKEE (61 - 49) at ST LOUIS (57 - 51) - 7:15 PM
KYLE LOHSE (R) vs. JUSTIN MASTERSON (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 5-5 (+0.8 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.1 Units)



KYLE LOHSE vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
LOHSE is 3-5 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.04 and a WHIP of 1.380.
His team's record is 4-6 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-7. (-4.3 units)



JUSTIN MASTERSON vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.




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PITTSBURGH (58 - 51) at ARIZONA (48 - 62) - 8:10 PM
VANCE WORLEY (R) vs. CHASE ANDERSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 155-122 (+27.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 153-121 (+25.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 42-29 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 125-100 (+22.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 85-54 (+21.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 48-62 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 22-32 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 48-62 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 77-81 (-24.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 18-25 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-2 (+0.2 Units) against ARIZONA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)



VANCE WORLEY vs. ARIZONA since 1997
WORLEY is 1-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 0.813.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)



CHASE ANDERSON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
ANDERSON is 0-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 7.36 and a WHIP of 2.997.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)




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ATLANTA (58 - 52) at SAN DIEGO (49 - 60) - 8:40 PM
ERVIN SANTANA (R) vs. IAN KENNEDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 17-31 (-14.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SANTANA is 17-26 (-14.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 43-32 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
KENNEDY is 9-1 (+8.7 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 73-39 (+32.5 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
SAN DIEGO is 36-48 (-14.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KENNEDY is 8-18 (-11.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-2 (+0.2 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)



ERVIN SANTANA vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
SANTANA is 2-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.35 and a WHIP of 0.950.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)



IAN KENNEDY vs. ATLANTA since 1997
KENNEDY is 2-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.79 and a WHIP of 1.430.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)




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CHICAGO CUBS (46 - 62) at LA DODGERS (62 - 48) - 9:10 PM
TSUYOSHI WADA (L) vs. HYUN-JIN RYU (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 112-159 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 13-30 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 205-281 (-86.5 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 112-159 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 40-72 (-27.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 23-7 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 47-25 (+18.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
RYU is 33-19 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RYU is 24-12 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RYU is 19-5 (+12.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 19-14 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)



TSUYOSHI WADA vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.



HYUN-JIN RYU vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
RYU is 1-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 2.064.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)




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KANSAS CITY (56 - 52) at OAKLAND (66 - 42) - 4:05 PM
JASON VARGAS (L) vs. JON LESTER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 66-42 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 138-80 (+35.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 277-205 (+63.7 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997.
OAKLAND is 64-38 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 103-77 (+24.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 77-54 (+19.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 60-41 (+23.9 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.
LESTER is 9-2 (+7.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 34-18 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 19-8 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 71-64 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 53-41 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 63-58 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 14-4 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 13-7 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
KANSAS CITY is 51-48 (+14.9 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.


Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 1-0 (+2.1 Units) against OAKLAND this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)



JASON VARGAS vs. OAKLAND since 1997
VARGAS is 5-6 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.43 and a WHIP of 1.067.
His team's record is 8-8 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-8. (-2.2 units)



JON LESTER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
LESTER is 7-3 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 1.43 and a WHIP of 0.996.
His team's record is 7-4 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-0. (+9.0 units)




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NY YANKEES (55 - 53) at BOSTON (49 - 60) - 4:05 PM
SHANE GREENE (R) vs. ALLEN WEBSTER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 28-34 (-12.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NY YANKEES are 23-15 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 49-61 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 75-83 (-28.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 27-30 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BOSTON is 8-14 (-12.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BOSTON is 19-31 (-16.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BOSTON is 45-52 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BOSTON is 31-40 (-16.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 62-67 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 193-186 (-46.7 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
NY YANKEES is 6-5 (+0.6 Units) against BOSTON this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.5 Units)



SHANE GREENE vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.



ALLEN WEBSTER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.




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TEXAS (43 - 66) at CLEVELAND (54 - 55) - 7:05 PM
MILES MIKOLAS (R) vs. T.J. HOUSE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 43-66 (-24.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 17-30 (-15.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 41-62 (-22.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 29-50 (-23.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 27-38 (-13.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TEXAS is 12-21 (-12.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CLEVELAND is 146-126 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 82-52 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 140-120 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 78-43 (+28.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 41-15 (+21.8 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.
CLEVELAND is 18-40 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 4-1 (+3.1 Units) against TEXAS this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.1 Units)



MILES MIKOLAS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.



