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

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, June 19

 

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WASHINGTON is 128-162 SU (-50.2 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 62-80 SU (-26 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) in June games in the current season.

BOSTON is 41-24 Over (14.6 Units) in home games when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

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

MILWAUKEE is 8-17 SU (-10.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.

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

TEXAS are 11-25 SU (-16.5 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 12-3 SU (8.7 Units) in June games in the current season.

COLORADO is 48-32 SU (12.8 Units) in home games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 14-24 SU (-12.4 Units) in home games as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the last 3 seasons.

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LA DODGERS are 7-0 Under (7 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 190-119 Under (59.1 Units) in road games when playing on Sunday since 1996.

CHI WHITE SOX is 7-16 SU (-10.6 Units) in road games against AL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, June 19

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, June 19

National League
Philadelphia (36-31) @ Washington (23-46)
— Eflin is 1-0, 2.50 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 5-6 in his starts
— over 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-1
— He is 4-4, 4.61 in ten starts vs Washington.

— Phillies won 15 of last 17 games.
— Philly is 17-14 on road.
— over 19-8-1 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-67
— record in first 5 innings: 29-29-9

— Tetreault allowed 7 runs in four IP in his first MLB start.
— Nationals are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.

— Washington lost 11 of last 13 games.
— Nationals are 11-26 at home.
— over 19-9 last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-69
— record in first 5 innings: 21-41-7

San Francisco (37-27) @ Pittsburgh (25-39)
— Cobb is 2-1, 5.86 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 0-1, 4.15 in two starts vs Pittsburgh

— Giants are 7-2 in their last nine games.
— San Francisco is 18-13 on road.
— under 7-2-1 last ten
— scored run in first inning: 14-63
— record in first 5 innings: 32-22-9

— Keller is 1-0, 2.76 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 2-8 in his starts.
— under 4-4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He is 0-2, 6.30 in two starts vs San Francisco

— Pirates lost 11 of last 12 games.
— Pittsburgh is 13-19 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-64
— record in first 5 innings: 21-33-10

Miami (28-34) @ NY Mets (44-23)
— Alcantara is 4-0, 1.29 in his last seven starts.
— Miami is 8-5 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-4
— He is 2-4, 2.82 in ten starts against the Mets.

— Miami is 1-4 in its last five games.
— Marlins are 13-21 on road.
— over 11-8 last nineteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-63
— record in first 5 innings: 24-28-11

— Bassitt is 1-2, 4.63 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 8-5 in his starts
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— Mets are 15-6 in their last 21 games.
— Mets are 23-9 at home.
— over 17-8-1 last 26 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-67
— record in first 5 innings: 38-19-10

Milwaukee (37-30) @ Cincinnati (23-42)
— Houser is 0-3, 8.24 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 4-8 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-1
— He is 2-4, 5.88 in ten starts vs Cincinnati.

— Brewers lost 10 of last 14 games.
— Milwaukee is 22-18 on road.
— over 13-8 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-67
— record in first 5 innings: 27-27-13

— Minor is 1-2, 7.36 in his three starts.
— Reds are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 4-2, 2.20 in seven starts vs Milwaukee.

— Reds lost three of last four games.
— Cincinnati is 12-19 at home.
— over 4-3 in last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 18-65
— record in first 5 innings: 20-35-10

Atlanta (37-29) @ Cubs (25-40)
— Anderson is 2-0, 6.19 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 8-4 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-4
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in one start (7 IP, one hit allowed) vs Chicago.

— Braves won 14 of their last 16 games, but lost last two.
— Atlanta is 17-15 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 17-66
— record in first 5 innings: 33-25-8

— Hendricks is 0-2, 7.11 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-4
— He is 1-3, 6.03 in six starts vs Atlanta.

— Cubs are 7-16 in their last 23 games.
— Cubs are 13-24 at home.
— over 18-10 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-65
— record in first 5 innings: 25-29-11

San Diego (41-26) @ Colorado (29-36)
— Snell is 0-3, 5.47 in five starts.
— Padres are 0-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-1
— He is 2-0, 3.34 in six starts vs Colorado.

— Padres won 11 of last 16 games.
— San Diego lost its last nine games in Denver.
— San Diego is 24-14 on road.
— over 18-6 last 24 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-67
— record in first 5 innings: 35-22-10

— Senzatela is 0-2, 5.87 in his last five starts.
— Rockies are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 7-3, 3.30 in 17 games (11 starts) vs San Diego.

— Colorado is 14-27 in its last 41 games.
— Rockies are 18-19 at home.
— under 10-4-1 last fifteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-66
— record in first 5 innings: 22-34-10

 

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American League
New York (49-16) @ Toronto (37-28)
— Cole is 2-0, 3.38 in his last four starts.
— New York is 10-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-5
— He is 5-1, 3.47 in ten starts vs Toronto.

— New York won 20 of last 23 games.
— New York is 20-9 on road.
— under 9-4-1 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 22-65
— record in first 5 innings: 37-12-16

— Kikuchi is 0-2, 7.23 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 3-9 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-2
— He is 2-3, 3.96 in seven starts vs New York.

— Blue Jays are 1-4 in their last five games.
— Toronto is 20-14 at home.
— over 18-6 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-65
— record in first 5 innings: 27-22-16

Tampa Bay (36-29) @ Baltimore (29-38)
— Kluber is 2-1, 2.74 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-1
— He is 5-1, 3.07 in 12 starts vs Baltimore.

