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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, June 27

National League
Pittsburgh (29-43) @ Washington (27-48)
— Pirates haven’t named a starter.

— Pirates are 1-4 in their last five games.
— Pittsburgh is 12-23 on road.
— over 9-6 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 17-72
— record in first 5 innings: 24-35-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2-3

— Fedde is 2-1, 3.18 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 8-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-1
— He is 1-0, 3.60 in one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Washington lost 13 of last 19 games.
— Nationals are 12-26 at home.
— over 21-12 last 33 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-75
— record in first 5 innings: 24-43-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-1-3

Miami (33-38) @ St Louis (41-34)
— Lopez is 1-1, 4.25 in his last five starts.
— Miami is 8-6 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 8-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-4
— He is 1-1, 1.74 in three starts vs St Louis.

— Miami is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— Marlins are 19-19 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-71
— record in first 5 innings: 26-29-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.2-2

— Wainwright is 0-1, 5.50 in his last three starts.
— St Louis is 9-5 in his starts
— over 2-0-1 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-1
— He is 7-2, 2.99 in 13 starts vs Miami.

— Cardinals are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— St Louis is 22-15 at home.
— over 10-4-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-75
— record in first 5 innings: 33-31-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-8

Los Angeles (46-26) @ Colorado (31-43)
— Anderson is 5-0, 2.28 in his last seven starts.
— Dodgers are 9-2 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2-1
— He is 0-1, 1.93 in three games (2 starts) vs Colorado.

— Dodgers are 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Los Angeles is 25-14 on the road.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 23-71
— record in first 5 innings: 42-18-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-6

— Kuhl is 0-3, 7.54 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 6-7 in his starts.
— under 9-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-4
— He is 2-2, 4.95 in four starts vs Los Angeles.

— Colorado lost five of last six games.
— Rockies are 19-19 at home.
— under 9-4 last thirteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-73
— record in first 5 innings: 23-39-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-3-4

American League
A’s (25-49) @ New York (53-20)
— Blackburn is 1-1, 4.15 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 9-5 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4
— He is 0-0, 0.00 in one start (5 IP) vs New York.

— A’s are 11-30 in their last 41 games.
— Oakland is 17-21 on road.
— under 7-4-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 20-74
— record in first 5 innings: 22-40-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-4.1-3.2

— Montgomery is 3-0, 2.51 in his last five starts.
— New York won his last six starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-3
— He is 0-0, 2.65 in three starts vs Oakland.

— New York is 13-4 in their last 17 games.
— New York is 31-9 at home.
— over 4-3-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 24-73
— record in first 5 innings: 39-16-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-5

Boston (41-31) @ Toronto (40-31)
— Seabold is making his first ‘22 start.
— He is 5-1, 2.09 in 11 AAA starts this year.
— Last year, he gave up 2 runs in three IP in his one MLB start.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Red Sox won 19 of last 23 games.
— Boston is 22-15 on road.
— under 3-2-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-73
— record in first 5 innings: 33-22-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.2-3

— Gausman is 0-3, 8.50 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 4-3 in his home starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
— He is 5-8, 4.01 in 17 starts vs Boston.

— Blue Jays are 4-8 in their last dozen games.
— Toronto is 21-14 at home.
— over 25-6 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-72
— record in first 5 innings: 29-27-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-6-5.1

Minnesota (41-33) @ Cleveland (36-32)
— Gray is 2-0, 2.05 in his last four starts.
— Minnesota is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He is 5-3, 3.47 in 13 starts vs Cleveland.

— Minnesota is 8-7 in its last 15 games.
— Twins are 18-16 on road.
— under 8-4-1 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 28-75
— record in first 5 innings: 41-24-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4

— McKenzie is 1-1, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Cleveland is 8-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6
— He is 1-4, 6.39 in six starts vs Minnesota.

— Guardians are 0-4 in their last four games.
— Cleveland is 16-13 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-68
— record in first 5 innings: 24-27-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-5

Texas (34-37) @ Kansas City (26-45)
— Perez is 4-0, 2.04 in his last eight starts.
— Rangers are 10-4 in his starts.
— under 10-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-7
— He is 4-1, 4.43 in 11 starts vs Kansas City.

— Rangers are 5-4 in last nine games.
— Texas is 17-17 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 18-71
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-7

— Bubic is 1-1, 3.92 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 4-5 in his starts
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-4
— He gave up four runs in 1.2 IP, in two relief stints vs Texas.

— Kansas City is 6-4 in its last ten games.
— Royals are 13-23 at home.
— under 8-2-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 18-71
— record in first 5 innings: 21-37-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.1-0.2

White Sox (34-37) @ LA Angels (34-40)
— Giolito is 0-2, 11.40 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 4-8 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-3
— He is 2-1, 3.93 in six starts vs Anaheim.

— White Sox lost four of their last five games.
— Chicago is 16-21 on road.
— over 16-10 last 26 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-71
— record in first 5 innings: 30-33-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.1-2

— Syndergaard is 0-4, 5.31 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He is 0-0, 0.00 in two games (1 start, 8.1 IP) vs Chicago.

— Angels are 8-23 in their last 31 games.
— Angels are 19-22 at home.
— under 12-4-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-75
— record in first 5 innings: 39-28-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-4-3

Baltimore (34-40) @ Seattle (34-40)
— Wells is 4-0, 2.00 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 7-7 in his starts.
— over 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Orioles are 12-10 in their last 22 games.
— Baltimore is 16-23 on road.
— over 23-14-1 last 38 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-74
— record in first 5 innings: 24-38-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-4-1

— Kirby is 2-1, 2.79 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 5-4 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-3
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in one start (6 IP) vs Baltimore.

