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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, April 23

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 23

NL games
Milwaukee (11-7) @ Cubs (9-9)
? Anderson is 2-1, 3.18 in his first three starts.
? Milwaukee is 2-1 in his starts.
? over 1-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 1-2, 3.55 in five starts vs Chicago.

? Brewers won 10 of their last 14 games.
? Milwaukee is 7-2 on road.
? under 7-2 on road.
? scored run in first inning: 6-18
? record in first 5 innings: 9-6-3

? Hendricks is 0-2, 6.92 in three starts.
? Cubs are 0-3 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 9-6, 2.72 in 24 starts vs Milwaukee.

? Cubs won four of their last five games.
? Chicago is 7-5 at home.
? 12 of last 17 games stayed under the total.
? scored run in first inning: 5-18
? record in first 5 innings: 8-9-1

Washington (7-9) @ Mets (7-7)
? Fedde is 1-1, 6.35 in his three starts.
? Nationals are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 0-1, 5.19 in 8 games (3 starts) vs New York.

? Washington won four of its last six games.
? Nationals are 2-4 on the road.
? under 10-4 last 14 games
? scored run in first inning: 4-16
? record in first 5 innings: 3-7-6

? deGrom is 1-1, 1.80 in his first three starts.
? Mets are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 1-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 8-4, 2.61 in 20 starts vs Washington.

? Mets lost four of their last five games.
? Mets are 4-1 at home.
? Under 4-1 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 3-14
? record in first 5 innings: 7-7

Arizona (9-10) @ Atlanta (8-10)
? Weaver is 1-1, 3.78 in three starts.
? Arizona is 2-1 in his starts
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 1-1, 4.86 in three starts vs Atlanta.

? Arizona won its last four games.
? Arizona is 7-7 on the road.
? over 4-0 last four games
? scored run in first inning: 4-19
? record in first 5 innings: 9-9-1

? Wright allowed two runs in 4.1 IP (78 PT) in his first start.
? Braves are 1-0 in his starts.
? under 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-1
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0
? He gave up a run in one inning in relief vs Arizona.

? Braves won four of their last six games.
? Atlanta is 3-4 at home.
? Over is 6-1 in their home games.
? scored run in first inning: 7-18
? record in first 5 innings: 6-7-5

Cincinnati (9-9) @ St Louis (8-10)
? Gray allowed two runs in 4.1 IP in his first start (71 PT).
? Reds are 1-0 in his starts.
? under 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-1
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1
? He is 1-2, 3.86 in five starts vs St Louis.

? Cincinnati lost four in row, 8 of its last 11 games.
? Reds are 7-5 at home, 2-4 on road.
? Over 5-1 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 5-18
? record in first 5 innings: 9-8-1

? Kim allowed three runs in three IP in his first start (68 PT).
? Cardinals won his first start, 9-4.
? over 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-1
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0
? He threw 11 shutout innings in two starts vs Cincinnati LY.

? Cardinals lost eight of their last 11 games.
? St Louis is 2-4 at home.
? Under 3-1 last four games.
? scored run in first inning: 3-18
? record in first 5 innings: 5-10-3

Philadelphia (9-9) @ Colorado (6-12)
? Velasquez is making his first ?21 start.
? He is 28-35, 4.74 in 134 MLB games (106 starts)
? He is 2-1, 4.97 in seven starts vs Colorado, 1-1, 5.31 in four starts at Coors Field.

? Phillies lost eight of their last 12 games.
? Phillies are 1-5 on road.
? 10 of last 15 games went over.
? scored run in first inning: 6-18
? record in first 5 innings: 7-9-2

? Marquez is 1-1, 3.57 in four starts.
? Colorado is 2-2 in his starts.
? over 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2
? He is 2-1, 3.38 in four starts vs Philly.

? Colorado won three of its last four games.
? Rockies are 6-5 at home.
? Under 10-3-1 last 14 games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-18
? record in first 5 innings: 9-7-2

Miami (8-10) @ San Francisco (12-7)
? Alcantra is 0-1, 3.65 in his first four starts.
? Marlins are 2-2 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
? He is 0-1, 2.70 in four games (3 starts) vs San Francisco.

? Marlins won seven of their last 11 games.
? Miami is 4-3 on the road.
? under 4-2 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 5-18
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-5

? Webb is 0-1, 5.65 in his first three starts.
? Giants are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Miami.

? Giants are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
? Giants are 6-1 at home.
? 13 of last 17 games stayed under
? scored run in first inning: 3-19
? record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3

San Diego (11-10) @ Dodgers (14-5)
? Darvish is 1-1, 1.35 in his last three starts.
? Padres are 3-1 in his starts.
? over 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-2
? Darvish is 0-1, 1.29 in two starts vs LA.

? Padres lost six of their last nine games.
? San Diego is 6-2 on the road.
? 14 of last 19 games stayed under
? scored run in first inning: 5-21
? record in first 5 innings: 7-12-2

? Kershaw is 2-0, 0.47 in his last three starts.
? Dodgers won three of his first four starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 3-1
? He is 22-7, 1.99 in 41 starts vs San Diego.

? Dodgers lost three of their last four games.
? Dodgers are 6-1 at home.
? under 11-3 last 14 games
? scored run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 11-6-2

AL games
Oakland (12-7) @ Baltimore (8-10)
? Irvin is 1-12, 4.60 in his first three starts.
? A?s lost two of his three starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Baltimore.

? A?s won their last 11 games.
? All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
? Oakland won its last four road games.
? Seven of last 11 games went over.
? scored run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3

? Lopez is 1-2, 9.00 in three starts.
? Orioles are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 0-1, 8.22 in 2 games (1 start) vs Oakland.

? Orioles lost 10 of their last 15 games.
? Baltimore is 7-4 on the road, 1-6 at home.
? over is 4-2-1 in their home games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-18
? record in first 5 innings: 7-7-4

Kansas City (10-7) @ Detroit (7-12)
? Minor is 1-1, 5.17 in three starts.
? Royals are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 1-2, 4.82 in 9 games (3 starts) vs Detroit.

? Royals are 10-7 in their first 16 games.
? Royals are 2-2 on the road.
? 10 of last 14 games under
? scores run in first inning: 3-17
? record in first 5 innings: 6-8-3

? Mize is 1-1, 3.38 in three starts.
? Detroit is 2-1 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Kansas City.

