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

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951NY METS -952 MIAMI
MIAMI is 119-88 SU (22.2 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

953MILWAUKEE -954 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 7-20 SU (-16.6 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

955PITTSBURGH -956 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 5-20 SU (-14.3 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

957ARIZONA -958 COLORADO
COLORADO is 12-0 SU (13 Units) in home games vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.

959LA DODGERS -960 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 17-1 SU (15.9 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the current season.

961CHICAGO CUBS -962 ST LOUIS
CHICAGO CUBS are 120-137 SU (-50.2 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 1 or more HR's/start since 1996.

963CHI WHITE SOX -964 NY YANKEES
CHI WHITE SOX is 23-9 SU (16.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) over the last 2 seasons.

965TAMPA BAY -966 TORONTO
TAMPA BAY is 11-1 SU (11.2 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

967MINNESOTA -968 CLEVELAND
MINNESOTA is 9-28 SU (-24.3 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

969DETROIT -970 KANSAS CITY
DETROIT is 3-10 SU (-10.2 Units) in road games vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, May 23

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, May 23

NL games
Milwaukee (22-23) @ Cincinnati (20-24)
— Peralta is 2-1, 2.25 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 5-3 in his starts.
— over 4-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He is 2-1, 3.58 in 10 games (4 starts) vs Cincinnati.

— Brewers lost 13 of their last 18 games.
— Milwaukee is 3-8 in its last 11 road games.
— under 8-4-2 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-45
— record in first 5 innings: 16-19-10

— Castillo is 0-5, 9.26 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 1-8 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 6-9
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— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-1
— He is 4-5, 3.46 in 11 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cincinnati is 3-7 in its last ten games.
— Reds are 4-11 in last 15 home games.
— Over 20-9-3 last 32 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-44
— record in first 5 innings: 15-22-7

Mets (21-18) @ Miami (21-24)
— Bullpen game, again.

— Mets lost five of their last eight games.
— Mets are 7-7 in their last 14 road games.
— Over 8-6 last 14 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-39
— record in first 5 innings: 18-16-5

— Poteet is 1-0, 1.80 in two starts (10 IP).
— Marlins are 1-1 in his starts
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.

— Marlins won four of their last six games.
— Miami is 6-3 in their last nine home tilts.
— under 12-5-2 in their last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-45
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-9

Pittsburgh (18-27) @ Atlanta (21-24)
— Brubaker is 1-4, 5.65 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Pirates lost 16 of their last 22 games.
— Pittsburgh lost eight of its last 11 road games.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 10-45
— record in first 5 innings: 14-23-8

— Fried is 1-1, 1.59 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He gave up 5 runs in four IP, in his one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Braves won three of their last four games overall.
— Atlanta is 5-8 in its last 13 home games.
— Over is 17-9 in their home games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-46
— record in first 5 innings: 23-17-6

Arizona (18-29) @ Colorado (17-29)
— Widener is 1-0, 3.22 in four starts, last of which was April 22.
— Arizona is 2-2 in his starts
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He gave up a run in 3.1 IP, in 3 relief stints vs Colorado.

— Arizona lost 17 of its last 21 games.
— Arizona lost its last 12 road games.
— under 7-3 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 8-47
— record in first 5 innings: 20-23-4

— Gray is 1-3, 6.94 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 4-5 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 5-6, 5.05 in 14 starts vs Arizona.

— Colorado lost five of its last seven games.
— Rockies are 11-6 in last 17 home games.
— over 10-3-1 last 14 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-46
— record in first 5 innings: 18-20-8

Dodgers (28-18) @ San Francisco (28-18)
— Urias is 3-1, 2.81 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 7-2 in his starts
— over 6-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2
— He is 0-2, 2.12 in 15 games (9 starts) vs San Francisco.

— Dodgers won 10 of their last 11 games.
— Dodgers are 4-8 in last 12 road games.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 11-46
— record in first 5 innings: 24-16-6

— DeSclafani is 2-0, 2.08 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 6-3 in his starts
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-1
— He is 1-5, 4.67 in six starts vs Los Angeles.

— Giants are 12-7 in their last 19 games.
— Giants are 14-6 at home.
— Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-46
— record in first 5 innings: 26-13-7

Cubs (23-22) @ St Louis (26-19)
— Davies is 1-0, 2.53 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 2-3, 4.55 in ten starts vs St Louis.

