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Miami Marlins - Cincinnati Reds : Under 9.5

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Stephen nover

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Atlanta -120

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Friday's Diamond Notes
July 28, 2017

Hottest team: Indians (7-0 last seven) vs. White Sox

Following an up and down first three months of the season, the defending American League champions are starting to roll. Granted, the Indians don’t own the longest winning streak in baseball (Royals have won eight straight), but Cleveland rebounded from a 1-5 Bay Area road trip to sweep its seven-game homestand. The Tribe dropped 21 runs on the Angels in the first two victories of their series before edging the Halos on Thursday, 2-1 to improve to 10-1 in the past 11 games at Progressive Field.

Cleveland travels to Chicago to face the last place White Sox as the Indians own a 3-5 record in their past eight road series openers. Danny Salazar is coming off his best start of the season as the Indians’ right-hander tossed seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball in a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Salazar has failed to beat the White Sox in two starts this season, losing as a -230 and -185 favorite, but managed to strike out 20 batters in 11 innings.

Coldest team: Athletics (3-7 last 10) vs. Twins

Both Oakland and Minnesota were swept in their past series on the road, but the A’s found new ways to lose. The A’s blew a ninth inning lead in each of the final two defeats at Toronto, while dropping Thursday’s contest to the Blue Jays, 8-4 on a walk-off grand slam in extra innings. Oakland finished off its road trip at 1-6, while scoring 12 runs in the final five games.

The A’s return home where they have won six of their past eight games at the Coliseum. Oakland squares off with a Minnesota squad that is 4-10 since erasing a 6-0 deficit in a 9-6 victory over Baltimore on June 7. Daniel Gossett is coming off his second career victory for Oakland after edging the Mets, 3-2 this past Sunday as a +140 underdog. The A’s are 1-5 in Gossett’s six starts as a ‘dog this season, as Oakland opened at +100 against Minnesota.

Hottest pitcher: Parker Bridwell, Angels (4-1, 3.09 ERA)

Who? The 25-year old Texas native is unbeaten in three July starts, while allowing a total of four earned runs in this stretch. Two of those three Los Angeles victories came against Boston and Tampa Bay (both above .500 teams) and a solid Minnesota team that has stumbled recently. Bridwell has been a solid underdog this season as L.A. is 5-1 in his six starts, including three road victories as a ‘dog of +140 or higher. The Angels look to snap a three-game skid with a trip to Toronto, as the Jays have won four straight.

Coldest pitcher: Jordan Zimmermann, Tigers (6-8, 5.81 ERA)

Detroit showed signs of life after taking two of three last weekend at Minnesota, but the Tigers went backwards after returning home to face the red-hot Royals. The Tigers were swept by Kansas City, while plating only six runs in the three-game set. Zimmermann has struggled this entire season and the task doesn’t get easier when he faces Houston in the series opener at Comerica Park. The right-hander has allowed at least four earned runs in four of his past five starts, while not escaping the fourth inning in a 6-5 defeat at Minnesota last Saturday.

Biggest OVER run: Braves (7-1 last eight)

Atlanta finishes off the third leg of its road trip in Philadelphia this weekend after hitting the OVER in six of the first seven games at Los Angeles and Arizona. The Braves’ offense has exploded in its last three wins by scoring 6, 12, and 8 runs, but the pitching was lit up in the past two losses at Arizona by allowing 20 runs. Julio Teheran starts the opener at Philadelphia, as the Braves’ righty has finished UNDER the total in five of his past six starts, while facing the Phillies for the first time this season.

Biggest UNDER run: Mariners (10-5 last 15)

Seattle has shown inconsistency at home recently as the M’s welcome in the Mets for an interleague series. The Mariners are 3-4 on their current homestand, while being limited to one run or fewer in three of those defeats. Three of the previous four home series openers have finished UNDER the total for the Mariners, as left-hander Ariel Miranda heads to the mound. Miranda is riding a four start OVER streak, while Seattle and its opponents have combined for at least 10 runs in each of his past five trips to the hill.

Matchup to watch: Royals vs. Red Sox

Yes, Kansas City qualified for the hottest team in baseball, but we’d figure they would be better suited in this category. The Royals travel to Fenway Park looking to extend their winning streak to nine games following sweeps of the White Sox and Tigers. Kansas City sits two games behind Cleveland in the AL Central at the 100-game mark, while owning a 53-47 record at this point compared to a 49-51 ledger in 2016.

The Royals send out southpaw Jason Vargas in the opener, who is winless in his last three starts. Vargas already has won the second-most games in a season in his career with 12 victories, including a 5-2 mark on the highway. Kansas City has cashed at a solid clip when Vargas starts as an underdog, posting an 8-2 record, while the Royals are 7-4 in their past 11 opportunities as a road ‘dog.

The Red Sox return home following a 2-4 road swing, but was capped off by a 4-0 shutout of the Mariners on Wednesday. Boston has won seven of its previous eight home series openers as the Sox trot out David Price to the mound. Price was touched up for six runs in five innings of a 7-3 defeat to the Angels his last time out, as the Sox are 1-2 in his previous three starts. The Red Sox have lost three straight series to the Royals since the beginning of 2016, including dropping two of three at Kauffman Stadium in June.

Betcha didn’t know: The Rangers struggle mightily when Andrew Cashner takes the mound following a victory in his last start. Texas has compiled a 1-5 record in this situation after Cashner beat the Rays as a +165 underdog his last time out on July 22. The Orioles invade Arlington owning a dreadful 3-10 record in their past 13 series openers, but one of those wins came over Cashner and the Rangers at Camden Yards on July 17.

Biggest public favorite: Dodgers (-290) vs. Giants

Biggest public underdog: Phillies (+110) vs. Braves

Biggest line move: Cubs (-135 to -155) at Brewers

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100* Mariners -150

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