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

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951CINCINNATI -952 PITTSBURGH
CINCINNATI is 4-15 SU (-13.5 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

953PHILADELPHIA -954 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 10-23 SU (-20.8 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

955ST LOUIS -956 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 16-31 SU (-18.9 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

957SAN DIEGO -958 COLORADO
SAN DIEGO is 28-40 SU (-23.9 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

959MIAMI -960 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 27-11 SU (17.8 Units) in home games vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 or better in the last 3 seasons.

961KANSAS CITY -962 DETROIT
DETROIT is 4-14 SU (-14.4 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.

963OAKLAND -964 BOSTON
BOSTON is 20-10 SU (11.2 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

965NY YANKEES -966 TAMPA BAY
NY YANKEES are 15-26 SU (-15.7 Units) in road games vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game over the last 2 seasons.

967MINNESOTA -968 CHI WHITE SOX
MINNESOTA is 4-15 SU (-12.5 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

969LA ANGELS -970 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 12-31 SU (-20.8 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 11

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 11

NL games
Cincinnati (16-16) @ Pittsburgh (14-20)
— Hoffman is 0-1, 7.15 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 0-2, 10.13 in two starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cincinnati is 7-4 in its last 11 games.
— Reds are 6-9 on road.
— Over 13-5-2 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-32
— record in first 5 innings: 13-14-5

— Brubaker is 0-3, 3.71 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 2-4 in his starts; they scored 5 runs in last three.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 0-1, 1.93 in two starts vs Cincinnati.

— Pirates lost nine of their last 11 games.
— Pittsburgh lost its last five home games.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-16-5

Philadelphia (18-17) @ Washington (13-17)
— Anderson is 1-2, 6.35 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 2-4 in his starts
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 0-2, 16.39 in three starts vs Washington.

— Phillies won five of their last seven games.
— Phillies are 5-11 on the road.
— under 7-4 last 11 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-13-9

— Fedde is 1-2, 5.06 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 2-4, 5.26 in eight games (7 starts) vs Philly.

— Washington lost five of its last six games.
— Nationals lost their last three home games.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 7-30
— record in first 5 innings: 7-14-9

St Louis (21-14) @ Milwaukee (19-16)
— Kim is 1-0, 1.45 in his last three starts (14.2 IP).
— Cardinals are 4-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0
— He is 1-0, 0.75 in two starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cardinals won 13 of their last 17 games.
— St Louis is 8-4 in its last 12 road games.
— Under 5-3 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 18-12-5

— Peralta is 1-1, 5.21 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He is 2-1, 6.00 in seven games (3 starts) vs St Louis.

— Brewers lost six of their last eight games.
— Milwaukee lost five of their last seven road games.
— under 12-6-1 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 15-14-6

San Diego (19-16) @ Colorado (12-22)
— Lamet threw four scoreless IP in his two brief starts (4 IP).
— Padres are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-2, 3.18 in four starts vs Colorado.

— Padres lost four of their last seven games.
— San Diego is 6-4 in its last nine road games.
— over 7-1 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 12-18-5

— Gray is 3-1, 3.65 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 10-4, 2.98 in 20 starts vs San Diego.

— Colorado is 3-8 in its last 11 games.
— Rockies are 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
— over 6-0 last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-5

Miami (15-19) @ Arizona (16-19)
— Lopez is 0-1, 1.13 in his last four starts.
— Miami is 3-4 in his starts- they scored 9 runs in his last four.
— under 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-4
— He is 0-0, 2.45 in two starts vs Arizona.

— Marlins won four of their last seven games.
— Miami is 1-5 in their last six road tilts.
— under 5-1-2 in their last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-15-7

— Bumgarner is 3-0, 1.17 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 4-3 in his starts
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 2-4, 4.20 in 11 starts vs Miami.

— Arizona lost seven of its last nine games.
— Arizona is 5-2 in its last seven home games.
— over 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 6-35
— record in first 5 innings: 17-16-2

AL games
Bronx (18-16) @ Tampa Bay (19-17)
— Montgomery is 0-1, 5.40 in his last five starts.
— New York is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 1-3, 5.63 in eight starts vs Tampa Bay.

— New York won 13 of its last 19 games.
— New York is 5-3 in its last eight road games.
— under 13-7 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 5-34
— record in first 5 innings: 16-12-6

— Yarbrough is 1-1, 3.05 in his last four games (20.2 IP)
— They may/may not use an opener.
— Rays are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He is 4-2, 2.88 in seven games (0 starts, 25 IP) vs New York.