— Mariners are 5-1 in their last six games.
— Seattle is 15-18 at home.
— under 11-3-1 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 22-74
— record in first 5 innings: 27-35-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-2

 

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MLB

Monday, June 27

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Washington
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Washington
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Oakland @ NY Yankees
Oakland
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto's last 13 games at home

Minnesota @ Cleveland
Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Cleveland is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games

Miami @ St. Louis
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Miami
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Miami

Texas @ Kansas City
Texas
Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Kansas City's last 24 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games

LA Dodgers @ Colorado
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers

Chi White Sox @ LA Angels
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Baltimore @ Seattle
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 9 games at home
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games


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Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in total bases:
176— Devers, Goldschmidt, Judge
156— CJ Cron
155— Jose Ramirez
154— Mike Trout
153— Pete Alonso
150— Yordan Alvarez

Quote of the Day
“We must either find a way or make one.”
Hannibal

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie A Few Good Men, what actor played the losing lawyer in the big trial at the end?

Monday’s quiz
Colorado Avalanche moved to Denver in 1995; before that, they were the Quebec Nordiques.

Sunday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the AA Birmingham Barons, he wore number 45.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

13) Orioles 9, Seattle 2:
— Baltimore is 14-10 in June; this is their first winning month in five years.
— Tyler Wells allowed one hit, one run in five IP.
— Orioles hit back/back homers twice in this game.

12) Speaking of the Orioles, CF Cedric Mullins is struggling this year, hitting only .258 with a .312 one-base %age, not ideal for a leadoff man.

Last year, Mullins had a break-thru year; he was a 30-30 guy, hitting 30 homers, stealing 30 bases, with .761 OPS. The expanded ballpark in Baltimore shouldn’t be hurting Mullins, who is lefty— the ballpark is bigger now in left field, but not right or center.

Mullins made a couple great catches in this game; his defense is still solid, but the Orioles need his offense to revert back to last year, if they’re going to keep improving.

11) Kansas City Royals traded 1B Carlos Santana to Seattle for a couple of minor leaguers; he will replace injured 1B Ty France, who hurt his elbow last week.

36-year old Santana is hitting only .216 this year, but is 8-19 in his last five games.

10) Next season there will be a Wrigley Field sportsbook, located at the former Captain Morgan Club in the right-field corner of the ballpark. The addition of a year-round sportsbook is part of a strategy to turn Wrigleyville into a year-round destination- the sports book isn’t expected to open until Christmas/New Year’s.

9) Minnesota Twins’ pitching coach Wes Johnson quit his job to become the pitching coach at LSU, where his salary will twice what it was in Minnesota. Johnson leaves the Twins after this week’s series against Cleveland.

I’ll repeat myself: the pitching coach at LSU will be making twice as much money as the pitching coach of a team that is in first place in the AL Central. Go figure.

The new analytics era has lessened the value of assistant coaches; I’m thinking this isn’t a good thing for major league baseball.

8) Players are getting to the major leagues faster these days; 7 of the top 20 players taken in the 2019 draft are already in the big leagues. They get to the major leagues faster, they need more coaching once they get there, but you have to pay the coaches to keep them.

7) Weird part of the Mariners-Angels brawl Sunday; one of the people who was suspended is an interpreter for the Angels. You don’t see that every day.

6) Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 2— Boston is 2-6 against the Blue Jays, 7-15 against the AL East, 35-17 against everyone else.

5) UAB-football coach Bill Clark resigned for health reasons; he went 49-26 in six years with the Blazers, winning two conference titles. Blazers have played in five straight bowl games.

Offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent will assume interim coaching duties. UAB is set to join the AAC for the 2023 season.

4) Last week in Chicago, umpire Doug Eddings’ work behind the plate enraged the Blue Jays so much that the next day, their hitting coach got tossed BEFORE the game, and wound up getting suspended for five games. Here is why.

In that game, Eddings called 158 pitches balls; only one of them was a strike. That’s the good part.

Eddings called 70 pitches strikes; only 45 of them were actually in the strike zone. 64% accuracy isn’t professional-level umpiring.

One of the pitches he missed was a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded and two outs in the top the 8th inning. Somehow, even with Eddings calling 25 pitches strikes that weren’t strike, the game still ended up 7-6, but Toronto got hosed.

3) When I was a kid, my dad used to bring the New York Daily News home every day; I grew up reading a columnist named Dick Young, a great writer best known for his direct/blunt style.

One of the things Young advocated for was a “team error” in baseball; guy hits a pop-up in the outfield, two fielders look at each other, the ball drops, the batter gets a hit, the pitchers get screwed.

Young thought it should be scored a “team error”, no hit for the batter, which I agree with. Guy on TV last night was advocating for it too. Maybe someday it’ll happen.

2) The transfer portal has becoming a huge part of college basketball, but not all the players are benefitting from it.

1,626 players entered the portal after last season; as of last week, only 800 players have found a new team, which means that 50.8% of kids who wanted to transfer haven’t found a new home yet.
— 370 of 698 sophomores are available (53%)
— 217 of 435 juniors are available (49.9%)
— 239 of 493 seniors are available (48.5%)

Maybe kids who weren’t happy with their playing time weren’t getting that time because they aren’t as good as they think they are. No one else wants them either.

