MLB betting trends, odds and predictions for Friday, April 21st, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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National League
Braves @ Phillies
Colon is 1-1, 4.24 in three starts this month (over 2-1).
Hellickson is 2-0, 1.59 in three starts this month (under 3-0).
Atlanta lost five of its last six road games (over 6-0). Philly lost its last three home games; over is 3-0-1 in their last four games.
Nationals @ Mets
Roark is 2-0, 4.50 in three starts this month (over 2-1).
deGrom is 0-0, 1.89 in three starts this month (under 2-1).
Nationals won their last four games, are 5-0 in series openers; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. New York lost five of its last six games; over is 5-0-2 in their last seven home games.
Cubs @ Reds
Lester is 0-0, 1.00 in three starts this month (under 2-0-1).
Adleman is making his first ’17 start; he was 4-4, 4.00 in 13 MLB starts as a rookie LY.
Chicago is 4-2 on road, 1-4 in series openers. Four of their last five games went over. Reds lost five of last seven games; three of their last four stayed under.
Cardinals @ Brewers
Wainwright 0-3, 7.90 in three starts this month (under 2-1).
Peralta 3-0, 2.65 in three starts this month (under 3-0).
St Louis won three of its last four games; under is 6-2 in their last eight. Brewers won seven of last ten games; six of their last seven games went over.
Giants @ Rockies
Cueto is 3-0, 3.79 in three starts this month (over 3-0); Giants scored 21 runs in the three games.
Chatwood is 1-2, 3.54 in three starts this year (under 3-0).
Giants lost three of their last four games (under 4-0)- they’re 3-6 on road. Colorado won three of its last four games; under is 12-2 in their last 14 games.
Dodgers @ Diamondbacks
Wood is allowed two runs in 3.2 IP in his first ’17 start (70 PT).
Walker is 2-1, 4.50 in three starts this month (under 2-1).
Dodgers lost three of their last four games (under 4-0)- they’re 2-4 on road. Arizona won its last five home games- over is 6-1 in their home games.
Marlins @ Padres
Conley is 1-0, 3.27 in two starts this month (over 2-0).
Cahill is 0-2, 5.56 in two starts this month (over 1-1).
Marlins lost three of its last four road games; under is 3-1 in their last four games overall. San Diego won its last two games after a 5-game skid; under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
American League
Red Sox @ Orioles
Pomeranz is 1-0, 5.24 in his first two ’17 starts; Red Sox scored 15 runs in the two games (over 1-1).
Asher allowed one run in 6.1 IP in his first ’17 start, a 2-1 loss in Toronto.
Red Sox won five of their last six games; three of their last four stayed under. Baltimore won six of last eight games- they’re 4-1 at home- their last three home games went over.
Astros @ Rays
Fiers is 0-1, 6.30 in his first two ’17 starts (over 1-1).
Cobb is 1-1, 5.00 in three starts this year (over 2-1).
Astros won seven of last eight games; four of their last five road games went over. Rays won its last six home games; over is 3-1 in their last four home games.
Royals @ Rangers
Karns is 0-0, 1.54 in his first two ’17 starts (over 1-1).
Hamels is 0-0, 4.50 in his three starts; Texas bullpen lost all three games (over 3-0).
Royals won five of their last seven games (under 7-0). Texas lost five of its last seven games; five of their last seven games stayed under total.
Indians @ White Sox
Kluber is 1-1, 6.87 in three starts this month (over 2-1).
Quintana is 0-3, 6.75 in three starts this month (under 2-1).
Indians won their last three games; over is 4-2-1 in their last seven road games. Chicago is 5-1 this season in game following a loss- they’re 2-3 at home. Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Tigers @ Twins
Verlander is 1-1, 6.23 in three starts this month (over 2-1).
Santiago is 1-1, 1.50 in his first three starts (under 2-1).
Detroit lost four of its last five games; over is 6-2 in their road games. Minnesota lost its last four games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven home games.
Blue Jays @ Angels
Latos is making his first ’17 start; he is 71-58, 3.60 in 186 career starts, was 7-3, 4.89 in 12 starts LY, for White Sox/Nationals.
Meyer is making his first ’17 start; he is 1-3, 6.75 in six career MLB starts.
Blue Jays are off to a 3-12 start, 1-5 on road (under 4-2). Angels lost eight of last nine games; their last seven games stayed under, but their last five home games went over.
