Tuesday 5-8-18 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Mike Lundin

May 08 '18, 7:40 PM in 2h
MLB | Indians vs Brewers
Play on: Indians -1½ -101 at pinnacle

#MLB FREE PICK FROM MIKE LUNDIN
The Milwaukee Brewers were shut out for the seventh time in 35 games when they fell 9-0 to Pittsburgh on Sunday. Tonight they'll come up against the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber (5-1, 2.41 ERA) who has won five straight games and posted a quality start in each of his seven appearances on the season. Indians are 23-5 in Kluber's last 28 starts when their opponent scores two runs or fewer in their previous game.
This will be Kluber's first career start against the Brew Crew who hand the ball to Wade Miley (1-0, 1.50 ERA). The left-hander s 1-3 with a 5.33 ERA in five career outings against the Tribe and this will be just his second start of the year after getting sidelined by a groin injury during spring training.
Cleveland has lost four of its last five games but should get the job done here.
Free pick on Cleveland Indians -1.5.

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MLB

Tuesday, May 8


Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streaking: Luis Severino, New York Yankees (5-1, 2.11 ERA, $500)

New rule: If you toss a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts against the defending World Series champs, you automatically qualify as the Streaking Starter for your next outing. That is exactly what Luis Severino did last week against the Astros. Oh, he also owns a team win/loss record of 6-1 and is the No. 5 starting pitcher in baseball on our starter money statistics table at +5.00 units.

Severino has only one hiccup on his game log in 2018 and it came at the hands of the Red Sox - the same team he faces today as a -200 favorite.

Slumping: Danny Duffy, Kansas City Royals (0-4, 5.63 ERA, $-734)

The Kansas City Royals have lost all seven of Danny Duffy's starts thus far in 2018 and he is the fourth worst starting pitcher on our starter money statistics table at -7.34 units. Duffy had some tough-luck losses early on, but he has been awful in his last three outings with an ERA of 7.79, a WHIP of 1.7308, and six home runs allowed.

Duffy and the Royals are +145 underdogs today in Baltimore against Dylan Bundy and the Orioles.

Tuesday's Top Trends

* Under is 11-0 in the last 11 meetings between the Twins and Cardinals. MIN/STL total: 8.
* Yankees are 21-5 in Luis Severino's last 26 starts. -105 today vs. Mets.
* Royals are 0-7 in their last seven meetings with the Orioles in Baltimore. +145 today @ O's.
* Over is 13-3 in Indians' last 16 overall. CLE/MIL total 8.
* Marlins are 1-8 in their last nine meetings with the Cubs in Chicago.
* White Sox are 3-13 in their last 16 home games. +125 today vs. Pirates.
* Angels are 8-0 in their last 8 meetings with the Rockies in Denver. +110 today @ COL.
* Under is 10-1-1 in Sean Manaea's last 12 starts overall. HOU/OAK total: 8.
* Padres are 0-6 in Clayton Richard's last six starts vs. Nationals. +115 today vs. Nats.

Weather Watch

It's going to be a beautiful spring day across Major League Baseball today with only a few clouds in the forecast and fully clear skies for most outdoor stadiums.

Winds will also be light, and a non-factor, for most games with Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas being the lone exception. Winds are expected to be blowing in from right field at 13-16 miles per hour for tonight's game between the Tigers and Rangers (total: 9.5).

Ump of the Day

Doug Eddings will be calling balls and strikes tonight in Oakland where the Astros will be in town to take on the A's, and this is great news for the defending champs.

Eddings has been behind the plate five times during the 2018 season and the road team has won all five games. If you go back a bit further into his past results, the road team has won his last eight games behind the dish dating back to last season.

The Astros are -135 faves in Oakland tonight.