T.J. HOUSE vs. TEXAS since 1997
HOUSE is 0-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 13.51 and a WHIP of 2.402.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)




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SEATTLE (56 - 53) at BALTIMORE (61 - 47) - 7:05 PM
JAMES PAXTON (L) vs. MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 62-47 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 99-81 (+19.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 55-45 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 45-26 (+24.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 27-18 (+14.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BALTIMORE is 13-6 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
SEATTLE is 30-22 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 21-13 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 27-21 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 42-42 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 23-17 (+9.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 4-1 (+4.1 Units) against SEATTLE this season
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.0 Units)



JAMES PAXTON vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.



MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
GONZALEZ is 0-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)




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LA ANGELS (65 - 43) at TAMPA BAY (53 - 56) - 7:10 PM
C.J. WILSON (L) vs. CHRIS ARCHER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 18-3 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 65-43 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 731-716 (+62.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 30-14 (+14.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 50-32 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 9-2 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 32-11 (+17.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
WILSON is 26-10 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
WILSON is 14-2 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 53-56 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 26-31 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 26-31 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome this season.
TAMPA BAY is 33-37 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 26-34 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf this season.
TAMPA BAY is 23-32 (-17.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TAMPA BAY is 14-20 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 4-1 (+2.8 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)



C.J. WILSON vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
WILSON is 5-3 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.58 and a WHIP of 1.194.
His team's record is 6-5 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-4. (+1.8 units)



CHRIS ARCHER vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
ARCHER is 2-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.30 and a WHIP of 1.346.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)




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TORONTO (60 - 51) at HOUSTON (45 - 65) - 7:10 PM
R.A. DICKEY (R) vs. BRETT OBERHOLTZER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 73-80 (-35.4 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 since 1997.
TORONTO is 60-51 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 40-30 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 42-100 (-42.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 48-90 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 29-55 (-19.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 210-258 (-66.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday since 1997.
HOUSTON is 48-90 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 31-61 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 15-33 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 35-99 (-39.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 13-50 (-24.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-2 (+0.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)



R.A. DICKEY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
DICKEY is 2-3 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.45 and a WHIP of 1.244.
His team's record is 4-4 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.4 units)



BRETT OBERHOLTZER vs. TORONTO since 1997
OBERHOLTZER is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 5.07 and a WHIP of 1.126.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)




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MINNESOTA (48 - 60) at CHI WHITE SOX (54 - 56) - 7:10 PM
YOHAN PINO (R) vs. SCOTT CARROLL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 54-56 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 51-55 (+8.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 39-32 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 87-111 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 59-65 (+26.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 53-51 (+11.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 4-13 (-8.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 23-38 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 50-68 (-18.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 6-6 (+0.2 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)



YOHAN PINO vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
PINO is 0-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 0.846.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.0 units)



SCOTT CARROLL vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
CARROLL is 0-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)




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COLORADO (44 - 65) at DETROIT (59 - 47) - 7:05 PM
TYLER MATZEK (L) vs. RICK PORCELLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 44-65 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 17-37 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 11-25 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 44-65 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 29-44 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 29-47 (-19.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 100-60 (+31.8 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.
PORCELLO is 32-16 (+16.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
PORCELLO is 11-3 (+8.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 157-122 (-17.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 28-27 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
DETROIT is 28-27 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 13-16 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
DETROIT is 43-37 (-22.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 26-30 (-16.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.


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



TYLER MATZEK vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.



RICK PORCELLO vs. COLORADO since 1997
PORCELLO is 1-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 7.00 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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Diamond Trends - Saturday

August 2, 2014


SU TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Pirates are 0-12 since August 20, 2005 on the road when their starter went at least eight innings in his last start after a win for a net profit of $1305 when playing against.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

-- When Rick Porcello starts the Tigers are 14-0 since June 08, 2013 as a 140+ favorite vs a team that has averaged 7+ strikeouts per game if he allowed no more than 10 hits last start for a net profit of $1400.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

-- Vance Worley has produced a team record of 8-1 (+$700) following a starter where he allowed four or fewer hits.

