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MLB TOP POWERLINES




MLB > (961) ARIZONA @ (962) LA DODGERS | 2015-09-24 15:10:00 - 2015-09-24 15:10:00
Line: ARIZONA BTB PowerLine: ARIZONA-161
Edge On: ARIZONA (39)


MLB > (951) PITTSBURGH @ (952) COLORADO | 2015-09-24 15:10:00 - 2015-09-24 15:10:00
Line: COLORADO+121 BTB PowerLine: COLORADO102
Edge On: COLORADO (19)


MLB > (963) TEXAS @ (964) OAKLAND | 2015-09-24 15:35:00 - 2015-09-24 15:35:00
Line: OAKLAND+140 BTB PowerLine: OAKLAND-108
Edge On: OAKLAND (48)


MLB > (973) BALTIMORE @ (974) WASHINGTON | 2015-09-24 16:05:00 - 2015-09-24 16:05:00
Line: WASHINGTON-143 BTB PowerLine: WASHINGTON-165
Edge On: WASHINGTON (22)


MLB > (965) CHI WHITE SOX @ (966) NY YANKEES | 2015-09-24 19:05:00 - 2015-09-24 19:05:00
Line: CHI WHITE SOX BTB PowerLine: CHI WHITE SOX-118
Edge On: CHI WHITE SOX (7)


MLB > (955) PHILADELPHIA @ (956) MIAMI | 2015-09-24 19:10:00 - 2015-09-24 19:10:00
Line: PHILADELPHIA BTB PowerLine: PHILADELPHIA-158
Edge On: PHILADELPHIA (17)


MLB > (967) TAMPA BAY @ (968) BOSTON | 2015-09-24 19:10:00 - 2015-09-24 19:10:00
Line: TAMPA BAY BTB PowerLine: TAMPA BAY-123
Edge On: TAMPA BAY (7)


MLB > (953) NY METS @ (954) CINCINNATI | 2015-09-24 19:10:00 - 2015-09-24 19:10:00
Line: NY METS BTB PowerLine: NY METS169
Edge On: NY METS (19)


MLB > (957) MILWAUKEE @ (958) ST LOUIS | 2015-09-24 19:15:00 - 2015-09-24 19:15:00
Line: MILWAUKEE BTB PowerLine: MILWAUKEE-146
Edge On: MILWAUKEE (34)


MLB > (971) SEATTLE @ (972) KANSAS CITY | 2015-09-24 20:10:00 - 2015-09-24 20:10:00
Line: SEATTLE BTB PowerLine: SEATTLE-132
Edge On: SEATTLE (17)


MLB > (969) CLEVELAND @ (970) MINNESOTA | 2015-09-24 20:10:00 - 2015-09-24 20:10:00
Line: CLEVELAND BTB PowerLine: CLEVELAND115
Edge On: CLEVELAND (31)


MLB > (959) SAN FRANCISCO @ (960) SAN DIEGO | 2015-09-24 21:10:00 - 2015-09-24 21:10:00
Line: SAN FRANCISCO BTB PowerLine: SAN FRANCISCO184
Edge On: SAN FRANCISCO (21)

 

[CNOTES]

2015 MLB STANDINGS


AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST


TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK


Toronto 87 65 .572 - 833 616 217 50-28 37-37 36-30 20-14 19-13 5-5 W 1


N.Y. Yankees (8) 83 68 .550 3½ 728 642 86 41-32 42-36 37-32 18-11 17-16 6-4 L 1


Baltimore (E) 75 76 .497 11½ 667 639 28 44-30 31-46 34-32 15-18 15-18 7-3 W 2


Tampa Bay (E) 74 78 .487 13 591 599 -8 36-39 38-39 33-36 13-19 17-17 5-5 W 2


Boston (E) 72 79 .477 14½ 701 722 -21 40-37 32-42 29-39 15-15 15-18 5-5 L 2




AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL


TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK


Kansas City 88 63 .583 - 679 607 72 49-28 39-35 18-16 38-29 19-12 4-6 W 1


Minnesota (2) 78 73 .517 10 656 656 0 46-31 32-42 19-14 35-30 16-17 5-5 W 3


Cleveland (E) 74 76 .493 13½ 620 609 11 35-38 39-38 15-15 28-39 19-14 4-6 L 2


Chi. White Sox (E) 72 80 .474 16½ 596 665 -69 37-38 35-42 13-16 29-41 21-12 4-6 L 2


