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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, May 13

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, May 13

NL games
Philadelphia (20-17) @ Washington (13-19)
— Eflin is 1-1, 5.12 in three road starts.
— Phillies are 4-3 in his starts
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 4-3, 4.26 in nine starts vs Washington.

— Phillies won seven of their last nine games.
— Phillies are 7-11 on the road.
— under 9-4 last 13 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-37
— record in first 5 innings: 14-14-9

— Corbin is 1-1, 3.52 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 5-3, 3.19 in 11 starts vs Philly.

— Washington lost seven of its last eight games.
— Nationals lost their last five home games.
— under 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 8-15-9

St Louis (22-15) @ Milwaukee (20-17)
— Flaherty is 6-0, 2.43 in his last six starts
— Cardinals are 7-0 in his starts.
— over 4-1-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-0-1
— He is 2-6, 5.72 in 12 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cardinals won 14 of their last 19 games.
— St Louis is 9-5 in its last 14 road games.
— Under 6-3-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-37
— record in first 5 innings: 18-12-7

— Burnes was 2-2, 1.84 in five starts before his IL stint.
— Milwaukee is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 1-2, 4.91 in eight games (5 starts) vs St Louis.

— Brewers lost seven of their last ten games.
— Milwaukee is 9-9 at home.
— over 4-3-1 last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-37
— record in first 5 innings: 15-14-8

San Francisco (22-14) @ Pittsburgh (15-21)
— DeSclafani is 2-1, 2.40 in seven starts.
— Giants are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 2-7, 5.44 in 16 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Giants won six of their last nine games.
— Giants are 2-5 in last seven road games.
— Over is 12-4-1 in their last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 20-11-5

— 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 San Francisco

— Pirates lost 10 of their last 13 games.
— Pittsburgh lost six of its last seven home games.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 14-16-6

Cincinnati (17-17) @ Colorado (13-24)
— Miley is 2-1, 1.80 in his last three starts.
— He threw a no-hitter in his last start.
— Reds are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 8-2, 3.73 in 14 starts vs Colorado.

— Cincinnati is 8-5 in its last 13 games.
— Reds are 7-10 on road.
— Over 14-6-2 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-6

— Gonzalez is 0-1, 6.08 in five starts.
— Colorado is 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He allowed three runs in 5.2 IP in his one start vs Cincinnati.

— Colorado is 4-10 in its last 14 games.
— Rockies are 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
— over 7-2 last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-37
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-6

Miami (16-20) @ Arizona (17-20)
— 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 three of their last four games.
— Miami is 2-6 in their last eight road tilts.
— under 6-2-2 in their last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 13-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-16-7

— Kelly is 1-1, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 4-3 in his starts
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— He gave up 7 runs in six IP, in one start vs Miami.

— Arizona lost eight of its last 11 games.
— Arizona is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
— over 5-3 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 7-37
— record in first 5 innings: 18-17-2

AL games
Bronx (20-16) @ Tampa Bay (19-19)
— Taillon is 1-1, 3.98 in his last four starts.
— New York is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He threw 6.1 scoreless innings in his one start vs Tampa Bay.

— New York won 15 of its last 21 games.
— New York is 7-3 in its last ten road games.
— under 15-7 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 6-36
— record in first 5 innings: 17-12-7

— Hill is 0-1, 4.22 in his last five starts (21.2 IP).
— Rays are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 02-2-3
— He is 2-2, 5.06 in 12 games (4 starts) vs New York.

— Tampa Bay lost four of its last five games.
— Rays are 3-7 in last ten home games.
— 12 of last 18 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 9-38
— record in first 5 innings: 12-15-11

Kansas City (16-19) @ Detroit (12-24)
— Lynch gave up 11 runs in five IP in his first two starts.
— Royals are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Royals lost their last ten games overall.
— Royals are 7-5 in last 12 road games.
— 10 of last 13 games went over
— scores run in first inning: 7-35
— record in first 5 innings: 14-16-5

— Turnbull is 0-2, 7.07 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 1-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 0-3, 3.46 in seven starts vs Kansas City.

— Detroit lost 18 of its last 24 games.
— Detroit is 5-8 in its last 13 home games.
— under 11-6 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-36
— record in first 5 innings: 4-16-3 last 23 games

Oakland (23-15) @ Boston (22-16)
— Manaea is 3-0, 2.23 in his last six starts.
— A’s are 6-1 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-3
— He is 3-2, 6.84 in five starts vs Boston.

