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Tuesday, July 5

 

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, July 5

National League
NY Mets (50-30) @ Cincinnati (27-52)
— Scherzer is 1-1, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— His last start was May 18
— Mets are 6-2 in his starts.
— under 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-2
— He is 6-2, 1.84 in nine starts vs Cincinnati.

— Mets are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Mets are 24-17 on road.
— over 24-13-2 last 39 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-80
— record in first 5 innings: 42-23-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3.1-3

— Lodolo is 1-2, 5.52 in his three starts.
— His last start was April 24.
— Reds are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Reds lost 13 of last 18 games.
— Cincinnati is 13-26 at home.
— over 9-4 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 19-79
— record in first 5 innings: 22-45-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3.2

Washington (29-53) @ Philadelphia (41-38)
— Espino is 0-1, 4.42 in four starts.
— Nationals are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-2
— He is 0-1, 5.79 in seven games (4 starts) vs Philly.

— Washington lost its last five games.
— Nationals are 15-22 on road.
— under 6-3-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-82
— record in first 5 innings: 25-48-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-3

— bullpen game

— Phillies split their last 12 games.
— Philly is 22-20 at home.
— over 24-15-1 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-80
— record in first 5 innings: 32-35-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-x

Cubs (32-48) @ Milwaukee (47-35)
— Hendricks is 2-0, 1.35 in his last two starts.
— Cubs are 8-7 in his starts.
— under 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-4
— He is 10-8, 3.54 in 30 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs are 14-24 in their last 38 games.
— Cubs are 15-21 on road.
— over 5-4 last nine road games
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— scored run in first inning: 32-80
— record in first 5 innings: 31-36-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8.2-7-3

— Alexander is 2-0, 3.90 in his five starts.
— Milwaukee is 3-2 in his starts
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 7 IP vs Chicago June 1st.

— Brewers won nine of last 12 games.
— Milwaukee is 20-15 at home.
— over 8-2-2 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 28-82
— record in first 5 innings: 34-33-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-4

St Louis (44-38) @ Atlanta (47-34)
— Pallante is 1-2, 2.57 in five starts.
— St Louis is 2-3 in his starts
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Cardinals lost four of last five games.
— St Louis is 20-22 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 30-82
— record in first 5 innings: 37-33-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-2.1-4

— Anderson allowed 11 runs in 6 IP in his last two starts.
— Atlanta is 9-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Braves won 24 of their last 31 games.
— Atlanta is 25-17 at home.
— under 9-3 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 22-82
— record in first 5 innings: 45-28-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1-5

San Francisco (40-38) @ Arizona (36-44)
— Wood is 1-1, 9.75 in his last three starts.
— San Francisco is 7-8 in his starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-3
— He is 7-4, 3.33 in 16 starts vs Arizona

— Giants are 3-11 in their last 14 games.
— San Francisco is 19-18 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 20-77
— record in first 5 innings: 35-30-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-8-3

— Gilbert is 0-1, 10.61 in two starts.
— Arizona is 1-1 in his starts
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He gave up an unearned run in two relief stints (1.2 IP) vs San Francisco.

— Diamondbacks are 14-21 in last 35 games.
— Arizona is 20-22 at home.
— over 4-1 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-79
— record in first 5 innings: 28-32-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4

Colorado (34-45) @ Los Angeles (50-29)
— Marquez is 1-1, 5.06 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 5-1 in his last six starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-3
— He is 2-2, 3.36 in 13 starts vs Los Angeles.

— Colorado lost eight of last 12 games.
— Rockies are 12-24 on road.
— under 12-6-1 last nineteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-79
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 25-43-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-4-2.1

— White is 0-1, 2.78 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 1-1, 4.00 in three games (1 start) vs Colorado.

— Dodgers are 11-5 in their last sixteen games.
— Los Angeles is 24-13 at home.
— under 8-2-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 27-79
— record in first 5 innings: 46-20-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2-3

 

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American League
Texas (37-41) @ Baltimore (37-44)
— bullpen game

— Rangers are 1-4 in last five games.
— Texas is 20-21 on road.
— under 7-5 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 19-78
— record in first 5 innings: 28-34-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-2.1-3.1

— bullpen game

— Orioles are 2-4 in their last six games.
— Baltimore is 19-17 at home.
— under 11-4-1 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-81
— record in first 5 innings: 27-40-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-5.1

Cleveland (40-38) @ Detroit (32-47)
— Quantrill is 1-1, 4.13 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 6-8 in his starts.
— over 5-0-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-4
— He is 1-1, 2.76 in five games (2 starts) vs Detroit

— Guardians are 4-10 in their last 14 games.
— Cleveland is 20-21 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-78
— record in first 5 innings: 28-33-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-2-6

— Hutchison is 0-1, 5.40 in his two starts.
— Tigers are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-1, 8.76 in three starts vs Cleveland.

— Tigers won three of their last four games.
— Detroit is 21-24 at home.
— five of last six games under.
— scored run in first inning: 18-79
— record in first 5 innings: 20-45-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-8.1

Tampa Bay (43-37) @ Boston (45-35)
— Springs is 1-0, 3.04 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 8-2 in his starts.
— under 6-1-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-5
— He gave up 2 runs in 7.2 IP, in eight relief stints vs Boston.