Mariners @ A’s
Iwakuma is 0-1, 5.40 in three starts this month (over 2-1).
Manaea is 0-1, 6.61 in three starts this month (over 2-1).
Mariners won five of their last seven games; their last three road games went over. Oakland won its last three games; over is 4-2 in its last six games.
Interleague
Bronx @ Pittsburgh
Sabathia is 1-1, 4.50 in three starts this month (under 2-1).
Glasnow is 0-1, 14.85 in two starts this season (over 1-0-1).
New York won nine of its last ten games; over is 4-2 in their road games. Pirates lost their last three games; over is 4-0-2 in their home games.
Record with this pitcher starting
National League
Atl-Phil: Colon 2-1; Hellickson 3-0
Wsh-NY: Roark 2-1; deGrom 1-2
Chi-Cin: Lester 1-2; Adleman 0-0
StL-Mil: Wainwright 0-3; Peralta 3-0
SF-Colo: Cueto 3-0; Chatwood 1-2
LA-Az: Wood 0-1; Walker 2-1
Mia-SD: Conley 2-0; Cahill 0-2
American League
Bos-Balt: Pomeranz 2-0; Asher 0-1
Hst-TB: Fiers 1-1; Cobb 1-2
KC-Tex: Karns 1-1; Hamels 0-3
Clev-Chi: Kluber 2-1; Quintana 0-3
Det-Min: Verlander 2-1; Santiago 1-2
Tor-LA: Latos 0-0; Meyer 0-0
Sea-A’s: Iwakuma 1-2; Manaea 0-3
Interleague
NYY-Pitt: Sabathia 3-0; Glasnow 1-1
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Atl-Phil: Colon 1-3; Hellickson 0-3
Wsh-NY: Roark 1-3; deGrom 1-3
Chi-Cin: Lester 0-3; Adleman 0-0
StL-Mil: Wainwright 1-3; Peralta 1-3
SF-Colo: Cueto 0-3; Chatwood 0-3
LA-Az: Wood 0-1; Walker 0-3
Mia-SD: Conley 1-2; Cahill 1-2
American League
Bos-Balt: Pomeranz 1-2; Asher 0-1
Hst-TB: Fiers 1-2; Cobb 1-3
KC-Tex: Karns 2-2; Hamels 1-3
Clev-Chi: Kluber 0-3; Quintana 1-3
Det-Min: Verlander 0-3; Santiago 0-3
Tor-LA: Latos 0-0; Meyer 0-0
Sea-A’s: Iwakuma 0-3; Manaea 0-3
Interleague
NYY-Pitt: Sabathia 0-3; Glasnow 2-2
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Friday's Diamond Notes
By Kevin Rogers
VegasInsider.com
Hottest team: Yankees (9-1 last 10) at Pirates
Following a 1-4 start to the season, the Bronx Bombers have lost once in their previous 10 contests. New York is one of three teams in the AL East alongside Boston and Baltimore that have won 10 games, as the Yankees finished off their recent homestand at 8-1 after taking two of three from the White Sox. The offense has been terrific for New York lately by scoring at least seven runs five times during this hot stretch.
New York heads to Pittsburgh for an interleague series as CC Sabathia takes the mound for the Yankees. Sabathia is returning to his former dominant self by owning an ERA of 1.47 through three starts as New York has won all three of the southpaw’s outings. However, the Yankees have lost each of their two road series openers this season.
Coldest team: Angels (2-8 last 10) vs. Blue Jays
Los Angeles stormed out of the gate with an impressive 6-2 record, which included consecutive massive comeback victories over Seattle and Texas. The Halos return home following a dreadful 1-5 road swing, capped off by dropping three of four at Houston. The early-season offensive success has disappeared, as the Angels have been limited to two runs or less in each of their last six losses.
All seven games on the road trip finished UNDER the total, but the Angels are 5-1 to the OVER in six home games as the Blue Jays invade Anaheim this weekend. Alex Meyer makes his first start of the season for Los Angeles, as the right-hander posted a 1-2 record and 4.57 ERA in five starts last season. Meyer and the Angels hope to turn around their luck as the Blue Jays own the worst record in baseball at 3-12.