— A’s are 4-1 in their last five games.
— Oakland is 10-4 on the road.
— Under is 6-0 in their last six road games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-38
— record in first 5 innings: 15-13-10

— Richards is 2-0, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 3-4, 4.29 in 18 games (14 starts) vs Oakland.

— Boston lost its last three games.
— Red Sox are 10-8 in last 18 home games.
— over 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 11-38
— record in first 5 innings: 16-14-8

Texas (18-20) @ Houston (20-17)
— Foltynewicz is 1-0, 3.44 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Texas won eight of its last 13 games.
— Texas won three of its last five road games.
— under 4-0 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-38
— record in first 5 innings: 13-19-6

— Javier is 3-1, 2.01 in four home starts.
— Astros are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 2-0, 2.92 in two starts vs Texas.

— Astros won five of their last seven games.
— Astros are 9-5 in last 14 home games.
— over 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-37
— record in first 5 innings: 18-13-6

Minnesota (12-22) @ White Sox (21-13)
— Pineda is 2-1, 2.97 in six starts.
— Twins are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 5-3, 3.21 in nine starts vs Chicago.

— Twins lost 20 of their last 27 games.
— Minnesota is 2-9 in last 11 road games.
— over 11-2 last 13 games
— scores run in first inning: 14-34
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-8

— Lynn is 3-1, 1.80 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-1
— He gave up 3 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Minnesota.

— Chicago is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
— White Sox are 8-3 in last 11 home games.
— over 5-1-1 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-34
— record in first 5 innings: 23-4-7

Cleveland (20-14) @ Seattle (18-18)
— Plesac is 1-0, 1.27 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Cleveland won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Indians won their last five road games.
— over 12-7-1 last 20 games
— scores run in first inning: 7-34
— record in first 5 innings: 11-17-6

— Gilbert makes his MLB debut here.

— Seattle is 3-7 in its last ten games.
— Seattle is 7-5 in its last dozen home games.
— over 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 9-37
— record in first 5 innings: 14-19-4

Interleague games
Toronto (19-16) @ Atlanta (17-19)
— Stripling is 0-2, 6.75 in four starts.
— Blue Jays are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in seven games (4 starts) vs Atlanta.

— Toronto is 11-6 in its last 17 games.
— Toronto is 8-5 in last 13 road games.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-4

— Morton is 1-1, 8.22 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 2-2, 3.83 in eight starts vs Toronto.

— Braves won five of their last eight games.
— Atlanta is 2-4 in last six home games.
— Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-36
— record in first 5 innings: 17-14-5

Thursday’s umpires:
Phil-Wsh: Over is 4-2 in Nelson games.
StL-Mil: Over is 3-1 in Tichenor games.
Mia-Ariz: Rookie ump Williams has no history

KC-Det: Over is 6-0-1 in Moscoso games.
NY-TB: Under is 5-2 in Eddings games.
A’s-Bos: Under is 4-2 in last six Reyburn games.
Min-CWS: Home side won last four Carlson games.

Tor-Atl: Underdogs won three of four Barry games.

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MLB

Thursday, May 13

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Atlanta
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games

Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games

Kansas City @ Detroit
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 11 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 11 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing Kansas City

St. Louis @ Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

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 OVER in 11 of Minnesota's last 13 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

San Francisco @ Pittsburgh
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Oakland @ Boston
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Oakland

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 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

Texas @ Houston
Texas
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 11 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
Houston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 11 games when playing at home against Texas

Cincinnati @ Colorado
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 10 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games at home

Miami @ Arizona
Miami
Miami is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Miami

Cleveland @ Seattle
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Seattle
Seattle is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Thursday May 13
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at Seattle (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 10-0 SU since Jul 28, 2020 as a favorite off a game as a favorite in which their opponent left 18+ men on base individually.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Yankees are 0-9 SU since Jul 25, 2020 on the road off a game as a favorite in which their opponent left fewer than 10 men on base individually.