— Tampa Bay won three of last four games.
— Rays are 18-20 on road.
— over 8-3-2 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-80
— record in first 5 innings: 38-26-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-3-6

— Pivetta is 3-0, 1.93 in his last four starts.
— Boston is 9-1 in his last ten starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-2
— He is 1-2, 2.95 in four starts vs Tampa Bay

— Red Sox won 22 of last 30 games.
— Boston is 21-16 at home.
— under 9-4-2 last 15 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-80
— record in first 5 innings: 36-26-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-7-7

Kansas City (29-49) @ Houston (52-27)
— Greinke is 2-0, 1.50 in his last two starts.
— He pitched for Houston from 2019-21
— Royals are 5-2 in his last seven starts
— over 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-3
— He is 6-3, 2.59 in 11 starts vs Houston.

— Kansas City lost six of last nine games.
— Royals are 15-24 on road.
— under 11-6-1 last eighteen games
— scored run in first inning: 22-78
— record in first 5 innings: 27-39-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.1-2.2

— Garcia is 3-0, 3.31 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 9-5 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-1
— He is 1-1, 2.41 in three starts vs Kansas City.

— Astros won 16 of their last 20 games.
— Houston is 25-11 at home.
— under 5-4-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 25-79
— record in first 5 innings: 46-22-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-5

Minnesota (46-37) @ White Sox (38-40)
— Archer is 2-1, 2.00 in his last six starts (27 IP).
— Minnesota is 7-8 in his starts.
— under 5-0-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-3
— He is 4-2, 4.27 in ten starts vs Chicago.

— Minnesota is 7-4 in its last 11 games.
— Twins are 21-19 on road.
— under 14-6-2 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-83
— record in first 5 innings: 45-28-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-5

— Kopech is 0-3, 6.06 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 5-9 in his starts.
— under 9-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
— He is 1-0, 0.75 in six games (2 starts) vs Minnesota.

— White Sox are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Chicago is 16-22 at home.
— under 7-3-1 last eleven
— scored run in first inning: 17-78
— record in first 5 innings: 33-36-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4

Toronto (44-37) @ A’s (27-55)
— Kikuchi is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 5-10 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-2
— He is 1-2, 3.19 in nine starts vs Oakland.

— Blue Jays lost their last four games.
— Toronto is 19-19 on road.
— over 31-9 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-81
— record in first 5 innings: 34-31-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 11.1-4.1-2.1

— Martinez is 1-1, 6.30 in two starts.
— A’s are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— A’s are 13-36 in their last 49 games.
— Oakland is 9-28 at home.
— under 14-5-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-82
— record in first 5 innings: 26-44-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-7-1

Interleague games
Seattle (40-42) @ San Diego (47-35)
— Gilbert is 4-1, 3.64 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 6-1 in his last seven starts.
— under 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Mariners are 11-3 in their last 14 games.
— Seattle is 20-22 on road.
— under 15-7-1 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-82
— record in first 5 innings: 31-38-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.1-2.1

— Clevinger is 2-0, 1.00 in his last four starts (18 IP).
— Padres are 6-0 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-2
— He is 0-0, 6.00 in one start vs Seattle.

— Padres lost eight of last 11 games.
— San Diego is 21-17 at home.
— under 11-7 last eighteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-82
— record in first 5 innings: 40-27-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-5.2

LA Angels (37-44) @ Miami (38-40)
— Syndergaard is 1-4, 4.94 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He is 7-1, 2.16 in 12 starts vs Miami.

— Angels are 10-27 in their last 37 games.
— Angels are 16-21 on road.
— under 15-7-1 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-81
— record in first 5 innings: 41-31-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-4

— Alcantara is 6-1, 2.11 in his last nine starts.
— Miami is 10-6 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-6
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.

— Miami is 6-4 in its last ten games.
— Marlins are 19-16 at home.
— under 4-1-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-78
— record in first 5 innings: 30-32-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-3

New York (58-22) @ Pittsburgh (32-47)
— Taillon is 5-0, 3.70 in his last seven starts.
— He pitched for Pittsburgh from 2016-19.
— New York is 12-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against his old team.

— New York is 18-6 in their last 24 games.
— New York is 24-13 on road.
— under 6-2-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 27-80
— record in first 5 innings: 43-19-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-x

— Quintana is 0-0, 3.12 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 7-8 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-3
— He is 2-2, 3.18 in five starts vs New York.

— Pirates are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— Pittsburgh is 19-22 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 18-79
— record in first 5 innings: 27-38-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.1-3-4.1

 

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MLB

Tuesday, July 5

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Trend Report
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Seattle @ San Diego
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Seattle

NY Mets @ Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cincinnati's last 13 games

LA Angels @ Miami
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Angels's last 10 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Miami is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

Texas @ Baltimore
Texas
Texas is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is 15-4 ATS in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Baltimore's last 14 games

Washington @ Philadelphia
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Washington's last 13 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 13 games when playing Washington

NY Yankees @ Pittsburgh
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games

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

Cleveland @ Detroit
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games

St. Louis @ Atlanta
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of St. Louis's last 20 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home

Minnesota @ Chi White Sox
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Kansas City @ Houston
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Chi Cubs @ Milwaukee
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Chi Cubs is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

San Francisco @ Arizona
San Francisco
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home

Toronto @ Oakland
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Toronto's last 22 games
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Toronto

