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

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American League
LA Angels (53-73) @ Toronto (68-56)
— Davidson is 1-2, 6.00 in three starts for Anaheim.
— Angels are 1-2 in his starts
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Angels lost nine of last 12 games, but won last two.
— Angels are 27-38 on road.
— under 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 36-127
— record in first 5 innings: 56-52-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.2-2

— Stripling is 2-0, 2.28 in his last five starts.
— Blue Jays are 5-0 in his last five starts
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-5
— He is 1-2, 4.78 in five starts vs Anaheim.

— Blue Jays got shut out the last two days.
— Toronto is 36-27 at home.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 41-125
— record in first 5 innings: 48-47-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2

Tampa Bay (69-56) @ Boston (61-65)
— Kluber is 1-1, 5.64 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— over 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-1
— He is 2-1, 3.18 in three starts vs Boston TY.

— Tampa Bay is 15-8 in its last 23 games.
— Rays are 27-34 on road.
— over 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 36-126
— record in first 5 innings: 58-45-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5.2-2

— Pivetta is 1-1, 2.45 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— over 12-4-1 last 17
— allowed run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-5
— He is 1-3, 4.67 in five starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Red Sox are 8-7 in last 15 games.
— Boston is 31-33 at home.
— over 6-4 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-127
— record in first 5 innings: 49-49-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-2

Detroit (49-78) @ Texas (58-68)
— Hutchison is 0-3, 3.80 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 3-8 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 2-0, 2.84 in four starts vs Texas.

— Tigers are 13-30 in their last 43 games.
— Detroit is 20-43 on road.
— under 20-6-2 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-127
— record in first 5 innings: 42-66-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-3

— Arihara is 1-1, 2.31 in two starts.
— Rangers are 1-1 in his starts
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Rangers won five of last seven games.
— Texas is 28-35 at home.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 33-126
— record in first 5 innings: 45-54-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.2

Baltimore (67-59) @ Houston (80-47)
— Voth is 3-0, 2.33 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-2
— He gave up two runs in an IP in relief vs Houston.

— Orioles are 8-4 in their last 12 games.
— Baltimore is 30-35 on road.
— under 10-3 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-126
— record in first 5 innings: 50-56-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1-1.1

— Verlander is 8-0, 1.48 in his last ten starts.
— Astros are 17-7 in his starts
— under 18-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-24
— record in first 5 innings: 15-3-6
— He is 10-5, 3.72 in 22 starts vs Baltimore.

— Astros are 17-12 in their last 29 games.
— Houston is 42-20 at home.
— under 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 44-128
— record in first 5 innings: 76-34-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-4

Cleveland (67-57) @ Seattle (68-57)
— Civale is 0-0, 1.99 in his last five starts.
— Guardians are 8-7 in his starts.
— under 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 75-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-5
— He is 1-1, 3.07 in two starts vs Seattle.

— Guardians are 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Cleveland is 35-32 on road.
— under 13-3-2 last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-124
— record in first 5 innings: 50-49-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-2

— Ray is 2-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 9-3 in his last 12 starts
— over 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-5
— He is 1-3, 4.18 in six starts vs Cleveland.

— Mariners are 13-9 in their last 22 games.
— Seattle is 33-28 at home.
— over 7-4-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 38-126
— record in first 5 innings: 50-55-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3

Bronx (78-49) @ A’s (47-81)
— Schmidt threw 3 shutout IP (50 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— New York is 1-0 in his starts (June 16).
— This is his fourth MLB start overall.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— New York won five of last six games.
— New York is 33-29 on road.
— under 13-3-1 last seventeen games
— scored run in first inning: 43-127
— record in first 5 innings: 62-39-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1.2-3

— Logue is 0-4, 7.71 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 2-8 in his starts
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— A’s are 6-15 in their last 21 games.
— Oakland is 21-43 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 29-128
— record in first 5 innings: 40-68-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-3-3

Interleague games
Arizona (58-67) @ White Sox (63-64)
— Davies is 0-0, 2.18 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 8-12 in his starts
— under 13-7
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-8
— He gave up 7 runs in two IP in one start vs Chicago.

— Diamondbacks won three of last four games.
— Arizona is 26-35 on road.
— over 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 36-125
— record in first 5 innings: 51-43-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-1.2

— Cease is 0-2, 4.40 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 10-3 in his last 13 starts.
— under 4-1 last five at home
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 14-10-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— White Sox are 1-5 in their last six games.
— Chicago is 30-33 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 32-127
— record in first 5 innings: 50-61-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-6

San Diego (70-58) @ Kansas City (51-77)
— Manaea is 1-1, 7.20 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 8-5 in his last 13 starts.
— over 15-4-1 last 20
— allowed run in first inning: 8-23
— record in first 5 innings: 6-13-4
— He is 2-0, 3.63 in three starts vs Kansas City.

— Padres are 5-6 in last 11 games.
— San Diego is 35-30 on road.
— under 10-3 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-126
— record in first 5 innings: 57-41-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-5.1-2

— Heasley is 0-1, 1.74 in his last two starts
— Royals are 0-6 in his last six starts
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-3
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Kansas City is 4-11 in its last 15 games.
— Royals are 31-37 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 34-128
— record in first 5 innings: 48-61-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-4

San Francisco (61-64) @ Minnesota (64-61)
— Junis is 0-0, 2.63 in his last two starts.
— Giants are 8-5 in his starts
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 0-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— He is 1-1, 4.35 in eight starts vs Minnesota.

— Giants lost seven of last nine games.
— San Francisco is 27-35 on road.
— under 8-3-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-125
— record in first 5 innings: 50-53-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-4.1

— Sanchez is 0-1, 4.00 in two starts for Twins.
— Twins are 1-1 in his starts
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 2-1, 4.41 in three starts vs San Francisco.