Detroit (E) 71 81 .467 17½ 655 763 -108 37-41 34-40 12-20 39-30 11-20 6-4 W 2




AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST


TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK


Texas 82 69 .543 - 686 684 2 39-35 43-34 23-11 16-13 32-36 8-2 W 2


Houston (8) 80 73 .523 3 670 577 93 51-27 29-46 18-16 14-18 34-36 3-7 L 2


L.A. Angels (7) 78 74 .513 4½ 609 629 -20 44-31 34-43 16-16 17-17 37-29 6-4 W 2


Seattle (3) 74 78 .487 8½ 620 675 -55 34-41 40-37 15-17 14-19 37-30 6-4 L 1


Oakland (E) 64 88 .421 18½ 648 668 -20 33-44 31-44 10-23 14-19 30-39 3-7 L 4



NATIONAL LEAGUE


NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST


TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK


N.Y. Mets 85 67 .559 - 637 582 55 48-30 37-37 46-24 9-20 21-12 4-6 L 2


Washington (5) 78 73 .517 6½ 676 602 74 44-32 34-41 40-27 13-19 17-16 7-3 L 2


Miami (E) 65 87 .428 20 564 631 -67 37-40 28-47 29-40 13-19 16-18 4-6 W 1


Atlanta (E) 62 91 .405 23½ 539 729 -190 37-38 25-53 32-38 12-18 12-21 6-4 W 2


Philadelphia (E) 57 95 .375 28 576 777 -201 33-42 24-53 24-42 11-23 14-18 3-7 L 1




NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL


TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK


z-St. Louis 96 56 .632 - 612 488 124 53-24 43-32 20-9 42-27 23-11 8-2 W 4


z-Pittsburgh (7) 92 60 .605 4 665 563 102 50-25 42-35 24-9 29-38 26-6 6-4 W 5


Chi. Cubs (4) 89 63 .586 7 653 592 61 47-30 42-33 22-12 39-28 19-13 7-3 L 1


Milwaukee (E) 64 88 .421 32 627 702 -75 34-44 30-44 17-16 29-40 10-20 2-8 W 1


Cincinnati (E) 63 88 .417 32½ 613 683 -70 34-40 29-48 16-12 32-38 8-25 3-7 L 4




NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST


TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK


L.A. Dodgers 86 65 .570 - 619 549 70 51-26 35-39 19-13 17-17 40-25 5-5 W 1


San Francisco (5) 79 72 .523 7 650 572 78 44-30 35-42 18-15 15-18 35-33 6-4 L 1


Arizona (E) 73 79 .480 13½ 680 659 21 35-40 38-39 15-18 14-19 34-35 5-5 L 1


San Diego (E) 71 81 .467 15½ 625 693 -68 36-38 35-43 17-16 14-16 33-36 4-6 W 1


Colorado (E) 63 89 .414 23½ 678 800 -122 33-44 30-45 16-18 15-16 27-40 4-6 L 4

() - A team's Elimination Number is determined by adding the leading team's number of wins to the trailing team's number of losses. Subtract that total from 163. The first-place team's Magic Number is the same as the second-place team's Elimination Number.
(E) - A team has been eliminated from the division race. Note that a team eliminated from the division race may still be a contender in the Wild-card race.
x - Clinched division title
y - Clinched wild-card
z - Clinched playoff berth


-Tiebreaker games will be played to determine Division Championships, even if the two tied Clubs are assured of participating in the Postseason. If a Division Championship tiebreaker game is necessary, the head-to-head record between the tied Clubs will determine home-field advantage. If the head-to-head record is tied, then division record will be the next tiebreaker.


-In the event of a tie for the division championship or a Wild Card spot, a one-game playoff will break the tie. If three or four clubs are tied for first place in a division at the end of the regular season, and the two non-division winners would NOT be Wild Card clubs, a playoff will be played among the teams in question.


-If two Clubs are tied for both Wild Card berths, home-field advantage will be determined by the head-to-head record between the tied Clubs. If the head-to-head record is tied, then division record will be the next tiebreaker.

