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SAN FRANCISCO is 64-45 SU (14.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 29-17 SU (10.3 Units) as an underdog of +200 or more in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 27-13 Over (12.7 Units) after allowing 2 runs or less 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 51-77 SU (-33.7 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 117-120 SU (-15 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 43-26 Over (14.4 Units) when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 16-5 SU (10.5 Units) in road games against division opponents in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 10-1 Under (8.9 Units) at home when the total is 6 to 6.5 over the last 2 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 8-0 SU (8 Units) after a loss by 6 runs or more in the current season.

HOUSTON is 45-35 SU (6.5 Units) in home games against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 3-21 SU (-19.5 Units) in home games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current s...

LA DODGERS are 191-154 SU (21.6 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 14-29 SU (-17.9 Units) in road games after 5 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 11-0 Over (11 Units) in road games in July games in the current season.
 

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National League
Arizona (45-55) @ Atlanta (61-41)

— Kelly is 3-0, 1.29 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 11-9 in his starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-5
— He is 0-2, 6.23 in two starts vs Atlanta.

— Diamondbacks are 6-3 in last nine games.
— Arizona is 18-28 on road.
— under 10-5 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 28-100
— record in first 5 innings: 39-37-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-4

— Fried is 1-1, 4.00 in his last four starts.
— Atlanta is 14-6 in his starts.
— over 8-6 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 2-20
— record in first 5 innings: 13-5-2
— He is 1-0, 4.09 in two starts vs Arizona.

— Braves are 38-14 in their last 52 games.
— Atlanta is 35-21 at home.
— over 8-2-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 31-102
— record in first 5 innings: 57-34-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2.1-3

Philadelphia (54-47) @ Pittsburgh (40-61)
— Nola is 1-3, 4.03 in his last four starts.
— Philly is 8-12 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-20
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-5
— He is 3-2, 4.14 in six starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Phillies are 4-0 in last four games.
— Philly is 28-22 on road.
— over 3-2-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 25-101
— record in first 5 innings: 39-43-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4

— Brubaker is 0-1, 2.50 in his last three starts.
— Pittsburgh is 5-9 in his last 14 starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-11-3
— He is 0-0, 1.50 in one start vs Philly.

— Pirates lost 11 of last 13 games.
— Pittsburgh is 21-28 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 20-101
— record in first 5 innings: 33-48-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4.1-4

St Louis (53-48) @ Washington (35-67)
— Pallante is 1-1, 7.85 in his last four starts.
— St Louis is 4-5 in his starts
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Cardinals are 10-14 in their last 24 games.
— St Louis is 24-28 on road.
— under 9-3 last dozen road games
— scored run in first inning: 34-101
— record in first 5 innings: 45-39-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-3.2

— Gray is 1-1, 5.63 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 1-5 in his last six home starts
— over 8-5-1 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-4
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Washington won four of last six games.
— Nationals are 16-37 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-102
— record in first 5 innings: 27-63-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.1-4.1

NY Mets (63-37) @ Miami (47-54)
— Walker is 5-0, 1.94 in his last eight starts.
— Mets are 10-5 in his last 15 starts.
— under 10-4 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-5
— He is 2-0, 1.83 in three starts vs Miami TY.

— Mets are 5-0 in their last five games.
— Mets are 32-20 on road.
— under 9-5-1 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-100
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— record in first 5 innings: 52-26-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-2

— Lopez is 2-1, 3.18 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 7-3 in his last ten starts.
— over 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 8-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-4
— He is 1-1, 6.97 in two starts vs New York TY.

— Miami is 8-14 in its last 22 games.
— Marlins are 22-25 at home.
— over 6-4 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-101
— record in first 5 innings: 36-45-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8.1-4-4

Los Angeles (67-33) @ Colorado (46-56)
— Gonsolin is 2-1, 3.73 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 14-4 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 2-18
— record in first 5 innings: 12-2-4
— He is 1-1, 1.93 in four starts vs Colorado.

— Dodgers are 28-9 in their last 37 games.
— Los Angeles is 32-18 on the road.
— under 19-11-2 last 32 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-100
— record in first 5 innings: 59-25-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-2.2

— Marquez is 2-1, 2.29 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 7-3 in his last ten starts.
— under 6-2 last eight starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10-3
— He is 0-2, 5.51 in three starts vs Los Angeles TY.

