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    MLB | MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX
    Play On - Road underdogs with a money line of +125 to +175 (MINNESOTA) with a team on base percentage .320 or worse on the season (AL), playing on Tuesday
    92-85 over the last 5 seasons. ( 52.0% | 49.4 units )
    6-13 this year. ( 31.6% | -3.7 units )




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    MLB | PHILADELPHIA at ARIZONA
    ARIZONA is 16-6 (+12.3 Units) against the money line vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse this season.
    The average score was: ARIZONA (4.5) , OPPONENT (3.5)

  • #2
    Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

    MLB roundup: Historic night for Cubs' Bryant
    By The Sports Xchange


    CINCINNATI -- Kris Bryant had a historic night at the plate with three home runs, two doubles and six RBIs, lifting the Chicago Cubs to an 11-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday at Great American Ball Park.
    Bryant became the first player in major league history to hit three homers and two doubles in a game. His 16 total bases were a franchise record.
    Bryant, who went 5-for-5, homered in consecutive at-bats, including a three-run homer in the fourth, then went deep again in the eighth when he and first baseman Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back homers off Ross Ohlendorf.
    Jake Arrieta (12-2) also homered as part of a 17-hit outburst by the Cubs as they overcame a rough outing for the right-handed ace. Making his first start against the Reds since no-hitting them on April 21, Arrieta gave up five earned runs and walked five in five innings.


    Rangers 9, Yankees 6
    NEW YORK -- Texas was annoyed with one out in the top of the ninth inning when New York asked for the tarp to be put on the field because Aroldis Chapman could not grip the ball.
    Nearly four hours later, the dugout erupted in jubilation.
    Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus created the joy with two-run singles off Kirby Yates and the Rangers left Yankee Stadium with a win in a game that was twice delayed by rain for nearly four hours and ended 7 1/2 hours after the scheduled first pitch.
    Chapman took the mound with a heavy downpour and could not find the strike zone, prompting Yankees manager Joe Girardi to ask umpires to put the tarp on the field. Play was halted at 10:40 pm and the Rangers were angered.
    Players were yelling at umpires about how they had to pitch in the same conditions and Banister made his feelings known during an animated discussion with umpires that featured several hand gestures before he headed back to the clubhouse.


    Rays 13, Red Sox 7
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay ended its 11-game losing streak, tagging Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez for nine runs in the first three innings and cruising to a win at Tropicana Field.
    The Rays hadn't scored more than six runs during the losing streak, but found their bats Monday, with six hits in the first eight batters and a 9-0 lead after three. Boston has dropped six of its last seven, giving up at least six runs in six straight as well. The 13 Rays runs match their most and the most allowed by Boston this season, and the 18 hits is their season high and the most allowed by Red Sox pitching.
    The Rays got a career-high five RBIs from designated hitter Nick Franklin, who got his first three hits of the season after being recalled Tuesday. Logan Forsythe went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, two on a home run that chased Rodriguez (1-3) from the game before he could finish the third inning.


    Indians 8, Braves 3
    ATLANTA -- Lonnie Chisenhall and Jason Kipnis homered, Trevor Bauer turned in his sixth consecutive quality start and Cleveland stretched its winning streak to 10 games with an interleague victory over Atlanta.
    The Indians are a perfect 11-0 at home in June, but had been just a .500 team on the road before sweeping a three-game series in Detroit before coming to Atlanta.
    The three-run homer by Chisenhall and solo blast by Kipnis gave the Indians 21 homers during the winning streak, and they have outscored foes 68-22 over the 10 games.


    Nationals 11, Mets 4
    WASHINGTON -- Ben Revere had four hits and stole three bases, Danny Espinosa had three hits and drove in two runs and Anthony Rendon had two hits and drove in three as hit-happy Washington overcame an early 4-0 deficit to record a win against New York.
    The first-place Nationals are now four games ahead of the Mets, who won two of three in Washington last month. Washington tied a franchise record with six steals in the game and had 17 hits.
    Every starter in the Nationals starting lineup had at least one hit, while Bryce Harper had two hits after batting just .232 in his previous 15 games. Daniel Murphy added two hits for Washington to lift his average to .350.


    Royals 6, Cardinals 2
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Danny Duffy pitched eight impressive innings and Kendrys Morales continued his torrid streak with four hits and two RBIs as Kansas City topped St. Louis Cardinals.
    Duffy's outing matched the longest of his career. He gave up two runs in the first inning and nothing after that. He allowed six hits, struck out eight and walked none.
    Duffy (3-1), who walked four in his previous start and lasted just 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the New York Mets, lowered his ERA to 3.24. He threw 68 strikes in 101 pitches before Joakim Soria replaced him in the ninth.


    Dodgers 5, Pirates 4
    PITTSBURGH -- Los Angeles rode a four-run fifth inning to a victory over Pittsburgh to avoid a four-game series sweep.
    The Pirates blew an early 4-0 lead as the Dodgers ended an eight-game losing streak at PNC Park.
    With the win, the Dodgers avoided their first four-game series sweep against Pittsburgh since 1944.


    Rockies 9, Blue Jays 5
    DENVER -- Colorado erupted for six runs in the seventh inning to beat Toronto.
    This is just the Blue Jays' third trip to Coors Field, where they have played and lost seven games. This one was close for six innings with the Blue Jays building a 4-0 lead thanks to Devon Travis' homer in the first and Edwin Encarnacion's three-run shot with two outs in the sixth.
    In the bottom of the inning, Carlos Gonzalez got those three runs back with one swing when he lofted a three-run homer to right. Starter Marco Estrada walked leadoff hitter Charlie Blackmon and Crishtian Adames followed with a double to left. With one out, Gonzalez hit his 17th homer and his 189th with the Rockies, enabling him to pass Troy Tulowitzki for fifth all-time in Rockies history.


