MLB Betting News and Notes Sunday, September 17th, 2017

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National League

Cardinals @ Cubs
Lynn is 1-1, 2.42 in his last four starts; under is 11-3 in his last 14. St Louis is 7-10 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-13-2

Quintana is 2-0, 2.37 in his last three starts (under 6-5 starts with Cubs). Chicago is 5-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-4-3

St Louis is 9-3 in its last 12 games; under is 8-2 in their last ten. Cubs won their last five games, scoring 53 runs; over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Dodgers @ Nationals
Ryu is 2-1, 2.48 in his last seven starts (under 5-2). Dodgers are 3-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-10-4

Strasburg is 3-0, 0.00 in his last four starts; he’s thrown 34 consecutive starts. Under is 6-1 in his last seven starts. Washington is 9-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 14-9-2

Dodgers won their last four games; over is 5-4 in their last nine games. Washington lost four of last five games; under is 7-2-1 in their last ten home games.

Pirates @ Reds
Cole is 0-2, 4.50 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Pirates are 10-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-14-7

Stephenson is 4-1, 4.56 in his last five starts (over 4-0-1). Reds are 3-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-2-1

Pirates lost nine of last ten games; under is 9-2 in their last 11. Reds won four of last six games; under is 7-2-1 in their last ten.

Marlins @ Brewers (Miami will be “home” team, bat last. Game is in Milwaukee, though)
Peters is 0-1, 2.25 in three starts this year (over 2-1). Miami lost both his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-1

Woodruff is 1-2, 3.14 in five starts this year (under 5-0). Brewers are 3-0 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-2-1

Marlins lost 16 of last 19 games; over is 9-1 in their last ten. Milwaukee won six of its last eight games; under is 4-3-1 in their last eight home games.

Mets @ Braves
Gsellman is 1-2, 8.36 in his last three starts (over 12-6). Mets are 3-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-11-1

Teheran is 4-0, 2.08 in his last four starts; under is 5-1-2 in his last eight starts. Atlanta is 4-9 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 14-10-5

Mets lost eight of their last nine road games; over is 10-3-1 in their last 14 road games. Atlanta won five of its last seven games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

Padres @ Rockies
Chacin is 1-2, 5.40 in his last four starts; under is 9-6-1 in his last 16. San Diego is 6-9 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-15-4

Gray is 3-1, 2.25 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Colorado is 5-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-6-2

San Diego lost eight of last 11 games; under is 7-5 in their last 12 road games. Rockies won 10 of their last 13 games; over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games.

Diamondbacks @ Giants
Greinke is 2-0, 2.36 in his last four starts; under is 5-0-2 in his last seven. Arizona is 6-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 18-6-5

Bumgarner is 0-3, 6.50 in his last three starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Giants are 2-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-8-4

Arizona is 18-4 in its last 22 games; under is 5-1-1 in its last seven. Giants lost four 16 of last 21 games; under is 10-3 in their last 13 home games.

American League

White Sox @ Tigers
Covey is 0-2, 7.36 in his last four starts; under is 3-1-2 in his last six. White Sox are 1-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-6-1

Boyd is 0-4, 6.66 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four starts. Detroit is 2-8 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-11-6

White Sox won seven of last eight games; over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Detroit lost 13 of last 16 games; over is 10-3 in their last 13 home games.

Red Sox @ Rays
Rodriguez is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight. Boston is 4-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-11

Odorizzi is 2-2, 7.15 in his last five starts, last three of which stayed under. Tampa Bay is 4-8 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-10-4

Boston won eight of last ten games; over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Tampa Bay lost seven of last nine games; five of their last six games stayed under.

Royals @ Indians
Duffy is 1-1, 5.71 in his last three starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Royals are 5-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-9-4

Kluber is 4-0, 1.41 in his last four starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine starts. Cleveland is 9-5 in his home starts — their first 5-inning record with him: 14-10-2

Royals lost four of last six games; over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Cleveland won 23 of its last 24 games; under is 17-6 in their last 23 home games.