— Tampa Bay won six of its last eight games.
— Rays are 3-5 in last eight home games.
— 10 of last 16 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-10

Kansas City (16-17) @ Detroit (10-24)
— Singer is 1-1, 2.18 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 3-0, 1.44 in four starts vs Detroit.

— Royals lost their last eight games.
— Royals are 7-3 in last ten road games.
— nine of last 11 games went over
— scores run in first inning: 6-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-14-5

— Boyd is 1-4, 2.55 in six starts.
— Detroit is 1-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 7-10, 5.71 in 23 starts vs Kansas City.

— Detroit lost 18 of its last 22 games.
— Detroit is 3-8 in its last 11 home games.
— under 10-5 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-34
— record in first 5 innings: 2-16-3 last 21 games

Oakland (21-15) @ Boston (22-14)
— Bassitt is 2-0, 3.00 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 4-1 in his last five starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston

— A’s are 8-8 in their last 16 games.
— Oakland is 8-4 on the road.
— Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-36
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-9

— Eovaldi is 1-1, 7.04 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 1-2, 4.28 in seven starts vs Oakland.

— Boston won five of its last seven games.
— Red Sox are 10-6 in last 16 home games.
— over 6-1 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 16-13-7

Angels (16-18) @ Houston (18-17)
— Ohtani is 1-0, 3.38 in four starts (18.2 IP).
— Angels are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He is 0-1, 7.71 in three starts vs Houston.

— Halos won three of last four games overall.
— Angels are 5-4 in their last nine road games.
— over 12-7 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 16-16-2

— McCullers is 1-0, 2.37 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 3-3, 3.20 in 14 starts against the Angels.

— Astros lost five of their last eight games.
— Astros are 7-5 in last 12 home games.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 16-13-6

Minnesota (12-20) @ White Sox (19-13)
— Maeda is 2-2, 5.97 in six starts.
— Twins are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He is 2-0, 3.00 in three starts vs Chicago.

— Twins lost 18 of their last 25 games.
— Minnesota is 2-7 in last nine road games.
— over 9-2 last 11 games
— scores run in first inning: 13-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-11-7

— Cease is 2-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (13 IP).
— Chicago is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 0-2, 10.80 in three starts vs Minnesota.

— Chicago is 7-4 in its last 11 games.
— White Sox are 6-3 in last nine home games.
— under 3-2-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 22-4-6

Interleague games
Texas (18-19) @ San Francisco (21-14)
— Lyles is 0-2, 9.17 in his last four starts.
— Rangers are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4 (0-4 last 4)
— He is 4-4, 5.46 in 21 games (9 starts) vs San Francisco.

— Texas won eight of its last 12 games.
— Texas won three of its last four road games.
— over 7-5 last 12 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-37
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-6

— Webb is 1-3, 5.23 in six starts.
— Giants are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He gave a run in 3.2 IP in his one start vs Texas.

— Giants won five of their last eight games.
— Giants are 13-4 at home.
— Over is 12-3-1 in their last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-35
— record in first 5 innings: 19-11-5

Cubs (17-17) @ Cleveland (18-14)
— Alzolay is 1-0, 3.45 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Cubs won five of their last six games.
— Chicago is 3-9 in its last dozen road games.
— Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-16-5

— Bieber is 2-1, 2.50 in his last five starts.
— Indians are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Cubs.

— Cleveland won 10 of its last 13 games.
— Indians are 8-7 at home.
— over 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scores run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 10-17-5

Baltimore (16-19) @ Mets (16-13)
— Means is 4-0, 1.37 in seven starts.
— He threw a no-hitter in his last start
— Orioles are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 1-1, 3.97 in two starts vs New York.

— Orioles lost five of their last eight games.
— Baltimore is 11-6 on the road, 5-13 at home.
— under is 16-5 in their last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-7

— Stroman is 0-3, 7.07 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-0-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 5-5, 3.36 in 12 starts vs Baltimore.

— Mets are 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Mets are 9-4 at home.
— Under 10-5-1 last sixteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-29
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-2

Toronto (17-16) @ Atlanta (17-17)
— Ray is 1-0, 3.04 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-2
— He is 1-2, 4.50 in five starts vs Atlanta.

