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Preview: Marlins (58-52) at Rockies (55-55)

Game: 3
Venue: Coors Field
Date: August 07, 2016 4:10 PM EDT

DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins meet in the rubber game of their series Sunday against the backdrop of history.

Ichiro Suzuki is one hit shy of becoming the 30th player in major league history to reach 3,000 hits. He got No. 2,999 with a pinch-single in the eighth inning on Saturday night, stayed in the game and narrowly missing No. 3,000 in the ninth when pitcher Scott Oberg bobbled Suzuki's high-bouncer, slipped to one knee while retrieving the ball and narrowly threw him out.

After the Marlins' 12-6 loss, manager Don Mattingly would not say whether he plans to start Suzuki on Sunday afternoon against Rockies right-hander Jon Gray.

Ichiro declined to speak Saturday night, saying through a Marlins public relations official that after a loss he had no desire to talk about his personal accomplishment or anything upbeat.

Regardless, the baseball world will be watching Sunday, waiting and hoping that Suzuki makes history. One of those with more than passing interest in his quest is Ken Griffey Jr., who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in July and was Suzuki's teammate in Seattle. The Mariners provided the following remarks by Griffey.

"I got a first row (seat) to watch one of the greatest ballplayers to (ever) play ... to watch what he's done, day in and day out," Griffey said. "It's pretty impressive ... for him to go out there and roll out the hits that he has, it's pretty incredible.

"It's a tribute to his work ethic and everything that he believes in. ... It is something special, not just for the guys who played with him but for all of baseball and all the people in Japan. This is something that's huge. I know that he doesn't take it lightly. He works hs butt off day in and day out."

Opposing Gray for the Marlins will be Adam Conley, who is 7-6 with a 3.41 ERA in 22 starts. Right-handed hitters have hit 10 homers against Conley but are batting just .225 (78-for-347). Left-handed hitters haven't homered against Conley but are batting .306 (33-for-108) against him.

He has been much more effective against right-handed hitters.

Conley is 3-3 with a 3.92 ERA on the road, including his last start on Monday in Chicago where he lost 5-0 to the Cubs and gave up two runs, five hits and six walks with four strikeouts in four innings.

Gray, a rookie in his first full season in the majors, is 8-4 with a 3.77 ERA overall in 19 starts and 5-0 with a 3.83 ERA in nine starts at Coors Field.

In Gray's past seven outings, he is 4-1 with a 2.18 ERA, and he's 3-0 with an 0.69 ERA (26 innings, two earned runs) in four starts since the All-Star break with eight walks and 25 strikeouts. Not surprisingly, Gray is brimming with confidence.

"Even when I'm not on my game, I know I can keep us in the game, just by competing," Gray said.

 

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Preview: Brewers (49-59) at Diamondbacks (44-66)

Game: 3
Venue: Chase Field
Date: August 07, 2016 4:10 PM EDT

PHOENIX -- The Milwaukee Brewers shifted their infield when shortstop Orlando Arcia was recalled from the minors on Tuesday.

So far, so good.

Arcia had his first career hit Friday, and he was just getting started. He reached base on two hits and two walks and scored four times in a 15-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night, evening the series at Chase Field at one game apiece.

Arcia has made four straight starts at shortstop, and it has not seemed to faze former shortstop Jonathan Villar, who has thrived since moving to third base.

Villar had six hits and three walks in the first two games of the Arizona series, with four hits and two RBIs on Saturday.

Villar, who leads the major leagues with 41 stolen bases, has remained in the leadoff spot and manager Craig Counsell moved Arcia into the No. 2 spot in the order against Patrick Corbin, the first left-handed starter the Brewers faced since right-handed bat Arcia joined them from Triple-A Colorado Springs.

"Jonathan has been a machine, he really has," Counsell said. "He was on base four times last time, five time tonight. That's incredible. He does a heck of a job. And it's a tough at-bat. He lays off tough pitches. It's impressive."

The Brewers will send right-hander Jimmy Nelson (6-10) against right-hander Archie Bradley (4-7) in the third straight rematch of the pitching pairings from the first time these teams met in Milwaukee on July 25-28.

