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[CNOTES]

LEADING OFF: Arrieta shaky lately, Kluber and Hamels checked
May 2, 2017


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

BEAN-TOWN


Manny Machado will see whether Red Sox are going to throw at him again. Still simmering from Machado's slide that injured Dustin Pedroia less than two weeks, Boston took another shot at the Baltimore star when Chris Sale's fastball sailed behind his legs Monday night at Fenway Park.


''I've lost mad respect for that team and that organization,'' Machado said in an expletive-filled tirade after the game. ''If they're going to hit me, hit me. Go ahead. Get it over with. Don't keep lingering it around and doing that.''


Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes was suspended for throwing behind Machado's head two days after the slide. Sale was unapologetic, saying, ''Whatever, man. I'm not losing sleep tonight.''


The Orioles and Boston still have two more games left in this series.


BACK AT IT

Cubs ace Jake Arrieta seeks a bounce-back start against Philadelphia after allowing 12 earned runs in 16 innings over his last three starts. He has allowed five homers in that stretch, a troubling spike compared to the 10 he allowed in 229 innings while winning the NL Cy Young Award in 2015. Jerad Eickhoff (0-2, 3.56) is up for the Phillies at Wrigley Field.

FINGERS CROSSED


Indians and Rangers fans may learn more about the status of star pitchers Corey Kluber and Cole Hamels. Kluber was pulled from Cleveland's game against Detroit on Tuesday because of back discomfort. Kluber allowed five runs in three innings, his shortest outing in nearly a year. Hamels was scratched from his scheduled start for Texas against Houston because of tightness in his right oblique. He's set to meet with team physician Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas.


ROCKY ROAD

Nationals right-hander A.J. Cole is back up from the minors, though he can't pitch yet. Washington promoted him from Triple-A this week, but he first must serve the final three games of a five-game suspension he drew last September for throwing a pitch near the head of Pittsburgh's Jung Ho Kang. Cole missed a large portion of the 2016 season with shoulder trouble.

POPULAR AND PRODUCTIVE


Toronto righty Marcus Stroman often has his own rooting section when he pitches at Yankee Stadium - he grew nearby on Long Island. He is 5-2 with a 2.17 ERA in eight career starts against the Yankees going into this outing vs. CC Sabathia and New York.

 

[CNOTES]

Diamond Trends - Wednesday
May 3, 2017


TOP SU TREND


-- The Orioles are 13-0 since Jul 21, 2016 in not the first game of a series as a road dog after they scored in at most two separate innings last game.

TOP OU TREND


-- The Indians are 0-17 OU (-2.76 ppg) on the road after a game as a road favorite in which they did not hit a home run since Apr 25, 2016.

TOP STARTER TREND


-- The Mariners are 8-0 since July 2014 when Hisashi Iwakuma starts after an outing where he did not allow an earned run and got less than 10 runs of support.


TOP RUN LINE TREND


-- The Royals are 0-18 RL since Aug 17, 2010 as a 140-plus favorite off a home game in which they had more strikeouts than hits.

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday's Diamond Notes
May 3, 2017


Hottest team: Yankees (5-2 past seven games)


The Yankees have climbed into a tie for first place in the American League. Are they for real? Well, you be the judge. They have won five of the past seven outings, and new fan favorite Aaron Judge blasted two more homers in Tuesday's win to give the Bronx Bombers the best home record in the majors at 11-3. New York faces another favorable matchup at home against the disappointing Blue Jays, a team which has won just five times over the past 17 road outings. Toronto is also 3-8 in their past 11 against teams with a winning record, while going 3-10 in Marcus Stroman's past 13 road outings. The Blue Jays have won six of Stroman's past seven outings against the Yankees, but they're just 18-37 in their past 55 trips to the Bronx.


Coldest team Giants (4-9 past 13 games)


The Giants are stuck in the basement of the National League West Division at 10-18, and they have the second worst mark in the majors at -1,043 units. It doesn't look to get much better with struggling right-hander Jeff Samardzija on the bump (see below). San Francisco is 6-13 in their past 19 road games against a left-handed starter, 1-5 in their past six road games overall and 1-6 in their past seven games against a team with a winning record. They're also 4-11 in their past 15 trips to Chavez Ravine against the rival Dodgers.


Hottest pitcher: Gio Gonzalez, Nationals (3-0, 1.62 ERA)


Gonzalez is starting to look like the pitcher who won 21 games back in 2012, his first season with the Nationals. After fumbling around the .500 mark over the past four seasons Gonzalez has fired out of the chute this season. He has won all three of his decisions across five starts while ranking eighth in the majors in ERA at 1.62. He has a decent 2.36 K:BB (strikeouts to walks) ratio while cruising along with a 1.14 WHIP. In 2012 Gonzalez posted a 1.13 WHIP over 199 1/3 innings. He'll be tested by Arizona's offense on Wednesday. Gonzalez is 0-1 with a 4.35 ERA over 20 2/3 innings across his past four starts against the Diamondbacks, a team hitting .341 against him during the span.


Coldest pitcher: Jeff Samardzija, Giants (0-4, 6.32 ERA)


The former wide receiver at Notre Dame has struggled mightily in the Bay Area. He is 0-4 with a 6.32 ERA across five starts, coughing up 22 earned runs over 31 1/3 innings. While he showed some signs of life with a quality start last time out against the Padres, he still served up a homer in the outing to give him six long balls allowed in just 31 1/3 innings. He'll need to keep the ball in the park if he wants to get things back on the rails. He doesn't have a long record against the Dodgers, but when he has faced L.A. it hasn't been great. He is 0-1 with a 4.22 ERA over two starts with a .310 opponent batting average in 10 2/3 innings.


Biggest UNDER run: Royals (13-4 past 17 games)


The 'under' hasn't been as much of a certainty lately for the Royals, but that's mainly due to pitching breakdowns. The offense has really struggled for most of the season, as Kansas City is averaging just 2.53 runs per game over the past 19 outings dating back to April 1, including a goose egg in Tuesday's meeting against the White Sox. The 'under' is also 6-0-1 in Kansas City's past seven home games against a team with a winning overall mark and 8-2 in their past 10 games overall at Kauffman Stadium.


Biggest OVER run: Mets (7-0-1 past eight games, 10-1-2 past 13 outings)


The 'over' continues to come in for the Mets on a routine basis, with seven overs and a push over the past eight outings dating back to April 23. The over is also 4-0-1 in their past five tries on the road against right-handed pitching. and 12-2-2 in the past 16 games overall vs. RHP. The over is also an impressive 17-6-3 in their past 26 tries against National League East foes and 4-1 in Jacob deGrom's past five assignments. While the over has cashed in five straight meetings with the Braves, the under is 5-0 in deGrom's past five starts against Atlanta.

Matchup to watch: Angels vs. Mariners


The Halos broke out the big guns in the 11th inning Tuesday, as Albert Pujols doubled home Mike Trout to give the Angels a nice road win in 11 innings at Safeco Field. The Angels will look to build upon that with Opening Day starter Ricky Nolasco toeing the slab. The Angels are 7-1 over Nolasco's past eight starts while going 5-1 in their past six against teams with an overall losing record. The Mariners have had a difficult time lately, going just 1-4 in theirp ast five against divisional foes. They're also just 1-4 in Hisashi Iwakuma's past five home outings and 2-5 in his past seven tries against a team with an overall winning marl.


Betcha didn’t know: The Rangers have won just one of the past nine road starts by Nick Martinez, while the Astros have won six of their past seven at home and they're 14-4 in their past 18 games against a right-handed starter. Houston has also won 40 of their past 57 against teams with a losing record, although they have won just 30 of their past 102 tries against their Lone State State rivals. Charlie Morton is on the bump for the Astros looking to build on his success last time out. He struck out a career-high 12 batters against the A's in his most recent outing.