— Colorado lost seven of last ten games.
— Rockies are 30-26 at home.
— over 8-6 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-101
— record in first 5 innings: 29-54-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-5.1-3

Cubs (41-59) @ San Francisco (50-51)
— Sampson is 0-1, 4.01 in six starts.
— Cubs are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Cubs won seven of last nine games.
— Cubs are 21-27 on road.
— under 15-5-3 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-100
— record in first 5 innings: 39-45-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-4

— Rodon is 0-1, 6.19 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 4-10 in his last 14 starts
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-3
— He is 1-2, 4.74 in four starts vs Chicago.

— Giants are 2-8 in their last ten games.
— San Francisco is 28-23 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 22-101
— record in first 5 innings: 40-42-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-5
 

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American League
Detroit (41-61) @ Toronto (56-45)

— Hill is 0-2, 7.20 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 1-3 in his starts
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Tigers are 5-14 in their last 19 games.
— Detroit is 16-34 on road.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 21-102
— record in first 5 innings: 33-55-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5.1-3

— Berrios is 2-0, 3.41 in his last five starts.
— Blue Jays are 9-2 in his last 11 starts
— over 11-4 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 8-20
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-6
— He is 6-2, 4.80 in 12 starts vs Detroit.

— Blue Jays won 11 of their last 14 games.
— Toronto is 33-21 at home.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 37-101
— record in first 5 innings: 41-37-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-4.2

Kansas City (39-62) @ Bronx (69-33)
— Greinke is 2-2, 3.96 in his last five starts.
— Royals are 4-2 in his last six starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-4
— He is 4-5, 4.99 in 14 starts vs New York.

— Kansas City lost its last five games.
— Royals are 17-32 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 28-101
— record in first 5 innings: 36-48-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-2-4.2

— Montgomery is 0-2, 5.21 in his last seven starts.
— New York is 0-5 in his last five starts.
— over 10-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-5
— He is 0-1, 4.63 in two starts vs Kansas City.

— New York is 3-0 in its last three games.
— New York is 40-12 at home.
— over 16-5 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-102
— record in first 5 innings: 53-27-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4

Cleveland (51-49) @ Tampa Bay (53-47)
— bullpen game

— Guardians are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— Cleveland is 27-29 on road.
— over 8-4 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-100
— record in first 5 innings: 39-41-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-2-3

— McClanahan is 3-0, 1.60 in his last six starts.
— Tampa Bay is 10-4 in his last 14 starts.
— under 14-5
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 12-3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Tampa Bay lost six of last eight games.
— Rays are 32-19 at home.
— over 19-13-2 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-101
— record in first 5 innings: 47-35-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3

Seattle (55-47) @ Houston (66-36)
— Kirby is 0-0, 1.65 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 8-5 in his starts.
— over 8-3 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Mariners are 18-5 in their last 23 games (1-5 vs Houston).
— Seattle is 28-24 on road.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 29-102
— record in first 5 innings: 40-44-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5.1-3.2

— Odorizzi is 1-1, 5.47 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 6-5 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5
— He is 1-1, 3.27 in two starts vs Seattle TY.

— Astros lost four of last six games.
— Houston is 32-15 at home.
— under 9-6 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-102
— record in first 5 innings: 60-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-1.1-2

A’s (39-64) @ White Sox (50-50)
— Oller is 1-3, 10.36 in six starts.
— A’s are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— A’s are 13-9 in their last 22 games.
— Oakland is 22-31 on road.
— under 27-13-2 last 42 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-103
— record in first 5 innings: 35-53-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-3.1

— Cease is 3-0, 0.00 in his last three starts (18.2 IP).
— White Sox are 16-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-1
— He is 0-0, 4.50 in one start vs Oakland.

— White Sox are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Chicago is 22-28 at home.
— over 7-5 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 24-100
— record in first 5 innings: 42-47-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-2

Texas (45-55) @ LA Angels (43-58)
— Dunning is 0-3, 5.40 in his last eight starts.
— Texas is 0-11 in his last 11 starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-5
— He is 0-2, 5.06 in three starts vs Anaheim TY.

— Rangers are 9-18 in last 27 games.
— Texas is 24-29 on road.
— over 8-5 last 13 road games
— scored run in first inning: 23-100
— record in first 5 innings: 37-43-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4

— Detmers is 1-0, 1.06 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 1-8 in his last nine starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-4
— He is 0-2, 9.00 in three starts vs Texas TY.

