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[CNOTES]

July Pitchers Report
June 29, 2016




Fireworks and the MLB All-Star game go hand-in-hand during the month of July. It also denotes the start of the 2nd half of the MLB campaign. And as we’ve come to learn the key to each and every team’s fortune lies on the pitching staff.


Can they sustain or will they unravel like Jose Canseco going back on a fly ball? Stay tuned. What we do know is that certain pitchers love hurling this time of the season while others tend to get lit up like a roman candle on the 4thof July.


Listed below are hurlers that have enjoyed a two-to-one or better success ratio in team-starts over the course of the last three seasons during the month of July.


On the flip side, we've also listed pitchers that struggle in July, winning 33% percent or less of their team-start efforts. To qualify pitchers must have made a minimum of 10 starts, with at least one start each July over the last three years.


And for your convenience alongside each record we break down each pitcher’s greatest success or greatest failure rate either home (H) or away (A) within his good or bad month.


Note: * designates a categorical repeat appearance by this pitcher, maintaining status quo from last season’s July list.


GOOD MONTH PITCHERS:


*Chen, Wei-Yin - 9-4 (5-1 H)


The Miami left-hander has not been terribly effective with an ERA hovering around 5. If Chen can develop more command, he's shown again this year he's tough when in challenging situations, allowing .186 batting average and .271 on-base percentage with runners in scoring position.


Garza, Matt - 9-3 (5-1 H)


Since coming back from spring training injury on June 14th, the Milwaukee right-hander has been a mix of good and bad, but come through when it counted. Opposing hitters are batting over .300 against Garza, but he's held those runners in check and induced a heavy dose of ground balls that have led to outs. If he continues, this Brewers starter might be effective.


Greinke, Zack - 11-4 (6-2 H)


Though Arizona is falling short of preseason expectations, the Diamondbacks ace is not and, other than Clayton Kershaw, has arguably been as effective as any pitcher since the end of April with batters hitting around .200 against him. Once again his array of pitches are finding the right spots and fastball is cooking!


Kazmir, Scott - 10-5 (6-2 H)


When Kazmir misses on location for fastball, the other team's lineup begins to look for off-speed stuff, which has caused his inconsistency this season. When he's working the corners on the knees early in the count, this sets up secondary pitches. In the past he's done so in July, let's see what he comes up with this time.


*Kershaw, Clayton - 12-3 (8-0 A)


When either Kershaw loses or has a less than stellar performance, which is infrequent, it is home page news on most sports websites. With opponents batting just .185 against him, baseball's best pitcher has close to as many home runs surrendered (6) as walks (9) to start the month over 121 innings. It’s no wonder his name is whispered in the same company as Sandy Koufax.

Kluber, Corey - 13-4 (9-2 H)


Since winning the Cy Young award in 2014, Kluber has not been able to match that magical season, but is part of a very good Cleveland rotation. Looking ahead, if the Indians righty can do a better job than permitting .281 batting averages with runners in scoring position, all his numbers will drop and his victories will go up. Note: Kluber’s numbers above also reflect his career team mark during July.


*Liriano, Francisco - 12-2 (7-0 H)


After several fine seasons with Pittsburgh, Liriano has not been effective in 2016. Walks and home runs have done him in and in order to reflect past results of July, he's going to have to stop leaving pitches in the heart of the plate.


Peralta, Wily - 8-4 (5-1 H)


Peralta has been thoroughly ineffective all season (6.68 ERA) and was sent to minors after June 11th start. His return this month or this season depends on his Triple-A results. Note: Peralta’s numbers above also reflect his career team mark during July.


Price, David - 11-5 (7-1 A)


To date, the Boston lefty could be described as a mild disappointment, with an ERA north of 4.5 most of the season. No longer owning an upper 90's heater, Price does not blow away as many hitters as before and the fastball lacks some of the previous movement of the past. The slider has not had the usual bite from start to start. Red Sox need this ace to be one.


Ross, Tyson - 10-4 (4-1 H)


Ross has not pitched since he hit the DL with right shoulder inflammation after first start in April. San Diego Union reports a return even this month appears optimistic.
Note: Ross’ numbers above also reflect his career team mark during July.

Santana, Ervin - 11-4 (8-1 H)


Like his teammates, Santana is not having a good year, as opposing hitters are clocking him for nearly .300 average, compared to .256 over his 11-year career. Little reason to believe this month will match the past even if he improves with this Twins club.


*Volquez, Edinson - 10-5 (6-1 A)


Never a frontline hurler, Volquez numbers this campaign have matched the Royals, being very ordinary to date. The Dominican Republic native has done the job against right-handed batters, who have been knocking him around for nearly .300 average.


BAD MONTH PITCHERS:


Wood, Alex - 4-8 (0-6 A)


Wood – the only pitcher to appear on the July Bad Month list this season - was initially expected to be shut down for four weeks after landing on the 15-day disabled list at the end of May with a posterior impingement in his throwing elbow. Currently, the timetable is for mid-July return, but the oft-injured pitcher can hardly be counted on as record shows. Note: Wood’’s numbers above reflect his career team mark during July.

 

[CNOTES]

Dodgers to place Kershaw on DL
June 30, 2016


MILWAUKEE (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw received an epidural injection for his sore lower back and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list, manager Dave Roberts said before Thursday's game in Milwaukee.


''Clayton yesterday got an epidural, so at this point we're going to put him on the disabled list,'' Robert said. ''And use the All-Star break, obviously, with the four days. And in the coming days, we should know more how that epidural . how he responds to that and that will give us some more direction.''


Roberts did not know how long Kershaw is expected to be out, or who would make his scheduled start Friday at home against Colorado.


The three-time NL Cy Young winner is 11-2 with a 1.79 ERA this season. He lost his last start on Sunday night in Pittsburgh, giving up four runs and nine hits in six innings.


''He's been our most valuable player,'' Roberts said. ''When you lose a player to the disabled list like Clayton, who you've counted on the fifth day start, obviously that's out of our control. I know Clayton's very disappointed, but it's up to us to pick him up.''


The loss of Kershaw is another blow for a pitching staff beset with injuries. Starters Hyun-Jin Ryu and Brandon McCarthy are on rehab assignments coming back from surgery. Left-hander Alex Wood, who went on the disabled list on May 31 with an elbow problem, was transferred to the 60-day DL on Wednesday.


Brock Stewart, who opened the season at Class A, made his first big league start Wednesday night. Julio Urias, 19, has made three starts since being called up May 27, picking up his first victory in the series opener on Tuesday night.


''It happens to every team, injuries, and we've been bit by the injury bug,'' Robert said. ''Your best player, to deal with this, it's a big blow, but we've got to keep moving forward.''


Kershaw has been on the disabled list only once in his nine-year career, in early 2014 with a shoulder strain.

 

[CNOTES]

Baseball Capsules
July 1, 2016


TORONTO (AP) Carlos Carrasco struck out a season-high 14, Jason Kipnis and Rajai Davis hit solo home runs and the Cleveland Indians matched a franchise record by winning their 13th consecutive game Thursday night, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1.


Cleveland's streak is the longest by any team this season, and the longest for the Indians since winning 13 straight in 1951. Cleveland also won 13 in a row in 1942.


Carrasco (4-2) allowed one run and three hits in 7 1/3 innings to win back-to-back starts for the first time since April 13 and 19. The right-hander was sidelined from April 25 to June 2 with a strained left hamstring.


Cody Allen got the last three outs for his 17th save.


R.A. Dickey (5-9) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings.


TIGERS 10, RAYS 7


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Cameron Maybin capped a dramatic eight-run ninth inning with a tiebreaking three-run double, and Detroit overcame a five-run deficit.


Detroit trailed 7-2 entering the ninth and opened the inning with four consecutive hits off Ryan Garton, including Victor Martinez's RBI single.


Erasmo Ramirez (7-7) replaced Garton and allowed Justin Upton's run-scoring single, Steven Moya's sacrifice fly and an RBI single to Jarrod Saltalamacchia that made it 7-6.


Jose Iglesias drew a walk to load the bases, and Ian Kinsler got another free pass on a 3-2 pitch to tie it 7-7.


Maybin's drive to left-center cleared the bases to put Detroit up 10-7.


Winner Anibal Sanchez (5-8) gave up two runs in two innings. Francisco Rodriguez got the final three outs for his 22nd save.


INDIANS 4, BLUE JAYS 1


YANKEES 2, RANGERS 1


NEW YORK (AP) - Chase Headley scored on a passed ball with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and New York won in its final at-bat for the second straight game.


Didi Gregorius, who had the winning home run Wednesday night, hit a solo shot in the fifth to tie the score after Shin-Soo Choo homered to lead off the game.


Tony Barnette (5-3), the third Rangers reliever of the afternoon, walked Headley to lead off the bottom of the ninth. With runners on second and third and two outs, his pitch got through catcher Robinson Chirinos and Headley just beat the throw.