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


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TUESDAY, JULY 5

SEA at SD		SD -125 O 7.0	+500 +500
NYM at CIN	06:40 PM	CIN +175 O 9.0	+500 +500
LAA at MIA	06:40 PM	MIA -135 U 7.0	+500 +500
WAS at PHI	07:05 PM	PHI -158 O 9.5	+500 +500
NYY at PIT	07:05 PM	NYY -216 O 9.0	+500 +500
TEX at BAL	07:05 PM	BAL -106 O 9.5	+500 +500
CLE at DET	07:10 PM	DET +135 O 9.0	+500 +500
TB at BOS	07:10 PM	BOS -120 O 9.5	+500 +500
STL at ATL	07:20 PM	ATL -141 O 9.5	+500 +500
MIN at CHW	08:10 PM	CHW -132 O 9.5	+500 +500
KC at HOU	08:10 PM	KC +213 O 8.0	+500 +500
CHC at MIL	08:10 PM	MIL -135 O 9.0	+500 +500
TOR at OAK	09:40 PM	TOR -186 O 8.0	+500 +500
SF at ARI	09:40 PM	ARI +150 O 9.0	+500 +500
COL at LAD	10:10 PM	COL +203 U 8.5	+500 +500

 

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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in slugging %age:
.663— Yordan Alvarez, Hst
.619— Mike Trout, LAA
.617— Paul Goldschmidt, StL
.612— Aaron Judge, NYY
.599— Bryce Harper, Phil
.579— Rafael Devers, Bos


Quote of the Day
“I had to take a driving test when I came over [to America]. I won’t have to take a test if I want to get a gun. That’s stupid. Whoever thought that was a great idea is an idiot.”
White Sox P Liam Hendriks, who is Australian

Wednesday’s quiz
Other than the Seattle Mariners (20 years) which major league team has gone the longest since they were last in the playoffs?

Tuesday’s quiz
Max Scherzer broke into the major leagues with the Diamondbacks in 2008.

Monday’s quiz
In the movie The Hangover, the four friends drove to Las Vegas in a silver Mercedes

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

13) NBA Summer League starts Thursday; 11 days of competitive basketball from Las Vegas, most of which is televised nationally.


There are 30 teams, with players trying to get invites to NBA training camps or offers to play pro ball overseas. It is very competitive, fun to watch.

12) Few years ago, I was at the summer league and these two guys sit in front of me; one guy is huge, looked like a bodybuilder. Remember, this is Las Vegas; you can bet on the games- the big guy is saying how he bet on Team A in this game because “they posted a bad number on this game” at the sportsbook. He thought he had a sure thing. Uh oh.

The odds that the oddsmakers knew less about this game than the bodybuilder were slim, but he thought he knew better. There was one small problem.

Team A crushed its opponent the day before, but they were playing different guys in this game, guys who hadn’t played much the day before. Teams have 12-14 guys; they like to take a look at all of them. The second group of guys weren’t nearly as good as the first group.

The bodybuilder had a mixed drink; as Team A falls behind quickly, he begins to get steamed. Midway down the second quarter, it is fairly evident his bet is a loser and he is fuming. I’m not even sure he realized they were playing different guys than the day before.

For a split second, I thought about explaining this to him, but then bit my tongue; sometimes they kill the messenger. Instead, I just moved to a different part of the gym.

11) If you foul out of a summer league game, you’re a hacker; it takes 10 fouls to foul out of a summer league game. 10, not six.

10) Miami Heat drafted a kid named Nikola Jovic; he looked great in the San Francisco summer league Tuesday, scoring 25 points, grabbing nine rebounds. This was a 4-team, 3-day event that is a prelude to the Las Vegas tournament.

Catch-and-shoot is a huge thing now if you want to play college/pro ball; kids are much better these days at shooting, a positive effect of the Steph Curry/Klay Thompson Warriors winning so much (and making so much money)

9) NBA is doing really well financially; ten players have already signed contracts this offseason worth $100M+.

8) Portland Trailblazers have seven players who will be making $9M+ next season; that means at least two of their subs will be making $9M+, and they were 27-55 last year.

7) On the TV broadcast of the Miami-Golden State game summer game, they mentioned that pro games in Europe are only 40 minutes long, as opposed to the NBA’s 48 minutes.

6) I’m debating going to the summer league next year, as long as the league coincides with baseball’s All-Star break. They miss each other by a week this year. With no baseball for four days, it was fun to hang out in a gym all day and watch quality basketball.

5) Connor Allen posted info about NFL season prop bets on Twitter; he identified six categories where the unders really dominated last year:

rushing TD’s— under hit 76.5%
passing yards— under hit 74.1%
passing TD’s— under also hit 74.1%
receiving yards— under hit 66.0%
rushing yards— under hit 64.1%
Receiving TD’s— under hit 55.6%

4) Golfer Matt Fitzpatrick has really improved his driving this season; his club head speed has jumped to 70th on Tour this year, compared to 122nd two years ago. His strokes gained off the tee ranks 8th this year, compared to 59th two years ago.

This season, Fitzpatrick has earned $6,129,986, with eight top 10 finishes; last year, he earned $2,252,351, year before that, $2,109,709.

3) Johnny Cueto has started nine games for the White Sox this season; road team won eight of those nine games, which is unusual.

2) Orioles 10, Rangers 9 (10)— Two bullpens combined to give up 12 runs in 11.1 IP. Cedric Mullins had a walk-off double for Baltimore.

1) Reds 1, Mets 0— Max Scherzer struck out 11 batters in 6 IP, in his return to action. Reds won on a sac fly by Mike Moustakas in the last inning.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, July 6

 

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ST LOUIS are 579-480 Over (51 Units) on the road when the total is 7 to 8.5 since 1996.

