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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, June 4

National League
St Louis (30-22) @ Cubs (22-30)
— Cardinals haven’t named a starter for either game.

— Cardinals won 10 of their last 14 games.
— St Louis is 14-11 on road.
— over 3-0 last three road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-52
— record in first 5 innings: 26-20-6

— Swarmer allowed 4 runs in 6.2 IP (92 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Cubs are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 1-1, 2.65 in three starts vs St Louis.

— Cubs haven’t named a starter for Game 2

— Cubs are 4-6 in their last ten games.
— Cubs are 10-18 at home.
— over 11-4 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 23-52
— record in first 5 innings: 21-24-7

Arizona (26-27) @ Pittsburgh (22-28)
— Davies is 0-2, 9.00 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 4-6 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 6-6, 5.04 in 18 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Diamondbacks lost five of last eight games.
— Arizona is 12-11 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-53
— record in first 5 innings: 19-20-14

— Contreras is 0-0, 1.80 two starts.
— Pirates are 0-2 in his starts, losing both in extra innings.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Pirates are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Pittsburgh is 11-15 at home.
— under 10-5-3 last eighteen games
— scored run in first inning: 12-50
— record in first 5 innings: 17-26-7

San Francisco (28-23) @ Miami (21-29)
— Webb is 1-0, 3.12 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 8-2 in his starts.
— over 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2
— He is 1-0, 0.69 in two starts vs Miami.

— Giants won four of last six games.
— San Francisco is 15-12 on road.
— over 23-10-1 last 34
— scored run in first inning: 10-51
— record in first 5 innings: 26-20-5

— Lopez is 1-1, 2.32 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 1-5 in his last six starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-3
— He is 0-1, 1.17 in four starts vs San Francisco.

— Miami is 9-21 in its last 30 games.
— Marlins are 11-13 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-50
— record in first 5 innings: 19-23-8

Washington (19-35) @ Cincinnati (18-33)
— Fedde is 1-2, 4.50 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 2-3 in his road starts
— over 4-4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 1-0, 5.52 in three starts vs Cincinnati.

— Washington is 10-19 in its last 29 games.
— Nationals are 10-17 on road.
— over 9-4 last thirteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-54
— record in first 5 innings: 18-32-4

— Mahle is 1-1, 4.18 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 4-7 in his starts.
— over 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-1
— He is 3-1, 4.50 in four starts vs Washington.

— Reds won six of last nine games.
— Cincinnati is 10-13 at home.
— under 12-6 in last eighteen games
— scored run in first inning: 13-51
— record in first 5 innings: 15-29-7

San Diego (31-21) @ Milwaukee (33-21)
— Gore is 3-1, 1.64 in his last six starts.
— San Diego is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Padres are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— San Diego is 18-11 on road.
— under 11-4-2 last seventeen games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-52
— record in first 5 innings: 27-16-9

— Ashby is 1-0, 1.64 in his last two starts.
— Milwaukee is 4-1 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 0-0, 1.59 in one start vs San Diego.

— Brewers are 29-16 in their last 45 games.
— Milwaukee is 15-7 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 16-54
— record in first 5 innings: 22-20-12

Atlanta (26-27) @ Colorado (23-29)
— Strider allowed five runs in 4.1 IP (72 PT) in his first start.
— Atlanta is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Braves won five of their last six games.
— Atlanta is 12-13 on road.
— over 23-14-1 last 38 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-53
— record in first 5 innings: 25-22-6

— Freeland is 0-2, 7.40 in his last fourstarts.
— Rockies are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2 at home
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-1
— He is 1-2, 5.59 in five starts vs Atlanta.

— Colorado is 8-19 in its last 27 games.
— Rockies are 16-14 at home.
— over 7-3 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-52
— record in first 5 innings: 17-28-7

NY Mets (35-19) @ Los Angeles (35-17)
— Peterson is 2-0, 5.74 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 5-0 in his starts
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Los Angeles.

— Mets lost last two games, scoring one run.
— Mets are 16-11 on road.
— over 9-4 last thirteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-54
— record in first 5 innings: 31-14-9

— Buehler is 2-0, 5.73 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 7-3 in his starts
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2
— He is 1-0, 3.65 in four starts against the Mets.

— Dodgers lost three of last five games.
— Los Angeles is 17-8 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 18-52
— record in first 5 innings: 32-13-7

 

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American League
Cleveland (23-24) @ Baltimore (22-32)
— McKenzie is 3-2, 2.12 in his last five starts.
— Cleveland is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Guardians are 5-1 in their last six games.
— Cleveland is 12-16 on road.
— under 9-4 last thirteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-47
— record in first 5 innings: 15-19-13

— Wells is 2-2, 3.16 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 3-7 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-1
— He threw 2.2 scoreless IP, in two relief stints vs Cleveland.