— Tampa Bay is 2-6 in its last eight games.
— Rays are 15-16 on road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 19-65
— record in first 5 innings: 31-21-13

— Lyles is 1-1, 8.24 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 5-8 in his starts.
— over 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-2
— He is 0-1, 4.29 in three starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Orioles are 7-8 in their last 15 games.
— Baltimore is 16-16 at home.
— over 23-8-1 last 32 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-67
— record in first 5 innings: 19-36-12

Texas (31-34) @ Detroit (25-40)
— Dunning is 0-2, 4.55 in his last five starts.
— Texas is 4-9 in his starts.
— under 9-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-3
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in three starts vs Detroit.

— Rangers are 5-3 in last eight games.
— Texas is 17-16 on road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 17-65
— record in first 5 innings: 21-29-15

— Hutchison allowed 2 runs in 4 IP (62 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— Detroit is 0-1 in his starts
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0–1
— He is 2-0, 2.18 in three starts vs Texas.

— Tigers lost 10 of last 14 games.
— Detroit is 16-23 at home.
— under 39-22-1 last 62 games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-65
— record in first 5 innings: 18-37-10

Kansas City (23-41) @ A’s (22-45)
— Singer is 3-1, 3.89 in six starts.
— Royals are 3-3 in his starts
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 0-0, 4.50 in one start vs Oakland.

— Kansas City is 15-31 in its last 46 games.
— Royals are 11-20 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 16-64
— record in first 5 innings: 19-33-12

— Koenig is 0-2, 11.25 in two starts.
— A’s are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— A’s are 8-26 in their last 34 games.
— Oakland is 7-25 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 17-67
— record in first 5 innings: 18-37-12

LA Angels (31-36) @ Seattle (29-37)
— bullpen game

— Angels lost 19 of last 24 games.
— Angels are 15-18 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 24-68
— record in first 5 innings: 36-26-6

— Gilbert is 3-0, 1.88 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 9-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 9-3-1
— He is 2-0, 4.02 in three starts vs Anaheim.

— Mariners are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— Seattle is 15-17 at home.
— under 12-2 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 19-67
— record in first 5 innings: 24-32-11

White Sox (31-32) @ Houston (40-25)
— Kppech is 2-2, 3.18 in his last five starts
— White Sox are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 6-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He threw a scoreless inning in relief vs Houston.

— White Sox won four of last five games.
— Chicago is 18-15 on road.
— over 13-5 last eighteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-63
— record in first 5 innings: 27-28-8

— Javier is 1-1, 3.72 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Astros won four of their last six games.
— Houston is 17-11 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 19-65
— record in first 5 innings: 37-21-7

Interleague games
St Louis (38-29) @ Boston (35-31)
— Pallante is 1-0, 0.96 in two starts (9.1 IP).
— Cardinals are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Cardinals won six of last nine games.
— St Louis is 17-16 on road.
— over 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 22-67
— record in first 5 innings: 31-26-10

— Pivetta is 6-1, 2.06 in his last seven starts.
— Red Sox are 6-7 in his starts.
— under 4-2 home
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-1
— He is 1-1, 4.63 in four starts vs St Louis

— Red Sox won 12 of last 16 games.
— Boston is 16-16 at home.
— under 11-7-2 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-66
— record in first 5 innings: 28-21-17

Minnesota (38-29) @ Arizona (31-36)
— Archer is 1-0, 1.93 in his last three starts (14 IP).
— Minnesota is 6-6 in his starts.
— over 5-5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-3
— He is 1-1, 7.94 in three starts vs Arizona.

— Minnesota is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— Twins are 18-15 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 24-68
— record in first 5 innings: 37-22-9

— Kelly is 2-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 6-7 in his starts
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Diamondbacks are 9-14 in last 23 games.
— Arizona is 16-19 at home.
— over 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 17-67
— record in first 5 innings: 23-27-17

Cleveland (33-28) @ Los Angeles (40-24)
— Bieber is 2-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Cleveland is 8-4 in his starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Los Angeles.

— Guardians are 15-5 in their last 20 games.
— Cleveland is 17-18 on road.
— under 5-0-1 last six road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 22-23-16

— Heaney is 1-0, 0.87 in two starts.
— His last start was April 17.
— Dodgers are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 0-0, 5.25 in two starts vs Cleveland.

— Dodgers are 7-10 in their last seventeen games.
— Los Angeles is 20-11 at home.
— under 14-5-3 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-64
— record in first 5 innings: 38-17-9

 

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MLB

Sunday, June 19

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

St. Louis @ Boston
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing St. Louis

San Francisco @ Pittsburgh
San Francisco
San Francisco is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Pittsburgh is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games when playing San Francisco

NY Yankees @ Toronto
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games

Milwaukee @ Cincinnati
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee

Miami @ NY Mets
Miami
Miami is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games when playing NY Mets
Miami is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
NY Mets is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Miami

Texas @ Detroit
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Texas
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Texas

Atlanta @ Chi Cubs
Atlanta
Atlanta is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

San Diego @ Colorado
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
San Diego is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego

Kansas City @ Oakland
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City

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

LA Angels @ Seattle
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games on the road
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games at home

Cleveland @ LA Dodgers
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing Cleveland

Chi White Sox @ Houston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston
Houston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in on-base %age
.443— Luis Arraez, Minn
.423— Paul Goldschmidt, StL
.405— JD Martinez, Bos
.403— Yordan Alvarez, Hst
.401— Xander Bogaerts, Bos
.400— Manny Machado, SD

Quote of the Day
“Forgiveness is accepting the apology you will never receive.”
Shawne Duperon

Monday’s quiz
Which NFL team drafted John Elway?

Sunday’s quiz
John Adams was the 2nd President of the United States.