— Minnesota lost six of last eight games, but won last two.
— Twins are 37-28 at home.
— over 23-17-3 last 43 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-125
— record in first 5 innings: 63-44-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-5

 

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MLB

Sunday, August 28

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Trend Report
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LA Dodgers @ Miami
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
LA Dodgers is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
Miami
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

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

Tampa Bay @ Boston
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Boston
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 17 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

LA Angels @ Toronto
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing LA Angels

Colorado @ NY Mets
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Arizona @ Chi White Sox
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona

San Francisco @ Minnesota
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco

Baltimore @ Houston
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston's last 19 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Houston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home

San Diego @ Kansas City
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home

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

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

NY Yankees @ Oakland
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

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

Atlanta @ St. Louis
Atlanta
Atlanta is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Atlanta is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta


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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
College football spreads for this weekend:
— West Virginia @ Pittsburgh (-7.5)
— Penn State (-3.5) @ Purdue
— Temple @ Duke (-7)
— Cincinnati @ Arkansas (-6)
— TCU (-10.5) @ Colorado
— Georgia (-17.5) vs Oregon

Quote of the Day
“I’ve been in the thick of things. I guess every chance I get, I’m trying to defend what I feel is the best place to play elite professional golf in the world. It’s in some ways fitting that I was able to get this done today to sort of round off a year that has been very, very challenging and different.”
Rory McIlroy, who banked $18M Sunday

Monday’s quiz
When was the last time an NFL team went winless for a whole season?

Sunday’s quiz
Denny McLain was the last pitcher to win 30 games in one season, in 1968.

Saturday’s quiz
Jim Mora Jr has coached the Falcons/Seahawks.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……..

— Jets 31, Giants 27:
— Giants’ backup QB Tyrod Taylor got hurt early; 3rd-stringer Davis Webb went 30-38/202. 38 passes in a preseason game is an awful lot of passes.
— 14 different Giants caught a pass in this game.
— 15 different Jets caught a pass; they scored winning TD with 0:22 left, on drive led by former Cardinal/CFL quarterback Chris Streveler.

— Steelers 19, Lions 9:
— Pittsburgh led 16-0 at halftime.
— Trubisky was 15-19/160 passing, is Steelers’ likely Week 1 starting QB.
— Detroit’s backup QB’s completed only 22 of 47 passes. No bueno.
— Penalties: Steelers 11-95, Lions 10-89.

— NFL preseason is over; the next 48-72 hours will be very, very busy for NFL front offices, teams cutting players, signing others, trying to fortify their rosters.

Rosters go from 80 to 53 players Tuesday; 864 players hit the streets, but then starting the next day, teams can sign 16 players to their practice squads, so 512 guys getting a different job.

— Buffalo Bills still need a punter, after rookie Matt Araiza was released for off-field issues.

— Michigan Wolverines haven’t decided on their starting QB yet; senior Cade McNamara will start at QB against Colorado State this week, sophomore J.J. McCarthy will start the next game, against Hawai’i September 10,

Harbaugh will then make a final decision on his starter/backup going into their third game, against UConn. The way college sports are these days, the backup will probably hit the transfer portal around September 20.

— Since 2005, Cleveland Browns are 0-16-1 SU in Week 1 games.

— It seems weird that the last 4+ seasons, Florida State is 20-27 SU; they haven’t played in a bowl game since 2019. Seminoles’ game with LSU Sunday night is a big one for FSU.

— In his last ten tournaments, golfer Tony Finau has averaged 66.8 in his final round, with all ten rounds under 70.

— Rory McIlroy won the TOUR Championship, raked in $18M, pretty good week. He may have shunned the LIV Golf thing, but the LIV is forcing purses up on the PGA Tour.

— C Christian Vazquez has played in only 14 of 26 games since the Astros acquired him from the Red Sox. There aren’t a lot of catchers who are quality hitters with fantasy baseball credentials; the people who have Vazquez on their teams can’t be very happy, though he is hitting .333 in those 14 games.

— I watch way too much baseball on TV; one thing I firmly believe but can’t prove, is that older umpires call more strikes on Getaway Days. Seems to me that lot of borderline pitches are called strikes on Sunday; Phil Cuzzi had Orioles/Astros batters mumbling to themselves in Sunday’s 3-1 game.

— Speaking of the Astros, Justin Verlander left Sunday’s game after three innings with a strained calf muscle.

— Seattle Mariners’ star Julio Rodriguez has 21 home runs, 23 stolen bases, he is Seattle’s first 20-20 guy since Mike Cameron back in 2002.

— Washington 3, Cincinnati 2— Patrick Corbin got the win here, ending a streak of 43 games where the Nationals didn’t get any wins from their starting pitchers. That, unfortunately for them, is a major league record.

— New York put reliever Aroldis Chapman on the injured list with “a pretty bad infection” on Chapman’s leg, arising from a new tattoo.

I know someone who works in the tattoo industry; she told me Sunday night that the injury could very well be an allergic reaction to the ink, as opposed to an actual infection.

— TJ Finley won Auburn’s QB job, beating out guys who transferred into Auburn from Oregon and Texas A&M. Finley started the final three games for Auburn last season; he transferred to Auburn from LSU after the 2020 season.

— 20 years ago this week, the Oakland A’s were on their 20-game winning streak that we saw chronicled in the movie Moneyball; that team won honored in Oakland Sunday, including the manager Art Howe, which was great to see.