The Brewers won three of four in that series and are seeking their third road series victory of the season on Sunday. The last came the first week of July when they took two of three at Washington.

Milwaukee is 19-34 on the road. Arizona has won four home series and is 18-39 at home.

Bradley gave up one run in seven innings in an 8-1 victory over the Brewers on July 27, when right fielder Yasmany Tomas had two homers and five RBIs off Nelson, who lasted 4 2/3 innings.

Tomas singled in five at-bats Saturday and has four homers against the Brewers in six games this season, hitting .346 with four homers and 10 RBIs. He has hit safely in his last 12 starts, going .388 with three doubles, eight homers and 14 RBIs.

"There are things he is really starting to grasp," Arizona manager Chip Hale said. "Pitch selection. He has gotten better and better as the season has gone on. Understanding what the pitchers are trying to do to him. Every at-bat is an adjustment in this league. They are going to make an adjustment to you, and you have to make an adjustment.

"The mistakes he's getting, he is putting them in the seats, which is important. His approach at the plate is much better. When things are going well, he is swinging at the right pitches. We're seeing that more often."

Ryan Braun had two three-run homers Saturday while tying the franchise record with seven RBIs. He has four homers and is 7-for-15 since returning to the lineup in the second game of a series in San Diego on Aug. 2.

"It's such a challenging game," Braun said. "We deal with so much failure, so much adversity. So when you have those rare games that are special, like tonight, you definitely have to appreciate those."

Braun receives a healthy round of boos, usually depending on the extent of damage he has done during the game, every time he is announced at Chase Field. Braun was the National League MVP in 2011 when the Brewers beat Arizona in the NLDS but later was reported to have failed a drug test that season. He was suspended for half a season in 2013 for violating baseball's drug policy.

"It's a non-factor for me," Braun said. "Regardless of the reception, I'm doing my best to compete as hard as I can and do my best."

 

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Preview: Angels (49-61) at Mariners (56-53)

Game: 3
Venue: Safeco Field
Date: August 07, 2016 4:10 PM EDT

SEATTLE -- The Seattle bullpen had been an Achilles heel this season, but a series of changes and the emergence of rookie closer Edwin Diaz seem to have shored up that part of the Mariners.

Diaz, 22, has earned four saves on five nights and probably won't be available when the Mariners (56-53) host the Los Angeles Angels in the finale of a three-game series at Safeco Field on Sunday. Even without Diaz, the Seattle bullpen has been pretty strong as of late, particularly during the team's four wins over its past five games.

That hasn't stopped the Mariners from making moves to address the bullpen. Seattle added two more relievers in right-hander Arquimedes Caminero and switch-pitcher Pat Venditte on Saturday.

"We're kind of piecing it together down there," manager Scott Servais said after the Mariners' second consecutive comeback win Saturday night. "... Our bullpen kept us right there (Saturday) when it could have gotten away from us."

The Angels (49-61) have their own set of problems in the bullpen, and they cropped up again Saturday night as Los Angeles squandered another early lead. Jose Valdez, called up from Triple-A before the game, walked three of the four batters he faced and ended up taking the loss on a night when the Angels held leads of 3-0 and 6-2.

It's been an ongoing problem for a Los Angeles team that has been ravaged by injuries to its starting rotation.

"Everything that's happened in our bullpen is directly connected to our rotation," manager Mike Scioscia said.

The bullpen woes have overshadowed a Los Angeles offense that has been performing well lately. Part of the Angels' recent success has to do with reliable center fielder Mike Trout. He went 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple and four RBIs on Saturday night and is 10-for-21 in his last seven games since July 30. Trout celebrates his 25th birthday Sunday while enjoying another impressive season from an individual standpoint. He's among the American League leaders in batting average, hits, doubles, RBIs, on-base percentage and OPS. He ranked among the top 10 in major league history in home runs (160), runs scored (565), extra-base hits (363) and walks (436) before the age of 25.

Trout and the Angels face a Sunday starter who's coming off one of his best outings of the season. Seattle left-hander James Paxton allowed just one run over eight innings his last time out.

The bigger question is who will finish the game for the Mariners. Diaz has gotten plenty of work since supplanting struggling veteran Steve Cishek as closer, and Seattle also had to use former closers Tom Wilhelmsen and Drew Storen on Saturday.

