 ACCESS
PICKS FOR TODAY SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2019 |
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NFL |
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8/17/2019 |
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FOUND
5
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COMING
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4:00 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+125
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+2.5 (-100)
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Over 43 (-112)
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-144
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-2.5 (-114)
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Under 43 (-104)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-127
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-1.5 (-107)
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Over 41 (-125)
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+111
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+1.5 (-107)
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Under 41 (+107)
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COMING
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7:30 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 7:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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-140
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-2.5 (-107)
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Over 46.5 (-112)
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+122
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+2.5 (-107)
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Under 46.5 (-104)
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COMING
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8:00 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+181
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+4.5 (-107)
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Over 42 (+100)
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-211
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Under 42 (-117)
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COMING
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10:00 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 10:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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-165
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-3 (-115)
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Over 39 (+103)
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+143
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+3 (+100)
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Under 39 (-120)
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MLB |
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8/17/2019 |
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FOUND
10
GAMES |
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COMING
UP
1:05 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 1:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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+152
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+1.5 (-126)
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Over 10 (-108)
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-165
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-1.5 (+114)
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Under 10 (-102)
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GAME PREVIEW
Indians-Yankees series possesses playoff feelFLMThere is a strong possibility the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees could wind up as postseason opponents for the second time in three seasons.A blowout in the series opener highlighted Cleveland's torrid play in the last two months, and New York's 3-2 win on Friday had the feel of a postseason game, similar to the close five-game series the Yankees won in 2017.After two drastically different games to start the weekend, the Indians and Yankees continue their four-game series Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.New York evened the series by getting two hits and two runs from slumping Aaron Judge, 6 1/3 effective innings from Masahiro Tanaka and a diving catch by center fielder Brett Gardner on Francisco Lindor in the eighth inning with the tying run on second base."This is a team we'll see in the playoffs for sure down the road, and the crowd was into it from the very first pitch on," Judge said a night after going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts.The Yankees (82-42) clinched their 27th consecutive winning record since 1993. It is the second-longest streak in major league history behind the Yankees' run of 39 seasons from 1926-64.New York also enters Saturday with 15 wins in its past 18 games and a 10 1/2-game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL East.Cleveland hit seven homers and collected 24 hits in a 19-5 rout on Thursday. One night later, the Indians were held to four hits."Nobody expected this series is going to be easy for us," Cleveland right fielder Yasiel Puig said Friday after homering and committing a fielding error that allowed a run to score. "This is a good team that we faced." Jose Ramirez had three of Cleveland's hits and he hit his third homer of the series. Ramirez is a significant reason why Cleveland is 44-20 since June 4 and is turning the AL Central into a neck-and-neck race with Minnesota while also ascending to the top of the AL wild-card race.He is 5-for-7 in the series and is batting .331 (50-for-151) since July 4. He also has 53 RBIs in his last 54 games since June 14.James Paxton (8-6, 4.40 ERA) seeks his fourth straight win when he starts for the Yankees on Saturday. Paxton is 3-0 with a 2.89 ERA in his past three starts.Paxton last pitched in the opener of Monday's doubleheader against Baltimore, when he allowed three runs on five hits in six innings.The left-hander is 0-3 with a 5.06 ERA in four career starts against Cleveland.Rookie Zach Plesac (6-3, 3.27 ERA) will make his 15th career start and second against the Yankees. He beat the Yankees on June 7, when he allowed two runs in seven innings.Plesac is 3-0 with a 2.53 ERA in six starts since being recalled from Triple-A Columbus on July 16. The Indians are unbeaten in those games, including Monday's outing against Boston, when Plesac allowed three runs on seven hits in five innings in a game decided by Carlos Santana's walk-off homer.--Field Level Media
 Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
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1:35 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 1:35 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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-141
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-1.5 (+107)
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Over 10.5 (+102)
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+130
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+1.5 (-118)
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Under 10.5 (-112)
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GAME PREVIEW
Pirates playing spoiler as Cubs struggle on roadFLMA collapse since the All-Star break has given the Pittsburgh Pirates a new role: spoiler.It's about all that is left for the last-place club in the National League Central, and the Pirates played the role smartly Friday in the opener of a series against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park, scoring twice in the bottom of the ninth for a 3-2 win.The Cubs dropped their fourth straight game and fell out of a tie with the St. Louis Cardinals for first place in the division.Even with any thoughts of a playoff spot wiped away by a 7-25 showing since the All-Star break, Pittsburgh is enjoying ruining other teams' hopes when it can."It's awesome," Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman, who hit a two-out, full-count, walk-off single Friday, told AT&T Sportsnet. "We're still coming out every day, fighting for each other, just trying to get wins." Chicago fell to 23-39 on the road after two straight walk-off losses -- Thursday it was Philadelphia's Bryce Harper with a grand slam."We can't keep having this conversation over and over -- we keep on playing well at home, having that conversation, then going on the road and giving up whatever lead we have and get knocked back down," Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said. "If we continue that cycle, we're going to end up disappointed." Chicago plays out this series -- Saturday at PNC Park, then Sunday in Williamsport, Pa., in the Little League Classic -- before it gets back to Wrigley Field."We've got to keep going," third baseman Kris Bryant told the Chicago Tribune. "I don't know what else to say." Saturday in a matchup of left-handers, Chicago's Jon Lester (9-8, 4.43 ERA) is scheduled to face Pittsburgh's Steven Brault (3-1, 4.33 ERA).Lester had a stellar seven-start stretch from mid-June to late July, with a 2.91 ERA, but since then he has a 10.93 ERA in three starts.He labeled himself the "weakest link" of the Cubs' rotation during that stretch, although manager Joe Maddon dismissed that description."That's just Jon being himself," Maddon said. "Part of it, I think, is he actually believes that, which is not true."I just have so much respect for him. Having had the privilege of managing him for the last several years, I've seen the bad moments and then I've seen the rebounds. So I expect the rebound." Lester did not get a decision his last start, giving up three runs in five innings Sunday in a 6-3 Cubs win at Cincinnati.In 20 career starts against the Pirates, Lester is 10-6 with a 3.18 ERA. That includes going 3-0 with a 1.31 ERA in his past four starts at PNC Park.Brault came off the injured list on Aug. 6 after missing a month due to a shoulder strain. He has since notched two no-decisions, allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 6 and four runs in 4 2/3 innings at St. Louis on Sunday.Overall, he has given up 15 runs, 14 of them earned, over his past nine starts. Also used out of the bullpen at times, he is 2-0 with a 3.74 ERA in 11 starts.Against the Cubs, Brault has no decisions and a 7.53 ERA in 12 career appearances, including three starts.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
6:10 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 6:10 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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+267
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+1.5 (+132)
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Over 8.5 (-106)
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-295
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-1.5 (-146)
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Under 8.5 (-104)
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GAME PREVIEW
Tigers expect Zimmermann to be ready to face RaysFLMRyan Yarbrough is coming off the best outing of his career. He'll have a good chance to match that dominance when he faces the weak-hitting Detroit Tigers on Saturday.The Tampa Bay Rays left-hander mowed down the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, limiting them to three hits in 8 2/3 innings of a 1-0 victory. Yarbrough (11-3, 3.56 ERA) didn't walk a batter while striking out eight.Yarbrough, who lasted less than five innings in his previous two appearances, was disappointed that manager Kevin Cash didn't allow him to get the last out. Emilio Pagan recorded the one-out save."Obviously, a little angry," Yarbrough told MLB.com afterward. "But I think (Cash) would want me to be. I think he would want me to want to finish it. I don't think I have any ill-will about it or anything. Obviously, Emilio came in and did a great job, and we won the ballgame and got a series sweep against a team that beat us up last year." Cash said he was simply playing the percentages. Power hitter Domingo Santana was due up, though Pagan wound up facing pinch-hitter Omar Narvaez."The thought process, simply in that inning, is that we knew Santana was coming up third ... liked the better matchup with Pagan," Cash