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

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Diamond Trends for Friday June 11
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago at Detroit (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The White Sox are 10-0 SU since Aug. 16, 2020 as a favroite off a home game in which they left fewer than 10 men on base individually.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Kansas City at Oakland (9:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Royals are 0-15 SU since May 9, 2018 as a road underdog off a 5+ run road win.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Francisco at Washington (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Giants are 10-0 OU (4.45 ppg) since May 1, 2021 as an underodg after having more strikeouts than hits last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 0-15 OU (-2.83 ppg) since Sept. 2, 2017 when Brandon Woodruff starts when the bullpen allowed more runs than he did in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/11/2021.....14-12-0..........53.84%........+9.70
06/10/2021.......6-12-0..........33.33%........-30.00
06/09/2021......13-13-2.........50.00%..........-3.70
06/08/2021......17-13-0.........56.67%........+21.80
06/07/2021 ........2-4-0 .........33.33% ........-11.00
06/05/2021 .....14-14-0 ........50.00% .........+4.20
06/04/2021 .....17-13-0 ........56.67%........+16.30
06/03/2021....... 11-9-0 ........55.00% ........+ 8.05
06/02/2021 .......7-12-1 ........37.50% ........-29 60
06/01/2021 ......11-19-0 .......36.67% ........-53 95

Totals...........112-121-3.........48.06%.........-68.20


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BEST BETS:

06/11/2021............6 -12 - 0................- 8.80
06/10/2021............4 -10 - 0................-29.05
06/09/2021............5 - 5 - 1................+ 0.20
06/08/2021............7 - 6 - 0...............+ 10.00
06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0...............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70

Totals:.................42- 61 -2...............- 59.85

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Saturday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in walks (by pitcher):
37— John Gant, StL
35— Blake Snell SD/Triston McKenzie Clev
34— Garrett Richards Bos/German Marquez, Colo
31— Zach Davies Chi/Nick Pivetta Bos/Shane Bieber Clev
29— MKeller/BKeller/Peralta/Dunn/Skubal
28— Dylan Cease, CWS

Quote of the Day
“”I didn’t know Pete was a conspiracy theorist……..we’re going to look at players about relative to how the league is playing. So it would have no influence on how players are valued or paid.”
Mets’ GM Zack Scott, talking of conspiracies about the baseball used by MLB.

Saturday’s quiz
When Dodgers’ P Clayton Kershaw was in high school, he was the center on the football team; who was the quarterback on that team?

Friday’s quiz
Where did Clippers star Kawhi Leonard played his college basketball?

Thursday’s quiz
Before becoming the Wizards in 1997, Washington’s NBA team was known as the Bullets.

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Saturday’s Den: Mixing in some Pac-12 football knowledge in with baseball

Mets 3, Padres 2:
— Jacob deGrom threw six shutout innings, but left after six innings (80 PT) with a sore elbow. In his four starts since being on the IL, he’s thrown 63-70-85-80 pitches.
— Mets started a 31-day stretch where they’ll play 33 games; one day off, with three twinbills mixed in. Some consolation; 22 of those 31 days will be spent in New York City.

Cubs 8, Cardinals 5
— Anthony Rizzo hit a home run on the 14th pitch of an at-bat, sending the biggest crowd of the year into a frenzy.
— Cubs scored twice in the 7th inning after Bill Murray sang Take Me Out to the Ballgame.

Giants 1, Nationals 0
Max Scherzer left the game after 12 pitches with a leg injury, bad news for a Washington team facing a pair of games against the Giants Saturday.

Dodgers 12, Rangers 1
LA scored six runs in first inning, sending Texas to their 15th consecutive road loss.

Random strange stat of the day: Of all the active big leaguers with 125+ AB’s against the Indians, the player with the best batting average is?

Elvis Andrus, .367. Go figure.

A’s 4, Royals 3— That same Elvis Andrus hit a walk-off single to rightfield, as Oakland avoided what would’ve been a bad loss.

I’m watching the classic baseball movie Major League the other night and the Indians manager comes to the mound to bring in Wild Thing Vaughn (Charlie Sheen); manager Lou Brown wasn’t much for the analytics community: “I know he hasn’t done well against this guy, but I’ve got a hunch he’s due.”

