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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, June 7

National League
Arizona (26-30) @ Cincinnati (19-35)
— Gilbert is 0-2, 1.59 in two starts.
— Arizona is 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Diamondbacks are 3-8 in last 11 games.
— Arizona is 12-13 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 15-56
— record in first 5 innings: 19-22-15

— Ashcroft is 2-0, 1.53 in three starts.
— Reds are 3-0 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Reds lost three of last four games.
— Cincinnati is 11-15 at home.
— under 13-7 in last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-54
— record in first 5 innings: 17-30-7

Washington (21-35) @ Miami (22-30)
— Lee allowed two runs in 3.2 IP (67 PT) in his first ’22 start.
— Nationals are 0-1 in his starts
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Washington won its last three games.
— Nationals are 12-17 on road.
— over 10-5 last fifteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-56
— record in first 5 innings: 19-33-4

— Cabrera blanked Colorado for six IP in his first ’22 start.
— He is 1-3, 4.73 in eight MLB starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 0-0, 4.26 in one start vs Washington.

— Miami is 10-22 in its last 32 games.
— Marlins are 12-14 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-52
— record in first 5 innings: 19-24-9

Philadelphia (25-29) @ Milwaukee (33-23)
— Suarez is 0-2, 7.71 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 6-4 in his starts
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 0-0, 1.93 in one start vs Milwaukee.

— Phillies won their last four games.
— Philly is 10-14 on road.
— over 12-2-1 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 16-54
— record in first 5 innings: 22-26-6

— Alexander allowed 3 runs in seven IP in his first ’22 start.
— Milwaukee is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philadelphia.

— Brewers lost their last three games.
— Milwaukee is 15-9 at home.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 22-22-12

NY Mets (38-19) @ San Diego (33-22)
— Walker is 2-1, 2.04 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 4-4 in his starts
— under 5-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 3-2, 1.97 in six starts vs San Diego.

— Mets are 9-2 in their last eleven games.
— Mets are 19-11 on road.
— over 11-4-1 last sixteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-57
— record in first 5 innings: 33-15-9

— Darvish is 1-2, 4.00 in his last four starts.
— San Diego is 6-4 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-1
— He is 3-0, 3.26 in six starts vs New York.

— Padres won three of last four games.
— San Diego is 13-11 at home.
— under 12-6-2 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-55
— record in first 5 innings: 29-17-9

Colorado (23-31) @ San Francisco (29-24)
— Senzatela is 0-2, 8.22 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 8-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 5-2, 4.61 in ten starts vs San Francisco.

— Colorado is 8-21 in its last 29 games.
— Rockies are 7-15 on road.
— over 8-4 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-54
— record in first 5 innings: 18-29-7

— Rodon is 0-3, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 1-1, 6.35 in two starts vs Colorado.

— Giants are 5-3 in last eight games.
— San Francisco is 13-11 at home.
— over 24-11-1 last 36
— scored run in first inning: 10-53
— record in first 5 innings: 27-20-6

 

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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.

— Hearn is 1-2, 6.27 in his last four starts.
— Rangers are 5-5 in his starts.
— over 5-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— recoil 1-0, 5.40 in one start vs 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.

— Pilkington is 1-0, 3.75 in three starts.
— Cleveland is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against 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

New York (39-15) @ Minnesota (32-24)
— Taillon is 5-0, 1.83 in his last six starts.
— New York is 8-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 2-1, 4.32 in three starts vs Minnesota.

— New York won 10 of last 12 games.
— New York is 16-8 on road.
— under 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-54
— record in first 5 innings: 30-9-15

— Minnesota hasn’t named a starter.

— Minnesota lost five of its last eight games.
— Twins are 17-11 at home.
— over 13-6 last nineteen games
— scored run in first inning: 19-56
— record in first 5 innings: 30-18-8

Seattle (25-30) @ Houston (35-20)
— Flexen is 1-1, 5.06 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 3-7 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-2
— He is 1-5, 5.26 in seven starts vs Houston.

— Mariners are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Seattle is 13-20 on road.
— over 11-2 last 13 road games
— scored run in first inning: 17-55
— record in first 5 innings: 21-26-8

— Verlander is 2-0, 2.41 in three home starts.
— Astros are 7-3 in his starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2
— He is 18-10, 3.26 in 34 starts vs Seattle.

— Astros are 11-6 in their last 17 games.
— Houston is 14-7 at home.
— under 29-10 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-55
— record in first 5 innings: 33-16-6

Toronto (32-22) @ Kansas City (17-36)
— Manoah is 2-0, 2.49 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 7-3 in his starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-3
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in one start (7 IP) vs Kansas City.

— Blue Jays are 14-5 in their last 19 games.
— Toronto is 14-12 on road.
— over 11-2 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-54
— record in first 5 innings: 22-18-14

— Keller is 0-3, 7.41 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 3-7 in his starts
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-1
— He is 2-2, 5.96 in six games (4 starts) vs Toronto.

— Kansas City is 9-26 in its last 35 games.
— Royals are 9-18 at home.
— over 11-6 last seventeen games
— scored run in first inning: 11-53
— record in first 5 innings: 14-30-9

Boston (28-27) @ LA Angels (27-29)
— Whitlock is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts
— Red Sox are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-2
— He is 0-0, 3.00 in two games (1 start) vs Anaheim.

— Red Sox won their last five games.
— Boston is 15-13 on road.
— under 5-2-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-56
— record in first 5 innings: 24-17-14

— Detmers is 0-1, 5.14 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 0-0, 5.79 in one start vs Boston.