? Detroit lost nine of its last 13 games.
? Detroit is 4-5 at home.
? under 6-3 at home
? scored run in first inning: 3-9 at home
? record in first 5 innings: 6-2-1 at home

Bronx (7-11) @ Cleveland (8-9)
? Montgomery is 1-1, 4.08 in three starts.
? Bronx is 2-1 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-3
? He is 0-1, 5.00 in two starts vs Cleveland.

? New York lost nine of its last 13 games.
? New York is 3-4 on the road.
? under 3-1 last four games
? scored run in first inning: 1-18
? record in first 5 innings: 6-9-3

? Allen is 1-2, 6.00 in three starts.
? Indians are 1-2 when he starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He hasn?t pitched against New York.

? Cleveland lost five of their last seven games.
? Indians are 4-3 at home.
? under 11-6
? scores run in first inning: 4-17
? record in first 5 innings: 5-10-2

Seattle (12-7) @ Boston (12-8)
? Kikuchi is 0-0, 4.74 in three starts.
? Seattle is 2-1 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He allowed 3 runs (2 earned) in six IP, in his one start vs Boston.

? Seattle won six of its last eight games.
? Seattle is 6-2 on the road.
? under 5-2-1 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 3-19
? record in first 5 innings: 6-11-2

? Perez is 0-1, 5.93 in three starts.
? Red Sox are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 8-5, 3.42 in 23 games (21 starts) vs Seattle.

? Boston won 12 of its last 17 games.
? Red Sox are 6-4 in last ten home games.
? under 4-2 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 4-20
? record in first 5 innings: 7-9-4

Toronto (8-10) @ Tampa Bay (10-9)
? Matz is 3-0, 1.47 in his first three starts.
? Toronto is 3-0 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 3-0
? He is 0-1, 2.45 in 2 games (1 start) vs Tampa Bay.

? Toronto lost four of its last six games.
? Toronto is 5-7 on the road.
? under 13-5
? scored run in first inning: 6-18
? record in first 5 innings: 6-10-2

? Glasnow is 2-0, 0.74 in his first four starts.
? Rays are 3-1 in his starts.
? over 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-2
? He is 0-2, 6.17 in six starts vs Toronto.

? Tampa Bay won five of its last six games.
? Rays are 3-4 at home.
? 13 of last 18 games went over
? scored run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 9-5-5

Texas (9-10) @ White Sox (9-9)
? Dunning is 1-0, 0.60 in his first three starts (15 IP).
? Texas is 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
? He hasn?t pitched against the White Sox.

? Texas won six of its last nine games.
? Texas won five of its last six road games.
? under 10-6 last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 4-19
? record in first 5 innings: 10-7-2

? Cease is 0-0, 3.86 in his first three starts (14 IP).
? Chicago is 0-3 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
? He gave up three runs in six IP in his one start vs Texas.

? Chicago won three of its last four games.
? White Sox are 3-3 at home.
? under 5-1 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 6-18
? record in first 5 innings: 12-2-4

Angels (9-8) @ Houston (8-10)
? Heaney is 1-0, 1.54 in his last two starts.
? Angels are 2-1 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 3-3, 3.28 in nine starts vs Houston.

? Halos are 3-6 in last nine games overall.
? Angels lost four of last five road games.
? over 4-1 last five games
? scored run in first inning: 4-17
? record in first 5 innings: 7-8-2

? Grienke is 2-1, 2.81 in four starts.
? Astros are 3-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
? He is 6-5, 3.99 in 16 starts against the Angels.

? Astros lost nine of their last 11 games.
? Astros are 2-5 at home.
? over 3-2 last five home games
? scored run in first inning: 3-18
? record in first 5 innings: 8-7-3

Interleague games
Pittsburgh (9-10) @ Minnesota (6-11)
? Brubaker is 2-0, 1.76 in three starts.
? Pirates are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Minnesota.

? Pirates won seven of their last 11 games.
? Pittsburgh is 4-7 on the road.
? under 6-4-1 last 11 road games
? scored run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3

? Happ is 0-0, 3.24 in two starts.
? Twins are 0-2 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He is 4-3, 2.95 in 10 starts vs Pittsburgh.

? Twins lost nine of their last ten games.
? Minnesota is 2-5 at home.
? over 3-1 last four games
? scores run in first inning: 7-17
? record in first 5 innings: 6-7-4
? Twins didn?t score a run in either game yesterday.

 

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MLB

Friday, April 23

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Chi Cubs
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Oakland @ Baltimore
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games

Seattle @ Boston
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

NY Yankees @ Cleveland
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

Kansas City @ Detroit
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing Kansas City

Washington @ NY Mets
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

Toronto @ Tampa Bay
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Arizona @ Atlanta
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona

Texas @ Chi White Sox
Texas
Texas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas

LA Angels @ Houston
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Angels's last 11 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 11 games when playing LA Angels

Pittsburgh @ Minnesota
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Cincinnati @ St. Louis
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati

Philadelphia @ Colorado
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

Miami @ San Francisco
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 9 games when playing San Francisco
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing Miami

San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home


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Diamond Trends for Friday April 23
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Washington ay N.Y. Mets (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Nationals are 11-0 SU since Jun 12, 2011 on the road when they are off two straight one-run wins.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pirates are 0-9 SU since Jun 02, 2019 when they are one game below 500.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Seattle at Boston (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 11-0 OU (3.86 ppg) since Aug 12, 2020 at home after they allowed 5+ walks last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Miami at San Francisco (9:45 p.m. ET)

-- The Marlins are 0-10 OU (-3.50 ppg) since Sep 13, 2018 when Sandy Alcantara starts in the regular season after he had a WHIP of less than 1.00 in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Saturday?s 6-pack
Major league leaders in batting average (minimum 30 AB?s):
.429? Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.408? Brandon Nimmo, NYM
.394? Ronald Acuna Jr, Atl
.393? Mike Trout, LAA
.382? Jesse Winker, Cin
.381? Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Tor
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 570,987
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?I get frustrated. I feel like there are a lot of people in the draft [where] some guys get a pass and some guys don?t. Certainly people have taken shots at Justin.?
Ohio State coach Ryan Day, talking about Justin Fields? draft status with the media

Saturday?s quiz
In the history of major league baseball, who has pitched in the most games?
Hint: He was a reliever; not in the Hall of Fame, no longer active

Friday?s quiz
Mark Grace led the major leagues in hits from 1990-99.

