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

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901MIAMI -902 WASHINGTON
MIAMI is 22-3 SU (19 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

903ST LOUIS -904 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 21-7 SU (12.4 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) over the last 2 seasons.

903ST LOUIS -904 PITTSBURGH
DEREK SHELTON is 21-7 SU (13.3 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) (Coach of PITTSBURGH)

905CHICAGO CUBS -906 CINCINNATI
CHICAGO CUBS are 32-53 SU (-26.3 Units) on the road when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

907LA DODGERS -908 MILWAUKEE
LA DODGERS are 34-23 SU (10.4 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.

909COLORADO -910 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 14-2 SU (12.8 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

911SAN FRANCISCO -912 SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is 26-43 SU (-21.3 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

913NY METS -914 PHILADELPHIA
LUIS ROJAS is 4-14 SU (-11.4 Units) in road games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities (Coach of NY METS)

913NY METS -914 PHILADELPHIA
NY METS are 4-14 SU (-12.9 Units) in road games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities over the last 2 seasons.

915DETROIT -916 NY YANKEES
DETROIT is 1-8 SU (-10.2 Units) in road games vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .260 or worse in the current season.

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, May 2

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, May 2

NL games
Miami (11-15) @ Washington (11-12)
— Rogers is 3-0, 0.75 in his last three starts.
— Miami is 3-2 in his four starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Marlins lost eight of their last 12 games.
— Miami is 6-9 on the road.
— over 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 7-26
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-6

— Scherzer is 1-0, 1.89 in three home starts
— Washington is 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
— He is 13-5, 3.11 in 24 starts vs Miami.

— Washington is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— Nationals won their last four home games.
— under 6-2 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 7-23
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10-7

Cubs (12-15) @ Cincinnati (12-14)
— Williams is 1-1, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 6-3, 3.50 in 14 games (11 starts) vs Cincy.

— Cubs lost six of their last eight games.
— Chicago is 4-8 on road.
— Over is 4-2 in their last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 10-14-3

— Mahle is 0-1, 1.31 in his last four starts (20.2 IP).
— Reds are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
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— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 3-2, 3.23 in eight starts vs Chicago.

— Cincinnati lost nine of its last 12 games.
— Reds are 8-6 at home, 4-8 on road.
— Over 10-3-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 67-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-3

St Louis (15-12) @ Pittsburgh (12-14)
— Martinez is 1-1, 2.03 in his last two starts.
— Cardinals are 1-4 in his starts, scoring 13 runs
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He is 6-6, 3.59 in 32 games (13 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals won seven of their last nine games.
— St Louis is 3-2 in its last five road games.
— Under 7-4-2 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 12-10-5

— Crowe allowed one run in four IP (81 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— He is 0-2, 9.00 in five MLB games (4 starts)
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Pirates lost their last three games.
— Pittsburgh lost four of last five home tilts.
— over 6-2 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 7-26
— record in first 5 innings: 10-12-4

Dodgers (16-12) @ Milwaukee (17-10)
— Urias is 3-0, 3.52 in five starts.
— Dodgers are 4-1 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 2-1, 2.86 in four starts vs Milwaukee.

— Dodgers lost 10 of their last 13 games.
— LA scored 15 runs in its last seven road games.
— Dodgers are 8-7 on the road.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 8-28
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-5

— Bullpen game for Milwaukee.

— Brewers won 16 of their last 23 games.
— Milwaukee won four of last five home games.
— under 10-6-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-27
— record in first 5 innings: 13-9-5

Colorado (10-17) @ Arizona (14-13)
— Gonzalez is 0-0, 3.00 in three starts.
— Colorado is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 1-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up 2 runs in six IP, in his one start vs Arizona.

— Colorado lost four of its last six games.
— Rockies are 2-10 on the road.
— over 6-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-27
— record in first 5 innings: 11-11-5

— Kelly is 2-0, 5.29 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 3-2 in his starts
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 1-3, 7.99 in four starts vs Colorado.

