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Defending champion Gary Anderson is still searching for his first Premier League point when he battles Raymond van Barneveld on night four in Aberdeen.The Flying Scotsman has suffered two defeats since missing the opening night of the competition through illness, but will head back to his home country for the latest round of matches on Thursday night, live on Sky Sports.Fellow Scot Peter Wright - who leads the table with three straight wins - is also in action along with Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis at the GE Oil & Gas Arena. Adrian Lewis v James Wade Adrian Lewis endured a frustrating defeat against Michael van Gerwen Lewis was knocked off top spot in the table after a 7-4 defeat against world No 1 Van Gerwen on night three.Jackpot only lost the match by fine margins, missing a dart at double 16 while 5-4 down, and was inches away from completing a spectacular 164 finish in the final leg.After starting the campaign with two wins, Wade has suffered back-to-back defeats and will be trying to rebuild following last weeks 7-4 defeat against the in-form Wright.Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld Anderson has started his title defence with two defeats Anderson has been forced to play catch-up since sitting out his first match with a virus and looked a little rusty in defeats by Van Gerwen and Taylor.But the world champion showed encouraging signs in last weekends 6-1 win over Wade in the final of a UK Open qualifier.Any match against Barney, however, is rarely easy and the Dutchman displayed vintage finishing against Robert Thornton, firing in a 153 checkout in his night three win.Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith Michael van Gerwen enjoyed more success at the weekend Van Gerwen is winning matches with his usual ruthless efficiency and defeated Steve Beaton on Sunday for his third final victory from the six UK Open qualifying events.The Green Machine had a scoring average over 106 against Wade, a little lower than the 111 he managed in his blistering win over Anderson in the previous week.Smith has endured a difficult start to his debut season, but picked up his first point in a gritty 6-6 draw with Dave Chisnall.Phil Taylor v Dave Chisnall Taylor has enjoyed himself on the oche in recent weeks Taylors win over Anderson was even more proof that the Power is far from finished as a title contender.The 55-year-old rattled in 10 140s while overpowering Anderson and has recovered well since a lacklustre loss to Van Barneveld on the opening night.Normally a high-scorer, Chisnall is yet to catch fire during the current campaign and averaged around 96 after snatching a draw with Smith.Peter Wright v Robert Thornton Wright is the only player with an unbeaten record This all-Scottish battle will see Snakebite Wright taking on Thornton, with both men experiencing contrasting fortunes in the competition.Wright is sitting at the Premier League summit after his composed victory over Wade, which saw him finish with a 70 per cent success rate on the doubles. Peter Wright brought the house down in Dublin after checking out on 161 in his match against James Wade. But Thornton is rock-bottom of the table and his scoring average slipped below 90 in his most recent loss to Van Barneveld.Watch night four of the Premier League this Thursday night, starting at 7pm on Sky Sports 1. Or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV.Also See:Mardle has faith in AndoWright top as MVG sinks LewisSky Bets darts oddsOn Sky TVFake Bulls Jerseys . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands. Bulls Jerseys 2020 . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. https://www.cheapbulls.com/ . 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The Cubs scratched three runs across off Trevor Bauer in the fourth inning, and Aroldis Chapman threw 42 pitches to get the final eight outs.?