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05-26-19 | Mariners v. A's -145 | 1-7 | Win | 100 | 5 h 52 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Oakland’s won eight straight and today go up against Seattle starter, Leake who is 3-5 with a 4.73 ERA and 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA in nine starts vs. Oakland. A’s starter Brett Anderson is 5-3 with a 4.14 ERA and is 8-5 with a 2.38 ERA in 20 career starts vs. the M’s. The Mariners are already a terrible 2-9 (-6.4 units) this season as a road dog in the +125 to +150 range, while Oakland is a solid 11-5 as a favorite this year. |
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05-26-19 | Diamondbacks -115 v. Giants | 6-2 | Win | 100 | 5 h 40 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Arizona starter, Weaver was a hard-luck loser Monday against San Diego after allowing two runs and striking out seven over six innings. “He was unbelievable,” manager Torey Lovullo told reporters. “He did everything he could to keep us in the game.” The 25-year-old native of Florida owns a 2.44 ERA and 55-to-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio over his last eight starts since April 12 and is 2-1 with a 2.04 ERA in three career starts versus San Francisco. San Francisco has fallen to 10-17 at home this year and their offense of late is trending to a really bad place. They have averaged 2.9 runs per game with a miserable .544 team OPS in that span. |
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05-26-19 | Red Sox v. Astros -165 | Top | 4-1 | Loss | -165 | 3 h 1 m | Show |
Rating: 3 Unit MLB Play of the Day Boston starter, Rodriguez allowed six runs and six hits (season-high three home runs) in five innings of a 10-3 loss at Toronto on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Venezuelan escaped with a no-decision in Boston's 6-5 victory over Colorado on May 15, yielding five runs with a season-high 10 strikeouts in six frames after going 3-0 with a 2.28 ERA in his previous four starts. Houston's Alex Bregman is 2-for-4 with two homers and Carlos Correa is 4-for-5 with two walks versus Rodriguez, who is 0-2 with a 9.90 ERA in three career starts against the Astros. Houston starter, Verlander permitted only a home run to Jose Abreu while walking one and striking out a season-high 12 in eight innings of Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The Virginia native, who needs nine strikeouts to pass Cy Young and move into 21st on the all-time list, has recorded nine quality starts in his 11 turns and has allowed 36 hits in 72 1/3 frames this season. Boston's Mookie Betts is 0-for-13 versus Verlander. |
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05-25-19 | Rangers +116 v. Angels | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 14 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Texas starter, Minor looks to win his third consecutive start after allowing three runs and registering 14 strikeouts over 11 innings in back-to-back triumphs over Kansas City on the road and Seattle at home. The 31-year-old Tennessean has given up more than two runs only three times in 10 turns this season and just once in his last five outings. Minor tossed his first career shutout on April 16 against the Angels, permitting three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in improving to 3-0 with a 2.39 ERA in four starts and two relief appearances versus the club. |
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05-25-19 | Orioles v. Rockies -168 | 9-6 | Loss | -168 | 10 h 22 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Baltimore starter, Cashner has completed exactly six innings in three straight starts while allowing a total of six runs and 13 hits during that stretch. One of the outings was against the Boston Red Sox and two were against the New York Yankees, giving the 32-year-old five total encounters with the American League East powerhouses among his 10 starts. Cashner spent four-plus seasons in the National League West with San Diego and is 0-2 with a 7.94 ERA in nine career games (five starts) at Coors Field. Colorado starter, Freeland is 6-1 with a 2.20 ERA in 10 career interleague starts. |
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05-25-19 | Red Sox v. Astros -119 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 9 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Roberto Osuna converted his 25th consecutive save opportunity, breaking the Astros' franchise record set in 2005 by Brad Lidge. Houston won the opener despite recording just four hits, one of which was Jake Marisnick's solo homer, while the Red Sox received solo shots from Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Christian Vasquez. J.D. Martinez (illness/back) went 0-for-3 with a walk after missing the previous four games as Boston lost for the second time in six contests. Houston starter, Peacock has won three straight starts, allowing one run and eight hits with 24 strikeouts in 17 innings during that stretch. The 31-year-old gave up two hits over five scoreless frames against the Chicago White Sox in his last turn, registering nine strikeouts without issuing a walk. |
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05-25-19 | Reds v. Cubs -143 | 6-8 | Win | 100 | 4 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Chicago starter, Darvish has pitched better in his last three starts while allowing six runs over 15 1/3 innings combined with 25 strikeouts, after posting a 5.79 ERA in his first seven outings. The 32-year-old Japan native has struggled with control most of the season (36 walks, 48 innings), but did not issue a free pass and struck out 11 against the Reds on May 15 in a no-decision. Darvish, yielded two runs across 5 1/3 innings at Cincinnati last week. |
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05-24-19 | Braves v. Cardinals -143 | 5-2 | Loss | -143 | 1 h 55 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units St. Louis starter, Mikolas is 7-2 in career team-starts in May, and 3.00 ERA with 0.79 WHIP at home as opposed to 8.51 ERA and 1.85 WHIP away this season. Atlana starter, Foltynewicz is 0-5 with 6.91 ERA this season, and 1-6 last seven team-starts during May. |
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05-23-19 | White Sox v. Astros -179 | 4-0 | Loss | -179 | 7 h 38 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Giolito has been pitching well of late but he won't be happy to see the Astros. He's made three starts vs. Houston and he's lost all three. The combined score of all three games was 15-3, in favor of the Astros. Martin's lone home start saw him record nine K's against one walk. The Astros have the edge at the plate and in the bullpen. Even with yesterday's loss, they're still 13-2 against teams with a losing record. Astros bounce back. |
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05-23-19 | Braves v. Giants +106 | 5-4 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 0 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Gausman lost his lone career start against the Giants on Aug. 13, 2016 as a member of the Baltimore Orioles when he gave up two runs and two hits in four innings, striking out nine and issuing six walks. Bumgarner is looking for his third straight victory even though he has allowed 11 runs (10 earned) in 18 1/3 innings over his last three turns. The 29-year-old defeated the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during the stretch while also receiving a no-decision against the Cincinnati Reds. Bumgarner is 7-3 with a 2.71 ERA in 12 career starts against Atlanta and last faced them on Aug. 28, 2016 when he gave up three runs and five hits over seven innings while recording the victory. |
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05-22-19 | Royals v. Cardinals -164 | 3-10 | Win | 100 | 8 h 16 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Cardinals return home after losing four of six on the road, and they have a favorable matchup in Game 1 versus Kansas City. Brad Keller will start for the Royals, and he's lost his last five starts. He's allowed 10 runs on 12 hits and nine walks over 10 2/3 innings in his last two starts. Keller has walked almost as many batters as he has struck out so far this season. The Cards hand the ball to Michael Wacha, who is 3-1 in his last five starts. He's 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA in his last three starts versus KC. The Royals are batting a combined .218 with more strikeouts than hits over 87 at bats versus Wacha. |
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05-22-19 | Nationals v. Mets -104 | 1-6 | Win | 100 | 8 h 37 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units DeGrom aims to rebound from a dismal start in his last trip to the mound on Friday, as he allowed seven runs on nine hits in five innings of an 8-6 setback at Miami. The 30-year-old sports an 8-4 mark with a 2.50 ERA in 16 career starts against Washington, including a 5-1 record with a 1.50 ERA in his last seven. Michael Taylor (1-for-24, 13 strikeouts), Kurt Suzuki (1-for-12) and Anthony Rendon (2-for-26, seven strikeouts) have been flustered by deGrom in their careers. |
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05-22-19 | Reds v. Brewers +100 | 9-11 | Win | 100 | 7 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Milwaukee starter, Davies comes in with a 1.54 ERA and 1.17 WHIP this season. Milwaukee is 4-0 in his last 4 overall home team-starts in this series. Cincinnati starter, Castillo's only loss was a 1-0 decision to Milwaukee on April 3, when he allowed one run, one hit and four walks while striking out nine in seven innings - dropping him to 2-2 with a 2.70 ERA in five career starts against the Brewers. |
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05-21-19 | Bucks -3 v. Raptors | 102-120 | Loss | -109 | 8 h 5 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The 9-point deficit that Milwaukee faced on Sunday was the key to their defeat. They won the last three quarters before falling in double overtime. The Bucks had every right to win Sunday despite not playing up to their capability. Khris Middleton should be focused after a poor shooting game and expect Eric Bledsoe to have a short leash. Bledsoe is best when he penetrates and makes the right decisions but Malcolm Brogdon has been playing great. George Hill has also been a steadying force on both ends of the floor for Milwaukee. Look for Coach Budenholzer to tweak his offense and use some pick and rolls to allow Giannis to get to the rim |