Hottest pitcher: Wily Peralta, Brewers (3-0, 2.65 ERA)
Milwaukee has been a nice surprise in the NL Central through the first three weeks as the Brewers sit one-half game out of first place in the division at 9-8. The Brewers outlasted the Cardinals in the opener of their four-game set, 7-5 on Thursday at Miller Park. Peralta has won all three of his starts in the underdog role, while yielding 11 hits and five earned runs in 17 innings of work. However, the right-hander was winless in three starts against St. Louis last season, even though he struck out 10 in seven innings of a 2-1 home defeat to the Cardinals last August.
Coldest pitcher: Jose Quintana, White Sox (0-3, 6.75 ERA)
The Chicago southpaw started the season opener and was knocked around by Detroit in a 6-3 home defeat. Things haven’t improved for Quintana, who allowed five earned runs in a 6-0 shutout at Minnesota last Saturday to drop to 0-3 on the season. The good news for Quintana is he faces an Indians’ squad that he delivered five quality starts against in 2016, including a pair of 8-1 blowouts over Cleveland last September.
Biggest OVER run: Phillies (6-2 last eight)
Philadelphia finished off a series victory over New York by edging the Mets on Thursday, 6-4. The Phillies easily cashed their fourth straight OVER on a low total of 6½, while scoring at least four runs for the fifth consecutive contest. Philadelphia opens up a series with Atlanta as the Phillies has eclipsed the four-run threshold in five of six games at Citizens Bank Park, while four of the final six matchups last season between these NL East rivals finished OVER the total.
Biggest UNDER run: Royals (7-0 last seven)
Kansas City’s pitching has been outstanding of late by giving up a total of seven runs in the last seven games. Although the Royals lost in 13 innings to the Rangers last night, 1-0, Kansas City registered another UNDER, while allowing only one run in the past 22 innings. The Royals’ offense hasn’t done much by plating only four runs in the previous four games, as Kansas City will draw Texas ace Cole Hamels on Friday. The Rangers are 3-0 to the OVER in Hamels’ three starts this season, but he allowed three earned runs in two victories over the Royals in 2016.
Matchup to watch: Red Sox vs. Orioles
Both these AL East rivals are coming off road victories in extra innings on Thursday as Boston heads to Baltimore. The Red Sox staved off the Blue Jays, 4-1 in 10 innings to pick up their first road series victory of the season, while the Orioles edged the Reds, 2-1 in 10 to move to 4-0-1 in their five series this season.
The one split the Orioles picked up came against the Red Sox at Fenway Park earlier this month. Boston captured the opener of the two-game set, 8-1, while the Orioles rebounded the next night with a 12-5 blowout. Drew Pomeranz topped Dylan Bundy in Game 1 of that series as the two pitchers will get the ball on Friday at Camden Yards.
Pomeranz tossed six innings of four-hit ball, while allowing one earned run in his season debut. Bundy didn’t pitch poorly, giving up three earned runs in 6.1 innings, but the Orioles dropped to 1-3 in his four career starts against the Red Sox.
Betcha didn’t know: Rockies’ right-hander Tyler Chatwood dominated the Giants in his last start by delivering a complete-game, two-hitter in a 5-0 shutout last Saturday. Colorado improved to 4-0 in Chatwood’s past four starts against San Francisco since last May, as the right-hander allowed one earned run in each of those outings. Chatwood’s counterpart, Johnny Cueto, has dominated the Rockies since joining the Giants with San Francisco going 5-0 in the right-hander’s five starts against Colorado.
Biggest public favorite: Cubs (-175) at Reds
Biggest public underdog: Mariners (+125) at Athletics
Biggest line move: Rangers (-140 to -155) vs. Royals
Yankees face Pirates in Pittsburgh
By: Zach Cohen
StatFox.com
The Yankees will be going for a second straight win when they face the struggling Pirates on Friday.