— Arizona won nine of its last 12 games.
— Arizona is 5-5 at home.
— over 8-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 5-27
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-1

San Francisco (16-11) @ San Diego (16-12)
— Gausman is 2-0, 2.14 in five starts.
— Giants are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 0-0, 2.92 in three games (2 starts) vs San Diego.

— Giants are 13-8 in their last 21 games.
— Giants are 6-8 on the road.
— Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 14-9-4

— Musgrove is 0-2, 3.21 in three starts since his no-hitter.
— Padres are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 1-1, 2.45 in two starts vs San Francisco.

— Padres won six of last eight games.
— San Diego is 3-6 in its last nine home games.
— five of last seven games went over
— scored run in first inning: 8-28
— record in first 5 innings: 10-14-4

Mets (10-11) @ Philadelphia (13-14)
— Peterson is 1-3, 7.36 in four starts.
— Mets are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 1-1, 9.00 in three starts vs Philly (12 IP).

— Mets lost eight of their last 12 games.
— Mets are 4-7 on the road.
— Under 6-1-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-1

— Eflin is 1-1, 3.58 in five starts.
— Phillies are 3-2 in his starts
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 3-4, 5.21 in 11 starts vs New York.

— Phillies split their last eight games.
— Phillies are 9-5 at home.
— over 8-3 last 11 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-7

AL games
Detroit (8-20) @ Bronx (13-14)
— Urena is 1-1, 2.57 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-1
— He is 0-1, 2.16 in two starts vs New York.

— Detroit lost 14 of its last 16 games.
— Detroit is 4-11 on the road.
— under 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 2-15 on road
— record in first 5 innings: 3-12 on road

— Kluber is 1-1, 3.52 in his last three starts.
— New York is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 12-7, 3.48 in 26 games (25 starts) vs Detroit.

— New York won eight of its last 12 games.
— New York is 3-5 in its last eight home games.
— under 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 3-27
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-3

Kansas City (16-9) @ Minnesota (9-16)
— Keller is 2-2, 6.38 in five starts.
— Royals are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 1-1, 2.70 in five starts vs Minnesota.

— Royals are 16-9 in their first 24 games.
— Royals are 8-4 on the road.
— 15 of last 22 games under
— scores run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-4

— Berrios is 0-2, 4.20 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 3-4, 4.66 in 15 starts vs Kansas City.

— Twins lost 14 of their last 18 games.
— Minnesota is 4-8 at home.
— under 5-3-1 last nine home games
— scores run in first inning: 10-25
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-5

Cleveland (12-13) @ White Sox (15-11)
— Plesac is 0-2, 10.13 in his last three starts.
— Indians are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He is 1-4, 5.40 in seven starts vs Chicago.

— Cleveland won four of its last six games.
— Indians are 5-7 on the road.
— over 8-2-1 last 11 games
— scores run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 7-15-3

— Giolito allowed 12 runs in 7.2 IP in his last two starts.
— He was 1-0, 3.00 in his first three starts.
— Chicago is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 2-2, 2.26 in eight starts vs Cleveland.

— Chicago won nine of its last 12 games.
— White Sox are 9-5 at home.
— over last three games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 18-3-5

Houston (15-12) @ Tampa Bay (13-15)
— Javier is 3-0, 0.00 in his last three starts (17 IP, all at home).
— Astros are 4-0 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0
— He gave up 3 runs in 3 IP, in two relief stints vs Tampa Bay in LY’s playoffs.

— Astros won eight of their last ten games.
— Astros are 4-5 in last nine road games.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 7-27
— record in first 5 innings: 13-11-3

— Hill is 0-1, 7.30 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 3-1, 2.68 in 10 games (6 starts) vs Houston.

— Tampa Bay is 3-7 in its last ten games.
— Rays are 3-9 in last 12 home games.
— seven of last eight games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 8-28
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-7

Boston (17-11) @ Texas (12-16)
— Richards is 1-1, 3.74 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-2
— He is 9-4, 2.91 in 23 games (19 starts) vs Texas.

— Boston is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— Red Sox are 9-3 on the road.
— under five of last six games
— scored run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-5

— Foltynewicz is 1-1, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He is 1-0, 1.65 in four games (2 starts) vs Boston.