said. "Very difficult decision, given obviously with what Yarbs provided for us. But felt like that was to give us the best chance to win." Yarbrough has been one of the league's best surprises. He's solidified the staff by going 6-0 with three no-decisions in his last nine appearances.In his only career outing against Detroit, he pitched three scoreless innings of relief and recorded a victory.The Tigers will counter with veteran right-hander Jordan Zimmermann, who will be activated from the 10-day IL. He wound up there earlier this month with a right cervical spasm. He received a nerve-blocking injection and the results have been positive."I've been playing catch (long toss out to 120 feet) the last couple of days and it feels good," he told the Detroit News this week. "I just took some days off (five) and let the shot do its work. Then ramp it back up pretty quickly." Zimmermann (1-8, 7.13 ERA) allowed four runs on six hits in six innings to Texas on Aug. 4 prior to the IL stint. He's 1-2 with a 3.95 ERA in seven career starts against Tampa Bay.The Tigers won the series opener 2-0 on Friday night, getting a 10-game road trip off to a promising beginning. Rookie right fielder Travis Demeritte led the offense with two hits and a run scored. Joe Jimenez survived a shaky ninth for his third save since previous closer Shane Greene was dealt to Atlanta."We made a lot of really good plays out there," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We've talked about it. These guys are right there, trying to get into the playoffs and all those things. We have to rise to the occasion. You learn from these games, playing a team like that, that's relentless. A great win to start this road trip, a tough road trip." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
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6:40 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 6:40 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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-116
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-1.5 (+140)
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Over 9 (-109)
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+107
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+1.5 (-155)
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Under 9 (-101)
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COMING
UP
7:05 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 7:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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+104
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+1.5 (-190)
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Over 9.5 (-105)
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-113
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-1.5 (+171)
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Under 9.5 (-105)
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GAME PREVIEW
Phillies, Padres trending in opposite directionsFLMThe Philadelphia Phillies will be searching for a season-high fifth straight win when they host the San Diego Padres on Saturday.Since Charlie Manuel replaced John Mallee as the Phillies' hitting coach, the team is 4-0.Bryce Harper also remains red hot with four home runs in his past three games. The right fielder hit a walk-off grand slam against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, then launched a three-run shot Friday in Philadelphia's 8-4 victory over San Diego.It's unclear if the Phillies will have first baseman Rhys Hoskins available on Saturday. Hoskins, who was hit in the hand by a pitch on Thursday, did not start of Friday, though he appeared as a defensive replacement."I told the doctor I have so much adrenaline right now," Hoskins told reporters after Harper's grand slam capped a six-run ninth inning and a 7-5 win Thursday. "I don't feel a lot. I think it'll be OK." Outfielder Roman Quinn homered Friday but left the game due to right groin tightness. Manager Gabe Kapler said that Quinn would be evaluated, leaving his availability for Saturday unclear.Phillies right-hander Zach Eflin (7-11, 4.49 ERA) will take the mound Saturday, replacing Jake Arrieta in the rotation. Arrieta is out for the season with surgery likely to repair a bone spur in his right elbow.Eflin scuffled through four starts in July, going 0-4 with a 12.64 ERA. He subsequently was demoted to the bullpen, and he didn't like the move."It's ultimately not my decision," Eflin said. "If I don't like it, I should pitch better. I hadn't been really doing my job. Going to the bullpen is another opportunity for me. It's a challenge. I'm a fan of challenges." In four relief outings, Eflin allowed just one run in 5 2/3 innings, earning another chance to start.His task will be lightened significantly after the Padres learned Friday that Rookie of the Year candidate Fernando Tatis Jr. is "most likely done for the season," according to manager Andy Green.Tatis was placed on the injured list due to a stress reaction in his lower back. He is hitting .317 with 22 home runs, 53 RBIs and 16 stolen bases."It's a tough blow," Green said. "We're going to take care of him. That's the best care of action right now." Losing their star shortstop hurts in multiple ways."It's tough," San Diego first baseman Eric Hosmer said of Tatis. "He's a big part of our team. He's a great guy to have around. It's a big blow for us. Everybody else has to step up substantially. He's one of the best players in the game." San Diego will send Dinelson Lamet (1-2, 3.86 ERA) to the mound Saturday. Lamet, who returned from Tommy John surgery on July 4, has struck out 49 and walked 16 in 35 innings over seven starts.In his latest start, he allowed three hits and two runs in five-plus innings during a no-decision against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.Lamet has faced the Phillies just once, when he gave up two runs on three hits in seven innings during a win in 2017.Elfin yielded two runs on five hits in six innings during his lone appearance against the Padres, a loss in 2018.The Padres, who are 11-20 since the All-Star break, have lost four of their past five games.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
