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Preview: Rockies (37-42) at Dodgers (45-37)


Game: 2
Venue: Dodger Stadium
Date: July 02, 2016 10:10 PM EDT


LOS ANGELES -- The Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers will have two similar, yet distinct, goals for their offenses when they play Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.


The Dodgers, who earned a 5-0 victory over the Rockies on Friday night, hope to extend that success beyond one day. Though Los Angeles compiled a 16-12 record with 37 home runs last month, several Dodgers experienced a miserable June offensively.


Seven players hit less than .225 for the month, ranging from Adrian Gonzalez's .223 to Enrique Hernandez's .158. Among those seven are four other regulars: Chase Utley (.209), Trayce Thompson (.207), A.J. Ellis (.188) and Yasmani Grandal (.169).


"Throughout the lineup, we've got to have some more production," manager Dave Roberts recently told MLB.com.


Hurting Los Angeles' cause will be the absence of Joc Pederson, who went on the disabled list Friday after injuring his right shoulder by running into the outfield wall in Milwaukee's Miller Park on Tuesday night to catch a fly ball. Pederson's 13 homers rank second on the club.


However, Corey Seager remains healthy and productive. The shortstop -- who leads the Dodgers with 17 home runs, 40 RBIs, 95 hits, 20 doubles and a .590 slugging percentage -- will bring a 14-game hitting streak into Saturday night's contest


The Rockies, meanwhile, hope to return to the offensive success that marked their June. Colorado batted .275 as a team during the month while amassing 61 doubles, five triples, 39 home runs and 149 RBIs.


Carlos Gonzalez contributed a .364 average and 29 RBIs in June. Nolan Arenado and Mark Reynolds had 12-game and nine-game streaks, respectively, during the month.


As a result, Colorado went 13-14 during June, the first time the team won 13 games in a month in three years. Nevertheless, the Rockies enter Saturday night's game having lost three in succession and six of their last nine.


"We're playing decent baseball, but we're not playing good baseball," Gonzalez told the Denver Post. "Even though things are more positive than in the past, it's still not good enough. You can't be satisfied with being a close to .500 club."


The Rockies played three of their last four games without two important components, rookie shortstop Trevor Story and veteran second baseman DJ LeMahieu. Story has a bruised right finger that he aggravated Tuesday in a 14-9 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, while LeMahieu is battling a bruised left knee.


Story leads all major league rookies with 19 home runs and 50 RBIs. LeMahieu is with tied Gonzalez for fourth place among National League batters with a .326 average.


Colorado manager Walt Weiss said before Friday night's game that LeMahieu could have played after performing some pregame drills, but he opted to give his All-Star second baseman an extra day of rest.


Right-hander Chad Bettis (6-5, 5.84 ERA) will start for the Rockies against Dodgers left-hander Scott Kazmir (6-3, 4.67). Both pitchers will try to extend personal winning streaks at the others' expense.


Bettis, who has not lost since June 4, seeks his third consecutive victory, while Kazmir hopes to earn his fourth successive win. Despite not losing since May 9, Kazmir has itched beyond the sixth inning just once this season.


In six career games (three starts) against the Dodgers, Bettis has no decisions and a 4.58 ERA. He has not faced Los Angeles this year.


Kazmir is 1-0 with a 5.73 ERA in two all-time starts against the Rockies. He got a no-decision at Coors Field on April 22, when he allowed four runs in five innings.

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Preview: Orioles (47-32) at Mariners (41-39)


Game: 3
Venue: Safeco Field
Date: July 02, 2016 10:10 PM EDT


SEATTLE -- Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter has been to a few rodeos, so he's not too concerned about his team's sudden power outage after an incredibly productive four-game stretch that led up to the four-game series in Seattle.


Having followed a 12-hit, 12-run performance at San Diego with back-to-back losses that saw Baltimore score five runs on 13 hits, Showalter was able to shrug his shoulders Friday night.


"Whoever pitches the best is the last team standing," he said after Friday's 5-2 loss to the Mariners. "It's not as complicated as people make it."


"It's baseball," star third baseman Manny Machado said. "You're not going to hit every night, plain and simple. You keep grinding it and keeping doing what you do, and you get through it."


Two consecutive losses haven't dampened the Orioles' spirits after Baltimore (47-32) rolled into Seattle on a seven-game winning streak, but the cushion this team built up isn't as soft as it once was. Friday's loss, combined with a Boston win, left four games separating the Orioles from the second-place Red Sox heading into Saturday's game against Seattle.


Baltimore is scheduled to start right-hander Tyler Wilson (4-5, 4.50 ERA), but starting pitching isn't at the top of Showalter's list of concerns.


"When we're not scoring runs," he said, "it gets magnified."


Seattle's starting pitching is a big reason why the Orioles have been unable to get their bats going. Taijuan Walker and Wade LeBlanc kept Baltimore's offense quiet in much different ways.


"Our pitching has stabilized," manager Scott Servais said after Friday's victory. "That's been the key to the homestand.


"We're capable of playing this way for extended periods of time. We showed that earlier this year. We talked about it (during a team meeting before Thursday's game), and the guys are getting after it."


Seattle plans to send left-hander James Paxton (1-3, 4.15 ERA) to the mound Saturday night. Like Walker, Paxton has a young, live arm and has top-of-the-rotation potential but has struggled with injuries and consistency during his career. The 27-year-old southpaw has been really good in the early innings of his past two starts but has faded down the stretch.


Seattle's bullpen is in decent shape, but the Mariners used their top three relievers -- Mike Montgomery, rookie Edwin Diaz and closer Steve Cishek -- for an inning apiece Friday. Cishek pitched on back-to-back nights, including a four-out save Thursday, and probably won't be available to pitch Saturday.


The struggling Mariners, who led the AL West for much of April and May but had a horrible month of June, haven't won more than two consecutive games since putting together a four-game winning streak May 19-22. Baltimore hasn't lost three in a row since the Toronto Blue Jays swept the Orioles June 10-12.


The four-game series ends Sunday, with Baltimore sending struggling starter Ubaldo Jimenez out again despite a rough first three months.


"Ubaldo's had two good outings in a row," Showalter said, "so we hope that continues."


Seattle sends right-handed veteran Hisashi Iwakuma to the mound for the final contest of the four-game series.

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Preview: Yankees (39-40) at Padres (34-46)


Game: 2
Venue: PETCO Park
Date: July 02, 2016 10:10 PM EDT


SAN DIEGO -- Ivan Nova finally gets a chance to pitch at Petco Park Saturday night.


He came close in 2009 when he spent spring training in the Padres camp as a Rule 5 draft pick. But just before the season started, the Padres elected to return Nova to the Yankees rather than keep the then 22-year-old on the major league roster for a full year.


It is a decision the Padres have regretted.


Nova was in the major leagues by the end of the 2010 season and has compiled a 44-41 record since.


He makes his first start at Petco Park in the second contest of a three-game set between the Yankees and the Padres.


The right-handed Nova, who is 5-5 with a 5.32 ERA in 16 games (10 starts) faces left-hander Drew Pomeranz (7-7, 2.76).


Although he went into spring training battling Brandon Maurer for the No. 5 spot in the Padres rotation, Pomeranz has clearly become -- because of injuries to Tyson Ross and Andrew Cashner and the trade of James Shields to the Chicago White Sox -- the No. 1 starter in the Padres rotation.


"We didn't know what we really had with Drew until we saw his curve and started having him use it more," Padres manager Andy Green said. "It is one of the best curves in the major leagues. Most pitchers work off their fastball. With Drew, it's the breaking ball."


Including his last start, Pomeranz has allowed zero earned runs in six of his first 15 starts and two or fewer in another four. Opposing hitters are batting .190 against Pomeranz, which is the third-best mark in the National League. Pomeranz also ranks sixth with 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings.


"I recently got away from some things that were working for me," said Pomeranz, who had allowed 11 runs in in 16 innings over three starts before allowing only three hits over seven shutout innings in his most recent start in Cincinnati on Sunday.


Nova, 29, makes his 11th start of the season on Saturday after making his first six appearances of the season out of the bullpen. He has allowed at least three runs in each of his last seven starts after giving up just one run in each of his first three starts.


"Ivan has struggled recently," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "But the stuff is there. We've seen it earlier this season and before. Like a couple other pitchers, we have to get him back on track."


