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**TheGame** · 08-20-2014, 06:03 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

Houston at NY Yankees

Jordan Baker

22

12-10

8.27

284

183

101

64.4

15.9

5.6

2.82

1.86

10-11

Current streak = 3-0 Under.

Last 10 W/ Houston 3-5 / 5-3 Under
Keuchel 1-0 / 1-0 Over

Last 10 W/ New York 2-1 / 2-1 Under

Trends.
Head to Head

Under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in New York.
Astros are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Umpire Trends - Jordan Baker

Home team is 4-0 in Bakers last 4 Thursday games behind home plate.
Under is 4-1 in Bakers last 5 games behind home plate.
Astros are 1-4 in their last 5 games with Baker behind home plate.

**TheGame** · 08-20-2014, 06:03 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

Cleveland at Minnesota

Brian Knight

23

9-14

7.87

294

183

111

62.1

14.4

7.3

1.98

1.74

10-12

Current streak = None.

Last 10 W/ Cleveland 4-5 / 5-4 Under

Last 10 W/ Minnesota 6-4 / 6-3-1 Under

Trends.
Head to Head

Indians are 9-2 in the last 11 meetings in Minnesota.
Indians are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Minnesota.

Umpire Trends - Brian Knight

Home team is 8-1 in Knights last 9 games behind home plate vs. Cleveland.
Under is 5-1-1 in Knights last 7 Thursday games behind home plate.
Under is 4-1 in Knights last 5 games behind home plate.
Road team is 4-1 in Knights last 5 games behind home plate.
Road team is 4-1 in Knights last 5 games behind home plate vs. Minnesota.
Twins are 6-2 in their last 8 games with Knight behind home plate.
Under is 7-3-1 in Knights last 11 games behind home plate vs. Minnesota.

**TheGame** · 08-20-2014, 06:03 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

Detroit at Tampa Bay

Will Little

26

14-12

7.73

289

186

103

64.3

15.4

5.2

2.97

1.58

12-14

Current streak = None.

Last 10 W/ Detroit 1-2 / 2-1 Over

Last 10 W/ Tampa 2-0 / 2-0 Under

Trends.
Head to Head

Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Under is 14-3-1 in the last 18 meetings in Tampa Bay.
Tigers are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Tampa Bay.

Umpire Trends - Will Little

Home team is 6-1 in Littles last 7 Thursday games behind home plate.
Under is 10-4 in Littles last 14 games behind home plate.

**TheGame** · 08-20-2014, 06:04 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

Arizona at Washington

James Hoye

23

11-12

8.43

278

177

101

63.8

14.1

5.6

2.53

1.70

9-14

Current streak = None.

Last 10 W/ Arizona 5-5 / 7-3 Under
Miley 0-1 / 1-0 Under

Last 10 W/ Washington 4-4 / 6-1-1 Under

Trends.
Head to Head

Diamondbacks are 1-7 in the last 8 meetings in Washington.
Diamondbacks are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings.

Umpire Trends - James Hoye

Under is 4-0-1 in Hoyes last 5 games behind home plate vs. Washington.
Home team is 8-1 in Hoyes last 9 games behind home plate vs. Arizona.
Home team is 4-1 in Hoyes last 5 games behind home plate.
Under is 18-7-1 in Hoyes last 26 games behind home plate vs. Arizona.

Summary.
Gonzalez is the stumbling block for jumping in on an under play.
He has not worked with the ump and both of his games vs Zona have went over.

**TheGame** · 08-20-2014, 06:04 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

LA Angels at Boston

Andy Fletcher

24

15-9

7.79

290

183

107

63.1

15.2

6.4

2.39

1.42

9-11

Current streak = 2-0 Home.

Last 10 W/ Angels 6-4 / 6-3-1 Over
Shoemaker 1-0 / 1-0 Under

Last 10 W/ Boston 4-6 / 6-3-1 Over

Trends.
Head to Head

Angels are 9-2 in the last 11 meetings in Boston.
Angels are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Boston.
Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Umpire Trends - Andy Fletcher

Over is 4-0 in Fletchers last 4 Thursday games behind home plate vs. Boston.
Angels are 5-0 in their last 5 games with Fletcher behind home plate.
Under is 4-1 in Fletchers last 5 Thursday games behind home plate.
Over is 3-1-1 in Fletchers last 5 games behind home plate vs. Los Angeles.
Over is 5-2-1 in Fletchers last 8 games behind home plate vs. Boston.
Home team is 15-7 in Fletchers last 22 games behind home plate.
Home team is 31-15 in Fletchers last 46 Thursday games behind home plate.