As an A’s fan, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, but the worst part of the film was how Howe was portrayed; they made him out to be kind of a hack, when in reality he went 296-189 in his last three years with the A’s. He is a good baseball man, was a good manager. He deserved better.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, August 29

 

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ST LOUIS are 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 7.00 or worse in the current season.

LA DODGERS are 16-5 SU (10.5 Units) in road games after a game where the bullpen gave up no earned runs in the current season.

TORONTO is 103-90 SU (4 Units) in home games when playing on Monday since 1996.

BOSTON is 17-28 SU (-15.1 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the second half of the season in the c...

PITTSBURGH is 84-92 SU (-17.2 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 71-50 Over (16 Units) in home games in night games in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 23-7 SU (15.3 Units) after 4 or more consecutive road games in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 32-14 Over (16.6 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, August 29

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, August 29

National League
Los Angeles (88-38) @ Miami (55-72)
— Gonsolin is 5-0, 1.57 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 19-4 in his starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-23
— record in first 5 innings: 15-2-6
— He threw 5.1 scoreless IP in his one start vs Miami

— Dodgers are 49-14 in their last 63 games.
— Los Angeles is 43-22 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 48-126
— record in first 5 innings: 75-29-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2-3

— Lopez is 1-1, 4.41 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 1-4 in his last five starts
— over 11-4 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 10-25
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-4
— He is 1-0, 3.00 in two starts vs Los Angeles.

— Miami is 15-33 in its last 48 games.
— Marlins are 26-35 at home.
— under 18-7-2 last 27 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-127
— record in first 5 innings: 46-56-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8-0-3.1

St Louis (74-54) @ Cincinnati (50-76)
— Mikolas is 2-3, 10.13 in his last five road starts.
— St Louis is 6-3 in his last nine starts.
— under 10-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 6-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-11-4
— He is 1-1, 5.25 in two starts vs Cincinnati TY.

— Cardinals are 21-6 in their last 27 games.
— St Louis is 32-32 on the road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 44-128
— record in first 5 innings: 58-48-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-2.1

— Anderson is making his first ‘22 start.
— In his career, he is 56-45, 4.20 in 176 starts.
— Last year, he was 2-4, 6.75 in nine starts for Philly.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 2-2, 3.00 in 12 starts vs St Louis.

— Reds are 6-13 in last 19 games.
— Cincinnati is 26-36 at home.
— under 20-13-1 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-126
— record in first 5 innings: 41-65-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-1

Pittsburgh (48-79) @ Milwaukee (67-59)
— Pirates haven’t named a starter.

— Pirates are 5-17 in their last 22 games.
— Pittsburgh is 22-43 on the road.
— over 18-9-2 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-127
— record in first 5 innings: 38-66-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-5-4

— Burnes is 1-1, 4.84 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 9-4 in his last 13 starts
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-25
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8-5
— He is 2-0, 2.08 in two starts vs Pittsburgh TY.

— Brewers are 10-15 in their last 25 games.
— Milwaukee is 33-25 at home.
— over 7-4-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-126
— record in first 5 innings: 55-46-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4

Philadelphia (72-56) @ Arizona (59-67)
— Suarez is 1-0, 2.03 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 8-2 in his last ten starts.
— over 14-7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-9
— He is 1-3, 5.95 in six games (5 starts) vs Arizona.

— Phillies are 22-9 in last 31 games.
— Philly is 33-26 on road.
— under 13-6 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-128
— record in first 5 innings: 54-52-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3.1

— Bumgarner is 0-4, 8.16 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 5-11 in his last 16 starts
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 12-25
— record in first 5 innings: 7-15-3
— He is 6-5, 3.16 in 14 starts vs Philly.

— Diamondbacks won four of last five games.
— Arizona is 32-32 at home.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 36-126
— record in first 5 innings: 52-43-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1.2-3.1

San Diego (70-59) @ San Francisco (61-65)
— Clevinger is 1-2, 4.95 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 10-5 in his starts.
— over 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-4
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in two starts vs San Francisco, giving up one unearned run in 13 IP.

— Padres are 5-7 in last 12 games.
— San Diego is 35-31 on road.
— under 10-4 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-127
— record in first 5 innings: 57-42-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-2-4

— Rodon is 4-0, 1.44 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 12-13 in his starts
— under 11-6-1 last 18
— allowed run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 14-8-3
— He is 1-1, 1.80 in two starts vs San Diego TY.

— Giants lost eight of last ten games.
— San Francisco is 34-29 at home.
— under 8-4-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-126
— record in first 5 innings: 50-54-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.1-3.2

American League
Boston (62-66) @ Minnesota (65-61)
— Bello is 0-2, 8.47 in four starts.
— Red Sox are 0-4 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Red Sox are 8-8 in last 16 games.
— Boston is 31-32 on road.
— over 7-4 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-128
— record in first 5 innings: 49-50-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4

— Bundy is 1-1, 1.76 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 9-13 in his starts
— over 8-3-3 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-3
— He is 4-9, 5.36 in 16 starts vs Boston.

— Minnesota won its last three games.
— Twins are 38-28 at home.
— over 24-17-3 last 44 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-126
— record in first 5 innings: 64-44-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-5.1

Bronx (78-50) @ LA Angels (55-73)
— Montas is 0-1, 7.58 in four starts for New York.
— New York is 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 0-1, 2.35 in two starts vs Anaheim TY.

— New York won five of last seven games.
— They lost last two days, scoring total of three runs,
— New York is 33-30 on road.
— under 14-3-1 last eighteen games
— scored run in first inning: 43-128
— record in first 5 innings: 62-40-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-3-3.2

— Suarez is 0-2, 4.91 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 5-8 in his starts
— over 7-6
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1
— He is 1-1, 6.23 in three games (1 start) vs New York.