Saturday’s quiz
Oakland A’s drafted Arizona Cardinals’ QB Kyler Murray with the 9th pick in the first round of the 2018 baseball draft.

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

13) Monday kicks in a new baseball rule; teams will limited to 13 pitchers, instead of 14, which means that 18 teams have to send a pitcher down Monday, and add a position player.

12) Braves 6, Cubs 0— Kyle Hendricks’ last three starts vs Atlanta: He allowed 20 earned runs in 12 IP.

11) Pirates 4, Giants 3— Rookie Jack Suwinski hit three home runs, including a walk-off tater in the ninth inning.

10) Astros 4, White Sox 3— Rookie TJ Matijevic hit his first major league home run (also his first MLB hit) into the Crawford Boxes in left field. The 16-year old fan who got the ball negotiated with a team employee, so that Matijevic could get that baseball. Here is what the fan got:

— Six tickets to a future game.
— Six tickets to a batting batting experience
— A baseball signed by Jose Altuve

The young man also wanted a jersey signed by Justin Verlander; the team spokesman declined that request, but few innings later, the fan got a bag with the signed jersey in it.

It was Matijevic’s first MLB hit; the fan had the Astros over a barrel- he did pretty well, but he could’ve done a lot better had he wanted to.

9) Marlins 6, Mets 2— Rookie RF Jerar Encarnacion is the first player EVER to hit a grand slam and steal a base in his first major league game. He also threw out a runner at 2B from the right field fence— he can really throw.

Sandy Alcantara threw eight strong innings and finally got some run support.

8) Arizona 7, Minnesota 1— Just like Encarnacion, Buddy Kennedy’s first MLB home run was a grand slam. Kennedy is the grandson of former big leaguer Don Money, who played 16 years in the major leagues, for the Phillies/Brewers.

Week 10 USFL games:
7) New Jersey 26, Philadelphia 23:
— These teams meet in USFL playoffs next week.
— New Jersey lost its opener, then won its last nine games.
— Generals ran for 178 yards, threw for 232 more.

6) Birmingham 21, Tampa Bay 18
— Stallions led 14-0 at halftime, survived four turnovers (minus-3)
— Birmingham outgained Tampa Bay 379-285
— Stallions play New Orleans in playoffs next week, in Ohio.

5) Michigan 33, Pittsburgh 21
— Michigan’s only two wins this season were against Pittsburgh.
— Panthers scored 27 ppg in their last four games.
— Pittsburgh was outscored 145-58 in first half this season

4) Houston 20, New Orleans 3
— Breakers ran 53 plays for 116 yards; it is possible they mailed this one in.
— New Orleans plays Birmingham in playoffs next week.
— Houston went 3-7; they led nine of ten games at halftime.

3) The last time a golfer lost a major tournament in a playoff, then won the next major? Way back in 1962…….Arnold Palmer.

2) Colorado 8, San Diego 3— Padres have now lost 10 straight games in Denver; they also lost 3B Manny Machado to a sprained ankle, when he slipped on first base. X-rays were negative; at some point, MLB is going to change the bases (make them flatter?)

1) MLB began enforcing a rule on hand attachments this week; Cincinnati pitcher Graham Ashcraft wasn’t happy when umpires told him to remove his wedding ring from under his glove by umpires during Saturday’s game against Milwaukee. Ashcraft wound up moving his wedding ring to his necklace chain for the rest of the game.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, June 20

 

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

PITTSBURGH is 62-81 SU (-27.1 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 79-44 SU (30.6 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 41-24 Over (14.6 Units) in home games when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 66-45 Over (16.5 Units) in home games in night games in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 25-15 SU (9.8 Units) vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .245 or worse in the current season.

TORONTO is 48-21 Under (24.9 Units) in road games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 16-5 SU (10.5 Units) in home games against AL Central opponents over the last 2 seasons.

ARIZONA is 5-20 SU (-18.3 Units) in road games vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.150 or better over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, June 20

National League
Miami (29-34) @ NY Mets (44-24)
— Rogers is 1-1, 8.14 in his last five starts.
— Miami is 4-8 in his starts.
— over 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-1
— He is 2-0, 1.35 in four starts against the Mets.

— Miami is 2-4 in its last six games.
— Marlins are 14-21 on road.
— over 12-8 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-64
— record in first 5 innings: 24-28-12

— Peterson is 0-1, 8.76 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 6-1 in his starts
— over 7-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 1-0, 3.60 in one start vs Miami.

— Mets are 15-7 in their last 22 games.
— Mets are 23-10 at home.
— over 18-8-1 last 27 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-68
— record in first 5 innings: 38-19-11

Cubs (25-41) @ Pittsburgh (26-39)
— Kilian is 0-0, 8.00 in two starts.
— Cubs are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Cubs are 7-17 in their last 24 games.
— Cubs are 12-16 on road.
— over 18-11 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-66
— record in first 5 innings: 25-30-11

— Brubaker is 0-3, 6.61 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 5-8 in his starts.
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 2-9-2
— He is 2-2, 3.41 in six starts vs Chicago

— Pirates lost 11 of last 13 games.
— Pittsburgh is 14-19 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 15-65
— record in first 5 innings: 21-33-11

San Francisco (37-28) @ Atlanta (38-29)
— Webb is 1-1, 3.68 in his last six starts.
— Giants are 9-4 in his starts.
— over 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-2
— He is 2-0, 1.35 in three starts vs Atlanta

— Giants are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— San Francisco is 18-14 on road.
— under 8-2-1 last eleven
— scored run in first inning: 15-64
— record in first 5 innings: 32-22-10

— Fried is 3-0, 2.16 in his last four starts.
— Atlanta is 9-4 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-1
— He is 3-0, 2.05 in four starts vs San Francisco.