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05-21-19 | Sharks v. Blues -160 | 1-5 | Win | 100 | 8 h 44 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The San Jose Sharks aren't just facing a deficit heading back to St. Louis for Game 6 of their Western Conference final, they are also facing questions about the availability of some key cogs in their lineup. Coach Peter DeBoer, however, shed little light on the topic ahead of the Sharks' potential elimination game against the Blues today at Enterprise Center. San Jose captain Joe Pavelski (upper body), two-time Norris Trophy recipient Erik Karlsson (undisclosed) and Tomas Hertl (upper body) missed significant time in Sunday's 5-0 setback to St. Louis while Joonas Donskoi (upper body) returned after being injured earlier in the contest. The Blues have outscored the Sharks 7-1 since the controversial hand-pass goal that ended Game 3 and could punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1970 with one more victory. The clincher: San Jose is 2-5 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game. |
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05-21-19 | Reds v. Brewers -133 | 3-0 | Loss | -133 | 8 h 40 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Milwaukee starter, Gonzalez is 9-2 last eleven overall team-starts, including 6-0 at home and 8-1 in his last nine overall team-starts in May, including 6-0 the last six while Cincinnati is 0-4 away behind Gray this season. |
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05-21-19 | A's v. Indians -122 | 5-3 | Loss | -122 | 6 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Oakland starter, Bassitt notched his second victory of the year Thursday at Detroit, allowing four hits and two walks over eight scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. The 30-year-old has not given up more than three runs in any of his five starts while completing at least five innings in all of them. Carlos Santana is 2-for-5 with a homer and a double versus Bassitt, who is 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA in two his career starts against the Indians. Cleveland's starter, Bauer’s only solid start in three outings this month came at Oakland on May 11 when he gave up two unearned runs on two hits and three walks while striking out 10 over seven innings in a no-decision. |
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05-19-19 | Cubs -131 v. Nationals | 6-5 | Win | 100 | 8 h 29 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units It is hard to pitch much better than Hendricks is doing right now. In his last three starts, he’s allowed a single earned runs across 25 innings with a 17-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and only 12 hits allowed. You don’t see many pitchers go that deep into games any more, but when you are as efficient and effective as Hendricks has been, you can get it done. Can’t say the same for Jeremy Hellickson. The Nats’ righty has not completed six innings since his first start of the season and has only gotten past the fifth inning three times. He has allowed five or more total runs in four of his last five starts. Chicago’s offense takes it up a notch on the road where they average 6.6 runs per game with an .849 team OPS. They also feature a very nice 21-12 record against righties. Look for them to come away with this one. |
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05-19-19 | Bucks +2.5 v. Raptors | 112-118 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Milwaukee will be comfortable in Canada. They beat the Raptors in their own arena in December when Giannis had an ordinary 19-point game. They also beat them on the last day in January when they held Lowry and Leonard to a combined 11 for 31 from the floor. The only time they lost to Toronto this season came when they were playing the second of a back-to-back game and Ersan Ilyasova only had 3 points in that game. Ersan had 17 on Friday. The Bucks bench outscored the Raptors reserves Friday 54 to 39. |
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05-19-19 | Royals v. Angels -158 | 5-1 | Loss | -158 | 6 h 35 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Left-hander Tyler Skaggs (4-3, 5.05 ERA) is 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA in two home starts on the season and he is 2-1 with a dominant 0.35 ERA in four career starts against KC. That includes five scoreless innings of three-hit ball in a 5-1 win at the K back in April. The Royals counter with left-hander Danny Duffy (2-1, 3.97 ERA) who is is 2-2 with a 4.25 ERA in seven games (six starts) against the Halos. Mike Trout hit his 250th career homer last night and is 7-for-18 with a home run and double off Duffy. Royals are 5-23 in their last 28 Sunday games and 9-25 in their last 34 games vs. a left-handed starter. They've lost 10 of the last 12 meetings with the Angels. |
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05-19-19 | Blues v. Sharks -128 | 5-0 | Loss | -128 | 5 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues are comfortable with their Western Conference final shifting back to SAP Center, as the former is 7-3 in front of their own fans while the latter has made itself at home on the road with a 6-2 mark. The Sharks bid to win Game 5 of their third straight series on Sunday against the Blues, who split the first two games in San Jose. The clinchers: St. Louis is 7-16 in their last 23 playoff games as an underdog of +110 to +150 while San Jose is 19-8 in their last 27 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. |
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05-19-19 | Astros v. Red Sox -160 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 3 h 19 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Reports of Sale's demise were greatly exaggerated. Last time out, he recorded 17 K's. That give him 31 K's with ZERO walks his last two starts, 41 K's his last three. Over that 3-game span, he's got a dominant 1.29 ERA and 0.476 WHIP. He's also 5-2 with a 1.83 ERA in seven reg. season starts vs. Houston. Miley has a 2.31 ERA at home but a 4.50 mark on the road. Opposing batters hit just .181 against him at home but .274 against him on the road. The last time that Miley faced Boston was when he was with Baltimore in Sept. 2017. Coincidentally, that matchup also came against Sale. Sale and the Bosox won 9-0. Sale gave up four hits while striking out 13 in eight innings. Miley got rocked. The Sox should roll again this afternoon. |
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05-18-19 | Warriors v. Blazers -128 | 110-99 | Loss | -128 | 10 h 11 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units on ML Portland beat the champs in Portland in overtime a couple of days after Christmas despite fact Kevin Durant had a triple double and despite fact the starting Portland guards were just 14 for 42. Durant was not likely to even make the trip to the Northwest for this game. Portland played very well in defeat on Thursday and if C.J. McCollum would have hit the shots he normally makes, this series would now be one and one. Portland was 6th in the league during the season as the home chalk. |
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05-18-19 | Brewers v. Braves -116 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 9 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Gausman returns with one extra day of rest after dropping the appeal of a five-game suspension from throwing at Miami’s Jose Urena on May 3, a game in which he lasted just 1 2/3 innings. While appealing the ban, the 28-year-old made one of his best starts of the season in his last appearance May 11 at Arizona, striking out six with two walks and one run allowed on five hits over six innings. Gausman, who has allowed four or more earned runs in three of his first eight starts, gave up one run across eight innings in his only career appearance against Milwaukee last season. |
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05-18-19 | Dodgers -136 v. Reds | 0-4 | Loss | -136 | 5 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Walker Buehler in his last three starts has pitched to a 2.79 ERA and an even better 0.879 WHIP with a 21-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He has seen the Reds twice previously in his career, including once back in mid-April -- only two earned runs allowed in 12.1 innings on eight hits allowed with 16 Ks. Tyler Mahle was lucky to get out of his six innings against the Dodgers in his April start with only four runs allowed as he gave up 11 hits in that outing. I don’t see him getting as lucky here. A 4-12 day game record for Cincinnati suggests that Reds get baked in the sun once again. |
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05-18-19 | Rockies v. Phillies -167 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 6 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Philadelphia starter, Nola has not pitched as well overall as he did last year (17-6, 2.37 ERA), but the 25-year-old is receiving strong run support to remain unbeaten. The LSU product, who owns three quality starts in nine outings, gave up three runs over just three innings Monday in a 7-4 victory over Milwaukee. Blackmon is 6-for-10 with a homer and three doubles against Nola, who is 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA in three career starts versus Colorado after permitting three runs - two homers - over 5 2/3 innings last month. |