— Orioles are 8-8 in their last sixteen games.
— Baltimore is 13-14 at home.
— over 13-5-1 last nineteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-54
— record in first 5 innings: 14-29-11

Detroit (21-31) @ New York (35-15)
— Brieske is 0-2, 6.63 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 2-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Tigers won seven of last ten games.
— Detroit is 6-16 on road.
— under 32-16-1 last 49 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-52
— record in first 5 innings: 15-30-7

— Severino is 1-1, 2.33 in his last three starts.
— New York is 7-2 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 3-1, 2.52 in six starts vs Detroit.

— New York won eight of last ten games.
— New York is 21-7 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 16-52
— record in first 5 innings: 29-9-14

Minnesota (31-23) @ Toronto (30-21)
— Bundy is 0-0, 3.07 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 4-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 5-4, 3.27 in 12 starts vs Toronto.

— Minnesota lost four of its last six games.
— Twins are 14-12 on road.
— over 11-6 last seventeen games
— scored run in first inning: 17-54
— record in first 5 innings: 29-17-8

— Berrios is 1-1, 5.91 in his last four starts.
— He pitched for Minnesota from 2016-21.
— Toronto is 7-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 1-1, 4.26 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— Blue Jays are 12-4 in their last 16 games.
— Toronto is 17-9 at home.
— over 9-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 20-51
— record in first 5 innings: 20-17-14

White Sox (23-27) @ Tampa Bay (31-21)
— Cease is 2-1, 2.57 in four road starts.
— White Sox are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 1-1, 4.22 in two starts vs Tampa Bay.

— White Sox are 1-6 in their last seven games.
— Chicago is 12-14 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-50
— record in first 5 innings: 21-24-5

— Rasmussen is 5-1, 2.86 in his last seven starts.
— Rays are 8-2 in his starts.
— over 5-0-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in one start vs Chicago.

— Tampa Bay is 10-6 in its last 16 games.
— Rays are 18-11 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 17-52
— record in first 5 innings: 25-16-11

Seattle (23-29) @ Texas (24-27)
— Gonzales is 2-1, 3.20 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 4-6 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-1
— He is 8-6, 3.74 in 17 starts vs Texas.

— Mariners are 12-23 in their last 35 games.
— Seattle is 11-19 on road.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 16-52
— record in first 5 innings: 20-25-7

— Otto is 2-0, 2.45 in his last two starts.
— Rangers are 4-3 in his starts.
— uover 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Rangers lost their last three games.
— Texas is 12-15 at home.
— under 23-13-2 last 38 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-51
— record in first 5 innings: 16-23-12

Houston (34-18) @ Kansas City (16-34)
— Garcia is 2-2, 4.00 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 6-3 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3
— He is 1-0, 2.31 in two starts vs Kansas City.

— Astros are 10-4 in their last fourteen games.
— Houston is 20-12 on road.
— under 28-8 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 32-15-5

— Bubic is 0-3, 13.14 in five starts.
— Royals are 1-4 in his starts
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Kansas City is 8-24 in its last 32 games.
— Royals are 8-16 at home.
— over 10-4 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 11-50
— record in first 5 innings: 14-28-8

Boston (25-27) @ A’s (20-34)
— Pivetta is 4-0, 1.93 in his last four starts
— Red Sox are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 3-2 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in one start (7 IP) vs Oakland.

— Red Sox are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Boston is 12-13 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-52
— record in first 5 innings: 22-17-13

— Blackburn is 1-1, 3.22 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 8-2 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— A’s are 6-15 in their last 21 games.
— Oakland is 7-21 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 12-54
— record in first 5 innings: 17-29-8

Interleague game
LA Angels (27-26) @ Philadelphia (22-29)
— Lorenzen is 2-0, 1.86 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2
— He 1-2, 3.38 in eight relief stints (10.2 IP) vs Philly.

— Angels lost their last nine games.
— Angels are 12-13 on road.
— over 11-6-1 last eighteen games
— scored run in first inning: 21-53
— record in first 5 innings: 29-19-5

— Wheeler is 2-0, 2.33 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 4-5 in his starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 1-0, 3.60 in one start against the Angels.