The Angels plan to start right-hander Matt Shoemaker (6-11, 4.08 ERA). After that, the Los Angeles rotation is in a state of flux with veteran Tim Lincecum being designated for assignment before Saturday's game.

"Where Tim is now," Scioscia said, "and where he needs to be, there's a big gap there."

Lincecum, who was trying to make a comeback at age 32, had a 9.16 ERA after nine starts with the Angels.

 

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Preview: Phillies (51-61) at Padres (48-62)

Game: 3
Venue: PETCO Park
Date: August 07, 2016 4:40 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO -- As Philadelphia Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff's record attests, he has pitched in tough luck most of the 2016 season.

Eickhoff, 26, is 6-12 despite a 3.68 ERA in 22 starts.

"His won-loss is really misleading," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said recently. "We haven't consistently gotten him a lot of runs and he's lost a lot of close decisions."

But Eickhoff could be catching a break Sunday when he's matched against Padres right-hander Jarred Cosart in the rubber match of a three-game series at Petco Park.

There is this "triple whammy" hanging over the Padres this season. The Padres have struggled on Sundays (3-14), in day games (10-25) and in final games of series (8-27).

And all three of the Padres' problems are in play Sunday as they end a six-game homestand.

The Padres have fared better recently in series finales (5-4 in the last nine) and day games (4-5). But they have made little gains on Sunday.

"I don't know what it is," Padres manager Andy Green said recently of the "triple whammy."

"But I'm pretty sure it's most coincidence."

Plus some lopsided pitching matchups, which it appears there is another one Sunday afternoon.

As Mackanin said, Eickhoff deserves better. He has allowed only 129 hits in 132 innings. With a 112-31 strikeout-to-walk ratio, opponents have hit only .258 against him.

And the Padres didn't come close to faring that well when Eickhoff faced them on April 13 in Philadelphia. Eickhoff shut out the Padres on four hits in seven innings and picked up the win in his only previous start against San Diego. He didn't walk a batter and had nine strikeouts.

In Eickhoff's two most recent starts, he has allowed one run and seven hits in 12 innings.

Meanwhile, Cosart will be making his second start as a Padre. He went only 3 1/3 innings in his first outing, didn't allow a run and gave up only one hit. But he issued six walks and threw 77 pitches, of which only 34 were strikes.

"We like the stuff," Green said of the 26-year-old right-hander acquired in the July 29 trade that sent right-hander Andrew Cashner to the Marlins. "The pitches are there, he just needs to command what he has."

Cosart made four starts earlier in the season with the Marlins, although he was with Triple-A New Orleans when the trade was completed. Cosart was 0-1 with the Marlins with a 5.95 ERA. But during the final five starts of 2015, he was 1-1 with a 2.96 ERA.

Starting pitching has become a major concern for the Padres. Short starts have been taxing the bullpen, which explains why the team is carrying eight relievers and Saturday replaced one veteran left-handed reliever (Matt Thornton) with another (Clayton Richard).

Thornton is a one-inning pitcher. Richard can work longer and could spot start between now and the end of the season if the Padres need rotation help and Tyson Ross isn't available around Sept. 1 as expected.

 

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Preview: Red Sox (60-49) at Dodgers (61-49)

Game: 3
Venue: Dodger Stadium
Date: August 07, 2016 7:10 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching rotation took another hit Saturday before they defeated the Boston Red Sox.

Newly acquired starter Rich Hill was bumped from his scheduled start Sunday when "remnants" of another blister were found on his middle pitching finger after the left-hander played catch Friday, manager Dave Roberts said.

"I think with his recent history we want to be cautious and push his start date back," said Roberts, adding that Hill is listed as day to day and a future start date hasn't been determined.

Hill was already on the 15-day disabled list with a blister on his finger when the Dodgers obtained him in a trade with the Oakland A's on Monday. Brandon McCarthy (2-2, 2.16 ERA) will replace Hill as the Dodgers' starter in Sunday's rubber match of the series finale with the Red Sox. David Price (9-7, 4.26) will oppose McCarthy.

