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951San Francisco -952 Chicago Cubs
SAN FRANCISCO is 12-1 SU (10.9 Units) in road games with double revenge - 2 straight losses against opponent in the current season.

953Washington -954 Pittsburgh
WASHINGTON is 0-8 SU (-10.1 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose lasts less than 5 innings per start in the current season.

955Miami -956 Atlanta
ATLANTA is 48-40 SU (12.7 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

957Colorado -958 St Louis
ST LOUIS are 22-12 SU (14.1 Units) in home games vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

959Tampa Bay -960 Baltimore
BALTIMORE is 26-52 SU (-28.6 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

961Detroit -962 Houston
DETROIT is 26-43 SU (-19.9 Units) vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.

963Texas -964 Chi White Sox
TEXAS are 36-18 SU (16.4 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

965Ny Yankees -966 Oakland
NY YANKEES are 68-41 SU (30.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

967Cleveland -968 Ny Mets
CLEVELAND is 23-7 SU (16.6 Units) in road games vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

969Toronto -970 La Dodgers
TORONTO is 28-17 SU (14.1 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

 

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Weekly Total Talk
Joe Williams

Thursday, Aug. 22

The Nationals will use RHP Max Scherzer against the Pirates and LHP Steven Brault on Thursday evening in the Steel City. The over has connected in four of the past five for the Nationals, and the over is 4-1 in their past five against National League Central Division foes, too. However, with Scherzer on the hill, the under is 6-2-1 across his past nine outings, while going 3-0-1 in the past four road outings. The under has also cashed in 15 of the past 22 road contests while going 4-1 in the past five against a left-handed starting pitcher, and 4-1-1 in the past six starts by Scherzer against a team with a losing record. The under has also connected in seven of the past 10 meetings in this series.

For the Pirates, it's been all over all the time lately. The over is 33-15-3 across their past 51 games at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, while going 7-2 in the past nine at home against teams with a winning road record. The over is also 24-10-2 in the past 36 at home against a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has connected in six of the past seven against NL East goes, while going 4-1 in the past five against a starting pitcher with a WHIP under 1.15. The over is 5-2-1 in the past eight starts at home by Brault, while going 3-0-1 in his past four outings against NL East clubs.

The Marlins and Braves battle at SunTrust Park with All-Star RHPs Sandy Alcantara and Mike Soroka locking horns again. These two pitchers battled on Aug. 10 in Miami with the over connecting in a 7-6 Braves victory. The over is 10-3-2 across the past 15 outings for the Marlins against teams with a winning overall record, while goiing 10-4-2 in the past 16 vs. RHP. However, the under is 4-1 in Miami's past five overall, 4-1-1 in the past six road outings against a right-hander. The under is also 3-1-1 in the past five road outings by Alcantara, too.

For the Braves, the under has hit in four in a row, including Wednesday's 5-0 victory over the Marlins. The under is also 4-0 in the past four at SunTrust Park, while going 3-1-2 in the past six inside the division. However, the over is 5-1 in Soroka's past six home outiings while going 5-2-1 in his past eight contests against a team with a losing overall mark. The under is 9-1-1 in the past 11 meetings between these teams in Atlanta, although the over is 4-0 in the past four starts by Soroka against the Marlins. As an added bonus, the Marlins have won just five of the past 26 trips to Atlanta, while going 16-39 in the past 55 meetings overall.

The Yankees and Athletics wrap up their series in the Bay Area, as RHP Masahiro Tanaka battles RHP Tanner Roark. This will be the fourth start for Roark since joining the A's after a trade from the Reds at the MLB trade deadline. He has allowed two or fewer earned runs in each of the past three starts while the 'under' is a perfect 3-0 during the span. The under is 3-1-1 in Oakland's past five outings while going 3-1-1 in the past five at home and 7-3 in the past 10 at home vs. RHP. The under is 12-3-1 in the past 16 during Game 3 of a series, too.

For the Yanks, the under is 5-0 in Tanaka's past five outings against the A's. However, the over is 23-8-1 in the past 32 games overall for the Yankees, and 5-2-1 in the past eight vs. RHP. The over is also 12-4-1 in New York's past 17 against teams with a winning record, including 4-0 in Tanaka's past four on the road against winning teams. The over is 34-14-3 in the past 51 road outings vs. RHP. The over has also been an impressive 26-6-2 in the past 34 road contests for the Yankees against teams with a winning overall mark.

Wind Report
Winds will be gusting in at 11-14 mph from right field into the face of the batters in Thursday's afternoon battle between the Giants and Cubs at Wrigley Field. On the south side of Chicago, the Rangers and White Sox will also experience 11-14 mph winds blowing in, but they'll be coming from the left-center field power alley to home plate at Guaranteed Rate Field. Outside of those two games, the winds will be light and variable with no positive or negative factors.


Friday, Aug. 23

The Braves and Mets will have a battle of RHPs when Mike Foltynewicz and Jacob deGrom lock horns. The over is 4-1-1 in the past six starts by Foltynewicz, while going 3-0-1 in his past four inside the NL East. In addition, the over is 6-2 in Folty'z past eight on the road against winning teams and 12-4-1 in his past 17 in Game 1 of a new series. The over is 4-1-1 in deGrom's past six outings at home, including 3-1-1 in his past five at home against a team with a winning overall mark. The over is 9-1-1 in deGrom's past 11 inside the division, too. However, the under is 5-0-1 in deGrom's past six aat home against the Braves, while going 6-2-1 across his past nine overall vs. Atlanta.

The Red Sox use LHP Eduardo Rodriguez against the Padres and RHP Chris Paddack. The over has connected in 13 of the past 16 road outings by Rodriguez, while going 9-2 in the past 11 in Game 1 of a new series. While the over is 20-7 across the past 27 starts overall, and 8-2 in the past 10 against teams against teams with a losing record. The under is 10-3 in his past 13 interleague starts, however, while going 5-1-1 in the past seven interleague road games overall for Boston against a team with a losing record.

As far as Paddack is concerned, the over has hit in each of his past four outings, while going 4-0 in his past four at home, too. The over is 34-16-2 in the past 52 interleague home games for San Diego, while going 18-7-2 in the past 27 against the AL East. The under is 10-4 in the past 14 games for the Padres against a left-handed starter, while the over is 5-2-1 in the past eight home games vs. LHP and 13-3 in the past 16 interleague home contests vs. LHP. The under is 8-1 in the past nine meetings in San Diego, while going 6-1 in the previous seven meetings.

RHP Trent Thornton pitches for the Blue Jays against LHP Justus Sheffield of the Mariners. The over has hit in each of the past seven road starts by Thornton, while going 8-3 in his past 11 games overall. The over is also 4-0 in Game 1 of a new set for Thornton. The over is 16-7-1 in the past 24 games overall for the Mariners against AL East teams while going 20-7-2 in the past 29 at home vs. RHP.

Wind Report
On Friday afternoon, the Nationals and Cubs will face a stiff 11-14 mph wind blowing in directly from center field to home plate at Wrigley Field. The Rangers and White Sox will tussle at Guaranteed Rate Field with winds blowing 11-14 mph from left to right. Chicago will be the only trouble spot in MLB, as far as the winds are concerned.

 

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By: Rohit Ponnaiya


STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTERS

STREAKING

Gerrit Cole, Houston Astros (14-5, 2.87 ERA, $294): At this point I don't even know if Cole is "streaking" anymore, he's just been so consistently great for an extended period of time. Of his last 14 outings, 13 have been quality starts. Over that span the Astros have gone 12-2 when he takes to the mound and he has a WHIP of 0.93 and an ERA of 1.98.

Tonight, Cole and the Astros are hosting the 38-86 Detroit Tigers and starting pitcher Jordan Zimmerman who is 1-8 with a 6.66 ERA. The Astros are 45-16 at home this season and are whopping -500 favorites. If you want a decent payout per unit you might consider the alternate runline of Houston -2.5 (-125) and -3.5 (+125).

SLUMPING

Ariel Jurado (6-9, 5.38 ERA, $-507): Detroit's Zimmerman could have been our slumper but we've decided to roll with the Rangers 23-year-old. Texas is 1-6 in Jurado's last 7 starts and the right-hander has logged a 7.72 ERA with a 1.84 WHIP over that stretch.

Nonetheless, Jurado and the Rangers are small -120 favorites on the road for tonight's tilt against the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox will be starting Ross Detwiler who has an ERA of 6.10 and a BAA of .320, so consider the Over 10.5.


3 STRIKES

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

The San Francisco Giants take on the Chicago Cubs at 2:20 p.m. ET. Kyle Hendricks will pitch for the home side and he's been dominant at Wrigley Field all season going 4-2 with a 1.98 ERA and a BAA of .194.

The Giants will start Jeff Samardzija who has a terrific 1.53 ERA over his last five starts. The O/U has been installed at a low 7.5 but with a strong 14 mph wind blowing in from center field the Under is still worth a look.

SCHERZER STRIKES BACK

The Nationals rotation gets a huge boost tonight, as Max Scherzer returns to the mound for the Nationals after being sidelined since July 25th with a strained back. Mad Max returns just in time for the home stretch as the Nationals attempt to hold off challengers in the NL wild card race.