CHOICE TREND:

-- The Rangers are 0-12 since May 11, 2014 as a dog when they lost the last time they faced this starting pitcher for a net profit of $1200 when playing against.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- When Miguel Gonzalez starts the Orioles are 13-2 since August 10, 2012 at home after a quality start for a net profit of $1091.

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Preview: Yankees (55-52) at Red Sox (48-60)
Game: 2
Venue: Fenway Park
Date: August 02, 2014 4:05 PM EDT


The starting rotations of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are looking like shells of what might have been projected for each club for the beginning of August.

The Red Sox stripped theirs down by choice prior to the trade deadline, while the Yankees have been forced to restructure due to injuries.

Two of the beneficiaries of those circumstances will face off Saturday as the clubs continue a three-game series at Fenway Park with Boston's big return, slugger Yoenis Cespedes, likely to make his Red Sox debut.

New York's Shane Greene is the one with an AL East chase partially on his shoulders, while Allen Webster is trying to prove himself in Boston's rebuilding process.

Greene (2-1, 3.28 ERA) has been a bit shakier in his last two starts after arriving in the rotation with some impressive results. The right-hander has a 5.73 ERA and 0-1 record over his last two starts, allowing three runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings of Sunday's 5-4 loss to Toronto.

"I felt pretty good," Greene, who didn't receive a decision, told MLB's official website. "I made some good pitches. I've just got to be better later in the game."

Greene's first major league appearance came in Boston out of the bullpen. In one-third of an inning, he walked three and was charged with three unearned runs.

His two starts away from Yankee Stadium have been his best work with a 1.35 ERA.

Webster made his season debut Sunday after Boston shipped Jake Peavy to San Francisco. The right-hander limited Tampa Bay to two runs and three hits in 5 1-3 innings of a 3-2 victory for his second big league win.

"My body felt really good," Webster said. "My command wasn't as there as I wanted it to be, but I made the pitches when I needed."

He threw an inning of relief against the Yankees on Sept. 15 and surrendered a run, hit and walk.

Cespedes was acquired before Thursday's deadline in a deal that sent Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes to Oakland. He was held out of the lineup in Friday's 4-3 series-opening win.

The outfielder is a .313 hitter against the Yankees and .250 hitter at Fenway without a home run in 24 at_bats, but the Red Sox are hoping his right-handed bat and a 310-foot porch in left field results in plenty of power.

"I know I have some power," Cespedes said. "I can't predict how many home runs I'm going to hit, because when I'm out there I'm not looking to hit a home run, I'm just looking to make hard contact."

Without him, the Red Sox (49-60) won for just the second time in 10 games, over which they've been outscored 59-22.

Dustin Pedroia went 2 for 4 for a third straight game, and Will Middlebrooks returned for Boston after missing 67 games with a broken finger. The Red Sox could now be without catcher David Ross, who exited the game because of ongoing plantar fasciitis problems.

The Yankees (55-53) have lost five of six and fallen six games back of Baltimore in the AL East. Derek Jeter and Carlos Beltran homered in the opener.

"We've got to win games this time of year," said third baseman Chase Headley, who is 0 for 7 over two games after hitting safely in his first eight with the Yankees. "That's where the frustration comes."

While Beltran is hitting .448 with three homers and eight RBIs over an eight-game hitting streak, Jeter is batting .361 against the Red Sox in nine games this season and .373 over his last 15 at Fenway.

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Aug 1, 2014 Score ATS Results
NYY 3 Under: 7
BOS « 4 Cover: +100
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BOS « 8 Cover: +100
NYY 5 Over: 13
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Jun 28, 2014 Score ATS Results
BOS « 2 Cover: +135
NYY 1 Under: 3
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BOS 0 Under: 6
NYY « 6 Cover: +100
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NYY « 14 Cover: +108
BOS 5 Over: 19
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NYY 1 Under: 6
BOS « 5 Cover: +100
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NYY « 9 Cover: +100
BOS 3 Over: 12
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BOS 2 Under: 5
NYY « 3 Cover: +100
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BOS 4 Over: 11
NYY « 7 Cover: +100
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BOS « 4 Cover: +100
NYY 2 Under: 6
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Preview: Royals (56-51) at Athletics (66-41)
Game: 2
Venue: O.co Coliseum
Date: August 02, 2014 4:05 PM EDT


Jon Lester walked through the Oakland clubhouse doors to quite a greeting, from the snappy, patriotic marching tune blaring from the sound system to the handshakes and hellos from every corner.

