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Date	Match Up	Rating	Score	Result	Profit	Lead Time	Analysis
09-19-20	Cardinals -169 v. Pirates		5-4	Win	100	11 h 33 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units St. Louis left-hander Kwang Hyun Kim (2-0, 0.63 ERA) is scheduled to face Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller (1-1, 5.06 ERA). Keller is one of the young pitchers the Pirates have high hopes for, even with a predicted glut of potential starters next year. This season, he has been limited to three starts because of an oblique injury. In his first start after coming off the injured list, Keller pitched three innings Monday at Cincinnati, giving up three runs and two hits. Kim has not given up a run over his past 14 innings. On Monday, in his first start since being hospitalized for a kidney problem, he posted career highs in innings (seven), strikeouts (six) and pitches (87) against the Milwaukee Brewers but did not get a decision despite giving up no runs and three hits. Kim has faced Pittsburgh twice in his career, including one start, and he has pitched to a 1.29 ERA. He gave up one unearned run in six innings Aug. 27.
09-15-20	A's -155 v. Rockies		1-3	Loss	-155	6 h 31 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Today's pitching matchup features Oakland's Sean Manaea (4-2, 4.46 ERA) going up against Colorado's Antonio Senzatela (3-2, 3.69 ERA). Manea won 12 games in back-to-back seasons for Oakland in 2017 and 2018 (no-hit the Red Sox on 4/21/18) but was limited to just FIVE starts in 2019 after rehabbing from shoulder surgery that took place in Sep of 2018. However, he made his 2019 season debut in September and went 4-0 with a 1.21 ERA and 0.78 WHIP (30 Ks in 29 .2 innings). Big things were expected in 2020 but he flopped in his first four starts, going 0-2 (team was 1-3) with a 9.00 ERA. However, the late 2019 Manaea has emerged in his last five starts, going 4-0 (team is 5-0) with a 1.98 ERA
09-15-20	Cardinals -138 v. Brewers		3-18	Loss	-138	5 h 35 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units St. Louis right-hander Jack Flaherty (3-1, 3.08 ERA) has allowed two or fewer runs in five of six starts on the season and never more than three. He owns a 4.68 ERA in previous meetings with Milwaukee but he has its current roster limited to a .239 batting average over 68 at bats. Additionally, the Brewers are 0-6 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter. Left-hander Brett Anderson (2-3, 4.64 ERA) will take the mound for the Brew Crew. Anderson took on the Cardinals on Sep 6 when he gave up four runs on six hits through five innings of a 4-1 loss. The Cardinals are 13-6 in their last 19 games vs. a left-handed starter and look good to get the better of Anderson again.
09-15-20	Royals -102 v. Tigers		0-6	Loss	-102	9 h 37 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Royals (20-28) can pass the slumping Tigers (20-26) in the standings during the two-game series. Left-handers Danny Duffy for the Royals and Matthew Boyd for the Tigers will start the series opener. Duffy (3-3, 4.24 ERA) tossed 5 2/3 shutout innings against Cleveland on Wednesday despite issuing four walks. Following his two best outings of the season, Boyd (1-6, 7.63 ERA) was battered for seven runs on eight hits in three-plus innings against Milwaukee on Wednesday. Boyd has started 20 times against the Royals, posting a 5-9 record and 6.49 ERA. Merrifield and Dozier have given him fits. In 42 official at-bats, Merrifield is hitting .524 with nine extra-base hits against Boyd. Dozier has 10 hits, including five extra-base hits, in 17 official at-bats.
09-13-20	Mets v. Blue Jays -155		3-7	Win	100	7 h 31 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Ryu will be starting against the Mets for the ninth time in his career Sunday. He was 1-0 without allowing a run in two starts last season over 14 2/3 innings. He is 4-1 with a 1.20 ERA in his career against the Mets. Peterson had shoulder inflammation in mid-August and spent the minimum 10 days on the injured list. He returned with a win as a reliever over the Baltimore Orioles Sept. 2, pitching four scoreless innings. His worst outing of the season came against the Philadelphia Phillies in New York on Monday. He allowed five runs in two innings, blaming poor fastball command.
09-13-20	Pirates v. Royals -140		0-11	Win	100	5 h 57 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units In the series finale, Pittsburgh right-hander Chad Kuhl (1-1, 3.38 ERA) is scheduled to face Kansas City right-hander Brad Keller (3-2, 2.60). Keller has been a killer at home. His 0.50 ERA, on one earned run in 18 innings over three starts at Kauffman Stadium, is the lowest home ERA in the big leagues. He's also been stingy on mistake pitches that find the seats. He has not given up a homer in his past 48 innings, since Detroit's Jake Rogers' solo shot Aug. 9. 2019.
09-13-20	Braves v. Nationals -165		8-4	Loss	-165	4 h 39 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Braves (27-19) have won two of the first three games and five of nine meetings against the Nationals (17-27). Atlanta leads Philadelphia by 2 1/2 games in the National League East. Scherzer has somehow missed the Braves this season, but on Sunday he will be opposed by young right-hander Kyle Wright (0-4, 8.05). Scherzer is coming off one of his best performances of the season. He threw seven shutout innings in Washington's 6-1 win over Tampa Bay on Monday. In 24 career appearances, including 22 starts, against Atlanta, Scherzer is 10-8 with a 3.72 ERA. He has struck out 157 Braves in 140 1/3 innings. Wright, a No. 1 draft pick in 2017, is still looking for his first career win. He's 0-7 with a 7.86 ERA in 16 games, nine starts over three seasons. This year, he has bounced back and forth from the alternate training site and has made five starts for the Braves. His most recent outing was Tuesday, and Wright surrendered three home runs in an 8-0 loss to Miami. He pitched four innings and gave up five runs on seven hits
09-12-20	Reds v. Cardinals -125		1-7	Win	100	6 h 39 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Red manager David Bell opted to schedule rookie Tejay Antone (0-1, 2.49 ERA) for the start Saturday, skipping over Anthony DeSclafani, who has failed to last more than 4 1/3 innings in his past four starts. DeSclafani (1-2, 7.20 ERA) is 0-1 with a 10.13 ERA in two starts against the Cardinals this season. The Cardinals will start Dakota Hudson (2-2, 3.19 ERA). He won his latest start while allowing three runs on five hits in five innings on Sunday, beating the host Chicago Cubs 7-3. Hudson is 1-0 with a 0.77 ERA in two starts against the Reds this season. He struck out 13 batters in those games while walking only two. He is 4-0 with a 2.82 ERA in seven career appearances (six starts) against the Reds.
09-12-20	Astros v. Dodgers -145		7-5	Loss	-145	5 h 11 m	Show
The Astros (22-23) will limp in to the series, mostly because of their eight defeats in their last nine games. Houston just lost four of five games at Oakland, dropping Thursday's contest 3-1 when the offense was held to two hits. Left-hander Julio Urias (3-0, 3.86 ERA) will start for the Dodgers (32-13) on Saturday. He has never faced the Astros. The Astros will try to change their recent fortunes with left-hander Framber Valdez (3-3, 3.61) on the mound. Valdez gave up three runs on four hits over 4 1/3 innings to the Dodgers on July 28 and took the loss. It was his only career appearance vs. L.A.
09-12-20	Pirates v. Royals -114		4-7	Win	100	5 h 43 m	Show
The Royals will be going for their fifth straight win today, as they defeated the Pirates 4-3 behind rookie Kris Bubic's first career major league win Friday night. That followed rookie Brady Singer taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning Thursday night in Cleveland. Hernandez (0-0, 1.42 ERA) has pitched 6 1/3 innings out of the bullpen since making his debut Sept. 1. He came in in relief of Matt Harvey both times. He says he's ready. The Pirates will give Trevor Williams (1-6, 5.80 ERA) another chance in Saturday's contest. He had an up and down start his last time out, throwing 111 pitches in six innings. He struck out six batters and allowed only five hits, but three of those hits left the yard. He's allowed 10 homers in 40 1/3 innings this season.
09-11-20	Reds v. Cardinals +105		3-1	Loss	-100	6 h 23 m	Show
The Cardinals will start Adam Wainwright (4-0, 2.68 ERA) for the series opener at Busch Stadium. In his last start, Wainwright held the Cubs to two runs on six hits and one walk in 6 1/3 innings in a 4-2 victory. He struck out six. That came on the heels of his 7-2 complete-game victory over the Cleveland Indians. He allowed four hits, walked two and struck out nine. The Reds will counter with Luis Castillo (1-5, 3.95 ERA), who earned his first victory of the season in his last start. Castillo allowed two runs on seven hits while striking out eight in six innings as the Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. He has not faced the Cardinals this season, but he is 3-4 with a 4.29 ERA in 10 career starts against them.
