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SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Lots Of Baseball

Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers Friday, July 27, 2018, 7:10 pm ET CLEVELAND -200 The projection model forecasts a win by the Indians more than 70 percent of the time Friday against the Tigers, and with a margin of nearly two runs per contest. These numbers justify a play on the large favorite. The Indians are on a 6-1 road clip and are 22-7 when Carlos Carrasco starts against losing opponents. The Tigers are on a 1-5 home stretch against right-handed starters. SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh (120-87 in last 207 MLB picks) Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago White Sox Friday, July 27, 2018, 8:10 pm ET TORONTO -150 Let’s keep rolling with a Friday night play on the South Side. White Sox starter Reynaldo Lopez has a 1.63 WHIP over his last six starts, while Toronto’s Marcus Stroman is starting to flash his previous form. The Blue Jays are mediocre at best, but they really handle bottom-barrel teams. Back Toronto to improve to 18-5 in its last 23 versus sub.-400 teams. SportsLine Expert: Larry Hartstein (83-62 in last 145 MLB ML picks) Matt Chapman and Marcus Semien (Photo Credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Oakland Athletics vs. Colorado Rockies Friday, July 27, 2018, 8:40 pm ET UNDER 11.5 My data suggests there will be a maximum of nine runs crossing the plate Friday between the Athletics and Rockies in Colorado, providing a massive value position on the Under against a total of 11.5. Oakland is on a 7-3-2- run to the Under in interleague contests, while Colorado has played Under in five straight home games against left-handed starters. SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh (120-87 in last 207 MLB picks) Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels Friday, July 27, 2018, 10:07 pm ET My numbers see the Mariners toppling the Angels in 60 percent of simulations for their Friday matchup, giving us a must-play on the slight road underdog. The Mariners have won nine straight starts by Wade LeBlanc against opponents with losing records and are 7-3 in their past 10 Friday games. The Angels are 5-11 when Andrew Heaney takes the mound against opponents with winning records. SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh (120-87 in last 207 MLB picks) > > MORE: See all MLB picks Ryan Braun (Photo Credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants Friday, July 27, 2018, 10:15 pm ET UNDER 7.5 Chase Anderson doesn’t give up much and its helped eight of his last nine starts stay Under the total, including his last five. But the Brewers don’t give him much support and have lost six of his last 10 starts. Madison Bumgarner was a bit wild in his last start, but the Giants are 4-2 in his last six starts. The Giants are in a bit of a funk right now, but most of the recent losses have been on the road. At home, they’re 31-20. The best play here is the Under. SportsLine Expert: Micah Roberts (11-5 in last 16 MLB ML picks)

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Build-A-Bear Promotion Goes Out Of Control As Crowds Mob Stores