— Braves won 15 of their last 17 games.
— Atlanta is 20-14 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 18-67
— record in first 5 innings: 34-25-8

St Louis (38-30) @ Milwaukee (38-30)
— Mikolas is 2-1, 2.91 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 8-5 in his starts.
— over 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— He is 1-1, 5.25 in two starts vs Milwaukee this year.

— Cardinals are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— St Louis is 17-17 on road.
— over 8-0 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 22-68
— record in first 5 innings: 31-27-10

— Burnes is 1-2, 6.43 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 7-6 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— He is 3-3, 3.33 in nine starts vs St Louis.

— Brewers lost 10 of last 15 games.
— Milwaukee is 15-12 at home.
— over 13-9 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-68
— record in first 5 innings: 27-27-14

Arizona (32-36) @ San Diego (41-27)
— Davies is 0-1, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 5-8 in his starts
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-4
— He is 5-0, 2.89 in eight starts vs San Diego.

— Diamondbacks are 10-14 in last 24 games.
— Arizona is 15-17 on road.
— over 6-1-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 17-68
— record in first 5 innings: 24-27-17

— Darvish is 3-2, 2.23 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 8-4 in his starts.
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 9-1-2
— He is 3-3, 4.07 in 11 starts vs Arizona.

— Padres lost their last three games.
— San Diego is 17-13 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-68
— record in first 5 innings: 35-22-1

American League
Detroit (26-40) @ Boston (36-31)
— Faedo is 0-1, 6.92 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 4-4 in his starts
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Tigers won their last two game, scoring 21 runs.
— Detroit is 8-18 on road.
— under 39-23-1 last 63 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-66
— record in first 5 innings: 18-38-10

— Winckowski is 1-1, 4.50 in two starts (8 IP).
— Red Sox are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Red Sox won 13 of last 17 games.
— Boston is 17-16 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-67
— record in first 5 innings: 29-21-17

New York (49-17) @ Tampa Bay (36-30)
— Cole is 2-0, 3.38 in his last four starts.
— New York is 10-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-5
— He is 1-0, 0.75 in two starts vs Tampa Bay this year.

— New York won 20 of last 24 games.
— New York is 20-10 on road.
— under 9-5-1 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 22-66
— record in first 5 innings: 38-12-16

— McClanahan is 5-1, 2.08 in his last six starts.
— Rays are 9-4 in his starts.
— under 10-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-2
— He is 1-1, 3.75 in two starts vs New York this year.

— Tampa Bay is 2-7 in its last nine games.
— Rays are 21-13 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 19-66
— record in first 5 innings: 31-22-13

Toronto (38-28) @ White Sox (31-33)
— Berrios is 2-0, 2.45 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 10-3 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-2
— He is 12-5, 3.12 in 21 starts vs Chicago.

— Blue Jays are 2-4 in their last six games.
— Toronto is 17-14 on road.
— over 19-6 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-66
— record in first 5 innings: 27-23-16

— Lynn allowed 3 runs in 4.2 IP in his first ‘22 start.
— White Sox are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 1-3, 4.21 in eight starts vs Toronto.

— White Sox won four of last six games.
— Chicago is 13-17 at home.
— over 13-6 last nineteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-64
— record in first 5 innings: 27-29-8

Kansas City (23-42) @ LA Angels (32-36)
— Bubic is 0-1, 4.40 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 3-5 in his starts
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-3
— He is 0-1, 13.50 in one start (4 IP) vs Anaheim.

— Kansas City is 15-32 in its last 47 games.
— Royals are 11-21 on road.
— under 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 16-65
— record in first 5 innings: 19-34-12

— Syndergaard is 0-3, 4.85 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 2-1, 2.50 in three starts vs Kansas City.

— Angels lost 19 of last 25 games.
— Angels are 17-18 at home.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 24-69
— record in first 5 innings: 37-26-6

 

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MLB

Monday, June 20

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Trend Report
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Miami @ NY Mets
Miami
Miami is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Miami is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
NY Mets
NY Mets is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games at home

Chi Cubs @ Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs

NY Yankees @ Tampa Bay
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

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

San Francisco @ Atlanta
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Toronto @ Chi White Sox
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home

St. Louis @ Milwaukee
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Kansas City @ LA Angels
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
LA Angels
LA Angels is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Angels's last 8 games

Arizona @ San Diego
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing San Diego
San Diego
San Diego is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona


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[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Monday, June 20

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Spreads on NFL games this season:
Week 1— Green Bay (-1.5) @ Minnesota
Week 2— Arizona @ Las Vegas (-2)
Week 3— Buffalo (-4) @ Miami
Week 4— Seattle @ Detroit (-2)
Week 5— Cincinnati @ Baltimore (-2.5)
Week 6— Washington (-2.5) @ Chicago

Quote of the Day
“I’m not much of a golfer. I don’t have any friends. And all I like to do the day of a game is to go home and be alone and worry about ways not to lose.”
Bear Bryant

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Nick Nolte plays the basketball coach at fictional Western University. Which basketball Hall of Famer plays Western’a athletic director in the movie?


Monday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted John Elway in 1983, then traded him to Denver.

Sunday’s quiz
John Adams was the 2nd President of the United States.

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

I wavered on whether I wanted to do this or not, but here are my top 20 NBA players of all-time. This is obviously open to debate; make your own list, see what you come up with.

First team:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar— the best player ever
Michael Jordan
Lebron James— 2nd/3rd best players, or 3rd/2nd best players
Bill Russell— won 11 titles in 13 seasons as a player
Earvin Johnson— the best point guard ever.