09-11-20	A's -170 v. Rangers		10-6	Win	100	6 h 28 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Oakland is in firm control of the AL West and has its eye on the #1 overall seed in the American League. Texas lost yesterday, 6-2 to the Angels, and now has the worst run differential in all of baseball at -66. The A's are 6-2 when Michael Fiers starts this season. That includes a 2-0 record vs. Texas. Of those two starts, the second one (which was here in Arlington) was better as Fiers allowed just a single unearned run and three hits across six innings. The Rangers' offense has been dreadful this season, scoring just 3.7 rpg with a .214 team average. As bad as the Rangers' offense has been, the starting rotation might be worse. Once you get past Lance Lynn, Texas starters have only two wins all season! They are going to go with an opener here (Garcia) before turning things over to Jordan Lyles, who has an 8.07 ERA.
09-11-20	Braves -141 v. Nationals		7-8	Loss	-141	5 h 31 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Braves veteran right-hander Josh Tomlin (2-2, 3.77 ERA) held Washington to one run on three hits over six innings of a 10-3 win last time out. The current Nationals roster is batting a combined .242 over 100 bats against him. Erick Fedde (1-3, 5.29 ERA) will take the ball for Washington. The 27-year-old right-hander has been reached for 14 runs over 14 2/3 innings of work through his last three starts. Most recently, he was tagged with four runs on six hits and four walks at Atlanta on Sunday to fall to 0-1 with a 17.36 ERA in three career appearances (two starts) against the Braves. Nationals are 4-12 in their last 16 games as an underdog and 6-16 in their last 22 home games.
09-08-20	White Sox -140 v. Pirates		4-5	Loss	-140	21 h 48 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Chicago White Sox, who open a two-game series today against the Pirates in Pittsburgh, are in a groove. The White Sox (26-15) have won four straight games, 16 of their past 20, and are 5-2 on a nine-game, 10-day road trip. Chicago right-hander Dylan Cease (5-2, 3.29 ERA) is scheduled to start against Pittsburgh right-hander Joe Musgrove (0-4, 6.62 ERA). Cease will be making his ninth start, sixth on the road. He is coming off a win Thursday at Kansas City when he gave up three runs and four hits in five innings. He has never faced the Pirates. usgrove, Pittsburgh's opening day starter, will be making his second start since coming off the IL. In his return, he gave up two runs and three hits in three-plus innings, with four strikeouts and no walks in a loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. He is expected to be given a longer leash today.
09-08-20	Rays -150 v. Nationals		3-5	Loss	-150	5 h 42 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Tampa Bay hasn't lost any of its past 10 series -- winning eight and splitting two -- dating to a three-game sweep by the Orioles in Baltimore from July 31 to Aug. 2. Two days before that, the Rays dropped a two-game series in Atlanta to the Braves. Before his club's first meeting with Tampa Bay, Nationals manager Dave Martinez said the Rays held the American League's best record for a reason. Washington starter, Anibal Sanchez (1-4, 6.48 ERA) will be tasked with backing up Scherzer's outstanding outing. The right-hander was hit hard in his last two starts in Boston and Philadelphia, giving up 16 hits and nine runs (six earned) in just 8 1/3 innings. Sanchez, 36, is 3-4 with a 5.61 ERA in nine appearances (eight starts) against the Rays during his 15-year career.
09-07-20	Rangers v. Mariners -140		4-8	Win	100	8 h 33 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Left-hander Kolby Allard (0-4, 5.40 ERA), who turned 23 last month, is scheduled to start Monday afternoon's series finale for the Rangers. He's 1-1 with an 8.53 ERA in two career starts against the Mariners. The loss came Aug. 21 in Seattle, when he allowed four runs on five hits in just two-thirds of an inning. The Mariners will send ace Marco Gonzales (4-2, 3.09 ERA) to the mound. The Rangers beat Gonzales 4-2 on Aug. 11 in Arlington, Texas, but he's coming off his second career complete game, a four-hitter in a 2-1 victory against the host Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 31. For the rebuilding Mariners (18-22), their five-game winning streak has pulled them within three games of a wild-card playoff berth in the American League.
09-07-20	Cardinals v. Cubs -174		1-5	Win	100	7 h 58 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Kyle Hendricks has allowed 3 ER or less in six of his eight starts for the Cubs this season. In four starts at Wrigley, he has a 2.60 ERA and 0.795 WHIP. He has a quality start against St. Louis here (back on 8/17) and is also coming off a gem where he held Pittsburgh to one run over six innings. He has a 3.00 ERA in 19 career starts vs. the Cardinals. Cards starter Johan Oviedo has made only three starts in 2020 and has yet to make it past the fifth inning. He has a good WHIP, but the ERA is still up at 4.29. More importantly, the Cards have lost all three times he's started. The Cubs are 37-13 as a home favorite of -175 to -250 the L3 seasons including 5-1 in 2020
09-07-20	Phillies -117 v. Mets		9-8	Win	100	4 h 11 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Mets will look to lock up a series win Monday when they host the Phillies in the finale of a four-game set. The left-handed Peterson (4-1, 3.03 ERA) is scheduled to return to the rotation after a brief stint in the bullpen when he opposes the right-handed Wheeler (4-0, 2.20). After giving up three runs over four innings against the Yankees on Aug. 28, Peterson was sent to the bullpen. He made his first professional relief appearance last Wednesday. Wheeler, who missed the 2015 and '16 seasons recovering from Tommy John surgery, entered Sunday ranked among the NL's top 10 in wins (four), ERA (2.20) and innings pitched (45) and earned the victory in his first appearance against the Mets on Aug. 16, when he allowed two runs on six hits over seven innings in the Phillies' 6-2 win.
09-06-20	Rangers v. Mariners -122		3-4	Win	100	7 h 31 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Right-hander Jordan Lyles (1-3, 8.59) is scheduled to start Sunday for the Rangers, who have lost four games in a row and 16 of their past 19. Lyles is 1-3 with a 6.62 ERA in eight career appearances against the Mariners, including six starts. This will be his third start against Seattle this season. Dunn has allowed just two hits over 12 scoreless innings in his past two starts combined, against the Rangers and Los Angeles Angels. Dunn is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA against Texas.
09-06-20	Diamondbacks v. Giants -132		2-4	Win	100	6 h 16 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Cueto (2-0, 4.75 ERA) gave up one run and three hits over 6 2/3 innings while taking a no-decision against Arizona in that last game. He struck out six and walked three. The lone run he allowed came on Eduardo Escobar's homer with one out in the seventh. Two batters later, he was removed after 106 pitches. Cueto has fared well against the Diamondbacks in his career with an 11-3 record and 3.03 ERA in 17 career starts. He has shut down left fielder David Peralta (0-for-12) and shortstop Nick Ahmed (0-for-10). Left-hander Alex Young (1-2, 4.50 ERA) is making his fifth start of the season for Arizona. He moved into the rotation after Bumgarner suffered a back injury on Aug. 9. Young, who turns 27 on Wednesday, is 0-2 during the four-start stretch and hasn't pitched more than five innings. He gave up four runs (two earned) and six hits in five innings while losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
09-06-20	Phillies +136 v. Mets		1-14	Loss	-100	3 h 15 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units New York is 5-14 in its last 19 games against the Phillies (19-16), who are 10-2 over their last 12 games. Philadelphia is coming off one of its worst games of late as it struck out a season-high 13 times and did little offensively beyond Rhys Hoskins' fifth homer in seven games. Philadelphia will hope to produce a better display for Nola (4-2, 2.45), who is 8-1 with a 2.87 ERA in 14 career starts against the Mets. Nola dominated the Mets Aug. 15 when he scattered three hits and struck out eight in seven innings of a 6-2 win. Nola , in consecutive starts against the Washington Nationals, the right-hander allowed two runs and struck out 17 in 15 innings.
09-04-20	Diamondbacks v. Giants -123		6-5	Loss	-123	11 h 42 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Diamondbacks (14-24) have lost five in a row, swept in a three-game series by the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers in a series that ended Thursday night. Arizona has dropped 13 of its last 14 games. The Diamondbacks (14-24) have lost eight straight road games and are 1-5 this season against San Francisco, losing all three games in their first series at Oracle Park from Aug. 21-23. Taylor Clarke is set to make his third start of the season for Arizona Friday, after opening the season in the bullpen. Clarke (1-0, 2.22) is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA in four career starts against the Giants, his highest number of starts against any opponent.