1) John Wall will sacrifice $6.5M of the $47.4M that is owed to him in order to join the Los Angeles Clippers instead of playing for Houston. Wall has played just 72 games over the last four years due to a combination of injuries and Houston’s disinterest in using him. Yikes.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, June 28

 

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NY METS are 8-0 SU (8 Units) off a loss to a division rival as a favorite in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 30-16 Over (12.4 Units) in home games in day games in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 7-0 SU (7 Units) in home games after scoring 8 runs or more in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 8-18 SU (-11.8 Units) in road games in June games in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 7-1 SU (5.9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

TORONTO is 317-301 SU (-14.1 Units) in home games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games since 1996.

MINNESOTA is 83-60 Over (17 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 74-38 SU (33.8 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) over the last 2 seasons.

MIAMI is 30-38 SU (-20.3 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons...

CINCINNATI is 16-27 SU (-14 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

TEXAS are 7-18 SU (-12.8 Units) in road games when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 38-26 SU (9.3 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

LA ANGELS are 17-7 SU (9.3 Units) in home games against AL Central opponents in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 9-2 SU (6.8 Units) in home games after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span in the current season.

DETROIT is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) as a road underdog of +150 to +200 in the current season.

SEATTLE is 7-0 SU (7 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, June 28

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, June 28

National League
Atlanta (42-32) @ Philadelphia (39-35)
— Morton is 0-0, 1.29 in his last two starts.
— Atlanta is 8-6 in his starts.
— over 11-3
— allowed run in first inning: 7-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1
— He is 5-5, 4.79 in 13 starts vs Philly.

— Braves won 19 of their last 24 games.
— Atlanta is 18-15 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 19-74
— record in first 5 innings: 38-27-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-x

— Wheeler is 3-1, 2.70 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 7-6 in his starts
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1
— He is 9-7, 3.20 in 22 starts vs Atlanta.

— Phillies won three of last four games.
— Philly is 19-17 at home.
— over 21-12-1 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-73
— record in first 5 innings: 30-32-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-6.1-x

Pittsburgh (29-44) @ Washington (28-48)
— Quintana is 0-2, 5.95 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 7-7 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-2
— He is 0-1, 7.88 in two starts vs Washington

— Pirates are 1-5 in their last six games.
— Pittsburgh is 12-24 on road.
— over 9-7 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 17-73
— record in first 5 innings: 25-35-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4

— Corbin is 2-3, 9.89 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 3-12 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-1
— He is 4-2, 3.14 in 11 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Washington is 5-2 in its last seven games.
— Nationals are 13-26 at home.
— over 21-13 last 34 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-76
— record in first 5 innings: 24-44-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3-4

Miami (33-39) @ St Louis (42-34)
— Garrett is 1-2, 5.29 in four starts.
— Miami is 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 0-0, 4.15 in one start vs St Louis.

— Miami is 5-4 in its last nine games.
— Marlins are 19-20 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-72
— record in first 5 innings: 26-30-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2-3

— Hudson is 1-2, 7.16 in his last three starts.
— St Louis is 5-1 in his home starts
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-3
— He is 1-0, 0.93 in three games (1 start) vs Miami.

— Cardinals are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— St Louis is 23-15 at home.
— over 11-4-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-76
— record in first 5 innings: 34-31-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-8-2

Cincinnati (25-47) @ Cubs (28-45)
— Castillo is 0-2, 5.18 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He is 6-5, 3.95 in 15 starts vs Chicago.

— Reds lost eight of last 11 games.
— Cincinnati is 13-24 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 19-72
— record in first 5 innings: 22-39-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.1-x

— Thompson is 1-0, 0.75 in his last two starts.
— Cubs are 6-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He threw 3 scoreless IP in four relief stints vs Cincinnati.

— Cubs are 10-21 in their last 31 games.
— Cubs are 13-25 at home.
— over 22-14 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-73
— record in first 5 innings: 27-34-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-7.2-x

Los Angeles (45-27) @ Colorado (32-42)
— Kershaw is 2-1, 1.61 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-2
— He is 11-6, 4.57 in 24 starts at Colorado.

— Dodgers are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Los Angeles is 25-15 on the road.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 23-72
— record in first 5 innings: 42-19-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-2

— Freeland is 2-0, 3.00 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 7-7 in his starts.
— under 5-3 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-2
— He is 3-8, 4.42 in 17 starts vs Los Angeles.

— Colorado lost five of last seven games.
— Rockies are 20-19 at home.
— under 10-4 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-74
— record in first 5 innings: 24-39-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-0

San Diego (45-30) @ Arizona (33-41)
— Manaea is 1-0, 3.91 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 5-1 in his last six starts.
— over 9-0-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-5
— He is 1-0, 1.38 in two starts vs Arizona this year.

— Padres lost three of last four games.
— San Diego is 24-14 on road.
— under 7-4 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-75
— record in first 5 innings: 38-24-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-x

— Gallen is 0-0, 2.77 in his last two starts.
— Arizona is 7-6 in his starts
— under 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-4
— He is 1-2, 3.31 in six starts vs San Diego

— Diamondbacks are 11-19 in last 30 games.
— Arizona is 18-21 at home.
— over 9-4-1 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 18-74
— record in first 5 innings: 25-30-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-x

 

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American League
Minnesota (42-33) @ Cleveland (36-33)
— Smeltzer is 4-1, 3.27 in eight starts.
— Minnesota is 5-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-1
— He is 2-2, 4.31 in five starts vs Cleveland.

— Winder is 2-1, 2.93 in three starts.
— Minnesota is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Minnesota is 9-7 in its last 16 games.
— Twins are 19-16 on road.
— under 8-5-1 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 28-76
— record in first 5 innings: 42-24-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-2

— Plesac is 1-1, 2.70 in his last five starts.
— Cleveland is 5-8 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-4
— He is 0-2, 5.28 in five starts vs Minnesota.

