Cnotes 2022 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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American League
Kansas City (48-70) @ Minnesota (60-55)
— Lynch is 1-0, 2.20 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 8-10 in his starts.
— under 7-4 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-2
— He is 1-1, 3.86 in three starts vs Minnesota TY.

— Kansas City is 7-6 in its last 13 games.
— Royals are 19-36 on road.
— over 13-7 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-118
— record in first 5 innings: 45-54-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-2

— Mahle is 1-0, 3.00 in two starts for Minnesota.
— Twins are 2-0 in his starts
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-0, 2.79 in two games (1 start) vs Kansas City.

— Minnesota is 13-18 in its last 31 games.
— Twins are 33-25 at home.
— over 21-11-1 last 33 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-115
— record in first 5 innings: 60-39-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-3

Baltimore (61-55) @ Toronto (61-54)
— Voth is 2-0, 2.93 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 7-2 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-1
— He is 0-1, 3.86 in three games (1 start) vs Toronto.

— Orioles are 26-11 in their last 37 games.
— Baltimore is 28-34 on road.
— over 10-5-1 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-116
— record in first 5 innings: 45-54-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.1-2

— Stripling is 1-1, 4.32 in his last five starts.
— Blue Jays are 9-6 in his starts
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-4
— He is 1-0, 5.84 in five games (2 starts) vs Baltimore.

— Blue Jays are 2-8 in their last ten games.
— Toronto is 35-25 at home.
— over 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-115
— record in first 5 innings: 44-45-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-5.2-3.1

Detroit (45-74) @ Cleveland (61-55)
— Norris threw 4.2 scoreless IP (64 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— Tigers are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 4-5, 4.50 in 21 games (9 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Tigers are 9-27 in their last 36 games.
— Detroit is 19-41 on road.
— under 15-3-2 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-119
— record in first 5 innings: 37-63-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.2-3

— Quantrill is 2-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (13 IP).
— Guardians won his last seven starts.
— over 11-2-1 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-5
— He is 1-1, 3.60 in two starts vs Detroit TY.

— Guardians are 19-11 in their last 30 games.
— Cleveland is 30-24 at home.
— under 8-2-1 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-117
— record in first 5 innings: 48-45-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-7-3.2

Tampa Bay (62-53) @ New York (72-45)
— Kluber is 1-2, 7.54 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 9-5 in his last 14 starts.
— over 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-12-1
— He is 0-1, 2.25 in two starts vs New York TY.

— Tampa Bay is 8-4 in its last 12 games.
— Rays are 27-31 on road.
— under 10-5-2 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-115
— record in first 5 innings: 52-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 0.2-7-4

— German is 1-1, 2.25 in his last three starts.
— New York is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 3-1, 6.40 in six starts vs Tampa Bay.

— New York is 2-11 in its last 13 games.
— They scored one run the last three games.
— New York is 41-17 at home.
— under 6-0-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 41-117
— record in first 5 innings: 57-35-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3-2

A’s (42-75) @ Texas (52-64)
— Oller is 0-2, 5.63 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 2-7 in his starts
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-8
— He gave up five runs in 5 IP vs Texas April 22.

— A’s are 1-9 in their last ten games.
— Oakland is 25-37 on road.
— under 35-19-2 last 56 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-117
— record in first 5 innings: 37-62-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.2-4

— Hagans is 0-1, 5.79 in two starts.
— Rangers are 1-1 in his starts
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Rangers are 16-27 in last 43 games.
— The fired their manager Monday.
— Texas is 26-33 at home.
— over 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 27-116
— record in first 5 innings: 40-51-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.1

Houston (75-44) @ White Sox (62-56)
— Valdez is 2-0, 1.98 in his last two starts.
— Astros are 13-5 in his last 18 starts
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-5
— He is 2-1, 3.68 in four games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Astros are 11-8 in their last 19 games.
— Houston is 36-25 on road.
— over 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 41-118
— record in first 5 innings: 71-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-0.1-1

— Kopech is 1-2, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 9-12 in his starts.
— under 8-1-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 9-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-11-2
— He is 0-1, 6.00 in two games (1 start) vs Houston.

— White Sox are 20-11 in their last 31 games.
— Chicago is 30-29 at home.
— under 12-6-3 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-117
— record in first 5 innings: 48-54-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1-4

Seattle (64-54) @ LA Angels (51-66)
— Kirby is 2-0, 2.31 in his last two starts.
— Seattle is 10-6 in his starts
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-4
— He is 1-1, 2.25 in two starts vs Anaheim TY.

— Mariners are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Seattle is 33-28 on road.
— over 8-1-2 last eleven road games
— scored run in first inning: 35-118
— record in first 5 innings: 45-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3

— Toussaint threw 5 shutout IP (71 PT) in his first ’22 start.
— Angels are 1-0 in his starts
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle

— Angels are 9-8 in their last 17 games.
— Angels are 26-35 at home.
— under 14-7-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-117
— record in first 5 innings: 54-46-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.2

Interleague games
Boston (58-59) @ Pittsburgh (45-69)
— Hill is 0-1, 8.49 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 8-9 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-4
— He is 4-2, 3.12 in 11 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Red Sox are 4-1 in last five games.
— Boston is 29-29 on road.
— under 4-0-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-117
— record in first 5 innings: 45-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2

— Contreras is 2-2, 6.15 in his last six starts.
— Pirates are 4-5 in his starts
— His last start was July 7.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Pirates are 2-9 in their last 11 games.
— Pittsburgh is 24-30 at home.
— over 11-5-2 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-116
— record in first 5 innings: 36-57-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.1-7

 

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MLB

Wednesday, August 17

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Cincinnati
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Chi Cubs @ Washington
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing Washington
Chi Cubs is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

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

Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Seattle @ LA Angels
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Angels's last 13 games when playing at home against Seattle

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

Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Boston @ Pittsburgh
Boston
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home

Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Colorado @ St. Louis
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home

Oakland @ Texas
Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oakland's last 15 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Oakland

Houston @ Chi White Sox
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games on the road
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

LA Dodgers @ Milwaukee
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Dodgers is 14-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
Milwaukee is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home

Arizona @ San Francisco
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
Spreads, totals for NFL exhibition games this week:
— Chicago @ Seattle (-3.5, 40)
— Carolina @ New England (-2.5, 40)
— New Orleans @ Green Bay (-3, 39.5)
— Houston (-2.5, 38.5) @ LA Rams
— Detroit (-1.5, 39.5) @ Indianapolis
— Denver @ Buffalo (-4.5, 41.5)

Quote of the Day
“This is a very good unique situation. We have two quarterbacks that are playing at a high starter level and we’re gonna keep competing and it’s possible there’s a starter by the first game, and then possible that it plays into the season. Then we pick the one that’s gonna help the team win, who’s gonna be the best person to play quarterback to win the game.”
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh

Thursday’s quiz
What pitcher has the most wins while pitching for the San Diego Padres? He also gave up Pete Rose’s 4,195th hit in 1985, giving Rose the all-time record.

Wednesday’s quiz
Mark Brunell is the Jacksonville Jaguars’ all-time leader in passing yardage; he is currently the quarterback coach for the Lions.

Tuesday’s quiz
Vince Ferragamo played QB for the Rams in Super Bowl XIV.

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

13) Had an excellent day Wednesday; went to Saratoga Racetrack with four of my cousins, sat around and shot the breeze all day, enjoyed the unusually cool weather, and spent $6 for a 20-ounce bottle of Sprite (the prices at Saratoga are ludicrous).

Back in the mid-80’s, my cousin KL Wheat taught me (indirectly) that I know NOTHING about handicapping horse racing. He is an expert on breeding, what to look for with jockeys and how to judge workouts in the Racing Form. He won a few hundred Wednesday; must be nice to be so smart about something.

20-ish year old kid sitting behind us was surprisingly enthusiastic to be down only $90 after three races. Wonder how that went the rest of the day.

12) NBA schedule came out Wednesday; they have no games scheduled on Election Day- all 30 teams will play the night before, with a campaign designed to encourage people to go out and vote the next day. Sounds like an effective maneuver; the mid-term elections are important.

11) Lebron James signed a two-year, $97.1M deal with the Lakers; when his next contract comes up, his son will likely be an NBA rookie and word is father/son will want to play together.

10) Mets P Carlos Carrasco got hurt the other night; he’s thrown 126.1 IP this season, but is now out for several weeks. If Carrasco gets to 170 IP this season, his $14M option for next year will automatically kick in. If not, the Mets can buy him out for $3M.

It is possible that injury will cost him $11M (actually less, if the Mets cut bait with him, he’ll sign somewhere else, but not for $11M)

9) Colleges spend a lot of $$$ on football; Florida Gators have a new $85M practice facility.

The facility has:
— a swimming pool
— a basketball court
— a steam room
— a plunge pool
— a virtual reality room
— a hair salon
— a dining hall
— The facility is 142,000 square feet

8) Seattle Seahawks QB Drew Lock tested positive for COVID this week, is out for tonight’s home game with the Chicago Bears. 3rd-string QB Jacob Eason figures to carry the load for Seattle in the last two pre-season games- their starter is Geno Smith.

7) Pittsburgh 2B Rodolfo Castro got suspended for a game for playing last week with his cell phone in the back pocket of his uniform pants. Seriously, he slid head-first into third base and the cellphone popped out of his pocket, much to the surprise of the ump and 3rd base coach.

He is hitting .232; how is he still in the major leagues after that?

6) San Diego Padres got blindsided when Fernando Tatis Jr got suspended for 80 games; they made a huge trade with the Nationals to land Juan Soto/Josh Bell, giving them a formidable lineup when Tatis got healthy, but he got suspended before he got healthy.

His injury, by the way, was a broken wrist suffered in a motorcycle accident in the offseason; when asked about the accident., Tatis replied, “Which one?” Awesome.

Padres’ GM AJ Preller on Tatis: “I think what we need to get to is a point in time where we trust. Over the course of the last six or seven months, I think that’s been something that we haven’t really been able to have there.”

Unusual to hear a team executive criticize a star player like that.

5) Speaking of Josh Bell, he is 7-52 (.135) in his first 14 games as a Padre; he hit .301 in 103 games for Washington this year. Nationals visit San Diego this weekend; maybe that will shake Bell out of his funk.

4) Atlanta Braves signed 21-year old CF Michael Harris II to an 8-year, $72M contract, not bad for a kid who skipped the AAA level- he played Class A ball last year, only 43 games in the AA Southern League this season. He is hitting .288 in 72 major league games.

3) Phillies got their 10,000th win in franchise history Tuesday in Cincinnati.

2) 2023 All-Star Game is in Seattle, which could hamper the Home Run Derby. Ball doesn’t carry well there; any chance they let guys use aluminum bats for Home Run Derby?

Nah, didn’t think so.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Atlanta-Philly-San Diego
AL: New York, Guardians, Astros. Wild Cards: Seattle-Tampa Bay-Toronto

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, August 18

 

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ST LOUIS are 361-364 SU (-39.4 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

TEXAS are 14-27 SU (-15.7 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 13-1 SU (11.9 Units) in August games in the current season.

HOUSTON is 11-3 Under (7.7 Units) when playing on Thursday in the current season.

BALTIMORE is 14-3 SU (10.7 Units) in home games in day games in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 91-66 SU (18.4 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 30-19 SU (9.1 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 4-15 SU (-13.1 Units) vs. teams whose hitters draw 3 walks or less/game in the second half of the season in the current ...