— Angels lost their last 12 games.
— Angels are 15-14 at home.
— over 13-7-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-56
— record in first 5 innings: 30-21-5

Interleague games
Cubs (23-32) @ Baltimore (23-33)
— Thompson is 3-0, 2.75 in four starts.
— Cubs are 4-0 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Cubs are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
— Cubs are 12-12 on road.
— over 12-6 last eighteen games
— scored run in first inning: 25-55
— record in first 5 innings: 22-25-8

— Bradish is 0-2, 9.37 in his last four starts.
— Orioles 4-3 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against the Cubs.

— Orioles are 9-9 in their last 18 games.
— Baltimore is 14-15 at home.
— over 14-6-1 last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-56
— record in first 5 innings: 15-30-11

Detroit (21-33) @ Pittsburgh (24-28)
— Skubal is 3-0, 0.84 in his last five starts.
— Detroit is 6-4 in his starts.
— under 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 0-0, 3.00 in two games (1 start) vs Pittsburgh.

— Tigers lost their last three games.
— Detroit is 6-18 on road.
— under 33-17-1 last 51 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-54
— record in first 5 innings: 15-31-8

— Quintana is 0-1, 6.08 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 7-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 6-5, 4.69 in 21 starts vs Detroit.

— Pirates are 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 13-15 at home.
— under 12-5-3 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 18-26-8

St Louis (32-23) @ Tampa Bay (31-23)
— Hudson is 2-0, 2.11 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay

— Cardinals won 12 of their last 17 games.
— St Louis is 16-12 on road.
— over 4-2 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-55
— record in first 5 innings: 27-21-7

— Springs is 1-1, 1.69 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-3
— He allowed a run in 3 IP in relief vs St Louis

— Tampa Bay is 10-8 in its last 18 games.
— Rays are 18-13 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 17-54
— record in first 5 innings: 26-17-11

A’s (20-36) @ Atlanta (28-27)
— Irvin is 0-1, 2.96 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He allowed 13 runs in 10.1 IP, in five relief stints vs Atlanta.

— A’s are 6-17 in their last 23 games.
— Oakland is 13-13 on road.
— over 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 13-56
— record in first 5 innings: 17-30-9

— Wright is 2-1, 1.56 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 6-4 in his starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Braves won their last six games.
— Atlanta is 14-14 at home.
— over 24-15-1 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-55
— record in first 5 innings: 26-23-6

Los Angeles (35-19) @ White Sox (24-27)
— White is 0-1, 4.63 in three starts.
— Dodgers are 2-1 in his starts
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the White Sox.

— Dodgers lost five of last seven games.
— Los Angeles is 18-9 on road.
— under 7-4-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 19-54
— record in first 5 innings: 33-14-7

— Kopech is 1-2, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Dodgers.

— White Sox are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— Chicago is 11-13 at home.
— over 6-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-52
— record in first 5 innings: 22-25-5

 

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MLB

Tuesday, June 7

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Trend Report
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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
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

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

Washington @ Miami
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 15 games
Miami
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington

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
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Chi Cubs @ Baltimore
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Chi Cubs is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games

Detroit @ Pittsburgh
Detroit
Detroit is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit's last 16 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games

St. Louis @ Tampa Bay
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Oakland @ Atlanta
Oakland
Oakland is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Oakland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

NY Yankees @ Minnesota
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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

Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 11 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 12 games at home
Houston is 13-3 SU in its last 16 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 8 of Toronto's last 9 games
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 11 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

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

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

Colorado @ San Francisco
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
San Francisco
San Francisco is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games at home


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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Red Sox 5, Angels 4 (10)- Halos have lost 13 games in a row.
— Plus, Mike Trout got hurt and they fired manager Joe Maddon.
— Astros 4, Mariners 1— Verlander struck out 12 Mariners in seven IP.
— Phillies 3, Brewers 2— Bohm/Vierling homered off Hader in 9th inning.
— Rays 4, Cardinals 2 (10)— Walk-off homer for Taylor Wells in 10th inning.
— Group headed by Walmart heir Rob Walton bought the Denver Broncos for $4.65B, that’s billion, with a B.

Quote of the Day
“The playing is easy. That’s the easy part. It’s the other part that’s a grind. … It seems like a slightly bigger commitment to come up to being the guy again in another season. Obviously I don’t want be a bum standing back there playing like crap and not able to move around, so if the talent goes, it’s a no-brainer, but it’s a little harder when you still can really play and the mental part is difficult.”
Aaron Rodgers

Wednesday’s quiz
What QB got hurt in a 1999 exhibition game that made Kurt Warner the Rams’ starting QB?

Tuesday’s quiz
Alexander Hamilton’s 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.

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Wednesday’s Den: In a perfect world, where I make all the decisions……

1) Major League Baseball needs a Hard Knocks-type show during spring training, to show the inner workings of his a team is built. It works great with NFL teams in training camp; it would be better with baseball.

There is so much free time in spring training; you can mike players/coaches in spring training games, show players getting sent down to AAA. We’ve seen it in movies, how about real life?

It would also work during the season, just like the NFL is doing now.

2) College football needs an 8-team playoff system; actually 16 teams or 12 teams would be better, but eight is good, for now. Fewer meaningless bowl games, more playoff games that would increase TV ratings, attendance and most important, the $$$ would be bigger.

3) In all pro sports, higher-seeded teams should be able to pick who they play in the playoffs; for example, seven teams from each conference make the NFL playoffs.

[NODE="1"]Home[/NODE] seed gets a bye; the #2-seed would then get to pick from seeds #5-7 who they want to play first, then #3-seed gets next choice- the two remaining teams would play each other.

Next round, #1-seed gets first choice of who they want to play, and so on. Can you imagine the TV ratings this would get? It would ramp up interest astronomically.