09-04-20	White Sox -161 v. Royals		7-4	Win	100	9 h 56 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Singer moved quickly through the minor leagues, going from Class-A Wilmington to Double-A Northwest Arkansas in his only season in the minors. The Royals had two starters on the injured list to start the 2020 season, so Singer was tabbed to start the second game of the season in Cleveland. So far in the 2020 season, Singer is 1-3 with a 5.19 ERA. His first win came against the Twins, but he's lost his last two decisions. In his last start on Aug. 29 against the White Sox (23-15), he took a no-decision when he allowed three runs on five hits in five innings. The White Sox, coming off an 11-6 win over the Royals on Thursday and a half-game back of the Cleveland Indians for first place in the AL Central, will send Dane Dunning (0-0, 2.89 ERA) to the mound. Dunning has just two major league starts with the last one coming against the Royals (14-24). He pitched five hitless shutout innings against Kansas City, allowing just one walk while striking out seven. Ryan O'Hearn's lineout to right fielder Adam Engel to open the second was the only ball to leave the infield against Dunning
09-04-20	Tigers v. Twins -151		0-2	Win	100	3 h 58 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Left-hander Matthew Boyd (1-4, 7.27 ERA) will start the opener for the Tigers while Minnesota will counter with right-hander Randy Dobnak (5-2, 3.12) in a rematch of a pitching matchup that took place last Saturday in Detroit in a game won by the Tigers, 8-2. That was the first victory since September 2019 for Boyd, who allowed two runs (one earned), including a 437-foot solo homer by Nelson Cruz, on four hits over six innings while striking out six to improve to 8-6 with a 4.69 ERA in 20 career starts against the Twins. He is 3-5 with a 6.02 ERA in nine starts at Target Field.
09-03-20	White Sox -130 v. Royals		11-6	Win	100	13 h 59 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Duffy (2-2, 4.11 ERA) will make his eighth start of the year, and his second straight vs. the White Sox, tonight. Duffy did not get a decision in the Royals' 6-5 walk-off loss in Chicago on Friday. He allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. It will be his seventh start within the division, and fifth in a row vs. either Minnesota or Chicago. He's 2-0 with a 4.12 ERA in those four starts. He's 4-3 in 11 starts vs. the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium in his career, and has a 5.60 career ERA. The White Sox are in a three-way battle in the American League Central, trailing the Indians by a game and leading the Twins by a half-game. They will counter with right-hander Dylan Cease (4-2, 3.00 ERA). It will be the second straight start for Cease against the Royals. He took a no-decision in his last outing when he allowed one run on one hit.
09-03-20	Nationals v. Phillies -150		5-6	Win	100	9 h 10 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Phillies will hand the ball Thursday to right-hander Zach Eflin (2-1, 4.10 ERA). Facing the Braves in his most recent start, Eflin tossed seven innings and gave up four hits and one run while striking out eight and walking none. In career against the Nationals, Eflin holds a 3-3 mark with a 4.17 ERA in seven starts. Hoping to avoid a sixth consecutive defeat, the Nationals will turn to struggling starter Anibal Sanchez. Sanchez (1-4, 6.90 ERA) will be making his seventh start. His last outing was in Boston on Saturday, and he allowed eight hits and five runs in five innings of what turned out to be a 5-3 defeat. In Sanchez's career against the Phillies, he is 6-11 with a 4.39 ERA in 25 starts.
09-03-20	Cubs -150 v. Pirates		2-6	Loss	-150	7 h 32 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units In the series finale, Chicago right-hander Alec Mills (3-2, 5.23 ERA) is scheduled to face Pittsburgh right-hander JT Brubaker (0-0, 4.50 ERA). Mills is coming off his shortest outing of the year, three innings Saturday against the Reds. He gave up just four hits, but three of them were homers. That seems like an outlier for Mills, who had not given up more than one homer in a game previously. Brubaker has a 6.00 ERA over his first four starts. The rookie is coming off a no-decision Saturday in Milwaukee, when he gave up two runs and three hits in five innings, with six strikeouts and three walks.
09-02-20	Padres -165 v. Angels		11-4	Win	100	14 h 12 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Angels will send Julio Teheran to the mound Wednesday to try to contain Tatis and his teammates, who have won 11 of their last 14 games. Teheran is back in the starting rotation after having been demoted to the bullpen recently to work out some issues. Overall, Teheran is 0-2 with a 9.17 ERA in five games (four starts), but he said he felt better in his most recent start, despite failing to last five innings. In 4 2/3 innings against Houston on Aug. 25, Teheran gave up three runs on four hits and did not walk a batter. Teheran is 5-4 with a 3.81 ERA in 12 career starts against San Diego. Dinelson Lamet (2-1, 2.35 ERA) will start for the Padres, having given up more than two runs in only one of his seven starts this season. It came in his most recent start, when he allowed three runs on five hits and three walks in a no-decision against the Mariners. He is facing the Angels for the first time.
09-02-20	White Sox v. Twins -142		1-8	Win	100	13 h 45 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Minnesota starter, Berrios (2-3, 4.75 ERA) has endured a disappointing start to his season, but he has dominated the White Sox in his career, compiling a 11-2 record and 2.76 ERA in 15 career starts. Chicago, which rallied for an 8-5 win Monday in the series opener to take over sole possession of first place for one day, will counter with Reynaldo Lopez (0-1, 9.00 ERA). The right-hander will be making his fourth start of the season. Lopez has struggled badly against the Twins in his career, compiling a 1-5 record and 6.48 ERA in eight career starts and allowing nine home runs in just 41 2/3 innings. Lopez didn't make it out of the first inning in his first start of the season, which came against Minnesota on July 26. He allowed three hits and four runs, including a grand slam to Jake Cave, in two-thirds of an inning of a 14-2 loss.
09-02-20	Nationals -118 v. Phillies		0-3	Loss	-118	10 h 3 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Phillies will hand the ball to right-hander Zack Wheeler to try and extend the winning streak. Wheeler, who signed in the offseason as a free agent for $118 million over five years, is 3-0 with a 2.58 ERA. Wheeler will be making his seventh of the season. But he hasn't fared well against the Nationals in his career, going 5-10 with a 5.01 ERA in 18 starts. The reeling Nationals (12-21) will hope to avoid a fifth straight loss when they hand the ball to right-hander Max Scherzer. Scherzer, who's 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA, holds an impressive 5-0 career mark with a 2.40 ERA at Citizens Bank Park. Overall, Scherzer is 11-3 with a 2.62 ERA in 20 career starts against the Phillies. Scherzer's last outing was in Boston, and he was terrific, allowing six hits and one run in six innings. He struck out 11 and walked none.
09-01-20	Braves -162 v. Red Sox		10-3	Win	100	4 h 12 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The visiting Atlanta Braves hope to see more encouraging signs from rookie Ian Anderson when he makes his second career start on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox. Anderson (1-0, 1.50 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Ryan Weber (0-2, 6.00 ERA) in the middle game of a three-game series. The Braves won the opener 6-3 on Monday. Anderson, a rangy right-hander, is the top pitching prospect in the Atlanta organization. He showed why in his first major league start, in New York against the Yankees on Aug. 26. Anderson went 5 1/3 innings before allowing his first hit -- a solo homer to Luke Voit -- and gave up only one run in six innings. Red Sox starter, Weber began the season in the rotation, but he was moved to the bullpen after failing to pitch more than 3 2/3 innings in any of his three starts. He allowed 11 runs in 10 combined innings. His most recent relief appearance came on Aug. 26, when he gave up three runs in 2 2/3 innings. He has never faced the Atlanta Braves.
09-01-20	Cubs -161 v. Pirates		8-7	Win	100	5 h 45 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units In the series opener, Chicago left-hander Jon Lester (2-1, 4.55 ERA) is scheduled to face Pittsburgh right-hander Chad Kuhl (1-1, 2.52 ERA). Lester had some mixed numbers in his last outing, giving up one earned run, eight hits and a walk, with five strikeouts, in five innings Wednesday in a no-decision against Detroit. The Tigers had at least one base runner in each of his five innings, multiple base runners in three innings. Still, that was a rebound after his previous two starts, when he allowed 13 earned runs over 9 2/3 innings. Lester is 12-6 with a 3.10 ERA in 24 career starts against Pittsburgh. Kuhl is having a fairly strong comeback season after sitting out 2019 because of Tommy John surgery. He has made six appearances, four starts, and has given up one run or fewer in five of those appearances. Thursday was one of those, as he allowed one run in six innings in a start at St. Louis. Kuhl is 1-6 with a 6.75 ERA in 10 career appearances, nine starts, against the Cubs.
08-25-20	Pirates v. White Sox -1.5		0-4	Win	100	6 h 46 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Chicago White Sox are 11-6 against the runline as favorites. Tonight's starter, Lucas Giolito (2-2, 3.89 ERA), struck out 13 through seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball against the Tigers last time out. Giolito should not have any trouble shutting down a Pittsburgh side that ranks 26th in the major leagues with only 4.26 runs scored per game. Left-hander Steven Brault (0-0, 3.00 ERA) will toe the slab for the Pirates. The team has lost each of his four starts on the season and Brault is not eating a lot of innings. Not an ideal set up, considering that Pittsburgh's bullpen has a 5.48 ERA (25th) on the season.