— Angels are 16-41 in their last 57 games.
— Angels are 23-29 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 28-101
— record in first 5 innings: 47-41-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-5

Interleague games
Baltimore (51-50) @ Cincinnati (39-61)

— Voth is 1-1, 4.29 in six starts.
— Orioles are 5-1 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1
— He threw 3 scoreless IP in two relief stints vs Cincinnati

— Orioles are 16-6 in their last 22 games.
— Baltimore is 22-30 on road.
— under 4-3 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-101
— record in first 5 innings: 38-50-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-3.2

— Lodolo is 3-1, 4.24 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Reds are 11-7 in last 18 games.
— Cincinnati is 23-32 at home.
— over 9-6 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 25-100
— record in first 5 innings: 33-52-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3.2-3

Milwaukee (57-44) @ Boston (50-52)
— Ashby is 1-2, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 1-7 in his last eight starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Brewers won seven of last eight games.
— Milwaukee is 31-24 on road.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 34-101
— record in first 5 innings: 45-37-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2.2-4

— Winckowski is 0-4, 7.20 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Red Sox lost 17 of last 22 games.
— Boston is 25-27 at home.
— over 15-7 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-102
— record in first 5 innings: 38-39-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4.2-4

Minnesota (53-47) @ San Diego (56-47)
— Bundy is 2-1, 5.04 in his last six starts.
— Minnesota is 7-10 in his starts.
— over 7-1-2 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-2
— He is 0-1, 11.25 in one start vs San Diego.

— Minnesota is 6-10 in its last 16 games.
— Twins are 26-25 on road.
— over 15-3 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-99
— record in first 5 innings: 50-35-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.1-4

— Manaea is 2-2, 8.53 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 4-1 in his last five home starts.
— over 13-1-1 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-3
— He is 3-1, 2.74 in four starts vs Minnesota.

— Padres are 12-19 in last 31 games.
— San Diego is 26-22 at home.
— over 5-0-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-102
— record in first 5 innings: 48-31-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3-3
 

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

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

St. Louis @ Washington
St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing St. Louis

Milwaukee @ Boston
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Boston's last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games at home

Kansas City @ NY Yankees
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Kansas City's last 17 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Baltimore @ Cincinnati
Baltimore
Baltimore is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Cincinnati is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games

Cleveland @ Tampa Bay
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Tampa Bay is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Cleveland

NY Mets @ Miami
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Miami is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing NY Mets

Oakland @ Chi White Sox
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Oakland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Seattle is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Houston
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle

LA Dodgers @ Colorado
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Colorado is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games at home

Texas @ LA Angels
Texas
Texas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Angels's last 14 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games

Minnesota @ San Diego
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games at home

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


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DET at TOR12:05 PMTOR -279
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PHI at PIT01:35 PMPHI -178
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CLE at TB01:40 PMTB -233
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BAL at CIN01:40 PMBAL +111
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NYM at MIA01:40 PMNYM -134
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SEA at HOU02:10 PMHOU -133
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OAK at CHW02:10 PMOAK +230
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Monday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in OPS:
1.087— Yordan Alvarez, Hst
1.054— Aaron Judge, NYY
1.011— Paul Goldschmidt, StL
.981— Rafael Devers, Bos
.967— Mike Trout, LAA
.964— Austin Riley, Atl

Quote of the Day
“……..hopefully I’m going to play here soon. Coming out of the workouts, it’s been great every day. It’s getting better. It’s very promising to start rotational stuff. I’ll do that for a couple days in the weight room and if that goes well, I’ll start swinging.”
Mike Trout

Monday’s quiz
Dick Vermeil won a Super Bowl coaching the Rams; he won a Rose Bowl coaching which team?

Sunday’s quiz
Sean Payton was a replacement player for the Chicago Bears during the 1987 players’ strike.

Saturday’s quiz
Seattle Mariners have the longest current playoff drought; they last made the playoffs in 2001.

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

13) Basketball great Bill Russell passed away this weekend, at age 88.

— He played 13 years in the NBA, won 11 championships; he had more championship rings than fingers to put them on.
— In his 13-year career, he missed the NBA Finals once.
— He also won two national titles playing in college, at San Francisco.
— He won an Olympic gold medal, in 1956 in Australia.
— Russell played in 10 Game 7’s in the NBA playoffs; he played 488 of a possible 495 minutes in those games, and grabbed 29.3 rebounds/game.

