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[CNOTES]

MLB
Dunkel


Tuesday, April 2



Detroit @ NY Yankees


Game 961-962
April 2, 2019 @ 6:35 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 13.341
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 14.744
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-250
8
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-250); Over


Milwaukee @ Cincinnati


Game 951-952
April 2, 2019 @ 6:40 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Chacin) 16.697
Cincinnati
(DeSclfni) 13.592
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-110
9
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-110); Under


Philadelphia @ Washington


Game 953-954
April 2, 2019 @ 7:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Eflin) 14.960
Washington
(Scherzer) 16.463
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-200
7
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-200); Over


Baltimore @ Toronto


Game 963-964
April 2, 2019 @ 7:07 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Cashner) 14.201
Toronto
(Stroman) 15.275
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-200
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-200); Under


Colorado @ Tampa Bay


Game 973-974
April 2, 2019 @ 7:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Freeland) 15.117
Tampa Bay
(Snell) 16.578
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-150
7
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-150); Under


NY Mets @ Miami


Game 955-956
April 2, 2019 @ 7:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Vargas) 15.122
Miami
(Urena) 16.517
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-125
8
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+105); Under


Houston @ Texas


Game 965-966
April 2, 2019 @ 8:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Verlnder) 14.132
Texas
(Miller) 15.656
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-210
9
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+180); Over


Minnesota @ Kansas City


Game 967-968
April 2, 2019 @ 8:15 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Berrios) 14.358
Kansas City
(Keller) 16.665
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-145
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+125); Over


Boston @ Oakland


Game 969-970
April 2, 2019 @ 10:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Sale) 17.287
Oakland
(Fiers) 16.128
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-175
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-175); Under


Arizona @ San Diego


Game 957-958
April 2, 2019 @ 10:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Greinke) 13.785
San Diego
(Lauer) 15.657
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-115
7
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-115); Over


San Francisco @ LA Dodgers


Game 959-960
April 2, 2019 @ 10:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Bmgrner) 14.147
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 17.050
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-175
7
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-175); Under


LA Angels @ Seattle


Game 971-972
April 2, 2019 @ 10:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Cahill) 14.676
Seattle
(Gonzales) 17.782
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-105); Over

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up


Tuesday, April 2


National League
Brewers (4-1) @ Reds (1-2)
Chacin allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in his first ‘19 start. He is 2-3, 3.86 in 10 games (8 starts) vs Cincinnati. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


DeSclafani was 7-8, 4.93 in 21 starts LY; he is 3-3, 4.91 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Milwaukee. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0


Brewers won their last three games, allowing nine runs (over 3-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 5-0


Cincinnati lost two of its first three games (under 3-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-2


Phillies (3-0) @ Nationals (1-2)
Eflin was 11-8, 4.36 in 24 starts LY; he is 1-1, 5.93 in three starts vs Washington. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0


Scherzer allowed two runs in 7.2 IP in losing his first ’19 start; he is 9-2, 2.62 in 17 starts vs Philly. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 0-1


Phillies won their first three games, scoring 23 runs (over 2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-2


Washington lost two of its first three games (over 2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-1


Mets (3-1) @ Marlins (2-3)
Vargas was 7-9, 5.77 in 20 starts LY; he is 2-1, 3.18 in three starts vs Miami. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0


Urena gave up six runs in 4.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 5-5, 3.38 in 14 games (10 starts) vs the Mets. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Mets won three of their first four games (over 3-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-1-1


Miami lost three of its first five games (over 3-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-2-1


Giants (2-3) @ Dodgers (3-2)
Bumgarner allowed two runs in seven IP in his first ’19 start; he is 15-11, 2.66 in 31 starts against the Dodgers, 9-7, 2.45 in 19 starts in LA. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Ryu allowed one run in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 5-6, 2.98 in 15 starts against the Giants. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Giants lost three of their first five games (under 5-0), scoring nine runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 0-4-1


Los Angeles won three of its first five games (over 4-1), scoring 42 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-2


Diamondbacks (2-3) @ Padres (3-2)
Greinke allowed seven runs in 3.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 11-2, 2.20 in 22 starts vs San Diego. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0


Lauer blanked the Giants for six innings in his first ’19 start; he is 1-0, 0.79 in two starts vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Diamondbacks lost three of their first five games (over 5-0), allowing 43 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-1


San Diego won three of its first five games (under 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-3-1


American League
Tigers (2-3) @ Bronx (2-2)
Zimmerman threw seven shutout innings in his first ’19 start; he is 3-1, 2.84 in six starts vs NY. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Tanaka allowed two runs in 5.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-3, 3.82 in six starts vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-0-1


Tigers lost three of their first five games (under 5-0) scoring seven runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 0-5


New York split its first four games (under 2-1-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-2


Orioles (3-1) @ Blue Jays (2-3)
Cashner allowed six runs in four IP in his first ’19 start; he is 1-2, 3.11 in six starts vs Toronto. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 0-0-1


Stroman blanked Detroit for seven innings in his first ’19 start; he is 4-4, 3.55 in 11 games (10 starts) vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Orioles won three of their first four games (over 2-1-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-1


Toronto lost three of its first five games (under 4-1), scoring 17 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1


Astros (2-3) @ Rangers (2-2)
Verlander allowed one run in seven IP in his first ’19 start; he is 13-8, 2.82 in 25 starts vs Texas. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 0-1


Miller was 2-6, 7.34 in eight MLB starts the last two years; he’s started 124 MLB games. He’s allowed three runs in six IP in two games vs Houston. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0


Astros lost three of their first five games (under 5-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1


Texas split its first four games (over 3-1), scoring 24 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-1


Twins (2-1) @ Royals (2-1)
Berrios blanked the Indians for 7.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-2, 4.35 in nine starts against the Royals. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Keller blanked White Sox for seven innings in his first ’19 start; he is 1-0, 3.60 in two starts vs Minnesota. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Twins won two of their first three games (under 2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-2


Kansas City won two of their first three games (under 3-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-1


Red Sox (1-4) @ A’s (4-3)
Sale allowed seven runs in three IP in his first ’19 start; he is 6-3, 2.78 in 15 games (10 starts) vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Fiers 1-1, 5.00 in his first two ’19 starts; he is 2-0, 1.99 in four games (3 starts) vs Boston. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-1


Red Sox lost four of their first five games this week (over 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-1


Oakland won four of its last five games (under 5-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: last six under


Angels (1-4) @ Mariners (6-1)
Cahill allowed four runs in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 5-4, 3.40 in 14 starts vs Seattle. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Gonzales is 2-0, 6.35 in his first two starts; he is 3-0, 3.32 in eight starts against the Angels. Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 2-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-2 Over/under: 2-0


Angels lost four of their first five games (under 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1


Seattle won six of its first seven games this season (over 6-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-1


Interleague
Rockies (2-3) @ Rays (4-1)
Freeland allowed one run in seven IP in his first ’19 start; he has never pitched against the Rays. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under:


Snell allowed five runs in six IP in his first ’19 start; he pitched six shutout innings in his only start vs Colorado. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Colorado lost its last three games, scoring four runs; their last four games stayed under the total. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 3-1 in last four


Rays won four of their first five games (under 5-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: last four under


Umpires
Mil-Cin: Home side won seven of last eight Diaz games.
NY-Mia: Under is 8-3-1 in last dozen Iassogna games.
Az-SD: Last seven BWelke games stayed under.
SF-LA: Five of last six Marquez games went over.


