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MLB
Long Sheet


Friday, April 5


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LA DODGERS (5 - 2) at COLORADO (3 - 4) - 4:10 PM
KENTA MAEDA (R) vs. TYLER ANDERSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 105-81 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 95-79 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 56-38 (+21.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 55-44 (+16.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ANDERSON is 5-12 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

KENTA MAEDA vs. COLORADO since 1997
MAEDA is 4-3 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.64 and a WHIP of 0.986.
His team's record is 4-4 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-7. (-6.9 units)

TYLER ANDERSON vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ANDERSON is 3-4 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.378.
His team's record is 3-9 (-5.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-6. (-1.6 units)

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CINCINNATI (1 - 5) at PITTSBURGH (2 - 3) - 7:05 PM
SONNY GRAY (R) vs. JOE MUSGROVE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 17-36 (-18.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 7-24 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 27-55 (-23.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
GRAY is 24-29 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRAY is 6-15 (-13.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRAY is 1-10 (-10.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRAY is 7-16 (-16.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRAY is 12-21 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 45-36 (+13.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 665-589 (+67.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-1 (+1.3 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

SONNY GRAY vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
GRAY is 0-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 9.34 and a WHIP of 1.961.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

JOE MUSGROVE vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
MUSGROVE is 1-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.313.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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MIAMI (2 - 5) at ATLANTA (3 - 3) - 7:20 PM
PABLO LOPEZ (R) vs. KEVIN GAUSMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 94-77 (+18.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 17-10 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 49-29 (+22.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 72-49 (+25.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 17-22 (-13.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.

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

PABLO LOPEZ vs. ATLANTA since 1997
LOPEZ is 0-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.727.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. MIAMI since 1997
GAUSMAN is 2-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.16 and a WHIP of 0.960.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.3 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (1 - 5) at MILWAUKEE (6 - 1) - 8:10 PM
JOSE QUINTANA (L) vs. BRANDON WOODRUFF (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1791-1836 (-271.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1323-1367 (-210.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
MILWAUKEE is 108-72 (+32.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 58-36 (+20.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 58-33 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 22-9 (+14.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 73-39 (+33.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
QUINTANA is 8-0 (+9.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

JOSE QUINTANA vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
QUINTANA is 6-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 1.62 and a WHIP of 0.843.
His team's record is 8-3 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-9. (-7.9 units)

BRANDON WOODRUFF vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
WOODRUFF is 0-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.23 and a WHIP of 1.615.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.3 units)

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TORONTO (3 - 5) at CLEVELAND (3 - 3) - 7:10 PM
TRENT THORNTON (R) vs. SHANE BIEBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 18-10 (+12.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 94-77 (-28.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 126-123 (-35.8 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 11-16 (-15.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 56-48 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 72-54 (-17.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 48-45 (-23.9 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 TORONTO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

TRENT THORNTON vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

SHANE BIEBER vs. TORONTO since 1997
BIEBER is 1-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.27 and a WHIP of 1.264.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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OAKLAND (6 - 4) at HOUSTON (2 - 5) - 8:10 PM
FRANKIE MONTAS (R) vs. COLLIN MCHUGH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MCHUGH is 36-17 (+18.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
MCHUGH is 23-7 (+14.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
MCHUGH is 35-14 (+22.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 103-70 (+37.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 47-35 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 63-48 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 67-43 (+27.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 57-19 (+33.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTAS is 8-1 (+8.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 48-38 (-29.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 23-23 (-26.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 135-140 (-44.6 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 4-10 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 16-22 (-30.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 30-31 (-33.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 44-41 (-19.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

FRANKIE MONTAS vs. HOUSTON since 1997
MONTAS is 1-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.97 and a WHIP of 1.765.
His team's record is 1-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

COLLIN MCHUGH vs. OAKLAND since 1997
MCHUGH is 7-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.02 and a WHIP of 1.157.
His team's record is 9-2 (+6.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-6. (-1.3 units)

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TEXAS (5 - 2) at LA ANGELS (1 - 6) - 10:07 PM
LANCE LYNN (R) vs. FELIX PENA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 38-36 (+17.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 31-31 (+16.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 35-47 (-18.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 26-55 (-25.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

LANCE LYNN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
LYNN is 0-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.560.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

FELIX PENA vs. TEXAS since 1997
PENA is 1-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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TAMPA BAY (5 - 2) at SAN FRANCISCO (2 - 5) - 4:35 PM
TYLER GLASNOW (R) vs. DERECK RODRIGUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 95-74 (+27.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 21-9 (+15.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 37-28 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 66-54 (+15.8 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.

TYLER GLASNOW vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

DERECK RODRIGUEZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

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MINNESOTA (4 - 1) at PHILADELPHIA (4 - 1) - 7:05 PM
JAKE ODORIZZI (R) vs. NICK PIVETTA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 53-31 (+20.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 857-903 (+18.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

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

JAKE ODORIZZI vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
ODORIZZI is 0-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

NICK PIVETTA vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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BOSTON (2 - 6) at ARIZONA (3 - 4) - 7:10 PM
RICK PORCELLO (R) vs. ZACK GODLEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 20-8 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 121-63 (+35.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 20-5 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 92-44 (+30.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PORCELLO is 94-50 (+27.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 906-813 (-109.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
ARIZONA is 638-586 (-84.1 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.

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

RICK PORCELLO vs. ARIZONA since 1997
PORCELLO is 1-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 0.879.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.4 units)

ZACK GODLEY vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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SEATTLE (7 - 1) at CHI WHITE SOX (2 - 3) - 2:10 PM
YUSEI KIKUCHI (L) vs. REYNALDO LOPEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 7-1 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 57-41 (+16.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 44-37 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 22-14 (+11.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.

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

YUSEI KIKUCHI vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

REYNALDO LOPEZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
LOPEZ is 0-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.800.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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SAN DIEGO (4 - 3) at ST LOUIS (3 - 3) - 4:15 PM
NICK MARGEVICIUS (L) vs. JACK FLAHERTY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 27-27 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in road games 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.

NICK MARGEVICIUS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

JACK FLAHERTY vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
FLAHERTY is 1-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.59 and a WHIP of 0.971.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.0 units)

 

[CNOTES]

Diamond Trends - Friday
Vince Akins


SU Play ON Trend of the Day:


-- The Pirates are 19-0 SU as a favorite after a game as a home favorite in which they shut out their opponent.


SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:


-- The Giants are 0-12 SU after a game in which they struck out their opponent at least ten times.


Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:


-- The Twins are 10-0 SU in franchise history off a game as a favorite in which Jorge Polanco struck out at least twice and did not draw a walk.


Starter-Based Trend of the Day:


-- The Astros are 12-0 SU in franchise history when Collin McHugh starts as a home favorite of more than 135 when they scored first in his last start.

 

[Udog]

By: Andrew Caley



STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTERS

STREAKING

Kevin Gausman, Atlanta Braves (2018: 10-11, 3.92 ERA): Boy did you ever see a guy want to leave Baltimore more? Gausman went from a 4.43 ERA with the Orioles to a 2.87 one after getting traded to the Braves. Not only did he love not pitching for Baltimore, he loved pitching at Sun Trust Park.

The Braves won his five starts there with Gausman pitching to a 2.81 ERA with a 1.03 WHIP. The right-hander makes his season debut when the Braves host the Marlins tonight. Atlanta is a -160 favorite with a total of 8.

SLUMPING

Lance Lynn, Texas Rangers (0-0, 11.12 ERA, $121): Lynn’s 2019 did not get off to the start he would have hoped. The Cubs touched him up to the tune of seven runs on 10 hits in 5.2 innings pitched which continued the trend of his struggled at the end of 2018.

After a hot start with the Yankees, Lynn pitched to a 6.23 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP in his final seven starts for them. He’s hoping to turn things around when the Rangers visit the Angels tonight. Texas is a slight +105 road dog with a total of 8.5.


ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOW

And finally, one of favorite trends from last season makes an appearance in Line Drive. The Rocky Mountain Low. Coors Field is known for having elevated totals thanks to the thin Rocky Mountain air. But the funny thing is, the Rockies starters have begun to figure out to pitch at home. Well, maybe they finally just have some good young pitchers. Those pitchers allowed just 3.6 runs per game over their last 44 games at Coors Field with the Under going 29-14-1 (67.4 percent) in those games. There is another high total of 10.5 today as the Rockies host the Dodgers in their home opener. With the Rockies bats in a slump and the now home field advantage of Coors Field we like this trend to start the year on the right foot.