Aroldis Chapman (2-0) earned the win after pitching a scoreless ninth.


METS 4, CUBS 3


NEW YORK (AP) - Yoenis Cespedes socked a colossal home run, Jeurys Familia pitched out of a huge jam in the ninth inning and rookie replacement Brandon Nimmo keyed a three-run rally in the seventh that sent New York past Chicago in their first meeting since last year's NL Championship Series.


Baez's throwing error at second base allowed Nimmo to score the go-ahead run, and the Mets overcame a 3-0 deficit to stop their four-game slide. New York, which swept Chicago last October to reach the World Series, had lost nine straight regular-season games to the Cubs dating to August 2014.


Joel Peralta (0-1) walked slumping pinch-hitter Alejandro De Aza before Nimmo, starting for injured outfielder Curtis Granderson, singled on the ninth pitch of a gritty at-bat for his first career RBI.


Erik Goeddel (1-0) struck out two in 1 2/3 hitless innings for the win.


NATIONALS 13, REDS 4


WASHINGTON (AP) - Danny Espinosa hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to finish with a career-high seven RBIs, and Washington cruised to its fifth straight victory.


The switch-hitting shortstop connected off Brandon Finnegan (3-7) batting right-handed, then went deep from the left side against Josh Smith.


Gio Gonzalez (4-7) gave up four runs and struck out nine over six innings for the NL East-leading Nationals.

ROYALS 4, CARDINALS 2


ST. LOUIS (AP) - Kendrys Morales homered and recorded his sixth straight multihit game to lead Kansas City.


Wade Davis recorded his 19th save in 21 opportunities.


Morales, a designated hitter playing right field for the second straight night, doubled in the sixth inning off Mike Leake (5-6) to push the lead to 3-1.


Kansas City reliever Dillon Gee (3-2) picked up the win allowing one run in two innings.


DODGERS 8, BREWERS 1


MILWAUKEE (AP) - Trayce Thompson, Yasmani Grandal and Corey Seager hit home runs to lead Los Angeles.


Kenta Maeda (7-5) held the Brewers to one run over six innings.


Thompson put the Dodgers in front in the second with a two-run homer off Zach Davies (5-4). Grandal extended the Dodgers' lead in the fourth with a solo blast over the left-field bullpen. Seager's homer in the fifth accounted for two of the Dodgers' three runs in the inning.


WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 5


CHICAGO (AP) - J.B. Shuck's two-out single scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning and Todd Frazier hit his 23rd home run for Chicago.


Fernando Abad (1-2) got the first two batters in the eight before consecutive walks. Shuck's career high-tying third hit of the game to left scored Avisail Garcia from second.


Nate Jones (4-2) allowed a hit while getting four outs and David Robertson worked around a single in the ninth for his 21st save.


BRAVES 8, MARLINS 5


ATLANTA (AP) - Pinch-hitter Brandon Snyder had two RBIs in a four-run sixth inning to help Atlanta rally.


Dario Alvarez (2-1) earned the win.


Wei-Yin Chen (4-3) allowed eight hits, four runs, two walks and struck out two in 5 1/3 innings.

 

[CNOTES]

LEADING OFF: Hammel vs deGrom, Rangers need relief
June 30, 2016


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

PITCHING IN


Two of the NL's ERA leaders square off when the Cubs' Jason Hammel (7-4, 2.58) faces the Mets' Jacob deGrom (3-4, 2.67). Hammel has lost three of his past four starts despite a 3.70 ERA, including a hard-luck 6-1 loss to Miami last time out in which Hammel allowed two runs in six innings. Luck hasn't been on deGrom's side, either. The right-hander hasn't won since April 30, and New York lost 1-0 to Julio Teheran and the Braves in his last start.


RELIEF NEEDED


After losing two straight to the Yankees on game-ending plays in the ninth inning, the Rangers and their struggling bullpen continue a 10-game road trip at Minnesota. Texas leads the majors with nine walk-off defeats, and no other team had more than five entering Thursday. Despite boasting the best record in the AL, Texas has the highest bullpen ERA (4.88) in the league. Despite all of that, the Rangers are an impressive 17-6 in one-run games.


NO PLACE LIKE HOME


Corey Seager and the Dodgers begin a season-high 10-game homestand with three games against the Rockies. Los Angeles' banged-up rotation took another hit Thursday with news that Clayton Kershaw was headed for the disabled list , and newly acquired Bud Norris is expected to start the opener against Colorado. The Dodgers have been buoyed in the meantime by blossoming shortstop Corey Seager, who hit .337 with seven home runs and a 1.053 OPS in June.


POWERLESS ANGELS


The Angels are 32-47 entering a three-game series in Boston, putting them on pace for the worst record in franchise history. Manager Mike Scioscia held a closed-door meeting after the team lost for the ninth time in 10 games Wednesday, and although everybody described the meeting as relatively upbeat, the Angels didn't emerge with any big ideas on how to slow a season going south. Among the reasons for Los Angeles' struggles: the Angels rank in the bottom third of the AL in home runs and slugging percentage. ''We know we've seen some guys performing at their absolute worst for the first half, and we know they're better than that,'' Scioscia said. ''That's going to be our goal, to get those guys going in the right direction. ... I don't think these guys are taking losing in stride. I think that's a positive.''

WELCOME BACK


Anthony DeSclafani (2-0, 1.52) looks for another solid start in a game against the Nationals. DeSclafani has been mostly dominant for the Reds since making his season debut in early June after recovering from an oblique injury. Last time out, the 26-year-old right-hander threw eight innings of five-hit ball in a 3-0 win over San Diego. Washington counters with right-hander Tanner Roark (7-5, 2.96).

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack


-- Indians won their 13th straight game last night; last time the Tribe won 13 games in a row, the Rochester Royals (now Sacramento Kings) were NBA champions.


-- Clayton Kershaw goes on the DL with a bad back. Dodgers acquired Bud Norris from Atlanta for two low-level minor league relief pitchers. Dodgers are desperate for starting pitching.


-- Marlins acquired closer Fernando Rodney from San Diego.


-- Giants didn't use a DH in Oakland last night; they let Madison Bumgarner hit.


-- Bronx pushed CC Sabathia's next start back to Monday; they don't want him to hit in San Diego this weekend and risk having him run the bases and get hurt.


-- Happy Canada Day to all of our friends north of the border.


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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Looking at SEC football teams.....


Alabama-- 39-5 SU in last 44 conference games, 27-17 vs spread. +63 in turnovers last nine years, but allowed 40+ points in three of last four bowl/playoff games- they are 3-2 in last five bowl/playoff games.


Arkansas-- Won last three bowl games, all by 13+ points; are +14 in turnovers last two years, after being -28 the two years before that. Razorbacks are 18-7-1 vs spread last two years, 11-4-1 in conference play.


Auburn-- Have eight new assistant coaches this year, after going 15-11 last two years. Scored 31+ points in last four bowls, but split those games. 7-19 vs spread in last 26 games, 3-9 in last 12 tries as a home favorite.


Florida-- Went 10-4 in McIlwain's first year, after going 29-23 under Muchamp, who is now the coach at South Carolina. Gators are 6-14 as home favorites since 2012; they covered six of last eight as a road favorite. Have two transfer QBs battling for #1 job; from Oregon State, Purdue-- one is Jack Del Rio's son.


Georgia-- Why did they fire Mark Richt? Dawgs are 50-17 last five years, have a +41 turnover ratio last five years. Since '13, are 9-17 vs spread coming off a win. Special teams coach in new regime is Shane Beamer, who spent last fuve years working for his father at Virginia Tech.


Kentucky-- Last bowl was 2010, last bowl win in '08. Wildcats are 14-6 as favorites at home since '10, but are 1-9-2 in last 12 tries as a home underdog. Cats are 7-18 as a road dog since 2010-- last time they were favored on the road was five years ago.


LSU-- In 2011-12, Tigers were +36 in TOs, went 23-4. Last three years, Tigers have a +10 TO ratio, are 27-11 and Les Miles barely kept his job. Last two years, LSU QBs completed 50%/53.6% of their passes- that has to go up. Tigers are 4-11 against the spread in true road games the last four years.


Ole Miss-- Favorites covered their last five bowl games; Rebels won five of them, are 13-7-1 as home favorites under Freeze, 11-4 as underdogs. Ole Miss lost four of its top six tacklers from LY. Kelly threw for 4,042 yards, 31 TDs last year.


Mississippi State-- Six straight winning seasons, are 19-7 last two years. Mullen is 15-8-1 vs spread in SEC last three years, 6-2 as road underdog, 18-10 in last 28 games as a home favorite. Six straight winning years in Starkville is no small feat.


Missouri-- Will miss underrated coach Pinkel. Won last three bowl games, all by 10+ points, scoring 35 ppg. Tigers are +24 in turnovers last three years. Mizzou is 16-6 vs spread off a loss, but 2-6 in last eight games as a home underdog.