Baltimore @ New York
Jimenez is 0-3, 9.27 in his last five starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Baltimore is 4-8 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-12-3

Gray is 2-3, 2.76 in his last five starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight starts. New York is 2-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-4-1

Orioles lost nine of last ten games; six of their last nine games stayed under. New York won seven of last eight games, last three of which went over.

Mariners @ Astros
Moore is 0-2, 5.30 in his last three starts; under is 5-1 in his last six starts. Seattle won his only road start— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-4-2

Verlander is 2-0, 0.64 in two starts for Houston (under 2-0). This is his first home starts for the Astros— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-0-1

Mariners lost eight of their last 11 road games; nine of their last 12 games overall stayed under. Astros won four of their last five games; over is 6-1 in their last seven games.

Blue Jays @ Twins
Biagini is 0-1, 3.44 in his last three starts (under 7-4). Toronto is 3-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-8-1

Gibson is 4-0, 1.38 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Minnesota is 6-8 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-13-1

Blue Jays lost three of their last four games; under is 12-2-1 in their last 15 games. Minnesota won seven of last ten games; under is 3-1 in their last four home games.

Rangers @ Angels
Gonzalez is 0-1, 18.57 in two starts for Texas (over 2-0). Texas lost his only road start for them— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-1

Richards is 0-1, 1.38 in three starts this year (under 2-1). Angels are 0-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-2

Texas lost eight of last ten games; over is 13-6-1 in their last 20 games. Angels won four of last six games, under is 7-2 in their last nine.

Interleague

A’s @ Phillies
Graveman is 2-0, 4.30 in his last four starts over is 6-2 in his last eight starts. A’s are 1-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-5-5

Alvarez is making his start since 2015; he is 27-34, 3.80 in 92 career starts. He was actually with Oakland last year, but was hurt and didn’t participate.

A’s won seven of their last ten games; over is 6-4 in their last ten road games. Philly won five of its last seven games; over is 4-3 in their last seven home games.

Record with this pitcher starting

StL-Chi: Lynn 14-16; Quintana 7-4 (10-8 )
LA-Wsh: Ryu 11-10; Strasburg 19-6
Pitt-Cin: Cole 16-14; Stephenson 5-3
Mia-Mil: Peters 0-3; Woodruff 2-3
NY-Atl: Gsellman 8-11; Teheran 14-15
SD-Colo: Chacin 15-14; Gray 11-6
Az-SF: Walker 14-11; Stratton 4-3

American League
Balt-NYY: Jimenez 11-12; Gray 3-5 (8-8 )
Bos-TB: Rodriguez 12-9; Odorizzi 10-15
Chi-Det: Covey 3-6; Boyd 8-14
KC-Clev: Duffy 10-11; Kluber 18-8
Sea-Hst: Moore 2-5; Verlander 2-0 (13-15)
Tor-Minn: Biagini 5-10; Gibson 15-11
Tex-LA: Gonzalez 1-1 (9-13); Richards 2-1

Interleague
A’s-Phil: Manaea 12-14; Alvarez 0-0

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning

National League
StL-Chi: Lynn 9-30; Quintana 8-29
LA-Wsh: Ryu 8-21; Strasburg 4-25
Pitt-Cin: Cole 10-30; Stephenson 3-8
Mia-Mil: Peters 2-3; Woodruff 1-5
NY-Atl: Gsellman 9-19; Teheran 8-29
SD-Colo: Chacin 11-29; Gray 4-17
Az-SF: Walker 7-25; Stratton 1-6

American League
Balt-NYY: Jimenez 7-23; Gray 4-24
Bos-TB: Rodriguez 5-21; Odorizzi 7-25
Chi-Det: Covey 6-9; Boyd 8-22
KC-Clev: Duffy 5-21; Kluber 5-26
Sea-Hst: Moore 1-7; Verlander 7-30
Tor-Minn: Biagini 6-15; Gibson 8-26
Tex-LA: Gonzalez 7-24; Richards 0-3

Interleague
A’s-Phil: Manaea 9-26; Alvarez 0-0

Umpires

National League
StL-Chi: Last four Dreckman games stayed under.
LA-Wsh: Over is 8-2-4 in last 14 Wendelstedt games.
Pitt-Cin: Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven Woodring games.
Mia-Mil: Under is 5-2 in last seven Danley games.
NY-Atl: Under is 8-3 in last eleven Bucknor games.
SD-Colo: Four of last five Blaser games went over.
Az-SF: Four of last five Hoberg games stayed under.