08-25-20	Cubs -123 v. Tigers		1-7	Loss	-123	5 h 39 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Right-hander Spencer Turnbull (2-2, 3.65 ERA) will make his sixth start of the season for Detroit on Tuesday. He has lost his last two outings, mainly due to control problems. He walked four and hit another batter against the Chicago White Sox while allowing three runs on Thursday. Manager Ron Gardenhire pulled Turnbull after just two innings and 60 pitches. Turnbull, who will be making his first career appearance against the Cubs, has started 19 games at Comerica Park. He has a 1-13 record and a 5.21 ERA at home, though the one victory came earlier this season.
08-25-20	Angels v. Astros -139		3-6	Win	100	2 h 2 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Game 1 starters are listed as Jose Suarez (0-1, 33.75 ERA) for LA and Cristian Javier (2-1, 3.55 ERA) for Houston. Andrew Heaney was initially scheduled to start last Thursday's game for LA but was been pushed back until Friday. Jose Suarez got the nod instead, making his first appearance of the 2020 season. Suarez was 2-6 with a 7.11 ERA in 19 games (15 starts) as a rookie for the Angels in 2019 last season. He also had an 'ugly' 1.64 WHIP and .304 BAA to along with his 7.00-plus ERA. It should come as no surprise that Suarez's 2020 debut last Thursday against the San Francisco Giants was a bust. He gave up five ERs on five hits in just 1.1 innings of a 10-5 loss. As for the rookie Javier, he will be making his sixth start of the season. He's been more than adequate, as the Astros are 3-2 in his five starts and on the season (in six appearances), owns a 1.07 WHIP to go along with his 3.55 ERA. Going against Suarez makes this a easy choice to play on the Astros, who are 11-4 at home.
08-24-20	Royals v. Cardinals -170		3-9	Win	100	7 h 58 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Royals are just 1-5 this season as road underdogs of +125 to +175. They are 18-38 in that role the L3 seasons. Over the last week, they have scored less than 3.0 rpg and dropped five of seven. The one thing KC does have going for tonight's series opener is that Brad Keller will be starting. St. Louis starter, Flaherty won his only start against the Royals last season, allowing just three hits in seven scoreless innings. He is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA against them during his career.
08-24-20	Twins -115 v. Indians		3-2	Win	100	5 h 23 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Twins will start right-hander Kenta Maeda, who came over from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason and has thus far been a terrific addition. Maeda is 3-0 with a 2.27 ERA, 33 strikeouts and 14 hits allowed in 31 2/3 innings, and he took a no-hitter into the ninth inning in his last start on Tuesday against Milwaukee, striking out 12 in the process. Maeda was the winning pitcher in an Aug. 1 win against Cleveland, allowing one hit and striking out six in six innings of work. Cleveland will counter with right-hander Aaron Civale, who has been solid all season. Civale enters with a 3-2 record, a 2.91 ERA, 32 strikeouts and just three walks in 34 innings pitched. Civale has faced Minnesota once this season, taking a loss after striking out nine and allowing three runs and five hits in six innings of work during a 3-1 Minnesota win on Aug. 2. Minnesota took three of four in the first series of the season between the teams in Minneapolis from July 31 to Aug. 2.
08-23-20	Phillies v. Braves -109		5-4	Loss	-109	10 h 40 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The pitching matchup for the rubber game features a pair of right-handers: Philadelphia's Zach Eflin (0-1, 5.14 ERA) vs. Atlanta's Josh Tomlin (1-0, 2.35). The Philadelphia bullpen continues to struggle, with an ERA (8.29) that is easily the worst in the majors. The Phillies have blown leads in their last eight losses, and seven of those have come with a two-run lead. Hector Neris gave up three runs in a third of an inning to cut into a four-run lead on Saturday, and Brandon Workman, who had been acquired 24 hours earlier from Boston, gave up the tying run and winning run in his debut with the team. Eflin has made seven career starts against the Braves, going 3-3 with a 3.66 ERA. He was 1-3 with a 6.61 ERA in four starts against Atlanta in 2019.
08-23-20	Angels v. A's -125		4-5	Win	100	6 h 19 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Montas had entered that outing with a 2-1 record and a 1.57 ERA over his first four starts. One of those was his season debut on July 24 when he gave up one run on three hits over four innings to the Angels in an eventual 7-3 Oakland victory. Pitching against the Angels has always agreed with the fifth-year starter. He is 2-0 against them in eight outings (five starts) with a 2.87 ERA.
08-23-20	Twins -145 v. Royals		5-4	Win	100	4 h 49 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Royals will turn to Kris Bubic (0-3, 5.12 ERA), who tries a fifth time for his first career victory. The left-hander will also make his second straight start against the Twins after allowing a solo homer to Nelson Cruz and one other run while walking four in 4 1/3 innings of a 4-1 loss at Minnesota on Monday
08-22-20	Astros +123 v. Padres		2-13	Loss	-100	10 h 1 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Today's matchup features right-handers Davies (3-2, 3.25 ERA) of the Padres against Houston's Brandon Bielak (3-0, 1.69 ERA). The emergence of the rookie Bielak, 24, has softened for loss of ace Justin Verlander for the Astros. The 6-foot-2 Bielak has made five appearances (three starts) for the Astros. He has given up five runs (four earned) on 13 hits and 11 walks with 15 strikeouts in 21 1/3 innings. He has a 1.13 WHIP. Bielak, who played at Notre Dame, was the Astros' 11th-round pick in the 2017 draft. Naturally, this will be the first time Bielak has faced the Padres. But, conversely, this will be the first time the veteran Davies has faced the Astros. In his first five 2020 starts, Davies has gone seven innings once. Overall, he has allowed 10 earned runs on 19 hits and five walks with 24 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings. Davies has a 0.87 WHIP. But he has yet to reach 90 pitches in a game, which could work against him going deep into tonight's game.
08-22-20	Angels v. A's -134		4-3	Loss	-134	6 h 37 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Chris Bassitt (2-0, 2.93 ERA) will start on the mound for Oakland against an Angels team that is falling swiftly out of the playoff picture but still poses a threat from the offensive side. Bassitt has faced the Angels twice this season, going 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA. In his most recent start against them, he got a victory despite giving up home runs to Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon. The Angels will start Griffin Canning (0-3, 4.70 ERA), who is looking for his first victory since Aug. 18, 2019. He has faced the A's twice this season among his five starts, losing both while yielding seven runs and 10 hits in 8 2/3 innings. Canning has struggled with his command most of the season, and while he did not walk a batter in either of his past two starts, he was consistently behind in the count and pitching in hitters' counts. The result: Batters hit .316 (12-for-38) with four homers, two doubles and one triple in those two games.
08-22-20	Brewers -161 v. Pirates		5-12	Loss	-161	5 h 16 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Pittsburgh got a reprieve from the tough season Friday with a 7-2 win in the series opener against Milwaukee. It halted a four-game losing streak and was just the Pirates' fifth win. One sour note for the Pirates came when closer Keone Kela left after five pitches in the ninth because of tightness in his forearm. The Brewers -- whose loss Friday spoiled manager Craig Counsell's 50th birthday -- aren't used to losing to Pittsburgh. They had been 8-1 in the teams' previous nine meetings and 18-5 in the previous 23. Holland will be making his 300th big league appearance when he takes the hill for the Pirates. In his most recent outing, he pitched two scoreless innings in relief Tuesday against Cleveland. In his last start, Aug. 8 against Detroit, he tied a dubious club record by giving up five home runs, including four in the first inning. In all, he allowed nine runs in five-plus innings.
08-21-20	Reds v. Cardinals -106		4-2	Loss	-106	8 h 35 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Hudson made 26 relief appearances for the Cards in 2018 but then made 32 starts for St Louis last season, going 16-7 with a 3.35 ERA. He's only made two starts in 2020, allowing one run in four innings on Sunday. It was his first appearance since July 26. While quarantined in their Milwaukee hotel due to the team's COVID-19 outbreak, Hudson and the rest of the Cardinals' staff had to improvise their workouts. They are still building their arm strength. However, Hudson was 3-0 with a 4.01 ERA in four starts against the Reds last season, with the Cards going 4-0.
08-21-20	Twins -138 v. Royals		2-7	Loss	-138	7 h 29 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units KC left-hander Danny Duffy's (1-2, 4.44 ERA) has faced Minnesota in each of his last two starts. He gave up six runs (five earned) through nine innings of work in those two outings and he owns a 7.16 ERA in his last five starts against Minnesota. Twins righty Jake Odorizzi (0-0, 5.40 ERA) has made only two starts on the season, both against Kansas City. He has allowed four runs on seven hits through seven innings, which admittedly isn't great, but the Twins' bats have a clear edge over the Royals'.