— Phillies lost 12 of their last 18 games.
— Philly is 13-15 at home.
— over 10-2-1 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 15-52
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-6

 

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MLB

Saturday, June 4

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Trend Report
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Detroit @ NY Yankees
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 14 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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

Minnesota @ Toronto
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

Cleveland @ Baltimore
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Cleveland

Seattle @ Texas
Seattle
Seattle is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road
Texas
Texas is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home

Arizona @ Pittsburgh
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Boston @ Oakland
Boston
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games at home

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

Chi White Sox @ Tampa Bay
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Houston @ Kansas City
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Kansas City's last 14 games

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

San Diego @ Milwaukee
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
San Diego is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
Milwaukee is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing San Diego

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

LA Angels @ Philadelphia
LA Angels
LA Angels is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Philadelphia
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Atlanta @ Colorado
Atlanta
Atlanta is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta

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

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


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Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack
NFL teams with most room under the salary cap:
$40,965,823— Cleveland
24,761,087— Carolina
22,629,843— Las Vegas
22,552,602— Dallas
22,242,500— Chicago
20,696,961— Pittsburgh

Quote of the Day
“I didn’t know anything about fronts, route combinations, defenses, footwork…..I didn’t know anything about that.”
Luis Perez, QB of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals, explaining how he learned a lot about playing QB from watching videos on YouTube

Sunday’s quiz
Mets have played in five World Series, under five different managers; who are they?

Saturday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was Golden State’s coach before Steve Kerr.

Friday’s quiz
Steve Kerr played his college basketball at Arizona.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Our fantasy baseball league is 18 years old; it is a keeper league. We have 14 teams now, started out with 18 teams. Our first draft took 87 days to complete; it was a running draft, the person whose turn it was would text me their pick, and I would post it. It went the whole damn winter, just about.

My first three picks that year were Matt Holliday, Brandon Webb, Adam Dunn; I bring this up because Matt Holliday’s son is expected to be a first round pick in the amateur draft next month, another thing that is making me feel old(er).

12) Phillies 7, Angels 2— Joe Girardi got fired this week, because teams with lousy pitching don’t win much, especially when they don’t field well. Phillies spent lot of $$$ this winter on couple of sluggers, Schwarber/Castellanos, but they aren’t good fielders.

Enter the Angels, who have a similar approach; outscore your opponents. Well, the Angels have now lost 10 games in a row; they’re 27-27 and Mike Trout hasn’t had a hit in a week. Think Joe Maddon is on the hot seat?

11) Dodgers have a payroll of $310.6M, will be subject to a tax of $47M or so, which would be a new MLB record. Dodgers are 36-17; they’ve been in the playoffs nine years in a row- they sell out a lot of games, and by the way, their pitching, when healthy, is pretty good.

10) Mets sent 1B/OF Dom Smith to AAA this week; it took him a few days to catch up with his new team, but he’s gone 3-9 in his first two AAA games, with 2 runs scored, 3 RBI. It figures that sometime this summer, Smith will be dealt for a pitcher.

9) Former big league catcher AJ Pierzynski does games on FS1; he is a good analyst, speaks his mind, which isn’t always the case. He was talking last night about how catching foul tips is mostly luck, no real skill to it. He should know, having caught in the big leagues for 19 years.

8) There are three current big leaguers with a career .300 average and 100+ stolen bases:
Jose Altuve, Mike Trout, Trea Turner

7) Albert Pujols played in his 3,000th career game Saturday, quite a milestone. He is only the 10th big leaguer ever to play in 3,000 games.

6) Cardinals 7, Cubs 3 (10)— Chicago is 0-25 when it trails after six innings.

5) Las Vegas sportsbooks are posting odds on football games already; SouthPoint opened UNLV as a 33-point underdog at Notre Dame. Golden Nugget posted that game at 26; wonder how many people played the middle in that game, taking UNLV +33, Notre Dame -26, hoping the game falls in between those two numbers.

4) Yordan Alvarez signed a 6-year, $115M deal with the Astros this week; he celebrated by hitting couple of home runs Friday, off a pitcher on my fantasy team. Awesome.

3) Auburn-USC will play a home/home basketball series this year and next; this fall’s game is at the Galen Center at USC December 18.

2) Game 2 of the NBA Finals is tonight; Game 1 was Thursday. I understand that they don’t want games on Saturday, because fewer people watch TV on Saturdays, but shouldn’t they play Game 1 on Friday- you don’t need three days between games when there is no travel.

1) Not sure I’ve ever seen this before, and if I have, its been a while:

Bottom 4th in LA, Mets lead 6-4. Dodgers have guy on 2nd, two out, Mookie Betts is up. Betts hit a 3-run double in his last at-bat, off starter David Peterson, but they leave Peterson in.

Betts hits a vicious line drive down the left field line, just foul. 0-1 count; Buck Showalter had seen enough. He takes Peterson out, brings in a righty reliever, who strikes Betts out looking.

Not often a pitcher is removed during a count.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, June 5

 

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DETROIT is 8-0 Under (8 Units) in road games after scoring 3 runs or less 3 straight games in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 21-33 SU (-15.3 Units) after a win by 2 runs or less in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 79-52 SU (21.8 Units) after a loss in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 14-1 Over (12.9 Units) after batting .175 or worse over a 3 game span over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 10-0 Over (10 Units) in road games revenging a road blowout loss vs opponent of 6 runs or more over the last 2 season...

WASHINGTON is 40-58 SU (-23.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 58-30 SU (32.1 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities over the last 2 season...