OU Play Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at Atlanta (12:20 p.m. ET)

-- The Braves are 14-0 OU (5.21 ppg) since Sep 24, 2019 as a -140 or greater favorite off a game as a favorite in which they had more strikeouts than hits.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 7-0 SU since May 16, 2019 when Michael Pineda starts when they lost in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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THURSDAY, MAY 13
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TOR at ATL
TOR +125
U 9.0
+500 +500

PHI at WAS
WAS +100
U 8.5
+500 +500

KC at DET
DET -110
U 9.0
+500 +500

STL at MIL
STL +100
O 7.0
+500 +500

SF at PIT 06:35 PM
SF -160
U 8.0
+500 +500

NYY at TB 07:10 PM
TB +120
U 8.5
+500 +500

OAK at BOS 07:10 PM
OAK -110
U 9.5
+500 +500

TEX at HOU 08:10 PM
TEX +167
O 9.0
+500 +500

CIN at COL 08:40 PM
COL +120
O 10.0
+500 +500

MIA at ARI 09:40 PM
MIA -125
U 8.0
+500 +500

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in on-base %age:
.477— Mike Trout, LAA
.437— Max Muncy, LA
.432— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
.430— Jesse Winker, Cin
.427— Bryce Harper, Phil
.424— Yermin Mercedes, CWS

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 583,938
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Only two teams have a lower slugging percentage (than San Diego) and those clubs (Pittsburgh and Detroit) are working under considerably lower expectations than the Padres.”
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN.com

Friday’s quiz
What was the name of the team Roy Hobbs played for in Robert Redford’s baseball movie, The Natural?

Thursday’s quiz
Before moving to Tennessee Titans moved to Memphis and then Nashville, the Titans were the Houston Oilers.

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

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Friday’s Den: Schedule notes for NFC teams

Cardinals:
— Three primetime games, all at home.
— Three of first four games are on the road.
— Their last game outdoors is Week 13,

Falcons:
— Play Jets in England in Week 6, have the early Week 6 bye
— Only prime-time game is Week 11 vs New England.
— January 2nd in Buffalo could be dicey for a dome team.

Panthers:
— Sam Darnold faces his old team (Jets) in Week 1.
— Week 3 at Houston is their only primetime game.
— Play division rival Buccaneers in weeks 16/18.

Bears:
— Their odd-numbered games are all on road, even-numbered games all at home
— Three of their four primetime games are on road.
— Play division rival Vikings in weeks 15/18.

Cowboys:
— Play three straight weeks on road, in weeks 13-15.
— Three of their last five games are NFC East road games.
— Have four primetime games, plus they play the Raiders on Thanksgiving.

Lions:
— Only primetime game is week 2 at Green Bay
— Lions visit Rams and old friend Matthew Stafford in week 7.
— Road games at Green Bay/Chicago are in September; they visit Denver in Week 14.

Packers:
— Play primetime games in weeks 2-3, have five night games overall.
— Host Detroit in Week 2, don’t visit the Lions until Week 18.
— Have only six 1:00 games; lot of national TV dates.

Rams:
— First two games are against teams with new QB’s this season.
— Jared Goff and Lions visit in Week 7
— Host Arizona in Week 4, then have Thursday game in Seattle four days later.

Vikings:
— Three of last five games are at night, including games in Chicago/Green Bay.
— Don’t play Bears until Week 15, then play ‘em again in Week 18.
— Host old friend Kevin Stefanski when Browns visit in Week 4.

Saints:
— In Weeks 12-16, play night games four weeks out of five.
— Have five primetime games, only four 4:00 games. Nine 1:00 games.
— Week 6 bye is an early one.

Giants:
— Have three primetime games, all on the road.
— Visit Washington in Week 2, don’t see them again until Week 18.
— Have consecutive December road games in Miami, Los Angeles.

Eagles:
— Five of their last six games are divisional games.
— Play consecutive weeks (12/13) in the Meadowlands, vs Giants/Jets
— Have only two primetime games.

49ers:
— Open @ Detroit/@ Philly; will they just stay east for the week?
— Host Falcons in Week 15, have Week 16 Thursday game in Nashville.
— Got good draw with their 17th game against the Bengals.

Seahawks:
— Play three of first four games on the road.
— Weeks 5-7 are all night games.
— Five of their eight road games are in domes.

Buccaneers:
— Tom Brady takes the Bucs into Foxboro in Week 4.
— Only six 1:00 games; three of them are Weeks 16-18.
— Play division rival Carolina in Weeks 16/18.