— bullpen game

— Guardians are 0-5 in their last five games.
— Cleveland is 16-14 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-69
— record in first 5 innings: 24-28-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-3

A’s (25-50) @ New York (54-20)
— Montas is 1-1, 4.74 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 3-12 in his starts.
— under 10-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-6
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in two games (1 start, 8 IP) vs New York.

— A’s are 11-31 in their last 42 games.
— Oakland is 17-22 on road.
— under 7-5-1 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 20-75
— record in first 5 innings: 23-40-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3.2-3

— Sears blanked Baltimore for 5 IP in his first ‘22 start.
— New York won his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— New York is 14-4 in their last 19 games.
— New York is 32-9 at home.
— over 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 25-74
— record in first 5 innings: 39-17-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-2.1

Boston (41-32) @ Toronto (41-31)
— Wacha is 3-0, 2.55 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 9-3 in his starts
— under 7-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-0-4
— He is 1-1, 3.91 in four starts vs Toronto.

— Red Sox won 19 of last 24 games.
— Boston is 22-16 on road.
— under 4-2-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-74
— record in first 5 innings: 33-23-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-3.1

— Stripling is 3-1, 1.31 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 5-4 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-3
— He is 2-3, 6.52 in seven starts vs Boston.

— Blue Jays are 5-8 in their last thirteen games.
— Toronto is 22-14 at home.
— over 25-7 last 32 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-73
— record in first 5 innings: 30-27-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-5.1-2

Texas (35-37) @ Kansas City (26-46)
— Gray is 2-0, 1.45 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 6-6 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 0-1, 2.70 in one start vs Kansas City.

— Rangers are 6-4 in last ten games.
— Texas is 18-17 on road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 18-72
— record in first 5 innings: 25-31-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-7-3

— Heasley is 1-0, 3.38 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 3-5 in his starts
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He is 0-1, 2.70 in one start vs Texas.

— Kansas City is 6-5 in its last eleven games.
— Royals are 13-24 at home.
— under 8-3-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 19-72
— record in first 5 innings: 21-38-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-0.2-4.1

White Sox (34-38) @ LA Angels (35-40)
— Cueto is 1-2, 2.89 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 4-0, 1.34 in five starts vs Anaheim.

— White Sox lost five of their last six games.
— Chicago is 16-22 on road.
— over 16-11 last 27 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-72
— record in first 5 innings: 30-34-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-2-2

— Silseth is 1-2, 4.96 in four starts.
— Angels are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Angels are 9-23 in their last 32 games.
— Angels are 20-22 at home.
— under 13-4-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-76
— record in first 5 innings: 40-28-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-2

Baltimore (35-40) @ Seattle (34-41)
— Kremer is 2-0, 1.08 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 0-0, 5.00 in two starts vs Seattle.

— Orioles are 14-10 in their last 24 games.
— Baltimore is 17-23 on road.
— over 24-14-1 last 39 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-75
— record in first 5 innings: 25-38-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1-3

— Ray is 1-0, 0.90 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 8-7 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— He is 2-3, 5.34 in six starts vs Baltimore.

— Mariners are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Seattle is 15-19 at home.
— under 11-4-1 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 22-75
— record in first 5 innings: 27-36-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-5

Interleague games
Houston (45-27) @ NY Mets (47-26)
— Valdez is 1-1, 5.00 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Astros won nine of their last 13 games.
— Houston is 25-16 on road.
— under 11-5-1 last 17 road games
— scored run in first inning: 23-72
— record in first 5 innings: 42-21-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.2-x

— Carrasco is 1-2, 8.78 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 8-6 in his starts
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-1
— He is 4-4, 4.34 in nine starts vs Houston.

— Mets are 18-10 in their last 28 games.
— Mets are 24-10 at home.
— over 21-10-2 last 33 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-74
— record in first 5 innings: 39-21-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-1.2

Milwaukee (42-33) @ Tampa Bay (40-32)
— Woodruff is 2-1, 3.60 in his last three starts.
— This is his first start since May 27
— Milwaukee is 6-3 in his starts
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in one start (6.1 IP) vs Tampa Bay.

— Brewers won three of last four games.
— Milwaukee is 23-18 on road.
— over 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 27-75
— record in first 5 innings: 32-29-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-x

— Baz is 0-1, 4.15 in three starts.
— Tampa Bay is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Tampa Bay is 4-1 in its last five games.
— Rays are 25-15 at home.
— over 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 21-72
— record in first 5 innings: 34-23-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2-x

Detroit (28-44) @ San Francisco (39-33)
— Skubal is 0-3, 9.88 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 7-7 in his starts
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Tigers lost 10 of their last 14 games.
— Detroit is 10-22 on road.
— under 42-25-2 last 69 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-72
— record in first 5 innings: 19-41-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.1-x

— Rodon is 2-0, 0.43 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 6-8 in his starts
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-1
— He is 4-2, 5.33 in nine starts vs Detroit.