New York’s eight-game winning streak was snapped with a 4-1 loss to Chicago on Tuesday, but the team responded with a 9-1 victory over the White Sox on Wednesday. The Yankees had 11 hits in that game, and it was their third time in four games racking up double digits in hits. They’ll be hoping to keep it up offensively when they take on the Pirates, but that will not be an easy task. While Pittsburgh comes into this game on a three-game losing streak, the Pirates have allowed two or fewer runs in four straight games and five of their past six. Pittsburgh has just been struggling mightily offensively and the bats will need to wake up soon. The starters in this Friday night matchup are set to be LHP C.C. Sabathia (2-0, 1.47 ERA, 11 K) for New York and RHP Tyler Glasnow (0-1, 12.15 ERA, 8 K) for Pittsburgh. The Yankees are an impressive 9-3 against the money line on the road when the total is between 7 and 8.5 when C.C. is on the mound over the past two seasons. New York is also 13-5 against the money line in night games with Sabathia starting in that span. The team is, however, without C Gary Sanchez (Bicep) for the next couple of games. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, was dealt a blow with the suspension of CF Starling Marte. He is serving 80 games, and that is a big loss for the Pirates.
The Yankees are absolutely rolling right now and OF Aaron Judge (.277 BA, 5 HR, 12 RBI) is on fire for the team. Judge really struggled to make contact last year, but he has had two hits in five of the past nine games. He has also hit five homers in that span, and the matchup with Glasnow should be perfect for a power swinger like Judge. Two other guys that are really seeing the ball well are 3B Chase Headley (.396 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI) and 2B Starlin Castro (.368 BA, 3 HR, 10 RBI). Headley has seen his batting average rise from .333 to .396 over the past 10 games, and he has two homers and four RBI in that span. Castro, meanwhile, is a ridiculous 7-for-14 with two doubles, a homer, and four RBI over the past four games. If they can stay hot on Friday then the Yankees should come away with a victory. One reason for that is that Sabathia has been as reliable as they come this season. He has allowed two or fewer earned runs in each of his three starts this season, and he should be able to handle a struggling Pirates lineup.
Tyler Glasnow will be on the mound for the Pirates on Friday, and the righty really needs to get himself on track in this one. Glasnow has allowed nine earned runs in only 6.2 innings of work this season, and Pittsburgh needs him to start pitching further into these contests. Not only is he causing them to fall behind early, but he is also burning out the bullpen when he is forced to leave games so early. Friday’s matchup isn’t very easy, but he can definitely be a bit better if he keeps his walks down. Offensively, the Pirates will be leaning on both OFs Andrew McCutchen (.254 BA, 2 HR, 7 RBI) and Gregory Polanco (.250 BA, 0 HR, 3 RBI) in this one. Both guys have struggled this season, but they’ll need to pick their games up soon.
Weekend Outlook
By Micah Roberts
VegasInsider.com
The Cubs are chasing the Reds for first-place, the Nationals look to continue dominance in New York and the Yankees have won nine of their last 10 heading to Pittsburgh to face the reeling Pirates. Those are just a few of the main storylines heading into the third weekend of MLB action. Here's a look at some of the series I'll be paying close attention to:
Washington (10-5) at N.Y. Mets (8-8 )
Scheduled rotation: Roark vs. de Grom, Gonzalez vs. Harvey, Scherzer vs. Wheeler
Series Price: Mets -130, Nationals +110
The big problem with the Nationals is lack of a closer. Blake Treinen has only blown one save in four opportunities, but his 7.11 ERA is alarming. But this is what the Nationals do and they probably won't go looking for a closer until July. But that's really the only negative right now. There's so much more to be excited about with the Nats right now. Bryce Harper is looking the the 2015 MVP version again batting .400 with six home runs. And it's not just him hitting well right now. The entire team is and their .294 batting average leads baseball. The Mets are second-best in baseball with 24 home runs, but their .219 average is ranked 25th. Still, the Mets have gone 10-5-1 to the Over. Washington has gone 39-14 in its last 53 at New York.
Chicago Cubs (8-7) at Cincinnati (9-7)
Scheduled rotation: Lester vs. Adleman, Arrieta vs. Reed, Lackey vs. Arroyo
Series Price: Cubs -260, Reds +220
The Reds lost 15 of 19 games to the Cubs last season, but they're no pushovers anymore as they lead the World Champs by a half game atop the NL Central. This weekend's series will tell us a lot about who the Reds really, but I'm liking what I've seen so far. The Reds are +18 in run differential, which is second-best in NL behind the Dodgers. Zack Cozart's .405 batting average is third highest in NL. But the real star of the team that no one is talking about is the defense. It's steady every night. They don't beat themselves and their four errors are the second fewest in baseball (Kansas City has just one error).