TAMPA BAY is 102-72 SU (28.9 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game over the last 2 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 14-2 Over (11.8 Units) in road games when playing on Sunday over the last 2 seasons.

HOUSTON is 22-38 SU (-19.8 Units) in road games after 4 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 18-5 SU (12.5 Units) after a 5 game span with an OBP of .285 or worse in the current season.

COLORADO is 12-3 SU (8.7 Units) in home games after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 7.00 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

BOSTON is 52-34 Under (14.6 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 9-2 SU (6.8 Units) in home games after 2 straight games where they committed no errors in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 18-6 SU (11.4 Units) in road games after 3 consecutive game versus a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, June 5

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, June 5

National League
Arizona (26-28) @ Pittsburgh (23-28)
— Gallen is 2-0, 1.76 in three road starts.
— Arizona is 7-2 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-0-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Diamondbacks lost six of last nine games.
— Arizona is 12-12 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 15-54
— record in first 5 innings: 19-20-15

— Thompson is 0-1, 7.90 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Pirates are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Pittsburgh is 12-15 at home.
— under 11-5-3 last nineteen games
— scored run in first inning: 12-51
— record in first 5 innings: 17-26-8

San Francisco (28-24) @ Miami (22-29)
— Junis is 1-1, 3.76 in five starts.
— Giants are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— Giants are 4-3 in last seven games.
— San Francisco is 15-13 on road.
— over 24-10-1 last 35
— scored run in first inning: 10-52
— record in first 5 innings: 26-20-6

— bullpen game

— Miami is 10-21 in its last 31 games.
— Marlins are 12-13 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-51
— record in first 5 innings: 19-23-9

Washington (20-35) @ Cincinnati (18-34)
— Corbin is 1-3, 8.31 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 1-10 in his starts
— under 6-2 last eight starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-1
— He is 3-4, 4.04 in ten starts vs Cincinnati.

— Washington is 11-19 in its last 30 games.
— Nationals are 11-17 on road.
— over 10-4 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-55
— record in first 5 innings: 18-33-4

— Castillo is 2-0, 1.64 in his last two starts.
— Reds are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 0-4, 4.94 in five starts vs Washington.

— Reds won six of last ten games.
— Cincinnati is 10-14 at home.
— under 12-7 in last nineteen games
— scored run in first inning: 14-52
— record in first 5 innings: 16-29-7

San Diego (32-21) @ Milwaukee (33-22)
— Clevinger is 1-0, 3.21 in three starts.
— San Diego is 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Padres are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— San Diego is 19-11 on road.
— under 12-4-2 last eighteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-53
— record in first 5 innings: 28-16-9

— Lauer is 2-0, 2.81 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 7-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-4
— He is 0-0, 1.50 in one start (6 IP) vs San Diego.

— Brewers are 29-17 in their last 46 games.
— Milwaukee is 15-8 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 16-55
— record in first 5 innings: 22-21-12

Atlanta (27-27) @ Colorado (23-30)
— Morton is 2-0, 4.21 in his last five starts.
— Atlanta is 4-1 in his last five starts.
— over 9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4
— He is 2-1, 5.08 in six starts at Colorado.

— Braves won their last five games.
— Atlanta is 13-13 on road.
— over 23-15-1 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-54
— record in first 5 innings: 25-23-6

— Feltner is 1-1, 3.71 in his three starts.
— Rockies are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up six runs in 2.2 IP, in one start vs Atlanta.

— Colorado is 8-20 in its last 28 games.
— Rockies are 16-15 at home.
— over 7-4 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-53
— record in first 5 innings: 18-28-7

NY Mets (36-19) @ Los Angeles (35-18)
— Williams is 1-2, 4.80 in four starts.
— Mets are 2-2 in his starts
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 0-1, 6.14 in four starts vs Los Angeles.

— Mets are 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Mets are 17-11 on road.
— over 10-4 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-55
— record in first 5 innings: 32-14-9

— Urias is 1-4, 4.66 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 4-6 in his starts
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He is 0-0, 7.00 in four games (2 starts) against the Mets.

— Dodgers lost four of last six games.
— Los Angeles is 17-9 at home.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 18-53
— record in first 5 innings: 32-14-7

St Louis (31-23) @ Cubs (23-31)
— Wainwrigbt is 3-1, 1.97 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4
— He is 12-5, 4.06 in 23 starts at Wrigley.

— Cardinals won 11 of their last 16 games.
— St Louis is 15-12 on road.
— over 4-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-54
— record in first 5 innings: 27-21-6

— Steele is 0-1, 6.00 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 5-0-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He is 0-1, 10.80 in one start (5 IP) vs St Louis.

