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

[StarDust Bum]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/26/2021.....15-12-1 55.55%........+12.60
06/25/2021.....13-14-1......48.14%.........- 20.45
06/24/2021.....10-10-0......50.00%.........+1.65
06/23/2021.....10-16-0......38.46%.........-37.00
06/22/2021.....13-15-0......46.43%..........-13.50
06/21/2021.........7-7-0.......50.00%.........-1.85
06/20/2021......12-19-1......39.06%.........-41.15
06/19/2021......12-15-1......44.64%..........-22.20
06/18/2021.....14-12-0........53.84%..........+7.55
06/17/2021.......7-12-1........37.50%.........-30.65
06/16/2021.....18-12-0........60.00%........+28.70
06/15/2021.....12-17-1.........40.74%.........-27.80
06/14/2021.....11-12-1.........47.92%...........-6.15
06/13/2021.......9-19-2.........33.33%.........-50.20
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...........280-314-6.........47.13%.........-230.25


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BEST BETS:

06/26/2021............3 - 6 - 0............-16.50
06/25/2021............7 - 8 - 0............- 4.45
06/24/2021............5 - 8 - 0.............-6.15
06/23/2021............2 - 10 - 0...........- 48.70
06/22/2021............6 - 8 - 0..............- 5.55
06/21/2021............5 - 3 - 0.............+ 11.00
06/20/2021............2 - 10 - 0........... -43.00
06/19/2021............4 - 7 - 0..............-16.20
06/18/2021............7 - 8 - 0...............- 2.55
06/17/2021............2 - 6 - 0..............- 19.00
06/16/2021............9 - 7 - 0.............+ 14.65
06/15/2021............7 - 9 - 0................- 8.20
06/14/2021............6 - 8 - 0................- 7.35
06/13/2021............3 - 16 - 0..............-48.15
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:.................115- 187-2................-242.02

[Udog]

Sunday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in RBI:
64— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
60— Rafael Devers, Bos
56— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
54— Adolis Garcia, Austin Meadows, Fernando Tatis
53— Matt Olson, Jose Abreu, Adam Duvall
50— Randal Grichuk, Yuli Gurriel, Trey Mancini, Jared Walsh

Quote of the Day
“You have to be odd to be number one.”
Dr. Seuss

Sunday’s quiz
UCLA hasn’t won a bowl game since 2014; who was coaching the Bruins back then?

Saturday’s quiz
Don Mattingly was the Dodgers’ manager, last time they missed the playoffs.

Friday’s quiz
Terry Collins managed the Mets the last time they played in a World Series, in 2015.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Pro wrestler/actor John Cena has granted more than 650 wishes to sick children thru the Make-a-Wish foundation, by far the most by any celebrity.

We need to hear more stories like this one, about people who do good things and don’t necessarily get paid for it.

12) Suns 84, Clippers 80:
— Phoenix leads series 3-1.
— Phoenix won despite scoring 34 points in second half.
— Suns’ 84 points are least amount scored by any winning team in any NBA game this season.

11) Former big league pitcher Rick Sutcliffe told a funny story on the Cub-Dodger game this week.

When he was a young pitcher for the Dodgers, Sutcliffe was having a Dodger Dog in the bullpen as a home game started, but LA’s starting pitcher got hurt in the first inning. The bullpen phone rang; Sutcliffe was summoned in to be the reliever.

Sutcliffe gets to the mound, and is surprised when Tommy Lasorda starts chewing him out. Turns out Sutcliffe spilled some mustard on his jersey while he was having his Dodger Dog. Not good.

10) Going into Saturday’s game, Red Sox hitters batting in the leadoff slot had a .275 on-base %age, which would be the 4th-worst on-base %age in the American League since 1969. Red Sox are 46-31 right now; here are the other three teams whose leadoff hitters struggled:

1978 A’s 69-93
1981 Blue Jays 37-69
1994 Mariners 49-63

9) Thursday was first day in over 100 years where two starting pitchers were taken out of games on the same day, when both had no-hitters in the 7th inning or later.

Red Sox took Nick Pivetta out after 6.2 no-hit innings; Red Sox wound up losing 1-0 to the Rays in St Pete. Zach Davies threw six no-hit innings for the Cubs, who used three other relievers to close out the Dodgers 4-0.

8) This week in Minnesota, Twins’ Miguel Sano did all this in one game:
— He pinch ran
— He had 2+ hits
— He had 2+ RBI
— He hit a walk-off homer

He is the only American League player EVER to do all those things in the same game.