-- David SchoenfieldInside the pitching matchupWhen Jake Arrieta is on the mound: The 2015 Cy Young Award winner took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in Game 2, though that was a case of his being effectively wild, as he walked three batters and threw 98 pitches in 5 2/3 innings. He has pitched six innings and five innings, respectively, in his other two starts this postseason, so if that pattern continues, Joe Maddon will have to bridge some outs from Arrieta to Aroldis Chapman.Arrieta threw just 40 percent of his pitches in the strike zone in Game 2, his lowest rate all season. The cold weather in that game might have been a factor, but game-time temperatures for Game 6 are expected to be much higher, in the upper 60s. Arrieta has regained the confidence to throw his cutter/slider after losing the feel for it midseason, which led to some of his control issues. Against the lefty-heavy lineups he has seen in October, Arrieta has thrown that pitch a lot, including 21 times against the Indians in Game 2. Opponents are 5-for-25 against it in the postseason, with six strikeouts and no walks. Its not quite the wipeout pitch it was last year or in April, but its back to being a pitch he can throw inside to left-handed hitters.Even when he was walking guys in the second half, Arrieta remained difficult to hit, as he induces a lot of soft contact with his two-seamer. He doesnt throw his curveball as often as the hard cutter/slider, but it had a strikeout rate of better than 40 percent in the regular season. Arrieta doesnt do a very good job holding runners -- base stealers were 23-for-26 off him -- so the Indians might be aggressive if they get on.?-- SchoenfieldWhen Josh Tomlin is on the mound: Tomlin has been the Tribes secret weapon in October; he has allowed three runs in 15 1/3 innings, and the Indians have won all three of his starts. Tomlin is starting on three days rest for just the second time in his career, and he pitched much better this season with more rest; he posted a 5.42 ERA in 15 starts on four days rest and a 3.47 ERA after five days or more. He threw only 58 pitches in his Game 3 outing.Tomlin hits only 87-88 mph with his fastball, and he isnt going to beat himself, as he had the lowest walk rate among qualified starters. He pounds the zone with his fastball, cutter, changeup and curveball; he surrendered 36 home runs in 174 innings during the regular season but has allowed just one long ball in his past seven starts, a span of 41 innings.Tomlin has gone heavy on the curveball this postseason. After throwing it about 16 percent of the time in the regular season, he has thrown it 34, 42 and 26 percent of the time in his three playoff starts. If his curveball is working again, thats bad news for the Cubs. According to Mike Petriello of Statcast, the Cubs had the lowest average exit velocity in the majors against curveballs, as well as the lowest contact rate when swinging at curveballs. Tomlin threw 15 of them in Game 3, including five first-pitch curves, and the Cubs went 0-for-5, plus three other swing-and-misses and one foul ball.Javier Baez in particular has looked brutal against breaking balls in this series, and Addison Russell hit .122 against curveballs in the regular season. Im guessing Tomlin will once again go heavy on the breaking ball, and Terry Francona will once again have a quick hook if the Indians are leading in the fifth or sixth inning.?-- SchoenfieldPlayer in the spotlightKyle Schwarber. Hell be back in the lineup as the DH, which helps extend a Cubs lineup that hasnt had much production past the first four hitters. Schwarber has slugged .578 against right-handed pitchers in his brief career, but he is hitting just .121 in 34 plate appearances that ended in curveballs.?-- SchoenfieldDid you know ...The most recent road team to win Game 6 of a World Series and force a Game 7 was the 1997 Indians. They defeated the Marlins and Kevin Brown?4-1. Winning pitcher Chad Ogea not only defeated the Marlins ace but also had two RBIs.The Indians went on to lose to the Florida Marlins in Game 7 and extend their championship drought.?-- ESPN Stats & InformationWhat will decide the gameThe team with the better rate of turning ground balls into outs has won four of the five games in this series. The exception was when the Indians won Game 4.During the regular season, the Cubs ranked first in the majors in turning ground balls and bunts into outs (77 percent). The Indians ranked third, just behind the Giants (both at 76 percent). In the postseason, the Indians have converted 77 percent and the Cubs 76 percent.Why is this important to know for these pitchers? Because its important to their success. Arrieta had the highest ground ball out rate in MLB among pitchers with 15-plus starts in 2016 (84 percent).dddddddddddd Tomlin ranked third in the majors and first in the AL (81 percent).?