    Phillies 8, Diamondbacks 0
    PHOENIX -- Cesar Hernandez had three hits, including two hits and two RBIs in a six-run seventh inning, and Odubel Herrera tied a career high with four hits in Philadelphia's victory over Arizona at Chase Field.Monday.
    Hernandez singled off left-hander Robbie Ray (4-7) to open the seventh inning and scored on Cody Asche's hit-and-run double into the right-field corner to give the Phillies a 3-0 lead. Ray was removed with an apparent injury to his pitching hand, and the Phillies broke the game open with four more runs off relievers Jake Barrett and Josh Collmenter to make it 8-0.
    Maikel Franco and Hernandez had two-run singles in the seventh to complete the scoring for the Phillies, who were outscored 22-5 while being swept by Arizona in a four-game series at home June 17-20.


    Athletics 8, Giants 3
    SAN FRANCISCO -- Marcus Semien blasted a three-run homer off former trade partner Jeff Samardzija in a five-run second inning and rookie Daniel Mengden posted his first major-league win with 7 2/3 strong innings as Oakland blitzed San Francisco in the opener of a four-game interleague series.
    Semien drove in four runs and Khris Davis two, helping the A's extend the all-time lead over their San Francisco Bay Area rival to 55-52.
    The series continues Tuesday night in San Francisco, after which it moves across the San Francisco Bay Bridge to Oakland for games Wednesday and


    Astros 4, Angels 2
    ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Carlos Correa's sacrifice fly scored Jason Castro from third base in the top of the ninth inning, breaking a tie and helping lift Houston to a win over Los Angeles at Angel Stadium.
    The Astros rallied in the later innings after falling behind 2-0 through six innings. Mike Trout scored both runs for Los Angeles, hitting a solo homer in the fourth inning and scoring from second on a C.J. Cron single after reaching on a double in the sixth. Trout also had a double in the eighth.
    The Astros put together their winning rally in the ninth when Castro hit the first pitch of the inning by Fernando Salas for a double. A walk to George Springer and a single by Luis Vabuena loaded the bases for Jose Altuve.

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    • #3
      Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

      Preview: Mets (40-35) at Nationals (45-32)


      Game: 2
      Venue: Nationals Park
      Date: June 28, 2016 7:05 PM EDT


      WASHINGTON -- On June 8, 2010, Stephen Strasburg made his major-league debut at Nationals Park before a crowd that was buzzing by the time he finished the night with seven strikeouts in a row.


      Nearly six years later another right-hander from California is slated to make his first major-league appearance on the mound for the Washington Nationals.


      Washington manager Dusty Baker announced Monday that Lucas Giolito, 21, will be summoned from Double-A Harrisburg to start against the New York Mets on Tuesday in the second game of the series between the two top teams in the National League East. He is considered perhaps the best pitching prospect in all of the minor leagues.


      Is Giolito ready for the big stage?


      "Well, you don't know if he's ready or not until he gets here and performs, but I liked what we saw down in spring training," Baker said.


      Giolito has made 14 starts this year for Harrisburg of the Eastern League and is 5-3 with an ERA of 3.17 in 71 innings, with 72 strikeouts and 34 walks and 67 hits allowed.


      "He's the real deal," said an American League scout. "I saw him in spring training; he went five innings that day and he was outstanding. Guys in our organization were asking, 'Who is this guy?' I was impressed with how he commanded his pitches that day. He was outstanding."


      Giolito was the 16th overall pick by the Nationals in 2012 out of Harvard Westlake High School in Los Angeles. He is familiar with the limelight as parents Rick Giolito and Lindsay Frost are veteran Hollywood actors.


      "We saw him in spring training. He pitched a game against us in spring training," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "Obviously a highly touted prospect with a good arm. We have to make him work hard. They must think highly of him if they are bringing him to this series. It should be fun."


      "We figured he gave us the best option to win the game tomorrow," Washington general manager Mike Rizzo told reporters Monday. "He's our No. 1 prospect. We like the way he's developed. We think he'll do well and give us a chance to win."


      The Mets will send out Matt Harvey, yet another right-hander who drew raves when he came up to The Show. Collins said Harvey will have to give the Mets innings since Noah Syndergaard lasted just three innings Monday in a 11-4 loss and there are concerns that lefty Steven Matz may not be able to start on Wednesday in Washington due to some arm issues.


      Harvey lost at Washington on May 24 as he gave up five earned runs and eight hits in five innings.


      Harvey beat the Nationals on May 1, 2015, by a score of 4-0 as he did not allow a run and just five hits while striking out three in seven innings.


      In his last start he did not get a decision in a 4-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on June 23 as he gave up two runs in six innings. Harvey is 2-5 with a 4.50 ERA in nine road starts this year.


      But Harvey could be overshadowed for at least one night but a rookie.


      "Lucas has continued to make strides in all phases of the game," Nationals farm director Mark Scialabba wrote in an email to The Sports Xchange on Monday night. "On any given night he has three well-above-average pitches working for him."


      "Along with his fastball and curveball, which are well documented, his changeup has become a weapon he can use against both left- and right-handed hitters," he added. "He continues to focus on creating a consistent delivery to improve the command of all three offerings. He's a tremendous student of the game and is striving to become a complete pitcher with the ability to field his position and hold runners well."

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      • #4
        Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

        Preview: Rangers (50-27) at Yankees (37-38)


        Game: 2
        Venue: Yankee Stadium
        Date: June 28, 2016 7:05 PM EDT


        NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez's view of the last two games for the New York Yankees has been from the dugout.


        On Tuesday, he is expected to return from being benched and when he does, he will have to face one of the toughest left-handers in the American League.


        Cole Hamels will be on the mound when Rodriguez and the Yankees continue their four-game series with the Texas Rangers.


        Rodriguez is batting .223 (37-for-166) in 44 games this season. He has eight home runs and 26 RBIs, 13 of his hits have gone for extra bases and he has struck out 53 times.


        Since returning from missing a month with a right hamstring injury, the 40-year-old is batting .282 but only four of his 22 hits have gone for extra bases.


        "It's a hard decision," New York manager Joe Girardi said. "Alex has meant a lot to this club over the years, but now we're going to do something a little bit different and see how it works."