South Carolina-- Spurrier is tough act to follow, especially with only nine starters back. Gamecocks are 9-15 vs spread in SEC last three years- they're 1-5-1 in their last seven games as a road favorite. Won last four bowls, were underdog in last two.


Tennessee-- Vols are 3-9 vs spread in last dozen games where spread was 4 or less points-- Jones isn't a good game manager, but he can recruit- they won 45-28/45-6 in last two bowls. Hae senior QB who needs to improve on 59.3% completion % from last year-- with 22 starts under his belt, Dobbs should be better than he is. .


Texas A&M-- Were minus in turnovers six of last seven years (-33 total), are 6-12 vs spread as home favorite last three years (6-17-1 vs spread in SEC games), covered just four of last 13 as a dog. Aggies have won four of their last five bowl games.


Vanderbilt-- 7-17 since James Franklin left, with -24 turnover ratio. Commodores are 10-5 as home underdog since '11, 11-6 as road dogs since '12, 22-13 overall in last 35 games when getting points. Won three of last four bowls, with average total of 64 in last three-- their last bowl was in 2013, Franklin's final year as coach.

 

[CNOTES]

Five truly Canadian bets to make this Canada Day




This July 1, celebrate Canada Day by wagering a few Loonies and Toonies on these All-Canadian bets.


I’ve had possibly the most Canadian week ever leading into the July 1 holiday, better known as “Canada Day”.


After subduing the football shakes with a couple bets on Week 1 of the CFL season (underdogs are now a perfect 8-0 ATS the last two opening weeks), I proceeded to injure my ankle playing Ultimate Frisbee and needed a trip to the hospital - a trip that didn’t cost me jack squat since we have kick-ass health care in Canada.


Once my foot felt better, I spent an evening mowing my lawn. And, after finishing up and briefly heading inside to grab an ice-cold Moosehead, I returned to my freshly-coiffed backyard to find a big-ass wild turkey confidently strutting about like Mike Reno, the lead singer for “Loverboy”.


My first instinct, since I’m a red-blooded Canuck, was to find out if it was turkey hunting season. It is not. And my second instinct, since I’m a red-blood Canuck, was to politely ask the turkey to leave – for which I’d immediately apologize for. Sorry.


But my third instinct, and one that speaks to the sports bettor in all of us, was to get that turkey something to eat. I grabbed whatever I thought a turkey would care to snack on and threw it at the big dumb bird. If I feed this turkey all summer long and keep him coming back for more, by the time the fall rolls around (AKA turkey season), he’ll be fatter than a garbage bag full of Tim Horton’s day-olds.


You see: risk a little to get a lot. That’s a gambler’s Holy Grail.


So, after being served a big slice of Canadiana this week, it only seems fitting to return the favor to my fellow sports bettors in the Great White North, and even those of you outside our vast borders. With Canada Day kicking off the weekend Friday, here are my favorite Canadian inspired bets for July 1:


Toronto Blue Jays


When the Red Sox are winning, Boston is buzzing. When the Cubs are cruising, Chicago is jumping. But when the Blue Jays are rolling, the entire nation is losing their frickin’ minds.


Take last season’s incredible second-half run and postseason appearance by Toronto. Jose Bautista’s infamous bat flip against the Rangers actually made Canadian sports fans forget about hockey for a few minutes. If you had immediately lobbied for the silhouette of Bautista barbarically discarding his bat to replace the maple leaf in the middle of the Canadian flag, it would have passed with a unanimous vote.


This Canada Day, the Jays are home to the red-hot Cleveland Indians. Toronto will be sporting their special red attire for the nation’s birthday, giving the nod to Marcus Stroman for the matinee start. The Blue Jays, who are currently -118 favorites, have won the last three July 1 outings and have outscored opponents 23-6 in those games.


CFL


It just doesn’t feel like Canada Day without some three-down football, am I right? It's like seeing Tom Cochrane without a jean jacket on. Last year, July 1 was void of any CFL action but the schedule makers have more than made up for that with a “double double” of Canadian pigskin Friday.




The BC Lions are visiting the Hamilton Ti-Cats, moving from touchdown dogs to 5.5-point pups in the early game. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are on the road facing the Calgary Stampeders later in the day, with Calgary moving from -8.5 to -10.5 – a rare double-digit CFL favorite.


Parity is the name of the game in the Canadian Football League. Last season, there were only five double-digit spreads all year, with those big faves going 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS. The Stamps were responsible for two of those double-digit covers.


Wimbledon tennis


Both Canadian tennis stars, Milos Raonic on the men’s side and Eugenie Bouchard on the women’s, have advanced to the third round at the All England Club.


Bouchard, seeded 16th, faces 19th-seed Dominika Cibulkova next, with oddsmakers setting Genie as a +133 underdog despite defeating Cibulkova in both of their career meetings, including earlier this year at the Hobart Open. You can be sure that Covers' own Andrew “Taco” Caley will have a ticket on Bouchard, to go with his creepy shrine to Canada’s resident tennis goddess.


Raonic, who has yet to drop a set at Wimbledon, takes on American Jack Sock in the third round. Books have the Thornhill, Ontario native priced at -720 to advance. If swallowing that amount of juice feels like chugging a warm can of Labatt Maximum Ice (or even an ice-cold Maximum Ice... yuck), then perhaps you can cool down the vig by taking Milos at -103 to win in three straight sets.


MLS soccer


Is the quality of the Euro Cup just too good for you to wager on? Do you need a watered-down version of the beautiful game in which you know none of the players, nor did you realize half of the teams in the league even existed? Major League Soccer is begging you to bet on it. No, really. It is. On both knees.


There are three Canadian clubs in the MLS: Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. And according to our standings, none of them are really great – and none of them actually play on the Canada Day holiday.


However, Montreal hosts New England Saturday, as a +117 favorite in the three-way betting, and Toronto takes on visiting Seattle as a -139 three-way fave to win. Say what you want about the quality of the play, but I’ve heard it’s quite the party in the stands for a MLS game. Throw a long-weekend rager in the middle of those wagers, and I’m sold!


NHL futures


Hockey fans from East to West were extremely pissed off Wednesday when two massive trades by Canadian NHL clubs left puck faithful scratching their heads in Montreal and Edmonton. You would have thought they were outlawing the use of Muskoka chairs at the end of lake-view docks with the way Canadians (and Canadiens) were losing their shit.


Montreal dealt face of the franchise P.K. Subban to Nashville for fellow blueliner Shea Weber, while Edmonton packed up leading scorer Taylor Hall and sent him to New Jersey for defenseman Adam Larsson.


I have friends in both camps and let me tell you, Facebook was not a pretty place once those guys vented their frustrations. If anything fellas, you can get the Habs and Oilers at juicy odds to win the Stanley Cup next year with Montreal going off at +2,500 and Edmonton at +5,500.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, July 1

National League games
Reds @ Nationals
DeSclafani is 2-0, 1.20 in his last two starts (over 2-2).

Roark is 3-1, 2.31 in his last four starts (under 10-5 in last 15). .

Washington won its last five games; nine of Nationals' last 13 home games went over. Cincinnati lost ten of last 12 games; eight of Reds' last ten games went over. Over is 9-4 in last 13 Washington home games.

Cubs @ Mets
Hammel is 0-3, 3.70 in his last four starts; four of his last six stayed under.

deGrom is 0-3, 2.77 in his last four starts; Mets scored total of three runs in his last five starts, all of which stayed under.

Cubs won three of last four games; five of last six Chicago games went over. Mets lost four of last five games; under is 10-2-1 in last 13 New York games.

Marlins @ Braves
Nicolino is 0-4, 6.17 in his last eight starts; his last four starts went over.

Teheran is 2-1, 1.41 in his last four start; nine of his last ten stayed under.

Marlins lost six of last eight road games; over is 12-2 in last 14 Marlin road games. Atlanta lost five of last seven games; under is 9-4 in Braves' last 13 games.

Brewers @ Cardinals
Garza is 1-0, 2.81 in three starts this year (under 2-1).

Garcia is 1-1, 6.17 in his last four starts; under is 5-1-1 in his home starts.

Brewers lost eight of last ten road games, are 4-8 in road series openers. Over is 7-4-1 in their last 12 road games. St Louis lost its last seven road games, is 4-9 in road series openers. Six of Cardinals' last seven home games stayed under.

Giants @ Diamondbacks
Cueto is 7-0, 2.23 in his last nine starts, last three of which went over.

Miller is 1-4, 6.43 in his last five starts; five of his last seven stayed under.

Giants lost three of last four games, are 7-6 in road series openers. Four of last five Giant games went over total. Arizona lost its last five games, is 3-10 in home series openers. Five of last seven Diamondback games went over.

Rockies @ Dodgers
De la Rosa is 3-0, 2.12 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.

Norris makes his Dodger debut; he was 2-0, 2.22 in his last four starts for Atlanta; four of his last five starts stayed under.