Det-NY: Five of last seven Knight games stayed under.
Blt-Tor: Five of last six Miller games stayed under.
Hst-Tex: Three of last four Meals games stayed under.
Bos-A’s: Six of last eight GGibson games stayed under.
LA-Sea: Under is 16-4-1 in last 21 Reynolds games.


Col-TB: Last five Little games went over the total.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Tuesday, April 2

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Trend Report
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Detroit @ NY Yankees
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Yankees's last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 11 games when playing Detroit


Milwaukee @ Cincinnati
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games on the road
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee


Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia


Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 10 games at home


Colorado @ Tampa Bay
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Colorado's last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games


NY Mets @ Miami
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Miami
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing NY Mets


Houston @ Texas
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston


Minnesota @ Kansas City
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Kansas City
Kansas City is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Kansas City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota


Boston @ Oakland
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home


San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of LA Dodgers's last 16 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games


Arizona @ San Diego
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games at home


LA Angels @ Seattle
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Weather Report


Tuesday, April 2

 

[CNOTES]

Diamond Trends - Tuesday
April 2, 2019
By Vince Akins


SU Play ON Trend of the Day:


-- The Rays are 19-0 SU in the second game of a series as a home 135+ favorite off a home game in which they used 5+ pitchers and it is before the All-Star break.


SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:


-- The Tigers are 0-16 SU as a 140+ dog after a game as a road dog in which their bullpen did not allow a run and it is before the All-Star break.


Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:


-- The Nationals are 9-0 OU (7.56 ppg) at home after Juan Soto was hitless in at least three at bats. The


Starter-Based Trend of the Day:


-- The Yankees are 15-0 SU in franchise history when Masahiro Tanaka starts at home and their starters went fewer than six innings in each of their last two games.

 

[CNOTES]

Blue Jays trade veteran OF Pillar to Giants
April 2, 2019
By The Associated Press


TORONTO (AP) Toronto has traded outfielder Kevin Pillar to the San Francisco Giants, the second veteran the rebuilding Blue Jays have traded in the past week.


Toronto receives infielder Alen Hanson, right-hander Derek Law and minor league pitcher Juan De Paula.


Pillar is a career .260 hitter with 55 home runs and 231 RBI in 695 games. He's known for his highlight reel catches in center. Now in his seventh season, Pillar was Toronto's longest-tenured player.


Hanson is a career .238 hitter with 12 home runs and 51 RBIs in 243 games for Pittsburgh, the White Sox and San Francisco. Law is 9-3 with five saves and a 3.83 ERA in 109 games over three seasons with the Giants. De Paula struck out 55 batters in 52 1/3 innings in Class-A last season.


The Giants designated outfielder Michael Reed for assignment to make room for Pillar on the roster. Toronto sent designated hitter Kendrys Morales to Oakland last Wednesday.

 

[CNOTES]

Ballpark Figures - Week 2


Tuesday, April 2


Max Scherzer takes the ball for the Nats, and he'll be facing a Phillies team which plucked his former teammate, Bryce Harper, off of the waiver wire. Scherzer is 5-1 with a 2.85 ERA, 96 strikeouts and a .207 opponent batting average over 72 2/3 innings in 11 starts against the Phillies since the start of the 2016, so we'll see if Harper can help tip the scales against him. Also, watch the weather in this one, as Zach Eflin and Scherzer could have rain interrupt their evenings. Odubel Herrera has been a thorn in Scherzer's side, too, hitting .341 (14-for-41) with three doubles, a triple and to home runs with a 1.035 OPS in his career. J.T. Realmuto is the complete opposite, going 3-for-36 (.083) with one double, a solo homer, one RBI and 11 strikeouts vs. Scherzer.


Jose Berrios looked good in the Opening Day start against Cleveland at Target Field, but can he carry the momentum into Kansas City? The Twins are just 5-21 across his past 26 road starts, and 2-15 in his past 17 road outings against a team with a winning record. Meanwhile, the Royals are 5-0 in Brad Keller's past five home starts, and 5-1 in his past six assignments against AL Central foes. The Twins are also 0-5 in Berrios' past five road starts in K.C., and 2-7 in his past nine overall against the Royals.


Justin Verlander will take on the Rangers, and he went 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA, 14 strikeouts and a .209 opponent batting average in two starts at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington last season. He was 2-2 with a 2.03 ERA in five starts overal against the Rangers, and Texas batters hit just .196 against him with 39 strikeouts over 31 innings.

Weather Report


The forecast calls for a 45 percent chance of rain during the Phillies-Nationals game, lightening up around 11pm ET. This game could be interrupted or even start with the tarpaulin, so the listed pitchers could either start late or have their starts cut short. In Texas the weather will be blowing in from right-center field into the face of the batters at a 14 mph clip, which should keep scores down. In Oakland it's the exact opposite, with winds blowing 10-13 mph to the right-center field power alley for Red Sox-A's. The same holds true for the Giants-Dodgers game in L.A., blowing out to right at 10-13 mph.

 

[CNOTES]

LEADING OFF: Harper returns to DC, Lindor sees specialist
April 1, 2019
By The Associated Press


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


BRYCE IS BACK


From the moment Bryce Harper signed his $330 million, 13-year deal with the Phillies, this game is the one everyone has been thinking about: Tuesday night marks Harper's initial visit to Nationals Park to face his former team. What will the crowd's reaction be the first time he steps to that plate in a uniform other than Washington's? What sort of tribute will there be from the Nationals? What sort of gesture will the outfielder himself make? And how will Harper, who loves the spotlight, fare in the reunion - especially against Max Scherzer? Philadelphia enters as baseball's only undefeated team, 3-0 after pummeling the Braves at home - an effort helped by two long home runs from Harper.


ANOTHER LOOK


The Indians have sent All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor for a second opinion on a left ankle injury that could be more serious than first believed. Lindor was in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Monday, visiting foot and ankle specialist Dr. Robert Anderson. Lindor injured his ankle while playing in a minor league game last week. The Indians initially diagnosed the injury as an ''acute sprain'' but sent Lindor to Anderson for a second look. Cleveland sure could use him in the lineup. The team has scored 10 runs through four games this season, batting .164 with a .485 OPS.


BEAT UP IN THE BRONX


With Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar hitting the injured list Monday, nearly half of New York's starting lineup is on the sidelines four games into the season. Stanton strained his left biceps taking a swing Sunday, and Andujar suffered a small labrum tear in his right shoulder diving into third base on a pickoff attempt. Stanton will rest for 10 days and be re-evaluated, but could miss most of April. Andujar will get treatment for a couple weeks, but there's a chance he'll need season-ending surgery.