08-21-20	Tigers v. Indians -172		10-5	Loss	-172	6 h 51 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Indians will look to maintain their mastery of the slumping Detroit Tigers today when the American League Central rivals open a three-game series in Cleveland. The Indians have won a staggering 20 consecutive contests against the Tigers, including a three-game sweep last weekend in which they erupted for 21 runs. Cleveland starter, Plutko, 28, sports a 4-0 record with a 4.54 ERA in nine career appearances (six starts) versus the Tigers. Detroit right-hander Michael Fulmer (0-0, 7.56) will look to avenge a poor start against Cleveland in his last outing when he takes the mound today. Fulmer, 27, surrendered two homers and three runs total in 2 2/3 innings of a no-decision on Sunday. Francisco Lindor, who joined Franmil Reyes in going deep in that contest, is 8-for-20 with three homers and seven RBIs in his career against Fulmer. Fulmer owns a 2-4 record with a bloated 6.87 ERA and 1.79 WHIP in nine career starts versus Cleveland.
08-18-20	Brewers v. Twins -148		3-4	Win	100	9 h 46 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Right-hander Corbin Burnes moves back into the rotation for the Milwaukee Brewers when they open a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. Minnesota will counter with right-hander Kenta Maeda (3-0, 2.66), who is 3-2 with a 2.94 ERA in six career starters against the Brewers. He picked up the win in the 12-2 victory at Milwaukee in his last start when he allowed two runs on five hits over 6 2/3 innings. Minnesota has won three of four over Kansas City at Target Field, including a 4-1 victory on Monday night as Nelson Cruz hit his seventh and eighth home runs of the season.
08-18-20	Indians -180 v. Pirates		6-3	Win	100	8 h 9 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Carlos Carrasco will go to the hill for the Tribe in Game 1 versus Pittsburgh, and he's off to a solid start. He hasn't allowed more than three runs in any of his starts so far. The Pirates hand the ball to a rookie, who is making his big league debut. They can use all the help they can get, ranking 27th in the majors with a team ERA of 5.55. Consider that the Pirates are 1-10 in their last 11 interleague games.
08-18-20	Rays v. Yankees +115		6-3	Loss	-100	8 h 51 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Blake Snell, who said the Rays celebrate even more than normal after beating the Yankees, starts the opener and is coming off his first win this season. He allowed four hits in five scoreless innings in Wednesday's win at Boston and has tossed eight scoreless frames in his last two starts. The lefty is 3-6 with a 4.23 ERA in 17 career starts against the Yankees and, like his team, his splits based on location are significantly different. In New York, he is 1-5 with a 5.82 ERA in 11 starts and at home he is 2-1 with a 1.86 ERA in six starts. Masahiro Tanaka opposed Snell on Aug. 7 and pitched five scoreless innings in a no-decision. He is 10-4 with a 3.07 ERA in 19 career starts against the Rays. Tanaka last pitched Wednesday and allowed two runs on five hits in four innings in a no-decision against the Atlanta Braves.
08-17-20	Nationals v. Braves -148		6-7	Win	100	8 h 53 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Tousssant gets the call for the Braves. Through two home starts, he's got a stellar 2.53 ERA and 0.937 WHIP. On the other hand, Sanchez is really struggling these days. Through three starts, he's got an awful 9.69 ERA to go along with a terrible 2.154 WHIP. In his lone road start, he gave up five earned runs in three innings.
08-17-20	Mets -147 v. Marlins		11-4	Win	100	8 h 40 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Marlins send right-hander Jordan Yamamoto (0-0, 9.82 ERA) to the hill. For Yamamoto, 24, this will be his third start of the season and his 18th of his MLB career, which began last year. He has been used strictly as a starter by the Marlins, who have yet to get much production out of Yamamoto (career numbers: 4-5, 4.92 ERA). Pitching matchups aside, the Mets lead the 2020 season series against the Marlins, 2-1. Last year, the Marlins were just 6-13 against the Mets, sporting a 5.17 ERA in those games. The Mets have a 3.25 ERA in those contests. Miami has lost five of its past seven games, including two straight.
08-17-20	Red Sox v. Yankees -150		3-6	Win	100	7 h 22 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Besides their losing skid to the Yankees, the Red Sox have been outscored 100-50 in losing 14 of the last 15 meetings with New York. Boston is trying to avoid being swept in a four-game series for the second straight season at Yankee Stadium, where they have lost 10 straight for the third time in team history. Boston's struggles against the Yankees are also part of an AL-worst 6-16 record that is their worst 22-game start since 1996. The Red Sox are on a seven-game losing streak and own an 8.70 ERA while getting outscored 67-32. The series will end with a matchup of left-handers when New York's Jordan Montgomery opposes Boston's Martin Perez. Montgomery (2-1, 5.17 ERA) started the season series with Boston when he allowed one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings July 31. After allowing five runs in Philadelphia on Aug. 6, Montgomery allowed three runs in six innings in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Atlanta Braves. Montgomery is 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA in four career starts against Boston. Perez (2-2, 3.38) is a rare bright spot on a team whose earned run average is 6.03. He has allowed four runs in his last three starts spanning 16 1/3 innings and allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to Tampa Bay. Perez is 2-2 with a 9.97 ERA in five career starts against the Yankees.
08-16-20	Brewers v. Cubs -119		6-5	Loss	-119	5 h 6 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Cubs send left-hander Jon Lester (2-0, 1.06 ERA) to the hill, who will look to remain unbeaten in his fourth start of the season. The 36-year-old Lester has bounced back from a difficult 2019 season in which he posted a 4.46 ERA in 31 starts. He has not allowed more than one run in any of his first three starts against the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians. In 11 career starts against the Brewers, Lester is 5-4 with a 2.97 ERA. He has 73 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings.
08-16-20	Royals v. Twins -174		2-4	Win	100	5 h 6 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Rookie right-hander Randy Dobnak will take the mound for the Minnesota Twins this afternoon when they host the Kansas City Royals in Minneapolis in the third game of their four-game series. The 25-year-old Dobnak, a former Uber and Lyft driver signed by the Twins out of the independent United Shore Professional Baseball League in Detroit, has been one of the feel-good stories of the 2020 baseball season, posting a 3-1 record and majors-best 0.90 ERA (among starters) in four starts. Dobnak has allowed just two runs and 13 hits in 20 innings this season, keeping hitters off balance with sharp, biting sinkers and sliders to go along with pinpoint control. He has walked just five batters while striking out 11. Dobnak went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA with Single-A Cedar Rapids in 2018 before making quicks stops at Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Rochester and earning an early August promotion to the big leagues last season. He is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA in one career start against Kansas City, allowing one run on three hits in 5 1/3 innings in a 4-3 victory last Sept. 20.
08-16-20	Indians -133 v. Tigers		8-5	Win	100	4 h 46 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Cleveland Indians can finish off their latest series sweep against the Detroit Tigers today. They extended their winning streak against the Tigers to 19 games on Saturday with a 3-1 victory at Detroit's Comerica Park. It's the longest winning streak against any opponent in Indians franchise history. It's also the longest losing streak in Tigers' history to a single opponent. Adam Plutko (1-1, 2.45 ERA) will start for the Indians. The 28-year-old right-hander is filling in for Mike Clevinger, who is away from the team after violating league protocols. Plutko started against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and allowed one run in four innings. He started regularly last season after Corey Kluber and Carlos Carrasco were sidelined. In eight career appearances against Detroit, including five starts, Plutko is 4-0 with a 4.09 ERA.
08-15-20	Rangers v. Rockies -163		6-4	Loss	-163	7 h 8 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Colorado will send German Marquez to the hill today, who has a 2.08 ERA and 0.923 WHIP through four starts. The Rangers were actually favored on the money line last night. Unfortunately for them, they are 0-3 this season as a road underdog of +125 to +175. Gibson has a 1.566 WHIP through three starts for them.
08-15-20	Braves -190 v. Marlins		2-1	Win	100	5 h 15 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Fried, who will face the host Miami Marlins on Saturday night, led all National League lefties in wins last year, going 17-8 with a 4.02 ERA. This year, he has been even better, going 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA in four starts. Batters are hitting just .169 against Fried, who lacks an overpowering fastball but has been dominant this year due to a biting curve and a sweeping slider. The Marlins, who started the season on a crazy 23-day road trip that included the postponement of eight games after 18 of their players tested positive for COVID-19, will start lefty Daniel Castano (0-1, 8.31 ERA) today. It will be Castano's second major league start. The New York Mets beat him in his debut on Aug. 8, when he allowed five runs, four earned, in 4 1/3 innings.
08-15-20	Brewers v. Cubs +103		6-5	Loss	-100	2 h 8 m	Show
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08-13-20	Padres +132 v. Dodgers		2-11	Loss	-100	8 h 50 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Padres' righty Chris Paddack (2-1, 3.18 ERA) held the Dodgers to three earned runs through six innings of work in a 5-4 San Diego win last week. He'll be opposed by Julio Urias (1-0, 2.40 ERA) who's had a solid start to the year. While Urias owns strong career numbers against the Padres, this will be the first time he sees them this season and this is a very different Padres team than in the past. The Padres rank 6th in baseball for runs scored per game with their 5.29 rpg average, and we're getting a good price on the visitors at Dodger Stadium in this one.