American League
Balt-NYY: Under is 3-1-1 in last five Wolcott games.
Bos-TB: Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Carapazza games.
Chi-Det: Under is 7-4 in last 11 Iassogna games.
KC-Clev: Under is 10-2 in last twelve Hernandez games.
Sea-Hst: Seven of last eight Drake games went over.
Tor-Minn: Six of last nine Kulpa games went over.
Tex-LA: Under is 7-3 in last ten Reyburn games.

Interleague
A’s-Phil: Three of last four Bellino games went over.

Interleague play

NL @ AL– 83-56 AL, favorites -$36
AL @ NL– 73-68 NL, favorites +$16
Total: 151-129 AL, favorites -$20

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 70-67-4
AL @ NL: Over 74-61-7
Total: Over 144-128-11

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MLB Betting Picks & Tips
By Adam Burke
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Pittsburgh (-110) at Cincinnati; Total: 9

Gerrit Cole squares off with Robert Stephenson in the series finale at GABP. The Pirates continued their struggles yesterday with just one run off of Sal Romano and the bullpen. Today, their ace is on the mound, but it’s pretty clear that oddsmakers have little respect for Pittsburgh at this point with the small price and the pitching matchup.

Cole owns a 4.04 ERA with a 4.05 FIP and a 3.82 xFIP on the year. He’s on the verge of throwing his first 200-inning season since 2015 and should have at least three more starts to get there. Cole has seen a massive drop in his command this year with a HR/FB% that is more than double last season’s mark and has raised his career average to 9.8 percent. His K/BB rates are solid, but his home run rate is the reason why his ERA is north of 4. Cole allowed five runs in his last start. He worked eight shutout before that. He allowed five runs to Cincinnati the start before that after shutting Cincinnati out for seven innings. Cole has been racking up the strikeouts lately, so the stuff has been good. He has only allowed two home runs in his last five starts. The bad outings have been the result of variance on batted balls and in high-leverage spots.

To me, Cole looks like a guy to back today. The control hasn’t been ideal with nine walks over his last 20 innings, but he’s getting lots of swings and misses and strikeouts. Since the All-Star Break, Cole has 84 K in 79.1 innings with a 3.52/3.46/3.65 pitcher slash. He’s looking to end the season on a high note and he seems to be getting stronger, which is good after how last year went.

Robert Stephenson just isn’t as trustworthy. Stephenson has a 5.45 ERA with a 5.21 FIP and a 5.03 xFIP. This will be his ninth start of the year. Since basically joining the rotation full-time, he has a 3.98 ERA with a 4.41 FIP and a 4.87 xFIP, but he’s somehow managed to pitch around 30 walks in 43 innings. He hasn’t allowed a ton of hard contact in that span and has only allowed one home run over his last six starts and one relief appearance.

I’d look at the Pirates today as a side, but I’d also look at the under with the early Sunday start, the bad Pirates offense, and Cole, who seems to be in a groove.

Oakland (-110) at Philadelphia; Total: 9.5

Henderson Alvarez is back in the big leagues. Remember him? Threw a final day of the regular season no-hitter against the Tigers a few years ago for the Marlins. He’ll face the slumping Sean Manaea and the Oakland A’s in this one. Alvarez spent 2016 in the A’s system, but was never healthy enough to make any MLB appearances. He hasn’t pitched at the MLB level since 2015.