Biggest public favorite: Cubs (-200) vs. Phillies


Biggest public underdog: White Sox (+150) at Royals


Biggest line move: Mets (-100 to -130) at Braves

 

[CNOTES]

Black returns to San Diego with NL West-leading Rockies
May 2, 2017


SAN DIEGO (AP) Bud Black is back in San Diego, and with a first-place ballsquad, no less.


Now the manager of the Colorado Rockies, Black returned to Petco Park on Tuesday for the first time since he was fired as manager of the Padres on June 15, 2015.


Black spent part of the day at his alma mater, San Diego State, before heading to Petco Park for the opener of a three-game series.


In his 8 + seasons managing the Padres, he never had a reason to go to the visitors' clubhouse or dugout.


''And over the years, I wasn't that curious,'' said Black, in his first season with Colorado.


''I've never been here. It's all right. It's OK,'' he told a large media throng in the visitors' dugout. ''Solid. The builders at Petco did a nice job on the visitors' side.''


Black, a former big league pitcher, was 649-713 with the Padres.


''This is new for me, first time, obviously, back here,'' he said. ''But driving down today there was a different sensation coming to this park. Once I got here, I felt comfortable, saw a number of people that I've crossed paths with, in the corridor, around the ballpark, grounds crews guys. That was cool.''


Black, who lives in the offseason in Rancho Santa Fe in northern San Diego County, knew not to get too nostalgic.


''I do know at 7, 7:05, there's going to be a ballgame,'' he said. ''It's going to be a little different on this side. As I've said before, I think those of us in uniform become hardened to some of these things.''


The Rockies came into the game leading the NL West, a half-game ahead of Arizona.


The Padres had only two winning seasons under Black. They finished 89-74 in his first season, 2007, after losing a wild-card tiebreaker game in 13 innings at Colorado. Many Padres fans still contend that Matt Holliday never touched home plate on the play that gave the Rockies a 9-8 win and helped them on the road to their first World Series appearance.


The Padres finished 90-72 in 2010. They had the NL's best record in late August before a 10-game losing streak staggered them and they missed the playoffs.


San Diego was 32-33 when it fired Black in 2015.

 

[CNOTES]

Aprils MLB Picks:
Overall Picks of the Day DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Date W-L-T % Units Record


Totals....... 225 - 234.. 49.01 % - 10.80


Best Bets Daily: ( DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Sides / Totals.


Totals.............61 - 72.... +11.62... 45.86 %....95 - 88 51.91 % - 3.60


********************************
May's MLB Picks
Overall Picks of the Day DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Date W-L-T % Units Record


05/02/2017.......... 11-11-0.......... 50.00%............. -150
05/01/2017.......... 9 -8 - 0.......... 52.94%........... +1125


Totals.................20 - 19 ............51.28%.............+ 9.75




Best Bets Daily: ( DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Sides / Totals.


05/02/2017..........2 - 5..........28.57%.........- 2.70........9 - 6..........60.00%.........+ 3.30
05/01/2017..........4 - 2..........66.66 %.......+ 3.85........5 - 5..........50.00%.........- 0.50


Totals.................6 - 7.........46.15%.........+ 1.15.......14 - 11.......56.00%..........+2.80

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


TOR at NYY 07:05 PM


NYY +100


O 8.5


ARI at WAS 07:05 PM


ARI +125


O 8.0


CLE at DET 07:10 PM


DET +135


O 7.5


PIT at CIN 07:10 PM


CIN +100


O 8.5


BAL at BOS 07:10 PM


O 9.0


MIA at TB 07:10 PM


O 8.0


NYM at ATL 07:35 PM


ATL +115


U 8.0


PHI at CHC 08:05 PM


PHI +180


O 6.5


OAK at MIN 08:10 PM


O 8.5


TEX at HOU 08:10 PM


TEX +165

O 8.5


CHW at KC 08:15 PM

U 8.0


SF at LAD 10:10 PM


SF +160


U 7.5


COL at SD 10:10 PM


SD +115


U 8.0

LAA at SEA 10:10 PM

U 8.0

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo:Thursday's six-pack


Odds to win the SEC football title this coming fall:
2-3: Alabama
7-2: LSU
5-1: Auburn, Georgia
9-1: Florida
11-1: Tennessee
18-1: Texas A&M
40-1: Arkansas
45-1: Mississippi State, Missouri
50-1: Kentucky, South Carolina
100-1: Vanderbilt
Ole Miss is ineligible this season


**********


Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud……..

13) Why bad teams are always bad: Isaiah Thomas was the 60th (and last) pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, a brilliant move by the Sacramento Kings, who aren’t known for brilliance.


Here are the four players picked right ahead of Thomas in the draft:
56. Chukwudiebere Maduabum
57. Tanguy Ngombo
58. Ater Majok
59. Ádám Hanga


Brilliant draft pick by the Kings, but………


12) Three years later, Sacramento traded Thomas, who had just scored 20.3 pts/game during the 2013-14 season, to Phoenix, for Alex Oriakhi and a trade exception. Mr Oraikhi has yet to play in the NBA. Thomas just scored 53 points in a playoff game. Oy.


11) Brilliant move by Phoenix, but seven months later, the Suns did a 3-way deal with the Celtics and Detroit. Here is what each team got:


Boston: Isaiah Thomas, Jonas Jerebko, Gigi Datome
Detroit: Tayshaun Prince (he was 34 at the time)


Phoenix: Marcus Thornton, a 1st round draft pick


Boston GM Danny Ainge should’ve gone to confession after this theft.


10) Atlanta Hawks have been in the NBA playoffs 10 years in a row, but they fired their GM this week, supposedly because he wanted to rebuild the roster, while the owner and coach want to keep on their current course and hope they do better in the playoffs.


9) The offensive and defensive coordinators at Alabama make $1.3M and $1.2M a year; thats $2.5M a year for two ASSISTANT coaches- the strength coach makes $560,000 a year.


8) Being a major league manager can’t be as much fun these days; teams carry so many pitchers, they only have 3-4 bench players per game and one of those is a backup catcher who rarely is used. When Jose Reyes was doubled off second early in the Mets’ game Wednesday nite, in a blatant show of nonchalance/apathy, when he should have been yanked from the game, he couldn’t be, because it would make New York’s bench shorthanded the rest of the nite.


Reyes WALKED BACK TO SECOND BASE after a fly ball to right; the throw came in, and the Braves’ SS tagged him out from behind. Reyes might as well as turned and given Terry Collins the finger, thats how terrible a play it was. But he stayed in the game.


Reyes later knocked in five runs in the Mets’ 16-5 win; good for him, but he makes $22M a year- the least he could freaking do is pay attention.


7) How is Bill Belichick not the highest paid coach in the NFL? Pete Carroll/Sean Payton are, at $8M a year.


6) Only 7 of the world’s top 30 golfers are in North Carolina for the Wells Fargo event this week; the tournament is being played at a different course than usual, one more like Augusta National.


5) More tension in Boston last nite; Orioles’ starting pitcher Kevin Gausman was tossed in the second inning for hitting Xander Bogaerts- there had been a conference call before the game with the teams and MLB brass, to lay the law down on ending the BS of the last week, but Gausman hit Bogaerts with a curveball, so no way was it intentional.


In the 5th inning, Adam Jones got tossed for arguing balls/strikes. It is fair to say the Orioles aren’t enjoying their stay in Boston this week.


4) College basketball transfers:
— Carlton Bragg goes from Kansas to Arizona State
— Peter Kiss goes from Quinnipiac to Rutgers
— Jazz Johnson goes from Portland to Nevada.


Of the 12 players on Nevada’s roster today, nine of them are transfers.


3) Denver Broncos signed RB Jamaal Charles to a one-year deal, which will make their two games against their division rival Chiefs a little more interesting.