Nova last started June 27 against the Texas Rangers and allowed four runs on six hits over five innings. He didn't figure in the decision for only the second time in his last 34 starts.


Nova has worked five or fewer innings in each of his last three starts after going at least six innings in five straight.

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Saturday's Diamond Notes
By Joe Williams


Hottest team: Astros (11-1 past 12)


The Houston Astros blanked the Chicago White Sox 5-0 in the series opener at Minute Maid Park Friday night, staying red hot. They have four in a row, 11 of their past 12 overall and six straight at home. They will square off against a White Sox team which has won just five times in their past 19 road games, although southpaw ace Chris Sale will be on the bump. The White Sox are also 3-13 in their past 16 road games against right-handed starting pitching. That's good news for an Astros club which has won 13 of their past 16 games at home, 26 of the past 35 games overall and 10 of their past 11 home games against a team with a losing road record. And while the ChiSox roll Sale out, the Astros have a pitcher who has been hotter than nearly anyone with Doug Fister toeing the slab.


Coldest team: Angels (1-10 past 11)


The Angels have been so-so on offense, as Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and company have hit well over the past week or two. However, it is the pitching that has let down the Halos, allowing six or more runs in five of their past seven outings. The Angels have won just seven of their past 26 games overall, and they're a dismal 2-14 in their past 16 games against American League East opponents. They're also 1-7 in their past eight games against right-handed starting pitching, and they're winless in their past four road outings. The Halos have also failed to win eight straight road games against a team with a winning home record.


Hottest pitcher: Doug Fister, Astros (8-4, 3.36 ERA)


Doug Fister has won seven of his past eight decisions dating back to April 25, and he wrapped up the month of June with a season-best 2.45 ERA in five starts. His quality start streak was snapped at five last time out in Kansas City, but he has been better at home lately. Overall, he is 3-1 with a 3.58 ERA in six starts at Minute Maid Park, and he has helpd opponents to a minuscule .212 batting average. The Astros are 10-1 in Fister's past 11 outings, and 5-0 in his past five at home. He has been a stopper, too, going 7-0 in Fister's past seven starts following a Houston loss in their previous outing.


Coldest pitcher: Clay Buchholz, Red Sox (3-8, 5.90 ERA)


Buchholz has fallen apart this season, losing five of his past six decisions, including each of his past two starts since returning from a banishment to the bullpen. Since the start of the 2013 season, Buchholz has been terrible at Fenway Park, going 13-18 with a 4.49 ERA in 43 appearances (41 starts). That includes a dismal 1-5 record with a 5.69 ERA with 11 homers served up in 49 innings and a .269 opponent batting average. The Red Sox are 3-12 in Buchholz's past 15 home starts against a team with a losing record, 8-21 in his past 29 starts overall and 0-4 in his past four overall.


Biggest UNDER run: Blue Jays (7-3 past 10)


The Blue Jays have managed a total of two runs in the first two games in this series, and that production is over 28 frames after Friday's marathon 19-inning loss.The Jays have managed two or fewer runs in six of their past 12 outings. The Jays have Marco Estrada on the hill Saturday, and the Jays are 8-0 in his past eight assignments against AL Central foes, and 17-4 in his past 21 starts against teams with a winning overal record. Toronto is also 16-5 in Estrada's past 21 home outings, and 22-8-1 in his past 31 starts overall.


Biggest OVER run: Rockies (8-2 past 10)


The Rockies have actually managed a total of three runs over their past two games, although the over is 8-2 in their past 10 outings overall. In fact, the Rockies have managed to plate nine or more runs in five of the past seven, and it's a good bet they'll score frequently against Scott Kazmir. The over is 4-1 in his past five starts overall, 4-1 in his past five against NL West foes and 5-1 in his past six against teams with an overall losing record.


Matchup to watch: Diamondbacks vs. Giants


The San Francisco Giants have been red hot lately, winning 12 of their past 15 games against a left-handed starter. They're also 9-2 in their past 11 road games vs. LHP. The Giants have turned up the intensity lately, going 23-8 in their past 31 road games and 35-16 in their past 51 against teams with a losing overall record. On the flip side, the Snakes have dropped six in a row, and they're just 2-5 in Patrick Corbin's past seven outings. They're also 0-7 in his past seven starts at home. San Francisco has won each of the past five meetings, and they're 39-19 in their past 58 trips to the desert.


Betcha didn’t know: The Pirates and Athletics have a couple of unlikely heroes on the hill. Pittsburgh's Chad Kuhl made his first career start last Sunday, besting Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers. Kuhl was also 6-2 with a 2.58 ERA in 14 outings for Triple-A Indianapolis, so winning has been the Delaware native's thing. Southpaw Rich Hill (groin) comes off the 15-day disabled list for the A's, and he looks to win his sixth straight start. He is also 3-1 with a 3.79 ERA in seven career outings against the Pirates.


Biggest public favorite: Nationals (-200) vs. Reds


Biggest public underdog: Orioles (+140) at Mariners


Biggest line move: Mariners (-120 to -140) vs. Orioles

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MLB roundup: Indians beat Jays in 19 for 14th straight win
By The Sports Xchange


TORONTO -- Carlos Santana led off the 19th inning with his 17th homer of the season against infielder Darwin Barney, who was pitching, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday afternoon to win their club-record 14th straight game.
The Blue Jays sent out infielder Ryan Goins to pitch the 18th inning. He allowed singles to Jose Ramirez and Lonnie Chisenhall, who had five hits after the sixth inning that put runners at the corners, but got out of the jam.
Barney (0-1), who made the third out of the 18th inning, became the 10th Blue Jays position player to pitch in the 19th. Barney allowed the home run, then retired his next three batters.
Trevor Bauer (7-2), scheduled to be Cleveland's starter on Saturday, entered the game in the 15th inning and picked up the win allowing two hits and three walks while striking out three.


Tigers 10, Rays 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Victor Martinez crushed two three-run home runs and Detroit cruised past Tampa Bay.
Detroit starter Michael Fulmer held the Rays to two hits in seven scoreless innings.
Martinez had six RBIs, with home runs in the seventh and ninth innings against a struggling Rays bullpen.


Phillies 4, Royals 3
PHILADELPHIA -- Jeremy Hellickson won his second consecutive start and Odubel Herrera homered as Philadelphia won its fourth straight.
Cameron Rupp went 3-for-4 and Maikel Franco was 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Phillies.
Kendrys Morales hit a two-run homer for Kansas City, which lost for just the second time in six games.


Nationals 3, Reds 2, 14 innings
WASHINGTON -- Ben Revere had an RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the 14th off Ross Ohlendorf as Washington beat Cincinnati.
Danny Espinosa scored the winning run after being hit by a pitch and advancing to second on a groundout.
Yusmeiro Petit pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win, while Ohlendorf, a former Nationals pitcher, was saddled with the loss. The Nationals won their sixth game in a row while the Reds (29-52) lost for the ninth time in 10 outings.


Cardinals 7, Brewers 1
ST. LOUIS -- Thanks to Jaime Garcia's pitching and Matt Holliday's hitting, St. Louis Cardinals broke a seven-game, 26-day home losing streak with a win over Milwaukee.
Garcia checked the Brewers on four hits over eight innings while Holliday drove in three runs.
Garcia fanned six and walked four, enabling the Cardinals to notch their first home victory since June 5 against San Francisco.


Astros 5, White Sox 0
HOUSTON -- Carlos Gomez belted a two-run home run in the seventh inning to provide Houston some insurance in a win over Chicago.
Gomez cranked his fourth homer of the season with one out off White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez, who had allowed only two hits.
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve finished 0-for-4, ending his streak of reaching base safely at 32 consecutive games.


Rangers 3, Twins 2, 10 innings
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ian Desmond's solo homer to lead off the top of the 10th inning lifted Texas over Minnesota.
Desmond's blast, which traveled 418 feet into the upper deck in right-center field, was his 15th of the season and came off Twins left-hander Fernando Abad, who was charged with a loss for the second time in as many days.
Desmond, who hit .358 in the month of June, got his July off to a solid start, finishing a triple short of the cycle.