Before Scherzer got injured, he had been absolutely on fire. In his nine previous starts the multiple Cy Young award winner was pitching to a 0.84 ERA and a 0.77 WHIP while racking up a ridiculous 94 punchouts over 64 innings.

It?s no surprise the Nats are big -225 road faves tonight against the sinking Pirates and if he?s healthy there?s no reason to think he won?t pick up where he left off. Take the Nats on the runline tonight.

RUNLINE ROAD RAYS

The Tampa Bay Rays are one of the MLB?s best teams when it comes to covering the runline on the road at 36-27 this season and tonight they face one of the worst when it comes to covering the spread at home, the Baltimore Orioles. The O?s are just 24-20 against the runline at home this season and there is value in fading them to cover the +1.5 again tonight.

Asher Wojciechowski gets the call for the Orioles, and he?s been touched up to the tune of a 6.63 ERA and a 1.74 WHIP over his last four starts. While Ryan Yarbrough takes the ball for the Rays. The lefty has allowed zero earned runs on eight hits while striking out 23 over his last three starts. He also has two long appearances following ?Openers? against the O?s in July, where he allowed just two runs on six hits in 9.1 innings. Take the Rays on the runline again tonight.

 

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Moncada lines two-run homer, White Sox beat Rangers 6-1
August 23, 2019
By The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) Yoan Moncada lined a two-run homer on his return from the injured list, Ross Detwiler struck out a career-high eight and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Thursday night.

James McCann hit a solo shot and doubled, and Jose Abreu, Tim Anderson and Matt Skole each had an RBI as Chicago won for the third time in four games.

Out since July 31 with a strained right hamstring, Moncada batted cleanup and made an immediate impact with his 21st homer as the White Sox jumped to an early five-run lead. He also doubled in the fifth and gave his team a scare when he fell awkwardly exiting the batter's box as he grounded out to end the seventh. He was tended to by a trainer and remained in the game.

Elvis Andrus' solo homer accounted for the only run against Detwiler (2-3) and was one of only three hits off the left-hander, who walked none over six innings. The 33-year-old earned his second win this season - and only his second in the majors over nearly three years.

Jimmy Cordero followed with two scoreless relief innings, and Kelvin Herrera tossed the ninth to complete a three-hitter.

Ariel Jurado (6-10) allowed six runs and 10 hits in eight innings as he lost his fourth straight start.

RED SOX 5, ROYALS 4

BOSTON (AP) - Brock Holt hit an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Red Sox won a weather-suspended game that began Aug. 7.

The original contest was halted after a 1 hour, 49 minute-rain delay early on Aug. 8 with the score tied 4-4 and nobody out in the top of the 10th inning. Royals catcher Meibrys Viloria was facing a 2-1 count against Red Sox reliever Josh Taylor.

Play resumed 14 days, 14 hours and 18 minutes later. Ryan O'Hearn struck out and pinch hitter Bubba Starling grounded out to end the Royals' inning. Starling took the spot of Billy Hamilton, who went 2 for 4 with a strikeout on Aug. 8 but was designated for assignment on Aug. 16.

Christian Vazquez doubled to center field after Andrew Benintendi struck out looking to lead off Boston's 10th. Richard Lovelady (0-3) intentionally walked pinch hitter Sam Travis before Holt singled on a line drive to left field to score Chris Owings, who was pinch running for Vazquez.

The official time of game was 3:48, with only 12 minutes being played Thursday.

CUBS 1, GIANTS 0

CHICAGO (AP) - Kyle Hendricks pitched seven sharp innings as the Cubs won their fifth straight despite getting only two hits.

Anthony Rizzo hit an RBI single to help the NL Central leaders complete a three-game sweep. The Giants lost their fourth in a row.

A day after the Cubs won 12-11 in a game with seven home runs, there was a brisk breeze blowing in at Wrigley Field and the teams combined for just six hits.

Hendricks (9-9) allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked none. Relievers Brandon Kintzler, Kyle Ryan and Rowan Wick each got two outs to complete the four-hitter. Wick finished for his second save as Cubs pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts without a walk.

Jeff Samardzija (9-10) gave up one run on two hits in seven innings against his former team.

San Francisco's best scoring chance came in the eighth. Crawford tripled off the right field wall with two outs against Kintzler. Ryan, a left-hander, then came on to strike out pinch-hitter Austin Slater to end the inning.

NATIONALS 7, PIRATES 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Max Scherzer pitched four innings in his return from the injured list, giving up one run and four hits.

The three-time Cy Young Award winner, who was put on the IL on July 26 with a strain in his upper back, struck out three and walked one. The Nationals hadn't set a pitch count for Scherzer but said they would closely monitor him. He threw 71 pitches, 48 for strikes.

Anthony Rendon and Howie Kendrick homered for Washington, which leads the NL wild-card race and won for the ninth time in 11 games. Kendrick singled, doubled and hit his 14th homer, a two-run drive in the eighth that made it 4-1. Rendon hit his 28th home run in the ninth.

The Pirates fell to 8-30 since the All-Star break. Steven Brault (3-3) allowed two runs in six innings.

Scherzer is 7-0 in his past 11 starts. Hunter Strickland (2-1) allowed one hit in two innings for the win.

CARDINALS 6, ROCKIES 5

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Marcell Ozuna, Paul DeJong and Dexter Fowler each hit two-run homers to pace the Cardinals.

Fowler's 15th home run of the season, off of a 97 mph fastball from Yency Almonte (0-1) in the seventh, capped the comeback. Matt Carpenter set it up by working a walk in an eight-pitch, pinch hitting appearance to lead off the frame.

Dominic Leone (1-0), who was recalled from Triple-A Memphis before the game, got the win. Giovanny Gallegos and Andrew Miller pitched a scoreless eighth and Carlos Martinez picked up his 15th save in 18 opportunities.

Ozuna's blast into the upper deck in left field in the fourth came after Paul Goldschmidt singled to tie the game 2-2. Ozuna has hit safely in 13 of his last 16 games.

DeJong drilled a German Marquez curve 423 feet into the left-center bleachers in the sixth to cut it to 5-4. DeJong's two-run homer extended his RBI streak to four games, one shy of his career high.

Marquez allowed four runs in six innings, on six hits, a pair of walks and four strikeouts.

BRAVES 3, MARLINS 2

ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acuna Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Atlanta Braves won their fifth straight.

Freddie Freeman hit a tying homer in the eighth and the Braves sent Miami to its 12th road loss in a row, the longest streak in the majors this year.

The NL East-leading Braves went 15-4 against the Marlins this year.

Adeiny Hechavarria opened the Atlanta ninth with a double and later scored on Acuna's single off Ryne Stanek (0-3).

Freeman's 34th homer, an opposite-field drive to left, came off Stanek, who lost his first decision since being acquired from Tampa Bay.

Mark Melancon (5-2) faced four batters in the ninth to earn the win.

Braves starter Mike Soroka hasn't won a decision in seven straight starts. Soroka, tied for the second-best ERA in the majors at 2.41, allowed no walks and struck out five in seven innings.

Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara gave up Hechavarria's RBI single in the second and allowed three hits in seven innings. He held the top four batters in Atlanta's lineup - Acuna Jr., Ozzie Albies, Freeman and Josh Donaldson - to a collective 0 for 12.

DODGERS 3, BLUEJAYS 2

A'S 5, YANKEES 3

RAYS 5 ORIOLES 2

ASTROS 6 TIGERS 3

METS 2, INDIANS 0

 

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SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:20 PM Washington Nationals Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
7:05 PM Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:05 PM Tampa Bay Rays Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards
7:10 PM Atlanta Braves New York Mets Citi Field
7:10 PM Kansas City Royals Cleveland Indians Progressive Field
7:10 PM Philadelphia Phillies Miami Marlins Marlins Park
8:10 PM Arizona Diamondbacks Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
8:10 PM Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins Target Field
8:10 PM Los Angeles Angels Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
8:10 PM Texas Rangers Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
8:15 PM Colorado Rockies St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium
10:10 PM Boston Red Sox San Diego Padres PETCO Park
10:10 PM New York Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
10:10 PM Toronto Blue Jays Seattle Mariners T-Mobile Park


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MLB AUGUST OPINIONS AND BEST BETS: ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/22/2019 6-13-1 31.58% -37.10
08/21/2019 10-10-1 50.00% +18.00
08/20/2019 6-16-1 27.27% -56.00
08/19/2019 7-8-0 46.67% -1.80
08/18/2019 8-12-1 40.00% -21.40
08/17/2019 8-14-0 36.36% -30.70
08/16/2019 11-8-1 57.89% +18.30
08/15/2019 9-8-0 52.94% +13.95
08/14/2019 14-10-2 58.33% +28.40
08/13/2019 14-11-1 56.00% +27.55
08/10/2019 10-10-0 50.00% -2.60
08/09/2019 9-11-0 45.00% -10.40
08/08/2019 10-6-0 62.50% +21.90
08/07/2019 8-6-1 57.14% +8.50
08/06/2019 10-11-0 47.62% -4.05
08/05/2019 8-9-2 47.06% -6.70
08/04/2019 13-11-1 54.17% +11.85
08/03/2019 13-12-1 52.00% +3.95
08/02/2019 9-9-0 50.00% +3.55
08/01/2019 8-8-0 50.00% +1.15