        Rodriguez also has struggled more against right-handers than left-handers. Against righties, he is a .200 hitter while vs. southpaws, he is batting .275, although Rodriguez is hitless in five career at-bats against Hamels.


        "Physically I feel good," Rodriguez said. "Look I have 165, 170 at-bats, eight home runs, 26 RBIs -- not good, not great. But I certainly have enough in the tank to help this team win."


        This also is the continuation of a downward trend at the plate for Rodriguez since late July. He turned 40 July 27 and had a .276 average with 24 home runs and 59 RBIs.


        Since then, he has batted .215 (78-for-363) with 17 home runs, 53 RBIs and 115 strikeouts in his last 104 games, which seems to be enough of a sample size for the Yankees to sit him more often, especially with their constant quest to get over .500 and stay over.


        "We can't stay stagnant," GM Brian Cashman said. "Time is of the essence. We can't keep treading water and I want to be a contender, not a pretender.


        "We've got a short sprint now to the trade deadline. This team needs to declare itself as good enough, contenders or not."


        With Rodriguez sitting, the Yankees had 16 hits as Mark Teixeira, Carlos Beltran and Didi Gregorius had three hits apiece but it was not enough as Kirby Yates could not protect a one-run lead following a three-hour, 35-minute rain delay and allowed four runs, turning a 6-5 game into a 9-6 loss.


        Texas won for the 28th time in 36 games by getting two-run singles in the ninth from Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus. The Rangers also became the first team in baseball to get 50 wins.


        "It speaks volumes of the type of roll they've been on and how they continue to play," Texas manager Jeff Banister said. "It's obviously a nice number but a lot of baseball to be played."


        After Chi-Chi Martinez allowed five runs and 10 hits during his five-inning season debut, Hamels will look to continue rolling.


        Hamels has a 0.87 ERA (two earned runs/20 2/3 innings) and has won his last three starts. He also has won his last eight road decisions and has posted a 2.15 ERA in the streak which began Aug. 23 at Seattle.


        He is 15-2 with a 3.19 ERA in 27 starts since joining Texas and the last win seemed even more significant. Hamels allowed one and five hits while striking out eight in six innings in last Wednesday's 6-4 win over Cincinnati in a game that was played after Derek Holland and Colby Lewis were placed on the disabled list.


        Hamels was supposed to face the Yankees April 25 but was scratched because of a groin injury. He is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in three regular starts against the Yankees also allowed five runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings during Game 3 of the 2009 World Series at Philadelphia.


        Veteran left-handers are the theme of Tuesday's pitching matchup and CC Sabathia will oppose Hamels. Sabathia made his debut in 2001 five years before Hamels made his major league debut.


        Sabathia is enjoying one of the best stretches he has had in recent seasons. His 2.78 ERA is the lowest it has been at least 12 starts into a season in his career since it was 2.55 24 starts into the 2011 season.


        He has the ninth-lowest ERA over his last 21 starts going back to Aug. 1 and has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 14 of those outings.


        Wednesday was not one of those outings as Sabathia allowed six runs (five earned) and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings against Colorado. He also twisted his right ankle backing up home plate but has been able to do his normal work in between starts.


        Sabathia is 11-5 with a 4.97 ERA in 21 starts against Texas. With the Yankees, he is 4-2 with a 5.79 ERA in eight starts, including April 27 in Texas when he allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.

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        • #5
          Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

          Preview: Cubs (49-26) at Reds (29-48)


          Game: 2
          Venue: Great American Ball Park
          Date: June 28, 2016 7:10 PM EDT


          CINCINNATI -- Amid all the history made by Kris Bryant on Monday night, the most important thing to happen for the Chicago Cubs is that they got a victory.


          Bryant became the first player in major league history to hit three home runs and have two doubles in a game. He also went 5-for-5, set career highs in hits and RBIs and played three different positions.


          But manager Joe Maddon's club still needed to hang on for an 11-8 win in the opener of a three-game series in Cincinnati, a game in which ace Jake Arrieta struggled.


          But a win is a win, especially after a disappointing series in Miami in which they lost three of four. Despite losing six of their last eight, the Cubs still own a 9 1/2-game lead in the National League Central.


          On Tuesday, the Cubs will try to win two in a row for the first time since June 18.


          "We haven't been playing the best baseball," Bryant said. "But tonight was a good game to win and we'll try to build off that."


          The Reds dominated the Cubs for several seasons during their rebuild. But the tide has turned the past two seasons. Chicago has won the last three series against the Reds and nine of the past 10.


          The Cubs have won seven of eight against the Reds this season. Chicago won last season's series 13-6, snapping a streak of five straight won by Cincinnati.


          Jon Lester takes the mound for the Cubs on Tuesday, making his sixth career start against Cincinnati. He's 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA in his career against the Reds.


          Lester will be challenged, though, by manager Bryan Price's club, which likes to run, especially center fielder Billy Hamilton, who had 19 stolen bases this season.


          Lester has 13 quality starts, third best in baseball. He has allowed one earned run or fewer in 10 of his starts.


          Left-hander Jon Lamb will make his 11th start of the season and second against the Cubs. He last faced Chicago last Oct. 1 last season, allowing five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings of a 5-3 loss.


          Lamb was among a trio of left-handers acquired from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Johnny Cueto last July. He began the season on the disabled list after back surgery.


          Cincinnati's pitching staff is beginning to get healthy with the return of Lamb, right-hander Anthony DeSclafani, who worked eight shutout innings on Sunday, and promising bullpen arms Raisel Iglesias and Michael Lorenzen.


          Veteran Homer Bailey made his first rehab start for Triple-A Louisville and is targeted for a late July return, barring setbacks.


          The Cubs are looking to get healthy as well. Leadoff batter Dexter Fowler is on track to come off the disabled list when eligible July 5, according to Maddon.


          Jorge Soler took practice on Monday at Great American Ball Park and the reports were positive. He'll need a minor-league rehab appearance before returning, however.