 

[CNOTES]

2015 MLB WILD-CARD STANDINGS


WILD-CARD RACE


AMERICAN LEAGUE


TEAM W L PCT GB


N.Y. Yankees 83 68 .550 -


Houston 80 73 .523 -


Minnesota (10) 78 73 .517 1


L.A. Angels (9) 78 74 .513 1½


Baltimore (7) 75 76 .497 4


Cleveland (7) 74 76 .493 4½


Seattle (5) 74 78 .487 5½


Tampa Bay (5) 74 78 .487 5½


Boston (4) 72 79 .477 7


Chi. White Sox (3) 72 80 .474 7½


Detroit (2) 71 81 .467 8½


Oakland (E) 64 88 .421 15½



NATIONAL LEAGUE


TEAM W L PCT GB


z-Pittsburgh 92 60 .605 -


Chi. Cubs 89 63 .586 -


San Francisco (2) 79 72 .523 9½


Washington (1) 78 73 .517 10½


Arizona (E) 73 79 .480 16


San Diego (E) 71 81 .467 18


Miami (E) 65 87 .428 24


Milwaukee (E) 64 88 .421 25


Cincinnati (E) 63 88 .417 25½


Colorado (E) 63 89 .414 26


Atlanta (E) 62 91 .405 27½


Philadelphia (E) 57 95 .375 32

(E) - A team has been eliminated from the wild-card race. Complete division standings can be found here.
y - Clinched wild-card title
z - Clinched playoff berth
() - A team's Elimination Number; first-place team's Magic Number is same as second-place team's Elimination Number


-For the 2012 playoff, clubs from the same division will now be allowed to play one another in either the Wild Card Game or the Division Series.


-Tiebreaker games will be played to determine Division Championships, even if the two tied Clubs are assured of participating in the Postseason. If a Division Championship tiebreaker game is necessary, the head-to-head record between the tied Clubs will determine home-field advantage. If the head-to-head record is tied, then division record will be the next tiebreaker.


-In the event of a tie for the division championship or a Wild Card spot, a one-game playoff will break the tie. If three or four clubs are tied for first place in a division at the end of the regular season, and the two non-division winners would NOT be Wild Card clubs, a playoff will be played among the teams in question.


-If two Clubs are tied for both Wild Card berths, home-field advantage will be determined by the head-to-head record between the tied Clubs. If the head-to-head record is tied, then division record will be the next tiebreaker.

 

[CNOTES]

NL Cy Young Watch: Three-headed monster at the top


We've reached the homestretch of the 2015 major-league season, so let's continue to look at where the major postseason hardware appears to be headed at this moment. On Tuesday, it was the Rookie of the Year candidates (AL | NL), followed by Cy Young hopefuls Wednesday, and MVPs of each league Thursday. We looked at the Manager of the Year race for the AL and the NL on Monday.


As we've done in the past in this very space, these snapshots of where the individual awards races currently stand aren't how we would necessarily vote and are instead predictions of what would happen, given the recent history of the BBWAA voting body.


Let's run down the NL Cy Young race as it appears to stand on Sept. 16, 2015.


[Players listed alphabetically within categories]


FRONT-RUNNER(S)


Jake Arrieta, Cubs


The MLB leader with 19 wins, Arrieta has a sub-2.00 ERA (1.99) along with a 0.93 WHIP and 204 strikeouts in 199 innings. He also leads the league with two shutouts and has a no-hitter. Some years in the recent past, he would be running away with the award, but this season he might only be good enough to finish third. The season's not over yet, however, and Arrieta has a real shot at taking the hardware.


Zack Greinke, Dodgers


He's 17-3 with a 1.61 ERA! The 0.85 WHIP is the best in the majors, too. He doesn't have the strikeout numbers the other two here do, but 182 is hardly sub-par and he's over 200 innings by 2/3 of an inning. Any traditional method of picking a winner here shows Greinke, even if it's very close between these three.


Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers


At 14-6 with a 2.12 ERA, the old-school method shows Kershaw clearly behind Arrieta and Greinke here, but the new-school stats might drive Kershaw toward his fourth Cy Young in five years. He leads the majors with a 2.10 FIP and is tops in the NL with 11.4 K/9, going nicely with a 0.89 WHIP. He also leads the majors in strikeouts (264) and innings (208). He's tied with Arrieta with a pair of shutouts.


With all three of these guys, I do think the finish matters. It could be real close.




IN THE MIX


Madison Bumgarner, Giants - The reality of the situation at this point is that only three guys can win, but there are five spots on the ballot and Bumgarner will be a down-ballot choice by many. The 18 wins will perk many up, though his 2.91 ERA -- especially with half his starts in the NL's most hitter-friendly yard -- knocks him back. Four complete games and two shutouts with 212 strikeouts in 197 2/3 innings is pretty damn good, too. Bumgarner finished fourth last season and he might be headed for a similar result.


Gerrit Cole, Pirates - Rounding into ace form in his first actually-full season (he made 19 starts in 2013 and 22 last year), Cole is in the wrong place at the wrong time on this vote. He's 16-8 with a 2.60 ERA. He's struck out 183 in 187 innings. And he's likely going to finish in the 4-6 range here.