— Angels won their last three games.
— Angels are 26-36 at home.
— over 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 36-128
— record in first 5 innings: 57-52-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2-5

Interleague games
Chicago (55-73) @ Toronto (68-58)
— Assad blanked St Louis for 4 IP (85 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Chicago is 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 Toronto.

— Cubs are 14-10 in their last 24 games.
— Cubs are 27-35 on road.
— under 30-16-5 last 51 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-128
— record in first 5 innings: 51-57-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2-4.2

— Berrios is 1-0, 2.84 in his last two starts.
— Blue Jays are 18-7 in his starts
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-7
— He is 1-1, 5.23 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Blue Jays lost their last three games.
— Toronto is 36-28 at home.
— under 7-5 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 41-126
— record in first 5 innings: 48-48-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3

 

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MLB

Monday, August 29

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Trend Report
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St. Louis @ Cincinnati
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing St. Louis

LA Dodgers @ Miami
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
LA Dodgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Miami's last 25 games

Chi Cubs @ Toronto
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 14 games at home

Boston @ Minnesota
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Boston

Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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

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

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


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Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
College football spreads for this weekend:
— Houston (-4) @ Tex-San Antonio
— Utah (-3) vs Florida
— Notre Dame @ Ohio State (-17)
— Louisville (-4.5) @ Syracuse
— Boise State @ Oregon State (-3)
— LSU (-3) vs Florida State

Quote of the Day
“Ernie (Zampese) was doing stuff in the 70’s and the 80’s that people today think are new and it isn’t. If Don Coryell were here today, he’d tell you. He had no real ambition to be a head coach; he just wanted to coach. He loved teaching, creativity, game plans. He touched a lot of players and coaches and I’m one of them. And you won’t find anyone who knew him that has a bad word about him.”
Norv Turner

Tuesday’s quiz
Los Angeles Chargers have played in one Super Bowl; who was their QB that day?

Monday’s quiz
2017 was the last time an NFL team went winless for a whole season; Cleveland Browns went 0-16 that year.

Sunday’s quiz
Denny McLain was the last pitcher to win 30 games in one season, in 1968.

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

13) Personal opinion: Every NFL team should dress three QB’s for every game, with the third QB being a 54th player on the roster. This would preserve the quality of the game. NFL teams are really, really rich; they can afford adding a [NODE="3"]Blogs[/NODE] QB to rosters.

Say the quarterback gets hurt on the first series of the game; now a team would only have one QB the rest of the game— if he also gets hurt, it is a disaster, so teams would have to throw fewer long passes, since they can’t let the backup QB get hit much. Hurts the quality of the game.

12) Tuesday will be a busy day, a tough day for NFL players, as rosters go from 80 players to 53. Teams can add players off the waiver wire starting Wednesday, and 16-man practice squads will be formed— this is a really busy week for people in the front office.

11) San Francisco 49ers/QB Jimmy Garoppolo came to an agreement on a 1-year deal, meaning he will stay in San Francisco this season. Could be an awkward situation; Garoppolo led the 49ers to the NFC title game two of last three years, but 2nd-year QB Trey Lance is going to be the starter this season.

It was assumed that Garoppolo would be traded this summer, but:

a) they apparently didn’t get an offer that intrigued them
b) they didn’t want to trade him to division rival Seattle, which needs a QB.

10) Denver Broncos/Tennessee Titans both cut their veteran punters, giving Buffalo Bills a shot at signing a new punter, after they cut rookie Matt Araiza.

Lot of times, when teams look to free up sone room on their salary cap, they cut the veteran punter and add a younger guy, who makes less $$$. Rams let Johnny Hekker walk this winter, same kind of deal.

9) Carolina Panthers’ kicker Zane Gonzalez is hurt; Panthers tried out five different kickers on Monday.

Speaking of the Panthers, WR DJ Moore is the only WR in the NFL who had 1,200+ yards from scrimmage in each of the last three years. He had 1,100+ receiving yards all three years; his rushing yards put him over 1,200 all three seasons.

8) In college football, there are 36 games this week where a I-A team (FBS) is playing a I-AA team (FCS). These are mostly glorified scrimmages, besting on undermanned teams while getting your players some experience, all while charging fans I-A prices. Go figure.

If a I-A teams loses to a I-AA team, and it’ll happen 2-3 teams a year, that team should be disqualified from playing in a bowl that season.

7) Nebraska Cornhuskers have lost their last seven games, all by less than 10 points; they’re the only team in the last 86 years to lose seven games in a row, all by single-digit margins.

6) Last year, there were ten games where a Pac-12 football team played a Mountain West team; the Pac-10 team was favored in all ten, but the Mountain West teams went 7-3 ATS. Over the last three seasons, Mountain West teams are 18-12 ATS vs the Pac-12, 16-10 as an underdog.

5) When Justin Verlander left his start after three innings with a calf injury Sunday, it ended a streak of 41 straight games where the Astros’ starting pitcher lasted 5+ innings, which ties the 2018 Nationals for the longest such streak the last five seasons.

4) Weird Stat of the Day: Last week, Ryan Aguilar walked in his first major league at-bat; he is the first Angels’ player since Jeff DaVanon in 1999 to walk in his first MLB at-bat. Since then, 163 position players have had their first MLB at-bat with the Angels. None of them walked.

3) Toronto Blue Jays have 17 guys on their roster who have been an All-Star at least once in their career, most of any team in the major leagues.

2) Rory McIlroy’s strokes gained while putting rankings:
2019-20: 122nd
2020-21: 66th
2021-22: 16th

He ranked 6th on Tour this season on putts from 15-20 feet.