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05-18-19 | Rays v. Yankees +111 | 2-1 | Loss | -100 | 3 h 16 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Tampa Bay starter, Snell struck out 12 in 5 2/3 innings against New York at home on Sunday but was charged with two runs and four hits to suffer the loss in a game Tampa Bay dropped 7-1. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner received a total of six runs of support in his four losses and is up to 62 strikeouts in 43 total innings. Snell is 3-5 with a 4.25 ERA in 12 career starts against the Yankees, including 1-4 with a 5.63 mark in eight outings at New York. New York starter, Tanaka outdueled Snell in Tampa Bay on Sunday, scattering one run and five hits over seven innings while striking out seven to earn the win. The Japan native yielded a solo home run to Austin Meadows in that outing and surrendered at least one blast in each of his last seven turns. Tanaka, who is 2-1 with a 3.03 ERA in five starts at home in 2019, is 9-4 with a 3.54 ERA in 15 career starts against the Rays. |
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05-17-19 | Twins v. Mariners +105 | 7-1 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 35 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Perez saw his four-start winning streak come to an end on Sunday, when he allowed three runs and four hits - two homers - over five innings against Detroit in his first loss of the season. The 28-year-old Venezuelan, who suffered a contusion on his left foot in the setback, gave up a total of five runs over 27 frames during the streak. The Seattle Mariners are the top power-hitting team in the league. |
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05-17-19 | Blue Jays v. White Sox -104 | 10-2 | Loss | -104 | 10 h 46 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units After winning his final two decisions in April, Sanchez has lost all three of his starts this month. The 26-year-old Californian's latest setback occurred at home on Sunday, when he registered a season-high 11 strikeouts but surrendered five runs and nine hits over six innings against the White Sox. The defeat dropped Sanchez to 0-1 with a 4.35 ERA in five career games (three starts) versus Chicago. Chicago starter, Nova's season has been the opposite of Sanchez's, as he lost all three of his decisions last month but has won both of them in May. The 32-year-old Dominican allowed one run and five hits over six innings in a victory at Toronto on Saturday, improving to 2-1 in four starts this season in which he yielded a single run. |
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05-17-19 | Sharks v. Blues OVER 5.5 | 1-2 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 21 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The over is 3-0 in this series and two of those games totaled 9 goals apiece! No sense in bucking the trend now as it is showing no signs of slowing down. The Sharks have allowed 3.4 goals per game in their last 5 games. The Blues have allowed an average of 4 goals per game in their last 5 games against San Jose. Long-term on only 4 of the Blues last 13 conference finals games have resulted in an under. The Sharks are 8-2 to the over this season in a road game with a posted total of 5.5 goals. When leading in a playoff series this post-season, San Jose is 4-1 to the over |
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05-17-19 | Astros -130 v. Red Sox | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 9 h 51 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Houston starter, Cole struck out 12 over six innings against Texas on Saturday and was charged with one run and four hits to earn his third straight win. The UCLA product leads the majors with 86 strikeouts and fanned at least nine in each of his last four turns. Cole lost his lone start at Boston in the ALCS last fall, surrendering five runs - four earned - on six hits and a pair of walks in six innings while striking out five. Boston starter, Porcello allowed four runs on five hits in the first inning against Seattle on Saturday but settled down and did not allow a hit the rest of the way while lasting 6 2/3 innings and earning the win. The former Cy Young Award winner went 0-3 with an 11.12 ERA in his first three starts but is 3-0 with a 3.06 ERA in his last five outings. Porcello made two appearances - one start - in the ALCS against Houston last October and allowed a total of four runs and seven hits in five innings. |
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05-16-19 | Blazers v. Warriors -7 | 111-114 | Loss | -103 | 8 h 36 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Portland could not stop the Splash Brothers of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. Those two were 22 for 47 from the floor and the Warriors shot 52% from the floor. Golden State was a plus 8 in steals, plus 3 in blocks and a plus 9 in assists. Golden State also forced 21 turnovers. As much as people disparage the Warriors bench, they have guys that know their roles and as a group, they work well together. Twelve players scored for Golden State on Tuesday. The bench players were a combined 4 for 5 from downtown. The Warriors also got back Damian Jones, who began the season as the starting center. If he can give them 8 or 10 minutes a night, it will take a ton of pressure off of Andrew Bogut and Kevon Looney. |
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05-16-19 | Bruins v. Hurricanes UNDER 5.5 | 4-0 | Win | 100 | 7 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units After the first two games at Boston were high-scoring, Game 3 at Carolina finished with a 2-1 final score. For Game 4, I'm expecting goals to again be hard to come by. The Canes have seen the 'under' go 5-1 when off three or more consecutive losses. The 'under' is also 14-5-1 when they attempted to avenge an earlier home loss. As for the Bruins, with the Game 3 result, the 'under' improved to 15-8 when they played a road game with an O/U line of 5.5. Look for another low-scoring affair. |
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05-14-19 | A's v. Mariners +106 | 3-4 | Win | 106 | 7 h 2 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Seattle Mariners were one strike away from having a dismal losing stretch continue but instead are in position to sweep a two-game set from the visiting Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. Seattle pushed across two runs in the bottom of the 10th inning for a 6-5 victory on Monday - just its third win in its last 15 contests. Ramon Laureano belted Oakland's fifth solo homer of the contest to give his team a 5-4 lead before Seattle's Domingo Santana hit a game-tying double and scored the winning run on Omar Narvaez's single to left field. Daniel Vogelbach hit a three-run homer in the eighth and Mitch Haniger belted a leadoff shot for the Mariners, who halted their four-game slide. Khris Davis ended a 20-game home-run drought by slugging two on Monday while Mark Canha and Matt Olson also went deep. The Athletics have dropped 10 of their last 11 away games and are 5-14 overall on the road. |
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05-14-19 | Pirates v. Diamondbacks -150 | 6-2 | Loss | -150 | 6 h 23 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Luke Weaver, on the other hand, has been pitching quite well of late. He has given up two runs in his last 14 innings with a 14-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio and six hits allowed against better offenses than he will see here. Arizona’s offense has come back down to Earth a bit, but they are still strong enough to get Weaver enough support for a win. The clincher: Arizona is 5-1 at home in Game One of a series and 5-1 on Tuesdays this season while the Pirates Musgrove is 1-3 with 5.09 ERA and 1.39 WHIP away this season. |
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05-14-19 | Brewers v. Phillies +105 | 6-1 | Loss | -100 | 4 h 59 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Eickhoff authored his third scoreless performance in five outings on Wednesday, scattering three hits over eight innings in a 5-0 win at St. Louis. The 28-year-old's lone issue has been his walks, as he has issued at least three free passes in his last four turns. |
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05-14-19 | Cubs -107 v. Reds | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 4 h 38 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Hendricks has been outstanding in his last two starts, allowing one unearned run over 17 innings with 10 strikeouts and no walks. The 29-year-old has been efficient - after an 81-pitch shutout against St. Louis on May 3, he needed only 96 pitches to get through eight innings Wednesday against Miami. Hendricks is 5-2 with a 3.45 ERA in 13 starts against the Reds, but he has been tagged for 23 runs (22 earned) in 34 1/3 innings across six starts in Cincinnati. |
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05-13-19 | Blues v. Sharks -129 | 4-2 | Loss | -129 | 9 h 43 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Logan Couture routinely shines under the bright lights of the postseason, but the 30-year-old wasn't alone as the San Jose Sharks won the series opener of their Western Conference final against the St. Louis Blues. Couture and linemates Timo Meier and Gustav Nyquist aim to ride the momentum of their eight-point performance into Game 2 of the series in San Jose on Monday night. Couture leads the NHL in goals (11) and points (17) in the playoffs, three tallies behind captain Joe Pavelski's franchise record set in 2016 while his point total is a fair distance behind the 30 he recorded in that playoff year. The Sharks improved to 7-2 at home during this postseason after taking advantage of 12 giveaways to hand the Blues their second loss in the last seven road contests. The clincher: St. Louis is 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in San Jose. |
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05-13-19 | Indians -150 v. White Sox | 2-5 | Loss | -150 | 8 h 50 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The visitors hand the ball to Shane Bieber (2-1, 3.32 ERA) who comes in off a gem vs. the hard-hitting Mariners on Friday, allowing one run with eight strikeouts over eight innings in what turned out to be an unfortunate no-decision. Bieber looks to get off the schneid, as he’s settled for no-decisions or taken losses in three straight outings. The home side counters with the volatile Reynaldo Lopez (2-4, 6.38) who was shelled for six runs off eight hits over five innings in a loss to the Red Sox on Friday. Over 36.1 innings of work Lopez sports a bloated 1.76 WHIP. |
