In The Dugout for Friday. 9/12

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Welcome to In The Dugout.
Baseball handicapping with a twist.
In here we use the home plate umpire in handicapping each game.
Please note that there is not much advance umpire info available on Monday and Friday.

Here is what we look at.
Pitcher vs Team.
Pitcher with umpire.
Team with umpire.
Head to head trends.
Umpire trends.
If all those favor a side or a total. Then it's a play.

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Re: In The Dugout for Friday. 9/12

Washington at NY Mets

Paul Emmel	30	18-11	8.33	293	188	106	64.0	15.0	5.7	2.61	1.90	17-9

Current streak = 6-0 Over.

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Last 10 W/ Washington 6-4 / 7-2-1 Over
Gonzalez 4-0 / 3-1 Over

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Last 10 W/ Mets 4-6 / 6-3-1 Under
Gee 0-1 / 1-0 Under

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Trends.
Umpire Trends - Paul Emmel

Road team is 7-0 in Emmels last 7 games behind home plate vs. New York. Under is 5-0 in Emmels last 5 Friday games behind home plate vs. New York. Over is 4-0-1 in Emmels last 5 games behind home plate vs. Washington. Home team is 4-0 in Emmels last 4 games behind home plate vs. Washington. Road team is 5-1 in Emmels last 6 Friday games behind home plate vs. New York. Nationals are 6-2 in their last 8 games with Emmel behind home plate. Over is 17-6-3 in Emmels last 26 games behind home plate. Under is 8-3-1 in Emmels last 12 games behind home plate vs. New York. Over is 10-4-1 in Emmels last 15 Friday games behind home plate. Mets are 4-9 in their last 13 games with Emmel behind home plate.

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Re: In The Dugout for Friday. 9/12

Boston at Kansas City

Manny Gonzalez	23	12-11	8.00	288	183	105	63.5	15.4	5.8	2.64	2.57	12-9

Current streak = 3-0 Home.

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Last 10 W/ Boston 1-4 / 3-1-1 Under

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Last 10 W/ KC 3-2 / 3-2 Over

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Trends.
Head to Head

Red Sox are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. Red Sox are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Kansas City.

Umpire Trends - Manny Gonzalez

Under is 3-0-2 in Gonzalezs last 5 games behind home plate. Over is 3-1-1 in Gonzalezs last 5 Friday games behind home plate. Under is 3-1-1 in Gonzalezs last 5 games behind home plate vs. Boston. Home team is 7-3 in Gonzalezs last 10 Friday games behind home plate. Red Sox are 1-4 in their last 5 games with Gonzalez behind home plate.

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Re: In The Dugout for Friday. 9/12

MLB


National League
Marlins-Phillies
Alvarez is 0-1, 9.35 in his last two starts.
Hamels is 2-1, 3.33 in his last four starts.


Miami lost six of last nine road games; they lost Stanton last night after he got drilled in the face with a pitched ball. .
Philly lost four of its last five games.


Under is 10-2-2 in last fourteen Hamels starts.


Cubs-Pirates
Wada is 0-1, 6.75 in his last two starts.
Cole is 1-1, 4.62 in his last four starts.


Cubs lost their last six games, scoring ten runs.
Pittsburgh won six of its last seven games.


Last seven Pirate home games stayed under the total.


Nationals-Mets
Gonzalez is 2-0, 2.88 in his last four starts.
Gee is 2-1, 3.20 in his last three starts.


Nationals won four of their last five games; they've won 12 games in a row at Citi Field.
Mets won eight of their last eleven games.


Under is 4-1-1 in Mets' last six games.


Reds-Brewers
Latos is 1-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
Lohse is 1-3, 8.20 in his last four starts. .


Reds won their last three games, allowing seven runs.
Milwaukee lost 13 of its last 16 games, but won last two.


Five of last seven Milwaukee games went over the total.


Rockies-Cardinals
de la Rosa is 0-2, 4.86 in his last three starts.
Wainwright is 3-2, 4.50 in his last five starts.


Colorado lost their last three games, scoring two runs.
Cardinals lost their last three games, scoring seven runs.


Five of last six Colorado games stayed under total.