— A little Pac-12 football knowledge:
Arizona- New coach Jedd Fisch was an offensive coordinator in the NFL; X’s and O’s won’t be a problem, but how will he recruit? Losing 70-7 to Arizona State last year make this year’s game with the Sun Devils more interesting.

Arizona State- 9 starters back on offense, 11 on defense; they were +8 in turnovers LY, in only four games. Sun Devils have a 3rd-year starting QB, unusual in this day and age. Expectations are high in Tempe; ASU lost 16 of its last 19 games against USC- they play Trojans November 8.

California- 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense; their two losses last year were by total of five points. Cal ranked outside top 100 nationally LY in scoring, rushing, passing- their QB has 23 career starts, most of anyone in the Pac-12.

Colorado- 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense; is there a hangover after you lose your bowl game 55-23, the way Colorado did last year? They’re not sure who the QB will be; Colorado was #23 in country in rushing LY, but they allowed 32+ points in four of six games.

Oregon- 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense; lot of returning starters all over the Pac-12 this fall. Ducks will have a Boston College transfer (28 starts) or a freshman at QB, which could be a problem, but otherwise they have quality depth all over the field.

Oregon State- 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense; notice a trend here? Beavers scored 31.2 ppg two years ago, 28.9 last year; coach Jonathan Smith knows his offense. Problem is, they gave up 65 points in their two wins LY. The defense needs some work.

USC- 8 starters back on both sides of the ball; QB Kedon Slovis had a pretty good OC in high school in Phoenix- NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner. Trojans were 5-1 LY, with three wins by 5 or fewer points; coach Clay Helton kept his job, but fired his 14th assistant over the last five years- they also fired the strength coach.

Stanford- Cardinal started season 0-2, then won their last four games, by total of 10 points. Stanford was 93rd running the ball, 112th in rushing defense, numbers that need to improve. The QB situation is up in the air for this fall, rarely a good thing.

UCLA- 9 starters back on both sides of the ball, as Chip Kelly fights to show that his success at Oregon wasn’t a fluke. Bruins were 3-4 last year; they scored 42-35-38-47 points in the losses. UCLA finished 114th in country in pass defense LY, a bad thing if you’re in the PAC-12.

Utah- Because QB’s transfer every 90 minutes or so, Utes have Baylor transfer Charlie Brewer on their roster now. Brewer threw for 9,700 yards in 44 games at Baylor; is Utah a better place to play than Waco? Utes are trying for third Pac-12 South title in last four years.

Washington- Huskies have 11 consecutive winning seasons, but they finished in top 25 in only four of those years. Washington only played four games LY, so their returning starting QB isn’t as experienced as it seems. A September 11 game at Michigan will be interesting.

Washington State- Coogs hired an assistant coach in charge of poaching transfers from other schools, probably a wave of the future. One of their transfers this year in QB Jarrett Guarantano from Tennessee; there weren’t a lot of people in Knoxville who were upset when he left. Wazzu has 8 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.

Last thing tonight; Just watched a 1995 episode of Columbo, where Norm from Cheers was the bad guy. This was shortly after Cheers went off the air; Norm’s character owned racehorses, but his brother was a degenerate gambler who owed money to the wrong people- Norm tried to make everything go away by killing his brother, and the guy he owned money to.

No bueno. Even Cliff Clavin could’ve figured that one out.

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MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, June 12

[Udog]

951COLORADO -952 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 1-16 SU (-16.4 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

953PITTSBURGH -954 MILWAUKEE
PITTSBURGH is 5-14 SU (-11.2 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

955ATLANTA -956 MIAMI
MIAMI is 121-89 SU (23.1 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

957SAN DIEGO -958 NY METS
SAN DIEGO is 32-46 SU (-27.9 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

959ST LOUIS -960 CHICAGO CUBS
ST LOUIS are 17-27 SU (-20.1 Units) in road games vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.

961SAN FRANCISCO -962 WASHINGTON
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-8 SU (16.4 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

963KANSAS CITY -964 OAKLAND
OAKLAND is 9-0 SU (9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

965CHI WHITE SOX -966 DETROIT
CHI WHITE SOX is 22-11 SU (14.6 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

967TORONTO -968 BOSTON
BOSTON is 26-13 SU (13.4 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

969SEATTLE -970 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 104-78 SU (20.1 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the last 3 seasons.