7:10 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 7:10 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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+295
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+1.5 (+155)
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Over 10.5 (-109)
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-328
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-1.5 (-172)
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Under 10.5 (-101)
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GAME PREVIEW
Red Sox's Rodriguez ready to muscle up on OriolesFLMAs he takes the mound against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night, Boston Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez dives deeper into uncharted territory.The southpaw was rocked his last time out -- his career-high 25th start of the season. He'll look to rebound as Boston hosts Baltimore in the second contest of a three-game set.Rodriguez (13-5, 4.31 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Asher Wojciechowski (2-5, 4.84) after the Red Sox won the opener Friday, 9-1.Against the Cleveland Indians on Monday, Rodriguez gave up five runs on 10 hits and three walks over six innings. In his last four starts, the 26-year-old is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA as his workload has surpassed a career high at 146 1/3 innings."For me it's something I've been trying to do a long time ago," said Rodriguez of going deep in games "Just go out there and give innings. That's all I want. To be healthy and go out there and throw as many innings as I can." The extra work could be affecting Rodriguez's control, as he's issued at least one free pass in each of his last 11 starts. He's walked 34 in his last 67 1/3 innings.Rodriguez is 2-0 with a 1.98 ERA in two starts against the Orioles this season and 8-5 with a 3.46 ERA in 17 games (15 starts) lifetime.Wojciechowski, meanwhile, made his first start against the Red Sox earlier this season and allowed just one hit over 7 1/3 scoreless innings in a 5-0 win on July 21. He struck out a career-high 10.Wojciechowski has struggled in three starts this month, going 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA. He gave up three runs in six innings against the Houston Astros in his last outing.The Orioles were dealt their 10th loss in their last 11 games Friday. The rough stretch comes within a run of four straight series against playoff teams from last season."You could've looked at our schedule at the beginning of the year and probably argue that this would be the toughest part. But that's just how the cookie crumbles, and nobody feels sorry for us," outfielder Trey Mancini said. "We don't feel sorry for ourselves. Obviously, we haven't been playing too well and haven't really been playing in a lot of these games, unfortunately." The Red Sox are still fighting to get back in the wild-card chase, having won their last three games. New addition Chris Owings keyed Friday's win with a two-run double with the bases loaded in the sixth, his first hit with Boston.Several of the usual suspects have been performing particularly well for the Red Sox: J. D. Martinez is hitting .415 with 10 RBIs in his last 14 games, Rafael Devers has 45 RBIs in his previous 40 contests and Andrew Benintendi has 19 extra-base hits since July 22."We know where we are and we know what we have to do, but we also know that there's so much we can control, so we try to go out there and play our best baseball and hopefully at the end of the season, we'll be where we want to be," said Boston skipper Alex Cora.-Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
7:15 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 7:15 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-204
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-1.5 (-125)
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Over 8.5 (-104)
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+187
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+1.5 (+113)
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Under 8.5 (-106)
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GAME PREVIEW
Mets seek improvement in clutch vs. RoyalsFLMThe Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets will continue a three-game series Saturday night with the Mets likely looking at missed opportunities from their 4-1 loss in the opener.In their 2015 World Series loss to the Royals, the Mets blew leads in all four defeats, including blowing two ninth-inning leads.On Friday, the telling stat was New York's 1-for-9 production with runners on base. Trailing by three runs, the Mets loaded the bases in the ninth before a game-ending groundout.The Mets will send Jacob deGrom (7-7, 2.68 ERA) to the mound to try to end a stretch that has seen them lose four of their past five.It will be the first appearance against the Royals during the regular season for deGrom. He did face the Royals in Game 2 of the 2015 World Series, taking the loss. He allowed four earned runs on six hits in five innings.He owns a 6-8 career record with a 3.14 ERA in 20 interleague starts. This season, he is 0-1 with a 5.73 ERA in two starts vs. American League teams.Over his past 15 starts, deGrom has a 1.97 ERA. In his past seven starts, his ERA is 1.20. Part of that success may have been pitching to catcher Wilson Ramos almost exclusively."I have thrown the ball really well to him," deGrom said. "That has been going on for quite a while now. There's a little learning curve."This is the first year of him catching us, kind of knowing our game plan, and me and him have been on the same page since I have been throwing to him and just talking to him more, him going over the hitters a little more and I think him getting more comfortable with what our stuff does as well." Jakob Junis (8-10, 4.80 ERA) will get the start for the Royals. He won his second consecutive start on Sunday against the Detroit Tigers, working six innings and permitting two runs on six hits with no walks and six strikeouts. In his prior outing, he limited the Boston Red Sox to one run in six innings on Aug. 6 at Fenway Park.Junis' outing in Detroit was not as dominant as the stat line showed, at least according to his manager."I told (Junis) after the sixth, 'You did a great job. Now go take your skates off,'" Ned Yost said after that game. "And he said, 'Skates?' And I said, 'Yeah, you've been skating on thin ice for three innings.'"He was hanging sliders and really battled, but he never stopped competing. I was really proud of him. It's not easy to pitch when you don't have your best stuff." Junis has never faced the Mets. He has a 0-1 record with a 4.76 ERA in two interleague starts this season.The 26-year-old right-hander will hope to continue a recent trend by Royals starters. Over their past five starts, the Royals rotation has compiled a 1.74 ERA, helped by Mike Montgomery's six-inning outing Friday in which he gave up just an unearned run.