— Texas lost seven of its last 11 games.
— Texas is 6-9 at home.
— under 11-4 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-3

Baltimore (13-14) @ Oakland (16-12)
— Zimmerman is 0-3, 6.08 in his last three starts.
— Baltimore is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Orioles won five of their last seven games.
— Baltimore is 9-4 on the road, 4-10 at home.
— under is 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-27
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-4

— Manaea is 3-0, 1.50 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 4-1 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He gave up six runs in 0.1 IP, in his one start vs Baltimore (in 2017).

— A’s lost five of their last seven games.
— Oakland won eight of its last ten home games.
— Under is 11-4 in their last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-28
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-5

Angels (12-12) @ Seattle (15-12)
— Bundy is 0-2, 4.70 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He is 3-2, 2.45 in 7 games (5 starts) vs Seattle.

— Halos won four of last six games overall.
— Angels are 5-8 in last 13 road games.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-2

— Sheffield is 1-2, 6.55 in four starts.
— Mariners are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 0-2, 11.74 in two starts vs LA.

— Seattle lost six of its last nine games.
— Seattle is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
— under 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 10-16-2

Interleague games
Atlanta (12-14) @ Toronto (12-12)
— Anderson is in his last four starts.
— Braves are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Braves are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Atlanta is 5-3 in last eight road games.
— Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-26
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-5

— Toronto hasn’t named a starter.

— Toronto won five of its last seven games.
— Toronto is 5-4 at home in Florida.
— under 15-9
— scored run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-11-2

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MLB

Sunday, May 2

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Trend Report
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Detroit @ NY Yankees
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit's last 15 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Miami @ Washington
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
Washington
Washington is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis

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

Chi Cubs @ Cincinnati
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games

Houston @ Tampa Bay
Houston
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games

Cleveland @ Chi White Sox
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

LA Dodgers @ Milwaukee
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers

Kansas City @ Minnesota
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Kansas City's last 14 games on the road
Kansas City is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Boston @ Texas
Boston
Boston is 14-2 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home

Baltimore @ Oakland
Baltimore
Baltimore is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games
Oakland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home

Colorado @ Arizona
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Arizona is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games

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

LA Angels @ Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
LA Angels is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Seattle is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games

NY Mets @ Philadelphia
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games at home


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Diamond Trends for Sunday May 2
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The White Sox are 28-0 SU since May 01, 2019 as a -125 or greater favorite after they scored in at most two separate innings last game.

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

-- The Royals are 0-13 SU since May 09, 2018 as a road dog coming off a road game in which they won by five-plus runs.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: St. Louis at Pittsburgh (1:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Pirates are 0-10-1 OU (-3.41 ppg) since Aug. 20, 2019 coming off a home loss by five-plus runs.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Houston at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Astros are 10-0 SU since Aug. 04, 2020 when Cristian Javier starts after he averaged more than 3.9 pitches per batter in his last start.

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Monday’s 6-pack
Over last 5 years, colleges with most NFL Draft picks:
51— Alabama
43— Ohio State
39— LSU
36— Michigan
33— Florida
30— Georgia
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 574,383
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Whoever came up with that (bleep) needs to be fired. That’s wack. You’ve got to earn your spot to be in the postseason. No consolation for finishing last. That’s corny.”
Lebron James, talking about the NBA’s new play-in tournament; he doesn’t like it.

Monday’s quiz
When Larry Bird/Magic Johnson played in the national title game in 1979 with Indiana State, Michigan State, who were the other two teams in the Final Four that year?

Sunday’s quiz
Of the 32 current NFL head coaches, eight have won a Super Bowl.

Saturday’s quiz
Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor played his college football at North Carolina.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday

13) Oy.

A’s pitcher Jesus Luzardo has a hairline fracture in his left (throwing hand) pinkie; apparently Luzardo was playing a video game before his start Saturday and bumped his hand on a desk, and broke his finger, which explains why he pitched badly against the Orioles.

12) Reds 13, Cubs 12:
— Cincy 3B Mike Moustakas homered, doubled, got hit by a pitch and grounded into two double plays- you don’t see that every day.