Jacob deGrom, Mets - Bad timing for Mr. deGrom here. He got pounded by the Marlins on Tuesday night, knocking his ERA down to 2.64 and record to 13-8. A strong finish means he could challenge for fourth, but the likelihood now is he's looking at sixth or even worse. It does look like he can top 200 strikeouts (he has 189) and maybe even 200 innings. He's definitely proven last season was no fluke.


ON THE PERIPHERY


Jeurys Familia, Mets - In this day and age, a closer would need a field void of great starting pitching -- the complete opposite is true this year -- and other-worldly stats in order to win this award. They simply affect only a fraction of the action starters do. Still, there are some worthy closers to be listed in his category and Familia is 41 for 46 in saves with a 1.63 ERA. He's struck out 77 in 71 2/3 innings with a 0.95 WHIP. Excellent season.


Matt Harvey, Mets - The Dark Knight's workload is going to fall short. He has 171 2/3 innings, but probably only one more start coming and that might even be limited. If he were closer in record or ERA, maybe that wouldn't matter, but he's 12-7 with a 2.88 ERA. I have a hunch the drama doesn't help him with voters, either. Maybe next year.


Mark Melancon, Pirates - He's converted 46 of 48 saves, which is an amazing rate. The ERA is 2.00, but the strikeout rate is low (50 K in 67 2/3 innings). Is he the top closer here? I think he would be, due to the conversion rate.


Trevor Rosenthal, Cardinals - Not far behind Melancon, Rosenthal is 44 of 46 in save chances. He's also better at run prevention (1.56 ERA) and strikeouts (75 in 63 1/3 innings). Perhaps a handful of fifth-place votes come his way.


Max Scherzer, Nationals - He was likely the favorite to win -- or at least neck and neck with Greinke -- through a few months, but he might not even get a fifth-place vote by now. He's 12-11 with a 2.91 ERA and 231 strikeouts in 198 innings.


Michael Wacha, Cardinals - The 16-5 record is great, as is playing for the team that has been the best in baseball throughout the season. The 2.96 ERA lags a bit, as does the 1.15 WHIP, strikeout total (141) and workload (167 1/3 innings, as the Cardinals have been trying to rest him). He might get some down-ballot love, but he has no shot of winning.

 

[CNOTES]

Diamond Trends - Thursday


September 24, 2015




SU TREND OF THE DAY:


-- The Pirates are 11-0 since Jul 20, 2014 after a win in which they used 5+ pitchers and in the last game of a series.


PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:


-- When Madison Bumgarner starts the Giants are 7-0 since 2014 when they lost his last start as a favorite of at least -160.


OU TREND OF THE DAY:


-- The Dodgers are 0-11-1 OU since Aug 12, 2015 it is the last game of the series.


CHOICE TREND:


-- The Mets are 10-0 since Jul 03, 2015 on the road after allowing 6+ runs.


ACTIVE TRENDS:


-- The Red Sox are 0-13 since Jul 08, 2012 at home as a favorite vs a divisional opponent that is ahead of them in the standings and in the last game of a series.

 

[CNOTES]

Giants, Padres clash in SD


September 24, 2015




SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (79-72) at SAN DIEGO PADRES (71-81)


First pitch: Thursday, 9:10 p.m. ET
Sportsbook.ag Line: San Francisco -155, San Diego +145, Total: 6.5


The Giants will be looking to continue making up ground on the Dodgers in the NL West when they face the Padres in San Diego on Thursday.


San Francisco currently sits seven games behind Los Angeles in the division and the team will really need to rip off a big winning streak if it is going to sneak into a playoff spot. The Giants have won six of their past 10 games and will be looking to win this series against the Padres on Thursday.


San Diego, meanwhile, is 15.5 games back in the NL West after a very disappointing season. The Padres will simply be looking to play the role of spoiler by defeating the Giants in this one.


The starters in this game are set to be LHP Madison Bumgarner (18-8, 2.84 ERA, 219 K) for the Giants and RHP Ian Kennedy (8-15, 4.29 ERA, 158 K) for the host Padres.


The Padres are 5-4 against the Giants when playing in San Diego this season, but San Francisco is 11-7 on the year overall. One incredible trend favoring the Giants is the fact that Bumgarner is 20-2 against the money line as a road favorite of -110 or higher over the past two seasons. San Francisco, however, is just 1-10 against the money line after a game where the bullpen was rocked for five or more runs over the past three seasons.