Padres-Diamondbacks
Stults is 0-3, 4.67 in his last three starts.
Nuno is 0-2, 2.15 in his last four starts.


Padres lost seven of their last eight games.
Arizona lost its last six games, scoring eight runs.


10 of last 15 San Diego games stayed under total.


Dodgers-Giants
Ryu is 5-1, 2.24 in his last eight starts.
Bumgarner is 4-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.


Dodgers won five of their last six games.
Giants won 12 of their last 15 games.


Four of last five Dodger games went over total.


American League
Bronx-Orioles
Greene is 1-2, 5.95 in his last four starts. McCarthy is 1-2, 5.21 in his last three starts.
Norris is 4-1, 3.86 in his last eight starts. Gausmn is 1-3, 5.01 in his last four.


Bronx lost three of its last four road games.
Orioles won their last four games, scoring 25 runs.


Under is 6-0-1 in last seven McCarthy starts; last seven Norris starts went over the total.


Rays-Blue Jays
Karns was 0-1, 7.50 in three starts for Washington LY; he is 9-9, 5.08 in 27 AAA starts this season.
Happ is 1-3, 6.04 in his last five starts.


Tampa Bay lost six of its last nine games.
Blue Jays won nine of their last eleven games.


Over is 3-0-1 in last four Tampa Bay games .


Indians-Tigers
Carrasco is 4-0, 0.71 in his last six starts.
Price is 1-3, 5.26 in his last four starts.


Cleveland won five of its last seven games.
Tigers won three of their last four games.


Last six Carrasco starts stayed under the total.


Twins-White Sox
Hughes is 5-1, 2.52 in his last seven starts.
Quintana is 1-0, 2.07 in his last couple starts.


Minnesota lost six of its last seven games.
White Sox won three of their last four games.


Five of last seven White Sox games stayed under.


Red Sox-Royals
Webster is 0-2, 8.69 in his last four starts.
Ventura is 3-0, 1.96 in his last three starts.


Red Sox lost four of their last five games. .
Kansas City lost three of its last four games.


Nine of last 12 Royal games stayed under total. .


Astros-Angels
Oberholtzer is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
Wilson is 1-1, 4.98 in his last four starts.


Houston won eight of its last ten games.
Angels won their last eight games, scoring 70 runs.


Under is 8-1-1 in last ten Houston games.


A's-Mariners
Hammel is 1-0, 1.66 in his last three starts
Paxton is 2-1, 1.33 in his last three starts.


A's lost 13 of their last 16 road games.
Seattle lost three of its last four games.


Under is 4-0-1 in last five Seattle games.


Interleague game
Braves-Rangers
Wood is 3-1, 2.13 in his last six starts.
Holland allowed one run in 14 IP in his first two '14 starts.


Atlanta lost six of its last nine games.
Rangers lost 11 of their last 12 games.


Under is 8-4 in last twelve Texas games.


Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Alvarez 18-8; Hamels 13-14
-- Wada 4-6; Cole 13-6
-- Gonzalez 14-10; Gee 8-11
-- Latos 6-10; Lohse 17-11
-- de la Rosa 16-12; Wainwright 20-9
-- Stults 10-18; Nuno 6-8/1-10
-- Ryu 13-5; Bumgarner 18-12


-- Greene 7-4, McCarthy 4-14/7-5; Norris 16-9, Gausman 9-8
-- Karns 0-0; Happ 11-11
-- Carrasco 5-5; Price 14-9/3-4
-- Hughes 18-11; Quintana 10-19
-- Webster 4-4; Ventura 15-11
-- Oberholtzer 9-12; Wilson 14-13
-- Hammel 10-7/2-8; Paxton 6-3


-- Wood 10-11; Holland 2-0


Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Alvarez 6-26; Hamels 3-27
-- Wada 3-10; Cole 6-19
-- Gonzalez 9-24; Gee 4-19
-- Latos 2-16; Lohse 11-28
-- de la Rosa 10-28; Wainwright 4-29
-- Stults 10-28; Nuno 6-25
-- Ryu 2-18; Bumgarner 9-30