7) Mets-Phillies split a twinbill Friday; Philly became the first team this season to blow a save in both ends of a doubleheader. Phillies have blown six saves in their last four games.

6) Marv Albert is retiring this summer; he has been one of the best play-by-play guys in NBA history, and he’s been great for a long time. Was pretty cool this week when he was presented with an actual Larry O’Brien trophy by the league, in recognition of his great career.

5) Was surprised to read that Oklahoma’s football opener this fall is at Tulane; big-time teams like the Sooners aren’t usually eager to play road games.

Tulane isn’t terrible; they’re 20-18 the last three years, playing in bowls all three years. Green Wave covered its last six games as a home underdog, by the way.

4) NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights will have an AHL farm team playing in suburban Henderson this fall, in a new 6,000-seat arena that is almost finished. Big West conference basketball tournament is going to be played there next spring- they played at Mandalay Bay last year.

3) Montreal Canadiens are in the Stanley Cup final for the first time since 1993; five of their last six home game have gone to overtime.

2) Atlanta Hawks have won three Game 1 playoff series on the road this year, only the 4th team ever to do that. The other three:

1981 Rockets
1989 Bulls
1999 Knicks

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

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, June 26

[Udog]

901ATLANTA -902 CINCINNATI
ATLANTA is 4-16 SU (-14.3 Units) vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.

903PHILADELPHIA -904 NY METS
PHILADELPHIA is 28-40 SU (-22.6 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons.

903PHILADELPHIA -904 NY METS
JOE GIRARDI is 28-40 SU (-16 Units) in road games in all games (Coach of PHILADELPHIA)

905WASHINGTON -906 MIAMI
WASHINGTON is 46-22 SU (21.8 Units) after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.

907COLORADO -908 MILWAUKEE
COLORADO is 6-16 SU (-16.4 Units) in road games vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

909PITTSBURGH -910 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 22-42 SU (-24.2 Units) as a favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.

911ARIZONA -912 SAN DIEGO
ARIZONA is 0-12 SU (-14.6 Units) in road games vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.150 or better in the current season.

913CHICAGO CUBS -914 LA DODGERS
LA DODGERS are 123-96 SU (17.4 Units) against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

915BALTIMORE -916 TORONTO
BALTIMORE is 6-20 SU (-17.9 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

917HOUSTON -918 DETROIT
HOUSTON is 17-5 SU (11.5 Units) in June games in the current season.

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, June 27

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, June 27

NL games
Philadelphia (35-39) @ Mets (40-32)
— Wheeler is 2-2, 2.09 in his last six starts.
— Phillies are 8-7 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-5
— He is 1-1, 4.01 in five starts vs New York.

— Phillies are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— Phillies are 21-14 at home, 14-25 on road.
— under 8-4 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-74
— record in first 5 innings: 27-29-18

— Stroman is 3-1, 1.91 in his last six starts.
— Mets are 8-7 in his starts.
— under 8-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-1
— He is 4-2, 2.21 in 8 games (6 starts) vs Philly.

— Mets are 5-7 in their last 12 games.
— Mets are 13-5 in their last 18 home games.
— under 15-7-1 last 23 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-72
— record in first 5 innings: 36-27-9

Colorado (31-46) @ Milwaukee (44-33)
— Gonzalez is 0-2, 8.06 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 3-7 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight.
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7
— He is 0-0, 5.56 in two starts vs Milwaukee.

— Colorado is 6-5 in its last ten games.
— Rockies are 25-16 at home, 6-30 on road.
— under 3-2 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-77
— record in first 5 innings: 30-37-10

— Lauer is 1-3, 6.37 in six starts.
— Milwaukee is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 0-4, 8.71 in eight starts vs Colorado.

— Brewers won six of their last seven games.
— Milwaukee lost three of its last five home games.
— over 8-5 last 13 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-77
— record in first 5 innings: 33-27-17

Atlanta (36-40) @ Cincinnati (38-37)
— Muller allowed one run in 4 IP (56 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Braves are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati

— Braves are 7-11 in their last 18 games
— Atlanta is 5-10 in its last 15 road games.
— under 5-1 in last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-76
— record in first 5 innings: 37-28-11

— Mahle is 5-0, 2.70 in his last six starts.
— Reds are 11-4 in his starts.
— over 9-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-4
— He is 0-0, 4.91 in two starts vs Atlanta.

