Friday’s 6-pack:
Preseason top 25 in college football:
6) Oregon
5) Notre Dame
4) Penn State
3) Georgia
2) Ohio State
1) Texas
Quote of the Day
“My driving factor to come back home was my family, and I hope every Tennessee fan understands that. It was just a lot of drama, but man, I’m excited to be at UCLA.”
UCLA’s new QB, Nico Iamaleava, who played for Tennessee last year
Friday’s quiz
When the Giants beat Detroit in the 2012 World Series, who was the Tigers’ manager?
Thursday’s quiz
On June 29, Washington’s James Wood was walked intentionally four times in one game; before that night, Barry Bonds was the last player to get four intentional walks in a game, in 2004.
Wednesday’s quiz
After Fenway, Wrigley and Dodger Stadium, the Angels’ stadium in Anaheim is the 4th-oldest stadium in the major leagues.
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Some stats for Friday’s baseball games:
National League
— Marlins (48-53) @ Milwaukee (61-41)
Quantrill is 0-1, 4.77 in his last six starts.
Marlins won all five of those no-decisions.
Miami is 5-5 in his road starts.
Under is 11-2 in his last thirteen starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 4-18
Marlins are 6-2 in their last eight games.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Peralta is 7-0, 3.18 in his last seven starts.
His last six starts went over the total.
Brewers are 10-1 in his home starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 2-21
Milwaukee won 12 of its last 13 games.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Diamondbacks (50-53) @ Pittsburgh (42-61)
Nelson is 4-0, 2.52 in his last seven starts.
Arizona is 7-4 in his starts.
Under is 7-4 in his starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 3-11
Arizona is 5-7 in its last 12 games.
They traded 1B Naylor to Seattle last night.
Over is 10-6 in their last sixteen road games.
Burrows is 0-2, 4.91 in his last six starts.
Pirates are 3-6 in his starts.
Over is 4-1 in his last five outings.
Allowed run in first inning: 2-9
Pirates are 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
Under is 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Padres (55-48) @ St Louis (53-51)
Pivetta is 3-0, 0.57 in his last five starts.
San Diego is 6-3 in his road starts.
Over is 6-3 in his last nine starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 5-20
San Diego is 1-11 in its last 12 road games.
Under is 8-3 in their last 11 road games.
Mikolas is 1-2, 8.69 in his last four starts.
Over is 3-1 in his last four starts.
Cardinals are 5-3 in his home starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 8-19
Cardinals lost seven of their last nine games.
Over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
— Mets (59-44) @ San Francisco (54-49)
Holmes is 0-1, 6.10 in his last four starts.
Mets are 6-4 in his road starts.
Under is 8-4 in his last 12 starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 3-20
Mets won six of their last nine games.
Under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
Webb is 2-2, 5.47 in his last four starts.
Giants are 6-4 in his home starts.
Under is 6-4 in his last ten starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 5-21
Giants won last two games, after an 0-6 skid.
Over is 4-0-1 in their last five games.
American League
— Blue Jays (61-42) @ Detroit (60-44)
Berrios is 2-1, 7.11 in his last four starts.
Over is 3-1 in those four starts.
Toronto is 8-2 in his last ten starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 5-21
Blue Jays are 17-4 in their last 21 games.
Over is 4-1-1 in their last five games.
Montero is 4-2, 4.28 in 14 games (8 starts)
Sometimes they use an opener when he pitches.
Detroit is 6-2 in his starts.
Under is 7-1 when he starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 1-8
Detroit lost 10 of its last 11 games.
Tigers’ last five home games went over the total.
— Guardians (51-51) @ Kansas City (50-53)
Williams is 1-0, 2.00 in his last three starts.
Cleveland is 2-6 in his last eight starts.
Over is 6-2 in his last eight starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 6-22
Cleveland won 11 of its last 14 games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Wacha is 0-3, 4.85 in his last five starts.
Royals lost seven of his last eight starts.
Under is 6-3 in his last nine outings.
Allowed run in first inning: 1-20
Royals are 8-5 in their last thirteen games.
Under is 12-4 in their last sixteen home games.
— A’s (43-62) @ Houston (60-43)
Springs is 2-1, 4.43 in his last four starts.