The Cubs will miss rookie sensation Amir Garrett in the rotation and come loaded with Jon Lester on Friday and Jake Arrieta on Saturday, which is why they are the biggest favorite of the weekend to win the series. If the Reds were able to take two out of three in the series, it would be a major accomplishment.
San Francisco (6-10) at Colorado (10-6)
Scheduled rotation: Cueto vs. Chatwood, Moore vs. Senzatela, Samardzija vs. Freeland
Series Price: Giants -110, Rockies -110
We've got first-place against last-place in the NL West here, but this time around its the surprising Rockies on top. The Rockies have the edge in this series just because they don't have to face Madison Bumgarner, even though the Giants have lost all four of his starts. The star of the Rockies so far has been Greg Holland who leads MLB in saves. Holland is giving Colorado something they've never really had to close games out. He's saved all eight of his opportunities. On Friday the Giants face Tyler Chatwood who is coming off the best outing of his career, and it came at San Francisco. He tossed a complete-game shutout allowing just two hits. The Rockies have a big test in the next six days with a visit from first-place Washington on Monday. The will go home to face the Dodgers.
L.A. Dodgers (8-8 ) at Arizona (10-7)
Scheduled rotation: Wood vs. Walker, Maeda vs. Ray, McCarthy vs. Miller
Series Price: Dodgers -135, Diamondbacks +115
Arizona gets lucky in this series because they won't face Clayton Kershaw who won his third straight start on Wednesday. He was masterful last week against Arizona at Dodger Stadium. When they met last week the Dodgers took the first twoi games, but Arizona bounced back with wins in the final two of the four game series. Arizona comes off a 10-game west coast road trip where they went 4-6, but they now return home where they are 6-1 averaging 6.9 runs a game while hitting .313. They've gone 5-1-1 to the Over in those home games, which is something to look for in this series with the bottom of the rotation. One of the of most pleasant suprises for Arizona has been closer Fernando Rodney who is 5-for-5 in save opportunities. Also, the Arizona pitching staff has surrendered only 11 home runs, which is the lowest total in the NL. Expect lots of runs in this series.
Boston (10-6) at Baltimore (10-4)
Scheduled rotation: Pomeranz vs. Bundy, Wright vs. Asher, Rodriguez vs. Gausman
Series Price: Orioles -115 Red Sox -105
Baltimore got off to a 14-9 April last season and made the playoffs for the third time in the past five seasons and here they are in first-place of the competitive AL East again. They're season win total at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook was 79.5. Buck Showalter just gets the job done no matter what they're rotation looks like and they've been doing it all this year without Chris Tillman who they went 22-8 behind last season. Boston went 11-8 against Baltimore last season, outscoring them 102-82. They split in Boston April 11-12 and the Under has gone 6-1-1 in the past eight meetings.
Detroit (8-7) at Minnesota (7-8 )
Scheduled rotation: Verlander vs. Santiago, Boyd vs. Mejia, Fulmer vs. Gibson
Series Price: Tigers -130, Twins +110
Detroit gets lucky in this series because they don't have to face Ervin Santana and both teams are sliding coming into this series. The Tigers lead the AL Central with Cleveland But the good news for each is that tight AL Central where last-place is only one game back. Detroit comes off being swept at Tampa Bay and manger Brad Ausmus says there going to be changes if the level of play doesn't improve. After a hot start, Minnesota's bullpen is proving to be as bad as many expected and the team has lost four straight coming in. Detroit has gone 20-7 in the last 27 meetings. The Twins have have gone 10-3-2 to the Under this season.
N.Y. Yankees (10-5) at Pittsburgh (6-9)
Scheduled rotation: Sabathia vs. Glasnow, Pineda vs. Taillon, Montgomery vs. Nova
Series Price: Yankees -110, Pirates -110
The Yankees have an MLB-leading +28 run differential, most of it coming at home where they just completed an 8-1 homestand. They went 2-4 on the road to start the season, but they look as though they're starting to jell with the young crop of future stars exceeding expectations. And then there's veterans like Chase Headley second in the AL batting .396 and Starlin Castro third at .368. Aaron Judge has five homers and the starting rotation has looked capable of holding opponents down. The Yankees have won nine of the past 12 meetings and the Pirates come in slumping having been swept at St. Louis by three identical 2-1 scores, the last two coming after Starling Marte got suspended 80 games for taking PED's.