START OVER


Red Sox lefty Chris Sale makes his second start after getting thumped by Seattle in Boston's opener. Sale allowed seven runs and three homers over three innings, looking rusty after getting a lighter workload in spring training. The Red Sox hoped that limiting their starters early might make them more effective late in the year, but Sale, Nathan Eovaldi, Eduardo Rodriguez and Rick Porcello all got hit hard the first time through the rotation. Sale will face Oakland's Mike Fiers (1-1, 5.00), already making his third start this season, including during a two-game series in Tokyo.

 

[CNOTES]

Diamond Trends - Tuesday
April 2, 2019
By Vince Akins


SU Play ON Trend of the Day:


-- The Rays are 19-0 SU in the second game of a series as a home 135+ favorite off a home game in which they used 5+ pitchers and it is before the All-Star break.


SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:


-- The Tigers are 0-16 SU as a 140+ dog after a game as a road dog in which their bullpen did not allow a run and it is before the All-Star break.


Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Nationals are 9-0 OU (7.56 ppg) at home after Juan Soto was hitless in at least three at bats. The


Starter-Based Trend of the Day:


-- The Yankees are 15-0 SU in franchise history when Masahiro Tanaka starts at home and their starters went fewer than six innings in each of their last two games.

 

[Udog]

STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTERS
Andrew Caley

STREAKING

Kyle Freeland, Colorado Rockies: (1-0, 1.29 ERA, $100): Freeland picked up right where he left off in 2018, holding the Marlins to one run on two hits over seven innings in the Rockies Opener. It was Freeland’s 12th consecutive quality start (including the postseason) for the Rockies.

Freeland and the Rockies will be in tough today when they visit the Rays as defending Cy Young award winner Blake Snell takes the bump. Colorado is a +145 road dog with a total of 7.

SLUMPING

Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox (0-1, 21.00 ERA, $-203): The defending World Series champion Red Sox didn’t get much of a ceremony on Opening Day. Sale was roughed up for six hits (including three dingers!) for seven earned runs in just 3 innings pitched.

In fact, over Sale’s last eight starts (including he postseason) he has pitched to a pedestrian (by his standards) 4.26 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. What is a little more concerning is the drop in velocity in the Opener. Now, that is something that is not unusual when it comes to Sale in April, but this year is different after spending two different stints on the IL for shoulder issues.

Sale and the Red Sox are big -172 road favorites with a total of 7.5 for their game in Oakland.

A RUDE HOMECOMING

Well that didn’t take long. Bryce Harper makes his return to Washington tonight as the Phillies face the Nationals. The Harper era in Philly has gotten off to a great start, sweeping the Braves with a +12 run differential. But things get a little tougher tonight. Harper will face a hostile crowd and maybe an even more hostile Max Scherzer. We said there aren’t many people more competitive than Bumgarner, but Scherzer is one of them. He’s going to want to hand Harper and all the Phillies a golden sombrero in this one. Scherzer and the Nats are big -180 favorites with a total of 7.

OVERREACTING

People are jumping on the Padres bandwagon faster than people are snapping up Avengers Endgame tickets. But only one of those statements is a little bewildering. The Padres got off to a decent 3-1 start, but that was against what could be a pitiful Giants offense. They promptly got thumped by the Diamondbacks 10-3 last night.

Oddsmakers seem to be overreacting a bit as well. Making the D-backs +104 dogs in tonight’s matchup despite the fact Zack Greinke is starting. Greinke did get roughed up in his first outing by a hot Dodgers team, but he’s better than this line. The veteran right-hander owns an 11-2 record with a 2.20 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP in 22 career starts against the Padres. Arizona has a lot of value here.

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, APRIL 2
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


DET at NYY 06:35 PM
NYY -225
O 7.5


MIL at CIN 06:40 PM
MIL -115
U 8.5


PHI at WAS 07:05 PM
O 7.0


BAL at TOR 07:07 PM
BAL +167
U 8.5


NYM at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA +126
U 8.0


COL at TB 07:10 PM
COL +150
U 7.0


HOU at TEX 08:05 PM
O 9.0


MIN at KC 08:15 PM
O 7.5


BOS at OAK 10:07 PM
U 8.0


LAA at SEA 10:10 PM
SEA -118
O 8.5


ARI at SD 10:10 PM
SD -115
O 7.5


SF at LAD 10:10 PM
SF +145
U 7.0

 

[CNOTES]

Harper homers in DC return, Phils beat Nats 8-2
April 3, 2019
By The Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) Bryce Harper crushed a long home run for his third hit while performing to jeers in his return to Washington, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Nationals 8-2 Tuesday night for the franchise's best start in over a century.


Maikel Franco also homered for the Phillies, baseball's only undefeated team at 4-0. They had only done that in 1915 and 1897.


Harper left Washington after playing 927 games over seven years, participating in six All-Star Games and winning the 2015 NL MVP Award. He listened to what the Nationals had to offer, then signed a $330 million, 13-year contract with the rival Phillies in February.


Harper hasn't wasted any time providing returns for the investment. He has three homers and five RBIs in four games, along with a .429 batting average. He drove in three Tuesday.


Booed during every at-bat, Harper thumped a ''take that,'' 458-foot shot in the eighth inning off Jeremy Hellickson. As the ball soared toward the second deck in right field, Harper flipped his bat and circled the bases with delight before celebrating with his new teammates in the visiting dugout.


Zach Eflin (1-0) struck out nine and allowed three hits over five scoreless innings. He outdid Max Scherzer (0-2), who allowed one earned run in five innings and struck out nine.


Nationals shortstop Trea Turner was hit by a pitch and broke his right index finger while trying to bunt. He's out indefinitely.


DIAMONDBACKS 8, PADRES 5


SAN DIEGO (AP) - Zack Greinke hit a career-best two homers and struck out 10 in six innings to rebound from a rocky opening day, and Arizona beat San Diego in a wild game that included an unusual batter's interference call on Manny Machado.


Greinke (1-1) allowed two homers to Hunter Renfroe but was otherwise stellar. He was backed by homers from John Ryan Murphy, Ketel Marte and Christian Walker. Wil Myers also went deep for San Diego.


Machado was called out in the sixth inning after dropping his bat near Murphy while the Diamondbacks catcher tried to catch a popup, a disputed decision that led to Padres manager Andy Green's ejection.


Eric Lauer (1-1) allowed the first of Greinke's homers. Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his second save.

ATHLETICS 1, RED SOX 0


OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Mike Fiers gave Oakland another stellar start, center fielder Ramon Laureano threw out a baserunner for a second straight game and the Athletics made Matt Chapman's homer stand in a win over Chris Sale and Boston.


Fiers (2-1) pitched six innings of five-hit ball. Oakland starters have allowed just one run over 36 innings in the last six games since the team returned from an 0-2 trip to Tokyo. The A's have won four straight and five of six.