Mets 10, Cubs 2
NEW YORK -- Asdrubal Cabrera's first two-homer game in more than three years highlighted an unexpected offensive outburst and New York routed Chicago in a game delayed three times by rain.
The second game of a four-game series between last season's National League Championship Series combatants was delayed 11 minutes at the start. Rains returned twice more and resulted in a 68-minute delay after the second and a 40-minute delay in the top of the sixth.
The Mets have won the series' first two games by a combined 14-5 margin over the Cubs. New York scored just 13 runs in its six games prior to Thursday.


Marlins 7, Braves 5
ATLANTA -- Ace pitcher Jose Fernandez, called upon to pinch-hit in the 12th inning, belted a two-run double to help Miami break a three-game losing streak.
The Marlins had runners on first and second, but had used all their position players and opted for Fernandez, Saturday's starting pitcher.
Fernandez, a .222 hitter, pounced on a pitch from loser Casey Kelly and split the gap to score Miguel Rojas and J.T. Realmuto.


Red Sox 5, Angels 4
BOSTON -- David Ortiz drilled a home run and two singles and Steven Wright won his ninth game as struggling Boston opened a nine-game homestand by hanging on for a rain-interrupted 5-4 win over last-place Los Angeles.
Ortiz's fifth-inning solo homer helped the Red Sox build a 5-0 lead. Wright surrendered a sixth-inning grand slam to C.J. Cron before rain stopped the game for 95 minutes in the bottom of the inning.
The Angels, 8-19 in June, have lost 10 of their last 11, but twice came within inches of tying the game late.


Giants 6, Diamondbacks 4
PHOENIX -- Conor Gillaspie had three hits and scored twice and right-hander Johnny Cueto became the National League's second 12-game winner in the San Francisco Giants' 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday at Chase Field.
Gillaspie finished a triple short of a cycle and had a hand in second-, fourth- and sixth-inning rallies as the Giants overcame 3-0 and 4-1 deficits to hand Arizona its sixth loss in a row.
Cueto (12-1) won his ninth straight decision to tie the Cubs' defending NL Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta for the NL lead in victories.


Pirates 7, Athletics 3
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jordy Mercer, Josh Harrison and Matt Joyce each had two hits, and Pittsburgh rallied to defeat Oakland.
The Pirates beat the A's in Oakland for the first time in seven tries and improved to 2-11 overall in the interleague series.
Jeff Locke allowed three runs on three hits over five innings and extended his winning streak to three games. He struck out three, walked three and threw 95 pitches.


Mariners 5, Orioles 2
SEATTLE � Journeyman Wade LeBlanc turned in his second solid performance in as many starts, and Seattle rode home runs from Seth Smith, Kyle Seager and Dae-Ho Lee to the win.
LeBlanc, who threw six shutout innings in his Mariners debut last week, allowed just two runs on three hits over six innings..
Lee went 3-for-4 with a single, a double and a two-run homer that opened up a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the eighth. Lee took Baltimore reliever Chaz Roe deep for a one-out homer that gave the Mariners some insurance runs after Seager's two-run blast in the sixth put Seattle ahead, 3-2.


Dodgers 5, Rockies 0
LOS ANGELES -- Bud Norris and four relievers combined on a three-hit shutout to lead Los Angeles past Colorado.
Norris (4-7) amassed eight strikeouts while permitting two hits, a walk and a hit batsman in earning his third consecutive victory in his team debut. The Dodgers acquired the right-hander on Thursday from the Atlanta Braves in a five-player trade after putting Clayton Kershaw on the disabled list.
Adrian Gonzalez had two hits and two RBIs for the Dodgers.


Padres 7, Yankees 6
SAN DIEGO -- Colin Rea allowed two runs over six innings, and San Diego survived a four-run, ninth-inning Yankees rally to defeat New York.
Wil Myers paced the Padres with a two-run homer -- his 12th in his last 27 games -- while Yangervis Solarte reached base in all four plate appearances and rookie Ryan Schimpf added a solo homer.
Rea (5-3) picked up the win while Brandon Maurer earned his first save after the Padres traded closer Fernando Rodney to the Miami Marlins on Thursday.

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How run differential can be the key to cashing MLB runline bets
By JOE FORTENBAUGH


Behind yet another incendiary performance from a member of their starting rotation, the white-hot Cleveland Indians matched a franchise record in Thursday night’s 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays by winning their 13th consecutive game.


The Tribe’s current winning streak is the longest by any team in Major League Baseball this season as well as the longest run of success the club has strung together since winning 13 straight in 1951.


Thursday’s accolades belonged to 29-year-old righty Carlos Carrasco, who is now 1-0 with a 1.14 ERA, 27 strikeouts and just seven walks in three starts during Cleveland’s 13-game rampage through professional baseball. A rampage, mind you, that has featured the Indians outscoring the opposition 80-26 (+54 run differential), which is good for a winning margin of 4.15 runs per game.


Predictably, gambling twitter immediately responded with some variation of the following data: If you had bet to win $100 on every game Cleveland was listed as a favorite during the team’s current 13-game winning streak and risked $100 on Cleveland when the Indians assumed the underdog position during said streak, you would currently be up $1,337.


That’s a respectable chunk of change for less than two week’s worth of work. But with Cleveland’s moneyline prices beginning to surge due to the team’s recent onslaught against all comers, could you have found a way to turn a similar profit without assuming as much risk?


The answer, of course, is yes. And all you would have had to do was replace your moneyline bets with run line wagers.


For the uninitiated, a run line bet is essentially Major League Baseball’s version of the NFL point spread, with one team listed as a 1.5-run favorite, the other listed as a 1.5-run underdog and corresponding odds attached to both spreads. For example, the Indians were listed as -120 favorites for Thursday night’s game against the Blue Jays (+110) on the moneyline, but were posted at the more appealing price of +130 if you were willing to lay 1.5 runs against Toronto (-150). The benefit is the opportunity to back the better team with less financial risk, while the downside is the fact that Cleveland had to win by two or more runs to cash the run line bet as opposed to simply winning the game by any margin to cash the moneyline ticket.


Since the Indians launched their 13-game tirade against the rest of Major League Baseball back on June 17 in Cleveland against the White Sox, the Tribe have been listed as a moneyline favorite 11 times and run line favorite four times. And if you were to bet to win $100 every time Cleveland was a favorite and risk $100 in each instance the Indians were listed as an underdog, here’s how your portfolio would break down:


13 moneyline bets: 13-0 record, $1,884 risked, $1,337 won


13 run line bets: 11-2 record, $1,468 risked, $1,129 won


By simply substituting run line bets for moneyline bets during Cleveland’s 13-game winning streak, your profits would have dropped by 15.5 percent, but your overall risk assumed would have plummeted by 22.1 percent. That’s not a bad tradeoff when you need to win by two or more runs with a pitching staff that has limited the opposition to just 2.0 runs per game during its 13-game stretch of nothing but victory celebrations.


But here’s the tricky part: It’s easy to come swooping in after a team has won 13 straight matchups and exclaim, “Hey, you should have been betting the run line instead of the moneyline!” After all, hindsight is 20/20. What we need to identify is a way of determining which teams offer the best chance for success when betting the run line.


Thankfully, we have those rankings for you, as well as something else you should be taking into consideration.


Below you will find Major League Baseball’s 30 member organizations ranked by run line winning percentage entering Thursday night’s slate of action. In addition, you’ll notice a number in parenthesis next to each team’s record. That number represents the run differential ranking for each club entering Thursday night as well. For example, when you see a (6) next to the Texas Rangers, you’ll know that Texas ranks sixth in MLB in run differential.