          Despite the Cubs being a bit banged up, Price is fully aware of Chicago's success against his club heading into Tuesday.


          "For a game where we had eight hits and six walks and eight runs, that's usually enough to win," Price said after Monday's game. "The Cubs had their hitting shoes on tonight. They're real happy and comfortable against our staff right now."

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          • #6
            Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

            Preview: Red Sox (41-35) at Rays (32-43)


            Game: 2
            Venue: Tropicana Field
            Date: June 28, 2016 7:10 PM EDT


            ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- On a night when John Farrell needed to take it easy on his bullpen, he needed an inning from five different relievers, complicating the team's pitching woes in a 13-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.


            "We've been going to that bullpen so extensively, we needed to get some innings," Farrell said after starter Eduardo Rodriguez lasted only 2 2/3 innings, surrendering nine earned runs on 11 hits. "It was disappointing."


            Farrell called a team meeting after the game -- Boston has dropped six of eight games and allowed at least six runs in six straight -- to find an instance of a Red Sox starter giving up more than 10 hits in less than three innings, you only need to go back to Friday, when David Price did just that.


            "The bottom line is (Rodriguez) is capable of more, we're capable of more," Farrell said. "We need to get better, and we had a chance to share that after the game. To continue to fall behind as much as we are late, we're more talented than that. We can't continue to expect our offense to climb out of holes as we've been. We have to set the tone from the mound, more than we are."


            There was an urgency to Farrell's frustration -- Boston is still 41-35, but since May 26, they're 12-18 after a 29-17 start. What's worse, even in low-leverage situations with the game out of hand, his best relievers struggled Monday -- Koji Uehara and Craig Kimbrel each needed 26 pitches for a single inning, and Junichi Tazawa needed 17 for his inning, so pitchers who would normally be available the next night are now questionable if Boston needs a long night from its bullpen again Tuesday.


            Tuesday starter Rick Porcello (8-2, 3.93 ERA) needs a quality start to help mend an overworked bullpen. The Rays, who will throw RHP Chris Archer (4-10, 4.70 ERA), have won three of four games against Boston and will try to build on the momentum of ending an 11-game losing streak on Monday.


            The Rays hadn't scored more than six runs at any point in that 11-game skid, but Monday's outburst -- matching a season high with 13 runs and resetting the high with 18 hits -- will give them confidence as they labor to get back to .500 baseball with the All-Star break fast approaching.


            "A lot of questions have to be answered when you're not playing well, and I think they've handled it pretty admirably given what we've gone through," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "We saw tonight that sometimes it takes that type of performance to break out of a funk."


            There might be a greater immediacy in the Red Sox clubhouse, where a strong start is slipping away as they try to keep close to division-leading Baltimore. The Red Sox could help their pitching by trading for an upgrade in the next month, but Farrell doesn't know that will happen.


            "I have to remain focused on the guys internally -- to say that someone else is going to walk through that door, I'm not banking on it," Farrell said. "In this moment, I don't have an answer for you."

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            • #7
              Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

              Preview: Marlins (41-35) at Tigers (38-38)


              Game: 1
              Venue: Comerica Park
              Date: June 28, 2016 7:10 PM EDT


              DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers will be facing a much better and more confident Miami Marlins team Tuesday than the one they beat twice to open the 2016 season.


              And while Miami is on an uptick, Detroit is just ticked after getting swept for the third time this season by the Cleveland Indians this past weekend.


              The Tigers have stiffened their bullpen in the last week but their rotation is rubbery. And the Marlins won't face the pitcher who has been the most solid for the American League team over the last month -- rookie right-hander Michael Fulmer.


              Fulmer is getting extended rest for the next couple of weeks. He won't start until this weekend at Tampa Bay after last pitching June 22 against Seattle.


              Instead Miami will get a look at Mike Pelfrey, coming off his first relief appearance of the season, on Tuesday and lefty Daniel Norris on Wednesday.


              Detroit is back at .500 (38-38) after dropping to 0-9 against Cleveland -- which came after the Tigers swept the Seattle Mariners in a four-game set.


              "It seems like big swings is how we're playing," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said as Cleveland was pounding his team. "We win four in row, drop three in a row, win four out five, lose five out of six. Kind of been that way all year."


              "I don't believe that," Justin Verlander said Sunday when asked if he felt Detroit was a .500 team. "I think we are better than a .500 club. I think we showed flashes of it and we've shown flashes of not being very good. But I believe we are better than this. We just need to be a little more consistent."


              Miami (41-35) is six games over .500 for the first time since June of 2012 after taking a weekend series from the Chicago Cubs.


              "Quite honestly, I feel like we should be more than six games over .500 right now," manager Don Mattingly told MLB.com. "We've had a lot of games where we've had leads we weren't able to, not necessarily hold, but hold from letting teams back into games."


              Left-hander Adam Conley (4-4, 3.56 ERA) starts for the Marlins Tuesday after coming the closest any pitcher on his team has come to working nine innings. Conley worked eight innings of shutout, four-hit ball in his last start.


              Conley has never faced Detroit. He is 2-1 with a 3.83 ERA on the road.


              Pelfrey (1-7, 4.91 ERA) pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings of relief last Friday and only allowed three hits in perhaps his best performance of the season. But in his most recent start, June 20, Pelfrey was tagged for six earned runs on 12 hits.


              Pelfrey has a track record against Miami but it dates largely back to his seven seasons with the New York Mets as opposed to his time with Minnesota and now Detroit. He is 1-9 with a 5.40 ERA in 18 career starts against Miami.


              And Giancarlo Stanton is 9-for-19 (.474) with two home runs, two doubles, three RBIs and one strikeout lifetime against Pelfrey.


              The Marlins may be without outfielder Marcell Ozuna, who sat out Saturday and Sunday to rest a sore left wrist. Mattingly said there is no guarantee he'll play Tuesday.


              Miami's infield has gone 26 straight games without recording an error dating back to May 30, which, according to STATS LLC, marks the most consecutive games without an error by an infield since 1913.