EARLY GAMES BLUES (JAYS)

The Blue Jays’ trend of slow starts continued Thursday, as Trevor Bauer and Cleveland’s bullpen carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning of last night’s game. The Jays are 5-for-68 with four walks the first time through the order this season and got another solid performance from a starter. The result? The Under first five innings is a perfect 8-0 in Blue Jays games this season. The First five inning total for tonight’s Game 2 in Cleveland is set at 4.0 (-110) with Trent Thornton facing off against Shane Bieber. It doesn’t hurt the Tribe’s lineup is as thin as paper right now. We like the trend to continue tonight.

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, APRIL 5
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


LAD at COL 04:10 PM
COL +118
O 10.5


SD at STL 04:15 PM
U 7.5

TB at SF 04:35 PM
SF +109
U 7.0


MIN at PHI 07:05 PM
PHI -157
O 8.0


CIN at PIT 07:05 PM
PIT -130
U 7.5


BOS at ARI 07:10 PM
ARI +110
U 8.5


TOR at CLE 07:10 PM
O 7.5


MIA at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -152
O 8.0


CHC at MIL 08:10 PM
MIL -124
U 8.5


OAK at HOU 08:10 PM
HOU -159
U 8.5


TEX at LAA 10:07 PM
TEX +104
O 8.5

 

[CNOTES]

Dodgers hit 3 more home runs, beat Rockies 10-6
April 5, 2019
By The Associated Press

DENVER (AP) Max Muncy, Cody Bellinger and Russell Martin homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers kept up their longball barrage, beating Colorado 10-6 Friday in the Rockies' home opener.


After hitting a franchise-record 235 home runs last year, the NL champion Dodgers have connected a whopping 21 times in only eight games this season. They've homered in every game so far.


Bellinger hit his sixth of the year, breaking the game open with a three-run drive in the fifth. Muncy finished a double shy of a cycle, walking in the ninth.


Trevor Story homered twice for the Rockies.


Kenta Maeda (2-0) threw five sharp innings and cruised through a scuffling Colorado lineup. He allowed four hits and his only run on Nolan Arenado's sacrifice fly.


Tyler Anderson (0-2) couldn't find his groove in allowing six runs over four innings.


RED SOX 15, DIAMONDBACKS 8


PHOENIX (AP) - Ketel Marte homered from both sides of the plate, including a grand slam, and Arizona won its home opener by keeping Boston in a funk.


Adam Jones homered and doubled for the Diamondbacks, who scored seven times in the sixth inning for a 14-1 lead. Red Sox infielder Eduardo Nunez came in to pitch the eighth and gave up a home run to Alex Avila.


Mookie Betts, who had three hits, and Mitch Moreland homered for Boston.


The defending World Series champions are 2-7 on an 11-game road trip.


Rick Porcello (0-2) gave up 10 hits and seven runs in 4 2/3 innings. He flung a water cooler against the back wall of the Red Sox dugout after being removed in the fifth.


Zack Godley (1-1) gave three hits and one run in 5 2/3 innings.


ANGELS 3, RANGERS 1


ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mike Trout hit two home runs to lead Los Angeles over Texas and snap a six-game losing streak.


Trout - who signed a $426.5 million, 12-year contract before the end of spring training - has homered in the Angels first two home games for the first time in his career. It is also the 15th multi-homer game of his career.


Trout hit a Lance Lynn (0-1) fastball to center field in the sixth inning to give the Angels a 2-1 lead. He added a solo shot to center in the eighth off Jesse Chavez.


Five Angels pitchers combined for a season-high 12 strikeouts. Felix Pena started and allowed one run and four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.


Justin Anderson (1-0) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and Cody Allen picked up his second save.


BREWERS 13, CUBS 10


MILWAUKEE (AP) - Ryan Braun and Eric Thames hit three-run homers and the Milwaukee Brewers connected five times in all, sending Chicago to its sixth straight loss.


Hernan Perez, Yasmani Grandal and Orlando Arcia also homered for the defending NL Central champions, who improved to 7-1. They have won nine of their last 12 games against the Cubs, including the division tiebreaker in October.


Jason Heyward, Daniel Descalso and Willson Contreras homered for the Cubs, who fell to 1-6.


Milwaukee roughed up Jose Quintana (0-1) and led 8-0 in the third. Chase Anderson (1-0) allowed one hit in three innings.

PHILLIES 10, TWINS 4


PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rhys Hoskins had three hits and drove in four runs, including Bryce Harper from first base on a single, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Minnesota despite Jorge Polanco hitting for the cycle.


Nick Pivetta (1-0) got the win.


Polanco tripled in the first, singled in the third, hit a solo homer in the fifth and lined a double off Adam Morgan leading off the seventh to complete his first cycle. He added another single in the ninth for his first five-hit game.


The Phillies jumped ahead 5-0 in the first against Jake Odorizzi (0-1) and never looked back.

ASTROS 3, ATHLETICS 2


HOUSTON (AP) - Carlos Correa homered and Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman added two hits each to help Houston top Oakland.


The game was tied in the fourth when Correa connected off Frankie Montas (1-1) for his first home run of the season.


Collin McHugh (1-1) allowed three hits and a run in six innings to help the Astros win for only the second time in the past seven games. Roberto Osuna allowed an RBI single to Ramon Laureano with two outs in the ninth, before retiring pinch-hitter Chad Pinder for his second save.


PIRATES 2, REDS 0


PITTSBURGH (AP) - Joe Musgrove allowed three hits in seven efficient innings to outduel Sonny Gray as the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Cincinnati Reds their third straight shutout.


Musgrove (1-0) struck out eight and walked one in his first start as Pittsburgh sent Cincinnati to its sixth loss in a row, including two blankings at PNC Park.


Cincinnati's scoreless streak reached 28 innings, the longest drought by the Reds since they went 30 innings without crossing the plate in 2015.


Jung Ho Kang broke a scoreless tie in the seventh with an RBI double. Vazquez worked a perfect ninth for his second save.


Gray (0-2) dazzled in his second start for Cincinnati, retiring 16 straight at one point.


INDIANS 3, BLUE JAYS 2


CLEVELAND (AP) - Carlos Santana homered with one out in the ninth inning and made a familiar trot around the bases, leading Cleveland over Toronto in a game that featured little hitting and 24 combined strikeouts.


Santana, who returned to the Indians via trade this season after signing with Philadelphia as a free agent last year, connected on a 1-0 pitch off Joe Biagini (0-1) to give the Indians their first walk-off win of 2019.


Earlier this week, Santana passed a test to become a U.S. citizen.


Adam Cimber (1-0) struck out two and picked up the win, and Kevin Plawecki hit his first homer for Cleveland.


BRAVES 4, MARLINS 0


ATLANTA (AP) - Kevin Gausman allowed only two hits in seven innings, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Tyler Flowers homered and Atlanta beat Miami.


The Braves won their fourth in a row. Miami has lost four straight, and dropped nine consecutive games in Atlanta.


Gausman combined with relievers Jesse Biddle and Arodys Vizcaino on a three-hitter.


Vizcaino walked Peter O'Brien to open the ninth. Pinch-hitter Martin Prado doubled down the left field line and Neil Walker walked with two outs to load the bases. Vizcaino closed out the game on Starlin Castro's fly ball to deep left field.


Gausman (1-0), who began the season on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder tendinitis, was impressive in his 2019 debut.


Pablo Lopez (1-1) gave up four runs in the fourth.


WHITE SOX 10, MARINERS 8


CHICAGO (AP) - Yoan Moncada hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox won a wild home opener.


The White Sox ended Seattle's four-game winning streak. The Mariners had been off to a franchise-best 7-1 start.


Chicago took advantage of three errors by shortstop Tim Beckham in the first inning for an early lead, then rallied when the Seattle bullpen couldn't find the strike zone. The White Sox drew three walks in the seventh, with Moncada's single off Zac Rosscup making it 9-8 after Cory Gearrin (0-1) hit Welington Castillo with the bases loaded.


Ryan Burr (1-0) worked a scoreless 1 1/3 innings in relief. Alex Colome retired all three batters in the ninth for his second save in as many opportunities.