Summary.
Have a lean towards the over on the surface. But really no pitching numbers to support it.

**TheGame** · 08-20-2014, 06:05 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

San Francisco at Chi. Cubs

Mike DiMuro

22

6-16

8.00

282

182

99

64.7

14.0

5.1

2.73

1.50

8-10

Current streak = 4-0 Under.

Last 10 W/ San Fran 3-4 / 3-2-2 Over
Bumgarner 0-1 / 1-0 Over

Last 10 W/ Cubs 4-4 / 5-3 Under
Wood 3-0 / 2-1 Over

Trends.
Head to Head

Under is 3-0-2 in Bumgarners last 5 starts vs. Cubs.
Giants are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Chicago.
Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
Giants are 13-6 in the last 19 meetings.

Umpire Trends - Mike DiMuro

Under is 4-0 in DiMuros last 4 games behind home plate.
Road team is 8-2 in DiMuros last 10 games behind home plate vs. Chicago.
Over is 3-1-2 in DiMuros last 6 games behind home plate vs. San Francisco.
Road team is 16-6 in DiMuros last 22 games behind home plate.
Under is 5-2-1 in DiMuros last 8 Thursday games behind home plate.

**TheGame** · 08-20-2014, 06:05 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

San Diego at LA Dodgers

Adrian Johnson

20

7-13

9.05

291

184

108

63.0

14.8

6.7

2.22

1.45

12-7

Current streak = 2-0 Under.

Last 10 W/ San Diego 4-3 / 4-3 Over

Last 10 W/ Dodgers 3-5 / 7-1 Over
Kershaw 1-2 / 1-1-1

Trends.
Head to Head

Under is 4-0 in Ross' last 4 starts vs. Dodgers.
Under is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings.
Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Los Angeles.
Over is 7-3 in Kershaws last 10 starts vs. Padres.
Padres are 5-15 in the last 20 meetings.
Padres are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings in Los Angeles.
Padres are 0-4 in Ross' last 4 starts vs. Dodgers.

Umpire Trends - Adrian Johnson

Over is 5-0 in Johnsons last 5 games behind home plate vs. Los Angeles.
Road team is 9-2 in Johnsons last 11 games behind home plate.
Home team is 7-2 in Johnsons last 9 games behind home plate vs. San Diego.
Over is 19-8-1 in Johnsons last 28 games behind home plate.
Dodgers are 2-5 in their last 7 games with Johnson behind home plate.

**TheGame** · 08-21-2014, 05:41 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

MLB

National League
Diamondbacks-Nationals
Miley is 0-2, 7.64 in his last three starts.
Gonzalez is 0-4, 5.13 in his last five starts.

Arizona lost eight of its last ten games.
Nationals won 12 of their last 14 games.

Six of last nine Miley road starts stayed under total.

Braves-Reds
Teheran is 1-3, 4.94 in his last four starts.
Holmberg gave up five runs in 2.2 IP (62 PT) in his only start.

Atlanta won five of its last six games.
Reds lost eight of their last nine games.

Six of last eight Teheran starts went over total.

Giants-Cubs
Bumgarner is 3-2, 2.36 in his last six starts.
Wood is 0-4, 6.80 in his last eight starts.

San Francisco lost four of their last five road games.
Cubs are 4-6 in last ten home games, pending result of suspended game.
Suspended game from Tuesday night will start at 4:05.

Seven of last ten Wood starts went over total.

Padres-Dodgers
Ross is 4-1, 1.88 in his last six starts.
Dodgers are 13-1 in last 14 Kershaw starts (11-1, 1.31).

San Diego lost four of its last six games.
Dodgers lost five of their last seven games.

Under is 12-4 in last sixteen Ross starts.

American League
Astros-Bronx
Keuchel is 0-1, 4.05 in his last three starts.
McCarthy is 4-2, 3.56 in seven starts for Bronx; they got shut out in both of his last two starts.

Astros lost seven of their last eleven road games.
Bronx lost seven of their last eleven home games.

Six of last eight Houston road games went over; under is 6-2-1 in last nine Bronx games.

Angels-Red Sox
Shoemaker is 3-1, 2.66 in his last four starts.
de la Rosa is 1-2, 6.00 in his last five starts.

Angels won seven of their last eight games.
Red Sox lost five of their last six games.

Seven of last nine Angel games stayed under total.

Tigers-Rays
Price faces his old team here; he is 1-0, 3.18 iu three starts for Detroit.
Cobb is 4-0, 1.55 in his last seven starts.