              The Marlins have also committed a major-league-low three errors in June. The last error by a Marlins infielder was Derek Dietrich's fielding miscue in a 7-3 win over the Braves on May 29. Ozuna's error in Miami's 4-2 victory over Chicago last Thursday marks the last error by any Marlins player.


              "The defense has been really good," Mattingly said. "We seemed shaky early, but we really kind of hit our stride. Martin (Prado's) unbelievable at third. (Adeiny Hechavarria), obviously, he's been one of those guys on the Gold Glove list the last few years. Derek's been solid. (Justin Bour) has been fine at first. We've been a pretty good defensive club, and we thought we would be."

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              • #8
                Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

                Preview: Indians (45-30) at Braves (26-50)


                Game: 2
                Venue: Turner Field
                Date: June 28, 2016 7:10 PM EDT


                ATLANTA -- Corey Kluber will have two extra days of rest when he takes the mound Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves trying to help stretch the Cleveland Indians' winning streak to 11 games.


                An off day last week gave manager Terry Francona an opportunity to juggle his rotation and he took advantage of it after conferring with Kluber, the 2014 American League Cy Young Award winner.


                Trevor Bauer, also coming off a complete game, won the series opener Monday against the Braves on regular rest, swapping places with Kluber.


                "I thought we'd pushed him a little bit on the last start," Francona said of the 115 pitches that Kluber threw in a three-hit home shutout of Tampa Bay. "I told him we had the ability to back him up because of the off day. We asked if he thought it would help him and he said yeah."


                Francona said a manager has to balance the benefit of rest versus throwing a pitcher off his routine.


                "We know our guys and hopefully there is a trust," he said. "Sometimes you think you're helping and you're not. You don't want to throw off a pitcher's rhythm."


                Kluber, who improved his record to 7-7 and lowered his ERA to 3.59 with his shutout of the Rays, had struggled in his previous start at Kansas City.


                "When that one's over, you flush it and move onto the next one, just like you do right now," Kluber said after the bounce-back. "Now, this game's over and done with, so you start preparing for the next one."


                Kluber, who is 5-2 in his last seven starts, is 10-2 with a 2.30 ERA against the National League in interleague play. The right-hander has never pitched against the Braves.


                Braves starter Matt Wisler will be facing the red-hot Indians for the first time as he goes for a third straight quality start after a rough stretch.


                Wisler (3-7, 4.22 ERA) is 1-5 with a 4.45 ERA at Turner Field, where the 23-year-old right-hander has issued 18 of his 26 walks.


                Four came in his most recent start, but he made it through 6 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the New York Mets. Wisler also worked 6 2/3 innings and got his lone home victory June 16 against Cincinnati.


                "He had some success and then got in a little bit of a rut," Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. "I like the way he's battled through. You're going to have some bumps in the road. You forget how little he's pitched."


                A key for Wisler will be keeping the ball in the ballpark against the Indians, who hit four homers in one inning on Sunday at Detroit and have 21 during their winning streak. He has allowed 13 homers in 89 2/3 innings.


                The Indians (45-30) have outscored opponents 68-22 in their 10-game winning streak and lead defending World Series champion Kansas City by five games in the American League Central.


                Cleveland has at least six runs in the last seven wins and has 10 homers in the past three. Six Indians had RBIs in the 8-3 victory over the Braves.


                Atlanta (26-50) has the worst home record in the majors at 11-30, but had won eight of its previous 11 games overall before losing the opener against the Indians.

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                • #9
                  Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

                  Preview: Dodgers (42-36) at Brewers (34-41)


                  Game: 1
                  Venue: Miller Park
                  Date: June 28, 2016 8:10 PM EDT


                  MILWAUKEE -- After snapping their season-long five-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory Monday afternoon at Pittsburgh, the Los Angeles Dodgers will try to keep the momentum going when they open a three-game series Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.


                  "It was resiliency," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "We spotted them four in the first (inning), and (Scott Kazmir) goes out there and throws up four zeroes and we responded, put up a crooked number and found a way to win a baseball game."


                  The Dodgers and Brewers met just over a week ago at Dodger Stadium, where Los Angeles took three of the four meetings. Only one of those, however, was a decisive victory: the Brewers posted an 8-6 win in the first contest, blew a 5-2 lead in third game before dropping a 10-6 decision and lost the other two by a single run.


                  Los Angeles will open the series behind rookie right-hander Julio Urias, who is still looking for his first major league victory but has recorded 21 strikeouts in 27 innings of work.


                  The 19-year-old phenom has recovered nicely from two rocky outings to start his career, posting a 2.33 ERA in his last four outings, covering 19 1/3 innings of work.


                  His best outing of the year came at the Brewers' expense. Urias held Milwaukee scoreless for five innings, allowing a walk and five hits while striking out a career-high eight in the Dodgers' 3-2 victory on June 17.


                  Urias will be on a short leash though, as the Dodgers try to manage his workload. He threw 80 innings all of last season and is at 68 already in 2016.


                  "We need him right now," Roberts told the Los Angeles Times prior to his last start. "These are valuable starts for our club, and so it makes sense for him to be here as long as he can be."


                  Urias would prefer to keep pitching but understands the decision is out of his control.


                  "The decision is the team's," Urias said. "If the team tells me I'm going to take a break, I'll be fine with that. If the team tells me I'm going to continue pitching, I'll be prepared for that."


                  Milwaukee will counter with right-hander Chase Anderson, who hasn't pitched since allowing seven runs in just 2 1/3 innings against the Dodgers on June 17.


                  Anderson was passed over the last time his turn came up in the rotation as the Brewers tried to take advantage of three off days in an eight-day span.


                  "We planned this," manager Craig Counsell said last week. "We decided he was a good guy to get a break. ... With three off-days, it was a good time to give one of the starters a little rest."


                  He'll be making his eighth career start against the Dodgers, who he saw regularly in his two seasons with the NL West-rival Arizona Diamondbacks. Anderson is 1-1 with a 5.05 ERA in seven previous starts with 38 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings.