Rockies are 5-8 in last 13 games, 8-5 in road series openers. Eight of their last nine games went over total. Los Angeles won its last six home games, is 5-7 in home series openers. Under is 11-3 in last 14 Dodger home games.

American League games
Indians @ Blue Jays
Tomlin is 2-0, 2.86 in his last five starts; over is 9-2-1 in his last 12 starts. .

Stroman is 1-3, 7.76 in his last five starts; seven of his last nine went over.

Indians won their last 13 games; five of their last eight road games went over. Toronto is 10-5 in last 15 home games; under is 9-4 in their last thirteen home games.

Tigers @ Rays
Fulmer is 5-1, 0.61 in his last seven starts; four of his last six stayed under.

Smyly is 0-4, 7.65 in his last seven starts; nine of his last ten went over.

Tigers won seven of last ten games; six of their last eight road games went over. Tampa Bay lost 13 of last 15 games; five of Rays' last six games went over the total.

Angels @ Red Sox
Chacin is 1-3, 10.06 in his last four starts; four of his last five went over.

Wright is 5-1, 3.81 in his last seven starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven.

Angels lost nine of last ten games, are 6-6 in road series openers. Five of their last six road games stayed under. Boston lost seven of last ten games- they're 6-7 in road series openers. Six of their last eight games went over the total.

White Sox @ Astros
Gonzalez is 0-2, 9.39 in his last three starts (over 6-4).

Fiers is 2-0, 2.65 in his last three starts; over is 7-3-1 in his last eleven.

Chicago is 7-3 in its last ten games, 7-5 in road series openers; five of last eight White Sox games went over. Astros won 10 of last 11 games, are 7-5 in home series openers. Five of last seven Houston home games stayed under.

Rangers @ Twins
Perez is 6-0, 3.40 in his last seven starts; under is 8-5 in his last 13.

Santana is 1-5, 6.25 in his last seven starts; four of his last five went over.

Rangers won 14 of last 18 games, are 7-5 in road series openers. Over is 12-4-1 in their last 17 road games. Minnesota lost five of its last seven games, is 6-7 in home series openers. Over is 17-3 in last 20 games at Target Field.

Orioles @ Mariners
Gausman is 1-2, 5.74 in his last three starts; seven of his last eight stayed under.

LeBlanc threw six shutout innings (87 PT) in his first '16 start. .

Orioles won six of their last seven games; three of last four Baltimore games went over the total. Seattle lost eight of last 12 games; three of last five Mariner games went over the total.

Interleague
Royals @ Phillies
Kennedy is 2-1, 3.57 in his last three starts (under 8-4-3).

Hellickson is 1-4, 5.70 in his last five starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten.

Royals won four of last five games, are 4-9 in road series openers. Four of KC's last five games stayed under. Phillies won five of last seven games, are 2-10 in first game of a home series. Over is 18-8 in their last 26 games.

Pirates @ A's
Locke is 2-0, 0.66 in his last two starts; nine of his last 11 starts went over.

Gray is 0-1, 3.52 in five starts since coming off the DL (over 9-2-1 last 12).

Pirates are 3-12 in last 15 road games, 8-6 in road series openers. Six of their last nine games went over total. Oakland won six of last eight games, is 7-6 in first game of home series. Under is 6-1-1 in last eight games in Oakland Coliseum.

Bronx @ San Diego
Eovaldi is 0-3, 8.65 in his last five starts, four of which went over.

Rea is 1-1, 7.47 in his last six starts; seven of his last nine went over.

Bronx lost three of last four games, is 6-6 in road series openers. Over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. San Diego lost its last three games, is 8-6 in home series openers. The last seven games at Petco Park went over the total.

Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Cin-Wsh-- DeSclafani 3-1; Roark 8-8
Chi-NY-- Hammel 9-6 (0-4 last 4); deGrom 6-7
Mia-Atl-- Nicolino 4-6; Teheran 4-12
Mil-StL-- Garza 1-2; Garcia 8-7
SF-Az-- Cueto 14-2; Miller 4-8
Col-LA-- De la Rosa 5-4; Norris 0-0/

Cle-Tor-- Tomlin 12-2; Stroman 8-8
Det-TB-- Fulmer 9-2; Smyly 6-9
LA-Bos-- Chacin 4-5/2-3; Wright 8-7
Chi-Hst-- Gonzalez 5-5; Fiers 8-6
Tex-Min-- Perez 9-7 (7-0 last 7); Santana 2-12
Blt-Sea-- Gausman 5-8; LeBlanc 1-0

KC-Phil-- Kennedy 9-6; Hellickson 7-9
Pitt-A's-- Locke 7-8; Gray 5-9
NY-SD-- Eovaldi 8-7; Rea 8-6

Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Cin-Wsh-- DeSclafani 1-4; Roark 3-16
Chi-NY-- Hammel 3-15; deGrom 2-13
Mia-Atl-- Nicolino 2-10; Teheran 3-16
Mil-StL-- Garza 0-3; Garcia 5-15
SF-Az-- Cueto 5-16; Miller 4-12
Col-LA-- De la Rosa 4-9; Norris 0-0/

Cle-Tor-- Tomlin 7-14; Stroman 4-16
Det-TB-- Fulmer 2-11; Smyly 4-15
LA-Bos-- Chacin 5-14; Wright 5-15
Chi-Hst-- Gonzalez 6-10; Fiers 3-14
Tex-Min-- Perez 5-16; Santana 5-14
Blt-Sea-- Gausman 4-13; LeBlanc 0-1

KC-Phil-- Kennedy 4-15; Hellickson 6-16
Pitt-A's-- Locke 4-15; Gray 3-14
NY-SD-- Eovaldi 3-15; Rea 8-14

 

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MLB

Friday, July 1

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Trend Report
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1:07 PM
CLEVELAND vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games
Toronto is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home

6:05 PM
CINCINNATI vs. WASHINGTON
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Cincinnati's last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Kansas City

7:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Boston is 2-9 SU in their last 11 games when playing LA Angels

7:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. NY METS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games on the road
NY Mets are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

7:10 PM
DETROIT vs. TAMPA BAY
Detroit is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games

7:35 PM
MIAMI vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Miami's last 13 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 13 games

8:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. HOUSTON
Chi White Sox are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Chi White Sox's last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games

8:10 PM
TEXAS vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Texas's last 15 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Texas is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota's last 17 games when playing Texas
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

8:15 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

9:40 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games

10:05 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. OAKLAND
Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Oakland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

10:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore

10:10 PM
COLORADO vs. LA DODGERS
Colorado is 5-14 SU in their last 19 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Colorado

10:40 PM
NY YANKEES vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
San Diego is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

Pro Baseball Trend Report


CINCINNATI (29 - 51) at WASHINGTON (48 - 32) - 6:05 PM
ANTHONY DESCLAFANI (R) vs. TANNER ROARK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 92-150 (-48.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 41-77 (-25.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 92-150 (-48.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 15-38 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CINCINNATI is 71-109 (-29.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 55-92 (-28.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 14-34 (-16.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 131-111 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 29-35 (-21.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 130-110 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 82-76 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 98-86 (-11.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 2-2 (+1.2 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.1 Units)


ANTHONY DESCLAFANI vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
DESCLAFANI is 1-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.628.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)


TANNER ROARK vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
ROARK is 1-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.68 and a WHIP of 1.227.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)


CHICAGO CUBS (51 - 27) at NY METS (41 - 37) - 7:10 PM
JASON HAMMEL (R) vs. JACOB DEGROM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1539-1650 (-260.0 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1482-1563 (-234.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1129-1227 (-200.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
HAMMEL is 11-26 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in July games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 26-11 (+13.2 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 88-54 (+21.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HAMMEL is 35-29 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
HAMMEL is 69-58 (+18.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)


JASON HAMMEL vs. NY METS since 1997
HAMMEL is 0-4 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 6.16 and a WHIP of 1.435.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)


JACOB DEGROM vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
DEGROM is 1-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 5.24 and a WHIP of 1.388.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.0 units)


MIAMI (41 - 38) at ATLANTA (27 - 52) - 7:35 PM
JUSTIN NICOLINO (L) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 7-2 (+8.1 Units) against MIAMI this season
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.9 Units)


JUSTIN NICOLINO vs. ATLANTA since 1997
NICOLINO is 2-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 0.64 and a WHIP of 0.929.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)


JULIO TEHERAN vs. MIAMI since 1997
TEHERAN is 5-3 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.87 and a WHIP of 1.237.
His team's record is 8-5 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-5. (+2.0 units)

MILWAUKEE (35 - 43) at ST LOUIS (40 - 38) - 8:15 PM
MATT GARZA (R) vs. JAIME GARCIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
GARZA is 70-84 (-29.5 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GARZA is 23-44 (-22.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 142-102 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 15-23 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ST LOUIS is 15-23 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 8-15 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 11-18 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
GARCIA is 32-39 (-23.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-2 (+0.9 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