The World Series champion Red Sox dropped their fourth straight and fell to 1-5. Laureano threw out Xander Bogaerts at third trying to stretch a double off the wall with one out in the ninth off closer Blake Treinen. Bogaerts had fouled a pitch off his ankle earlier in the at-bat.


Chapman's third homer and second in two days came on a 3-2 pitch from Sale (0-2), an 89 mph fastball he left up in the zone.


DODGERS 6, GIANTS 5


LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam off Madison Bumgarner (0-2) in the third inning, the sixth consecutive game Los Angeles has homered in to start the season.


The Dodgers have slugged 17 homers so far, tied with the Seattle Mariners for most in the majors. They matched the franchise record for homers in six straight games to start a season, set by the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers.


Hyun-Jin Ryu (2-0) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked none. He was the fifth left-hander in six games that the Giants have faced.


The Dodgers survived a messy ninth by closer Kenley Jansen, who eked out his second save.


MARINERS 2, ANGELS 1


SEATTLE (AP) - Marco Gonzales pitched into the ninth inning after Dan Vogelbach hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth, lifting Seattle over Los Angeles to move to 7-1 for the first time in franchise history.


Gonzales (3-0) was hoping to pitch the first complete game in baseball this season, but a one-out walk to Mike Trout and a single to center by Andrelton Simmons ended his night.


Anthony Swarzak, who came off the injured list Tuesday, earned the save in his first appearance of the season by striking out Albert Pujols and getting Jonathan Lucroy to ground out to second.


Luis Garcia (0-1) allowed Vogelbach's homer.


TIGERS 3, YANKEES 1


NEW YORK (AP) - Dustin Peterson laced a tiebreaking double off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning for his first major league hit, and Detroit beat New York.


Joe Jimenez (1-0) worked a hitless eighth and ended the inning with an unassisted double play after snagging Gleyber Torres' line drive and jogging to first base himself.


Shane Greene tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his third save.


Chapman (0-1) walked pinch-hitter Niko Goodrum with one out in the ninth and he scored easily from first when Peterson doubled over the head of left fielder Mike Tauchman.


BREWERS 4, REDS 3


CINCINNATI (AP) - Orlando Arcia ended his season-opening slump with a three-run homer and Milwaukee extended its domination of Cincinnati.


Milwaukee has won the first two games of the series and 15 of 21 against Cincinnati over the last two seasons. The defending NL Central champions are off to a 5-1 start, one game better than a year ago when they tied the club record with 96 wins.


Arcia was 0 for 16 when he connected off Michael Lorenzen , who was brought in to face the shortstop with two outs in the sixth inning after left-hander Zach Duke (1-1) gave up a walk and a single. Arcia's opposite-field homer barely cleared the wall in right field and snapped a 1-1 tie.


Jhoulys Chacin (2-0) gave up three hits and a pair of runs in 5 1/3 innings, including Eugenio Suarez's RBI double . Suarez added a solo homer off Junior Guerra in the eighth. Josh Hader got his fourth save.


ORIOLES 2, BLUE JAYS 1


TORONTO (AP) - Andrew Cashner pitched six shutout innings, and Baltimore extended its a road winning streak to four for the first time since 2016 before another small crowd at Rogers Centre.


Jonathan Villar had two hits and scored once for the Orioles, who improved to 4-1. Coming off a 115-loss season, the Orioles opened by winning two of three at the New York Yankees. They strung together four road wins for the first time since July 5-16, 2016, at the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay.


Boosted by a $1 hot dog promotion, the game drew 12,110, up from 10,460 in Monday's series opener, Toronto's smallest crowd since 2010. Baltimore had lost 10 straight at Toronto coming into the series.


Cashner (1-1) allowed four hits, all singles, struck out three and walked three. He stranded the bases loaded in his final inning when Rowdy Tellez flied out on his first pitch. Miguel Castro got his first save despite allowing Tellez's second homer this season.


Marcus Stroman (0-1) allowed two runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings


RAYS 4, ROCKIES 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Blake Snell matched a career high with 13 strikeouts, pitching seven innings of two-hit ball to lift Tampa Bay over Colorado for its fifth straight win.


The AL Cy Young Award winner struck out six straight during one stretch, helping Tampa Bay improve to a franchise-best 5-1. Snell (1-1) rebounded splendidly after allowing five runs in an opening day loss to Houston.


Trevor Story had singles in the fifth and seventh innings for Colorado's only hits. The Rockies have lost four straight and scored only one run in their last 30 innings. They never got a runner as far as second base against Snell and reliever Wilmer Font, who closed with two hitless innings.


Tampa Bay scored three runs in the first inning against Kyle Freeland (1-1), an effort aided by catcher Chris Iannetta's error.

METS 6, MARLINS 5


MIAMI (AP) - Amed Rosario hit a two-run double in New York's five-run first inning against Jose Urena (0-2) and started a game-ending double play.


Wilson Ramos and Dominic Smith each had two hits and an RBI for the Mets, who improved to 4-1 for the second straight year. Jason Vargas (1-0) allowed two runs in five innings in his season debut. The Marlins went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position against him.


The Marlins had 16 hits but left 14 runners on base. Jorge Alfaro went 0 for 4 and stranded seven, including the potential tying run at third when he struck out against Justin Wilson to end the eighth inning. Wilson hit a batter and allowed a single in the ninth but earned his first save since 2017 when Rosario caught Miguel Rojas' line drive and doubled off Lewis Brinson at second base.

RANGERS 6, ASTROS 4


ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Joey Gallo grounded a hard single to right field between two diving infielders to drive in two runs and put Texas ahead to stay.


The Rangers (3-2) are over .500 for the second time this season in manager Chris Woodward's managerial debut. They never had a winning record at any point last year.


Rougned Odor started the seventh inning in a 4-4 game with a bunt single that was beyond the reach of lefty Framber Valdez (0-1) coming off the mound. Elvis Andrus had a double before Gallo pulled a hard one-out grounder that split between second baseman Jose Altuve and first baseman Yuli Gurriel.


Shawn Kelly (2-0) threw 1 1/3 innings in his third appearance for the Rangers. Jose Leclerc worked a perfect ninth for his second save. Asdrubal Cabrera homered for the third time.


TWINS 5, ROYALS 4, 10 INNINGS


KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Nelson Cruz got a second chance and delivered a go-ahead single with two outs in the 10th inning, giving Minnesota a victory before Kansas City's smallest announced home crowd in eight years.


Cruz appeared to ground out against reliever Brad Boxberger (0-1) with runners on first and second when third base umpire James Hoye signaled his chopper fair. But plate umpire Mark Ripperger came in and signaled it was foul, and after the two umps visited it was Ripperger's call that stood. Cruz followed a couple pitches later with his third RBI of the game.


Trevor Hildenberger (1-0) got the final out of the ninth inning for Minnesota, and Blake Parker worked around a two-out walk in the 10th to earn his first save.