                  Among Dodgers regulars, Adrian Gonzalez has had the best success against Anderson, going 6-for-13 with a double and a home run.

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                  • #10
                    Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

                    Preview: Twins (24-51) at White Sox (38-38)


                    Game: 1
                    Venue: U.S. Cellular Field
                    Date: June 28, 2016 8:10 PM EDT


                    CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox have won all six meetings against the Minnesota Twins this season.


                    On Tuesday, the White Sox will try to extend the streak against their division rivals to a lucky seven.


                    Chicago (38-38) remains in contention in the American League Central thanks in part to its dominance over Minnesota (24-51). The White Sox have outscored the Twins by a margin of 30-9 in six games this season, including a three-game sweep on the road in April and a three-game sweep at home in May.


                    White Sox manager Robin Ventura is eager for more success against the Twins. Ventura's team is coming off back-to-back series wins against the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays.


                    In four of their past five games, the White Sox have scored at least five runs.


                    "We are starting to swing the bat better," Ventura said. "You are playing against teams who can swing the bat as well, and you know you are going to have to put up some runs. To win two series in a row, it's a step in the right direction against tough teams.


                    "It's like your marching orders. Keep playing the game and see where you are after that."


                    White Sox left-hander Jose Quintana (5-7, 3.04 ERA) hopes the marching orders include more offense. Quintana has suffered from meager run support throughout his career on the South Side, and this season has been no different.


                    Earlier this month, the 27-year-old southpaw became the first White Sox pitcher to receive zero or one run of support in seven straight starts since Ross Baumgarten in 1980.


                    Quintana opened the season 5-1 with a 1.38 ERA in his first seven starts as the White Sox sprinted to the top of the division standings. Since then, he is 0-6 with a 4.50 ERA in his past eight outings. But he is 6-4 with a 3.83 ERA in 15 career starts against the Twins.


                    Like the White Sox, the Twins enter the series with confidence at the plate. Minnesota clubbed a season-high six home runs en route to a 7-1 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon. Among the half-dozen long balls were back-to-back-to-back shots by Brian Dozier, Trevor Plouffe and Max Kepler.


                    Minnesota has won four of its past seven games.


                    "I keep telling you guys, and it's true, hitting is contagious," Dozier said. "When guys start heating up around you, you kind of want to do the same, and good things happen."


                    Good things have been few and far between for Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson (0-5, 6.05 ERA), who remains in search of his first win of the season. The 28-year-old spent more than six weeks on the disabled list earlier this year because of a right shoulder strain. He is 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA (12 ER in 18 IP) in three starts since his return.


                    Despite his struggles, Gibson has enjoyed success against the White Sox. In seven career starts, he is 4-1 with a 2.06 ERA. That includes a perfect 3-0 record with a 2.22 ERA at U.S. Cellular Field, where he has won more games on the road than anywhere else during his career.

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                    • #11
                      Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

                      Preview: Cardinals (39-36) at Royals (40-35)


                      Game: 2
                      Venue: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
                      Date: June 28, 2016 8:15 PM EDT


                      KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Yordano Ventura will be back Tuesday for the Kansas City Royals and Brayan Pena figures to be added to the St. Louis Cardinals' active roster.


                      The Cardinals, however, might be without shortstop Aledmys Diaz, who fouled off a pitch near his right eye in the ninth inning.


                      Ventura will have 10 days between starts. He has not pitched since June 17, working 6 1/3 scoreless innings without a walk to beat Detroit. The next day, however, Ventura dropped his appeal of a nine-game suspension after it was reduced to eight games.


                      Major League Baseball suspended Ventura from a June 7 incident when he hit Manny Machado with a pitch at Baltimore. Machado charged the mound, threw a punch and the dugouts and bullpen emptied.


                      How rusty will Ventura be after the layoff?


                      "Eight games are not that huge of a layoff," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "We're going to face that when we come back from the All-Star game. Guys are going to be six, seven, eight days in between (starts)."


                      Ventura did have a two-inning simulated game during his time off.


                      "We tried to provide him an opportunity, where he could face hitters," Yost said. "He threw 30 pitches. He threw all of his pitches. Ventura will be ready to pitch tomorrow."


                      Ventura lost to the Cardinals twice last season, 6-2 on May 24 at Kansas City and 5-0 on June 12 at St. Louis. He is 1-2 in three career starts against the Cardinals, but the Royals have supported him with a total of four runs in those starts.


                      The Cardinals signed Pena to a two-year contract to be a veteran reliable backup to All-Star catcher Yadier Molina. But Pena, who played with the Royals from 2009 to 2012, suffered a knee injury and had surgery in April. He has missed the first 75 games.


                      Pena had 10 hits, all singles, in 52 at-bats in 14 rehab games with Triple-A Memphis and Double-A Springfield (Mo.). He drove from Springfield to Kansas City to join the club Monday but was not reinstated.


                      After catching complete games three straight days, the Cardinals opted to give Pena another day before reinstating him.


                      "I think we're close," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said of activating Pena. "Obviously, he's here. Yesterday, he had four at-bats, take a little more rest today and have him looked over and see what we do from there."


                      Pena said the knee is fine.


                      "My personal goal was every time I left the baseball field, I wanted to feel pain-free," Pena said. "I accomplished that. I really feel excited about. I was really pushing myself very hard to see where I was at, and my knee really responded well."


                      The Cardinals are uncertain how Diaz's eye will respond or how soon. He was taken to the hospital to check his vision after the 6-2 loss to the Royals.


                      "I hope it's just a scare," Diaz said through an interpreter in the clubhouse before going to a hospital. "Obviously, when the inflammation goes down, I hope to be able to keep helping the team. Right now, it just hurts where I was hit.


                      "We are going to the hospital to do some more routine exams just to make sure everything is OK."


                      He said he was not dizzy nor were there were any concussion symptoms.