It is possible that Cubs’ manager David Ross is overmatched in this job; Reds had winning run on third with no one out in 10th inning, and Nick Castellanos up— he was already 4-5 for the game, with two homers.

Castellanos up, Votto on deck, you have to walk both of them, create a force at the plate and bring up Moustakas, who had already grounded into two double plays. But no, they pitch to the red-hot Castellanos, he singles to center, game over.

Both teams hit five homers in this game.

11) Mets 8, Phillies 7:
— Bryce Harper hurt his wrist late in this game (check status)
— Rhys Hoskins appeared to hit a game-tying 3-run homer in 9th inning, but replays showed the ball hit the top of the fence, so Hoskins got a double.
— Two bullpens gave up 12 runs in seven IP; the starters were pretty good.

10) Braves’ catcher Travis d’Arnaud tore ligaments in his thumb, will have surgery and is on the 60-day disabled list, big loss for Atlanta.

9) Giants 7, Padres 1— In four starts since his no-hitter, Joe Musgrove is 0-3, 5.21.

8) Cleveland P Triston McKenzie threw 57 pitches Saturday; only one fair ball was hit. He walked four, struck out six hitters, gave up five runs in two IP.

7) A’s 7, Orioles 5— Oakland CF Ramon Laureano had a great 8th inning; with the score 5-5, he robbed DJ Stewart of extra bases with a great catch against the CF fence to end the top of the inning, then he hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 8th to send everyone home happy.

Oakland is 7-0 this season in games where winning run scores from the 7th inning on.

6) Watching games all day Sunday on DirecTV, following the progress of guys on my fantasy team, the CBSSports.com fantasy website is faster than my satellite dish.

Results of plays would pop up on my screen before the pitcher threw the ball on my TV— has to be a 2-second delay.

5) Heading into Sunday’s games, these teams had the worst bullpen ERA’s:
6.68— Detroit
5.51— Cincinnati
5.11— Colorado

4) Dodgers 16, Milwaukee 4— AJ Pollock knocked in 8 runs, Matt Beaty knocked in 7 runs, as Dodgers took out the frustrations from their recent skid out on a tired Brewer pitching staff.

3) Of the seven teams in first place or tied for first place, five of them have given up more runs than they’ve scored, which is kind of weird.

2) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
— NL: Wash/NYM, Brewers, Giants, Wild Card: Cardinals @ Dodgers
— AL: Red Sox, Royals, A’s. Wild Card: Mariners @ White Sox

1) 65 SEC players were taken in the NFL Draft, the most of any league. 8 of the first 38 players taken came from Alabama; that has to help their recruiting, not that it needs a lot of help.

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, May 3

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951MILWAUKEE -952 PHILADELPHIA
MILWAUKEE is 12-28 SU (-19.6 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

953LA DODGERS -954 CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO CUBS are 315-397 SU (-104.8 Units) vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .245 or worse since 1996.

955NY METS -956 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 421-422 SU (67.5 Units) in home games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better since 1996.

957SAN FRANCISCO -958 COLORADO
SAN FRANCISCO is 27-15 SU (16.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

957SAN FRANCISCO -958 COLORADO
GABE KAPLER is 27-15 SU (10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record (Coach of SAN FRANCISCO)

959PITTSBURGH -960 SAN DIEGO
DEREK SHELTON is 21-8 SU (12.2 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) (Coach of PITTSBURGH)

959PITTSBURGH -960 SAN DIEGO
PITTSBURGH is 21-8 SU (11.3 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) over the last 2 seasons.

961TEXAS -962 MINNESOTA
TEXAS are 11-18 SU (-15.5 Units) in road games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game over the last 2 seasons.

963CLEVELAND -964 KANSAS CITY
CLEVELAND is 94-70 SU (16.9 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the last 3 seasons.

965TAMPA BAY -966 LA ANGELS
LA ANGELS are 248-224 SU (1.6 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1996.

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, May 3

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 3

NL games
Milwaukee (17-11) @ Philadelphia (13-15)
— Houser is 2-2, 4.01 in five starts.
— Brewers are 3-2 in his starts
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He gave up one run in five IP, in three relief stints vs Philly.