And even the familiar friendly face of his former pitching coach in Boston, Curt Young.

Lester (10-7, 2.52 ERA) arrived with fanfare prior to facing the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday in his debut for baseball's winningest team: the small-budget Athletics (66-42), who are counting on him to be an instant ace on a rotation full of No. 1 starters and help extend their one-game lead over the surging Los Angeles Angels in the AL West.

'Obviously leaving Boston after being there for so long is at times difficult, but to be going from a team that hasn't done so well this year to a team with best record in baseball is pretty exciting,' he said. 'Fortunately I've got a few faces here that I recognize and know pretty well, so it should make the transition pretty smooth.'

The All-Star left-hander, 4-0 with a 1.07 ERA over his last eight outings, looks to help his new team bounce back after the A's dropped their second straight contest, 1-0 to the Royals (56-52) on Friday.

For Lester, just knowing where he will be for the remainder of the season was comforting a day after being traded along with outfielder Jonny Gomes for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. On Saturday, 10,000 Cespedes T-shirts will still be distributed.

'I'm a marketing department's worst nightmare,' A's general manager Billy Beane said.

While the A's need an offensive boost after totaling one run and nine hits in the last two games, Lester is committed to doing his part every fifth day for a franchise poised for another October playoff run if things keep going this well over the season's final two months.

'Kind of the anxiety of it, not really knowing where you're going to be and having a family makes it difficult,' Lester said. 'To leave someplace I've called home for eight years that made it a little bit hard, but like I said, I'm happy to be here and happy to be a part of this and hope to contribute.'

An A's team Lester praises for being 'full of energy, they play the game the right way,' is hardly one he considers to be in need of much help the way this season has gone so far in a much-improved AL West.

Yet Oakland's brass - and the players, too - believe the addition of Lester gives them an edge to not only make sure the A's reach the playoffs but to give them the best chance of advancing following consecutive five-game division series defeats to the Detroit Tigers.

'Not only is this guy well decorated in climbing the totem pole of left-handers in the game and left-handers in the postseason in the game,' Gomes said. 'You guys don't get to see the work ethic, what goes into goes into his success, what goes into his championship pedigree, something I didn't know on the other side. It truly is a breath of fresh air to know the best pitcher on the team is also the hardest working guy on the team.'

Lester plans to complement what already is working so well.

'These guys have been in the playoffs before, they've made runs before,' he said. 'It's not going to be anything new for a lot of these here. Hopefully with adding us we can maybe add a little more experience and on the further side of it, going deeper.

'I wouldn't consider it pressure. These guys expect to go to the playoffs every year now. It's a good atmosphere to have.'

Lester has no idea what's next beyond the 2014 season as his contract is due to expire - and he still isn't ruling out a return to the Red Sox.

'Any time you negotiate with a team and it doesn't go the way everybody wants, I think there's always going to be disappointment,' Lester said. 'That's not to say the effort wasn't there on both sides to try to get something done.

"But my time in Boston is something that I'll always remember, always cherish, from 2002 to (Thursday). Nothing but great things to say about the organization, the way they treated me, the way they treated my family through the good times and the bad times. They were always consistent. I thanked them personally (Thursday) for everything they've done. We'll see where that relationship goes later on. Right now, I'm an `A.''

He allowed four hits and struck out eight in eight innings of a 6-0 victory over the Royals on July 20 to improve to 7-3 with a 1.43 ERA in 11 starts against them.

While Lester makes his Oakland debut, Jason Vargas (8-4, 3.31) returns to the Kansas City rotation after missing almost a month following an appendectomy. The left-hander went 1-1 with a 1.42 ERA in July, and yielded his only two runs in those starts over 5 2-3 innings of a 4-3 loss at Tampa Bay on July 8.