— Giants are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— San Francisco is 20-16 at home.
— under 11-6-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-71
— record in first 5 innings: 34-27-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-6.1

 

[Udog]

MLB

Tuesday, June 28

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Cleveland
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home

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

Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
Philadelphia is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games

Oakland @ NY Yankees
Oakland
Oakland is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games when playing NY Yankees
Oakland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto's last 14 games at home

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

Milwaukee @ Tampa Bay
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

Houston @ NY Mets
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Mets's last 14 games when playing at home against Houston

Miami @ St. Louis
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Miami

Cincinnati @ Chi Cubs
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
Chi Cubs is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati

Texas @ Kansas City
Texas
Texas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Kansas City's last 25 games when playing at home against Texas

LA Dodgers @ Colorado
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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

San Diego @ Arizona
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against San Diego

Detroit @ San Francisco
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Detroit is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Detroit
San Francisco is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games

Baltimore @ Seattle
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Seattle's last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Baltimore


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[Cnotes53]

TUESDAY, JUNE 28

ATL at PHI	07:05 PM	PHI -110 U 7.5	+500 +500
PIT at WAS	07:05 PM	PIT +109 O 9.0	+500 +500
OAK at NYY	07:05 PM	OAK +172 U 8.0	+500 +500
BOS at TOR	07:07 PM	BOS +124 O 9.5	+500 +500
MIN at CLE	07:10 PM	MIN +100 U 9.0	+500 +500
HOU at NYM	07:10 PM	NYM +108 O 8.0	+500 +500
MIL at TB	07:10 PM	MIL +106 O 7.0	+500 +500
MIA at STL	07:45 PM	STL -150 U 9.0	+500 +500
CIN at CHC	08:05 PM	CIN -108 O 9.0	+500 +500
TEX at KC	08:10 PM	TEX -145 O 9.0	+500 +500
LAD at COL	08:40 PM	COL +185 U 11.5	+500 +500
CHW at LAA	09:38 PM	LAA -121 U 9.0	+500 +500
SD at ARI	09:40 PM	ARI +102 U 8.0	+500 +500
DET at SF	09:45 PM	SF -182 U 7.0	+500 +500
BAL at SEA	10:10 PM	SEA -167 O 7.5	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in strikeouts:
123— Shane McClanahan, TB
121— Dylan Cease, CWS
119— Corbin Burnes, Mil
111— Gerrit Cole, NYY
109— Aaron Nola, Phil
105— Robbie Ray Sea/Carlos Rodon SF

Quote of the Day
“Complaining is like vomiting; afterwards you feel better, but everyone around you feels sick.”
Jon Gordon

Wednesday’s quiz
Which well-known actor is the son of a former commissioner of major league baseball?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie A Few Good Men, Kevin Bacon played the losing lawyer in the big trial at the end.

Monday’s quiz
Colorado Avalanche moved to Denver in 1995; before that, they were the Quebec Nordiques.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) Was surprised to learn that when he was pitching coach of the Minnesota Twins, Wes Johnson was making only $350,000 a year; seeing how each team has 13 pitchers, and the roster is 26 players, you’d think basically being the defensive coordinator would earn a guy more than $350,000.

The worst player on the roster earns the minimum salary of $700,000; who is more important, the 26th guy in the team or the pitching coach?

Johnson bolted to LSU for a $750,000 salary; MLB needs to invest more in paying coaches, to keep their product at a high quality.

12) Bryce Harper is out at least six weeks; he had his injured thumb operated on this week.

11) Since start of last year, Harper’s teammate Kyle Schwarber has 27 home runs in 52 June games, eight more than any other player in June.

In all the other months, Schwarber has 27 homers in 134 games.

10) Braves 5, Phillies 3— Matt Olson homered twice for Atlanta.

9) The man Olson replaced in Atlanta, Freddie Freeman. fired his agent recently; apparently he isn’t thrilled with his leaving the Braves right after they won the World Series.

Now Freeman is making $27M a year for the next six years and he lives in Los Angeles, so it is tough to feel too bad for him, but when you fire your agent, you ain’t happy.

8) Houston Astros are in a stretch where they’re playing nine straight games against the two New York City teams; it is the first time since 1957 that a team is playing nine games in a row against teams from the Big Apple, back when the Dodgers/Giants called New York City home.

7) I turned on Law and Order re-runs Tuesday afternoon, and the judge in one episode is the guy who played Morty in the classic movie Meatballs.

It turns out that Harvey Atkin appeared in 22 different Law and Order episodes, quite a jump from sleeping on a raft in the middle of the lake, like he did in Meatballs.

6) Lakers’ summer league team in Las Vegas next week will have Shareef O’Neal (Shaq’s son) and Scottie Pippen Jr.

If you go to summer league games, you’ll see lot of famous people and most everyone, except the players/coaches, go in/out of the same doors at the Thomas and Mack Center.

One day I was walking down the hall and Jerry West was in a group of people walking the other way; Mark Cuban is most always there. Like I said, lot of famous people.

5) WR Terry McLaurin signed a 3-year, $71M extension with the Washington Commanders, with $53M of that money guaranteed. Last two years, McLaurin caught 164 passes for 2,171 yards and nine touchdowns.

4) College football teams with highest %age of their production returning this year:
85%— BYU, South Florida
84%— Bowling Green, Kansas, Southern Miss, TCU
83%— Stanford
82%— North Carolina State

3) Since 2000-01, the most regular season wins in the NBA:
1,181— San Antonio
1,065— Dallas
986— Boston
983— Miami
975— Houston

2) There are 30 teams in the NBA; Gregg Popovich obviously coaches the Spurs, but 8 of the other 29 head coaches have either played for or coached under Popovich.

1) Happy birthday to one of the funniest people in the history of the world, Mel Brooks, who turned 96 years old this week.

Get Smart. Blazing Saddles. Spaceballs. High Anxiety, just to name a few. He is a comic genius; hope Mr Brooks enjoys his birthday.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, June 29

 

[Udog]

CHICAGO CUBS are 12-33 SU (-24.3 Units) in home games with double revenge - 2 straight losses against opponent in the last 3 seaso...