Totals.............190-203-9 48.34% -13.65

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BEST BETS:

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

08/22/2019.............2 - 8.............-29.60............4 - 5...............-7.50...............-37.10
08/21/2019.............3 - 2.............+26.50...........6 -7 ...............-8.50..............+18.00
08/20/2019.............2 - 6..............-19.15...........4 - 9..............-29.50..............-48.65
08/19/2019.............3 - 3.............+5.70............4 - 5...............-7.50...............-1.80
08/18/2019.............2 - 3.............-0.30..............7 - 7..............-3.50...............-3.80
08/17/2019.............4 - 3............+9.80.............4 - 11.............-35.00.............-25.20
08/16/2019.............2 - 2............+4.70..............9 - 5.............+19.50............+22.20
08/15/2019.............5 - 2............+26.95............4 - 6..............-13.00............+13.95
08/14/2019.............3 - 6............-4.10...............9 - 5.............+17.50............+13.40
08/13/2019.............4 - 4............+16.60...........10 - 5.............+22.50...........+42.10
08/10/2019.............0 - 2.............-10.00............7 - 5..............+7.50.............-2.50
08/09/2019.............3 - 2.............+9.10.............6 - 9..............-19.50............-10.60
08/08/2019.............2 - 2.............+3.90.............4 - 4..............-2.00.............+1.90
08/07/2019.............0 - 3.............-15.00............7 - 3..............+18.50...........+3.50
08/06/2019.............2 - 6.............-16.55............8 - 6..............+7.00.............-9.55
08/05/2019.............1 - 5.............-19.70............7 - 4..............+15.00...........-4.70
08/04/2019.............4 - 5.............-0.65..............7 - 5..............+7.50............+6.85
08/03/2019.............4 - 3............+7.45..............5 - 7..............-13.50............-6.05
08/02/2019.............3 - 3............+6.55..............6 - 6..............-3.00..............+3.55
08/01/2019.............2 - 4.............-6.85..............6 - 4..............+8.00.............+1.15


Totals....................51 - 74........+5.35............117 - 114.........-27.00...............-21.65

 

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Friday?s 6-pack

Spreads, totals for college games next week:

? UCLA @ Cincinnati (-3, 60.5)

? Utah (-5, 48) @ BYU

? Utah State @ Wake Forest (-3.5, 63.5)

? Colorado State vs Colorado (-12.5, 58)

? Ole Miss @ Memphis (-6, 68)

? South Carolina (-7.5, 63) vs North Carolina

Quote of the Day
?It means I?m old. And I?ve had some special players.?
A?s manager Bob Melvin, after winning his 1,200th career game Wednesday

Friday?s quiz
Which famous (retired) college football coach was the starting QB for the 0-16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976?

Thursday?s quiz
Oregon State?s teams are known as the Beavers.

Wednesday?s quiz
Dick Cheney was the Vice-President when George W Bush was President.

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Friday?s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here??.

13) MGM took two huge bets on the Astros Wednesday:
$55,000 on Houston -$550 to win $10,000
$63,520 on Houston -$575 to win $11,000

Another bookmaker reported from Las Vegas on this game:
?Under our Listed Pitchers market, we have $10 on the Tigers. Literally. And $60K on the Astros.?

12) If you wagered $100 on the Astros in each of Justin Verlander?s last three starts, you?d be out a total of $1,170. Not good.

Verlander has allowed 57 runs this season; 40 of them scored on home runs.

11) I?m anxious to see what the sportsbook at Rivers Casino in Schenectady will be like when college football has its first full Saturday on August 31st. Would expect pretty big crowds, and the sportsbook is not a big area, but they do have lot of betting kiosks, so that should help.

10) SLS Las Vegas will officially become Sahara Las Vegas on August 29; the SLS used to be the Sahara- the original Sahara Hotel & Casino opened in 1952 with 240 rooms. It grew to more than 1,700 rooms after several add-ons and a final renovation in 2000.

I stayed there once, in 2015; good eating places, the tightest video poker machines ever? asked a bartender if anyone ever won there (I couldn?t win a single hand for like an hour). No sports book to speak of, just a counter to bet games. Beer garden was pretty popular.

My room was so small it made me laugh; seriously. They had mirrors all over, to make the room look bigger, even on the ceiling? the last damn thing I want to see while I?m laying in bed is me.

Pretty good place for eating/shopping, but not my kind of place.

9) Raiders 22, Packers 21? This game was played in Winnipeg; NFL fields are shorter than CFL fields, and the turf in one end zone where the goalposts usually are for Blue Bomber games was a little screwed up, so the teams played on an 80-yard field and there were no kickoffs.

Next week?s Hard Knocks should be pretty interesting.

8) Red Sox 5, Royals 4 (10)? This was the completion of a suspended game from August 7; Brock Holt got the game-winning hit.

Royals lost in Baltimore Wednesday night, then flew to Boston for this, which lasted a total of 11 pitches, and then flew to Cleveland, where they?ll likely lose more games this weekend.

7) Baseball stuff:
? Colorado put P Kyle Freeland (leg) on the IL.
? Pirates released C Francisco Cervelli
? Mets DFA?d SS Ruben Tejada.

6) As of Thursday night, 60% of money wagered on Saturday?s Miami-Florida (-7.5) game was on the Gators, while 69% of the money on the Hawai?i-Arizona (-11) game is on the Rainbows.

5) Ravens 26, Eagles 15? Baltimore has now won 16 preseason games in a row (13-2 vs spread), but 40-year old Josh McCown came off the bench and completed 17-24 passes for 192 yards and two TD?s, so Philly has their backup QB.

Game was stopped with 11:54 left (weather) and never resumed, so sides/totals wagers are refunds, which is a bitter pill for Baltimore backers.

4) Major League Baseball is prohibiting major league and minor league ballplayers from participating in the Venezuelan winter league this year, because our country recently placed an embargo on Venezuela.

Jose Altuve, Felix Hernandez, Pablo Sandoval, Ronald Acuna, Gleyber Torres, Ender Inciarte and Avisail Garcia are all from Venezuela; strong baseball country.

3) Bob Cousy received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Thursday night; Cousy, 91, won six NBA titles in his 13 years playing with the Celtics. He was MVP of the NBA in 1957, and also was a decent actor? he was Western U?s athletic director in the excellent movie Blue Chips.

Cousy was the only son of poor French immigrants living in New York City during the Depression; he spoke French only for the first five years of his life. Cousy?s father served in the German army during World War I.

2) Baltimore Orioles gave up their 259th home run this season Thursday, breaking the all-time single-season record previously held by the 2016 Reds.

1) ACC Network made its debut Thursday; it is channel 612 on DirecTV, right next to the Big 14 (610) and SEC (611) channels but nowhere near the Pac-12 Network, since DirecTV doesn?t carry that station.

 

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LEADING OFF: Players get creative, Yanks at Dodger Stadium
August 22, 2019
By The Associated Press

A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:

NAME THAT NICKNAME

Jerseys will take on a different look during Players' Weekend, when big leaguers are encouraged to be creative with what goes on the back of their uniforms.

Cleveland outfielder Yasiel Puig will have Wild Horse, for the way he charges around the bases. Rays pitcher Charlie Morton will use Ground Chuck, for how he induces grounders. Reds first baseman Joey Votto will go with Who - for the ''Abbott and Costello'' comedy routine of ''Who's on First?''

Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis is skipping letters and going with an emoji - of lettuce, to rhyme with his last name.

OCTOBER PREVIEW?

Yankees lefty James Paxton is having one of the best stretches of his career. Paxton (9-6, 4.53 ERA) takes the mound at Dodger Stadium looking to win his fifth straight start - he won seven in a row in 2017 with Seattle.

Los Angeles counters with lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu, who is 12-3 and leads the majors with a 1.64 ERA.

New York manager Aaron Boone knows this series between the two teams with the top records in the majors should be special.

''I think when you're talking about interleague and two historic franchises having a great year, Players' Weekend, which should add some fun to it, I know it's something that we'll all look forward to,'' Boone said.

FLY THE W

The Cubs have won five in a row and are 44-19 at Wrigley Field this season, winning 16 of their last 19 home games.

The NL Central leaders try to keep it going when lefty Jon Lester (10-8, 4.23 ERA) pitches the opener of a three-game series against Washington and right-hander Anibal Sanchez (7-6, 3.99). Sanchez is 7-0 in his last 15 starts.

Chicago edged the Giants 1-0 Thursday with the wind blowing in at Wrigley. A day earlier, the Cubs outslugged San Francisco 12-11 in a game with seven home runs.

CATCHING ON

Veteran catcher Francisco Cervelli is available after the Pirates granted his request for a release. The 33-year-old Cervelli recently completed a rehab assignment after working his way back from his latest concussion.

Cervelli is hoping to hook on with a contender - there's speculation that NL East-leading Atlanta might be interested.

Cervelli hasn't played in the majors since May 25. He's been in 34 games this season, hitting .193 with one home run and five RBIs.

''Out of respect and appreciation for Francisco, we have chosen to honor his request to be released in order for him to pursue an opportunity that potentially gives him a chance at more playing time, as well as an opportunity this season to compete in the postseason,'' Pittsburgh general manager Neal Huntington said.