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, June 12

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, June 12

NL games
St Louis (32-31) @ Cubs (36-27)
— Gant is 1-1, 4.38 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 2-2, 2.28 in 13 games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Cardinals are 7-13 in their last 20 games.
— St Louis is 1-4 in its last five road games.
— Over is 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-24-11

— Hendricks is 5-0, 3.44 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 7-5 in his starts.
— over 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He is 10-3, 2.81 in 21 starts vs St Louis.

— Cubs won four of their last five games.
— Chicago is 14-3 in last 17 home games.
— Under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-63
— record in first 5 innings: 30-24-9

San Francisco (39-23) @ Washington (25-34)
— Gausman is 7-0, 0.93 in his last nine starts.
— Giants are 9-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 10-1-1
— He is 5-2, 5.24 in 9 games (8 starts) vs Washington

— Nightcap is a bullpen game

— Giants won 11 of their last 15 games.
— Giants are 12-2 in last 14 road games.
— Over is 12-9-1 in their last 22 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-62
— record in first 5 innings: 35-18-9

— Fedde is 2-2, 3.52 in his last four starts.
— His last start was May 16.
— Nationals are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He threw 6 shutout IP in his one start vs San Francisco

— Ross is 0-4, 9.64 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 2-8 in his starts.
— under 7-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-1
— He is 1-1, 3.60 in two starts vs San Francisco

— Washington lost 11 of its last 16 games.
— Nationals lost their last five home games.
— under 13-4 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-59
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-13

Atlanta (28-32) @ Miami (28-35)
— Fried is 3-2, 2.67 in his last six starts.
— Braves are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He is 0-2, 6.53 in seven starts vs Miami.

— Braves lost their last three games
— Atlanta is 2-6 in its last eight road games.
— under 3-0 in last three games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-60
— record in first 5 innings: 30-21-9

— bullpen game

— Marlins lost 10 of their last 14 games.
— Miami is 12-5 in their last 17 home tilts.
— under 7-3 in their last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-63
— record in first 5 innings: 23-28-12

Colorado (25-39) @ Cincinnati (30-31)
— Marquez is 3-1, 1.97 in his last five starts
— Rockies are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
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— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1
— He is 3-0, 3.15 in three starts vs Cincinnati.

— Colorado is 6-5 in its last 11 games.
— Rockies are 20-14 at home, 5-25 on road.
— under 8-4 last 12 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-64
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-9

— Miley is 1-1, 1.15 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 6-4 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 8-3, 4.37 in 15 starts vs Colorado.

— Cincinnati is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
— Reds are 4-9 in last 13 home games.
— over 8-4-1 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-61
— record in first 5 innings: 25-28-8

San Diego (37-28) @ Mets (31-24)
— Musgrove is 2-1, 1.35 in his last five games.
— Padres are 6-5 in his starts.
— under 6-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6
— He is 1-3, 6.11 in 4 games (3 starts) vs New York.

— Padres lost nine of their last 12 games.
— San Diego is 0-5 in its last five road games.
— over 9-6-1 last 16 road games
— scored run in first inning: 16-65
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-10

— Stroman is 2-0, 2.19 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 7-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He is 2-0, 2.45 in three starts vs San Diego.

— Mets won 10 of their last 14 games.
— Mets are 10-1 in their last 11 home games.
— Over 8-3 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-55
— record in first 5 innings: 28-21-6

Pittsburgh (23-39) @ Milwaukee (36-27)
— Kuhl is 0-2, 5.40 in two starts since coming off IL.
— Pirates are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He is 4-0, 2.12 in eight starts vs Milwaukee.

— Pirates lost their last five games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-11 in its last 13 road games.
— over 6-1-1 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-62
— record in first 5 innings: 18-34-10

— Burnes is 1-2, 2.40 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 4-6 in his starts.
— under 6-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 3-0, 2.67 in 14 games (2 starts, 27 IP) vs Pittsburgh.

— Brewers won 15 of their last 19 games.
— Milwaukee is 7-1 in its last eight home games.
— over 7-4-1 last 12 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-22-13

AL games
Baltimore (22-40) @ Tampa Bay (40-24)
— Lopez is 1-1, 3.71 in his last three starts.
— Baltimore is 4-8 in his starts.
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-3
— He is 0-2, 3.00 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Tampa Bay.