Manaea has seen a massive reversal of fortunes in terms of sequencing variance. He has a 4.65 ERA now with a 4.16 FIP and a 4.49 xFIP. He’s seen his LOB drop down to 69.2 percent. His strikeout rate has taken a tumble as well and his BABIP has gone back up. Since the start of August, Manaea has a 7.41 ERA with a 5.89 FIP and a 5.58 xFIP in his eight starts. He has a .391 BABIP against and a 62.1 percent LOB% in that span. If he was still missing bats, I’d bet on a regression of those numbers, but he’s not. He’s also allowed seven home runs. This is an early start for Oakland a long way from home and I don’t think that this is a matchup that they care too much about.

Henderson Alvarez worked three starts with the Phillies in the minors before getting the chance to make this start. Alvarez has reportedly added velocity, but it didn’t help him miss any bats in those three starts. He only had eight strikeouts in 19 innings. I don’t really know what to expect from him, but I’d be comfortable laying the Philadelphia price as an Oakland fade. The Phillies have a lot of young guys hoping to make an impact in the lineup. Oakland does, too, but this is an early start and they have to head to Detroit after the game. Situationally, this lines up nicely for the home team.

Milwaukee (-125) at Miami; Total: 9

Brandon Woodruff and Dillon Peters are the listed starters for this series finale in Milwaukee with the Marlins “hosting” the Brewers at Miller Park. With the damage done by Hurricane Irma and the clean-up efforts, this series is just being played in Milwaukee, so it has given the Brewers a bit of an advantage in their quest to sneak into the playoffs.

Woodruff has a 3.14/4.17/4.30 pitcher slash in his five starts covering 28.2 innings of work. Woodruff saw some regression in his LOB% in his last outing, but it still sits at 81.8 percent. Prior to his last outing, he had allowed just four runs on 17 hits in 23.2 innings of work. The Pirates got to him last time out, so we’ll have to see how the extreme ground ball pitcher bounces back. Outside of some nerves in his MLB debut, Woodruff has done an excellent job of keeping the ball on the ground, with a 61.5 percent or higher ground ball rate in his last three starts. That makes it tough for teams to score in today’s hitting environment.

Dillon Peters is making the big leagues look fairly easy. The small left-hander has a 2.50 ERA with a 3.71 FIP and a 3.59 xFIP over his first three career starts covering 18 innings. He’s issued a few too many walks, but has 18 strikeouts and hasn’t allowed a whole lot of hard-hit balls. Peters is also keeping the ball on the ground, with two-thirds of his batted balls hit on the ground. I think he’s one of those unfamiliar lefties that can have a ton of success his first time or two around MLB because of his size and arm angle. It’s hard not to have deception as a 5-foot-9 lefty.

Despite my concerns about balls in play and those hit on the ground, I think the under is the way to go here. Stringing together hits is not the preferred way to score runs anymore and it isn’t very easy in today’s homer-happy climate. I’d expect a tight, low-scoring ballgame here. I’d also look to play Milwaukee since the Marlins get to head home and get back to their families and friends after the game.

Los Angeles at Washington (-150); Total: 8

The Dodgers and Nationals square off in D.C. on Sunday Night Baseball. Hyun-Jin Ryu draws the unfortunate circumstance of pitching against Stephen Strasburg in this one. Ryu has worked 117.2 innings after being limited to just over 30 innings last season. He missed all of 2015. I’m a bit worried about guys like that late in the season because there can be a lot of issues, ranging from injuries to simple fatigue.

Ryu doesn’t exhibit any of those concerns, though. In the first half, opposing hitters batted .277/.338/.512. In the second half, they are only batting .221/.308/.346. Ryu’s walk rate is up, though, and he’s been fortunate to strand over 85 percent of his baserunners. I’m not sure if that’s a metric that will regress over his next three starts, but it certainly is something to watch.

If Stephen Strasburg hadn’t missed so much time, he’d probably be in the NL Cy Young conversation. Strasburg has a 2.64/2.79/3.25 pitcher slash on the year and 182 strikeouts in 156.2 innings of work. In his five starts since coming off of the DL, Strasburg has allowed just two runs on 21 hits with a 41/4 K/BB ratio in 35 innings. Obviously there are some regression stats here, like a 97.5 percent LOB% and a .256 BABIP against, but Strasburg has been locating and commanding really well since coming back from the injury.