"He's a very good pitcher and we need him," teammate Bruce Chen told MLB's official website.

Raul Ibanez homered Friday to help the Royals win their third straight and eighth in 10 contests.

The left-handed hitting Ibanez is 7 for 14 in his last six games, but considering he's 1 for 37 versus lefties, likely won't be in the lineup against Lester.

Shortstop Alcides Escobar, meanwhile, has five hits and two walks in his last 12 plate appearances versus Lester.

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Aug 1, 2014 Score ATS Results
KAN « 1 Cover: +205
OAK 0 Under: 1
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OAK 9 Over: 18
KAN « 9 Cover: +100
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KAN « 3 Cover: +110
OAK 1 Over: 4
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OAK « 10 Cover: +100
KAN 4 Over: 14
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OAK 3 Under: 7
KAN « 4 Cover: +100
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OAK « 6 Cover: +100
KAN 3 Push: 9
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KAN 3 Under: 7
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KAN 1 Under: 3
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KAN 1 Under: 3
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KAN 3 Over: 9
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MLB
Short Sheet

Saturday, August 2

Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 ET
Burnett: PHILADELPHIA 17-12 after allowing 2 runs or less
Zimmermann: WASHINGTON 8-15 in home games revenging a loss where the team scored 1 run or less

Cincinnati at Miami, 7:10 ET
Bailey: CINCINNATI 16-8 in road games after having won 2 of their last 3 games
Eovaldi: 0-8 TSR against NL Central opponents

San Francisco at New York Mets, 7:10 ET
Peavy: 1-9 TSR in road games
Degrom: NY METS are 18-8 (+10.8 Units) against the money line after 4 or more consecutive home games

Milwaukee at St Louis, 7:15 ET
Lohse: n/a
St Louis: n/a

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8:10 ET
Worley: PITTSBURGH 59-72 as a road favorite
Anderson: ARIZONA 35-23 after 2 or more consecutive overs

Atlanta at San Diego, 8:40 ET
Santana: ATLANTA 73-39 in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses
Kennedy: 8-18 TSR after a win

Chicago Cubs at LA Dodgers, 9:10 ET
Wada: CHICAGO CUBS 19-14 in road games against left-handed starters
Ryu: LA DODGERS 36-20 OVER in home games after a loss

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 ET
Vargas: KANSAS CITY 52-28 UNDER as a road underdog
Lester: 9-2 TSR when the total is 7 or less

NY Yankees at Boston, 4:05 ET
Greene: NY YANKEES 11-3 in road games after 2 or more consecutive losses
Webster: BOSTON 19-31 against division opponents

Texas at Cleveland, 7:05 ET
Mikolas: TEXAS 9-25 as an underdog of +100 to +150
House: CLEVELAND 35-21 against AL West opponents

Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 ET
Paxton: SEATTLE 9-1 revenging 2 straight one run losses against opponent
Gonzalez: BALTIMORE 21-9 UNDER against left-handed starters

LA Angels at Tampa Bay, 7:10 ET
Wilson: LA ANGELS 65-43 in all games
Archer: TAMPA BAY 8-14 after a loss by 2 runs or less

Toronto at Houston, 7:10 ET
Dickey: TORONTO 12-5 after having won 4 of their last 5 games
Houston: HOUSTON 3-14 after a win by 2 runs or less

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 ET
Pino: MINNESOTA 9-4 in road games off 2 straight road losses against a division rival
Carroll: CHI WHITE SOX 6-19 after 2 or more consecutive win

Colorado at Detroit, 7:05 ET
Matzek: COLORADO 8-36 as a road underdog of +150 or more
Porcello: 11-3 TSR after a win

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Yesterday's Rated Plays:


1 - 2.............................-1.10 *****

1 - 1........................... + 0.40 DOUBLE PLAY

1 - 0........................... + 5.31 TRIPLE PLAY

0 - 1...........................- 4.60 GRAND SLAM

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Overall Rated Plays

28 - 32- 1 ............................- 10.74 *****

26 - 23 ...............................- 0.88 DOUBLE PLAY

27 - 20 ...............................+ 36.46 TRIPLE PLAY

3 - 4....................................-3.12 GRAND SLAM

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Overall Picks rated and opinons:

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

08/01/14 14-*13-*1 51.85% +*445 Detail

Totals 14-*13-*1 51.85% +445

Saturday, August 2

Game Score Status Pick Amount

NY Yankees - 4:05 PM ET Boston -113 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Boston - Under 9 500 *****

Kansas City - 4:05 PM ET Kansas City +166 500 TRIPLE PLAY

Oakland - Under 7 500 TRIPLE PLAY

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Saturday, August 2

Game Score Status Pick Amount


Seattle - 7:05 PM ET Baltimore -110 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Baltimore - Under 7.5 500

Texas - 7:05 PM ET Texas +159 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Cleveland - Over 8.5 500

Philadelphia - 7:05 PM ET Philadelphia +170 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Washington - Over 7.5 500

Colorado - 7:08 PM ET Colorado +186 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Detroit - Under 9 500

Minnesota - 7:10 PM ET Chi. White Sox -115 500
Chi. White Sox - Under 9 500

Cincinnati - 7:10 PM ET Cincinnati +106 500
Miami - Under 7 500

Toronto - 7:10 PM ET Houston +119 500
Houston - Over 8 500

LA Angels - 7:10 PM ET Tampa Bay -121 500
Tampa Bay - Under 7.5 500

San Francisco - 7:10 PM ET San Francisco +112 500 GRAND SLAM
NY Mets - Over 6.5 500

Milwaukee - 7:15 PM ET Milwaukee -106 500 *****
St. Louis - Over 7.5 500

Pittsburgh - 8:10 PM ET Pittsburgh -135 500 *****
Arizona - Under 8.5 500

Atlanta - 8:40 PM ET San Diego -103 500 TRIPLE PLAY
San Diego - Under 6 500

Chi. Cubs - 9:10 PM ET Chi. Cubs +192 500 DOUBLE PLAY
LA Dodgers - Under 7 500

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- If you bet the Astros in the "first five innings" bet every game, you would be 54-44-13 this year. Astros' record is 46-65; thats how bad their bullpen is.

-- Mariners haven't scored in the first five innings in seven of Felix Hernandez' last ten starts.

-- Only 30 of 62 golfers in World Golf tournament in Akron this weekend are from United States.

-- David Ortiz is 7-69 vs rookie pitchers this year; he was 34-70 last year.

-- A's have batted around 24 times this season, most in major leagues.

-- Detroit Tigers scored in every inning last nite; that doesn't happen a lot.


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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday........

13) I was at the Pro Footballl Hall of Fame in 2001, to see Jack Youngblood and Jackie Slater get inducted; Rams played in the exhibition game that year, so I went to the open practice teams had back then. One of the players I met was Rams' DB Aeneas Williams; we talked for a minute about his chances of getting inducted in the Hall someday-- he's a good guy, was excited to see him get inducted last night.

Will be even better next year, when Orlando Pace and Kurt Warner get in.

12) Seven players were inducted into Pro Football's Hall of Fame; four of the seven didn't play Division I-A football and one of the three who did was a punter.

11) Jon Lester won his first start for Oakland; they showed the last out of his 2008 no-hitter against the Royals. Last out was made by Alberto Callaspo, who is now his teammate with the A's and had a huge hit in Saturday's win.

10) Red Sox plan on using Yoenis Cespedes in right field; tough sun field late in the day. Guess they figure his arm would be a waste in Fenway's short left field.

9) Weird baseball schedule Saturday; only two games at 4:00, with 13 nite games. Strange not having any games on TV early in the afternoon.

8) Armadillo World HQ has a new 48-inch flatscreen, which makes Channel 720 on DirecTV a must-watch; eight screens at once, can keep track of a lot more stuff. Tremendously tremendous.

7) Arizona's star 1B Paul Goldschmidt was supposed to get Friday off, but when the game got ugly late, he entered the game on a double-switch and batted in the 9th inning, when he got drilled on his hand and broke a bone in the hand.

Diamondbacks drilled Pirate star Andrew McCutchen Saturday, even though it was obvious Goldschmidt's plunking was an accident; Pirates outscored Snakes 15-2 in 8th/9th innings last two nights. Arizona's season is a disaster. .

