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Preview: Indians (54-37) at Royals (46-45)

Game: 1
Venue: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
Date: July 18, 2016 8:15 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Cleveland Indians open a three-game series with the defending World Series champion Kansas City Royals on Monday, but without starting catcher Yan Gomes.

While the Indians arrived in Kansas City, Gomes was headed back to Cleveland to have his right shoulder checked by Dr. Mark Schickendantz.

Gomes hurt the shoulder Sunday in the fifth inning of a 6-1 victory at Minnesota when he stepped awkwardly on the first base bag while attempting to avoid the tag of Kenny Vargas.

Gomes fell on his right shoulder as he stumbled to the ground while running at full speed and had to be carted off the field.

"As far as I know it is kind of like a shoulder separation," Gomes told Cleveland media after the game. "I'm going to Cleveland to be checked out and we will know more later."

Indians manager Terry Francona said Gomes, who has started 63 games behind the plate, would be placed on the disabled list Monday. He said in all likelihood the Indians would activate catcher Roberto Perez, who had right thumb surgery in May. He has caught nine innings in a minor league rehab assignment.

"Things like this happen," Francona said. "Hopefully, you are prepared so it doesn't get in the way of what you're trying to do."

What the Indians are trying to do is win the American League Central. They hold a commanding 6 1/2-game lead over the Detroit Tigers, who beat the Royals 4-2 Sunday with a walk-off home run. They have an eight-game bulge over the Royals, who are just a game above .500. The Indians have lost seven of 12 since a 14-game winning streak catapulted them into control of the division.

The Indians will receive no sympathy from the Royals on the Gomes' injury. Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is out for the season after knee surgery and Lorenzo Cain is on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. Cain, however, could begin a minor league rehab assignment this week, but he won't return to the Royals in time to play in the Indians series.

Alex Gordon, who missed 30 games with a wrist fracture, continues to struggle at the plate, hitting .207 with a puny .652 OPS.

"All I can say is, I've played like crap," Gordon told the Kansas City Star.

The Royals will need Gordon to turn it around quickly if they are to make it to postseason for the third straight year.

"We're going to need to get him going, that's for sure," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He's going to be key."

Corey Kluber, who is 9-8 with a 3.61 ERA, will start the series opener for the Indians. He threw six scoreless innings to beat the Royals in June at Progressive Field, but 10 days later he permitted eight runs, including three unearned, over five innings in a loss at Kauffman Stadium.

Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer is 12-for-45 (.267), with three home runs and 13 RBIs off Kluber. Gordon has a .188 average, 6-for-32, but two of his hits are home runs.

Edinson Volquez, who is 8-8 with a 4.85 ERA, will be the Royals starter Monday. In 11 Volquez starts that theRoyals won, he has a 2.18 ERA while holding opposing hitters to a .225 batting average. In his eight losses, Volquez has a 9.44 ERA with opponents hitting .322.

Indians right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall has 14 hits and a .429 batting average against Volquez, while designated hitter Carlos Santana has a .167 average off the Royals right-hander he has two home runs.

The Indians have defeated the Royals six times in 10 meetings this season, but are 0-3 at Kauffman Stadium.

 

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Preview: Rays (35-56) at Rockies (42-49)

Game: 1
Venue: Coors Field
Date: July 18, 2016 8:40 PM EDT

DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies will have one of their rare meetings with the Tampa Bay Rays when the teams begin a three-game series Monday at Coors Field. The teams last met in 2013, with the Rockies losing two of three games at Coors Field.

That was the fourth series between the teams at Coors Field. The only time they played at Tropicana Park was in 2004 when the Rockies were swept in a three-game series.

The Rays will be trying to break a 10-game losing streak on the road, tied for the third-longest in franchise history. Tampa is 16-26 on the road this season and is embarking on a nine-game trip in 10 days that will also include four games at Oakland and two in Los Angeles against the Dodgers.

The Rays dropped two of three at home to Baltimore to begin play after the All-Star break. They broke an eight-game losing streak with their 5-2 win Sunday. It was just their second win in 14 games and fourth in the past 28.

Left-hander Drew Smyly will start for the Rays Monday. He is 2-10 with a 5.47 ERA and tied his career high with his 10th loss July 6 against the Angels in his last start. He began the season 1-3 with a 2.72 ERA in his first six starts and allowed five homers in 39 1/3 innings. But in his past 11 starts, Smyly is 1-7 with a 7.27 ERA and yielded 15 homers in 60 2/3 innings.

