In The Dugout for Monday. 9/15

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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 Monday. 9/15

1	J BAKER	25	12	12	50.0%	50.0%	-0.7	-1.3	8.0	5.5	15.9
2	S BARBER	21	12	9	57.1%	42.9%	3.1	-5.0	9.0	5.8	14.8
3	L BARKSDALE	26	13	13	50.0%	50.0%	0.0	-2.0	7.3	6.1	14.5
4	L BARRETT	27	16	10	61.5%	38.5%	6.1	-8.8	9.2	6.2	15.4
5	T BARRETT	28	12	13	48.0%	52.0%	-1.3	-1.0	8.7	6.6	16.8
6	S BARRY	27	10	17	37.0%	63.0%	-7.7	5.5	7.6	5.6	16.5
7	T BASNER	23	17	6	73.9%	26.1%	11.2	-13.8	10.3	6.7	16.3
8	D BELLINO	25	13	11	54.2%	45.8%	1.9	-3.9	8.7	6.6	15.6
9	C BLASER	28	9	15	37.5%	62.5%	-6.1	4.0	7.1	6.3	15.8
10	S BUCKMINSTER	15	5	9	35.7%	64.3%	-4.2	3.2	7.5	7.1	16.5
11	C BUCKNOR	28	13	14	48.1%	51.9%	-1.4	-1.4	8.4	6.3	14.8
12	A CAMPOS	8	7	0	100.0%	0.0%	7.2	-8.1	9.4	5.4	16.3
13	V CARAPAZZA	29	12	16	42.9%	57.1%	-4.2	2.0	7.2	5.1	15.0
14	M CARLSON	26	13	13	50.0%	50.0%	-0.6	-2.0	8.0	6.1	15.7
15	G CEDERSTROM	28	16	12	57.1%	42.9%	3.9	-6.4	8.2	5.2	14.8
16	C CONROY	23	14	9	60.9%	39.1%	5.2	-7.6	10.6	6.1	15.6
17	E COOPER	28	13	12	52.0%	48.0%	0.7	-3.9	9.8	5.6	15.8
18	F CULBRETH	26	11	15	42.3%	57.7%	-4.6	2.8	7.3	5.7	15.1
19	P CUZZI	27	13	14	48.1%	51.9%	-0.8	-1.8	9.1	5.8	16.5
20	K DANLEY	27	5	20	20.0%	80.0%	-15.9	14.5	5.8	4.4	15.8
21	B DAVIDSON	29	11	16	40.7%	59.3%	-5.3	3.1	7.0	5.7	16.3
22	G DAVIS	27	11	13	45.8%	54.2%	-2.7	0.5	7.9	6.3	14.2
23	D DEMUTH	16	7	8	46.7%	53.3%	-1.4	0.0	7.3	5.3	15.6
24	L DIAZ	28	17	8	68.0%	32.0%	8.7	-11.5	8.4	5.6	14.6
25	M DIMURO	25	9	12	42.9%	57.1%	-2.8	1.2	8.0	5.2	14.6
26	R DRAKE	27	15	12	55.6%	44.4%	2.8	-5.3	9.2	6.1	14.7
27	D EDDINGS	29	9	18	33.3%	66.7%	-9.4	7.2	7.0	4.4	15.1
28	P EMMEL	30	17	9	65.4%	34.6%	7.9	-10.6	8.4	5.8	15.1
29	M ESTABROOK	28	14	13	51.9%	48.1%	0.7	-3.5	8.3	4.9	14.0
30	M EVERITT	20	12	8	60.0%	40.0%	3.8	-5.9	8.7	6.2	16.7
31	C FAGAN	31	11	20	35.5%	64.5%	-10.3	7.8	7.7	6.3	15.4
32	C FAIRCHILD	15	7	8	46.7%	53.3%	-1.8	-0.1	8.9	5.9	16.9
33	A FLETCHER	28	10	14	41.7%	58.3%	-5.1	3.0	7.5	6.2	15.2
34	M FOSTER	29	12	16	42.9%	57.1%	-5.0	2.4	7.8	5.7	15.8
35	G GIBSON	30	15	14	51.7%	48.3%	1.0	-3.5	8.3	6.4	16.2
36	T GIBSON	31	12	18	40.0%	60.0%	-7.1	4.6	7.5	5.5	16.8
37	M GONZALEZ	24	12	10	54.5%	45.5%	2.2	-4.0	7.9	5.7	15.4
38	B GORMAN	23	10	13	43.5%	56.5%	-3.2	1.1	6.9	5.4	17.3
39	J GOSNEY	1	1	0	100.0%	0.0%	1.0	-1.1	16.0	11.0	8.0
40	C GUCCIONE	27	9	17	34.6%	65.4%	-9.4	6.8	7.3	4.6	14.4
41	T HALLION	27	11	16	40.7%	59.3%	-6.5	3.4	8.7	6.1	15.0
42	A HAMARI	27	14	11	56.0%	44.0%	2.7	-5.5	8.8	5.8	14.7