1) RIP to coach Ernie Zampese, who passed away this week at age 86; Zampese was an offensive football guru, the coordinator of the Air Coryell San Diego Chargers in the mid-80’s, later the Rams in the late 80’s, when they had very good teams with Jim Everett at QB.

All in all, he was an NFL assistant coach for 24 years for four different teams. Offenses he coached were always fun to watch.

RIP, sir.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, August 30

 

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TORONTO is 66-92 SU (-35.2 Units) when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 21-11 SU (14.4 Units) in home games vs. AL teams scoring 4.4 or less runs/game on the season in the current season.

CINCINNATI is 8-25 SU (-20.5 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.0 or less runs/game on the season in the current season.

MIAMI is 5-21 SU (-18.2 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the second half of the sea...

WASHINGTON is 53-78 SU (-32.8 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 36-19 Under (15.1 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 13-4 SU (8.6 Units) in home games after a game where the bullpen was hit hard for 4 or more earned runs over the last 2...

ATLANTA is 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) after 2 or more consecutive losses in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 20-39 SU (-22.9 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 23-5 SU (19.6 Units) vs. an AL starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.40 or better in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 6-17 SU (-12.7 Units) in road games when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 18-8 SU (9.2 Units) in home games when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 42-67 SU (-31.7 Units) as a road favorite of -125 or more in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) in home games when playing on Tuesday in the current season.

SAN DIEGO is 36-51 SU (-20.1 Units) in road games against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, August 30

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, August 30

National League
St Louis (75-54) @ Cincinnati (50-77)
— Hudson is 1-1, 4.88 in his last six starts.
— St Louis is 5-8 in his last 13 starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-23
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-7
— He is 1-1, 3.95 in two starts vs Cincinnati TY.

— Cardinals are 22-6 in their last 28 games.
— St Louis is 33-32 on the road.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 44-129
— record in first 5 innings: 59-48-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2.1-4.2

— Dunn is 1-2, 5.12 in four starts.
— Reds are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Reds are 6-14 in last 20 games.
— Cincinnati is 26-37 at home.
— over 7-3 last 10 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-127
— record in first 5 innings: 41-66-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-1-7.2

Los Angeles (89-38) @ NY Mets (82-47)
— Heaney is 1-1, 4.31 in his last seven starts.
— Dodgers are 7-2 in his starts
— over 7-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-1
— He is 0-1, 1.08 in three games (1 start) vs New York

— Dodgers are 50-14 in their last 64 games.
— Los Angeles is 44-22 on road.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 48-127
— record in first 5 innings: 75-29-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4.1

— Walker is 1-0, 2.77 in his last three starts
— Mets are 12-10 in his starts.
— under 13-8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-5
— He is 3-3, 4.25 in ten starts vs Los Angeles.

— Mets are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Mets are 43-20 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-129
— record in first 5 innings: 70–34-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-3-2

Colorado (55-74) @ Atlanta (79-50)
— Urena is 1-2, 5.50 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 2-8 in his starts.
— under 5-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-2
— He is 2-9, 6.50 in 15 starts vs Atlanta.

— Colorado is 12-25 in its last 37 games.
— Rockies are 19-42 on road.
— over 14-9-1 last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-126
— record in first 5 innings: 33-69-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-x

— Fried is 2-0, 0.60 in his last two starts.
— Braves are 13-3 in his last 16 starts
— under 9-5 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 2-24
— record in first 5 innings: 14-6-3
— He is 1-1, 2.86 in three starts vs Colorado.

— Braves are 15-4 in their last 19 games.
— Atlanta is 42-24 at home.
— over 4-0 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-129
— record in first 5 innings: 71-42-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-2.1

Pittsburgh (48-80) @ Milwaukee (68-59)
— Keller is 1-3, 9.19 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 1-6 in his last seven starts
— under 9-6-1 last 16
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-7
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in two starts vs Milwaukee TY.

— Pirates are 5-18 in their last 23 games.
— Pittsburgh is 22-44 on the road.
— over 19-9-2 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-128
— record in first 5 innings: 39-66-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-5

— Houser is 0-2, 10.97 in his last three starts.
— Brewers are 5-11 in his starts
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-10-2
— He is 3-3, 4.21 in nine starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Brewers won their last three games.
— Milwaukee is 34-25 at home.
— over 8-4-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-127
— record in first 5 innings: 55-47-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3

Philadelphia (72-57) @ Arizona (60-67)
— Nola is 2-2, 2.25 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 5-6 in his last 11 starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-25
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8-5
— He is 1-1, 6.06 in three starts vs Arizona.

— Phillies are 22-10 in last 32 games.
— Philly is 33-27 on road.
— under 13-7 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-129
— record in first 5 innings: 54-53-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-4.1

— Gallen is 3-0, 0.00 in his last four starts (27.1 IP).
— Arizona is 6-1 in his last seven starts
— over 9-5 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 4-24
— record in first 5 innings: 14-3-7
— He is 2-1, 3.09 in three starts vs Philly.

— Diamondbacks won five of last six games.
— Arizona is 33-32 at home.
— over 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 36-127
— record in first 5 innings: 53-43-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-3.1-6

San Diego (71-59) @ San Francisco (61-66)
— Snell is 1-1, 5.65 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 5-12 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-5
— He is 1-1, 1.54 in two starts vs San Francisco TY.

— Padres are 3-1 in last four games.
— San Diego is 36-31 on road.
— under 10-5 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-131
— record in first 5 innings: 58-42-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4

— Webb is 0-2, 10.61 in his last two starts.
— Giants are 4-7 in his last 11 starts
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 13-9-4
— He is 1-0, 1.13 in two starts vs San Diego TY.