— Toronto is 9-6 in its last 15 games.
— Toronto is 6-5 in last 11 road games.
— over 10-2 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-33
— record in first 5 innings: 13-16-4

— Fried is 1-1, 9.00 in four starts (16 IP).
— Braves are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He allowed one run in six IP, in his one start vs Toronto.

— Braves won five of their last six games.
— Atlanta is 9-8 at home.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-34
— record in first 5 innings: 15-14-5

Seattle (18-17) @ Dodgers (18-17)
— Kikuchi is 1-2, 4.56 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He gave up 5 runs in 4.2 IP, in his one start against Dodgers.

— Seattle is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Seattle is 2-6 in its last eight road games.
— under 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 8-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-4

— Buehler is 1-0, 3.13 in six starts.
— Dodgers are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-3
— He gave a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Seattle.

— Dodgers lost 15 of their last 20 games.
— Dodgers are 2-5 in last seven home games.
— over 13-3 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 16-13-6

Tuesday’s umpires:
Cin-Pitt: Under is 5-1 in last six Hoberg games.
Mia-Ariz: Under is 3-1 in last four Fairchild games.

LAA-Hst: Underdog won five of six Wegner games.

Tex-SF: Last three Blaser games went over the total.

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MLB

Tuesday, May 11

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Trend Report
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Texas @ San Francisco
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games at home

Chi Cubs @ Cleveland
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home

Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games

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

Kansas City @ Detroit
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games

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

NY Yankees @ Tampa Bay
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees

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

St. Louis @ Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

Minnesota @ Chi White Sox
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

LA Angels @ Houston
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Angels's last 13 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Angels's last 15 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 13 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Houston's last 15 games when playing LA Angels

San Diego @ Colorado
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Colorado's last 15 games when playing at home against San Diego

Miami @ Arizona
Miami
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Miami
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Seattle @ LA Dodgers
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle


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Diamond Trends for Tuesday May 11
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: St. Louis at Milwaukee (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 13-0 SU since Apr 20, 2016 as a favorite after a win as a road dog where they never trailed.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at Cleveland (6:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Cubs are 0-11 SU since Jun 22, 2019 off a one-run loss at home.

OU Play Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at San Francisco (3:45 p.m. ET)

-- The Giants are 10-0 OU (3.85 ppg) since Apr 20, 2021 after they scored in more innings than their opponent.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Kansas City at Detroit (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Tigers are 0-9 SU since Jun 24, 2018 when Matthew Boyd starts as a dog when he went fewer than 5 innings in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Stanley Cup:
+390— Colorado Avalanche
+435— Vegas Golden Knights
+675— Toronto Maple Leafs
+775— Tampa Bay Lightning
+880— Carolina Hurricanes
+1075— Boston Bruins
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 582,771
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
Ronald Reagan

Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Brett Favre play his rookie year in the NFL?

Tuesday’s quiz
Willie Mays had his 90th birthday last week; he wore #24 for the majority of his Hall of Fame career.

Monday’s quiz
Sacramento is NBA team that has gone longest since they last made playoffs, 14 years.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) News today signals that the A’s will start looking away from Oakland, to find a new ballpark to call home. Apparently playing at the Oakland Coliseum isn’t feasible in the long run, so now the big business of baseball kicks in— will the A’s leave Oakland for greener pa$ture$?

12) Baseball is going to expand to 32 teams pretty soon, but they’ve said the stadium situations for the A’s/Rays will be clarified, before the expansion cities are chosen.

Cities like Montreal, Nashville, Portland, Charlotte, San Jose and apparently Las Vegas are mentioned as new MLB locations. I can see the A’s moving to Portland or Las Vegas, the Rays moving north to Montreal, and Nashville getting an expansion team. Not sure if Charlotte is a viable alternative.

11) I’ve been an A’s fan since I was five years old, back in the mid-60’s; lot of history in that decrepit old Coliseum, both baseball/football. Will be a sad day if the A’s leave Oakland.

10) There would be one place the A’s could move that would be a vast improvement, and that is San Jose, an hour south of Oakland. Most everything would remain the same except for a new ballpark; lot of money in that area, but there is one small problem before that happens.

San Francisco Giants have been blocking the A’s from moving there for years; they have the territorial rights to San Jose, even though they have no intention of ever going there.

You can see the A’s ballpark in Oakland from the Giants’ ballpark across the bay, but they won’t let them move an hour away. Go figure.

9) As far as Las Vegas goes, I love it there, have been there 28 times since 2009— living in New York, that’s a lot of air mileage. But five years ago, Las Vegas had no major league sports teams; UNLV basketball was their #1 thing.