A 1-0 loss Sunday at Atlanta prevented the Rockies from sweeping a three-game series with the Braves. Still, they won the series and now need to cash in on a seven-game homestand that will conclude with four games with the Braves following the series with the Rays. The Rockies are 20-22 at home.

Left-hander Tyler Anderson, who is 1-3 with a 3.03 in six career starts, will take the mound for the Rockies. In his last start July 9 against the Phillies, Anderson recorded his first win, first hit and first home run of his career. He has pitched six innings in each of his past three starts and has gone at least that distance in four of his six starts while issuing just six walks with 32 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings.

Rockies manager Walt Weiss cited Anderson's composure and ability to change speeds as reasons for his success.

"He's got a very good changeup he's got a lot of confidence in," Weiss said. "He can throw it at any time -- ahead in the count, behind in the count, get him back in the count. The changeup has been the equalizer for him, but the feel to pitch, command -- put it all together, that's what we've seen from Tyler so far."

Rays outfielder Corey Dickerson will return to Coors Field for the first time since the Rockies traded him and minor league third baseman Kevin Padlo to the Rays on Jan. 28 for left-handed reliever Jake McGee and minor league starter German Marquez.

Dickerson is hitting .223 with 13 homers and 35 RBIs. He had nine hits in a season-high, six-game hitting streak that ended Saturday and is 19-for-62 (.306) over his past 18 games since June 21. In 265 games with the Rockies over the past three seasons, Dickerson hit .299 with 39 homers and 124 RBIs.

"I haven't seen those guys since I got traded," Dickerson said. "So it will be pretty cool to say 'bye' in the right way but also say 'what's up' to the guys and enjoy the time there."

McGee has been a disappointment with the Rockies, going 0-3 with a 6.04 ERA in 30 games and allowing five homers in 25 1/3 innings. He is 15-for-19 in save opportunities but lost the closer's role and then suffered a left knee sprain that sidelined him for three weeks before he returned July 2.

Marquez, 21, and not McGee, who turns 30 on Aug. 6 and can be a free agent after next season, was the key to the deal for the Rockies. At Double-A Hartford, Marquez is 8-5 with a 2.88 ERA in 18 starts with 26 walks and 103 strikeouts in 112 2/3 innings.

Padlo, 20, is hitting .211 with 12 homers and 47 RBIs in 76 games for Low Class A Bowling Green.

 

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Preview: Astros (50-42) at Athletics (40-52)

Game: 1
Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Date: July 18, 2016 10:05 PM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Now that he's won a career-high four straight major league games, Oakland A's right--hander Kendall Graveman is in what should be unfamiliar territory, but he said it feels like old times.

"It's kind of what I expect out of myself," Graveman said Sunday. "When you actually do it and actually command the baseball the way you want to, that feels normal. I remember when I was coming up through the system in the Blue Jays' organization, this is what almost all of my starts felt like."

Graveman will try to extend his winning streak on Monday night when the Oakland A's open a three-game series against the Houston Astros, who beat Seattle 8-1 on Sunday and will send right-hander Mike Fiers to the mound.

Gravemen went 1-6 with a 5.36 ERA over his first nine starts. In his past eight starts, he's 4-0 with a 3.40 ERA, and the A's are 7-1 in that stretch.

What's changed for Graveman?

"I think he's relying on his best pitch and not trying to be too fine with it," A's manager Bob Melvin said before a 5-3 loss to Toronto. "I think there were times where he probably was trying to pick a little too much on the corners. And when you have that kind of sink and it's working for you, you have that kind of sink on your fastball, just throw it down the middle and let it move a little bit and hopefully they beat it into the ground, which, when he's pitching well and doing well, that's what they're doing."

Graveman said he has learned some valuable lessons while battling through some rough stretches at the start of his first two seasons with the A's. Last year he was 1-2 with an 8.27 ERA when he was sent down to Triple-A Nashville. He wound up going 6-9 with a 4.05 ERA in 21 starts for the A's as a rookie.

"Not to boast, but to have success in the minor leagues the way I did, you kind of think, 'Hey, this might be the way it is all the time,'" Graveman said. "But you're going to go through some bumps and some struggles. I hadn't experienced that for a couple years leading up to that moment. Even last year when I came to start the year I really hadn't experienced that.

"But now I think you see I experienced a little bit of that after the first month of the season. Hit a little bump in the road there, and to get over it and continue to pitch and continue to compete and to find a way to get out of it quicker than I did last year, I think that was big. I think it showed growth."