TAMPA BAY is 43-25 SU (15.5 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 61-52 SU (4.7 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 150-190 SU (-59 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, August 18

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, August 18

National League
Colorado (51-68) @ St Louis (65-51)
— Senzatela is 0-1, 4.11 in his last five starts.
— Colorado is 8-10 in his starts.
— under 7-3 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10-2
— He is 2-3, 5.11 in seven starts vs St Louis.

— Colorado is 8-19 in its last 27 games.
— Rockies are 18-38 on road.
— over 9-5 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-116
— record in first 5 innings: 31-63-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2-2

— Wainwirght is 2-0, 2.67 in his last four starts.
— St Louis is 13-10 in his starts.
— under 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-9-4
— He is 11-1, 1.48 in 13 starts vs Colorado.

— Cardinals are 12-3 in their last 15 games.
— St Louis is 39-21 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 40-116
— record in first 5 innings: 54-43-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-4-3.1

Los Angeles (81-35) @ Milwaukee (62-54)
— Heaney is 0-0, 3.48 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 6-1 in his starts
— over 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Dodgers are 42-11 in their last 53 games.
— They’ve won 14 of their last 16 games.
— Los Angeles is 41-20 on road.
— over 9-5-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-116
— record in first 5 innings: 70-27-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-2

— Burnes is 0-0, 1.38 in his last two starts.
— Milwaukee is 14-9 in his starts.
— over 7-5 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-5
— He is 1-1, 10.38 in four games (2 starts) vs Los Angeles.

— Brewers are 5-10 in their last 15 games.
— Milwaukee is 30-24 at home.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 39-116
— record in first 5 innings: 51-41-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2

Arizona (54-63) @ San Francisco (58-58)
— Gallen is 3-0, 1.37 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 15-7 in his starts
— over 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-3-7
— He is 0-0, 3.09 in two starts vs San Francisco TY.

— Diamondbacks are 8-5 in last 13 games.
— Arizona is 22-34 on road.
— under 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 35-117
— record in first 5 innings: 46-41-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1.2-4

— Webb is 2-0, 1.20 in his last two starts.
— Giants are 14-10 in his starts
— over 7-3 last ten starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-4
— He is 1-1, 2.92 in two starts vs Arizona TY.

— Giants won eight of last 11 games.
— San Francisco is 34-28 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 26-117
— record in first 5 innings: 48-48-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3

NY Mets (76-42) @ Atlanta (72-47)
— deGrom is 2-0, 1.62 in three starts.
— Mets are 2-1 in his starts
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 10-7, 2.01 in 26 starts vs Atlanta.

— Mets are 18-5 in their last 23 games.
— Mets are 36-23 on road.
— under 7-4 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-118
— record in first 5 innings: 65-30-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-6-2.2

— Fried is 0-1, 3.32 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 15-7 in his starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-6-3
— He is 1-2, 4.80 in three starts vs New York TY.

— Braves are 8-1 in their last nine games.
— Atlanta is 39-23 at home.
— over 18-7-3 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-119
— record in first 5 innings: 65-42-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.1-4

Washington (39-80) @ San Diego (65-55)
— Sanchez is 0-5, 7.50 in six starts.
— Nationals are 1-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-6
— He is 1-2, 2.61 in seven starts vs San Diego.

— Washington lost 15 of last 20 games.
— Nationals are 20-36 on road.
— over 9-5-1 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-119
— record in first 5 innings: 31-76-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-3

— Darvish is 1-2, 3.96 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 16-3-3
— He is 1-1, 5.29 in three starts vs Washington.

— Padres are 5-3 in last eight games.
— San Diego is 33-24 at home.
— over 13-8-1 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-118
— record in first 5 innings: 55-38-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4.2

American League
A’s (43-75) @ Texas (52-65)
— Logue is 1-5, 7.53 in his last six starts.
— A’s are 2-6 in his starts
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6
— He gave up four runs in 3.1 IP in a May 28 start vs Texas.

— A’s are 2-9 in their last 11 games.
— Oakland is 26-37 on road.
— under 35-19-3 last 57 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-118
— record in first 5 innings: 38-62-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4-3

— Dunning is 1-0, 2.60 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 7-15 in his starts
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 8-22
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-6
— He is 0-0, 2.57 in three starts vs Oakland.

— Rangers are 16-28 in last 44 games.
— The fired their manager Monday.
— Texas is 26-34 at home.
— over 6-2-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 28-117
— record in first 5 innings: 40-52-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-4

Houston (76-44) @ White Sox (62-57)
— Garcia is 1-3, 5.47 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 13-8 in his starts
— over 7-3-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-1
— He is 0-0, 1.29 in one start vs Chicago.

— Astros are 12-8 in their last 20 games.
— Houston is 37-25 on road.
— over 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 42-119
— record in first 5 innings: 72-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 0.1-1-2

— Giolito is 3-0, 3.71 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 9-12 in his starts- they scored 23 runs in his last three.
— over 13-1 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-4
— He is 2-4, 5.08 in six starts vs Houston.

— White Sox are 20-12 in their last 32 games.
— Chicago is 30-30 at home.
— under 13-6-3 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-118
— record in first 5 innings: 48-55-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-4-3

Toronto (62-54) @ New York (73-45)
— Berrios allowed 13 runs in 7.2 IP in his last two starts.
— Blue Jays are 16-7 in his starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-23
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-6
— He is 0-1, 6.97 in two starts vs New York TY.

— Blue Jays are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
— Toronto is 26-29 on road.
— over 7-5 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-116
— record in first 5 innings: 44-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3.1-2.2

— Montas is 0-0, 9.00 in two starts for NY (8 IP).
— New York is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-8
— He is 1-1, 8.10 in two games (1 start) vs Toronto.