Next five guys:
Wilt Chamberlain— Averaged 22.9 rebounds/game in his career
Tim Duncan— only 7 guys have won 4+ rings, 2+ MVP’s.
Kobe Bryant
Oscar Robertson
Steph Curry— the best shooter ever.

Third team:
Larry Bird
Karl Malone
Shaquille O’Neal
David Robinson
Dwyane Wade

Players 16-20:
Hakeem Olajuwon
Jerry West
Kevin Durant
John Stockton
Rick Barry— maybe the most underrated player ever

Again, these are all GREAT players. Also, sometime in the next few days, I’ll realize that I left someone off this list and I’m going to update it, but this is my list, for now. Again, make your own list; lot of great players to choose from.

— Seattle Mariners have already been shut out ten times this season, not good for a team that was supposed to contend for a playoff spot. Mariners are 29-39, the most disappointing team in the major leagues so far this year.

— Why do teams shift against the Mets’ Jeff McNeil? He is a slap hitter, and pretty skilled at locking his hips and poking the ball thru the vacant shortstop hole.

Shifts are way overdone in baseball, part of the reason it’ll be good to see them go next year.

— Brewers 2, Cardinals 0— St Louis is 13-2 against the Reds/Pirates, 25-29 against everyone else. Milwaukee leads NL Central by a game over the Redbirds.

— Four of the eight teams in the College World Series are from the SEC.

Over/unders in the last game of a series:
Arizona under 14-7
Atlanta over 10-9-2
Cubs over 12-8-1
Cincinnati 10-10-1
Colorado over 11-10
Dodgers under 10-9-2
Miami over 13-8
Milwaukee over 12-9
Mets over 11-8-2
Philadelphia over 11-10
Pittsburgh under 13-7-1
St Louis over 13-9
San Diego under 12-9
San Francisco 10-10-1
Washington under 11-8-2

Baltimore 10-10-1
Boston under 11-7-3
White Sox over 12-9
Cleveland under 12-9
Detroit under 11-9-1
Houston under 13-8
Kansas City over 13-8-1
Angels under 13-6-2
Minnesota under 11-10
New York under 12-9
Oakland under 10-9-2
Seattle under 11-10
Tampa Bay under 13-8
Texas 10-10-1
Toronto over 11-10

— Arizona rookie IF Buddy Kennedy hit a grand slam Sunday, for his first major league homer; he hit a 3-0 pitch over the fence. Turns out Kennedy had the take sign but didn’t know it- he thought the count was 2-0. These things get excused when you hit a home run.

— Pirates 12, Cubs 1— Rookie Oneil Cruz, a 6-7 shortstop, knocked in four runs in his major league debut. Pirates have brought up several rookies the last few weeks.

— Royals 6, Angels 2— Halos lost 20 of their last 26 games, are fading fast.

— Lightning 6, Avalanche 2— Home team has won all three games in Stanley Cup finals; Colorado leads 2 game to 1.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, June 21

 

[Udog]

LA DODGERS are 7-0 Under (7 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

MIAMI is 60-73 SU (-25.7 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 326-262 Over (37.8 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games since 1996.

WASHINGTON is 46-72 SU (-33.2 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 79-44 SU (30.6 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 42-24 Over (15.6 Units) in home games when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 13-4 SU (8.6 Units) in June games in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 11-2 Over (8.8 Units) in road games after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 2.00 or better over the last 2 seas...

TEXAS are 12-1 SU (10.9 Units) after 2 straight games where they stranded 5 or less runners on base in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 578-478 Over (52.2 Units) on the road when the total is 7 to 8.5 since 1996.

CHI WHITE SOX is 32-15 SU (15.5 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 11-2 SU (8.8 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the current season.

LA ANGELS are 16-5 SU (10.5 Units) in home games against AL Central opponents over the last 2 seasons.

ARIZONA is 10-24 SU (-17.6 Units) in road games vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 or better over the last 2 seasons.

SEATTLE is 9-0 Over (9 Units) in road games after batting .175 or worse over a 3 game span over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, June 21

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, June 21

National League
Colorado (30-37) @ Miami (29-36)
— Feltner is 0-2, 3.94 in three road starts.
— Rockies are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He is 1-0, 1.29 in one start vs Miami.

— Colorado won its last three games.
— Rockies are 11-18 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-67
— record in first 5 innings: 23-34-10

— Castano blanked Philly for 6.2 IP in his first ‘22 start.
— For his career, he is 1-5, 3.12 in 16 games (11 starts).
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Miami is 2-5 in its last seven games.
— Marlins are 15-14 at home.
— under 4-3 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-65
— record in first 5 innings: 24-29-12

Los Angeles (40-25) @ Cincinnati (23-45)
— Gonsolin is 4-0, 1.19 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 9-3 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 10-0-2
— He is 0-0, 4.26 in two games (1 start) vs Cincinnati.

— Dodgers are 7-11 in their last 18 games.
— Los Angeles is 20-13 on the road.
— under 14-6-3 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-65
— record in first 5 innings: 39-17-9

— Mahle is 0-0, 1.30 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 5-9 in his starts.
— over 9-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-2
— He is 2-2, 4.21 in five starts vs Los Angeles.