DETROIT is 46-30 SU (13 Units) as a home underdog of +125 or more in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 29-15 Over (12.5 Units) vs. an NL team with a batting average of .245 or worse in the second half of the season i...

MINNESOTA is 83-57 Under (20.3 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 3-13 SU (-11.3 Units) in home games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 13-30 SU (-20 Units) when playing on Wednesday in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 69-79 SU (-17.9 Units) in road games in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 82-108 SU (-36.8 Units) in night games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 29-47 SU (-22.7 Units) in road games in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 8-1 SU (8.1 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 1 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

BOSTON is 29-19 SU (13.1 Units) with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (AL) in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 112-112 SU (-11.2 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 24-8 Over (15.2 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 43-29 SU (11.9 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, July 6

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, July 6

National League
Cubs (33-48) @ Milwaukee (47-36)
— Sampson is 0-0, 6.10 in two starts.
— Cubs are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He gave up 2 runs in 5.2 IP, in three relief stints vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Cubs are 16-21 on road.
— over 6-4 last 10 road games
— scored run in first inning: 32-81
— record in first 5 innings: 32-36-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3-6

— Burnes is 4-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 10-6 in his starts
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-2
— He is 2-2, 3.60 in seven starts vs Chicago.

— Brewers won nine of last 13 games.
— Milwaukee is 20-16 at home.
— over 9-2-2 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 29-83
— record in first 5 innings: 34-34-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.2

NY Mets (50-31) @ Cincinnati (28-52)
— Peterson is 2-0, 2.45 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 8-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Mets are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Mets are 24-18 on road.
— over 24-14-2 last 40 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-81
— record in first 5 innings: 42-23-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-2.2

— Ashcraft is 1-2, 8.14 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Reds lost 13 of last 19 games.
— Cincinnati is 14-26 at home.
— over 9-5 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 19-80
— record in first 5 innings: 22-45-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.2-4.1

Washington (29-54) @ Philadelphia (42-38)
— Gray is 1-1, 3.03 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 8-7 in his starts.
— under 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-3
— He is 0-1, 4.20 in three starts vs Philly.

— Washington lost its last six games.
— Nationals are 15-23 on road.
— under 6-4-1 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-83
— record in first 5 innings: 25-49-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4.1

— Nola is 2-1, 1.70 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 6-1 in his last seven starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-4
— He is 6-7, 4.11 in 25 starts vs Washington

— Phillies are 4-1 in their last five games.
— Philly is 23-20 at home.
— over 25-15-1 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-81
— record in first 5 innings: 33-35-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-4

St Louis (44-39) @ Atlanta (48-34)
— Mikolas is 0-2, 3.57 in his last three starts.
— St Louis is 9-7 in his starts
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-4
— He is 1-2, 2.61 in three starts vs Atlanta.

— Cardinals lost five of last six games.
— St Louis is 20-23 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 31-83
— record in first 5 innings: 37-34-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4-4.1

— Fried is 4-0, 1.97 in his last seven starts.
— Atlanta is 12-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-1
— He is 3-0, 0.44 in four games (3 starts) vs St Louis.

— Braves won 25 of their last 32 games.
— Atlanta is 26-17 at home.
— under 9-4 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-83
— record in first 5 innings: 46-28-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-5-4

San Francisco (40-39) @ Arizona (37-44)
— Cobb is 0-2, 4.62 in his last five starts.
— San Francisco is 4-7 in his starts
— over 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-4
— He is 0-0, 15.00 in one start (3 IP) vs Arizona

— Giants are 3-12 in their last 15 games.
— San Francisco is 19-19 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 20-78
— record in first 5 innings: 35-30-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8-3-3

— Kelly is 2-1, 3.15 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 8-8 in his starts
— under 9-7
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-4
— He is 3-3, 3.21 in ten starts vs vs San Francisco.

— Diamondbacks are 5-3 in last eight games.
— Arizona is 21-22 at home.
— over 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-80
— record in first 5 innings: 28-32-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-5.1

Colorado (35-46) @ Los Angeles (51-29)
— Urena is making his first ‘22 start.
— In his career, he is 36-54, 4.76 in 172 games (116 starts).
— Last year, he was 4-8, 5.81 in 18 starts for Detroit.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 1-2, 2.95 in four games (3 starts) vs Los Angeles.

— Colorado lost nine of last 13 games.
— Rockies are 12-25 on road.
— under 13-6-1 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-80
— record in first 5 innings: 25-44-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.1-2

— White is 0-1, 2.78 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 1-1, 4.00 in three games (1 start) vs Colorado.

— Dodgers are 12-5 in their last seventeen games.
— Los Angeles is 25-13 at home.
— under 9-2-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 27-80
— record in first 5 innings: 47-20-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4

 

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American League
Cleveland (40-39) @ Detroit (33-47)
— Bieber is 0-1, 4.15 in his last four starts.
— Cleveland is 10-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He is 7-3, 2.18 in ten starts vs Detroit

— Guardians are 4-11 in their last 15 games.
— Cleveland is 20-22 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-79
— record in first 5 innings: 28-34-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-6-4

— Pineda is 0-3, 4.50 in his last five starts.
— Tigers are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 6-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 2-0, 3.04 in four starts vs Cleveland.