4) Baseball needs both a salary cap and, more importantly, a salary floor; cheap teams who don’t even try to win are hurting the game, both aesthetically and financially.

This season, I care way more about my fantasy team that I do about the A’s, and I’ve been as A’s fan since 1965. They’re not trying to win; I’m too damn old to sit there and watch them get their butts beat most every night, so I focus on my fantasy team. At least I’m TRYING to win.

5) Admission to racetracks should be free, just like walking into a casino is free. You go to a track to bet on the horses, you’re going to bet on the races, you’re going to buy the (overpriced) food and drinks, you’re going to buy souvenirs, why should we have to pay $7 just to get in the door?

If need be, make people pay $10 to get in, but everyone gets a $10 voucher for betting, souvenirs or eating that day.

6) Spring football is a viable thing; when the XFL starts up next year and with the USFL already a thing, the two leagues need to merge and form a 16-team spring league that people will love, much like the USFL back in the 80’s.

7) High school basketball players should be able to go right from high school to the NBA, the way they used to; Lebron James, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant didn’t play college ball. Going to college for one year is useless; it doesn’t help the college game much, it doesn’t help the NBA, it doesn’t help the players much.

8) Major league baseball should realign geographically; no more American/National leagues, let crosstown rivals compete with each other year-round. Save money on travel, and attendance would be better. More Cub-White Sox, A’s-Giants, Dodger-Angel games, Subway series games.

9) College football teams should not be allowed to schedule I-AA opponents; it is cheating the fans who pay lot of $$$ to see Alabama play Mercer. It is STUPID; play Sun Belt teams, MAC teams, Mountain West teams, but not I-AA teams. It is stealing money.

10) This one will never, ever happen, but NBA playoffs would be way better if every round was best-of-3, and the Finals best-of-5. It would be more like March Madness; more dramatic, more upsets, more fan interest. Losing games would cost the league $$$, which is why it’ll never, ever happen, but the playoffs would be better this way.

11) This one will happen, probably next year. Baseball needs to ban shifts; all four infielders have to be on the infield dirt, two on each side of second base. Baseball needs more line drive hitters, fewer guys trying to hit every pitch over the fielders’ heads, out of the park.

12) ESPN needs to bring back their 24-hour college basketball marathon in November; that was so much fun, games on all night long, giving obscure teams some recognition. I remember being at a bar in Las Vegas playing video poker, watching a game from Hawai’i, then a game with Colgate or Iona or some unknown eastern teams playing— it was awesome.

13) Super Bowl needs to be on Presidents’ Day weekend, where everyone has the next day off from work. Add an 18th game? Give teams two byes instead of one? I’d prefer the 18th game, but the league would be better off if the Super Bowl was just before spring training started.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, June 8

 

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DETROIT is 14-3 Under (10.7 Units) in road games when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 101-105 SU (-14.5 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 14-36 SU (-25.6 Units) against NL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 45-70 SU (-32 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 40-21 Over (16.9 Units) after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 18-8 SU (10.2 Units) in home games vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 17-8 SU (11.3 Units) vs. teams whose hitters draw 3 walks or less/game in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 76-43 SU (28.7 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 12-0 SU (12 Units) in road games after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.

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

PHILADELPHIA is 14-4 Over (9.6 Units) in road games when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the current season.

CHI WHITE SOX is 672-719 SU (-118.9 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 since 1996.

LA ANGELS are 11-25 SU (-16.5 Units) when playing on Wednesday in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 5-21 SU (-18.1 Units) in home games against NL East opponents in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 21-38 SU (-20.8 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, June 8

National League
Arizona (26-31) @ Cincinnati (20-35)
— Kelly is 1-2, 7.41 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 5-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He is 1-0, 2.25 in two starts vs Cincinnati.

— Diamondbacks are 3-9 in last 12 games.
— Arizona is 12-14 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 15-57
— record in first 5 innings: 19-23-15

— Minor allowed five runs in 4 IP in his first ‘22 start.
— Reds are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 2-0, 1.53 in five games (3 starts) vs Arizona.

— Reds lost three of last five games.
— Cincinnati is 12-15 at home.
— under 13-8 in last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-55
— record in first 5 innings: 18-30-7

Washington (21-36) @ Miami (23-30)
— Gray is 2-0, 2.45 in his last two starts.
— Nationals are 7-4 in his starts
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 1-1, 4.18 in four starts vs Miami.

— Washington won three of last four games.
— Nationals are 12-18 on road.
— over 11-5 last sixteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-57
— record in first 5 innings: 19-34-4

— Alcantara is 4-0, 1.41 in his last four starts.
— Miami is in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-2
— He is 4-6, 4.34 in ten starts vs Washington.

— Miami is 11-22 in its last 33 games.
— Marlins are 13-14 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-53
— record in first 5 innings: 20-24-9

Philadelphia (26-29) @ Milwaukee (33-24)
— Nola is 2-0, 4.05 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 3-8 in his starts
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 4-1, 2.63 in nine starts vs Milwaukee.

— Phillies won their last five games.
— Philly is 11-14 on road.
— over 12-3-1 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 16-55
— record in first 5 innings: 22-27-6

— Houser is 0-2, 4.71 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 4-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 1-1, 3.18 in five games (2 starts) vs Philadelphia.

— Brewers lost their last four games.
— Milwaukee is 15-10 at home.
— over 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 18-57
— record in first 5 innings: 23-22-12

NY Mets (38-20) @ San Diego (34-22)
— Bassitt is 0-1, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 7-4 in his starts
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3
— He is 0-0, 3.86 in one start vs San Diego.