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
7:20 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 7:20 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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-149
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-1.5 (-104)
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Over 10 (-107)
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+137
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Under 10 (-103)
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GAME PREVIEW
Dodgers' Ryu will challenge Braves' battersFLMOpposing pitchers have had trouble silencing the Atlanta offense most of the season. The Braves have been shut out only three times, but on Saturday night, they face Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu, one of the guys who blanked them earlier this season.Ryu (12-2, 1.45 ERA) will get the start in the second game of a three-game series in Atlanta. Resurgent right-hander Mike Foltynewicz (4-5, 6.24) will be on the mound for the Braves.The Dodgers won the opener 8-3 on Friday and set a major league record by hitting four home runs in their fifth straight game. They improved to 4-0 against Atlanta this season.Ryu blanked the Braves 9-0 on May 7 at Dodger Stadium. He went the distance while allowing only four hits and striking out six without a walk. In four career starts against Atlanta, Ryu is 1-1 with a 1.98 ERA, holding batters to a .207 average.Ryu spent 10 days on the injured list earlier this month with neck soreness, but he showed no ill effects when he made his return on Sunday. Against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Ryu threw seven scoreless innings and allowed five hits, striking out four, in the 9-3 Los Angeles win. That effort allowed Ryu to lower his major-league-leading 1.45 ERA."He can pitch to all four quadrants, his command has been great all year," third baseman Justin Turner said afterward. "Vintage Ryu. Changing speeds, keeping guys off-balance. He's like Houdini when he gets in trouble. He finds a way out of it." Foltynewicz will be making his fourth career start against the Dodgers. He is 1-2 with a 6.23 ERA, striking out 15 in 17 1/3 innings. He lost to the Dodgers earlier this season, allowing five runs in six innings.The 2018 All-Star selection has made two starts since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett, going 2-0 with road wins against Minnesota and Miami. He allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Twins in his return on Aug. 6 and gave up four runs in six innings against the Marlins on Sunday. Foltynewicz struck out seven in both games.Getting through the sixth inning may have been a big step for Foltynewicz. He was allowed to remain in the game against Miami, even though Atlanta manager Brian Snitker came out to have a conversation when the Marlins had two runners reach base."When a manager comes out and says, 'How you feeing? I trust in you and you've got a good matchup right here,' it just picked me up instantly," Foltynewicz said. "I don't know what came over me then, but when Snit said he was going to stick with me, saying, 'Get these guys out. I like the matchup,' I knew I was going to get the outs no matter what. It means the world." Atlanta may need to make a roster move before the game. Center fielder Ender Inciarte, a three-time Gold Glove winner, hurt his right hamstring strain Friday when rounding third base. Inciarte was hitting .318 over his last 19 games. It further thins the Atlanta outfield, which lost Nick Markakis to a fractured left wrist in late July and Austin Riley to a right knee sprain in early August.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
8:05 PM EST |
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8/17/2019 8:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-165
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-1.5 (-116)
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Over 11.5 (-100)
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+152
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+1.5 (+105)
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Under 11.5 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Twins' Berrios aims to seal series win at TexasFLMAll-Star right-hander Jose Berrios gets the start on Saturday night as the Minnesota Twins try to clinch a series victory over the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.Minnesota won the first two games of the four-game series, 13-6 on Thursday and a 4-3 nail-biter on Friday night. The latest result increased the Twins' lead in the American League Central to 1 1/2 games over the Cleveland Indians, who dropped a 3-2 decision to the New York Yankees."No, we don't talk about that," Twins third baseman Miguel Sano said when asked if his team was doing any scoreboard watching. "We try and do our job and play every day and win." Berrios (10-6, 3.29 ERA) is 2-1 with a 5.63 ERA in three career starts against Texas. He lost his only start at Globe Life Park last season when he allowed five runs on three hits, all of them home runs, in four innings of a 7-4 loss.Berrios is just 2-4 in his last 11 starts and received a no decision in his last start on Sunday