When I posted my top 15 basketball players of all time, I had Russell on my first team, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Magic Johnson. I still believe that.

Russell did a lot of good work off the court too; it wasn’t easy to be in his position in the 50’s/60’s. I remember him working NBA games on TV after he retired; he had a great laugh.

RIP, sir.

12) Since 2016, Washington Redskins/Commanders have started 11 different QB’s, the most of any team in the NFL.

11) Today is August 1; Cleveland Browns have no idea who their quarterback will be in 41 days, when they open their season in Charlotte.

The decision of Deshaun Watson is expected to come down Monday, which should be a very interesting thing. If Watson gets a full year, do they trade for Jimmy Garoppolo?

10) Jacksonville Jaguars signed a kicker named Elliott Fry, who has already spent time with eight other NFL teams. He is 3-4 on field goals, 5-6 on PATs in his NFL career. He also went 14-14 kicking FG’s for the Orlando Apollos in the AAF couple years ago.

9) Things I learned this week; if you own a golf course and you bury a dead relative near the first hole, it technically becomes a cemetery. Cemeteries aren’t taxed. Golf courses are taxed.

You can also charge people to view the gravesite.

Now, only a complete scumbag would do something like this, but it happens…….

8) August 1st and Mariners-Astros don’t play any more this season? Seems unusual for division rivals not to play in the last two months of the season.

7) Seattle ace Robbie Ray against the Astros this season:

3 starts, 14 runs allowed in 10.2 IP. No bueno.

6) Pittsburgh Pirates have only 12 wins from their starting pitchers this season, the fewest by any team in their first 100 games since at least 1906.

5) Rangers 5, Angels 2— Halos’ rookie Reid Detmers struck out 12 guys in 7 IP, also had an immaculate inning— striking out the side on nine pitches in the 2nd inning.

Detmers is the first pitcher since Mike Fiers in 2015 to throw a no-hitter and an immaculate inning in the same season. Weird thing is, Fiers was traded in between his immaculate inning and his no-hitter. He did those things for different teams.

Another oddity; Detmers was sent down to AAA in between his accomplishments.

Last pitcher to throw a no-hitter and an immaculate inning for the same team in the same year was Sandy Koufax, in 1964.

4) Trey Mancini was credited with an inside-the-park home run last week, in a day game vs Tampa Bay. He hit a normal fly ball to right field, the RF missed the ball— it hit him in the face and bounced 30-40 feet away to his left.

Here’s the thing: the RF had his sunglasses on top of his hat, instead of wearing them. This was an error all the way, a bad decision by the official scorer.

3) Pretty good field for the Myrtle Beach Invitational in November:

Colorado-UMass
Murray State-Texas A&M
Boise State-Charlotte
Loyola (Chi)-Tulsa

2) An “unnamed NFL assistant coach” was critical of Chiefs’ QB Patrick Mahomes last week; it takes lot of balls to anonymously criticize one of the game’s best quarterbacks, without attaching your name to it.

Let us go to the numbers:

— five years in the NFL, Mahomes is 50-13 in regular season, 8-3 in playoff games.
— he won consecutive AFC title games, splitting two Super Bowls.
— 151 TD passes, 37 INT’s; pretty good numbers. Damn good.

Lot of really good QB’s don’t have eight playoff wins; Mahomes is only 26 years old.

Like I said, takes a lot of onions to criticize the guy, but if you do, you damn sure need to attach your name to it.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Mets-Brewers-Dodgers. Wild Cards: Atlanta, San Diego, Philadelphia
AL: New York-Minnesota-Houston Wild Cards: Toronto, Seattle, Tampa Bay
 

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MIAMI is 0-12 SU (-12.9 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the second half of the sea...

WASHINGTON is 88-114 SU (-37.4 Units) in night games in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 8-0 SU (8 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 36-19 SU (15.1 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 34-67 SU (-39.7 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 39-22 SU (16.3 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

HOUSTON is 192-137 Under (41.3 Units) in home games after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals since 1996.

KANSAS CITY is 117-120 SU (-15 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 151-241 SU (-114.1 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more since 1996.

SAN FRANCISCO is 29-12 Over (15.8 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
 

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Monday, August 1


National League
Cincinnati (40-61) @ Miami (47-55)

— Greene is 6.25 in his last six starts.
— Reds are 4-15 in his starts.
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 4-11-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— Reds are 12-7 in last 19 games.
— Cincinnati is 16-29 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 25-101
— record in first 5 innings: 33-52-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-3

— Luzardo is 2-3, 4.34 in six starts.
— His last start was on May 10.
— Marlins are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He tossed 6 shutout IP in his one start vs Cincinnati.