Now all of a sudden, three major league teams in five years? Town isn’t that big.

8) San Diego Padres’ SS Fernando Tatis tested positive for COVID, is on the IL.

7) Tim Tebow is going to sign on as a tight end with the Jaguars; his old college coach is the new coach in Jacksonville (Urban Meyer). Am guessing Tebow would also play special teams and be the #3 emergency QB. How much different is he than the Saints’ Taysom Hill?

6) Dodgers 6, Mariners 4— Gavin Lux hits a 3-run bomb in the 8th inning for LA.

5) Tigers 8, Royals 7— Kansas City lost its last nine games, gave up 26 runs in last three; they were down 7-0 in 8th inning of this game, tied it up, then lost it in the last inning.

4) Indians 3, Cubs 2— Terry Francona must’ve really wanted this game; he left Bieber in for 121 pitches, most in MLB this season. Indians won seven of their last eight games.

3) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets-Cardinals-Giants Wild Card: SD is #1, Phil/Mil/LA tied for last spot
AL: Red Sox, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: New York @ Cleveland

2) Zion Williamson broke his finger when he was fouled last week, then I hear the Pelicans’ GM whining because Williamson got fouled and referees aren’t calling the games tight enough.

The NBA is soft now; watch some old games from the 80’s/90’s, there was actual competition, where hard fouls were often committed in the name of winning. Today a guy breaks his finger and his GM whines in the media. Get tougher, people.

1) NFL’s 2021 schedule comes out tonight; each team will play 17 games now, with all the NFC teams having an extra road game this season. Will be a lot to talk about tomorrow.

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, May 12

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901CINCINNATI -902 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 8-23 SU (-17.4 Units) in home games vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

903SAN DIEGO -904 COLORADO
SAN DIEGO is 28-40 SU (-23.9 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

905PHILADELPHIA -906 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 10-23 SU (-20.8 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

907ST LOUIS -908 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 16-31 SU (-18.9 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

909MIAMI -910 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 8-1 SU (6.9 Units) in home games against right-handed starters in the current season.

911KANSAS CITY -912 DETROIT
DETROIT is 4-14 SU (-14.4 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.

913OAKLAND -914 BOSTON
OAKLAND is 4-14 SU (-13.2 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

915NY YANKEES -916 TAMPA BAY
NY YANKEES are 97-73 SU (16.7 Units) in night games in the last 3 seasons.

917MINNESOTA -918 CHI WHITE SOX
MINNESOTA is 4-15 SU (-12.5 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

919LA ANGELS -920 HOUSTON
LA ANGELS are 28-49 SU (-27.4 Units) vs. an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 or better in the last 3 seasons.

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 12

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, May 12

NL games
Cincinnati (16-17) @ Pittsburgh (15-20)
— Gray is 0-2, 4.05 in four starts.
— Reds are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He is 3-3, 4.06 in 7 games (six starts) vs Pittsburgh.

— Cincinnati is 7-5 in its last 12 games.
— Reds are 6-10 on road.
— Over 14-5-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-33
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-5

— Crowe is 0-1, 3.38 in three starts.
— Pirates are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Pirates lost nine of their last 12 games.
— Pittsburgh lost five of its last six home games.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 14-16-5

Philadelphia (19-17) @ Washington (13-18)
— Wheeler is 2-0, 1.88 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 3-4 in his starts
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 6-11, 4.64 in 20 starts vs Washington.

— Phillies won six of their last eight games.
— Phillies are 6-11 on the road.
— under 8-4 last 12 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-36
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-9

— Lester is 0-1, 2.40 in two starts.
— Washington is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 8-1, 1.92 in 11 starts vs Philly.

— Washington lost six of its last seven games.
— Nationals lost their last four home games.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 7-31
— record in first 5 innings: 7-15-9

St Louis (22-14) @ Milwaukee (19-17)
— Gant is 2-3, 2.76 in six starts
— Cardinals are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 2-3, 4.28 in 14 games (3 starts) vs Milwaukee.

— Cardinals won 14 of their last 18 games.
— St Louis is 9-4 in its last 13 road games.
— Under 5-3-1 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-36
— record in first 5 innings: 18-12-6

— Woodruff is 2-1, 1.19 in his last six starts.
— Milwaukee is 5-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-3
— He is 3-1, 2.57 in six games (4 starts) vs St Louis.