Thursday?s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, they beat Cleveland.

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Saturday?s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind??.

? Got my first vaccine shot Friday morning. Allow me to preach for a few minutes:

Left my house at 9:15am; walked back in the house at 10:17am.

Drove to a ****, walked into the clearly marked area; military people were all over to guide me to the right place.

Gave the people my information, waited on line for a few minutes, got my shot, sat in a waiting area for 15 minutes and decompressed, then I went home.

Second shot is in three weeks; very simple process. Very well-organized site.

I encourage EVERYONE to get vaccinated, so our lives can get back to normal.

? One of the amusing things about being old(ER) is how young people sometimes talk to me.

I gave the guy my phone number to put in the computer; ?Is that a landline or a cellphone??
?Sir, do you have E. MAIL?? Like it is a foreign language or something.

Oy.

? Over the last four seasons, Jacob deGrom has 33 no-decisions in 80 starts; his ERA in those 33 no-decisions is 1.74, which is pretty remarkable.

? Los Angeles Dodger pinch hitters are 0-18 this season, with two walks.

? Dodgers? SS Corey Seager is 11-20 against Colorado this season.
Corey Seager is 1-21 against San Diego this season.

? Dodgers have been favored to win their last 99 games, the longest-such streak in the last five years.

? Friday night. Tampa Bay P Tyler Glasnow became the first big league pitcher since 1902 (1902!!!) to give up 4+ runs in the first inning of a game, while also striking out four batters in that same inning.

? Thursday night, Seattle Mariners scored 7 runs on 3 hits; they?re the first team since 1994 to score 7+ runs on 3 or fewer hits.

? Houston Astros? SS Carlos Correa is a free agent this winter; he?s already turned down a deal worth $125M over five years, figured he?ll make more than that in free agency.

Here?s the thing: Correa has played more than 110 games in a season ONCE in his career, and that was way back in 2016. One of the best abilities is availability; Correa has been productive in playoff games, but if you want to bank $30M a year, you need to be productive most every day.

? Kansas City Chiefs/Baltimore Ravens made a trade Friday:
Chiefs get:
? Pro Bowl tackle Orlando Brown
? A 2021 2nd-round pick (# 58)
? A 2022 6th-round pick.

Ravens get:
? KC?s 2021 1st-round pick (#31 overall),
? KC?s 3rd-round pick (#94)
? KC?s 4th-round pick (#136)
? A 2022 5th-round pick

? Memphis 130, Portland 128? These teams are playing each other three times in six days, which is very weird scheduling by the NBA.

? Random trivia: actor George Clooney is the nephew of the famous singer Rosemary Clooney; apparently, I?m the only person in America who didn?t know this.

? When I was a kid, people were always saying how you should aspire to be a doctor or a lawyer, jobs where you make a lot of money. Sound advice.

If I was advising a young person, I?d tell him to become a beer distributor; you still make a lot of money, and you ain?t ever going to run out of customers. Plus, it doesn?t require graduate school.

When I was a kid, two guys in my neighborhood drove Cadillacs:
? Mr Reilly, who owned two funeral homes
? Mr Oliver, the beer distributor

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, April 24

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, April 24

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 24

NL games
Milwaukee (11-8) @ Cubs (10-9)
? Peralta is 2-0, 2.25 in his first three starts.
? Milwaukee is 2-1 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 2-0, 0.82 in two starts vs Chicago this month.

? Brewers won 10 of their last 15 games.
? Milwaukee is 7-3 on road.
? under 7-3 on road.
? scored run in first inning: 6-19
? record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3

? Alzolay is 0-2, 6.10 in two starts.
? Cubs are 0-2 in his starts.
? over 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He is 0-2, 6.35 in three games (2 starts) vs Milwaukee.

? Cubs won five of their last six games- they scored 35 runs the last three days.
? Chicago is 8-5 at home.
? 12 of last 18 games stayed under the total.
? scored run in first inning: 6-19
? record in first 5 innings: 9-9-1

Washington (7-10) @ Mets (8-7)
? Ross gave up 10 runs in 4.1 IP in his last start.
? He threw 11 scoreless IP in his first two starts.
? Nationals are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 2-4, 5.73 in 12 games (8 starts) vs New York.

? Washington won four of its last seven games.
? Nationals are 2-5 on the road.
? under 11-4 last 15 games
? scored run in first inning: 4-17
? record in first 5 innings: 3-8-6

? Stroman is 3-0, 0.44 in his first three starts.
? Mets are 3-0 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 3-0
? He allowed four runs in six IP, in his one start vs Washington.

? Mets lost four of their last six games.
? Mets are 5-1 at home.
? Under 5-1 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 3-15
? record in first 5 innings: 8-7

Arizona (9-11) @ Atlanta (9-10)
? Bumgarner is 1-2, 8.68 in four starts.
? Arizona is 1-3 in his starts
? under 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2
? He is 7-3, 2.73 in 13 starts vs Atlanta.

? Arizona won four of its last five games.
? Arizona is 7-8 on the road.
? over 5-0 last five games
? scored run in first inning: 4-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-10-1

? Smyly is 0-0, 7.36 in two starts.
? Braves are 0-2 in his starts.
? over 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-0-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Arizona.

? Braves won five of their last seven games.
? Atlanta is 4-4 at home.
? Over is 7-1 in their home games.
? scored run in first inning: 7-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-7-5

Cincinnati (9-10) @ St Louis (9-10)
? Miley is 2-1, 2.25 in three starts.
? Reds are 2-1 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 3-4, 4.03 in eight starts vs St Louis.

? Cincinnati lost five in row, 9 of its last 12 games.
? Reds are 7-5 at home, 2-5 on road.
? Over 6-1 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 9-9-1

? Gant is 0-2, 3.86 in three starts.
? Cardinals are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 3-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 4-1, 3.22 in 18 relief stints (0 starts, 22.1 IP) vs Cincinnati.

? Cardinals lost eight of their last 12 games.
? St Louis is 3-4 at home.
? Under 3-2 last five games.
? scored run in first inning: 3-19
? record in first 5 innings: 6-10-3

Philadelphia (9-10) @ Colorado (7-12)
? Nola is 1-1, 2.19 in four starts.
? Phillies are 3-1 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 3-1
? He is 3-0, 2.49 in four starts vs Philly, 1-0, 3.55 in two starts here.