— Tigers won four of their last five games.
— Detroit is 22-24 at home.
— five of last seven games under.
— scored run in first inning: 18-80
— record in first 5 innings: 21-45-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-8.1-4

Minnesota (47-37) @ White Sox (38-41)
— Ryan is 1-0, 3.50 in his last three starts.
— Minnesota is 8-4 in his starts.
— under 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Minnesota is 8-4 in its last 12 games.
— Twins are 22-19 on road.
— under 14-7-2 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-84
— record in first 5 innings: 46-28-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-4

— Lynn is 1-1, 5.73 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 2-0, 2.17 in five starts vs Minnesota.

— White Sox are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— Chicago is 16-23 at home.
— under 7-4-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-79
— record in first 5 innings: 33-37-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4.1

Texas (37-42) @ Baltimore (38-44)
— Otto allowed 10 runs in 6 IP in his last two starts.
— Texas is 5-5 in his starts.
— over 5-5
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He is 0-1, 3.60 in one start vs Baltimore.

— Rangers are 1-5 in last six games.
— Texas is 20-22 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 19-79
— record in first 5 innings: 28-35-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3.1-5.2

— Watkins is 1-0, 1.64 in his last two starts.
— Baltimore is 5-5 in his starts.
— under 5-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-10
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-4
— He is 0-0, 3.38 in two starts vs Texas.

— Orioles are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Baltimore is 20-17 at home.
— under 11-5-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-82
— record in first 5 innings: 28-40-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.1-5.2

Tampa Bay (44-37) @ Boston (45-36)
— Kluber is 0-3, 4.87 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 7-8 in his starts.
— under 10-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-1
— He is 3-5, 4.63 in 11 starts vs Boston.

— Tampa Bay won four of last five games.
— Rays are 19-20 on road.
— over 9-3-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-81
— record in first 5 innings: 38-26-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-5

— bullpen game

— Red Sox won 22 of last 31 games.
— Boston is 21-17 at home.
— under 9-5-2 last 16 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-81
— record in first 5 innings: 36-26-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-7-3.1

Kansas City (29-50) @ Houston (53-27)
— Keller is 2-1, 2.70 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 2-8 in his last ten starts
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-2
— He is 0-0, 4.50 in one start vs Houston.

— Kansas City lost seven of last ten games.
— Royals are 15-25 on road.
— under 11-7-1 last nineteen games
— scored run in first inning: 23-79
— record in first 5 innings: 27-40-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2.2-3

— Javier is 3-0, 0.95 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 7-4 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-2
— He gave up a run in 2.1 IP, in two relief stints vs Kansas City.

— Astros won 17 of their last 21 games.
— Houston is 26-11 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 25-80
— record in first 5 innings: 47-22-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-2.2

Toronto (44-38) @ A’s (28-55)
— Berrios is 1-2, 9.16 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 10-6 in his starts.
— over 8-0 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-2
— He is 1-3, 4.28 in seven starts vs Oakland.

— Blue Jays lost their last five games.
— Toronto is 19-20 on road.
— over 31-10 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-82
— record in first 5 innings: 34-32-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2.1-5.2

— Kaprielian is 1-1, 3.24 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 6-6 in his starts.
— over 6-1-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— A’s are 3-2 in their last five games.
— Oakland is 10-28 at home.
— under 15-5-2 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-83
— record in first 5 innings: 27-44-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-1-4

Interleague games
LA Angels (37-45) @ Miami (39-40)
— Ohtani is 4-0, 0.34 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— Angels are 10-28 in their last 38 games.
— Angels are 16-22 on road.
— under 16-7-1 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-82
— record in first 5 innings: 41-32-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3

— Rogers is 1-1, 5.02 in his last three starts.
— Miami is 5-10 in his starts.
— over 7-1-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.

— Miami is 7-4 in its last eleven games.
— Marlins are 20-16 at home.
— under 5-1-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-79
— record in first 5 innings: 31-32-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-8

New York (58-23) @ Pittsburgh (33-47)
— Severino is 0-2, 4.30 in his last four starts.
— New York is 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— New York is 18-7 in their last 25 games.
— New York is 24-14 on road.
— under 7-2-2 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 27-81
— record in first 5 innings: 43-20-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2.2

— Keller is 0-0, 4.44 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 4-9 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-4
— He is 1-1, 6.17 in 3 games (2 starts) vs New York.

— Pirates are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
— Pittsburgh is 20-22 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 18-80
— record in first 5 innings: 28-38-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-4

 

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MLB

Wednesday, July 6

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

Minnesota @ Chi White Sox
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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

Toronto @ Oakland
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Toronto's last 23 games
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games

NY Mets @ Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
NY Mets is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Cincinnati is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against NY Mets

LA Angels @ Miami
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 11 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Miami is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home

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

Washington @ Philadelphia
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 14 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 14 games when playing Washington

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

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

St. Louis @ Atlanta
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis

Kansas City @ Houston
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Houston
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

San Francisco @ Arizona
San Francisco
San Francisco is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco

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


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Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
CFL posted their league’s power ratings on Twitter:
1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2) British Columbia Lions
3) Calgary Stampeders
4) Saskatchewan Roughriders
5) Ottawa RedBlacks
6) Montreal Alouettes
7) Toronto Argonauts
8) Edmonton Elks
9) Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Quote of the Day
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results.”
Albert Einstein

Thursday’s quiz
How many NFL teams play their home games in domed stadiums?

Wednesday’s quiz
Other than the Seattle Mariners (20 years), Philadelphia Phillies (10 years) have gone the longest since they were last in the baseball playoffs.

Tuesday’s quiz
Max Scherzer broke into the major leagues with the Diamondbacks in 2008.