Hill is one of 12 Dodger pitchers on the disabled list. Ace Clayton Kershaw (herniated disk) went on the 60-day disabled list earlier this week and isn't expected back until September. Bud Norris, who was recently acquired from the Atlanta Braves in a trade, was put on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday with a mild back strain.

However, the Dodgers got a much-needed boost from rookie starter Ross Stripling on Saturday in a 3-0 decision against the Red Sox.

Stripling (3-3) didn't overwhelm the Red Sox but struck out four and walked one while allowing four hits in five innings by the major leagues' top offense. Stripling threw 75 pitches (49 strikes) before Roberts lifted him in the bottom of the fifth for pinch-hitter Chris Taylor.

"It's a really good lineup and I think your mentality is to get the first guy out, but I really wanted to do that today," said Stripling, who threw 25 pitches in the first inning and escaped a bases-loaded jam. "You don't want to give them any opportunities."

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, "Obviously, I can't say enough about Ross and the effort he gave us today. We've put him in some tough spots that we've talked, but he's always risen to the occasion. He gave us a huge lift we needed."

Relievers Grant Dayton and Joe Blanton combined for three scoreless innings before closer Kenley Jansen worked a perfect ninth for his 33rd save of the season.

Red Sox manager John Farrell said the Red Sox missed opportunities against Stripling, particularly the first inning.

"First time that we've faced Stripling," Farrell said. "He had a good overhand curveball, stayed out of the middle of the plate, (but) we had him on the ropes out of the get-go."

The Red Sox would like to cap their 11-game road trip on a high note Sunday, which would allow them to win the series against the Dodgers and finish 6-5.

"We're in the last couple of months of the season, so whoever plays best the last couple of months are going to be the ones in the playoffs," David Ortiz said.

 

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Red Sox, Dodgers meet

BOSTON RED SOX (60-48) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (60-49)

First pitch: Sunday, 7:10 p.m. ET
Line: N/A, Total: N/A

Game 1: Boston 9 Los Angeles 0
Game 2: Los Angeles 3 Boston 0

David Price and the Red Sox will be hoping to pick up a Sunday night victory over the Dodgers.

The Red Sox have extremely high hopes this season and they’ll have a very good test in their Sunday night meeting with the Dodgers. Both teams look like they are likely to make the postseason and it wouldn’t be crazy if they ended up facing one another in the World Series. With that being said, both teams have an excellent opportunity to prove what they are made of on the national stage on Sunday.

This game will feature a very intriguing pitching matchup, as LHP David Price (9-7, 4.30 ERA, 156 K) is going to be on the mound for Boston and RHP Brandon McCarthy (2-2, 3.07 ERA, 35 K) will be hoping to keep things close for Los Angeles. While the Red Sox seemingly have the edge in this pitching battle, Price has severely underperformed this season and McCarthy is a guy that is capable of shutting down his opponent when he is on his game. He is, however, on an innings limit and that could affect this one.

David Price has not lived up to his contract with Boston, but there is still a lot of time for him to turn things around. Price will see a number of starts to finish out the year and a few good outings in a row could really help the Red Sox forget how poorly he started the year. He has been a bit better as of late, allowing just four earned runs in his past 15.0 innings of work. Price struck out a total of 11 batters in those games and walked just one. He’ll need to keep things up with his control, as it’s big for him to keep free base-runners at a minimum. Price will, however, need to do a better job of avoiding contact. He has allowed seven or more runs in eight of his past 10 starts and that simply isn’t going to cut it for a guy that is considered elite in this league.

Offensively, the Red Sox will be counting on some solid performances from guys like 3B Aaron Hill, 2B Dustin Pedroia, 1B Hanley Ramirez and DH David Ortiz. The four of them are a combined 17-for-49 with two homers and 13 RBI against the pitcher. Assuming they are all in the lineup, they should be able to produce at the plate on Sunday.

Brandon McCarthy started his year on a positive note for the Dodgers, but he has run into some trouble in his past two outings. McCarthy has pitched just seven total innings in those starts and the Dodgers need him to start working deeper into games. The issue last game was his control, as McCarthy walked five batters in his three innings of work. If he cannot throw strikes in this game then there’s a chance he gets yanked early once again.