— Giants lost nine of last 11 games.
— San Francisco is 34-30 at home.
— under 8-5-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-127
— record in first 5 innings: 50-55-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3.2-5

 

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American League
Baltimore (67-60) @ Cleveland (67-59)
— Watkins is 0-3, 3.71 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 9-8 in his starts.
— under 5-2-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 8-17
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-7
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Orioles are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— Baltimore is 30-36 on road.
— under 11-3 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-127
— record in first 5 innings: 50-56-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-2-x

— Quantrill is 3-0, 1.38 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 9-0 in his last nine starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-24
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-5
— He is 0-1, 10.50 in two starts vs Baltimore.

— Guardians are 13-6 in their last 19 games.
— Cleveland is 32-25 at home.
— under 14-3-2 last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-125
— record in first 5 innings: 50-50-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1.2-x

Seattle (70-58) @ Detroit (50-78)
— Kirby is 3-0, 2.63 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 6-2 in his last eight starts
— under 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Mariners are 14-9 in their last 23 games.
— Seattle is 35-30 on road.
— under 5-0-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 38-127
— record in first 5 innings: 51-55-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-x

— Manning is 1-1, 1.80 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Tigers are 14-30 in their last 44 games.
— Detroit is 29-35 at home.
— under 20-7-2 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-128
— record in first 5 innings: 42-67-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-x

Boston (62-67) @ Minnesota (66-61)
— Crawford is 0-2, 9.31 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 4-7 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-5
— He gave up 4 runs in 1.2 IP in relief vs Minnesota.

— Red Sox are 8-9 in last 17 games.
— Boston is 31-33 on road.
— over 7-5 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-129
— record in first 5 innings: 49-51-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4

— Archer is 0-2, 6.23 in his last three starts.
— Twins lost his last eight starts
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-4
— He is 2-12, 5.27 in 21 starts vs Boston.

— Minnesota won its last four games.
— Twins are 39-28 at home.
— over 24-18-3 last 45 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-127
— record in first 5 innings: 65-44-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-5.1-4.1

Houston (81-47) @ Texas (58-69)
— Valdez is 4-0, 1.95 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 15-5 in his last 20 starts
— over 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-5
— He is 2-0, 0.90 in three starts vs Texas TY.

— Astros are 18-12 in their last 30 games.
— Houston is 39-27 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 44-129
— record in first 5 innings: 76-34-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-6-x

— Dunning is 2-0, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— Rangers are 4-1 in his last five starts
— over 6-1-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-6
— He is 0-0, 1.54 in two starts vs Houston TY.

— Rangers are 5-3 in last eight games.
— Texas is 28-36 at home.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 33-127
— record in first 5 innings: 45-55-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5.2-x

Kansas City (52-77) @ White Sox (63-65)
— Singer is 3-0, 1.37 in his last four starts
— Royals are 8-2 in his last ten starts
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-3
— He is 2-1, 2.21 in four starts vs Chicago TY.

— Kansas City is 5-11 in its last 16 games.
— Royals are 20-40 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 35-129
— record in first 5 innings: 49-61-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-x

— Giolito is 4-1, 5.13 in his last five starts.
— White Sox are 10-13 in his starts.
— over 14-2 last 16
— allowed run in first inning: 7-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-5
— He is 1-0, 3.60 in two starts vs Kansas City TY.

— White Sox are 1-6 in their last seven games.
— Chicago is 30-34 at home.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 32-128
— record in first 5 innings: 50-62-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-1-x

Bronx (78-51) @ LA Angels (56-73)
— Taillon is 2-2, 3.60 in his last four starts.
— New York is 5-5 in his last ten starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 9-25
— record in first 5 innings: 13-8-4
— He is 2-1, 6.00 in three starts vs Anaheim.

— New York lost last three games, scoring total of six runs.
— New York is 33-31 on road.
— under 15-3-1 last nineteen games
— scored run in first inning: 43-129
— record in first 5 innings: 62-41-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-2

— Meyers threw five shutout IP in his first ’22 start.
— Angels lost his only start.
— over 0-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 1-0, 9.00 in two games (1 start) vs New York.

— Angels won their last four games.
— Angels are 27-36 at home.
— over 4-2-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 36-129
— record in first 5 innings: 58-52-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-3

Interleague games
Tampa Bay (69-56) @ Miami (55-73)
— McClanahan is 1-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 5-7 in his last 12 starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 13-6-5
— He is 2-0, 0.82 in two starts vs Miami.

— Tampa Bay is 16-8 in its last 24 games.
— Rays are 28-34 on road.
— over 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 36-127
— record in first 5 innings: 59-45-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-x

— Luzardo is 1-1, 2.49 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 3-8 in his starts
— under 9-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in one start vs Tampa Bay.

— Miami is 15-34 in its last 49 games.
— Marlins are 26-36 at home.
— under 19-7-2 last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-128
— record in first 5 innings: 46-56-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 0-3.1-4

A’s (48-81) @ Washington (43-85)
— Irvin is 0-4, 4.09 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 8-15 in his starts
— under 9-3-1 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 12-23
— record in first 5 innings: 6-13-4
— He allowed three runs in 2 IP in relief vs Washington.

— A’s are 7-15 in their last 22 games.
— Oakland is 26-38 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 30-129
— record in first 5 innings: 41-68-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-x

— Fedde is 0-3, 7.50 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 1-4 in his last five starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland

— Washington is 6-8 in its last 14 games.
— Nationals are 20-46 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-128
— record in first 5 innings: 34-78-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3.2-3

Chicago (55-74) @ Toronto (69-58)
— Stroman is 0-1, 5.59 in his last five starts.
— He pitched for Toronto from 2014-19.
— Chicago is 6-12 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Cubs lost their last three games.
— Cubs are 27-36 on road.
— under 30-16-6 last 52 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-129
— record in first 5 innings: 52-57-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.2-5.1

— Gausman is 2-1, 2.64 in his last five starts.
— Blue Jays are 5-2 in his last seven starts
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-3
— He is 2-3, 6.84 in six games (5 starts) vs Chicago.

