Da Bum's 2021 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, September 18

NL games
Colorado (69-78) @ Washington (60-87)
— Freeland is 0-2, 9.58 in his last two starts.
— Rockies are 10-10 in his starts.
— under 11-4 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 7-20
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-5
— He is 2-1, 2.49 in four starts vs Washington.

— Colorado is 6-1 in its last seven games.
— Rockies are 45-27 at home, 24-51 on road.
— under 8-3-2 last 13 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 48-147
— record in first 5 innings: 59-67-21

— Corbin is 1-0, 3.21 in his last two starts.
— Washington is 12-16 in his starts.
— over 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 12-28
— record in first 5 innings: 11-13-4
— He is 10-4, 4.51 in 22 starts vs Colorado.

— Washington is 18-44 in its last 62 games.
— Nationals are 3-2 in last 12 home games.
— over 29-13-2 last 44 games
— scored run in first inning: 47-149
— record in first 5 innings: 61-62-26

Los Angeles (94-54) @ Cincinnati (77-71)
— Scherzer is 6-0, 1.06 in eight starts for LA.
— Dodgers are 8-0 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 8-0
— He is 5-2, 2.09 in eight starts vs Cincinnati.

— Dodgers are 35-14 in last 49 games.
— Dodgers are 3-5 in last eight road games.
— under 20-7-3 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-147
— record in first 5 innings: 80-46-21

— Gray is 3-1, 2.10 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 12-11 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-23
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— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-3
— He is 1-2, 2.18 in three starts vs Los Angeles.

— Cincinnati is 6-12 in its last 18 games.
— Reds are 3-4 in last seven home games.
— under 19-6-1 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-147
— record in first 5 innings: 69-58-21

Philadelphia (75-72) @ Mets (72-76)
— Nola is 0-1, 5.46 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 5-9 in his last 14 starts.
— over 4-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-29
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-1
— He is 0-1, 2.51 in three starts vs New York this year.

— Phillies are 4-6 in last ten games.
— Phillies are 42-32 at home, 33-40 on road.
— over 13-8-1 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 48-147
— record in first 5 innings: 63-55-29

— Carrasco is 1-1, 4.60 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 5-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 8-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He threw 4 scoreless IP in two relief stints vs Philly.

— Mets lost five of last six games.
— Mets are 7-12 in last 19 home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-149
— record in first 5 innings: 58-74-17

Pittsburgh (55-92) @ Miami (62-85)
— Wilson is 0-4, 5.09 in seven starts for Pirates.
— Pirates are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 1-0, 1.00 in 2 games (1 start) vs Miami.

— Pirates are 7-3 in last 10 games.
— Pittsburgh is 1-7 in last eight road games.
— over 8-6-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-145
— record in first 5 innings: 44-83-18

— Cabrera is 0-1, 6.61 in four starts.
— Marlins 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 Pittsburgh.

— Marlins is 5-4 in last nine games.
— Miami is 6-3 in last nine home games.
— under 17-8-1 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-147
— record in first 5 innings: 55-69-23

Cubs (66-82) @ Milwaukee (90-57)
— Steele is 1-1, 4.98 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 0-1, 3.68 in 3 games (1 start) vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs are 9-7 in last 16 games.
— Chicago is 6-5 in last 11 road games.
— Over is 14-8 in last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-147
— record in first 5 innings: 58-72-17

— Burnes is 4-0, 1.76 in his last seven starts.
— Milwaukee is 15-2 in his last 17 starts.
— over 9-4-2 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 4-25
— record in first 5 innings: 17-4-4
— He is 2-0, 0.00 in two starts (14 IP) vs Chicago this year.

— Brewers are 37-18 in last 55 games.
— Milwaukee is 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— under 4-3 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 50-147
— record in first 5 innings: 75-46-26

San Diego (76-71) @ St Louis (77-69)
— Darvish is 1-4, 10.13 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 3-8 in his last 11 starts.
— over 6-1-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-9
— He is 2-2, 3.13 in six starts vs St Louis.

— Padres lost 21 of last 31 games.
— San Diego is 6-15 in last 21 road games.
— over 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-146
— record in first 5 innings: 59-68-19

— Wainwright is 5-0, 1.51 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 19-10 in his starts.
— under 16-12-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-29
— record in first 5 innings: 15-9-5
— He is 7-5, 2.71 in 16 games (13 starts) vs San Diego.