— Mets are 9-3 in their last dozen games.
— Mets are 19-12 on road.
— over 11-5-1 last seventeen games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-58
— record in first 5 innings: 33-16-9

— Manaea is 0-0, 3.81 in his last four starts.
— San Diego is 4-6 in his starts.
— over 6-0-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-3
— He is 0-0, 6.35 in one start (5.2 IP) against the Mets.

— Padres won four of last five games.
— San Diego is 14-11 at home.
— under 13-6-2 last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-56
— record in first 5 innings: 30-17-9

Colorado (24-31) @ San Francisco (29-25)
— Senzatela is 0-2, 8.22 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 8-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 5-2, 4.61 in ten starts vs San Francisco.

— Colorado is 9-21 in its last 30 games.
— Rockies are 8-15 on road.
— over 8-4-1 last thirteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-55
— record in first 5 innings: 18-30-7

— Webb is 0-0, 4.38 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 8-3 in his starts.
— over 6-1-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2-1
— He is 4-1, 4.47 in seven starts vs Colorado.

— Giants are 5-4 in last nine games.
— San Francisco is 13-12 at home.
— over 24-11-2 last 37
— scored run in first inning: 11-54
— record in first 5 innings: 28-20-6

 

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American League
Toronto (33-22) @ Kansas City (17-37)
— Kikuchi is 0-1, 5.14 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 3-7 in his starts.
— under 5-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He is 0-2, 7.58 in four starts vs Kansas City.

— Blue Jays are 15-5 in their last 20 games.
— Toronto is 15-12 on road.
— over 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-55
— record in first 5 innings: 23-18-14

— Singer is 1-1, 8.44 in his last two starts.
— Royals are 2-2 in his starts
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He tossed 6 shutout IP in his one start vs Toronto.

— Kansas City is 9-27 in its last 36 games.
— Royals are 9-19 at home.
— over 11-7 last eighteen games
— scored run in first inning: 11-54
— record in first 5 innings: 14-31-9

Seattle (25-31) @ Houston (36-20)
— Gonzales is 2-2, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 4-7 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-1
— He is 2-8, 4.63 in 12 starts vs Houston.

— Mariners are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Seattle is 13-21 on road.
— over 11-3 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 21-27-8

— Urquidy is 3-1, 5.64 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 7-3 in his starts.
— under 3-0 at home
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2
— He is 1-2, 5.93 in five starts vs Seattle.

— Astros are 12-6 in their last 18 games.
— Houston is 15-7 at home.
— under 30-10 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-56
— record in first 5 innings: 34-16-6

Texas (26-29) @ Cleveland (25-26)
— Dunning is 0-2, 5.22 in his last five starts.
— Rangers are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He is 0-1, 10.29 in two starts vs Cleveland.

— Rangers lost five of last seven games.
— Texas is 13-13 on road.
— under 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 14-55
— record in first 5 innings: 18-24-13

— Bieber is 2-1, 2.25 in his last four starts.
— Cleveland is 6-4 in his starts.
— over 5-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 0-1, 3.00 in one start vs Texas.

— Guardians are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Cleveland is 12-9 at home.
— under 10-6-1 last seventeen games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-51
— record in first 5 innings: 17-21-13

New York (40-15) @ Minnesota (32-25)
— Cortes is 4-0, 1.61 in his last four starts.
— New York is 8-2 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-4
— He is 2-0, 2.92 in three games (1 start) vs Minnesota.

— New York won 11 of last 13 games.
— New York is 17-8 on road.
— under 7-5 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-55
— record in first 5 innings: 31-9-15

— Archer is 0-1, 4.24 in his last four starts.
— New York is 4-6 in his starts.
— over 5-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 6-7, 3.08 in 19 starts vs New York.

— Minnesota lost six of its last nine games.
— Twins are 17-12 at home.
— over 14-6 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-57
— record in first 5 innings: 30-19-8

Boston (29-27) @ LA Angels (27-30)
— Eovaldi is 2-0, 2.08 in his last three starts
— Red Sox are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-4
— He is 2-2, 5.02 in eight starts vs Anaheim.

— Red Sox won their last six games.
— Boston is 16-13 on road.
— under 5-3-2 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-57
— record in first 5 innings: 24-18-14

— Detmers is 0-1, 5.14 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 0-0, 5.79 in one start vs Boston.

— Angels lost their last 13 games.
— Angels are 15-15 at home.
— over 14-7-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-57
— record in first 5 innings: 31-21-5

Interleague games
Cubs (23-33) @ Baltimore (24-33)
— Stroman is 3-1, 2.79 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 3-6 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 5-5, 3.21 in 13 starts vs Baltimore.

— Cubs are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
— Cubs are 12-13 on road.
— over 13-6 last nineteen games
— scored run in first inning: 26-56
— record in first 5 innings: 22-26-8

— Lyles is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Orioles 4-7 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-2
— He is 3-4, 5.68 in 15 games (9 starts) vs Chicago.

— Orioles are 10-9 in their last 19 games.
— Baltimore is 15-15 at home.
— over 15-6-1 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-57
— record in first 5 innings: 16-30-11

Detroit (22-33) @ Pittsburgh (24-29)
— Faedo is 1-2, 3.09 in six starts.
— Detroit is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 0-0, 3.60 in one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Tigers lost three of last four games.
— Detroit is 7-18 on road.
— under 33-18-1 last 52 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-55
— record in first 5 innings: 16-31-8

— Keller is 1-1, 7.71 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 2-6 in his starts.
— under 3-3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 0-1, 4.80 in three starts vs Detroit.

— Pirates are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Pittsburgh is 13-16 at home.
— under 12-6-3 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-53
— record in first 5 innings: 18-27-8

St Louis (32-24) @ Tampa Bay (32-23)
— Cardinals haven’t named a starter.