6) Famous actress June Lockhart (Lassie, Lost in Space) recently turned 89; she was at the Dodger game last night, still in her seat in the 10th inning. She has already been in one movie this year and is filming another-- good for her!!!

5) Evan Longoria DH'd Saturday after he banged up his knee Friday in a collision with a lazy umpire behind first base after Longoria's infield hit. Longoria got thrown out going to second on the play with the Rays down 5-3, not a great moment.

4) Astros' 2B Jose Altuve scored from first base last night after an errant pickoff throw, then another error on a throw to third. Straight outta Little League.

3) There is a new McDonald's near my house; it is tremendous; more drive-thru area and they actually trained the kids who worked there!!! Got thru very quickly despite there being four cars in front of me. Well done........

2) Was little bit sad to watch the golf Saturday and hear Ian Baker-Finch hint that Eldrick Woods had given up because he wasn't contending. Forget exactly which euphemism he used, but something to effect that he had lost interest. This was a guy who was unrivaled in his sport and now is just another guy-- if you were owner of a golf-related company, would you pay Woods to endorse your products?

1) Jackasses at FOX/ESPN will wonder why ratings for baseball playoff games are down this fall; it is because they insist on showing every Bronx-Boston game, even though the two teams have a combined record of 105-114. Meanwhile the good teams go largely ignored; you know, teams that will be playing in October.

Just for the record, when the Royals-A's game ended Saturday, the game in Boston was in the top of 7th inning. Mediocre teams playing sloppy baseball; awesome.

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, August 3

Phillies-Nationals
Hamels is 4-0, 1.72 in his last five starts.
Strasburg is 0-3, 3.66 in his last five starts.

Phillies are 7-5 in their last twelve road games.
Washington lost four of its last six games.

Five of last six Hamels starts stayed under the total.

Reds-Marlins
Leake is 1-2, 4.05 in his last four starts.
Turner is 2-0, 2.53 in his last two starts.

Cincinnati lost ten of its last twelve road games.
Marlins lost three of their last four games.

Under is 8-0-2 in last ten Cincinnati road games.

Giants-Mets
Bumgarner is 3-1, 3.70 in his last four starts.
Mets won last three Colon starts (2-0, 3.15).

San Francisco lost seven of its last nine games.
Mets won ten of their last thirteen home games.
Four of last five Colon home starts went over the total.

Brewers-Cardinals
Garza is 1-0, 1.20 in his last couple starts.
Lackey was 2-1, 2.70 in his last three starts for Boston.

Milwaukee lost five of last seven road games.
Cardinals lost seven of their last eleven games.

Nine of last twelve Milwaukee games stayed under the total.

Pirates-Diamondbacks
Pirates won last three Liriano starts (2-0, 1.42).
Cahill is 0-6, 8.82 in seven starts this season.

Pirates won five of their last seven games.
Arizona lost three of its last four home games.

Four of last five Cahill starts went over total.

Cubs-Dodgers
Jackson is 0-4, 7.39 in his last seven starts.
Burkett is 1-1, 6.50 in his last four starts.

Cubs lost ten of their last twelve road games.
Dodgers won 16 of its last 22 home games.

Eight of last eleven Jackson starts went over total.

Braves-Padres
Harang is 4-0, 2.87 in his last seven starts.
Ross is 3-0, 0.95 in his last three starts.

Atlanta lost nine of its last twelve road games.
San Diego won six of its last seven home games.

Five of last seven Harang starts stayed under total.

Mariners-Orioles
Iwakuma is 4-1, 2.32 in his last six starts.
Tillman is 0-1, 4.14 in his last six starts.

Seattle is 1-9 in game following its last ten wins.
Baltimore won eight of its last twelve games.

13 of last 16 Seattle games stayed under the total.

Rangers-Indians
Darvish is 2-1, 2.50 in his last three starts; 43-67 Rangers are 13-7 in Darvish starts, 30-60 in all other games.
Bauer is 1-2, 6.06 in his last three starts.

Rangers lost ten of their last fourteen games.
Cleveland won three of its last four games.

Five of last seven Darvish starts stayed under the total.

Angels-Rays
Weaver is 4-0, 3.51 in his last eight starts.
Odorizzi is 3-0, 2.79 in his last three starts.