This is a big spot in primetime and a possible NLCS preview, so I would expect both teams to be fully engaged. I’m not sure Ryu has enough bullets to go toe-to-toe with Strasburg given how he is pitching right now, but laying -150 against the Dodgers isn’t +EV. It’s the way I would go, but this is probably a stay away game, with better betting options in the Green Bay vs. Atlanta game.

The Dodgers visit the Phillies tomorrow and the Nationals are idle, so there isn’t much in the way of situational angles.

Dodgers, Nats meet for Sunday Night Baseball
By: StatFox.com

The Dodgers will be hoping to earn a victory over the Nationals in what could be a preview of the postseason for Sunday Night Baseball.

The Dodgers have not played well as of late, but they added enough of a cushion in the middle of the season for that not to matter that much. They are still very likely going to have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, but these games do matter a bit more for them now. A victory over the Nationals on Sunday would also serve as a morale booster for a team that could certainly use one. As for Washington, this team knows that wins over the Dodgers can at least keep hope alive for home-field advantage. The Dodgers are a bit out in front, but anything can happen and these games directly affect the National League standings. The starters in this Sunday night matchup are going to be LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (5-7, 3.59 ERA, 109 K) for Los Angeles and RHP Stephen Strasburg (13-4, 2.64 ERA, 182 K) for Washington. Both guys have had impressive seasons, but the edge here easily goes to the Nationals on paper. Strasburg is one of the game’s truly elite pitchers, but that doesn’t mean that Ryu isn’t capable of outdueling him here.

The Dodgers have been up-and-down recently, but they did get themselves going a bit heading into the weekend. They’ll now try to separate themselves from the Nationals for one last time, but they’ll need Ryu to be at his best on the hill on Sunday. He was excellent in his most recent start, allowing just one earned run in six innings of work against the Diamondbacks. The Dodgers ended up losing that game 3-1, but Ryu struck out seven batters and another performance like that would definitely be welcomed by his teammates. It is, however, worth noting that Ryu allowed four earned runs in seven innings of work against the Nationals on Jun. 5. While Los Angeles was happy to have Ryu go seven innings in that game, the team will be hoping that he allows three or fewer runs in this one. On offense, 1B Adrian Gonzalez is a guy that just might come through for Los Angeles. He is 7-for-15 with two doubles and two RBI against Strasburg in his career and will be looking forward to getting a crack at him again. 3B Justin Turner could also come through, as he is 2-for-3 with two homers and five RBI against the righty.

The Nationals are hoping to close the gap between them and the Dodgers with a win on Sunday, so they should be pretty happy to have Strasburg taking the ball in such a big game. The righty has been absolutely dominant lately, as he has not allowed a single earned run in his past four starts. He has pitched 29.0 innings over that span, so it’s truly remarkable what he has done. And it’s not like he struggled before this little streak either. Strasburg has allowed two or fewer earned runs in nine of his past 10 outings, but one of those saw him only pitching two innings in a win over Arizona. Still, the point is that the righty is clicking heading into this game and should be able to perform at a high level once again. As for the Nationals offense, one guy that just might produce here is 3B Anthony Rendon. Rendon is 2-for-3 with a double and a homer against Ryu in his career, so he clearly likes something that he sees against the lefty.

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Double-Play Picks

Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals (-150, 8 )

The Dodgers and Nationals meet Sunday night for the final game of their three-game weekend series. The Dodgers have taken the first two games of this potential NLCS preview and seem to have their heads screwed on a bit straighter, winning four in a row after dropping 16 of 17 games.

The Nationals are coasting with a 20-game lead in the National League East. Despite losing four of their last five games, the bright lights of Sunday Night Baseball with your ace starter on the mound will snap any team back into playoff mode.