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Thursday’s Den: NFL knowledge on a summer day

13) Cleveland Browns traded QB Baker Mayfield to Carolina Wednesday, for either a 4th or 5th-round draft pick in 2024, depending on how he does.

Panthers will pay $4.85M of Mayfield’s salary this year, while the Browns will pay $10.5M; Mayfield agreed to convert the remainder of his $18.8M salary into incentives to facilitate the trade.

Mayfield was 30-31 starting games for Cleveland, winning a playoff game two years ago, Browns’ only playoff win since re-joining the NFL in 1999 (the old Cleveland Browns are the Baltimore Ravens now).

Sam Darnold (17-32 as an NFL starter), PJ Walker (2-0 as a starter) and rookie Matt Corral are Carolina’s other quarterbacks.

12) Where does this leave Cleveland? Deshaun Watson doesn’t figure to play much, if at all, this season; Browns’ other QB’s are Jacoby Brissett (14-23 as a starter), Joshua Dobbs.

11) One of my favorite things is when the NFL releases its schedule in the spring; it tells you stuff, if you read between the lines.

Week 1, this fall: Cleveland at Carolina. We should have known.

There are no coincidences. Someone in New York knew something.

10) Brian Griese worked on TV for ESPN the last 12 years; this season he’s going to be the QB coach for the 49ers, one of four new assistant coaches on the offensive side of the ball for San Francisco, which lost OC Mike McDaniel to the Dolphins.

9) Miami fired coach Brian Flores, even though his team was 19-14 the last two years; here’s the thing- Dolphins flopped badly in Week 17 both of those years, which cost them a playoff spot.

2021- lost 34-3 in Tennessee
2020- lost 56-26 in Buffalo

8) Last six years, Denver Broncos are 39-58; during that time, they’ve started 10 different QB’s. Now they’ve got Russell Wilson, who is 113-60-1 as an NFL starter, a huge upgrade.

7) Kliff Kingsbury has been a head coach for nine years, counting college/NFL; here is how his teams break down:

first seven games: 42-20-1
from Game 8 on: 17-45

6) 20 years ago, Oakland Raiders lost the Super Bowl to Tampa Bay; since then, they’ve moved to Las Vegas, but they haven’t won a playoff game.

2016— lost 27-14 at Houston
2021— lost 26-19 at Cincinnati.

5) Cincinnati QB Joe Burrow was sacked 70 times last year, 19 times in four playoff games; if the Bengals are going to get back to the playoffs this year, they need to keep Burrow upright.

By the way, Jacksonville’s new offensive coordinator is Press Taylor, younger brother of Bengals’ coach Zac Taylor.

4) When Matt Ryan starts for the Colts in Week 1, he’ll be the sixth different QB to start for Indy the last six years.

2017- Scott Tolzien
2018- Andrew Luck
2019- Jacoby Brissett
2020- Philip Rivers
2021- Carson Wentz
2022- Matt Ryan

3) Big X hasn’t had a player drafted in the first round of the last two NFL Drafts; they had 25 players drafted this past spring, but none in Round 1.

2) WR Stefan Diggs is going to miss OC Brian Daboll, who is now head coach of the Giants; in his two seasons with Buffalo, with Daboll as OC, here are Diggs’ numbers:

2020- 127 catches, 1,535 yards, 8 TD’s.
2021- 103 catches, 1,225 yards, 10 TD’s.

1) Players taken after the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft:
47th pick (2nd round) Bobby Wagner, by Seattle
75th pick (3rd round) Russell Wilson, also by Seattle
102nd pick (4th round) Kirk Cousins, Washington

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, July 7

 

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BOSTON is 39-30 SU (10.6 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .260 or worse in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 69-80 SU (-19 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 290-275 SU (-12.5 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

WASHINGTON is 16-31 SU (-22.4 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

LA ANGELS are 14-3 SU (10.7 Units) in road games after having lost 4 of their last 5 games over the last 2 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 69-80 SU (-19 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 8-0 SU (8 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent as a road favorite in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 62-38 Over (20.2 Units) after scoring 1 run or less 2 straight games since 1996.

CHI WHITE SOX is 105-105 SU (-10.5 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 285-217 Over (46.3 Units) in home games as an underdog of +100 to +150 since 1996.

SAN DIEGO is 14-3 SU (10.7 Units) after 2 or more consecutive overs in the current season.

LA DODGERS are 8-0 SU (8 Units) in home games after scoring 2 runs or less in the current season.

SEATTLE is 7-0 SU (7 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, July 7

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, July 7

National League
Pittsburgh (33-48) @ Cincinnati (28-53)
— Contreras is 1-1, 7.31 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Wilson is 1-2, 10.54 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in one start vs Cincinnati.

— Pirates are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
— Pittsburgh is 13-25 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 18-81
— record in first 5 innings: 28-39-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-2

— Minor is 0-3, 6.35 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 1-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-2
— He is 1-1, 5.08 in five starts vs Pittsburgh.

— bullpen game

— Reds lost 14 of last 20 games.
— Cincinnati is 14-27 at home.
— over 10-5 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 19-81
— record in first 5 innings: 23-45-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.1-4

Washington (30-54) @ Philadelphia (43-39)
— Nationals haven’t named a starter.