 

[Cnotes53]

901WASHINGTON -902 CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO CUBS are 22-13 SU (16.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

903CINCINNATI -904 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 33-46 SU (-26.5 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

905PHILADELPHIA -906 MIAMI
MIAMI is 24-9 SU (14.1 Units) in home games in August games in the last 3 seasons.

907ATLANTA -908 NY METS
ATLANTA is 9-0 SU (9 Units) in road games when playing on Friday in the current season.

909ARIZONA -910 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 17-42 SU (-28.9 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

911COLORADO -912 ST LOUIS
COLORADO is 23-39 SU (-24.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

913TAMPA BAY -914 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 26-52 SU (-28.6 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

915KANSAS CITY -916 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 31-15 SU (16.8 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the second half of the season in the current season.

917DETROIT -918 MINNESOTA
DETROIT is 29-50 SU (-27.4 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

919TEXAS -920 CHI WHITE SOX
TEXAS are 22-7 SU (12.5 Units) in road games vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

921LA ANGELS -922 HOUSTON
LA ANGELS are 15-28 SU (-17.8 Units) vs. an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 or better in the current season.

923TORONTO -924 SEATTLE
TORONTO is 28-17 SU (14.1 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

925NY YANKEES -926 LA DODGERS
NY YANKEES are 36-16 SU (22.8 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

927BOSTON -928 SAN DIEGO
BOSTON is 23-42 SU (-22.4 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

 

[Cnotes53]

MLB

Friday, August 23

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Trend Report
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Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing Washington
Chi Cubs is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Chi Cubs is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Nationals
Washington is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Washington is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Washington's last 22 games on the road
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Washington is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs

Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Baltimore is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Baltimore is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Baltimore is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games at home
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Cleveland is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Kansas City
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games
Kansas City is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Kansas City is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cleveland
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

Miami Marlins
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Miami is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 9 games at home
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami

New York Mets
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games
NY Mets is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
NY Mets is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
NY Mets is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Mets's last 16 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Atlanta is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 16 games when playing on the road against NY Mets

Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games
Chi White Sox is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Chi White Sox is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games at home
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Chi White Sox is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Texas Rangers
Texas is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Texas is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Texas's last 21 games on the road
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Texas is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox

Houston Astros
Houston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Houston is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games
LA Angels is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Angels's last 11 games
LA Angels is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Angels is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
LA Angels is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games on the road
LA Angels is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Houston
LA Angels is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Houston
LA Angels is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
LA Angels is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston

Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Arizona is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Minnesota is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
Minnesota is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of St. Louis's last 22 games
St. Louis is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of St. Louis's last 20 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing Colorado
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games on the road
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Colorado is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis

Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games at home
LA Dodgers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
NY Yankees is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers

San Diego Padres
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Boston
San Diego is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing at home against Boston
Boston Red Sox
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing San Diego
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego

Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games at home
Seattle is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Seattle is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle

 

[Cnotes53]

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, August 23


Washington @ Chicago Cubs

Game 901-902
August 23, 2019 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Sanchez) 17.673
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 14.932
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-125
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+105); N/A

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore

Game 913-914
August 23, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Richards) 15.648
Baltimore
(Blach) 12.927
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
N/A

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh

Game 903-904
August 23, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(DeSclfni) 14.685
Pittsburgh
(Keller) 16.192
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-105); Under

Philadelphia @ Miami

Game 905-906
August 23, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Velasquez) 16.045
Miami
(Noesi) 13.515
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-180
9
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-180); Under

Atlanta @ NY Mets

Game 907-908
August 23, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Fltynwcz) 17.378
NY Mets
(deGrom) 16.367
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-180
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+160); Under

Kansas City @ Cleveland

Game 915-916
August 23, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Junis) 15.960
Cleveland
(Plesac) 14.676
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-180
9
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+160); Under

Texas @ Chicago White Sox

Game 919-920
August 23, 2019 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Lynn) 16.750
Chicago White Sox
(Cease) 12.841
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 4
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-150
9
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-150); Over

LA Angels @ Houston

Game 921-922
August 23, 2019 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Suarez) 12.392
Houston
(Greinke) 15.762
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 3 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-285
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-285); Under

Arizona @ Milwaukee

Game 909-910
August 23, 2019 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Kelly) 15.889
Milwaukee
(Lyles) 14.225
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-145
10
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+125); Under

Detroit @ Minnesota

Game 917-918
August 23, 2019 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Boyd) 13.547
Minnesota
(Berrios) 15.905
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-210
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-210); Over

Colorado @ St. Louis

Game 911-912
August 23, 2019 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Lambert) 13.939
St. Louis
(Flaherty) 17.450
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-215
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-215); Under

NY Yankees @ LA Dodgers

Game 925-926
August 23, 2019 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Paxton) 14.438
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 17.456
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-155
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-155); Over

Boston @ San Diego

Game 927-928
August 23, 2019 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Rodriguez) 13.702
San Diego
(Paddack) 18.243
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 4 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+100); Over

Toronto @ Seattle

Game 923-924
August 23, 2019 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Thornton) 14.423
Seattle
(Sheffield) 16.178
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-125
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+105); Under

 

[Cnotes53]

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, August 23

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WASHINGTON (70 - 57) at CHICAGO CUBS (69 - 58) - 2:20 PM
ERICK FEDDE (R) vs. JON LESTER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 152-137 (-28.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-26 (-19.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 86-80 (-28.5 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 34-43 (-24.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 77-75 (-28.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 27-8 (+14.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 25-11 (+13.4 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 44-19 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 35-17 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 37-13 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 26-9 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LESTER is 38-19 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 20-6 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 1859-1890 (-269.8 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 170-173 (-41.5 Units) against the money line in home games in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 61-69 (-36.5 Units) against the money line in home games after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 140-121 (-29.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 234-225 (-52.8 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 2-1 (+1.5 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

ERICK FEDDE vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
FEDDE is 0-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 2.251.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

JON LESTER vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
LESTER is 2-3 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.44 and a WHIP of 1.310.
His team's record is 3-6 (-4.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.7 units)

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CINCINNATI (60 - 66) at PITTSBURGH (52 - 75) - 7:05 PM
ANTHONY DESCLAFANI (R) vs. MITCH KELLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 9-22 (-12.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
CINCINNATI is 54-82 (-22.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 25-35 (-12.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CINCINNATI is 27-52 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 2-12 (-10.5 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 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 43-33 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 27-48 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 30-42 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 8-5 (+4.6 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

ANTHONY DESCLAFANI vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
DESCLAFANI is 2-6 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.55 and a WHIP of 1.332.
His team's record is 4-7 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-6. (-1.8 units)

MITCH KELLER vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
KELLER is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 13.50 and a WHIP of 2.250.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (66 - 60) at MIAMI (45 - 81) - 7:10 PM
VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R) vs. HECTOR NOESI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 59-82 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 60-68 (-21.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
VELASQUEZ is 3-14 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 87-86 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 39-40 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 21-17 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 7-6 (+5.5 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. MIAMI since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 4-3 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.26 and a WHIP of 1.025.
His team's record is 7-6 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-4. (+2.7 units)

HECTOR NOESI vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.

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ATLANTA (77 - 52) at NY METS (67 - 60) - 7:10 PM
MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R) vs. JACOB DEGROM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 34-27 (+12.4 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.
ATLANTA is 77-52 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 165-195 (+39.6 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
ATLANTA is 38-25 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 162-131 (+31.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday since 1997.
ATLANTA is 84-47 (+33.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 58-40 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 127-88 (+34.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 95-71 (+18.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 34-24 (+10.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY METS are 142-98 (-57.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 since 1997.
NY METS are 7-12 (-11.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
NY METS are 396-402 (-112.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
NY METS are 81-130 (-43.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
DEGROM is 10-15 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 1-5 (-9.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 this season. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 4-8 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 0-6 (-10.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 7-13 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 6-13 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 7-11 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 1-10 (-15.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 8-5 (+3.0 Units) against NY METS this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.6 Units)

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. NY METS since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 1-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 5.21 and a WHIP of 1.474.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

JACOB DEGROM vs. ATLANTA since 1997
DEGROM is 7-7 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.00 and a WHIP of 1.005.
His team's record is 8-12 (-9.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 12-8. (+3.5 units)

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ARIZONA (64 - 64) at MILWAUKEE (65 - 62) - 8:10 PM
TAYLOR CLARKE (R) vs. JORDAN LYLES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 110-79 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 121-90 (+20.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 33-28 (+18.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 34-32 (+6.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ARIZONA is 14-6 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 25-16 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 33-27 (+9.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MILWAUKEE is 65-62 (-8.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against ARIZONA this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

TAYLOR CLARKE vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
CLARKE is 0-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 9.81 and a WHIP of 2.452.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JORDAN LYLES vs. ARIZONA since 1997
LYLES is 2-5 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 6.84 and a WHIP of 1.747.
His team's record is 2-8 (-5.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-9. (-9.3 units)

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COLORADO (58 - 70) at ST LOUIS (68 - 58) - 8:15 PM
PETER LAMBERT (R) vs. JACK FLAHERTY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 34-49 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 33-14 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 38-19 (+13.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ST LOUIS is 20-7 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 150-145 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 86-81 (+18.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 49-41 (+17.5 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.
FLAHERTY is 23-30 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against COLORADO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