Tigers lost ten of their last fourteen road games, but won last two.
Tampa Bay lost seven of its last nine home games.

Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Tampa Bay games.

Indians-Twins
Kluber is 6-0, 1.45 in his last eight starts.
Hughes is 3-0, 1.33 in his last three starts.

Indians won seven of their last nine games.
Minnesota lost ten of its last fourteen games.

Eight of last nine Cleveland games stayed under total

Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Miley 12-14; Gonzalez 11-9
-- Teheran 15-11; Holmberg 1-0
-- Bumgarner 14-12; Wood 13-12
-- Ross 13-13; Kershaw 16-4 (13-1 last 14)

-- Keuchel 12-11; McCarthy 4-14/5-2
-- Kluber 17-9; Hughes 16-9
-- Price 14-9/2-1; Cobb 9-10
-- Shoemaker 10-4; de la Rosa 6-6

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Miley 5-26; Gonzalez 7-20
-- Teheran 8-26; Holmberg 0-1
-- Bumgarner 6-26; 6Wood 6-25
-- Ross 7-26; Kershaw 3-20

-- Keuchel 5-23; McCarthy 6-25
-- Kluber 4-26; Hughes 5-25
-- Price 9-26; Cobb 4-19
-- Shoemaker 1-14; de la Rosa 4-12

Umpires
-- Az-Wsh-- Favorites won 15 of last 18 Hoye games.
-- SF-Chi-- Last four Dimuro games stayed under total.
-- SD-LA-- Underdogs won nine of last eleven Johnson games.

-- Hst-NY-- Four of last five Baker games stayed under.
-- Det-TB-- 10 of last 14 Little games stayed under total.
-- LA-Bos-- Favorites won six of last seven Fletcher games.
-- Cle-Min-- Four of last five Knight games stayed under.

**TheGame** · 08-21-2014, 06:51 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

NL Pitchers Report

WADE MILEY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
MILEY is 1-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.59 and a WHIP of 1.480.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)
GIO GONZALEZ vs. ARIZONA since 1997
GONZALEZ is 2-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.03 and a WHIP of 1.350.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
TEHERAN is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.050.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)
DAVID HOLMBERG vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
BUMGARNER is 4-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 2.36 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 5-3 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.7 units)
TRAVIS WOOD vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
WOOD is 1-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.41 and a WHIP of 1.389.
His team's record is 1-4 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

TYSON ROSS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ROSS is 0-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.51 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 1-4 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.1 units)
Wrong pitcher listed for Dodgers.

**TheGame** · 08-21-2014, 06:53 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

AL Pitchers Report

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.
BRANDON MCCARTHY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
MCCARTHY is 2-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.238.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

COREY KLUBER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
KLUBER is 2-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.82 and a WHIP of 1.527.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)
PHIL HUGHES vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
HUGHES is 3-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.61 and a WHIP of 1.032.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)

DAVID PRICE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.
ALEX COBB vs. DETROIT since 1997
COBB is 1-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.04 and a WHIP of 1.479.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)

MATT SHOEMAKER vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.
RUBBY DE LA ROSA vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
DE LA ROSA is 1-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.615.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

**TheGame** · 08-21-2014, 07:43 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

MLB Betting News and Notes
Covers.com

David Ortiz, Boston - Ques Thurs

Ortiz was taken out of Wednesday's game due to general soreness and is questionable to play Thursday against the Angels.

Carlos Beltran, NY Yankees - Out Thurs

Beltran received a cortisone shot in his right elbow and will miss his second straight game on Thursday against the Astros.

West coast pitcher dominating opponent

The San Diego Padres have found no success against Zack Greinke since he has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers. In Greinke's past five starts against the Padres, the Dodgers are undefeated.

Greinke has given up only 15 hits and six runs during those starts against the Padres. All those games have gone under, with an average combined score of 4.2.

De La Rosa surprisingly strong for totals bettors

Rubby De La Rosa has been a strong play for under bettors this season. The Boston Red Sox have an over/under record of 2-8-2 in De La Rosa's 12 starts this season.

De La Rosa has only given up an average of 2.5 runs per game.

Hottest road pitcher takes the mound

Corey Kluber will take the mound for the Cleveland Indians on an incredible road streak. The Indians are 6-0 in Kluber's last six road starts.

Kluber has only allowed six runs in those starts while striking out 47.