Both teams are dealing with a number of injuries, as 2B Ehire Adrianza (Concussion), 1B Brandon Belt (Concussion), 2B Joe Panik (Back) and OF Gregor Blanco (Concussion) are out for the Giants and OF Wil Myers is questionable for the Padres, who are already without 1B Yangervis Solarte (Hamstring) and 1B Yonder Alonso (Back).


Madison Bumgarner has been nearly unhittable all season and that has not changed in his most recent two starts. Bumgarner has allowed just one earned run over his last 17.0 innings of work and he has struck out 16 batters in the two contests. One of those two games was a meeting with this Padres team on Sep. 12 and he pitched a complete game shutout in that one. C Buster Posey (.324, 19 HR, 93 RBI) went hitless in Wednesday’s loss to the Padres.


San Francisco isn’t good enough offensively for Posey not to produce, so it’s important that he gets back on track on Thursday. He has a solid opportunity to, as he is 17-for-44 with a homer and eight RBI against Kennedy in his career. Another guy who could benefit from the matchup is OF Marlon Byrd (.248, 22 HR, 67 RBI). Byrd is 8-for-22 with two homers and 10 RBI against Kennedy and will be looking to keep it up on Thursday.


OF Brandon Crawford (.256, 19 HR, 80 RBI) has been heating up for the Giants lately. He has four hits and three RBI over the past two games and will need to keep driving in runs moving forward.


Ian Kennedy is going to be on the mound for the Padres on Thursday and he was lit up the last time he faced the Giants. The meeting was just two starts ago on Sep. 12 and Kennedy allowed seven earned runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings of work.


San Francisco really got to him and put 19 balls in play in less than five innings. He’ll need to gather himself and be a lot better this time around. Offensively, OF Justin Upton (.256, 26 HR, 80 RBI) is one of the only guys on this team who has given Bumgarner any problems. He is 12-for-36 with a homer and two RBI against him in his career and will need to produce at the plate on Thursday.


OF Matt Kemp (.265, 23 HR, 98 RBI) will also need to play well. He is 5-for-14 with a homer and an RBI over the past three games and will need to continue hitting for this team. He is 8-for-44 with a homer and three RBI against Bumgarner.


2B Jedd Gyorko (.248, 16 HR, 54 RBI) has been hot for this team recently, going 8-for-18 with two homers and three RBI over the past four contests. He had four hits on Wednesday and it would really help this team if he can keep it up as they try to claw their way back into the postseason picture.

 

[CNOTES]

Column: On 88th birthday, Lasorda still bleeds Dodger Blue


September 24, 2015


LOS ANGELES (AP) It was Tommy Lasorda's 88th birthday, so of course he was spending it at Dodger Stadium.


''It's where I belong,'' the last Dodger manager to win a World Series said. ''And where else in the world would I rather be?''


There was no better spot on a warm night - the last of the summer - than the aisle seat next to the dugout where Lasorda used to manage. He sat there with Don Newcombe, the Brooklyn Dodgers pitching ace who laid claim to some birthdays of his own.


''I'm older than he is,'' Newcombe said. ''He's only 88. I'm 89.''


One by one, Dodger greats from the past came by to wish Lasorda a happy birthday and trade a few barbs. Steve Garvey and Steve Yeager were among them, as was Orel Hershisher, one of Lasorda's all-time favorite pitchers.


Davey Lopes brought a bat with him, and talk soon turned to the poor record the current team has stealing bases.


''You could steal a base right now,'' Lasorda said to his old second baseman, who now coaches first base for the team.


The Dodgers will almost surely make the playoffs once again this year, something that both pleases and perplexes Lasorda. He managed the team to four World Series and won two of them, including the last one in 1988, and he still swears that if cut open he will bleed Dodger Blue.


It's been 27 years since Kirk Gibson hit the home run that lives in baseball lore, an agonizingly long drought for a team that won three World Series titles in the first nine years after moving to Los Angeles in 1958. Even a $300 million payroll and two of the best pitchers in baseball doesn't guarantee success in a postseason where the Dodgers have underperformed for years.


''I like this team very much but I always feel that way,'' Lasorda said. ''For some reason it doesn't ever seem to work.''


Up in the broadcast booth, another Dodger institution has seen the good and the bad.


Vin Scully has spent almost his entire adult life broadcasting Dodger games, and counts as his biggest thrill being able to do the final innings of Game 7 in the 1955 World Series when the Dodgers - in a year Newcombe went 20-5 - finally managed to beat the hated Yankees and take the title back to Brooklyn.