PETER LAMBERT vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

JACK FLAHERTY vs. COLORADO since 1997
FLAHERTY is 0-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.313.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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TAMPA BAY (75 - 54) at BALTIMORE (41 - 87) - 7:05 PM
TREVOR RICHARDS (R) vs. TY BLACH (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 9-4 (+0.6 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

TREVOR RICHARDS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
RICHARDS is 0-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 16.22 and a WHIP of 3.003.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

TY BLACH vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

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KANSAS CITY (45 - 83) at CLEVELAND (74 - 54) - 7:10 PM
JAKE JUNIS (R) vs. ZACH PLESAC (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 45-83 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 32-61 (-19.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 39-105 (-35.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PLESAC is 7-0 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 165-128 (-25.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 53-48 (-22.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 20-24 (-16.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 25-25 (-17.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 97-82 (-28.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 117-90 (-20.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 10-6 (+0.2 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.4 Units)

JAKE JUNIS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
JUNIS is 3-5 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 5.68 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 4-6 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-5. (-0.4 units)

ZACH PLESAC vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
PLESAC is 2-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.87 and a WHIP of 1.276.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

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DETROIT (38 - 87) at MINNESOTA (77 - 50) - 8:10 PM
DREW VERHAGEN (R) vs. JOSE BERRIOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 38-87 (-31.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 10-44 (-24.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 19-52 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
DETROIT is 28-70 (-27.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 27-59 (-17.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
DETROIT is 13-44 (-17.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MINNESOTA is 77-50 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 69-57 (+14.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 43-26 (+18.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 50-29 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 62-36 (+17.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 9-1 (+10.8 Units) against the money line after getting shut out over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 34-16 (+15.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-3 (+0.5 Units) against DETROIT this season
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

DREW VERHAGEN vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

JOSE BERRIOS vs. DETROIT since 1997
BERRIOS is 3-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 6.49 and a WHIP of 1.471.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-5. (-3.4 units)

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TEXAS (63 - 66) at CHI WHITE SOX (58 - 69) - 8:10 PM
LANCE LYNN (R) vs. DYLAN CEASE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 58-69 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 31-31 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 29-22 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 37-34 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 63-66 (+7.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 43-44 (+6.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 42-42 (+7.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 35-26 (+10.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against TEXAS this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

LANCE LYNN vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
LYNN is 4-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.04 and a WHIP of 1.033.
His team's record is 6-2 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.8 units)

DYLAN CEASE vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA ANGELS (63 - 67) at HOUSTON (82 - 47) - 8:10 PM
JOSE SUAREZ (L) vs. ZACK GREINKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 63-67 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 26-33 (-10.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
LA ANGELS are 44-49 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 29-38 (-11.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LA ANGELS are 54-90 (-28.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 20-2 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
GREINKE is 150-81 (+48.0 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 114-59 (+37.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 72-28 (+30.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 62-45 (+15.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 31-23 (+12.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 38-36 (-30.2 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 64-43 (-24.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 38-35 (-30.3 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 6-3 (+1.4 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.6 Units)

JOSE SUAREZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
SUAREZ is 0-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 5.41 and a WHIP of 2.102.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
GREINKE is 4-5 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.340.
His team's record is 5-7 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-5. (+1.9 units)

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TORONTO (52 - 78) at SEATTLE (54 - 74) - 10:10 PM
TRENT THORNTON (R) vs. JUSTUS SHEFFIELD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 99-90 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 28-19 (+9.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 28-20 (+13.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 127-119 (+28.5 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
SEATTLE is 11-22 (-11.7 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
SEATTLE is 970-887 (-125.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 6-17 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in home games in August games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 676-614 (-96.7 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
SEATTLE is 421-377 (-73.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 2-1 (+2.0 Units) against TORONTO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

TRENT THORNTON vs. SEATTLE since 1997
THORNTON is 0-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JUSTUS SHEFFIELD vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (83 - 46) at LA DODGERS (85 - 44) - 10:10 PM
JAMES PAXTON (L) vs. HYUN-JIN RYU (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 85-44 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 25-8 (+12.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
LA DODGERS are 51-16 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 36-11 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
RYU is 10-0 (+10.0 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RYU is 19-2 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 83-46 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 38-22 (+15.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA DODGERS are 126-144 (-41.9 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 32-31 (-20.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.

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

JAMES PAXTON vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
PAXTON is 0-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 7.11 and a WHIP of 1.264.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
RYU is 0-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

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BOSTON (68 - 61) at SAN DIEGO (59 - 67) - 10:10 PM
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (L) vs. CHRIS PADDACK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 68-61 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 47-38 (-8.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BOSTON is 50-39 (-9.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 30-30 (-7.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BOSTON is 39-16 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
RODRIGUEZ is 39-11 (+26.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RODRIGUEZ is 18-6 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RODRIGUEZ is 11-0 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RODRIGUEZ is 31-7 (+22.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RODRIGUEZ is 18-5 (+13.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RODRIGUEZ is 23-2 (+19.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 59-67 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 29-33 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 25-42 (-21.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 84-112 (-37.9 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.
SAN DIEGO is 19-24 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 29-54 (-21.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 14-20 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.

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

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

CHRIS PADDACK vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

 

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Friday's Diamond Notes
Kevin Rogers

Hottest team: Braves (8-2 last 10)

Unfortunately for Atlanta, it doesn?t get to play Miami for the rest of the regular season. The Braves knocked off the Marlins for the 15th time in 19 meetings in Thursday?s 3-2 walk-off victory at SunTrust Park to pull off the three-game sweep. Atlanta finished off its homestand at 8-2, while the Braves picked up their first home sweep since mid-June against the Pirates.

The Braves travel to New York for the weekend to face off with the Mets at Citi Field, as Atlanta took two of three from its division rival last week. Atlanta has won six consecutive starts made by Mike Foltynewicz, as the right-hander takes the mound in the series opener. Foltynewicz is unbeaten in his last three road starts, as he squares off with the Mets for the first time this season after the Braves beat New York twice in his two starts against them in 2018.

Coldest team: Blue Jays (1-6 last seven)

Although Toronto lost all three games at Los Angeles, the Blue Jays hung around in the final two defeats as a heavy underdog. The Dodgers topped the Jays in extra innings on Wednesday, while Toronto squandered a 2-0 lead in the ninth inning as Los Angeles scored three runs to walk it off to send the Jays to their fifth consecutive defeat. Toronto?s offense has not been able to come through during this skid by scoring only nine runs in the past five games since posting seven runs against Seattle last Friday.

The Jays will battle the Mariners for the second consecutive weekend as Toronto invades T-Mobile Park. Toronto has lost six of its past eight road games since a five-game away winning streak in late July into early August. Trent Thornton takes the mound for the Blue Jays, as the right-hander is winless in his past three outings although all three losses came by one run each. Thornton faces the Mariners for the second consecutive weekend after picking up a no-decision in a 4-3 defeat last Saturday as he allowed three runs in six innings of work.

Hottest pitcher: Jack Flaherty, Cardinals (7-6, 3.46 ERA)

Dating back to July 7, Flaherty has allowed a total of five runs in eight starts, while posting four scoreless outings in this stretch. St. Louis has won five of Flaherty?s last six starts, including home victories over the Cubs and Astros. The lone loss during this span came at Los Angeles on August 7 as the Dodgers scored two runs in the ninth inning for a 2-1 victory, erasing a 10-strikeout effort from Flaherty. The Cardinals had cashed seven consecutive UNDERS prior to a PUSH against Cincinnati his last time out, as Flaherty is facing the Rockies for the second time in his career after losing to Colorado in 2018.

Coldest pitcher: Dylan Cease, White Sox (2-6, 5.93 ERA)

Chicago has won only two of Cease?s eight starts since he entered the rotation in July, as both victories came against last-place Detroit. Cease was knocked around in his last start against the Angels by allowing five runs in five innings of a 9-2 defeat this past Sunday. The run support has not been good for Cease as the White Sox have scored two runs or fewer in all six of his losses, while the UNDER has hit in his past three home outings. Cease squares off with the Rangers on Friday as Texas is 0-5 in its past five Game 2?s of a series.

Biggest OVER run: Rays (7-3 last 10)

Tampa Bay?s four-game OVER streak came to an end in last night?s 5-2 victory at Baltimore that included a lengthy rain delay. The total stayed UNDER 10 as the O?s scored two runs in the first inning before not scoring again, while Tampa Bay trotted out seven pitchers in the win. Thursday?s win marked the 14th time in the last 16 victories that the Rays have scored at least five runs, while the OVER has hit 12 times in this span. Trevor Richards makes his second start for Tampa Bay after getting dealt from Miami as the right-hander lasted 3.1 innings his last time out in a 5-4 comeback win over Detroit.

Biggest UNDER run: Padres (5-0 last five)

San Diego returns home following a 3-3 road trip at Philadelphia and Cincinnati that saw the Padres score three runs or fewer in the last four games. After holding off the Reds, 3-2 in the series opener at Cincinnati on Monday, San Diego?s offense couldn?t get going in the final two losses at Great American Ballpark in which it scored two runs each. The Padres welcome in the Red Sox for an interleague series at Petco Park as Chris Paddack starts the opener. Paddack owns a 5-2 record and 2.53 home ERA this season, while the OVER has hit in his previous four starts at Petco Park.