1. Texas Rangers: 52-28 (6)
2. Baltimore Orioles: 46-31 (7)
3. San Diego Padres: 46-33 (25)
4. Detroit Tigers: 45-34 (15)
5. Chicago Cubs: 44-34 (1)
6. Kansas City Royals: 44-34 (18)
7. Cleveland Indians: 43-35 (2)
8. Colorado Rockies: 42-36 (16)
9. Oakland A’s: 42-36 (23)
10. St. Louis Cardinals: 41-37 (4)
11. Washington Nationals: 42-38 (3)
12. Milwaukee Brewers: 40-38 (26)
13. Toronto Blue Jays: 41-40 (11)
14. Boston Red Sox: 39-39 (5)
15. Miami Marlins: 39-39 (14)
16. San Francisco Giants: 39-41 (8)
17. Philadelphia Phillies: 39-41 (27)
18. Cincinnati Reds: 39-41 (30)
19. Chicago White Sox: 38-41 (17)
20. Seattle Mariners: 37-41 (10)
21. Houston Astros: 37-42 (12)
22. Los Angeles Dodgers: 37-44 (9)
23. Arizona Diamondbacks: 37-44 (21)
24. Pittsburgh Pirates: 36-43 (19)
25. Minnesota Twins: 35-43 (29)
26. Atlanta Braves: 34-44 (28)
27. New York Yankees: 34-44 (20)
28. Tampa Bay Rays: 32-46 (22)
29. Los Angels Angels: 32-47 (24)
30. New York Mets: 30-48 (13)


The first question you may be asking yourself is, “Why run differential?” That’s an excellent inquiry. Essentially, we want to look at each team’s run differential to give us an idea of which squads have the firepower to consistently cover 1.5 runs while also examining which clubs get blown out on a regular basis. As you’ll notice in the rankings above, five of the top ten run line clubs (Rangers, Orioles, Cubs, Indians and Cardinals) also rank within the top ten in run differential, while five of the bottom ten run line clubs (Angels, Rays, Braves, Twins and Diamondbacks) also rank within the bottom ten in run differential. So based on this simple correlation alone, we’ve discovered that a third of the league’s run line record matches up with its run differential ranking.


One team to keep an eye on moving forward in regards to run line wagering is the Philadelphia Phillies, who have lost 28 of their last 39 games after commencing the season with a 24-17 record. What’s intriguing about Philadelphia is that despite winning just 43.8 percent of their contests this season, the 2008 World Champions are a shocking 18-9 (.666) in one-run games in 2016. That type of performance in one-run affairs is extremely difficult to sustain over the course of a 162-game season, so don’t be surprised if the Phillies exhibit a regression in that department in the very near future.


As for the Indians, who knows when Cleveland’s starting rotation will hit a rough patch and regress to the mean. After all, this club hasn’t lost since the Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.

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'Arrieta goes for N.L. leading 13 wins'


Chicago Cubs at NY Mets July 2, 7:15 EST


Jake Arrieta (12-2, 2.10 ERA) will lock horns with Mets counterpart Bartolo Colon (6-4, 2.86 ERA) when the clubs clash in game three of this four game series at Citi Field. To say Arrieta has been dominant on the road would be an understatement. The righthander is 8-0 this season in an opposing park.


Such success has not been limited to this season, the Cubs have emerged triumphant in eighteen consecutive Arrieta regular season road starts and in twenty-two of his last twenty-three tossing in unfriendly territory. Matching that, the Cubs has been the correct betting option vs Mets with Arrieta. In his last four regular season starts the Cubs are 4-0 outscoring New York 16-4.


One final betting nugget. When Chicago is off a loss like the one they suffered last night, Arrieta certainly knows how to follow up with a stellar effort. The last 12 times the team has suffered a loss prior to his start, the right-hander it has come out to win the next game 10 times including a perfect 6-0 as road chalk.


Sportsbooks currently have Cubs -$1.75 moneyline favorites with the total set at 7.0 runs across all shops.

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Five to Follow MLB Betting: Saturday, July 2, 2016, Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews


I don't generally write Saturday for Sunday for Doc's, but I want to point out this week's ESPN Sunday night game because it's pretty cool. The Miami Marlins will face the Atlanta Braves at Fort Bragg, the venerable military installation in North Carolina. It's the first regular-season game of a professional sport ever played on an active military base. Of course, Monday is July 4, and this is a way to honor servicemen and women by Major League Baseball. A stadium holding 12,500 fans was constructed at Fort Bragg, the most populated military installation in the USA. MLB and the MLB Players' Association paid for the ballpark (about $5 million), which will be then be used as a permanent softball and multi-purpose facility on the base. Fort Bragg Field's dimensions are 331 feet down the lines, 387 feet in the alleys and 405 to center. The Braves will be the home team. But if you live in that area as a civilian and are hoping to go, forget it. All 12,500 tickets to the game are non-transferable and not for resale. Each military ticket-holder is required to sign documents pledging not to sell or give away the tickets and listing the family members they will bring with them.




Marlins at Braves (TBA)


A 4:10 p.m. ET first pitch. With Clayton Kershaw and Stephen Strasburg now on the disabled list and Cubs ace Jake Arrieta struggling a bit, could Miami's Jose Fernandez now be the NL Cy Young leader? He certainly has a chance over the next few weeks -- or however long Kershaw is out -- to put himself in the lead. Fernandez (10-3, 2.28) takes the mound in Atlanta. He dominated the Cubs in his last start, allowing one run and four hits over seven innings with 13 strikeouts. His 138 strikeouts (third in NL) on the season are already a franchise record for strikeouts before the All-Star break. Fernandez has faced the Braves once this year and took a no-decision on June 21 despite allowing no runs and just one hit over seven innings. He hasn't allowed more than five hits in any of his past five outings. Atlanta's Freddie Freeman is 5-for-17 career off him with a homer. Might we see Fernando Rodney make his Marlins debut in this one? The closer was acquired from San Diego on Thursday. The Braves were to start Bud Norris, and I was going to mention he was a trade candidate. How right I was as Norris was traded to the Dodgers on Thursday for two pitching prospects as L.A. needed a starter because of Kershaw's injury. So Atlanta likely will turn to Tyrell Jenkins. The 23-year-old was recently called up and has pitched in two big-league games this season (and career) with the Braves. He came on in emergency relief of an injured John Gant on Monday vs. the Indians and allowed four runs and six hits in four innings. With Norris gone and the Braves really banged up in their rotation, there's probably not anywhere else to turn.


Key trends: The Marlins are 6-1 in Fernandez's past seven vs. the NL East. The "over/under" has gone under in eight of Fernandez's past 10.


Early lean: TBA until Braves announce a starter but go Marlins and under regardless.


White Sox at Astros (-120, 7.5)


There's really not much of a race in the AL for the Cy Young right now: it's Chris Sale's to lose even though the White Sox are very mediocre. Sale (13-2, 2.79) looks to become the majors' first 14-game winner. His career high is 17 wins, and Sale hasn't topped 13 in any other season. Sale won a third straight start Sunday against Toronto, allowing two runs and five hits over seven innings. He beat visiting Houston on May 19, allowing one run and four hits with nine strikeouts in a complete game. Jose Altuve is 6-for-18 career off him with a double. Houston's Doug Fister (8-4, 3.36) suffered his first loss since April 25 on Sunday against Kansas City, allowing four runs in 6.2 innings. Fister hadn't allowed more than two earned in six straight starts. He won at the White Sox on May 18, allowing three runs in 6.1 innings. Todd Frazier is 4-for-10 against him with an RBI. Jose Abreu is 1-for-3.


Key trends: The White Sox are 4-0 in Sale's past four vs. teams with a winning record. The Astros are 10-1 in Fister's past 11. The under is 8-3-3 in Fister's past 14.


Early lean: White Sox -- fairly shocked Sale opened as a dog -- and under.


Royals at Phillies (+118, 8)


Kansas City is again without the designated hitter here, which is normally Kendrys Morales. However, Royals manger Ned Yost pulled a surprise this week in St. Louis to keep Morales' big bat in the lineup: He started him in right field. Morales hadn't played the outfield in an MLB game in eight years. There's an opening with center fielder Lorenzo Cain on the DL and Jarrod Dyson can move from right to center when needed. So likely Morales is in there again here. The Royals start probably their best current starter, lefty Danny Duffy (3-1, 3.24). He beat the Cardinals on Monday, going a season-high eight innings and giving up two runs. Duffy hasn't faced the Phillies. It's struggling Aaron Nola (5-7, 4.45) for the Phillies. He pitched really well in May and was excellent in his first start in June. But Nola hasn't lasted more than 3.2 innings in four straight starts, all losses, while allowing 25 total runs. He's the first Phillies starter in 34 years to pitch fewer than four innings in four straight starts. Nola hasn't faced Kansas City.


Key trends: The Royals are 2-6 in Duffy's past eight on the road. The Phillies are 2-6 in Nola's past eight on the road. The under is 10-2 in Duffy's past 12 on the road.


Early lean: Royals and under.