TAMPA BAY is 8-1 SU (6.9 Units) in home games after 2 straight games with no home runs over the last 2 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 9-19 SU (-11.9 Units) in road games in June games in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 28-16 SU (10.4 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 9-0 SU (9 Units) after scoring 3 runs or less 2 straight games in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 9-23 SU (-20.9 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

ARIZONA is 11-3 Over (7.7 Units) after 2 or more consecutive wins in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 61-38 SU (19.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 16-6 SU (9.4 Units) in home games after a 3 game span with an OBP of .260 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 10-2 Under (7.8 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite in the current season.

TORONTO is 12-2 Over (9.8 Units) in home games in June games in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 33-51 SU (-32 Units) in road games with a team slugging percentage .410 or worse on the season (AL) over the last 2 seasons.

MIAMI is 16-2 SU (13.8 Units) in road games when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 173-145 SU (13.5 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 216-158 Under (42.2 Units) as a home favorite of -150 to -200 since 1996.

MINNESOTA is 33-51 SU (-32 Units) in road games with a team slugging percentage .410 or worse on the season (AL) over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, June 29

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, June 29

National League
Pittsburgh (29-45) @ Washington (29-48)
— Keller is 0-0, 3.22 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 3-9 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-4
— He is 0-1, 9.82 in one start vs Washington

— Pirates are 1-6 in their last seven games.
— Pittsburgh is 12-25 on road.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 17-74
— record in first 5 innings: 25-35-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2

— Espino is 0-1, 3.21 in three starts.
— Nationals are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in three games (1 start, 8.2 IP) vs Pittsburgh.

— Washington is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— Nationals are 14-26 at home.
— over 21-14 last 35 games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-77
— record in first 5 innings: 24-44-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-1

San Diego (45-31) @ Arizona (34-41)
— Clevinger is 1-0, 3.00 in five starts (21 IP).
— Padres are 5-0 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-2
— He is 0-0, 2.25 in one start vs Arizona.

— Padres lost four of last five games.
— San Diego is 24-15 on road.
— under 7-5 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-76
— record in first 5 innings: 39-24-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2.2

— Bumgarner is 1-5, 6.19 in his last six starts.
— Arizona is 6-9 in his starts
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 9-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-10-1
— He is 0-1, 9.00 in two starts vs San Diego this year

— Diamondbacks are 12-19 in last 31 games.
— Arizona is 19-21 at home.
— over 10-4-1 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 18-75
— record in first 5 innings: 25-31-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-x-4

Atlanta (43-32) @ Philadelphia (39-36)
— Wright is 1-1, 6.23 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 9-5 in his starts.
— under 10-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-2
— He is 0-3, 5.00 in four games (3 starts) vs Philly.

— Braves won 20 of their last 25 games.
— Atlanta is 19-15 on road.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 20-75
— record in first 5 innings: 39-27-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3.1

— Suarez is 1-0, 2.92 in his last two starts.
— Phillies are 9-5 in his starts
— over 10-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-4
— He is 1-1, 4.91 in 11 games (2 starts) vs Atlanta.

— Phillies won three of last five games.
— Philly is 19-18 at home.
— over 22-12-1 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-74
— record in first 5 innings: 30-33-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-x-2.2

Miami (33-40) @ St Louis (43-34)
— Alcantara is 1-1, 2.56 in his last four starts.
— Miami is 9-6 in his starts.
— under 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-6
— He is 0-3, 0.99 in four starts vs St Louis.

— Miami is 1-4 in its last five games.
— Marlins are 19-21 on road.
— over 5-3 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-73
— record in first 5 innings: 26-31-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3.1

— Pallante is 1-2, 2.57 in four starts.
— St Louis is 2-2 in his starts
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He threw 2 shutout IP in a relief stint vs Miami.

— Cardinals are 3-1 in their last four games.
— St Louis is 24-15 at home.
— over 11-5-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-77
— record in first 5 innings: 35-31-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-8-2

Cincinnati (26-47) @ Cubs (28-46)
— Greene is 0-1, 6.60 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 3-11 in his starts.
— under 6-6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-4
— He is 1-0, 9.00 in one start (5 IP) vs Chicago.

— Reds lost eight of last 12 games.
— Cincinnati is 14-24 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 19-73
— record in first 5 innings: 22-39-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-x-3

— Steele is 1-0, 4.25 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 5-9 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-4
— He is 0-2, 9.64 in five games (3 starts) vs Cincinnati.

— Cubs are 10-22 in their last 32 games.
— Cubs are 13-26 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 29-74
— record in first 5 innings: 27-34-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.2-x-2.2

Los Angeles (45-28) @ Colorado (33-42)
— Urias is 2-1, 1.93 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 6-8 in his starts.
— under 10-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-2
— He is 2-2, 5.61 in 12 starts vs Colorado.

— Dodgers are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Los Angeles is 25-16 on the road.
— under 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 24-73
— record in first 5 innings: 42-20-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-4

— Marquez is 3-0, 3.16 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 5-0 in his last five starts.
— under 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-3
— He is 2-1, 2.89 in 12 starts vs Los Angeles.

— Colorado lost five of last eight games.
— Rockies are 21-19 at home.
— under 10-4-1 last fifteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-75
— record in first 5 innings: 25-39-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-0-3

 

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American League
A’s (25-51) @ New York (55-20)
— Irvin is 0-3, 4.96 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 3-9 in his starts.
— under 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-3
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— A’s are 11-32 in their last 43 games.
— Oakland is 17-23 on road.
— under 9-5-1 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 20-76
— record in first 5 innings: 23-41-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-2

— Taillon is 4-0, 3.47 in his last six starts.
— New York is 12-2 in his starts.
— over 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-2
— He is 0-0, 7.56 in two starts vs Oakland.