— Cubs are 5-7 in their last dozen games.
— Cubs are 11-19 at home.
— over 12-5 last seventeen games
— scored run in first inning: 24-54
— record in first 5 innings: 22-25-7

 

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American League
Cleveland (23-25) @ Baltimore (23-32)
— Plesac is 0-3, 7.67 in his last six starts.
— Cleveland is 3-6 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-3
— He gave up 7 runs in 3.2 IP, in one start vs Baltimore.

— Guardians are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Cleveland is 12-17 on road.
— under 9-5 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-48
— record in first 5 innings: 15-20-13

— Orioles haven’t named a starter yet.

— Orioles are 9-8 in their last seventeen games.
— Baltimore is 14-14 at home.
— over 14-5-1 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-55
— record in first 5 innings: 15-29-11

Detroit (21-32) @ New York (36-15)
— Garcia is 0-1, 8.00 in two starts.
— Detroit is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He gave up a run in 0.1 IP, in a relief stint vs New York.

— Tigers are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Detroit is 6-17 on road.
— under 33-16-1 last 50 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-53
— record in first 5 innings: 15-31-7

— Montgomery is 1-0, 2.08 in his last two starts.
— New York is 4-6 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 1-1, 3.00 in two starts vs Detroit.

— New York won nine of last eleven games.
— New York is 22-7 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 17-53
— record in first 5 innings: 30-9-14

Minnesota (31-24) @ Toronto (31-21)
— Smeltzer is 2-0, 1.52 in four starts.
— Twins are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Minnesota lost five of its last seven games.
— Twins are 14-13 on road.
— over 12-6 last eighteen games
— scored run in first inning: 18-55
— record in first 5 innings: 29-18-8

— Gausman is 2-0, 2.45 in his last two starts.
— Toronto is 7-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 0-3, 7.30 in seven starts vs Minnesota.

— Blue Jays are 13-4 in their last 17 games.
— Toronto is 18-9 at home.
— over 10-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 21-52
— record in first 5 innings: 21-17-14

White Sox (24-27) @ Tampa Bay (31-22)
— Giolito is 1-1, 5.17 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is 1-0, 2.14 in five starts vs Tampa Bay.

— White Sox are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— Chicago is 13-14 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-51
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-5

— Yarbrough is 0-2, 4.98 in five starts.
— Rays are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-3
— He is 0-0, 5.09 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Tampa Bay is 10-7 in its last 17 games.
— Rays are 18-12 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 17-53
— record in first 5 innings: 26-16-11

Seattle (23-30) @ Texas (25-27)
— Kirby is 1-1, 4.15 in five starts.
— Seattle is 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Mariners are 12-24 in their last 36 games.
— Seattle is 11-20 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 20-26-7

— Perez is 4-0, 1.28 in his last six starts.
— Rangers won his last six starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-5
— He is 8-5, 3.44 in 22 starts vs Seattle.

— Rangers lost three of last four games.
— Texas is 13-15 at home.
— under 24-13-2 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-52
— record in first 5 innings: 17-23-12

Houston (34-19) @ Kansas City (17-34)
— Valdez is 4-0, 1.76 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 7-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 0-1, 6.75 in three games (1 start) vs Kansas City.

— Astros are 10-5 in their last fifteen games.
— Houston is 20-13 on road.
— under 29-8 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-53
— record in first 5 innings: 32-15-6

— Heasley is 0-2, 4.66 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 0-4 in his starts
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Kansas City is 9-24 in its last 33 games.
— Royals are 9-16 at home.
— over 10-5 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 11-51
— record in first 5 innings: 14-28-9

Boston (26-27) @ A’s (20-35)
— Hill is 0-2, 10.64 in his last three starts
— Red Sox are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 1-2, 3.00 in eight games (4 starts) vs Oakland.

— Red Sox won their last three games.
— Boston is 13-13 on road.
— under 4-2-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-53
— record in first 5 innings: 23-17-13

— Montas is 0-3, 2.89 in his last fivestarts.
— A’s are 2-9 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-5
— He is 0-1, 1.98 in four games (2 starts) vs Boston.

— A’s are 6-16 in their last 22 games.
— Oakland is 7-22 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-55
— record in first 5 innings: 17-30-8

Interleague game
LA Angels (27-27) @ Philadelphia (23-29)
— Sandoval is 2-0, 4.32 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 6-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.

— Angels lost their last ten games.
— Angels are 12-14 on road.
— over 12-6-1 last nineteen games
— scored run in first inning: 21-54
— record in first 5 innings: 29-20-5

— Gibson is 0-1, 5.31 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 5-5 in his starts
— under 3-1-1 at home
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He is 3-5, 5.59 in 13 starts against the Angels.