43	A HERNANDEZ	28	14	11	56.0%	44.0%	2.6	-5.4	8.0	5.1	15.4
44	E HICKOX	24	7	16	30.4%	69.6%	-9.7	8.2	6.5	5.9	15.8
45	J HIRSCHBECK	2	1	1	50.0%	50.0%	0.0	-0.2	5.0	6.5	17.0
46	P HOBERG	32	17	12	58.6%	41.4%	4.7	-7.5	8.9	6.7	15.3
47	J HOYE	29	11	18	37.9%	62.1%	-7.8	5.3	8.0	5.7	14.5
48	M HUDSON	28	10	17	37.0%	63.0%	-7.4	5.8	7.6	6.0	16.6
49	D IASSOGNA	28	12	16	42.9%	57.1%	-4.9	1.6	8.0	5.8	15.4
50	A JOHNSON	24	15	8	65.2%	34.8%	6.5	-9.1	9.6	6.7	15.2
51	J JOYCE	18	10	8	55.6%	44.4%	2.0	-3.5	9.2	6.4	15.1
52	J KELLOGG	25	11	14	44.0%	56.0%	-3.9	1.5	8.4	6.1	14.3
53	B KNIGHT	27	12	15	44.4%	55.6%	-3.8	1.4	7.7	7.1	14.6
54	R KULPA	29	14	14	50.0%	50.0%	-0.6	-1.9	8.6	5.9	17.1
55	J LAYNE	19	13	6	68.4%	31.6%	6.6	-8.3	10.0	5.4	14.2
56	W LITTLE	32	15	17	46.9%	53.1%	-2.4	-0.9	7.6	5.3	15.8
57	A MARQUEZ	19	6	11	35.3%	64.7%	-5.9	4.1	7.9	6.6	14.8
58	B MAY	6	3	2	60.0%	40.0%	1.1	-1.7	8.2	7.8	18.3
59	J MEALS	26	17	8	68.0%	32.0%	8.4	-11.0	9.6	5.4	14.8
60	B MILLER	29	14	12	53.8%	46.2%	2.4	-5.0	7.5	4.8	15.9
61	G MORALES	31	19	8	70.4%	29.6%	10.9	-14.5	9.5	6.1	16.1
62	M MUCHLINSKI	27	10	17	37.0%	63.0%	-8.4	5.9	8.4	6.2	16.0
63	P NAUERT	26	15	10	60.0%	40.0%	4.5	-7.3	8.3	5.7	16.2
64	J NELSON	27	9	15	37.5%	62.5%	-6.9	4.9	7.7	5.3	14.3
65	B ONORA	25	6	18	25.0%	75.0%	-13.4	10.9	6.8	4.9	16.0
66	M PATTILLO	14	6	8	42.9%	57.1%	-2.3	1.2	7.9	5.2	16.6
67	A PORTER	29	10	19	34.5%	65.5%	-9.5	7.1	7.8	6.0	14.9
68	D RACKLEY	26	12	12	50.0%	50.0%	0.2	-2.1	8.5	5.6	13.6
69	T RANDAZZO	18	3	14	17.6%	82.4%	-11.6	10.2	6.5	5.0	14.3
70	D REYBURN	25	13	11	54.2%	45.8%	1.6	-4.5	8.4	5.9	16.4
71	J REYNOLDS	27	8	19	29.6%	70.4%	-12.0	9.8	7.2	5.4	14.9
72	M RIPPERGER	31	12	17	41.4%	58.6%	-6.0	3.2	7.5	5.1	15.2
73	P SCHRIEBER	29	15	12	55.6%	44.4%	2.0	-4.4	9.4	6.6	14.6
74	D SCOTT	30	12	17	41.4%	58.6%	-6.3	4.2	7.9	5.7	13.8
75	C SEGAL	25	18	7	72.0%	28.0%	11.2	-14.3	10.0	5.6	13.2
76	T TICHENOR	30	16	13	55.2%	44.8%	2.6	-5.7	8.1	6.6	16.5
77	T TIMMONS	27	14	12	53.8%	46.2%	1.7	-4.1	9.1	6.8	15.6
78	J TUMPANE	31	15	12	55.6%	44.4%	2.4	-5.5	9.4	6.5	14.0
79	L VANOVER	28	17	10	63.0%	37.0%	6.8	-9.9	9.0	5.9	16.1
80	M WEGNER	26	11	11	50.0%	50.0%	-0.2	-1.6	8.4	6.1	15.7
81	B WELKE	30	12	18	40.0%	60.0%	-7.4	3.8	7.6	6.4	15.8
82	T WELKE	30	13	17	43.3%	56.7%	-5.5	2.4	7.4	4.9	16.5
83	H WENDELSTEDT	25	9	12	42.9%	57.1%	-3.6	1.8	6.8	5.0	15.0
84	J WEST	29	19	8	70.4%	29.6%	10.9	-13.2	9.3	5.7	15.5
85	M WINTERS	21	8	12	40.0%	60.0%	-4.7	2.6	7.0	5.7	16.0
86	Q WOLCOTT	29	12	16	42.9%	57.1%	-4.8	2.5	8.0	6.1	15.7
87	J WOLF	23	12	8	60.0%	40.0%	3.2	-5.5	8.5	5.6	15.7