MATT GARZA vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
GARZA is 4-4 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.07 and a WHIP of 1.477.
His team's record is 5-7 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-5. (+2.1 units)

JAIME GARCIA vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
GARCIA is 10-6 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.83 and a WHIP of 1.139.
His team's record is 12-8 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-12. (-4.4 units)


SAN FRANCISCO (50 - 31) at ARIZONA (36 - 45) - 9:40 PM
JOHNNY CUETO (R) vs. SHELBY MILLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CUETO is 3-10 (-12.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 50-31 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 62-25 (+22.9 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 26-15 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 231-188 (+26.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 1107-928 (+119.8 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 587-569 (+61.7 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 32-17 (+11.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 20-7 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CUETO is 14-2 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
CUETO is 8-0 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
CUETO is 14-2 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
CUETO is 10-0 (+10.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 13-28 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 5-13 (-11.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 4-12 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
ARIZONA is 13-28 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 11-18 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 9-21 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 67-121 (-40.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 21-56 (-28.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MILLER is 6-17 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILLER is 14-30 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILLER is 7-24 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILLER is 2-15 (-12.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 4-4 (+0.8 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.6 Units)


JOHNNY CUETO vs. ARIZONA since 1997
CUETO is 7-2 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.69 and a WHIP of 1.115.
His team's record is 8-2 (+5.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-7. (-4.3 units)


SHELBY MILLER vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
MILLER is 2-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.11 and a WHIP of 1.327.
His team's record is 3-4 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-6. (-6.2 units)


COLORADO (37 - 41) at LA DODGERS (44 - 37) - 10:10 PM
JORGE DE LA ROSA (L) vs. BUD NORRIS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-3 (+1.1 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)


JORGE DE LA ROSA vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
DE LA ROSA is 7-11 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 5.10 and a WHIP of 1.422.
His team's record is 7-14 (-6.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-10. (-1.4 units)


BUD NORRIS vs. COLORADO since 1997
NORRIS is 1-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 7.18 and a WHIP of 1.898.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

CLEVELAND (48 - 30) at TORONTO (43 - 38) - 1:05 PM
JOSH TOMLIN (R) vs. MARCUS STROMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 7-18 (-14.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 48-30 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 16-5 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
TOMLIN is 12-2 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 10-2 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)


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


JOSH TOMLIN vs. TORONTO since 1997
TOMLIN is 1-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 5.19 and a WHIP of 1.327.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)


MARCUS STROMAN vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.


DETROIT (41 - 38) at TAMPA BAY (33 - 45) - 7:10 PM
MICHAEL FULMER (R) vs. DREW SMYLY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 84-92 (-24.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 41-38 (+5.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 24-16 (+9.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
FULMER is 9-2 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 33-45 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 94-107 (-40.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 95-108 (-40.6 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 106-119 (-39.1 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 22-36 (-17.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TAMPA BAY is 16-28 (-13.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TAMPA BAY is 11-26 (-17.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)


MICHAEL FULMER vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
FULMER is 1-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.714.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

DREW SMYLY vs. DETROIT since 1997
SMYLY is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 5.56 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

LA ANGELS (32 - 47) at BOSTON (42 - 36) - 7:10 PM
JHOULYS CHACIN (R) vs. STEVEN WRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 32-47 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 32-47 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 21-35 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 802-794 (+59.2 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 292-219 (+49.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997.
BOSTON is 191-212 (-37.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 100-104 (-30.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 20-30 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 105-107 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 73-77 (-23.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 2-10 (-9.7 Units) against the money line after getting shut out over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 48-56 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.


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


JHOULYS CHACIN vs. BOSTON since 1997
CHACIN is 2-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 5.17 and a WHIP of 1.787.
His team's record is 2-1 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

STEVEN WRIGHT vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
WRIGHT is 1-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 6.35 and a WHIP of 1.236.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)



CHI WHITE SOX (40 - 39) at HOUSTON (42 - 37) - 8:10 PM
MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R) vs. MICHAEL FIERS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 76-44 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 76-44 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 25-22 (+18.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +150 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 10-2 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games in July games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 39-33 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 396-391 (+43.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GONZALEZ is 1-3 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

MICHAEL FIERS vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
FIERS is 0-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 1.32 and a WHIP of 0.878.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

TEXAS (51 - 29) at MINNESOTA (25 - 53) - 8:10 PM
MARTIN PEREZ (L) vs. ERVIN SANTANA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SANTANA is 18-8 (+11.1 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
SANTANA is 34-18 (+17.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 51-29 (+29.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 27-13 (+17.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 23-17 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TEXAS is 50-26 (+30.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 36-21 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 38-19 (+23.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 18-10 (+11.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TEXAS is 25-16 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MINNESOTA is 25-53 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 4-14 (-9.8 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 this season.
MINNESOTA is 25-53 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 14-31 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 12-40 (-24.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SANTANA is 2-12 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SANTANA is 2-12 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)

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

MARTIN PEREZ vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
PEREZ is 0-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)


ERVIN SANTANA vs. TEXAS since 1997
SANTANA is 13-11 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.67 and a WHIP of 1.407.
His team's record is 15-15 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 18-10. (+7.5 units)
BALTIMORE (47 - 31) at SEATTLE (40 - 39) - 10:10 PM

KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. WADE LEBLANC (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 18-35 (-14.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
GAUSMAN is 3-12 (-10.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 47-31 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 45-26 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 35-21 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 102-91 (+21.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 116-125 (-27.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 13-22 (-12.7 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 55-65 (-31.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 7-13 (-10.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 110-122 (-31.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 40-47 (-23.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 39-41 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 48-66 (-29.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.


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

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
GAUSMAN is 0-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.317.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.0 units)


WADE LEBLANC vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
LEBLANC is 0-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 1.35 and a WHIP of 1.199.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)


KANSAS CITY (42 - 36) at PHILADELPHIA (35 - 45) - 7:05 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. JEREMY HELLICKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KENNEDY is 2-12 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 46-51 (+11.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 776-794 (+27.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
KANSAS CITY is 42-36 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 115-102 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 42-24 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 42-36 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
KANSAS CITY is 102-81 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 104-74 (+26.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 86-63 (+19.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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


IAN KENNEDY vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
KENNEDY is 3-3 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.25 and a WHIP of 1.025.
His team's record is 4-4 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-1. (+5.0 units)

JEREMY HELLICKSON vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
HELLICKSON is 1-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 5.63 and a WHIP of 1.625.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

PITTSBURGH (38 - 41) at OAKLAND (35 - 44) - 10:05 PM
JEFF LOCKE (L) vs. SONNY GRAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 116-60 (+43.9 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 42-21 (+20.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 182-175 (+31.9 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 81-52 (+20.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 103-138 (-37.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 51-70 (-31.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 98-130 (-35.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 66-84 (-17.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 25-41 (-18.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 5-16 (-11.9 Units) against the money line after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 15-28 (-12.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
OAKLAND is 44-61 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

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

JEFF LOCKE vs. OAKLAND since 1997
LOCKE is 0-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 0.857.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)


SONNY GRAY vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.


NY YANKEES (39 - 39) at SAN DIEGO (33 - 46) - 10:40 PM
NATHAN EOVALDI (R) vs. COLIN REA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 9-3 (+9.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
SAN DIEGO is 27-26 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 2-12 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 74-103 (-25.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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


NATHAN EOVALDI vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
EOVALDI is 1-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.31 and a WHIP of 1.329.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

COLIN REA vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB (PROFESSIONAL)


DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME


Texas at Minnesota - Friday July 1, 2016


The Rangers look to bounce back from yesterday’s 2-1 loss in New York and come into tonight’s contest with an 11 -1 record in their last 12 games after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Texas is the pick (-125) according to Dunkel, which has the Rangers favored by 5. Dunkel Pick: Texas (-125).