— New York is 3-11 in its last 14 games.
— New York is 42-17 at home.
— under 6-1-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 41-118
— record in first 5 innings: 57-36-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-5.1

Kansas City (48-71) @ Tampa Bay (62-54)
— Royals haven’t named a starter

— Kansas City is 1-5 in its last six games.
— Royals are 19-37 on road.
— over 13-8 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-119
— record in first 5 innings: 45-55-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2-2

— bullpen game

— Tampa Bay is 8-5 in its last 13 games.
— Rays are 35-22 at home.
— under 10-6-2 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-116
— record in first 5 innings: 53-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-4-3

Interleague games
Boston (59-59) @ Pittsburgh (45-70)
— Eovaldi is 1-1, 7.33 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 7-3 in his last ten starts.
— under 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-6
— He is 0-0, 10.80 in two games (1 start) vs Pittsburgh.

— Red Sox are 5-1 in last six games.
— Boston is 30-29 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-118
— record in first 5 innings: 46-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-4

— Brubaker is 0-2, 8.10 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 8-14 in his starts
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 6-13-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Pirates are 2-10 in their last 12 games.
— Pittsburgh is 24-31 at home.
— over 12-5-2 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-117
— record in first 5 innings: 36-58-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-7-3

Chicago (49-67) @ Baltimore (61-56)
— Sampson is 0-2, 5.79 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 7-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-1
— He is 0-1, 4.26 in two games (1 start) vs Baltimore.

— Cubs are 8-4 in their last dozen games.
— Cubs are 25-33 on road.
— under 24-11-4 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-116
— record in first 5 innings: 46-53-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-3.2

— Watkins is 1-1, 4.32 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— over 6-6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 7-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-6
— He is 1-0, 1.80 in one start vs Toronto.

— Orioles are 26-12 in their last 38 games.
— Baltimore is 33-21 at home.
— over 10-6-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-117
— record in first 5 innings: 45-54-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2-2

 

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MLB

Thursday, August 18

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Trend Report
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Colorado @ St. Louis
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home

Oakland @ Texas
Oakland
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games at home

Houston @ Chi White Sox
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

LA Dodgers @ Milwaukee
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 14-2 ATS in its last 16 games
LA Dodgers is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games

Chi Cubs @ Baltimore
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Chi Cubs is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games at home

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

Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto

Boston @ Pittsburgh
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games

Kansas City @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
NY Mets is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Washington @ San Diego
Washington
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing Washington


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Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
Career passing yardage leaders for the Chicago Bears:
23,443— Jay Cutler
14,686— Sid Luckman
11,567— Jim Harbaugh
11,203— Jim McMahon
10,609— Mitchell Trubisky
10,502— Erik Kramer

Quote of the Day
“We’ll see. We’ll talk about it next week. [I’m] not concerned about it right now. We’re trying to practice against Tennessee and play a game. I said ‘sometime after Tennessee.’ There’s no definitive date for me. But we’ll check on it, we’ll keep in touch and we’ll find out.”
Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles, when asked when Tom Brady will return to the team

Friday’s quiz
What team did Henry Aaron finish his major league career with?

Thursday’s quiz
Eric Show has the most wins while pitching for the San Diego Padres; he also gave up Pete Rose’s 4,195th hit in 1985, giving Rose the all-time record.

Wednesday’s quiz
Mark Brunell is the Jacksonville Jaguars’ all-time leader in passing yardage; he is currently the quarterback coach for the Lions.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here………

— Verdict is finally in; Deshaun Watson gets suspended for the first 11 games this season; he is also fined $5M.

There are no coincidences; Watson can return in Week 13, when the Browns visit Houston, Watson’s old team.

Go figure.

— Watson will play only two regular season games in Cleveland this season; other four are on the road.

— How Cleveland’s odds changed with this news:
Super Bowl odds slip from 25-1 to 45-1.
Odds to win AFC go from 11-1 to 20-1
Odds to win AFC North go from +275 to +475.

Will Cleveland playoffs? No -175, yes +135

— Salary cap hits for QB’s in the AFC West:
$35.8M— Patrick Mahomes
$24M— Russell Wilson
$19.4M— Derek Carr
$7.2M— Justin Herbert

Teams can do more with their roster when the QB is on his rookie contract.

— Speaking of which, LA Chargers paid S Derwin James $19.1M a year for four years, the biggest contract for any safety, ever.

— Sunday-Tuesday, Bronx Bombers were favored in three straight games, but scored only one run total in losing all three games.

Since 2004, in 44,558 major league games, that is only the 11th time a team scored one run in losing three games in a row as a favorite.

— Arizona 5, Giants 0— Zac Gallen tossed 7.1 scoreless IP, struck out 12, two of which were guys trying to bunt for a hit with a 1-2 count. Don’t see that a lot in the majors.

— St Louis Cardinals acquired lefty starters Jose Quintana, Jordan Montgomery at the trade deadline; people were not excited by that, but the Cardinals are 6-0 in their starts so far:

Montgomery 3-0, allowed one run in 16.2 IP
Quintana 1-0 in three starts, allowed five runs in 17 IP

— Utah Utes opened at [NODE="7"]Visitor Messages[/NODE] in the AP’s first college football Top 25, their highest preseason ranking ever.

— Thursday night was Jim Kaat’s last game in the broadcast booth; the 83-year old Hall of Fame pitcher announced this week that he is stepping away from the mike to give a younger guy a chance. Too bad; always enjoyed listening to him.

— Braves 3, Mets 2— Atlanta wins three of four in this series, move within 3.5 games of first place in the NL East. Teams play each other only three more times this season.

— Six actors who appeared in both Batman and Magnum PI:
Elisha Cook (Icepick in Magnum)
Howard Duff (played Magnum’s grandfather)
Alan Hale (best known as the skipper on Gilligan’s Island)
Cesar Romero (the Joker on Batman)
Barbara Rush (Nora Clavicle on Batman)
Jill St John (Jan Kona in Magnum)

— If the World Series goes seven games this fall, Game 7 will be on November 5, only a couple days before the college basketball season starts.

— Good segment on Hard Knocks this week with Detroit Lions’ backup QB David Blough and his wife, who ran track in the last Olympics for Colombia. They showed him watching her race in the Olympics in the Lions’ meeting room, with teammates/coaches rooting for her.