— Miami is 8-15 in its last 23 games.
— Marlins are 22-26 at home.
— over 7-4 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-102
— record in first 5 innings: 36-46-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-6.1

NY Mets (64-37) @ Washington (35-68)
— Scherzer is 1-1, 1.39 in his last five starts.
— He pitched for Washington from 2015-21.
— Mets are 9-4 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-4
— He is 2-0, 5.03 in three starts vs Washington.

— Mets are 6-0 in their last six games.
— Mets are 33-20 on road.
— under 9-6-1 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-101
— record in first 5 innings: 53-26-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3.1

— Corbin is 0-4, 11.34 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 1-7 in his last eight starts
— under 11-6 last 17
— allowed run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 5-14-2
— He is 5-9, 4.51 in 22 starts vs New York.

— Washington lost three of last four games.
— Nationals are 16-38 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-103
— record in first 5 innings: 27-64-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4.1-3.1

Colorado (46-57) @ San Diego (57-47)
— Senzatela is 0-2, 6.27 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 2-8 in his last ten starts.
— over 11-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-1
— He is 8-3, 3.17 in 18 games (12 starts) vs San Diego.

— Colorado lost eight of last 11 games.
— Rockies are 16-30 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-102
— record in first 5 innings: 29-55-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-3

— Clevinger is 0-3, 4.07 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-4
— He is 1-2, 8.27 in four games (3 starts) vs Colorado.

— Padres are 13-19 in last 32 games.
— San Diego is 27-22 at home.
— over 5-1-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-103
— record in first 5 innings: 48-31-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

Los Angeles (68-33) @ San Francisco (51-51)
— Heaney is 1-0, 1.40 in four starts (19.1 IP).
— Dodgers are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
— He is 1-2, 7.02 in three starts vs San Francisco.

— Dodgers are 29-9 in their last 38 games.
— Los Angeles is 33-18 on the road.
— under 20-11-2 last 33 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-101
— record in first 5 innings: 60-25-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.2-4

— Webb is 2-1, 2.23 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 4-7 in his last 11 starts
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-4
— He is 1-2, 3.28 in seven starts vs Los Angeles.

— Giants are 3-1 in their last four games.
— San Francisco is 29-23 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 22-102
— record in first 5 innings: 41-42-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-2

American League
Seattle (55-48) @ New York (69-34)

— Gonzales is 1-1, 5.79 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 8-12 in his starts.
— under 8-3 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-5
— He is 0-1, 3.32 in three starts vs New York.

— Mariners are 18-6 in their last 24 games.
— Seattle is 28-25 on road.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 29-103
— record in first 5 innings: 40-45-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3.2-5.1

— German is 0-1, 8.59 in two starts.
— New York is 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-0, 3.60 in two games (1 start) vs Seattle.

— New York is 3-1 in its last four games.
— New York is 40-13 at home.
— over 17-5 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-103
— record in first 5 innings: 53-28-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-5

Detroit (41-62) @ Minnesota (53-48)
— Skubal is 2-2, 4.71 in his last five starts.
— Tigers are 10-10 in his starts
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-2
— He is 1-1, 5.68 in two starts vs Minnesota TY.

— Tigers are 5-15 in their last 20 games.
— Detroit is 16-35 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 21-103
— record in first 5 innings: 33-56-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-3

— Minnesota hasn’t named a starter yet.

— Minnesota is 6-11 in its last 17 games.
— Twins are 27-22 at home.
— over 15-4 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-100
— record in first 5 innings: 50-35-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-3

Boston (51-52) @ Houston (67-36)
— Eovaldi is 0-1, 11.77 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 7-8 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-6
— He is 1-3, 5.17 in seven starts vs Houston.

— Red Sox lost 17 of last 23 games.
— Boston is 25-25 on road.
— over 15-8 last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-103
— record in first 5 innings: 39-39-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4-4

— Garcia is 5-0, 3.74 in his last six starts.
— Astros are 12-5 in his starts.
— over 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 12-4-1
— He is 1-1, 3.27 in two starts vs Boston.