Cubs at Mets (+175, 7)


This will be nationally televised to much of the nation on Fox. I mentioned Arrieta above and he goes here. Arrieta (12-2, 2.10) is actually harder to hit this season than last, but his control isn't anywhere near as good. He has walked 40 (in 103.0 innings), which is among the NL leaders. In his 2015 Cy Young season, Arrieta walked 48 in 229.0 innings. Arrieta has lasted only five innings in each of his past two starts because his pitch count has gotten so high with the free passes. Arrieta last saw the Mets in Game 2 of last season's NLCS at Citi Field and took the loss, allowing four runs in five innings. He admitted he was out of gas by that point in the season. Asdrubal Cabrera is 4-for-8 career off him in the regular season with two homers. The Mets won't have Curtis Granderson again for this game as he has been shut down for a few days with a strained calf. New York's Bartolo Colon (6-4, 2.86) was a tough-luck loser on Sunday in Atlanta, allowing one run in seven innings. Colon threw seven shutout innings vs. the Cubs last year in his lone start against them since joining the Mets. Jason Heyward is 7-for-17 off him with a homer. Ben Zobrist is 8-for-14 with four homers.


Key trends: The Cubs are 13-3 in Arrieta's past 16 road starts vs. teams with a winning record. The Mets are 4-1 in Colon's past five. The under is 5-2 in Arrieta's past seven vs. the NL East.


Early lean: Cubs, a Zobrist hitting prop and under.


Yankees at Padres (-128, 7.5)


This game is nationally televised by Fox Sports 1 and should have live betting at sportsbooks. A reminder again that the Yankees are without the DH (Alex Rodriguez). Monitor the status of outfielder Carlos Beltran as well. He injured his right hamstring on Tuesday and hadn't started since through Thursday. He's major trade bait, so the Yankees won't rush him back. They might have hid him at DH if it were available. San Diego, meanwhile, has to find a closer after dealing Rodney to the Marlins on Thursday. It most likely will be Ryan Buchter. New York starts Ivan Nova (5-5, 5.32), another potential trade guy. But his value is sinking with three straight lousy starts, not lasting more than five innings in each and giving up a combined 15 runs. But he has a career 2.88 ERA in 15 career interleague games. Only a few Padres have seen him. Wil Myers is 4-for-13 with a homer. Melvin Upton is 4-for-23 with six strikeouts. The Friars go with trade candidate left Drew Pomeranz (7-7, 2.76). His value is on the rise. Pomeranz shut out the Reds on three hits over seven innings in his last start. His .190 batting-average against is one of the best marks in baseball. The Yankees' Brett Gardner is 1-for-3 career off him with a homer. Former Padre Chase Headley is 1-for-6 with three walks.


Key trends: The Yankees are 2-5 in Nova's past seven on the road. The Padres are 1-4 in Pomeranz's past five after a quality start in his most recent appearance. The under is 9-2 in Pomeranz's past 11.


Early lean: Padres and under (to complete the under sweep).

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Re: MLB Betting Info. 7/2

MLB


Saturday's games


National League games


Reds @ Nationals
Straily is 0-3, 10.93 in his last three starts; five of his last six starts went over.


Ross is 4-0, 3.95 in his last seven starts; four of his last five went over.


Washington won its last six games; nine of Nationals' last 14 home games went over. Cincinnati lost 11 of last 13 games; eight of Reds' last 11 games went over.


Cubs @ Mets
Arrieta is 3-1, 3.52 in his last four starts (over 13-3).


Colon is 3-1, 2.03 in his last seven starts; three of his last four stayed under.


Cubs are 6-1 in second game of series if they lost the opener; six of last seven Chicago games went over the total. Mets lost four of last six games, but won last four at home; under is 10-3-1 in last 14 New York games.


Marlins @ Braves
Fernandez is 7-1, 1.18 in his last nine starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. .


Harrell is making first MLB start since '14; he is 18-33, 4.84 in 62 MLB starts, 3-1, 2.86 in six AAA starts this season. .


Marlins lost six of last nine road games; over is 13-2 in last 15 Marlin road games. Atlanta lost six of last eight games; under is 9-5 in Braves' last 14 games.


Brewers @ Cardinals
Nelson is 0-0, 0.90 in his last two starts; under is 5-2-2 in his last nine starts. .


Wainwright is 1-2, 3.69 in his last five starts; seven of his last eight stayed under.


Brewers lost nine of last 11 road games; over is 7-4-2 in their last 13 road games. St Louis lost seven of last eight home games; underis 6-1-1 in Cardinals' last eight at home.


Giants @ Diamondbacks
Samardzija is 1-3, 7.16 in his last six starts; six of his last seven went over.


Corbin is 1-1, 5.63 in his last four starts; over is 9-4-1 in his last 14 starts.


Giants lost three of their last five games; five of last six Giant games went over total. Arizona lost its last six games; six of last eight Diamondback games went over.


Rockies @ Dodgers
Bettis is 2-3, 9.72 in his last seven starts (over 5-2). .


Kazmir is 3-0, 3.89 in his last seven starts; four of his last five went over.


Rockies are 5-9 in last 14 games; eight of their last ten games went over the total. Los Angeles won its last seven home games; under is 12-3 in last 15 Dodger home games.




American League games


Indians @ Blue Jays
unknown . .


Estrada is 1-1, 4.01 in his last four starts; four of his last six starts stayed under.


Indians won their last 14 games; their last three games stayed under. Toronto lost eight of its last 12 games; under is 10-4 in their last fourteen home games.


Tigers @ Rays
Verlander is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under.


Snell is 1-2, 5.76 in his four starts (over 2-2) this year.


Tigers won eight of last 11 games; seven of their last nine road games went over. Tampa Bay lost 14 of last 16 games; six of Rays' last seven games went over the total.


Angels @ Red Sox
Santiago is 1-1, 6.41 in his last four starts; seven of his last eight went over.


Buchholz is 0-4, 7.59 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.


Angels lost ten of last 11 games; six of their last seven road games stayed under. Boston lost seven of last 11 games; six of their last nine games went over the total.


White Sox @ Astros
Sale is 4-0, 3.54 in his last four starts,last three of which stayed under.


Fister is 4-1, 2.45 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.


Chicago is 7-4 in its last 11 games; six of last nine White Sox road games went over. Astros won 11 of last 12 games, six of last eight Houston home games stayed under.


Rangers @ Twins
Gonzalez allowed five runs in five IP (87 PT) in his first '16 start.


Duffey is 1-2, 8.27 in his last four starts; six of his last eight went over.


Rangers won 15 of last 19 games, over is 12-5-1 in their last 18 road games. Minnesota lost six of its last eight games, over is 17-4 in last 21 games at Target Field.


Orioles @ Mariners
Wilson is 2-0, 3.79 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.


Paxton is 1-3, 5.97 in six starts this year (over 3-3).


Orioles won six of their last eight games; five of last eight Baltimore games stayed under. Seattle won five of last seven games; seven of last ten Mariner games stayed under.




Interleague


Royals @ Phillies
Duffy is 2-0, 3.04 in his last four starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five.


Nola is 0-3, 17.31 in his last four starts; seven of his last eight went over.


Royals won four of last six games, five of KC's last six games stayed under. Phillies won six of last eight games, over is 18-9 in their last 27 games.


Pirates @ A's
Kulh allowed three runs in five IP (82 PT) in his first MLB start. .


Hill was 5-0, 1.97 in his last five starts, before going on DL (under 6-4-1).


Pirates are 4-12 in last 16 road games, seven of their last ten games went over the total. Oakland won six of last nine games, under is 6-2-1 in last nine home games


Bronx @ San Diego
Nova is 0-2, 9.64 in his last three starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five.


Pomeranz is 2-0, 2.08 in his last two starts; nine fo his last 11 starts stayed under.


Bronx lost four of last five games, over is 8-3-1 in their last 12 games. San Diego lost three of last four games, last eight games at Petco Park went over the total.




Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:


Cin-Wsh-- Straily 6-8; Ross 10-5
Chi-NY-- Arrieta 13-3; Colon 9-6
Mia-Atl-- Fernandez 11-4; Harrell 0-0
Mil-StL-- Nelson 7-9; Wainwright 10-6
SF-Az-- Samardzija 10-6; Corbin 6-10
Col-LA-- Bettis 8-8; Kazmir 8-8


Cle-Tor-- unknown x-x; Estrada 8-7
Det-TB-- Verlander 9-7; Snell 1-3
LA-Bos-- Santiago 10-6; Buchholz 3-9
Chi-Hst-- Sale 13-3; Fister 11-4
Tex-Min-- Gonzalez 1-0; Duffey 4-8
Blt-Sea-- Wilson 6-6; Paxton 1-5


KC-Phil-- Duffy 6-3; Nola 7-9
Pitt-A's-- Kuhl 1-0; Hill 8-3
NY-SD-- Nova 5-5; Pomeranz 7-8




Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:


Cin-Wsh-- Straily 3-14; Ross 5-14 (4 of last 5)
Chi-NY-- Arrieta 2-16; Colon 4-14
Mia-Atl-- Fernandez 3-15; Harrell 0-0
Mil-StL-- Nelson 4-16; Wainwright 6-16
SF-Az-- Samardzija 3-16; Corbin 7-16
Col-LA-- Bettis 7-16 (5 of last 6); Kazmir 9-16 (4 of last 5)


Cle-Tor-- unknown x-x; Estrada 3-15
Det-TB-- Verlander 6-16; Snell 2-4
LA-Bos-- Santiago 8-16; Buchholz 6-12
Chi-Hst-- Sale 4-16; Fister 3-15
Tex-Min-- Gonzalez 0-1; Duffey 3-12
Blt-Sea-- Wilson 5-12; Paxton 2-6


KC-Phil-- Duffy 1-9; Nola 7-16 (3 of last 3)
Pitt-A's-- Kuhl 0-1; Hill 3-11
NY-SD-- Nova 3-10; Pomeranz 3-15




Umpires


Cin-Wsh-- Six of last seven Cooper games stayed under.
Chi-NY-- Over is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Diaz games.
Mia-Atl-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Guccione games.
Mil-StL-- Five of last six Barber games stayed under.
SF-Az-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Knight games.
Col-LA-- Six of last nine Wolf games stayed under.


Cle-Tor-- Three of last four Reyburn games went over.
Det-TB-- Last five TGibson games went over.
LA-Bos-- Underdogs won six of last nine Nauert games.
Chi-Hst-- Seven of last nine Timmons games went over.
Tex-Min-- Three of last four LBarrett games went over.
Blt-Sea-- Three of last four Winters games stayed under.


KC-Phil-- Four of last five Bellino games went over.
Pitt-A's-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Drake games.
NY-SD-- Eight of last nine Hoberg games stayed under.

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Re: MLB Betting Info. 7/2

Preview: Indians at Blue Jays

Current Conditions - Toronto

P/SUNNY 82 °F
Wind: W 24
5-Day Forecast
GAME: Cleveland Indians (49-30) at Toronto Blue Jays (43-39)
DATE/TIME: Saturday, July 02 - 1:07 PM EST
WHERE: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

It took the longest game in the majors this season for the Cleveland Indians to set a record for the longest winning streak in franchise history. The Indians have won 14 consecutive games following Friday's 2-1 victory in 19 innings and will look to make it three straight against the host Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.

"I guess if you're going to set a record, you might as well do it the hard way," said Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer, who earned the victory with five innings of relief. Bauer was scheduled to start Saturday's game, but his unexpected stint out of the bullpen has the team scrambling for a starter. Toronto burned its bullpen to the point that a pair of infielders, Ryan Goins and Darwin Barney, were forced to pitch the 18th and 19th innings, with Barney surrendering Carlos Santana's winning homer. Held to a single run in each of the first two games of the series, the Blue Jays will send Marco Estrada to the mound Saturday.

TV: 1:07 p.m. ET, SportsTime Ohio (Cleveland), Sportsnet, TVA (Toronto)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Indians TBA vs. Blue Jays RH Marco Estrada (5-3, 2.81)

Indians manager Terry Francona did not disclose the team's plans for Saturday's starter after using seven relievers on Friday. "We're working through that right now," Francona said after Friday's six-plus hour marathon. "We've got some things we've got to talk through." One option could be Ross Detwiler, who has made 76 major-league starts and has gone at least seven innings in his last two turns at Triple-A Columbus.

Estrada is riding a string of eight consecutive quality starts but has come up empty in his last two appearances, going six innings and permitting three runs in each. He has not allowed more than 12 hits in 12 straight outings, but he's been taken deep 11 times in that stretch - including at least once in each of his last five turns. Estrada pitched seven innings of two-run ball in his only career start versus Cleveland.

WALK-OFFS

1. Blue Jays DH Edwin Encarnacion and manager John Gibbons were ejected in the first inning while C Russell Martin was tossed in the 13th on Friday.

2. Indians 2B Jason Kipnis recorded five hits Friday to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.

3. Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista is not expected back before the All-Star break.

PREDICTION: Blue Jays 6, Indians 3

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Re: MLB Betting Info. 7/2

Trends - Cleveland at Toronto
W/L Trends

Cleveland

Indians are 8-0 in their last 8 road games. Indians are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. American League East. Indians are 8-0 in their last 8 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. Indians are 5-0 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning record. Indians are 8-0 in their last 8 road games vs. a right-handed starter. Indians are 4-0 in their last 4 during game 3 of a series. Indians are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record. Indians are 4-0 in their last 4 games on astroturf. Indians are 6-0 in their last 6 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Indians are 10-1 in their last 11 games vs. a right-handed starter. Indians are 21-5 in their last 26 games following a win. Indians are 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games. Indians are 19-7 in their last 26 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Indians are 39-18 in their last 57 overall. Indians are 2-8 in their last 10 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game. Indians are 1-6 in their last 7 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Indians are 7-2 in McAllisters last 9 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Indians are 6-2 in McAllisters last 8 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Indians are 2-5 in McAllisters last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record. Indians are 1-4 in McAllisters last 5 Saturday starts. Indians are 1-5 in McAllisters last 6 road starts. Indians are 0-4 in McAllisters last 4 starts. Indians are 0-5 in McAllisters last 5 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.

Toronto

Blue Jays are 9-2 in their last 11 games after losing the first 2 games of a series. Blue Jays are 11-3 in their last 14 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Blue Jays are 6-2 in their last 8 during game 3 of a series. Blue Jays are 40-18 in their last 58 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Blue Jays are 11-5 in their last 16 games following a loss. Blue Jays are 4-10 in their last 14 Saturday games. Blue Jays are 2-5 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter. Blue Jays are 3-8 in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. Blue Jays are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. American League Central. Blue Jays are 1-4 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Blue Jays are 4-0 in Estradas last 4 starts with 4 days of rest. Blue Jays are 11-2 in Estradas last 13 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Blue Jays are 4-1 in Estradas last 5 home starts vs. a team with a winning record. Blue Jays are 7-2 in Estradas last 9 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Blue Jays are 6-2 in Estradas last 8 starts. Blue Jays are 11-4 in Estradas last 15 starts during game 3 of a series. Blue Jays are 5-2 in Estradas last 7 starts following a team loss in their previous game. Blue Jays are 5-2 in Estradas last 7 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance. Blue Jays are 5-2 in Estradas last 7 starts vs. American League Central. Blue Jays are 2-5 in Estradas last 7 Saturday starts.

OU Trends

Cleveland

Under is 8-0 in Indians last 8 on astroturf. Under is 4-0 in Indians last 4 vs. American League East. Under is 10-3-2 in Indians last 15 vs. a team with a winning record. Under is 8-3-1 in Indians last 12 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Under is 24-9-4 in Indians last 37 road games vs. a team with a winning record. Under is 10-4-1 in Indians last 15 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Under is 9-4-1 in Indians last 14 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. Over is 4-0 in McAllisters last 4 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Over is 4-0-1 in McAllisters last 5 starts vs. American League East. Over is 6-1 in McAllisters last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record. Over is 4-1 in McAllisters last 5 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Over is 6-2 in McAllisters last 8 starts during game 3 of a series. Under is 3-1-1 in McAllisters last 5 road starts. Over is 5-2 in McAllisters last 7 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.