                      "Thanks God, no," Diaz said. "Just simply the inflammation and discomfort."


                      Diaz is hitting .316 with 21 doubles after getting two more Monday.


                      "It didn't look there was anything to worry about as far as a fracture," Matheny said.


                      Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha, who is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA in three career starts against the Royals, will start Tuesday.

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                      • #12
                        Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

                        Preview: Blue Jays (41-37) at Rockies (37-39)


                        Game: 2
                        Venue: Coors Field
                        Date: June 28, 2016 8:40 PM EDT


                        DENVER -- Eddie Butler, whose days in the Colorado Rockies' rotation may be winding down, will try to end a two-game tailspin that has included a long relief appearance and start when he takes the mound Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays.


                        Butler is 2-4 with a 6.71 ERA in 11 games, eight starts. Pressed into a relief outing on June 18 at Miami when starter Tyler Chatwood had to leave the game with a mid-back strain in the second, Butler allowed nine hits and six runs in 3 1/3 innings and ended up with the loss as the Rockies fell 9-6 to the Marlins.


                        Chatwood was placed on the disabled list, so Butler took his turn Thursday against Arizona. He wasn't involved in the decision as the Rockies lost 7-6, but Butler played a big part in that defeat as he allowed 11 hits and six runs in five innings. He gave up two homers in that relief outing at Miami and two more against the Diamondbacks and has yielded 11 homers in 51 innings this season.


                        Rockies manager Walt Weiss has repeatedly lauded Butler for the action on his two-seam fastball and slider but has stressed the need to keep those pitches at the bottom of the strike zone or lower for them to be effective.


                        "I hate pitching badly," said Butler, who will be making his second interleague start and first against Toronto. "It's not fun doing that. It's not fun putting guys in a bad position where they're having to battle back every night."


                        Chatwood is scheduled to make a rehab start Thursday and will be eligible to be reinstated July 4. In a rotation that includes Jorge De La Rosa, Jon Gray, Tyler Anderson and Chad Bettis, Butler would appear the most likely starter to lose his rotation spot to Chatwood, who is 8-4 with a 3.15 ERA in 14 starts.


                        "We need 'Chatty' back," Butler said. "He's the anchor to our rotation right now. ... He's been phenomenal all year. So as soon as we can get him, that's going to be great for the team. And if it means I don't have a spot, as long as we're winning, I don't care."


                        The Blue Jays are 0-7 all-time at Coors Field, where they fell 9-5 on Monday night. Things are bound to be more normal and less emotional Tuesday for Toronto shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. He returned to Coors Field for the first time since the Rockies, who were in Chicago at the time, traded him to Toronto on July 27.


                        Tulowitzki met with a swarm of reporters for 10 minutes in the Blue Jays' dugout before batting practice. He renewed friendships with former Rockies teammates, manager Walt Weiss and his coaches, greeted stadium workers and members of the grounds crew and then stepped to the plate and received a loud 30-second ovation from the fans when he came to bat for the first time in the second.


                        That at-bat lasted eight pitches and ended when Tulowitzki took a third-strike slider from Jon Gray. Tulowitzki went 0-for-4 and didn't hit the ball out of the infield.


                        He was hitting .165 (19-for-115) after his first 32 games this season with six extra-base hits and a .569 OPS. But in 21 subsequent games entering Monday, Tulowitzki hit .299 (23-for-77) with 13 extra-base hits and a .976 OPS. He had gone 8-for-25 (.320) with two doubles, three homers and six RBIs in seven games since coming off the disabled list before returning to Coors Field.


                        Tuesday is bound to be a more business-as-usual game for Tulowitzki. His return to Coors Field, while not as triumphant as he might have hoped, is behind him and forever will be a happy memory.


                        "Honestly, I didn't think there was really any doubt that I would get (cheered)... I felt like when I was here I had a good relationship with the fans," Tulowitzki said. "The whole Tulo chant thing, I remember seeing a lot of jerseys. I knew they were going to be good to me."

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                        • #13
                          Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

                          Preview: Phillies (33-45) at Diamondbacks (36-43)


                          Game: 2
                          Venue: Chase Field
                          Date: June 28, 2016 9:40 PM EDT


                          PHOENIX -- Arizona right-hander Zack Greinke beat the Philadelphia Phillies when he faced them two turns ago, and he will get another chance Tuesday while looking to tie a personal record for successful starts.


                          Greinke (10-3) is 7-0 in his last eight starts, a no-decision at Coors Field on Thursday breaking his career-best seven-start winning streak.


                          Greinke was 8-0 in a nine-start span with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015, when he finished 19-3 and led the league with a 1.62 ERA. A no-decision in a quality start against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium on July 26 separated the first four victories from the last four.


                          The Phillies will counter with right-hander Jerad Eickhoff, who faced Greinke and gave up only three runs in a 3-1 loss on June 18. The difference in that game was sixth-inning homers by Nick Ahmed and Paul Goldschmidt, the latter a two-run shot that broke a tie at 1.


                          The Diamondbacks outscored the Phillies 22-5 while sweeping the four-game series at Citizens Bank Park from June 17-20, but Philadelphia turned things around with an 8-0 victory in the first game of a three-game set at Chase Field on Monday.


                          Philadelphia had a season-high 16 hits, 13 in the final four innings. Center fielder Odubel Herrera tied a career high with four hits, and Cesar Hernandez and Peter Bourjos had three hits apiece. Maikel Franco had two hits and drove in three runs.


                          "It wasn't a very good game," Arizona manager Chip Hale said. "It was a very ugly game for us. Once it got out of hand, it kept going. You give them credit, they swung the bats well but we didn't play very well."


                          Arizona was shut out on seven hits after setting a franchise record for hits in a four-game series with 56 at Colorado while splitting a four-game that ended Sunday. Arizona tied a franchise record for victories by going 7-3 on the trip.


                          Greinke has 2.18 ERA in his last eight starts, and he has held opponents to a .191 batting average and a .224 on-base percentage in that span. He has 45 strikeouts and nine walks in his last 57 2/3 innings.