— Astros lost four of last seven games.
— Houston is 33-15 at home.
— under 10-6 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-103
— record in first 5 innings: 61-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-2-2

Baltimore (51-51) @ Texas (46-55)
— Watkins is 3-0, 2.30 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 8-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-6
— He is 1-0, 1.35 in one start vs Texas.

— Orioles are 16-7 in their last 23 games.
— Baltimore is 22-31 on road.
— under 5-3 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-102
— record in first 5 innings: 38-50-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-3

— Gray is 3-1, 3.28 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— over 10-8
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-4
— He is 1-0, 1.29 in one start vs Baltimore.

— Rangers are 10-18 in last 28 games.
— Texas is 21-26 at home.
— over 8-3 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-101
— record in first 5 innings: 37-43-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3

Kansas City (40-62) @ White Sox (51-50)
— Keller is 0-2, 7.20 in his last two starts.
— Royals are 4-10 in his last 14 starts.
— under 8-5 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-2
— He is 0-0, 2.86 in two starts vs Chicago TY.

— Kansas City lost five of last six games.
— Royals are 18-32 on road.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 28-102
— record in first 5 innings: 37-48-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.2-4

— Kopech is 2-0, 2.30 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 8-10 in his starts.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— allowed run in first inning: 9-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-2
— He is 0-0, 4.58 in eight games (2 starts) vs Kansas City.

— White Sox are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Chicago is 23-28 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 24-101
— record in first 5 innings: 43-47-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-3

Interleague game
Arizona (45-56) @ Cleveland (52-49)

— Davies is 0-2, 5.73 in his last two starts.
— Arizona is 5-10 in his starts
— under 11-4
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-5
— He is 0-0, 1.69 in one start vs Cleveland.

— Diamondbacks are 0-3 in last three games.
— Arizona is 18-29 on road.
— under 11-5 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 28-101
— record in first 5 innings: 39-37-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-1.1

— Quantrill is 3-0, 4.84 in his last four starts.
— Cleveland is 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— over 10-0-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-5
— He is 1-1, 6.00 in three starts vs Arizona.

— Guardians are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Cleveland is 25-19 at home.
— over 9-4 last thirteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-101
— record in first 5 innings: 40-41-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-7
 

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Cincinnati @ Miami
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games on the road
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 13 games when playing Cincinnati

NY Mets @ Washington
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Mets is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games

Seattle @ NY Yankees
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

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

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

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

Kansas City @ Chi White Sox
Kansas City
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games

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

Colorado @ San Diego
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games

LA Dodgers @ San Francisco
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Francisco is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers


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CIN at MIA06:40 PMMIA -111
U 7.5
+500 +500
NYM at WAS07:05 PMWAS +212
O 7.5
+500 +500
SEA at NYY07:05 PMSEA +161
U 9.0
+500 +500
ARI at CLE07:10 PMARI +141
O 9.0
+500 +500
BAL at TEX08:05 PMBAL +142
O 8.0
+500 +500
BOS at HOU08:10 PMHOU -186
O 7.5
+500 +500
KC at CHW08:10 PMCHW -166
O 8.5
+500 +500
COL at SD09:40 PMCOL +187
U 7.5
+500 +500
LAD at SF09:45 PMSF +125
U 7.5
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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Six games Deshaun Watson will miss during his suspension:
Week 1) @ Carolina
2) NJ Jets
3) Pittsburgh (Thursday game)
4) @ Atlanta
5) LA Chargers
6) New England

Quote of the Day
“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.”
Dave Barry

Tuesday’s quiz
Which two NFL teams used to call St Louis home?

Monday’s quiz
Dick Vermeil won a Super Bowl coaching the Rams; he won a Rose Bowl coaching UCLA.

Sunday’s quiz
Sean Payton was a replacement player for the Chicago Bears during the 1987 players’ strike.

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

— Cleveland Browns’ QB Deshaun Watson got hit with a 6-game suspension Monday, so Jacoby Brissett will be the Browns’ QB when the season starts.

Cleveland plays division rival Baltimore in Week 7, Cincinnati in Week 8, the first two games Watson will be able to play.

Two sportsbooks posted Cleveland’s over/under win total at 9.5; another one posted 8.5.

— Baseball trading deadline is Tuesday at 6pm; there was activity Monday.

Milwaukee dealt closer Josh Hader to San Diego; in return they got closer Taylor Rogers, two minor league prospects and injury-plagued P Dinelson Lamet.

Brewers also got P Matt Bush from Texas, for two prospects.