Fiers is 6-3 with a 4.35 ERA, but he's coming off a rough start on July 6 against Seattle. Fiers gave up four runs on five hits, including three home runs, in just 3 1/3 innings of work and got a no-decision in Houston's 9-8 victory.

Fiers gave up all three home runs in a four-run fourth inning when Robinson Cano, Kyle Seager and Dae-Ho Lee took him deep as the Mariners cut Houston's lead to 5-4.

"The few games where we scored a lot, I've given up a lot of runs or not gone as far in the game," Fiers said after the game. "I'm not changing anything. I'm not trying to change anything, if I am. I just need to be better."

Fiers is 0-1 with a 3.28 in four career starts against the A's.

Graveman is 2-1 with a 5.24 ERA in four career starts against Houston. In his last start on July 9 at Houston, he gave up two runs on five hits over five innings in a 3-2 A's victory. He struck out three and walked none for his fourth straight win. He'll face the Astros again after eight days of rest.

"I've thrown a couple bullpens since the last (start)," Graveman said. "I'm just trying to keep that arm slot that I've had going and it's been good. That's the main focus right now, just keep on top of the baseball and let the sinker work and pitch off of that.

"It was a good break, too. I've thrown quite a few innings the first half of the year and I want to continue to do that. It's always good to have a little bit of a break physically and also mentally to take a little bit of a break because sometimes going every five day you really have to stay locked in."

 

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Preview: Rangers (55-38) at Angels (40-52)

Game: 1
Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Date: July 18, 2016 10:05 PM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- After two years of riding the shuttle between Anaheim and Salt Lake City, right-hander Nick Tropeano will get the chance to establish himself in the Los Angeles Angels' rotation during the second half of the season. After nearly two years of inactivity, right-hander A.J. Griffin hopes to do the same with the Texas Rangers.

Griffin and Tropeano will face each other when the Angels and the Rangers begin their three-game series Monday night at Angel Stadium.

Tropeano is in his second stint this season with the Angels, who acquired him and catcher Carlos Perez from the Houston Astros for catcher Hank Conger in November 2014. Los Angeles recalled Tropeano from Triple-A Salt Lake when left-hander Andrew Heaney severely injured the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow during his first start this season.

Tropeano responded by winning three of five decisions and by compiling the best earned-run average by any starter in the injury-riddled rotation, 3.25, before a tight right shoulder placed him on the disabled list June 4. Activated on June 24, the Angels sent him back to Salt Lake.

"I don't think anyone who is optioned down is pleased," Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia told MLB.com at the time. "Nick's a competitor, and he wants to come up here and wants to make footprints in the big leagues. We all feel he will."

But the Angels recalled Tropeano on July 3 to replace Jhoulys Chacin in the rotation. In two starts since, the right-hander has permitted just three runs, nine hits and two walks in 11 innings while striking out 12 and lowering his ERA for the season to 3.12.

Tropeano made 23 starts last year for both Salt Lake and Los Angeles, with the bulk of them coming for the minor league Bees. In four stints with the Angels, Tropeano went 3-2 with a 3.82 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings.

Griffin, meanwhile, won three of four decisions this year following his recovery from Tommy John surgery in April 2014. Before the surgery, Griffin went 14-10 for the Oakland Athletics in 2013. Afterward, the right-hander threw just 14 1/3 total innings in four combined starts for Class A Stockton and Triple-A Nashville in the Athletics' system. After Oakland released him, the Rangers signed Griffin as a free agent during the offseason.

In his first four appearances, Griffin went 3-0 while recording five quality starts in his first five games this year. Through May, opponents were batting only .212 against him. But after allowing three runs, three walks and four hits in 2 2/3 innings May 7 against the Detroit Tigers, Griffin went on the disabled list because of a stiff right shoulder.

Since being activated June 25, Griffin bears little resemblance to the pitcher who started the season. The right-hander has yet to surpass five innings in any of his four starts, and allowed 11 earned runs and 22 hits in 18 1/3 innings. Griffin's last start was his worst of the year and accounted for his only loss. In a 15-5 rout by the Minnesota Twins on July 10, Griffin gave up six runs on nine hits in five innings while throwing 94 pitches.

Griffin's performance since returning from the disabled list, combined with the presence of starters Derek Holland and Colby Lewis on the 60-day list, provide motivation for general manager Jon Daniels to reinforce the Rangers' rotation before the Aug. 1 trading deadline.