— Cubs won six of their last nine games.
— Chicago is 7-13 on the road.
— Under is 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-45
— record in first 5 innings: 20-18-7

— Wainwright is 2-2, 4.33 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He is 17-13, 4.12 in 51 games (42 starts) vs Chicago.

— Cardinals lost five of their last nine games.
— St Louis is 9-3 in its last 12 home games.
— Under 11-5-1 last 17 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-45
— record in first 5 innings: 21-16-8

AL games
White Sox (26-18) @ Bronx (27-19)
— Keuchel is 2-0, 4.12 in his last three starts
— Chicago is 6-3 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-2
— He is 4-4, 2.22 in eight starts vs New York.

— Chicago is 14-9 in its last 23 games.
— White Sox are 9-5 in last 14 road games.
— under 7-3 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-44
— record in first 5 innings: 28-7-9

— Taillon is 0-1, 6.46 in his last three starts.
— New York is 3-5 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He gave up 2 runs in 5.2 IP, in his one start vs Chicago.

— New York won eight of its last ten games.
— New York is 9-2 in its last 11 home games.
— under 7-2 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-46
— record in first 5 innings: 20-16-10

Minnesota (16-29) @ Cleveland (24-19)
— Happ is 0-2, 11.68 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 4-2, 3.92 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Cleveland

— Twins lost 27 of their last 38 games.
— Minnesota is 4-13 in last 17 road games.
— over 18-6 last 24 games
— scores run in first inning: 16-45
— record in first 5 innings: 16-20-9

— Plesac is 3-0, 2.20 in his last four starts.
— Indians are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 0-1, 4.91 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— Cleveland lost five of its last eight games.
— Indians are 7-3 in their last ten home games.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scores run in first inning: 11-43
— record in first 5 innings: 14-22-7

Tampa Bay (28-19) @ Toronto (23-21)
— Fleming is 3-3, 2.34 in 7 games (4 starts).
— They may/may not use an opener.
— Rays are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 1-1, 2.89 in two games (1 start) vs Toronto.

— Tampa Bay won its last nine games.
— Rays are 15-3 in last 18 road games.
— 10 of last 14 road games went over
— scored run in first inning: 11-47
— record in first 5 innings: 17-18-12

— Ryu is 3-0, 2.37 in his last three starts.
— Toronto won his last four starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 0-0, 2.70 in three starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Toronto lost its last four games.
— Toronto is 6-5 in last 11 home games.
— over 15-8 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-44
— record in first 5 innings: 17-20-7

Houston (26-20) @ Texas (21-27)
— Javier is 0-1, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Houston is 1-3 in his last four starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-2
— He is 2-0, 3.26 in three starts vs Texas.

— Astros won 12 of their last 17 games.
— Astros lost six of last nine road games.
— over 14-5 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-46
— record in first 5 innings: 25-14-7

— Foltynewicz is 0-1, 5.91 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 3-6 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-2
— He gave up 3 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Houston.

— Texas lost nine of its last 12 games.
— Texas lost three of last five home games.
— under 15-10 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 12-48
— record in first 5 innings: 16-23-9

Detroit (18-27) @ Kansas City (21-23)
— Mize is 2-0, 1.83 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— Detroit won nine of its last 12 games.
— Detroit is 5-8 in its last 13 road games.
— over 8-3-1 last 12 road games
— scored run in first inning: 8-45
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1 last seven road games

— Bubic blanked Milwaukee for six IP in his first ’21 start.
— Kansas City is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 0-0, 3.72 in 2 games (1 start) vs Detroit.

— Royals lost 14 of their last 19 games overall.
— Royals lost eight of their last 11 home games.
— six of last ten games stayed under
— scores run in first inning: 10-44
— record in first 5 innings: 17-20-7

Oakland (28-19) @ Angels (19-27)
— Manaea is 0-1, 6.64 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 7-2 in his starts.
— over 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-3
— He is 2-4, 5.12 in ten starts against the Angels.

— A’s are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Oakland is 7-2 in its last nine road games.
— Under is 10-4-1 in their last 15 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-47
— record in first 5 innings: 19-17-11

— Bundy is 0-5, 7.18 in his last six starts.
— Angels are 2-6 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-1
— He is 4-1, 3.45 in 8 games (seven starts) vs Oakland.

— Halos are 6-15 in last 21 games overall.
— Angels are 4-11 in their last 15 home games.
— over 11-4 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 12-46
— record in first 5 innings: 18-25-4

Interleague games
Baltimore (17-28) @ Washington (19-23)
— Harvey is 0-3, 15.30 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He is 3-7, 3.70 in 16 starts vs Washington.