Nobody in baseball is throwing better than Stephen Strasburg right now, and that includes you Corey Kluber. Strasburg is currently in the midst of a 34-inning scoreless streak and over his last seven starts he owns an ERA of 0.61 and a WHIP of 0.773.

When we saw Strasburg at -145 this morning (since up to -150 and likely headed higher) we almost jumped out of our shorts to get our pick locked in.

Lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu will get the start for the Dodgers. Despite having a decent season, Ryu is the weakest link in a very good Dodgers starting rotation. His team win/loss record is only 11-10 overall and on the road the Dodgers have only won four of his 11 starts. For a team that should easily surpass 100 wins on the season, being only 4-7 in your road starts certainly says something about your performance.

The good news for Ryu is that the Nationals' bats have been in a bit of a funk and are averaging only 2.2 runs per game over their last five. The Under has cashed in five of their last six contests and Under is a remarkable 20-3-3 in their last 26 games vs. National League West opponents.

Back to Strasburg, where three of his last four starts against the Dodgers have cashed Under tickets and six of his last seven starts overall have finished below the total.

Put it all into a blender - Strasburg is awesome, Nats' bats are struggling, Ryu has been OK but not great, and a Sunday Night Baseball playoff atmosphere. This feels like a 3-2 or 4-2 win for the Nationals.

Pick 1: Nationals -150

Pick 2: Under 8

Yesterday's Picks: 1-1

Season To Date: 144-137-14

Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streaking: Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians (16-4, 2.44 ERA, $202)

The Indians clinched the AL Central crown last night and ace Corey Kluber is a big reason why. The Tribe has won 10 of his last 11 starts.

Over his last four starts, he has only allowed five earned runs (1.41 ERA), has a 0.6563 WHIP, struck out 35, and only walked two. That’s a pretty dominating 32 innings of work.

Kluber and the Indians are -230 home chalk today against the Royals.

Slumping: Ubaldo Jimenez, Baltimore Orioles (5-10, 6.75 ERA, $63)

Lots of competition for the slumping spot, but when in doubt look at who is starting for the Baltimore Orioles. Today Ubaldo Jimenez steps on the rubber and he is a worthy addition to the ‘slumping’ list.

Jimenez’s last three trips to the mound have been awful. He is 0-2 (1-2 team win/loss), but has a troubling 9.95 ERA, with a 1.97 WHIP, opponents on base percentage of .397, and given up four homers.

Jimenez and the Orioles are currently +160 road dogs at Yankee Stadium.

Sunday's Top Trends

* Orioles are 1-9 in their last 10 overall. +160 @ Yankees.
* Indians are 10-1 in their last 11 games vs. a left-handed starter. -230 vs. Royals.
* Pirates are 1-10 in Gerrit Cole’s last 11 starts vs. Reds. -106 @ Reds.
* Cardinals are 0-6 in Lance Lynn’s last 6 starts vs. Cubs. +147 @ Cubs.
* Diamondbacks are 11-1 in their last 12 road games. -149 @ Giants.

Weather To Keep An Eye On

Rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast today at Wrigley Field where the Cubs will host the Cardinals. There is a 33-42 percent chance of thunderstorms at first pitch. Things clear up later in the day and they should be able to get the game in.

There is also a chance of thunderstorms developing in Colorado for this afternoon's game between the Rockies and San Diego Padres. It’s looking like a 31-48 percent chance of rain at Coors Field. The weather improves as the day goes along but first pitch might get delayed.

The only wind in the forecast worth mentioning is a 10-14 mile per hour wind blowing out to left-center field at AT&T Park in San Francisco, where the Diamondbacks are in town. The total is currently sitting at 8.5.

Ump Of The Day

Tom Woodring will be calling balls and strikes today at Great American Ball Park where the Reds host the Pirates. In the 21 games he has been behind the plate the Over has cashed in 14 (66.7 percent), leaving him tied for fifth on the Covers Over/Under umpire chart for the season.

Another factor to consider is the total. Today’s total is currently sitting at 9 and the Over is 10-4 (71.4 percent) this season in games called by Woodring with a closing total of 9 or more.