— Brewers won 16 of their last 24 games.
— Milwaukee won seven of last eight road games.
— under 9-3 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-5

— Velasquez is 0-0, 5.40 in two starts.
— Phillies are 1-1 in his starts
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-2
— He have up 16 runs in 10.2 IP in four games (4 starts) vs Milwaukee.

— Phillies are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Phillies are 9-6 at home.
— over 9-3 last 12 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-28
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-8

Dodgers (17-12) @ Cubs (12-16)
— Buehler is 1-0, 3.13 in five starts.
— Dodgers are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-2
— He is 0-1, 5.27 in three games (2 starts) vs Chicago.

— Dodgers lost 10 of their last 14 games.
— Dodgers are 9-7 on the road.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 9-29
— record in first 5 innings: 14-10-5

— Hendricks is 1-2, 10.54 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He is 2-3, 6.00 in five starts vs Los Angeles.

— Cubs lost seven of their last nine games.
— Chicago is 8-7 at home.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-28
— record in first 5 innings: 10-15-3

Mets (11-11) @ St Louis (16-12)
— Lucchesi is 0-1, 9.00 in two starts (6 IP).
— Mets are 0-2 in his starts, scoring five runs
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He gave up 2 runs in 5.1 IP, in his one start vs St Louis.

— Mets lost eight of their last 13 games.
— Mets are 5-7 on the road.
— Under 6-2-1 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-2

— Wainwright is 0-2, 2.77 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 1-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-2
— He is 5-6, 4.72 in 14 games (12 starts) vs New York.

— Cardinals won eight of their last ten games.
— St Louis is 6-2 in its last six home games.
— Under 8-4-2 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-28
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-5

San Francisco (17-11) @ Colorado (10-18)
— Sanchez is 1-1, 2.22 in five starts (24.1 IP).
— Giants are 1-4 in his starts.
— last three starts over
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 1-1, 3.38 in three starts vs Colorado.

— Giants are 14-8 in their last 22 games.
— Giants are 7-8 on the road.
— Over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-28
— record in first 5 innings: 15-9-4

— Marquez is 1-0, 3.13 in four home starts.
— Colorado is 3-3 in his starts, 3-1 at home.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 4-6, 5.67 in 12 starts against the Giants.

— Colorado lost five of its last seven games.
— Rockies won four of last five home games.
— under 7-4-1 last 12 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-28
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-5

Pittsburgh (12-15) @ San Diego (16-13)
— TAnderson is 2-0, 2.20 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 5-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 4-2, 2.53 in 10 games (9 starts) vs San Diego.

— Pirates lost their last four games.
— Pittsburgh won five of last seven road tilts.
— under 4-1-1 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 7-27
— record in first 5 innings: 10-13-4

— Bullpen game for the Padres.

— Padres won six of last nine games.
— San Diego is 3-7 in its last ten home games.
— six of last eight games went over
— scored run in first inning: 9-29
— record in first 5 innings: 10-15-4

AL games
Texas (13-16) @ Minnesota (10-16)
— Dunning is 0-1, 4.58 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He gave up 2 runs (1 earned) in 7 IP, in one start vs Minnesota.

— Texas won three of its last four games.
— Texas is 6-7 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-29
— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-3

— Maeda is 0-2, 10.38 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
— He gave up 3 runs in six IP in 2 games (1 start) vs Texas.

— Twins lost 14 of their last 19 games.
— Minnesota is 5-8 at home.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scores run in first inning: 10-26
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-5

Cleveland (13-13) @ Kansas City (16-10)
— Civale is 4-0, 3.21 in five starts.
— Indians are 4-1 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
— He gave up 4 runs in six IP, in his one start vs KC.

— Cleveland won five of its last seven games.
— Indians are 6-7 on the road.
— over 8-3-1 last 12 games
— scores run in first inning: 6-26
— record in first 5 innings: 8-15-3

— Lefty Lynch is making his MLB debut.