Kansas City announced attendance as 10,024, the lowest at Kauffman Stadium since 9,279 against Cleveland on April 21, 2011.

 

[CNOTES]

Standings

AMERICAN - EAST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Tampa Bay Rays 5 1 .833 0 5-1 0-0 5-1 W-5
Baltimore Orioles 4 1 .800 0 0-0 4-1 4-1 W-4
New York Yankees 2 3 .400 2 2-3 0-0 2-3 L-1
Toronto Blue Jays 2 4 .333 3 2-4 0-0 2-4 L-3
Boston Red Sox 1 5 .167 4 0-0 1-5 1-5 L-4

AMERICAN - CENTRAL
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Minnesota Twins 3 1 .750 0 2-1 1-0 3-1 W-2
Cleveland Indians 2 2 .500 1 1-0 1-2 2-2 W-1
Detroit Tigers 3 3 .500 1 0-0 3-3 3-3 W-1
Kansas City Royals 2 2 .500 1 2-2 0-0 2-2 L-2
Chicago White Sox 1 3 .250 2 0-0 1-3 1-3 L-1

AMERICAN - WEST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Seattle Mariners 7 1 .875 0 5-1 2-0 7-1 W-4
Oakland Athletics 5 3 .625 2 5-3 0-0 5-3 W-4
Texas Rangers 3 2 .600 2 3-2 0-0 3-2 W-1
Houston Astros 2 4 .333 4 0-0 2-4 2-4 L-1
Los Angeles Angels 1 5 .167 5 0-0 1-5 1-5 L-4

NATIONAL - EAST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 1.000 0 3-0 1-0 4-0 W-4
New York Mets 4 1 .800 0 0-0 4-1 4-1 W-2
Miami Marlins 2 4 .333 3 2-4 0-0 2-4 L-2
Atlanta Braves 1 3 .250 3 1-0 0-3 1-3 W-1
Washington Nationals 1 3 .250 3 1-3 0-0 1-3 L-1

NATIONAL - CENTRAL
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Milwaukee Brewers 5 1 .833 0 3-1 2-0 5-1 W-4
St. Louis Cardinals 2 3 .400 2 0-0 2-3 2-3 W-1
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 2 .333 2 0-1 1-1 1-2 L-1
Chicago Cubs 1 3 .250 3 0-0 1-3 1-3 L-3
Cincinnati Reds 1 3 .250 3 1-3 0-0 1-3 L-3

NATIONAL - WEST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 2 .667 0 4-2 0-0 4-2 W-1
Arizona Diamondbacks 3 3 .500 1 0-0 3-3 3-3 W-2
San Diego Padres 3 3 .500 1 3-3 0-0 3-3 L-2
Colorado Rockies 2 4 .333 2 0-0 2-4 2-4 L-4
San Francisco Giants 2 4 .333 2 0-0 2-4 2-4 L-1

Updated Wed Apr 3 2:04 AM EDT

 

[CNOTES]

MLB MARCH/APRIL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:




DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


04/02/2019 11-9-0 55.00% +4.35
04/01/2019 8-7-2 53.33% +10.50
03/31/2019 12-12-0 50.00% +0.60
03/30/2019 14-10-0 58.33% +24.90
03/29/2019 8-6-1 57.14% +4.05
03/28/2019 11-16-0 40.74% -33.45


Totals..............64-60-0 51.61% +10.95




*****************************


BEST BETS:


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


04/02/2019.............1 - 2......................-1.65...................8 - 4...............+18.00...............+16.35
04/01/2019.............4 - 2......................+11.00................4 - 5................-7.50.................+3.50
03/31/2019.............5 - 7......................-6.90...................7 - 5................+7.50................+0.60
03/30/2019.............4 - 1.....................+29.90.................7 - 6................+2.00................+31.90
03/29/2019.............0 - 2.....................-10.00..................6 - 1................+24.50..............+14.50
03/28/2019.............1 - 4.....................-13.40..................4 - 8.................-24.00...............-37.40




Totals....................15 - 18...................+8.95.................36 - 29..............+20.50..............+29.45

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack


Some very early NFL over/under win totals:


— Arizona 5, under -$130


— Atlanta 8.5, over -$125


— Baltimore 8.5


— Buffalo 6, under -$120


— Carolina 8, under -$120


— Chicago 9.5

Quote of the Day
“Everybody wanted to play out the season and everybody is disappointed. Everyone was led to believe that the Alliance was well-funded and we could play three years without making any money and this, that and the other. Obviously, everything that was said was not very truthful.” Steve Spurrier, talking about the AAF
Wednesday’s quiz
Which major league baseball team used to play its home games in Jarry Park?


Tuesday’s quiz
Excalibur is the Las Vegas casino that looks like a big white castle.


Monday’s quiz
Last time only one #1-seed got to the Final Four was three years ago, when #1-seed North Carolina lost to Villanova in the national title game.




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Wednesday’s List of 13: Mid-week musings…….


13) After eight weeks of games, the AAF has suspended operations, which is sad for the people who worked there. Players only got paid for the first seven weeks of the season.


Takes lots of money to fund a start-up league like this; there are rumors that the guy from the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes who invested in the AAF only wanted access to the technology for the league’s betting app, and once he had that, he pulled the plug on spending more money. Supposedly, he dropped $70M on this fiasco. Must be a good betting app.


Not sure what this means, if anything, for the XFL, which starts up next spring.


12) So it is April 2 and here in upstate New York, spring is slowly emerging. It was 46 degrees when I left my house today; in the bank, a guy in line behind me was wearing shorts. Oy.


11) Ronald Acuña signed a $100M extension with the Braves that keeps his contract under team control until 2028. Team-friendly deal.


10) Seattle TV analyst Mike Blowers told an interesting story Monday night:


Blowers was playing for the Mariners in the mid-90’s; Lou Piniella (a noted hothead) was the manager. Blowers made two errors in the 9th inning that cost Seattle the last game of a road trip. Blowers: “Lou was sitting towards the front of the plane; he wasn’t real happy with me.”


Next game for Seattle is a home game; Blowers comes to the plate for the first time, and is booed when his name is announced. He hits a grand slam.


Second time up, Blowers is still booed a little; he hits a 3-run homer.


Third time up, Blowers gets a standing ovation.


Lessons: Baseball is a tough game; people are fickle.

9) Washington Wizards fired team president Ernie Grunfeld after 16 seasons; Wizards are having their first losing season in six years. Washington hasn’t been to a conference final since 1979, so the franchise’s issues go way back before Grunfeld was around.


8) Last Thursday, Michael Reed started in RF on Opening Day for the Giants; he went 0-8 with six strikeouts in four games and Tuesday, he was designated for assignment. Produce or else.


7) Nationals’ SS Trea Turner tried to bunt last night; the ball hit his finger and he left the game, with what looked a lot like a broken finger.


6) Former tennis star Billie Jean King is a minority owner of the LA Dodgers.