— Cardinals won 12 of their last 18 games.
— St Louis is 16-13 on road.
— over 4-3 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-56
— record in first 5 innings: 27-21-8

— Kluber is 1-0, 2.57 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 1-1, 5.59 in two starts vs St Louis

— Tampa Bay is 11-8 in its last 19 games.
— Rays are 19-13 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 17-55
— record in first 5 innings: 26-17-12

A’s (20-37) @ Atlanta (29-27)
— Koenig is making his MLB debut.
— He was 4-2, 2.21 in eight AAA starts.
— under 0-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He obviously hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— A’s are 6-18 in their last 24 games.
— Oakland is 13-14 on road.
— over 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 14-57
— record in first 5 innings: 17-30-10

— Anderson is 1-1, 6.62 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 6-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Braves won their last seven games.
— Atlanta is 15-14 at home.
— over 24-16-1 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-56
— record in first 5 innings: 26-23-7

Los Angeles (35-20) @ White Sox (25-27)
— Gonsolin is 5-0, 1.59 in his last six starts.
— Dodgers are 7-3 in his starts
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the White Sox.

— Dodgers lost six of last eight games.
— Los Angeles is 18-10 on road.
— under 8-4-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-55
— record in first 5 innings: 33-14-8

— Cueto is 0-2, 6.39 in his last two starts.
— White Sox are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 9-9, 3.76 in 24 starts against the Dodgers.

— White Sox are 4-6 in their last ten games.
— Chicago is 12-13 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-53
— record in first 5 innings: 22-25-6

 

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MLB

Wednesday, June 8

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Trend Report
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Detroit @ Pittsburgh
Detroit
Detroit is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit

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

Arizona @ Cincinnati
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Arizona

Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Houston's last 13 games at home
Houston is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home

Washington @ Miami
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Washington's last 16 games
Miami
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

Chi Cubs @ Baltimore
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games

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

St. Louis @ Tampa Bay
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Oakland @ Atlanta
Oakland
Oakland is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

NY Yankees @ Minnesota
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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

Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 12 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia

Boston @ LA Angels
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Angels
LA Angels is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
LA Angels is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Boston

NY Mets @ San Diego
NY Mets
NY Mets is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
NY Mets is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
San Diego
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Colorado @ San Francisco
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
San Francisco
San Francisco is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Colorado
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado


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[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, June 8

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
What ballplayers are charging for their autograph at Cooperstown on Hall of Fame weekend:
$299— David Ortiz
$119— Johnny Bench
$99— Jim Kaat
$59— Andre Dawson
$49— Rich Gossage
$39— Dwight Gooden

Quote of the Day
“I think for me, I’m going to be respectful of the investigation, of the legal proceedings and let that play out.”
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, the guy who is going to wind up getting fired when this Deshaun Watson thing blows up in Cleveland’s face

Thursday’s quiz
Who has thrown the only no-hitter in San Diego Padres’ history?

Wednesday’s quiz
Trent Green got hurt in a 1999 exhibition game that made Kurt Warner the Rams’ starting QB.

Tuesday’s quiz
Alexander Hamilton’s picture is on the $10 bill.

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

13) Celtics 116, Warriors 100:
— Boston led 68-56 at halftime.
— Celtics held Golden State to 11 points in 4th quarter.
— Celtics lead the series 2-1

In NBA Finals series that were 1-1, the Game 3 winner has won 32 of 39 series.

12) This was Boston’s 51st home game this season; you would think by now that their crew that lays everything out for the game wound know how high a basket is supposed to be. But no.

About an hour before this game, Warrior players complained that the basket they were shooting at was too high and……..they were right and their warmup was disrupted.

Purely accidental, I’m sure. Uh-huh.

11) Los Angeles Angels haven’t been in the playoffs since 2014, they haven’t won a playoff game since 2009, despite being a big market team with an owner who spends a lot of money. They haven’t finished a season over .500 since 2015.

Interim manager Phil Nevin is the first major league manager who was also the Home overall pick in the amateur draft; Astros took him with the first pick in the 1992 draft.

10) Neglected to mention this the other day, but Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle Monday night in San Diego, the first Met in 10 years to hit for the cycle. Cycles happen less frequently than no-hitters. Escobar got a triple in his last at-bat Monday.

9) Retired tennis star Andre Agassi is helping fund a third-party NIL program to financially benefit UNLV athletes; this is what college sports are coming to, rich boosters openly giving money/opportunity to athletes who attend their school.

Mark Cuban went to Indiana; I’m guessing the same stuff is going on there, and everywhere, if teams want to win.

8) Cubs got rained out in Baltimore Wednesday; they’ve scored at least one run in the first inning in seven of their last eight games.

7) This Saudi-backed golf tour, the LIV Tour, will have 54-hole tournaments (LIV is the Roman numeral for 54) and no cuts. So far, 10-12 well-known players have bolted to the LIV Tour, which starts this week in England— the next tournament is in Oregon.

6) Was watching the replay of an old Jets-Rams game from 2004, when Mike Martz coached the Rams and Marc Bulger was the QB. Rams finished 8-8 that year, winning their last game in OT, which put them in the playoffs— they had a minus-24 turnover ration.

It is astounding that a team with a minus-24 turnover ratio made the playoffs, and then won a game in the playoffs.

5) Speaking of the Rams, they extended WR Cooper Kupp’s contract, giving him $20M a year or so, which he obviously has earned, being Super Bowl MVP and all. Not bad for a guy who played his college football at I-AA Eastern Washington, where the home turf is bright red.

4) Canadian football League starts this week; BC Lions have two QB’s, Nathan Rourke, Michael O’Connor, both of whom are Canadians.