— Blue Jays lost three of last four games.
— Toronto is 37-28 at home.
— under 7-5-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-127
— record in first 5 innings: 48-49-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4.1

 

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MLB

Tuesday, August 30

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

St. Louis @ Cincinnati
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Tampa Bay @ Miami
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 14 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Miami's last 25 games

Oakland @ Washington
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Washington
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Oakland

Chi Cubs @ Toronto
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Toronto is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games

Seattle @ Detroit
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games

LA Dodgers @ NY Mets
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games at home
NY Mets is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home

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

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

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

Kansas City @ Chi White Sox
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi White Sox's last 16 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Chi White Sox is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games at home

Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

NY Yankees @ LA Angels
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games on the road
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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

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


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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Six most-watched college football games, the last 20 years:
35,6M viewers— Texas-USC, 2006
34.6M— Ohio State-Oregon, 2015
30.8M— Alabama-Texas, 2010
29.1M— Ohio State-Miami, 2003
28.8M— Florida-Ohio State, 2007
28.4M— Alabama-Georgia, 2018

Quote of the Day
“It is your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.”
Rumi

Wednesday’s quiz
Which (retired) player is the New York Mets’ all-time leader in runs scored and RBI?

Tuesday’s quiz
Los Angeles Chargers have played in one Super Bowl; Stan Humphries was their QB that day.

Monday’s quiz
2017 was the last time an NFL team went winless for a whole season; Cleveland Browns went 0-16 that year.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings………

— Scrolling thru Twitter provides some unusual information: it turns out that former Texas A&M football coach RC Slocum once took Mikhail Gorbachev and the older George Bush out to lunch at On The Border in College Station, TX, back in 2001.

Bush/Gorbachev went to a high school baseball game in College Station; afterwards, Gorbachev wanted some Mexican food, and Slocum picked out On The Border as the place to go.

Something you wouldn’t expect to see at a high school game in Texas; the President of the Soviet Union. Go figure.

— Sometimes you learn stuff just by keeping your ears open; I’m watching the Cubs couple of weeks ago— I have Willson Contreras/Christopher Morel on my fantasy team, and TV analyst Rick Sutcliffe is talking about Morel’s recent struggles.

“We’re probably looking at a guy who needed 500 more at-bats in AAA” said Sutcliffe, meaning he thinks Morel needs another year of seasoning in the minors, which doesn’t happen as much now as it used to.

— This week is the 45th anniversary of Duane Kuiper’s one and only major league home run; he hit it on August 29. 1977, against Steve Stone

Kuiper played 12 years in the majors, batted 3,754 times and hit one home run. He was a solid second baseman with very little pop in his bat. He had 917 career hits, a .271 batting average.

Thru his first nine years in the big leagues, Stone was 78-79 as a pitcher, then broke out in 1979 and went 25-7, winning the Cy Young Award. 1980 was his last year in the majors as a player, but he is still there on TV.

45 years later, and Kuiper/Stone are still both really good TV announcers; Kuiper doing play-by-play for the Giants, Stone the color analyst for the White Sox.

— Dodgers 4, Mets 3— Dodgers are now 25-7 in their last 32 games against the Mets.

— Albert Pujols hit his 694th career home run Monday night; he’s hit them against 450 different pitchers.

— Astros put P Justin Verlander (calf) on the IL.

— Gavin Lux plays 2B for the Dodgers; his uncle is Augie Schmidt, who was the [NODE="2"]Forum[/NODE] pick in the 1982 amateur draft by Toronto, picked three slots ahead of Dwight Gooden. Whoops.

Schmidt never made the major leagues; he played five years in the minor leagues, and is now the baseball coach at Carthage College in Wisconsin— he’s been the coach there for 34 years.

— Tampa Bay’s star P Shane McClanahan skipped his start Tuesday because of a shoulder impingement while warming up; he will likely have a cortisone shot and if things go well, he’ll only miss a couple of weeks.

Tampa Bay is in a heated race for the Wild Card spots; they’re in right now, but McClanahan is a huge part of their success— without him, they’ll struggle to get in the playoffs.

— It drives me nuts when teams shift against Mets’ 2B Jeff McNeil; he is skilled at hitting the ball where the fielders aren’t, a modern-day Wee Willie Keeler “Hit ‘em where they ain’t”

McNeil is hitting .320 this year, with a .372 on-base %age. When the shifts are banned next year, McNeil’s batting average is going to go down- the over-educated morons who dictate defensive positioning now won’t have as much influence going forward.

— Dak Prescott is the only QB on the Dallas Cowboys’ 53-man roster; it is likely that Cooper Rush will eventually return as a backup. Will Grier will be subject to waivers; someone else may take a shot at him.

— No matter what they say, the 49ers keeping Jimmy Garoppolo around adds pressure to 2nd-year QB Trey Lance.

— I know very little about fantasy football, but someone on TV had Jalen Hurts ranked as the #4 QB in fantasy— can that possibly be true, and if so, how?

— Davis Webb went 30-38/202 passing for the Giants Sunday, and was unemployed 48 hours later. Tuesday was a rough day for [NODE="3"]Blogs[/NODE] quarterbacks around the league, almost all of whom will find a job, albeit for less money. Every team needs to at least keep a [NODE="3"]Blogs[/NODE] QB on the practice squad.