Washington:
— Weeks 14-17: Dallas/Philly/Dallas/Philly.
— Play Giants in Week 2, then not again until the season finale.
— Ron Rivera visits his old team (Carolina) in Week 11

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Friday, May 14

[Udog]

901SAN FRANCISCO -902 PITTSBURGH
SAN FRANCISCO is 13-2 SU (12.2 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

903ATLANTA -904 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 17-32 SU (-18.8 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

905CINCINNATI -906 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.

907WASHINGTON -908 ARIZONA
WASHINGTON is 5-15 SU (-16.8 Units) in road games vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

909MIAMI -910 LA DODGERS
MIAMI is 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the current season.

911ST LOUIS -912 SAN DIEGO
ST LOUIS are 11-1 SU (10.7 Units) in road games vs. a team with a very good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.250 or better over the last 2 seasons.

913KANSAS CITY -914 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 11-3 SU (10.3 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

915NY YANKEES -916 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 19-41 SU (-26.1 Units) in home games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

917LA ANGELS -918 BOSTON
BOSTON is 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.

919TEXAS -920 HOUSTON
TEXAS are 21-9 SU (10.8 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse in the current season.

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, May 14

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 14

NL games
San Francisco (23-14) @ Pittsburgh (15-22)
— Gausman is 4-0, 1.97 in seven starts.
— Giants are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1
— He is 1-2, 5.97 in eight games (6 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

— Giants won seven of their last ten games.
— Giants are 3-5 in last eight road games.
— Over is 12-5-1 in their last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-37
— record in first 5 innings: 21-11-5

— Former Giant TAnderson is 3-1, 2.32 in his last five starts.
— He was 4-3, 4.37 in 13 games (11 starts) for SF last year.
— Pirates are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 1-3, 4.07 in seven starts vs San Francisco

— Pirates lost 11 of their last 14 games.
— Pittsburgh lost seven of its last eight home games.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 9-37
— record in first 5 innings: 14-17-6

Atlanta (17-20) @ Milwaukee (20-18)
— Smyly is 1-2, 7.92 in five starts.
— Braves are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Braves lost their last three games overall.
— Atlanta won its last three road games.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-37
— record in first 5 innings: 17-15-5

— Houser is 1-2, 4.80 in three home starts
— Milwaukee is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 0-1, 4.15 in two games (1 start) vs Atlanta.

— Brewers lost eight of their last 11 games.
— Milwaukee is 9-10 at home.
— under 5-0-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-38
— record in first 5 innings: 15-15-8

Cincinnati (17-18) @ Colorado (14-24)
— Miley is 2-1, 1.80 in his last three starts.
— He threw a no-hitter in his last start.
— Reds are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 8-2, 3.73 in 14 starts vs Colorado.

— Cincinnati is 8-6 in its last 14 games.
— Reds are 7-11 on road.
— Over 15-6-2 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-16-6

— Marquez is 0-3, 11.81 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 3-5 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 2-0, 1.93 in two starts vs Cincinnati.

— Colorado is 5-10 in its last 15 games.
— Rockies are 12-5 in their last 17 home games.
— over 8-2 last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-38
— record in first 5 innings: 14-18-6

Washington (14-19) @ Arizona (17-21)
— Scherzer is 2-2, 2.23 in his last six starts.
— Washington is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-3
— He is 7-0, 2.55 in ten starts vs Arizona.

— Washington lost seven of its last nine games.
— Nationals are 5-9 on the road.
— under 10-2 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-33
— record in first 5 innings: 9-15-9

— Smith is 0-2, 4.74 in four starts.
— Arizona is 1-3 in his starts
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Arizona lost nine of its last 12 games.
— Arizona is 6-4 in its last ten home games.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 7-38
— record in first 5 innings: 18-17-3

Miami (17-20) @ Dodgers (20-17)
— Alcantara is 1-1, 2.52 in his last four starts.
— Miami is 4-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He gave up 6 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Los Angeles.

— Marlins lost three of their last five games.
— Miami is 3-6 in their last nine road tilts.
— under 7-2-2 in their last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-37
— record in first 5 innings: 13-16-8

— Kershaw is 4-2, 1.85 in his last seven starts.
— Dodgers are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 6-5, 2.34 in 13 starts vs Miami.