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05-13-19 | Angels v. Twins -129 | 5-4 | Loss | -129 | 7 h 23 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Berrios is off another gem. He tossed seven shutout innings, en route to a 3-0 win at Toronto. That gives him a 1.80 ERA his last three starts. He's undefeated in four home starts and has a superb 1.98 ERA and 0.80 WHIP here. On the other hand, Skaggs got rocked last time out. Through five innings, he gave up seven earned runs, eight runs overall. He now has an ugly 6.38 ERA in four road starts. While the Angels are 8-12 on the road, the Twins are 13-7 at home. |
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05-12-19 | Brewers v. Cubs -131 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 3 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Milwaukee starter, Chacin has had a couple of rocky outings this season, but his last two starts have been solid. The 31-year-old allowed two runs over five innings in a no-decision Monday against Washington after tossing six scoreless frames in his previous start. Chacin is 4-6 with a 2.86 ERA in 12 games (11 starts) against the Cubs. Chicago starter, Lester has been outstanding in three starts since returning from the injured list, allowing three runs (one earned) over 18 innings with 19 strikeouts. The 35-year-old has not allowed more than two runs in a start this season. Lester is 4-3 with a 2.66 ERA in eight starts against Milwaukee. |
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05-12-19 | Reds v. Giants -103 | 5-6 | Win | 100 | 5 h 3 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Cincinnati starter, Mahle lost his lone career start versus the Giants on May 15, 2018 in San Francisco, where he surrendered four runs and seven hits in 3 1/3 frames. San Francisco starter, Bumgarner could be making one of his final starts for the Giants as the free-agent-to-be reportedly submitted a no-trade list to management that includes eight teams. The 29-year-old native of North Carolina is coming off a victory at Colorado on Tuesday in which he allowed three runs and eight hits over six innings. |
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05-12-19 | Blazers v. Nuggets -5.5 | 100-96 | Loss | -105 | 4 h 20 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Denver was fourth in the league during the season as a home chalk and it’s always been a chore to play in the Mile High. Portland was dead last in the Association as the road dog in the regular season, a measly 12-19 ATS (38.7%). |
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05-12-19 | Hurricanes v. Bruins -147 | 2-6 | Win | 100 | 4 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Charlie Coyle, a trade deadline acquisition, has made quite a splash with Boston, tying for the team lead with his sixth playoff goal after scoring into an empty net in the series opener. Fellow forward Marcus Johansson, imported from New Jersey for the postseason run, is also making an impact after overcoming a pair of injuries, igniting the comeback by netting the tying goal on Thursday after converting in the series-clinching win over Columbus. The clinchers: Carolina is 6-14 in their last 20 games as an underdog of +110 to +150 while Boston is 24-9 in their last 33 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. |
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05-12-19 | Phillies -115 v. Royals | 6-1 | Win | 100 | 3 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Irvin was 14-4 with a 2.57 ERA with Lehigh Valley last year and picked up where he left off with six solid starts out of the gate for the IronPigs in 2019. He tossed at least six innings in each of his last five starts, including 6 1/3 innings of three-run ball at Buffalo on May 4. The 25-year-old, a native of California, was selected in the fifth round of the 2016 draft. |
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05-11-19 | Reds v. Giants +120 | 5-4 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 25 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units DeSclafani has pitched well over his last four starts, going 2-0 with a 1.52 ERA and 28 strikeouts across 23 2/3 innings. The 29-year-old native of New Jersey missed much of the past two seasons because of injury but has gone 9-9 with a 4.62 ERA in his last 28 starts. Belt is 5-for-7 with a home run against DeSclafani, who is 2-1 with a 6.23 ERA in four career starts versus San Francisco - including a 12-4 victory Monday. After tossing five scoreless innings in his previous start, Samardzija allowed four runs over five innings in a no-decision against Cincinnati on Sunday. The former Notre Dame wide receiver allowed three home runs in the first inning but settled in and retired his last 13 batters. Samardzija owns a 3-5 record with a 4.17 ERA in 27 career games (13 starts) versus the Reds while holding Votto to nine hits in 39 at-bats with 11 strikeouts. |
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05-11-19 | Blues v. Sharks -125 | 3-6 | Win | 100 | 7 h 23 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units It's been over two years since St. Louis has won a game in San Jose. In fact, the home team has taken each of the L5 meetings. In addition, the Sharks have won five straight home games when priced lower than -150 on the ML |
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05-11-19 | Pirates v. Cardinals -182 | 2-1 | Loss | -182 | 4 h 26 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Pittsburgh won last night to go be 18-17, but both on the road and overall they have been outscored by at least a run per game. That type of performance comes back to bite you generally. They have been outscored by 40 runs, which puts them at an expected record of 13-22. St. Louis, on the other hand, is an outstanding 14-7 at home, outscoring opponents by 1.6 runs in this situation with a team OPS of .780. Card’s starter Miles Mikolas does his best work at home with a 3.12 ERA and 0.846 WHIP in his four home starts. Pirate starter Jordan Lyles is a young journeyman difficult to buy into. In his last three starts he has a 4.02 ERA and a 1.468 WHIP which tells us more runs are on the way. |
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05-11-19 | Angels -135 v. Orioles | 7-2 | Win | 100 | 3 h 29 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Harvey had a run of two consecutive quality starts come to an end when he was knocked around for five runs on as many hits - one homer - over 4 2/3 innings against Houston on Sunday. The 30-year-old yielded a total of three runs and five hits over 13 innings in his two previous turns against the New York Yankees and Kansas City. Harvey is making his first career start against Baltimore and is 1-1 with a 3.63 ERA in three road outings. Bundy is coming off his best outing of the season after holding the Tampa Bay Rays to three hits over 7 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his first win last Saturday. The Oklahoma native owns 38 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings but surrendered nine home runs in that span. Bundy served up three homers over 4 1/3 innings during his lone start against the Angels last season and was charged with seven runs - five earned - in the loss. |
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05-11-19 | Brewers v. Cubs -120 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 2 h 48 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Hamels received his third straight no-decision on Monday when he allowed three runs on five hits across six innings in a 6-5 loss to Miami. The 35-year-old San Diego native gave up eight runs over 26 innings in his first four starts this season before yielding 10 across 16 2/3 frames in his last four outings. Ryan Braun is 13-for-43 with three homers against Hamels, who beat Milwaukee with six innings of two-run ball on April 6 and improved to 8-3 lifetime versus the Brewers. |
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05-10-19 | Warriors +7.5 v. Rockets | 118-113 | Win | 100 | 10 h 55 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Golden State Warriors own the lead in the Western Conference semifinals over the Houston Rockets, but they are about to take the court as the biggest underdog they have been during their championship run. The Warriors will try to overcome the odds and take the series without superstar Kevin Durant when they visit the Houston Rockets for Game 6 on Friday. Durant left Game 5 in the third quarter on Wednesday and was diagnosed on Thursday with a mild calf strain following an MRI, and he will not make the trip to Houston. The Rockets failed to take advantage of Durant being out of the lineup down the stretch on Wednesday and suffered a 104-99 setback, leaving them one loss away from another disappointing playoff exit. Durant missed 4 games this season and Golden State won three of them. In the lone loss in that time frame, the Warriors were playing the second of back-to-back games after losing by a point in Miami, 126 to 125 |
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05-10-19 | Phillies -146 v. Royals | 1-5 | Loss | -146 | 9 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Philadelphia starter, Arrieta worked at least six innings for the seventh time in eight starts on Saturday but was left with a no-decision despite allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits against Washington. The 33-year-old will be making just his third start on the road after splitting the first two and allowing just one homer and an ERA of 2.77 while striking out 15 against two walks. Hamilton (3-for-18) and Martin Maldonado (2-for-11) have struggled versus Arrieta, who sports a 2-0 mark with a 3.70 ERA in four career starts against the Royals. Kansas City starter, Bailey snapped a two-start losing skid in which he recorded consecutive four-run outings by allowing just two runs in six innings of a 15-3 romp at Detroit on Saturday. The 33-year-old was taken deep for the first time since surrendering three homers in a 13-5 setback to Seattle on April 8. Andrew McCutchen is 16-for-51 with 11 walks against Bailey, who owns a 1-4 record with a 3.74 ERA in 11 career starts versus the Phillies. |