— Cincinnati lost six of its last nine games.
— Reds are 6-2 in last eight home games.
— under 4-0 last four home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-75
— record in first 5 innings: 31-31-13

Washington (36-38) @ Miami (33-43)
— Scherzer is 4-2, 2.00 in his last seven starts.
— Nationals are 8-6 in his starts.
— under 11-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-4
— He is 14-5, 2.99 in 25 starts vs Miami.

— Washington won 10 of its last 13 games.
— Nationals are 5-6 in their last 11 road games.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 22-74
— record in first 5 innings: 30-29-15

— Alcantara is 2-1, 1.48 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 7-9 in his starts.
— under 6-0-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-3
— He is 1-5, 6.46 in six starts vs Washington.

— Marlins are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— Miami is 10-7 in its last 17 home tilts.
— under 11-7-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-74
— record in first 5 innings: 29-31-14

Pittsburgh (28-45) @ St Louis (37-40)
— Kranick is making his MLB debut here.
— He is 1-2, 4.66 in four AAA starts this year.

— Pirates won five of their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-12 in its last 14 road games.
— over 9-5-2 last 16 road games
— scored run in first inning: 21-75
— record in first 5 innings: 22-42-11

— Oviedo is 0-0, 4.12 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-3
— He gave up 2 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals lost seven of their last nine games.
— St Louis won five of its last seven home games.
— Under is 8-4-1 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-76
— record in first 5 innings: 29-34-13

Arizona (22-56) @ San Diego (46-33)
— Gallen is 0-3, 5.60 in his last four starts.
— Diamondbacks are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He is 1-0, 0.82 in two starts vs San Diego.

— Arizona lost 20 of its last 22 games.
— Arizona snapped its 24-game road losing skid last night.
— over 5-0 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-78
— record in first 5 innings: 26-47-5

— Darvish is 2-1, 3.47 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 12-3 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-6
— He is 3-1, 3.57 in six starts vs Arizona.

— Padres won 8 of their last 9 games.
— San Diego is 9-5 in its last 14 home games.
— over nine of last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-79
— record in first 5 innings: 30-36-13

Cubs (42-35) @ Dodgers (46-31)
— Alzolay is 2-3, 3.55 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He gave up 2 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Los Angeles.

— Cubs are 4-8 in their their last 12 games.
— Chicago is 5-9 in its last 14 road games.
— Under is 18-8 in their last 26 games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-77
— record in first 5 innings: 35-32-10

— Kershaw is 1-4, 4.80 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 9-7 in his starts.
— over 9-3 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9
— He is 6-4, 3.21 in 12 starts vs Chicago.

— Dodgers lost four of their last six games.
— Dodgers are 7-3 in their last ten home games.
— under 6-0 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-77
— record in first 5 innings: 39-26-12

AL games
Baltimore (24-53) @ Toronto (39-36)
— Lopez is 0-3, 7.04 in his last three starts.
— Baltimore is 4-11 in his starts.
— under 10-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-4
— He is 0-2, 11.20 in 5 games (3 starts) vs Toronto.

— Orioles lost 15 of their last 17 games.
— Baltimore is 12-27 on the road, 12-26 at home.
— over is 27-13-1 in their last 41 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-77
— record in first 5 innings: 23-40-14

— Stripling is 1-1, 3.57 in his last four starts
— Toronto is 5-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5
— He allowed 3 runs in 3.2 IP, in 2 games (1 start) vs Baltimore.

— Blue Jays won six of their last seven games.
— Toronto lost five of its last seven home games.
— over 10-6 last 16 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-75
— record in first 5 innings: 35-30-10

Angels (36-40) @ Tampa Bay (47-31)
— Sandoval is 2-1, 3.18 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He gave up a run in six IP in 2 games (1 start) vs Tampa Bay.

— Halos lost their last five games.
— Angels are 7-12 in last 19 road games.
— over 14-4 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-76
— record in first 5 innings: 32-34-10

— Yarbrough is 4-3, 4.59 in 15 games (10 starts).
— Rays are 6-4 in his starts.
— over 9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 3-2, 6.49 in 5 games (2 starts) vs Anaheim.

— Tampa Bay won its last four games.
— Rays are 16-3 in last 19 home games.
— over is 8-4-1 in last 13 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-78
— record in first 5 innings: 32-27-19

Houston (48-29) @ Detroit (33-44)
— Odorizzi is 2-0, 1.93 in his last three games (14 IP).
— Astros are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He is 6-2, 3.58 in 13 starts vs Detroit.