PADRES 5, CARDINALS 3


ST. LOUIS (AP) - Rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. and pinch-hitter Hunter Renfroe homered as the San Diego Padres overcame another home run by Paul Goldschmidt and beat St. Louis in its home opener.


Goldschmidt drew a standing ovation in his first at-bat at Busch Stadium since being traded to St. Louis. He later hit his fifth home run in seven games.


The 20-year-old Tatis, whose father - Fernando Sr. - played three seasons for the Cardinals, hit a two-run drive in the seventh off Alex Reyes (0-1).


Reliever Robert Stock (1-0) picked up the win despite giving up the tying run on an RBI single by Marcell Ozuna in the sixth. Kirby Yates closed for his fourth save.


RAYS 5, GIANTS 2


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yandy Diaz and Kevin Kiermaier hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and Tampa Bay spoiled San Francisco's home opener for the best start in Rays' franchise history.


The Rays (6-2) got four straight two-out hits in the first against Dereck Rodriguez (1-1). Given a 4-0 cushion, Tyler Glasnow (2-0) pitched six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out six.


Jose Alvarado finished for his third save, getting former Tampa Bay star Evan Longoria on a flyball with two runners on.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB MARCH/APRIL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:




DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


04/05/2019 10-9-1 52.63% +2.50
04/04/2019 3-12-0 20.00% -51.10
04/03/2019 13-12-0 52.00% -4.70
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..............90-93-0 49.18% -42.35




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BEST BETS:


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


04/05/2019.............1 - 3.....................-9.50....................4 - 6...............-13.00................-22.50
04/04/2019.............0 - 4.....................-20.00..................3 - 5................-12.50...............-32.50
04/03/2019.............2 - 4......................-7.55...................8 - 5...............+12.50...............+4.95
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....................18 - 29..................-28.10................51 - 45.................+7.50..............-20.60

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack


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— Jaguars (even) -1.5 wins vs Buccaneers (+$130)


— Jets (-$110) -1 win vs Giants (-$120)


— Cowboys (-$105) -0.5 win vs Texans (-$125)


Quote of the Day
“He’s not going to respect you if he thinks he’s smarter than you.”
Former Green Bay personnel guy, talking about Aaron Rodgers


Saturday’s quiz
When the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series, who was their manager?


Friday’s quiz
Russell Westbrook played his college basketball at UCLA


Thursday’s quiz
Last five World Series champs (five different teams).
— 2014 Giants
— 2015 Royals
— 2016 Cubs
— 2017 Astros
— 2018 Red Sox




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Saturday’s List of 13: My favorite non-sports movies……


These are 13 of my favorite non-sports movies. Make your own list.


Remember, these are my favorite movies, not the movies that are necessarily the best. Of the 50 movies USA Today listed as the best ever, I’ve seen two of them. Seriously.


13) Runaway Jury— I’m a big fan of the John Grisham books; this was my favorite of the ones that were turned into movies. Gene Hackman plays a jury consultant whose client is a gun manufacturer; John Cusack is on the jury to manipulate the verdict.


T12) Moon Over Parador— Richard Dreyfuss is an actor who is hired to stand in for the dictator of a Latin American country who suddenly dies. Jonathan Winters is a weird CIA agent whose wife is Polly Holliday, who played Flo in the old TV series Alice.


T12) Dave— Made five years after Moon Over Parador, this is basically the same movie, just set in Washington, DC.


Guy who looks just the President runs a temp service in Washington; when the real president has a stroke while screwing around with his mistress, the guy (Kevin Kline) is hired as the stand-in president. Sigourney Weaver is the First Lady.


11) The Verdict— Paul Newman is a struggling lawyer who is handed a winning case, which is easier said than done. His friend is played by Jack Warden, one of my all-time favorites.


10) The Gambler— Remake of a James Caan movie from the mid-70’s. College professor (Mark Wahlberg) seems to have an excellent life, but he has a huge gambling problem which drags him down. John Goodman plays one of the people he owes money to; he is very good in this.


9) The Bodyguard— Whitney Houston is a famous singer with a contract on her head; Kevin Costner is the ex-Secret Service hired to protect her.


8) A Few Good Men— The last scene, with Jack Nicholson on the witness stand, is tremendous. Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, JT Walsh as supporting actors is pretty strong.


7) Leap of Faith— Steve Martin plays a traveling preacher whose bus breaks down, stranding his crew in a drought-stricken Kansas town. Miracles ensue. Liam Neeson, Debra Winger, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meat Loaf all have supporting roles.


6) Molly’s Game— Young woman runs high stakes poker games for celebrities/rich guys, but when members of the Russian mob enter the game, things get complicated. This is a true story, and as we’re learning nowadays, real life is often stranger than fiction.


5) Lost In Translation— Bill Murray plays a washed-up actor who is in Tokyo getting paid $2M to do a whiskey commercial. He meets Scarlett Johansson in the hotel bar and they become friends.


4) Begin Again— Down-and-out movie producer stumbles into a Manhattan bar and discovers a young singer who can resurrect his career.


3) Good Will Hunting— Janitor at MIT can do complicated math problems better than the professors can, but he also has a criminal record, and has to get counseling for that. Robin Williams is great as the counselor.


2) Last Vegas— Four old friends get together in Las Vegas for the bachelor party of the one bachelor in group (Michael Douglas) who is marrying a woman 40 years younger than him. It is Douglas, Robert Deniro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline.


1) Rounders— Law student decides he’d rather play high stakes poker. The scenes with Matt Damon and his law professor (Martin Landau) are excellent. Same guys who wrote this write the great Showtime series Billions now.

 

[CNOTES]

LEADING OFF: Dodgers hitting HRs, Red Sox skid, Reds drought
April 5, 2019
By The Associated Press


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


LA LONGBALLS


Cody Bellinger and the Los Angeles Dodgers are on a home run rampage, hitting a whopping 21 in their first eight games - that's the second-most in major league history in that span, only behind the St. Louis Cardinals' 23 in 2000. After launching a franchise-record 235 homers last year, the NL champion Dodgers have connected in every game so far this season.


Rockies righty Jon Gray tries to keep the Dodgers in the park when he starts against them at Coors Field. Bellinger leads the majors with six home runs.


SKIDS


The defending World Series champion Red Sox are 2-7 on their season-opening 11-game road trip. They got pounded 15-8 Friday night in Arizona - starting pitcher Rick Porcello flung a water cooler against the back wall of the Boston dugout after getting hit hard, and infielder Eduardo Nunez came in to pitch in the eighth inning and gave up a home run to Alex Avila. ... Joey Votto and the Reds have been shut out in three straight games. Their scoreless string of 28 innings is the longest for Cincinnati since a 30-game drought in 2015. ... The Marlins have dropped nine games in a row at Atlanta.

NICE START


Padres rookie Chris Paddack tries to duplicate his early success when he starts at St. Louis. In his major league debut last weekend, the 23-year-old righty gave up two hits and one run in five innings against San Francisco.


Paddack will aim to slow down Cardinals newcomer Paul Goldschmidt, who has homered five times in seven games.

CHECK HIM


The Seattle Mariners will see how second baseman Dee Gordon is feeling, a day after he left a game because of a tight groin. Manager Scott Servais isn't sure whether Gordon will be back in the lineup in Chicago against the White Sox.


WELCOME


Hoping to boost a thin starting rotation, the Orioles have signed Dan Straily to a $575,000, one-year contact.


The 30-year-old right-hander was released March 25 by the Marlins. He was 15-15 in two seasons with the Marlins.


Straily was limited to 23 starts last year, when he went on the disabled list twice because of forearm and oblique strains. He had a 5.94 ERA over 16 2/3 innings in five spring training appearances.


Baltimore's rotation includes Alex Cobb, Andrew Cashner, Dylan Bundy and David Hess, and Nate Karns has been used twice as an opener. Cobb strained a groin late in spring training and was activated from the injured list on Thursday.