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05-10-19 | Angels -174 v. Orioles | 8-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 12 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Los Angeles starter, Cahill has struggled mightily since recording his lone win of the season on April 8, surrendering nine homers en route to posting an 0-2 mark in his last four starts (15 2/3 innings). The 31-year-old also walked 10 batters to drive up his pitch counts as he failed to escape the fifth inning in each of those four outings. Chris Davis (3-for-19, eight strikeouts) and Mark Trumbo (2-for-12) have struggled mightily versus Cahill, who owns a 3-1 record with a 1.97 ERA and 0.91 WHIP in five career starts against the Orioles. Baltimore starter, Straily fell to 0-2 in his last three outings after allowing five runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings of a 7-0 setback against Tampa Bay last Friday. The 30-year-old surrendered a homer versus the Rays, marking the eighth time that he had been take deep in six trips to the mound (23 innings). Straily sports a 2-4 mark and a 7.49 ERA and 1.66 WHIP in nine career starts against the Angels while permitting the club to bat .333 versus him. |
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05-10-19 | Brewers v. Cubs -121 | 7-0 | Loss | -121 | 4 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Gonzalez has solidified Milwaukee’s rotation since rejoining the club in late April. The 33-year-old has been fairly efficient — he needed only 87 pitches to get through 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball Saturday against the New York Mets. Gonzalez is 3-3 with a 3.06 ERA in 10 starts against the Cubs. The Cubs have won each of Quintana’s last five starts, and he has earned the win in four of them while posting a 1.93 ERA over that stretch. The 30-year-old beat St. Louis last time out, allowing two runs over six innings for his fourth quality start in five outings. Quintana is 6-3 with a 2.51 ERA in 12 starts against the Brewers. In addition, the Cubs are 7-0 home in Game One of a series this season, and Quintana is 3-0 with 1.80 ERA and 1.05 WHIP at home as opposed to 6.32 ERA with 1.40 WHIP away this season. |
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05-09-19 | Nationals v. Dodgers -141 | 6-0 | Loss | -141 | 9 h 9 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Washington has won just three of their last 14 games while averaging a paltry 2.7 runs per game with a sub-.600 team OPS. They haven’t faced many lefties this year, but haven’t had success against the ones they have faced with a 2-6 recors after losing last night to Clayton Kershaw. Hill will need help from the prolific offense behind him and he should get it. Corbin pitched well against LA last year, but his team did lose all three starts. This Dodger team is on another level at home as they hit .283/.360/.498 as a team at home which is good for a 6.2 runs per game average. In his last three starts, Corbin has allowed 12 total runs in 17 innings. |
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05-09-19 | Braves v. Diamondbacks -103 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 9 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The visitors hand the ball to Mike Soroka, while the home side counters with Luke Weaver. These two opposed each other in Atlanta back on April 18th and the D-Backs won that contest by a score of 4-1. Weaver (3-1, 3.29 ERA) went five-scoreless, while Soroka (3-1, 1.14) allowed one run over five frames of work. The Braves come in with zero momentum though after getting swept in LA and I think they’ll have their hands full here in this difficult road venue as well. Consider that Arizona is also expected to welcome back slugger Alex Avila to the line-up in this series. |
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05-08-19 | Avalanche v. Sharks UNDER 5.5 | 2-3 | Win | 109 | 8 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units We saw a low-scoring Game 7 at St. Louis last night and this should be another relatively low-scoring affair. While Game 6 at Colorado was high-scoring, the last game here at SJ finished with a score of 2-1. The 'Under' is 47-35, excluding pushes, the last 2+ seasons when the Sharks were off a game where they allowed four or more goals. |
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05-08-19 | Angels v. Tigers -109 | 3-10 | Win | 100 | 6 h 47 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Boyd continued his strong start to the year with seven innings and two runs allowed in a win over Kansas City on Friday, his sixth consecutive quality start. He fanned nine batters for the second straight game and has 57 strikeouts over 44 1/3 innings while holding opponents to a .205 average. Simmons is 3-for-3 with a home run and a walk versus Boyd. |
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05-08-19 | Twins v. Blue Jays +101 | 9-1 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 48 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Minnesota right-hander Kyle Gibson (2-1, 4.68 ERA) who has compiled a 5.01 ERA in eight career starts against the Blue Jays. Gibson has been particularly poor at Rogers Centre where he has posted a 7.56 ERA in three career starts. The Jays hand the ball to right-hander Trent Thornton (0-3, 4.08 ERA) who is still in search of his first major league victory despite some solid performances of late. Toronto has won Thornton's last two starts with the 25-year-old rookie allowing a total of one run on three hits over 12 innings. |
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05-07-19 | Mets v. Padres +138 | 7-6 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 48 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units New York starter, Syndergaard won National League Pitcher of the Week honors by recording 10 strikeouts while tossing a four-hit shutout and adding a solo homer in a 1-0 win over Cincinnati on Thursday. The superb outing followed a four-start stretch during which the 26-year-old allowed 18 earned runs in 22 frames. Syndergaard is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA in three career starts against San Diego, striking out 24 batters in 18 innings. San Diego starter, Quantrill is making his second career start after losing to Atlanta in his major-league debut. The 24-year-old allowed two runs and six hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out three and walking one. Quantrill, who was the eighth overall pick by the Padres in the 2016 draft, posted a 3-1 record and 4.68 ERA in five starts for Triple-A El Paso prior to being recalled. |
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05-07-19 | Marlins v. Cubs -157 | 2-5 | Win | 100 | 9 h 47 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Chicago starter, Lester has put his hamstring injury behind him as he has allowed just one run and five hits over 12 innings in two starts since being activated. The 35-year-old was superb while pitching in his native state of Washington on Wednesday, giving up one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts over seven scoreless frames in a victory over Seattle. Lester is 2-1 with one complete game and a 5.01 ERA in six career starts against the Marlins. |
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05-07-19 | Angels v. Tigers +131 | 5-2 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Los Angeles was marching toward .500 with wins in four straight and six of seven before serving up a total of 24 runs in two losses to the Houston Astros in Mexico. The Tigers enter the series with some momentum after earning a 5-2 walk-off win in 10 innings Sunday when Brandon Dixon hit a three-run homer to turn away the Kansas City Royals and give Detroit a series win. Left-hander Daniel Norris will get things started for the Tigers who scattered one run and five hits across five innings at Philadelphia on Wednesday but did not stick around long enough to factor in the decision. |
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05-07-19 | Twins -150 v. Blue Jays | 3-0 | Win | 100 | 7 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Minnesota starter, Berrios has won four straight starts while posting a 3.51 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings. He has not walked a batter in each of his last two outings and has just eight free passes in 46 1/3 innings on the year. The 24-year-old from Puerto Rico tossed seven scoreless frames with nine strikeouts in his only prior start at the Rogers Centre last July. Toronto starter, Sanchez has managed to finish only 13 combined innings over his last three starts and he was knocked out after four in a loss at the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. He allowed five runs (four earned) and a season-high nine hits while striking out a season low-tying two in that outing - his fifth consecutive non-quality start. The 26-year-old got the win at Minnesota on April 16 after giving up four runs over six frames. |
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05-06-19 | Mets v. Padres +107 | 0-4 | Win | 107 | 10 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Paddack has posted deGrom-like numbers over his first six major-league starts, limiting opponents to a .126 batting average while registering 35 strikeouts against only nine walks in 33 innings. The 23-year-old rookie from Texas has won back-to-back outings, including a triumph at Atlanta on Tuesday in which he allowed two runs and four hits over six frames. Paddack, who will be facing New York for the first time, gave up three hits or fewer in each of his first five turns and has issued more than one free pass on just one occasion. |