Toronto

Under is 5-0 in Blue Jays last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Under is 4-0 in Blue Jays last 4 on astroturf. Under is 4-0 in Blue Jays last 4 home games. Under is 5-1-1 in Blue Jays last 7 vs. American League Central. Over is 4-1 in Blue Jays last 5 Saturday games. Over is 4-1 in Blue Jays last 5 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Under is 4-1 in Blue Jays last 5 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game. Over is 8-3 in Blue Jays last 11 games vs. a right-handed starter. Under is 20-8-3 in Blue Jays last 31 during game 3 of a series. Under is 7-3 in Blue Jays last 10 overall. Over is 7-3-1 in Blue Jays last 11 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Over is 7-3 in Blue Jays last 10 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Under is 5-0 in Estradas last 5 home starts vs. a team with a winning record. Under is 8-0 in Estradas last 8 starts vs. American League Central. Under is 9-1 in Estradas last 10 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game. Under is 7-1 in Estradas last 8 starts during game 3 of a series. Under is 19-3 in Estradas last 22 starts following a team loss in their previous game. Under is 17-4-1 in Estradas last 22 starts on astroturf. Under is 17-4 in Estradas last 21 starts vs. a team with a winning record. Under is 12-3-1 in Estradas last 16 starts with 4 days of rest. Under is 8-2 in Estradas last 10 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Under is 16-5 in Estradas last 21 home starts. Over is 3-1-1 in Estradas last 5 Saturday starts. Under is 11-4-1 in Estradas last 16 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance. Under is 22-8-1 in Estradas last 31 starts overall.

Head to Head

Under is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings in Toronto. Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.

Umpire Trends - D.J. Reyburn

Road team is 4-0 in Reyburns last 4 games behind home plate vs. Cleveland. Blue Jays are 6-2 in their last 8 games with Reyburn behind home plate. Under is 5-2 in Reyburns last 7 Saturday games behind home plate. Road team is 5-2 in Reyburns last 7 games behind home plate. Indians are 3-9 in their last 12 games with Reyburn behind home plate.

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Re: MLB Betting Info. 7/2

Preview: Rangers at Twins

Weather information is currently unavailable. 5-Day Forecast
GAME: Texas Rangers (52-29) at Minnesota Twins (25-54)
DATE/TIME: Saturday, July 02 - 2:10 PM EST
WHERE: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

After being victimized by a pair of walk-off losses at Yankee Stadium, the Texas Rangers rebounded with a little late-inning magic of their own. Ian Desmond's homer to lead off the 10th inning was the difference in a 3-2 win Friday for Texas, which looks to make it two straight at the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

"There's nothing wrong with a little adversity, especially to kind of see what we're made of," Desmond told reporters after the Rangers put the two walk-off defeats to the Yankees behind them. Texas owns the most wins in the majors (52) and is running away with the American League West. One of the reasons for the success is the Rangers' ability to win the tight games -- they improved to 18-6 in one-run contests following Friday's victory. While the Twins are at the opposite end of the spectrum with the worst record in baseball, Brian Dozier remains on a tear with a career-high 13-game hitting streak.

TV: 2:10 p.m. ET, FSN Southwest (Texas), FSN North (Minnesota)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rangers RH Chi Chi González (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. Twins RH Tyler Duffey (3-6, 5.59)

Gonzalez endured a rocky season debut against the New York Yankees on Monday but managed to come away with a no-decision despite giving up five runs on 10 hits over five innings. He had struggled at Triple-A Round Rock prior to his promotion, posting a 3-6 record and 5.04 ERA in 14 starts. The 24-year-old Gonzalez gave up five runs in 5 2/3 innings versus Minnesota last year en route to a 4-6 mark and 3.90 ERA.

Duffey may have preserved his spot in the starting rotation with a masterful outing at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, striking out eight while yielding one run on two hits over a season-high eight innings. That ended an ugly seven-start run for Duffey, who had surrendered at least four earned runs in each of those turns. He is 1-3 with a 7.71 ERA while allowing nine of his 12 home runs in six home starts.

WALK-OFFS

1. Rangers RHP Yu Darvish will make a rehab start at Double-A Frisco.

2. Twins 3B Miguel Sano returned to the lineup for the first time since May 31 and went 0-for-3.

3. Desmond has three three-hit games in his last eight contests.

PREDICTION: Rangers 7, Twins 5

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Re: MLB Betting Info. 7/2

Trends - Texas at Minnesota
W/L Trends

Texas

Rangers are 7-1 in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. Rangers are 12-2 in their last 14 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Rangers are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. American League Central. Rangers are 8-2 in their last 10 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Rangers are 7-2 in their last 9 road games vs. a right-handed starter. Rangers are 16-5 in their last 21 road games. Rangers are 9-3 in their last 12 games following a win. Rangers are 24-8 in their last 32 Saturday games. Rangers are 19-7 in their last 26 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Rangers are 41-16 in their last 57 games on grass. Rangers are 37-15 in their last 52 overall. Rangers are 36-15 in their last 51 during game 2 of a series. Rangers are 35-16 in their last 51 games vs. a right-handed starter. Rangers are 2-5 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.

Minnesota

Twins are 17-36 in their last 53 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Twins are 19-41 in their last 60 during game 2 of a series. Twins are 25-57 in their last 82 overall. Twins are 25-57 in their last 82 games on grass. Twins are 9-22 in their last 31 home games. Twins are 15-37 in their last 52 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. Twins are 17-44 in their last 61 games vs. a right-handed starter. Twins are 7-19 in their last 26 home games vs. a right-handed starter. Twins are 12-43 in their last 55 games following a loss. Twins are 1-4 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Twins are 5-22 in their last 27 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game. Twins are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. American League West. Twins are 3-23 in their last 26 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Twins are 0-4 in their last 4 Saturday games. Twins are 5-2 in Duffeys last 7 starts with 5 days of rest. Twins are 7-3 in Duffeys last 10 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance. Twins are 1-5 in Duffeys last 6 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Twins are 1-6 in Duffeys last 7 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.

OU Trends

Texas

Over is 8-1 in Rangers last 9 vs. American League Central. Under is 5-1-2 in Rangers last 8 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Over is 3-1-2 in Rangers last 6 games following a win. Over is 3-1-1 in Rangers last 5 during game 2 of a series. Under is 5-2-2 in Rangers last 9 road games. Under is 5-2-1 in Rangers last 8 road games vs. a right-handed starter. Over is 5-1 in Gonzalezs last 6 starts on grass. Over is 4-1 in Gonzalezs last 5 starts overall.

Minnesota

Over is 5-1-1 in Twins last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Over is 10-2-1 in Twins last 13 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Over is 20-5-1 in Twins last 26 home games vs. a right-handed starter. Over is 4-1 in Twins last 5 Saturday games. Over is 21-6-1 in Twins last 28 home games. Over is 17-5 in Twins last 22 during game 2 of a series. Over is 12-4-1 in Twins last 17 vs. American League West. Over is 36-12-3 in Twins last 51 games vs. a right-handed starter. Over is 25-9-3 in Twins last 37 games following a loss. Over is 41-15-3 in Twins last 59 overall. Over is 41-15-3 in Twins last 59 on grass. Under is 16-6-1 in Twins last 23 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. Over is 18-7 in Twins last 25 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Over is 4-0-1 in Duffeys last 5 home starts. Over is 4-0 in Duffeys last 4 starts vs. American League West. Over is 6-1-1 in Duffeys last 8 starts on grass. Over is 6-1-1 in Duffeys last 8 starts overall. Under is 4-1-1 in Duffeys last 6 starts vs. a team with a winning record. Over is 5-2 in Duffeys last 7 starts with 5 days of rest.

Head to Head

Under is 24-8-1 in the last 33 meetings. Under is 11-4-1 in the last 16 meetings in Minnesota.

Umpire Trends - Lance Barrett

Home team is 6-0 in Barretts last 6 Saturday games behind home plate. Over is 2-0-2 in Barretts last 4 Saturday games behind home plate vs. Texas. Home team is 5-1 in Barretts last 6 games behind home plate vs. Texas. Twins are 4-1 in their last 5 games with Barrett behind home plate. Under is 4-1-2 in Barretts last 7 games behind home plate vs. Minnesota. Over is 6-2-2 in Barretts last 10 games behind home plate vs. Texas. Over is 10-4-4 in Barretts last 18 Saturday games behind home plate. Road team is 5-2 in Barretts last 7 games behind home plate.

[Satch]

Re: MLB Betting Info. 7/2

Preview: Brewers at Cardinals

Current Conditions - St. Louis

CLOUDS AND SUN 93 °F
Wind: WSW 8
5-Day Forecast
GAME: Milwaukee Brewers (35-44) at St. Louis Cardinals (41-38)
DATE/TIME: Saturday, July 02 - 2:15 PM EST
WHERE: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

The St. Louis Cardinals have halted a seven-game home losing streak and attempt to defeat visiting Milwaukee for the second straight day in Saturday's middle contest of a three-game set. St. Louis suffered through its longest home skid since 1983 before Matt Holliday delivered three RBIs in Friday's 7-1 victory.