— Cardinals are 13-7 in last 20 games.
— St Louis is 5-1 in its last six home games.
— Under is 7-3-1 in last 11 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 54-146
— record in first 5 innings: 69-56-21

Atlanta (76-69) @ San Francisco (96-52)
— Morton is 1-0, 2.70 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 15-14 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 7-29
— record in first 5 innings: 18-8-3
— He is 4-4, 2.48 in 13 starts vs San Francisco.

— Braves are 1-4 in last five games.
— Atlanta is 10-8 in last 18 home games.
— under 15-7-4 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 52-145
— record in first 5 innings: 73-51-21

— Wood is 1-1, 3.18 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 11-3 in his last 14 starts.
— His last start was August 26
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 13-6-4
— He is 3-3, 4.26 in six starts vs Atlanta.

— Giants are 12-3 in last 15 games.
— Giants are 6-3 in last nine home games.
— Over is 9-3 in last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 48-148
— record in first 5 innings: 79-51-18

AL games
Cleveland (71-74) @ Bronx (83-65)
— Civale is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Indians are 12-5 in his starts.
— over 11-6
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-4
— He is 0-1, 3.18 in two starts vs New York.

— Cleveland is 13-13 in last 26 games.
— Indians are 9-7 in last 16 road games.
— under 7-4 last 11 games
— scores run in first inning: 42-145
— record in first 5 innings: 56-68-21

— Gil is 0-0, 3.79 in his last four starts.
— New York is 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— New York won five of last seven games.
— New York is 2-6 in last eight home games.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 33-148
— record in first 5 innings: 63-53-32

Minnesota (65-83) @ Toronto (82-65)
— Ober is 1-0, 3.26 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 11-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Minnesota is 7-6 in its last 13 games.
— Twins are 5-2 in last seven road games.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 52-147
— record in first 5 innings: 47-73-27

— Matz is 2-0, 3.10 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 13-13 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-26
— record in first 5 innings: 15-8-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 4 IP, in one start vs Minnesota.

— Toronto is 16-4 in last 20 games.
— Blue Jays are 7-3 in last ten home games.
— Over is 5-1-2 in last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-146
— record in first 5 innings: 33-19-7 last 59

Baltimore (47-100) @ Boston (84-65)
— Lowther is 0-2, 13.06 in three starts.
— Baltimore is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up 7 runs in 2.1 IP vs Boston May 8.

— Orioles are 8-34 in their last 42 games.
— Baltimore is 24-49 on road, 23-51 at home.
— under 5-1 last six road games.
— scored run in first inning: 48-147
— record in first 5 innings: 46-82-19

— Pivetta is 0-2, 7.31 in his last four starts.
— Boston is 6-10 in his last 16 starts.
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-6
— He is 3-0, 3.50 in three starts vs Baltimore this year.

— Boston is 5-6 in its last 11 games.
— Red Sox are 7-4 in last 11 home games.
— over 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-149
— record in first 5 innings: 64-61-24

Detroit (70-78) @ Tampa Bay (92-56)
— Skubal is 0-2, 4.76 in his last five starts.
— Detroit is 11-15 in his starts.
— under 12-12-4
— allowed run in first inning: 11-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-15
— He threw 3 shutout IP in one start vs Tampa Bay.

— Detroit is 13-18 in its last 31 games.
— Detroit is 8-7 in last 15 road games.
— under 26-15-3 last 44 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-148
— record in first 5 innings: 24-24-7 last 55

— Yarbrough allowed 14 runs in 4.1 IP in his last two games.
— Tampa Bay is 5-0 in his last five starts, scoring 45 runs.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-20
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-6
— He threw 9.1 scoreless IP in two games (1 start) vs Detroit.

— Tampa Bay is 4-5 in its last nine games.
— Rays are 13-4 in last 17 home games.
— over 22-12-5 last 39 games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-148
— record in first 5 innings: 63-54-31

White Sox (84-63) @ Texas (53-93)
— Lynn is 0-1, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-25
— record in first 5 innings: 17-3-5
— He gave up a run in 5 IP in one start vs Texas.

— Chicago is 11-8 in last 19 games.
— White Sox are 5-8 in last 13 road games.
— under 7-4 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-147
— record in first 5 innings: 81-43-23

— bullpen game

— Texas is 7-5 in last 12 games.
— Texas is 4-5 in last nine home games.
— over 19-14-4 last 37 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-147
— record in first 5 innings: 51-79-17

Seattle (79-68) @ Kansas City (66-81)
— Kikuchi is 0-2, 7.84 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 13-14 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 12-10-5
— He is 0-1, 7.33 in three starts vs Kansas City.