? Phillies lost nine of their last 13 games.
? Phillies are 1-6 on road.
? 10 of last 16 games went over.
? scored run in first inning: 6-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-9-3

? Senzatela is 1-3, 6.30 in four starts.
? Colorado is 1-3 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-3
? He is 0-2, 4.08 in four games (3 starts) vs Philly.

? Colorado won four of its last five games.
? Rockies are 7-5 at home.
? Under 11-3-1 last 15 games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3

Miami (8-11) @ San Francisco (13-7)
? Lopez is 0-2, 3.74 in his first four starts.
? Marlins are 1-3 in his starts.
? over 2-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-2
? He is 0-1, 0.75 in two starts vs San Francisco.

? Marlins lost four of their last five games.
? Miami is 4-4 on the road.
? under 4-3 last sevengames
? scored run in first inning: 6-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-7-5

? Gausman is 2-0, 2.45 in his first four starts.
? Giants are 3-1 in his starts.
? under 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 3-1
? He is 3-1, 1.65 in six starts vs Miami.

? Giants are 10-4 in their last 14 games.
? Giants are 7-1 at home.
? 13 of last 18 games stayed under
? scored run in first inning: 3-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-8-3

San Diego (12-10) @ Dodgers (14-6)
? Snell is 0-0, 4.11 in his first four starts (15.1 IP).
? Padres are 2-2 in his starts.
? over 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-3
? He is 0-0, 2.65 in four starts vs LA.

? Padres won last three games against the Dodgers.
? San Diego is 7-2 on the road.
? 14 of last 20 games stayed under
? scored run in first inning: 5-22
? record in first 5 innings: 8-12-2

? Bauer is 1-0, 1.37 in his last three starts.
? Dodgers are 2-2 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
? He is 0-4, 4.28 in five starts vs San Diego.

? Dodgers lost four of their last five games.
? Dodgers are 6-2 at home.
? under 11-4 last 15 games
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 11-7-2

AL games
Oakland (13-7) @ Baltimore (8-11)
? Bassitt is 1-2, 4.43 in his first four starts.
? A?s split his four starts.
? under 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2
? He is 2-0, 2.18 in three starts vs Baltimore.

? A?s won their last 12 games.
? All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
? Oakland won its last five road games.
? Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-8-3

? Orioles haven?t announced a starter.

? Orioles lost 11 of their last 16 games.
? Baltimore is 7-4 on the road, 1-7 at home.
? over is 4-3-1 in their home games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-8-4

Kansas City (11-7) @ Detroit (7-13)
? Singer is 0-2, 6.28 in three starts.
? Royals are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 1-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 2-0, 1.50 in three starts vs Detroit.

? Royals are 11-7 in their first 18 games.
? Royals are 3-2 on the road.
? 11 of last 15 games under
? scores run in first inning: 3-18
? record in first 5 innings: 7-8-3

? Boyd is 2-1, 2.02 in four starts.
? Detroit is 2-2 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 3-1
? He is 7-9, 6.05 in 22 starts vs Kansas City.

? Detroit lost 10 of its last 14 games.
? Detroit is 4-6 at home.
? under 7-3 at home
? scored run in first inning: 3-10 at home
? record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1 at home

Bronx (8-11) @ Cleveland (8-10)
? Cole is 2-1, 1.82 in four starts.
? Bronx is 2-2 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
? He is 2-1, 2.79 in four starts vs Cleveland.

? New York won three of its last four games.
? New York is 4-4 on the road.
? under 4-1 last five games
? scored run in first inning: 1-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-9-3

? Bieber is 1-0, 1.93 in his last three starts.
? Indians are 3-1 when he starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
? He is 1-0, 8.31 in two starts vs New York.

? Cleveland lost six of their last eight games.
? Indians are 4-4 at home.
? under 12-6
? scores run in first inning: 5-18
? record in first 5 innings: 5-11-2

Seattle (12-8) @ Boston (13-8)
? Flexen is 1-1, 3.94 in three starts.
? Seattle is 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Boston.

? Seattle won six of its last nine games.
? Seattle is 6-3 on the road.
? under 5-3-1 last nine games
? scored run in first inning: 4-20
? record in first 5 innings: 6-12-2

? Eovaldi is 3-1, 3.04 in four starts.
? Red Sox are 3-1 in his starts.
? under 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
? He is 0-0, 4.09 in four starts vs Seattle.

? Boston won 13 of its last 18 games.
? Red Sox are 7-4 in last 11 home games.
? under 4-3 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 5-21
? record in first 5 innings: 8-9-4

Toronto (9-10) @ Tampa Bay (10-10)
? Ray is 0-1, 1.80 in his two starts.
? Toronto is 0-2 in his starts, scoring one run.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He is 0-1, 4.50 in two starts vs Tampa Bay.

? Toronto lost four of its last seven games.
? Toronto is 6-7 on the road.
? under 13-6
? scored run in first inning: 7-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-10-2

? Yarbrough is 0-2, 6.65 in his first four games.
? Sometimes they use an opener for him.
? Rays are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 6-1, 2.45 in 12 games (5 starts) vs Toronto.

? Tampa Bay won five of its last seven games.
? Rays are 3-5 at home.
? 14 of last 19 games went over
? scored run in first inning: 5-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-6-5

Texas (9-11) @ White Sox (10-9)
? Gibson is 2-0, 0.86 in his last three starts
? Texas is 3-1 in his starts.
? under 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
? He is 9-5, 2.98 in 17 starts against the White Sox.

? Texas won six of its last ten games.
? Texas won five of its last seven road games.
? over 4-1 last five road games
? scored run in first inning: 4-20
? record in first 5 innings: 10-8-2

? Keuchel is 1-0, 4.80 in his last three starts.
? Chicago is 3-1 in his starts.
? over 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 4-0
? He is 10-10, 4.01 in 27 starts vs Texas.

? Chicago won four of its last five games.
? White Sox are 4-3 at home.
? under 5-2 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 6-19
? record in first 5 innings: 13-2-4

Angels (9-9) @ Houston (9-10)
? Canning is 0-1, 5.23 in two starts.
? Angels are 1-1 in his starts.
? over 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He is 0-0, 6.35 in three starts vs Houston.

? Halos are 3-7 in last ten games overall.
? Angels lost five of last six road games.
? over 5-1 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 4-18
? record in first 5 innings: 8-8-2

? Odorizzi is 0-2, 8.22 in two starts.
? Astros are 0-2 in his starts.
? over 1-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2
? He is 1-3, 5.05 in seven starts against the Angels.