5) Few years ago, I’m driving thru New Jersey and stop for gas. I get out of the car and start pumping the gas, and this little Asian guy comes running out of the store, yelling at me, waving his arms. Apparently it is illegal in New Jersey to pump your own gas. Who knew?


Funny thing, they pump it for you but the gas is still cheaper than it is in New York.


4) From Christopher Kamka: Last time Cubs, White Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks all won on the same day was April 21, 2012, the day Philip Humber threw a perfect game for the White Sox.


3) Puerto Rico has a larger population than 21 of the 50 states.


2) Lipscomb 71, Wichita State 64— Shockers led by 11 in second half, but veteran Lipscomb team rallied back, scored last 14 points of the game and will play for the NIT title Thursday night.


1) Texas 58, TCU 44— If you had Texas-Lipscomb in your NIT brackets, you’re about to get paid. TCU beat the Longhorns twice during the regular season, but came up empty here.

 

[CNOTES]

LEADING OFF: Awaiting word on Turner, Lindor; Pillar in SF
April 2, 2019
By The Associated Press


A look at what's a happening around the majors today:


FINGERS CROSSED


Nationals shortstop Trea Turner will be out indefinitely after breaking his right index finger while trying to bunt. Standing at the plate in the first inning Tuesday night against Philadelphia, Turner squared to bunt versus Zach Elfin. The fastball hit the finger on his right hand, which was wrapped around the bat. Wilmer Difo replaced Turner and will assume the role of starter for the time being.


Meanwhile, Bryce Harper and the Phillies are 4-0 for the first time since 1915, when they opened 8-0 en route to an NL pennant. Harper has been a driving force after signing a $330 million, 13-year deal, crushing his third homer in his first game at Washington since ending his seven-year tenure with the Nationals. He was booed heartily throughout the game - ''That's sports,'' he said - but serenaded by ''MVP!'' chants after the game by the hundreds of Philly fans.


UPDATE COMING


The Indians may provide a more definitive timetable for Francisco Lindor's return from a sprained left ankle. Lindor visited a specialist Monday, and Cleveland said Tuesday that Lindor would miss more time, but the injury only appears to be a minor setback for the star shortstop. Lindor will meet Wednesday with manager Terry Francona and Chris Antonetti, the club's president of baseball operations, and the Indians might have more info on Lindor's prognosis after that.


DOMINANT DEGROM


NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom makes his second start this season for the Mets, this time facing the Marlins. DeGrom is seeking his 31st consecutive start allowing three runs or fewer, already a major league record, after striking out 10 in a thrilling matchup against Washington's Max Scherzer on opening day. DeGrom is 4-6 against the Marlins, who have beaten him more than any other team.


BUILDING AROUND PILLAR


Kevin Pillar is expected to make his first start with the Giants after being acquired Tuesday from the Toronto Blue Jays. Pillar has been one of the AL's best defensive center fielders, a highlight machine nicknamed Superman for his high-flying catches. But he's expected to play more right field for San Francisco in deference to youngster Steven Duggar. Pillar batted .252 with 15 homers last season. The seven-year veteran also has a strong clubhouse reputation.


FLYING HIGH


The Orioles have won four straight, already matching their longest winning streak during a 115-loss 2018 season. They'll try to make it five against Toronto. All the victories have come on the road, Baltimore's first four-game streak away from home since 2016. Nate Karns will take his second turn as an opener - he pitched two scoreless innings against the Yankees on Saturday. Blue Jays righty Matt Shoemaker looks for a second straight strong outing to open the season after shutting down the Tigers last week.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Dunkel


Wednesday, April 3




Milwaukee @ Cincinnati


Game 901-902
April 3, 2019 @ 12:35 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Peralta) 16.487
Cincinnati
(Castillo) 13.802
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+100); Under


Philadelphia @ Washington


Game 903-904
April 3, 2019 @ 1:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Nola) 16.044
Washington
(Sanchez) 14.579
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-135
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-135); Over


Colorado @ Tampa Bay


Game 927-928
April 3, 2019 @ 1:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Marquez) 14.863
Tampa Bay
(Morton) 16.832
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-130
7
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-130); Under


Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland


Game 915-916
April 3, 2019 @ 1:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Rodon) 15.541
Cleveland
(Kluber) 13.929
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-200
7
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+170); Over


Minnesota @ Kansas City


Game 917-918
April 3, 2019 @ 1:15 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Gibson) 16.526
Kansas City
(Bailey) 14.488
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-145); Over


Arizona @ San Diego


Game 905-906
April 3, 2019 @ 3:40 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Ray) 15.783
San Diego
(Lucchesi) 13.660
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-135
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+115)l; Over


Detroit @ NY Yankees


Game 919-920
April 3, 2019 @ 4:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Boyd) 15.177
NY Yankees
(Loaisiga) 13.908
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-190
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+165)l; Under


Baltimore @ Toronto


Game 921-922
April 3, 2019 @ 4:07 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Karns) 15.268
Toronto
(Shmaker) 14.208
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-160
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+140); Under


NY Mets @ Miami


Game 907-908
April 3, 2019 @ 6:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(deGrom) 16.388
Miami
(Richards) 15.122
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-210
7
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-210); Under


St. Louis @ Pittsburgh


Game 909-910
April 3, 2019 @ 7:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Mikolas) 16.136
Pittsburgh
(Taillon) 14.643
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-120
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+100); Under


Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta


Game 911-912
April 3, 2019 @ 7:20 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 14.146
Atlanta
(Teheran) 15.765
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-115); Over


Houston @ Texas


Game 923-924
April 3, 2019 @ 8:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Cole) 16.187
Texas
(Minor) 14.602
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-170
9
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-170); Over


Boston @ Oakland


Game 925-926
April 3, 2019 @ 10:07 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Eovaldii) 15.044
Oakland
(Estrada) 16.571
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+130); Over


San Francisco @ LA Dodgers


Game 913-914
April 3, 2019 @ 10:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Holland) 14.359
LA Dodgers
(Strpling) 16.839
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-210
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-210); Under

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Long Sheet


Wednesday, April 3


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MILWAUKEE (5 - 1) at CINCINNATI (1 - 3) - 12:35 PM
FREDDY PERALTA (R) vs. LUIS CASTILLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 107-72 (+31.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 57-36 (+19.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 49-39 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 38-28 (+16.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 80-50 (+27.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 7-22 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 27-53 (-20.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

FREDDY PERALTA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
PERALTA is 1-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.41 and a WHIP of 1.225.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

LUIS CASTILLO vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
CASTILLO is 2-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.139.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (4 - 0) at WASHINGTON (1 - 3) - 1:05 PM
AARON NOLA (R) vs. ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-50 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-25 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 43-82 (-31.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 83-83 (-28.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-28 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 42-43 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 11-17 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-21 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
SANCHEZ is 63-83 (-24.5 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-0 (+1.7 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

AARON NOLA vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
NOLA is 4-5 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.59 and a WHIP of 1.220.
His team's record is 5-10 (-5.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-10. (-5.6 units)