— Phillies won their last three games.
— Philly is 14-15 at home.
— over 11-2-1 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 22-25-6

 

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MLB

Sunday, June 5

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Trend Report
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Detroit @ NY Yankees
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

Cleveland @ Baltimore
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home

LA Angels @ Philadelphia
LA Angels
LA Angels is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home

Arizona @ Pittsburgh
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games

Minnesota @ Toronto
Minnesota
Minnesota is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Minnesota is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home

Washington @ Cincinnati
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

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

San Francisco @ Miami
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
Miami
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing San Francisco
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Houston @ Kansas City
Houston
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Kansas City's last 15 games

San Diego @ Milwaukee
San Diego
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego

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

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

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

NY Mets @ LA Dodgers
NY Mets
NY Mets is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
NY Mets is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing NY Mets
LA Dodgers is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets

St. Louis @ Chi Cubs
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games at home


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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
NFL teams with least room under the salary cap:
$1,007,383— New England
4,754,181— San Francisco
5,278,202— LA Rams
5,663,870— Buffalo
6,649,869— NJ Giants
7,369,070— Houston

Quote of the Day
“I’m so happy for (Bryson Stott), man. What an at-bat. What a situation for him. Being able to put our trust in our young guys the last couple days, and really let them just play. It’s been great. And it paid off today………The thing about Bryson is he’s got to play. He’s used to playing every day. From high school, to college, to minor league baseball, to now. He’s used to playing every day, and that’s what we’ve got to do for our young guys…”
Bryce Harper

Monday’s quiz
In the movie Last Vegas, what hotel do the four old friends stay in for the weekend?

Sunday’s quiz
Mets have played in five World Series, under five different managers:
Gil Hodges, Yogi Berra, Davey Johnson, Bobby Valentine, Terry Colline

Saturday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was Golden State’s coach before Steve Kerr.

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

13) Golden State 107, Boston 88:
— Warriors outscored Boston 35-14 in third quarter.
— Celtics shot only 15-43 (34.9%) inside the arc.
— Series heads east to Boston, tied 1-1.

12) Phillies 9, Angels 7:
— Angels led 6-2 in 8th inning.
— Harper hit grand slam in 8th; Stott walked it off with a homer in 9th.
— Phillies are 4-0 since they changed managers.

11) Meanwhile, Angels have now lost 11 games in a row; Mike Trout is 0 for his last 26, and if Joe Girardi got fired this week, can Joe Maddon be far behind? Angels are 27-28; much like the Phillies, they don’t have enough pitching, no matter who the manager is.

10) Mets 5, Dodgers 4 (10)— In 12 career games at Dodger Stadium, Pete Alonso is hitting .360, with 7 homers, 16 RBI, 11 runs scored. Mets blew a 4-2 lead in ninth inning here, but scored in 10th inning and split this four-game series.

9) Dodgers messed up a new rule in Saturday night’s game; trailing 9-4 after eight innings, LA wanted a position player to pitch the ninth inning, but there is a new rule that says a team has to be behind by six runs to use a position player to pitch.

Dodgers had no idea about the new rule; all of this caused an 11-minute delay in the game; they let the regular pitcher take his normal warm-ups, which greatly annoyed the Mets’ TV crew.

8) Why do people discuss the MVP race on June 5th? Season still has over 100 games left, long way to go, but talking heads on TV have to speculate who the MVP will be. Come up with better things to talk about, such as………

While the Dodgers are going to pay a $47M payroll tax this year on their $310M payroll, the entire payroll of the Oakland A’s is $48,411,301. For the whole team; that seems fair.

Week 8 of the USFL……..
7) New Jersey 29, Pittsburgh 18:
— Generals have won seven in a row.
— Pittsburgh has been outscored 121-45 in first half of games.
— New Jersey outgained Pittsburgh 379-290.
— Maulers had a pretty good QB in Vad Lee, but benched him; not good.

6) Birmingham 10, New Orleans 9:
— I’ve been upbeat about the USFL, but this was a sloppy game.
— Both teams turned ball over three times.
— Stallions kicked a field goal with 1:48 to keep their perfect record (8-0) intact.
— Breakers scored 23+ points in their wins, 13-17-9 in losses.

5) Philadelphia 46, Michigan 24:
— Stars outgained Michigan 25-6 in second half.
— Philadelphia averaged 8.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Last five weeks, Stars are +9 in turnovers.
— Michigan is 1-4 ATS as an underdog.

4) Tampa Bay 13, Houston 3:
— Gamblers have now lost seven games in a row.
— Houston outgained Bandits 244-214; Tampa threw for only 69 yards.
— Neither team scored in second half.
— Tampa Bay is 4-4 despite their minus-11 turnover ratio.

3) Quin Snyder quit as coach of the Utah Jazz after eight years there; he had a 372-264 record in regular season games, 21-30 in playoffs. Apparently the Utah front office tried to talk him out of it, but Snyder believes the Jazz “……need a new voice”

2) Is it my imagination, or do more hitters swing at 3-0 pitchers now, figuring that might the only time they’re ever going to see a fastball?