— New York is 15-4 in their last 19 games.
— New York is 33-9 at home.
— under 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 26-75
— record in first 5 innings: 40-17-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2.1-3.1

Texas (36-37) @ Kansas City (26-47)
— Dunning is 0-2, 4.35 in his last four starts.
— Rangers are 1-9 in his last ten starts.
— under 10-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-4
— He is 1-0, 3.07 in three starts vs Kansas City.

— Rangers are 7-4 in last 11 games.
— Texas is 19-17 on road.
— under 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 19-73
— record in first 5 innings: 26-31-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3-2

— Greinke is 1-2, 8.56 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 5-6 in his starts
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He is 7-8, 3.72 in 21 starts vs Texas.

— Kansas City lost its last four games.
— Royals are 13-25 at home.
— under 8-4-1 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 19-73
— record in first 5 innings: 21-39-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 0.2-4.1-5.1

Baltimore (35-41) @ Seattle (35-41)
— bullpen game

— Orioles are 14-11 in their last 25 games.
— Baltimore is 17-24 on road.
— over 24-15-1 last 40 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-76
— record in first 5 innings: 25-38-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3-1

— Flexen is 1-1, 4.11 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 4-10 in his starts.
— under 11-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9-2
— He is 0-0, 5.40 in one start vs Baltimore.

— Mariners are 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Seattle is 16-19 at home.
— under 12-4-1 last seventeen games
— scored run in first inning: 22-76
— record in first 5 innings: 27-36-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-2

Boston (41-33) @ Toronto (42-31)
— Pivetta is 3-0, 1.64 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 8-1 in his last nine starts
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2
— He is 0-1, 6.23 in two starts vs Toronto this year.

— Red Sox won 19 of last 25 games.
— Boston is 22-17 on road.
— under 4-3-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-75
— record in first 5 innings: 33-24-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-3

— Manoah is 4-1, 2.56 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 10-4 in his starts.
— under 10-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-3
— He is 2-0, 1.50 in three starts vs Boston.

— Blue Jays are 6-8 in their last fourteen games.
— Toronto is 23-14 at home.
— over 26-7 last 33 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-74
— record in first 5 innings: 31-27-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-2-4

Minnesota (43-34) @ Cleveland (37-34)
— Bundy is 1-1, 1.29 in his last two starts.
— Minnesota is 4-8 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He is 4-1, 2.84 in five games (4 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Minnesota is 10-8 in its last 18 games.
— Twins are 20-17 on road.
— under 10-5-1 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 28-78
— record in first 5 innings: 43-25-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-5

— Quantrill is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 5-8 in his starts.
— over 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-4
— He is 2-0, 3.90 in seven games (4 starts) vs Minnesota.

— Guardians are 1-6 in their last seven games.
— Cleveland is 17-15 at home.
— over 6-4 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-71
— record in first 5 innings: 25-29-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-7.2

White Sox (35-38) @ LA Angels (35-41)
— Kopech is 0-2, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 5-8 in his starts.
— under 8-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— He gave up a run in 4 IP, in two relief stints vs Anaheim.

— White Sox lost five of their last seven games.
— Chicago is 17-22 on road.
— over 17-11 last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-73
— record in first 5 innings: 31-34-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3

— Ohtani is 3-0, 0.43 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-2
— He is 0-0, 1.93 in one start vs Chicago.

— Angels are 9-24 in their last 33 games.
— Angels are 20-23 at home.
— under 13-5-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-77
— record in first 5 innings: 40-29-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4.2

Interleague games
Houston (46-27) @ NY Mets (47-27)
— Verlander is 3-1, 4.74 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 10-4 in his starts.
— under 11-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-3
— He is 2-1, 4.80 in three starts vs New York.

— Astros won 10 of their last 14 games.
— Houston is 26-16 on road.
— under 11-6-1 last 18 road games
— scored run in first inning: 24-73
— record in first 5 innings: 43-21-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-x-1

— Walker is 3-0, 2.41 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 7-5 in his starts
— under 8-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-2
— He is 5-5, 5.04 in 13 starts vs Houston.

— Mets are 18-11 in their last 29 games.
— Mets are 24-11 at home.
— over 22-10-2 last 34 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-75
— record in first 5 innings: 39-22-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-1.2-4.2

Milwaukee (43-33) @ Tampa Bay (40-33)
— Lauer is 1-2, 8.83 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 1-4 in his last five starts
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-4
— He is 0-0, 5.40 in one start vs Tampa Bay.