Was reading online that this is the first time in CFL history a team will have two Canadian QB’s.

3) Phillies 10, Brewers 0— This could just be a coincidence, but Philadelphia is 5-0 since they fired manager Joe Girardi.

2) Was reading an article on the Interweb about ten guys who could be traded before the August 2 trade deadline; three of the first five guys on the list are on my fantasy team. Hopefully they won’t all get traded at the same time, if they’re traded at all.

Actually, Dom Smith also figures to be traded, and he wasn’t on that list. I need him to get dealt to a team that needs a productive hitter, which he is.

1) Actor Matthew McConaughey is from Uvalde, TX, where 4th graders were murdered in their school a couple weeks ago; not sure if his voice will help fix anything, but you wonder what is wrong with people when stuff like that happens, and nothing changes. Politicians are so corrupt they they value the $$$ they get from the NRA over 10-year olds getting murdered. Not good.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, June 9

 

[Udog]

CINCINNATI is 15-36 SU (-24.6 Units) against NL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 114-82 SU (23.8 Units) against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 11-21 SU (-12.1 Units) in road games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 22-14 SU (6.6 Units) in home games against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 22-38 SU (-19.8 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 45-70 SU (-32 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 18-9 SU (11.9 Units) vs. teams whose hitters draw 3 walks or less/game in the current season.

ATLANTA is 21-45 SU (-28.5 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 31-58 SU (-32.8 Units) when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 58-75 SU (-24.5 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 60-37 Over (19.3 Units) in home games in night games in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, June 9

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, June 9

National League
Arizona (27-31) @ Cincinnati (20-36)
— Davies is 0-1, 2.08 in his last two starts.
— Arizona is 4-7 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 3-5, 4.41 in 16 starts vs Cincinnati.

— Diamondbacks are 4-9 in last 13 games.
— Arizona is 13-14 on road.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-58
— record in first 5 innings: 20-23-15

— Mahle is 0-1, 4.70 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 4-8 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-1
— He is 0-1, 3.00 in three starts vs Arizona.

— Reds lost four of last six games.
— Cincinnati is 12-16 at home.
— under 14-8 in last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 18-31-7

Philadelphia (27-29) @ Milwaukee (33-25)
— Eflin is 1-1, 3.86 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 4-5 in his starts
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-1
— He is 2-2, 4.58 in four starts vs Milwaukee.

— Phillies won their last six games.
— Philly is 12-14 on road.
— over 13-3-1 last seventeen games
— scored run in first inning: 16-56
— record in first 5 innings: 23-27-6

— Burnes is 2-1, 3.24 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 6-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He allowed a run in 4 IP, in two relief stints vs Philadelphia.

— Brewers lost their last five games.
— Milwaukee is 15-11 at home.
— over 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 18-58
— record in first 5 innings: 23-23-12

Washington (21-36) @ Miami (23-30)
— Strasburg is making his first ‘22 start, figures to be on a pitch limit.
— He started only seven games in 2020-21.
— In his career, he is 113-61, 3.21 in 246 career starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 21-7, 2.65 in 36 starts vs Miami.

— Washington won three of last five games.
— Nationals are 12-19 on road.
— over 11-6 last seventeen games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-58
— record in first 5 innings: 19-34-5

— Rogers is 0-1, 9.49 in his last three starts.
— Miami is 2-8 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-1
— He is 1-2, 2.84 in five starts vs Washington.

— Miami is 12-22 in its last 34 games.
— Marlins are 14-14 at home.
— over 6-4 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-54
— record in first 5 innings: 20-24-10

Colorado (24-32) @ San Francisco (30-25)
— Gomber is 0-4, 9.85 in his last five starts.
— Rockies are 3-7 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-1
— He is 0-4, 10.90 in four starts vs San Francisco.

— Colorado is 9-22 in its last 31 games.
— Rockies are 8-16 on road.
— over 8-5-1 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 18-30-8

— Giants haven’t named a starter yet.

— Giants are 6-4 in last ten games.
— San Francisco is 14-12 at home.
— over 24-12-2 last 38
— scored run in first inning: 11-55
— record in first 5 innings: 28-20-7

Pittsburgh (24-30) @ Atlanta (30-27)
— Brubaker is 0-3, 5.61 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-2
— He is 0-1, 11.81 in one start (5.1 IP) vs Atlanta.

— Pirates are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Pittsburgh is 11-13 on road.
— under 13-6-3 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-54
— record in first 5 innings: 18-27-9

— Fried is 1-0, 1.35 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 7-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 1-1, 6.75 in three starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Braves won their last eight games.
— Atlanta is 16-14 at home.
— over 25-16-1 last 42 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-57
— record in first 5 innings: 27-23-7

 

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American League
A’s (20-38) @ Cleveland (26-26)
— Kaprielian is 0-1, 6.12 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 0-1, 18.00 in one start (2 IP) vs Cleveland.

— A’s are 6-19 in their last 25 games.
— Oakland is 13-15 on road.
— over 7-3-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 14-58
— record in first 5 innings: 17-31-10

— Pilkington is 1-0, 3.86 in his three starts.
— Cleveland is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Guardians are 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— Cleveland is 13-9 at home.
— under 11-6-1 last eighteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-52
— record in first 5 innings: 18-21-13

Baltimore (24-33) @ Kansas City (18-37)
— Zimmerman is 0-3, 7.67 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He is 1-0, 3.00 in one start vs Kansas City.

— Orioles are 10-9 in their last 19 games.
— Baltimore is 9-18 on the road.
— over 15-6-1 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-57
— record in first 5 innings: 16-30-11

— Bubic is 0-3, 9.35 in six starts.
— Royals are 2-4 in his starts
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-2
— He is 0-0, 2.38 in two games (1 start) vs Baltimore.