— Brewers lost seven of their last nine games.
— Milwaukee is 8-9 at home.
— over 4-2-1 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 15-14-7

San Diego (20-16) @ Colorado (12-23)
— Darvish is 4-1, 1.62 in his last six starts.
— Padres are 6-1 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-3
— He is 0-3, 7.66 in five starts vs Colorado.

— Snell is 1-0, 4.45 in seven starts
— Padres are 3-4 in his starts.
— last five starts went over
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He gave up no runs, 3 hits in two starts vs Colorado (13 IP).

— Padres are 7-4 in their last eleven games.
— San Diego is 7-4 in its last 11 road games.
— over 7-2 last nine road games
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-5

— Gray is 3-1, 3.65 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 10-4, 2.98 in 20 starts vs San Diego.

— Gomber is 1-1, 5.00 in two home starts.
— Colorado is 2-5 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He gave up a run in 1.2 IP, in two relief stints vs San Diego.

— Colorado is 3-9 in its last 12 games.
— Rockies are 10-4 in their last 14 home games.
— over 6-1 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 12-18-5

Miami (15-20) @ Arizona (17-19)
— Rogers is 4-1, 1.59 in his last six starts.
— Miami is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Marlins lost their last three games.
— Miami is 1-6 in their last seven road tilts.
— under 5-2-2 in their last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 12-35
— record in first 5 innings: 12-16-7

— Gallen is 1-1, 3.37 in five starts.
— Arizona is 2-3 in his starts
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— Marlins traded him to Arizona two years ago; he started 7 games for Miami.

— Arizona lost seven of its last ten games.
— Arizona is 6-2 in its last eight home games.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 6-36
— record in first 5 innings: 18-16-2

AL games
Bronx (19-16) @ Tampa Bay (19-18)
— Cole is 4-1, 1.37 in his last six starts.
— New York is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-0-1
— He is 0-4, 3.91 in eight starts vs Tampa Bay.

— New York won 14 of its last 20 games.
— New York is 6-3 in its last nine road games.
— under 14-7 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 6-35
— record in first 5 innings: 17-12-6

— Yarbrough is 1-1, 3.05 in his last four games (20.2 IP)
— They may/may not use an opener.
— Rays are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He is 4-2, 2.88 in seven games (0 starts, 25 IP) vs New York.

— Tampa Bay won six of its last nine games.
— Rays are 3-6 in last nine home games.
— 11 of last 17 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 9-37
— record in first 5 innings: 12-15-10

Kansas City (16-18) @ Detroit (11-24)
— Duffy is 4-2, 1.77 in six starts.
— Royals are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 9-10, 4.63 in 30 games (26 starts) vs Detroit.

— Royals lost their last nine games.
— Royals are 7-4 in last 11 road games.
— 10 of last 12 games went over
— scores run in first inning: 6-34
— record in first 5 innings: 14-15-5

— Mize is 0-3, 6.23 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He allowed 6 runs in 4.2 IP, in his one start vs Kansas City.

— Detroit lost 18 of its last 23 games.
— Detroit is 4-8 in its last 12 home games.
— under 10-6 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-35
— record in first 5 innings: 3-16-3 last 22 games

Oakland (22-15) @ Boston (22-15)
— Kaprelian is making his first MLB start.
— He gave up 3 runs in 3.2 IP LY, in two relief stints.
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston

— A’s are 9-8 in their last 17 games.
— Oakland is 9-4 on the road.
— Over is 6-4 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-37
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-10

— Rodriguez is 5-0, 3.82 in six starts.
— Red Sox are 5-1 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1
— He is 2-2, 4.33 in six starts vs Oakland.

— Boston won five of its last eight games.
— Red Sox are 10-7 in last 17 home games.
— over 6-2 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-37
— record in first 5 innings: 16-13-8

Angels (16-19) @ Houston (19-17)
— Heaney is 1-1, 2.25 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 3-3, 3.07 in ten starts vs Houston.

— Halos won three of last five games overall.
— Angels split their last ten road games.
— over 12-8 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-35
— record in first 5 innings: 16-17-2

— Urquidy is 3-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He is 1-0, 4.80 in four games (3 starts) against the Angels.

— Astros lost five of their last nine games.
— Astros are 8-5 in last 13 home games.
— over 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 17-13-6

Minnesota (12-21) @ White Sox (20-13)
— Happ is 2-0, 1.35 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 4-3, 5.05 in eight starts vs Chicago.