— Orioles lost 14 of their last 18 games.
— Baltimore is 11-10 on the road, 6-18 at home.
— over is 8-1 in their last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-45
— record in first 5 innings: 16-21-8

— Corbin is 2-0, 3.24 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 4-4 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He is 0-2, 4.71 in 4 games (3 starts) vs Baltimore.

— Washington lost 11 of its last 18 games.
— Nationals are 3-5 in last eight home games.
— under 14-7 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-42
— record in first 5 innings: 15-17-10

Boston (29-18) @ Philadelphia (22-24)
— Rodriguez is 1-2, 6.00 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3
— He is 1-0, 1.32 in two starts vs Philly.

— Boston is 7-5 in its last 12 games.
— Red Sox won seven of its last nine road games.
— under 8-4-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-47
— record in first 5 innings: 23-15-9

— Wheeler is 2-0, 1.95 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Phillies lost seven of their last nine games.
— Phillies are 14-10 at home, 8-14 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-46
— record in first 5 innings: 14-22-10

Seattle (21-25) @ San Diego (29-17)
— Kikuchi is 0-2, 4.19 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 1-1, 5.79 in three starts vs San Diego.

— Seattle is 6-13 in its last 19 games.
— Seattle is 2-10 in its last 12 road games.
— over 8-4-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-24-5

— Darvish is 5-1, 1.44 in his last eight starts
— Padres are 8-1 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-4
— He is 5-4, 4.46 in 12 starts vs Seattle.

— Padres are 16-5 in their last 21 games.
— San Diego is 12-2 in its last 14 home games.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-46
— record in first 5 innings: 20-19-7

Sunday’s umpires
Az-Col: Home side is 5-2 in Little games.
Mil-Cin: Underdogs are 4-4 in Dreckman games.
NY-Mia: Underdogs are 4-3 in Ortiz games.
Pitt-Atl: Over is 4-0-2 in Muchlinski games.
Chi-StL: Over is 6-3 in Bacchus games.
LA-SF: Over is 5-0 in Ceja games.

Chi-NY: Over is 4-2 in last six Reynolds games.
Hst-Tex: Under is 3-1 in last four Additon games.
Det-KC: Over is 6-2 in Gorman games.
Minn-Clev: Three of last four Navas games went over.
TB-Tor: Under is 4-3 in Visconti games.
A’s-LAA: Underdogs are 4-2 in Wendelstedt games.

Balt-Wsh: Over is 5-2 in last seven Conroy games.
Bos-Phil: Under is 3-1 in last four Rehak games.
Sea-SD: Over is 5-1 in last six Hernandez games.

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MLB

Sunday, May 23

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Trend Report
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Chi White Sox @ NY Yankees
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Baltimore @ Washington
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore

Boston @ Philadelphia
Boston
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 15 games when playing Boston

Tampa Bay @ Toronto
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Milwaukee @ Cincinnati
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 16 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee

Minnesota @ Cleveland
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

NY Mets @ Miami
NY Mets
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets

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

Detroit @ Kansas City
Detroit
Detroit is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home

Houston @ Texas
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Houston
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston

Arizona @ Colorado
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Arizona

LA Dodgers @ San Francisco
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
San Francisco is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Oakland @ LA Angels
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Angels's last 15 games at home

Seattle @ San Diego
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Chi Cubs @ St. Louis
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs


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Diamond Trends for Sunday May 23
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Cleveland (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 11-0 SU since Jul 28, 2020 as a favorite off a game as a favorite in which their opponent left 18+ men on base individually.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Arizona at Colorado (3:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Diamondbacks are 0-8 SU since May 05, 2021 as a road dog after a loss where they never led.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Oakland at L.A. Angels (4:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 12-0-1 OU (3.42 ppg) since Sep 28, 2019 at home off a game as a dog in which they had more strikeouts than hits.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at Cleveland (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 8-0 OU (5.25 ppg) since Jul 11, 2018 when Freddy Peralta starts as a favorite when they won in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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Monday’s 6-pack
Odds on random college football games this fall:
Sept 4— Boise State @ UCF (-10)
Sept 11— Utah (-7) @ BYU
Sept 18— Purdue @ Notre Dame (-10)
Sept 25— Toledo @ Ball State (-1)
Oct 2— Ole Miss @ Alabama (-22)
Oct 9— Utah @ USC (-4)

Quote of the Day
“We held their team to 99 points. We played good defensively and we gave them a ton of points as well. A couple in transition, they had 16 transition points in the first half. Second-chance points. We just have to be better on that end, but there’s no way we’re winning a game, let alone a series, with me playing the way I played. So this one is on me. I take full responsibility for sure. We’ll be better in Game 2.”
Lakers’ Anthony Davis

Monday’s quiz
Actor Tom Selleck played one year of D-I college basketball; where did he play?