Boston traded C Christian Vazquez to the Astros, for two minor leaguers.
Red Sox then traded P Jake Diekman to the White Sox, for C Reese McGuire.
Boston also acquired OF Tommy Pham from Cincinnati for a player to be named later.

Braves signed 3B Austin Riley to a 10-year, $212M deal; they also got P Jake Odorizzi from Houston (for P Will Smith) and acquired OF Robbie Grossman from Detroit.

There was a 3-way trade; don’t see lot of those:
Orioles got two minor leaguers
Astros got 1B Trey Mancini
Rays got OF Jose Siri

Orioles were 52-110 last year, are in contention this year, but traded Mancini anyway; that had to be a difficult decision.

Oakland purged two more players, trading P’s Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino to the Bronx, for four minor league prospects. Actually, JP Sears has a 2.05 ERA in 22 IP in the major leagues this season, starting twice in seven appearances.

— If you have a kid who is athletic, have him learn how to kick a football:
New England signed punter Jake Bailey to a 4-year, $13.5M deal.
Pittsburgh signed kicker Chris Boswell to a 4-year, $20M deal.

— It is 83 degrees as I type this; it’ll be colder in November when the Maui Classic is played, though it still might be 83 in Hawai’i. Here are the Maui Classic first round matchups:
Texas Tech-Creighton
Louisville-Arkansas
Ohio State-San Diego State
Cincinnati-Arizona

This is a good tournament.

— Hall of Fame ballplayer Stan Musial had 3,630 hits in his great career:
1,815 hits at home
1,815 hits on the road.

— When the Red Sox beat Milwaukee 7-2 Sunday, rookie P Josh Winckowski got the win; it was the only win for a Boston starting pitcher the whole month of July- they had been 0-15 in their previous 29 games.

Before Sunday, last time a Boston starter got the win was June 26 in Cleveland (Rich Hill).

— Pirates traded P’s Jose Quintana, Chris Stratton to St Louis, for two minor leaguers.

— Bronx acquired reliever Scott Effross from the Cubs; their bullpen needs help, even they win just about all their games.

— Monday was the 36th anniversary of my first-ever visit to Las Vegas; August 1, 1986.

Drove in from Los Angeles; there was a sign on the highway in the desert; “Turn your air conditioner off or your engine will overheat.”

It was 112 degrees when we got to our hotel, a Motel 6-type place across the street from Circus Circus. A dry heat, but 112 degrees is 112 degrees.

Walking into a casino for the first time at age 26, my head was spinning; went up to the window to bet on the Mets against the Montreal Expos— for some reason I remember Floyd Youmans was pitching for Montreal. Told the guy my bet, try to hand him my money and he smiles:

“Nice bet buddy, but the game started an hour ago”

I never set my watch back three hours when I flew to California. Whoops.

There was a store in Caeser’s Palace that had a hat of every major league and NFL team hanging on the wall; that is when/where my hat collection started.

We walked around a lot that day, despite the heat; Imperial Palace had a sportsbook where you could watch ballgames/horse races. I’m sitting there, 2.500 miles from home, watching races at Saratoga, which is 25 miles from my home. Brilliant.

Anyway, it was a lot to take in; we wound leaving at 4am, when it had cooled down to 99 degrees but I was hooked. What an awesome place.
 
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SAN FRANCISCO is 38-21 Over (14.9 Units) in home games after a loss in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 9-22 SU (-13.6 Units) vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.

MIAMI is 38-21 SU (14.9 Units) after having lost 4 of their last 5 games in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 88-115 SU (-38.5 Units) in night games in the last 3 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 443-348 Under (60.2 Units) after a loss by 4 runs or more since 1996.

SEATTLE is 12-1 Over (10.9 Units) in road games after scoring 2 runs or less 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 18-4 SU (13.6 Units) as an underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 51-44 SU (2.6 Units) as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 8-2 SU (5.8 Units) in home games after scoring 2 runs or less in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 19-36 SU (-20.6 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 738-798 SU (-139.8 Units) in home games against right-handed starters since 1996.

TEXAS are 38-20 Under (16 Units) after 2 straight games where they stranded 5 or less runners on base in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 35-18 SU (15.2 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 9-0 Under (9 Units) after 2 straight games with no home runs in the current season.

LA ANGELS are 24-9 Over (14.1 Units) in home games after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 62-32 SU (26.8 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
 
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