— Kansas City is 10-27 in its last 37 games.
— Royals are 10-19 at home.
— over 12-7 last nineteen games
— scored run in first inning: 12-55
— record in first 5 innings: 15-31-9

New York (40-16) @ Minnesota (33-25)
— Cole is 5-1, 2.03 in his last eight starts.
— New York is 8-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1 on road
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-0-5
— He is 3-0, 0.95 in three starts vs Minnesota.

— New York won 11 of last 14 games.
— New York is 17-9 on road.
— under 7-5-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-56
— record in first 5 innings: 31-10-15

— Bundy is 0-1, 5.50 in his last four starts.
— Minnesota is 3-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He is 2-6, 6.42 in 12 starts vs New York.

— Minnesota is 4-7 in its last eleven games.
— Twins are 18-13 at home.
— over 14-6-2 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-59
— record in first 5 innings: 32-19-8

Boston (30-27) @ LA Angels (27-31)
— Pivetta is 5-0, 1.54 in his last five starts
— Red Sox are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He is 0-0, 3.00 in one start vs Anaheim.

— Red Sox won their last seven games.
— Boston is 17-13 on road.
— under 6-3-2 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-58
— record in first 5 innings: 24-18-15

— Ohtani is 0-2, 5.14 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 3-6 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 2-1, 2.81 in three starts vs Boston.

— Angels lost their last 14 games.
— Angels are 15-16 at home.
— over 14-8-1 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-58
— record in first 5 innings: 31-21-6

Interleague games
St Louis (32-25) @ Tampa Bay (33-23)
— Mikolas is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He gave up 10 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Tampa Bay

— Cardinals won 12 of their last 19 games.
— St Louis is 16-14 on road.
— over 5-3 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-57
— record in first 5 innings: 27-22-8

— McClanahan is 4-0, 1.44 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 8-3 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis

— Tampa Bay is 12-8 in its last 20 games.
— Rays are 20-13 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 18-56
— record in first 5 innings: 27-17-12

Los Angeles (36-20) @ White Sox (25-28)
— Anderson is 4-0, 0.67 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 6-2 in his starts
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2
— He is 0-0, 4.05 in one start against the White Sox.

— Dodgers lost six of last nine games.
— Los Angeles is 19-10 on road.
— under 9-4-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-56
— record in first 5 innings: 34-14-8

— Cease is 0-1, 6.14 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 8-3 in his starts.
— under 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He is against the Dodgers.

— White Sox are 4-7 in their last eleven games.
— Chicago is 12-14 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-54
— record in first 5 innings: 22-26-6

 

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MLB

Thursday, June 9

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Trend Report
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Arizona @ Cincinnati
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Cincinnati's last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 9 games

St. Louis @ Tampa Bay
St. Louis
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
St. Louis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

LA Dodgers @ Chi White Sox
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

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

Colorado @ San Francisco
Colorado
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Colorado
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado

Washington @ Miami
Washington
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

Oakland @ Cleveland
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Oakland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Pittsburgh @ Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

NY Yankees @ Minnesota
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
NY Yankees is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Minnesota's last 15 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games

Baltimore @ Kansas City
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Kansas City is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Boston @ LA Angels
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Angels
LA Angels is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Boston
LA Angels is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Boston

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Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in OPS:
1.055— Aaron Judge, NYY
1.026— Yordan Alvarez, Hst
1.017— Paul Goldschmidt, StL
1.007— Jose Ramirez, Clev
1.001— Bryce Harper, Phil
.989— Mike Trout, LAA

Quote of the Day
“Is there some question about whether that was good move or not? Do you know what [Turner] hits against left-handed pitching with 0-1 or two strikes? Do you know what Muncy hits with two strikes against a left-handed pitcher? Is that really a question? We had an open base and Muncy happened to be the guy behind him and that’s a better matchup.”
Tony LaRussa, after walking Trea Turner intentionally with a 1-2 count

Friday’s quiz
Who was the Knicks’ coach last time they won a playoff series?

Thursday’s quiz
Joe Musgrove threw the only no-hitter in San Diego Padres’ history.

Wednesday’s quiz
Trent Green got hurt in a 1999 exhibition game that made Kurt Warner the Rams’ starting QB.

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Friday’s Den: USFL Week 9 preview and other random stuff

— When a major league manager makes an unusual strategic move and it blows up, he gets raked over the coals, doubly so if the team is struggling.

Thursday in Chicago, Dodgers led White Sox 7-5 in top of 6th inning; Trea Turner had a 1-2 count on him, with Freddie Freeman moving to second base on a wild pitch. With a lefty on mound, first base open with two outs and lefty Max Muncy up next, White Sox skipper Tony LaRussa had Turner walked intentionally, even with a 1-2 count.

Muncy hit a 3-run homer; the peanut gallery was not amused. White Sox are 26-29; they’ve had lot of injuries, but they’re struggling and LaRussa is 77 years old and people are fickle- they don’t care that LaRussa is already in the Hall of Fame, that he was managing in the big leagues before any active major leaguer was born.

What have you done for me lately?

— Oakland A’s are having a terrible season because they have a minor league roster, but the guys who are playing for Oakland are doing their best; it just isn’t good enough.

1B Christian Bethancourt hit his second home run of the season Thursday; this is a guy who played for the Braves/Padres from 2013-17, then was out of the major leagues…..until this year.

He went six years in between major league home runs; that doesn’t happen much.