— Royals are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Royals are 8-5 at home.
— last four games went over
— scores run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-10-4

Tampa Bay (14-15) @ Angels (13-13)
— Glasnow is 3-1, 1.69 in six starts.
— Rays are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He gave up one run in six IP, in two starts against the Angels.

— Tampa Bay is 3-8 in its last 11 games.
— Rays are 5-1 in last six road games.
— seven of last nine games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 8-29
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-8

— Ohtani is 1-0, 4.61 in three starts.
— Angels are 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He gave up 2 runs in 7.2 IP, in one start vs Tampa Bay.

— Halos won four of last seven games overall.
— Angels are 7-3 at home.
— over 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-2

Toronto (13-12) @ Oakland (17-12)
— Matz is 1-1, 9.35 in his last two starts.
— He was 3-0, 1.47 in his first three starts.
— Blue Jays are 4-1 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He gave up 3 runs in five IP, in one start vs Oakland

— Toronto won six of its last eight games.
— Toronto won three of last four road games.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-2

— Montas is 1-1, 5.06 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-2
— He gave up 3 runs in 0.2 IP, in one relief stint vs Toronto.

— A’s lost five of their last eight games.
— Oakland won nine of its last 11 home games.
— Under is 11-5 in their last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-29
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-6

Baltimore (13-15) @ Seattle (16-12)
— Kremer is 0-2, 8.40 in four starts.
— Baltimore is 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He gave up 4 runs in three IP, in one start vs Seattle.

— Orioles won five of their last eight games.
— Baltimore is 9-5 on the road, 4-10 at home.
— under is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-5

— Seattle hasn’t named a starter.

— Seattle won three of its last four games.
— Seattle is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 7-29
— record in first 5 innings: 11-16-2

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Diamond Trends for Monday May 3
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: N.Y. Mets at St. Louis (7:45 p.m. ET)

-- The Cardinals are 8-0 SU since Aug 16, 2007 when Adam Wainwright starts when he went 8 or more innings in his last start and the Cardinals lost.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Cubs are 0-11 SU since Jun 18, 2019 at home after they lost by one run last game.

OU Play Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Cubs are 0-10 OU (-3.30 ppg) since Sep 18, 2016 when Kyle Hendricks starts at home after their bullpen gave up 3+ runs yesterday.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 12-0 SU since Apr 28, 2018 when Walker Buehler starts as a -140+ favorite after their bullpen gave up 3+ runs yesterday.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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MLB

Monday, May 3

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Philadelphia's last 22 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

LA Dodgers @ Chi Cubs
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Texas @ Minnesota
Texas
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Texas

NY Mets @ St. Louis
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Mets's last 15 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Cleveland @ Kansas City
Cleveland
Cleveland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland

San Francisco @ Colorado
San Francisco
San Francisco is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games
Colorado is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home

Tampa Bay @ LA Angels
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games at home
LA Angels is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home

Toronto @ Oakland
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Oakland
Oakland is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Oakland is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games

Pittsburgh @ San Diego
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of San Diego's last 15 games at home

Baltimore @ Seattle
Baltimore
Baltimore is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Baltimore's last 17 games
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Seattle is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home


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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Other teams who have had lot of players in last five NFL Drafts:
6) Miami— 29
7) Clemson/Notre Dame 27
9) Oklahoma 25
10) Penn State/Washington 24
12) Auburn 23
13) Texas A&M/Utah 21

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 577,054
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“There’s no such thing as a sure thing. Thats why they call it gambling.”
Oscar Madison

Tuesday’s quiz
In the great TV show The Odd Couple, what did Felix Unger do for a living?

Monday’s quiz
When Larry Bird/Magic Johnson played in the national title game in 1979 with Indiana State, Michigan State, DePaul/Pennsylvania were the other two teams in the Final Four that year. A team from the Ivy League made the Final Four.

Sunday’s quiz
Of the 32 current NFL head coaches, eight have won a Super Bowl.

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Tuesday’s Den: Trends for American League teams

Orioles
— Baltimore is 4-10 at home, scoring more than 4 runs in only two games.
— Orioles scored 5+ runs in seven of their 15 road games (10-5)
— Orioles are 10-8 vs righty starters, 4-7 vs southpaws.