— Seattle is 11-7 in last 18 games.
— Seattle is 8-2 in last ten road games.
— over 12-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 47-147
— record in first 5 innings: 63-62-22

— Bubic is 1-0, 5.06 in his last four starts.
— Kansas City is 12-5 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 9-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-2
— He gave up 5 runs in 4.1 IP, in one start vs Seattle.

— Royals are 7-11 in its last 18 games.
— Royals are 3-8 in last 11 home games.
— under 33-18-5 last 56 games.
— scores run in first inning: 38-150
— record in first 5 innings: 54-73-23

Oakland (80-67) @ Angels (72-75)
— Jefferies gave up 3 runs in 5 IP in his one ‘21 start.
— A’s are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP August 1 in Anaheim.

— A’s won their last three games.
— Oakland is 4-5 in last nine road games.
— Over is 11-7-2 in their last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-147
— record in first 5 innings: 67-57-23

— Suarez is 2-0, 1.23 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6

— He is 1-1, 4.31 in 4 games (1 start) vs Oakland.
— Angels are 9-8 in last 17 games.
— Angels are 5-4 in last nine home games.
— under 4-1-1 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 44-147
— record in first 5 innings: 62-67-18

Interleague games
Arizona (47-100) @ Houston (87-60)
— Gilbert is 1-1, 5.27 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Arizona lost 15 of last 18 games.
— Arizona is 5-16 in its last 21 road games.
— over 13-5-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-147
— record in first 5 innings: 53-80-14

— McCullers is 3-0, 2.73 in his last five starts.
— Houston is 16-9 in his starts.
— Over 13-11-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 15-7-3
— He is 1-1, 8.56 in three starts vs Arizona.

— Astros are 10-8 in last 18 games.
— Astros are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— over 6-4-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-147
— record in first 5 innings: 80-46-21


 

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, September 18




 

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CLEVELAND is 11-3 SU (11.1 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the second half of the season in th...

BALTIMORE is 16-39 SU (-24.7 Units) vs. AL teams scoring 4.9 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

CINCINNATI is 4-23 SU (-19.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 31-66 SU (-42.3 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 5-17 SU (-17.1 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 46% to 49%) in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 49-24 SU (25.4 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 6-19 SU (-19.8 Units) in road games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the curr...

CHI WHITE SOX is 15-5 SU (12.2 Units) when playing against a terrible team (Win Pct. <=38%) in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 18-33 SU (-18.8 Units) with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (AL) in the current season.

ARIZONA is 7-24 SU (-20.8 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current...

NY METS are 6-25 SU (-22.8 Units) vs. an NL team with a batting average of .245 or worse in the second half of the season in the c...

MILWAUKEE is 45-22 SU (27.9 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

SAN DIEGO is 13-29 SU (-20.2 Units) vs. an NL team with a batting average of .250 or worse in the second half of the season in the...

SAN FRANCISCO is 46-21 SU (29.7 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

OAKLAND is 42-21 SU (26.3 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

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Saturday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in total bases:
337— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
316— Marcus Semien, Tor
310— Salvador Perez, KC
295— Cedric Mullins, Balt
293— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
284— Rafael Devers, Bos

Quote of the Day
“I am where my feet are. When it’s all said and done, I am focused on the task at hand. If USC reached out to me right now, my answer would be ‘I am preparing for this team to play against the Baltimore Ravens.’ That’s how I roll … My job is to make sure that we’re ready to play a complete, sound, 60-minute football game so that we can come out and win the game.”
Chiefs’ OC Eric Bieniemy

Saturday’s quiz
Which bowl game is played in El Paso every December?

Friday’s quiz
Rams have played in four Super Bowls; Kurt Warner started two of them. Vince Ferragamo and Jared Goff started the other two.

Thursday’s quiz
Chargers have played in one Super Bowl; Stan Humphries was their QB that day.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday

13) Louisville 42, Central Florida 35:
— Louisville ran pick-6 in for winning score with 0:13 left.
— UCF had picked off a Louisville pass on the previous play.

12) Maryland 20, Illinois 17:
— Maryland scored 10 points in last 2:13 to pull out the win.
— Taulia Tagovailoa (Tua’s brother) was 32-43/350 passing for Terps.
— Illinois completed 10-26 passes; not good.

11) Illinois coach Bret Bielema went 68-24 in seven years as head coach at Wisconsin, then jumped to Arkansas for bigger money- he went 11-29 in five years of SEC games there, got canned and is off to a 1-3 start at Illinois.

His athletic director at Wisconsin was the old football coach; maybe that was a better situation than he realized.

10) Reds 3, Dodgers 1:
— Luis Castillo fanned 10 Dodgers in 6.1 IP.
— Reds stayed within a game of 2nd Wild Card slot.
— Jesse Winker was back in lineup; Reds were 12-16 while he was on IL.