Matchup to watch: Yankees vs. Dodgers

A potential World Series preview takes place this weekend at Chavez Ravine between a couple of old rivals who matched up in the Fall Classic in the 50?s and 70?s. The Yankees haven?t looked like World Series material of late after getting swept in the Bay Area by the Athletics to start their road trip, while scoring just nine runs in the three losses. The Bronx Bombers have dropped five of their past seven games, but New York remains eight games ahead of Tampa Bay in the American League East race.

Los Angeles swept Toronto in a hard-fought series at home, which included consecutive walk-off victories. Since dropped a pair of games to the Angels in late July at Dodger Stadium, the NL West leaders have won 12 of their past 14 contests at Chavez Ravine, including posting a 3-1 mark in home series openers.

It's a battle of southpaws on the mound tonight as Hyun-Jin Ryu squares off with James Paxton in the opener. Ryu (12-3, 1.64 ERA) is in the middle of the Cy Young discussion in the National League, although the Dodgers? left-hander is coming off his first loss since late June in a 4-3 setback at Atlanta last Saturday. Ryu had allowed four runs combined in his previous six starts (all Dodger wins) before getting tagged for four runs in 5.2 innings. The Dodgers own a perfect 11-0 record in Ryu?s 11 home starts this season, while not giving up a run in three of his past four home outings.

Paxton (9-6, 4.53 ERA) was 0-for-July as the Yankees lost all five of his starts, but the former Mariners? hurler has rebounded nicely in August. New York has won all four of his outings this month, including three victories at home. The road hasn?t been kind to Paxton this season as the Yankees are 4-5 in his nine starts away from the Bronx, while the OVER has cashed seven times.

Betcha didn?t know: Jose Berrios has not won at home since May 24 as the Twins? right-hander heads to the mound against the Tigers on Friday. Minnesota owns an 0-5 record in Berrios? last five starts at Target Field, all as a favorite of -140 or higher.

 

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Stats Plays of The Day

912 ST LOUIS -1.5 -115
Rockies are 7-22 since Jun 21, 2019 on the road.
Rockies are 10-30 since May 15, 2019 as a road dog.
Cardinals are 9-2 since Jul 13, 2019 as a home favorite.
Cardinals are 13-5 since Jul 13, 2019 at home.
Cardinals are 24-13 since Jul 13, 2019.
Cardinals are 16-3 since Jul 13, 2019 as a favorite.

920 CHI WHITE SOX +130
Rangers are 7-18 since Jun 29, 2019 on the road.
Rangers are 17-30 since Jun 29, 2019.
White Sox are 3-0 since Aug 13, 2019 as a home dog.
White Sox are 3-0 since Aug 13, 2019 at home.
White Sox are 10-9 since Aug 02, 2019 as a dog.
White Sox are 12-9 since Aug 02, 2019.

924 SEATTLE +105
Blue Jays are 1-6 since Aug 14, 2019.
Mariners are 6-3 since Aug 13, 2019.
Mariners are 5-2 since Aug 13, 2019 as a dog.

 

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- Friday
August 23, 2019

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Twins are 20-0 SU as a home 200-plus favorite when they are off a game as a favorite and facing a divisional opponent with fewer wins, going 19-1 on the run line.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Orioles are 0-17 SU as a home 165-plus dog when they are off a loss in which they held the lead.

OU Trend of the Day:

-- The Mariners are 11-0 OU in the first game of a series with rest as a dog off a game as a dog in which they had multiple multiple-run innings.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Blue Jays are 0-8 SU in franchise history with Trent Thornton when he went six-plus innings in his last start.

 

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at CHC 02:20 PM
WAS +117
O 8.5

CIN at PIT 07:05 PM
CIN +103
U 9.0

TB at BAL 07:05 PM
O 10.5

KC at CLE 07:10 PM
KC +164
O 9.0

PHI at MIA 07:10 PM
O 9.0

ATL at NYM 07:10 PM
ATL +156
U 7.5

DET at MIN 08:10 PM
DET +282
O 9.5

LAA at HOU 08:10 PM
LAA +242
U 9.0

ARI at MIL 08:10 PM
ARI +137
U 10.0

TEX at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW +128

COL at STL 08:15 PM
COL +222
O 8.0

TOR at SEA 10:10 PM
U 9.5

NYY at LAD 10:10 PM
U 8.5

BOS at SD 10:10 PM
O 8.0

 

[Udog]

By: Rohit Ponnaiya


STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTERS

STREAKING

Jack Flaherty, St. Louis Cardinals (7-6, 3.46 ERA, $-637): The Cardinals 23-year-old has been absolutely dealing recently. Over Flaherty's last six starts, St. Louis is 5-1 and he's recorded an ERA of 0.74 and a WHIP of 0.83.

Flaherty should be in position to have another strong game today as the Cards host the Colorado Rockies who struggle to hit on the road. The Rockies have the third-lowest OPS in the majors in away games at .682. The Cardinals are -215 favorites and O/U is set at 8.5.

SLUMPING

Hector Noesi, Miami Marlins (0-3, 9.39 ERA, $-300): The 32-year-old Dominican made his return to the big leagues earlier this month after spending the last three years of his career playing in South Korea. The early returns have not been positive. Noesi has allowed at least two homers and five earned runs in each of his three starts.

Noesi and the Marlins host the Philadelphia Phillies as +152 underdogs tonight. Noesi shouldn't expect much run support given that the Marlins a major league-low OPS of .661.


3 STRIKES

DEGROM DAY

Jacob deGrom day used to be a great betting day here at Covers HQ when the first five innings Under in deGrom's starts converted at more than a 80 percent rate in 2018. Sportsbooks have adjusted though and this year the first five innings Under in his starts is just 11-9-2, although it did hit in his last outing.

Today, deGrom and the Mets are -170 faves at home against the Atlanta Braves and the total is set at 7.5. The first five innings O/U is 4 and while that looks more than doable for deGrom who is 8-7 with a 2.61 ERA, it might be optimistic to think that Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz (4-5, 6.09 ERA) can do his part against a Mets lineup that is batting .302 over the last two weeks.

HOW GREINKE GOT HIS GROOVE BACK

Well, that didn?t take long. After a bit of a rocky start to his Astros tenure (see what we did there?), Greinke responded with two straight quality starts. The veteran right-hander allowed just three total runs on 11 hits with 12 strikeouts over 13 inning of work.

Tonight, he goes to work against the visiting Los Angeles Angels who counter with Jose Suarez. The Halos lefty owns a 6.75 ERA and a 1.69 WHIP this season and that balloons to 10.22 and 2.03 over his last three starts. The Astros hit .282 against lefties this season. Look at the Astros on the runline once again.

PADDING THEIR STATS

The Yankees and Dodgers isn't the only interleague matchup on today's card, with the Boston Red Sox on the road in San Diego. The BoSox are slim -113 faves and will start Eduardo Rodriguez. The Padres will respond with rookie Chris Paddack who has been very impressive at times this year but is going through a bit of a rough patch having given up five homers and 13 runs through 14 2-3 innings over his last three starts.

San Diego is just 6-13 over their last 19 games at home and Boston is a perfect 11-0 in Rodriguez's last 11 interleague starts. Boston is also 5-1 in the last six meetings in the head to head.

 

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Sánchez blanks Cubs, Nats keep slugging in 9-3 win
August 23, 2019
By The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit as a Brave, and Atlanta beat the New York Mets 2-1 Friday night for its sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.

The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters - including 13 by deGrom - but had their five-game winning streak end.

At 21, Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. became the second-youngest player with a 30-homer, 30-steal season. Only Mike Trout did it faster than Acuna.

Hamilton's grounder off Jeurys Familia (4-2) was just out of reach for diving second baseman Joe Panik, allowing Tyler Flowers to score from third.

DeGrom homered and struck out eight straight batters during one dominant stretch, pitching seven innings of one-run ball.

Luke Jackson (7-2) pitched two scoreless innings to win. Mark Melancon delivered a 1-2-3 14th to close out the 4 hour, 37-minute game for his fifth save.

MARLINS 19, PHILLIES 11

MIAMI (AP) - Starlin Castro homered twice and drove in five runs, and Miami spotted Philadelphia a seven-run lead before rallying to score their most runs ever at Marlins Park.

Isan Diaz hit a three-run homer, Harold Ramirez and Neil Walker each had three hits and drove in two, and John Berti also went deep for the Marlins, who pounded out 19 hits and have won six of their last seven over the Phillies.

Philadelphia led 7-0 in the third thanks in part to Scott Kingery's three-run triple and Corey Dickerson's two-run double. It was the first time the Phillies have blown a 7-0 lead since August 2003 at Montreal, when they led 8-0.

The Marlins tied it in the bottom of the third. All seven runs were charged to Vince Velasquez, who only recorded one out in the inning. Ramirez's two-run single made it 7-4 and Diaz's three-run homer drew the Marlins even.

Tyler Kinley (2-1) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of relief. Philadelphia reliever Nick Pivetta (4-6) allowed five runs, one earned, in 2 1/3 innings.