— Washington lost six of last seven games.
— Nationals are 16-23 on road.
— under 7-4-1 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-84
— record in first 5 innings: 25-49-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-3

— Falter is 1-1, 6.23 in four starts.
— Nationals are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 1-0, 3.24 in four games (1 start) vs Washington

— Phillies are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Philly is 23-21 at home.
— over 25-16-1 last 42 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-82
— record in first 5 innings: 33-35-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-1.1

Miami (39-41) @ NY Mets (51-31)
— Castano is 1-0, 3.68 in four starts.
— Miami is 3-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
— He is 0-1, 3.32 in three starts vs New York.

— Miami is 7-5 in its last dozen games.
— Marlins are 19-24 on road.
— under 5-1-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-80
— record in first 5 innings: 31-33-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-8-2

— Williams is 0-2, 7.30 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 0-1, 4.26 in three starts vs Miami.

— Mets are 3-1 in their last four games.
— Mets are 26-13 at home.
— over 25-14-2 last 41 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-82
— record in first 5 innings: 42-24-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-6.1

St Louis (44-40) @ Atlanta (49-34)
— Liberatore is 2-1, 5.75 in five starts.
— St Louis is 4-1 in his starts
— over 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Cardinals lost six of last seven games.
— St Louis is 20-24 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 31-84
— record in first 5 innings: 37-35-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-2

— Strider is 1-0, 0.75 in his last two starts.
— Atlanta is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Braves won 26 of their last 33 games.
— Atlanta is 27-17 at home.
— under 10-4 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-84
— record in first 5 innings: 47-28-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-3

Colorado (35-47) @ Arizona (37-44)
— Gomber is 2-0, 4.91 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 5-8 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1 on road
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-2
— He is 2-0, 4.67 in three starts vs Arizona.

— Colorado lost 10 of last 14 games.
— Rockies are 12-26 on road.
— under 14-6-1 last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-81
— record in first 5 innings: 25-44-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-2-1.1

— Keuchel is 0-1, 10.61 in two starts for Arizona.
— Arizona is 1-1 in his starts
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 1-1, 6.94 in two starts vs Colorado.

— Diamondbacks are 5-4 in last nine games.
— Arizona is 21-23 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-81
— record in first 5 innings: 29-32-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5.1-2.2

San Francisco (40-39) @ San Diego (47-36)
— Webb is 2-2, 2.84 in his last five starts.
— San Francisco is 10-6 in his starts
— over 8-4-1 last 13 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-2
— He is 2-1, 3.60 in six starts vs San Diego.

— Giants are 4-12 in their last 16 games.
— San Francisco is 20-19 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 20-79
— record in first 5 innings: 35-31-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

— Musgrove is 0-2, 6.23 in his last two starts.
— Padres are 11-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2 at home
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-3
— He is 3-3, 4.23 in eight starts vs San Francisco.

— Padres lost nine of last 12 games.
— San Diego is 21-18 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-83
— record in first 5 innings: 40-27-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-5.1-x

Cubs (34-48) @ Los Angeles (52-29)
— Leiter is 0-1, 8.68 in three starts.
— Cubs are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 0-0, 1.29 in two games (1 start, 7 IP) vs Los Angeles.

— Cubs are 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Cubs are 17-21 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 32-82
— record in first 5 innings: 32-37-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-3.1

— Gonsolin is 6-0, 1.48 in his last seven starts.
— Dodgers are 12-3 in his starts.
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 11-0-4
— He is 0-0, 2.25 in one start vs Chicago.

— Dodgers are 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Los Angeles is 26-13 at home.
— under 10-2-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-81
— record in first 5 innings: 47-20-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.1

 

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American League
Kansas City (30-50) @ Houston (53-28)
— Bubic is 1-1, 6.46 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 4-7 in his starts
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-4
— He is 0-0, 0.00 in one start (5 IP) vs Houston.

— Kansas City lost seven of last 11 games.
— Royals are 16-25 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 24-80
— record in first 5 innings: 28-40-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-3.1

— Verlander is 2-0, 0.60 in his last two starts.
— Astros are 11-4 in his starts.
— under 12-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-4
— He is 23-10, 3.20 in 45 starts vs Kansas City.

— Astros won 17 of their last 22 games.
— Houston is 26-12 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 25-81
— record in first 5 innings: 47-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2.2-4

LA Angels (38-45) @ Baltimore (39-44)
— Lorenzen is 0-3, 13.91 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 6-7 in his starts.
— over 10-3
— allowed run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6
— He threw a scoreless IP in relief vs Baltimore.

— Angels are 11-28 in their last 39 games.
— Angels are 17-22 on road.
— under 16-7-2 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-83
— record in first 5 innings: 42-32-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-2

— Lyles is 0-2, 3.20 in his last three starts.
— Baltimore is 2-9 in his last 11 starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-2
— He is 3-4, 7.17 in eight starts vs Anaheim.

— Orioles are 4-4 in their last eight games.
— Baltimore is 21-17 at home.
— under 12-5-1 last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-83
— record in first 5 innings: 29-40-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-5.2-2.1

New York (59-23) @ Boston (45-37)
— Cole is 2-1, 1.37 in his last four starts.
— New York is 12-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-1-6
— He is 5-3, 4.00 in 11 starts vs Boston.