— Dodgers lost 15 of their last 22 games.
— Dodgers are 4-5 in last eight home games.
— over 14-3-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-37
— record in first 5 innings: 17-14-6

St Louis (23-15) @ San Diego (21-17)
— Oviedo is 0-1, 7.00 in two starts
— Cardinals are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Cardinals won 15 of their last 20 games.
— St Louis is 10-5 in its last 15 road games.
— Under 7-3-1 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-38
— record in first 5 innings: 19-12-7

— Musgrove is 0-4, 5.63 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 1-7, 5.92 in nine starts vs St Louis.

— Padres are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— San Diego is 4-2 in its last six home games.
— over 8-3 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 9-38
— record in first 5 innings: 13-19-6

AL games
Kansas City (16-20) @ White Sox (22-13)
— Keller is 1-3, 7.29 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 4-5, 3.70 in 14 games (11 starts) vs Chicago.

— Bullpen game in the nightcap.

— Royals lost their last 11 games overall.
— Royals lost their last six road games.
— 10 of last 14 games went over
— scores run in first inning: 7-36
— record in first 5 innings: 14-17-5

— Giolito is 1-2, 3.71 in his last three starts
— Chicago is 2-5 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 8-2, 2.81 in 14 starts vs Kansas City.

— Kopech is 1-0, 2.25 in two starts (8 IP)
— Chicago is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He gave up a run in 4.1 IP in two relief stints vs Kansas City.

— Chicago is 10-4 in its last 14 games.
— White Sox are 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— over 5-2-1 last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 24-4-7

Bronx (20-17) @ Baltimore (16-20)
— Kluber is 2-0, 1.33 in his last three starts.
— New York is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 4-1, 2.73 in eight starts vs Baltimore.

— New York won 15 of its last 22 games.
— New York is 7-4 in its last 11 road games.
— under 15-8 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 6-37
— record in first 5 innings: 17-13-7

— Kremer is 0-3, 5.88 in six starts.
— Orioles are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 1-2, 5.40 in four starts vs New York.

— Orioles lost seven of their last ten games.
— Baltimore is 11-8 on the road, 5-13 at home.
— under is 17-6 in their last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-37
— record in first 5 innings: 13-16-8

Angels (16-20) @ Boston (23-16)
— Canning is 2-0, 1.64 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Halos are 3-8 in last 11 games overall.
— Angels are 5-6 in their last 11 road games.
— over 13-8 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-36
— record in first 5 innings: 16-18-2

— Pivetta is 3-0, 2.81 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 6-1 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.

— Boston lost three of its last three games.
— Red Sox are 11-8 in last 19 home games.
— over 6-3-1 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 12-39
— record in first 5 innings: 17-14-8

Texas (18-21) @ Houston (21-17)
— Benjamin is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 2-2, 4.82 in 11 MLB games (1 start)
— He gave up a run in an inning of relief vs Houston.

— Texas lost its last three games.
— Texas is 9-11 on the road.
— under 5-0 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-39
— record in first 5 innings: 13-19-7

— Greinke is 0-0, 6.16 in his last four starts (19 IP).
— Astros are 6-2 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 4-6, 2.99 in 18 games (16 starts) vs Texas.

— Astros won six of their last eight games.
— Astros are 10-5 in last 15 home games.
— over 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-38
— record in first 5 innings: 18-13-7

Oakland (23-16) @ Minnesota (12-23)
— Montas is 4-1, 4.05 in his last six starts.
— A’s are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 0-0, 8.25 in six games (1 start) vs Minnesota.

— A’s are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Oakland is 10-5 on the road.
— Under is 6-0-1 in their last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-39
— record in first 5 innings: 15-14-10

— Shoemaker is 1-3, 8.47 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 6-4, 4.42 in 16 starts vs Oakland.

— Twins lost 21 of their last 28 games.
— Minnesota is 3-6 in last nine home games.
— over 11-3 last 14 games
— scores run in first inning: 14-35
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-8

Cleveland (21-14) @ Seattle (18-19)
— Civale is 5-0, 3.11 in seven starts.
— Indians are 6-1 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Cleveland won 13 of its last 16 games.
— Indians won their last six road games.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scores run in first inning: 7-35
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-6

— Flexen is 2-1, 3.47 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 5-1 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Seattle is 3-8 in its last 11 games.
— Seattle is 7-6 in its last 13 home games.
— over 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 9-38
— record in first 5 innings: 14-20-4

Interleague games
Cubs (17-19) @ Detroit (13-24)
— Arrieta is 1-3, 5.59 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 2-1, 3.91 in four starts vs Detroit.