''I was able to say for the one and only time, `Ladies and gentlemen, the Brooklyn Dodgers are the world champions,'' Scully recalled while taking a break from preparing his notes for the night's game.


Scully doesn't root for the home team, and may be the furthest thing from a homer in any broadcast booth today. He recently thrilled Dodger fans by announcing he would be back at age 88 for one more season, though, and you get the feeling he'd like to see at least one more World Series run.


This could be the team that gets there, if only because Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke can take the ball back-to-back and win two games of any short series. Beyond that, though, the Dodger rotation is a mess, the bullpen has been shaky, and the hitting is so erratic that they were no-hit twice within a span of nine games in August.


They've also been in a funk of late, which worries Lasorda some.


It should because the Dodgers have been knocked out of the playoffs the last two years by St. Louis, and Kershaw - the two-time reigning Cy Young winner - has been on the losing end in his last four playoff starts against the Cardinals.


''They're two great pitchers and you can tell by the money they get every month,'' Lasorda said. ''But you can't win the World Series with two guys.''


One guy the Dodgers could use is a healthy Yasiel Puig, though the mercurial outfielder remains on the disabled list with a hamstring pull. Puig seemed in good spirits when he came by to offer Lasorda birthday greetings before the game, but offered no update on his status.


Then it was back to chatting about old times with Newcombe, who was telling the story about the time he started - and nearly finished - both games of a doubleheader.


It was Sept. 6, 1950 in Philadelphia, with the Dodgers and Phillies battling for the pennant. With his staff pretty much used up, Dodger manager Burt Shotton told Newcombe if he didn't throw many pitches in the first game he was going to start him in the second, too.


Newcombe threw a three-hit shutout in the first game and made it into the eighth inning of the second before being pulled for a pinch hitter. His pitching line read: 16 IP, H 11, ER 2, BB 2, SO 3.


Unfortunately for this year's team, Newcombe won't be available for the playoffs.

 

[CNOTES]

Team Pitcher Open Line Movements Current Runline Scores




3:10 PM EDT


951 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (L) Locke, J -130 -124 / -126 / -130 -129 -1.5(+120) 5TOP 9
952 COLORADO ROCKIES (R) Bettis, C 11 11u33 / 11u25 / 11u16 11u20 +1.5(-140) 4


TV: ROOT-Pittsburgh, DTV: 659 | PARTLY CLOUDY, WIND IN FROM RIGHT 8-13. GAME TEMP 77, RH 35% HEAT INDEX 76


7:10 PM EDT


953 NEW YORK METS (L) Matz, S -165 -152 / -155 / -156 -160 -1.5(-105)
954 CINCINNATI REDS (R) Smith, J 8o18 8.5o20 / 8.5o21 / 8.5o20 9u20 +1.5(-115)

TV: FS-Ohio, SNY, DTV: 639, 660 | FAIR, WIND IN FROM LEFT 3-8. GAME TEMP 77, RH 41% HEAT INDEX 77


7:10 PM EDT


955 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (R) Asher, A 8.5u17 8 / 7.5 / 7.5u11 7.5u20 +1.5(-130)
956 MIAMI MARLINS (R) Cosart, J -175 -180 / -182 / -181 -190 -1.5(+110)

MIA-RF-Giancarlo Stanton-OUT | TV: FS-Florida, DTV: 654 | PARTLY CLOUDY, WIND IN FROM LEFT 4-9. GAME TEMP 81, RH 79% HEAT INDEX 87


7:15 PM EDT


957 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (R) Jungmann, T 7.5u20 7.5u25 / 7o20 / 7o15 7o20 +1.5(-130)
958 ST LOUIS CARDINALS (R) Wacha, M -190 -205 / -200 / -195 -200 -1.5(+110)

MIL-LF-Ryan Braun-Doubtful | TV: FS-Midwest, MLB, DTV: 213, 671 | PARTLY CLOUDY, WIND IN FROM CENTER 5-10. GAME TEMP 82, RH 35% HEAT INDEX 81


9:10 PM EDT

959 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (L) Bumgarner, M -165 -167 / -163 / -164 -162 -1.5(+100)
960 SAN DIEGO PADRES (R) Kennedy, I 6.5u15 6.5u15 6.5o15 +1.5(-120)