2) Another rough day for star pitchers: Cole Hamels and Cory Kluber are now on the shelf, Hamels for 2-3 months.


1— Colorado Rockies’ TV guys were talking about the movie Top Gun last nite; lot of it was filmed in the San Diego area and the Rockies are playing the Padres in Petco this week. Hard to believe the movie came out in 1986.


Top Gun cost $15M to make; in 31 years since, the movie has made over $350M worldwide.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Dunkel


Thursday, May 4



Miami @ Tampa Bay


Game 925-926
May 4, 2017 @ 7:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Straily) 15.219
Tampa Bay
(Andriese) 14.484
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-130
8
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+110); Over


LA Angels @ Seattle


Game 923-924
May 4, 2017 @ 10:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Meyer) 14.233
Seattle
(Miranda) 15.319
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-125
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-125); Under


Texas @ Houston


Game 921-922
May 4, 2017 @ 2:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Griffin) 15.366
Houston
(Musgrve) 14.483
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-155
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+135); Over


Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City


Game 919-920
May 4, 2017 @ 2:15 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Holland) 15.294
Kansas City
(Kennedy) 13.938
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-140
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+120); Over


Baltimore @ Boston


Game 917-918
May 4, 2017 @ 7:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Jimenez) 17.699
Boston
(Kendrick) 14.294
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-125
10
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+105); Over


Cleveland @ Detroit


Game 915-916
May 4, 2017 @ 1:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Salazar) 15.409
Detroit
16.639
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-125
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+105); Over


Oakland @ Minnesota


Game 913-914
May 4, 2017 @ 1:10 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Cotton) 14.372
Minnesota
(Gibson) 12.533
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-125
9
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+105); Over


NY Mets @ Atlanta


Game 911-912
May 4, 2017 @ 7:35 pm


Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Wheeler) 13.939
Atlanta
(Garcia) 15.325
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-115); Over


Arizona @ Washington


Game 909-910
May 4, 2017 @ 1:05 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Shipley) 16.063
Washington
(Scherzer) 16.833
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-260
8
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-260); Under


Colorado @ San Diego


Game 907-908
May 4, 2017 @ 3:40 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Freeland) 13.934
San Diego
(Perdomo) 15.893
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-110
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-110); Under


Philadelphia @ Chicago Cubs


Game 905-906
May 4, 2017 @ 2:20 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Eflin) 15.193
Chicago Cubs
(Lackey) 16.393
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-210
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-210); N/A


Milwaukee @ St. Louis


Game 903-904
May 4, 2017 @ 7:15 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Andrson) 16.112
St. Louis
(Wrwrght) 14.207
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-145
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+125); Over


Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati


Game 901-902
May 4, 2017 @ 12:35 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Nova) 15.851
Cincinnati
(Adleman) 14.652
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-115); Under

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up


Thursday, May 4


National League
Mets @ Braves
Wheeler is 1-2, 5.13 in five starts this year (over 4-0-1).


Garcia is 1-0, 2.95 in his last three starts (over 3-1-1).


Mets won four of last six games; over is 11-1-1 in their last 13 games. Atlanta lost three of its last four games (over 7-1 in last eight).


Diamondbacks @ Nationals
Shipley is making his first ’17 start; he is 3-1, 4.18 in five AAA starts this year. He is 4-5, 5.27 in 11 major league starts.


Scherzer is 0-2, 6.00 in two home starts this year (3-0, 2.08 on road). Over is 3-2 in his starts.


Arizona lost three of last four road games; under is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Washington is 12-4 in its last 16 games; they’re 8-6 at home. Nine of Nationals’ last ten games went over total.


Pirates @ Reds
Nova is 2-0, 0.56 in his last two starts (his last three starts stayed under).


Adleman is 0-1, 6.35 in two starts this year (over 2-0).


Pirates lost six of last nine road games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Cincinnati lost nine of its last 13 games- ten of their last 11 games went over.


Phillies @ Cubs
Eflin is 0-0, 2.37 in three starts this month (over 1-1-1).


Lackey is 1-3, 6.00 in his last four starts (over 4-1).


Cubs lost four of last seven games; over is 13-1 in their last 14 games. Phillies lost five of last six games; over is 7-0-3 in their last ten road games.


Brewers @ St Louis
Anderson is 2-0, 2.70 in five starts this year (under 3-2).


Wainwright is 2-3, 6.48 in five starts this year (last three went over).


Brewers won five of last eight games; they’re 7-4 on road- over is 14-4 in their last 18 games. St Louis is 10-4 in its last 14 games, 7-3 in last ten at home. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 games.


Rockies @ Padres
Freeland is 2-0, 1.06 in his last three starts (under 5-0).


Perdomo is 0-1, 6.19 in three starts (over 2-1) this year.


Colorado lost five of last eight games; they’re 10-5 on road. Over is 9-3 in their last twelve games. San Diego won three of its last four games; Padres are 7-5 at home. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 games.


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American League
Orioles @ Red Sox
Jimenez is 1-1, 7.83 in his five starts this year (over 4-1).


Kendrick is making his first ’17 start; he is 1-3, 6.00 in four AAA starts this year. He is 81-81, 4.63 in 212 career major league starts.


Orioles are 8-7 on road; their last three games stayed under. Boston won three of its last four games; 11 of their last 13 games stayed under.


Indians @ Tigers
Salazar is 2-2, 4.60 in five starts this year (under 4-1).


Fulmer is 2-1, 3.19 in five starts this year (over 3-2).


Cleveland lost three of its last four road games; ten of their last 12 games stayed under. Detroit won three of its last four games; over is 8-4-2 in their last 14 games overall.


A’s @ Twins
Cotton is 2-3, 6.00 in five starts this year (under 4-1).


Gibson is 0-3, 9.35 in his last four starts (under 3-2).


Oakland lost eight of its last nine games; they’re 4-10 on road. Four of their last five road games went over. Minnesota won six of its last seven games. Over is 7-1-2 in their last ten games.


Rangers @ Astros
Griffin is 2-0, 2.25 in his last two starts (over 2-1).


Musgrove is 0-2, 5.19 in his last three starts (over 3-1 in his last four).


Texas lost seven of last nine games overall, eight of last nine on road. Over is 13-5-1 in their last 19 games. Houston won nine of last eleven home tilts; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.


While Sox @ Royals
Holland is 1-0, 2.19 in his last two starts (under 3-2).


Kennedy is 0-0, 1.33 in his last three starts (under 3-2). Royals scored seven runs in his five starts.


Chicago lost three of its last four games; their last three games went under. Kansas City lost ten of its last 12 games; they’re 7-6 at home. Under is 9-2 in their last eleven home games.


Angels @ Mariners
Meyer allowed two runs in 3.2 IP (85 PT) in his first ’17 start, a home loss to Toronto.


Miranda is 2-2, 3.81 in five starts this year (under 4-1).


Angels won seven of last nine games; they’re 6-10 on road. Under is 11-3 in their last 14 road games. Seattle won six of its last eight home games; their last three games went over total.


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Interleague
Marlins @ Rays
Straily is 0-1, 2.55 in his last three starts (over 3-2).


Andriese is 1-1, 3.38 in his last four starts (under 3-1 in last four).


Tampa Bay lost three of its last four home games; under is 4-1 in their last five games. Miami lost six of last eight games; over is 6-1 in their last seven road games.