— Twins lost 19 of their last 26 games.
— Minnesota is 2-8 in last ten road games.
— over 10-2 last 12 games
— scores run in first inning: 13-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-11-8

— Keuchel is 1-1, 2.25 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 4-3, 3.12 in eight games (7 starts) vs Minnesota.

— Chicago is 8-4 in its last 12 games.
— White Sox are 7-3 in last ten home games.
— over 4-1-1 last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 22-4-7

Interleague games
Cubs (17-18) @ Cleveland (19-14)
— Davies is 0-1, 14.54 in three road starts.
— Cubs are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Cubs won five of their last seven games.
— Chicago is 3-10 in its last 13n road games.
— Over is 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-17-5

— bullpen game for Cleveland

— Cleveland won 11 of its last 14 games.
— Indians are 9-7 at home.
— over 12-6-1 last 19 games
— scores run in first inning: 7-33
— record in first 5 innings: 11-17-5

Baltimore (16-20) @ Mets (17-13)
— Former Met Harvey is 3-1, 4.35 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Orioles lost six of their last nine games.
— Baltimore is 11-7 on the road, 5-13 at home.
— under is 17-5 in their last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-8

— Walker is 2-0, 2.25 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 5-1 in his starts.
— under 4-2 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1
— He is 2-1, 3.00 in six starts vs Baltimore.

— Mets are 8-2 in their last ten games.
— Mets are 10-4 at home.
— Under 11-5-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-30
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-3

Toronto (18-16) @ Atlanta (17-18)
— Ryu is 1-1, 5.27 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 2-2, 2.37 in six starts vs Atlanta.

— Toronto is 10-6 in its last 16 games.
— Toronto is 7-5 in last 12 road games.
— over 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-17-4

— Fried is 1-1, 9.00 in four starts (16 IP).
— Braves are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He allowed one run in six IP, in his one start vs Toronto.

— Braves won five of their last seven games.
— Atlanta is 9-9 at home.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-35
— record in first 5 innings: 16-14-5

Seattle (18-18) @ Dodgers (19-17)
— Dunn is 1-0, 3.00 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 4-1 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He gave up 6 runs in two IP, in his one start against the Dodgers.

— Seattle is 3-6 in its last nine games.
— Seattle is 2-7 in its last nine road games.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 14-18-4

— Urias is 2-1, 3.38 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He is 1-0, 1.04 in two starts vs Seattle.

— Dodgers lost 15 of their last 21 games.
— Dodgers are 3-5 in last eight home games.
— over 14-3 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 16-14-6

Wednesday’s umpires:
Cin-Pitt: Favorites are 6-1 in May games.
SD-Col: Home side won all five Lentz games.
Favorites won all five Additon games.
Phil-Wsh: Last three Mahrley games stayed under.
StL-Mil: Over is 3-1 in Tichenor games.
Mia-Ariz: Favorites won four of last five Bucknor games.

KC-Det: Road team won five of six Bellino games.
NY-TB: Under is 4-2 in Miller games.
A’s-Bos: Underdogs won four of last five Willis games.
LAA-Hst: Road team won last four Guccione games.
Min-CWS: Road team won last five Barber games.

Balt-NYM: Four of five Torres games went over.
Chi-Clev: Favorites won five of last six Barksdale games.
Tor-Atl: Over is 4-2 in Fletcher games.
Sea-LA: Three of four Drake games went over.

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MLB

Wednesday, May 12

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Trend Report
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Baltimore @ NY Mets
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games at home

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati

Chi Cubs @ Cleveland
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

San Diego @ Colorado
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing San Diego

San Diego @ Colorado
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing San Diego

Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games

Oakland @ Boston
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

Kansas City @ Detroit
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City

NY Yankees @ Tampa Bay
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games at home
Tampa Bay is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games

Toronto @ Atlanta
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Atlanta's last 21 games at home

St. Louis @ Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games at home
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

Minnesota @ Chi White Sox
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing Minnesota

LA Angels @ Houston
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Angels's last 14 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Angels's last 16 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 14 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Houston is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Miami @ Arizona
Miami
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Miami is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Miami
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Seattle @ LA Dodgers
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home


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Diamond Trends for Wednesday May 12
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at Houston (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Astros are 13-0 SU since Apr 25, 2018 at home after Yuli Gurriel struck out at least twice last game.