"We're focused on the pitching side," Daniels told MLB.com. "We want to do what makes sense for the team."

 

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Preview: White Sox (45-46) at Mariners (46-46)

Game: 1
Venue: Safeco Field
Date: July 18, 2016 10:10 PM EDT

SEATTLE -- Chris Sale will make his first start in six days when the Chicago White Sox face the Seattle Mariners on Monday. This time, Sale will not be representing the White Sox, not the American League.

The All-Star Game starter will be back on the mound to open the Seattle series, and the White Sox are going to need his A game if their offense continues to struggle like it did during the weekend sweep in Anaheim. Chicago (45-46) scored just one run in the series.

"We're not finding ways to manufacture runs or put the ball in play. That's the frustrating part," White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier told the Chicago Tribune.

The White Sox might find company in Seattle's misery this week. The Mariners (46-46) scored just two runs over the final two games of the Houston series, and they have pretty much played their way out of contention in the American League West after a promising first two months of the season.

"Five runs in three games, that's not going to get it done," Mariners manager Scott Servais said after Sunday's 8-1 loss to Houston. "We've got to do better than that."

Seattle's offense is only part of the problem as the Mariners' pitching rotation continues to battle injuries. Scheduled Monday starter Wade LeBlanc (1-0, 3.52 ERA) has done his part to fill in, but he is coming off a rough outing his last time out. A converted reliever who pitched in Japan last year and was with Toronto's Triple-A affiliate before the desperate Mariners acquired him in June, LeBlanc will be making his fourth start with Seattle.

The Mariners could help him by playing better defense than they did on Sunday, when Seattle committed a season-high four errors in what Servais called the "worst game we played all year."

Third baseman Kyle Seager, who had two errors and now has nine since June 2, added, "It definitely wasn't a good day."

If the Mariners are going to reverse their fortunes and get back into the wild-card race, they'll have to start by scoring some runs on one of the game's best pitchers. Sale is having a typical season, but he is coming off his worst start of the season. The Atlanta Braves hit three home runs off Sale in a July 8 win over the White Sox, during which he allowed eight runs off 10 hits.

"Pretty embarrassing," Sale said after that performance, according to MLB.com. "It's about as bad as I possibly think in a while."

 

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'Central Division rivals clash'

Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals July 18, 8:15 EST

Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals get it on for the eleventh time this season when the clubs open a three-game series at Kaufman Stadium. As a team, the Indians are a mediocre 5-7 since their 14-game win streak was snapped back on July 2nd. The Royals have had their own issues of late with just four wins, nine losses during July.

Cleveland holding a 6-4 edge in series play sends out righthander Corey Kluber. In his last start, Kluber spun eight innings of one-run ball in the win over the Yankees bringing his record to 9-8 on the campaign with a 3.61 ERA. Tribe are 1-1 vs Royals this season handing the ball to Kluber but remain just 3-7 last ten vs their division rival with the hurler handling starting duties and that includes a horrid 0-5 that Kluber has started in Kansas City.

The Royals' Edinson Volquez toes the rubber in the series opener. The righthander picking up a win in his last outing tossing 6.0 innings of 3-run ball carries an 8-8 record, 4.85 ERA to the hill. Royals have lost two of three Volquez starts vs Cleveland in 2016 with the lone win coming at Kaufman Stadium. Kansas City is 3-4 in Volquez's seven starts vs Tribe as a Royal including 2-1 on home field.

The fact this series is in Kansas City bodes well for Royals, since they swept Indians at this venue back in June. However, the most compelling numbers in Royals’ favor is that Ned Yost's squad is a sparkling 11-3 opening a home series. Matching that, Royals have a sparkling 5-0 streak at home vs the division w/Volquez and have won 4 of his last 5 in front of the home audience.

 

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'Twins have rough road ahead'

Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers July 18, 7:10 EST

When a series of baseball betting trends point in one direction, the baseball handicapping industry takes notice. And, that's the case Monday night when Minnesota Twins visit the Detroit Tigers. Twins sporting the worst road record in the majors at 13-29 have lost six consecutive vs Tigers and own a dreadful 3-10 record last thirteen visits to Comerica Park. Another obsticle for Minnesota, the Twins have lost 8 of their last 9 vs the division with Nolasco doing their bidding, lost 6 of their last 7 with Nolasco after a team loss the previous effort.