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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
NY-Atl: Wheeler 2-3; Garcia 3-2
Az-Wsh: Shipley 0-0; Scherzer 3-2
Pitt-Cin: Nova 3-2; Adleman 0-2
Phil-Chi: Eflin 2-1; Lackey 2-3
Mil-StL: Anderson 2-3; Wainwright 2-3
Col-SD: Freeland 4-1; Perdomo 1-2


American League
Balt-Bos: Jimenez 4-1; Kendrick 0-0
Clev-Det: Salazar 3-2; Fulmer 3-2
A’s-Min: Cotton 2-3; Gibson 2-3
Tex-Hst: Griffin 3-0; Musgrove 2-3
Chi-KC: Holland 3-2; Kennedy 1-4
LA-Sea: Meyer 0-1; Miranda 3-2


Interleague
Mia-TB: Straily 3-2; Andriese 2-3


Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
NY-Atl: Wheeler 3-5; Garcia 2-5
Az-Wsh: Shipley 0-0; Scherzer 2-5
Pitt-Cin: Nova 0-5; Adleman 0-2
Phil-Chi: Eflin 2-3; Lackey 4-5
Mil-StL: Anderson 2-3; Wainwright 2-3
Col-SD: Freeland 1-5; Perdomo 2-3


American League
Balt-Bos: Jimenez 3-5; Kendrick 0-0
Clev-Det: Salazar 3-5; Fulmer 3-5
A’s-Min: Cotton 3-5; Gibson 0-5
Tex-Hst: Griffin 0-3; Musgrove 1-5
Chi-KC: Holland 1-5; Kennedy 0-5
LA-Sea: Meyer 0-1; Miranda 3-5


Interleague
Mia-TB: Straily 0-5; Andriese 3-5


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Umpires
National League
Az-Wsh: Three of four Wolcott games stayed under.
NY-Atl: Underdogs won four of five Marquez games this year.
Pitt-Cin: Four of last five Ripperger games stayed under.
Phil-Chi: All five Bellino games this season stayed under.
Mil-StL: Over is 11-4-1 in last 16 Dimuro games.
Col-SD: Three of four Fagan games went over total.


American League
Balt-Bos: Over is 4-1-1 in Wolf games this season.
Clev-Det: Under is 3-1-1 in Demuth games this season.
A’s-Min: Three of four Muchlinski games this year went over.
Tex-Hst: Underdogs are 12-6 in last 18 Randazzo games .
Chi-KC: Under is 7-4-1 in last dozen Miller games.
LA-Sea: Four of last six Cederstrom games went over.


Interleague
TB-Mia: Over is 9-5-1 in last 15 Scheurwater games.


Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/3/17
Ariz 4-5-3………..9-4-4…….13-9-7
Atl 5-8-3………..5-4-1…….10-12-4
Cubs 7-8………….5-6-1…….12-14-1
Reds 5-6-1……….5-7-2……..10-13-3
Colo 9-5-1………..6-5-2…….15-10-3
LA 6-6-2………..8-5-2…….14-11-4
Miami 4-9-3……….6-3-2……..10-12-5
Milw 8-1-2……….7-8-2……..15-9-4
Mets 6-6…………4-10-2…….10-16-2
Philly 7-5-2………..7-4-1…….14-9-3
Pitt 5-8-2………..6-6……..11-14-2
St. Louis 3-6-1……….9-4-3……12-10-4
SD 3-12-3………5-4-2……..8-16-5
SF 5-8-3………..5-6-2…….10-14-5
Wash 9-4………….6-7-1……..14-11-1


Orioles 7-6-2……….6-5……….13-11-2
Boston 3-6-1………8-7-2………11-13-3
White Sox 5-6-4………6-4-1………11-10-5
Cleveland 6-8-1………4-7-1………10-15-2
Detroit 5-5-1………9-5-2………14-10-3
Astros 2-6-3………9-7-1……..11-13-4
KC 2-9-2………7-4-2………9-13-4
Angels 4-8-4……….8-4-1…….12-13-4
Twins 5-4-2………7-4-3………12-8-5
NYY 5-6…………..10-5……….15-11
A’s 3-9-2……….5-4-4………8-13-6
Seattle 5-9-3………..7-2-2……12-11-5
TB 7-5-3……….10-2-2…….17-7-5
Texas 7-3-2……….8-5-3………15-8-5
Toronto 4-11-1……..3-6-3………7-16-4


%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total-5/3/17)
Ariz 3-12……..7-17……….10
Atl 3-16……..4-10…………7
Cubs 4-15……..4-12………..8
Reds 2-11……..6-15………..8
Colo 5-14……..5-13……….10
LA 5-13……..5-16..……..10
Miami 5-15……..5-12……….10
Milw 5-10……..7-17………..12
Mets 7-13……..5-14………..12
Philly 8-15……..3-11…………11
Pitt 4-15……..5-12…………9
StL 3-10……7-18…………10
SD 6-17…….6-10………..12
SF 3-15……..3-14………..6
Wash 5-13……..6-14……….11


Orioles 1-15……..1-10………..2
Boston 1-10……..3-16………..4
White Sox 3-14…….5-11………..8
Clev 5-15……..6-11………..11
Detroit 2-10……..8-16………..10
Astros 2-11……..8-17………..10
KC 2-13……..3-11………..5
Angels 3-15…….4-13………..7
Twins 1-11……..4-13……….5
NYY 1-11……..8-14……….9
A’s 1-14……..3-13………..4
Seattle 7-17……..4-10………11
TB 2-13……..7-15………..9
Texas 4-11……..4-16……….8
Toronto 4-16…….3-11…………7


Interleague play
NL @ AL– 9-6 AL, favorites -$262
AL @ NL– 8-6 NL, favorites -$251
Total: 15-14 AL, favorites -$513
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL– Over 4-11
AL @ NL– Over 8-6
Total– Over 12-17

 

[CNOTES]

MLB


Thursday, May 4


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Trend Report
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12:35 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh

1:05 PM
ARIZONA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games
Arizona is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games at home
Washington is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing Arizona

1:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Cleveland's last 23 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games when playing Cleveland

1:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. MINNESOTA
Oakland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Oakland's last 18 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

2:10 PM
TEXAS vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 13 games
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games when playing Texas
Houston is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Texas

2:15 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games

2:20 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 10 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Chi Cubs are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing Philadelphia

3:40 PM
COLORADO vs. SAN DIEGO
Colorado is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 13 games on the road
San Diego is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Colorado

7:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. BOSTON
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Boston is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Baltimore

7:10 PM
MIAMI vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games

7:15 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 15 games
Milwaukee is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home

7:35 PM
NY METS vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Atlanta is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home

10:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. SEATTLE
LA Angels are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Long Sheet


Thursday, May 4


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PITTSBURGH (12 - 15) at CINCINNATI (13 - 14) - 12:35 PM
IVAN NOVA (R) vs. TIM ADLEMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 72-95 (-36.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 65-83 (-28.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 388-419 (-100.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 386-358 (-89.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 5-1 (+5.2 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

IVAN NOVA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
NOVA is 3-3 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.92 and a WHIP of 1.103.
His team's record is 3-3 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)

TIM ADLEMAN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
ADLEMAN is 0-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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MILWAUKEE (14 - 14) at ST LOUIS (13 - 13) - 7:15 PM
CHASE ANDERSON (R) vs. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 756-475 (+91.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
WAINWRIGHT is 171-100 (+35.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 18-24 (-18.0 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 47-50 (-25.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 9-19 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 31-33 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 18-28 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-2 (+1.4 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)

CHASE ANDERSON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
ANDERSON is 0-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 1.97 and a WHIP of 1.469.
His team's record is 1-5 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.2 units)

ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 15-8 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 0.974.
His team's record is 20-9 (+6.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-13. (+0.8 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (12 - 14) at CHICAGO CUBS (15 - 12) - 2:20 PM
ZACH EFLIN (R) vs. JOHN LACKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-29 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 800-833 (+21.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1614-1698 (-257.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 862-793 (-154.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 831-848 (-153.5 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1187-1261 (-197.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 778-831 (-181.7 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 781-747 (-158.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 2-1 (+0.3 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.2 Units)