9) Cardinals 8, Padres 2:
— Dylan Carlson homered twice, knocked in five runs.
— San Diego is now 1.5 games out of the second Wild Card slot.

8) Giants 6, Braves 5 (11):
— Giants ran out of position players, had to use P Gausman as a pinch-hitter; his sac fly drove in the winning run in the 11th inning.
— Braves took 5-4 lead in 9th inning on d’Arnaud’s 3-run homer; Giants tied it in bottom of 9th.

7) Phillies 4, Mets 3:
— Philly is now only two games out for first place in NL East.

6) Twins 7, Blue Jays 3:
— Hyun Jin Ryu gave up five runs in 2+ IP.
— Toronto slipped out of top two Wild Card slots in AL.

5) Red Sox 7, Orioles 1:
— Sale came off IL, allowed two baserunners in five IP.
— Hunter Renfroe knocked in three runs for Boston.

4) Mariners 6, Royals 2:
— Rookie Jarred Kelenic homered twice for Seattle.
— Chris Flexen, who pitched in Korea LY, is 12-6, 3.66 for Seattle this year.

3) New Orleans Saints will be without seven offensive coaches in Carolina Sunday due to COVID protocols. Saints are expected to practice at TCU all next week, then return to New Orleans the following week, when they’ll host the Giants in Week 4.

2) Austin Peay is bolting the Ohio Valley Conference for the Atlantic Sun; Governors have been in the OVC since 1962.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: St Louis @ Los Angeles
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: New York @ Boston


 

[StarDust Bum]

MLB September Record Opinions & Best Bets !!

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

09/17/2021........9-5-0.......64.29%......+19.15
09/16/2021........2-5-0.......28.57%........-25.75
09/15/2021........6-9-0.......40.00%........-22.75
09/14/2021.......6-10-0.......37.50%.......-39.90
09/13/2021........4-3-0.......57.14%..........-4.65
09/12/2021........5-9-0.......35.71%.........-36.25
09/11/2021........8-8-0.......50.00%.........-17.95
09/10/2021........5-9-0.......35.71%.........-30.85
09/09/2021........6-2-0.......75.00%........+20.75
09/08/2021........9-6-0.......60.00%........+13.90
09/07/2021........9-7-0.......56.25%........+24.75
09/06/2021........7-5-0.......58.33%........+12.30
09/05/2021......12-4-0........75.00%.......+32.60
09/04/2021......11-5-0........68.75%.......+36.00
09/03/2021......11-8-1........57.89%.......+14.40
09/02/2021........3-8-0........27.27%........-29.05
09/01/2021......4-12-0.......25.00%........-51.70

Totals:...........117-115-1.......50.43%......-85.00

Best Bets:

Best Bets:

09/17/2021.......2-3-0........40.00%.......- 0.10
09/16/2021.......0-3-0........00.00%......-15.00
09/15/2021.......2-4-0........33.33%......- 3.30
09/14/2021.......2-3-0........40.00%......+ 2.25
09/13/2021.......1-3-0........25.00%.......- 9.65
09/12/2021.......1-3-0 .......25.00%......- 12.40
09/11/2021.......3-3-0........50.00%......+ 3.95
09/10/2021.......2-5-0........28.57%.......- 13.25
09/09/2021.......3-0-0......100.00%......+ 20.05
09/08/2021.......5-1-0.......83.33%.......+ 26.60
09/07/2021.......4-4-0.......50.00%.......+ 16.85
09/06/2021.......5-3-0.......62.50%.......+ 15.90
09/05/2021.......4-0-0.....100.00%.......+ 31.35
09/04/2021.......3-3-0.......50.00%........+ 9.80
09/03/2021.......5-6-0.......45.45%........- .0.75
09/02/2021.......1-7-0.......12.50%.......- 31.50
09/01/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%.......- 10.70


Totals.............46-57-0.......44.66%.......+ 30.10

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, September 17[/B]




 

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Friday September 17
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Mets are 10-0 since May 21 with 1-3 days of rest when the total is no more than 8.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Reds are 0-10 since Aug. 2019 as a home underdog of at least +125.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Miami (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Marlins are 10-0 OU since June 8 when they are favorites of at least -120 and are not on a 3+ game winning streak.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Colorado at Washington (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- German Marquez is 0-12-1 OU in his career when neither team is a favorite of -200 or more after he did not allow any runs in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)



 