08-13-20	Brewers v. Cubs -161		2-4	Win	100	5 h 13 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Cubs' home record is 7-1, with the lone blemish also serving as the only loss for right-hander Yu Darvish (2-1, 2.12 ERA). The 33-year-old surrendered three runs in four innings of an 8-3 setback to Milwaukee on July 25. Darvish will get a chance to atone on Thursday when he faces the Brewers, against whom he owns a 1-2 record with a 2.32 ERA in six career starts. To his credit, Darvish answered that outing against Milwaukee with two strong ones. He scattered two hits over six scoreless innings in a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh on July 31, and permitted one run over seven strong frames in a 6-1 romp at Kansas City on Aug. 5. Milwaukee left-hander Brett Anderson (0-1, 5.40) initially was slated to face Chicago in the second game of the season before landing on the injured list because of a blister. The 32-year-old, however, will receive his chance in the series opener. Anderson, has struggled in both of his starts this season.
08-12-20	Padres +141 v. Dodgers		0-6	Loss	-100	9 h 43 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Padres have won four of their past five games after losing four of five to start the month. Tatis will get another chance to show what he can do Wednesday and Zach Davies (2-1, 2.87 ERA) will get the opportunity to deliver even more for his new club. The former Milwaukee Brewers right-hander has been the perfect addition in San Diego, allowing three runs or less in each his first three starts. He is coming off 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. And his confidence could not be any higher despite facing the typically high-scoring Dodgers. He is 3-1 lifetime against the club that has won seven consecutive National League West titles, with a convincing 1.98 ERA.
08-12-20	Twins -128 v. Brewers		12-2	Win	100	6 h 3 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Maeda (2-0, 2.65 ERA) is no stranger to the Brewers, having made five starts against them while a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA against Milwaukee, including 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA in two starts at Miller Park. The Brewers will counter with left-hander Eric Lauer (0-1, 9.53), who will be making his first career appearance against the Twins. Lauer struggled in his only start this season against Cincinnati on Friday night, allowing six runs on five hits and three walks in an 8-3 loss.
08-12-20	A's -101 v. Angels		8-4	Win	100	4 h 53 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units LAA starter, Canning is 1-2 with a 3.97 ERA in four career starts against Oakland, including a loss earlier this season on July 27, when he allowed three runs on four hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. Chris Bassitt (1-0, 1.08) will start for the A's, coming off a superb performance against the Houston Astros last Friday. Bassitt got a no-decision, but held Houston to one run on three hits and three walks in seven innings. Bassitt's first start of the season came against the Angels on July 27, and he shut them out on five hits over four innings. Overall, he is 2-2 with a 5.33 ERA in seven career games (five starts) against Los Angeles.
08-11-20	Diamondbacks v. Rockies +101		7-8	Win	101	9 h 10 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Rockies have won all three of Freeland's starts this season. Freeland (2-0, 2.41 ERA) has found success in the use of his changeup, which he worked on last year when he was rehabbing from a groin injury and during spring training and summer camp. Freeland has been part of a starting five that has started off strong. Before Jon Gray's tough outing on Monday, Colorado starters had given up three or fewer earned runs in 21 straight starts, dating back to September. It has been a positive turnaround from a tough 2019.
08-11-20	White Sox v. Tigers +105		8-4	Loss	-100	8 h 3 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units White Sox lefty Gio Gonzalez (0-1, 7.71 ERA) could not have had a worse start to the season, allowing 5+ runs in two of this three starts and never making it out of the fourth inning. He is 2-4 with a 6.68 ERA in seven career starts against Detroit. Tyler Alexander (1-0, 1.17 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Tigers for his first start of the season after four relief appearances. The White Sox have lost three straight and five of their last six.
08-11-20	Cubs -101 v. Indians		7-1	Win	100	8 h 48 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units On the mound, Chicago's Jon Lester (1-0, 0.82 ERA) is aiming for a third consecutive solid outing. The veteran left-hander has yielded one run over 11 innings of his first two starts. That run came during a six-inning stint in a 2-1, 11-inning win over Pittsburgh in his most recent start on Aug. 2. Including the World Series, Lester is 8-4 with a 3.06 ERA in 19 career starts versus Cleveland. While Lester has fared relatively well opposing a decent amount of the Indians' current lineup
08-10-20	Diamondbacks v. Rockies -126		12-8	Loss	-126	8 h 23 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Arizona is coming off a 9-5 loss at San Diego on Sunday and sits in last place in the NL West, 5 1/2 games back of the Rockies. Ray will make his 18th career start against Colorado and ninth at Coors Field. In those 17 starts he is 5-5 with a 5.20 ERA. Ray has struggled this year as he gets used to a tweaked delivery that is designed to enable him to throw more strikes. He allowed six runs against Houston on Wednesday, but thanks to his offense, he earned his first win of the season. Gray hasn't struggled, but he has been victimized by lack of run support. In his three starts, the offense has scored just two runs while he has been in the game, while opposing hitters are batting .194 against him. Consider: Arizona is 5-12 in their last 17 road games and 2-11 in their last 13 games as a road underdog. While the Rockies are 5-1 in their last six home games.
08-10-20	White Sox -136 v. Tigers		1-5	Loss	-136	6 h 27 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Tigers will send Michael Fulmer to the opener against the White Sox. The right-hander likely will not go beyond three innings. Coming off Tommy John surgery last year, Fulmer is being eased back into action. In his only appearance this season, Fulmer allowed four runs on five hits in 2 2/3 innings to Kansas City on July 27. He'll be followed by left-hander Daniel Norris, who battled COVID-19 earlier this summer. In his lone outing, Norris gave up two runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings to Cincinnati on Aug. 2. Dallas Keuchel will make his fourth start for the White Sox. Keuchel (2-1, 2.55 ERA) is coming off his best outing of the young season, though he took a hard-luck loss. He gave up just one run on five hits while striking out eight in seven innings against Milwaukee
08-09-20	Indians -137 v. White Sox		5-4	Win	100	8 h 22 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Cleveland starter, Bieber (3-0, 0.83 ERA) is aiming to win his fourth straight start and enters Sunday with a major league best 35 strikeouts - the third-most in history through three starts. The right-hander has limited opponents to a .160 batting average in 21 2/3 innings while scattering three walks and 12 hits. Chicago starter, Giolito (1-1, 5.17 ERA) has recovered from a rough outing against the Twins on Opening Day, holding Cleveland and Milwaukee to two runs in 12 combined innings over his past two starts while fanning 15. He is 2-2 with a 2.56 ERA in five career starts against the Indians, with 29 strikeouts and three home runs allowed in 31 2/3 innings.
08-09-20	Astros v. A's -150		2-7	Win	100	6 h 31 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Oakland starter, Luzardo threw five shutout innings of two hit ball against Texas on Tuesday. During the 8-game win streak, Oakland has allowed two runs or less six times. They've allowed only 17 runs total. They haven't needed much offense to defeat Houston the last two days, winning 3-2 and 3-1. With Luzardo starting, it shouldn't take much today either. The Astros have lost four in a row. Cristian Javier has looked good for them so far in a pair of starts. But he's a bigger question mark than Luzardo
08-09-20	Twins -146 v. Royals		2-4	Loss	-146	4 h 31 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Minnesota starter, Berrios 14-8 (3.68 ERA) season in 2019), when he matched his career-high win total en route to earning his second straight All-Star berth while reaching 200 innings for the first time in his four-year career. Berrios pitched six innings of one-run ball (four hits) in picking up his first win against Pittsburgh this past Tuesday. After allowing five ERs in just four innings in his 2020 debut, he's allowed just three ERs in his last two starts over 11 innings (2.45 ERA). KC counters Berrios with rookie Brady Singer (0-1, 4.80 ERA), who will be making his fourth start. He's still looking for his first win, although KC has won TWO of his three starts. Singer has 15 Ks in his 15 innings (5 IP in each start) but he's also allowed two HRs in each of his last two outings. This marks his first start vs Minnesota, while Berrios is 3-2 with a 4.29 ERA against the Royals in 13 career starts
08-08-20	Rockies +100 v. Mariners		5-0	Win	100	10 h 52 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Seattle starter Margevicius was 2-6 with a 6.79 ERA for the Padres last year before being put on waivers. He was claimed by the Mariners in the offseason and started the abbreviated campaign in the bullpen, registering a 5.40 ERA in three appearances in relief, before an injury to Kendall Graveman opened a spot in Seattle's six-man rotation. Margevicius was 0-2 with a 16.55 ERA in three starts against the Rockies last season. The Rockies will start right-hander Ryan Castellani, one of their top pitching prospects. He was recalled from their alternate training site and will make his major-league debut, manager Bud Black announced. Bone fragments in his elbow limited Castellani, a second-round draft pick as a high schooler in 2014, to 10 starts in Triple-A last season, but he impressed in the Arizona Fall League with a 2.16 ERA in five starts.