— Texas Rangers fired manager Chris Woodward Monday; they fired team president Jon Daniels Wednesday. Daniels was with the Rangers for 17 years; they had some good teams. From 2010-16, Texas made the playoffs five times in seven seasons, but they haven’t had a winning season since then.

— Baseball injuries:
Reds 1B Joey Votto (shoulder) is out for the year
Mets 3B Eduardo Escobar (leg) is on the IL
Bronx reliever Clay Holmes is on the IL
White Sox 2B Leury Garcia is on the IL
Tampa Bay 3B Yandy Diaz Thursday’s game with a sore knee

— Big 14 signed a 7-year media deal where schools will make a boatload of $$$; their games will be televised everywhere but ESPN. League is expected to bank $1B a year with the deal, but the deal doesn’t start until next summer.

— Cal Bears’ football announcer Joe Starkey is retiring after this season; I remember him from listening to Pittsburgh Penguin hockey games on KDKA radio in the early 70’s, when I was a kid.

— Happy 86th birthday to the great actor Robert Redford.

— Bears 27, Seahawks 11
Chicago led 17-0 at halftime.
You try not to overreact to exhibition games, but Seattle was bad in this game.
Seahawks had 13 penalties for 92 yards, Chicago 3 for 38.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, August 19

 

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MILWAUKEE is 26-46 SU (-24.6 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 17-7 SU (11.6 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the second half of the season in the current.

NY METS are 191-143 Over (33.7 Units) in road games after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals since 1996.

BALTIMORE is 15-4 SU (10.6 Units) in home games when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the current season.

NY YANKEES are 30-19 SU (9.1 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 180-135 Over (31.5 Units) after 7 or more consecutive road games since 1996.

TAMPA BAY is 37-22 SU (12.8 Units) when the total is 7 or less in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 45-27 SU (15.3 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 15-2 SU (16 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

TEXAS are 19-32 SU (-16.2 Units) in road games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 35-12 SU (21.8 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games over the last 2 seasons.

ARIZONA is 23-12 SU (9.8 Units) in home games after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 151-190 SU (-58 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

LA DODGERS are 13-2 SU (10.8 Units) in August games in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, August 19

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, August 19

National League
Milwaukee (63-54) @ Chicago (50-67)
— Ashby is 0-5, 5.79 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 5-11 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-3
— He is 2-1, 4.05 in five games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Brewers are 6-10 in their last 16 games.
— Milwaukee is 32-30 on road.
— under 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 40-117
— record in first 5 innings: 52-41-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3.1

— Thompson is 2-2, 6.56 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 4-8 in his last 12 starts.
— under 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-2
— He threw 6 scoreless IP in four games (1 start) vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs are 9-4 in their last thirteen games.
— Cubs are 24-34 at home.
— under 25-11-4 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-117
— record in first 5 innings: 46-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.2-3.1

Cincinnati (46-70) @ Pittsburgh (46-72)
— Ashcraft is 1-1, 2.66 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 10-5 in his starts.
— under 2-0-1 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Reds are 2-7 in last nine games.
— Cincinnati is 20-34 on road.
— under 16-7-1 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-116
— record in first 5 innings: 37-61-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-x

— Wilson is 1-1, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 4-7 in his last 11 starts
— over 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 8-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-3
— He is 0-2, 2.84 in two starts vs Cincinnati.

— Pirates are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
— Pittsburgh is 25-31 at home.
— over 13-5-2 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-118
— record in first 5 innings: 37-58-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3-2

NY Mets (76-43) @ Philadelphia (65-52)
— Bassitt is 3-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 14-8 in his starts
— over 10-6 last 16
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-5-4
— He is 2-0, 1.08 in three starts vs Philly TY.

— Mets are 18-6 in their last 24 games.
— Mets are 36-24 on road.
— under 8-4 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-119
— record in first 5 innings: 65-30-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-2.2-1.1

— Nola is 2-1, 1.35 in his last three starts.
— Philly is 9-5 in his last 14 starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-5
— He is 0-3, 2.96 in four starts vs New York TY.

— Phillies are 15-5 in last 20 games.
— Philly is 32-26 at home.
— under 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 31-117
— record in first 5 innings: 47-49-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x

San Francisco (59-59) @ Colorado (51-69)
— Wood is 1-0, 2.19 in his last two starts.
— Giants are 5-2 in his last seven starts
— over 12-8 last 20 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11-4
— He is 1-0, 2.70 in three starts vs Colorado TY.

— Giants won eight of last 12 games.
— San Francisco is 25-30 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 26-118
— record in first 5 innings: 48-49-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4.1

— Urena is 0-3, 9.25 in his last five starts.
— Colorado is 1-7 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-2
— He is 1-1, 4.91 in three starts vs San Francisco.

— Colorado is 8-20 in its last 28 games.
— Rockies are 33-30 at home.
— over 10-5 last fifteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-117
— record in first 5 innings: 31-64-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-6.1

St Louis (66-51) @ Arizona (55-63)
— Mikolas is 1-2, 11.05 in his last three road starts.
— St Louis is 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— under 8-3 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-4
— He is 1-1, 2.55 in four games (2 starts) vs Arizona.

— Cardinals are 13-3 in their last 16 games.
— St Louis is 26-30 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 41-117
— record in first 5 innings: 55-43-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-2

— Henry is 2-1, 4.15 in three starts.
— Arizona is 2-1 in his starts
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Diamondbacks are 9-5 in last 14 games.
— Arizona is 23-34 on road.
— under 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 35-118
— record in first 5 innings: 47-41-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-4-1.2

Washington (40-80) @ San Diego (65-56)
— Espino is 0-2, 5.91 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 5-7 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-3
— He is 0-1, 7.88 in two games (1 start) vs San Diego.