Angels won 18 of their last 26 games.
Tampa Bay won 10 of 13 games since All-Star break.

Under is 12-5-1 in last eighteen Angel games.

Bronx-Red Sox
Phelps is 2-1, 3.26 in his last five starts.
Buchholz is 0-2, 9.82 in his last couple starts.

Bronx lost five of its last seven games.
Red Sox lost nine of their last eleven games.

Six of last eight Bronx road games stayed under.

Blue Jays-Astros
Stroman is 3-0, 0.43 in his last three starts.
Feldman is 0-3, 6.20 in his last four starts.

Blue Jays won eleven of their last fifteen games.
Astros lost nine of their last fourteen home games.

Over is 19-9 in last 28 Houston games.

Twins-White Sox
Gibson is 1-3, 6.64 in his last four starts.
Quintana is 3-0, 1.74 in his last seven starts.

Minnesota lost ten of its last fifteen games.
White Sox won six of their last nine games.

Under is 7-1 in last eight Quintana starts.

Royals-A's
Shields is 1-2, 2.48 in his last five starts.
Kazmir is 3-0, 1.72 in his last five starts.

Royals won eight of their last eleven games.
Oakland is 16-4 in its last twenty home games.

Six of last seven Kansas City road games stayed under the total.

Rockies-Tigers
de la Rosa is 5-0, 3.65 in his last eight starts.
Sanchez is 1-2, 6.75 in his last three starts.

Colorado lost 17 of its last 19 road games.
Tigers won three of their last four games.

Under is 3-0-1 in last four de la Rosa starts.

Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Bumgarner 13-10; Colon 12-9
-- Leake 9-13; Turner 6-5
-- Hamels 9-10; Strasburg 11-12
-- Garza 11-11; Lackey 12-9/0-0
-- Jackson 7-15; Beckett 9-10
-- Liriano 10-8; Cahill 1-6
-- Harang 11-10; Ross 11-12

-- Darvish 13-7; Bauer 7-8
-- Iwakuma 10-7; Tillman 14-9
-- Weaver 14-9; Odorizzi 9-12
-- Gibson 9-11; Quintana 9-13
-- Stroman 6-5; Feldman 6-13
-- Shields 13-10; Kazmir 16-5
-- Phelps 5-11; Buchholz 7-10

-- de la Rosa 13-7; Sanchez 10-9

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Bumgarner 5-23; Colon 7-22
-- Leake 5-22; Turner 5-11
-- Hamels 3-19; Strasburg 8-23
-- Garza 8-22; Lackey 5-21
-- Jackson 11-22; Beckett 4-19
-- Liriano 6-18; Cahill 3-7
-- Harang 5-22; Ross 5-23

-- Darvish 3-20; Bauer 4-15
-- Iwakuma 3-17; Tillman 10-23
-- Weaver 5-23; Odorizzi 2-21
-- Gibson 6-20; Quintana 3-22
-- Stroman 2-11; Feldman 4-19
-- Shields 6-23; Kazmir 4-21
-- Phelps 1-16; Buchholz 7-17

-- de la Rosa 8-21; Sanchez 5-19

Umpires
-- Phil-Wsh-- Five of last six Cooper games stayed under.
-- Cin-Mia-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Wegner games.
-- SF-NY-- Underdogs are 7-5 in last dozen Reyburn games.
-- Mil-StL--- Seven of last ten Little games stayed under.
-- Pitt-Az-- Six of last seven Hickox games stayed under.
-- Atl-SD-- Four of last five Knight games stayed under.
-- Cubs-LA-- Home team won 15 of 19 Rackley games.

-- KC-A's-- Under is 8-2-1 in last ten Wendelstedt games.
-- NY-Bos-- Over is 8-1-1 in last ten Schrieber games.
-- Tex-Clev-- Favorites won last four Eddings games.
-- Sea-Balt--- Five of last seven Timmons games went over.
-- LA-TB-- Eight of last ten Carapazza games stayed under.
-- Tor-Hst-- Last six Meals games went over the total.
-- Min-Chi-- Last twelve Danley games stayed under.

-- Col-Det-- 11 of last 13 BWelke games stayed under.