-- Greene 3-11, McCarthy 6-30; Norris 9-25, Gausman 4-17
-- Karns 0-0; Happ 5-22
-- Carrasco 2-10; Price 11-30
-- Hughes 6-29; Quintana 6-29
-- Webster 2-8; Ventura 7-26
-- Oberholtzer 9-21; Wilson 6-27
-- Hammel 7-27; Paxton 2-9


-- Wood 6-21; Holland 0-2

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Re: In The Dugout for Friday. 9/12

1:05 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BALTIMORE
NY Yankees are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games


7:05 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BALTIMORE
NY Yankees are 1-4-1 SU in their last 6 games ,when playing on the road against Baltimore
NY Yankees are 1-6-1 SU in their last 8 games ,when playing Baltimore
Baltimore4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore6-1-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Yankees


7:05 PM
MIAMI vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Miami
Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Miami


7:05 PM
CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
Chi Cubs are 3-11 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Chi Cubs's last 18 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 11-3 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Pittsburgh's last 18 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs


7:07 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TORONTO
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay


7:08 PM
CLEVELAND vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland


7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY METS
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Mets's last 16 games at home


8:05 PM
ATLANTA vs. TEXAS
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta


8:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Minnesota


8:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. MILWAUKEE
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home


8:10 PM
BOSTON vs. KANSAS CITY
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


8:15 PM
COLORADO vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Colorado's last 15 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Colorado


9:40 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Diego's last 15 games
San Diego is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego


10:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. LA ANGELS
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home


10:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing at home against Oakland
Seattle is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Oakland


10:15 PM
LA DODGERS vs. SAN FRANCISCO
LA Dodgers are 12-5 SU in their last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

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Re: In The Dugout for Friday. 9/12

Chris Davis has been suspended 25 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for amphetamines.
Oh boy. Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun first reported the suspension and now Major League Baseball has made it official. Davis said in a statement that the positive test was for Adderall, which he had an exemption for in past but not this year. The suspension includes the postseason, so Davis will be ineligible for the final 17 games of the regular season, as well as eight potential playoff games (or more regular season games next season if the Orioles are out of the playoffs by then).

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Re: In The Dugout for Friday. 9/12

MLB Betting Cheat Sheet
By Covers.com

Favorites Follow Through

Thursday was a profitable one for bettors who went with the favorites - they went 9-2 SU to continue a particularly strong recent trend. Favorites are a whopping 61-34-2 over the past seven days - a 64.2-percent success rate that far exceeds the season-to-date mark of 65.5 percent.

Is the Price Right?

Detroit left-hander David Price will look to regain his form Friday as the Tigers (-156, 7) open a pivotal road series against the Cleveland Indians. Price has racked up three consecutive Overs, going 1-2 over that span while surrendering 14 runs in just 17 2/3 innings.

Felix Back to Form

Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez has recovered his form from earlier in the season going into Saturday’s encounter with the visiting Oakland Athletics. Hernandez has allowed one run over his past 14 innings after getting tagged for 10 runs in his previous 17 2/3 frames.

Stroman Surging

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman is on a roll heading into Sunday afternoon’s showdown with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The hard-throwing rookie has won three straight starts while allowing just four runs over 22 2/3 innings in that span; he’s 10-5 with a 3.61 ERA for the year.

Pitching Notes

Philadelphia lefty Cole Hamels will look to keep the ball in the park Friday night as his Phillies (-156, 7) entertain the Miami Marlins. Hamels has surrendered five homers over his last five starts after giving up just eight in his first 21 - but he won’t have to face Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton (see below for why).

Tyson Ross has an impressive Under streak on the line Saturday as he leads the San Diego Padres into Arizona for a date with the Diamondbacks. Ross has put together five consecutive Unders, though he’s just 2-3 SU in that span as the Padres have averaged two runs in those games.

Banking on a San Francisco home run Sunday? Better not bet the farm. Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw has surrendered just one homer to a current member of the Giants’ roster in 297 combined at-bats; that longball came courtesy catcher Buster Posey, who is batting just .192 against him.

Hitting Notes

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is having a September to remember going into Friday’s encounter with the host Indians. The two-time defending AL Most Valuable Player is hitting a scorching .450 with five homers, 10 RBIs and a 1.376 OPS in 40 at-bats this month.