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

CLE at NYY 07:05 PM
CLE +168
+500

COL at WAS 07:05 PM
COL -110
+500

MIN at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -211
+500

LAD at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN +146
+500

BAL at BOS 07:10 PM
BAL +280
+500

PHI at NYM 07:10 PM
PHI -125
+500

PIT at MIA 07:10 PM
PIT +152
+500

DET at TB 07:10 PM
TB -200
+500

CHW at TEX 08:05 PM
CHW -186
+500

SEA at KC 08:10 PM
KC -104
+500

ARI at HOU 08:10 PM
ARI +203
+500

CHC at MIL 08:10 PM
MIL -221
+500

SD at STL 08:15 PM
STL -129
+500

ATL at SF 09:45 PM
SF -170
+500

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MLB

Friday, September 17

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Trend Report
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Colorado @ Washington
Colorado
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Washington's last 22 games at home
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado

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

Minnesota @ Toronto
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Baltimore @ Boston
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Baltimore
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

LA Dodgers @ Cincinnati
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers

Pittsburgh @ Miami
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Miami
Miami
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh

Philadelphia @ NY Mets
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia

Detroit @ Tampa Bay
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit

Chi White Sox @ Texas
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Texas
Chi White Sox is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Texas's last 17 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Arizona @ Houston
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Seattle @ Kansas City
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
Kansas City is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle

Chi Cubs @ Milwaukee
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs

San Diego @ St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Oakland @ LA Angels
Oakland
Oakland is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LA Angels
Oakland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home

Atlanta @ San Francisco
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 10 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games


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[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, September 17

NL games
Colorado (68-78) @ Washington (60-86)
— Marquez is 1-1, 5.85 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 18-11 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-29
— record in first 5 innings: 17-10-2
— He is 2-1, 6.50 in three starts vs Washington.

— Colorado is 5-1 in its last six games.
— Rockies are 45-27 at home, 23-51 on road.
— under 8-2-2 last 12 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-146
— record in first 5 innings: 59-66-21

— Gray is 0-1, 12.75 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 2-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He gave up 2 runs in four IP in a start vs Colorado.

— Washington is 18-43 in its last 61 games.
— Nationals are 3-8 in last 11 home games.
— over 28-13-2 last 43 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-148
— record in first 5 innings: 60-62-26

Los Angeles (94-53) @ Cincinnati (76-71)
— Buehler is 3-1, 3.05 in his last seven starts.
— Dodgers are 20-9 in his starts.
— over 16-11-2
— allowed run in first inning: 6-29
— record in first 5 innings: 13-11-5
— He is 1-2, 2.92 in four starts vs Cincinnati.

— Dodgers are 35-13 in last 48 games.
— Dodgers are 3-4 in last seven road games.
— under 19-7-3 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-146
— record in first 5 innings: 80-45-21

— Castillo is 0-3, 4.26 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 10-20 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 11-30
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 13-14-3
— He is 2-0, 2.60 in three starts vs Los Angeles.

— Cincinnati is 5-12 in its last 17 games.
— Reds are 2-4 in last six home games.
— under 18-6-1 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-146
— record in first 5 innings: 68-58-21

Philadelphia (74-72) @ Mets (72-75)
— Wheeler is 3-0, 2.41 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 17-12 in his starts.
— under 11-6-1 last 18
— allowed run in first inning: 5-29
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-8
— He is 2-1, 2.15 in four starts vs New York this year.

— Phillies are 3-6 in last nine games.
— Phillies are 42-32 at home, 32-40 on road.
— over 13-7-1 last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 48-146
— record in first 5 innings: 62-55-29

— Walker is 0-2, 7.00 in his last five games.
— Mets are 16-10 in his starts.
— over 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-11-4
— He is 0-1, 3.38 in four starts vs Philly this year.

— Mets lost four of last five games.
— Mets are 7-11 in last 18 home games.
— over 5-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-148
— record in first 5 innings: 58-73-17

Pittsburgh (54-92) @ Miami (62-84)
— Crowe is 0-0, 8.71 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 10-12 in his starts.
— over 12-5-1 last 18
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 5-13-4
— He is 0-2, 12.00 in two starts vs Miami.