                          Greinke's recent form is more what the Diamondbacks had in mind when they signed him over the winter. Since giving up 11 runs in 10 innings in his first two starts, both at Chase Field, Greinke is 10-1 with a .296 ERA. He has 79 strikeouts and 17 walks covering 97 1-3 innings in that span.


                          As the Diamondbacks en masse, Greinke has had some difficulty at Chase Field, renowned as a hitters' park. He is 5-3 with a 5.06 ERA in nine starts at Chase and 5-0 with a 1.85 ERA on the road.


                          The only run the Phillies got off him the last time was center fielder Odubel Herrera's bases-empty homer in the first inning.


                          Greinke's recent run also has given him a shot at a franchise record for wins before the All-Star break. Randy Johnson was 14-2 with a 1.80 in 19 starts before the break in 2000, and right-hander Curt Schilling was 14-3 with a 3.08 in 19 starts in 2002.

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                          • #14
                            Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

                            Preview: Astros (40-37) at Angels (32-45)


                            Game: 2
                            Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
                            Date: June 28, 2016 10:05 PM EDT


                            ANAHEIM, Calif. -- "Tim Lincecum 2.0" will make his third start for the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, this time facing the Houston Astros after twice taking on the Oakland A's.


                            Which Lincecum will show up, however, is anybody's guess.


                            In his first start, Lincecum held the A's to one run and four hits in six innings and earned a victory. In his second start five days later, the A's made the proper adjustments and knocked him out of the game after just three innings. Lincecum gave up four runs and seven hits while making 83 pitches.


                            After the loss, Lincecum mentioned a mechanical flaw in his delivery.


                            "My shoulders were going horizontally," he told reporters after the June 23 setback to Oakland. "Stuff was flattening out. Pitching on both sides of the plate and missing on either side. I didn't do a good job of hitting my spots."


                            And when the A's hit the ball, they found holes, unlike in their first game against him.


                            "They were just getting the balls in play and hitting balls to where we weren't," he said. "You have to tip your cap to them. They made an adjustment. I just didn't make the adjustment back."


                            Lincecum has had success against the Astros in his career, going 5-0 with a 0.99 ERA in five career starts. But that was the "other" Lincecum, the one who won two Cy Young awards pitching for the Giants and before having hip surgery last September.


                            He'll be matched up against Scott Feldman, who is making a spot start in place of Lance McCullers.


                            "After his last start (June 22 vs. the Angels) Lance came down with a small start of a blister on the tip of his (index) finger," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. "He didn't realize it until he started throwing the next day and it was tender at the very tip of his finger so he stopped his throwing program. We are erring on the side of caution."


                            It will be Feldman's fifth start of the season, but the first four didn't go so well. Feldman was 0-2 with a 4.58 ERA in those four starts, as he was in the starting rotation to start the season.


                            He was sent to the bullpen and has thrived ever since, going 4-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 16 relief appearances, 12 of which were scoreless.


                            "He deserves the first crack at it," Hinch told reporters before Monday's game against the Angels. "It's a spot start and he'll be able to be stretched out a little bit depending on how efficient he is. He's pitched a lot in his career as a starter. It's not going to spook him at all. I'm glad we have Scott Feldman available to take on this role when something like this comes up."


                            With Houston's 4-2 win Monday, the two teams continued heading in opposite directions. With two games remaining before the start of July, the Astros are 16-8 in June while the Angels are 8-17.

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                            • #15
                              Re: MLB Betting Info. 6/28

                              Preview: Orioles (45-30) at Padres (33-44)


                              Game: 1
                              Venue: PETCO Park
                              Date: June 28, 2016 10:10 PM EDT


                              SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres return home where the weather has been as warm as the team.


                              The Padres (33-44) welcome the Baltimore Orioles (45-30) on Tuesday, the first of a brief two-game, interleague series at Petco Park. The set kicks off a five-game homestead for the Padres, their last before the All-Star break.


                              San Diego returns from a six-game road trip in which they went 4-2 and continued to swing hot bats.


                              Before taking three of four from the Cincinnati Reds, the Padres split a pair of games at Baltimore.


                              In the first game between these two on Tuesday night, the Padres right-hander Erik Johnson (0-5, 8.54 ERA) squares off against righty Ubaldo Jimenez (4-7, 6.97).


                              Johnson came over from the Chicago White Sox in the trade which sent veteran starter James Shields to the South Side. But Johnson has struggled since landing with the Padres. It is his fourth start as a Padre and his second with the team against the Orioles.


                              Last Wednesday, Johnson was punished by the Orioles in a loss. He surrendered six runs on nine hits, two of which were home runs, in a season-low four innings.


                              Johnson has reached the sixth inning in just one of his three starts with San Diego.


                              "He's run into a little bit of tough luck,' Padres manager Andy Green told MLB.com. "If you look at his last outing, we didn't do some things defensively behind him that we should've done, in Baltimore, some balls found holes.


                              "I think the No. 1 thing for him is we've got to keep the ball in the ballpark, give our defense an opportunity to make plays. If he does that, he's going to have the opportunity to be successful."


                              To do so, Johnson needs to keep his pitches from hitting the outfield seats. He has been touched for seven home runs in 14 2/3 innings, which helps explain his 9.82 ERA in his three Padres starts.


                              Jimenez has struggled after the calendar flipped to May 1. Since, he has fashioned a 8.44 ERA and issued 30 walks in 48 innings.


                              But Jimenez is coming off a solid performance, when he stymied the Padres on Wednesday. Jimenez picked up the win as he worked six innings and allowed two runs on six hits. He struck out five but walked a season-high four.


                              To get back on track, Jimenez simplified his plan.


                              "I think the approach was going back to the basics,' Jimenez said. "Just see the target, hit the glove and try to get him out."


                              The results were positive as Jimenez won for the first time since April 13.


                              "It was good to see him go home and feel good about himself," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.


                              Now the Padres are back home, hoping to change their luck against Jimenez.

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