Armadillo Sports
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Pacers 120, Cavaliers 119- Underdog Indiana leads series, 2-0.
— Warriors 99, Minnesota 88- Steph Curry hurt his hamstring, played only 13:00.
— Giants 14, Cubs 5 (11)- Giants are 21-5 vs righty starting pitchers.
— Arizona 5, Mets 1- Zac Gallen allowed two hits in seven IP.
— Twins 9, Orioles 1- Disappointed Orioles slip to 13-21 this season.
— Royals 4, White Sox 3- Kansas City scored twice in bottom of the 9th.
Quote of the Day
“Stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit…….
It’s when things go wrong that you must not quit.”
John Whittier
Wednesday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, scored 12,670 points (11.7 points/game). Where did Dell Curry play his college basketball?
Tuesday’s quiz
Sam Elliott played:Bradley Cooper’s brother in A Star is Born, and the U of Wisconsin football coach in Draft Day
Monday’s quiz
In the movie A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga got married in Memphis.
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Wednesday’s Den: Starting pitcher trends for each team…….
Starting pitcher trends for each team:
— Arizona
Kelly is 2-0, 2.20 in his last five starts.
Under is 4-1 in Pfaadt’s last five starts
Over is 4-0 in last four Rodriguez starts.
— Braves
Schwellenbach is 0-3, 8.14 in his last four starts.
Over is 3-1 in last four Holmes starts.
Elder is 2-0, 3.18 in his last three starts.
Under is 4-1 in Elder’s last five starts.
— Cubs
Taillon is 1-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.
Cubs are 4-0 in Rea’s starts, scoring 29 runs.
Over is 6-0 in Brown starts.
Under is 6-2 in Imanaga starts.
— Reds
Greene is 4-1, 2.64 in his last five starts.
Under is 5-1 in his last six starts.
Lodolo is 2-2, 1.42 in four road starts.
Last four Martinez starts stayed under the total.
— Rockies
Under is 6-1 in Freeland starts.
Under is 5-2 in Senzatela starts.
Over is 5-1 in last six Marquez starts.
— Dodgers
Yamamoto is 3-1, 1.13 in his last four starts.
May is 0-1, 8.04 in his last three starts.
Under is 6-1 in Yamamoto starts.
Over is 5-2 in Sasaki starts.
— Marlins
Meyer is 1-2, 5.14 in his last four starts.
Meyer’s last three starts went over the total.
Gillispie is 0-2, 14.25 in his last three starts.
Alcantara is 0-4, 12.33 in his last four starts.
— Brewers
Peralta is 4-1, 2.23 in his last six starts.
Under is 6-2 in Peralta’s starts.
Under is 5-1 in Patrick’s starts.
Under is 4-1 in Quintana’s starts.
— Mets
Canning is 5-0, 2.42 in his last five starts.
Under is 5-2 in Canning’s starts.
Holmes is 4-0, 2.96 in his last five starts.
Megill’s last four starts went over the total.
— Phillies
Wheeler is 1-0, 2.75 in his last three starts.
Luzardo is 1-0, 2.95 in his last three starts.
Walker is 0-3, 6.64 in his last four starts.
Under is 5-2 in Nola’s starts.
— Pirates
Keller is 0-2, 5.32 in his last four starts.
Mlodzinski is 0-2, 7.27 in his last four starts.
Falter is 0-2, 7.92 in four road starts.
Under is 5-2 in Heaney’s starts.
— St Louis
Gray is 0-1, 6.61 in his last three starts.
Over is 7-0 in Gray’s starts.
Pallante is 0-2, 6.98 in his last four starts.
Under is 3-1 in Liberatore’s last four starts.
— Padres
Pivetta is 4-0, 2.08 in his last five starts.
Cease is 0-2, 7.43 in his last five starts.
Under is 6-1 in Vasquez starts.
— Giants
Giants are 7-0 when Ray starts (4-0, 2.82)
Over is 6-1 in Hicks’ starts.
Verlander is 0-1, 2.45 in his last three starts,
Over is 3-1 in Roupp’s last four starts.
— Washington
Gore is 1-1, 2.74 in his last four starts.
Williams is 1-3, 5.96 in his last five starts.
Lord is 1-3, 4.43 in five starts.
Under is 5-2 in Parker starts.
— Famous birthdays, May 7th:
Pat McInally, 72
Louis Orr, 67
Leslie O’Neal, 61
Shawn Marion, 47
Alex Smith, 41
James Loney, 41
Drew Stanton, 41
Emilio Pagan, 34
Nolan Jones, 27
— Orioles
Morton is 0-6, 10.36 in six starts.
Under is 4-1 in Kremer’s last five starts.
Last four Sugano starts stayed under the total.
— Red Sox
Bello is 2-0, 2.70 in three starts.
Crochet is 2-1, 2.37 in his last five starts.
Under is 6-2 in Crochet’s starts.
Red Sox lost Houck’s last five starts (0-1, 7.67)
— White Sox
Smith is 1-1, 2.70 in his last five outings.
Cannon is 2-0, 3.29 in his last two starts.
Martin is 0-3, 3.80 in his last four outings.
— Cleveland
Lively is 1-0, 1.71 in his last three starts.
Under is 5-1 in Lively’s last six starts.
Williams’ last four starts went over the total.
Bibee is 2-0, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Detroit
Skubal is 3-0, 0.90 in his last five starts.
Flaherty is 0-4, 5.49 in his last four starts.
Under is 4-1 in Flaherty’s last five starts.
Mize is 3-0, 2.79 in his last three starts.
Under is 5-1 in Mize starts.
— Houston
Valdez is 0-3, 5.87 in his last four starts.
Brown is 4-0, 1.44 in his last four starts.
Gusto is 2-0, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Royals
Bubic is 1-1, 2.12 in his last three starts.
Under is 4-1 in Lugo’s last five starts.
Royals scored total of two runs in Lugo’s three losses.
Under is 5-2 in Lorenzen’s starts.
— Angels
Kikuchi is 0-4, 4.46 in Kikuchi’s starts.
Over is 5-2 in Kikuchi’s starts.
Kochanowicz is 0-5, 6.92 in his last five starts.
— Twins
Ryan is 2-1, 2.40 in his last five starts.
Under is 6-1 in Ryan starts.
Ober is 4-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
Paddack is 0-1, 3.15 in his last four starts.
— New York
Fried is 6-0, 0.92 in his last six starts.
Under is 4-1 in Fried’s last five starts.
Under is 6-2 in Rodon’s starts.
Schmidt is 0-2, 7.36 in his last four starts.
— A’s
A’s won Severino’s last four starts (1-0, 3.52)
Sears is 3-0, 2.02 in his last four starts.
Bido is 0-1, 7.63 in his last three starts.
— Seattle
Castillo is 2-0, 2.12 in his last three starts.
Over is 3-1 in last four Castillo starts.
Woo is 3-1, 2.05 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay
Pepiot is 1-3, 4.84 in his last four starts.
Under is 6-1 in Littell’s starts.
Rasmussen is 0-3, 4.95 in his last four starts.
— Texas
Mahle is 2-1, 1.16 in his last five starts.
Under is 7-1 in Eovaldi’s starts.
Corbin is 2-1, 2.70 in his last four starts.
deGrom is 2-1, 1.54 in his last four starts.
— Toronto
Bassitt is 0-2, 6.19 in his last three starts.
Under is 7-0 in Bassitt starts.
Francis is 0-3, 10.50 in his last three starts.