— Pirates are 18-39 in last 57 games.
— Pittsburgh is 0-7 in last seven road games.
— over 8-5-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-144
— record in first 5 innings: 44-83-17

— Hernandez is 0-0, 4.30 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 4-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He is 0-0, 5.00 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

— Marlins is 5-3 in last eight games.
— Miami is 6-2 in last eight home games.
— under 16-8-1 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-146
— record in first 5 innings: 55-69-2

Cubs (66-81) @ Milwaukee (89-57)
— Davies is 0-5, 9.00 in his last nine starts.
— Cubs are 4-10 in his last 14 starts.
— over 7-2-3 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 8-30
— record in first 5 innings: 11-13-6
— He gave up 2 runs in 4 IP, in one start vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs are 9-6 in last 15 games.
— Chicago is 6-4 in last ten road games.
— Over is 13-8 in last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-146
— record in first 5 innings: 57-72-17

— Houser is 3-1, 2.36 in his last six starts.
— Milwaukee is 12-2 in his last 14 starts.
— over 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 9-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-2
— He is 1-2, 4.91 in 9 games (4 starts) vs Chicago.

— Brewers are 36-18 in last 54 games.
— Milwaukee is 8-3 in last 11 home games.
— under 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 50-146
— record in first 5 innings: 75-45-26

San Diego (76-70) @ St Louis (76-69)
— Velasquez is making his first start for San Diego.
— He was 0-4, 12.00 in his last five starts for Philly.
— His last start was July 30.
— over 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-3
— He is 1-2, 5.22 in five starts vs St Louis.

— Padres lost 20 of last 30 games, but won last two.
— San Diego is 6-14 in last 20 road games.
— over 11-5-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-145
— record in first 5 innings: 59-67-19

— Mikolas is 0-2, 6.49 in six starts.
— Cardinals are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 1-1, 3.38 in three starts vs San Diego.

— Cardinals are 12-7 in last 19 games.
— St Louis is 4-1 in its last five home games.
— Under is 7-2-1 in last 10 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 53-145
— record in first 5 innings: 68-56-21

Atlanta (76-68) @ San Francisco (95-52)
— Anderson is 2-0, 3.95 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 11-10 in his starts.
— under 9-9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-5
— He threw 5.2 scoreless IP, in one start vs San Francisco.

— Braves are 1-3 in last four games.
— Atlanta is 10-7 in last 17 home games.
— under 15-6-4 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 51-144
— record in first 5 innings: 73-50-21

— Webb is 6-0, 2.31 in his last nine starts.
— Giants are 15-1 in his last 16 starts.
— under 9-2 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-6-4
— He is 2-0, 0.69 in two starts vs Atlanta.

— Giants are 11-3 in last 14 games, but lost last two.
— Giants are 5-3 in last eight home games.
— Over is 8-3 in last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-147
— record in first 5 innings: 78-51-18

AL games
Cleveland (71-73) @ Bronx (82-65)
— Plesac is 3-1, 3.04 in his last four starts.
— Indians are 13-9 in his starts.
— They’ve been no-hit in three of his starts this year.
— over 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-2
— He is 1-1, 4.63 in two starts vs New York.

— Cleveland is 13-12 in last 25 games.
— Indians are 9-6 in last 15 road games.
— under 6-4 last ten games
— scores run in first inning: 42-144
— record in first 5 innings: 56-67-21

— Kluber is 0-1, 7.98 in his last four starts.
— New York is 7-6 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against his old team.

— New York won four of last six games.
— New York is 1-6 in last seven home games.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 33-147
— record in first 5 innings: 62-53-32

Minnesota (64-83) @ Toronto (82-64)
— Pineda is 1-3, 5.09 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 7-11 in his starts.
— over 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 15-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-2
— He is 2-5, 4.48 in 14 starts vs Toronto.

— Minnesota is 6-6 in its last 12 games.
— Twins are 4-2 in last six road games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 52-146
— record in first 5 innings: 46-73-27

— Ryu is 2-2, 6.20 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 11-4 in his last 15 starts.
— over 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 17-10-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP, in one start vs Minnesota.

— Toronto is 16-3 in last 19 games.
— Blue Jays are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— Over is 4-1-2 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-145
— record in first 5 innings: 33-18-7 last 58

Baltimore (47-99) @ Boston (83-65)
— Akin is 2-1, 3.68 in his last four starts.
— Baltimore is 4-11 in his starts.
— over 9-3 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 2-11-2
— He is 0-2, 5.63 in three starts vs Boston.

— Orioles are 8-33 in their last 41 games.
— Baltimore is 24-48 on road, 23-51 at home.
— under 4-1 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 48-146
— record in first 5 innings: 46-81-19

— They haven’t named a starter.

— Boston lost six of last ten games.
— Red Sox are 6-4 in last 10 home games.
— over 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-148
— record in first 5 innings: 63-61-24

Detroit (70-77) @ Tampa Bay (91-56)
— Mize is 1-2, 3.38 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 9-6 in his last 15 starts.
— under 17-7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 12-10-5
— He allowed 3 runs in 2 IP, in one start vs Tampa Bay.