TV: CSN-Bay, FS-San Diego, DTV: 694, 696 | FAIR, WIND LEFT TO RIGHT 5-10. GAME TEMP 79, RH 64% HEAT INDEX 82


3:10 PM EDT


961 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (L) Corbin, P 6 6.5u15 / 6.5 / 6.5u20 6o15 +1.5(-130) 3BOT 7
962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (L) Kershaw, C -210 -220 / -213 / -220 -221 -1.5(+110) 6


Time-change to 03:10pm EDT | TV: FS-Arizona, DTV: 686 | CLEAR, WIND OUT TO LEFT 4-9. GAME TEMP 86, RH 38% HEAT INDEX 86


3:35 PM EDT


963 TEXAS RANGERS (L) Hamels, C -145 -151 / -152 / -144 -145 -1.5(+110) 6TOP 6
964 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (R) Bassitt, C 8u19 8u25 / 8u20 / 8u15 8 +1.5(-130) 1


TV: FS-Southwest, DTV: 676 | MOSTLY SUNNY, WIND OUT TO RIGHT 7-12. GAME TEMP 74, RH 47% HEAT INDEX 75


7:05 PM EDT


965 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (L) Sale, C 7o15 +112 / +113 / -104 -107 -1.5(+150)
966 NEW YORK YANKEES (R) Pineda, M -130 6.5o20 / 6.5o15 / 6.5o20 7u20 +1.5(-170)

NYY-1B-Mark Teixeira-OUT | TV: MLB, YES, DTV: 213, 631 | MOSTLY FAIR, WIND IN FROM RIGHT CENTER 7-12. GAME TEMP 75, RH 44% HEAT INDEX 76


7:10 PM EDT


967 TAMPA BAY RAYS (R) Ramirez, E 8.5o20 8.5o20 / 8.5o15 / 8.5u21 8.5u20 +1.5(-200)
968 BOSTON RED SOX (L) Miley, W -140 -116 / -118 / -120 -122 -1.5(+170)

TV: NESN, SunSports, DTV: 628, 653 | FAIR, WIND IN FROM CENTER 6-11. GAME TEMP 67, RH 58%


8:10 PM EDT


969 CLEVELAND INDIANS (R) Anderson, C 8o15 8o15 / 8u15 / 8u20 7.5o20 +1.5(-185)
970 MINNESOTA TWINS (R) Gibson, K -120 -131 / -132 / -131 -133 -1.5(+165)
CLE-LF-Michael Brantley-Doubtful | TV: FS-North, SportsTime Ohio, DTV: 662, 668 | MOSTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE LIGHT SHOWERS. WIND IN FROM CENTER 4-9. GAME TEMP 66, RH 84%


8:10 PM EDT


971 SEATTLE MARINERS (L) Paxton, J 8u20 8u20 7.5o20 +1.5(-140)
972 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (R) Cueto, J -160 -163 / -190 / -186 -184 -1.5(+120)

TV: FS-Kansas City, ROOT-Northwest, DTV: 672, 687 | MOSTLY CLOUDY, WIND RIGHT TO LEFT 5-10. GAME TEMP 77, RH 59% HEAT INDEX 79


4:05 PM EDT


973 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (R) Wilson, T 8.5 8o20 / 8.5u20 / 8.5u15 8.5u12 +1.5(-170) 3BOT 6
974 WASHINGTON NATIONALS (R) Roark, T -150 -145 / -143 / -140 -143 -1.5(+150) 2


BAL-CF-Adam Jones-? | TV: MASN, MASN2, MLB, DTV: 213, 640, 641 | MOSTLY CLOUDY, WIND IN FROM RIGHT CENTER 9-14. GAME TEMP 79, RH 34% HEAT INDEX 78

 

[CNOTES]

MLB Consensus Picks


SIDES (ATS)


Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds


7:15 PM Milwaukee +192 250 28.28% St. Louis -210 634 71.72% View View


3:10 PM Arizona +197 274 30.96% LA Dodgers -215 611 69.04% View View


8:10 PM Seattle +164 281 32.11% Kansas City -178 594 67.89% View View


7:10 PM Philadelphia +167 276 33.91% Miami -182 538 66.09% View View


7:05 PM Chi. White Sox +100 307 33.96% NY Yankees -108 597 66.04% View View


7:10 PM Tampa Bay +108 378 44.63% Boston -117 469 55.37% View View


4:05 PM Baltimore +134 381 44.67% Washington -145 472 55.33% View View


8:10 PM Cleveland +123 399 46.78% Minnesota -133 454 53.22% View View


3:10 PM Pittsburgh -125 581 64.27% Colorado +115 323 35.73% View View


9:10 PM San Francisco -160 648 71.29% San Diego +147 261 28.71% View View


7:10 PM NY Mets -165 648 71.84% Cincinnati +152 254 28.16% View View


3:35 PM Texas -145 712 76.15% Oakland +134 223 23.85% View View




TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)


Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds


8:10 PM Cleveland 8 249 48.54% Minnesota 8 264 51.46% View View


8:10 PM Seattle 7.5 249 48.82% Kansas City 7.5 261 51.18% View View


7:10 PM NY Mets 8.5 271 52.62% Cincinnati 8.5 244 47.38% View View


3:10 PM Arizona 6 237 54.48% LA Dodgers 6 198 45.52% View View


7:15 PM Milwaukee 7 297 55.00% St. Louis 7 243 45.00% View View


7:10 PM Tampa Bay 8.5 296 56.81% Boston 8.5 225 43.19% View View


7:10 PM Philadelphia 7.5 304 57.58% Miami 7.5 224 42.42% View View


3:10 PM Pittsburgh 11 327 58.29% Colorado 11 234 41.71% View View


7:05 PM Chi. White Sox 7 327 58.81% NY Yankees 7 229 41.19% View View


4:05 PM Baltimore 8.5 321 59.33% Washington 8.5 220 40.67% View View


9:10 PM San Francisco 6.5 322 59.85% San Diego 6.5 216 40.15% View View


3:35 PM Texas 8 320 60.84% Oakland 8 206 39.16% View View

 

[CNOTES]

RECAPPING WEDNESDAY'S ACTION:




MLB: 4 - 11 - 0




WNBA: 1 - 1 - 0




CFL: 0 - 0




CFB: 0 - 0 - 0




NFL: 0 - 0 - 0




WNBA RECORD FOR JUNE/JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER :


*****...............................35 - 28 - 2
DOUBLE PLAY....................67 - 55 - 1
TRIPLE PLAY......................39 - 32
SLAM DUNK.......................39 - 36




MLB RECORD FOR JUNE/JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER :




*****.............................141 - 163 - 1 .....................,........- 19.27
double play......................229 - 249 - 4 ..............................- 43.50
triple play........................121 - 127 - 2 ............................. - 80.40
grand slam......................119 - 115 - 4...................,.,.........- 46.16
double grand slam.............34 - 27...................................... + 18.41
underdog of the year.........0 - 1...........................................+ 9.36








CFL JUNE/JULY/ AUGUST/SEPTEMBER RECORD:




SINGLE PLAY.................................35 - 26
DOUBLE PLAY................................13 - 18
TRIPLE PLAY..................................19 - 8
BLOW OUT.....................................4 - 3

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24


Game Score Status Pick Amount


Chi. White Sox - 7:05 PM ET NY Yankees -108 500 DOUBLE PLAY
NY Yankees - Under 7 500


Tampa Bay - 7:10 PM ET Boston -117 500 *****
Boston - Over 8.5 500


NY Mets - 7:10 PM ET Cincinnati +152 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Cincinnati - Under 8.5 500


Philadelphia - 7:10 PM ET Miami -182 500
Miami - Over 7.5 500


Milwaukee - 7:15 PM ET St. Louis -210 500 GRAND SLAM
St. Louis - Under 7 500


Cleveland - 8:10 PM ET Minnesota -133 500
Minnesota - Over 8 500


Seattle - 8:10 PM ET Seattle +164 500 DOUBLE GRAND SLAM
Kansas City - Over 7.5 500


San Francisco - 9:10 PM ET San Francisco -160 500 GRAND SLAM
San Diego - Over 6.5 500 GRAND SLAM






NFL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL SELECTIONS WILL BE IN ITS THREAD....CHECK THERE...


GOOD LUCK !!

 

[CNOTES]

Team Open Line Movements Current Moneyline Halftime Scores


8:00 PM EDT


653 PHOENIX MERCURY 144u07 144 / 144o21 / 145 144.5 +210
654 MINNESOTA LYNX -5.5 -05 -6 / -5.5 / -5 -5.5 -05 -250


PHO-G-Diana Taurasi-OUT | TV: ESPN2, DTV: 209




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WNBA Consensus Picks
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SIDES (ATS)


Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds


8:00 PM Phoenix +5.5 282 48.21% Minnesota -5.5 303 51.79% View View




TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)


Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds


8:00 PM Phoenix 145 344 66.03% Minnesota 145 177 33.97% View View


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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24


Game Score Status Pick Amount


Phoenix - 8:00 PM ET Minnesota -5.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY


Minnesota - Under 145 500 SLAM DUNK