— Cubs lost their last three games.
— Chicago is 3-11 in its last 14 road games.
— Under is 3-1 in their last four road games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-17-6

— Skubal is 0-5, 7.71 in his last five games.
— Detroit is 0-5 in his starts.
— over 5-0 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Detroit won its last four games.
— Detroit is 8-10 at home.
— under 12-6 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-37
— record in first 5 innings: 5-16-3 last 24 games

Mets (18-13) @ Tampa Bay (20-19)
— Peterson is 0-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Mets are 9-2 in their last 11 games.
— Mets won four of last six road games.
— Under 11-6-1 last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-31
— record in first 5 innings: 15-13-3

— Glasnow is 2-1, 2.89 in his last three starts
— Rays are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is 1-2, 5.85 in six games (3 starts) vs New York.

— Tampa Bay lost four of its last six games.
— Rays are 4-7 in last 11 home games.
— 12 of last 19 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 10-39
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-11

Philadelphia (20-18) @ Toronto (20-16)
— Velasquez is 1-0, 3.26 in four starts.
— Phillies are 2-2 in his starts
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-2
— He is 2-0, 3.94 in three starts vs Toronto.

— Phillies won seven of their last ten games.
— Phillies are 7-12 on the road.
— under 10-4 last 14 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-38
— record in first 5 innings: 14-15-9

— Matz is 1-2, 9.22 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He is 2-5, 6.10 in 12 games (11 starts) vs Philly.

— Toronto is 12-6 in its last 18 games.
— Toronto is 4-5 in last nine road games.
— over 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-19-4

[Udog]

MLB

Friday, May 14

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Trend Report
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Kansas City @ Chi White Sox
Kansas City
Kansas City is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Kansas City's last 18 games on the road
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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

NY Yankees @ Baltimore
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

LA Angels @ Boston
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing LA Angels

Chi Cubs @ Detroit
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

NY Mets @ Tampa Bay
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 on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Tampa Bay is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games

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

Kansas City @ Chi White Sox
Kansas City
Kansas City is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Kansas City's last 18 games on the road
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Texas @ Houston
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas

Atlanta @ Milwaukee
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Oakland @ Minnesota
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games

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

Washington @ Arizona
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington

Miami @ LA Dodgers
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games at home

St. Louis @ San Diego
St. Louis
St. Louis is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of San Diego's last 18 games at home
San Diego is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis

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


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[StarDust Bum]

FRIDAY, MAY 14
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SF at PIT 06:35 PM
SF -145
U 7.0
+500 +500

NYY at BAL 07:05 PM
BAL +165
U 9.0
+500 +500

CHC at DET 07:10 PM
CHC -145
O 8.5
+500 +500

NYM at TB 07:10 PM
TB -155
U 7.0
+500 +500

PHI at TOR 07:37 PM
TOR -150
U 10.5
+500 +500

OAK at MIN 08:10 PM
OAK -120
U 9.0
+500 +500

TEX at HOU 08:10 PM
TEX +175
U 9.0
+500 +500

CIN at COL 08:40 PM
COL -110
O 10.0
+500 +500

CLE at SEA 10:10 PM
CLE -130
O 8.0
+500 +500

MIA at LAD 10:10 PM
MIA +175
U 7.0
+500 +500

STL at SD 10:10 PM
STL +145
U 7.0
+500 +500


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

05/14/2021 0-0-0 0.00% +0 Detail
05/13/2021 14-6-0 70.00% +4075 Detail
05/12/2021 14-11-1 55.77% +1575 Detail

Totals...............28-17-1.....64.70%....+56.50

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Friday May 14
Vince Akins

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

-- The Rays are 10-0 SU since Jul 24, 2019 as a favorite after a game as a home dog in which they had more strikeouts than hits.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cincinnati at Colorado (8:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Rockies are 0-12 SU since Aug 12, 2020 after they had 12+ hits last game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Atlanta at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 0-11-1 OU (-1.79 ppg) since Sep 14, 2020 as a favorite after they had 6 or fewer hits last game.

