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**Udog** · 05-10-2021, 07:50 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Leaders in OPS (on-base %age plus slugging %age):[/B]
1.021— Mike Trout, LAA
1.075— JD Martinez, Bos
1.047— Kris Bryant, Cubs
1.044— Jesse Winker, Cin
1.040— Ronald Acuna, Atl
1.033— Yordan Ventura, Hst
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 580,076
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Thinking about no-hitters, and other stuff

There have been five no-hitters this season, which is a lot for May 10:

1) April 9: Joe Musgrove 3-0 @ Texas
— He threw 112 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 10.
— He got 15 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, he is 0-4, 5.63 in five starts.

2) April 14: Carlos Rodon 8-0 vs Cleveland
— He threw 114 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 7.
— He got 19 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, 3-0, 1.59 in three starts.

3) April 25: Madison Bumgarner 7-0 @ Atlanta
— This was a 7-inning game; he didn’t allow a hit, which makes it a “no-hitter”
— He threw 98 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 7.
— He got 10 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, he is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts.

To prove that I am fair-minded, I’m defending Bumgarner’s 7-inning no-hitter, even though his resurgence came 10 days after I cut him off my fantasy team. ��

4) May 5: John Means 6-0 @ Seattle.

— He threw 113 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 12.
— He got 26 whiffs on 64 swings
— This was his most recent start.
— This was also his first career complete game.

5) May 7: Wade Miley 3-0 @ Cleveland
— He threw 114 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 8.
— He got 9 whiffs on 49 swings
— This was his most recent start.

6) Four of the five no-hitters were thrown by lefties.

7) In two of the five no-hitters, Cleveland’s Zach Plesac was the losing pitcher.

Elsewhere, away from the no-hitter related world……..
8) Cincinnati Reds are 15-16, even though they’re 8-2 in games where the winning run scored from the 7th inning on.

9) Arizona Diamondbacks just had an 0-6 road trip, where they went 7-62 with runners in scoring position. Hitting in the clutch is important in baseball.

10) Since the DH came into the American League in 1973, the record for most home runs hit by a pitcher is 24, held by Carlos Zambrano, who was 132-91 as a big league pitcher, mostly for the Cubs. He had a .238 career batting average.

11) White Sox have won their last ten games at division rival Kansas City; maybe they should put fountains behind the outfield fence in their home stadium, the way they have them in Kansas City.

12) Was watching an old highlight clip of Willie Mays on the Giants game Sunday, forgot that they had artificial turf at Candlestick Park in the early 70’s, probably because the 49ers also played there. Not sure why they needed AstroTurf in good weather, but they had it.

One year at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the infield was AstroTurf and the outfield was natural grass, which wasn’t that bad an idea, but it didn’t last long.

13) Umpire stats are returning to the baseball page this Wednesday; we note trends for each umpire when he is behind the plate, for all games except series openers, because we don’t know who the umpires are for each series until they play a game game.

**Udog** · 05-10-2021, 07:52 AM

3NEW JERSEY -4 PHILADELPHIA
NEW JERSEY is 2-17 ATS (-16.7 Units) in road games after 5 straight games with 26 or less shots on goal since 1996.

5CAROLINA -6 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 10-3 ATS (6.7 Units) in home games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the current season.

7DALLAS -8 CHICAGO
DALLAS are 9-27 ATS (-21.4 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

11EDMONTON -12 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in home games after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

13NY ISLANDERS -14 BOSTON
NY ISLANDERS are 16-5 ATS (10.8 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

15TAMPA BAY -16 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 33-17 ATS (12.8 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

17VANCOUVER -18 WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games off a home loss by 2 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

19ST LOUIS -20 LOS ANGELES
ST LOUIS are 7-12 ATS (-14.8 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

21COLORADO -22 VEGAS
VEGAS are 22-4 ATS (14.9 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the current season.

**Udog** · 05-10-2021, 07:56 AM

NHL

Monday, May 10

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Trend Report
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New Jersey @ Philadelphia
New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home

Edmonton @ Montreal
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 8 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games at home

NY Islanders @ Boston
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of NY Islanders's last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Florida
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 19 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home

Dallas @ Chicago
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games at home

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

Vancouver @ Winnipeg
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vancouver's last 10 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing at home against Vancouver

St. Louis @ Los Angeles
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis

Colorado @ Vegas
Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing Vegas
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Vegas is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games

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**Udog** · 05-10-2021, 08:32 AM

NHL
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Monday, May 10

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Monday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 5/10

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