The Cardinals have a solid chance to notch another victory as scheduled Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson is 0-5 with a 9.51 ERA in six career appearances (five starts) against St. Louis. Nelson is paired up against Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright, who is 12-8 with a 2.32 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in 32 career appearances (25 starts) against Milwaukee. Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun was hitless in four at-bats on Friday to end an 11-game hitting streak and he traditionally struggles against Wainwright -- .211 with two homers and 20 strikeouts in 71 career at-bats. Milwaukee has lost 11 of its last 16 games and stands just 13-24 on the road this season.

TV: 2:15 p.m. ET, MLB Network, FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee), FSN Midwest (St. Louis)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Jimmy Nelson (5-6, 3.60 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Adam Wainwright (6-5, 5.04)

Nelson suffered through a horrific June by going 0-3 with a 5.87 ERA and 1.91 WHIP in five starts. He has struggled on the road this season, compiling a 1-3 record and 5.66 ERA in seven away starts. Nelson has struggled with the St. Louis duo of Matt Carpenter (6-for-13, one homer) and Jhonny Peralta (5-for-13).

Wainwright was roughed up by Kansas City in his last turn when he gave up six runs and 10 hits in five innings. He has allowed five earned runs or more on four occasions and is saddled with an ERA that is well over his career mark of 3.10. Wainwright hasn't given up a homer in seven of his last eight outings, the exception being when he served up three against Washington on May 28.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Cardinals placed LHP Kevin Siegrist (mononucleosis) on the 15-day disabled list and recalled RHP Sam Tuivailala from Triple-A Memphis.

2. Milwaukee 1B Chris Carter belted a homer for Friday's lone run, marking his fourth straight 20-homer campaign.

3. St. Louis SS Aledmys Diaz (eye) went 2-for-5 with an RBI on Friday in his return after a three-game absence.

PREDICTION: Cardinals 10, Brewers 4

[Satch]

Re: MLB Betting Info. 7/2

Trends - Milwaukee at St. Louis
W/L Trends

Milwaukee

Brewers are 13-28 in their last 41 vs. National League Central. Brewers are 16-35 in their last 51 road games vs. a right-handed starter. Brewers are 16-36 in their last 52 vs. a team with a winning record. Brewers are 16-37 in their last 53 road games vs. a team with a winning record. Brewers are 3-7 in their last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter. Brewers are 2-5 in their last 7 games following a loss. Brewers are 4-12 in their last 16 Saturday games. Brewers are 2-7 in their last 9 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game. Brewers are 1-4 in their last 5 overall. Brewers are 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game. Brewers are 1-4 in their last 5 games on grass. Brewers are 1-5 in their last 6 road games. Brewers are 0-4 in their last 4 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Brewers are 4-0 in Nelsons last 4 Saturday starts. Brewers are 6-2 in Nelsons last 8 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game. Brewers are 3-7 in Nelsons last 10 road starts. Brewers are 1-4 in Nelsons last 5 starts with 5 days of rest. Brewers are 1-4 in Nelsons last 5 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game. Brewers are 0-5 in Nelsons last 5 starts during game 2 of a series. Brewers are 0-8 in Nelsons last 8 starts vs. a team with a winning record. Brewers are 0-5 in Nelsons last 5 starts. Brewers are 0-5 in Nelsons last 5 starts on grass. Brewers are 0-5 in Nelsons last 5 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.

St. Louis

Cardinals are 9-0 in their last 9 vs. National League Central. Cardinals are 6-2 in their last 8 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Cardinals are 6-2 in their last 8 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Cardinals are 7-3 in their last 10 during game 2 of a series. Cardinals are 7-3 in their last 10 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game. Cardinals are 134-59 in their last 193 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400. Cardinals are 105-51 in their last 156 home games vs. a team with a losing record. Cardinals are 3-7 in their last 10 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Cardinals are 1-5 in their last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter. Cardinals are 1-7 in their last 8 home games. Cardinals are 0-4 in their last 4 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game. Cardinals are 14-3 in Wainwrights last 17 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Cardinals are 21-5 in Wainwrights last 26 starts during game 2 of a series. Cardinals are 4-1 in Wainwrights last 5 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game. Cardinals are 20-7 in Wainwrights last 27 Saturday starts. Cardinals are 37-15 in Wainwrights last 52 starts following a team loss in their previous game. Cardinals are 37-15 in Wainwrights last 52 starts vs. a team with a losing record. Cardinals are 36-16 in Wainwrights last 52 starts vs. National League Central. Cardinals are 35-16 in Wainwrights last 51 home starts vs. a team with a losing record. Cardinals are 37-17 in Wainwrights last 54 home starts. Cardinals are 55-26 in Wainwrights last 81 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Cardinals are 36-17 in Wainwrights last 53 starts. Cardinals are 69-33 in Wainwrights last 102 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game. Cardinals are 35-17 in Wainwrights last 52 starts on grass. Cardinals are 82-40 in Wainwrights last 122 starts with 4 days of rest.

OU Trends

Milwaukee

Under is 4-0 in Brewers last 4 road games. Under is 6-0 in Brewers last 6 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game. Under is 10-1-2 in Brewers last 13 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. Under is 8-1 in Brewers last 9 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game. Under is 6-1 in Brewers last 7 during game 2 of a series. Under is 5-1 in Brewers last 6 games following a loss. Over is 5-1 in Brewers last 6 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game. Under is 3-1-1 in Brewers last 5 vs. National League Central. Over is 19-7-1 in Brewers last 27 Saturday games. Over is 5-2 in Brewers last 7 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Under is 5-2 in Brewers last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter. Under is 5-1 in Nelsons last 6 starts vs. a team with a winning record. Over is 9-2-2 in Nelsons last 13 starts vs. National League Central. Over is 4-1 in Nelsons last 5 Saturday starts. Under is 4-1 in Nelsons last 5 starts with 5 days of rest. Under is 6-2-1 in Nelsons last 9 starts on grass. Under is 6-2-1 in Nelsons last 9 starts overall. Under is 3-1-1 in Nelsons last 5 starts following a team loss in their previous game. Over is 8-3 in Nelsons last 11 road starts.

St. Louis

Under is 5-0 in Cardinals last 5 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game. Under is 4-0 in Cardinals last 4 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Under is 5-0 in Cardinals last 5 vs. a team with a losing record. Under is 5-0 in Cardinals last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400. Under is 6-0 in Cardinals last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter. Under is 3-0-1 in Cardinals last 4 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game. Under is 7-0-1 in Cardinals last 8 home games. Over is 10-2-1 in Cardinals last 13 Saturday games. Under is 4-1-1 in Cardinals last 6 games following a win. Under is 3-1-1 in Cardinals last 5 overall. Under is 3-1-1 in Cardinals last 5 on grass. Under is 8-3 in Cardinals last 11 games vs. a right-handed starter. Over is 15-6 in Cardinals last 21 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Over is 17-8-1 in Cardinals last 26 during game 2 of a series. Over is 4-0 in Wainwrights last 4 Saturday starts. Under is 4-0-1 in Wainwrights last 5 starts on grass. Under is 4-0-1 in Wainwrights last 5 starts overall. Under is 4-0 in Wainwrights last 4 starts following a team loss in their previous game. Under is 4-0 in Wainwrights last 4 home starts. Over is 5-1 in Wainwrights last 6 starts with 4 days of rest. Over is 4-1 in Wainwrights last 5 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. Over is 3-1-1 in Wainwrights last 5 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game. Over is 11-4 in Wainwrights last 15 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.

Head to Head

Over is 5-0 in Nelsons last 5 starts vs. Cardinals. Over is 7-1 in Wainwrights last 8 starts vs. Brewers. Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. Cardinals are 7-2 in Wainwrights last 9 starts vs. Brewers. Brewers are 20-45 in the last 65 meetings. Brewers are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings in St. Louis. Brewers are 1-4 in Nelsons last 5 starts vs. Cardinals.

Umpire Trends - Sean Barber

Under is 5-1 in Barbers last 6 games behind home plate. Home team is 4-1 in Barbers last 5 games behind home plate.