against Cleveland when he allowed three runs on six hits over six innings in a 7-4 loss.Right-hander Ariel Jurado (6-8, 5.31 ERA) will make his first career start against Minnesota and second career appearance. He pitched 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief against the Twins in a 4-1 victory on July 7 in Minneapolis.Jurado comes in off a 19-4 loss at Toronto on Monday when he allowed season highs for hits (11) and runs (eight) in 3 2/3 innings.He'll be facing a Minnesota team that has hit five home runs in the first two games of the series and is on pace to shatter the single-season home run record of 267 set by the New York Yankees last season. The Twins have hit 238 with 40 games to go.Twins second baseman Jonathan Schoop, who was hitting .211 with just two homers in 18 games since the All-Star break entering Friday night, socked a two-run homer in the seventh inning that put the Twins ahead to stay."It's a good feeling," said Schoop, who has a 13-game hitting streak against the Rangers that includes five home runs and 20 RBIs during that span. "To come back and win this game is a good feeling." Max Kepler also hit a two-run homer for the Twins, his team-leading 33rd of the season. The native of Berlin, Germany, also passed Bobby Thomson (Scotland) for most homers in a season by a European-born player."It's unfortunate because the pitch to Kepler was a bad pitch," Texas manager Chris Woodward said. "(Mike Minor) threw it right down the middle. The other one, I felt like it wasn't a bad pitch. (Schoop) actually did a pretty good job of hitting it. That was a changeup that typically hasn't gotten a whole lot of damage, especially home run-wise. (Minor) did get burned a couple times by homers. That's it." Minnesota's bullpen combined to shut out the Rangers for the final 3 1/3 innings. Sergio Romo stranded two runners in the ninth to pick up his 20th save."It was a very big win," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "It was a good, tense, exciting game, and I think our guys are going to have a lot of satisfaction coming into the clubhouse after that win." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
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+237
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+1.5 (+131)
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Over 12 (-107)
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-261
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Under 12 (-103)
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GAME PREVIEW
Rockies look to build off win as Marlins visitFLMIn a season that went from playoff hopes to now looking ahead to 2020, the Colorado Rockies got a ray of sunshine Wednesday afternoon.Staring at a third straight loss and getting swept at home by Arizona, All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado came through with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to turn a potential one-run loss into a 7-6 win.It was a little reprieve for Colorado, which had lost 28 of 37 games before Arenado's blast, and it could provide momentum for a weekend series against the Miami Marlins. The Rockies will send Jon Gray to the mound on Friday to face Miami's Sandy Alcantara in a rematch from the first weekend of the season.Alcantara, the team's only All-Star, outdueled Gray on March 31 in a 3-0 Marlins win, pitching eight innings in what remains Alcantara's only time facing Colorado. Gray went 6 2/3 innings, giving up all three runs in a hard-luck loss.While Alcantara (4-10, 4.44 ERA) hasn't face the Rockies otherwise, Gray has a little more seasoning against Miami; in six career starts, he is 2-3 with a 5.14 ERA.Gray (10-8, 4.06) was scheduled to pitch Tuesday against the Diamondbacks before being a late scratch due to left ankle soreness, but he is well enough to be slotted into the opener of the three-game series. He has struggled in his first two August starts, going 0-1 with a 6.52 ERA in 9 2/3 innings after a solid July in which he posted an ERA of 3.99.The Rockies are hoping to ride the excitement of Wednesday's win, when Arenado hit the first pitch he saw from Arizona closer Archie Bradley down the line in left for his third walk-off homer of his career. Arenado and his teammates have been frustrated with the nearly two-month slide, and a win gave them a chance to enjoy an off day before facing Miami."It's been a grind for all of us individually and as a team," Arenado said after the game. "It feels good to come out with a win right there." Miami hasn't done much winning this season, although a 13-7 triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday salvaged the final game of the three-game series. The Marlins went 3-4 on their homestand before heading to Denver with questions about what the team will look like in 2020.Manager Don Mattingly, who is in the final season of a four-year deal, wants to stay on as manager beyond 2019, but his status is up in the air."I'd love to be back, especially if they want you back," Mattingly said Wednesday. "You don't want to be anywhere that you don't feel like it's the best situation. You don't want to get in the way of anything. If they think they want to go in (another) direction, then that's something you just deal with at the time." Chief executive officer Derek Jeter said Mattingly deserves to know his future sooner rather than later, but other priorities have taken precedence so far."There hasn't been a decision yet," Jeter said Wednesday. "To be honest with you, we've been so focused on getting through the trade deadline and seeing what we can do."At the end of every year, we sit down and evaluate all members of the organization, whether it's the manager, coaches, player development, scouting, front office." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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+2348
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+681
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+1 (+108)
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+339
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+288
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