? Astros lost nine of their last 12 games.
? Astros are 3-5 at home.
? over 4-2 last six home games
? scored run in first inning: 3-19
? record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3

Interleague games
Pittsburgh (9-11) @ Minnesota (7-11)
? Cahill is 0-2, 11.77 in three starts.
? Pirates are 0-3 in his starts, outscored 27-4.
? over 2-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 3-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 1-4, 5.55 in 10 games (8 starts) vs Minnesota.

? Pirates lost three of their last four games.
? Pittsburgh is 4-8 on the road.
? under 7-4-1 last 12 road games
? scored run in first inning: 5-20
? record in first 5 innings: 8-9-3

? Pineda is 1-0, 1.50 in three starts.
? Twins are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
? He allowed 3 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Pittsburgh.

? Twins lost nine of their last 11 games.
? Minnesota is 3-5 at home.
? over 3-2 last five games
? scores run in first inning: 7-18
? record in first 5 innings: 7-7-4

 

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MLB

Saturday, April 24

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Trend Report
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Seattle @ Boston
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Seattle

Kansas City @ Detroit
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing Kansas City

Pittsburgh @ Minnesota
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh

Cincinnati @ St. Louis
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Milwaukee @ Chi Cubs
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Washington @ NY Mets
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home

LA Angels @ Houston
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Angels's last 12 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 12 games when playing LA Angels

NY Yankees @ Cleveland
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

Toronto @ Tampa Bay
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games

Oakland @ Baltimore
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

Texas @ Chi White Sox
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
Texas is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas

Arizona @ Atlanta
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 11 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona

Philadelphia @ Colorado
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Colorado is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Miami @ San Francisco
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
San Diego is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games at home


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901CINCINNATI -902 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 257-231 SU (61 Units) in home games vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season since 1996.

903MILWAUKEE -904 CHICAGO CUBS
MILWAUKEE is 11-23 SU (-14.6 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

905WASHINGTON -906 NY METS
WASHINGTON is 8-17 SU (-15.8 Units) in road games vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

907ARIZONA -908 ATLANTA
ARIZONA is 8-0 SU (8.8 Units) vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.

909PHILADELPHIA -910 COLORADO
COLORADO is 33-56 SU (-33.1 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the last 3 seasons.

911MIAMI -912 SAN FRANCISCO
GABE KAPLER is 24-12 SU (10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record (Coach of SAN FRANCISCO)

911MIAMI -912 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 24-12 SU (15.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

913SAN DIEGO -914 LA DODGERS
LA DODGERS are 28-16 SU (13.7 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

915SEATTLE -916 BOSTON
SEATTLE is 12-1 SU (11.3 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

917KANSAS CITY -918 DETROIT
DETROIT is 37-47 SU (-14.7 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the last 3 seasons.

 

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Diamond Trends for Saturday April 24
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 10-0 SU since Sep 28, 2018 past the first game of a series as a favorite after they scored 3 runs or less and won last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at Houston (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 0-13 SU since Sep 25, 2016 past the first game of a series as a dog off a road game in which they had 12+ hits.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Seattle at Boston (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 12-0 OU (3.71 ppg) since Aug 12, 2020 at home after they allowed 5+ walks last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 9-0 SU since Apr 06, 2019 when Michael Pineda starts after he had a WHIP of less than 1.00 in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Sunday?s 6-pack
Major league leaders in on-base %age (minimum 30 AB?s):
.521? Mike Trout, LAA
.492? Brandon Nimmo, NYM
.482? Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
.469? Bryce Harper, Phil
.465? Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.461? Ronald Acuna, Atl
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 570,987
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?We knew as a team, especially after the first week, we were way better than that. Big shoutout to the coaches and the manager to have no panicking, It would only take one game to get us going on. That?s what happened. Everybody started feeling better, everybody started to relax a little bit. The pitchers have been amazing. I think they?re a big reason why we started the winning streak. It?s a lot of fun. We?ll go day by day and see how long we can stretch this streak.?
A?s shortstop Elvis Andrus

Sunday?s quiz
Who is the only active NFL quarterback who has thrown 7 TD?s in a game?

Saturday?s quiz
In the history of major league baseball, Jesse Orosco has pitched in the most games, 1,252.

Friday?s quiz
Mark Grace led the major leagues in hits from 1990-99.

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Sunday?s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) College football teams are having their spring practices now, which traditionally end with an intrasquad game- the question is this:

Will coaches be hesitant to name a starting QB for the fall, for fear that the guy who isn?t named the starter will transfer? Naming a starter on August 25 instead of April 25 makes it more likely that you?ll have both guys for this coming season.

12) Jacob deGrom has started four games this season; opponents swung at 225 of his pitches, whiffing on 100 of them. He?s given up 13 hits, 80 foul balls, had 32 outs on batted balls.

11) Astros 16, Angels 2? Houston starter Jake Odorizzi left this game after 5 pitches with an arm problem; they brought Kent Emanuel to make his major league debut. Little did they know that Emanuel would finish the game, giving up five hits, two runs, throwing 90 pitches.

28-year old rookies aren?t generally big prospects; he?s the first pitcher to throw 8.2+ innings in his MLB debut since Jesse Litsch in 2007.

10) As of 9pm Saturday, there were 184 major leaguers on the IL, 6.1 guys per team.

9) Mariners 8, Red Sox 2? Couple guys on Seattle hit balls 410-415 feet to centerfield, but that is the deepest part of Fenway Park- they got doubles instead.

Long time ago, some radio wise guys snuck into Fenway and and measured 287 feet from home plate to the left field foul pole on the Green Monster. Unusual ballpark.

8) Orel Hershiser was telling a story on TV last night about when the Dodgers started using videos to study trends of opponents, 30-35 years ago. Dodgers gave them $10,000 to put together a video room, with two 24-inch TV?s and two VCR?s.

Technology has come a very long way since then; everyone has I-Pads in the dugout now to study what just happened.

7) Dodgers 5, Padres 4:
? Season series is now 3-3 between these division rivals.
? 26th straight start that Blake Snell pitched less than six innings.
? Fernando Tatis Jr hit two homers, has four in his last two games. I?m playing against his team in fantasy this week- no bueno.

6) Phillies 7, Rockies 5? Good night to have Rhys Hoskins on your fantasy team; he hit a couple homers, knocked in five runs.