 

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MLB

Monday's games

National League

Marlins @ Phillies
Fernandez is 0-2, 10.03 in his last two road starts; four of his last five road starts went over the total. Miami is 4-3 in his road starts.

Nola is 0-4, 15.00 in his last five starts; over is 7-1-1 in his last nine. Phillies are 2-6 when he starts at home.

Marlins won five of last six games; they're 9-6 in road series openers. Over is 17-5 in their last 22 true road games. Philly won 11 of last 16 games, under is 9-2-1 in its last 12 at home. Phillies are 4-11 in home series openers.

Braves @ Reds
Wisler is 1-1, 5.32 in his last four starts; over is 7-3 in his last ten. Atlanta split his six road starts this season.

Finnegan is 1-3, 9.47 in his last four starts; five of his last seven home starts went over total. Reds lost six of his last seven home starts.

Atlanta is 4-7 in its last 11 games; they're 6-9 in road series openers. Under is 11-3 in their last 14 road games. Cincinnati lost eight of last 11 home games, over is 14-7-1 in Reds' last 22 games. Reds are 7-8 in home series openers.

Mets @ Cubs
Matz is 0-4, 5.05 in his last eight starts; nine of his last 11 stayed under. Mets are 5-2 in his road starts.

Lester is 0-1, 7.58 in his last four starts; over is 9-4 in his last 13. Cubs are 6-2 when Lester starts at home.

Mets lost eight of last 12 road games; they're 8-6 in road series openers. Under is 14-4 in New York's last 18 road games. Chicago won three of last four games; they're 12-3 in home series openers. Last five games at Wrigley Field stayed under.

Padres @ Cardinals
Friedrich is 0-3, 8.40 in his last three starts; eight of his last ten went over. Padres lost four of his six road starts.

Leake is 1-3, 5.40 in his last four starts; his last three stayed under. Cardnals lost six of his eight home starts.

Padres won their last three games; three of their last four road games stayed under. San Diego is 10-4 in road series openers. St Louis lost five of last seven home games; they're 5-11 in home series openers. Under is 11-5-1 in their last 17 home games.


American League

Orioles @ New York
Gausman is 1-3, 5.74 in his last five start; eight of his last ten stayed under. Orioles lost five of his last six road starts.

Nova is 1-2, 7.30 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over. Bronx split his six home starts.

Orioles won six of last eight games, their last five games stayed under. Baltimore is 8-7 in road series openers. New York lost five of last eight home games, seven of last 11Bronx games went over the total- they're 7-7 in home series openers.

Twins @ Tigers
Nolasco is 1-3, 6.66 in his last four starts; over is 15-2 in his last 17 starts. Minnesota is 4-5 in his road starts.

Boyd is 0-3, 6.67 in six starts this year (over 3-2-1).

Minnesota won eight of last 12 games; they're 5-9 in road series openers. Twins' last six road games went over. Detroit won four of last five home games, nine of its last 12 games stayed under the total.

Indians @ Royals
Kluber is 3-1, 2.54 in his last four starts; five of his last six went over. Cleveland split his eight home starts, winning last three.

Volquez is 1-1, 3.38 in his last three starts; six of his last eight stayed under. Royals are 8-3 in his home starts.

Indians won 10 of last 13 road games; they're 10-6 in road series openers. Under is 5-2-1 in Tribe's last eight road games. Kansas City lost eight of last 11 games; they're 12-2 in home series openers. Six of last eight KC stayed under the total.

Astros @ A's
Fiers is 3-0, 3.08 in his last five starts; over is 8-4-1 in his last 13. Houston is 2-4 when he starts on foreign soil.

Graveman is 3-0, 2.89 in his last six starts (under 4-2). Oakland is 2-4 in his home starts.

Astros won nine of last 11 road games; they're 7-8 in road series openers. Three of their last four road games went over. Oakland is 9-1 in last ten series openers, but 14-23 in last 37 games overall, 5-11 in last 16 at home. Five of their last seven at home went over.

Rangers @ Angels
Lohse allowed six runs in five IP (109 PT) in his first '16 start.

Tropeano is 2-0, 2.43 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under. Angels are 2-3 in his home starts.

Texas lost 11 of last 15 games; they're 8-7 in road series openers- over is 8-3-1 in their last 12 games. Angels won seven of last nine games, four of their last five stayed under the total. Halos are 6-9 in home series openers.

White Sox @ Mariners
Sale is 5-2, 5.44 in his last seven starts; over is 10-4 in his last 14. White Sox are 7-1 when he starts on the road.