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s games


National League


Nationals (3-3) @ Mets (5-2)


Corbin allowed two runs ins ix IP in his first ’19 start. He is 1-4, 4.86 in 10 games (9 starts) against the Mets. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Matz allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 1-5, 3.93 in 10 starts vs Washington. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0


Nationals split their first six games; four of their last five games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-3


Mets won five of their first seven games; five of their last six games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-3-1



Reds (1-6) @ Pirates (3-3)


Roark allowed three runs in 4.1 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 3-1, 4.70 in 7 games (4 starts) against the Pirates. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 0-1


Williams blanked the Reds for six innings in his first ’19 start; that was his first career start against Cincinnati. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Reds lost their last six games, scoring seven runs (under 6-0)- they’ve been shut out the last three days. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-6


Pittsburgh split its first six games (under 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 0-6




Padres (5-3) @ Cardinals (3-4)

Paddack allowed one run in five IP in his first ’19 start. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Wacha allowed one run in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 3-0, 2.32 in five starts against the Padres. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0


Padres are 5-3 in their first eight games (under 5-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-5-1


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




Cubs (1-6) @ Brewers (7-1)


Hamels allowed five runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 7-3, 3.60 in 15 starts vs Milwaukee, 4-1, 3.67 in eight starts here. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Burnes allowed four runs in five IP (87 PT) in his first ’19 start. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Cubs lost six of their first seven games (over 6-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 6-1


Milwaukee won its last six games; four of their last six games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 6-2




Marlins (2-6) @ Braves (4-3)


Alcantara threw eight shutout innings in his first ’19 start. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Wright allowed three runs in 4.1 IP in his first ’19 start. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Marlins lost six of their first eight games (over 5-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-3-2


Atlanta won its last four games after an 0-3 start (over 4-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-4




Dodgers (6-2) @ Rockies (3-5)


Buehler allowed five runs in three IP (66 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 1-1, 3.14 in 10 games (6 starts) vs Colorado, 0-1, 4.29 in five games (3 starts) here. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0


Gray allowed three runs in 6.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 3-4, 4.70 in 11 starts vs LA. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Dodgers won five of their last six games (over 7-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 6-2


Colorado is off to a 3-5 start (under 5-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-5




American League


Royals (2-4) @ Tigers (5-3)


Lopez allowed four runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he allowed seven runs in one inning in his only start vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Moore blanked Toronto for seven innings in his first ’19 start; he is 0-2, 5.91 in four starts vs KC. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Royals lost their last four games, allowing 23 runs (under 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-3


Detroit won four of its last five games, allowing 12 runs (under 7-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-1




Mariners (7-2) @ White Sox (3-3)


Leake allowed two runs in six IP in his first ’19 start; he allowed 8 runs in 3.1 IP in his only start vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Giolito allowed two runs in 6.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he’s never pitched against Seattle. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Mariners won five of their last seven games (over 7-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 7-2


White Sox split their first six games (over 5-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-4




Rangers (5-3) @ Angels (2-6)


Smyly allowed one run in three IP (73 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 0-3, 4.91 in six games (4 starts) against the Angels. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Skaggs allowed two runs in 4.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 4-2, 5.25 in 10 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


Rangers won five of their last seven games (over 5-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 5-3


Angels lost five of their last six games, scoring 13 runs (under 6-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-6




Blue Jays (3-6) @ Indians (4-3)


Pannone started six games LY; he allowed one run in five IP in two relief stints this year. he allowed two runs in 6.1 IP in his one start vs Cleveland. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0


Carrasco allowed six runs in 4.1 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 3-1, 4.78 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Toronto. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Blue Jays lost five of their last six games (under 8-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-7


Cleveland won three of its last four games (over 3-4). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-3




New York (3-4) @ Orioles (4-3)


Happ allowed four runs in four IP in his first ’19 start; he is 7-7, 3.18 in 20 starts vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Bundy allowed three runs in 3.2 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-5, 6.28 in 10 games (8 tarts) vs New York. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


New York lost four of its last six games (under 4-2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-4


Orioles won four of their last six games (under 3-3-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-3




A’s (6-5) @ Astros (3-5)


Brooks blanked Boston for six innings in his first ’19 start; he is 0-2, 4.50 in three starts vs Houston. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Miley allowed three runs in six IP in his first ‘19 start; he is 4-1, 1.64 in five starts vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Oakland won six of its last nine games (under 7-4). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-9


Astros are off a 3-5 start (over 5-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-4




Interleague


Rays (6-2) @ Giants (2-6)


Bullpen game for the Rays. Team in bullpen games: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 0-1


Samardzija allowed one run in five IP (86 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 1-0, 2.35 in three starts against the Rays. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1


Rays won six of their first eight games; under is 6-0-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-6


San Francisco is off a 2-6 start (under 5-2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-4-1




Twins (4-2) @ Phillies (5-1)


Pineda blanked Cleveland for four IP (40 PT) in his first ’19 start; he is 1-1, 8.68 in two starts vs Philly. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Arrieta allowed one run in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 3-1, 2.90 in five 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 four of their first six games (over 4-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-2


Philly won five of its first six games (over 5-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-3




Red Sox (2-7) @ Diamondbacks (4-4)


Price allowed four runs in six IP in his first ’19 start; he is 2-0, 2.81 in two starts vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0


Weaver allowed five runs in 4.1 IP in his first ’19 start; he’s never pitched against Boston. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0


Red Sox lost seven of their first nine games (over 7-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 6-3


Arizona split its first eight games (over 7-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 6-2

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Weather Report


Saturday, April 6

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Long Sheet


Saturday, April 6


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WASHINGTON (3 - 3) at NY METS (5 - 2) - 1:10 PM
PAT CORBIN (L) vs. STEVEN MATZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 85-83 (-25.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 61-63 (-28.6 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 18-28 (-21.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 42-43 (-19.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MATZ is 11-4 (+8.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 37-45 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 379-395 (-121.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
NY METS are 19-31 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 6-15 (-11.8 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-2 (-0.2 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

PAT CORBIN vs. NY METS since 1997
CORBIN is 1-4 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 5.05 and a WHIP of 1.336.
His team's record is 4-5 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-5. (-2.4 units)

STEVEN MATZ vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
MATZ is 1-5 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.93 and a WHIP of 1.291.
His team's record is 4-6 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-4. (+1.6 units)

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CINCINNATI (1 - 6) at PITTSBURGH (3 - 3) - 1:35 PM
TANNER ROARK (R) vs. TREVOR WILLIAMS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 17-37 (-19.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 7-25 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 27-56 (-24.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 46-75 (-23.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 171-113 (+53.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Saturday since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 46-36 (+14.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.0 Units)

TANNER ROARK vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
ROARK is 3-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.21 and a WHIP of 1.286.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

TREVOR WILLIAMS vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
WILLIAMS is 4-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 1.84 and a WHIP of 1.253.
His team's record is 5-1 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.5 units)

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SAN DIEGO (5 - 3) at ST LOUIS (3 - 4) - 2:15 PM
CHRIS PADDACK (R) vs. MICHAEL WACHA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 28-27 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

CHRIS PADDACK vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

MICHAEL WACHA vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
WACHA is 3-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.32 and a WHIP of 1.129.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (1 - 6) at MILWAUKEE (7 - 1) - 7:10 PM
COLE HAMELS (L) vs. CORBIN BURNES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1791-1837 (-272.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1323-1368 (-211.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
MILWAUKEE is 109-72 (+33.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 59-36 (+21.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 59-33 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 74-39 (+34.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

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

COLE HAMELS vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
HAMELS is 8-3 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.33 and a WHIP of 1.074.
His team's record is 9-7 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-6. (+1.4 units)

CORBIN BURNES vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

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MIAMI (2 - 6) at ATLANTA (4 - 3) - 7:20 PM
SANDY ALCANTARA (R) vs. KYLE WRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 95-77 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 18-10 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 50-29 (+23.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 73-49 (+26.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

SANDY ALCANTARA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

KYLE WRIGHT vs. MIAMI since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA DODGERS (6 - 2) at COLORADO (3 - 5) - 8:10 PM
WALKER BUEHLER (R) vs. JON GRAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 106-81 (-22.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 73-62 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 13-17 (-16.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 95-80 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 68-48 (+21.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 55-45 (+15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

WALKER BUEHLER vs. COLORADO since 1997
BUEHLER is 1-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.15 and a WHIP of 0.903.
His team's record is 3-3 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.6 units)

JON GRAY vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
GRAY is 3-4 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.70 and a WHIP of 1.546.
His team's record is 6-5 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-3. (+4.6 units)