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A sweet deal to score children fuzzy new friends went wrong Thursday when overwhelmed Build-A-Bear Workshop stores across the nation shut down a special promotion halfway through the day, leaving thousands of children and parents disappointed. The promotion priced the company’s stuffed animals equal to each child’s age, starting at $1. Customer response went far beyond expectations. Huge lines were reported outside stores in Boston , San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and New York. At around 1:45 p.m., the company tweeted that all stores would stop taking new orders today. “Urgent Alert: Per local authorities, we cannot accept additional Guests at our locations due to crowd safety concerns. We have closed lines in our stores. We understand some Guests are disappointed and we will reach out directly as soon as possible,” the company posted on Twitter. **Urgent Alert: Per local authorities, we cannot accept additional Guests at our locations due to crowd safety concerns. We have closed lines in our stores. We understand some Guests are disappointed and we will reach out directly as soon as possible. https://t.co/aSFfPCcfsG pic.twitter.com/WZJ53tOAEH — Build-A-Bear Workshop (@buildabear) July 12, 2018 By mid-afternoon, the retailer had issued an apology to customers and offered vouchers for children to get their stuffed animals another day. “We feel it is important to share that, based on the information available to us before the day began, we could not have predicted this reaction to our Pay Your Age Day event,” the company statement said. “We understand that many Guests were turned away as, due to safety concerns created by the crowds, authorities in certain locations closed Build-A-Bear stores and, in other locations, we were forced to limit the line.” Social media tracked huge turnout at the retailers across the county. Build-A-Bear Workshop On 34th Street, Manhattan Outside the @buildabear on 34th….Part 1 @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/62mu5FkGm7 — Alice Gainer (@GainerTV) July 12, 2018 Outside @buildabear on 34th continued ….. @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/VzN7WDEN5Q — Alice Gainer (@GainerTV) July 12, 2018 Staten Island Mall: Menlo Park Mall in New Jersey: Paramus Park in New Jersey: This is the line at @ParamusPark for the @buildabear pay your age day. Mall management and security are present, handling the crowd well despite the fact they were caught off guard. pic.twitter.com/zm8v5hG8zb — (@APH005) July 12, 2018 Around The County: No, really. This is the line at Mall of America, where Build-A-Bear-Workshop is promoting their “Pay Your Age Day” deal, which was so popular they eventually had to cut off the line. | https://t.co/kJ9Mhu6u2h pic.twitter.com/1PPDrKUbir — WCCO – CBS Minnesota (@WCCO) July 12, 2018 Wow. The Pay Your Age Day crowds at Build-A-Bear are huge. Hundreds of people lined up OUTSIDE Valley Fair Mall in San Jose… pic.twitter.com/kLPL7upnsJ — scott budman (@scottbudman) July 12, 2018 Build-A-Bear is overwhelmed with customers they have cut the line off at Chandler Mall in Arizona they are asking people not to come… They have handed out $15 off dollar coupons. #12News #BuildABear #Longlines pic.twitter.com/aAptX3vbDt — PhillipMathews (@PhillipMathews) July 12, 2018 Prov Place Mall acting like somethin fire just dropped. Nah just some build a bear day special pic.twitter.com/tIdleRfkFn — Trev (@Trevytrev401) July 12, 2018 People in line at the Altamonte Mall Build-A-Bear Workshop for the “Pay Your Age” promotion @MyNews13 pic.twitter.com/suH8YVc4UQ — Ashley Carter (@AshleyLCarter1) July 12, 2018 Yep..this is the line at the mall of GA for build a bear I don't even see the store pic.twitter.com/rkk3Ebe3s5 — Becky (@rebecsierra) July 12, 2018 Photo Credit: Jamie Laureen Armstrong Photo Credit: Jamie Laureen Armstrong The photos above were taken at the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Ill. Both the pictures feature a look at the line inside and outside the mall for the Chicago suburbs’ Build-A-Bear Workshop. The major mall is located northwest of Chicago.

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Sportsline’s Top Weekend Picks: Baseball Rolls On

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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Friday, July 6, 2018, 7:05 pm ET PITTSBURGH -105 Current Phillies are 3 for 27 against Trevor Williams, who gets the nod for the Pirates in Friday’s series opener. The Phillies have won only one of Nick Pivetta’s last seven starts. Back the hosts at this nice price. SportsLine Expert: Larry Hartstein (64-51 in last 115 MLB ML picks) Max Kepler (Photo Credit: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins Friday, July 6, 2018, 8:10 pm ET UNDER 9 I’m projecting eight runs for Orioles-Twins on Friday, giving us a solid lean to the Under. The Under is cashing in a whopping 70 percent of my simulations. SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh (94-65 in last 159 MLB picks) San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Friday, July 6, 2018, 9:40 pm ET ARIZONA -136 I’m banking on Zack Godley’s history against the Padres here more than anything else. While his career numbers against San Diego aren’t great, his numbers against current Padres hitters are solid. They’ve hit .265/.312/.353 against him in 111 PA. What’s hidden in those numbers is that most of the damage has come courtesy of Wil Myers (7/15, 1 HR, 5 RBI). The rest of the team is a combined 20/87 with three doubles and two RBIs. SportsLine Expert: Tom Fornelli (16-7 in last 23 MLB picks) Photo Credit: Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies vs. Seattle Mariners Friday, July 6, 2018, 10:10 pm ET SEATTLE -135 The Mariners are 21-5 in their last 26 at Safeco Field, and I’ll ride them again Friday night behind Felix Hernandez, who has been much better at home this season. Yes, German Marquez has been brilliant lately. But we’re getting a reasonable price with a dominant home team. Lay it. SportsLine Expert: Larry Hartstein (64-51 in last 115 MLB ML picks) > > MORE: See all MLB picks St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants Friday, July 6, 2018, 10:15 pm ET SAN FRANCISCO -110 The Giants are winning 63 percent of my simulations, making them a strong play at -110. Dereck Rodriguez has allowed one run and 10 hits over his last two starts (13.1 innings), striking out 11. San Fran has won four straight behind him. SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh (94-65 in last 159 MLB picks)