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
SANCHEZ is 5-9 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.455.
His team's record is 7-13 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-11. (-3.3 units)

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ARIZONA (3 - 3) at SAN DIEGO (3 - 3) - 3:40 PM
ROBBIE RAY (L) vs. JOEY LUCCHESI (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 20-7 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
RAY is 20-9 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 33-52 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-0 (+2.6 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

ROBBIE RAY vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
RAY is 5-4 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.242.
His team's record is 8-5 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-7. (-1.8 units)

JOEY LUCCHESI vs. ARIZONA since 1997
LUCCHESI is 0-5 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 6.07 and a WHIP of 1.416.
His team's record is 1-5 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.9 units)

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NY METS (4 - 1) at MIAMI (2 - 4) - 6:10 PM
JACOB DEGROM (R) vs. TREVOR RICHARDS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 33-31 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 24-19 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against MIAMI this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

JACOB DEGROM vs. MIAMI since 1997
DEGROM is 4-6 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 6-10 (-12.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-11. (-9.5 units)

TREVOR RICHARDS vs. NY METS since 1997
RICHARDS is 0-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.371.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

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ST LOUIS (2 - 3) at PITTSBURGH (1 - 2) - 7:05 PM
MILES MIKOLAS (R) vs. JAMESON TAILLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 133-101 (+32.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 44-35 (+13.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 664-588 (+67.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 60-43 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
MIKOLAS is 24-9 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIKOLAS is 13-4 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

MILES MIKOLAS vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
MIKOLAS is 1-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 1.097.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

JAMESON TAILLON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
TAILLON is 3-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.42 and a WHIP of 1.099.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-6. (-4.4 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (1 - 3) at ATLANTA (1 - 3) - 7:20 PM
JON LESTER (L) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1791-1834 (-269.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 462-477 (-95.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 204-229 (-56.5 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1323-1366 (-209.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 870-799 (-154.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
ATLANTA is 92-77 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LESTER is 25-9 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 13-3 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 61-35 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 110-41 (+45.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 5-13 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
0 of 0 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

JON LESTER vs. ATLANTA since 1997
LESTER is 6-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.47 and a WHIP of 1.149.
His team's record is 7-2 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
TEHERAN is 3-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.44 and a WHIP of 1.047.
His team's record is 7-1 (+7.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (2 - 4) at LA DODGERS (4 - 2) - 10:10 PM
DEREK HOLLAND (L) vs. ROSS STRIPLING (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 59-109 (-36.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 33-70 (-34.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
HOLLAND is 65-53 (+21.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 104-81 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 54-42 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 26-27 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 171-193 (-70.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 93-69 (-22.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 72-62 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 (+0.9 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
HOLLAND is 0-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 5.09 and a WHIP of 1.739.
His team's record is 1-4 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.2 units)

ROSS STRIPLING vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
STRIPLING is 1-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.89 and a WHIP of 0.857.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (1 - 3) at CLEVELAND (2 - 2) - 1:10 PM
CARLOS RODON (L) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 21-47 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 93-76 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 37-32 (-28.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 48-44 (-22.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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

CARLOS RODON vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
RODON is 4-3 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.132.
His team's record is 6-7 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-8. (-5.5 units)

COREY KLUBER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
KLUBER is 13-4 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.82 and a WHIP of 1.058.
His team's record is 15-8 (+3.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-13. (-4.8 units)

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MINNESOTA (3 - 1) at KANSAS CITY (2 - 2) - 1:15 PM
KYLE GIBSON (R) vs. HOMER BAILEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 380-393 (+46.6 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997.
GIBSON is 43-38 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GIBSON is 24-14 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 14-36 (-21.5 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 17-56 (-22.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BAILEY is 1-19 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-9 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-11 (-11.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 31-50 (-23.9 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-12 (-12.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-12 (-12.1 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
MINNESOTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

KYLE GIBSON vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
GIBSON is 7-5 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.59 and a WHIP of 1.305.
His team's record is 12-6 (+8.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-7. (+1.7 units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BAILEY is 0-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 2.064.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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DETROIT (3 - 3) at NY YANKEES (2 - 3) - 4:05 PM
MATT BOYD (L) vs. JONATHAN LOAISIGA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 61-198 (-75.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 since 1997.
DETROIT is 46-83 (-35.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 1-1 (+1.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

MATT BOYD vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BOYD is 1-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 8.59 and a WHIP of 1.569.
His team's record is 1-2 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

JONATHAN LOAISIGA vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

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BALTIMORE (4 - 1) at TORONTO (2 - 4) - 4:07 PM
NATE KARNS (R) vs. MATT SHOEMAKER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 51-116 (-45.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 9-28 (-13.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 23-63 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 28-83 (-47.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 23-41 (-18.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SHOEMAKER is 16-6 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 127-145 (-57.6 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 2-0 (+3.4 Units) against TORONTO this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

NATE KARNS vs. TORONTO since 1997
KARNS is 1-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.769.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

MATT SHOEMAKER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SHOEMAKER is 2-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.88 and a WHIP of 0.720.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

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HOUSTON (2 - 4) at TEXAS (3 - 2) - 8:05 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. MIKE MINOR (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 56-23 (+22.0 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 61-29 (+21.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 31-9 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 79-42 (+25.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 27-7 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 51-30 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-1 (+1.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

GERRIT COLE vs. TEXAS since 1997
COLE is 3-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 0.938.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.5 units)

MIKE MINOR vs. HOUSTON since 1997
MINOR is 1-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.93 and a WHIP of 1.182.
His team's record is 3-5 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)

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BOSTON (1 - 5) at OAKLAND (5 - 3) - 10:07 PM
NATHAN EOVALDI (R) vs. MARCO ESTRADA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 102-69 (+37.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 36-19 (+17.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 55-32 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 63-47 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 67-42 (+28.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 58-35 (+24.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 56-18 (+33.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 120-62 (+35.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 91-44 (+29.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 50-33 (+17.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 2-0 (+2.8 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

NATHAN EOVALDI vs. OAKLAND since 1997
EOVALDI is 1-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.11 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.3 units)

MARCO ESTRADA vs. BOSTON since 1997
ESTRADA is 3-7 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 1.507.
His team's record is 4-11 (-7.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-6. (+2.8 units)

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COLORADO (2 - 4) at TAMPA BAY (5 - 1) - 1:10 PM
GERMAN MARQUEZ (R) vs. CHARLIE MORTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 342-454 (-101.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 260-461 (-84.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 95-73 (+28.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 21-8 (+17.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 56-31 (+26.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 19-5 (+17.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 37-27 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 66-53 (+17.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 59-33 (+29.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 25-13 (+14.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 94-79 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 47-44 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 54-44 (+15.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MARQUEZ is 13-7 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 26-30 (-17.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
MORTON is 22-41 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against COLORADO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

CHARLIE MORTON vs. COLORADO since 1997
MORTON is 2-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.77 and a WHIP of 1.482.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.7 units)