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KANSAS CITY (2 - 4) at DETROIT (5 - 3) - 1:10 PM
JORGE LOPEZ (R) vs. MATT MOORE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 7-22 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 17-58 (-25.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 391-377 (-72.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
DETROIT is 48-83 (-32.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 117-120 (-35.8 Units) against the money line in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
DETROIT is 416-367 (-74.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT 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)

JORGE LOPEZ vs. DETROIT since 1997
LOPEZ is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 63.00 and a WHIP of 8.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

MATT MOORE vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
MOORE is 0-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 5.91 and a WHIP of 1.876.
His team's record is 0-4 (-5.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.5 units)

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SEATTLE (7 - 2) at CHI WHITE SOX (3 - 3) - 2:10 PM
MIKE LEAKE (R) vs. LUCAS GIOLITO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 96-75 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 57-42 (+15.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 44-38 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 22-15 (+10.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 45-28 (+14.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LEAKE is 21-11 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEAKE is 13-3 (+12.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against SEATTLE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

MIKE LEAKE vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
LEAKE is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 21.62 and a WHIP of 3.604.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

LUCAS GIOLITO vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

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TEXAS (5 - 3) at LA ANGELS (2 - 6) - 4:05 PM
DREW SMYLY (L) vs. TYLER SKAGGS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 38-37 (+16.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 36-47 (-17.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 2-12 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 27-55 (-24.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SKAGGS is 6-14 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

DREW SMYLY vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
SMYLY is 0-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.30 and a WHIP of 1.607.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)

TYLER SKAGGS vs. TEXAS since 1997
SKAGGS is 4-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.25 and a WHIP of 1.542.
His team's record is 6-4 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-4. (+0.9 units)

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TORONTO (3 - 6) at CLEVELAND (4 - 3) - 4:10 PM
THOMAS PANNONE (L) vs. CARLOS CARRASCO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 95-77 (-27.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 38-33 (-29.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 49-45 (-22.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CARRASCO is 42-43 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

THOMAS PANNONE vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
PANNONE is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.106.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

CARLOS CARRASCO vs. TORONTO since 1997
CARRASCO is 3-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.46 and a WHIP of 1.276.
His team's record is 4-3 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

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NY YANKEES (3 - 4) at BALTIMORE (4 - 3) - 7:05 PM
J.A. HAPP (L) vs. DYLAN BUNDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 59-47 (-28.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 51-118 (-47.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 6-26 (-17.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 3-21 (-15.5 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 30-78 (-38.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 34-83 (-34.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 23-43 (-20.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BUNDY is 2-19 (-17.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 2-2 (+3.5 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

J.A. HAPP vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
HAPP is 7-7 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.17 and a WHIP of 1.186.
His team's record is 8-12 (-9.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-9. (+0.2 units)

DYLAN BUNDY vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BUNDY is 2-5 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 6.18 and a WHIP of 1.627.
His team's record is 3-5 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.6 units)

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OAKLAND (6 - 5) at HOUSTON (3 - 5) - 7:10 PM
AARON BROOKS (R) vs. WADE MILEY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 103-71 (+36.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 47-36 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 36-20 (+21.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 63-49 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 44-25 (+25.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 57-20 (+32.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 49-38 (-28.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 24-23 (-25.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 136-140 (-43.6 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 276-314 (-72.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday since 1997.
HOUSTON is 17-22 (-29.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 31-31 (-32.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 17-24 (-24.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILEY is 13-25 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

AARON BROOKS vs. HOUSTON since 1997
BROOKS is 0-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.278.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

WADE MILEY vs. OAKLAND since 1997
MILEY is 4-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 1.64 and a WHIP of 1.212.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-5. (-5.7 units)

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MINNESOTA (4 - 2) at PHILADELPHIA (5 - 1) - 2:05 PM
MICHAEL PINEDA (R) vs. JAKE ARRIETA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PINEDA is 16-24 (-16.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
PINEDA is 5-15 (-12.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
PINEDA is 22-34 (-23.2 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 54-31 (+21.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 858-903 (+19.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ARRIETA is 5-12 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Saturday since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

MICHAEL PINEDA vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
PINEDA is 1-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 8.68 and a WHIP of 1.822.
His team's record is 1-1 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

JAKE ARRIETA vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
ARRIETA is 3-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 1.129.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

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TAMPA BAY (6 - 2) at SAN FRANCISCO (2 - 6) - 4:05 PM
RYAN STANEK (R) vs. JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

RYAN STANEK vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

JEFF SAMARDZIJA vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
SAMARDZIJA is 1-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 0.739.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-0.9 units)

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BOSTON (2 - 7) at ARIZONA (4 - 4) - 8:10 PM
DAVID PRICE (L) vs. LUKE WEAVER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 21-8 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 121-64 (+34.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 36-10 (+24.3 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 92-45 (+29.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PRICE is 70-39 (+24.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 491-556 (-106.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
ARIZONA is 907-813 (-108.0 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
ARIZONA is 257-259 (-69.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
WEAVER is 1-7 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

DAVID PRICE vs. ARIZONA since 1997
PRICE is 2-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.81 and a WHIP of 1.188.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

LUKE WEAVER vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Dunkel


Saturday, April 6



Kansas City @ Detroit


Game 963-964
April 6, 2019 @ 1:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Lopez) 14.316
Detroit
(Moore) 15.395
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-130); Under


Washington @ NY Mets


Game 951-952
April 6, 2019 @ 1:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Corbin) 15.516
NY Mets
(Matz) 16.691
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-125
7
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(+105); Over


Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh


Game 953-954
April 6, 2019 @ 1:35 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Roarkj) 13.788
Pittsburgh
(Williams) 15.273
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-125
8
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-125); Under


Minnesota @ Philadelphia


Game 975-976
April 6, 2019 @ 2:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Pineda) 15.524
Philadelphia
(Arrieta) 16.586
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-140
8
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-140); Over


Seattle @ Chicago White Sox


Game 965-966
April 6, 2019 @ 2:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Leake) 15.489
Chicago White Sox
(Giolito) 16.923
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+100); Over


San Diego @ St. Louis


Game 955-956
April 6, 2019 @ 2:15 pm


Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Paddack) 16.480
St. Louis
(Wacha) 14.970
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-120
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+100); Under


Texas @ LA Angels


Game 967-968
April 6, 2019 @ 4:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Smyly) 15.452
LA Angels
(Skaggs) 14.672
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+130); Over


Tampa Bay @ San Francisco


Game 977-978
April 6, 2019 @ 4:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Stanek) 16.457
San Francisco
(Smrdzja) 14.293
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
N/A


Toronto @ Cleveland


Game 969-970
April 6, 2019 @ 4:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Pannone) 13.987
Cleveland
(Carrasco) 15.334
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-190
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-190); Under


NY Yankees @ Baltimore


Game 971-972
April 6, 2019 @ 7:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Happ) 15.781
Baltimore
(Bundy) 14.244
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-180
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-180); Under


Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee


Game 957-958
April 6, 2019 @ 7:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Hamels) 13.566
Milwaukee
(Burnes) 16.329
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-120); Over


Oakland @ Houston


Game 973-974
April 6, 2019 @ 7:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Brooks) 15.937
Houston
(Miley) 15.092
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-155
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+135); Over


Miami @ Atlanta


Game 959-960
April 6, 2019 @ 7:20 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Alcntara) 14.692
Atlanta
(Wright) 15.689
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-165
8
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-165); Over


Boston @ Arizona


Game 979-980
April 6, 2019 @ 8:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Price) 14.913
Arizona
(Weaver) 16.148
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+115); Over


LA Dodgers @ Colorado


Game 961-962
April 6, 2019 @ 8:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Buehler) 15.072
Colorado
(Gray) 17.071
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-135
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+115); Under

 

[CNOTES]

Diamond Trends - Saturday
Vince Akins


SU Play ON Trend of the Day:


-- The Pirates are 20-0 SU as a favorite after a game as a home favorite in which they shut out their opponent.


SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:


-- The Orioles are 0-20 SU as a home dog of more than 120 off a game as a dog in which they struck out at least ten times and combined to strand at least five baserunners.


Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:


-- The Nationals are 0-7 SU on the road after a game in which Adam Eaton struck out at least twice.


Starter-Based Trend of the Day:


-- The Indians are 11-0 SU in franchise history with Carlos Carrasco at home when they lost as an away favorite in his last start and he had a WHIP of higher than one.