08-08-20	Diamondbacks v. Padres -172		3-2	Loss	-172	10 h 31 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Paddack (2-0, 2.65 earned run average) makes his fourth start of the season against Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly (1-1, 2.63 ERA). Paddack faced the Diamondbacks and Madison Bumgarner in the season opener on July 24 at Petco Park. He recorded the win, holding the Diamondbacks scoreless on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts over six innings. In his first three starts, Paddack has given up five runs on 15 hits and one walk with 15 strikeouts in 17 innings. Kelly did not face the Padres in the first series between the National League West rivals. But he did see them five times in 2019 as he returned to the United States after playing four seasons in Korea. Overall, Kelly was 13-14 with a 4.42 ERA in 32 starts for the Diamondbacks in 2019.
08-08-20	Yankees -155 v. Rays		8-4	Win	100	3 h 41 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Yankees ace Gerrit Cole (3-0, 2.55 ERA) will make his fourth start in Game 1, and the right-hander with the huge price tag has been well worth the investment so far. Since last May 22, Cole has been unbeatable, posting a 19-0 mark and a 1.86 ERA in his 25 starts during the regular season. The hot streak is the sixth-longest unbeaten stretch in major league history. Tyler Glasnow (0-0, 3.12 ERA) will start opposite Cole. The right-hander has been efficient in two short outings, allowing three runs on four hits -- two of them home runs -- in 8 2/3 innings. He has walked five and fanned 14. Glasnow is 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA in two career starts against the Yankees, striking out 14 in 10 innings.
08-07-20	Giants v. Dodgers -1.5		2-7	Win	100	8 h 48 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Giants' righty Jeff Samardzija (0-1, 9.31 ERA) had a horrible start to the season, allowing five runs in back-to-back outings. The team lost the two games by two runs and four runs respectively. The Dodgers send left-hander Julio Urias (1-0, 2.45 ERA) to the hill who's had a solid start to the year and limited Arizona to two runs through six innings of an 11-2 win last time out. Urias has posted a 1.40 ERA in 38 2/3 career innings versus San Francisco and he has its current roster limited to a .173 batting average.
08-07-20	Astros v. A's -122		2-3	Win	100	7 h 29 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Oakland has won six straight while Houston has dropped two in a row. Bassitt is starting and not only has Oakland won both of his turns, Bassitt has allowed just one run. That Zack Greinke is an underdog tonight speaks volumes. That just doesn't happen often. But Greinke has a 5.00 ERA.
08-06-20	Rangers v. A's OVER 8.5		4-6	Win	100	2 h 46 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Oakland Athletics have scored a total of 22 runs through their last three games and they shouldn't have any trouble scoring off Mike Minor (0-2, 5.91 ERA) who has given up 16 runs through 16 innings of work against Oakland last season. When Minor is done, he'll be backed by the the worst bullpen in the American League (6.75 ERA). A's starter, right-hander Mike Fiers (0-0, 5.40 ERA) made four starts against Texas last season and allowed 11 runs on 16 hits through 20 2/3 innings of work. Consider: The Over is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 overall and 9-2 in their last 11 games as an underdog.
08-05-20	Cubs -185 v. Royals		6-1	Win	100	8 h 45 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Chicago has put together five straight wins to improve to 9-2, matching its best start after 11 games since 2016, when the club went on to capture its first World Series title in more than a century. The Cubs are the only team with a winning record in the National League Central entering today. Meanwhile, Kansas City has lost five consecutive games and seven of its last eight. The teams wrapped up two games in Chicago before flying to Kansas City for two more. The Cubs won 2-0 on Monday and held on to win 5-4 on Tuesday despite a Royals rally that featured two runs in the ninth. Kansas City now will turn to left-hander Kris Bubic (0-1, 4.50 ERA), who is scheduled to make his second career start. The Stanford product was the No. 40 overall draft pick in 2018 and quickly rose through the Royals' farm system. In his big-league debut Friday against the Chicago White Sox, Bubic gave up three runs (two earned) in four innings. The Cubs will put their winning streak in the hands of right-hander Yu Darvish (1-1, 2.70), who will make his third start of 2020. He is coming off a sterling performance in which he held the Pittsburgh Pirates to two hits in six scoreless innings. Darvish is 2-1 with a 2.34 ERA in five career starts against Kansas City. He last faced the Royals in 2017.
08-05-20	Mets v. Nationals -196		3-1	Loss	-196	6 h 55 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Through two starts Porcello has a 13.50 ERA and 3.00 WHIP. Porcello has been hit for 11 runs in just six innings. He'd be a go againts under any circumstance, but the fact Max Scherzer is starting for the Nationals is why the line is so high. Though still winless in 2020, Scherzer has the 6th most strikeouts in all of baseball. In addition, the Mets bullpen has been horrible. The Nationals won 5-3 yesterday, which was their first time taking the field since Friday due to the last series being postponed due to COVID-19.
08-04-20	Mets v. Nationals -144		3-5	Win	100	9 h 6 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Tonight Washington will hand the ball to Patrick Corbin (0-0, 1.42 ERA). The left-hander fanned eight through 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball against the Yankees in his season opener. New York will send Steven Matz (0-1, 3.18 ERA) to the hill. The Mets have lost both of the left-hander's starts so far this season and he has served up three home runs over 11 1/3 innings of work. Matz is 1-5 with a 3.41 ERA in 12 starts against the Nationals and I think they'll get the better of him again.
08-03-20	Pirates v. Twins -1.5		4-5	Loss	-118	9 h 8 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Minnesota Twins are 7-2 on the season while the Pittsburgh Pirates have a reversed record of 2-7. Pittsburgh left-hander Derek Holland (0-0, 3.18 ERA) is 3-7 with a sky high 5.56 ERA in 14 outings (13 starts) against the Twins who are averaging a formidable 5.11 runs per game this season. Pittsburgh ranks third to last for runs scored with only 3.33 runs per game.
08-02-20	Padres v. Rockies +114		6-9	Win	114	5 h 8 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Padres hope first baseman Eric Hosmer gets better soon. San Diego placed him on the 10-day disabled list with gastritis. Hosmer made the trip to Denver but didn't play Friday or Saturday. The Padres could have used another left-handed bat to go against Senzatela (1-0, 3.60 ERA). Senzatela looked sharp in Tuesday's 8-3 win at Oakland, allowing six hits and two runs over five innings with three walks and three strikeouts in his first start of 2020. He has pitched well against San Diego in his short career. He is 6-1 with a 3.30 ERA in 12 games (six starts) lifetime vs. the Padres, and has been even better at Coors Field. He is 4-0 with a 3.60 ERA in six games, three starts, when at home against San Diego.
08-02-20	Pirates v. Cubs -178		1-2	Win	100	4 h 26 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Jon Lester didn't even allow a hit in his first outing of the season. The veteran left-hander will attempt to follow his strong debut with another solid showing when the Chicago Cubs host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday and look to finish off a sweep of the three-game series. Lester, 36, was pulled after five innings and 76 pitches in the start against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. He struck out one, walked one and hit a batter and departed with a 7-0 lead. Lester went 3-0 with a 3.16 ERA in five starts against the Pirates last season to continue a pattern of success. He is 12-6 with a 3.18 ERA in 23 career starts versus Pittsburgh. Lester has easily handled right fielder Gregory Polanco (2-for-16, eight strikeouts) but has struggled with second baseman Adam Frazier (6-for-11, two doubles). Milwaukee starter Brault has struggled against the Cubs, serving up 10 homers in 38 1/3 innings over 14 appearances (five starts). He is 0-2 with an 8.22 ERA. Brault is 0-1 with a 10.29 ERA in nine appearances (three starts) at Wrigley Field. Bryant (8-for-16) and catcher Willson Contreras (5-for-11) each have smacked two homers off the 28-year-old.
08-01-20	Rays v. Orioles OVER 9		4-5	Push	0	9 h 5 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Baltimore Orioles have shown themselves more than capable of putting up runs on the board, coming into this contest with an average of 5 rpg following a 6-3 win over the Rays on Friday. Pitching on the other hand is a big issue, and tonight's starter Wade LeBlanc (1-0, 6.35 ERA) was tagged with four runs in 5 2/3 innings of a 7-4 win at Boston in his season debut. Tampa Bay counters with Tyler Glasnow (0-0, 2.25 ERA) who's coming off four innings of one-run ball against Atlanta, a game the Rays won 14-5. I think he's in for a tougher outing in this one. Over is 6-0 in Orioles last 6 games a home underdog and 10-4 in their last 14 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5, with both trends dating back to last season.