ZACH EFLIN vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

JOHN LACKEY vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
LACKEY is 5-4 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.55 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 5-4 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-3. (+2.5 units)

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COLORADO (17 - 11) at SAN DIEGO (12 - 17) - 3:40 PM
KYLE FREELAND (L) vs. LUIS PERDOMO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 298-412 (-103.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 646-997 (-179.5 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
COLORADO is 106-197 (-67.9 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
SAN DIEGO is 23-17 (+11.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 26-21 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 26-26 (+9.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 51-59 (+12.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 64-54 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 35-69 (-29.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 3-2 (+2.2 Units) against COLORADO this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)

KYLE FREELAND vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
FREELAND is 0-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 11.56 and a WHIP of 2.355.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

LUIS PERDOMO vs. COLORADO since 1997
PERDOMO is 0-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 8.18 and a WHIP of 1.636.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.3 units)

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ARIZONA (17 - 12) at WASHINGTON (18 - 9) - 1:05 PM
BRADEN SHIPLEY (R) vs. MAX SCHERZER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 19-37 (-18.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 34-108 (-42.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 29-29 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SCHERZER is 17-18 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SCHERZER is 8-11 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

BRADEN SHIPLEY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

MAX SCHERZER vs. ARIZONA since 1997
SCHERZER is 4-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.65 and a WHIP of 0.941.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

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NY METS (12 - 15) at ATLANTA (11 - 15) - 7:35 PM
ZACK WHEELER (R) vs. JAIME GARCIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 45-43 (-20.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 43-38 (+19.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 38-22 (+14.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 25-12 (+14.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 108-85 (+37.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Thursday since 1997.
WHEELER is 14-7 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 23-45 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
GARCIA is 37-44 (-26.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-4 (+1.6 Units) against NY METS this season
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.5 Units)

ZACK WHEELER vs. ATLANTA since 1997
WHEELER is 4-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.94 and a WHIP of 1.306.
His team's record is 5-3 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.2 units)

JAIME GARCIA vs. NY METS since 1997
GARCIA is 2-4 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.160.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.3 units)

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OAKLAND (11 - 16) at MINNESOTA (14 - 11) - 1:10 PM
JHAREL COTTON (R) vs. KYLE GIBSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 148-203 (-48.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 352-447 (-96.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 22-38 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 39-69 (-24.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
GIBSON is 24-12 (+15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 73-114 (-27.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 37-58 (-22.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 90-120 (-49.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 47-86 (-33.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

JHAREL COTTON vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

KYLE GIBSON vs. OAKLAND since 1997
GIBSON is 1-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.09 and a WHIP of 1.455.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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CLEVELAND (15 - 12) at DETROIT (14 - 13) - 1:10 PM
DANNY SALAZAR (R) vs. MICHAEL FULMER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 100-88 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 53-44 (+13.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
FULMER is 22-9 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 13-3 (+9.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FULMER is 11-1 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 65-32 (+23.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 13-3 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-2 (+3.8 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

DANNY SALAZAR vs. DETROIT since 1997
SALAZAR is 3-4 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.58 and a WHIP of 1.390.
His team's record is 6-6 (-0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-5. (+1.6 units)

MICHAEL FULMER vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
FULMER is 1-2 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 6.98 and a WHIP of 1.966.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-0. (+4.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (16 - 10) at BOSTON (15 - 12) - 7:10 PM
UBALDO JIMENEZ (R) vs. KYLE KENDRICK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
JIMENEZ is 30-56 (-25.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
KENDRICK is 84-69 (+21.2 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 105-84 (+21.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 54-46 (+12.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 76-55 (+20.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
JIMENEZ is 17-9 (+10.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 16-7 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 382-333 (-87.8 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
BOSTON is 542-412 (-59.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.
BOSTON is 41-47 (-20.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 4-4 (+0.3 Units) against BOSTON this season
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.0 Units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. BOSTON since 1997
JIMENEZ is 2-7 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 6.84 and a WHIP of 1.777.
His team's record is 7-9 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-7. (+1.6 units)

KYLE KENDRICK vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

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CHI WHITE SOX (14 - 12) at KANSAS CITY (9 - 17) - 2:15 PM
DEREK HOLLAND (L) vs. IAN KENNEDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 196-170 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 112-71 (+28.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 111-85 (+23.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 58-36 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
KENNEDY is 11-2 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 2-9 (-8.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 4-2 (+2.2 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
HOLLAND is 2-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.08 and a WHIP of 1.336.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.2 units)

IAN KENNEDY vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
KENNEDY is 2-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.30 and a WHIP of 1.267.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

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TEXAS (11 - 17) at HOUSTON (19 - 9) - 2:10 PM
A.J. GRIFFIN (R) vs. JOE MUSGROVE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 106-87 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 52-31 (+22.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 38-39 (+16.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 92-86 (+31.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 36-25 (+21.9 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 53-41 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 81-64 (+16.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 42-31 (+15.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
GRIFFIN is 19-7 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 12-3 (+11.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 11-3 (+9.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 24-10 (+16.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 4-15 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

A.J. GRIFFIN vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GRIFFIN is 5-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.22 and a WHIP of 1.055.
His team's record is 7-0 (+8.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.9 units)

JOE MUSGROVE vs. TEXAS since 1997
MUSGROVE is 1-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.59 and a WHIP of 1.246.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

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LA ANGELS (15 - 14) at SEATTLE (12 - 16) - 10:10 PM
ALEX MEYER (R) vs. ARIEL MIRANDA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 256-195 (+40.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
SEATTLE is 38-48 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 36-41 (-23.0 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 238-237 (-55.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
SEATTLE is 158-196 (-52.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday since 1997.
SEATTLE is 600-556 (-99.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 78-94 (-30.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 4-1 (+3.2 Units) against SEATTLE this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

ALEX MEYER vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MEYER is 0-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.750.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

ARIEL MIRANDA vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
MIRANDA is 2-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.71 and a WHIP of 1.118.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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MIAMI (12 - 14) at TAMPA BAY (14 - 15) - 7:10 PM
DANIEL STRAILY (R) vs. MATT ANDRIESE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 67-82 (-23.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
STRAILY is 23-13 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRAILY is 23-13 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
STRAILY is 9-4 (+7.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 82-109 (-30.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 52-70 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 60-77 (-21.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 44-64 (-20.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against MIAMI this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

DANIEL STRAILY vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

MATT ANDRIESE vs. MIAMI since 1997
ANDRIESE is 0-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-1 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Short Sheet


Thursday, May 4


Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 12:35 PM ET
Nova: 19-5 TSR on the road with a money line of -100 to -150
Adleman: Cinci is 43-77 coming off 3 or more home games


Milwaukee at St Louis, 7:15 PM ET
Anderson: Milwaukee is 13-3 OVER with a total between 7 and 8.5
Wainwright: St Louis is 41-28 OVER with a money line between -100 and -150


Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 PM ET
Eflin: Phillies are 15-8 coming off 6 straight road games
Lackey: Cubs are 356-384 after a win by 2 runs or less


Colorado at San Diego, 3:40 PM ET
Freeland: Colorado is 106-197 in road may games
Perdomo: San Diego is 26-21 at home against div opponents


Arizona at Washington, 1:05 PM ET
Shipley: Arizona is 11-6 as an underdog
Scherzer: 8-11 TSR at home off a win


NY Mets at Atlanta, 7:35 PM ET
Wheeler: 14-7 TSR in road night games
Garcia: 6-11 TSR at home with a total between


Oakland at Minnesota, 1:10 PM ET
Cotton: Oakland is 16-6 OVER in road games off 2 overs
Gibson: Minnesota is 25-8 OVER as a favorite


Cleveland at Detroit, 1:10 PM ET
Salazar: Cleveland is 13-3 in Thursday road games
Fulmer: Detroit is 17-29 after allowing 3 runs or less in BB games


Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 PM ET
Jimenez: 17-9 TSR vs division opponents
Kendrick: Boston is 32-45 after allowing 3 runs or less in BB games


Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 2:15 PM ET
Holland: White Sox are 9-1 Under after a loss
Kennedy: 82-52 Under when the total is 7 to 8.5


Texas at Houston, 2:10 PM ET
Griffin: 11-4 TSR as a dog of +125 to +175
Musgrove: Houston is 4-15 on Thursday


LA Angels at Seattle, 10:10 PM ET
Meyer: Angels are 65-39 Under as an underdog
Miranda: Seattle is 91-56 Under at home on Thursday


Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:10 PM ET
Straily: 17-11 TSR as an underdog
Andriese: Tampa Bay is 44-64 after a loss


*TSR = Team Start Record

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday's Diamond Notes
May 4, 2017


Hottest team: Twins (4-0 past four, 6-1 past seven outings)


The Twins carry the longest win streak in the majors (four games) into play Thursday as they look for the sweep against Jharel Cotton and the Athletics. Minnesota has still won just three times over the past nine outings at Target Field. They'll turn to Kyle Gibson to keep it going, but he hasn't exactly been a stopper with a 0-3 record and 8.06 ERA. However, the Twins have won four straight overall against teams with a losing mark while going 4-1 in their past five tries against Americna League West Division foes.

Coldest team Royals (5-12 past 17)


The Royals won for the second time in three games on Wednesday against the White Sox, but they still have a long way to go before bettors can start trusting them again. Kansas City will look for just their third series win of the series in Thursday's get-away game against the Pale Hose. Despite Wednesday's victory the Royals are still just 3-13 in their past 16 outings against American League Central Division foes and 2-10 in their past 12 games overall. However, they have posted five wins over their past six home games against teams with a winning overall record and they're 7-2 in their past nine overall against winning teams. Plus, the ChiSox have won just seven of their past 26 visits to Kauffman Stadium.

Hottest pitcher: Ivan Nova, Pirates (3-2, 1.50 ERA)


Nova heads into Thursday's start in Cincinnati looking to stay hot. The key to Nova's success has been his stinginess with the free passes. Nova has allowed just one walk over 36 innings while limiting the opposition to a .198 batting average. He has a sparkling 0.75 WHIP, so it will be awfully hard for the Reds to make inroads against him even though they're at home. The Reds were able to hang a loss on him in Pittsburgh, however, in an April 12 start. He recorded a quality start in the outing while allowing three earned runs, eight hits and no walks over six innings.


Coldest pitcher: Kyle Gibson, Twins (0-3, 8.06 ERA)


The Twins head into Thursday's game with a four-game win streak, but if they're to make it five in a row Gibson will have to pitch much, much better. He has allowed at least three earned runs in each of his five outings while failing to last longer than 5 1/3 innings. On a positve note he had his finest outing of the season at Kansas City in his most recent outing on April 28, limiting the Royals to three earned runs, five hits and three walks in an 85-pitch outing over 5 1/3 innings. Wile the Twins are just 2-6 in Gibson's past eight at home, they have won 18 of their past 25 with Gibson facing a team with a losing record. And the A's are 1-8 in their past nine road games and 1-6 in their past seven against right-handed starting pitching.


Biggest UNDER run: Indians (6-1 past seven games, 6-0-1 past seven road outings)


The Indians offense has dried up in Motown, posting just six totals runs in the first three outings of the four-game set. The under has cashed in six of the past seven games overall while going 8-1-1 in the past 10 road contests. The under is also 12-3-1 in the past 16 games overall while going 3-0-1 in Danny Salazar's past four overall. The under is also 7-2-1 in Salazar's past 10 road outings against teams with a winning overall record while going 16-5-3 in Cleveland's past 24 overall away from home. If the under hits again it will be against the trends from the Tigers side. The over is 6-2 in Michael Fulmer's past eight overall, including 4-1 in his past five assignments at Comerica Park.


Biggest OVER run: Reds (10-1 past 11 games)


The 'over' just inched over the line in Wednesday's 7-2 win against the Pirates, as the total was 8 1/2 at most shops. That made for 10 over results in the past 11 for Cincinnati, including eight overs in the past 12 outings at Great American Ball Park. The under had been the play for the Bucs recently, going 14-6-1 in their past 21 on the road. However, the over is 5-2 in their past seven overall. The over is also 4-0 in Tim Adleman's past four assignments and 9-1 in their past 10 tries against right-handed starters. The over is 6-1-1 in the past eight meetings between these sides at GABP, and 7-2-1 in the past 10 meetings overall.


Matchup to watch: Angels vs. Mariners


The Angels and Mariners kick off a four-game set at Safeco Field. The Angels will try to solve southpaw Angel Miranda. The Angels are 4-0 in their past four vs. LHP while going 5-2 in their past seven against a team with a losing overall record. The M's have gotten a pick-me-up when Miranda is on the hill. They're 8-3 in Miranda's past 11 starts while going 5-1 over his past six at Safeco Field. They're also 5-1 in Miranda's past six tries against a team with a winning overall record. Seattle is also 4-1 in their past five against right-handed starting pitching.


Betcha didn’t know: Braves 2B Brandon Phillips is looking for a stolen base. His next theft will be the 200th of his career, and he will become the 48th player in Major League Baseball history to swipe 200 bases while also hitting 200 home runs. Ender Inciarte didn't steal a base or collect a hit in Wednesday's game, and he also didn't cross the plate. The Braves are 2-11 in the past 13 games when Inciarte doesn't record a run scored. The Braves are just 1-5 in their past six at SunTrust Park after a hot start at their new digs. Atlanta is also just 3-8 in their past 11 against National League East opponents while going 3-10 in their past 13 following a loss.


Biggest public favorite: Nationals (-260) vs. Diamondbacks


Biggest public underdog: White Sox (+140) at Royals


Biggest line move: Nationals (-225 to -260) vs. Diamondbacks

 

[CNOTES]

LEADING OFF: O's, Red Sox finish heated series; Kinsler hurt
May 3, 2017

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


FEUD FINISHED?


The Orioles and Red Sox wrap up their heated four-game series at Fenway Park. After ace Chris Sale became the latest Boston pitcher to throw near Manny Machado, MLB executive Joe Torre talked to both teams Wednesday on a conference call and sent the message that ''enough is enough.'' Hours later, Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman was ejected in the second inning for plunking Xander Bogaerts with a breaking pitch. Once this four-game set is over, the O's and Red Sox take a break and don't meet again until June 1 at Camden Yards.

SCHER-THING?


The NL East-leading Washington Nationals send ace Max Scherzer to the mound for the finale of their three-game set against the surprising Diamondbacks. He was selected by Arizona in the first round of the 2006 draft and made his debut with the Diamondbacks in 2008. He is 4-0 with a 2.65 ERA in five career starts against his first major league team. Braden Shipley makes his first start of the season for the Diamondbacks, who are searching for a replacement for Shelby Miller after the right-hander was lost for the season with an elbow injury.

RAINY DAYS


The weather is wreaking havoc on the Brewers-Cards series in St. Louis. Wednesday's game was postponed and the Cardinals said Thursday's game, originally scheduled for 12:45 p.m., had been pushed back to 6:15 p.m. because of the forecast. Heavy rains have swollen many rivers to record levels in parts of Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Hundreds of people have been displaced and thousands more are potentially in harm's way.


TIGER DOWN


Detroit's pursuit of an AL Central title could take a hit if Ian Kinsler misses time after leaving a game Wednesday night with left hamstring tightness. The second baseman is batting just .206 this season but has a .330 on-base percentage and popped 28 home runs last year. Kinsler was lifted in the top of the seventh in a game against the Cleveland Indians after going 0 for 3.