— Brewers won four of last five games.
— Milwaukee is 24-18 on road.
— over 5-0-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 27-76
— record in first 5 innings: 32-30-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-x-4

— bullpen game

— Tampa Bay is 4-2 in its last six games.
— Rays are 25-16 at home.
— over 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 21-73
— record in first 5 innings: 35-23-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-3.1

Detroit (28-45) @ San Francisco (40-33)
— Garcia is 2-1, 5.28 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 3-3 in his starts
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Tigers lost 11 of their last 15 games.
— Detroit is 10-23 on road.
— last three games over.
— scored run in first inning: 16-73
— record in first 5 innings: 19-42-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-3.1

— Wood allowed 10 runs in 6.1 IP in his last two starts.
— Giants are 7-7 in his starts
— over 8-3 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Giants are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— San Francisco is 21-16 at home.
— under 11-7-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-72
— record in first 5 innings: 35-27-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6.1-3

 

[Udog]

MLB

Wednesday, June 29

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Tampa Bay
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee

Pittsburgh @ Washington
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Pittsburgh is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games

Oakland @ NY Yankees
Oakland
Oakland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games at home
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland

Houston @ NY Mets
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Mets's last 15 games when playing at home against Houston

Texas @ Kansas City
Texas
Texas is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City
Texas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Texas

San Diego @ Arizona
San Diego
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against San Diego

Detroit @ San Francisco
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Detroit is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Detroit
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit

Baltimore @ Seattle
Baltimore
Baltimore is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Seattle's last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Baltimore

Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
Atlanta is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Atlanta is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games at home

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston

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

Miami @ St. Louis
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
St. Louis is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Miami

Cincinnati @ Chi Cubs
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Chi Cubs is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Cincinnati

LA Dodgers @ Colorado
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Chi White Sox @ LA Angels
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Chi White Sox is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
LA Angels
LA Angels is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Angels's last 16 games


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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29

MIL at TB	12:10 PM	TB -124 O 7.5	+500 +500
PIT at WAS	01:05 PM	WAS -124 U 9.0	+500 +500
OAK at NYY	01:05 PM	OAK +245 U 8.0	+500 +500
HOU at NYM	01:10 PM	NYM +113 U 8.0	+500 +500
TEX at KC	02:10 PM	KC +114 O 9.5	+500 +500
SD at ARI	03:40 PM	ARI +122 U 8.5	+500 +500
DET at SF	03:45 PM	SF -195 U 8.0	+500 +500
BAL at SEA	04:10 PM	SEA -140 U 8.0	+500 +500
ATL at PHI	07:05 PM	PHI +122 O 8.5	+500 +500
BOS at TOR	07:07 PM	BOS +148 O 8.5	+500 +500
MIN at CLE	07:10 PM	MIN -101 U 9.0	+500 +500
MIA at STL	07:45 PM	MIA -119 U 7.5	+500 +500
CIN at CHC	08:05 PM	CIN +123 O 8.0	+500 +500
LAD at COL	08:40 PM	COL +173 U 11.0	+500 +500
CHW at LAA	09:38 PM	LAA -181 U 8.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
Most single season rushing yards, college football:
2,628— Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State
2,587— Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
2,567— Kevin Smith, Central Florida
2,427— Marcus Allen, USC
2,248— Rashaad Penny, San Diego State
2,219— Derrick Henry, Alabama

Quote of the Day
“He should pay for media training. It might be a good investment.”
A former big league executive, talking about MLB commissioner Rob Manfred

Thursday’s quiz
Where did James Harden play his college basketball?


Wednesday’s quiz
Actor Paul Giamatti is the son of the late baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie A Few Good Men, Kevin Bacon played the losing lawyer in the big trial at the end.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) Milwaukee CF Jonathan Davis made one of the best catches I’ve ever seen Wednesday, as he took a double/triple away from a Rays’ hitter, on a ball hit over his head to straight-away center field. As he hit the ground, his neck/shoulder also hit the CF fence— it looked scary for a minute, but he finished the inning, though he would up leaving the game early.

12) Read an article today that said these things:
— Automated strike zone is likely to become a thing in 2024.
— MLB wants to add two teams, a way to make up some of the money they didn’t make during the shortened 2020 season.
— Pitch clock will likely become a thing next year. I’ve seen minor league games with the pitch clock; you won’t notice the difference.

As for expansion, A’s/Rays have to settle their stadium issues first—both of those teams could move, but Montreal, Nashville, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Portland OR are potential expansion cities.

11) Pirates 8, Nationals 7— Bryan Reynolds hit three home runs for Pittsburgh.

10) Best records in one-run games:
17-6— Bronx
13-6— Houston
18-11— Toronto
15-9— Milwaukee
14-9— San Diego

9) Worst records in one-run games:
4-13– Texas
5-13— Oakland
8-15— Cubs
4-8— Dodgers
6-12— Angels

8) Kansas City Royals are 0-22 this season when they trail after the first inning; they’re 27-25 when they don’t trail after the first inning.

7) Astros 2, Mets 0— Verlander tossed eight shutout innings; there was a scary collision in left field— Yordan Alvarez/Jeremy Pena both left the game. Alvarez left on a golf cart.

6) LIU fired basketball coach Derek Kellogg after five years; the guy had a 49-41 record in NEC games, never finishing under .500. June 29 is an odd time to be firing people.

LIU apparently wants G League Ignite director Rod Strickland to be its new coach.

Interesting twist on this is that John Calipari’s son Brad joined the LIU staff as an assistant this off-season. Kellogg played college ball for Calipari at UMass.

5) NBA salary cap is expected to jump $11.6M next season, up to $123.6m per team.

4) Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal turned down his $36.4M option for next season and is a free agent— he figures to make more than $36.4M, obviously or else he would’ve opted in, like Kyrie Irving did this week.

3) Denver-Washington made a trade, with veteran PG Ish Smith heading to Denver;; when he takes the floor for the Nuggets in October, they’ll be his 13th NBA team, an all-time record.

2) Spurs traded Dejounte Murray to Atlanta, for Danilo Gallinari and three first round picks.

Murray and Trae Young will be the first pair of teammates in NBA history who each averaged 20 points and 8 assists per game in the previous season.

1) Utah Jazz named Will Hardy as its new head coach; he was most recently an assistant with the Celtics, but also spent 11 years with the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach. He played college ball at Division III Williams College.