— New York is 19-7 in their last 26 games.
— New York is 25-14 on road.
— under 7-3-2 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 27-82
— record in first 5 innings: 44-20-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2.2-3

— Winckowski is 3-1, 2.42 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 3-2 in his starts
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Red Sox won 22 of last 32 games.
— Boston is 21-18 at home.
— under 9-6-2 last 17 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-82
— record in first 5 innings: 36-27-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3.1-5

Detroit (34-47) @ White Sox (39-41)
— Brieske is 0-1, 7.36 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 4-9 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Tigers won five of their last six games.
— Detroit is 11-23 on road.
— five of last eight games under.
— scored run in first inning: 18-81
— record in first 5 innings: 22-45-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8.1-4-4

— Cease is 3-0, 1.17 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 11-5 in his starts.
— over 6-4 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-1
— He is 2-0, 1.80 vs in two starts vs Detroit this year.

— White Sox are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— Chicago is 17-23 at home.
— under 7-5-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-80
— record in first 5 innings: 33-37-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-5

Toronto (45-38) @ Seattle (41-42)
— Toronto hasn’t named a starter

— Blue Jays lost five of their last six games.
— Toronto is 20-20 on road.
— over 31-11 last 42 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-83
— record in first 5 innings: 34-32-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-5.2-3

— Gonzales is 1-3, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 5-11 in his starts.
— under 10-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-4
— He is 2-1, 2.70 in three starts vs Toronto.

— Mariners are 12-3 in their last 15 games.
— Seattle is 20-20 at home.
— under 15-8-1 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-83
— record in first 5 innings: 32-38-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3.2-x

 

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MLB

Thursday, July 7

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Trend Report
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Kansas City @ Houston
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Houston
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Houston
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Washington @ Philadelphia
Washington
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 15 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 15 games when playing Washington

LA Angels @ Baltimore
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of LA Angels's last 22 games
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing LA Angels

NY Yankees @ Boston
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
NY Yankees is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

Miami @ NY Mets
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Miami
NY Mets is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Miami

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

St. Louis @ Atlanta
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis

Detroit @ Chi White Sox
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit

Colorado @ Arizona
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

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

Toronto @ Seattle
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Toronto's last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Chi Cubs @ LA Dodgers
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
LA Dodgers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games


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Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in walks:
69— Juan Soto, Wash
51— Kyle Schwarber, Phil
50— Alex Bregman, 1st
49— Jesse Winker, Sea
48— Matt Muncy, LA
47— Yandy Diaz, TB

Quote of the Day
“I believe it’s course record over here. The putter was the story. I got off to a slow, uncommitted start and I decided if you’re going to be out here, let’s make some positive swings. Started to hole a couple putts. Honestly, that’s what happened. My putter was en fuego. Middle of the round, my striking matched my putting. It’s the only way it can happen.”
Golfer Cameron Tringale, who shot a 61 at the Scottish Open Thursday

Friday’s quiz
Which Las Vegas hotel/casino is shaped like a pyramid?

Thursday’s quiz
11 NFL teams play their home games in domed stadiums.

Wednesday’s quiz
Other than the Seattle Mariners (20 years), Philadelphia Phillies (10 years) have gone the longest since they were last in the baseball playoffs.

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

13) This is the first time I can remember local TV guys talking about their teams selling off good players at the trade deadline. Heard announcers for the Cubs/Oakland openly speculate on whether Willson Contreras or Frankie Montas will be dealt before August 2.

12) Baltimore Ravens’ kicker Justin Tucker has made his last 57 field goals in the 4th quarter or overtime; is he the greatest kicker ever?

11) NBA Summer League announcers will have their hands full; Oklahoma City has Jaylin Williams and they have Jalen Williams. I think they’re going to call them by their uniform numbers, just to differentiate the two.

10) This season in the major leagues, when a team has runner on third and less than two outs, the runner scores 54.5% of the time.

9) Starting pitches are throwing an average of 84.4 pitches per start this season. Generally if a guy gets thru the other team’s lineup twice (18 batters), teams are pretty happy. Only 36 of 150 starting pitchers are averaging 90+ pitches/start.

Sandy Alcantara (102.7), Corbin Burnes (100.2) are only two averaging 100+ pitches/start.

8) Oklahoma City rookie Chet Holmgren scored 17 ppg in his first two summer league games, but wow, he looked really tired by the end of the second game Wednesday night. He played 24.9 minutes/game, blocking 8 shots in the two games.

7) 2020 college championship rings that used to belong to RB Keilan Robinson are listed for sale by a Las Vegas pawn shop for $60,000.

Robinson transferred to Texas from Alabama last year. He was not on the Crimson Tide’s active roster in 2020, having opted out due to COVID-19.

SEC, Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff championship rings are being sold by the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop — home of the TV show “Pawn Stars”- the rings will make an appearance on the TV show next season.

6) Colorado Rockies are 6-26 in their last 32 games at Dodger Stadium.

5) Nashville-San Jose will start the next NHL season by playing a couple of games in Prague, Czech Republic; Columbus-Colorado ares playing a couple of games in Finland in November.

4) Aaron Judge turned down a 7-year contract for $213.5M in April; what is he going to make now, since he is having such a great season? Speaking of which, what will Shohei Ohtani get when his contract is up? Ohtani is doing things no one has done before.

3) I was surprised to hear that Washington Wizards’ star Bradley Beal is the only NBA player with a no-trade contract. In fact, only 10 NBA players ever have had a no-trade deal.

2) I’m not sure which birthday made me feel older; Sylvester Stallone turning 76 this week, or golfer Justin Leonard turning 50 last month— he is going to play on the Senior Tour for the first time this weekend.

1) NFL is promoting the growth of flag football internationally; they’re hoping it’ll be an Olympic sport in 2028, when the Olympics will be in Los Angeles.