1) Orioles pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez has a Grade 2 lat strain, could miss the rest of the season. Rodriguez is listed as MLB’s #5 prospect; he was expected to make his major league debut this summer. Now next spring looks more likely.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, June 6

 

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CINCINNATI is 13-36 SU (-26.6 Units) against NL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 10-23 SU (-15.3 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 64-64 SU (-6.4 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 98-73 Over (17.7 Units) in night games in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 266-244 SU (-2.4 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1996.

NY METS are 8-2 SU (5.8 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, June 6

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, June 6

National League
Arizona (26-29) @ Cincinnati (18-35)
— Bumgarner is 0-3, 5.25 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 5-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— He is 3-5, 4.24 in ten starts vs Cincinnati.

— Diamondbacks lost seven of last ten games.
— Arizona is 12-13 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 15-55
— record in first 5 innings: 19-21-15

— Greene is 1-7, 6.39 in his last nine starts.
— Reds are 2-8 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Reds lost their last three games.
— Cincinnati is 10-15 at home.
— under 13-7 in last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-53
— record in first 5 innings: 16-30-7

NY Mets (37-19) @ San Diego (33-21)
— Carrasco is 3-0, 3.45 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 6-4 in his starts
— under 3-1 on road
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Mets are 8-2 in their last ten games.
— Mets are 18-11 on road.
— over 10-4-1 last fifteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-56
— record in first 5 innings: 32-15-9

— Snell is 0-2, 4.91 in three starts.
— San Diego is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 2-2, 2.25 in four starts vs New York.

— Padres won their last three games.
— San Diego is 13-10 at home.
— under 12-5-2 last nineteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-54
— record in first 5 innings: 29-16-9

American League
Texas (25-28) @ Cleveland (24-25)
— Gray is 1-1, 4.38 in his last four starts.
— Rangers are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Rangers lost four of last five games.
— Texas is 12-12 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 13-53
— record in first 5 innings: 17-23-13

— Quantrill is 1-1, 2.79 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 3-6 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-3
— He allowed an unearned run in 0.2 IP in relief vs Texas.

— Guardians are 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Cleveland is 11-8 at home.
— under 10-5 last fifteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-49
— record in first 5 innings: 16-20-13

Seattle (24-30) @ Houston (35-19)
— Ray is 0-3, 5.82 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 5-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-1
— He is 2-1, 5.40 in six starts vs Houston.

— Mariners are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Seattle is 12-20 on road.
— over 10-2 last 12 road games
— scored run in first inning: 16-54
— record in first 5 innings: 20-26-8

— Javier is 1-1, 1.15 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 3-0, 0.40 in six games (3 starts) vs Seattle.

— Astros are 11-5 in their last sixteen games.
— Houston is 14-6 at home.
— under 29-9 last 38 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-54
— record in first 5 innings: 33-15-6

Toronto (31-22) @ Kansas City (17-35)
— Stripling is 0-0, 4.29 in five starts.
— Toronto is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-3
— He is 2-0, 2.84 in two games (1 start) vs Kansas City.

— Blue Jays are 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Toronto is 13-12 on road.
— over 11-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-53
— record in first 5 innings: 21-18-14

— Lynch is 0-3, 5.96 in his last five starts.
— Royals are 4-5 in his starts
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in one start vs Toronto.

— Kansas City is 9-25 in its last 34 games.
— Royals are 9-17 at home.
— over 11-5 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 11-52
— record in first 5 innings: 14-29-9

Boston (27-27) @ LA Angels (27-28)
— Wacha is 1-1, 3.54 in his last four starts
— Red Sox are 6-2 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-4
— He is 2-0, 0.77 in two starts vs Anaheim.

— Red Sox won their last four games.
— Boston is 14-13 on road.
— under 4-2-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-54
— record in first 5 innings: 23-17-14

— Syndergaard is 1-2, 9.82 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 1-1, 3.05 in three starts vs Boston.

— Angels lost their last 11 games.
— Angels are 15-13 at home.
— over 13-6-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-55
— record in first 5 innings: 30-20-5

 

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MLB

Monday, June 6

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Trend Report
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Arizona @ Cincinnati
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Cincinnati's last 20 games at home

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

Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 10 games on the road
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 11 games at home
Houston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home

Toronto @ Kansas City
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Toronto

Boston @ LA Angels
Boston
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
LA Angels is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston

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


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Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Canadian Open golf tournament this weekend:
17-2— Scheffler
9-1— Thomas
10-1— McIlroy
12-1— Cam Smith
14-1— Burns
16-1— Fitzpatrick

Quote of the Day
“He’s brilliantly smart. He came in, got in his book and got to work. He’s just one of those guys that works at it. And in some respects, it was similar to when I was in San Diego and I saw the way Philip Rivers was, how smart Philip was. And this guy is smart. Watching Carson (Wentz), it’s like, this guy’s got it, and he really did remind me of Philip to a degree. … It was really pleasing to see,”
Washington Commanders’ coach Ron Rivera

Tuesday’s quiz
Whose picture is on the $10 bill?