FRIDAY JULY 1, 2016


Miami
@
Atlanta
Game 955-956
July 1, 2016 @ 7:35 pm


Dunkel Rating: Miami
(Niclino) 14.075
Atlanta
(Teheran) 16.456
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Atlanta
by 2 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Atlanta
-110
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta
(-110); Over


Pittsburgh
@
Oakland
Game 977-978
July 1, 2016 @ 10:05 pm


Dunkel Rating: Pittsburgh
(Locke) 13.236
Oakland
(Gray) 14.659
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Oakland
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Oakland
-155
8
Dunkel Pick: Oakland
(-155); Over


Milwaukee
@
St. Louis
Game 957-958
July 1, 2016 @ 8:15 pm


Dunkel Rating: Milwaukee
(Garza) 14.099
St. Louis
(Garcia) 17.109
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: St. Louis
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: St. Louis
-170
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis
(-170); Under


NY Yankees
@
San Diego
Game 979-980
July 1, 2016 @ 10:40 pm


Dunkel Rating: NY Yankees
(Eovaldi) 14.337
San Diego
(Rea) 15.796
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: San Diego
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: NY Yankees
-130
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego
(+110); Under


San Francisco
@
Arizona
Game 959-960
July 1, 2016 @ 9:40 pm


Dunkel Rating: San Francisco
(Cueto) 17.099
Arizona
(Miller) 14.590
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: San Francisco
by 2 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: San Francisco
-170
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco
(-170); Over


Colorado
@
LA Dodgers
Game 961-962
July 1, 2016 @ 10:10 pm


Dunkel Rating: Colorado
(DeLaRosa) 16.944
LA Dodgers
(Norris) 15.543
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Colorado
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: LA Dodgers
-120
8
Dunkel Pick: Colorado
(+100); Under


Cleveland
@
Toronto
Game 963-964
July 1, 2016 @ 1:07 pm


Dunkel Rating: Cleveland
(Tomlin) 17.996
Toronto
(Stroman) 16.191
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Cleveland
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Toronto
-120
9
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland
(+100); Under


Detroit
@
Tampa Bay
Game 965-966
July 1, 2016 @ 7:10 pm


Dunkel Rating: Detroit
(Fulmer) 15.994
Tampa Bay
(Smyly) 13.726
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Detroit
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Detroit
-125
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit
(-125); Over


LA Angels
@
Boston
Game 967-968
July 1, 2016 @ 7:10 pm


Dunkel Rating: LA Angels
(Chacin) 14.616
Boston
(Wright) 16.290
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Boston
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Boston
-220
10
Dunkel Pick: Boston
(-220); Under

Chicago White Sox
@
Houston
Game 969-970
July 1, 2016 @ 8:10 pm


Dunkel Rating: Chicago White Sox
(Gnzalez) 12.223
Houston
(Fiers) 15.361
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Houston
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Houston
-180
9
Dunkel Pick: Houston
(-180); Over


Texas
@
Minnesota
Game 971-972
July 1, 2016 @ 8:10 pm


Dunkel Rating: Texas
(Perez) 16.390
Minnesota
(Santana) 11.543
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Texas
by 5
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Texas
-125
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas
(-125); Under


Cincinnati
@
Washington
Game 951-952
July 1, 2016 @ 6:05 pm


Dunkel Rating: Cincinnati
(DeSclfni) 15.345
Washington
(Roark) 13.944
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Cincinnati
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Washington
-205
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati
(+175); Under


Baltimore
@
Seattle
Game 973-974
July 1, 2016 @ 10:10 pm


Dunkel Rating: Baltimore
(Gausman) 18.796
Seattle
(LeBlanc) 13.226
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Baltimore
by 5 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Seattle
-120
8
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore
(+100); Over


Chicago Cubs
@
NY Mets
Game 953-954
July 1, 2016 @ 7:10 pm


Dunkel Rating: Chicago Cubs
(Hammel) 14.121
NY Mets
(deGrom) 15.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: NY Mets
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Chicago Cubs
-120
7
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets
(+100); Over


Kansas City
@
Philadelphia
Game 975-976
July 1, 2016 @ 7:05 pm


Dunkel Rating: Kansas City
(Kennedy) 15.623
Philadelphia
(Hllckson) 14.008
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Kansas City
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Kansas City
-125
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City
(-125); Under

 

[CNOTES]

Friday's Diamond Notes
July 1, 2016



Hottest team: Indians (13-0 last last 13)
The Tribe takes the field for a Canada Day matinee against the Blue Jays, looking to set a new franchise record for consecutive wins at 14. Standing in the way is a Toronto squad that has a 4-0 record on the holiday under manager John Gibbons, winning three straight in this his second tenure. The Jays will wear special red uniforms and should be energized by a sellout crowd, so this one could have a postseason feel in a game where the home team has been installed as a slight favorite despite Cleveland’s hot streak. Staff ace Marcus Stroman has won just once in his last six starts and his ERA has ballooned from 3.89 to 5.33 since May 22, so he’ll be looking to start hitting his stride against a Indians squad against whom he has a career 27.00 ERA against, getting rocked four earned runs in 1.1 innings in his rookie season of 2014. Josh Tomlin will look to try and help Cleveland make more history by improving to 10-1, which would tie likely All-Star Danny Salazar for the team lead in wins. The Indians are 12-2 in Tomlin’s starts this season. They’ve outscored teams 80-26 during their current run of victories.

Coldest team: Angels (0-3 last 3, 1-9 last 10)
After being swept at home by Houston by a combined margin of 21-7, the Angels held a closed-door meeting before heading East for a 10-game road trip. Mike Scioscia’s team is on pace for the worst record in franchise history after an 8-19 June record that their worst in the month since 1980. That team lost 95 games, one less than this current team is on pace for. Yunel Escobar has missed the last few games with a knee injury and hopes to return here to provide some help for Mike Trout, who went 18-for-30 with three homers despite their 1-6 homestand. Friday’s starter, Jhoulys Chacin, has failed to get out of the sixth in any of his last five starts, surrendering nine earned runs while walking nine and striking out a single batter over his last 6.2 innings. The Red Sox will turn to Steven Wright, who leads the team with a 2.18 ERA and 12 quality starts. The knuckleballer went 3-1 with a 1.62 ERA in June despite struggling in his last outing at Texas, lasting just 4.2 innings. Trout and Albert Pujols have each homered despite just five career at-bats against him. These teams will close July with a four-game set in Anaheim.

Hottest pitcher: Michael Fulmer (7-2, 2.40 ERA)
Detroit’s 23-year-old rookie went 3.1 with a remarkable 0.61 ERA in June, giving up just two earned runs and one homer in 29.2 innings. He lasted just 4.1 innings on June 22 against the Mariners, leaving after a wild stretch that the Tigers chalked up to arm fatigue. With extra rest under his belt, he’ll look to bounce back against a Rays offense he held to just one run over seven innings in Detroit on May 21, striking out a career-high 11. Considering his teammates completed an epic comeback from a 7-2 ninth-inning defict by scoring eight runs, it’s no surprise the Tigers have been bet up to a heavier favorite over host Tampa Bay, which turns to lefty Drew Smyly.

Coldest pitcher: Nathan Eovaldi (6-5, 5.19 ERA)
“Nasty” Nate opened the season 6-2 and was arguably New York’s most consistent starter over the first two months, but the bottom fell out in June. The Yankees won just one of his five starts, needing to score 13 runs to do so. In all, Eovaldi completed six innings only once, closing the month with an 8.65 ERA and surrendering a home run each time out, giving up 10 in all. For the season, he’s already given up 17, a career-high despite having worked just 86.2 innings, barely half his expected workload if he stays healthy. The Padres will look to tee off on Eovaldi, who in turn hopes the turning of the page on the calendar can get him back on track.

Biggest UNDER run: Mets (8-3 last 11)
The Mets benefited from a Javier Baez throwing error to pull off a 4-3 win in the series opener against the Cubs, snapping a four-game losing streak in the first meeting with Chicago since last season’s NLCS. Chicago had runners reach second and third against closer Jeurys Familia in the top of the 9th on Thursday, but Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras struck out while Baez popped up to end it. Chicago hasn’t beaten New York since last July 2, losing its last six in this series. The Mets have scored more than four runs in a single game just once in their last 13 and turn to Jacob deGrom (3-4, 2.67) against Jason Hammel (7-4, 2.58) in what might set up a pitcher’s duel. Oddsmakers have set the total at 7.

Biggest OVER run: Twins (17-4-2 last 23)
Despite the worst record in baseball, the Twins have been involved in an astounding amount of high-scoring games since May 23. In a 35-game stretch, either Minnesota or its opponent has scored at least five runs in 30 of them, leading to the ‘over’ going 26-7-2. The ‘under’ came in three straight times from June 25-28, but each of the last two meetings in Chicago produced double-digit runs. The Twins will face the Rangers seven times between now and the All-Star break, which could lead to plenty of fireworks since Texas had scored at least six runs in seven consecutive games before losing 2-1 in the Bronx on Thursday. Lefty Martin Perez (7-4, 3.44) will pitch for the Rangers against Minnesota’s Ervin Santana (2-7, 4.64). The total has been set a 9.5.


Matchup to watch: White Sox at Astros
After a rough stretch that saw a White Sox (40-39) team that had the second-best record in baseball on May 9 slip under .500 by June 8, Chicago looks to be righting its ship entering a critical stretch before the All-Star break. Since being swept by Cleveland to fall to a season-worst 33-36, the White Sox have won seven of 10 and are right back in the Wild Card mix. The Astros (42-37) are in that mix too thanks to victories in 10 of the last 11. Houston has outscored opponents 75-37 in that span and begin a 10-game homestand here. You get the feeling that the entire season can swing for both of these teams based on how they fare over the first part of July, setting up an intriguing series. Miguel Gonzalez (1-3, 5.17) will start the opener for Chicago, who won five of six meetings between these teams last season. Mike Fiers (5-3, 4.41) will go for Houston.