APRIL'S BEST


Pirates right-hander Ivan Nova makes his first May start after being the NL's pitcher of the month for April. Nova completed the opening month by throwing a three-hitter for a 4-0 win in Miami on Saturday. He has thrown two complete games and walked only one batter in five starts.

 

[CNOTES]

Aprils MLB Picks:
Overall Picks of the Day DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Date W-L-T % Units Record


Totals....... 225 - 234.. 49.01 % - 10.80


Best Bets Daily: ( DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Sides / Totals.


Totals.............61 - 72.... +11.62... 45.86 %....95 - 88 51.91 % - 3.60


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May's MLB Picks
Overall Picks of the Day DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Date W-L-T % Units Record


05/03/2017.......... 11-12-0.......... 47.83%............. -500
05/02/2017.......... 11-11-0.......... 50.00%............. -150
05/01/2017.......... 9 -8 - 0.......... 52.94%........... +1125


Totals.................31 - 31 ............50.00%.............+ 4.75




Best Bets Daily: ( DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )
Sides / Totals.
05/03/2017..........3 - 5..........37.50%..........-1.40........8 - 6..........57.44%.........+2.40
05/02/2017..........2 - 5..........28.57%.........- 2.70........9 - 6..........60.00%.........+ 3.30
05/01/2017..........4 - 2..........66.66 %.......+ 3.85........5 - 5..........50.00%.........- 0.50


Totals.................9 - 12.........42,85%.........- 0.25.......22 - 7.........56.00%..........+5.20

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, MAY 4


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PIT at CIN 12:35 PM


U 8.0


ARI at WAS 01:05 PM


ARI +220


O 8.0


OAK at MIN 01:10 PM


OAK +100


U 9.0


TEX at HOU 02:10 PM


O 8.5


CHW at KC 02:15 PM


CHW +115


U 7.5


PHI at CHC 02:20 PM


PHI +170


O 7.0


COL at SD 03:40 PM


O 8.0


BAL at BOS 07:10 PM


BAL +105


U 10.0


MIA at TB 07:10 PM


MIA +110


O 8.0


MIL at STL 07:15 PM


U 7.5


NYM at ATL 07:35 PM

O 8.5


LAA at SEA 10:10 PM


LAA +120


O 8.5

 

[CNOTES]

Baseball Capsules
May 4, 2017


BOSTON (AP) Manny Machado hit a long three-run shot for his third homer of the series and the Baltimore Orioles capped four tense days at Fenway Park with an 8-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.


Machado hit a 466-foot drive over the Green Monster during a five-run fourth inning. Seth Smith had four of Baltimore's 17 hits.


In a four-game set marred by beanballs, brushbacks and racial rancor, the finale was a sedate affair decided in the fourth when the Orioles turned a two-run deficit into a 6-3 lead. Tyler Wilson (2-1) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings while making a spot start because scheduled pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was forced to come out of the bullpen Wednesday.


Boston right-hander Kyle Kendrick (0-1) made his season debut and allowed six runs and eight hits in four innings. Dustin Pedroia homered for the Red Sox- the first of the year for the 2008 AL MVP.


NATIONALS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2


WASHINGTON (AP) - Max Scherzer struck out a season-high 11 to bounce back from his worst outing this season, helping Washington to the victory.


Scherzer (4-2) allowed one run and two hits in seven innings. He also was 2 for 3 at the plate, driving in Washington's first run with a second-inning infield single that pitcher Braden Shipley could not pick up with his bare hand.


The NL Cy Young Award winner struck out the side in the fourth and the seventh, the only two innings he allowed a hit. He gave up Jake Lamb's homer in the seventh.


Matt Albers pitched the eighth, Joe Blanton gave up Paul Goldschmidt's leadoff homer in the ninth and Enny Romero finished the four-hitter for his second major league save.


Shipley (0-1) gave up three runs, five hits and six walks in four-plus innings.


RAYS 5, MARLINS 1


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tim Beckham homered twice for the second time in eight days, driving in four runs to lead Tampa Bay to the win.


Matt Andriese (2-1) struck out eight over seven innings to match his longest outing this season. Dee Gordon hit a run-scoring single off Chih-Wei Hu in the ninth before Alex Colome got the final out for his eighth save.


The Rays won three of four games to take the Citrus Series between the intrastate rivals, winning twice before small crowds in Miami before returning home to mostly-empty Tropicana Field on Wednesday and Thursday.


Miami right-hander Dan Straily (1-2) allowed four runs and three hits in five innings.


BREWERS 5, CARDINALS 4


ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jesus Aguilar's first major league home run broke a seventh-inning tie, sending the Brewers to the victory against banged-up Cardinals.


Cardinals right fielder Stephen Piscotty departed after the second inning with a strained right hamstring and center fielder Dexter Fowler came out following the third with a strained right shoulder.


Milwaukee got its first series win at St. Louis since April 28-30, 2014, ending a streak of 15 series losses and two splits.


With the score 4-4, Aguilar hit for Oliver Drake (2-0) and homered against Matt Bowman (1-1) in his 100th career big league at-bat over four seasons.


Neftali Feliz pitched the ninth for his eighth save.

WHITE SOX 8, ROYALS 3


KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Derek Holland struck out seven in 6 2/3 innings, helping the White Sox earn a split of their four-game series against the Royals.


Holland (3-2) was charged with two runs, one earned, and three hits. The left-hander has allowed two earned runs or fewer in his first six outings this season.


Jose Abreu and Matt Davidson homered for Chicago, which finished with 11 hits.


Kansas City right-hander Ian Kennedy (0-3) surrendered five runs before leaving with a strained right hamstring with one out in the fifth. The Royals said Kennedy will be evaluated Friday to determine the severity of the injury.


RANGERS 10, ASTROS 4


HOUSTON (AP) - Joey Gallo homered and drove in three runs, Rougned Odor and Elvis Andrus also connected, and Texas stopped a four-game slide.


After twice giving up leads earlier in the series, the Rangers went ahead 4-0 in the first inning and used the bullpen to help avoid a four-game sweep.


A.J. Griffin (3-0) picked up the win, yielding one earned run in five innings in his return from the disabled list after being sidelined by gout in his left ankle.


Marwin Gonzalez homered in his fifth straight start for Houston. Joe Musgrove (1-3) allowed five runs, four earned, and five hits in four innings.

CUBS 5, PHILLIES 4, 13 INNINGS


CHICAGO (AP) - Albert Almora Jr. doubled leading off the 13th inning and scored on a throwing error by shortstop Freddy Galvis, giving the Cubs the win.


Kris Bryant had four hits, Miguel Montero homered and drove in two runs, and Matt Szczur and Addison Russell hit run-scoring doubles as the Cubs extended their winning streak to three.


Koji Uehara (1-2), Chicago's eighth pitcher, got three straight outs for the victory.


Cameron Rupp and Maikel Franco homered for Philadelphia, which has lost six of seven, and Cesar Hernandez had four hits. Joely Rodriguez (1-1) got the loss.


REDS 4, PIRATES 2


CINCINNATI (AP) - Joey Votto doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored twice, leading Cincinnati to its fourth win in five games.


Adam Duvall drove in Votto both times as the Reds improved to 6-1 against the Pirates this year. Tim Adleman (1-1) pitched six innings of two-run ball, and Raisel Iglesias got three outs for his fifth save.


Gift Ngoepe and Francisco Cervelli each had RBI doubles for Pittsburgh, which has dropped four of five. Ivan Nova (3-3) gave up four runs and 10 hits in six innings.

ATHLETICS 8, TWINS 5


MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jharel Cotton struck out nine in six innings and Ryon Healy hit his fourth home run, leading Oakland to the win.