— Detroit is 13-17 in its last 30 games.
— Detroit is 8-6 in last 14 road games.
— under 26-14-3 last 43 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-147
— record in first 5 innings: 23-24-7 last 54

— Patino is 2-0, 4.34 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 6-7 in his starts.
— over 7-6
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8
— He allowed 2 runs in 4.1 IP, in one start vs Detroit.

— Tampa Bay lost five of last eight games.
— Rays are 12-4 in last 16 home games.
— over 21-12-5 last 38 games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-147
— record in first 5 innings: 63-53-31

White Sox (83-63) @ Texas (53-92)
— Cease is 1-1, 7.90 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 16-13 in his starts.
— over 9-6-2 last 17
— allowed run in first inning: 7-29
— record in first 5 innings: 14-10-5
— He is 1-0, 4.82 in two starts vs Texas.

— Chicago is 10-8 in last 18 games.
— White Sox are 4-8 in last 12 road games.
— under 6-4 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-146
— record in first 5 innings: 80-43-23

— Hearn is 4-0, 4.01 in his last five starts.
— Texas is 5-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He threw a scoreless IP of relief vs Chicago.

— Texas is 7-4 in last 11 games.
— Texas is 4-4 in last eight home games.
— over 19-13-4 last 36 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-146
— record in first 5 innings: 51-78-17

Seattle (78-68) @ Kansas City (66-80)
— Flexen is 0-1, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 18-9 in his starts.
— over 15-12
— allowed run in first inning: 9-27
— record in first 5 innings: 15-10-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— Seattle is 10-7 in last 17 games.
— Seattle is 7-2 in last nine road games.
— over 12-0 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 47-146
— record in first 5 innings: 62-62-22

— Singer is 1-2, 4.30 in his last five starts.
— Kansas City is 8-17 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 9-25
— record in first 5 innings: 9-14-2
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in one start vs Seattle.

— Royals are 7-10 in its last 17 games.
— Royals are 3-7 in last ten home games.
— under 32-18-5 last 55 games.
— scores run in first inning: 38-149
— record in first 5 innings: 54-72-23

Oakland (79-67) @ Angels (72-74)
— Irvin is 0-2, 7.94 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 13-15 in his starts.
— under 11-7-1 last 19
— allowed run in first inning: 9-28
— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-2
— He is 1-2, 2.88 in four starts vs Anaheim this year.

— A’s are 11-18 in last 29 games.
— Oakland is 3-5 in last eight road games.
— Over is 11-7-1 in their last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-146
— record in first 5 innings: 67-56-23

— bullpen game

— Angels are 9-7 in last 16 games.
— Angels are 5-3 in last eight home games.
— under 4-1 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 44-146
— record in first 5 innings: 61-67-18

Interleague games
Arizona (47-99) @ Houston (86-60)
— Bumgarner is 0-3, 7.43 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 9-14 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 10-23
— record in first 5 innings: 9-13-1
— He is 4-2, 2.89 in eight starts vs Houston.

— Arizona lost 14 of last 17 games.
— Arizona is 5-15 in its last 20 road games.
— over 13-4-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-146
— record in first 5 innings: 53-80-13

— They haven’t named a starter.

— Astros are 9-8 in last 17 games.
— Astros are 6-2 in last eight home games.
— over 6-3-3 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-146
— record in first 5 innings: 80-46-20

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, September 17

[Udog]

WASHINGTON is 5-17 SU (-17.1 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 46% to 49%) in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 11-3 SU (11.1 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the second half of the season in th...

MINNESOTA is 31-66 SU (-42.3 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

NY METS are 6-25 SU (-22.8 Units) vs. an NL team with a batting average of .245 or worse in the second half of the season in the c...

PITTSBURGH is 6-19 SU (-19.8 Units) in road games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the curr...

CINCINNATI is 4-23 SU (-19.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

DETROIT is 12-2 SU (10.6 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game in the second half of the season in the current ...

BALTIMORE is 16-39 SU (-24.7 Units) vs. AL teams scoring 4.9 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

CHI WHITE SOX is 15-5 SU (12.2 Units) when playing against a terrible team (Win Pct. <=38%) in the current season.

MILWAUKEE is 45-22 SU (27.9 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 18-33 SU (-18.8 Units) with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (AL) in the current season.

ARIZONA is 7-24 SU (-20.8 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current...

SAN DIEGO is 12-29 SU (-21.2 Units) vs. an NL team with a batting average of .250 or worse in the second half of the season in the...