— Tennessee Titans made the playoffs four of the last five years; they have a delicate situation on their hands, when to make rookie Malik Willis their starting QB. It is inevitable.

Ryan Tannehill is 30-13 in the regular season with Tennessee, 2-3 in the playoffs, 0-2 the last couple years. He never made the playoffs in five years with Miami. At some point this season, he will be replaced by Willis, just a matter of when.

— Minnesota Vikings dumped both their backup QB’s and traded for Nick Mullens, who has started 17 games for 49ers/Browns.

— This is the state of college sports these days; West Virginia-Pittsburgh renew a regional rivalry Thursday night, playing for first time in 11 years. The starting QB for each team Thursday was once the starting QB at USC. Quarterbacks who don’t start often depart.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, August 31

 

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NY YANKEES are 42-68 SU (-32.8 Units) as a road favorite of -125 or more in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 12-3 SU (8.7 Units) in home games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 20-28 SU (-15.2 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the current season.

SAN DIEGO is 37-51 SU (-19.1 Units) in road games against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 118-89 Over (20.1 Units) on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5 since 1996.

CINCINNATI is 16-34 SU (-21.4 Units) when playing on Wednesday in the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 2-15 SU (-14.3 Units) in home games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the second half of the se...

WASHINGTON is 53-78 SU (-32.8 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 14-23 SU (-12.3 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start in the current season.

NY METS are 14-4 Over (9.6 Units) when playing on Wednesday in the current season.

DETROIT is 57-38 SU (15.2 Units) as a home underdog of +125 or more in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 71-37 SU (30.3 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 42-72 SU (-37.2 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 56-68 SU (-18.8 Units) in road games against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 15-33 SU (-21.3 Units) as a road favorite of -125 or more in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, August 31

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, August 31

National League
Pittsburgh (49-80) @ Milwaukee (68-60)
— Thompson is 0-4, 8.38 in his last six starts.
— Pirates are 2-9 in his last 11 starts
— over 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 9-21
— record in first 5 innings: 6-15
— He is 0-1, 4.73 in three starts vs Milwaukee TY.

— Pirates are 6-18 in their last 24 games.
— Pittsburgh is 23-44 on the road.
— over 19-10-2 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-129
— record in first 5 innings: 39-67-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-3

— Peralta is 1-1, 2.55 in five starts this month.
— Brewers are 1-5 in his last six starts
— under 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-3
— He is 0-0, 1.86 in two starts vs Pittsburgh TY.

— Brewers won three of last four games.
— Milwaukee is 34-26 at home.
— over 8-5-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-128
— record in first 5 innings: 56-47-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4

San Diego (72-59) @ San Francisco (61-67)
— Musgrove is 0-1, 3.97 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 4-7 in his last 11 starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-7
— He is 1-0, 0.43 in three starts vs San Francisco TY.

— Padres are 4-1 in last five games.
— San Diego is 37-31 on road.
— under 11-5 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-132
— record in first 5 innings: 58-42-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3

— Wood is 0-2, 11.85 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 12-13 in his starts
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 8-13-4
— He is 2-1, 2.66 in four starts vs San Diego TY.

— Giants lost 10 of last 12 games.
— San Francisco is 34-31 at home.
— under 9-5-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-128
— record in first 5 innings: 50-55-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5-3.1

St Louis (75-55) @ Cincinnati (51-77)
— Quintana is 0-1, 7.11 in his last three starts.
— St Louis is 4-1 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 4-4, 3.41 in ten starts vs Cincinnati.

— Cardinals are 22-7 in their last 29 games.
— St Louis is 33-33 on the road.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 44-130
— record in first 5 innings: 59-49-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4.2-3.1

— Minor is 2-2, 5.87 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 3-12 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-3
— He is 2-5, 6.35 in eight starts vs St Louis.

— Reds are 7-14 in last 21 games.
— Cincinnati is 27-37 at home.
— over 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-128
— record in first 5 innings: 42-66-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-7.2-5

Los Angeles (90-38) @ NY Mets (82-48)
— Anderson is 1-1, 2.13 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 18-4 in his starts
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-6-4
— He is 2-1, 2.42 in four starts vs New York

— Dodgers are 51-14 in their last 65 games.
— Los Angeles is 45-22 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 48-128
— record in first 5 innings: 75-29-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-4

— deGrom is 3-1, 2.15 in five starts
— Mets are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 0-4, 2.87 in ten starts vs Los Angeles.

— Mets are 6-5 in their last 11 games.
— Mets are 43-21 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-130
— record in first 5 innings: 70–34-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3.2

Colorado (56-74) @ Atlanta (79-51)
— Feltner is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 3-9 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9
— He gave up 12 runs in 5.2 IP in two starts vs Atlanta.

— Colorado is 13-25 in its last 38 games.
— Rockies are 20-42 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-127
— record in first 5 innings: 34-69-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-4

— Wright is 3-0, 1.42 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 13-2 in his last 15 starts
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 17-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Braves are 15-5 in their last 20 games.
— Atlanta is 42-25 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-130
— record in first 5 innings: 71-43-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.1-4

Philadelphia (72-58) @ Arizona (61-67)
— Falter is 2-0, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 7-2 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He gave up two runs in 2.1 IP, in two relief stints vs Arizona.

— Phillies lost their last three games.
— Philly is 33-28 on road.
— under 13-8 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-130
— record in first 5 innings: 54-54-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4.1-4

— Henry is 3-2, 3.25 in five starts.
— Arizona is 3-2 in his starts
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He hasn’t pitched pitched against Philly.

— Diamondbacks won six of last seven games.
— Arizona is 34-32 at home.
— over 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 36-128
— record in first 5 innings: 54-43-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6-2