Betcha didn’t know: Bud Norris (3-7, 4.22) takes Clayton Kershaw’s place in the Dodgers rotation after being acquired from Atlanta for a pair of minor leaguers Thursday once L.A.’s lefty ace went on the disabled list. Ironically, his resurgence started against the Dodgers on June 4 after he was reinserted in the Braves rotation due to injuries following a demotion to the bullpen for all of May. In Norris’ first five starts, he went 1-4 with an 8.74 ERA. After being given a second chance, he allowed just seven earned runs over 29.1 innings, highlighted by his most recent outing where he blanked the Mets on four hits over seven frames, striking out eight batters while making just 88 pitches. L.A. is banking on him bringing that form with him from Atlanta as he joins his fifth major league team. Norris, a Bay Area native who attended Cal Poly, has had just two winning seasons in his eight years in the bigs, is 0-2 in six career appearances at Dodger Stadium, compiling a 3.10 ERA. He’s 2-1 in 10 career appearances against the Rockies, who he hasn't faced yet this season.

Biggest public favorite: Giants (-160) at Diamondbacks


Biggest public underdog: Orioles (+105) at Mariners

Biggest line move: A's (-140 to -157) vs. Pirates

 

[CNOTES]

Marlins acquire RP Fernando Rodney
June 30, 2016


ATLANTA (AP) Manager Don Mattingly will wait until Friday to announce how the Miami Marlins will use newly acquired closer Fernando Rodney.


Making a push to stay near the top of the NL wild-card race, the Marlins traded a minor league pitcher to get Rodney from San Diego on Thursday.


Mattingly has yet to express a lack of faith in closer A.J. Ramos, who has converted straight 33 saves opportunities since last season, so it seems likely he would stay in that role for the immediate future.


But Mattingly wouldn't say for sure. Rodney, whose 253 career saves are fifth-most among active pitchers, is expected to join the team on Friday in Atlanta.


''Right now, until I get a chance to talk to Fernando, there's nothing I want to talk about role-wise publicly,'' Mattingly said. ''But we'll make sure everybody knows what's going on and then we'll move on.''


Rodney has been outstanding this year, converting 17-of-17 saves chances with a 0.31 ERA in 28 games. The Marlins are his seventh team overall and sixth since 2011.


Ramos has worked as a solid setup man for the Marlins in the past and might have begun this season in that role again if Carter Capps hadn't had a season-ending elbow injury in spring training.


Mattingly spoke to Ramos before Thursday's game against the Braves, but the manager wouldn't say how they discussed his role. Regardless, Mattingly sees Rodney's addition as a win-win situation.


The Marlins began Thursday with a half-game lead over two teams in the NL wild-card standings.


''This is another piece to a really good bullpen right now,'' he said. ''Our guys at the back end have been very good. This just makes us stronger.''


Miami sent right-hander Chris Paddack to the Padres. Paddack, an eighth-round draft pick last year, went 2-0 with a 0.95 ERA in six starts this year for Class A Greensboro.


The Marlins coveted Rodney for his experience and the depth he brings to a bullpen that ranks sixth in the NL and 13th overall with a 3.78 ERA.


''We look at it like we've added a guy who's been rolling this year, has a history of being really good late in games, and we're looking forward to adding that piece to our 'pen,'' Mattingly said.


Assistant general manager Michael Berger said Marlins president of baseball operations Mike Hill started talking trade with San Diego last week.


''The ability to access anybody right now is challenging to say the least,'' Berger said. ''A lot of hard work went into it and in the end we got better. It was already a strength for this club. It's one man stronger.''


Rodney's salary is team-friendly. His pays $1.6 million this year and includes a team option for next season at $2 million.

 

[CNOTES]

Diamond Trends - Friday
July 1, 2016




SU TREND OF THE DAY:


-- The Athletics are 11-0 since Jun 18, 2014 as a favorite off a game as a dog in which they scored 6+ runs.


PLAYER TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Indians are 10-0 since Aug 30, 2015 when Josh Tomlin starts when they scored more than 6 runs in his last start.


OU TREND OF THE DAY:


-- The Dodgers are 0-11-1 O/U since Aug 16, 2015 at home off a game as a favorite in which they scored 6+ runs.

CHOICE TREND:


-- The Padres are 0-11 since Jul 17, 2008 in the first game of a series as a dog after a game as a home dog in which they allowed 12+ hits.

ACTIVE TRENDS:


-- The Pirates are 10-0 O/U since Jun 13, 2014 when Jeff Locke starts as a road dog and he went 6+ inning gave up 3 or fewer runs in his last start.

 

[CNOTES]

DOMINANT FOR DETROIT


Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer (7-2) looks to extend his stretch of allowing one run or fewer over eight consecutive starts against the Rays. His current seven-game run ties Justin Verlander (2011) and Al Benton (1945) for the longest by a Tigers pitcher since 1913.

 

[CNOTES]

TOP TRENDS


MLB MONEYLINE


MLB > (971) TEXAS@ (972) MINNESOTA | 2016-07-01 20:10:00 - 2016-07-01 20:10:00
Play ON TEXAS using money line in All games in games played on a grass field
The record is 50 Wins and 25 Losses for the this season (+31.7 units)

MLB > (971) TEXAS@ (972) MINNESOTA | 2016-07-01 20:10:00 - 2016-07-01 20:10:00
Play ON TEXAS using money line in all games
The record is 51 Wins and 28 Losses for the this season (+30.2 units)

MLB > (959) SAN FRANCISCO@ (960) ARIZONA | 2016-07-01 21:40:00 - 2016-07-01 21:40:00
Play AGAINST ARIZONA using money line in All games in home games
The record is 13 Wins and 28 Losses for the this season (-21.1 units)

MLB > (965) DETROIT@ (966) TAMPA BAY | 2016-07-01 19:10:00 - 2016-07-01 19:10:00
Play AGAINST TAMPA BAY using money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 11 Wins and 25 Losses for the this season (-16.7 units)

MLB > (969) CHI WHITE SOX@ (970) HOUSTON | 2016-07-01 20:10:00 - 2016-07-01 20:10:00
Play ON CHI WHITE SOX using money line in Road games in July games
The record is 18 Wins and 8 Losses for the last three seasons (+16 units)

MLB > (961) COLORADO@ (962) LA DODGERS | 2016-07-01 22:10:00 - 2016-07-01 22:10:00
Play AGAINST COLORADO using money line in Road games in July games
The record is 73 Wins and 171 Losses for the since 1992 (-79.94 units)


MLB > (973) BALTIMORE@ (974) SEATTLE | 2016-07-01 22:10:00 - 2016-07-01 22:10:00
Play ON BALTIMORE using money line in All games in games played on a grass field
The record is 45 Wins and 25 Losses for the this season (+19.35 units)


MLB > (955) MIAMI@ (956) ATLANTA | 2016-07-01 19:35:00 - 2016-07-01 19:35:00
Play AGAINST ATLANTA using money line in Home games in night games
The record is 7 Wins and 24 Losses for the this season (-15.95 units)


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MLB RUNLINE


MLB > (977) PITTSBURGH@ (978) OAKLAND | 2016-07-01 22:05:00 - 2016-07-01 22:05:00
Play AGAINST PITTSBURGH in Road games vs. right-handed starters
The record is 7 Wins and 19 Losses for the this season (-19.15 units)


MLB > (971) TEXAS@ (972) MINNESOTA | 2016-07-01 20:10:00 - 2016-07-01 20:10:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA in All games as a home underdog when the run line price is -155 to -130
The record is 5 Wins and 13 Losses for the this season (-13.7 units)


MLB > (973) BALTIMORE@ (974) SEATTLE | 2016-07-01 22:10:00 - 2016-07-01 22:10:00
Play ON BALTIMORE in All games in games played on a grass field
The record is 43 Wins and 27 Losses for the this season (+19.15 units)


MLB > (959) SAN FRANCISCO@ (960) ARIZONA | 2016-07-01 21:40:00 - 2016-07-01 21:40:00
Play AGAINST ARIZONA in Home games vs. right-handed starters
The record is 7 Wins and 23 Losses for the this season (-16.8 units)

MLB > (965) DETROIT@ (966) TAMPA BAY | 2016-07-01 19:10:00 - 2016-07-01 19:10:00
Play AGAINST TAMPA BAY in All games when playing against a team with a winning record
9The record is 11 Wins and 25 Losses for the this season (-20.25 units)


MLB > (967) LA ANGELS@ (968) BOSTON | 2016-07-01 19:10:00 - 2016-07-01 1:10:00
Play AGAINST LA ANGELS in All games in night games
The record is 19 Wins and 37 Losses for the this season (-23.1 units)


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MLB TOTALS


MLB > (971) TEXAS@ (972) MINNESOTA | 2016-07-01 20:10:00 - 2016-07-01 20:10:00
Play OVER MINNESOTA on the totalin All games in night games
The record is 32 Overs and 11 Unders for the this season (+20.9 units)