Monday’s quiz
In the movie Last Vegas, the four old friends stay at the Aria Hotel for the weekend.

Sunday’s quiz
Mets have played in five World Series, under five different managers:
Gil Hodges, Yogi Berra, Davey Johnson, Bobby Valentine, Terry Collins

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

13) Good news: Rams signed DT Aaron Donald to a $40M raise over the final three years of his contract, which makes him the highest non-quarterback in the NFL.

12) Cleveland Browns’ season over/under for wins and Super Bowl odds are all off the boards until the Deshaun Watson situation is resolved. It figures that Watson is going to be suspended for at least six games; training camp starts next month, a decision is due fairly soon.

11) Wasn’t sure if I knew this or not, but during the season, NFL starting quarterbacks are required to meet with the media twice a week. Once Watson’s suspension is over, his press conferences will become required viewing.

10) Was little weird watching the Celtics-Warriors game Sunday night; Vivek Ranadive, the guy who owns the Sacramento Kings, was sitting right behind the Celtics’ bench during Game 2.

What makes it weird is that Mike Brown is an assistant coach for Golden State, but as soon as the Finals end, he becomes Sacramento’s head coach. Is Ranadive doing Brown a favor, being close enough to the Boston bench to hear what they’re saying?

It is a little paranoid to suggest that, but stranger things have happened.

9) Random fact: in 1892, Benjamin Harrison became the first American President to go to a major league baseball game.

8) 40 years ago, Mike Fratello applied for but didn’t get the head coaching job for the Chicago Bulls; one of Chicago’s co-owners decided that Fratello was too short to command the respect of NBA players.

Seriously; he didn’t get hired because he is 5-foot-7.

Fratello wound up coaching three other NBA teams, compiling a 667-548 record (.549) with 11 winning seasons out of 16. Then he became an excellent broadcaster.

7) Things turned out OK for the Bulls; they did lousy with the coach they did hire, fired that guy, did lousy again the next year, then drafted a guy named Michael Jordan. Things got better.

6) When Bryce Harper hit a game-tying grand slam Sunday, it was the first time the Phillies hit a game-tying grand slam in the 8th inning or later since 1954, against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

5) Red Sox 1, Angels 0— Michael Wacha threw a complete game shutout; Angels have now lost 12 games in a row, but hey, at least Mike Trout got a hit. He is now 1 for his last 28.

4) Colorado 6, Edmonton 5 (OT):
— Avalanche sweeps Edmonton 4 games to 0.
— Oilers led 4-2 midway thru third period.
— Big year for Colorado owner Stan Kroenke, who also owns the Super Bowl champion Rams.

3) Missouri Tigers poached one of the best remaining transfers; Isiaih Mosley picked the Tigers over Kansas and Mississippi State. Mosley scored 20.4 ppg, grabbed 6.2 rebounds/game while hitting 42.7% of his 3-pointers as a junior last year.

2) Since 2019, Jimmy Garoppolo’s passes have averaged 6.8 yards after catch, by far the best average in the NFL; this is what the Miami Dolphins are hoping will happen with their QB, Tua Tagovailoa, why they acquired WR Tyreek Hill.

Miami brought in Mike McDaniel to run the Kyle Shanahan offense; we’ll see if Tagovailoa can pull it off.

1) College baseball tournament is going on now; a pitcher on Maryland threw 109 pitches in Saturday’s game, then pitched again in relief Monday. This is where college baseball becomes dicey; if the kid is a pro prospect, does the manager risk that career for the good of his team?

I remember LSU’s Ben McDonald pitching in relief in the College World Series, the day after he threw a complete game. McDonald wound up pitching nine years in the majors; could he have had a better, longer career had that not happened? We’ll never know.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, June 7

 

[Udog]

CINCINNATI is 13-36 SU (-26.6 Units) against NL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 41-58 SU (-22.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 11-25 SU (-16.5 Units) after 2 or more consecutive wins in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 25-10 Under (14 Units) after 6 or more consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 42-31 SU (7.9 Units) as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 26-6 SU (19.4 Units) after a game where the bullpen threw 7 or more innings over the last 2 seasons.

ATLANTA is 21-44 SU (-27.4 Units) as a home favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 29-63 SU (-40.3 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 11-1 Over (9.9 Units) in road games after a win in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 101-104 SU (-13.4 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 39-21 Over (15.9 Units) after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 30-15 SU (13.5 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 266-244 SU (-2.4 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1996.

NY METS are 10-1 SU (8.9 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the current season.

COLORADO is 7-0 Over (7 Units) in road games as an underdog of +150 or more in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, June 7