**TheGame** · 08-21-2014, 07:44 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

1:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. NY YANKEES
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing Houston

1:10 PM
DETROIT vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home

1:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home

4:05 PM
ARIZONA vs. WASHINGTON
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona

7:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Boston
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing LA Angels

7:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. CINCINNATI
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

8:05 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games at home
Chi Cubs are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against San Francisco

10:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. LA DODGERS
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home
LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home

**TheGame** · 08-21-2014, 08:45 AM

Re: In The Dugout for Thursday. 8/21

Thursday's Tip Sheet
By Kevin Rogers
VegasInsider.com

Braves at Reds

Probable Pitchers:
ATL: Teheran (11-9, 3.06 ERA)
CIN: Holmberg (0-0, 16.88 ERA)

Previous series recap: In spite of last night’s 3-2 loss at Pittsburgh, the Braves have won five of their past six games. Atlanta grabbed two of three at PNC Park, which included scoring 18 runs in the two victories as a heavy underdog. The Reds wrapped up a horrific road trip by getting swept at St. Louis, as Cincinnati lost the first two contests in walk-off fashion. On Wednesday, Cincinnati was routed at Busch Stadium, 7-3, cashing the ‘over’ six times during the seven-game trip at Colorado and St. Louis.

What to watch for: The Braves pulled off a three-game sweep of the Reds at Turner Field in late April, which included two victories by one run. Atlanta has lost three of Julio Teheran’s last four road starts, while tossing eight scoreless innings in a 1-0 triumph over Cincinnati in the series finale back in April. The Reds have dropped four of their past five home series openers, while Cincinnati owns a dreadful 3-9 record as a home underdog this season.

Angels at Red Sox

Probable Pitchers:
LAA: Shoemaker (11-4, 3.84 ERA)
BOS: De La Rosa (4-4, 3.79 ERA)

Series recap: The Angels have captured the first three games of this series, as Los Angeles erased a 3-0 deficit in Wednesday’s 8-3 blowout of Boston as -120 favorites. The Halos overcame the loss of ace Garrett Richards to a left patellar injury when he attempted to cover first base on a play in the second inning, as the right-hander will likely miss the rest of the season (and postseason).

What to watch for: The last time the Red Sox beat the Angels came back on August 10 in Anaheim, as Rubby De La Rosa scattered five hits and one earned run in a 3-1 victory as a +140 underdog. Boston has not been a good team to back when avoiding a home sweep, posting an 0-5 record in this situation. Last night’s high-scoring affair snapped a six-game ‘under’ streak for the Angels, while L.A. is 1-4 in five opportunities to sweep a road series of at least three games this season.

Giants at Cubs

Probable Pitchers:
SF: Bumgarner (13-9, 3.14 ERA)
CHC: Wood (7-10, 4.86 ERA)

Series recap: The Cubs thought they had won the first game of this series, 2-0 in just five innings on Tuesday night. A storm came through Wrigley Field and after a 4 ½-hour delay, the game was called in Chicago’s favor. However, the Giants filed a protest and the game will be resumed this afternoon, which is key for San Francisco’s chances at the playoffs. San Francisco came out on Wednesday swinging the hot bats, scoring four early runs in an 8-3 rout of Chicago as -130 road favorites, as Jake Peavy won his first road start in 11 tries.

What to watch for: The Giants have put together an 8-2 record this season when Madison Bumgarner starts in role of a road favorite, with both losses coming at Colorado. The Cubs are 5-3 in Travis Wood’s last eight starts as a home underdog, while winning at San Francisco last August as a +130 road underdog, 2-1. San Francisco has dropped four of its past five games against left-handed starting pitchers, while posting a 1-5 mark in its previous six road series finales.

Padres at Dodgers

Probable Pitchers:
SD: Ross (11-11, 2.70 ERA)
LAD: Kershaw (14-3, 1.86 ERA)

Series recap: These two teams have split the first two games of this series, as the Padres took care of the Dodgers on Wednesday, 4-1 as +125 underdogs. Los Angeles overcame a 3-0 deficit in the series opener on Tuesday, 8-6 as a short favorite, as the Dodgers are 4-2 in six home contests against the Padres this season.

What to watch for: The Dodgers lost with Clayton Kershaw for the first time in 14 starts in his previous appearance against Milwaukee as a -185 home favorite, 3-2, in spite of the ace tossing a complete game. The Padres have found a way to have some success against Kershaw since last season, going 3-2, including a pair of wins at Dodger Stadium as a +200 underdog or higher. San Diego owns a 2-6 record in Tyson Ross’ eight starts as a road underdog, which includes a 1-0 defeat at Chavez Ravine in mid-July.

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