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

-- The Cubs are 13-0 SU since Sep 13, 2013 when Jake Arrieta starts when their opponent is on a 4+ game win streak.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[Udog]

Saturday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in runs scored:
33— Ronald Acuna, Atl
32— JD Martinez, Bos
31— Chris Taylor LA/Bo Bichette Tor
29— Mark Canha, A’s
28— Kris Bryant, Cubs
27— Hampton, Kiner-Falefa, Ohtani, Rojas, Solak

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 583,938
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“The thought of playing for my dad was too good to pass up.”
5-star recruit Patrick Baldwin Jr., who chose to play basketball for his father at Milwaukee, instead of playing for Duke. Pat Baldwin Sr is 47-70 in four years as coach at Milwaukee; his son may save his job.

Saturday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Golden State Warriors before Steve Kerr?

Friday’s quiz
Roy Hobbs played for the New York Knights in Robert Redford’s baseball movie, The Natural.

Thursday’s quiz
Before moving to Tennessee Titans moved to Memphis and then Nashville, the Titans were the Houston Oilers.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….

13) We start today with good news; got my second vaccine shot Friday, and all is well. My left arm is a little sore; hell, some lady stuck a needle in it, but everything else is good.

The whole vaccine thing is a VERY efficient, simple operation; if you haven’t gotten yours, please do, so all of us can get our lives back to normal.

12) Since start of last season, Chicago White Sox are 23-1 vs lefty starting pitchers.

11) Cleveland hurler Zach Plesac has already been on the losing end of two no-hitters this season, but Thursday night in Seattle, Plesac took a no-hitter of his own into the 8th inning.

He didn’t get the no-hitter or a shutout, but he did get a 4-2 road win.

10) Modern baseball: Thursday night in Pittsburgh, Giants led the Pirates 3-0 in top of the 6th; their pitcher Anthony DeSclafani, was throwing a one-hit shutout, but when his time to bat came up with a couple of men on, Giants pinch-hit for him, despite his dominant pitcher to that point in the game.

DeSclafani faced 17 batters; more and more, teams don’t want their pitchers facing hitters three times in a game. It is a little weird to me, puts too much strain on the bullpen over the course of a six-month season.

9) Royals’ star Whit Merrifield has played in 344 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the major leagues.

8) Umpire Bill Miller is a pitcher’s best friend; he did the plate in a 1-0 game at Tampa Bay this week, and had batters on both sides mumbling. One walk, 23 strikeouts in the game.

7) On July 31, 2017, A’s traded Sonny Gray to New York for three prospects, two of whom have long since left Oakland; the third guy is P James Kaprelian, who made his first MLB start this week in Boston.

Kaprelian struggled out of the game, but gave up only one run in five IP, throwing 95 pitches in Oakland’s 4-1 win. It took almost four years, but the A’s finally got something out of that trade.

6) On December 3, 2018, this trade was made:
— Mets got 36-year old Robinson Cano, closer Edwin Diaz
— Mariners got OF prospect Jarred Kelenic, Jay Bruce, Justin Dunn and a couple journeyman pitchers.

Advantage, Mariners.

Kelenic debuted in the major leagues Thursday; last night, he homered and hit two doubles in Seattle’s 7-3 win over Cleveland. He looked really good, which could wind up making the Mets look really bad.

5) More and more, teams are starting to walk the leadoff hitter in the 10th inning, to create a force play, making it harder to bunt the go-ahead run to third base. Not sure if the new extra innings rule will survive after this year, but it is making people think.

4) Milwaukee P Corbin Burnes set a new MLB record when he struck out 52 batters before he walked someone this year.

Problem for Burnes, is, he’s started four games at home, and the Brewers were shut out in three of them. Go figure.

3) I’m wondering when a player disputes balls/strikes with an umpire, do they taunt the ump about robots taking their place someday? It is going to happen; there was a time when the umpires’ union was very powerful- for a long time, you couldn’t show instant replays of close calls on the scoreboards, but those days are long gone.

2) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL- Mets, Cardinals, Giants. Wild Card: Dodgers @ Padres
AL- Red Sox, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: Astros @ Indians

1) Owners at the Talladega NASCAR track in Alabama are offering people a free ride around the track in a race car, if they get the COVID vaccine; they’re offering free beer in Buffalo, savings bonds in West Virginia, entry into a lottery in Ohio.

It is pretty sad when people have to bribe you to get a shot that could save YOUR life.

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, May 15