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Tuesday, May 18

 

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 18

NL games
San Francisco (25-16) @ Cincinnati (19-20)
? Former Red DeSclafani is 2-1, 2.13 in his last four starts.
? Giants are 5-3 in his starts.
? over 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
? He threw a scoreless inning in one relief stint vs Cincinnati.

? Giants are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
? Giants are 5-7 in last 12 road games.
? Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
? scored run in first inning: 12-41
? record in first 5 innings: 23-11-7

? Castillo is 0-5, 6.94 in his last six starts.
? Reds are 1-7 in his starts.
? over 6-2
? allowed run in first inning: 6-8
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
? He is 2-0, 3.28 in four starts vs San Francisco.

? Cincinnati is 7-6 in its last 13 games.
? Reds are 3-7 in last ten home games.
? Over 18-6-3 last 27 games
? scored run in first inning: 8-39
? record in first 5 innings: 13-19-7

Miami (18-22) @ Philadelphia (21-20)
? Bullpen game

? Marlins lost five of their last eight games.
? Miami is 4-8 in their last 12 road tilts.
? under 9-3-2 in their last 14 games
? scored run in first inning: 13-40
? record in first 5 innings: 14-18-8

? Wheeler is 2-0, 2.10 in his last four starts.
? Phillies are 4-4 in his starts
? under 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 2-6
? record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
? He is 8-3, 1.87 in 15 starts vs Miami.

? Phillies lost three of their last four games.
? Phillies are 13-6 at home, 8-14 on road.
? over 6-3 last nine home games.
? scored run in first inning: 18-41
? record in first 5 innings: 14-17-10

Mets (19-16) @ Atlanta (19-22)
? Bullpen game

? Mets lost three of their last four games.
? Mets are 5-5 in their last ten road games.
? Over 6-4 last ten road games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-35
? record in first 5 innings: 16-15-4

? Morton is 0-1, 10.97 in his last three starts.
? Braves are 2-6 in his starts.
? over 6-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
? He is 1-3, 3.78 in eight starts vs New York.

? Braves lost five of their last seven games overall.
? Atlanta is 2-6 in its last eight home games.
? Over is 14-7 in their home games.
? scored run in first inning: 14-41
? record in first 5 innings: 19-16-6

Washington (16-21) @ Cubs (20-20)
? Corbin is 1-1, 3.52 in his last four starts.
? Washington is 3-3 in his starts.
? over 4-2
? allowed run in first inning: 3-6
? record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
? He is 5-2, 3.80 in eight games (7 starts) vs Chicago.

? Washington lost nine of its last 13 games.
? Nationals are 7-11 on the road.
? under 11-5 last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 10-37
? record in first 5 innings: 10-17-10

? Davies is 1-0, 1.65 in his last three starts.
? Cubs are 4-4 in his starts.
? under 3-0 last three
? allowed run in first inning: 3-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
? He is 3-0, 2.39 in four starts vs Washington.

? Cubs won three of their last four games.
? Chicago won six of its last seven home games.
? Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 14-40
? record in first 5 innings: 17-17-6

Pittsburgh (17-23) @ St Louis (23-18)
? Brubaker is 1-3, 3.13 in his last four starts.
? Pirates are 3-4 in his starts.
? under 5-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-7
? record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
? He is 0-1, 3.86 in two games (1 start) vs St Louis

? Pirates lost 12 of their last 17 games.
? Pittsburgh lost four of its last six road games.
? under 4-1 last five games
? scored run in first inning: 9-40
? record in first 5 innings: 14-18-8

? Gant is 2-1, 1.77 in his last four starts.
? Cardinals are 3-4 in his starts.
? under 6-1
? allowed run in first inning: 3-7
? record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
? He is 4-2, 3.93 in 17 games (5 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

? Cardinals lost four of their last five games.
? St Louis is 6-2 in its last eight home games.
? Under 9-3-1 last 13 home games.
? scored run in first inning: 13-41
? record in first 5 innings: 19-15-7

Arizona (18-24) @ Dodgers (23-18)
? Kelly is 1-2, 3.42 in his last four starts.
? Arizona is 4-4 in his starts
? under 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
? He is 0-1, 5.06 in three starts vs Los Angeles.

? Arizona lost 12 of its last 16 games.
? Arizona lost its last seven road games.
? under 4-1 last five road games
? scored run in first inning: 8-42
? record in first 5 innings: 19-19-4

? Urias is 3-1, 2.90 in his last five starts.
? Dodgers are 6-2 in his starts
? over 5-2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 6-2
? He is 3-1, 1.89 in five games (2 starts) vs Arizona.

? Dodgers won five of their last six games.
? Dodgers are 7-6 in last 13 home games.
? over 15-6-1 last 22 games
? scored run in first inning: 9-41
? record in first 5 innings: 20-15-6

Colorado (15-27) @ San Diego (25-17)
? Gomber is 1-2, 5.51 in his last four starts.
? Colorado is 3-5 in his starts.
? under 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
? He is 0-0, 1.29 in three games (1 start) vs San Diego.

? Colorado lost its last three games.
? Rockies are 2-15 on foreign soil.
? over 9-3 last 12 road games.
? scored run in first inning: 15-42
? record in first 5 innings: 16-19-7

? Snell is 1-0, 4.46 in eight starts (34.1 IP).
? Padres are 3-5 in his starts.
? over 5-1 last six starts
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
? He is 2-0, 1.06 in three starts vs Colorado.

? Padres are 12-5 in their last 17 games.
? San Diego is 8-2 in its last ten home games.
? over 8-2 last ten games
? scored run in first inning: 12-42
? record in first 5 innings: 17-19-6

AL games
Tampa Bay (23-19) @ Baltimore (17-23)
? Patino is 1-1, 1.54 in four games (2 starts- 11.2 IP)
? Rays are 0-2 in his starts.
? under 2-0 in his starts
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Baltimore.

? Tampa Bay won its last four games.
? Rays are 10-3 in last 13 road games.
? Six of last nine road games went over
? scored run in first inning: 11-42
? record in first 5 innings: 15-16-11

? Harvey is 0-2, 11.88 in his last two starts.
? Orioles are 4-4 in his starts.
? under 4-4
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Tampa Bay.

? Orioles lost nine of their last 13 games.
? Baltimore is 11-8 on the road, 6-15 at home.
? over is 4-0 in their last four games.
? scored run in first inning: 11-40
? record in first 5 innings: 15-17-8

Boston (25-17) @ Toronto (22-17)
? Rodriguez is 5-1, 4.15 in seven starts.
? Red Sox are 5-2 in his starts.
? under 5-2
? allowed run in first inning: 3-7
? record in first 5 innings: 5-2
? He is 5-4, 4.52 in 14 starts vs Toronto.

? Boston won seven of its last 11 games.
? Red Sox won three of last four road games.
? under 6-1-1 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 13-42
? record in first 5 innings: 20-14-8

? Ryu is 2-0, 2.87 in his last three starts.
? Blue Jays are 5-2 in his starts.
? under 5-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-7
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4
? He is 0-2, 4.24 in three starts vs Boston.

? Toronto is 14-7 in its last 21 games.
? Toronto is 5-1 in last six home games.
? over 12-6 last 18 games
? scored run in first inning: 13-39
? record in first 5 innings: 15-19-5

White Sox (25-15) @ Minnesota (13-26)
? Lynn is 3-0, 2.40 in his last three starts
? Chicago is 4-2 in his starts.
? under 4-2
? allowed run in first inning: 0-6
? record in first 5 innings: 5-0-1
? He is 1-0, 2.70 in two starts vs Minnesota.

? Chicago is 13-6 in its last 19 games.
? White Sox are 8-2 in last ten road games.
? under 4-2 last six games.
? scored run in first inning: 13-40
? record in first 5 innings: 27-6-7

? Pineda is 1-1, 3.31 in his last three starts.
? Twins are 3-4 in his starts.
? under 4-2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-7
? record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
? He is 5-4, 3.38 in ten starts vs Chicago.

? Twins lost 24 of their last 32 games.
? Minnesota is 4-9 in last 13 home games.
? over 14-4 last 18 games
? scores run in first inning: 15-39
? record in first 5 innings: 14-17-8

Bronx (22-19) @ Texas (19-24)
? Taillon is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three starts.
? New York is 2-5 in his starts.
? over 4-0 last four
? allowed run in first inning: 0-7
? record in first 5 innings: 1-4-2
? He gave up 4 runs (3 earned) in 6.1 IP, in his one start vs Texas.

? New York won three of its last five games.
? New York is 9-6 in its last 15 road games.
? over 4-1 last five games
? scored run in first inning: 10-41
? record in first 5 innings: 18-16-7

? Foltynewicz is 0-0, 4.58 in his last three starts
? Rangers are 3-5 in his starts.
? under 6-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 1-5-2
? He hasn?t pitched against New York.

? Texas lost six of its last seven games.
? Texas is 5-1 in last six home games.
? under 13-7 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 12-43
? record in first 5 innings: 15-21-7

Cleveland (21-18) @ Angels (18-22)
? Plesac is 2-0, 0.83 in his last three starts.
? Indians are 4-4 in his starts.
? under 3-0 last three starts
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
? He threw a 4-hit shutout, in his only start against the Angels.

? Cleveland lost its last four games.
? Indians lost four in row on road, after winning previous six.
? over 3-1 last four games
? scores run in first inning: 8-39
? record in first 5 innings: 12-21-6

? Heaney is 0-2, 3.95 in his last five starts.
? Angels are 2-5 in his starts.
? over 6-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-7
? record in first 5 innings: 4-3
? He threw six shutout innings, in his one start vs Cleveland.

? Halos are 5-10 in last 15 games overall.
? Angels are 3-6 in their last nine home games.
? over 7-2 last nine home games
? scored run in first inning: 9-40
? record in first 5 innings: 17-21-2

Houston (24-17) @ Oakland (25-17)
? Javier is 0-1, 5.71 in his last three starts.
? Astros are 5-2 in his starts.
? over 4-3
? allowed run in first inning: 1-7
? record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
? He is 1-2, 4.86 in four starts vs Oakland.

? Astros won nine of their last 11 games.
? Astros lost three of last four road games.
? over 9-5 last 14 games
? scored run in first inning: 12-41
? record in first 5 innings: 21-13-7

? Manaea is 0-1, 7.54 in his last three starts.
? A?s are 6-2 in his starts.
? over 4-3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 3-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
? He is 3-6, 3.50 in 15 starts vs Houston.

? A?s are 6-3 in their last nine games.
? Oakland is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
? Over is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
? scored run in first inning: 11-42
? record in first 5 innings: 18-14-10

Detroit (15-26) @ Seattle (21-21)
? Turnbull is 2-2, 4.62 in five starts.
? Detroit is 2-3 in his starts.
? over 3-2 in his starts
? allowed run in first inning: 2-5
? record in first 5 innings: 3-2
? He gave up 3 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Seattle.

? Detroit won six of its last eight games.
? Detroit is 2-7 in its last nine road games.
? over 6-2 last eight road games
? scored run in first inning: 7-41
? record in first 5 innings: 6-19-3 last 28 games

? Dunn is 1-1, 3.72 in six starts (29.1 IP).
? Seattle is 4-2 in his starts.
? over 3-2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-6
? record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Detroit.

? Seattle is 6-9 in its last 15 games.
? Seattle is 10-7 in its last 17 home games.
? over 6-3-1 last ten games
? scored run in first inning: 12-42
? record in first 5 innings: 17-21-4

Interleague games
Milwaukee (21-20) @ Kansas City (18-22)
? Woodruff is 2-1, 1.19 in his last seven starts.
? Milwaukee is 6-2 in his starts.
? under 6-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-1-4
? He hasn?t pitched against Kansas City.

? Brewers lost 10 of their last 14 games.
? Milwaukee is 11-8 on road, 10-12 at home.
? under 6-2-2 last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 9-41
? record in first 5 innings: 16-17-8

? Bubic is making his first ?21 start.
? He was 1-6, 4.32 in ten starts last year.
? This year, he?s allowed two runs in 12.2 IP, in four relief stints.
? He gave up one run in 5.1 IP, in one start vs Milwaukee.

? Royals lost 13 of their last 15 games overall.
? Royals lost their last seven home games.
? five of last six games stayed under
? scores run in first inning: 9-40
? record in first 5 innings: 16-19-5

Tuesday?s umpires:
SF-Cin: Home side won last six Kulpa games.
NY-Atl: Under is 6-1 in Holbrook games.
Wsh-Chi: Tumpane?s first game this year stayed under; under was 8-5 in his games LY.
Az-LA: Over is 4-0 in Merzel games.
Col-SD: Road team won four of five Wendelstedt games.

Chi-Minn: Home side won three of last four Reynolds games.
NY-Tex: Underdogs won five of seven Knight games.
Clev-LAA: Home favorites won last five Hamari games.
Det-Sea: Last five Hernandez games went over the total.

 

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MLB

Tuesday, May 18

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Trend Report
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San Francisco @ Cincinnati
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay

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

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
NY Mets is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
NY Mets is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Atlanta's last 24 games at home

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games on the road
Boston is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Washington @ Chi Cubs
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Chi White Sox @ Minnesota
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

NY Yankees @ Texas
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
Texas
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

Milwaukee @ Kansas City
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games

Cleveland @ LA Angels
Cleveland
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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

Arizona @ LA Dodgers
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
LA Dodgers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona

Colorado @ San Diego
Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Detroit @ Seattle
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Seattle
Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
Seattle is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit


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Diamond Trends for Tuesday May 18
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Rays are 12-0 SU since Apr 28, 2011 as a road favorite off a game as a dog in which they won by 5+ runs.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Detroit at Seattle (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Tigers are 0-10 SU since Sep 13, 2020 on the road after they left fewer than 10 men on base individually.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 11-0 OU (3.14 ppg) since Aug 28, 2020 on the road after they struck out at least ten times last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 8-0 SU since May 16, 2019 when Michael Pineda starts against an opponent he lost to the last time he faced them.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Wednesday?s 6-pack
Over/under win totals for NFL teams:
? Cincinnati Bengals, 6.5, -125
? Cleveland Browns, 10,-150
? Dallas Cowboys, 9.5, +110
? Denver Broncos, 8.5, -140
? Detroit Lions, 5, +125
? Green Bay Packers 9, -115

Remember, this year it is a 17-game schedule for first time.

Quote of the Day
?Despite not looking so good, I feel as close to normal as possible. ? I feel good. I feel lucky.?
Mets? OF Kevin Pillar, who got hit in the face with a pitch Monday, suffering nasal fractures

Wednesday?s quiz
Before the Texas Rangers moved to the Lone Star State, where did they play?

Tuesday?s quiz
From 1975-84, Biff Pocoroba was a catcher for the Braves.

Monday?s quiz
Lou Piniella was Seattle Mariners? manager last time they made the playoffs, in 2002.

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Wednesday?s Den: Mid-week musings??..

13) I have a suggestion that I think would help our country; instead of Presidents having four-year terms, and being limited to two terms, I suggest that they serve only one term, but the term would be six years long. That way, they just do the work, and don?t worry about re-election.

What do you think?

12) Baseball analytics people have defenses shifting a lot, which puts players in places on the field that they?re not used to being, and that weakens the defense. I?m sure someone keeps track of this, but hits saved/hits given up by the shift would be an interesting statistic to study.

There have to be pitchers who lose their mind when they give up a soft ground ball to the opposite field, and it goes thru the infield for a hit. I?m thinking of Madison Bumgarner; he gave up one of those Monday night in LA, and he didn?t look very happy about it.

11) Genius alert: Braves rookie pitcher Huascar Ynoa broke his right (pitching) hand when he punched the dugout bench following a poor start at Milwaukee Sunday. Not good.

Ynoa had the lowest ERA on the Braves? staff; he is out for couple months.

10) Umpire Joe West worked a Giants? game the other night, with Mike Yasztrzemski playing for San Francisco. West has been around so long, he was in the big leagues the last eight years that Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski played in the majors? that?s Mike?s grandfather.

Giants have homered in 15 consecutive road games, by the way.

9) Detroit Tigers re-did their TV crew last season, and improved it greatly; now the analysts are Jack Morris, Kirk Gibson or Dan Petry- they?re all very good, especially Morris. Listening to him is like taking a college course on pitching. He speaks his mind, good or bad.

8) Last week was the anniversary of a game where the Phillies beat the Cubs 23-22 in Wrigley, on a day when the wind was blowing out, obviously.

? For some reason, Larry Bowa batted 2nd for Philly, ahead of Pete Rose/Mike Schmidt. A career .260 hitter with no pop (15 homers in 16 years), he would definitely bat 8th these days.
? Bob Boone caught for Philly, hit a homer; his son manages the Bronx Bombers now.
? Tug McGraw pitched in relief that day; his son Tim is a very famous singer.
? Bill Buckner was 4-7, knocked in seven runs that day.
? Dave Kingman hit three homers for the Cubs.

7) Baseball stuff:
? Mike Trout (calf strain) is out 6-8 weeks
? Mets acquired Cameron Maybin to give them some OF depth
? Braves put P Huascar Ynoa (hand) on the IL

6) Since the start of the 2018 season, Aaron Judge/Giancarlo Stanton have played on the same day only 163 of 426 games, 38.2% of the time.

Two of the best abilities: availability, durability.

5) Cincinnati Reds are 11-2 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on; Chicago White Sox are 2-8 in those games.

4) Dodgers lost their last eight one-run games, not a good thing.

3) Not to be the old guy on his lawn, but??..
? In Larry Bird?s first seven NBA seasons, he missed a total of 13 games
? Artis Gilmore was a very good 7-foot-2 center; in his first eight years as a pro, he didn?t miss a game, and the ABA played 84 games, not 82. Teams didn?t have private jets, either.
? In 2012-13, the year Kevin Durant scored 28.1 ppg, while shooting 41.6% on arc, 53.9% inside arc and 90.5% from the line, he played in 81 games, missing only one.

My point here is that NBA players today are soft; they take nights off when they?re not hurt.

2) RIP to the great actor Charles Grodin, who passed away at age 86. Funny man.

RIP to former big league infielder Rennie Stennett, 72, who played on two World Series title teams with the Pirates.

1) In 1975, Stennett went 7-7 in a game at Wrigley Field. 7 for freakin? 7.
? Pirates won the game 22-0, scoring 9 times in first inning.
? Stennett scored five runs that day; when he was taken out of the game, a young 2B named Willie Randolph pinch-ran for him
? Pete LaCock was an OF for the Cubs that day; his dad was Peter Marshall, host of the Hollywood Squares, a very popular game show back in the day.
? Rick Reuschel started game for the Cubs; his brother Paul mopped up last two innings.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, May 19

 

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951COLORADO -952 SAN DIEGO
COLORADO is 4-13 SU (-14.4 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

953SAN FRANCISCO -954 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 11-23 SU (-15.1 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

955MIAMI -956 PHILADELPHIA
MIAMI is 22-5 SU (15.9 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

957NY METS -958 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 4-17 SU (-12.4 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

959WASHINGTON -960 CHICAGO CUBS
WASHINGTON is 5-13 SU (-12.2 Units) vs. excellent fielding teams - averaging <=0.5 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.

961PITTSBURGH -962 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 13-5 SU (9.6 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

963ARIZONA -964 LA DODGERS
ARIZONA is 14-3 SU (12.4 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

965CHI WHITE SOX -966 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 7-27 SU (-24.5 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

967TAMPA BAY -968 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 21-42 SU (-25.2 Units) in home games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

969BOSTON -970 TORONTO
TORONTO is 13-5 SU (10.3 Units) in home games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 19

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, May 19

NL games
Colorado (15-28) @ San Diego (26-17)
? Gonzalez is 0-1, 7.23 in four road starts.
? Colorado is 2-4 in his starts.
? over 4-0 last four
? allowed run in first inning: 2-6
? record in first 5 innings: 3-3
? He is 0-1, 7.43 in four games (3 starts) vs San Diego.

? Colorado lost its last four games.
? Rockies are 2-16 on foreign soil.
? over 9-4 last 13 road games.
? scored run in first inning: 15-43
? record in first 5 innings: 16-19-8

? Musgrove is 1-2, 6.50 in his last four starts.
? Padres are 4-4 in his starts.
? over 4-0 last four starts
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-5
? He is 1-1, 2.77 in two starts vs Colorado.

? Padres are 13-5 in their last 18 games.
? San Diego is 9-2 in its last 11 home games.
? over 8-3 last 11 games
? scored run in first inning: 12-43
? record in first 5 innings: 17-19-7

San Francisco (26-16) @ Cincinnati (19-21)
? Gausman is 3-0, 1.06 in his last five starts.
? Giants are 5-3 in his starts.
? over 4-3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-6
? record in first 5 innings: 6-1-1
? He is 0-3, 11.09 in four starts vs Cincinnati.

? Giants are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
? Giants are 6-7 in last 13 road games.
? Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
? scored run in first inning: 12-42
? record in first 5 innings: 24-11-7

? Miley is 2-2, 4.70 in his last four starts.
? Reds are 4-3 in his starts.
? over 4-3
? allowed run in first inning: 4-7
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
? He is 5-4, 3.60 in 12 starts vs San Francisco.

? Cincinnati is 2-4 in its last six games.
? Reds are 3-8 in last 11 home games.
? Over 18-7-3 last 28 games
? scored run in first inning: 9-40
? record in first 5 innings: 13-20-7

Miami (18-23) @ Philadelphia (22-20)
? Rogers is 5-1, 1.58 in his last seven starts.
? Marlins are 5-3 in his starts
? under 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 0-8
? record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
? He gave up 9 runs in three IP, in his one start vs Philly.

? Marlins lost six of their last nine games.
? Miami is 4-9 in their last 13 road tilts.
? under 9-4-2 in their last 15 games
? scored run in first inning: 13-41
? record in first 5 innings: 15-18-8

? Eflin is 1-1, 4.34 in his last three starts.
? Phillies are 4-4 in his starts
? over 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 3-5
? record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
? He is 5-3, 4.50 in ten starts vs Miami.

? Phillies lost three of their last five games.
? Phillies are 14-6 at home, 8-14 on road.
? over 7-3 last ten home games.
? scored run in first inning: 18-42
? record in first 5 innings: 14-18-10

Mets (20-16) @ Atlanta (19-23)
? Peterson is 0-0, 4.15 in his last three starts.
? Mets are 3-4 in his starts.
? over 4-3
? allowed run in first inning: 2-7
? record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
? He is 1-1, 3.00 in two starts vs Atlanta.

? Mets lost three of their last five games.
? Mets are 6-5 in their last 11 road games.
? Over 6-5 last 11 road games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-36
? record in first 5 innings: 17-15-4

? Morton is 0-1, 10.97 in his last three starts.
? Braves are 2-6 in his starts.
? over 6-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
? He is 1-3, 3.78 in eight starts vs New York.

? Braves lost six of their last eight games overall.
? Atlanta is 2-7 in its last nine home games.
? Over is 14-8 in their home games.
? scored run in first inning: 14-42
? record in first 5 innings: 19-17-6

Washington (16-22) @ Cubs (21-20)
? Scherzer is 2-0, 0.84 in his last three starts.
? Washington is 5-3 in his starts.
? under 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 4-1-3
? He is 4-2, 2.75 in nine starts vs Chicago.

? Washington lost 10 of its last 14 games.
? Nationals are 7-12 on the road.
? under 11-6 last 17 games
? scored run in first inning: 10-38
? record in first 5 innings: 11-17-10

? Arrieta is 2-1, 1.59 in three home starts.
? Cubs are 4-3 in his starts.
? under 5-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 3-7
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4
? He is 2-3, 4.45 in 17 starts vs Washington.

? Cubs won four of their last five games.
? Chicago won seven of its last eight home games.
? Under is 6-4 in their last ten games.
? scored run in first inning: 14-41
? record in first 5 innings: 18-17-6

Pittsburgh (17-24) @ St Louis (24-18)
? Cahill is 0-2, 5.17 in his last three starts.
? Pirates are 1-6 in his starts.
? over 3-2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 5-7
? record in first 5 innings: 1-4-2
? He is 1-4, 4.53 in 15 games (7 starts) vs St Louis

? Pirates lost 13 of their last 18 games.
? Pittsburgh lost five of its last seven road games.
? under 5-1 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 9-41
? record in first 5 innings: 14-19-8

? Flaherty is 7-0, 2.09 in his last seven starts.
? Cardinals are 8-0 in his starts.
? over 4-2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 7-0-1
? He is 7-1, 2.14 in ten starts vs Pittsburgh.

? Cardinals lost four of their last six games.
? St Louis is 7-2 in its last nine home games.
? Under 10-3-1 last 14 home games.
? scored run in first inning: 14-42
? record in first 5 innings: 20-15-7

Arizona (18-25) @ Dodgers (24-18)
? Kelly is 1-2, 3.42 in his last four starts.
? Arizona is 4-4 in his starts
? under 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
? He is 0-1, 5.06 in three starts vs Los Angeles.

? Arizona lost 13 of its last 17 games.
? Arizona lost its last eight road games.
? under 4-2 last six road games
? scored run in first inning: 8-43
? record in first 5 innings: 19-20-4

? Kershaw is 3-1, 4.26 in his last four starts.
? Dodgers are 6-3 in his starts
? over 5-0 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 2-9
? record in first 5 innings: 5-4
? He is 18-10, 2.75 in 36 starts vs Arizona.

? Dodgers won six of their last seven games.
? Dodgers are 8-6 in last 14 home games.
? over 16-6-1 last 23 games
? scored run in first inning: 10-42
? record in first 5 innings: 21-15-6

AL games
Tampa Bay (24-19) @ Baltimore (17-24)
? Bullpen game

? Tampa Bay won its last five games.
? Rays are 11-3 in last 14 road games.
? Seven of last ten road games went over
? scored run in first inning: 11-43
? record in first 5 innings: 16-16-11

? Means is 3-0, 0.76 in his last five starts.
? Orioles are 6-2 in his starts.
? under 6-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 4-1-3
? He is 3-1, 3.25 in five games (4 starts) vs Tampa Bay.

? Orioles lost 10 of their last 14 games.
? Baltimore is 11-8 on the road, 6-16 at home.
? over is 5-0 in their last five games.
? scored run in first inning: 11-41
? record in first 5 innings: 15-18-8

Boston (25-18) @ Toronto (23-17)
? Richards is 3-0, 2.55 in his last four starts.
? Red Sox are 4-4 in his starts.
? under 4-1-1 last six
? allowed run in first inning: 4-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
? He is 2-5, 5.49 in nine games (7 starts) vs Toronto.

? Boston is 3-5 in its last eight games.
? Red Sox won three of last five road games.
? under 7-1-1 last nine games
? scored run in first inning: 13-43
? record in first 5 innings: 20-15-8

? Stripling is 0-2, 6.00 in five starts.
? Blue Jays are 2-3 in his starts.
? over 3-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-5
? record in first 5 innings: 2-3
? He is 2-1, 2.51 in three starts vs Boston.

? Toronto is 15-7 in its last 22 games.
? Toronto is 6-1 in last seven home games.
? over 12-7 last 19 games
? scored run in first inning: 13-40
? record in first 5 innings: 16-19-5

White Sox (25-16) @ Minnesota (14-26)
? Giolito is 1-3, 4.70 in his last four starts
? Chicago is 2-6 in his starts.
? under 4-4
? allowed run in first inning: 3-8
? record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
? He is 4-7, 5.15 in 13 starts vs Minnesota.

? Chicago is 13-7 in its last 20 games.
? White Sox are 8-3 in last 11 road games.
? under 4-3 last seven games.
? scored run in first inning: 14-41
? record in first 5 innings: 28-6-7

? Shoemaker is 1-4, 8.22 in his last five starts.
? Twins are 2-5 in his starts.
? over 4-3
? allowed run in first inning: 2-7
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4
? He is 3-2, 4.34 in six starts vs Chicago.

? Twins lost 24 of their last 33 games.
? Minnesota is 5-9 in last 14 home games.
? over 15-4 last 19 games
? scores run in first inning: 15-40
? record in first 5 innings: 14-18-8

Bronx (23-19) @ Texas (19-25)
? Kluber is 3-0, 2.39 in his last four starts.
? New York won his last four starts.
? under 6-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
? He is 4-1, 3.75 in seven starts vs Texas.

? New York won four of its last six games.
? New York is 10-6 in its last 16 road games.
? over 5-1 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 10-42
? record in first 5 innings: 19-16-7

? Bullpen game

? Texas lost seven of its last eight games.
? Texas is 5-2 in last seven home games.
? under 13-8 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 12-44
? record in first 5 innings: 15-22-7

Cleveland (22-18) @ Angels (18-23)
? Civale is 2-1, 4.45 in his last five starts.
? Indians are 6-2 in his starts.
? over 7-1
? allowed run in first inning: 4-8
? record in first 5 innings: 2-3-3
? He hasn?t pitched against the Angels.

? Cleveland lost four of its last five games.
? Indians are 7-4 in their last 11 road games.
? over 4-1 last five games
? scores run in first inning: 9-40
? record in first 5 innings: 13-21-6

? Ohtani is 1-0, 2.81 in five starts.
? Angels are 3-2 in his starts.
? under 3-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-5
? record in first 5 innings: 3-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Cleveland.

? Halos are 5-11 in last 16 games overall.
? Angels are 3-7 in their last ten home games.
? over 8-2 last ten home games
? scored run in first inning: 10-41
? record in first 5 innings: 17-22-2

Houston (24-18) @ Oakland (26-17)
? Greinke is 2-0, 4.24 in his last six starts.
? Astros are 7-2 in his starts.
? over 5-0 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 2-9
? record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
? He is 10-3, 2.71 in 22 games (18 starts) vs Oakland.

? Astros won nine of their last 12 games.
? Astros lost four of last five road games.
? over 10-5 last 15 games
? scored run in first inning: 14-42
? record in first 5 innings: 22-13-7

? Montas is 3-0, 3.12 in his last three starts.
? A?s are 6-2 in his starts.
? over 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 5-1-2
? He is 5-3, 4.11 in ten games (8 starts) vs Houston.

? A?s are 7-3 in their last ten games.
? Oakland is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
? Over is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
? scored run in first inning: 12-43
? record in first 5 innings: 18-15-10

Detroit (16-26) @ Seattle (21-22)
? Skubal is 0-6, 7.30 in his last six games.
? Detroit is 0-6 in his starts.
? over 5-1
? allowed run in first inning: 3-6
? record in first 5 innings: 1-5
? He hasn?t pitched against Seattle.

? Detroit won seven of its last nine games.
? Detroit is 3-7 in its last ten road games.
? over 6-3 last nine road games
? scored run in first inning: 8-42
? record in first 5 innings: 7-19-3 last 29 games

? Gilbert gave up four runs in four IP (71 PT) in his first MLB start.
? Seattle is 0-1 in his starts.
? under 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-1
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Detroit.

? Seattle is 6-10 in its last 16 games.
? Seattle is 10-8 in its last 18 home games.
? over 6-4-1 last 11 games
? scored run in first inning: 12-43
? record in first 5 innings: 17-22-4

Interleague games
Milwaukee (21-21) @ Kansas City (19-22)
? Burnes is 2-3, 1.83 in six starts.
? Milwaukee is 2-4 in his starts.
? under 4-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-6
? record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
? He threw six shutout innings, in his one start vs Kansas City.

? Brewers lost 11 of their last 15 games.
? Milwaukee is 11-9 on road, 10-12 at home.
? under 7-2-2 last 11 games.
? scored run in first inning: 9-42
? record in first 5 innings: 16-17-9

? Keller is 2-2, 5.91 in his last four starts.
? Kansas City is 4-4 in his starts.
? under 4-4
? allowed run in first inning: 3-8
? record in first 5 innings: 4-4
? He is 0-1, 7.94 in two games (1 start) vs Milwaukee.

? Royals lost 13 of their last 16 games overall.
? Royals lost seven of their last eight home games.
? six of last seven games stayed under
? scores run in first inning: 9-41
? record in first 5 innings: 16-19-6

Wednesday?s umpires:
SF-Cin: Over is 4-1-2 in Dreckman games.
Mia-Phil: Home side won last three Rehak games.
NY-Atl: Over is 3-0-2 in Muchinski games.
Wsh-Chi: Over is 6-1 in last seven Conroy games
Pitt-StL: Under is 4-1-1 in Hallion games
Az-LA: Home side is 5-2 in Little games.
Col-SD: Under is 6-0 in TGibson games.

TB-Balt: Four of last five Carapazza games went over.
Bos-Tor: Under is 4-3 in Ortiz games
Chi-Minn: Three of last four Whitson games went over.
NY-Tex: Favorites are 5-1 in Additon games.
Clev-LAA: Last three Navas games went over total.
Hst-A?s: Over was 4-0 in Ceja games LY, his rookie year.
Det-Sea: Over is 6-2-1 in Moscoso games

Milw-KC: Favorites won three of last four Johnson games.

 

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MLB

Wednesday, May 19

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Trend Report
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Chi White Sox @ Minnesota
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games

Colorado @ San Diego
Colorado
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 13-1 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Miami @ Philadelphia
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
Miami is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing Miami

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
NY Mets is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Washington @ Chi Cubs
Washington
Washington is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Chi Cubs
Washington is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Chi Cubs is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

NY Yankees @ Texas
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home

Cleveland @ LA Angels
Cleveland
Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Cleveland

Milwaukee @ Kansas City
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games

Houston @ Oakland
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
Oakland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Arizona @ LA Dodgers
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
LA Dodgers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Arizona

Detroit @ Seattle
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 10 games at home


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Diamond Trends for Wednesday May 19
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at L.A. Angels (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 11-0 SU since Aug 09, 2020 on the road after they scored 6+ runs last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at Toronto (7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 0-11 SU since Sep 17, 2014 on the road off a game as a dog in which they were shutout.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Colorado at San Diego (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rockies are 0-9 OU (-2.72 ppg) since Apr 08, 2021 after they allowed 6 or fewer hits last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Houston at Oakland (9:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Athletics are 8-0 OU (5.50 ppg) since Jun 08, 2018 when Frankie Montas starts at home when they won in his last two starts.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Thursday?s 6-pack
Over/under win totals for NFL teams:
? Houston Texans 4.5, -115
? Indianapolis Colts 10, +100
? Jacksonville Jaguars 6.5, +110
? Kansas City Chiefs 12.5, -105
? Las Vegas Raiders 7, -115
? Los Angeles Chargers 9, -160

Remember, this year it is a 17-game schedule for first time.

Quote of the Day
?[The Jets] tried switching him to tight end, and he wasn?t good. That?s what people don?t acknowledge.?
Former NFL QB Greg McElroy, talking about Tim Tebow

Thursday?s quiz
Steph Curry?s dad Dell Curry played 16 years in NBA; where did he play his college ball?

Wednesday?s quiz
Before Texas Rangers moved to the Lone Star State, they were the Washington Senators.

Tuesday?s quiz
From 1975-84, Biff Pocoroba was a catcher for the Braves.

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Thursday?s Den: Doing some thinking out loud??.

13) 76-year old Tony LaRussa is already in the Hall of Fame as a manager, but he came back this season, after a 10-year absence, to manage the White Sox. So far, the results are mixed.

On the field, Chicago is doing well; they?re 26-16, atop the AL Central.

Off the field, there have been issues.
? LaRussa didn?t know the extra inning rule, and put closer Liam Hendriks in as a ghost runner to start an extra inning, when he could?ve used the guy who hit before Hendriks? spot in the order. LaRussa has a law degree; this would qualify as malpractice.

? LaRussa went out of his way to publicly rip one of his players when the guy hit a home run off a position player while the White Sox led, 15-4. If he has a problem with the ?unwritten rules? of the game, tell the guy in private. Publicly calling him clueless was a tone-deaf move.

? Despite their good record, White Sox are 2-9 in games where the winning scored from the 7th inning on- those games are where managers can make a difference.

If LaRussa loses the respect of the players, a promising season could go in the ashcan.

12) Grizzlies 100, Spurs 96:
? Valanciunas was +26 in his 38:00; they were minus-22 when he was on bench.
? DeRozan shot only 5-21 from the floor.
? Memphis visits the Warriors Friday night, in a play-in game.

Lakers 103, Warriors 100:
? Golden State was up 13 at the half.
? Caruso scored 14 points in 30:00 off bench for LA.
? Lakers move on to play Phoenix in the playoffs.

11) Padres 3, Rockies 0? Not only is Colorado 2-17 on the road, they?ve been shut out in seven of the 17 losses.

10) Why some teams win, and some teams lose; this trade was made July 31, 2018:
? Pittsburgh Pirates got Chris Archer.
? Tampa Bay Rays got Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows and a minor leaguer.

Archer was 6-12, 4.92 in 33 starts for the Pirates.
Glasnow is 16-9, 3.08 in 43 starts for the Rays.
Meadows has an .855 OPS in 224 games for Tampa Bay.

9) MLB teams with best record in games where winning scores from 7th inning on:
11-2? Cincinnati, Oakland
9-4? NY Mets
9-5? San Diego

MLB teams with worst record in games where winning scores from 7th inning on:
2-9? White Sox
4-11? Minnesota
5-13? Atlanta
4-8? LA Dodgers, Baltimore

8) Tigers 6, Mariners 2? Detroit has quietly won eight of its last ten games.

7) New York 2, Texas 0? Corey Kluber throws a no-hitter on 101 pitches, already the 7th no-hitter this season. Three teams (Seattle/Cleveland/Texas) have been no-hit three times each.

6) Scheduling quirk: A?s have played only nine of their first 44 games against AL West rivals, all of them against Houston. Astros played 29 of their first 43 games against division rivals.

5) Brandon Woodruff has been pitching really well for Milwaukee, but he hasn?t been getting lot of support at the plate; four of his nine starts have been 0-0 after five innings.

4) Mets traded for OF Cameron Maybin, then batted him 3rd in their game in Atlanta last night. 34-year old Maybin is on his 10th team in his 14-year career.

At the time of the trade, Maybin was hitting .103 in the minors; not sure why he batted third.

3) NBA hasn?t expanded since 2004; rumors are that the league will expand soon, to make up some of the money they lost during the pandemic. Cities rumored to be in the running for an expansion team: Seattle, Louisville, Las Vegas.

2) Sports betting was legalized in Florida this week.

1) Happy 84th birthday this week to the great 3B Brooks Robinson; had the chance to meet Mr Robinson long time ago, maybe 1990 or so, at an event in Glens Falls. Bunch of us were huddled around a TV, watching an NFL playoff game; something strange happened in the game; Brooks just shook his head and laughed ?Can you believe people bet on this stuff??

Very nice man, one of the greatest fielders ever. Happy birthday, sir.

 

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901SAN FRANCISCO -902 CINCINNATI
SAN FRANCISCO is 12-0 SU (12 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the current season.

903WASHINGTON -904 CHICAGO CUBS
WASHINGTON is 5-14 SU (-13.2 Units) vs. excellent fielding teams - averaging <=0.5 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.

905MIAMI -906 PHILADELPHIA
MIAMI is 22-6 SU (14.5 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

907PITTSBURGH -908 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 4-18 SU (-13.4 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

909ARIZONA -910 LA DODGERS
ARIZONA is 14-4 SU (11.4 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

911TAMPA BAY -912 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 2-14 SU (-13.4 Units) in home games when playing on Thursday in the last 3 seasons.

913NY YANKEES -914 TEXAS
TEXAS are 18-7 SU (11.3 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.

915HOUSTON -916 OAKLAND
OAKLAND is 16-6 SU (12.3 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

917MINNESOTA -918 LA ANGELS
MINNESOTA is 7-27 SU (-24.5 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

919MINNESOTA -920 LA ANGELS
MINNESOTA is 7-27 SU (-24.5 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

 

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MLB
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Thursday, May 20

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, May 20

NL games
San Francisco (27-16) @ Cincinnati (19-22)
? Cueto is 2-1, 3.62 in five starts.
? Giants are 3-2 in his starts.
? over 3-2
? allowed run in first inning: 0-5
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
? He is 1-1, 3.51 in four starts vs his old team.

? Giants are 11-5 in their last 16 games.
? Giants are 7-7 in last 14 road games.
? Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 12-43
? record in first 5 innings: 25-11-7

? Mahle is 1-0, 3.10 in his last five starts.
? Reds are 6-2 in his starts.
? over 6-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 6-1-1
? He is 0-2, 6.14 in three starts vs San Francisco.

? Cincinnati is 2-5 in its last seven games.
? Reds are 3-9 in last 12 home games.
? Over 18-8-3 last 29 games
? scored run in first inning: 9-41
? record in first 5 innings: 13-21-7

Miami (19-23) @ Philadelphia (22-21)
? Alcantara is 1-1, 5.48 in his last four starts.
? Marlins are 4-5 in his starts
? over 5-1 last six
? allowed run in first inning: 1-9
? record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
? He is 4-1, 2.82 in six starts vs Philly.

? Marlins lost six of their last ten games.
? Miami is 5-9 in their last 14 road tilts.
? under 10-4-2 in their last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 13-42
? record in first 5 innings: 16-18-8

? Velasquez is 1-0, 1.59 in his last three starts (17 IP).
? Phillies are 3-2 in his starts
? under 4-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-5
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-3
? He is 4-4, 4.88 in 17 starts vs Miami.

? Phillies lost four of their last six games.
? Phillies are 14-7 at home, 8-14 on road.
? over 7-4 last 11 home games.
? scored run in first inning: 18-43
? record in first 5 innings: 14-19-10

Pittsburgh (17-25) @ Atlanta (19-23)
? Crowe is 0-2, 3.86 in four starts.
? Pirates are 1-3 in his starts.
? under 4-0
? allowed run in first inning: 2-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
? He gave up 3 runs in 2.1 IP, in his one start vs Atlanta.

? Pirates lost 14 of their last 19 games.
? Pittsburgh lost six of its last eight road games.
? under 5-2 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 9-42
? record in first 5 innings: 14-20-8

? Smyly is 2-0, 1.50 in his last two starts.
? Braves are 2-4 in his starts.
? over 5-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-6
? record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
? He is 0-1, 4.58 in four games (3 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

? Braves lost six of their last nine games overall.
? Atlanta is 3-7 in its last ten home games.
? Over is 15-8 in their home games.
? scored run in first inning: 14-43
? record in first 5 innings: 20-17-6

Washington (17-22) @ Cubs (21-21)
? Ross is 0-2, 7.54 in his last three starts.
? Washington is 2-5 in his starts.
? under 4-2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-7
? record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
? He is 0-2, 3.54 in six games (5 starts) vs Chicago.

? Washington lost 10 of its last 15 games.
? Nationals are 8-12 on the road.
? under 12-6 last 18 games
? scored run in first inning: 10-39
? record in first 5 innings: 12-17-10

? Williams is 0-1, 7.23 in his last five starts.
? Cubs are 4-4 in his starts.
? under 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
? He is 1-2, 5.49 in five games (4 starts) vs Washington.

? Cubs won four of their last six games.
? Chicago won seven of its last nine home games.
? Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
? scored run in first inning: 14-42
? record in first 5 innings: 18-18-6

Arizona (18-26) @ Dodgers (25-18)
? Smith is 0-3, 7.36 in five starts.
? Arizona is 1-4 in his starts
? over 4-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-5
? record in first 5 innings: 1-4
? He threw 3.1 scoreless innings in a relief stint vs Los Angeles.

? Arizona lost 14 of its last 18 games.
? Arizona lost its last nine road games.
? under 5-2 last seven road games
? scored run in first inning: 8-44
? record in first 5 innings: 20-20-4

? Bullpen game for the Dodgers.

? Dodgers won seven of their last eight games.
? Dodgers are 9-6 in last 15 home games.
? over 16-7-1 last 24 games
? scored run in first inning: 10-43
? record in first 5 innings: 21-16-6

AL games
Tampa Bay (25-19) @ Baltimore (17-25)
? Hill is 1-1, 0.83 in his last four starts.
? Rays are 4-4 in his starts.
? over 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
? He is 2-0, 1.27 in 13 games (3 starts) vs Baltimore.

? Tampa Bay won its last six games.
? Rays are 12-3 in last 15 road games.
? Eight of last 11 road games went over
? scored run in first inning: 11-44
? record in first 5 innings: 16-17-11

? Kremer is 0-1, 3.38 in his last three starts.
? Orioles are 3-4 in his starts.
? under 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 1-7
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4
? He allowed one run in five IP, in his one start vs Tampa Bay.

? Orioles lost 11 of their last 15 games.
? Baltimore is 11-8 on the road, 6-17 at home.
? over is 6-0 in their last six games.
? scored run in first inning: 12-42
? record in first 5 innings: 16-18-8

Boston (26-18) @ Toronto (23-18)
? Pivetta is 3-0, 2.86 in his last four starts.
? Red Sox are 7-1 in his starts.
? under 3-1 last four
? allowed run in first inning: 2-6
? record in first 5 innings: 6-1-1
? He is 0-1, 5.40 in two starts vs Toronto.

? Boston is 4-5 in its last nine games.
? Red Sox won four of its last six road games.
? under 7-2-1 last ten games
? scored run in first inning: 14-44
? record in first 5 innings: 21-15-8

? Matz is 1-1, 4.80 in his last three starts.
? Blue Jays are 5-3 in his starts.
? over 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 0-8
? record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
? He have up 3 runs in 5.1 IP, in his one start vs Boston.

? Toronto is 15-8 in its last 23 games.
? Toronto is 6-2 in last eight home games.
? over 13-7 last 20 games
? scored run in first inning: 13-41
? record in first 5 innings: 16-20-5

Minnesota (14-27) @ Angels (18-24)
? Berrios is 1-0, 4.38 in his last four starts.
? Twins are 4-4 in his starts.
? over 5-2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
? He is 1-2, 6.35 in three starts vs Anaheim.

? Thorpe is 0-1, 5.00 in two starts.
? Twins are 0-2 in his starts.
? over 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He allowed 2 runs in four IP, in one start vs Anaheim.

? Twins lost 25 of their last 34 games.
? Minnesota is 2-10 in last 12 road games.
? over 15-5 last 20 games
? scores run in first inning: 15-41
? record in first 5 innings: 14-18-9

? Canning is 2-0, 2.12 in his last three starts.
? Angels are 3-3 in his starts.
? over 4-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-6
? record in first 5 innings: 3-3
? He hasn?t pitched against Minnesota.

? Bundy is 0-5, 7.18 in his last six starts.
? Angels are 2-6 in his starts.
? under 6-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 1-6-1
? He is 0-5, 4.98 in seven games (6 starts) vs Minnesota.

? Halos are 5-12 in last 17 games overall.
? Angels are 3-8 in their last 11 home games.
? over 8-3 last 11 home games
? scored run in first inning: 10-42
? record in first 5 innings: 17-22-3

Bronx (24-19) @ Texas (19-26)
? German is 3-0, 2.67 in his last five starts.
? New York won his last five starts.
? under 4-3
? allowed run in first inning: 3-7
? record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
? He allowed six runs in 3.2 IP, in his one start vs Texas.

? New York won five of its last seven games.
? New York is 11-6 in its last 17 road games.
? over 5-2 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 10-43
? record in first 5 innings: 19-16-8

? Dunning is 1-3, 5.95 in his last four starts.
? Texas is 2-6 in his starts.
? over 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 3-8
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
? He hasn?t pitched against New York.

? Texas lost eight of its last nine games.
? Texas is 5-3 in last eight home games.
? under 14-8 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 12-45
? record in first 5 innings: 15-22-8

Houston (25-18) @ Oakland (26-18)
? Garcia is 1-0, 4.20 in his last three starts.
? Astros are 1-5 in his starts.
? under 4-2
? allowed run in first inning: 1-6
? record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
? He threw five shutout innings, in his one start vs Oakland.

? Astros won 10 of their last 13 games.
? Astros lost four of last six road games.
? over 11-5 last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 15-43
? record in first 5 innings: 23-13-7

? Irvin is 3-2, 2.61 in his last six starts.
? A?s are 4-4 in his starts.
? under 6-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
? He is 0-2, 7.45 in two starts vs Houston.

? A?s are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
? Oakland is 6-4 in its last ten home games.
? Over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
? scored run in first inning: 12-44
? record in first 5 innings: 18-16-10

 

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MLB

Thursday, May 20

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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 14-1 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games

San Francisco @ Cincinnati
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing at home against San Francisco

NY Yankees @ Texas
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games

Washington @ Chi Cubs
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 16 games
Washington is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Chi Cubs is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

Houston @ Oakland
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Oakland's last 11 games when playing Houston

Minnesota @ LA Angels
Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels's last 11 games at home

Miami @ Philadelphia
Miami
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Miami is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games

Pittsburgh @ Atlanta
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 13 games on the road
Boston is 17-6 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

Minnesota @ LA Angels
Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels's last 11 games at home

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


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Diamond Trends for Thursday May 20
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Arizona at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 12-0 SU since Sep 24, 2020 off a home game when their opponent's starter has an ERA of higher than 4.00 on the season.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at L.A. Angels (4:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 0-11 SU since Aug 08, 2020 after they lost by one run last game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Atlanta (7:20 p.m. ET)

-- The Braves are 9-0 OU (6.50 ppg) since Aug 18, 2020 as a favorite off a home game in which Freddie Freeman had multiple hits.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at L.A. Angels (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 9-0-2 OU (4.73 ppg) since Jun 27, 2019 when Griffin Canning starts when they lost in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Friday?s 6-pack
Teams who have been no-hit twice at home, in the same season:
1923- Philadelphia A?s
1971- Cincinnati Reds
1973- Detroit Tigers
2001- San Diego Padres
2015- New York Mets
2021- Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers

Quote of the Day
?It?s disappointing to not be at 85% as a team. We?ve worked hard to try and convince or educate the people that have been reluctant. We?re at a place right now ? I?m not going to give up hope we?re going to get there ? my level of optimism is waning. It is disappointing.?
Cubs? president Jed Hoyer, on Cubs not having 85% of their people vaccinated

Friday?s quiz
Nine years after he retired as a player, Hall of Famer Ted Williams took over as manager of which American League team?

Thursday?s quiz
Steph Curry?s dad Dell Curry played 16 years in NBA; he played college ball at Virginia Tech.

Wednesday?s quiz
Before Texas Rangers moved to the Lone Star State, they were the Washington Senators.

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Friday?s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here??..

13) Kyle Gibson is pitching for the Texas Rangers tonight; he is 3-0, 1.67 in his last eight starts, and seems like a shoo-in to make the All-Star team this summer. Not bad for a who got KO?d from his first start this season in the first inning, giving up five runs to Kansas City.

Did he suddenly make adjustments? Did he just have a bad day Opening Day?

12) Seattle Mariners are hitting .198 as a team; the whole team. Some of these over-educated fools who get hired to run big league squads put together bad rosters, simple as that.

The people in Texas decided that having Joey Gallo/Khris Davis back/back in the same was somehow a good idea? why? They?re both all or nothing guys, mostly nothing.

11) There are several reasons why scoring in baseball is down:
? The baseball is a little less lively.
? Guys try too hard to hit home runs.
? Not enough guys take hits by going against the shift.

But to me, the biggest reason is that only the best pitchers are allowed to face hitters a third time thru the order. If a hitter faces a different pitcher every time, up, its a lot harder to hit.

Tampa Bay?s Josh Fleming has been taken out of two games this season, when he was throwing a shutout in the 6th inning? he had thrown 65-53 pitches, but faced 18-16 hitters.

10) Dodgers 3, Arizona 2? Albert Pujols hit his first home run as a Dodger.

9) Wizards 142, Pacers 115? Washington scored 48 points in the third quarter; how does an NBA team that is playing to extend its season give up 48 points in 12:00? Seriously?

8) Atlanta Hawks? coach Nate McMillan said ?the NBA wants the Knicks in the playoffs, they need the Knicks in the playoffs? somehow that spouting of truth cost him $25,000. How do you fine someone for saying something that is true?

7) Rough week for the Minnesota Twins:
? Monday-Wednesday, lost two of three at home to the White Sox.
? Flew to California, split a makeup twinbill with the Angels Thursday
? Open a weekend series in Cleveland tonight.

6) if the baseball playoffs started today (they don?t):
NL? Mets, Cardinals, Giants. Wild Card: Dodgers @ Padres
AL? Red Sox, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Rays vs A?s

5) If someone asked me which NFL team had the highest-paid center, I would?ve been wrong with my guesses. Very wrong.

Detroit Lions gave C Frank Ragnow a four year, $54M deal; he is the NFL?s highest-paid center.

4) Corey Conners is the 8th player since 1983 to lead the PGA Championship by multiple strokes after Round 1. None of the previous seven went on to win that tournament; last player who did?

Raymond Floyd (led by 3) in 1982 at Southern Hills.

3) When Drew Pearson gets inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in July, his presenter will be Roger Staubach, his QB with the Cowboys.

When you get inducted, you get to choose who introduces you; it is filmed now instead of live, because Steve Young?s father wouldn?t shut up when he was introducing his son a few years ago, but it is still a great honor.

I?m convinced that if Roger Staubach had wanted to enter politics after he played football, he would?ve eventually been elected President, that?s how highly respected he is, having gone to the Naval Academy and then serving four years in the Navy before his NFL days.

2) Happy 94th birthday to Bud Grant, former Vikings? coach who also played in the NBA; he played in the lowest-scoring NBA game ever, for the Minneapolis Lakers.

Bud Grant?s Vikings made my teenage years a less happy place; the Rams never could beat his teams in the playoffs, except once in the late 70?s. But then they?d lose in the Super Bowl and I?d laugh- they were a 17-point favorite when they lost Super Bowl IV to the Chiefs.

Anyway, happy birthday coach, even though you ruined my 10th birthday (23-20, Vikings)

1) People pay $49 a month for that Peloton exercise bike, so the lady can yell at you while you pedal away; this is a good thing? I drink Cherry Coke while I ride my exercise bike, no one yells at me, and I save $49 a month. Advantage, me.

 

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