For the Dodgers, guys like 1B Adrian Gonzalez and SS Corey Seager are going to need to step it up in this one. Gonzalez is just 3-for-21 against Price in his career, but he is one of the best hitters that Los Angeles has and needs to find a way to figure out Price in this one. Seager, meanwhile, doesn’t have experience against Price, but he will also be counted on by the Dodgers in this one. He has been incredible in his first full season in the league and could make a huge statement by playing well on this stage on Sunday.

 

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'Rubber Match'

Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals August 7, 2:15 EST

Toronto and Kansas City conclude their three games set with the current series even at one game apiece. Sports Interaction currently has Toronto -$1.55 road favorites with the total set at 8.5.

Marcus Stroman carrying a 8-4 record, 4.74 ERA toes the rubber for John Gibbons' squad. Stroman recorded a quality start last outing tagged with a no-decision, yielding one run, three hits and one walk while striling out a career-high 13 batters in Jays 2-1 loss at Houston. The righthander earned a win in his lone start vs Royals this season tossing eight innings of 3 hit, 2 run ball while wiffing six batters.

Stroman trades pitches with Royals Yordano Ventura who has a 6-9 record, 4.83 ERA and heads to the hill saddled with an 0-5 skid, 1-6 Team Start Record his last seven trips to the mound.

Taking a road favorite can be a perilous road in baseball betting, but there appears to be enough in Toronto's favor to counteract such concerns. Jays have won 4 of 5 vs KC this season, have won all three of Stroman's career starts vs Royals. Additionally, John Gibbons' troops have shown they can bounce back. Jays have won 3 of 4 recently after a loss. Finally, Kansas City is not a peg to hang your hopes on when handing the ball to Yordano following a win. Royals are 1-6 the last seven such occasions. Also, Royals and day games don't mix. They've loss six in a row during daylight hours.

 

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MLB

Sunday’s games

National League

Reds @ Pirates
Straily is 3-0, 1.69 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under. Reds are 4-5 in his road starts.

Cole is 2-0, 1.93 in his last two starts; four of his last six went over. Pirates are 3-4 in his home starts.

Reds lost three of their last four games; under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Pittsburgh won five of its last six home games; four of last six Pittsburgh home games went over.

Giants @ Nationals
Bumgarner is 0-2, 4.50 in his last four starts; Giants lost four of his last five road starts. Under is 4-1 in his last five starts.

Roark is 4-1, 3.78 in his last five starts; six of his last eight stayed under. Washington is 4-1 in his last 5 home starts.

Giants lost ten of last 13 road games; under is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. Washington won seven of its last ten games; over is 4-2-1 in last seven Washington home games.

Braves @ Cardinals
Foltynewicz is 1-2, 6.94 in his last four starts; four of his last six stayed under. Braves are 3-4 in his road starts.

Wainwright is 3-0, 1.99 in his last six starts; his last three went over the total. Cardinals won his last four home starts.

Cardinals lost five of last seven games, over is 7-2-1 in their last ten. Atlanta lost six of last nine road games; under is 5-3 in their last eight road games.

Marlins @ Rockies
Conley is 3-1, 2.41 in his last six starts; Miami is 2-5 in his last seven road starts. Under is 9-4 in his last 13 starts.

Gray is 3-0, 0.95 in his last three starts; his last six starts stayed under. Colorado is 5-3 in his home starts.

Marlins lost six of last nine games; seven of last ten Miami games went over. Colorado won 12 of last 16 games; under is 13-6-2 in their last 21 games.

Brewers @ Diamondbacks
Nelson is 0-3, 11.85 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under. Brewers lost five of his last six road starts.

Bradley is 1-2, 7.05 in his last three starts; four of his last five stayed under. Arizona is 2-5 in his home starts.

Brewers lost three of last five games; under is 12-7 in their last 19 games. Arizona lost nine of last 12 games; five of last six Diamondback games went over.

Phillies @ Padres
Eickhoff is 0-1, 0.75 in his last two starts; four of his last five stayed under. Phillies are 3-7 in his road starts.