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Re: In The Dugout for Monday. 9/15

MLB Baseball Trends - Season to Date

Straight Up Trends (Won Loss)

Category	Record	Percent
Away Teams	1056-1178	47.27%
Home Teams	1178-1056	52.73%
Favorites	1247-953	56.68%
Dogs	953-1247	43.32%
Away Favorites	392-302	56.48%
Away Dogs	651-855	43.23%
Home Favorites	855-651	56.77%
Home Dogs	302-392	43.52%

Against The Spread Trends (ATS)

Category	Record	Percent
Away Teams	1250-984	55.95%
Home Teams	984-1250	44.05%
Favorites	895-1338	40.08%
Dogs	1338-895	59.92%
Away Favorites	309-397	43.77%
Away Dogs	941-586	61.62%
Home Favorites	586-941	38.38%
Home Dogs	397-309	56.23%

Over vs. Under Trends

Category	Overs	Percent	Unders	Percent
Extra Inning Games	104	50.24%	103	49.76%
Non-Extra Inning Games	930	48.51%	987	51.49%
All Games	1,034	48.68%	1,090	51.32%

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Re: In The Dugout for Monday. 9/15

MLB


National League
Nationals-Braves
Strasburg is 1-1, 2.29 in his last three starts.
Santana is 1-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.


Washington won six of its last eight games.
Braves lost six of their last seven games.


Over is 4-1-1 in last six Washington games.


Marlins-Mets
Cosart is 4-1, 1.52 in his last six starts.
deGrom is 2-0, 0.86 in his last three starts.


Miami lost four of its last five games.
Mets lost three of their last four games.


Four of last five Marlin games stayed under.


Reds-Cubs
Simon is 1-2, 5.50 in his last three starts.
Wood is 1-3, 6.84 in his last five starts.