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, APRIL 6
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


WAS at NYM 01:10 PM
WAS -133
U 7.0


KC at DET 01:10 PM
KC +116
U 9.0


CIN at PIT 01:35 PM
U 7.5


MIN at PHI 02:05 PM
PHI -138
O 8.5


SEA at CHW 02:10 PM
CHW +105
O 9.0


SD at STL 02:15 PM
SD +109
U 7.5


TB at SF 04:05 PM
SF +114
O 7.0


TEX at LAA 04:05 PM
LAA -162
O 8.5


TOR at CLE 04:10 PM
CLE -184
U 7.5


NYY at BAL 07:05 PM
BAL +158
U 8.5


OAK at HOU 07:10 PM
OAK +122
O 9.5


CHC at MIL 07:10 PM
O 8.5


MIA at ATL 07:20 PM
O 8.5


BOS at ARI 08:10 PM
ARI +131
O 9.0


LAD at COL 08:10 PM
O 10.0

 

[Udog]

Weekend Watch
Joe Williams

Boston Red Socked

The defending champion Boston Red Sox are off to a horrific start, winning just two of their first nine games to kick off the 2019 Major League Baseball season. Their pitchers have had a difficult time keeping the ball in the yard, and the stacked offense hasn't been able to piece together timely hits. The good news for the Red Sox is that the division rival New York Yankees are a banged up bunch and struggling, too. Only the Tampa Bay Rays (6-2) and Baltimore Orioles (4-3) are at .500 or better in the American League East, with the Red Sox already 4 1/2 games out. It's not expected to last.

Boston heads into its game on Saturday in Arizona with just one victory by two or more runs, and the pitching staff has served up 22 home runs. LHP David Price looks to stop the bleeding in the desert, but he coughed up three homers in his initial outing of the season. The Red Sox lost a rare interleague game on Friday, as they are still 20-6 in the past 26 road games against National League opponents, and 41-11 in the past 52 interleague games overall. They're also a very impressive 48-18 in the past 66 against NL West foes.

For the Diamondbacks, they were expected to struggle with Paul Goldschmidt being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in the offseason, and the offense looking to be a bit on the patchwork side. However, they're doing a good job so far. Arizona is 15-6 in the past 21 interleague home games after their 15-8 shellacking of the BoSox on Friday, and the win snapped an 0-9 skid against AL East opponents. The Diamondbacks are still just 4-13 in the past 17 at home vs. left-hander starters, and 2-6 in the past eight overall vs. LHP.

Looking Ahead

Saturday, Sept. 22

The Indians had a walk-off win courtesy of Carlos Santana in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday night, and now they'll have one of their big guns, RHP Carlos Carrasco, pitching against an unproven LHP Thomas Pannone, as they look to clinch the series win. The Indians have posted a 4-0 mark in the past four against AL East teams, while going 19-7 in Cookie Carrasco's past 26 outings. They're also an impressive 14-3 in Carrasco's past 17 home outings against teams with a losing overall record,, too. However, he will be looking to snap a four-game skid against AL East clubs.

The 'under' is an impressive 13-3-1 in the past 17 games overall for the Jays, while going 7-0 in their past seven against AL Central foes. In addition, the under is 8-3-1 in the past 12 games against teams with a winning overall mark. For the Indians, it has been the complete opposite, with the over 5-1-2 int he past eight vs. LHP, and 14-3-4 in the past 21 at home against southpaws. However, the under is 5-1 in Carrasco's past six outings, and 4-0-1 in the past five against teams with a losing overall mark. The under is also 4-1 in the past five meetings in this series, including Friday's game. The Blue Jays have also dropped two of the past 11 meetings in Cleveland.

It's a battle of southpaws in Queens as the Nationals and Mets continue their series. The under has connected in four of the past five meetings at Citi Field. The Nats have owned the Mets in recent season, going 53-21 in the past 74 trips to the boroughs. Whenever LHP Steven Matz faces the Nats, plenty of runs are sure to follow. The over is 4-0 in his past four home outings against Washington, and 5-0 in the past five meetings overall in this series.

The Dodgers and Rockies tangle at Coors Field, and the Dodgers look to improve on their 20-7 mark across the past 27 vs. RHP. The Rockies, on the other hand, are just 1-4 in their past five tries against a righty. They have won 12 of Jon Gray's past 17 starts overall, and seven of his past nine at Coors Field. L.A. has won six straight in this series, while Colorado is 5-1 in Gray's past six home starts against the Dodgers, so something's gotta give. The under is also 5-0 in Gray's past five outings at home vs. L.A., and the nder is 3-0-1 in Walker Buehler's past four against Colorado.

Weather Report

All of Saturday's games will go off without a hitch, as there is a 10 percent chance or less of precipitation at every outdoor Major League park, and the winds will be 6-8 mph or less, so wind will not play a factor in any of the totals.

Sunday, Sept. 23

RHP Domingo German takes the ball for the Yankees, and New York has posted a 7-3 record over his past 10 outings. The O's counter with RHP David Hess, who tossed 6 1/3 hitless innings with one walk and eight strikeouts in his win in Toronto on April 1.

RHP Max Scherzer and RHP Zack Wheeler work against each other in an attractive pitching matchup between the Nationals and Mets on Sunday. The Nats are 38-15 in Scherzer's past 53 division starts, and 37-16 in his past 53 outings on the road. The Mets are 6-1 in Wheeler's past seven home outings, and 11-3 in his past 14 starts overall. The Nats are 5-0 in Scherzer's past five road outings against the Mets, while the Mets are 2-6 in Wheeler's past eight home outings against Washington.

The Dodgers roll out LHP Julio Urias for the Sunday night game against RHP Chad Bettis and the Rockies. L.A. has picked up five wins in the past seven road outings by Urias, although they're just 2-5 in his past seven starts against divisional foes. The Rockies hope Bettis can be the stopper to their losing ways. They entered Friday's game just 1-5 in the past six overall. While they're 2-5 in the past seven against southpaws, they're 18-7 in the past 25 home starts by Bettis. However, they're also 1-6 in his past seven tries against teams with a winning overall mark. The 'over' is 7-3-1 in the past 11 starts by Bettis against L.A.

Weather Report

The biggest trouble spot on Sunday's card appears to be on the south side of Chicago, as the Mariners and White Sox will be facing rain chances of 40 percent, which could delay the start of their game at Guaranteed Rate Field. It won't be a steady shield of rain, however, and the game should get in. The winds will be blowing out of center field into the fact of the batters at a 7-10 mph clip.

In St. Louis, rain won't be the issue, but the Padres and Cardinals will face a jetstream of 13-16 mph blowing out to the left-center field power alley, so watch the 'over' there. The Sunday night game between the Dodgers and Rockies will be played as scheduled, with a slight wind blowing left to right and temperatures around 70 degrees with no precipitation in the forecast. Enjoy!

 

[CNOTES]

Padres rally past Cardinals 6-4 for 3rd straight win
April 6, 2019
By The Associated Press


PHOENIX (AP) Carson Kelly drilled a single into the left field corner, scoring Nick Ahmed with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the struggling Boston Red Sox 5-4 Saturday night.


Boston has dropped three straight and fell to 2-8 overall, a lousy start to their World Series championship defense.


Colten Brewer (0-1) allowed consecutive singles to Eduardo Escobar, Ahmed and Kelly in the ninth. Right fielder Mookie Betts threw out Escobar at home on Ahmed's hit, but Kelly's rip to left allowed Ahmed to score easily.


Kelly had two hits and three RBIs. The walkoff knock was the first of his career.


Greg Holland (1-0) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth.


PADRES 6, CARDINALS 4


ST. LOUIS (AP) - Austin Hedges and Manny Machado each hit a two-run homer off Andrew Miller in the eighth inning, helping San Diego beat St. Louis for its third consecutive win.


Fernando Tatis Jr. opened the eighth with a walk and Hedges followed with a go-ahead drive over the wall on in left. With two out and Ian Kinsler on first via another walk, Machado made it 6-3 with his second homer of the season.


It was the first time that Miller (0-1) allowed multiple homers in a game since Sept. 22, 2015 for the New York Yankees at Toronto.


Matt Wisler (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win in his first outing with the Padres. Kirby Yates worked the ninth for his fifth save in five chances.