— Orioles won five of last eight games, after an 0-14 skid.
— Baltimore is 11-19 on the road, 11-21 at home.
— over is 17-9 in their last 26 games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-62
— record in first 5 innings: 21-28-13

— Hill is 4-1, 0.74 in his last six starts.
— Tampa Bay is 7-5 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-4
— He is 3-0, 1.32 in 14 games (4 starts) vs Baltimore.

— Tampa Bay won 21 of its last 27 games.
— Rays won 10 of last 12 home games.
— over is 16-9-1 in last 26 games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-64
— record in first 5 innings: 26-22-16

White Sox (39-24) @ Detroit (26-37)
— Cease is 1-2, 5.87 in five road starts
— Chicago is 7-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-4
— He is 7-0, 1.91 in seven starts vs Detroit.

— Chicago is 11-4 in its last 15 games.
— White Sox are 2-5 in last seven road games.
— under 12-4-2 last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-63
— record in first 5 innings: 36-14-13

— Urena is 1-1, 5.40 in his last five starts.
— Tigers are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-3
— He is 1-1, 3.00 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Detroit lost five of its last eight games.
— Detroit is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
— under 10-5-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-63
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-2 last 17 at home

Seattle (31-34) @ Cleveland (33-27)
— Kikuchi is 2-0, 3.78 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 0-1, 2.77 in two starts vs Cleveland.

— Seattle lost seven of its last ten games.
— Seattle is 5-13 in its last 18 road games.
— over 12-6-1 last 19 road games
— scored run in first inning: 21-66
— record in first 5 innings: 28-32-6

— McKenzie is 0-2, 8.00 in his last four starts.
— Cleveland is 2-7 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He gave up 5 runs in 4.1 IP, in his one start vs Seattle.

— Cleveland split its last 14 games.
— Indians are 8-5 in last 13 home games.
— over 17-9 last 26 games
— scores run in first inning: 22-61
— record in first 5 innings: 21-30-10

Toronto (31-30) @ Boston (39-25)
— Matz is 1-1, 4.67 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 2-6 in his last eight starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— He is 0-1, 6.35 in two starts vs Boston.

— Blue Jays are 8-7 in their last 15 games.
— Toronto is 8-5 in its last 13 road games.
— over 23-15-1 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-61
— record in first 5 innings: 26-26-9

— Pivetta is 1-1, 4.88 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 10-2 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— He is 0-1, 5.94 in three starts vs Toronto.

— Boston won seven of its last nine games.
— Red Sox are 9-4 in their last 13 home games.
— under 8-5-2 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-64
— record in first 5 innings: 30-25-9

Houston (36-27) @ Minnesota (25-38)
— Garcia is 5-0, 1.86 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Astros won nine of their last 12 games.
— Astros are 8-9 in their last 17 road games.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 23-63
— record in first 5 innings: 35-20-8

— Berrios is 3-0, 4.01 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 8-4 in his starts.
— 0ver 8-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 2-3, 6.43 in five starts vs Houston.

— Twins lost seven of their last ten games.
— Minnesota split its last dozen home games.
— over 30-11-1 last 42 games
— scores run in first inning: 22-63
— record in first 5 innings: 21-30-12

Kansas City (30-32) @ Oakland (38-27)
— Kowar gave up 4 runs in 0.2 IP (39 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Royals are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Royals are 12-10 in their last 22 games.
— Royals are 6-13 in their last 19 road games.
— over 10-4-1 last 15 games.
— scores run in first inning: 14-62
— record in first 5 innings: 24-30-8

— Kaprielian is 2-1, 3.08 in five starts.
— A’s are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— A’s won seven of their last nine games.
— Oakland is 6-7 in its last 13 home games.
— Under is 13-4 in their last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-65
— record in first 5 innings: 28-24-13

Interleague games
Angels (31-32) @ Arizona (20-44)
— Cobb is 3-0, 2.84 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 6-2 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Halos are 8-3 in their last 11 games.
— Angels are 4-1 in last five road games.
— under 10-4 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-63
— record in first 5 innings: 27-30-6

— CSmith is 0-2, 4.85 in three starts.
— Arizona is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He gave up 2 runs in two IP, in his one start vs Anaheim.

— Arizona lost 22 of its last 24 games.
— Arizona lost 9 of its last 12 home games.
— over 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-64
— record in first 5 innings: 22-38-4

Texas (24-40) @ Dodgers (38-25)
— Allard is 0-2, 4.00 in two starts.
— Rangers got shut out in both games.
— Texas is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Los Angeles.