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05-06-19 | Braves +149 v. Dodgers | 3-5 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Gausman will make his seventh start, on two days rest, after he was ejected following 27 pitches and 1 2/3 innings of work Friday at Miami for throwing at Marlins pitcher Jose Urena. The 28-year-old gave up one run on one hit against Miami, after allowing 10 earned runs on 13 hits with 11 strikeouts across 10 1/3 innings in his previous two starts. Gausman, who has limited opposing hitters to a .207 average in 31 2/3 innings this season, surrendered four runs on eight hits in five innings for Baltimore against the Dodgers in 2016, and gave up two runs on two hits over two innings in Game 3 of last season’s NL Division Series. Buehler has benefited from the Dodgers scoring six runs or more in five of his first six starts, as his ERA is nearly double the 2.62 he posted in 24 games in 2018 while finishing third in NL Rookie of the Year voting. The 24-year-old gave up 11 runs in his first three starts but has settled down of late, giving up six earned runs on 13 hits across 17 1/3 innings in his past three starts. Buehler held Atlanta to one run on two hits in 5 1/3 innings in his lone regular-season appearance against the Braves, but gave up five runs on five hits against them in Game 3 of last year’s NL Division Series. |
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05-06-19 | Bucks v. Celtics -1.5 | 113-101 | Loss | -105 | 7 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Boston figures to adjust big time in this game after they allowed Giannis Antetokounmpo to get to the free-throw line 22 times in Milwaukee’s Game 3 win here. The Bucks got a break in the last game when Pat Connaughton scored 12 and George Hill put up 21 points. That pair averaged only about 14 points together during the regular season. Head coach Brad Stevens may have to tweak his lineup a bit here. The Celts went small in the last game and they only had 3 blocks all night. Big man Aron Baynes only played 2 minutes. When he is on the floor, he takes a lot of pressure off of Al Horford. The Boston bench should be focused too, after being outscored 42 to 16 by the Bucks reserves. |
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05-06-19 | Mariners v. Yankees -139 | 3-7 | Win | 100 | 7 h 46 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez (1-2, 4.31 ERA) was tagged with four runs on eight hits (two homers) in a 6-5 Mariners loss to the Cubs last time out. The team has now lost three of his last four starts and the Mariners are 5-16 in Hernandez's last 21 road starts vs. a team with a winning record. The Bronx Bombers hand the ball to left-hander CC Sabathia (1-1, 2.66 ERA) who was charged with a 3-1 loss at Arizona last time out despite allowing just two runs over 5 1/3 innings of work. He has not allowed a single earned run through 10 frames home at Yankee Stadium here in 2019 and the Mariners are 1-5 in their last six games vs. a left-handed starter. |
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05-06-19 | Giants v. Reds -149 | 4-12 | Win | 100 | 1 h 50 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units San Francisco starter, Pomeranz has allowed three runs or fewer in five of his six starts, but he's completed six innings just once in that span. He gave up three runs in four frames in a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Cincinnati starter, DeSclafani is 1-0 with a 0.51 ERA over his last three starts, including back-to-back outings in which he has not allowed a run. The 29-year-old has 20 strikeouts while giving up nine hits in 17 2/3 innings during that dominant stretch. Brandon Belt is 4-for-6 with a home run and a double against DeSclafani, who dominated the Giants through 7 2/3 innings in a matchup last year |
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05-05-19 | Cardinals v. Cubs -127 | 5-13 | Win | 100 | 8 h 51 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Cubs have won 17 of their last 23 games to pull within one-half game of Central-leading St. Louis, including a 6-5 victory over the Cardinals on Saturday - their sixth straight triumph. Chicago rallied from a four-run deficit on Saturday, as Taylor Davis hit a grand slam and Javier Baez smashed a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning. The Cardinals have dropped three straight for the first time all season. Five of St. Louis’ 13 setbacks have been by one run. Chicago starter, Quintana had his streak of three straight quality starts snapped last time out, but he still put the Cubs in a position to win. The 30-year-old allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings and recorded only two strikeouts after racking up 25 in his previous three turns. Quintana is 4-3 with a 3.86 ERA in eight career starts against the Cardinals. |
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05-05-19 | Twins v. Yankees -131 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 5 h 46 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Minnesota starter, Pineda opened the season with three straight solid outings, including victories over Philadelphia and Detroit, but he has regressed over his last three turns, including back-to-back starts against Houston. He was tagged for five runs on nine hits over five innings last time out and has been charged with 15 runs and 24 hits over 14 innings in the past three outings. Cameron Maybin is 5-for-16 against Pineda, who made his lone start against New York as a rookie in 2011. New York starter, German worked at least six innings for the fourth consecutive start, holding on for the victory after giving up four runs and five hits to beat San Francisco last time out. The 26-year-old Dominican also won his previous turn with a superb performance against the Los Angeles Angels, tossing a season-high 6 2/3 innings and permitting an unearned run on four hits. |
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05-05-19 | Raptors +2.5 v. 76ers | 101-96 | Win | 103 | 4 h 5 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Off a convincing 21 point win for Philly in Game 3, the Raptors have quickly fallen out of favor with the betting public. They opened as slight favorites for this game but are now underdogs. The Raptors, 9-6 ATS as road underdogs, are 11-4 SU off a road loss this season. That includes a perfect 5-0 SU mark when off a double-digit road loss. They're also 6-1 SU when off a loss by 15 or more, a perfect 3-0 SU when off a loss by 20 or more. |
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05-05-19 | Blues v. Stars -117 | 4-1 | Loss | -117 | 4 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The upstart Dallas Stars shook off an early series deficit to win three in a row to oust Nashville in six games in the opening round of the playoffs and now have a chance to do the same to the St. Louis Blues. After taking their first series lead Friday night, the Stars can wrap up their Western Conference semifinal against the visiting Blues in this afternoon's Game 6. Seventh-seeded Dallas leveled the series with a 4-2 victory at home in Game 4 and pushed St. Louis to the brink of elimination with Friday's 2-1 win as it vies to reach the conference finals for the first time since 2007-08. Consider that Dallas is 12-5 in their last 17 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game. |
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05-05-19 | Mets v. Brewers -148 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 3 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units New York starter, Vargas has yet to last six innings in any of his five starts but has held his own over his last three turns since a forgettable outing in Atlanta on April 13 in which he allowed four runs in one-third of an inning. The Long Beach State product was solid in a no-decision on Tuesday, holding Cincinnati to one run on three hits and three walks over a season-high 5 1/3 frames. Braun is 0-for-4 with a walk versus Vargas, who is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in two career starts against Milwaukee. Milwaukee starter, Davies did not allow an earned run for the third time in six trips to the mound en route to a victory on Tuesday against Colorado, limiting the Rockies to one unearned run in 5 1/3 frames. The 26-year-old Arizona native has only one quality start to his name so far, but his 1.38 ERA through six games is the second-lowest ever by a Brewer through six turns (1.12; Ricky Bones, 1994). |
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05-04-19 | Avalanche v. Sharks -125 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 10 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The San Jose Sharks have yet to trail in their Western Conference semifinal but they own a sizable home-ice advantage in what essentially has turned into a best-of-three against the eighth-seeded Colorado Avalanche. The Sharks have won 17 of the past 19 meetings at home entering today's Game 5 against the Avalanche, although Colorado squeezed out a 4-3 victory in Game 2. |
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05-04-19 | Warriors +3.5 v. Rockets | 121-126 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Beyond Harden, the Rockets lack scoring depth. Houston’ guard Chris Paul, who was so crucial in his team’s near “de-throning” of the Warriors in last year’s Playoffs, has been a shell of his former self this season. Golden State lost DeMarcus Cousins to injury in the first round, but it still has the best player on the planet in Kevin Durant playing for it. As good as Harden is, he’s still lacking the talent to get over the hump this year. |
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05-04-19 | Diamondbacks +120 v. Rockies | 9-2 | Win | 120 | 8 h 23 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Kyle Freeland hasn’t looked quite the same this year. It’s obviously still early but other than his strikeout rate, his numbers are worse across the board. At home this year, he’s allowed seven runs in 11 innings and overall he’s allowed 18 earned runs in 33.2 innings. With that type of performance, it should be no surprise that Colorado is 2-4 in his starts. Arizona lost in all four chances against him last year so you can also factor in some revenge here. They’ll get some help from Luke Weaver, who has been great since coming over from St. Louis. Weaver has a 2.87 ERA in his three road starts this year with 19 strikeouts in 15.2 innings. With the lefty mashing D-Backs behind him. |