ANGELS 5, RANGERS 1


ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mike Trout hit a grand slam for his fourth homer in three days, and Los Angeles beat Texas for its first back-to-back victories of the season.


Trout's 458-foot blast in the fourth inning off Drew Smyly (0-1) cleared the bullpens beyond the left field fence at Angel Stadium. After homering in the Halos' home opener Thursday and adding two more Friday, Trout delivered the biggest blow yet with his fifth career grand slam, his first since 2015.


Albert Pujols added his 634th career homer in the seventh for Los Angeles. Pujols' first homer of his 19th big league season was his 3,089th career hit, tying Ichiro Suzuki for 22nd place in major league history.


Tyler Skaggs (1-1) pitched 6 1/3 innings of five-hit ball in a strong outing for the Angels. The left-hander won his third consecutive start against Texas, giving up just two earned runs in 17 1/3 innings.


CUBS 14, BREWERS 8


MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jason Heyward went deep twice for his first multihomer game with Chicago, Cole Hamels grinded through six solid innings and the Cubs ended a six-game skid.


Heyward hit the first of three Chicago homers against starter Corbin Burnes (0-1), with Javier Baez and Victor Caratini also going yard. Heyward added his second shot off Alex Wilson during a seven-run eighth inning. His last multihomer game was on Aug. 16, 2015 for St. Louis against Miami, a season before he signed a $184 million, eight-year contract with Chicago.


Hamels (1-0) labored early, throwing 51 pitches over the first two innings, but he mostly cruised through the next four innings, retiring 12 of his final 14 batters. He limited the damage early, stranding two by striking out Christian Yelich to end the second. He also got Lorenzo Cain to chase a changeup that would have been ball four with two on and two out in the fourth.


Chicago improved to 2-6 with its first win since opening day.


DODGERS 7, ROCKIES 2


DENVER (AP) - Alex Verdugo homered and added an RBI triple as Los Angeles kept up its early power surge in a win over Colorado.


The Dodgers have gone deep in all nine games this season, piling up 22 home runs. Los Angeles had four through nine games last year when the team set a franchise record with 235.


Walker Buehler (1-0) allowed one run over five solid innings as he bounced back from a rough opening outing. He was on a pitch count after a limited spring training.


Kenley Jansen got four outs to earn his fourth save. It was his first appearance in the Mile High City since the All-Star reliever had surgery in the offseason to address an irregular heartbeat that surfaced again while in Denver for a series last August. He didn't travel with the team back to Colorado in September as a precaution.


It was another rough outing for Jon Gray (0-2), who allowed five runs in six innings. Gray has served up a homer in 14 straight appearances, a Rockies record.


METS 6, NATIONALS 5


NEW YORK (AP) - Rookie Pete Alonso and Robinson Cano opened the eighth with consecutive homers, helping the Mets rally for the win.


Keon Broxton put New York ahead to stay with a two-out RBI single off Tony Sipp (0-1). Unlikely cleanup man J.D. Davis went deep twice and Michael Conforto also connected as the Mets improved to 6-2.


Anthony Rendon hit a leadoff homer and Wilmer Difo added a two-run shot in the top of the eighth, putting Washington ahead 5-3. Both drives came off Jeurys Familia (2-0) - never before had he given up two home runs in a game.


Edwin Diaz worked the ninth for his fourth save.


ASTROS 6, ATHLETICS 0


HOUSTON (AP) - Michael Brantley broke out of a slump with two hits, including a two-run homer, and George Springer added a two-run shot of his own to power Houston over Oakland.


Wade Miley (1-1) allowed four hits in 5 2/3 innings to win his home debut for Houston after losing his first start this season at Tampa Bay. Will Harris got the last out of the sixth and Josh James, Chris Devenski and Framber Valdez pitched one inning apiece to complete the six-hitter.


The Astros were up 1-0 with nobody out in the fifth when Springer launched a 90 mph fastball from Aaron Brooks (1-1) into the left field seats.


YANKEES 6, ORIOLES 4


BALTIMORE (AP) - Aaron Judge homered twice, Clint Frazier hit a three-run shot in the eighth inning and New York beat Baltimore for its first series win of the season.


Judge hit a solo drive in the first inning and connected with a runner on in the third, his first two homers of the year. The 6-foot-7 slugger had 52 in 2017 and 27 last season.


With Baltimore leading 4-3, Miguel Castro (0-1) issued a two-out walk and a single before Frazier put a 2-2 pitch into the left field seats.


Adam Ottavino (1-0) got the win despite allowing two inherited runners to score in the seventh. Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his second save.

INDIANS 7, BLUE JAYS 2


CLEVELAND (AP) - Carlos Carrasco became the first Cleveland pitcher since at least 1908 to strike out 12 over five innings.


Carrasco (1-1) was overpowering a week after struggling in his first start of the season. The right-hander completed his 23rd double-figure strikeout game, holding the Blue Jays scoreless until the fifth.


Freddy Galvis hit a one-out homer and Randal Grichuk had an RBI double with two away. With the tying run at the plate, Carrasco struck out Rowdy Tellez on his 90th and final pitch.


Thomas Pannone (0-2) allowed four runs in 2 2/3 innings, though he also struck out six.


TWINS 6, PHILLIES 2


PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Max Kepler and Willians Astudillo hit consecutive homers, Eddie Rosario hit a three-run shot and Minnesota beat Philadelphia.


Making his second start since Tommy John surgery in 2017, Michael Pineda (1-0) allowed two runs and four hits, striking out five in five-plus innings for Minnesota.


Rhys Hoskins went deep for the Phillies, and Bryce Harper had two hits. Both teams are off to 5-2 starts.


Jake Arrieta (1-1) gave up three runs and five hits in seven innings.


MARINERS 9, WHITE SOX 2


CHICAGO (AP) - Jay Bruce hit two solo homers and Tim Beckham connected for a three-run shot, powering Seattle to the victory.


Beckham had four hits for the Mariners, who are off to the best start in club history at 8-2. Seattle has homered in each of its first 10 games, also a franchise first, and leads the majors with 24 long balls.


Mike Leake (2-0) pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball as the Mariners rebounded from a sloppy 10-8 loss in Chicago's home opener.


Tim Anderson and Jose Abreu homered for the White Sox. Touted prospect Eloy Jimenez had his first three-hit game.


Chicago right-hander Lucas Giolito (1-1) allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings.


TIGERS 7, ROYALS 4


DETROIT (AP) - Christin Stewart hit a two-out grand slam in the seventh inning, lifting Detroit to the win.


The Tigers trailed 4-2 in the seventh but rallied against Kansas City's struggling bullpen. Kevin McCarthy (0-1) allowed three hits and a hit batter.


Whit Merrifield, Jorge Soler and Hunter Dozier homered for the Royals.


Shane Greene pitched a perfect ninth and now has saves in all six Detroit victories this season - without blowing any. The Tigers have won four straight, and the Royals have dropped five in a row.


Victor Alcantara (2-0) got three outs for the win.


PIRATES 6, REDS 5, 10 INNINGS


PITTSBURGH (AP) - Kevin Newman hit a game-ending double in the 10th inning, lifting Pittsburgh to its third straight win and giving Cincinnati its seventh straight loss.


With one out in the 10th, Francisco Cervelli singled off Raisel Iglesias (0-2). Newman drove the first pitch he saw to the 410-foot left-center notch at PNC Park, and Cervelli easily beat the relay home. It was the first game-ending hit of Newman's career.


Pittsburgh's Francisco Liriano (1-0) struck out two in the top half of the inning.


Cincinnati star Joey Votto tied it in the eighth with his first home run of the year, a solo shot off Keone Kela. It was Kela's second blown save in five appearances.


GIANTS 6, RAYS 4


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Brandon Belt homered and drove in three before an unusually small home crowd, and San Francisco beat Tampa Bay.


Steven Duggar had three RBIs and Joe Panik scored twice to help San Francisco snap a three-game losing streak behind a breakout day from its offense. Belt had an RBI single in the third and hit a two-run, opposite-field home run off Ryan Yarbrough (1-1) as part of a four-run fifth.


The game drew 31,828, the smallest at Oracle Park since Sept. 1, 2010. The Giants set an NL record with 530 consecutive sellouts at their waterfront ballpark from 2010-17.