— Washington lost 15 of last 21 games.
— Nationals are 21-36 on road.
— over 9-6-1 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-120
— record in first 5 innings: 31-76-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-4

— Snell is 4-1, 0.94 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— under 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-4
— He is 2-0, 2.12 in three starts vs Washington.

— Padres are 5-4 in last nine games.
— San Diego is 33-25 at home.
— over 13-9-1 last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-119
— record in first 5 innings: 55-38-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-0.2

Miami (51-66) @ Los Angeles (81-36)
— Luzardo is 1-4, 4.05 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 0-0, 5.40 in two games (1 start) vs Los Angeles.

— Miami is 12-27 in its last 39 games.
— Marlins are 27-33 on road.
— under 13-3-2 last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-118
— record in first 5 innings: 44-53-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-4.1

— Anderson is 4-1, 2.19 in his last six starts.
— Dodgers are 16-4 in his starts
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 13-5-2
— He is 1-3, 4.15 in six starts vs Miami.

— Dodgers are 42-12 in their last 54 games.
— Los Angeles is 40-15 at home.
— over 10-5-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-117
— record in first 5 innings: 70-28-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3.1

 

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American League
Boston (59-60) @ Baltimore (61-57)
— Crawford is 1-1, 3.57 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-4
— He gave up 2 runs without getting an out in a relief stint vs Baltimore.

— Red Sox are 5-2 in last seven games.
— Boston is 30-30 on road.
— under 4-2-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-119
— record in first 5 innings: 46-46-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3

— Lyles is 3-1, 2.95 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 10-12-2
— He is 1-0, 3.48 in two starts vs Boston TY.

— Orioles are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Baltimore is 33-22 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-118
— record in first 5 innings: 45-54-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3.1

Toronto (63-54) @ New York (73-46)
— Gausman is 1-1, 2.41 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 6-10 in his last 16 starts
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-2
— He is 7-7, 3.74 in 19 starts vs New York.

— Blue Jays are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— Toronto is 27-29 on road.
— over 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-117
— record in first 5 innings: 45-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.2-2.1

— Taillon is 1-1, 4.61 in his last five starts.
— New York is 17-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 9-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-4
— He is 3-1, 2.05 in four starts vs Toronto TY.

— New York is 3-12 in its last 15 games.
— New York is 42-18 at home.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 41-119
— record in first 5 innings: 57-37-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5.1-3

LA Angels (51-67) @ Detroit (45-75)
— Sandoval is 0-2, 2.20 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 2-10 in his last 12 starts
— under 9-6-2 last 17
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-2
— He is 1-0, 4.76 in one start vs Detroit

— Angels lost their last three games.
— Angels are 25-31 on road.
— over 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 35-118
— record in first 5 innings: 54-47-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-6.1-x

— Manning is 0-0, 3.24 in five starts.
— Tigers are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-4
— He is 0-1, 3.72 in two starts vs Anaheim.

— Tigers are 9-27 in their last 36 games.
— Detroit is 26-33 at home.
— under 15-4-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-120
— record in first 5 innings: 38-63-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3-3

White Sox (61-58) @ Cleveland (63-55)
— Lynn is 2-1, 3.50 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 7-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He is 0-1, 7.20 in two starts vs Cleveland TY.

— White Sox are 20-13 in their last 33 games.
— Chicago is 31-27 on road.
— under 13-7-3 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-119
— record in first 5 innings: 48-56-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-6

— McKenzie is 1-1, 1.23 in his last two starts.
— Guardians are 8-4 in his last 12 starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8-1
— He is 0-0, 1.80 in two starts vs Chicago TY.

— Guardians are 9-3 in their last 12 games.
— Cleveland is 31-24 at home.
— under 8-3-1 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-118
— record in first 5 innings: 48-46-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-x

Kansas City (48-72) @ Tampa Bay (63-54)
— Singer is 2-1, 1.71 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 6-2 in his last eight starts
— under 7-0 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-3
— He is 0-1, 7.27 in two starts vs Tampa Bay

— Kansas City is 1-6 in its last seven games.
— Royals are 19-38 on road.
— over 14-8 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-120
— record in first 5 innings: 45-56-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3

— McClanahan is 2-2, 4.20 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 13-9 in his starts
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-5-4
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in one start vs Kansas City.

— Tampa Bay is 9-5 in its last 14 games.
— Rays are 36-22 at home.
— under 10-7-2 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 34-117
— record in first 5 innings: 54-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3.1

Texas (53-65) @ Minnesota (61-55)
— Perez is 0-1, 5.82 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 15-4 in his last 19 starts
— over 9-0 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-9
— He is 0-3, 5.54 in six starts vs Minnesota.

— Rangers are 17-28 in last 45 games.
— Texas is 26-31 on road.
— over 7-2-2 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 28-118
— record in first 5 innings: 41-52-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-3

— Bundy is 0-1, 5.00 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 8-12 in his starts
— over 8-2-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-3
— He is 7-2, 3.45 in ten starts vs Texas.

— Minnesota won its last three games.
— Twins are 34-25 at home.
— over 21-12-1 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-116
— record in first 5 innings: 61-39-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-6.2

Seattle (65-54) @ A’s (43-76)
— Gonzales is 1-2, 7.71 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 5-9 in his last 14 starts
— uover 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-23
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-5
— He is 2-1, 4.34 in three starts vs Oakland TY.

— Mariners are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Seattle is 34-28 on road.
— over 9-1-2 last dozen road games
— scored run in first inning: 35-119
— record in first 5 innings: 46-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.1

— Irvin is 0-3, 4.05 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 7-14 in his starts
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 10-21
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-3
— He is 0-5, 8.69 in five starts vs Seattle.