The Cubs visit Pittsburgh on Monday, so the Bucs could find themselves deep in last place heading into May if they don't pick up the pace. Jameson Taillon comes in with the second lowest ERA in the NL at 0.90. The Bucs have stayed Under the total in their last four and six of the last seven. This is a huge series for both squads. Pittsburgh needs some traction and New York's confidence could blow up by winning the series, and of course, we'll all hear about it non-stop because they're the Yankees.
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Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers (-160, 8.5)
The Texas Rangers could be having a pretty good year, if it wasn’t for their bullpen, which has blown five of six save opportunities this season. Hopefully that won’t be a problem when they send Cole Hamels to the mound to take on the Royals.
Hamels hasn’t been light’s out this season, but he’s done his job. The lefty has a 3.50 and three no decisions in three starts this season (thanks again bullpen) and the Rangers are 24-8 in his last 32 home starts.
What makes this game more tempting is Hamels matchup with the Royals. They rank dead last in the majors in runs scored at just 2.73 runs per game, 28th in batting average and 29th in OPS, plus the Royals actually have a worse bullpen than the Rangers in terms of ERA.
Kansas City is also 0-7 in its last seven games against Texas. It may be a steep price, but it’s worth it.
Pick: Rangers -160
San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies (+105, 10)
It’s been role reversal of sorts early on in the National League West as the 6-10 Giants sit in the basement of the division looking up at the 10-6 Rockies.
The Giants offense hasn’t gotten any better this season, as they rank 21st in runs scored at just 3.81 per game, 23rd in OPS and 28th in home runs. The Giants have struggled to score even more against lefties with the Under going 7-0 in the last seven against south paws.
Shockingly, it hasn’t been offense that has carried the Rockies to their 10 wins. Colorado is scoring just 3.38 runs per game this season, while the team ERA is a respectable 3.77.
With elevated Colorado totals and the low run scoring the Rockies are the best Under team in the big leagues at 4-12 O/U. The Under is also 15-3 in the Rockies last 18 home games.
Pick: Under 10
Yesterday's Picks: 0-2
Season to Date: 6-8
Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers
Streaking: Jeremy Hellickson, Philadelphia Phillies (2-0, 1.59 ERA, $401)
Hellickson is picking up where we left off last season, pitching well and leading the Phillies to three wins in his first three starts this year.
The 30-year-old soft tossing righty has pitched to a very good 1.59 ERA and has found success by keeping runners off the bases. Hellickson has a 0.82 WHIP and held opponents to a very low .231 OBP. The Phillies are -115 home chalk against the Braves.
Slumping: Jose Quintana, Chicago White Sox (0-3, 6.75 ERA, $-327)
Quintana was an Under darling in 2016 thanks to how effectively he was throwing the ball, but he tailed off late and it has carried over to 2017.
The 28-year-old lefty has allowed five or more earned runs in two of his first three outings this season and has had real trouble with control, giving up nine walks to just 14 strikeouts this season and a 1.62 WHIP. The White Sox are +145 home dogs against the Indians.
Friday's Top Trends
* The Under is 7-0 in Drew Pomeranz's last seven road starts. O/U: 8.5 @ Baltimore.
* The Indians are 7-0 in Corey Kluber's last seven starts vs. American League Central opponents. Indians -167 @ White Sox.
* The Tigers are 7-0 in their last seven games against a left-handed starter. Tigers -143 @ Twins.
* The Under is 14-1-1 in the last 16 meetings in Tampa Bay between the Astros and Rays. O/U: 8.
Weather to Keep an Eye On
The pitchers could recieve a hand when the Kansas City Royals visit the Texas Rangers on Friday night. The forecast is calling for a strong pitchers wind to be gusting in from right field at 18-20 miles per hour. It will also be warm with temperatures in the low 80's and it will be partly cloudy with a 31 percent chance rain and a chance of thunderstorms later in the evening. The total for the game is currently 8.5.
UMP of the Day
Angel Hernandez: Hernandez will be calling balls and strikes for today's game in Milwaukee where the Brewers will host the St. Louis Cardinals, which might not be the best for the Brewers. Hernandez has been the opposite of a homer ump recently with the road team winning eight of the last 10 games he has officiated. Hernandez also has a strike rate of 63.1 and is 3-1 O/U in the four games he has been behind the plate for this year.