OAKLAND is 41-21 SU (25 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 46-21 SU (29.7 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders, runs scored:
116— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
111— Bo Bichette, Tor
108— Freddie Freeman, Atl
105— Jose Altuve Hst/Marcus Semien Tor
100— Mitch Haniger, Sea
98— Juan Soto, Wash

Quote of the Day
“Coach Franklin talked to us yesterday, addressed the topic (of USC). I don’t think that it’s anything that we need to worry about. It’s something that is kind of out of our hands. We’re just gonna focus on Auburn and then go from there. We’re really excited about what we’ve got on table this week, so we’re not gonna let outside sources change our thought process.”
Penn State QB Sean Clifford

Friday’s quiz
Rams have played in four Super Bowls; Kurt Warner started two of them. Who started the other two?

Thursday’s quiz
Chargers have played in one Super Bowl; Stan Humphries was their QB that day.

Wednesday’s quiz
Ken Anderson holds the Cincinnati Bengals’ career record for passing yards.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) I’ve been hoping this would happen; Thursday, NFL Films/HBO announced that Hard Knocks will have a regular season set of shows, centered on the Indianapolis Colts, starting in November. This will be 1,000 times better than the training camp version, providing HBO gets good access behind closed doors. Looking forward to it.

12) Washington 30, Giants 29:
— Hopkins kicked a 43-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Hopkins missed a 48-yard FG on previous play, but Giants were offsides.
— Heinicke threw for 336 yards in only his second regular season start.
— McLaurin caught 11 passes for 107 yards.

— Giants scored 6 of last 7 times they had ball, but 5 of 6 scores were FG’s.
— Jones threw for 249 yards, ran for 95 more, didn’t turn ball over.
— Giants averaged 5.8 yards/rush; Jones is more of a threat with his feet than his arm.
— Giants are 0-2 for the fifth year in a row.

11) Active major leaguers who’ve played most games without ever playing in playoffs:
— Kyle Seager, Seattle
— Jean Segura, Philly
— JT Realmuto, Philly

10) Phillies 17, Cubs 8:
— Chicago led this game 7-0 in 4th inning.
— Phillies went 10-22 with runner in scoring position.

9) Whoever finishes second in NL West will be in the one-game Wild Card thing, even though that team will finish miles ahead of their Wild Card opponent. Right now, the Dodgers are 17 games ahead of St Louis; that would be the Wild Card matchup, if it happened today.

8) In 21 of the Seattle Mariners’ last 37 games, the winning run scored in the last three innings; they’ve played a ton of close games this season.

7) Louisiana 49, Ohio U 14:
— Game was only 28-14 after third quarter.
— Total yardage; Louisiana won, 562-250
— Montrell Johnson ran for 84 yards and four TD’s.

6) Kris Bryant plays all three OF positions, he plays 3B, he’s even played some first base, but I’m wondering if he would hit better if he just played one position. His versatility will get him a huge contract this winter, but not sure it helps him be his most productive self.

5) Pittsburgh Pirates have a bad record, but they’ve been spunky of late; Pirates are 4-0-1 in their last five home series.

4) Las Vegas Raiders’ backup QB Marcus Mariota got hurt running the ball Monday night, is out for a few weeks. Nathan Peterman steps in to back up Derek Carr.

3) Buffalo Sabres/Toronto Maple Leafs are going to play an outdoor hockey game in Hamilton, Ontario this winter; the outdoor games have proven to be very popular.

2) Former Steelers’ QB Devlin Hodges was in Rams’ training camp this summer; this week he signed a 3-year deal with Ottawa in the CFL.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: St Louis @ Los Angeles
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Boston @ Toronto

 

[StarDust Bum]

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

COL at ATL 12:20 PM
COL +155
+500

CIN at PIT 12:35 PM
PIT +151
+500

OAK at KC 02:10 PM
KC +105
+500

SD at SF 03:45 PM
SF -181
+500

NYY at BAL 05:05 PM
NYY -234
+500

CHC at PHI 06:05 PM
CHC +143
+500

DET at TB 07:10 PM
TB -204
+500

HOU at TEX 08:05 PM
HOU -209
+500

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Thursday September 16
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Oakland at Kansas City (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Athletics are 8-0 this season on the road in weekday day games that are not the series opener.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore (5:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Orioles are 0-13 since May 20 in the last game of a series vs. a divisional opponent if they allowed at least four hits last game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Houston at Texas (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Rangers are 0-7-1 since May 2021 in the fourth game of a series when the total is no more than 9.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Colorado at Atlanta (12:20 p.m. ET)

-- German Marquez is 0-12-1 OU in his career when neither team is a favorite of -200 or more after he did not allow any runs in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)