— A’s are 2-10 in their last 12 games.
— Oakland is 17-38 at home.
— under 35-20-3 last 58 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-119
— record in first 5 innings: 38-63-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3.2

Interleague game
Houston (77-43) @ Atlanta (73-47)
— McCullers blanked A’s for 6 IP in his first ‘22 start.
— Astros are 1-0 in his starts
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Astros are 13-8 in their last 21 games.
— Houston is 38-25 on road.
— over 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 42-120
— record in first 5 innings: 73-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-2-4

— Wright is 5-1, 3.72 in his last seven starts.
— Braves are 11-2 in his last 13 starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 15-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Braves are 9-1 in their last ten games.
— Atlanta is 40-23 at home.
— over 18-8-3 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-120
— record in first 5 innings: 65-42-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4-2

 

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MLB

Friday, August 19

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Chi Cubs
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

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

Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

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

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

Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox

Kansas City @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games
Kansas City is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

LA Angels @ Detroit
LA Angels
LA Angels is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
LA Angels is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing LA Angels

Houston @ Atlanta
Houston
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

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

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

St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Washington @ San Diego
Washington
Washington is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 11 games when playing Washington

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

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


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Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
Over/under win totals for NBA teams this coming season:
54.5— Celtics, Suns
52— Nuggets, Warriors
51.5— Bucks, 76ers
51— Grizzlies
50.5— Clippers
49— Mavericks

Quote of the Day
“Never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city.”
Coach Finstock, from Teen Wolf

Saturday’s quiz
What actor played Martin Sheen’s Vice President in The West Wing?
Hint: He was also in Animal House

Friday’s quiz
Henry Aaron finished his major league career with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Thursday’s quiz
Eric Show has the most wins while pitching for the San Diego Padres; he also gave up Pete Rose’s 4,195th hit in 1985, giving Rose the all-time record.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a summer day……

— Pre-season games are fun to watch; you can learn stuff from watching/listening to them, but don’t take the results too seriously.

2008 Detroit Lions went 4-0 in their preseason games, then they went 0-16 in the regular season.

— NFL players come from all over; Rams have a rookie DB Cobie Durant, who played his college ball at South Carolina State.

Thing is, Durant didn’t have any college scholarship offers when he came out of high school; he worked at FedEx for a year, before South Carolina State signed him up. Now he’s in the NFL, on a very good team. Good for him.

— Thursday night, ESPN’s Louis Riddick inferred that he believes NFL officials are going to call fewer pass interference penalties on longer passes this year.

Does that mean lower scoring games? Less fantasy points for WR’s? It is something that will be interesting to keep an eye on.

— Chicago-Seattle game Thursday was the longest road trip the Bears will make this season.

— I seriously don’t know why, but FOX re-hired Urban Meyer for its Saturday college football pre-game shows; last time Meyer was on TV, he wasn’t good, lacking personality more than anyone I’ve ever heard on TV. He seemed incapable of laughter/humor, and his NFL disaster in Jacksonville hurt his reputation as a coach.

— ESPN, on the other hand, hired a different ex-Florida coach, Dan Mullen to its studio shows. Unlike Meyer, Mullen appears to have a personality; he should be good on TV.

— Texas Longhorns named Ohio State transfer Quinn Evers their starting QB; he better play well this season if he wants to start again next year, because Arch Manning is going to Texas next season, and Arch Manning ain’t going to sit on the bench for very long.

— In the top six college basketball conferences, there are six teams that didn’t bring in any transfers for this season:

Indiana
Iowa
Michigan State
UCLA
USC
Villanova

Last season, only four teams from those six leagues didn’t bring in a transfer.

— Baseball players snack on cookies/fruit in the dugout during games now; haven’t seen much of that until the last couple years.

— Orioles 15, Red Sox 10— Good night if you have a few Orioles on your fantasy team; seven of their nine batters had 2+ hits. Top four guys in their lineup were 10-18 with 10 runs scored.

— Blue Jays 4, Bronx 0— At what point does New York fire someone (like their hitting coach) just to shake things up a little? Bronx scored 19 runs in their last ten games; they’re 9-19 since the All-Star Game, 15-26 in their last 41 games, which is 25% of a season.

— Angels 1, Tigers 0— Patrick Sandoval tossed a complete game shutout.

— Nationals 6, Padres 3— Josh Hader came in with game tied 3-3; he faced three batters, who all scored. In five games with San Diego, Hader has allowed six runs in 3.1 IP.

— If the playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Atlanta, Philly, San Diego
AL: New York, Guardians, Astros. Wild Cards: Seattle, Toronto, Tampa Bay

— MLB teams’ records in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on:
Away/Home/total
Arizona 5-9/12-10….17-19
Atlanta 6-4/12-8….18-12
Cubs 8-9/9-10….17-19
Cincinnati 8-6/8-8….16-14
Colorado 8-13/10-6….18-19
Dodgers 6-6/8-5….14-11
Miami 11-8/7-8….18-16
Milwaukee 12-10/7-3….19-13
Mets 7-6/6-8….13-14
Philadelphia 12-6/6-12….18-18
Pittsburgh 5-14/10-5….15-19
St Louis 6-3/8-9….14-12
San Diego 8-13/9-8….17-21
San Francisco 5-13/5-7….10-20
Washington 7-5/6-8…..13-13

Baltimore 5-8/12-4….17-12
Boston 7-12/6-8….13-20
White Sox 7-6/15-8….22-14
Cleveland 15-6/10-5….25-11
Detroit 9-10/9-7….18-17
Houston 9-8/7-5….16-13
Kansas City 7-9/8-9….15-18
Angels 5-7/4-12….9-19
Minnesota 3-11/7-10….10-21
New York 7-13/13-9….20-22
Oakland 8-7/3-13….11-20
Seattle 9-5/11-10….20-15
Tampa Bay 8-12/10-6….18-18
Texas 11-9/7-9….18-18
Toronto 9-8/10-5….19-13

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, August 20

 

[Udog]

PHILADELPHIA is 16-6 SU (9.4 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.

TORONTO is 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) in road games as an underdog of +150 or more over the last 2 seasons.