07-31-20	Rangers -113 v. Giants		2-9	Loss	-113	8 h 14 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Texas has been horrible on offense as they have hit a cumulative .181 as a team. The worst slumps belong to Shin-Soo Choo and Danny Santana, who have gone a combined 2-for-30 (.067) with one extra-base hit. Texas starter, Minor has started six times in his career vs the Giants, going 3-1 with a 2,41 ERA (teams are 4-2). He's 2-0 lifetime mark in three appearances (two starts) in San Francisco, posting a 1.88 ERA in those games.
07-31-20	Pirates v. Cubs -1.5		3-6	Win	105	7 h 23 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Darvish is now at home in Chicago and will face a struggling Pirates team. Darvish is a strikeout machine on the mound and he compiled an 0.83 WHIP against Pittsburgh last season. Included in those 3 starts for Darvish against the Pirates was one at Wrigley Field in which he delivered 6 shutout innings. Trevor Williams for the Pirates is likely to get rocked here. The Pirates right-hander has a 7.62 ERA in his 7 career outings at Wrigley Field.
07-31-20	Reds -167 v. Tigers		2-7	Loss	-167	6 h 26 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Cincinnati is coming off a rainout and that doesn't help Detroit much, as the Tigers will now have to face Castillo, instead of avoiding him. Facing these same Tigers, Castillo was dominant in his first start. Through six innings, he recorded an impressive 11 K's, while allowing just one run. Unfortunately, the bullpen blew it for him.
07-29-20	Brewers -139 v. Pirates		3-0	Win	100	5 h 15 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Brandon Woodruff will get the start for the Milwaukee, who have won 22 of his last 29 starts. In addition, Milwaukee is 140-101 (+27 games on the money line) vs. righties, while Pittsburgh's Joe Musgrove is a poor 4-12 when priced between +125 and +175. Last season, Woodruff made four starts vs. the Bucs, and was 2-0, with 24 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings. And Musgrove has a poor 6.46 ERA in his career starts vs. Milwaukee.
07-29-20	Nationals -160 v. Blue Jays		4-0	Win	100	4 h 2 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Scherzer's first start of the year was cut short by rain one out into the sixth inning of a loss to the New York Yankees. He threw 99 pitches in that one while falling to 18-16 with a 2.73 ERA in his career in interleague play. Randal Grichuk is 0-for-9 with five strikeouts against Scherzer, who owns a 2.24 mark in nine career starts versus Toronto while going 4-2. In addition, Scherzer is 33-23 with a 2.99 ERA in 81 career starts at Nationals Park.
07-29-20	Rockies +134 v. A's		5-1	Win	134	2 h 43 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Colorado Rockies are the worst road team in baseball since 2010 but are far from it at the outset of 2020. Colorado tries to make it four out of five away from home to start the season when they visit the Oakland Athletics. Marquez yielded two hits, including Rougned Odor's run-scoring double, in a 1-0 loss at Texas on Friday in his first career Opening Day start. Marquez has faced Oakland once - a 3-2 victory in 2018 at Coors Field when he permitted solo home runs to Matt Chapman and Khris Davis while striking out eight in 7 2/3 innings. Montas lost his only start against the Rockies - opposite Marquez - when he permitted three runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 frames.
07-28-20	Cardinals +139 v. Twins		3-6	Loss	-100	9 h 39 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Martinez was a regular starter for the Cards for the better part of four seasons before transitioning to the bullpen to close games for them in 2019. Despite missing almost two months with a shoulder issue (and then more time at the end of the season due to illness) Martinez put up some of his best numbers with the Redbirds last year. In fact his 1.18 WHIP in 48 1/3 innings was the best of his career as he saved 24 games. He gets his first start in almost two years (July 30, 2018) in this NL-AL match-up against a very powerful Twins lineup.He has flourished in inter-league play throughout his career, posting a sparkling 1.86 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in 26 games (13 starts) covering just under 97 innings vs. teams from the AL.
07-28-20	Blue Jays v. Nationals -134		5-1	Loss	-134	7 h 46 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Roark spent 2013-2018 with Washington and he is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in one career start against Washington, so they know how to exploit his weaknesses. Austin Voth will take the ball for the Nationals. He was 2-1 with a 3.30 ERA last year and has never faced Toronto, which usually is an advantage for the pitcher. Additionally, Washington will be motivated after dropping the opener of the series 4-1 yesterday.
07-27-20	Blue Jays v. Nationals -121		4-1	Loss	-121	11 h 42 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Veteran RHP Anibal Sanchez will get his first start of 2020 for DC. Sanchez was nothing short of outstanding in the NLDS and NLCS last October although he struggled a bit in his only World Series start. He was also outstanding in inter-league play last regular season going 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA in four starts covering 24 1/3 innings vs. AL clubs.
07-26-20	Pirates v. Cardinals -136		5-1	Loss	-136	2 h 19 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Hudson posted the most wins by a rookie last season since Justin Verlander won 17 for the Detroit Tigers in 2006 and the most by a Cardinals' rookie since Dick Hughes won 16 in 1964. The 25-year-old, who also placed third among first-year pitchers in ERA and posted the highest ground-ball rate (57 percent) in the majors, was 1-0 in four games - three starts - against the Pirates last season but the Bucs hit .323 off him. Hudson, the 34th overall pick in 2016 out of Mississippi State, went 25-9 with a 2.69 ERA in parts of three seasons in the minors. Flaherty allowed two runs in seven innings in the 5-4 victory in the opener and Wainwright followed with six frames of one-run ball in the 9-1 thumping Saturday. The win was the 163rd of his 15-year career for the right-hander - eighth most among active players. Paul Goldschmidt continued his hot hitting against the Pirates, connecting on a first-inning solo shot en route to a 2-for-5 effort that lifted his Busch Stadium average against the Pirates to .478.
07-25-20	Pirates v. Cardinals -141		1-9	Win	100	5 h 15 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Wainwright is once again a fixture in the St. Louis rotation. The 38-year-old went 14-10 with 4.19 ERA in 31 starts for the Cards last season. Trevor Williams will get the start today for the over-matched Pirates who are just 7-21 in the last 28 meetings heading into today.
07-25-20	Twins v. White Sox +105		3-10	Win	105	5 h 51 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Dallas Keuchel who was 8-8 with a 3.75 ERA in 19 starts with the Atlanta Braves last season takes the hill for Chicago today. The left-hander owns a 3.60 ERA in six career appearances against the Twins. The Twins counter with right-hander Randy Dobnak who made only five starts during his rookie season in 2019. He'll make a spot start in the rotation slot and I don't expect much from Dobnak.
07-24-20	Blue Jays +1.5 v. Rays		6-4	Win	100	21 h 34 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Hyun-Jin Ryu will start for Toronto, and he's coming off an outstanding season, leading the major leagues with an ERA of 2.32. He looked sharp in spring training, and he should get plenty of run support from a capable Blue Jays lineup. The Rays hand the ball to Charlie Morton, who was 0-1 with a 3.06 ERA in three starts versus Toronto last year.
10-26-19	Astros +103 v. Nationals		8-1	Win	103	7 h 48 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Houston manager A.J. Hinch said after Game 3 that Urquidy will be the starter and will go as far as he can before turning it over to the bullpen. The 24-year-old is well-rested as he last pitched Oct. 19, a night in which he struck out five in 2 2/3 innings of relief and gave up one run and three hits against the New York Yankees in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. Urquidy's only other appearance this postseason was Oct. 8 against the Tampa Bay Rays when he pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 4 of the AL Division Series.
10-23-19	Nationals +164 v. Astros		12-3	Win	164	9 h 9 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Justin Verlander may have a reputation of being a big-game pitcher, but that hasn't been true of his World Series ventures. Verlander will aim to record his first-ever win in the Fall Classic on Wednesday, when the Houston Astros look to even the series with the visiting Washington Nationals at one win apiece. Verlander is 0-4 with a 5.67 ERA in five starts over three previous World Series with Detroit (two) and Houston (one), and he admits the extra fanfare can make it tough to maintain his regular rhythm. Strasburg has been electric with 33 strikeouts and just one walk in 22 innings this postseason, allowing just four runs and 18 hits. The 31-year-old has been in control of his emotions in this year's playoffs
10-18-19	Astros +136 v. Yankees		1-4	Loss	-100	8 h 24 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Verlander settled for a no-decision in Game 2 after allowing two runs and five hits over 6 2/3 innings. The 36-year-old went 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA in two regular-season starts against the Yankees. Paxton was pulled after just 2 1/3 innings when matched against Verlander in Game 2 despite allowing just one run and four hits. The 30-year-old, who went 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two regular-season outings against Houston, is pitching in the postseason for the first time in his career.