5) Cardinals 2, Reds 0? Cincinnati has lost six in a row since starting season 8-5.

4) Minnesota 101, Utah 96:
? In each of their last three games, Timberwolves allowed 40+ points in the first quarter.
? Jazz scored 40 points in first quarter, a combined 34 in 2nd/3rd quarters.

3) Only 34% of active NFL players last year were picked in rounds 1-3 of the draft; thats how important a team?s GM/scouts are. It is also a big part of why the NFL Draft is so interesting.

2) Cleveland Browns re-joined the NFL in 1999, after the original Browns bolted to Baltimore; this fall, Baker Mayfield will be the first Browns QB to start in Week 1, three years in a row.

1) I?ll finish today with a quick story; long time ago, maybe 1985-86, something like that, I was on the first down chain gang at a semi-pro football game at Bleecker Stadium in Albany? Metro Mallers were hosting a team from Massachusetts.

Some of the Mallers had played college football at UAlbany, where I had been the basketball manager; we go on the field for a measurement, one of the linebackers says to me, ?What the hell are you doing here?? We just laughed.

Chains were on the visiting team?s sideline; they had the ball around midfield and it turns out I am standing next to the head coach, who is calling plays.

He has his play chart in his left hand, studying it carefully; he has an open can of Pabst Blue Ribbon in his right hand, taking a swig now and then. Welcome to semi-pro football!!

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, April 25

 

[Udog]

951WASHINGTON -952 NY METS
NY METS are 3-13 SU (-11.3 Units) vs. teams outscored by opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

951WASHINGTON -952 NY METS
LUIS ROJAS is 3-13 SU (-11.3 Units) vs. teams outscored by opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season (Coach of NY METS)

955CINCINNATI -956 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 291-273 SU (69.1 Units) in home games vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) since 1996.

957MILWAUKEE -958 CHICAGO CUBS
MILWAUKEE is 11-24 SU (-16.1 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

959PHILADELPHIA -960 COLORADO
COLORADO is 677-719 SU (41 Units) in home games with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (NL) since 1996.

961MIAMI -962 SAN FRANCISCO
MIAMI is 17-2 SU (14.6 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

963SAN DIEGO -964 LA DODGERS
LA DODGERS are 28-17 SU (12.7 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

965OAKLAND -966 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 12-28 SU (-18.8 Units) at home when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

967SEATTLE -968 BOSTON
SEATTLE is 13-1 SU (12.3 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

969NY YANKEES -970 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 24-9 SU (14.9 Units) vs. AL teams scoring 3.9 or less runs/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, April 25

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, April 25

NL games
Washington (8-10) @ Mets (8-8)
? Corbin threw six shutout innings in his last start.
? In his first two starts, he gave up 16 runs in 6.2 IP.
? Nationals are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 4-6, 4.25 in 17 games (16 starts) starts vs New York.

? Washington won five of its last eight games.
? Nationals are 3-5 on the road.
? under 11-4-1 last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 5-18
? record in first 5 innings: 4-8-6

? Walker is 0-1, 3.86 in his first three starts.
? Mets are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He allowed 3 runs in 4.2 IP in his one start vs Washington.

? Mets lost five of their last seven games.
? Mets are 5-2 at home.
? Under 5-1-1 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 3-16
? record in first 5 innings: 8-8

Arizona (9-11) @ Atlanta (9-10)
? Bumgarner is 1-2, 8.68 in four starts.
? Arizona is 1-3 in his starts
? under 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2
? He is 7-3, 2.73 in 13 starts vs Atlanta.

? Gallen is 0-0, 3.72 in two starts (9.2 IP).
? Arizona is 1-1 in his starts
? over 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0
? He hasn?t pitched against Atlanta.

? Arizona won four of its last five games.
? Arizona is 7-8 on the road.
? over 5-0 last five games
? scored run in first inning: 4-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-10-1

? Smyly is 0-0, 7.36 in two starts.
? Braves are 0-2 in his starts.
? over 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-0-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Arizona.

? Wilson allowed three runs in five IP (69 PT) in his first start.
? Braves are 1-0 in his starts.
? over 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-1
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0
? He hasn?t pitched against Arizona.

? Braves won five of their last seven games.
? Atlanta is 4-4 at home.
? Over is 7-1 in their home games.
? scored run in first inning: 7-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-7-5

Cincinnati (9-11) @ St Louis (10-10)
? Castillo is 1-2, 7.91 in his first four starts.
? Reds are 1-3 in his starts.
? over 4-0
? allowed run in first inning: 3-4
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2
? He gave up 10 runs in 3.1 IP vs St Louis Opening Day

? Cincinnati lost six in row, 10 of its last 13 games.
? Reds are 7-5 at home, 2-6 on road.
? Over 6-2 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 5-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-10-1

? Flaherty is 3-0, 3.18 in his last three starts.
? Cardinals are 4-0 in his starts.
? over 3-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
? He is 2-2, 3.65 in eight starts vs Cincinnati.

? Cardinals lost eight of their last 13 games.
? St Louis won three of last four at home.
? Under 4-2 last six games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-20
? record in first 5 innings: 7-10-3

Milwaukee (12-8) @ Cubs (10-10)
? Woodruff is 1-0, 0.95 in his last three starts.
? Milwaukee is 3-1 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
? He is 0-1, 3.48 in 10 games (8 starts) vs Chicago.

? Brewers won 11 of their last 16 games.
? Milwaukee is 8-3 on road.
? under 8-3 on road.
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-7-4

? Arrieta is 3-1, 2.86 in four starts.
? Cubs are 3-1 in his starts.
? under 3-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2
? He is 9-8, 3.38 in 20 starts vs Milwaukee.

? Cubs won five of their last seven games.
? Chicago is 8-6 at home.
? 13 of last 19 games stayed under the total.
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-9-2

Philadelphia (10-10) @ Colorado (7-13)
? Anderson is 0-2, 4.15 in three starts.
? Phillies are 0-3 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-3
? He is 4-3, 4.68 in 12 starts vs Colorado, 2-2, 6.66 in five starts in Denver.

? Phillies lost nine of their last 14 games.
? Phillies are 2-6 on road.
? 11 of last 17 games went over.
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 7-9-4

? Gray is 2-1, 2.42 in four starts.
? Colorado is 2-2 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
? He is 3-3, 4.14 in seven starts vs Philly.