— Reds lost four of last five games.
— Cincinnati is 12-20 at home.
— under last four games
— scored run in first inning: 18-66
— record in first 5 innings: 20-36-10

Cubs (25-42) @ Pittsburgh (27-39)
— Swarmer is 1-2, 6.53 in four starts.
— Cubs are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Cubs are 7-18 in their last 25 games.
— Cubs are 12-17 on road.
— over 19-11 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-67
— record in first 5 innings: 25-31-11

— Contreras is 0-1, 4.13 in five starts.
— Pirates are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
— He threw 3 scoreless IP in one start vs Chicago

— Pirates lost 11 of last 14 games.
— Pittsburgh is 15-19 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 15-66
— record in first 5 innings: 22-33-11

San Francisco (37-29) @ Atlanta (39-29)
— Giants haven’t named a starter yet.

— Giants are 7-4 in their last eleven games.
— San Francisco is 18-15 on road.
— under 9-2-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-65
— record in first 5 innings: 32-23-10

— Strider is 2-0, 1.76 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 3-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Braves won 16 of their last 18 games.
— Atlanta is 21-14 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 18-68
— record in first 5 innings: 35-25-8

St Louis (38-31) @ Milwaukee (39-30)
— Flaherty allowed four runs in 3 IP (60 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— For his career, he is 32-24, 3.36 in 91 career starts
— Cardinals are 0-1 in his starts this year.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— He is 3-6, 4.96 in 14 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cardinals are 6-5 in their last 11 games.
— St Louis is 17-18 on road.
— over 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 22-69
— record in first 5 innings: 31-28-10

— bullpen game

— Brewers lost 10 of last 16 games.
— Milwaukee is 16-12 at home.
— over 13-10 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-69
— record in first 5 innings: 28-27-14

Arizona (32-37) @ San Diego (42-27)
— Gallen is 0-2, 6.14 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 8-4 in his starts
— under 3-2 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-4
— He is 1-2, 3.38 in five starts vs San Diego.

— Diamondbacks are 10-15 in last 25 games.
— Arizona is 15-18 on road.
— over 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 18-69
— record in first 5 innings: 24-28-17

— Manaea is 1-0, 4.13 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 6-6 in his starts.
— over 8-0-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-3
— He is 3-1, 2.86 in four starts vs Arizona.

— Padres lost three of last four games.
— San Diego is 18-13 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-69
— record in first 5 innings: 36-22-1

 

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American League
Detroit (26-41) @ Boston (37-31)
— Brieske is 1-1, 0.96 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 3-7 in his starts
— under 7-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Tigers lost seven of their last nine games.
— Detroit is 8-19 on road.
— under 40-23-1 last 64 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-67
— record in first 5 innings: 18-39-10

— Hill is 1-1, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 3-0-2 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-4
— He is 3-0, 4.03 in 18 games (5 starts) vs Detroit.

— Red Sox won 14 of last 18 games.
— Boston is 18-16 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-68
— record in first 5 innings: 30-21-17

New York (50-17) @ Tampa Bay (36-31)
— Cortes is 3-1, 2.22 in his last four starts.
— New York is 9-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-4
— He is 2-1, 3.15 in nine games (4 starts) vs Tampa Bay.

— New York won 21 of last 25 games.
— New York is 21-10 on road.
— under 10-5-1 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 23-67
— record in first 5 innings: 39-12-16

— bullpen game

— Tampa Bay is 2-8 in its last ten games.
— Rays are 21-14 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 19-67
— record in first 5 innings: 31-23-13

Cleveland (34-28) @ Minnesota (38-30)
— Civale is 2-3, 9.00 in seven starts this year.
— His last start was May 20.
— Cleveland is 4-3 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-2
— He is 1-4, 4.28 in seven starts vs Minnesota.

— Guardians are 16-5 in their last 21 games.
— Cleveland is 18-18 on road.
— under 5-1-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 22-24-16

— Ryan is 2-1, 3.31 in his last three starts.
— Minnesota is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He is 2-0, 1.00 in three starts vs Cleveland.

— Minnesota is 5-4 in its last nine games.
— Twins are 20-14 at home.
— under 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 25-69
— record in first 5 innings: 37-23-9

Toronto (38-29) @ White Sox (32-33)
— Gausman is 0-3, 11.25 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— He is 1-0, 2.33 in five games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Blue Jays are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Toronto is 17-15 on road.
— over 20-6 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-67
— record in first 5 innings: 27-24-16

— Cease is 1-0, 3.97 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 8-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2 at home
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-1
— He is 1-0, 1.29 in one start vs Toronto.

— White Sox won five of last seven games.
— Chicago is 14-17 at home.
— over 14-6 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-65
— record in first 5 innings: 28-29-8

Kansas City (24-42) @ LA Angels (32-37)
— Heasley is 1-1, 2.65 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 2-5 in his starts
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.

— Kansas City is 16-32 in its last 48 games.
— Royals are 12-21 on road.
— under 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 17-66
— record in first 5 innings: 19-34-13

— Detmers is 0-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— Angels are 6-20 in their last 26 games.
— Angels are 17-19 at home.
— under 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 24-70
— record in first 5 innings: 37-26-7

Seattle (29-39) @ A’s (23-45)
— Gonzales is 0-3, 2.84 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 4-9 in his starts.
— under 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-3
— He is 8-3, 4.04 in 15 starts vs Oakland.

— Mariners are 2-7 in their last nine games.
— Seattle is 14-21 on road.
— under 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 19-68
— record in first 5 innings: 24-33-11

— Kaprielian is 0-2, 8.10 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 6-1-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He is 1-0, 6.95 in six games (3 starts) vs Seattle.

— A’s are 9-26 in their last 35 games.
— Oakland is 8-25 at home.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 18-68
— record in first 5 innings: 19-37-12

Interleague games
Washington (24-46) @ Baltimore (30-38)
— Fedde is 1-1, 5.74 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 7-6 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-1
— He is 1-0, 0.79 in two games (1 start) vs Baltimore.