--?Mark Simon, ESPN Stats & InfoThe man in blueJoe West has 39 years of experience, the longest run by an umpire in major league history. This is his sixth World Series (1992, 1997, 2005, 2009 and 2012 are the others).Top thing to know: West does not call a lot of strikes.West ranks as the fourth-least likely umpire to call a strike in MLB this season, and he has one tendency that stands out: Relative to other umpires, West rarely calls the pitch in the lower-third (and below) area a strike. The gap between him and the umpire who ranks second-least in calling those pitches is about as big as the gap between the ump who ranks second and the ump who ranks 22nd.For a right-handed pitcher, West will call the high strike and the outside strike often to a left-handed hitter. The area for a right-handed hitter in which he calls strikes often is the inside corner.For a left-handed pitcher, West doesnt call the inside strike often to a left-handed batter. He will to a right-handed batter, though. When a left-handed batter is at the plate, hell call a high outside pitch a strike a lot. For a right-handed batter, hell also call pitches in that spot (which is inside for a righty).Who does this favor? Cubs catchers excel at getting the low strike, while Roberto Perez is very good at getting the high strike, so it would seem to favor the Indians.It seems highly unlikely that we would see an ejection, but West did have six ejections this season. In fact, he ejected Francona and Maddon from separate games nine days apart in September!Those six ejections tied for fourth among umps. West led umpires with eight ejections in 2015. -- Simon, ESPN Stats & InfoBetting guide for Game 6Westgate line: Chicago Cubs (Arrieta)-140 at Cleveland Indians (Tomlin) +130 Over/under: 7 (-120 over)Game 6 PickCenter: 55 percent picking ClevelandJoe Peta: One of the fun things about writing daily for a series that goes six of seven games is the ability to conduct a comparative pricing analysis. When Josh Tomlin started Game 3 versus Kyle Hendricks, the Cubs were listed as -220/+200 favorites at first pitch. That game, of course, was at Wrigley Field, and applying the standard 8 percent adjustment for home field versus a neutral location (applied twice as were switching to Cleveland) yields an equivalent line of -155/+145 for tonights game. Click here for moreWho will win?Jake Arrieta was terrific in his previous outing. So was Josh Tomlin, but there is a stuff discrepancy here. Plus, Tomlin didnt have to deal with Kyle Schwarber as DH. Cubs win 6-2 to force an epic Game 7. -- Bradford Doolittle Well finally have a higher-scoring affair, but the clock will strike midnight on the Cubs comeback, as the Indians will take a middle-of-the-game lead and hold on with their vaunted bullpen. A 5-4 win will give the Indians the championship.?-- Jesse Rogers On Sunday night, Cubs fans got to see the W fly over Wrigley after a World Series game for the first time since 1945. Now its Indians fans turn to rejoice. Josh Tomlin will continue his late-season roll, the Indians will scratch out an early run, and the dynamic duo of Andrew Miller and Cody Allen will do the rest. Then they will all party at Napolis, as the Indians win their first World Series in 68 years.?-- Scott Lauber?Ive picked against the Indians basically throughout the whole playoffs. Now, having spent so much time in this city, Cleveland has grown on me. So for the sake of the people of Believeland, I will pick ... the Cubs.This is probably very good news for Terry Francona, LeBron James and all the nice folks Ive met in these parts. If you want a baseball reason, the Cubs have the advantage in starting pitching. Of course, every time someone not named Corey Kluber has started for the Indians, the other club had the advantage, but the Indians still usually won. -- Andrew MarchandAfter clinching the American League Central title, the Division Series and the AL pennant on the road, the Indians are ready to claim the biggest prize of their season at Progressive Field. Although its a comforting feeling to know staff ace Corey Kluber is ready to go in Game 7, Cleveland is ready to apply the hammer behind Josh Tomlin in Game 6. The Indians will muster enough early offense to get the ball to Andrew Miller and Cody Allen and put an end to Major League Baseballs second-most notable championship drought.?-- Jerry CrasnickWhere the Series standsThe series moves back to Cleveland, which some have hypothesized could help the Cubs, as it not only allows them to start Schwarber but also gets them away from the pressure of winning in front of the home fans. I dont know if I buy that, especially considering the Indians hit much better at home -- 136 points higher in OPS -- and returning to the AL game allows Francona to insert Andrew Miller and Cody Allen without worrying about pinch hitting for them. Its all hands on deck. The Cubs know they have to stay alive, and the Indians know they have Corey Kluber in reserve for Game 7.?-- Schoenfield ' ' '