Sunday’s quiz
Kevin Bacon played the losing attorney in A Few Good Men.

Saturday’s quiz
Dick Vitale was 34-60 as coach of the Detroit Pistons, from 1978-80.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday

13) Six American League games Sunday; the winning run in all six games scored from the 7th inning on. Interesting day of baseball, for sure.

12) Rangers 3, Astros 2 (10)— Adolis Garcia should’ve been walked with a man on third and one out, but they pitched to him and Garcia singled up the middle to end the game. Astros got only three hits in seven innings against Mike Foltynewicz.

11) Royals 3, Tigers 2— Carlos Santana hit a walkoff homer for Kansas City.

10) Saturday night Scott Kazmir threw four innings for the Giants, his first MLB appearance since September, 23, 2016. Lot of work had to go into those five years, getting back to being MLB-ready.

Tough weekend for the Giants, though, who fell from first place to third place.

9) There is a Toronto Raptors’ super fan who apparently got inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame recently; he was also a big time car salesman who sold 129 cars in his first 90 days on the job, which is still a record in Canada. He didn’t miss a Raptors’ home game for 25 years.

8) My Mt Rushmore of Oakland A’s managers:
— Dick Williams— Only three years, but two World Series titles.
— Bob Melvin— Current manager keeps the A’s in contention with a steady hand.
— Tony LaRussa— Won three straight AL titles, and the ’89 World Series
— Art Howe— Got a raw deal in the movie Moneyball; he did a great job in Oakland, winning 102-103 games his last two seasons there.

7) The website for our fantasy baseball league is 2-3 seconds ahead of the picture on my TV; DirecTV must be slow. I see results go up on the website before the pitcher even starts to throw the pitch, its a little unusual.

6) Twins 8, Indians 5— Minnesota wins its first extra inning game in nine tries.

5) 76ers 125, Wizards 118:
— Tobias Harris scored 37 points, 28 in first half.
— Ben Simmons had 15 rebounds, 15 assists, but was 0-6 on foul line.
— 0-6 on foul line was bad news if you took the Sixers (-8)

4) Suns 99, Lakers 90:
— DeAndre Ayton scored 21 points, had 16 boards, was 10-11 from floor.
— Anthony Davis was 5-16 from floor, minus-18 for game.
— Lakers were 7-26 on arc, 17-28 on line; not good.

3) Hawks 107, Knicks 105:
— Trae Young made a runner in the lane with 0:00.9 left for the win.
— Hawks were +17 with Bogdanovic in game; no one else was better than +9
— Julius Randle was only 6-23 from the floor.

2) Grizzlies 112, Jazz 109:
— Dillon Brooks scored 31 points for the winners.
— Big week for Memphis, beating Pelicans, Warriors, then this game.
— Bogdanovic was scoreless in first half, scored 29 in second half.

Only five times has a #8-seed upset the #1-seed in an NBA playoff series.

1) The other night in Houston, A’s SS Elvis Andrus batted against Astros’ closer Ryan Pressly, the seldom seen matchup:

Elvis vs Pressly.

Thank you, thank you very much.

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, May 24

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901PHILADELPHIA -902 MIAMI
PHILADELPHIA is 21-31 SU (-15.8 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons.

903COLORADO -904 NY METS
COLORADO is 5-14 SU (-14.4 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

905SAN DIEGO -906 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 6-0 SU (7.5 Units) vs. an excellent bullpen whose ERA is 2.70 or better in the current season.

907TAMPA BAY -908 TORONTO
TAMPA BAY is 12-1 SU (12.2 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

909CLEVELAND -910 DETROIT
CLEVELAND is 23-9 SU (14 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

911BALTIMORE -912 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 9-29 SU (-25.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

913SEATTLE -914 OAKLAND
OAKLAND is 15-5 SU (12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.

915ST LOUIS -916 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 23-4 SU (18.6 Units) against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, May 24

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 24

NL games
Philadelphia (23-24) @ Miami (22-24)
— Eflin is 1-2, 4.01 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 1-4 in his last five starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 5-4, 4.37 in 11 starts vs Miami.