Travis Bergen (1-0) retired one batter in relief of starter Jeff Samardzija to earn his first career victory. Will Smith pitched the ninth for his third save.


MARLINS 4, BRAVES 2


ATLANTA (AP) - Jorge Alfaro homered twice, including a tiebreaking, two-run shot in the ninth inning, and Miami stopped Atlanta's four-game winning streak.


Alfaro, a right-handed hitter, homered to the opposite field on both swings. His first long ball came off Braves starter Kyle Wright and the second one off reliever A.J. Minter (0-1).


Sergio Romo (1-0) faced the minimum in the eighth, getting knocked down on Josh Donaldson's pinch-hit liner but scrambling to throw him out, and retired Ozzie Albies on a fly ball in the ninth.


Adam Conley got two outs to earn his first save.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB MARCH/APRIL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:




DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


04/06/2019 8-17-1 32.00% -51.35
04/05/2019 10-9-1 52.63% +2.50
04/04/2019 3-12-0 20.00% -51.10
04/03/2019 13-12-0 52.00% -4.70
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.............98-110-0 47.11% -93.70




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BEST BETS:


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


04/06/2019.............3 - 4....................+0.20...................2 - 11..............-50.50................-50.30
04/05/2019.............1 - 3.....................-9.50....................4 - 6...............-13.00................-22.50
04/04/2019.............0 - 4.....................-20.00..................3 - 5................-12.50...............-32.50
04/03/2019.............2 - 4......................-7.55...................8 - 5...............+12.50...............+4.95
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....................21 - 33..................-27.90................53 - 56...............-43.00................-70.90

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack


Next six Final Four sites:


2020: Atlanta


2021: Indianapolis


2022: New Orleans


2023: Houston


2024: Phoenix


2025: San Antonio


Quote of the Day
“I could lie to you and tel you I knew I was going to knock those down, but I was terrified.”
Kyle Guy


Sunday’s quiz
Which current Big East basketball coach was the coach at Virginia before Tony Bennett?


Saturday’s quiz
When the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series, Terry Francona was their manager.


Friday’s quiz
Russell Westbrook played his college basketball at UCLA




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Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……


13) Virginia 63, Auburn 62— Wow. Virginia led 57-47 with 5:03 left, then went in the ashcan, not scoring again until they hit a 3-ball with 0:07.4 left, after Auburn had scored 14 consecutive points. Auburn fouled a 3-point shooter with 0:00.6 left; the kid makes all three foul shots and the Cavaliers are playing for the national title.


12) Texas Tech 61, Michigan State 51— Defense ruled in Minneapolis Saturday; Texas Tech held Spartans to 31% from floor in a slow 60-possession slugfest, and advance to their first national title game. Spartans were 8-23 inside arc, 7-24 on the arc. Tom Izzo drops to 2-6 in national semifinal games; you have to win a hell of a lot to get to eight Final Fours.


11) Not sure why this happened, but Cubs/Red Sox still haven’t played a home game yet, and both teams are off to ugly starts, Chicago at 2-6, Boston at 2-8.


Cubs especially look like a team that didn’t have any spring training; they’re first team since at least 1960 to commit catcher’s interference three games in a row.


10) Since 1984, 68 baseball teams started the season 1-6; only 3 of those 68 teams made the playoffs that year.


9) Rockets 120, Knicks 96— Houston led this game 72-43 at halftime Friday night, so it was never in doubt, but with 1:47 left and the subs playing out the string, the Rockets’ bench was mostly empty, with the starters off to the locker room, in a surprising show of disrespect. Only guy who stuck around on the Houston bench was former Knick Iman Shumpert.


Houston coach Mike D’Antoni missed the game with the flu; assistant Jeff Bzdelik was coaching the team. There is no rule against this, but it shows a lack of class.


8) 26 of first 55 (47.3%) replay reviews this baseball season resulted in a reversal.


7) Coaching carousel:
— Vanderbilt hired Jerry Stackhouse as its new basketball coach.
— Buffalo promoted assistant Jim Whitesell to head coach.
— Georgia State hired former Siena coach/Tennessee ass’t Rob Lanier as its coach.
— Elon hired Mike Schrage as its coach.


6) Antoine Pettway is an assistant basketball coach at Alabama; he will be working for his 4th different head coach in Tuscaloosa next season. New coach Nate Oats retained Pettway when he was hired last week. Unusual for an assistant coach to stay so long at one place, but he also played at Alabama, and his wife went to school there, too.


5) St John’s assistant coach Matt Abdelmassih left for Nebraska; now his big recruit for the Red Storm this year, JC point guard Cam Mack has asked for his release from St John’s.


4) Since 2000, only one major league pitcher has thrown 140+ pitches in an April game; that was Sterling Hitchcock in 2000, and he had Tommy John surgery before 2000 was over.


3) Baseball injuries:
— Colorado Rockies put Ryan McMahon on the IL wit a sprained elbow. Rockies called up Josh Fuentes to replace him; Fuentes is Nolan Arenado’s cousin.
— Red Sox put IF Brock Holt (scratched cornea) on the IL after his 2-year old son poked him in the eye.


2) Vlade Divac, Sidney Moncrief, Al Attles and Jack Sikma were among 12 people voted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.


1) Some people never learn, I mean really never learn.


A Florida man was arrested and charged with burglary after police say he broke into cars in the parking lot of the jail from which he had just been released on grand theft charges.


Oy.

 

[CNOTES]

LEADING OFF: Mighty Mariners, Sunday night in Denver
April 6, 2019
By The Associated Press


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


MIGHTY, MIGHTY MARINERS


Seattle has been swinging big in 2019, entering its series finale against the White Sox leading the majors with 24 homers. All that power has the Mariners off to an 8-2 start, best in club history. Jay Bruce went deep twice and Tim Beckham added a three-run shot in a 9-2 win Saturday over Chicago. Bruce leads the club with five homers, and Beckham and Domingo Santana are next with four each - all three of those players were added in the offseason, part of a rebuild by general manager Jerry Dipoto.


MILE HIGH SPOTLIGHT


Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN makes its first appearance at Coors Field since 2001 when Nolan Arenado and the Rockies host Justin Turner and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat Colorado in a one-game tiebreaker for the NL West title last season.


COLD CRUSH


Chris Davis is likely to get back into the lineup for Baltimore still seeking his first hit of 2019. The 33-year-old is 0 for 19 with 11 strikeouts this season - including 0 for 2 Saturday off the bench - and he's 0 for 40 dating to Sept. 14. Davis still has four years left on his $161 million contract, and Baltimore is hesitant to cut him loose. ''I'm seeing a guy who's giving a great effort. It's just not happening right now,'' manager Brandon Hyde said. ''We wanted to get him off to a good start. It's not the start he wanted to get off to, but I'm going to continue to play him and continue to support him and find the right matchups for him to try to get him off the schneid early.''


ONE STEP AT A TIME


Now that the Reds halted their 30-inning scoreless drought, they'll try to go further and snap a seven-game skid when they play their series finale at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati's longest streak without a run since 2015 ended Saturday when Kyle Farmer hit a two-run homer in the third. But the Reds are winless since taking their season opener against the Pirates under new manager David Bell. They entered Saturday with a major league-low .157 batting average and only three homers. ''We've been struggling to get the wins and we need to do that for sure,'' Bell said. ''But at the same time, I think scoring five runs after not scoring for a few days was big. I think we can build on that.''


STARTING HOT

Cleveland's starting pitchers have dominated Toronto over the first three games of their four-game set, and Mike Clevinger looks to do the same in the finale. Trevor Bauer pitched seven hitless innings Thursday, Shane Bieber allowed two runs in six innings Friday and Carlos Carrasco became the first Indians pitcher since at least 1908 to strike out 12 over five innings Saturday. Clevinger struck out a career-high 12 in his first start this season against the White Sox, and more swings and misses are likely against a Blue Jays club that has scored two or fewer runs in seven of its 10 games.


MAD MAX


Max Scherzer (0-2, 2.13 ERA) makes his third start in Washington's first eight games of the season when the Nationals play the rubber game of their series against the NL East rival New York Mets at Citi Field. The three-time Cy Young Award winner hasn't lost three straight starts since 2015, his first season in Washington. He faces Zack Wheeler and a Mets team that is 6-2 after hitting five homers off Nationals pitching Saturday.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Weather Report


Sunday, April 7