— Texas lost 17 of its last 22 games.
— Texas lost its last 16 road games.
— under 8-4-2 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-64
— record in first 5 innings: 20-34-10

— Bauer is 2-2, 3.60 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 6-7 in his starts.
— under 9-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— He is 1-0, 4.06 in six starts vs Texas.

— Dodgers won six of their last eight games.
— Dodgers are 3-5 in their last eight home games.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 17-63
— record in first 5 innings: 34-21-8

Bronx (33-30) @ Philadelphia (30-31)
— Taillon is 0-1, 4.12 in his last four starts.
— New York is 4-7 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He is 1-2, 5.12 in four starts vs Philly.

— New York lost 11 of its last 16 games.
— New York is 5-6 in its last 11 road games.
— under 13-8 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-63
— record in first 5 innings: 27-23-13

— Velasquez is 1-1, 4.13 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-3
— He is 0-1, 3.14 in 3 games (2 starts) vs New York.

— Phillies won five of their last seven games.
— Phillies are 19-12 at home, 11-19 on road.
— over 6-4 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-15

Saturday’s umpires
SF-Wsh- Over is 5-1 in last six Baker games
Under is 7-4 in Segal games
StL-Chi- Under is 10-1 in Holbrook games
Atl-Mia- Favorites are 7-1 in DeJesus games
Colo-Cin- Under is 4-1 in last five Hudson games
SD-NY- Under is 5-2 in last seven Nelson games
Pitt-Mil- Under is 6-2 in last eight Rackley games

Balt-TB— Road team is 8-2 in last ten Mahrley games
Chi-Det— Over is 6-4 in last ten Fletcher games
Sea-Clev— Favorite won 7 of last 8 Fairchild games
Tor-Bos— Over is 6-3 in last nine Carapazza games
Hst-Minn— Under is 5-2 in last seven Rehak games
KC-A’s— Over is 9-4 in TBarrett games

LAA-Az- Six of last seven Little games stayed under.
Tex-LA— Over is 9-3-2 in Moscoso games

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MLB

Saturday, June 12

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Trend Report
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San Francisco @ Washington
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Washington
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home

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

Kansas City @ Oakland
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Kansas City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home

Toronto @ Boston
Toronto
Toronto is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Boston
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

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

Seattle @ Cleveland
Seattle
Seattle is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Seattle is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Chi White Sox @ Detroit
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Detroit is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games

Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta

San Diego @ NY Mets
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
San Diego is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

LA Angels @ Arizona
LA Angels
LA Angels is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

San Francisco @ Washington
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Washington
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home

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

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

Texas @ LA Dodgers
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games at home


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Saturday June 12
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Seattle at Cleveland (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 10-0 SU since Jul. 16, 2019 as a home favorite off a home game in which Jose Ramirez had multiple hits.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Houston at Minnesota (7:15 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 0-10 SU since Aug. 31, 2019 in the second game of a series after they scored in at least four different innings last game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at Arizona (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Diamondbacks are 10-0 OU (4.10 ppg) since Aug. 04, 2020 at home after a loss as a home underdog in which they never led.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pirates are 0-12 SU since Aug. 30, 2016 when Chad Kuhl starts as an underdog after he pitched a quality start in his last outing.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[StarDust Bum]

SATURDAY, JUNE 12
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SF at WAS 02:05 PM
SF -145
O 6.0
+500 +500