? Colorado won four of its last six games.
? Rockies are 7-6 at home.
? Under 11-4-1 last 16 games.
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-7-4

Miami (9-11) @ San Francisco (13-8)
? Miami hasn?t named a starting pitcher.

? Marlins lost four of their last six games.
? Miami is 4-5 on the road.
? under 4-3-1 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 7-8-5

? Webb is 0-1, 5.65 in his first three starts.
? Giants are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Miami.

? Giants are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
? Giants are 7-2 at home.
? Under is 13-5-1 in their last 19 games.
? scored run in first inning: 3-21
? record in first 5 innings: 10-8-3

San Diego (12-11) @ Dodgers (15-6)
? Musgrove is 2-2, 1.04 in his first four starts.
? Padres are 2-2 in his starts.
? under 4-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2
? He is 0-3, 5.40 in three starts vs LA.

? Padres won three of last three games against the Dodgers.
? San Diego is 7-3 on the road.
? 14 of last 21 games stayed under
? scored run in first inning: 6-23
? record in first 5 innings: 8-12-3

? May is 1-1, 3.52 in his first three starts.
? Dodgers are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 1-3, 2.97 in seven games (4 starts) vs San Diego.

? Dodgers lost four of their last six games.
? Dodgers are 7-2 at home.
? under 11-5 last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 6-21
? record in first 5 innings: 11-7-3

AL games
Oakland (14-7) @ Baltimore (8-12)
? Luzardo is 1-1, 5.89 in his first four starts.
? A?s are 3-1 in his starts.
? under 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Baltimore.

? A?s won their last 13 games.
? All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
? Oakland won its last six road games.
? Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
? scored run in first inning: 6-21
? record in first 5 innings: 10-8-3

? Means is 1-0, 1.52 in his first four starts.
? Orioles split his four starts.
? under 3-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-2
? He gave up 5 runs (1 earned) in three IP, in his one start vs Oakland.

? Orioles lost 12 of their last 17 games.
? Baltimore is 7-4 on the road, 1-8 at home.
? under is 4-0 in their last four home games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-20
? record in first 5 innings: 7-9-4

Kansas City (12-7) @ Detroit (7-14)
? Duffy is 2-1, 1.50 in three starts.
? Royals are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 8-10, 4.79 in 29 games (25 starts) vs Detroit.

? Royals are 12-7 in their first 19 games.
? Royals are 4-2 on the road.
? 12 of last 16 games under
? scores run in first inning: 3-19
? record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3

? Fulmer is 1-1, 5.00 in two starts (9 IP).
? Detroit is 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He is 2-5, 4.96 in 11 starts vs Kansas City.

? Detroit lost 11 of its last 15 games.
? Detroit is 4-7 at home.
? under 8-3 at home
? scored run in first inning: 3-11 at home
? record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1 at home

Bronx (9-11) @ Cleveland (8-11)
? Taillon is 0-1, 5.40 in three starts.
? Bronx is 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He allowed two runs in 7 IP, in his one start vs Cleveland.

? New York won four of its last five games.
? New York is 5-4 on the road.
? under 5-1 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 1-20
? record in first 5 innings: 8-9-3

? McKenzie is 0-0, 4.00 in two starts (9 IP).
? Indians are 0-2 when he starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He hasn?t pitched against New York.

? Cleveland lost seven of their last nine games.
? Indians are 4-5 at home.
? under 13-6
? scores run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 5-12-2

Seattle (13-8) @ Boston (13-9)
? Margavicius allowed two runs in four IP (77 PT) in his first ?21 start.
? Seattle is 1-0 in his starts.
? under 0-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-1
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0
? He hasn?t pitched against Boston.

? Seattle won seven of its last ten games.
? Seattle is 6-4 on the road.
? over last three games
? scored run in first inning: 5-21
? record in first 5 innings: 7-12-2

? Rodriguez is 3-0, 3.38 in his first three starts.
? Red Sox are 3-0 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 3-3, 3.69 in seven starts vs Seattle.

? Boston won 13 of its last 19 games.
? Red Sox are 7-5 in last 12 home games.
? over last three games
? scored run in first inning: 5-22
? record in first 5 innings: 8-10-4

Toronto (9-11) @ Tampa Bay (11-10)
? Ryu is 1-2, 3.38 in four starts.
? Toronto is 2-2 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-3
? He is 0-0, 3.72 in two starts vs Tampa Bay.

? Toronto lost five of its last eight games.
? Toronto is 6-8 on the road.
? under 14-6
? scored run in first inning: 8-20
? record in first 5 innings: 8-10-2

? Fleming is 1-1, 0.87 in two starts.
? Rays are 1-1 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He gave up two runs in five IP in his one start vs Toronto.

? Tampa Bay won six of its last eight games.
? Rays are 4-5 at home.
? 14 of last 20 games went over
? scored run in first inning: 5-21
? record in first 5 innings: 9-7-5

Texas (9-12) @ White Sox (11-9)
? Arihara is 2-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (11.1 IP)
? Texas is 2-2 in his starts.
? over 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 3-1
? He hasn?t pitched against the White Sox.

? Texas lost three of its last four games.
? Texas won five of its last eight road games.
? over 4-2 last six road games
? scored run in first inning: 4-21
? record in first 5 innings: 10-8-3

? Giolito allowed 8 runs in 1+ IP in his last start.
? He was 1-0, 2.55 in his first three starts.
? Chicago is 1-3 in his starts.
? over 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
? He allowed three runs (2 earned) in six IP, in his one start vs Texas.

? Chicago won five of its last six games.
? White Sox are 5-3 at home.
? under 6-2 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 13-2-5

Angels (9-10) @ Houston (10-10)
? Bundy is 0-2, 4.88 in four starts.
? Angels are 1-3 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
? He is 0-3, 4.25 in eight games (7 starts) vs Houston.

? Halos are 3-8 in last 11 games overall.
? Angels lost six of last seven road games.
? over 6-1 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 4-19
? record in first 5 innings: 8-9-2

? McCullers is 1-1, 5.27 in three starts.
? Astros are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 3-3, 3.21 in 13 starts against the Angels.

? Astros lost nine of their last 13 games.
? Astros are 4-5 at home.
? over 5-2 last seven home games
? scored run in first inning: 4-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-8-3

Interleague games
Pittsburgh (10-11) @ Minnesota (7-12)
? Crowe is making his first ?21 start.
? In three starts for Washington LY, he gave up 13 runs in 8.1 IP.