Toronto slugger Jose Bautista has enjoyed plenty of success against Tampa Bay’s scheduled Saturday starter as the Blue Jays entertain the Rays. Bautista is 10-for-28 with three home runs versus Tampa Bay right-hander Jeremy Hellickson; the rest of the Toronto roster is batting just .231 against him.

A pair of Los Angeles Angels hitters will be looking forward to Sunday’s showdown with Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros. Second baseman Howie Kendrick is 8-for-16 with a home run against Keuchel, while first baseman Albert Pujols is 5-for-10 lifetime and has also taken him deep.

Totals Streak

Oakland Athletics (4-10 O/U): The beat goes on for the punchless A’s, who dropped three of four to the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field while scoring just one run over the final two games. Oakland is 27th in the majors in batting average since the All-Star break (.237) and is now 70-68-8 O/U for the year.

Prop of the Day

The Phillies may be a good bet to defeat the Marlins by exactly one run (+300). Seven of Hamels’ last 11 starts have been one-run affairs, with Philadelphia winning five of them.

Injury Notes

Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton is out indefinitely after being struck in the face by a pitch Thursday night against Milwaukee and leaving the field in an ambulance. Stanton, who leads the major leagues with 37 home runs, had yet to miss a game this season.

Los Angeles Angels closer Huston Street is expected to be available to pitch Friday after missing several days with a hamstring injury. Street has been sensational since joining the Angels in a trade with the San Diego Padres back in July, registering 13 saves and a 1.71 ERA with the club.

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt met with a specialist Thursday afternoon as he continues his recovery from a concussion. Belt has been out since early-August, with the Giants going (17-10 SU, 14-12-1 O/U and +587 units) in his absence.

Weather Watch

Wind at U.S. Cellular Field will blow out to right field at 11 mph for Friday’s encounter between the host White Sox (-107, 7.5) and the visiting Minnesota Twins. Teams combined for seven runs and 1.62 homers in eight games under similar conditions in 2013 - well below stadium averages.

Umpire Note of the Day

The road team is 7-0 in umpire Paul Emmel’s last seven games behind home plate involving the Mets. Emmel will call the balls and strikes for Friday’s game between host New York (+137, 7) and visiting Washington.

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Re: In The Dugout for Friday. 9/12

MLB Betting News and Notes
Covers.com

Lowest total on the board suites the Giants

The San Francisco Giants have been hot for totals bettors lately. In the last 10 games in which the Giants have played with a total less than 7.0, they have gone under eight times.

The Giants host the Los Angeles Dodgers with the current total at 6.5 Friday.


No better dog right now than the Yankees

The New York Yankees have been scoffing at oddsmakers. In the last eight games in which the Bronx Bombers underdogs, they have gone a near perfect 7-1.

The Yankees are +120 road dogs for their first game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles Friday.


Gonzalez money for the Nationals in New York

The Washington Nationals could not be sending a better pitcher to Citi Field's mound Friday. Gio Gonzalez has led the Nationals to six straight victories in New York.

Gonzalez has given up eight runs over his past six starts in the Big Apple while averaging six strikeouts per game.


Marlins have been decimated by Hamels

The Miami Marlins have been completely dominated by Cole Hamels. In Hamels' last 11 starts against the Marlins, the total has gone under nine times thanks to his pitching performance.

Hamels has given up less than two runs per game while averaging nearly seven K's a contest.


This Padres pitcher has been a boon for totals

Eric Stults will take the mound with an impressive under streak against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Under has gone 8-1 in the lefties last nine starts against the D-Backs.

Stults has only surrendered 2.4 runs per game and has only twice in those nine games has he allowed more than three runs.


Cardinals put up big numbers when heavy favorite

The St. Louis Cardinals have been -190 or greater faves four times this season and in each instance the team put up big numbers. In all four of those games the total has gone over thanks to the Cards bats.

The Cards have scored 30 runs in those four contests which averages 7.5 runs per game.

St. Louis is -209 favorites when they host Colorado with a total set at 7.0.


High winds blowing for Braves-Rangers

The wind is projected to be whipping when the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers meet at Rangers Stadium Friday. Winds are expected to be blowing out to the right field wall at 15 miles per hour.

So far this season, when winds between 10-20 mph blow out to right the over has cashed out everytime (4-0) in Texas.