Under is 5-2 in his last seven outings.
A’s are 6-5 in his road starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 10-19
A’s are 2-5 since the All-Star break.
Over is 8-3 in their last 11 road games.
Astros haven’t named a starter for this game.
Houston lost six of its last seven home games.
Astros are 8-5 in second game of series, if they lost the opener.
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Famous birthdays, July 25th:
Illeana Douglas, 64
Doug Drabek, 63
Dean Biasucci, 63
Torey Lovullo, 60
Matt LeBlanc, 58
Jon Barry, 56
Billy Wagner, 54
Tracy Murray, 54
Tee Martin, 47
Kevin Kouzmanoff, 44
Alvin Kamara, 30
Bryce Young, 24
Friday would’ve been Biff Pocoroba’s 72nd birthday.
Interleague
— Rockies (26-76) @ Baltimore (45-57)
Freeland is 1-1, 3.38 in his last three starts,
Colorado is 2-7 in his road starts.
Over is 4-1 in his last five outings.
Allowed run in first inning: 9-18
Colorado is 4-2 since the All-Star break.
Rockies are 12-38 on the road.
Under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
Kremer is 1-0, 0.64 in his last two starts.
Orioles are 6-0 when he starts at home.
Under is 8-1 in his last nine starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 5-19
Orioles lost seven of their last nine games.
Under is 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Phillies (58-44) @ New York (56-46)
Walker is 1-1, 5.82 in his last four starts.
Phillies are 5-5 in his starts.
Under is 6-4 in his starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 2-10
Phillies are 5-7 in their last 12 games.
Under is 11-3 in their last 14 road games.
Warren is 1-1, 4.20 in his last three starts.
Over is 3-1 in his last four starts.
New York is 5-4 in his home starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 5-21
New York is 3-5 in its last eight games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
— Dodgers (60-43) @ Boston (55-49)
Sheehan is 0-1, 5.25 in three starts.
This is his first road start this season.
Under is 2-1 in his starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 0-3
Dodgers are 4-11 in their last fifteen games.
Under is 8-3 in their last eleven road games.
Bello is 2-1, 2.53 in his last three starts.
Under is 4-2 in his last six outings.
Red Sox are 4-8 in his last 12 starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 6-16
Red Sox won their last seven home games.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Rays (53-50) @ Cincinnati (53-50)
Littell is 2-0, 2.43 in his last five starts.
Under is 13-7 in his starts.
Rays are 6-4 in his road outings.
Allowed run in first inning: 6-20
Rays are 2-9 in their last eleven read games.
Under is 8-5 in their last thirteen games.
Martinez is 2-0, 3.48 in his last two starts.
Reds are 6-2 in his last ten starts.
Over is 7-3 in his last ten starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 6-20
Reds are 7-4 in their last eleven games.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
— Cubs (60-42) @ White Sox (37-66)
Imanaga is 4-1, 1.78 in his last five starts.
Under is 10-3 in his starts.
Cubs are 9-4 in his starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 3-13
Cubs lost three of their last four games.
Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
Houser is 3-0, 2.48 in his last five starts,
White Sox are 7-3 in his starts.
Under is 9-1 in his starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 1-10
White Sox are 5-1 since the All-Star break.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Braves (44-57) @ Texas (53-50)
Wentz threw four shutout IP (59 PT) in his first ’25 start.
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1
Braves lost five of their last seven games.
Over is 9-2-1 in their last 12 games.
Eovaldi is 3-0, 0.96 in his last three starts.
This is his first start since July 13th.
Under is 12-4 in his starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 3-16
Rangers won six of their last seven games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Nationals (41-61) @ Minnesota (49-53)
Gore is 1-4, 5.63 in his last six starts.
Washington is 5-6 in his road starts.
Over is 4-1 in his last five starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 6-20
Washington is 4-8 since they fired their manager.
Over is 12-3 in their last fifteen road games.
Matthews is 1-2, 6.26 in five starts.
He allowed 2 runs in 4 IP, in his one home start,
Over is 3-1 in his last four starts.
Allowed run in first inning: 1-5
Twins lost five of their last seven games.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