ASTROS 5, ANGELS 4

HOUSTON (AP) - Zack Greinke won his fourth straight start since being traded to Houston and Yuli Gurriel hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to send the Astros past Los Angeles.

Greinke (14-4) allowed 10 hits, but just three runs - two earned - in 6 2/3 innings. The 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner came over in a July 31 trade with Arizona.

Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect ninth to get a save for the fifth time in six games and give him 31 this season.

Los Angeles starter Jose Suarez (2-5) gave up seven hits and three runs in 4 2/3 innings to lose his fourth straight decision.

NATIONALS 9, CUBS 3

CHICAGO (AP) - Anibal Sanchez pitched one-hit ball into the ninth inning and helped himself with two perfectly placed bunts, leading Washington past Chicago.

Washington had a short turnaround with an afternoon start after its 7-1 victory at Pittsburgh on Thursday night. The Nationals didn't arrive in Chicago until early Friday morning, but their loaded lineup looked as if it got more than enough rest.

Juan Soto and Adam Eaton homered as Washington improved to 13-4 in its last 17 games, putting pressure on NL East-leading Atlanta and strengthening its position atop the wild card standings.

Chicago had won five in a row, but it was unable to overcome a shaky start by Jon Lester (10-9) and another rough performance at the plate.

Sanchez (8-6) allowed one earned run while improving to 8-0 in his last 16 starts.

CARDINALS 8, ROCKIES 3

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jack Flaherty pitched six scoreless innings, Marcell Ozuna homered and drove in three runs, and St. Louis beat Colorado.

The Cardinals moved back into first place in the NL Central, one-half game ahead of the Chicago Cubs, who lost to Washington earlier Friday. The Cardinals have won five of six and 11 of 14.

Flaherty (8-6) allowed three hits, struck out nine and walked one. He has allowed one earned run in his past 34 innings and has won four straight decisions.

Peter Lambert (2-4) lasted 4 1/3 innings and gave up six hits and four runs (two earned).

INDIANS 4, ROYALS 1

CLEVELAND (AP) - Brad Hand bounced back from his recent struggles to record his 30th save, Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer and Cleveland beat Kansas City.

The All-Star closer, who had blown three consecutive saves, gave up a leadoff single to Alex Gordon in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Cheslor Cuthbert bounced into a double play, extending his hitless streak to 0 for 39, and Bubba Starling grounded out to end the game.

Lindor hit his 22nd homer, a blast to right field off Jakob Junis (8-12) to give Cleveland a 4-0 lead.

Rookie Zach Plesac (7-4) allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings.

BREWERS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 1

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jordan Lyles was pulled after pitching six no-hit innings for Milwaukee, and reliever Devin Williams gave up a bloop single with two outs in the seventh.

Lyles (8-8) was taken out after throwing 99 pitches. He struck out five and allowed just two walks, both to Christian Walker.

Williams relieved and retired his first two batters before Walker looped a single into shallow center field.

Four Milwaukee pitchers combined on a two-hitter. Eric Thames and Keston Hiura homered for the Brewers.

Arizona starter Merrill Kelly (9-13) allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Ketel Marte broke up Milwaukee's shutout bid with an RBI single in the ninth against Jeremy Jeffress.

WHITE SOX 8, RANGERS 3

CHICAGO (AP) - Dylan Cease settled down after a tough start, Yoan Moncada hit a two-run homer for the second straight night and Chicago beat Texas.

Adam Engel added two RBIs as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games.

Cease (3-6) gave up three-run shot to Willie Calhoun in the first, but the 23-year-old right-hander set a career high with nine strikeouts in six innings.

Texas right-hander Lance Lynn (14-9) allowed seven runs and 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings. He also struck out 10 while dropping his third straight decision.

PIRATES 3, REDS 2

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pablo Reyes hit a game-ending RBI single, driving in pinch-runner Joe Musgrove, and Pittsburgh rallied to beat Cincinnati.

Pittsburgh won for just the ninth time in 39 games since the All-Star break by chipping away at Reds closer Raisel Iglesias (2-9).

The Pirates put together three straight singles to start the ninth, the last a flare to shallow center by Adam Frazier that scored pinch-runner Erik Gonzalez. A sacrifice bunt by Jacob Stallings moved Musgrove to third and Reyes sent a drive to the gap in left-center to give Pittsburgh its eighth straight home victory over the Reds.

Felipe Vazquez (4-1) picked up the win by pitching a scoreless top of the ninth.

RAYS 7, ORIOLES 1

BALTIMORE (AP) - Austin Meadows hit his first career grand slam to cap a seven-run second inning, Trevor Richards shined in his second start with Tampa Bay and the Rays beat Baltimore.

Meadows hit a 2-0 pitch from Ty Blach (0-2) deep into the center-field seats to send Tampa Bay to its fourth straight win over Baltimore.

Tampa Bay has won 11 of its last 12 away games and now sits atop the AL wild-card standings. The Rays' 42-23 road record is the best in the majors.

Richards (1-0) allowed Baltimore two hits and a walk over six shutout innings.

TIGERS 9, TWINS 6

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Ronny Rodriguez had three hits, including a grand slam, and Drew VerHagen struck out 11 in a career-high six innings as Detroit beat AL Central-leading Minnesota.

Rodriguez's first career grand slam capped a five-run sixth inning off All-Star Jose Berrios. The drive helped the Tigers, with the worst record in the league, cut Minnesota's lead to 2+ games over Cleveland.

Miguel Sano and Jake Cave each homered twice for Minnesota.

Berrios (10-7) allowed five runs on 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings.

VerHagen (4-2) got another chance in the Tigers' beleaguered rotation and had the best outing of his career. He allowed three runs in six innings - his previous high for strikeouts was five against the White Sox on Aug. 6.

YANKEES 10, DODGERS 2

RED SOX 11, PADRES 0

 

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY AUGUST 24, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:20 PM Washington Nationals Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
4:05 PM New York Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
6:10 PM Philadelphia Phillies Miami Marlins Marlins Park
7:05 PM Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:05 PM Tampa Bay Rays Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards
7:10 PM Arizona Diamondbacks Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
7:10 PM Atlanta Braves New York Mets Citi Field
7:10 PM Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins Target Field
7:10 PM Kansas City Royals Cleveland Indians Progressive Field
7:10 PM Los Angeles Angels Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
7:10 PM Texas Rangers Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
7:15 PM Colorado Rockies St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium
8:40 PM Boston Red Sox San Diego Padres PETCO Park
9:07 PM San Francisco Giants Oakland Athletics Ring Central Coliseum
9:10 PM Toronto Blue Jays Seattle Mariners T-Mobile Park


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MLB AUGUST OPINIONS AND BEST BETS: ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/23/2019 12-8-1 60.00% +32.65
08/22/2019 6-13-1 31.58% -37.10
08/21/2019 10-10-1 50.00% +18.00
08/20/2019 6-16-1 27.27% -56.00
08/19/2019 7-8-0 46.67% -1.80
08/18/2019 8-12-1 40.00% -21.40
08/17/2019 8-14-0 36.36% -30.70
08/16/2019 11-8-1 57.89% +18.30
08/15/2019 9-8-0 52.94% +13.95
08/14/2019 14-10-2 58.33% +28.40
08/13/2019 14-11-1 56.00% +27.55
08/10/2019 10-10-0 50.00% -2.60
08/09/2019 9-11-0 45.00% -10.40
08/08/2019 10-6-0 62.50% +21.90
08/07/2019 8-6-1 57.14% +8.50
08/06/2019 10-11-0 47.62% -4.05
08/05/2019 8-9-2 47.06% -6.70
08/04/2019 13-11-1 54.17% +11.85
08/03/2019 13-12-1 52.00% +3.95
08/02/2019 9-9-0 50.00% +3.55
08/01/2019 8-8-0 50.00% +1.15


Totals.............202-211-9 48.91% +19.00

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BEST BETS:

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


08/23/2019.............4 - 5.............+9.15............8 - 4...............+18.00............+27.15
08/22/2019.............2 - 8.............-29.60............4 - 5...............-7.50...............-37.10
08/21/2019.............3 - 2.............+26.50...........6 -7 ...............-8.50..............+18.00
08/20/2019.............2 - 6..............-19.15...........4 - 9..............-29.50..............-48.65
08/19/2019.............3 - 3.............+5.70............4 - 5...............-7.50...............-1.80
08/18/2019.............2 - 3.............-0.30..............7 - 7..............-3.50...............-3.80
08/17/2019.............4 - 3............+9.80.............4 - 11.............-35.00.............-25.20
08/16/2019.............2 - 2............+4.70..............9 - 5.............+19.50............+22.20
08/15/2019.............5 - 2............+26.95............4 - 6..............-13.00............+13.95
08/14/2019.............3 - 6............-4.10...............9 - 5.............+17.50............+13.40
08/13/2019.............4 - 4............+16.60...........10 - 5.............+22.50...........+42.10
08/10/2019.............0 - 2.............-10.00............7 - 5..............+7.50.............-2.50
08/09/2019.............3 - 2.............+9.10.............6 - 9..............-19.50............-10.60
08/08/2019.............2 - 2.............+3.90.............4 - 4..............-2.00.............+1.90
08/07/2019.............0 - 3.............-15.00............7 - 3..............+18.50...........+3.50
08/06/2019.............2 - 6.............-16.55............8 - 6..............+7.00.............-9.55
08/05/2019.............1 - 5.............-19.70............7 - 4..............+15.00...........-4.70
08/04/2019.............4 - 5.............-0.65..............7 - 5..............+7.50............+6.85
08/03/2019.............4 - 3............+7.45..............5 - 7..............-13.50............-6.05
08/02/2019.............3 - 3............+6.55..............6 - 6..............-3.00..............+3.55
08/01/2019.............2 - 4.............-6.85..............6 - 4..............+8.00.............+1.15


Totals....................55 - 79........+14.50............125 - 118.........-9.00...............+5.50

 

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LEADING OFF: Braves streaking, Harper on paternity leave
August 24, 2019
By The Associated Press

A look at what's happening around the majors Saturday:

BREEZIN'

Despite tying a major league record by striking out 26 times in a game, the Braves kept their winning streak going. The NL East leaders outlasted the Mets 2-1 in 14 innings Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

Atlanta is 9-3 against the Mets this season and tries to boost that mark when lefty Max Fried (14-4, 3.84 ERA) starts at Citi Field. Zack Wheeler (9-7, 4.40) is set to pitch for New York.