MLB > (971) TEXAS@ (972) MINNESOTA | 2016-07-01 20:10:00 - 2016-07-01 20:10:00
Play OVER MINNESOTA on the totalin Home games in games played on a grass field
The record is 28 Overs and 11 Unders for the this season (+16.45 units)


MLB > (977) PITTSBURGH@ (978) OAKLAND | 2016-07-01 22:05:00 - 2016-07-01 22:05:00
Play OVER PITTSBURGH on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 18 Overs and 5 Unders for the this season (+12.8 units)


MLB > (961) COLORADO@ (962) LA DODGERS | 2016-07-01 22:10:00 - 2016-07-01 22:10:00
Play UNDER LA DODGERS on the totalin Home games against division opponents
The record is 1 Overs and 11 Unders for the this season (+9.8 units)

MLB > (973) BALTIMORE@ (974) SEATTLE | 2016-07-01 22:10:00 - 2016-07-01 22:10:00
Play OVER SEATTLE on the totalin Home games in July games
The record is 11 Overs and 1 Unders for the last two seasons (+10.15 units)

MLB > (965) DETROIT@ (966) TAMPA BAY | 2016-07-01 19:10:00 - 2016-07-01 19:10:00
Play OVER DETROIT on the totalin All games on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5
The record is 35 Overs and 16 Unders for the last two seasons (+18.55 units)

MLB > (979) NY YANKEES@ (980) SAN DIEGO | 2016-07-01 22:40:00 - 2016-07-01 22:40:00
Play OVER SAN DIEGO on the totalin Home games in an inter-league game
The record is 11 Overs and 1 Unders for the last two seasons (+10.1 units)

 

[CNOTES]

TOP POWER LINES


MLB > (963) CLEVELAND @ (964) TORONTO | 2016-07-01 13:05:00 - 2016-07-01 13:05:00
Line: CLEVELAND BTB PowerLine: CLEVELAND119
Edge On: CLEVELAND (35)


MLB > (951) CINCINNATI @ (952) WASHINGTON | 2016-07-01 18:05:00 - 2016-07-01 18:05:00
Line: WASHINGTON-185 BTB PowerLine: WASHINGTON-221
Edge On: WASHINGTON (36)


MLB > (975) KANSAS CITY @ (976) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-07-01 19:05:00 - 2016-07-01 19:05:00
Line: KANSAS CITY BTB PowerLine: KANSAS CITY133
Edge On: KANSAS CITY (11)


MLB > (967) LA ANGELS @ (968) BOSTON | 2016-07-01 19:10:00 - 2016-07-01 19:10:00
Line: BOSTON-210 BTB PowerLine: BOSTON-285
Edge On: BOSTON (75)


MLB > (965) DETROIT @ (966) TAMPA BAY | 2016-07-01 19:10:00 - 2016-07-01 19:10:00
Line: DETROIT BTB PowerLine: DETROIT161
Edge On: DETROIT (56)


MLB > (955) MIAMI @ (956) ATLANTA | 2016-07-01 19:35:00 - 2016-07-01 19:35:00
Line: MIAMI BTB PowerLine: MIAMI-107
Edge On: MIAMI (13)


MLB > (971) TEXAS @ (972) MINNESOTA | 2016-07-01 20:10:00 - 2016-07-01 20:10:00
Line: TEXAS BTB PowerLine: TEXAS159
Edge On: TEXAS (51)


MLB > (969) CHI WHITE SOX @ (970) HOUSTON | 2016-07-01 20:10:00 - 2016-07-01 20:10:00
Line: CHI WHITE SOX BTB PowerLine: CHI WHITE SOX-140
Edge On: CHI WHITE SOX (15)


MLB > (957) MILWAUKEE @ (958) ST LOUIS | 2016-07-01 20:15:00 - 2016-07-01 20:15:00
Line: ST LOUIS-177 BTB PowerLine: ST LOUIS-230
Edge On: ST LOUIS (53)


MLB > (977) PITTSBURGH @ (978) OAKLAND | 2016-07-01 22:05:00 - 2016-07-01 22:05:00
Line: PITTSBURGH BTB PowerLine: PITTSBURGH-147
Edge On: PITTSBURGH (13)


MLB > (973) BALTIMORE @ (974) SEATTLE | 2016-07-01 22:10:00 - 2016-07-01 22:10:00
Line: SEATTLE-108 BTB PowerLine: SEATTLE-119
Edge On: SEATTLE (11)


MLB > (961) COLORADO @ (962) LA DODGERS | 2016-07-01 22:10:00 - 2016-07-01 22:10:00
Line: COLORADO BTB PowerLine: COLORADO-110
Edge On: COLORADO (23)


MLB > (979) NY YANKEES @ (980) SAN DIEGO | 2016-07-01 22:40:00 - 2016-07-01 22:40:00
Line: SAN DIEGO+123 BTB PowerLine: SAN DIEGO105
Edge On: SAN DIEGO (18)

 

[CNOTES]

MLB


Friday, July 1




BlueJays, -127 home faves vs. Cleveland today, have won the last three Canada Day outings, outscoring opponents 23-6 in the process…
However, the're facing an Indians team that has won 13 straight. CLE +117 TOR -127
Game of the day? Damn right!!!!


MLB Overs continued to win in late June. 31-17-4 O/U last 4 days (64.5% Overs) and 72-46-4 O/U since June 22 (61% Overs). 7- 4 O/U last night…

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Short Sheet


Friday, July 1


Cincinnati at Washington, 6:05 PM ET
Cincinnati: 18-48 SU as an underdog of +100 or higher
Washington: 44-20 SU as a favorite of -110 or higher


Chicago Cubs at NY Mets, 7:10 PM ET
Chicago: HAMMEL is 11-26 TSR in July
New York: 19-7 SU after having lost 4 of their last 5


Miami at Atlanta, 7:35 PM ET
Miami: 11-4 SU after 2 or more consecutive losses
Atlanta: 9-20 SU against left-handed starters


Milwaukee at St Louis, 8:15 PM ET
Milwaukee: 23-44 TSR in road games after a loss
St Louis: 37-13 SU as a home favorite of -150 to -200


San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 PM ET
San Francisco: 23-5 SU as a favorite of -150 or more
Arizona: 4-12 SU in home games against division opponents


Colorado at LA Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET
Colorado: 11-8 SU after 4 or more consecutive home games
Los Angeles: 7-18 SU when the money line is +125 to -125


Cleveland at Toronto, 1:05 PM ET
Cleveland: 16-5 SU after 3 or more consecutive wins
Toronto: 2-8 SU at home when the money line is +125 to -125


Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:10 PM ET
Detroit: 21-7 SU after scoring 10 runs or more
Tampa Bay: 16-28 SU after a loss


LA Angels at Boston, 7:10 PM ET
Los Angeles: 10-1 SU in road games after 2 straight losses by 6 runs or more
Boston: 2-10 SU after getting shut out


Chicago White Sox at Houston, 8:10 PM ET
Chicgao: 29-43 SU after having won 2 of their last 3
Houston: 13-1 SU after having won 4 of their last 5


Texas at Minnesota, 8:10 PM ET
Texas: 15-6 SU after scoring 2 runs or less
Minnesota: 2-14 SU after 4 or more consecutive road games


Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 PM ET
Baltimore: 47-31 SU in all games
Seattle: 7-13 SU at home when the total is 8 to 8.5


Kansas City at Philadelphia, 7:05 PM ET
Kansas City: 15-6 SU when the total is 8.5 to 10
Philadelphia: 16-26 SU in home games after scoring and allowing 8 runs or more


Pittsburgh at Oakland, 10:05 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 81-52 SU after a win
Oakland: 5-16 SU after allowing 10 runs or more


NY Yankees at San Diego, 10:40 PM ET
New York: 22-30 SU after 5 or more consecutive home games
San Diego: 54-40 SU after allowing 12 runs or more

 

[CNOTES]

6/30 - Yesterday's Results: 8 - 5 - 1 + 3.82


July's Totals: 0 - 0


Overall Totals: 177 - 162 + 30.71 52.21 %

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, JULY 1


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


KC at PHI 07:05 PM


PHI +112


O 8.0



LAA at BOS 07:10 PM


BOS -203




CHC at NYM 07:10 PM


NYM -106




DET at TB 07:10 PM


DET +100




MIA at ATL 07:35 PM


MIA +115


O 8.5




TEX at MIN 08:10 PM


TEX -106


O 9.5




CHW at HOU 08:10 PM


HOU -172




MIL at STL 08:15 PM


MIL +174




SF at ARI 09:40 PM


SF -154


O 8.0




PIT at OAK 10:05 PM

PIT +138




COL at LAD 10:10 PM

COL +166




BAL at SEA 10:10 PM


SEA +100


O 8.0




NYY at SD 10:40 PM


NYY -134