NYY at PHI 04:05 PM
PHI +110
U 9.0
+500 +500

KC at OAK 04:07 PM
OAK -157
O 9.0
+500 +500

SEA at CLE 04:10 PM
CLE -115
U 8.0
+500 +500

TOR at BOS 04:10 PM
BOS -117
U 9.5
+500 +500

PIT at MIL 04:10 PM
PIT +238
O 7.5
+500 +500

CHW at DET 04:10 PM
DET +160
U 9.5
+500 +500

BAL at TB 04:10 PM
BAL +190
U 8.0
+500 +500

COL at CIN 04:10 PM
CIN -132
O 9.0
+500 +500

SD at NYM 04:10 PM
NYM +119
U 7.0
+500 +500

LAA at ARI 04:10 PM
LAA -112
U 9.0
+500 +500

HOU at MIN 07:15 PM
HOU -106
O 9.5
+500 +500

STL at CHC 07:15 PM
STL +163
O 8.5
+500 +500

TEX at LAD 10:10 PM
TEX +247
O 7.5
+500 +500

[StarDust Bum]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/12/2021.....15-15-0.........50.00%.........+1.40
06/11/2021.....14-12-0..........53.84%........+9.70
06/10/2021.......6-12-0..........33.33%........-30.00
06/09/2021......13-13-2.........50.00%..........-3.70
06/08/2021......17-13-0.........56.67%........+21.80
06/07/2021 ........2-4-0 .........33.33% ........-11.00
06/05/2021 .....14-14-0 ........50.00% .........+4.20
06/04/2021 .....17-13-0 ........56.67%........+16.30
06/03/2021....... 11-9-0 ........55.00% ........+ 8.05
06/02/2021 .......7-12-1 ........37.50% ........-29 60
06/01/2021 ......11-19-0 .......36.67% ........-53 95

Totals...........127-136-3.........48.28%.........-66.80


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BEST BETS:

06/12/2021............8 - 8 - 0..............+ 17.80
06/11/2021............6 -12 - 0................- 8.80
06/10/2021............4 -10 - 0................-29.05
06/09/2021............5 - 5 - 1................+ 0.20
06/08/2021............7 - 6 - 0...............+ 10.00
06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0...............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70

Totals:..................50- 69 -2................- 42.05

[Udog]

Sunday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in walks (by hitter):
50— Yasmani Grandal CWS (he’s hitting .163)
47— Joey Gallo, Tex
46— Max Muncy, LA
45— Yandy Diaz, TB
44— Carlos Santana, KC
41— Yoan Moncada, CWS

Quote of the Day
“I’d never play for Andy Reid again … I’d retire first.”
Former Chiefs’ RB LeVeon Bell, on Instagram. He didn’t say why.

Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Dave, where Kevin Kline plays the US President, what famous actor played the Vice-President?

Saturday’s quiz
When Dodgers’ P Clayton Kershaw was in high school, he was the center on the football team; Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford was the quarterback on that team.

Friday’s quiz
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard played his college basketball at San Diego State.

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Sunday’s Den: Mixing in some baseball with Big X football knowledge

Someday, someone will explain to me why teams bat their pitcher 8th; it makes zero sense to me. Hopefully next year, everyone will use the DH so this will be a moot point, but it still kind of bugs me that in a multi-billion dollar business, things are done for no apparent reason.

10-12 years ago, Tony LaRussa batted the pitcher 8th in St Louis, and people assumed that since he did it, it was a good idea. No one has done it in a playoff game, which is the truest tell; it seems like a useless gimmick, something to yak about.

I’m convinced that Joe Maddon sometimes does things just to mess with people; he has batted the pitcher 8th too. What do you say to a position player when you bat him behind a pitcher?

Texas Rangers’ TV crew is very good; Dave Raymond/CJ Nitkowski or David Murphy. They talk calmly about the game, they’re good natured, they give the other team credit if it is due. Easy to listen to.

Overall, the quality of local TV baseball telecasts has gone downhill; lot of homerism, and not the funny Harry Caray-type. More the “we can’t say anything bad, ever” kind.

Good news on the TV front; Showtime announced that the series Billions will have new episodes on the air, starting September 5. Billions was airing its fifth season of shows when the pandemic shut everything down; think they’ve the filmed the seven episodes from season 5 that were already written, but never got filmed before the pandemic. Excellent show, worth watching.

Mets 4, Padres 1— Mets allowed 3 or fewer runs in their last 11 home games, their best such streak since 1968, when Seaver/Koosman worked in Queens.

Cubs 7, Cardinals 2:
— St Louis starter Gant faced 11 hitters, gave up 5 walks and a homer.
— Cardinal pitchers have hit 51 batters, most in the majors.
— Kris Bryant played 3B, for first time since April 20.

In three games in Minnesota during the week, Giancarlo Stanton went 6-15 with three HRs and eight RBI, but when New York played the Phillies Saturday, Stanton was on the bench, since there is no DH in National League parks.

Whats the deal here?
— Is Stanton so brittle that he can’t stand in outfield for nine innings?
— He makes $28M a year; would be nice if he played in all the games, especially when his bat is hot.
— Are the New York trainers coddling him too much?
— (Stanton was a pretty good outfielder for the Marlins, by the way)
— I’m 61 years old, I could play the outfield and not get hurt. Might not catch any baseballs, but good grief, Stanton looks like an NFL tight end- he can’t play the outfield?