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up


Wednesday, April 3


National League
Brewers (5-1) @ Reds (1-3)
Peralta allowed four runs in three IP (80 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 1-1, 4.15 in four games (3 starts) against the Reds. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0


Castillo allowed one run in 5.2 IP in his first start; he is 2-1, 3.08 in four starts vs Milwaukee. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Brewers won their last four games, allowing 12 runs (over 3-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 5-1


Cincinnati lost three of its first four games (under 4-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-3


Phillies (4-0) @ Nationals (1-3)
Nola allowed one run in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 4-5, 3.59 in 15 starts vs Washington, 2-1, 2.03 in seven starts here. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 1-0


Sanchez was 7-6, 2.83 in 24 starts for Atlanta LY; he is 5-9, 4.50 in 20 starts vs Philly. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0


Phillies won their first four games, scoring 31 runs (over 3-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-3


Washington lost three of its first four games (over 3-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-2


Mets (4-1) @ Marlins (2-4)
deGrom blanked Washington for six innings in his first ’19 start; he is 4-6, 3.60 in 16 starts vs Miami, 1-2, 3.89 in seven starts here. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Richards allowed one run in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 0-1, 3.09 in two starts against the Mets. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Mets won four of their first five games (over 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-1-1


Miami lost four of its last five games (over 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-3-1


Giants (2-4) @ Dodgers (4-2)
Holland allowed three runs in four IP (71 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 0-3, 4.56 in 7 game (5 starts) against the Dodgers. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Stripling blanked Arizona for 5.1 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 1-2, 2.86 in 10 games (3 starts) vs the Giants. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Giants lost four of their last five games (under 5-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-4-1


Los Angeles won four of its first six games (over 5-1), scoring 48 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-2


Cardinals (2-3) @ Pirates (1-2)
Mikolas allowed five runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-2, 2.67 in seven games (5 starts) vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Taillon allowed four runs in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-1


Cardinals lost three of their first five games (over 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-1


Pittsburgh lost two of its first three games (under 2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 0-3


Cubs (1-3) @ Braves (1-3)
Lester allowed two runs in six IP (98 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 6-2, 2.47 in nine starts vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Teheran allowed three runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 3-1, 3.44 in 8 starts against the Cubs. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under:


Cubs lost three of their first four games (over 3-1), allowing 31 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings:4-0


Atlanta lost three of its first four games (over 2-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings:2-2


Diamondbacks (3-3) @ Padres (3-3)
Ray allowed three runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 5-4, 4.02 in 13 starts vs San Diego. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Lucchesi blanked the Giants for 5.1 innings in his first ’19 start; he is 0-5, 6.07 in six starts vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Diamondbacks won their last two games (over 6-0), scoring 18 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 5-1


San Diego lost three of its last four games (under 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-3-1


American League
White Sox (1-3) @ Indians (2-2)
Rodon allowed three runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 4-3, 2.66 in 13 starts vs Cleveland. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Kluber allowed two runs in seven IP in his first ’19 start; he is 13-4, 2.80 in 23 starts vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


White Sox lost three of their first four games (over 3-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 0-4


Cleveland split its first four games (under 2-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-3


Tigers (3-3) @ Bronx (2-3)
Boyd allowed four runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 1-2, 7.36 in three starts vs New York. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Loaisaga was 2-0, 5.11 in nine games (4 starts) LY; he has never pitched against Detroit. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0


Tigers split their first six games (under 6-0) despite scoring a total of 10 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 0-6


New York three of its first five games (under 3-1-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-3


Orioles (4-1) @ Blue Jays (2-4)
Karns pitched two shutout innings (33 PT) in his first ’19 start; he’s thrown 13 scoreless innings in two starts vs Toronto. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Shoemaker blanked Detroit for seven innings in his first ’19 start; he is 2-1, 2.88 in four starts vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Orioles won four of their first five games (over 2-2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-2


Toronto lost four of its first six games (under 5-1), scoring 18 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-1


Astros (2-4) @ Rangers (3-2)
Cole allowed four runs in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 3-0, 2.25 in five starts vs Texas. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Minor allowed six runs in 4.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-2, 4.74 in 11 games (8 starts) vs Houston. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Astros lost four of their first six games (under 5-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2


Texas won three of its first five games (over 4-1), scoring 30 runs. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-1


Twins (3-1) @ Royals (2-2)
Gibson was 10-13, 3.62 in 32 starts LY; he is 7-5, 3.59 in 18 starts vs KC. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0


Bailey was 1-14, 6.09 in 20 starts for the Reds LY; he allowed five runs in 5.1 IP in his only start vs Minnesota. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0


Twins won three of their first four games (under 2-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-2


Kansas City split its first four games (under 3-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-1


Red Sox (1-5) @ A’s (5-3)
Eovaldi allowed six runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 1-2, 4.11 in six starts vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Estrada is 0-0, 2.45 in two starts this season (under 2-0); he is 4-8, 4.68 in 17 games (15 starts) vs Boston. Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 0-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-2


Red Sox lost five of their first six games (over 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-2


Oakland won five of its last six games (under 6-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: last seven under


Interleague
Rockies (2-4) @ Rays (5-1)
Marquez allowed one run in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 5-0, 2.29 in eight inter-league starts, but has never pitched vs Tampa Bay. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Morton allowed two runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-2, 4.19 in nine starts vs Colorado. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Colorado lost its last four games, scoring four runs; their last five games stayed under the total. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 in last five


Rays won five of their first six games (under 6-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: last five under


Umpires
Mil-Cin: Under is 7-3-1 in last 11 Randazzo games.
Phil-Wsh: Last six Dreckman games stayed under.
NY-Mia: Underdogs six of last ten Wolf games.
StL-Pitt: Under is 7-4-1 in last 12 Wendelstedt games.
Az-SD: Over is 16-3-2 in last 21 Guccione games.
Chi-Atl: Road team won last seven Hudson games.
SF-LA: Underdogs won nine of last 12 Bellino games.


Chi-Clev: Over is 8-5 in last 13 Hernandez games.
Min-KC: Nine of last ten Kellogg games went over.
Det-NY: Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Rehak games.
Blt-Tor: Over is 9-4 in last 13 Visconti games.
Hst-Tex: Six of last nine Kulpa games stayed under.
Bos-A’s: Underdogs won six of last eight TGibson games.


Col-TB: Four of last six West games went over.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Wednesday, April 3

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Cincinnati
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee


Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games


Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


Colorado @ Tampa Bay
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Colorado's last 24 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home


Minnesota @ Kansas City
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota


Arizona @ San Diego
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
San Diego
San Diego is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
San Diego is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona


Detroit @ NY Yankees
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Yankees's last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 12 games when playing at home against Detroit


Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 11 games at home
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Baltimore


NY Mets @ Miami
NY Mets
NY Mets is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Miami
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Miami
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Miami is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home


St. Louis @ Pittsburgh
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home


Chi Cubs @ Atlanta
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs


Houston @ Texas
Houston
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston


Boston @ Oakland
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home


San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco