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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, September 20

NL games
Pittsburgh (56-93) @ Cincinnati (77-73)
? Peters is 1-2, 3.04 in five starts.
? Pirates are 3-2 in his starts.
? under 3-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-5
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 2-3
? He threw 5 shutout IP in one start vs Cincinnati.

? Pirates are 8-4 in last 12 games.
? Pittsburgh is 2-8 in last ten road games.
? over 10-6-1 last 17 games
? scored run in first inning: 38-147
? record in first 5 innings: 45-84-18

? Gutierrez is 0-2, 8.40 in his last four starts.
? Reds are 10-10 in his starts.
? under 4-1-1 last six
? allowed run in first inning: 9-20
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 8-8-4
? He is 1-0, 4.66 in two starts vs Pittsburgh this year.

? Cincinnati is 6-14 in its last 20 games.
? Reds are 3-6 in last nine home games.
? under 20-7-1 last 28 games
? scored run in first inning: 44-150
? record in first 5 innings: 69-60-21

Washington (61-88) @ Miami (63-86)
? Fedde is 1-1, 8.38 in his last four starts.
? Washington is 12-13 in his starts.
? over 8-1 last nine
? allowed run in first inning: 8-25
? record in first 5 innings: 8-13-4
? He is 2-0, 1.04 in three starts vs Miami this year.

? Washington is 19-45 in its last 64 games.
? Nationals are 2-6 in last eight road games.
? over 29-15-2 last 46 games
? scored run in first inning: 48-151
? record in first 5 innings: 62-63-26

? Luzardo is 0-1, 5.17 in his last three starts.
? Marlins are 5-4 in his starts.
? over 6-3
? allowed run in first inning: 3-9
? record in first 5 innings: 3-6
? He is 0-2, 9.00 in two starts vs Washington this year.

? Marlins are 6-5 in last 11 games.
? Miami is 7-4 in last 11 home games.
? under 17-10-1 last 28 games
? scored run in first inning: 39-149
? record in first 5 innings: 56-70-23

St Louis (79-69) @ Milwaukee (91-58)
? Woodford is 0-2, 7.31 in his last four starts.
? Cardinals are 3-2 in his starts.
? over 3-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-5
? record in first 5 innings: 2-3
? He gave up 5 runs in 8.1 IP in three relief stints vs Milwaukee.

? Cardinals are 15-7 in last 22 games.
? St Louis is 6-3 in its last nine road games.
? Over is 4-1 in last five games.
? scored run in first inning: 55-148
? record in first 5 innings: 70-57-21

? Peralta is 1-1, 5.69 in his last five starts.
? Milwaukee is 17-8 in his starts.
? under 13-11-1
? allowed run in first inning: 6-25
? record in first 5 innings: 12-6-7
? He is 0-1, 5.73 in three starts vs St Louis this year.

? Brewers are 38-19 in last 57 games.
? Milwaukee is 10-4 in last 14 home games.
? over 6-1 last seven home games.
? scored run in first inning: 50-149
? record in first 5 innings: 76-46-27

Atlanta (77-70) @ Arizona (48-101)
? Ynoa is 0-3, 3.58 in his last six starts.
? Atlanta is 6-7 in his starts.
? under 7-2 last nine
? allowed run in first inning: 5-13
? record in first 5 innings: 5-4-4
? He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP in one start vs Arizona.

? Braves are 2-5 in last seven games.
? Atlanta is 3-7 in last ten road games.
? under 17-7-4 last 28 games
? scored run in first inning: 52-147
? record in first 5 innings: 73-52-22

? Mejia is 0-1, 4.91 in two starts.
? Arizona is 0-2 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Atlanta.

? Arizona lost 16 of last 20 games.
? Arizona is 0-5 in its last five home games.
? over 15-5-1 last 21 games
? scored run in first inning: 20-149
? record in first 5 innings: 55-80-14

AL games
Kansas City (67-81) @ Cleveland (72-74)
? Singer is 1-1, 4.08 in his last three starts.
? Kansas City is 8-17 in his starts.
? under 5-1 last six
? allowed run in first inning: 9-25
? record in first 5 innings: 9-14-2
? He 1-0, 2.41 in three starts vs Cleveland.

? bullpen game

? Royals are 8-12 in its last 20 games.
? Royals are 1-4 in last five home games.
? under 34-18-6 last 58 games.
? scores run in first inning: 39-152
? record in first 5 innings: 55-74-23

? McKenzie is 3-1, 1.38 in his last six starts.
? Indians are 10-11 in his starts.
? under 6-1 last seven
? allowed run in first inning: 4-21
? record in first 5 innings: 8-9-4
? He is 2-0, 0.50 in three starts vs Kansas City this year.

? bullpen game

? Cleveland is 15-13 in last 28 games.
? Indians are 1-6 in last seven home games.
? over 5-2 last seven games
? scores run in first inning: 43-147
? record in first 5 innings: 58-68-21

White Sox (85-64) @ Detroit (72-78)
? Rodon is 4-0, 1.80 in his last four starts.
? White Sox are 15-7 in his starts.
? under 5-2-1 last eight
? allowed run in first inning: 7-29
? record in first 5 innings: 15-9-5
? He is 2-0, 1.38 in two starts vs Detroit this year.

? Chicago is 12-9 in last 21 games.
? White Sox are 6-9 in last 15 road games.
? under 9-4 last 13 games.
? scored run in first inning: 43-149
? record in first 5 innings: 82-44-23

? Manning is starts.
? Detroit is 8-7 in his starts.
? under 6-3-1 last ten
? allowed run in first inning: 4-15
? record in first 5 innings: 9-3-3
? He is starts vs Chicago.

? Detroit is 7-3 in its last ten games.
? Detroit is 4-1 in last five home games.
? under 28-15-3 last 46 games
? scored run in first inning: 31-150
? record in first 5 innings: 26-24-7 last 57

Texas (54-94) @ Bronx (84-66)
? Alexy is 2-0, 0.00 in two starts (11 IP).
? He gave up six runs in 3.2 IP in a relief stint LW.
? Rangers are 2-0 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0
? He hasn?t pitched against New York.

? Texas is 8-6 in last 14 games.
? Texas is 6-1 in last seven road games.
? over 19-16-4 last 39 games.
? scored run in first inning: 29-149
? record in first 5 innings: 52-80-17

? Cortes is 0-1, 2.70 in his last four starts.
? New York is 8-3 in his starts.
? under 8-3
? allowed run in first inning: 2-11
? record in first 5 innings: 6-2-3
? He gave up 6 runs in 3.2 IP in three relief stints vs Texas.

? New York is 5-4 in its last nine games.
? New York is 2-8 in last ten home games.
? under 4-2 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 33-150
? record in first 5 innings: 63-55-32

Toronto (84-65) @ Tampa Bay (92-58)
? Ray is 4-0, 1.80 in his last ten starts.
? Toronto is 16-11 in his starts.
? under 8-1-1 last ten
? allowed run in first inning: 7-27
? record in first 5 innings: 15-7-5
? He is 2-1, 1.80 in five starts vs Tampa Bay this year.

? Toronto is 18-4 in last 22 games.
? Blue Jays are 9-1 in last 10 road games.
? Over is 5-3-2 in last ten games.
? scored run in first inning: 43-148
? record in first 5 innings: 35-19-7 last 61

? bullpen game

? Tampa Bay is 4-7 in its last 11 games.
? Rays are 13-6 in last 19 home games.
? over 22-14-5 last 41 games.
? scored run in first inning: 47-150
? record in first 5 innings: 63-56-31

Houston (88-61) @ Angels (72-77)
? Valdez is 2-1, 3.96 in his last four starts.
? Houston is 12-7 in his starts.
? over 10-9
? allowed run in first inning: 4-19
? record in first 5 innings: 12-5-2
? He is starts vs Anaheim.

? Astros are 11-9 in last 20 games.
? Astros are 3-1 in last four road games.
? over 8-4-3 last 15 games
? scored run in first inning: 52-149
? record in first 5 innings: 80-48-21

? Barria is 0-3, 5.70 in his last six starts.
? Angels are 3-6 in his starts.
? under 5-4
? allowed run in first inning: 5-9
? record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
? He is 0-1, 5.14 in two starts vs Houston this year.

? Angels lost their last three games.
? Angels are 5-6 in last 11 home games.
? under 6-1-1 last eight home games
? scored run in first inning: 44-149
? record in first 5 innings: 62-69-18

Seattle (80-69) @ Oakland (82-67)
? Anderson is 0-2, 4.80 in his last three starts.
? Mariners are 5-4 in his starts.
? over 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 1-9
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
? He gave up 2 runs in 5.2 IP, in one start vs Oakland.

? Seattle is 12-8 in last 20 games.
? Seattle is 9-3 in last 12 road games.
? over 12-2-1 last 15 games
? scored run in first inning: 48-149
? record in first 5 innings: 64-63-22

? Manaea is 2-0, 3.79 in his last three starts.
? A?s are 17-12 in his starts.
? over 5-1 last six
? allowed run in first inning: 9-29
? record in first 5 innings: 15-10-4
? He is 2-0, 0.56 in two starts vs Seattle this year.

? A?s won their last five games.
? Oakland is 5-3 in last eight home games.
? Over is 11-9-2 in their last 22 games.
? scored run in first inning: 44-149
? record in first 5 innings: 69-57-23

Interleague games
Baltimore (47-102) @ Philadelphia (76-73)
? Means is 0-4, 5.63 in his last seven starts.
? Baltimore is 0-8 in his last eight starts.
? under 8-2 last ten
? allowed run in first inning: 5-26
? record in first 5 innings: 9-10-7
? He hasn?t pitched against Philly.

? Orioles are 8-36 in their last 44 games.
? Baltimore is 24-51 on road, 23-51 at home.
? under 5-3 last eight road games.
? scored run in first inning: 49-149
? record in first 5 innings: 46-84-19

? Suarez is 1-0, 1.55 in his last five starts.
? Phillies are 5-4 in his starts.
? under 6-3
? allowed run in first inning: 0-9
? record in first 5 innings: 6-1-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Baltimore.

? Phillies are 5-7 in last 12 games.
? Phillies are 42-32 at home, 34-41 on road.
? over 14-9-1 last 24 games.
? scored run in first inning: 50-149
? record in first 5 innings: 64-55-30

 

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MLB

Monday, September 20

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Trend Report
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Kansas City @ Cleveland
Kansas City
Kansas City is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Kansas City is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City

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

Chi White Sox @ Detroit
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games

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

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

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

Toronto @ Tampa Bay
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Toronto is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

St. Louis @ Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Kansas City @ Cleveland
Kansas City
Kansas City is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Kansas City is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City

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

Atlanta @ Arizona
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 13 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Arizona's last 17 games when playing at home against Atlanta

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


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[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Monday, September 20

 

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Monday September 20
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago White Sox at Detroit (6:40 p.m. ET)

-- The White Sox are 8-0 since 2020 as road favorite of at least -175 when the total is at least nine.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Rangers are 0-13 since Sep 24, 2018 on the road in the first game of a series vs an AL opponent, coming off a game as a dog when seeking same-season revenge for a loss last time they faced this opponent.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Kansas City at Cleveland (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 0-10 OU since June 15, 2019 when the total is at least 8.5 for a regulation game or at least 6.5 for a doubleheader if they had at least 15 hits last game.

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

-- Sean Manaea is 16-0 since June 2018 as a regular season home favorite of at least -110 when he struck out no more than six batters last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

KC at CLE 04:10 PM
KC +144
+500

PIT at CIN 06:40 PM
PIT +144
+500

CHW at DET 06:40 PM
DET +205
+500

WAS at MIA 06:40 PM
MIA -104
+500

BAL at PHI 07:05 PM
PHI -209
+500

TEX at NYY 07:05 PM
NYY -252
+500

TOR at TB 07:10 PM
TOR -129
+500

STL at MIL 07:40 PM
STL +179
+500

HOU at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA +182
+500

SEA at OAK 09:40 PM
OAK -175
+500

ATL at ARI 09:40 PM
ATL -189
+500

 

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MLB September Record Opinions & Best Bets !!

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

09/20/2021........6-5-0.......54.54%........+5.75
09/19/2021........8-7-0.......53.33%......+13.50
09/18/2021........8-7-0.......53.33%.......-10.55
09/17/2021........9-5-0.......64.29%......+19.15
09/16/2021........2-5-0.......28.57%........-25.75
09/15/2021........6-9-0.......40.00%........-22.75
09/14/2021.......6-10-0.......37.50%.......-39.90
09/13/2021........4-3-0.......57.14%..........-4.65
09/12/2021........5-9-0.......35.71%.........-36.25
09/11/2021........8-8-0.......50.00%.........-17.95
09/10/2021........5-9-0.......35.71%.........-30.85
09/09/2021........6-2-0.......75.00%........+20.75
09/08/2021........9-6-0.......60.00%........+13.90
09/07/2021........9-7-0.......56.25%........+24.75
09/06/2021........7-5-0.......58.33%........+12.30
09/05/2021......12-4-0........75.00%.......+32.60
09/04/2021......11-5-0........68.75%.......+36.00
09/03/2021......11-8-1........57.89%.......+14.40
09/02/2021........3-8-0........27.27%........-29.05
09/01/2021......4-12-0.......25.00%........-51.70

Totals:...........139-134-1.......50.91%......-76.30


Best Bets:

09/20/2021.......3-2-0.......54.54%.......+16.40
09/19/2021.......3-3-0.......50.00%.......+18.55
09/18/2021.......3-3-0.......50.00%.......+4.55
09/17/2021.......2-3-0........40.00%.......- 0.10
09/16/2021.......0-3-0........00.00%......-15.00
09/15/2021.......2-4-0........33.33%......- 3.30
09/14/2021.......2-3-0........40.00%......+ 2.25
09/13/2021.......1-3-0........25.00%.......- 9.65
09/12/2021.......1-3-0 .......25.00%......- 12.40
09/11/2021.......3-3-0........50.00%......+ 3.95
09/10/2021.......2-5-0........28.57%.......- 13.25
09/09/2021.......3-0-0......100.00%......+ 20.05
09/08/2021.......5-1-0.......83.33%.......+ 26.60
09/07/2021.......4-4-0.......50.00%.......+ 16.85
09/06/2021.......5-3-0.......62.50%.......+ 15.90
09/05/2021.......4-0-0.....100.00%.......+ 31.35
09/04/2021.......3-3-0.......50.00%........+ 9.80
09/03/2021.......5-6-0.......45.45%........- .0.75
09/02/2021.......1-7-0.......12.50%.......- 31.50
09/01/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%.......- 10.70


Totals.............55-65-0.......45.83%.......+ 69.60

 

[Udog]

Tuesday?s 6-pack
Six interesting NFL games this week:
? Carolina (-7.5) @ Houston? Rookie QB Mills gets first NFL start.
? Arizona (-7) @ Jacksonville? Couple former college coaches hook up.
? Washington @ Buffalo (-9)
? New Orleans @ New England (-3)
? Chargers @ Kansas City (-6.5)? Big game in AFC West.
? Chicago @ Cleveland (-7.5)? Justin Fields? first NFL start?

Quote of the Day
?I believe I have voted for both Democrats and Republicans. Am I either one? Absolutely not. Ladies and gentlemen, I am an American.?
David Letterman

Tuesday?s quiz
When baseball split into divisions in 1969, which team was the first one to win the National League West?

Monday?s quiz
Brian Billick was the Baltimore Ravens? coach before John Harbaugh.

Sunday?s quiz
In the TV show Magnum PI, Thomas Magnum grew up in Virginia.

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Tuesday?s Den: Nobody asked me, but??.

13) Green Bay 35, Detroit 17:
? Packers outscored Detroit 21-0 in second half.
? Green Bay scored a TD on five of its first six drives.
? Only nine of Packers? 61 plays came on third down.
? Green Bay is 12-3 ATS in last 15 home openers.

? Lions lost first two games, giving up 76 points.
? Detroit in 1st half: 31 plays, 178 yards, 17 points.
? Detroit in 2nd half: 26 plays, 140 yards, 0 points.
? Detroit wore white uniform pants for first time since 1949.

12) We need more nice in our world; this weekend in Cincinnati, Mookie Betts did a very nice thing for a young ballplayer.

Betts was playing right field for the Dodgers when Reds? rookie TJ Friedl hit his first big league homer into the RF bleachers. Betts asked the fan for the baseball, and surprisingly, the guy tossed it to him. First home run baseballs can be pretty valuable in trade.

Betts throws the baseball towards the Cincinnati dugout, so Friedl can have it; next time Betts jogs out to his position, he brings an autographed bat out and gives it to the fan, so the guy got a valuable piece of memorabilia for giving up the baseball.

It was uplifting to see people being nice.

TJ Friedl-related trivia: his dad grew up with Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari; the two friends posed for a picture at the ballpark in Cincinnati the other day.

11) NFL home favorites are 3-11 ATS in non-division games so far this year; home underdogs are 6-4 ATS in non-divisional games, making dogs 17-7 ATS overall in non-divisional games.

10) In NFL games, I care a lot more about ?plays run? than ?time of possession?; some teams run a no-huddle offense, so time of possession doesn?t mean as much there.

9) 15 of 32 NFL teams used a different QB in Week 1 this year, than they did in Week 1 last year.

8) Over their last 34 games, Tennessee Titans have had 14 kickers on their roster.

7) So far this season, only three college football teams have thrown the ball less than Michigan; Army, Navy, Air Force.

6) Last Thursday, Washington QB Taylor Heinicke earned a $125,000 contract incentive; he played 60% of his team?s snaps in a win.

5) The last two years, young OF Lane Thomas hit 9-84 for the Cardinals; 4-36 last year, 5-48 this year. Not good; then at the trade deadline this summer, St Louis traded him to Washington for veteran P Jon Lester.

Since joining the Nationals, Thomas has hit .298 in 32 games, with a .906 OPS. Very good.

4) CSI is one of my five favorite TV shows of all-time; they?re re-branding CSI as CSI: Vegas, and bringing it back in a couple weeks. It is still William Peterson/Jorja Fox, so it should basically be the same show, which is good news for people who like good television. Looks as if the supporting cast will mostly all be new, which is a little disappointing.

3) NBA training camps start next week; saw a thing where the LA Lakers have six assistant coaches helping out head coach Frank Vogel. Things have changed a lot in the NBA; with so many younger players in the league now, skill development happens way more in the NBA than it used to.

Back when I was a kid, read a book called The Open Man, a diary of the Knicks? 1969-70 season when they won the NBA title. Think I did a book report on The Open Man in this space during the pandemic; that season, the Knicks didn?t have an assistant coach. None.

Coach Red Holzman ran the team; trainer Danny Whelan helped him out with game management stuff like timeouts, and Dick McGuire did scouting, but Holzman was the only coach on the bench during games. Now teams have two rows of coaches on their bench.

2) Last Saturday, Duke, East Carolina, North Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest all won their football games; last time they all won on the same day?

October???of 1994.

1) Check your baseball highlight show when you can today; Miami?s Jesus Sanchez caught a fly ball bare-handed last night, preventing Washington from getting a double (he over-ran the ball, which was right near the right field line).

The catch was a lot like the one Kevin Mitchell made about 30 years ago, except Mitchell?s was in left field.

 

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KANSAS CITY is 7-21 SU (-18.9 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters draw 3 walks or less/game in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 4-18 SU (-17.8 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the curr...

WASHINGTON is 17-28 SU (-18.3 Units) in road games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

DETROIT is 17-7 SU (14.4 Units) in home games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current ...

TEXAS are 6-17 SU (-15.8 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the second half of t...

BALTIMORE is 36-60 SU (-29.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 17-6 SU (10.4 Units) in home games when the money line is -100 to -150 in the current season.

NY METS are 7-20 SU (-15.3 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the second half of the season in the...

MILWAUKEE is 47-23 SU (28.8 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 15-45 SU (-31.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.

COLORADO is 45-22 SU (28 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

LA ANGELS are 37-53 SU (-28.1 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

ATLANTA is 28-13 SU (14.5 Units) in road games with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (NL) in the current se...

OAKLAND is 12-4 SU (7.6 Units) in home games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 17-2 SU (15.1 Units) in road games vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.150 or better in the current season.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, September 21

NL games
Pittsburgh (56-94) @ Cincinnati (78-73)
? Keller is 0-1, 5.48 in his last four starts.
? Pirates are 8-12 in his starts.
? over 8-2-1 last 11
? allowed run in first inning: 11-20
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 7-11-2
? He is 0-2, 8.78 on three starts vs Cincinnati this year.

? Pirates are 8-5 in last 13 games.
? Pittsburgh is 2-9 in last 11 road games.
? over 11-6-1 last 18 games
? scored run in first inning: 39-148
? record in first 5 innings: 45-85-18

? Mahle is 2-0, 3.18 in his last three starts.
? Reds are 19-11 in his starts.
? under 5-3 last eight
? allowed run in first inning: 9-30
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 18-6-6
? He is 3-0, 1.47 in three starts vs Pittsburgh this year.

? Cincinnati is 7-14 in its last 21 games.
? Reds are 4-6 in last ten home games.
? under 20-8-1 last 29 games
? scored run in first inning: 44-151
? record in first 5 innings: 70-60-21

Washington (61-89) @ Miami (64-86)
? Rogers is 1-0, 2.60 in three starts.
? Washington is 1-2 in his starts.
? over 1-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 3-0
? He blanked Miami for five IP Wednesday.

? Washington is 19-46 in its last 65 games.
? Nationals are 2-7 in last nine road games.
? over 30-15-2 last 47 games
? scored run in first inning: 49-152
? record in first 5 innings: 63-63-26

? Rogers is 0-1, 4.97 in his last three starts.
? Marlins are 11-12 in his starts.
? under 5-3-2 last ten
? allowed run in first inning: 3-23
? record in first 5 innings: 10-11-2
? He is 0-1, 3.21 in three starts vs Washington this year.

? Marlins are 7-5 in last 12 games.
? Miami is 8-4 in last 12 home games.
? under 18-11-1 last 30 games
? scored run in first inning: 39-151
? record in first 5 innings: 56-71-24

St Louis (80-69) @ Milwaukee (91-59)
? Woodford is 0-2, 7.31 in his last four starts.
? Cardinals are 3-2 in his starts.
? over 3-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-5
? record in first 5 innings: 2-3
? He gave up 5 runs in 8.1 IP in three relief stints vs Milwaukee.

? Cardinals are 16-7 in last 23 games.
? St Louis is 7-3 in its last ten road games.
? Over is 4-2 in last six games.
? scored run in first inning: 56-149
? record in first 5 innings: 70-57-22

? Woodruff is 2-3, 4.34 in his last five starts.
? Milwaukee is 16-12 in his starts.
? over 5-2 last seven
? allowed run in first inning: 7-28
? record in first 5 innings: 13-8-7
? He is 0-1, 4.97 in two starts vs St Louis this year.

? Brewers are 38-20 in last 58 games.
? Milwaukee is 10-5 in last 15 home games.
? over 6-2 last eight home games.
? scored run in first inning: 50-150
? record in first 5 innings: 76-46-28

Los Angeles (96-54) @ Colorado (70-79)
? Urias is 5-0, 1.57 in his last five starts.
? Dodgers are 23-6 in his starts.
? under 7-2-1 last ten
? allowed run in first inning: 7-29
? record in first 5 innings: 21-6-2
? He is 2-0, 4.82 in three starts vs Colorado this year.

? Dodgers are 37-14 in last 51 games.
? Dodgers are 5-5 in last ten road games.
? under 21-8-3 last 32 games
? scored run in first inning: 50-150
? record in first 5 innings: 83-46-21

? Senzatela is 2-0, 2.31 in his last six starts.
? Rockies are 11-14 in his starts.
? under 6-2 last eight
? allowed run in first inning: 7-25
? record in first 5 innings: 9-11-5
? He is 1-2, 8.31 in three starts vs Los Angeles this year.

? Colorado is 7-2 in its last nine games.
? Rockies are 45-27 at home, 25-52 on road.
? under 10-3-2 last 14 road games.
? scored run in first inning: 49-149
? record in first 5 innings: 60-68-21

Atlanta (78-70) @ Arizona (48-102)
? They haven?t named a starter

? Braves are 3-5 in last eight games.
? Atlanta is 4-7 in last 11 road games.
? under 17-8-4 last 29 games
? scored run in first inning: 52-148
? record in first 5 innings: 74-52-22

? Weaver is 0-2, 7.00 in his last two starts.
? Arizona is 5-6 in his starts.
? over 3-0 last three
? allowed run in first inning: 2-11
? record in first 5 innings: 3-6-2
? He is 1-2, 5.40 in four starts vs Atlanta.

? Arizona lost 17 of last 21 games.
? Arizona is 0-6 in its last six home games.
? over 16-5-1 last 22 games
? scored run in first inning: 20-150
? record in first 5 innings: 55-81-14

San Francisco (97-53) @ San Diego (76-73)
? Gausman is 2-1, 4.34 in his last five starts.
? Giants are 19-11 in his starts.
? over 13-4 last 17
? allowed run in first inning: 9-30
? record in first 5 innings: 18-8-4
? He is 2-1, 2.63 in four starts vs San Diego this year.

? Giants are 13-4 in last 17 games.
? Giants are 6-0 in last six road games.
? Over is 9-5 in last 14 games.
? scored run in first inning: 48-150
? record in first 5 innings: 80-51-19

? Musgrove is 3-1, 2.51 in his last five starts.
? Padres are 16-13 in his starts.
? under 14-13-2
? allowed run in first inning: 7-29
? record in first 5 innings: 13-12-4
? He is 1-2, 7.31 in three starts vs San Francisco this year.

? Padres lost 23 of last 33 games.
? San Diego is 3-6 in last nine home games.
? over 13-6-1 last 20 games
? scored run in first inning: 41-148
? record in first 5 innings: 60-69-19

AL games
Kansas City (69-82) @ Cleveland (73-76)
? Lynch is 0-2, 10.97 in his last three starts.
? Kansas City is 7-6 in his starts.
? under 7-5-1
? allowed run in first inning: 4-13
? record in first 5 innings: 4-5-4
? He gave up 3 runs in 4.2 IP, in one start vs Cleveland.

? Royals are 10-12 in its last 22 games.
? Royals are 5-1 in last six road games.
? under 35-19-6 last 60 games.
? scores run in first inning: 40-154
? record in first 5 innings: 57-74-23

? Quantrill is 3-1, 2.88 in his last five starts.
? Indians are 8-12 in his starts.
? under 10-2 last 12
? allowed run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 12-3-5
? He is 1-0, 2.45 in 4 games (1 start) vs Kansas City.

? Cleveland is 15-15 in last 30 games.
? Indians are 1-8 in last nine home games.
? over 6-3 last nine games
? scores run in first inning: 43-149
? record in first 5 innings: 58-70-21

White Sox (85-65) @ Detroit (73-78)
? Keuchel is 0-3, 10.89 in his last five starts.
? White Sox are 2-8 in his last ten starts.
? under 5-2-1 last eight
? allowed run in first inning: 9-28
? record in first 5 innings: 16-9-3
? He is 0-1, 8.10 in two starts vs Detroit this year.

? Chicago is 12-10 in last 22 games.
? White Sox are 6-10 in last 16 road games.
? under 10-4 last 14 games.
? scored run in first inning: 43-150
? record in first 5 innings: 82-44-24

? Alexander is 0-2, 6.12 in his last five starts.
? Detroit is 9-3 in his starts.
? over 7-5
? allowed run in first inning: 5-12
? record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
? He is 1-4, 5.35 in 12 games (5 starts) vs Chicago.

? Detroit is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
? Detroit is 5-1 in last six home games.
? under 29-15-3 last 47 games
? scored run in first inning: 31-151
? record in first 5 innings: 26-24-7 last 58

Texas (54-95) @ Bronx (85-66)
? Dunning is 2-1, 4.43 in his last four starts.
? Rangers are 8-14 in his starts.
? over 11-9-2
? allowed run in first inning: 8-22
? record in first 5 innings: 10-10-2
? He threw 6 shutout IP, in one start vs New York.

? Texas is 8-7 in last 15 games.
? Texas is 6-2 in last eight road games.
? under 4-0 last four games.
? scored run in first inning: 29-150
? record in first 5 innings: 52-81-17

? Montgomery is 0-1, 4.58 in his last four starts.
? New York is 14-12 in his starts.
? under 11-3 last 14
? allowed run in first inning: 9-26
? record in first 5 innings: 8-15-3
? He gave up 3 runs in 3.1 IP, in one start vs Texas.

? New York is 6-4 in its last ten games.
? New York is 3-8 in last 11 home games.
? under 5-2 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 33-151
? record in first 5 innings: 64-55-32

Toronto (84-66) @ Tampa Bay (93-58)
? Manoah is 1-0, 1.98 in his last two starts.
? Toronto is 13-4 in his starts.
? under 3-1-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 2-17
? record in first 5 innings: 6-8-3
? He is 2-1, 1.45 in three starts vs Tampa Bay this year.

? Toronto is 18-5 in last 23 games.
? Blue Jays are 9-2 in last 11 road games.
? Over is 6-3-2 in last 11 games.
? scored run in first inning: 43-149
? record in first 5 innings: 35-20-7 last 62

? Rasmussen is 2-0, 1.97 in eight starts.
? Tampa Bay is 6-2 in his starts.
? under 5-3
? allowed run in first inning: 1-8
? record in first 5 innings: 5-1-2
? He threw 7 shutout IP, in 2 games (1 start) vs Toronto.

? Tampa Bay is 5-7 in its last 12 games.
? Rays are 14-6 in last 20 home games.
? over 23-14-5 last 42 games.
? scored run in first inning: 47-151
? record in first 5 innings: 64-56-31

Houston (89-61) @ Angels (72-78)
? Urquidy is 3-0, 2.51 in his last six starts.
? Houston is 11-6 in his starts.
? over 7-2-2 last 11
? allowed run in first inning: 6-17
? record in first 5 innings: 12-4-1
? He is 1-0, 3.86 in four starts vs Anaheim.

? Astros are 12-9 in last 21 games.
? Astros are 4-1 in last five road games.
? over 9-4-3 last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 53-150
? record in first 5 innings: 81-48-21

? Naughton is 0-2, 5.73 in three starts.
? Angels are 1-2 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 Houston.

? Angels lost their last four games.
? Angels are 5-7 in last 12 home games.
? under 6-2-1 last nine home games
? scored run in first inning: 44-150
? record in first 5 innings: 62-70-18

Seattle (81-69) @ Oakland (82-68)
? Gonzales is 5-0, 3.45 in his last seven starts.
? Mariners are 13-9 in his starts.
? over 3-0 last three
? allowed run in first inning: 7-22
? record in first 5 innings: 9-9-4
? He is 1-0, 3.45 in three starts vs Oakland this year.

? Seattle is 13-8 in last 21 games.
? Seattle is 10-3 in last 13 road games.
? over 12-3-1 last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 48-150
? record in first 5 innings: 65-63-22

? Blackburn is 1-2, 5.27 in six starts.
? A?s are 3-3 in his starts.
? under 4-2
? allowed run in first inning: 3-6
? record in first 5 innings: 4-2
? He is 1-1, 5.74 in three starts vs Seattle.

? A?s won five of last six games.
? Oakland is 5-4 in last nine home games.
? Over is 11-10-2 in their last 23 games.
? scored run in first inning: 44-150
? record in first 5 innings: 69-58-23

Interleague games
Baltimore (48-102) @ Philadelphia (76-74)
? Ellis is 0-0, 2.82 in five starts.
? Baltimore is 4-1 in his starts.
? under 3-2
? allowed run in first inning: 0-5
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Philly.

? Orioles are 9-36 in their last 45 games.
? Baltimore is 25-51 on road, 23-51 at home.
? under 6-3 last nine road games.
? scored run in first inning: 50-150
? record in first 5 innings: 47-84-19

? They haven?t named a starter.

? Phillies are 5-8 in last 13 games.
? Phillies are 42-33 at home, 34-41 on road.
? over 14-10-1 last 25 games.
? scored run in first inning: 50-150
? record in first 5 innings: 64-56-30

Mets (73-77) @ Boston (86-65)
? Stroman is 1-0, 3.07 in his last five starts.
? Mets are 15-16 in his starts.
? over 3-1-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 4-31
? record in first 5 innings: 15-14-2
? He is 6-3, 3.44 in 14 starts vs Boston.

? Mets lost six of last eight games.
? Mets are 2-4 in last six road games.
? over 6-3 last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 40-150
? record in first 5 innings: 58-74-18

? Rodriguez is 2-1, 4.37 in his last four starts.
? Boston is 17-11 in his starts.
? over 12-7-1 last 20
? allowed run in first inning: 8-28
? record in first 5 innings: 14-11-3
? He hasn?t pitched against the Mets.

? Boston is 7-6 in its last 13 games.
? Red Sox are 9-4 in last 13 home games.
? over 10-5 last 15 games
? scored run in first inning: 51-151
? record in first 5 innings: 66-61-24

Minnesota (65-85) @ Cubs (67-83)
? Jax is 0-3, 8.28 in his last five starts.
? Twins are 5-6 in his starts.
? over 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 1-11
? record in first 5 innings: 1-7-3
? He hasn?t pitched against Chicago.

? Minnesota is 7-8 in its last 15 games.
? Twins are 5-4 in last nine road games.
? over 6-4 last ten games
? scored run in first inning: 53-149
? record in first 5 innings: 47-75-27

? Mills is 1-0, 3.65 in his last four starts.
? Cubs are 7-10 in his starts.
? under 10-7
? allowed run in first inning: 3-17
? record in first 5 innings: 6-8-3
? He gave up 4 runs in 6 IP, in one start vs Minnesota.

? Cubs are 10-8 in last 18 games.
? Chicago is 1-4 in last five home games.
? Over is 16-8 in last 24 games.
? scored run in first inning: 40-149
? record in first 5 innings: 58-73-18

 

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MLB

Tuesday, September 21

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Trend Report
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Chi White Sox @ Detroit
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Kansas City @ Cleveland
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

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

Texas @ NY Yankees
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 NY Yankees
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Texas

Baltimore @ Philadelphia
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

NY Mets @ Boston
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Boston
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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

Minnesota @ Chi Cubs
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota

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

LA Dodgers @ Colorado
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Colorado
LA Dodgers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers

Houston @ LA Angels
Houston
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Angels's last 14 games when playing at home against Houston
LA Angels is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

Atlanta @ Arizona
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Arizona's last 18 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Seattle @ Oakland
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing Seattle
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

San Francisco @ San Diego
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games


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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, September 21

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, September 21

 

[Cnotes53]

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

KC at CLE 06:10 PM
CLE -146
+500

PIT at CIN 06:40 PM
PIT +178
+500

WAS at MIA 06:40 PM
WAS +125
+500

TEX at NYY 07:05 PM
NYY -258
+500

TOR at TB 07:10 PM
TB -106
+500

NYM at BOS 07:10 PM
NYM +116
+500

MIN at CHC 07:40 PM
CHC -117
+500

STL at MIL 07:40 PM
STL +180
+500

LAD at COL 08:40 PM
COL +189
+500

HOU at LAA 09:38 PM
HOU -208
+500

SEA at OAK 09:40 PM
SEA +122
+500

ATL at ARI 09:40 PM
ARI +142
+500

 

[Udog]

Wednesday?s 6-pack
Early line moves on this week?s college games:
? Texas Tech @ Texas? Texas opened -13.5; they?re -8 as I type this.
? Missouri @ Boston College? Mizzou opened +1; they?re -2.5 now.
? Georgia State @ Auburn? War Eagle opened -23; now they?re -27.
? Boise State @ Utah State? Broncos opened -12; they?re -9 now.
? San Jose State @ Western Michigan? Game opened pick ?em; WMU is now -3.
? Kansas @ Duke? Duke opened -13; they?re up to -16.5.

Quote of the Day
?The biggest generator of long-term results is learning to do things when you don?t feel like doing them.?
Shane Parrish

Wednesday?s quiz
Who managed the Red Sox when they won the World Series in 2004 and 2007?

Tuesday?s quiz
When baseball split into divisions in 1969, Atlanta Braves won the National League West that year; they lost to the Mets in the NLCS.

Monday?s quiz
Brian Billick was the Baltimore Ravens? coach before John Harbaugh.

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

13) If I was the football coach for the Cal Bears, would?ve made a ton of recruiting calls Monday night, especially to recruits on the offensive side of the ball.

Monday Night Football: Lions-Packers, Jared Goff, Aaron Rodgers, both Cal grads.

12) FP Santangelo is the analyst on Washington Nationals baseball games; he played seven years in the major leagues, mostly with the Montreal Expos.

Last night. Miami Marlins? rookie catcher was struggling to catch pitches; he had three passed balls. Santangelo started telling a story about his playing days, when one of his teammates had six passed balls in one game.

Guy?s name was Jerry Goff, Jared Goff?s dad- he also hit a home run in that game.

11) Rookie QB Davis Mills will make his first NFL start on Thursday night, when his Houston Texans host 2-0 Carolina.

Curious how the TV crew will handle this situation; Deshaun Watson is on the Texans? roster, but he won?t be active, because of his pending legal issues. Mills/Jeff Driskel will be the two active QB?s, with Tyrod Taylor out for 3-4 weeks. Not an ideal situation.

10) San Diego Padres fired their pitching coach a few weeks ago; this week they fired their farm director, who had been in his job for seven years. Another scapegoat for a team that has gone in the ashcan the second half of the season. Padres are 18-32 in their last 50 games, will probably miss the playoffs.

When does ownership hold GM AJ Preller responsible for the team?s failures? Padres have made the playoffs once in Preller?s seven years, last year?s shortened season. He?s been suspended for 30 days (in 2016) for hiding medical records from other teams in trade talks.

But hey, he went to an Ivy League school (Cornell), so he keeps his job. Oy.

9) Oldest rosters in the NFL:
4) Arizona (average 27.06 years old)
3) Houston 27.09
2) Chicago 27.13
1) Tampa Bay 27.20

8) Cardinals 2, Brewers 1? St Louis has won ten games in row, their best winning streak in 20 years. Looks like Cardinals will visit the NL West runner-up in a Wild Card game.

7) Anthony Gose is 31 years old; he was the Phillies? 2nd round pick in 2008, played parts of five seasons for Detroit, hitting .240, with 19 triples, 57 stolen bases. Very good athlete.

Gose had pitching in his background; when the outfield thing didn?t work out, he went back to the minors and became a pitcher. This week, Gose got into a big league game on the mound, throwing 1.2 innings for the Indians against Kansas City, five years after his last appearance in the majors.

Pretty cool story that a guy worked that hard to re-boot his career; lefty relievers hang around for a long time if they?re effective. We?ll see how this goes.

6) JJ Redick retired this week after a 15-year NBA career, during which he made 41.5% of his 3-point shots; he played for six different teams, scoring 12,028 points.

5) After being benched in his third game this season, QB Charlie Brewer has bolted the Utah Utes? program; he is still eligible to play somewhere else next season. A four-year starter at Baylor, Brewer announced he would transfer to Utah back in December, but now a transfer from Texas is the #1 QB at Utah.

Brewer ain?t starting, so he?ll be departing.

4) Minnesota Vikings drafted 11 players last spring; in Sunday?s 34-33 loss at Arizona, none of those 11 guys played on offense or defense (few of them played on special teams), which isn?t a good look for the team?s front office.

3) Been a rough few weeks for everyone in Louisiana, because of the hurricane; the basketball team at U of New Orleans was displaced, but an old friend came thru for UNO athletic director Tim Duncan (not THAT Tim Duncan).

Duncan played ball at Memphis with Penny Hardaway, who is now the Tigers? coach; UNO?s hoop team moved up to Memphis for most of the last three weeks? they were expected to ho back home sometime this week, where they hopefully can resume a normal existence.

2) Florida State?s football team is 0-3 for the first time since 1976.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don?t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: St Louis @ Los Angeles
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Toronto @ Boston

 

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PITTSBURGH is 4-18 SU (-17.8 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the curr...

DETROIT is 18-7 SU (15.8 Units) in home games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current ...

TAMPA BAY is 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) in home games when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 9-21 SU (-16.9 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters draw 3 walks or less/game in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 17-29 SU (-19.3 Units) in road games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

TEXAS are 14-26 SU (-19.7 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

BALTIMORE is 37-60 SU (-28.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

NY METS are 7-20 SU (-15.3 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the second half of the season in the...

MILWAUKEE is 47-24 SU (27.8 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 15-45 SU (-31.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.

COLORADO is 45-22 SU (28 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

LA ANGELS are 37-54 SU (-29.1 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

ARIZONA is 19-41 SU (-24.7 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

SEATTLE is 54-26 SU (21.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 25-5 SU (18.8 Units) in road games vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, September 22

NL games
Pittsburgh (57-94) @ Cincinnati (78-74)
? bullpen game

? Pirates are 9-5 in last 14 games.
? Pittsburgh is 3-9 in last 12 road games.
? over 11-7-1 last 19 games
? scored run in first inning: 39-149
? record in first 5 innings: 46-85-18

? Castillo is 1-1, 3.26 in his last three starts.
? Reds are 2-6 in his last eight starts.
? under 6-1 last seven
? allowed run in first inning: 10-31
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 14-14-3
? He is 5-3, 2.35 in 11 starts vs Pittsburgh.

? Cincinnati is 7-15 in its last 22 games.
? Reds are 4-7 in last 11 home games.
? under 21-8-1 last 30 games
? scored run in first inning: 44-152
? record in first 5 innings: 70-61-21

Washington (62-89) @ Miami (64-87)
? Gray is 0-1, 6.35 in nine starts.
? Washington is 3-6 in his starts.
? over 4-0 last four
? allowed run in first inning: 4-9
? record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
? He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in one start vs Miami.

? Washington is 20-46 in its last 66 games.
? Nationals are 3-7 in last ten road games.
? over 30-15-3 last 48 games
? scored run in first inning: 49-153
? record in first 5 innings: 63-64-26

? Hernandez is 1-1, 3.91 in his last five starts.
? Marlins are 4-5 in his starts.
? under 4-4-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-9
? record in first 5 innings: 3-2-4
? He is 2-2, 6.61 in 10 games (5 starts) vs Washington.

? Marlins are 7-6 in last 13 games.
? Miami is 8-5 in last 13 home games.
? under 18-11-2 last 31 games
? scored run in first inning: 39-152
? record in first 5 innings: 57-71-24

St Louis (81-69) @ Milwaukee (91-60)
? Mikolas is 1-1, 5.17 in his last three starts.
? Cardinals are 4-3 in his starts.
? over 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 1-7
? record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
? He is 4-1, 4.06 in six starts vs Milwaukee.

? Cardinals won 17 of last 24 games.
? St Louis is 8-3 in its last 11 road games.
? Over is 4-3 in last seven games.
? scored run in first inning: 57-150
? record in first 5 innings: 71-57-22

? Anderson is 0-3, 7.36 in his last four starts.
? Milwaukee is 10-11 in his starts.
? under 9-1-1 last 11
? allowed run in first inning: 6-21
? record in first 5 innings: 8-9-4
? He is 2-3, 3.04 in five starts vs St Louis.

? Brewers are 38-21 in last 59 games.
? Milwaukee is 10-6 in last 16 home games.
? over 6-3 last nine home games.
? scored run in first inning: 50-151
? record in first 5 innings: 76-47-28

Los Angeles (97-54) @ Colorado (70-80)
? Buehler is 1-1, 5.09 in his last four starts.
? Dodgers are 20-10 in his starts.
? over 16-12-2
? allowed run in first inning: 6-30
? record in first 5 innings: 13-12-5
? He is 1-0, 2.77 in two starts vs Colorado this year.

? Dodgers are 38-14 in last 52 games.
? Dodgers are 6-5 in last 11 road games.
? under 22-8-3 last 33 games
? scored run in first inning: 50-151
? record in first 5 innings: 83-46-22

? Marquez is 1-1, 6.00 in his last four starts.
? Rockies are 12-4 in his last 16 starts.
? over 7-3 last ten
? allowed run in first inning: 6-30
? record in first 5 innings: 17-11-2
? He is 2-1, 2.52 in ten starts vs Los Angeles.

? Colorado is 7-3 in its last ten games.
? Rockies are 45-28 at home, 25-52 on road.
? under 11-3-2 last 16 road games.
? scored run in first inning: 49-150
? record in first 5 innings: 60-68-22

Atlanta (79-70) @ Arizona (48-103)
? Anderson is 2-0, 4.66 in his last four starts.
? Atlanta is 4-9 in his last 13 starts.
? over 3-0-2 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 9-22
? record in first 5 innings: 8-8-6
? He hasn?t pitched against Arizona.

? Braves are 4-5 in last nine games.
? Atlanta is 5-7 in last 12 road games.
? under 18-8-4 last 30 games
? scored run in first inning: 53-149
? record in first 5 innings: 75-52-22

? Kelly is 0-3, 4.88 in his last four starts.
? Arizona is 10-15 in his starts.
? over 4-1-2 last seven
? allowed run in first inning: 6-25
? record in first 5 innings: 11-11-3
? He allowed 3 runs in 7 IP, in one start vs Atlanta.

? Arizona lost 18 of last 22 games.
? Arizona is 0-7 in its last seven home games.
? over 16-6-1 last 23 games
? scored run in first inning: 20-151
? record in first 5 innings: 55-82-14

San Francisco (98-53) @ San Diego (76-74)
? bullpen game

? Giants are 14-4 in last 18 games.
? Giants are 7-0 in last seven road games.
? Over is 10-5 in last 15 games.
? scored run in first inning: 49-151
? record in first 5 innings: 80-52-19

? Velasquez gave up 4 runs in 4 IP in his first start for San Diego.
? Padres are 0-1 in his starts.
? over 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-1
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1
? He is 1-4, 4.02 in six starts vs San Francisco.

? Padres lost 24 of last 34 games.
? San Diego is 3-7 in last ten home games.
? over 14-6-1 last 21 games
? scored run in first inning: 42-149
? record in first 5 innings: 61-69-19

AL games
Kansas City (69-83) @ Cleveland (74-76)
? Hernandez is 2-1, 5.06 in his last three starts.
? Kansas City is 7-3 in his starts.
? over 6-3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-10
? record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
? He threw 3.2 scoreless IP, in a relief stint vs Cleveland.

? Royals are 10-13 in its last 23 games.
? Royals are 5-2 in last seven road games.
? under 36-19-6 last 61 games.
? scores run in first inning: 40-155
? record in first 5 innings: 57-75-23

? Allen is 0-2, 5.40 in his last four starts.
? Indians are 2-8 in his starts.
? under 6-4
? allowed run in first inning: 4-10
? record in first 5 innings: 2-7-1
? He is 0-1, 3.86 in two starts vs Kansas City this year.

? Cleveland is 16-15 in last 31 games.
? Indians are 2-8 in last ten home games.
? over 6-4 last ten games
? scores run in first inning: 44-150
? record in first 5 innings: 59-70-21

White Sox (85-66) @ Detroit (74-78)
? Lopez is 0-2, 9.00 in his last three starts.
? White Sox are 3-4 in his starts.
? over 5-2
? allowed run in first inning: 2-7
? record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
? He is 4-4, 3.42 in 13 starts vs Detroit.

? Chicago is 12-11 in last 23 games.
? White Sox are 6-11 in last 17 road games.
? under 11-4 last 15 games.
? scored run in first inning: 43-151
? record in first 5 innings: 82-44-25

? Mize is 1-2, 4.74 in his last five starts.
? Detroit is 15-13 in his starts.
? under 17-8-3
? allowed run in first inning: 7-28
? record in first 5 innings: 13-10-5
? He is 0-3, 4.24 in three starts vs Chicago this year.

? Detroit is 9-3 in its last 12 games.
? Detroit is 6-1 in last seven home games.
? under 30-15-3 last 48 games
? scored run in first inning: 31-152
? record in first 5 innings: 26-24-8 last 58

Texas (54-96) @ Bronx (86-66)
? Hearn is 4-0, 4.01 in his last four starts.
? Rangers are 5-2 in his starts.
? over 4-3
? allowed run in first inning: 1-7
? record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
? He threw 2 scoreless IP in a relief stint vs New York.

? Texas is 1-6 in last seven games.
? Texas is 6-3 in last nine road games.
? under 5-0 last five games.
? scored run in first inning: 29-151
? record in first 5 innings: 52-82-17

? Kluber is 1-0, 3.95 in his last three starts.
? New York is 8-6 in his starts.
? under 9-5
? allowed run in first inning: 1-14
? record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2
? He no-hit Texas May 19th in Arlington.

? New York is 7-4 in its last 11 games.
? New York is 4-8 in last 12 home games.
? under 6-2 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 34-152
? record in first 5 innings: 65-55-32

Toronto (85-66) @ Tampa Bay (93-59)
? bullpen game

? Toronto is 19-5 in last 24 games.
? Blue Jays are 10-2 in last 12 road games.
? Over is 6-4-2 in last 12 games.
? scored run in first inning: 43-150
? record in first 5 innings: 35-20-8 last 63

? Patino is 2-0, 4.74 in his last five starts.
? Tampa Bay is 7-7 in his starts.
? over 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 4-14
? record in first 5 innings: 5-9
? He is 0-1, 7.88 in two starts vs Toronto this year.

? Tampa Bay is 5-8 in its last 13 games.
? Rays are 14-7 in last 21 home games.
? over 23-15-5 last 43 games.
? scored run in first inning: 47-152
? record in first 5 innings: 64-56-32

Houston (90-61) @ Angels (72-79)
? Garcia is 2-1, 3.25 in his last five starts.
? Houston is 15-11 in his starts.
? under 9-3-1 last 13
? allowed run in first inning: 9-26
? record in first 5 innings: 17-7-2
? He is 1-1, 5.21 in four starts vs Anaheim this year.

? Astros are 13-9 in last 22 games.
? Astros are 5-1 in last six road games.
? over 10-4-3 last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 53-151
? record in first 5 innings: 82-48-21

? bullpen game

? Angels lost their last five games.
? Angels are 5-8 in last 13 home games.
? under 6-3-1 last ten home games
? scored run in first inning: 44-151
? record in first 5 innings: 62-71-18

Seattle (82-69) @ Oakland (82-69)
? Flexen is 2-1, 3.72 in his last five starts.
? Mariners are 19-9 in his starts.
? over 15-13
? allowed run in first inning: 9-28
? record in first 5 innings: 16-10-2
? He is 1-2, 4.00 in three starts vs Oakland this year.

? Seattle is 14-8 in last 22 games.
? Seattle is 11-3 in last 14 road games.
? over 12-4-1 last 17 games
? scored run in first inning: 48-151
? record in first 5 innings: 66-63-22

? Irvin is 1-1, 7.20 in his last four starts.
? A?s are 14-15 in his starts.
? under 11-7-2 last 20
? allowed run in first inning: 9-29
? record in first 5 innings: 12-15-2
? He is 0-3, 8.49 in three starts vs Seattle this year.

? A?s won five of last seven games.
? Oakland is 5-5 in last ten home games.
? Under is 5-0-1 in their last six games.
? scored run in first inning: 45-151
? record in first 5 innings: 69-59-23

Interleague games
Baltimore (48-103) @ Philadelphia (77-74)
? Akin is 0-2, 7.07 in his last three starts.
? Baltimore is 4-12 in his starts.
? over 9-4 last 13
? allowed run in first inning: 4-16
? record in first 5 innings: 2-12-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Philly.

? Orioles are 9-37 in their last 46 games.
? Baltimore is 25-52 on road, 23-51 at home.
? under 7-3 last ten road games.
? scored run in first inning: 50-151
? record in first 5 innings: 48-84-19

? Wheeler is starts.
? Mets are 15-16 in his starts.
? over 3-1-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 4-31
? record in first 5 innings: 15-14-2
? He is 1-0, 2.04 in three starts vs Baltimore.

? Phillies are 6-8 in last 14 games.
? Phillies are 43-33 at home, 34-41 on road.
? under 4-1 last five games.
? scored run in first inning: 50-151
? record in first 5 innings: 64-57-30

Mets (73-78) @ Boston (87-65)
? Walker is 0-7, 7.24 in his last 12 games.
? Mets are 2-8 in his last 10 starts.
? over 8-5 last 13
? allowed run in first inning: 5-27
? record in first 5 innings: 11-12-4
? He is 0-0, 1.79 in two starts vs Boston.

? Mets lost seven of last nine games.
? Mets are 2-5 in last seven road games.
? over 6-4 last ten games.
? scored run in first inning: 40-151
? record in first 5 innings: 58-75-18

? Sale is 4-0, 3.64 in six starts.
? Boston is 5-1 in his starts.
? over 3-3
? allowed run in first inning: 1-6
? record in first 5 innings: 5-1
? He is 0-0, 2.45 in two starts against the Mets.

? Boston is 8-6 in its last 14 games.
? Red Sox are 10-4 in last 14 home games.
? over 10-6 last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 51-152
? record in first 5 innings: 67-61-24

Minnesota (66-85) @ Cubs (67-84)
? Ryan is 1-1, 2.12 in his last three starts.
? Twins are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP vs Chicago September 1.

? Minnesota is 8-8 in its last 16 games.
? Twins are 6-4 in last ten road games.
? over 7-4 last 11 games
? scored run in first inning: 54-150
? record in first 5 innings: 48-75-27

? Hendricks is 0-1, 8.77 in his last five starts.
? Cubs are 17-13 in his starts.
? over 8-2 last ten
? allowed run in first inning: 9-30
? record in first 5 innings: 17-11-2
? He is 1-1, 4.15 in two starts vs Minnesota.

? Cubs are 10-9 in last 19 games.
? Chicago is 1-5 in last six home games.
? Over is 17-8 in last 25 games.
? scored run in first inning: 41-150
? record in first 5 innings: 58-74-18

 

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MLB

Wednesday, September 22

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing Pittsburgh

Chi White Sox @ Detroit
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Toronto @ Tampa Bay
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto

Kansas City @ Cleveland
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Kansas City

Washington @ Miami
Washington
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Miami
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Washington

Texas @ NY Yankees
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing Texas

Baltimore @ Philadelphia
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore

NY Mets @ Boston
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

Minnesota @ Chi Cubs
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Minnesota

St. Louis @ Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games at home

LA Dodgers @ Colorado
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Colorado
LA Dodgers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Colorado is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers

Houston @ LA Angels
Houston
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Angels's last 15 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 17 of LA Angels's last 25 games when playing Houston

Atlanta @ Arizona
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Arizona's last 19 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Seattle @ Oakland
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle

San Francisco @ San Diego
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Francisco's last 10 games when playing San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games


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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, September 22

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, September 22

 

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Diamond Trends for Wednesday September 22
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at Colorado (8:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 15-0 since June 1 as a road favorite of more than -185.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Pirates are 0-29 since May 12, 2021 in the last game of a series if they did not lose by 9+ runs last game and the last game did not go under by 4+ runs.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Chicago Cubs (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 0-6 OU since September 2019 when they had at least 15 hits last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at Colorado (8:40 p.m. ET)

-- Walker Buehler is 9-0 since August 27, 2019 as a road favorite of more than -185.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)