BRYCE'S BABY

Philadelphia star Bryce Harper is on the paternity list while awaiting the birth of his first child. He traveled home to Las Vegas and could be out of action through the weekend.

Harper is hitting .254 with 27 homers and 92 RBIs in 125 games.

The Phillies' drive toward an NL wild-card spot took a damaging blow Friday night when they blew a seven-run lead at last-place Miami and lost 19-11. Zach Eflin (7-11, 4.57 ERA) will next against the Marlins - he's 0-4 with an 8.42 ERA over his last 10 games, including six starts.

The Marlins took a big hit, too, when top hitter Brian Anderson suffered a broken hand after being hit by a pitch. He could miss the rest of the season.

ROLLING

Cubs left-hander Jose Quintana tries to add to his career-best win streak when he faces Washington at Wrigley Field. The 30-year-old Quintana is 7-0 with a 2.96 ERA in his last nine starts. He pitched seven scoreless innings in Sunday night's 7-1 victory over Pittsburgh in the MLB Little League Classic. Joe Ross pitches for the surging Nationals, who have won 10 of 12.

STREAKING

Astros lefty Wade Miley (12-4, 3.18 ERA) has won six straight decisions. Slotted in a rotation with Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole and Zack Greinke, Miley doesn't always attract a lot of attention. But he's been a key member of the AL West leaders, who take on Mike Trout and the Angels at Minute Maid Park.

ALL FOR ONE

Rockies righty Chi Chi Gonzalez (0-4, 5.87 ERA) starts at St. Louis, looking for his first win since Sept. 22, 2015, while with the Texas Rangers.

Gonzalez lost both decisions in 2016, missed the entire 2017 season after Tommy John surgery and didn't return to the majors until this June 25.

Cardinals rookie Dakota Hudson (12-6, 3.63) goes for his third consecutive win. He was pulled after throwing 6 2/3 hitless innings against Milwaukee on Monday.

 

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Saturday?s 6-pack

Six lowest payrolls in baseball this season (team record):

30) Tampa Bay $62,636,443 (75-54)

29) Pittsburgh $71,358,858 (52-75)

28) Baltimore $72,659,323 (41-87)

27) Miami $74,587,295 (45-81)

26) White Sox $91,219,660 (58-69)

25) Oakland $93,010,305 (74-53)

Quote of the Day
?From an all-around standpoint, it?s an unbelievable basketball situation in that they?re in a great league right out of the [power conferences], sell out every night, charter everywhere, it?s a basketball-hot area of the country where it means something to people. I would say that?s one of the most underrated great jobs in the country. If you can get Dayton, I?d rather be at Dayton than a mid-level job in the ACC.?
Unnamed college basketball coach, on CBSSports.com

Saturday?s quiz
Since 2010, only one NFL team hasn?t won a Week 1 game; which team?

Friday?s quiz
Steve Spurrier was the starting QB for the 0-16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976.

Thursday?s quiz
Oregon State?s teams are known as the Beavers.

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Saturday?s List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind??.

13) We start today with a quick story??..

Back in the late 90?s, I coached Little League, 10-12 year olds. Did it for four years, was an interesting experience. Kids were mostly fine; parents, not so much.

My last two years, we had a very good team; there was this one team we always beat, and the guy who coached that team wasn?t happy about it, especially since most of the games were fairly close.

One day, we?re up two runs late in the game, and his third baseman makes a couple errors in a row; teams had 12 kids on them and everybody has to play, so six kids played the whole game, and six played three innings each. His third baseman was a 12-year old who was a pretty good athlete; we didn?t understand why the kid was a 3-inning player, but he was and he was having a bad day.

12) So the coach is getting on the kid pretty good; their dugout is right by third base and he isn?t letting up? we can all hear the stuff he is saying.

Finally, the kid takes a couple steps toward the dugout, looks at the coach and yells very loudly:

?HEY!!! You?re the one who put me here!!!? and goes back to his position.

One of the funniest things I?ve ever heard, just the way the kid said it, with disdain for this adult who couldn?t deal with losing a Little League game. Tremendous.

11) I usually enjoy HBO?s Hard Knocks, but I?m just freakin? sick of Jon Gruden; he seems like kind of a jerk, and he?s been overexposed on TV. Go coach your team (at $10M a year) and be quiet. Thought HBO would wait until next year to feature the Raiders, since they move to Las Vegas in 2020, but I?m guessing next year will be the Chargers? turn.

10) This is coaching in 2019:

? Miami Dolphins? coach Brian Flores says that veteran WR Kenny Stills hasn?t been playing well enough in camp.
? Monday, Stills ripped Jay-Z about his social justice partnership with the NFL.
? Tuesday, Flores played eight consecutive Jay-Z songs during practice.
? Why would a rookie coach troll one of his better players?

???So that was the challenge ? to get open, catch the football and make plays for this team, regardless of what?s going on outside of this building.?

Flores spent the last 16 years working for the Patriots, but I?m guessing he didn?t get that move from the Bill Belichick playbook.

9) Speaking of the Dolphins, whatever they do is their own business, but why the bleep would they start Ryan Fitzpatrick over Josh Rosen?

? Fitzpatrick will be 37 in November; Rosen is 22.
? Fitzpatrick is 50-75-1 as a starter, will become first player EVER to throw passes for eight different NFL teams. He?s playing for his sixth team in eight years.
? Rosen?s head coach got fired the last two years (UCLA, Cardinals), not exactly a ringing endorsement of the QB, but don?t they have to find out who it is they traded for?
?- Fitzpatrick didn?t even get a football scholarship in college (he went to Harvard) and is old enough that he played for Mike Martz back when Martz coached the Rams.

8) I used to spend a lot of my spring/early summer researching college basketball, because it would pay off in November, but the way the sport is now, I wait until about now to being my research because college basketball has very little continuity from year-to-year now.

The most talented players stay in college for about ten minutes, then bolt to the NBA; kids are always transferring (last year?s average was over two per team in D-I), so coaches are mostly patching teams together one year at a time. The best players from low majors often skip off to bigger-money schools, leaving their old schools in a lurch.

Makes for a very busy September/October, but thats the way things are now. Maybe when they let kids jump from high school to the NBA again, things will become a little more settled, but I wouldn?t count on it.

7) After I wrote #8, I saw an interview with Billy Packer online; the 80-year old former CBS analyst has some different opinions about stuff, but about college basketball he basically echoed what I said, that the better players don?t progress from freshman to seniors, because the better players are in the NBA before they?re 20.

6) One survey I read on-line tabbed Texas A&M (Buzz Williams) and Nebraska (Fred Hoiberg) as the two best new coaching hires in college basketball this season. I?d throw Eric Musselman (Arkansas) into that mix, but no one asked me.

5) Baseball stuff:
? Angels activated SS Andrelton Simmons from the IL
? Bryce Harper is on the paternity list this weekend.
? Tampa Bay 2B Brandon Lowe (hip) is out for the season

4) Kemba Walker scored 23 points as Team USA beat host Australia 102-86 in an exhibition game before 51,218 fans in a soccer stadium in Melbourne.

3) Most profitable starting pitchers this season ($100/start):
? Domngoo German, NYY 17-4, +$1,215
? Ivan Nova, CWS 14-12, +$1,166
? Lucas Giolito, CWS 17-9, +$1,130
? Brandon Woodruff, Mil, 16-4, +$1,097
? Clayton Kershaw, LA, 18-4, +$1,089

White Sox are 31-21 when Nova/Giolito start, 27-48 when someone else starts.

2) Least profitable starting pitchers this season ($100/start):
? Jacob deGrom NYM, 10-15, -$1,443
? Tyler Mahle Can, 4-15, -$1,038
? Max Scherzer Wash, 10-11, -$989
? Matt Boyd, Det, 8-18, -$982
? Jhoulys Chacin Mil, 6-13, -$927

1) Last five years, NFL divisional underdogs are 11-2-1 vs spread in Week 1.