Reds won four of their last six games.
Cubs lost eight of their last nine games.


Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Cincinnati games.


Dodgers-Rockies
Hernandez is 1-3, 8.35 in his last four starts.
Bergman is 1-1, 2.60 in his last three starts.


Dodgers won seven of their last nine games.
Colorado lost its last six games, scoring eight runs.


Six of last seven Colorado games stayed under; over is 6-2-1 in Dodgers' last nine games.


Giants-Diamondbacks
Vogelsong is 0-2, 8.16 in his last three road starts.
Miley is 0-2, 4.25 in his last three starts.


Giants lost last two days by combined score of 21-2.
Arizona won last two games, scoring 18 runs, after losing previous seven tilts.


Over is 3-0-1 in last four Giant games.


Phillies-Padres
Williams is 0-1, 8.10 in his last couple starts.
Cashner is 1-1, 2.81 in his last five starts.


Phillies lost five of their last eight games.
San Diego lost eight of its last ten games.


Five of last six San Diego games went over total.


American League
Blue Jays-Orioles
Stroman is 3-0, 1.59 in his last three starts.
Chen is 2-0, 2.29 in his last three starts.


Toronto won five of its last seven games.
Orioles won seven of their last eight games.


Four of last five Toronto games went over total.


Bronx-Rays
Capuano is 1-1, 6.99 in his last six starts.
Colome allowed one run in five IP in his only '14 start, in late June.


Bronx lost three of its last four games.
Tampa Bay is 1-8 in game following its last eight wins.


Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Tampa Bay games; last four Bronx games stayed under the total.


Tigers-Twins
Scherzer is 1-0, 2.84 in his last two starts.
Swarzak allowed one run in five IP in his only '14 start, in late July.


Tigers won six of their last seven games.
Minnesota lost eight of its last ten games.


Seven of last ten Detroit games went over total.


White Sox-Royals
Danks is 0-3, 7.02 in his last three starts.
Shields is 2-0, 0.40 in his last three starts.


White Sox won four of their last five games
Kansas City lost five of its last seven games.


Seven of last ten Shields starts stayed under.


Indians-Astros
McAllister is 0-2, 6.87 in his last four starts (last start was July 31).
McHugh is 5-0, 1.80 in his last six starts.


Cleveland lost five of its last seven games.
Astros won nine of their last thirteen games. .


Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Houston games; four of last five Cleveland games went over.


Mariners-Angels
Iwakuma is 2-1, 7.50 in his last four starts
Shoemaker is 6-0, 1.32 in his last seven starts.


Seattle lost five of its last seven games.
Angels won nine of their last ten games.


Under is 7-0-1 in last eight Seattle games.


Interleague game
None




Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Strasburg 16-15; Santana 16-12
-- Cosart 11-9/5-2; deGrom 10-10
-- Simon 17-12; Wood 14-15
-- Hernandez 8-11/2-4; Bergman 3-4
-- Vogelsong 15-14; Miley 12-18
-- Williams 1-1/4-2; Cashner 8-8


-- Stroman 10-8; Chen 18-10
-- Capuano 5-4; Colome 1-0
-- Scherzer 21-9; Swarzak 1-0
-- Danks 11-18; Shields 19-12
-- McAllister 6-8; McHugh 11-12
-- Iwakuma 16-9; Shoemaker 15-4


Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Strasburg 11-31; Santana 9-28
-- Cosart 9-27; deGrom 2-20
-- Simon 10-29; Wood 8-29
-- Hernandez 11-25; Bergman 3-7
-- Vogelsong 6-29; Miley 6-30
-- Williams 3-8; Cashner 5-16


-- Stroman 3-18; Chen 9-28
-- Capuano 5-9; Colome 1-1
-- Scherzer 8-30; Swarzak 0-1
-- Danks 9-29; Shields 7-31
-- McAllister 3-14; McHugh 4-24
-- Iwakuma 5-25; Shoemaker 2-19

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Re: In The Dugout for Monday. 9/15

7:05 PM
TORONTO vs. BALTIMORE
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games


7:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. TAMPA BAY
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


7:10 PM
MIAMI vs. NY METS
Miami is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
NY Mets are 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
NY Mets are 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Miami


7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington


8:05 PM
CINCINNATI vs. CHI CUBS
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games


8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games at home
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit


8:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Chi White Sox's last 19 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games


8:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Cleveland's last 24 games
Houston is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Cleveland


8:40 PM
LA DODGERS vs. COLORADO
LA Dodgers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home


9:40 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. ARIZONA
San Francisco is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games on the road
Arizona is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing San Francisco


10:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. LA ANGELS
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
LA Angels are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle


10:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. SAN DIEGO
Philadelphia is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Diego's last 15 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

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Re: In The Dugout for Monday. 9/15

MLB Early-Week Betting Cheat Sheet
By Covers.com

Away Faves Dominate

Sunday was a strong day for away favorites, which went 4-1 SU; The L.A. Dodgers (-173), Washington (-164), Oakland (-154) and Miami (-110) all prevailed. That continues a strong stretch for road faves, which are 17-11 SU over the past seven days overall.

Push Party

The New York Mets (-137, 6.5) host the Miami Marlins on Monday in the opener of a three-game set. The Mets lead the majors with 18 pushes on the season, while the Marlins finished with a league-best 17 a season ago and ranks fifth in the league with 11 so far this season.

Big Over vs. Big Under

The San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies represent a contract in totals as they do battle Tuesday night at Petco Park. The Padres enter the week as the league’s strongest Under play at 55-88-5, while the Phillies are tied with the Marlins for the most Overs in the NL at 77.

Pitching Notes

Look for another strong outing from Toronto Blue Jays rookie Marcus Stroman as he prepares to face the host Baltimore Orioles (-120, 7.5). Stroman is 2-7-1 O/U over his last 10 starts - thanks to a 3.23 ERA over that span - and has allowed just six home runs in 114 2/3 innings.

San Francisco right-hander Jake Peavy will attempt to keep his hot streak going Tuesday as he faces off against the host Arizona Diamondbacks. Peavy is 5-1 SU and 2-4 O/U over his last six starts while surrendering just five total runs over that span.

Hitting Notes

Miami outfielder Marcell Ozuna has picked up the slack in the absence of major-league home-run leader Giancarlo Stanton. Ozuna enters Monday’s showdown with the Mets batting .370 with four home runs, six RBIs and an .815 slugging percentage over the past seven days.

Washington outfielder Jayson Werth may have his hands full Tuesday as he and the Nationals square off against right-hander Aaron Harang and the Atlanta Braves. Werth has just three hits in 25 career at-bats versus Harang while striking out 11 times.

Totals Streak

Boston Red Sox (4-1 O/U): It’s rare for an AL East team to find itself on an Over streak - three of the five clubs have fewer than 65 Overs for the year - but the Red Sox are on a run thanks to an offense that has averaged five runs over a five-game span. Boston is 64-82-4 O/U for the year.

Prop of the Day

Bettors should take a look at a first-inning run being scored Monday between the Giants and visiting Diamondbacks (-110). San Francisco leads the majors with a .293 first-inning batting average, while the Diamondbacks are close behind in fourth (.275).

Injury Notes

Oakland Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt likely won’t return from ankle injury until later this week at the earliest. The Athletics have struggled during Vogt’s absence, going 4-6 SU, 2-8 O/U and -503 units over that span.

New York Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran took batting practice without issue Sunday and may return to the lineup Monday. Beltran has missed the last five games with bone spurs in his right elbow; in 38 games missed this season, the Yankees are 18-20 Su, 14-24 O/U and -394 units.

Weather Watch

Wind at Wrigley Field will blow in from left field at 12 mph for Monday’s encounter between the host Cubs (+104, 7) and the Cincinnati Reds. Teams combined to hit a paltry 0.88 home runs in eight games under similar conditions a season ago - well below the stadium average of 2.16.