LeBlanc is 1-0, 4.11 in three starts this year (under 2-1).

White Sox lost their last four games, scoring one run; they're 1-6 in last seven road series openers. Three of their last four games stayed under. Seattle lost seven of last ten games; they're 8-7 in home series openers- four of their last five home games went over.


Interleague

Rays @ Rockies
Smyly is 0-3, 12.06 in his last three starts; over is 11-1 in his last 12. Tampa Bay lost five of his last six road starts. .

Anderson is 1-3, 3.68 in his last five starts (under 5-1).

Tampa Bay lost its last ten road games; they're 5-9 in road series openers. Rays' last five games stayed under total. Colorado is 9-6 in last 15 home games, 7-7 in home series openers. Eight of last 11 games at Coors Field went over the total.


Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:

Mia-Phil-- Fernandez 12-5; Nola 7-10 (0-5 last 5)
Atl-Cin-- Wisler 5-12; Finneran 5-13
NY-Chi-- Matz 9-7; Lester 12-6
SD-StL-- Friedrich 5-6 (1-5 last 6); Leake 8-10

Balt-NY-- Gausman 6-9; Nova 6-6
Min-Det-- Nolasco 7-11; Boyd 2-4
Cle-KC-- Kluber 9-9; Volquez 11-8
Hst-A's-- Fiers 10-6 (5-0 last 5); Graveman
Tex-LAA-- Lohse 0-1; Tropeano 5-7
Chi-Sea-- Sale 14-4 (5-1 last 6); Leblanc 2-1

TB-Colo-- Smyly 6-11; Anderson 2-4


Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:

Mia-Phil-- Fernandez 4-17; Nola 8-17
Atl-Cin-- Wisler 9-17; Finneran 5-18
NY-Chi-- Matz 4-16; Lester 5-18
SD-StL-- Friedrich 4-11; Leake 7-18 (4 of last 5)

Balt-NY-- Gausman 6-15; Nova 3-12
Min-Det-- Nolasco 7-18; Boyd 0-6
Cle-KC-- Kluber 5-18; Volquez 5-19
Hst-A's-- Fiers 3-16; Graveman
Tex-LAA-- Lohse 0-1; Tropeano 2-12
Chi-Sea-- Sale 6-18; Leblanc 1-3

TB-Colo-- Smyly 4-17; Anderson 1-6

 

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Monday's six-pack

-- Mets 5, Phillies 0-- First time Jacob deGrom has ever thrown a pitch in 9th inning of a major league game. He threw a one-hitter here.

-- Astro players have been on DL total of only 122 days this year; next-lowest are the Nationals, who have had players on the DL for 248 days.

-- Michael Porter Jr declared to play at Washington; he is a top recruit, but since his dad just got hired as an assistant coach by the Huskies, this isn't a big surprise.

-- Edwin Jackson is first MLB pitcher since 2009 to throw 6+ innings in a game, while allowing only one hit, but 3+ runs.

-- Zach Greinke, who makes $30M+ a year, is not expected back for Arizona before the end of this month. 2016 has been a disaster for the Diamondbacks.

-- Minnesota-Chicago play for summer league title in Las Vegas tonight.

 

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Mike Wynn

Bonus Play: MLB St Louis w/Leake -175 Over San Diego

 

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Razor Sharp

FREE PICK FOR MONDAY: Take HOUSTON (Fiers) -135 over Oakland

 

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Atlantic Sports

Monday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: Arizona - 13 (Arena)

 

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Platinum Plays

Free Pick: Atlanta Braves w/Wisler +125 over Cincinnati

 

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Huddle Up Sports

Bonus Play: Minnesota Nolasco +123

 

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Hawkeye Sports

Monday's Free Selection: Arizona Rattlers - 14 (Arena Football)

 

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High Stakes Syndicate

Free Selection for Monday: Cincinnati Reds - 140

 

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John Anthony Sports

Monday's Free Selection: Miami Marlins - 205

 

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Nevada Sharpshooter

Your free winner for Monday: Take CHICAGO WHITE SOX (Sale) -145 over Seattle

 

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The Vegas Steam Line

Your free winner for Monday: Take HOUSTON/OAKLAND UNDER the total of 8½

 

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Sharp Bettor

Sharp Bettor's Free Pick for Monday, July 18, 2016 10:10 PM

(919) CHICAGO WHITE SOX (C SALE - L) VS (920) SEATTLE MARINERS (W LEBLANC - L)

Play Seattle.