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05-04-19 | Blue Jackets v. Bruins -133 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 7 h 24 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Boston Bruins finished tied for the second-highest point total during the regular season and much of the success was due to the offensive exploits of their potent top line. The unit had been held in check during the Bruins' Eastern Conference semifinal before breaking out Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets to send the series back to Boston tied at 2-2 entering today's Game 5. After being limited to one goal through the opening three games, the trio of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak erupted for three tallies in five points for the Bruins in the 4-1 victory in Game 4. Overshadowed early in the series by Sergei Bobrovsky, Tuukka Rask was spectacular in Game 4 by making a playoff-high 39 saves. Rask has compiled some impressive numbers in the series, turning aside 129 of 137 shots and posting a 1.80 goals-against average. |
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05-04-19 | Giants v. Reds -124 | 2-9 | Win | 100 | 7 h 29 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Reds are 2-0 the last couple of times that Roark took the mound; he allowed one earned run in each of those. Roark has always pitched well against the Giants, too. In five career starts against them, he's allowed just seven earned runs through 33 combined innings. That transates to a 1.91 ERA. Roark's teams won four of those five. Yesterday notwithstanding, the Giants have been terrible on the road in recent seasons. |
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05-04-19 | Nationals +109 v. Phillies | 10-8 | Win | 109 | 7 h 28 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Philadelphia starter, Arrieta is coming off his worst start of the year after giving up five runs and nine hits in five innings in a victory against Miami last Saturday. The former Cy Young Award winner has a 5.26 ERA in 13 career starts against Washington, his second-highest mark against a National League opponent, while walking 34 batters in 65 innings. Juan Soto is 3-for-6 with two homers and a double against Arrieta. |
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05-04-19 | Twins v. Yankees -129 | 7-3 | Loss | -129 | 2 h 35 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Minnesota starter, After following a brilliant season debut in which he struck out 11 with a pair of clunkers on the road, Odorizzi is back in a groove and takes a three-start winning streak into Saturday's game. He went a season-high seven innings last time out against Houston and did not allow a run while yielding only four hits after beating the Astros with 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball in his previous turn. However, he owns a 2-4 record and 6.20 ERA at Yankee Stadium. New York starter, Happ also has turned things around after struggling out of the gate and turned in his third consecutive quality start last time out, earning his first victory with seven scoreless innings of five-hit ball at San Francisco. He also went seven innings in his previous turn, holding the Los Angeles Angeles to two runs on three hits after tossing 6 1/3 innings of three-run ball versus Boston. |
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05-03-19 | Dodgers -151 v. Padres | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 10 h 33 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Kershaw may not have the velocity that he once did but he's still capable of dominating. Last time out, he allowed one run, on just four hits, through seven complete innings. He struck out eight without walking a batter. Kershaw has a 2.25 ERA on the season and has gone a minimum of six complete innings in each start. Lauer, on the other hand, has a 4.41 ERA and has yet to make it past the sixth. When considering that the Dodgers are a perfect 14-0 the past 14 times that Kershaw started against San Diego |
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05-03-19 | Stars v. Blues -143 | 2-1 | Loss | -143 | 6 h 57 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Goaltenders, Jordan Binnginton and Ben Bishop have both carried their respective teams to the playoffs this year. The difference comes in the numbers/trends tonight. Dallas is just 13-17 (-6.6 units) this season after scoring four goals or more in its previous contest, while St. Louis is 19-9 (+6.8 units) after allowing four or more goals. |
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05-03-19 | Twins v. Yankees -150 | 3-6 | Win | 100 | 7 h 35 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Minnesota starter, Gibson has rebounded strongly after opening the season with three ragged efforts in which he was tagged for 13 runs and 14 2/3 innings but managed to escape with a no-decision each time. He earned his first win with six innings of two-run ball against Baltimore on April 21 and was even better in a rematch seven days later, allowing one run and three hits in seven innings. Brett Gardner is 5-for-13 against Gibson, who has labored against New York with a 1-5 record and 6.86 ERA in eight starts. New York starter, Paxton just missed a third straight quality start in his last outing, pitching 5 2/3 innings and giving up three runs on five hits while striking out eight in a win at San Francisco. He was overpowering in his previous two turns, striking out 12 over six scoreless innings in a no-decision versus Kansas City and dominating Boston with 12 strikeouts over eight scoreless innings of two-hit ball. Byron Buxton is 3-for-8 against Paxton, who is 3-1 with a 2.51 ERA in five starts versus the Twins. |
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05-03-19 | Cardinals v. Cubs +101 | 0-4 | Win | 101 | 2 h 53 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units St. Louis starter, Flaherty is coming off his deepest outing of the season as he threw seven scoreless innings to beat Cincinnati on Sunday. The 23-year-old has won three of his last four starts and has 26 strikeouts and only three walks during that stretch. Flaherty is 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA in four games (three starts) against the Cubs. Chicago starter, Hendricks followed up his best start of the year - seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts against Arizona on April 19 - by allowing seven runs in five frames in a rematch with the Diamondbacks on Friday. The 29-year-old has pitched into the sixth only once in five starts. Hendricks is 5-2 with a 3.38 ERA in 14 starts against St. Louis. |
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05-02-19 | Red Sox -184 v. White Sox | 4-6 | Loss | -184 | 7 h 35 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Boston has a big advantage on the mound with David Price. After two rocky outings to start the year, Price is on a nice streak right now, pitching 18 innings in this last three starts with four runs allowed and a fantastic 24 strikeouts. He has also walked just five batters in that span. Lucas Giolito faces a tough test as he comes back from a hamstring injury without making a rehab start. Giolito wasn’t exactly pitching well before he went down, as he’s allowed 11 total runs in his last 12 innings with 20 base runners allowed. We are sure the hamstring limited him, but coming straight back to face this Sox team is not a great spot. |
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05-02-19 | Astros +108 v. Twins | 2-8 | Loss | -100 | 2 h 46 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Houston starter, Peacock received a no-decision in his last turn when he gave up one run and four hits and struck out seven in six innings against the Cleveland Indians. The 31-year-old, who is making his third straight start and fifth of the season, has a solid 1.00 WHIP and is limiting opposing hitters to a .202 average. Minnesota starter, Berrios has won three consecutive starts and has struck out 20 in 18 2/3 innings during the stretch. The 24-year-old's last two wins were against the Baltimore Orioles, including Saturday when he gave up two runs and seven hits over six innings. However, Berrios is 1-3 with an 8.36 ERA in four career starts against Houston and has been roughed up by George Springer (5-for-8, homer) and Jose Altuve (4-for-9). |
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05-02-19 | Padres v. Braves -145 | 11-2 | Loss | -145 | 1 h 41 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Atlanta Braves expect Ozzie Albies and Dansby Swanson to anchor the middle of their infield for years to come, and the duo put Atlanta in position to win its four-game home series with San Diego today with a strong showing in Wednesday’s 5-1 victory. Albies tripled and doubled while finishing with a run scored and a RBI, Swanson drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and a two-run homer, and the two teamed up on a double play as the Braves moved back to .500. Atlanta starter, Foltynewicz was dominant for much of his season debut Saturday against Colorado, but gave up two homers and didn’t retire a hitter in the seventh to end up allowing four runs on six hits. The 27-year-old, a 13-game winner in 2018 who missed the first four weeks of this season with right elbow soreness, threw 52 of his 78 pitches for strikes Saturday. |