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

-- The Mariners are 0-18 SU since Jun 13, 2019 as a road 140+ dog when seeking same season revenge vs their opponents starting pitcher.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at N.Y. Mets (12:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Mets are 0-10 OU (-2.30 ppg) since Aug 09, 2017 in the second game of a series at home after they won by one run last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Seattle at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 9-0-1 OU (4.70 ppg) since Sep 29, 2016 when Julio Urias starts as a favorite when they lost in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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Thursday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Byron Nelson golf tournament:
7-1— Bryson DeChambeau
17-2— Jon Rahm
10-1— Jordan Spieth
14-1— Daniel Berger
16-1— Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama
18-1— Matthew Fitzpatrick

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 582,771
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Its not who you play, it’s when you play them.”
Bud Grant

Thursday’s quiz
Before moving to Tennessee Titans moved to Memphis and then Nashville, where did they call home?

Wednesday’s quiz
Brett Favre played his rookie year with the Atlanta Falcons.

Tuesday’s quiz
Willie Mays had his 90th birthday last week; he wore #24 for the majority of his Hall of Fame career.

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Thursday’s Den: Quick thoughts on the 2021 NFL schedule

I’ll have more on the NFL schedule over the next few days, but here are some early thoughts on the 2021 schedule:

— NFL teams will play 17 games this season for the first time; exhibition games have been reduced to three. AFC teams get the extra home game this season.

— Regular season ends January 9th, with games in Buffalo and Cleveland. Have fun!!!

— Jets traded QB Sam Darnold to Carolina this winter; the wise guys who create the schedule created an interesting Week 1 matchup, Jets @ Carolina. Go figure, a coincidence I’m sure.

— Christmas is on a Saturday, Halloween is a Sunday this year; there are two Christmas games. Browns-Packers, Colts-Cardinals. Which casino will I be watching those games in?

— This has nothing to do with football, but Halloween weekend in Las Vegas is tremendous, take my word on that.

— Cowboys-Buccaneers is the Week 1 Thursday game, where the defending champ traditionally opens the next season at home. Home team is 15-3 SU in this game the last 18 years, 11-3-4 against the spread.

— Don’t think the NFL foresees Aaron Rodgers being traded to Denver; Broncos have one game on in prime-time, Green Bay has five.

— NFL doesn’t think much of the Patriots; only three primetime games, one of which is Tom Brady’s return to Foxboro in Week 4.

— Thanksgiving Day slate:
Bears @ Detroit, Raiders @ Dallas, Bills @ New Orleans

— Non-schedule news; Green Bay signed backup QB Blake Bortles, re-uniting him with OC Nathaniel Hackett- they worked together in Jacksonville from 2015-18.

— Division rivals Carolina/Tampa Bay have their two meetings in weeks 16/18.

— I’m totally befuddled that Rams-Lions isn’t a primetime game. Detroit got one game on in primetime, at Green Bay in Week 2. Very surprised by this, seeing how the teams swapped quarterbacks this winter. ESPN obviously didn’t want the game.

Every team got at least one primetime game; eight teams got just one.

— Four teams have the earliest byes, Week 6— Falcons, Saints, Jets, 49ers.

— Four teams have the latest byes, Week 14— Colts, Dolphins, Patriots, Eagles.

— Nine teams got the maximum five primetime games.

— Cardinals/Chargers have three prime-time games, all at home, which is odd. Giants got three primetime games, all on the road— they can’t be real happy about that.

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, May 13

[Udog]

951PHILADELPHIA -952 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 19-30 SU (-19.2 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

953ST LOUIS -954 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 16-32 SU (-19.9 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

955SAN FRANCISCO -956 PITTSBURGH
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-11 SU (12.2 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

957CINCINNATI -958 COLORADO
CINCINNATI is 0-10 SU (-11.3 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

959MIAMI -960 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 9-2 SU (10.6 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters draw 3 walks or less/game over the last 2 seasons.

961KANSAS CITY -962 DETROIT
DETROIT is 5-14 SU (-13.4 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.

963MINNESOTA -964 CHI WHITE SOX
MINNESOTA is 4-16 SU (-14.6 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

965OAKLAND -966 BOSTON
OAKLAND is 4-14 SU (-13.2 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

967NY YANKEES -968 TAMPA BAY
NY YANKEES are 96-71 SU (17.9 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

969TEXAS -970 HOUSTON
TEXAS are 17-6 SU (11.1 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.