Cosart is 0-1, 5.48 in five starts this season (over 4-1).
Phillies are 4-7 in last 11 road games; over is 11-6 in their last 17 road games. San Diego is 9-5 in its last 14 home games; four of their last five games went over.


American League

Indians @ Bronx
Carrasco is 1-2, 4.88 in his last four starts; four of his last six stayed under. Indians are 4-5 in his road starts.

Tanaka is 0-2, 5.71 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. New York is 6-5 in his road starts.

Indians lost four of last six games; five of last six Cleveland games went over. New York is 8-4 in its last 12 home games; under is 12-2 in their last 14 home games.

Twins @ Rays
Gibson is 1-0, 4.34 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under. Minnesota split his six road starts.

Andriese is 2-1, 4.05 in his last four starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six.

Twins won six of last nine road games; last eight Minnesota games went over. Tampa Bay won seven of its last ten games, under is 8-5 in Rays’ last 13 home games.

Orioles @ White Sox
Bundy is 2-2, 3.43 in his four starts (under 4-0).

Shields is 1-4, 2.83 in his last five starts (under 3-1-1); White Sox are 4-3 in his home starts.

Orioles won four of last six games; under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 road games. Chicago lost seven of last ten games; five of last seven White Sox games went over.

Rangers @ Astros
Darvish is 0-3, 3.57 in his last four starts (under 5-2).

Musgrove is making his first MLB start; he threw 4.1 scoreless innings in relief in his MLB debut, was 5-3, 3.81 in 10 AAA starts this season.

Rangers lost three of last five games; seven of last nine Texas road games stayed under. Houston lost nine of last 12 games; under is 15-4-1 in last 20 Astro home games.

Blue Jays @ Royals
Stroman is 1-0, 2.49 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over the total. Toronto lost four of his last five road starts.

Ventura is 0-5, 5.40 in his last seven starts; four of his last five stayed under. Royals lost his last three home starts.

Blue Jays are 8-4 in last 12 games; seven of last eight Toronto road games stayed under. Kansas City lost 12 of last 17 games; eight of their last ten games stayed under.

Angels @ Mariners
Shoemaker is 1-2, 4.12 in his last three starts; four of his last six starts went over. Angels lost six of his last seven road starts.

Paxton is 1-1, 2.25 in his last three starts (over 6-6). Mariners lost five of his six home starts.

Angels lost eight of last ten road games; Halos’ last five games went over total. Seattle won five of last seven home games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.


Interleague

Mets @ Tigers
deGrom is 4-1, 1.86 in his last six starts; under is 8-3 in his last 11 starts. Mets are 3-5 in his road starts.

Sanchez is 1-3, 5.67 in his last five starts (under 3-1-1). Detroit is 3-5 in his home starts.
Mets lost eight of last 11 games; six of their last eight games went over. Detroit won 11 of last 12 games; six of Tigers’ last nine games went over.

Cubs @ A’s
Hendricks is 5-1, 1.40 in his last six starts; under is 3-0-1 in his last four. Cubs are 3-6 in his road starts.

Manaea is 1-1, 3.54 in his last three starts; under is 7-4-1 in his last 12. Oakland won his last four home starts.

Cubs won nine of last ten games; over is 14-5-1 in their last 20 road games. Oakland lost seven of last eight games; six of their last eight home games stayed under.

Red Sox @ Dodgers
Price is 0-1, 4.10 in his last four starts; under is 9-3-1 in his last 13 games. Boston lost his last four road starts.

McCarthy is 0-2, 3.72 in his last four starts (under 6-0).

Red Sox are 5-10 in their last 15 games; under is 12-2 in their last 14 road games. Dodgers are 8-10 in last 18 games; under is 22-9 in their last 31 home games.