DETROIT is 15-5 SU (9.5 Units) in home games after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 6.50 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 42-67 SU (-31.7 Units) after 2 straight games where they committed no errors in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 35-11 SU (25.9 Units) in home games vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 57-33 SU (20.7 Units) after allowing 3 runs or less 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 46-27 SU (16.3 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 28-13 Under (13.7 Units) in road games in August games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 34-16 SU (16.8 Units) vs. an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 or better in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 16-6 SU (9.4 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.

OAKLAND is 6-19 SU (-14.9 Units) in home games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 9-24 SU (-17.4 Units) in road games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 11-3 SU (7.7 Units) in home games after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span in the current season.

COLORADO is 15-3 SU (11.7 Units) in home games after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 7.00 or worse over the last 2 seasons...

SAN DIEGO is 8-26 SU (-20.6 Units) in home games against NL East opponents in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) in home games after a game with a combined score of 4 runs or less in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, August 20

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, August 20

National League
NY Mets (77-43) @ Philadelphia (65-53)
— Peterson is 1-1, 1.72 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 10-4 in his starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-3
— He is 1-1, 4.67 in five starts vs Philly.

— Williams is 1-2, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 4-4 in his starts
— over 5-0-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He is 0-2, 5.95 in three starts vs Philly

— Mets are 19-6 in their last 25 games.
— Mets are 37-24 on road.
— under 8-5 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 44-120
— record in first 5 innings: 66-30-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-1.1-3

— Wheeler is 3-1, 3.00 in his last five starts.
— Philly is 12-10 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-2
— He is 0-2, 5.40 in three starts vs New York TY.

— Falter is 0-1, 5.21 in his last four starts.
— Philly is 5-2 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in two games (1 start) vs New York

— Phillies are 15-6 in last 21 games.
— Philly is 32-27 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 31-118
— record in first 5 innings: 47-50-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-4.

Milwaukee (63-55) @ Chicago (51-67)
— Peralta is 1-1, 3.55 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 6-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 5-1, 3.64 in 12 games (7 starts) vs Chicago.

— Brewers are 6-11 in their last 17 games.
— Milwaukee is 32-31 on road.
— under 6-4-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-118
— record in first 5 innings: 52-42-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-3

— Stroman is 0-0, 6.06 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 5-11 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-2
— He is 1-0, 0.75 in two starts vs Milwaukee TY.

— Cubs are 10-4 in their last fourteen games.
— Cubs are 25-34 at home.
— under 25-12-4 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-118
— record in first 5 innings: 47-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3.1-5.1

Cincinnati (46-71) @ Pittsburgh (47-72)
— Dunn is 0-1, 8.64 in two starts.
— Reds are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He threw two scoreless IP vs Pittsburgh.

— Reds are 2-8 in last ten games.
— Cincinnati is 20-35 on road.
— under 16-8-1 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-117
— record in first 5 innings: 38-61-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-1.2

— bullpen game

— Pirates are 4-10 in their last 14 games.
— Pittsburgh is 26-31 at home.
— over 14-5-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-119
— record in first 5 innings: 37-59-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2

San Francisco (59-60) @ Colorado (52-69)
— Cobb is 1-2, 3.09 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 3-8 in his last 11 starts
— under 7-3 last 10 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-7
— He is 2-0, 6.75 in two starts vs Colorado TY.

— Giants lost their last three games.
— San Francisco is 25-31 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 26-119
— record in first 5 innings: 48-50-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-4.1

— Feltner is 1-1, 9.22 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 2-8 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Colorado is 9-20 in its last 29 games.
— Rockies are 34-30 at home.
— over 10-5-1 last sixteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-118
— record in first 5 innings: 32-64-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-6.1-2.1

St Louis (67-51) @ Arizona (55-64)
— Hudson is 0-0, 4.73 in his last three starts.
— St Louis is 1-5 in his last six starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-6
— He is 2-0, 1.50 in two starts vs Arizona.

— Cardinals are 14-3 in their last 17 games.
— St Louis is 27-30 on road.
— over 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 42-118
— record in first 5 innings: 56-43-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-1

— Bumgarner is 0-3, 8.10 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 5-10 in his last 15 starts
— over 6-4 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 12-24
— record in first 5 innings: 7-15-2
— He is 5-6, 5.26 in 14 starts vs St Louis.

— Diamondbacks are 9-6 in last 15 games.
— Arizona is 32-30 at home.
— under 8-0 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 35-119
— record in first 5 innings: 47-42-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1.2-3.2

Washington (41-80) @ San Diego (65-57)
— Gray is 0-2, 6.15 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 3-8 in his last 11 starts.
— under 6-3-2 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 9-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-4
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Washington is 4-3 in its last seven games.
— Nationals are 22-36 on road.
— over 10-6-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-121
— record in first 5 innings: 31-76-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4.2

— Musgrove is 0-4, 4.97 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 2-7 in his last nine starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-6
— He is 0-2, 6.86 in four starts vs Washington.

— Padres are 1-4 in last five games.
— San Diego is 33-26 at home.
— over 14-9-1 last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-120
— record in first 5 innings: 55-38-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-0.2-4

Miami (51-67) @ Los Angeles (82-36)
— Garrett is 0-3, 4.64 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 5-8 in his starts.
— under 10-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-1
— He gave up three runs in 3 IP in relief vs Los Angeles.

— Miami is 12-28 in its last 40 games.
— Marlins are 27-34 on road.
— under 14-3-2 last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-119
— record in first 5 innings: 44-53-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.1-1.2

— May is making his first ‘22 start.
— He is 6-5, 2.93 in 31 career games (19 starts)
— Last year, he was 1-1, 2.74 in five starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 1-0, 1.59 in one start vs Miami.

— Dodgers are 43-12 in their last 55 games.
— Los Angeles is 41-15 at home.
— over 10-6-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-118
— record in first 5 innings: 70-28-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-2