— Phillies lost seven of their last ten games.
— Phillies are 15-10 at home, 8-14 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-47
— record in first 5 innings: 15-22-10

— Rogers is 3-0, 1.45 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 6-3 in his starts
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-1
— He is 1-1, 7.59 in two starts vs Philly.

— Marlins won five of their last seven games.
— Miami is 7-3 in their last ten home tilts.
— under 13-5-2 in their last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-46
— record in first 5 innings: 18-19-9

Colorado (18-29) @ Mets (21-19)
— Gomber is 0-0, 1.59 in his last two starts (11.1 IP).
— Colorado is 3-6 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Colorado won its last three games.
— Rockies are 16-12 at home, 2-17 on road.
— over 9-5 last 14 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-47
— record in first 5 innings: 19-20-8

— Peterson is 0-0, 4.34 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Mets lost six of their last nine games.
— Mets won their last five home games.
— Under 11-3-1 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-40
— record in first 5 innings: 18-17-5

San Diego (30-17) @ Milwaukee (23-23)
— Snell is 1-0, 4.02 in nine starts (40.1 IP)
— Padres are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Padres are 17-5 in their last 22 games.
— San Diego won its last four road games.
— over 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-47
— record in first 5 innings: 20-19-8

— Woodruff is 0-2, 1.95 in his last four starts.
— His last three starts were all 0-0 after five innings.
— Milwaukee is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-5
— He is 1-1, 4.38 in four games (3 starts) vs San Diego.

— Brewers lost 13 of their last 19 games.
— Milwaukee is 2-5 in its last seven home games.
— over 5-3 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-10

AL games
Tampa Bay (29-19) @ Toronto (23-21)
— Yarbrough is 2-3, 4.24 in nine games (5 starts).
— They may/may not use an opener.
— Rays are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 5-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He is 6-1, 2.21 in 13 games (5 starts) vs Toronto.

— Tampa Bay won its last ten games.
— Rays are 16-3 in last 19 road games.
— 11 of last 15 road games went over
— scored run in first inning: 12-48
— record in first 5 innings: 17-18-13

— Stripling is 0-2, 8.25 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He threw 6 shutout innings, in 3 relief stints vs Tampa Bay.

— Toronto lost its last five games.
— Toronto split its last 12 home games.
— over 16-8 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-45
— record in first 5 innings: 17-20-8

Cleveland (24-20) @ Detroit (18-28)
— Hentges gave up 6 runs in 6.1 IP, in two starts.
— Indians are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Cleveland lost six of its last nine games.
— Indians are 2-4 in their last six road games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scores run in first inning: 12-44
— record in first 5 innings: 14-23-7

— Turnbull allowed one run in 15.1 IP in his last two starts.
— He threw a no-hitter in his last start.
— Detroit is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 0-6, 5.18 in nine games (8 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Detroit won nine of its last 13 games.
— Detroit is 5-2 in its last seven home games.
— under 4-1 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-46
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-2 at home

Baltimore (17-29) @ Minnesota (17-29)
— Means is 3-0, 1.82 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 6-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Orioles lost 15 of their last 19 games.
— Baltimore is 11-11 on the road, 6-18 at home.
— over is 9-1 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-46
— record in first 5 innings: 16-22-8

— Shoemaker is 1-5, 7.14 in his last six starts.
— Twins are 2-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 3-1, 2.25 in five starts vs Baltimore.

— Twins lost 27 of their last 39 games.
— Minnesota is 2-7 in its last nine home games.
— over 19-6 last 25 games
— scores run in first inning: 16-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-20-9

Seattle (21-26) @ Oakland (28-20)
— Kikuchi is 0-2, 4.19 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 0-2, 2.73 in six starts vs Oakland.

— Seattle is 6-14 in its last 20 games.
— Seattle is 2-11 in its last 13 road games.
— over 9-4-2 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-47
— record in first 5 innings: 17-24-6

— Montas is 3-1, 3.22 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 6-3 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He is 2-1, 2.76 in 7 games (4 starts) vs Seattle.

— A’s are 9-6 in their last 15 games.
— Oakland is 3-5 in its last eight home games.
— Over is 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-48
— record in first 5 innings: 20-17-11

Interleague games
St Louis (26-20) @ White Sox (26-19)
— Kim is 1-1, 3.76 in six starts (26.1 IP).
— Cardinals are 5-1 in his starts.
— over 3-1-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Cardinals lost six of their last ten games.
— St Louis is 1-4 in its last five road games.
— Over 5-3 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-46
— record in first 5 innings: 21-16-9

— Lynn is 3-0, 2.57 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 4-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-0-1
— He gave up 3 runs in three IP, in his one start vs St Louis.