? Pirates lost three of their last five games.
? Pittsburgh is 5-8 on the road.
? under 7-4-2 last 13 road games
? scored run in first inning: 5-21
? record in first 5 innings: 9-9-3

? Shoemaker is 1-1, 6.28 in three starts.
? Twins are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Pittsburgh.

? Twins lost 10 of their last 12 games.
? Minnesota is 3-6 at home.
? over 3-2-1 last six games
? scores run in first inning: 7-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-8-4

 

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MLB

Sunday, April 25

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Trend Report
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Oakland @ Baltimore
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home

Seattle @ Boston
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Seattle

NY Yankees @ Cleveland
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

Kansas City @ Detroit
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Washington @ NY Mets
Washington
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

Toronto @ Tampa Bay
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

Arizona @ Atlanta
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 11 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona

Texas @ Chi White Sox
Texas
Texas is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

LA Angels @ Houston
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Angels's last 13 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Pittsburgh @ Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh

Cincinnati @ St. Louis
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati

Milwaukee @ Chi Cubs
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Philadelphia @ Colorado
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home

Miami @ San Francisco
Miami
Miami is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Miami is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami

Arizona @ Atlanta
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 11 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona

San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
San Diego is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
LA Dodgers is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games


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Diamond Trends for Sunday April 25
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The White Sox are 24-0 SU since May 01, 2019 as a -125+ favorite after they scored in no more than two separate innings last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Blue Jays are 0-16 SU since May 04, 2019 past the first game of a series as a road dog after they allowed 6 or fewer hits last game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 0-12 OU (-1.46 ppg) since Sep 14, 2020 as a favorite after they had more strikeouts than hits last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Seattle at Boston (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 23-0 SU since Sep 06, 2015 when Eduardo Rodriguez starts as a favorite of more than -180.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Monday?s 6-pack
Major league leaders in slugging %age (min 30 ABs):
.804? Mike Trout, LAA
.786? Ronald Acuna, Atl
.753? JD Martinez, Bos
.694? Nelson Cruz, Minn
.667? Jesse Winker, Cinn
.662? Shohei Ohtani, LAA
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 570,987
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Major League Baseball?s official statistician, neither a team nor an individual pitcher will be credited with a no-no in a scheduled seven-inning game of a doubleheader ? unless that game goes to extras. If the contest extends to at least nine innings and that pitcher (or a team?s group of pitchers) has still not allowed a hit, then it goes down in the history books as a no-no.?
MLB.com?s Matt Kelly

Monday?s quiz
How many active NFL QB?s have thrown six TD passes in a game?

Sunday?s quiz
Nick Foles is the only active NFL quarterback who has thrown 7 TD?s in a game.

Saturday?s quiz
In the history of major league baseball, Jesse Orosco has pitched in the most games, 1,252.

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Monday?s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Hitting is more difficult now because batters seldom face the same pitcher three times in a game; after the 5th inning, they generally see a different pitcher in every at-bat.

In his Hall of Fame career, Mickey Mantle faced the same pitchers a lot more than guys do these days. Fewer teams, no interleague play, and starting pitchers lasted longer in games.

Mantle faced these four pitchers the most:
198 times? Billy Pierce
161? Early Wynn
138? Frank Lary
128? Camilo Pascual

By way of comparison, in his 10-year career, Manny Machado has faced these pitchers the most:
56? CC Sabathia
52? Chris Archer
48? Jake Odorizzi
41? David Price

See what I mean?

12) Arizona 5-7, Atlanta 0-0:
? Tough day for the Braves, who got one hit in 14 innings.
? Madison Bumgarner threw a 7-inning no-hitter; the only runner reached on an error.

Three no-hitters already this season; there were no walks in those no-hitters.

11) Padres 8, Dodgers 7 (11):
? LA led this game 7-1 after six innings; over the last 50 years, teams that led by 6+ runs from the 7th inning on are 11-13,547. Seriously, 11 wins, 13,547 losses.
? Max Muncy walked five times, first Dodger to do that since Greg Brock in 1983.

10) In his three starts since tossing a no-hitter, San Diego?s Joe Musgrove has pitched only 14 innings. Padres need more innings out of their starting pitchers.

9) There were 68 extra inning games last year, under the new extra-inning rule; 47 of the 68 games ended in the 10th inning, which is what MLB wants.

8) Fernando Tatis Jr hit five homers in his last three games; I was playing against him in our fantasy league, so that made me queasy, but the good guys won. Tatis is hitting .246 with 7 homers, but he was explosive this weekend, for sure.

Obscure trivia: Last major leaguer to hit 2+ homers in three consecutive games was Jeff DaVanon of the Angels, in 2003.

Weird thing is, he hit only 33 career homers in eight years.

7) Read something on the Interweb this weekend where David Wells said that throwing a no-hitter was a profitable thing, even after he retired.

Wells said that he banked $300,000 or so a year, doing appearances with Don Larsen and David Cone, other New York pitchers who threw no-hitters. That dried up after 15 years or so, but still a pretty good deal.

6) White Sox TV guys have been raving over hitting sensation Yermin Mercedes, who is batting .414 in 19 games this season, but they were stressing out Sunday over Mercedes? tendency to slide head-first into first base, converged that he?s going to hurt one of his hands.

5) Tampa Bay TV guys were laughing on air about the unpredictability of how the Rays handle their pitchers.

Sunday, 21-year old sensation Luis Patino looked great in his MLB debut, but was removed after 42 pitches- looks like they?re going to let him go thru the lineup once, then take him out.

Then they put Josh Fleming in; he gets two turns thru the lineup, no matter how well he is doing. Tampa Bay wins a lot of games on a short budget and they do it in a unique way, but it is a little funny that their own TV guys can?t figure it out beforehand.

4) Penn State poached PG Jalen Pickett away from Siena; Pickett played 76 games in three years for Siena, which went 38-16 in MAAC games during that time, but there is a pretty big leap from the MAAC to the Big 14. We?ll see how this works out for him.

3) Sign of the times; You can buy a Dr Fauci action figure online, for $20.

2) Wizards 119, Cavaliers 110? Washington has won eight games in a row, is now the #10 seed in the Eastern Conference. They could be a tough out in the playoffs.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don?t):
NL: Mets, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Card: Padres @ Giants
AL: Red Sox, Royals, A?s. Wild Card: White Sox @ Mariners