Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Thunder 114, Minnesota 88- Oklahoma City wins Game 1 of Western finals.
— Blue Jays 3, Padres 0- Chris Bassitt tossed six shutout IP.
— Red Sox 2, Mets 0- Seven Boston pitchers combined for the shutout.
— White Sox 1, Mariners 0- Adrian Houser wins, in his first start in almost a year.
— Pirates 1, Reds 0- Bailey Falter allowed one run in his last 23.2 IP.
— Dodgers 4, Arizona 3 (10)- LA scored three runs in bottom of the 10th
Quote of the Day
“Playing in Baltimore for the fourth straight prime-time year isn’t ideal. Maybe we can get one of those in Cincinnati next year. Please.”
Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow
Wednesday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the AA Birmingham Barons in 1994, what uniform number did he wear?
Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams was a manager for four years in his post-playing days; he managed the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers- they moved to Texas before his last year.
Monday’s quiz
In the history of the Toronto Blue Jays, Dave Stieb has the most pitching wins (175).
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— Arizona (26-23)
Under is 5-1 in Kelly’s last six starts.
Arizona is 20-15 vs righty starters, 6-8 vs lefties.xxxx
Under is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
— Braves (24-24)
Atlanta won seven of its last nine home games.
Braves are 15-7 at home, 9-17 on the road.
Under is 17-4 in their last 21 games.
— Cubs (29-20)
Chicago scored 47 runs in its last five games.
Over is 14-7 in their last 21 home games.
Cubs are 23-15 vs righty starters, 6-5 vs lefties.
— Reds (25-25)
Cincinnati won five of its last six games.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine home games.
Reds were shut out in four of last nine road games.
— Rockies (8-40)
Colorado is 1-8 since they changed managers.
Rockies are 3-24 on the road (under 17-8).
Over is 7-1 in their last eight home games.
— Dodgers (30-19)
Dodgers lost four of their last five games, all at home.
Dodgers are 18-8 at home, 12-11 on the road.
Over is 11-2 in their last 13 home games.
— Marlins (19-28)
Miami is 13-14 at home, 6-14 on the road.
Marlins are 1-6 in road series openers.
Miami is 14-22 vs righty starters, 5-6 vs lefties.
— Brewers (24-25)
Milwaukee won its last three games.
Brewers are 15-9 at home, 9-16 on the road.
Under is 13-3 in their last 16 games.
— Mets (29-20)
Mets scored total of 10 runs in their last seven games.
Mets are 17-5 at home, 12-15 on the road.
Under is 11-3 in their last 14 games.
— Phillies (30-18)
Phillies won their last five games.
Phillies are 25-11 vs righty starters, 5-7 vs lefties.
Phillies are 17-8 at home, 13-10 on the road.
Philly scored in 1st inning in 13 of 25 home games.
— Pirates (16-33)
Pirates are 4-7 since changing managers.
Pittsburgh is 10-14 at home, 6-19 on the road.
Under is 11-2 in their last thirteen games.
— St Louis (27-22)
St Louis won 13 of its last 16 games.
Cardinals are 8-2 when Sonny Gray starts.
St Louis is 16-7 at home, 11-15 on the road.
— Padres (27-19)
Padres lost their last four games, scoring 1-1-1-0 runs.
Last five San Diego games stayed under the total.
Padres are 7-1 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (29-20)
Giants are 25-9 vs rightly pitchers, 4-11 vs lefties.
SF is 17-8 at home, 12-12 on the road
Giants’ last five games stayed under the total.
— Washington (22-27)
Nationals won five of their last six games.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Washington is 8-2 last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
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Famous birthdays, May 21st:
Ed O’Bradovich, 85
Al Franken, 74
Foots Walker, 74
Laurence Tureaud (Mr T), 73
Mark Landsberger, 70
Kent Hrbek, 65
Lisa Edelstein, 59
Ricky Williams, 48
Josh Hamilton, 44
Matt Wieters, 39
Isaiah Canaan, 34
Josh Allen, 29
— Orioles (15-32)
Baltimore lost its last eight games; they’re 3-14 in May.
Orioles arre 6-6 vs AL East foes, 9-26 vs everyone else.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Red Sox (25-25)
Boston is 5-12 in one-run games.
Under is 8-4 in their last 12 home games.
Red Sox are 14-11 at home, 11-14 on the road.
— White Sox (15-34)
Chicago scored total of 11 runs in its last six games (1-5).
White Sox are 10-13 at home, 5-21 on the road.
White Sox are 9-26 vs righty starters, 6-8 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (25-21)
Cleveland is 14-8 at home, 11-13 on the road.
Cleveland is 10-3 against its AL Central rivals.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
— Detroit (32-17)
Detroit is 17-5 at home, 15-12 on the road.
Tigers won six of their last eight games.
Over is 10-4 in their last fourteen games.
— Houston (25-23)
Astros are 15-9 at home, 10-14 on the road.
Houston is 2-6 in road series openers.
Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.
— Royals (27-23)
Kansas City is 17-9 at home, 10-14 on the road.
Under is 6-1 in Royals’ last seven games.
Kansas City is 9-6 in one-run games.
— Angels (21-25)
Angels won their last five games.
Over is 15-5 in their last 20 games.
Halos are 11-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (26-21)
Twins have won 13 of their last 14 games.
Minnesota is 15-6 at home, 11-15 on the road.
Under is 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— New York (28-19)
New York won nine of its last 12 games.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
New York is 23-14 vs righty starters, 5-5 vs lefties.
— A’s (22-27)
A’s have lost 7 in a row, 11 of their last 13 games.
A’s are 8-14 in Sacramento, 14-12 on the road.
A’s are 8-8 vs their AL West rivals.
Over is 9-2 in their last 11 games.
— Seattle (27-20)
Mariners won 10 of their last 13 road games.
Seattle lost five of last six home games.
Seattle’s last seven games stayed under the total.
— Tampa Bay (22-26)
Rays are 10-8 on road, 12-18 in home games.
Under is 12-4 in their last 16 home games.
Rays are 8-2 in last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (25-24)
Texas is 3-11 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 17-10 at home, 8-14 on road.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games.
— Toronto (23-24)
Blue Jays are 10-9 vs their AL East rivals.
Under is 7-4 in their last eleven home games.
Toronto is 6-9 in series openers.
— If the playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Mets, Padres, Giants
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Twins, Guardians, Royals