— Chicago is 1-4 in its last five games.
— White Sox are 5-2 in last seven home games.
— under 8-3 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-45
— record in first 5 innings: 28-8-9

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MLB

Monday, May 24

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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ Toronto
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games

Philadelphia @ Miami
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Cleveland @ Detroit
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home

Colorado @ NY Mets
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado

San Diego @ Milwaukee
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing San Diego
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Diego

Baltimore @ Minnesota
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Baltimore's last 10 games
Baltimore is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games

St. Louis @ Chi White Sox
St. Louis
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games

Seattle @ Oakland
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road
Seattle is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home


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Diamond Trends for Monday May 24
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at Milwaukee (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 9-0 SU since Aug 29, 2018 after a game as a road favorite in which Christian Yelich had multiple RBI.

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

-- The Rockies are 0-9 SU since Aug 17, 2020 on the road after they scored in at least four separate innings.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at Detroit (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 12-0 OU (3.08 ppg) since Aug 28, 2020 on the road after they struck out at least ten times.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at Milwaukee (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 10-0 SU since Oct 04, 2018 when Brandon Woodruff starts as a favorite when they lost in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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Tuesday’s 6-pack
NFL over/under win totals:
— LA Rams 10, -140
— Dolphins 9, -130
— Vikings 8.5, -160
— Patriots 9.5, +100
— Saints 9.5, -105
— Giants 7.5, -105

Quote of the Day
“I don’t know if it has ever been harder to manage a roster, manage player development. You’re talking about things that are outside of our control as far as transfer portal and COVID. Nobody has ever had to deal with the social media phenomena with recruiting the way it is. But you know what? That’s what they pay us for. That’s the job. It’s still the greatest job on Earth.”
Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz

Tuesday’s quiz
Which state is known as “The Land of 10,000 Lakes”?

Monday’s quizActor Tom Selleck played one year of D-I college basketball, at USC.

Sunday’s quiz
Kevin Bacon played the losing attorney in A Few Good Men.

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Tuesday’s Den: Trends for National League teams

Diamondbacks:
— Lost their last 13 road games.
— 3-8 at home, if they score less than 7 runs.
— Lost nine of ten one-run games.

Braves:
— 20-7 if they score 5+ runs, 3-17 if they do not.
— Lost last four home series openers.
— Lost five of six extra-inning games.

Cubs:
— Won 8 of their last ten home games.
— 11-3 vs lefty starters, 13-19 vs righties.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games.

Reds:
— Lost six of their last seven home games.
— 11-3 in games where winning run scores from 7th inning on.
— Over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 road games.

Rockies:
— Lost 17 of their first 20 road games.
— Won six of last eight home games.
— 8-5 vs lefty starters, 11-24 vs righties.

Dodgers:
— 16-5 so far against their NL West rivals.
— Won nine of last ten home games.
— 5-2 in home series openers, 2-5 in road series openers.

Marlins:
— Won eight of their last 11 home games.
— 2-6 in road series openers.
— 4-9 in one-run games.

Brewers:
— Lost 10 of last 15 home games.
— 3-6 vs lefty starters, 21-17 vs righties.
— 8-5 in one-run games, 4-2 in extra innings.

Mets
— Currently have 16 players on injured list.
— 11-5 at home, 10-15 on the road.
— 10-5 in games where winning run scores from 7th inning on.

Phillies:
— 15-10 at home, 8-15 on road.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games.
— Scored in 1st inning in six of last ten road games.

Pirates:
— Lost 8 of their last ten road games.
— Lost five of six home series openers.
— 7-16 vs division rivals, 11-12 vs everyone else.

Cardinals:
— Won six of last eight home games.
— 10-6 in series openers.
— 13-7 vs NL Central rivals, 13-14 vs everyone else.

Padres:
— Won their last ten home games.
— 6-0 vs American League teams.
— Over is 12-4 in their last sixteen games.

Giants:
— 13-5 in day games, 1-4 in extra inning games.
— 10-5 in series openers.
— Scored in first inning in six of last 11 road games.

Nationals:
— 12-10 at home, 8-13 on the road.
— 6-4 in games where winning run scores from 7th inning on.
— Under is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, May 25

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 25