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05-01-19 | Padres v. Braves -150 | 1-5 | Win | 100 | 8 h 41 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units San Diego starter, Quantrill, the Padres top pick in the 2016 draft and the organization’s No. 12 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, makes his major-league debut after five starts at Triple-A El Paso. The 24-year-old son of former major-league pitcher Paul Quantrill surrendered six earned runs (eight total) in his first start, but pitched to a 2.86 ERA and held opponents to a .215 average in his next four outings. Quantrill went 9-6 with a 4.80 ERA in 28 starts between Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A last season. Atlanta starter, Fried suffered his first loss of the season in his fifth start Friday against Colorado despite a season-high eight strikeouts, giving up four runs on seven hits with no walks in 5 1/3 innings. The 25-year-old, who entered Tuesday fifth in the NL in ERA, has solidified a spot in Atlanta’s rotation by allowing two runs or fewer in his first four starts, walking more than one hitter just once while posting a 1.085 WHIP. In 14 career starts, Fried is 5-4 with a 2.71 ERA, a 1.292 WHIP and 69 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings. |
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05-01-19 | Reds +170 v. Mets | 1-0 | Win | 170 | 7 h 16 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Cincinnati is 3-0 all-time versus deGrom while deGrom is 0-3 with 9.76 ERA last three starts, and 0-2 with 12.38 ERA and 2.13 WHIP home this year. deGrom just 1-5 his last six overall team starts during May. |
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05-01-19 | Islanders +1.5 v. Hurricanes | 2-5 | Loss | -244 | 7 h 7 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Carolina beat the Washington Capitals in seven games in the first round, including in double OT in Game 7 and it’s now come out and taken the first two games of its series with New York as well. Against all odds. The Isles killed the Penguins in four games, which makes the two home losses to the Hurricanes that much more inexplicable. Keep in mind that the Isles are 13-7 this year after scoring one goals or less in its previous contest and the Hurricanes are 10-17 (-10.2 units) in their last 27 after a three-game unbeaten streak. |
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04-30-19 | Yankees v. Diamondbacks -131 | 1-3 | Win | 100 | 11 h 56 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The D-Backs have been outstanding against lefties this year, scoring 6.0 runs per game with an All-Star quality .296/.350/.525 team batting line. Sabathia doesn’t go deep into games anymore and that puts more pressure on the Yankees’ bullpen, which does much better at home. That bullpen has a 5.44 ERA and a 1.619 WHIP on the road. New York has been able to score runs with their ragtag lineup against lesser quality teams, but Zack Greinke is on a different level. Greinke has given up two runs in his last 20 innings with only 13 base runners allowed. He should be able to keep them down. |
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04-30-19 | Indians -195 v. Marlins | 7-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 19 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Unit One of the best pitchers in the game, Bauer is now Cleveland's ace. Even some uncharacteristic control problems (six walks!) couldn't stop him from winning his last start as he held Houston to just one run and four hits in eight innings. Miami is just awful as they have the worst record in baseball (8-20) and have scored the fewest number of runs. Sandy Alcantara starts for them Tuesday. He pitched reasonably well last Wednesday in Cleveland, but the Marlins still ended up eating the loss. In his last three starts, Alcantara has a 6.75 ERA and 1.812 WHIP. |
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04-30-19 | A's v. Red Sox -150 | 1-5 | Win | 100 | 8 h 50 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Oakland starter, Brooks matched a career high with seven strikeouts but did not factor in the decision on Wednesday against Texas, yielding three runs and six hits - including four for extra bases - over five innings. The 29-year-old has not fared particularly well in his two road turns, going 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA while striking out only five in 11 frames. Bogaerts has recorded three doubles in four career at-bats versus Brooks, who fired six scoreless innings en route to a win in his season debut on April 1. Boston starter, Porcello's first quality start of the season led to his first win Thursday against Detroit as he permitted three runs in six innings. The 2016 Cy Young Award winner has rebounded a bit from a winless three-game stretch to begin the campaign during which he posted an 11.12 ERA, going 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA over his last two turns. |
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04-29-19 | Dodgers v. Giants +136 | 2-3 | Win | 136 | 10 h 11 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units San Francisco starter, Samardzija is 2-0 with 2.31 ERA and 0.94 WHIP at home this season, and 3-0 last three home April team-starts. Dodgers starter, Maeda is coming off his worst outing of the season, surrendering six runs on seven hits and three walks across a season-low four innings in Tuesday's loss at the Chicago Cubs. The 31-year-old is 1-2 with a 7.53 ERA in three road turns (2-0, 2.70 in two home starts) and has given up 11 runs in 9 1/3 frames over his last two such outings. Joe Panik (6-for-14) and Yangervis Solarte (5-for-14) have each homered versus Maeda, who is 0-2 with an 8.16 ERA in six career appearances (three starts) at Oracle Park.. |
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04-29-19 | Blues v. Stars UNDER 5 | 4-3 | Loss | -115 | 22 h 55 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units These are two of the stingiest clubs in the league, each backed by one of the best goaltenders in the World. Both the Blues and Stars have advanced to this point on the backs of their respective netminders (Ben Bishop of the Stars, whose save percentage is second in the playoffs and Jordan Binnington for the Blues, who leads the league in most statistical categories). Additionally note that St. Louis has seen the total go under in 13 of 19 this year after a loss by two goals or more in its previous contest, while Dallas has seen the total dip under in 21 of 27 after scoring four goals or more in its previous game. |
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04-29-19 | Padres v. Braves -152 | 1-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 50 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units In both of his starts, Mike Soroka has given up just one run. The Braves righty probably won't have to deal with Fernando Tatis Jr, the Padres shortstop who left yesterday's game with an injury. Tatis is one of San Diego's best hitters and was on a 12-game hitting streak. In all games this year, the Padres are averaging just 3.6 runs per game. They've actually been outscored despite having a 16-12 record. Braves hitters will face another Padres rookie, that being Nick Margevicius. He's been solid, but he had five walks in his last start and that came on the heels of allowing five runs to Colorado before that. Atlanta may have a losing record, but they've scored more runs than they've given up. While they've been much better on the road in 2019, San Diego is still 30 games below .500 outside of Petco Park since the start of the 2017 season. |
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04-29-19 | A's +127 v. Red Sox | 4-9 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 43 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The A's have won seven of the last nine head-to-head meetings and they're 6-2 right-hander Frankie Montas (4-1, 3.10 ERA) last eight road starts. Montas is 3-0 with a 3.50 ERA in his last three outings and owns a solid 26/8 K/BB ratio over 29 innings of work this season. The Red Sox suffered a pair of losses to the Rays over the weekend. Tonight they hand the ball to Eduardo Rodriguez (2-2, 5.88 ERA) who has lowered his ERA significantly since an abysmal start to the season, but he has still struggled with his command lately as well as the long ball. Rodriguez gave up three free passes through six innings against the Tigers last time out, which was his first outing without serving a home run this season. Rodriguez last faced the A's on April 4 when he was tagged with six runs on eight hits in just 3 2/3 frames of a 7-3 loss. |
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04-28-19 | Avalanche v. Sharks UNDER 6 | 4-3 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Under is 12-3-1 in Avalanche last 16 games playing on 1 days rest, 8-2-1 in Avalanche last 11 road games, 7-2-1 in Avalanche last 10 games as a road underdog, and 6-2-1 in Avalanche last 9 playoff games as an underdog. While San Jose has seen the total go under in four of its last five after a three-games unbeaten streak. |
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04-28-19 | Indians -103 v. Astros | 1-4 | Loss | -103 | 8 h 54 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Cleveland starter, Carrasco suffered a bruised left leg that limited him to four innings in start against Miami on Tuesday, but he is expected be ready to vie for his third straight scoreless outing. The 32-year-old Venezuelan, who has struck out 33 batters and walked five in 21 frames this season, allowed five hits over 11 scoreless innings in his last two starts. Houston starter, Miley has posted quality starts in his last two trips to the mound but finished with a loss and a no-decision as he permitted a total of five runs over 12 innings. The 32-year-old native of Louisiana, who has registered 18 strikeouts and five walks in 27 2/3 frames this year, has not allowed more than three runs in any contest. Carlos Santana (6-for-11), Carlos Gonzalez (9-for-23, homer) and Lindor (5-for-10) have given Miley trouble. The clincher: Cleveland is 6-1 in their last seven road games vs. teams with a winning record. |
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04-28-19 | Rangers v. Mariners -120 | 14-1 | Loss | -120 | 5 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Seattle starter, Swanson comes in with a 3.86 ERA and 0.77 WHIP this season while Texas starter, Lynn has a 6.51 ERA with a 1.55 WHIP this season. Texas is 2-7 in Lynn's last nine team starts in April, including 1-4 away. |