Teams’ record when this pitcher starts

Cin-Pitt: Straily 11-9; Cole 8-8
SF-Wsh: Bumgarner 13-10; Roark 13-9
Atl-StL: Foltynewicz 5-8; Wainwright 15-7
Mia-Colo: Conley 12-10; Gray 9-10
Mil-Az: Nelson 9-13; Bradley 7-8
Phil-SD: Eickhoff 9-13; Cosart 1-0/1-3

Cle-NY: Carrasco 11-5; Tanaka 15-7
Min-TB: Gibson 7-7; Andriese 5-4
Blt-Chi: Bundy 2-2; Shields 4-7/2-9
Tex-Hst: Darvish 2-5; Musgrove 0-0
Tor-KC: Stroman 11-11; Ventura 10-11
LAA-Sea: Shoemaker 7-14; Paxton 3-9

NYM-Det: deGrom 10-9; Sanchez 4-12
Chi-A’s: Hendricks 12-8; Manaea 7-8
Bos-LA: Price 11-12 (1-6 last 7); McCarthy 2-4


%age of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:

Cin-Pitt: Straily 5-20; Cole 4-16
SF-Wsh: Bumgarner 6-23; Roark 4-22
Atl-StL: Foltynewicz 3-13; Wainwright 7-22
Mia-Colo: Conley 7-22; Gray 6-19
Mil-Az: Nelson 6-22; Bradley 6-15
Phil-SD: Eickhoff 6-22; Cosart 2-5

Cle-NY: Carrasco 3-16; Tanaka 3-22
Min-TB: Gibson 7-14; Andriese 3-9
Blt-Chi: Bundy 1-4; Shields 9-22
Tex-Hst: Darvish 3-7; Musgrove 0-0
Tor-KC: Stroman 6-22; Ventura 5-21
LAA-Sea: Shoemaker 4-21; Paxton 3-12

NYM-Det: deGrom 2-19; Sanchez 6-16
Chi-A’s: Hendricks 5-20; Manaea 1-15
Bos-LA: Price 8-23; McCarthy 1-6


Umpires

Cin-Pitt: Last three Gonzalez games went over.
SF-Wsh: Six of last seven Drake games stayed under.
Atl-StL: Underdogs are 4-3 in last 7 Scheurwater games.
Mia-Colo: Home side won 6 of last 7 Fletcher games.
Mil-Az: Last four Segal games went over the total.
Phil-SD: Home side won 12 of last 13 Baker games.

Cle-NY: Underdogs won 8 of last 10 LBarrett games.
Min-TB: Under is 7-3-1 in last 11 Barry games.
Blt-Chi: Under is 7-3 in last 10 Muchlinski games.
Tex-Hst: Four of last five Little games stayed under.
Tor-KC: Over is 6-4 in last ten Lentz games.
LAA-Sea: 6 of last 8 Morales games stayed under.

NYM-Det: Over is 10-3 in last 13 Miller games.
Chi-A’s: Last three DeJesus games stayed under.
Bos-LA: 7 of last 8 Cederstrom games stayed under.

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack

Bronx Bombers’ payroll, record the last six years:

2016– $225,997,792– Currently have 55-55 record

2015– $217,758,571– 87-75– Lost Wild Card game.

2014– $197,230,609– 84-78– Missed playoffs

2013– $228,106,125– 85-77– Missed playoffs

2012– $209,792,900– 95-67– Lost ALCS, 4-0

2011– $207,047,964– 97-65– Lost ALDS, 3-2

They’re spent $869,093,097 in salary since they last won a playoff game.

 

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Sunday's Free Selection: Chicago Cubs - 165

 

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Mike Wynn

Bonus Play: MLB Miami w/Conley +115 Over Colorado

 

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Razor Sharp

FREE PICK FOR SUNDAY: Take MINNESOTA (Gibson) +135 over Tampa Bay

 

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Totals4U

Sunday's Free Selection: Los Angeles Angels/Seattle Mariners over 8

 

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Atlantic Sports

Sunday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: LA KISS - 4 (Arena FB)

 

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Platinum Plays

Free Pick: Chicago Cubs w/Hendricks -170 over Oakland

 

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Easy Money Sports

Lee's Free Saturday Selection Miami w/Cashner +112

 

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Hawkeye Sports

Sunday's Free Selection: Texas Rangers - 115

 

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The Vegas Steam Line

Your free winner for Sunday: Take KANSAS CITY (Ventura) +135 over Toronto

 

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High Stakes Syndicate

Free Selection for Sunday: Colorado Rockies - 130

 

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John Anthony Sports

Sunday's Free Selection: San Diego Padres - 105