— New York 10, Minnesota 7: Thursday night in Minnesota, Garret Cole gave up home runs to Arraez-Buxton-Correa, the Twins’ first three batters. This was only the 7th time in MLB history a team hit back-back-back homers to start the first inning of a game.

Twins are second of those seven teams to lose after starting with three home runs.

Gerrit Cole makes $36M a year; you figure based on 32 starts, that is $1.125M per start. Here is what New York got for their $1.12M Thursday:

70 pitches, 2.1 IP— 8 hits, 7 runs allowed, all earned runs. He gave up five home runs.

— Minnesota Twins have lost their last 18 playoff games, the longest postseason losing streak, not just in baseball, but in any sport.

— Marlins 7, Nationals 4— Stephen Strasburg pitched in his first MLB game in a year, coming off of thoracic outlet surgery; he allowed seven runs in 4.2 IP (83 PT)

From what I’ve heard on TV, thoracic outlet surgery is difficult to come back from, more so than other injuries pitchers usually suffer.

— Angels 5, Red Sox 2— Angels snap a 14-game losing streak; Ohtani threw seven innings and also hit a home run.

— Phillies 8, Brewers 3— Phillies are 5-0 since they changed managers, are only 2.5 games out of the last playoff spot.

Week 9 USFL games……..
Michigan vs New Jersey (-7.5)
Michigan Panthers (1-7)
— Lost their last five games (0-4-1 ATS)
— 0-4 in games decided by 5 or fewer points.
— Last five games, they’re minus-7 in turnovers.
— Their only win was 24-0 over 1-6 Pittsburgh.
— Last five games went over the total.
— Michigan is 1-4 ATS as an underdog.

New Jersey Generals (7-1)
— Won last seven games (5-2 ATS), scoring 24.7 ppg in last six.
— Generals held last six opponents to 16.7 ppg.
— Outscored last two foes 40-10 in first half.
— 3-2 ATS as a favorite
— Four of their last five games went over the total.

First meeting:
— Week 1, Generals (-1) beat Michigan 10-6.
— Game was 10-6 at half, scoreless in second half.
— Total yardage: 263-258, Michigan
— New Jersey won, despite being minus-2 in turnovers.

Houston vs Birmingham (-13.5)
Houston Gamblers (1-7)
— Lost their last seven games (2-5 ATS)
— Led seven of their eight games at halftime.
— Have a bad record, despite a +5 turnover ratio.
— Six of last seven games went over total
— Outscored 107-39 in second half.

Birmingham Stallions (8-0)
— Both their quarterbacks were banged up last week.
— Trailed at halftime in half of their eight games
— Outscored opponents 117-50 in second half.
— Outrushed last five foes 797-404
— 6-2 against spread, 0-2 last two weeks.

First meeting
— Stallions (-3) beat Houston 33-28 in Week 2.
— Gamblers led that game 18-13 at halftime.
— Total yardage: 391-285, Stallions.

Tampa Bay vs New Orleans (-3)
Tampa Bay Bandits (4-4)
— Bandits lost three of their last five games.
— Minus-11 in turnovers— have only four takeaways.
— 1-2 ATS as an underdog.
— Were shut out in second half in 4 of 8 games.
— Under is 5-3 in their games.

New Orleans Breakers (5-3)
— Scored 23+ points in their wins, 13-17-9 in losses.
— Four of last five games went over the total
— Last six games, they’re minus-5 in turnovers (8-13)
— 2-0 ATS this season as an underdog.
— Lost on last play LW, 10-9 to 8-0 Birmingham.

First meeting:
— Breakers (+2.5) waxed Tampa Bay 34-3 in Week 2.
— New Orleans was +3 in turnovers; they led 21-3 at halftime.
— Bandits were only 11-29/64 yards passing.
— Breakers outgained Tampa Bay, 374-194

Philadelphia (-8.5) vs Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Stars (5-3)
— Won four of last five games, are 2-2-1 ATS as favorites.
— Last five weeks, they’re +9 in turnovers.
— Gave up 23+ points in all eight games (over 6-1 last seven).
— Have been outgained in six of eight games (3-4-1 ATS).
— Scored 30-26-35-35-46 points in wins; 17-16-17 in losses.

Pittsburgh Maulers (1-7)
— Have been outscored 121-45 in first half of games.
— Are 1-7 with an even turnover ratio.
— Completed less than half their passes in four games.
— Six of their last seven games went over total.
— Covered spread three of last five weeks (3-4-1 ATS for year).

First meeting:
— Stars (-7) beat Pittsburgh 30-23 in Week 2.
— Maulers outrushed Philly 123-45, outgained them 348-303
— Philly led 21-16 at halftime.
— Stars won despite turning ball over three times (-1).

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, June 10

 

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PHILADELPHIA is 1098-968 Over (33.2 Units) when the total is 7 to 8.5 since 1996.

WASHINGTON is 4-15 SU (-12.5 Units) in home games when playing on Friday in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 16-8 SU (10.1 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

DETROIT is 15-3 SU (11.7 Units) in home games after allowing 1 run or less over the last 2 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 44-32 SU (8.8 Units) as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 22-45 SU (-27.5 Units) as a home favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 102-96 SU (-3.6 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 45-26 Under (16.4 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 31-58 SU (-32.8 Units) when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 7-0 Under (7 Units) off a loss to a division rival as a favorite in the current season.

CINCINNATI is 0-9 SU (-9.8 Units) in road games vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current sea...

LA ANGELS are 267-245 SU (-2.5 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1996.

SAN DIEGO is 181-137 Over (30.3 Units) rested bullpen - threw <= 2 innings in each of the last 2 games since 1996.

SEATTLE is 7-1 SU (5.9 Units) in home games after 3 consecutive game versus a division rival in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 154-128 SU (13.2 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.