— Washington lost 11 of last 14 games.
— Nationals are 12-20 on road.
— over 20-9 last 29 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-70
— record in first 5 innings: 22-41-7

— Orioles haven’t named a starter yet.

— Orioles are 8-8 in their last 16 games.
— Baltimore is 17-16 at home.
— over 23-9-1 last 33 games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-68
— record in first 5 innings: 20-36-12

Philadelphia (36-32) @ Texas (31-35)
— Gibson is 1-0, 4.13 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 8-5 in his starts
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8
— He is 2-1, 3.08 in seven starts vs Texas.
— He pitched for Texas in 2020-21.

— Phillies won 15 of last 17 games.
— Philly is 17-15 on road.
— over 19-8-1 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-67
— record in first 5 innings: 29-29-9

— Perez is 5-0, 2.30 in his last eight starts.
— Texas is 9-4 in his starts.
— under 9-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-7
— He is 2-1, 3.65 in six starts vs Philly.

— Rangers are 2-4 in last six games.
— Texas is 14-18 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 18-66
— record in first 5 innings: 21-30-15

NY Mets (45-24) @ Houston (41-25)
— Williams is 1-2, 4.50 in five starts.
— Mets are 3-2 in his starts
— over 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in one start vs Houston.

— Mets are 16-7 in their last 23 games.
— Mets are 21-14 on road.
— over 18-9-1 last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-69
— record in first 5 innings: 39-19-11

— Urquidy is 1-1, 6.06 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 8-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Astros won five of their last seven games.
— Houston is 18-11 at home.
— under 10-6 last 16 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-66
— record in first 5 innings: 38-21-7

 

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MLB

Tuesday, June 21

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Trend Report
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LA Dodgers @ Cincinnati
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

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

Washington @ Baltimore
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Chi Cubs @ Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 17 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Chi Cubs

NY Yankees @ Tampa Bay
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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

San Francisco @ Atlanta
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games

Cleveland @ Minnesota
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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

Toronto @ Chi White Sox
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Toronto

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

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

Kansas City @ LA Angels
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 9 games
LA Angels is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City

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

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


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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Royals 12, Angels 11 (11)— Halos lost despite Ohtani knocking in eight runs.
— Angels are now 2-12 in games where GW run scored from 7th inning on.
— Tampa Bay 5, New York 4— Isaac Parades hit homers his first three trips to the plate.
— Tampa Bay now has 15 guys on the injured list.
— Guardians 6, Twins 5 (11)— Teams are tied for first in AL Central.
— There were four extra inning games last night, lot of good action.

Quote of the Day
“One event doesn’t make 14 wins (in a row) happen. But it was nice to hear Snit get up there and tell everyone to relax a little. We were not playing great baseball as far as the complete package, so it was just a ‘take a deep breath’ type of meeting.”
Braves’ 1B Matt Olson

Wednesday’s quiz
Who has hit the most postseason home runs in major league history?
Hint: He retired in 2011

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Nick Nolte plays the basketball coach at fictional Western University. Bob Cousy plays Western’a athletic director in the movie.

Monday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted John Elway in 1983, then traded him to Denver.

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Wednesday’s Den: Turning points to think about…….

There are turning points in all walks of life; if this hadn’t have happened, then that wouldn’t have followed. The flowchart of life takes some interesting turns. Here are some memorable turning points that I remember:

13) In 1965, Richard Nixon was offered a $100,000 salary and an unlimited expense account to become commissioner of baseball. He turned it down: “Don’t tell Pat. She’d kill me for turning you down.” Pat was Mrs Nixon.

The history of our country would be vastly different had he accepted the job.

12) 1984 NBA Draft; Houston Rockets took Hakeem Olajuwon with the first pick; that turned out very well. Houston won a couple of NBA titles.

Portland then took Sam Bowie with the [NODE="2"]Forum[/NODE] pick; he played 10 years in the NBA, but started only 349 games, scoring 10.9 ppg.

History of the NBA would be a little different if Portland had chosen the guy the Bulls took with the [NODE="3"]Blogs[/NODE] pick that year— Michael Jordan.

11) In 2006, Nick Saban was coaching the Miami Dolphins; they went 9-7 in his first season, but were looking for a QB to upgrade from Gus Frerotte. There was a free agent QB who had played for the Chargers, going 30-28 as San Diego’s starter. QB was well-regarded, but he tore his labrum in his shoulder in 2005, and the Chargers had a young Philip Rivers, so they moved on to the younger QB.

Miami’s team physician recommended passing on the free agent QB, so they signed Daunte Culpepper instead. Culpepper played four games for the Dolphins.

Imagine how football would be different had the Dolphins signed Drew Brees:
a) Saints might’ve never won a Super Bowl.
b) Saban would probably still be coaching the Dolphins and never would’ve gone to Alabama, where he became, arguably, the best coach in college football history.

10) Robert Irsay bought the Los Angeles Rams on July 13, 1972; he then immediately traded the franchise to Carroll Rosenbloom, who was the owner of the Baltimore Colts. Rosenbloom made the deal in part because he saved $4.4M in taxes.

— 11 years later, Irsay moved the Colts to Indianapolis, right after he drafted John Elway and traded him to Denver.
— Irsay’s son Jim now owns the Colts; he is a much better owner than his dad was.
— In 1979, Rosenbloom died in a swimming accident; his wife Georgia inherited the team, and in 1995, moved the Rams to her hometown of St Louis.
— After Georgia Frontiere died (Rosenbloom was her 6th husband, Dominic Frontiere her 7th) Stan Kroenke bought her 70% of the team and moved the team back to Los Angeles.
— As of 2019, according to Forbes Magazine, the Rams were worth $3.8B, the Colts #2.65B. After last season, Rams might be worth more now.

9) Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, scoring 12,670 points; he played his college ball at Virginia Tech, not a traditional hoop power.

Curry’s two sons were pretty good high school players, but Virginia Tech didn’t recruit either one of them. Bad move.

Seth Curry started at Liberty, then transferred to Duke; he’s scored 11.3 ppg in his eight years in the NBA.

Steph Curry played college ball at Davidson; they made the Elite 8 in 2008, while Virginia Tech made the NCAA Tournament once in Seth Greenberg’s nine years as the Hokies’ coach.

Greenberg does a very good job as ESPN’s studio analyst, but had he recruited Steph Curry, he might still be coaching Virginia Tech.

Steph Curry, obviously, is an all-time great in the NBA, one of only seven players ever to win 4+ championships and 2+ MVP awards.

8) Speaking of Steph Curry, he was the 7th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Smart move. Golden State has won four championships in the Curry/Klay Thompson era. Warriors are 101-54 in playoff games, since they drafted Curry.

Minnesota Timberwolves had the 5th and 6th picks that season; they needed guards but took Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn instead of Curry. Bad move.

In 13 years since then, Minnesota has made the playoffs twice, going 3-8 in playoff games.

7) In the fall of 1979, Jack McKinney was coach of the Los Angeles Lakers; they had a rookie point guard named Earvin Johnson, and were off to a 10-4 start. On an off day, McKinney went out for a bike ride but had an accident and had a brain injury. He never coached the Lakers again, though he did coach the Pacers/Kings down the road.

Paul Westhead took over from McKinney; Lakers won the NBA title that year, but two years later, he had a falling out with Earvin Johnson and the Lakers fired him, after a 7-4 start.

The new coach was Pat Riley, who prior to McKinney’s bike accident, was the color analyst on Lakers’ radio broadcasts. Riley turned out to be one of the best coaches in NBA history (he won five NBA titles) and is still running the Miami Heat franchise, but the fact is, had McKinney’s bike accident never happened, Riley may have never gotten his chance to be a coach.

6) August 12, 1987, the Detroit Tigers acquired P Doyle Alexander from the Atlanta Braves, trading away a minor league pitcher. Guy named Smoltz.

Detroit went 98-64 in 1987, winning the AL East; they lost the ALCS to Minnesota, but this was only the second time Detroit had made the playoffs in 15 years. They didn’t make the playoffs again until 2006.

Meanwhile, John Smoltz went on to a Hall of Fame career, winning 213 games and saving 154 others; dealing Alexander in 1987, when Atlanta went 69-92, helped the Braves make the playoffs 14 times in 15 years, starting in 1991.

5) Dodgers bolted Brooklyn and moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season; they needed a second team to move to the west coast, to make travel feasible for the other six teams in the National League. Move has obviously turned out to be a great one for the Dodgers.

At the time Dodgers/Giants/Bronx were all in New York City; the Giants were doing the worst of the three on the field, and attendance at the Polo Grounds wasn’t good, so they agreed to move, figuring a move to the Bay Area would be more lucrative then splitting the financial pie with a more successful team in the Bronx.

Problem is, Candlestick Park wasn’t such a great ballpark; very windy, had to share it with the 49ers. Giants didn’t do their due diligence on Candlestick Point, and wound up, for 40 or so years, with a sub-standard stadium.

Their new stadium is way better and now the Giants have a good deal, but think about it; would you rather own the Giants or the Mets, who came into being in 1962, filling the void left by the two teams bolting to California?

4) When Brett Favre was Green Bay’s quarterback in 1994, his backup was Mark Brunell, who wound getting traded to Jacksonville the next year, the Jaguars’ first season.

Green Bay had another QB in camp in 1994, but they cut him. Guy wound up playing in the Arena League for three years, then in NFL Europe, before signing with the Rams in 1998. Now he is in the Hall of Fame— Kurt Warner.

Had Green Bay kept Warner instead of Brunell, they might mot have made a movie about him.

3) Baseball’s 1970 All-Star Game in Cincinnati went 12 innings; National League won 5-4 when Pete Rose bowled over catcher Ray Fosse to score the winning run, even though Fosse didn’t have the ball yet.

Fosse suffered a separated shoulder and wasn’t the same player after that. Cleveland traded him to the A’s two years later. Fosse helped the A’s win two World Series and wound up being a TV analyst for Oakland for 35 years after he retired.

2) In 2017, Chicago Bears traded up (gave up a 3rd and 4th round pick) to the [NODE="2"]Forum[/NODE] spot in the NFL Draft, in order to take QB Mitchell Trubisky, who went 29-23 as Chicago’s starter in his four years there. Not a bad record, but the Bears lost both playoff games in the Trubisky era.

Problem is, Chicago could’ve kept those 3rd/4th round picks and taken Patrick Mahomes, who was the 10th pick that year. NFL would look a lot different had that happened.

Of course, Chicago could’ve also taken Deshaun Watson that year; then they would have a much different kind of mess on their hands. Watson was the 12th pick in that draft.

1) Tom Brady was the 199th player picked in the 2000 Draft, a 6th-round pick. He became the starter in New England because Drew Bledsoe got hurt in a 2001 game.

Since then, Brady has won seven Super Bowls and is one of the best QB’s ever. Every team in the NFL passed on him multiple times, including the Patriots.

Brady’s record in New England: 249-75
Bill Belichick’s record as a head coach: 321-156
With Brady: 249-75
Without Brady: 72-81