Cotton (3-3) gave up three runs and three hits, and Stephen Vogt had two hits and two RBIs to help the A's avoid a three-game sweep. Santiago Casilla struck out Miguel Sano with the bases loaded in the ninth for his fifth save in six tries, Sano's fourth strikeout of the afternoon.


Kyle Gibson (0-4) gave up four runs, eight hits and three walks in four innings. The Twins removed center fielder Byron Buxton in the sixth inning after he collided with the wall while making a catch.


The A's, who had scored two runs or fewer in six of their previous nine games, tied a season high with 14 hits.


ROCKIES 3, PADRES 2, 11 INNINGS


SAN DIEGO (AP) - Ryan Hanigan's RBI infield single in the 11th inning lifted Colorado to the victory.


Hanigan, who also homered in his Rockies debut, hit a grounder up the middle that Erick Aybar fielded, but he was unable to flip the ball to Cory Spangenberg at second for a force. That allowed Ian Desmond to score.


Chad Qualls (1-0) pitched the 10th for the win. Greg Holland got three outs for his 12th save.


Brad Hand (0-1) took the loss.


MARINERS 11, ANGELS 3

SEATTLE (AP) - Danny Valencia homered and had four hits, Ariel Miranda pitched seven strong innings and Seattle beat Los Angeles.


Miranda (3-2) settled in after a rocky second inning, giving up two runs, seven hits and a walk while striking out five for the game.


Seattle built a 6-2 lead in four innings against Alex Meyer (0-1).

 

[CNOTES]

MLB notebook: Red Sox RHP Wright done for season
May 4, 2017


BOSTON -- Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright will undergo a cartilage restoration procedure on his left knee Monday and will miss the rest of the 2017 season, the team announced Thursday.


Wright is expected to be ready by the start of the 2018 season.


Wright, 32, was 1-3 with an 8.25 ERA through his first five starts this season before being placed on the disabled list with a sprained left knee.


Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said the right-hander injured the knee during spring training, but it wasn't bad enough for him to start the season on the DL.


--The Red Sox permanently banned a man from Fenway Park who they said used a racial slur toward another fan at Tuesday's game.


The incident is separate from the insults directed at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones in Monday's game, although the team said it is taking the matter just as seriously.


The Red Sox did not divulge the identity of the fan.


"It's unprecedented, I think, in baseball," Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said of having a fan banned for life from a ballpark.


--Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper left Thursday's game against Arizona with a groin injury.


Manager Dusty Baker said Harper was removed for precautionary reasons and his status is day-to-day.


--Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton left Thursday's game against the Oakland Athletics after hitting the wall while making a catch in the fifth inning.


The Twins announced that Buxton was taken out for precautionary reasons. He passed initial concussion protocol and will be re-evaluated Friday.


--The Oakland Athletics placed Josh Phegley on the seven-day concussion disabled list and recalled fellow catcher Bruce Maxwell from Triple-A Nashville.


Phegley was removed from Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Twins after taking a foul ball off his mask. The 29-year-old has started nine games with Oakland.

 

[CNOTES]

LEADING OFF: Judge takes aim at Wrigley, Keuchel starts fast
May 4, 2017


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


HERE COMES THE JUDGE


Yankees slugger Aaron Judge takes his first swings at Wrigley Field when New York visits the Cubs. The 6-foot-7 rookie leads the majors with 13 home runs, many of them mammoth shots. No doubt, the ballhawks who wait outside on Waveland Avenue beyond the left field wall hoping for souvenirs during batting practice will be busy. The Yankees also might get a boost from having catcher Gary Sanchez come off the disabled list to start the three-game series vs. Chicago.

BOUNCING BACK


Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel tries to improve to 6-0 when he pitches on the road against the Angels. He was the AL pitcher of the month for April after posting a 1.21 ERA in six starts. Keuchel won the 2015 AL Cy Young Award when he went 20-8 for Houston, then he was 9-12 last year.

KNOCK, KNOCK


Twins center fielder Byron Buxton will get checked after twice running into the wall chasing flyballs. In the second inning Thursday against Oakland, he slammed into the fence so hard that the door to the bullpen opened. In the fifth, he hit the wall again, knocking his hat off. Buxton left the game and passed the initial concussion tests.


CHANGE HIS LUCK

Rangers ace Yu Darvish starts the opener of a three-game series at Seattle. He'll be pitching on an extra day of rest after Texas moved him back because he threw 115 and 126 pitches in his last two starts. Darvish is 0-3 with a 7.71 ERA in three career starts at Safeco Field.

SCRATCH AND SNIFF


Third baseman Todd Frazier was a late scratch for the White Sox because of back stiffness. But the timing of the move - right before first pitch Thursday in Kansas City - sent some people on social media sniffing about trades. Frazier has been linked to the Red Sox, who could use help at the position.

RUN FOR THE ROSES?


Shortly after racking up his 200th career stolen base, Reds speedster Billy Hamilton said he'd be willing to race recently drafted Bengals blazer John Ross in a 40-yard dash for charity. The all-Cincinnati matchup would pit Hamilton, who leads all big leaguers in steals since his debut in 2013, against Ross, who set an NFL scouting combine record of 4.22 seconds in the 40. ''I know he's really, really fast,'' Hamilton said. ''I think a 40 would be a fun race for the city.''

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s six-pack


Odds to win the Pac-12 football title this coming fall:
even: USC


5-2: Washington


6-1: Stanford


7-1: Oregon, UCLA


12-1: Colorado


13-1: Utah, Washington State


20-1: Arizona State


35-1: Arizona


50-1: Oregon State


60-1: California


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

13) May 24 is the deadline for kids to withdraw from the NBA Draft; Purdue is holding its breath that Caleb Swanigan will come back to West Lafayette next season- that would make the Boilers a top-10 preseason team.


Apparently, Swanigan hasn’t yet been assured that he’ll be a first round pick.


12) Tony Parker has a ruptured left quadriceps tendon and will miss the remainder of the playoffs, which makes life much harder for the Spurs in their series with Houston.


11) Washington Wizards have outscored Boston 119-70 in first quarter of their games in this playoff series, but Celtics still won two of the three games- home side won all three.


10) Mark William Calaway, better known as the Undertaker on WWE broadcasts, had hip replacement surgery right after Wrestlemania- he is 52 years old.


9) There is a horse with only one eye running in the Kentucky Derby Saturday- Patch.


8) In 2009, the San Diego Padres picked Donovan Tate with the #1 overall pick; he never got above Class A ball, hit .226 in his career and now, at age 26, will walk on as a QB at the U of Arizona- he was at one time also a top football recruit.


He can walk on because the Padres are paying for his education.


7) Big 14 Conference is having its conference tournament in Madison Square Garden next winter, a week earlier than normal; because of that, they’ll play some conference games in December, which they’ve never done before.


6) Mt St Mary’s won the NEC basketball tourney twice in last four years; they won’t win it next year- five of their returning players have already transferred, as higher-level programs increase their poaching of low major and mid-major teams.


5) Atlanta Hawks have 11 draft picks over the next three years, so they figure to improve; they’re not firing their GM after all, just giving him a different title, probably a small demotion/reduction of duties.


4) Leonard Hamilton (Florida St) and Richard Pitino (Minnesota) got contract extensions this week, after their successful seasons.


3) Wizards 116, Celtics 89— Home side is now 3-0 in this series; there was an incident in the first half between Kelly Oubre and Kelly Olynyk— no one was KO’d in the scuffle.


Lot of Boston/Washington-area hostility in the sports world this week.


2) An NBA agent was fired for running up a $42,000 Uber tab on a player’s credit card, charges which were not authorized by the player, who isn’t a client of that agent.


1— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t), they would look like this:


AL: Bronx/Cleveland or CWS/Houston. Wild Cards: Orioles; then either BoSox or Central #2
NL: Washington/Cubs/Colorado. Wild Cards: Arizona/Dodgers