Elsewhere, today ends Game 10 of our fantasy baseball league’s regular season, the halfway mark for us; time goes by quickly. Season isn’t half-over yet; our fantasy playoffs are in September, but it has been great to have things seem more normal this year.

This time last year, we were still a month away from the baseball season starting.

Here is some knowledge on Big X college football:
Baylor
— Baylor’s 4-year starting QB bolted Waco, will play at Utah.
— Maybe he left because he was sacked 31 times in nine games LY.
— Baylor has 10 starters back on defense.
— Bears ranked 123rd in rushing LY, 100th in scoring.

Iowa State
— Haven’t won a league title since 1912; they lost Big X title game 27-21 LY.
— QB Purdy is back for his 4th year as the Cyclones’ QB.
— Iowa State returns 26 players who’ve started 6+ games in their career/
— How has a big $$$ money school/NFL not hired Matt Campbell away from Ames?

Kansas
— Lance Leipold is their sixth coach since 2009; he was 37-33 at Buffalo.
— Leipold’s Buffalo team ranked #2 in country in rushing LY; Kansas was 116th.
— Leipold was hired the day before the Jayhawks’ spring game; not ideal.
— Anyone else wondering why they fired Mark Mangino 10 years ago?

K-State
— Wildcats have only 3 starters back on defense.
— K-State lost their last five games LY, giving up 40.6 ppg.
— Wildcats added five players via the transfer portal.
— Freshman QB TJ Rubley is the son of a former NFL QB.

Oklahoma
— 8 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— They’ve won Big X six years in a row.
— Scored 43 ppg but lost twice (38-35/37-30)
— Sooners dropped 9 TD passes LY; the receivers need to be better.

Oklahoma State
— Only five starters are back on offense, but QB Sanders is a 3rd-year starter.
— Over last 11 seasons, OSU is 101-40, one of 10 programs with 100+ wins since 2010.
— Cowboys’ punter is Tom Hutton, a 31-year old Australian.
— Cowboys have never played in Big X title game.

TCU
— Gary Patterson has been head coach at TCU for 21 years.
— Junior QB Duggan has already started 19 college games.
— Horned Frogs are thin at LB and safety.
— TCU won five of last six games LY, after a 1-3 start.

Texas
— Longhorns scored 42.7 ppg LY, finished 7-3; the coach got fired after going 32-18.
— There will be a QB competition in summer camp.
— Texas has only 6 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
— Steve Sarkisian is the new coach; six years ago; he got fired as head coach at USC for showing up drunk to practice. If you work for Nick Saban, people forget things about you.

Texas Tech
— Tech is 8-14 since Matt Wells replaced Kliff Kingsbury as coach.
— Red Raiders gave up 36.7 ppg last year.
— Tech hasn’t been to a bowl game since 2017.
— One of Tech’s QBs is Tyler Shough, who was Oregon’s starting QB LY.

West Virginia
— Last time they won a league title was 2011; they won the Big East back then.
— Mountaineers have only 5 starters back on defense.
— WVU is 11-11 in two years since Dana Holgorsen bolted for Houston.
— Mountaineers’ shortest road trip in Big X is Iowa State, 872 miles away.

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, June 13

[Udog]

901SAN FRANCISCO -902 WASHINGTON
SAN FRANCISCO is 23-8 SU (17.4 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

903SAN DIEGO -904 NY METS
SAN DIEGO is 33-46 SU (-26.9 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

905ATLANTA -906 MIAMI
ATLANTA is 26-14 SU (13.9 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) over the last 2 seasons.

907COLORADO -908 CINCINNATI
COLORADO is 9-21 SU (-19.5 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

909PITTSBURGH -910 MILWAUKEE
PITTSBURGH is 11-22 SU (-15.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

911ST LOUIS -912 CHICAGO CUBS
ST LOUIS are 13-22 SU (-19.3 Units) in road games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 54% to 62%) in the last 3 seasons.

913SEATTLE -914 CLEVELAND
SEATTLE is 25-35 SU (-13.5 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

915TORONTO -916 BOSTON
BOSTON is 26-14 SU (12.4 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

917CHI WHITE SOX -918 DETROIT
CHI WHITE SOX is 22-12 SU (13.5 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

919BALTIMORE -920 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 22-5 SU (18 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, June 13