Red Sox
— Boston is 14-1 when it scores 4+ runs, 3-11 when they do not.
— Red Sox are 7-3 vs lefty starters, 10-9 vs righties.
— Boston is 5-2 in one-run games.

White Sox
— If you like to bet first 5 innings props, you probably know the White Sox are 18-4-5 in the first five innings so far this season.
— Problem is, they’re 15-12 in the standings; they’ve been poor in the late innings.
— Chicago is 11-0 when it scores 5+ runs, 4-12 when it doesn’t.

Indians: In Monday’s game, these hitters started for Cleveland

— Leadoff hitter, batting .194
— #2 hitter, hitting .200
— #8 hitter, batting .136
— #9 hitter, batting .152

Indians are 13-1 when they score 4+ runs, 1-12 when they do not.

Tigers
— Detroit scored 3 or fewer runs in 19 of their first 29 games.
— Tigers led after five innings once in their last 17 games.
— They’ve scored 24 fewer runs than any other American League team.

Astros
— Houston is 6-0 at home if they score 5+ runs, 1-7 if they don’t.
— Astros are 13-7 vs division rivals, 2-6 vs everyone else.
— Houston is 3-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

Royals
— Kansas City is 6-1 in one-run games.
— Royals’ last five games went over the total.
— Kansas City is 4-1 in 2nd game of a series, if they lost the opener.

Angels
— Halos are 10-1 if they score 5+ runs, 3-13 if they don’t.
— Angels are 6-9 vs AL West rivals, 7-5 vs everyone else.
— Angels are 12-10 vs righty starters, 1-4 vs lefties.

Twins
— Minnesota is 4-1 in home series openers, 1-4 in road series openers.
— Twins’ last six games went over the total.
— Minnesota is 7-2 if it scores 6+ runs, 4-14 if they don’t.

New York
— New York is 10-1 when they score 5+ runs, 4-13 when they do not.
— New York is 3-5 in games when winning run scores from 7th inning on.
— Six of their last seven road games stayed under the total.

A’s
— A’s are 8-3 vs lefty starters, 10-9 vs righties.
— Oakland is 7-0 in games when winning run scores from 7th inning on.
— Six of their last seven road games stayed under the total.

Mariners
— Seattle is 7-4 in one-run games, 3-0 in extra innings.
— Mariners are 7-2 at home if they score 4+ runs, 1-5 if they don’t.
— Seattle is 4-2 in home series openers.

Rays
— Rays are 8-5 on the road, 7-10 at home.
— Tampa Bay went 4-6 on its last homestand; they led one game after five innings.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Rangers
— Texas is 2-8 in series openers.
— Rangers are 10-3 if they score 5+ runs, 3-14 if they don’t.
— Under is 12-4 in their home games.

Blue Jays
— Toronto won six of its last seven home games (in Florida).
— Blue Jays are 8-3 at home, 6-10 on the road.
— Toronto is 1-4 in second game of a series, if they won the opener.

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, May 4

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901ARIZONA -902 MIAMI
ARIZONA is 8-0 SU (8 Units) after 2 or more consecutive overs in the current season.

903ATLANTA -904 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 10-22 SU (-19.4 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

905MILWAUKEE -906 PHILADELPHIA
MILWAUKEE is 12-28 SU (-19.6 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

907LA DODGERS -908 CHICAGO CUBS
LA DODGERS are 35-24 SU (10.4 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.

909NY METS -910 ST LOUIS
NY METS are 22-35 SU (-16.5 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

911SAN FRANCISCO -912 COLORADO
COLORADO is 33-59 SU (-37.4 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the last 3 seasons.

913PITTSBURGH -914 SAN DIEGO
PITTSBURGH is 21-8 SU (11.3 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) over the last 2 seasons.

913PITTSBURGH -914 SAN DIEGO
DEREK SHELTON is 21-8 SU (12.2 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) (Coach of PITTSBURGH)

915HOUSTON -916 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 13-2 SU (12.4 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters draw 3 walks or less/game over the last 2 seasons.

917DETROIT -918 BOSTON
DETROIT is 3-12 SU (-12.8 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.