— Astros won 20 of their last 25 games.
— Astros are 10-3 in their last 13 road games.
— over 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-77
— record in first 5 innings: 42-24-11

— Skubal is 3-0, 3.25 in his last five starts.
— Tigers are 4-1 in his last five starts.
— over 8-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— AJ Hinch manages against team he led to World Series title.
— Detroit is 4-5 in its last nine games.
— Detroit is 4-6 in its last ten home games.
— over 11-6 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-77
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4 last 13 at home

Bronx (40-36) @ Boston (46-31)
— Cole is 2-0, 2.57 in his last three starts.
— New York is 8-7 in his starts.
— under 8-7
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-4
— He is 3-1, 3.16 in six starts vs Boston.

— Boston is 5-0 vs New York this season.
— New York won seven of its last 11 games.
— New York is 5-5 in its last ten road games.
— over 11-6-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-76
— record in first 5 innings: 29-31-16

— Rodriguez is 0-0, 8.10 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 9-5 in his starts.
— over 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-2
— He is 6-6, 3.94 in 17 starts vs New York.

— Boston is 9-6 in its last 15 games.
— Red Sox are 13-5 in their last 18 home games.
— over 10-7 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-77
— record in first 5 innings: 35-30-12

Kansas City (33-42) @ Texas (29-48)
— Singer is 0-0, 4.63 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 5-10 in his starts.
— over 8-3 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— He gave up 6 runs in 3.1 IP, in his one start vs Texas.

— Royals lost 15 of their last 19 games.
— Royals are 4-12 in their last 16 road games.
— over 9-3-3 last 15 road games.
— scores run in first inning: 15-75
— record in first 5 innings: 27-39-10

— Lyles is 0-3, 6.95 in his last five starts.
— Texas is 6-9 in his starts.
— over 8-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-15
— He is 2-1, 2.45 in four starts vs Kansas City.

— Texas won three of its last four games.
— Texas is 14-12 in its last 26 home games.
— over 8-4-2 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-77
— record in first 5 innings: 26-40-11

Cleveland (41-32) @ Minnesota (32-43)
— Hentges is 0-1, 6.27 in five starts (18.1 IP).
— Indians are 4-1 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 3 IP, in a relief stint vs Minnesota.

— Cleveland is 14-9 in its last 23 games.
— Indians are 10-8 in last 18 road games.
— over 25-14 last 39 games
— scores run in first inning: 27-73
— record in first 5 innings: 28-33-12

— Maeda is 2-0, 4.40 in his last six starts.
— Twins are 3-8 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-4
— He is 3-1, 2.51 in five starts vs Cleveland.

— Minnesota won six of its last eight games.
— Twins are 4-7 in their last 11 home games.
— over 15-5-1 last 21 home games
— scores run in first inning: 28-75
— record in first 5 innings: 24-34-17

Seattle (40-37) @ White Sox (44-31)
Saturday’s suspended game will resume in 3rd inning, before this game is played.
— Gonzales is 0-1, 4.58 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He is 2-0, 1.46 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Seattle won nine of its last 11 games.
— Seattle is 4-6 in its last ten road games.
— over 7-2 last nine road games
— scored run in first inning: 24-77
— record in first 5 innings: 36-35-6

— Keuchel is 3-1, 4.78 in his last five starts
— Chicago is 10-5 in his starts.
— over 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 10-3-2
— He is 9-8, 3.33 in 21 games (20 starts) vs Seattle.

— Chicago lost six of its last seven games.
— White Sox are 14-5 in last 19 home games.
— under 10-4-2 last 16 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-75
— record in first 5 innings: 41-20-14

Interleague games
Oakland (46-33) @ San Francisco (50-26)
— Irvin is 2-0, 4.37 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 7-8 in his starts.
— under 10-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-1
— He is starts vs San Francisco.

— A’s lost six of their last eight games.
— Oakland is 3-6 in its last nine road games.
— Over is 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-79
— record in first 5 innings: 35-30-14

— Long allowed 2 runs in six IP (84 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Giants are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Giants are 16-5 in their last 21 games.
— Giants are 11-2 in last 13 home games.
— Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-76
— record in first 5 innings: 43-22-11

Sunday’s umpires:
Atl-Cin— Under is 5-2 in last seven Estabrook games.
Phil-NY— Over is 4-1 in last five Additon games.
Wsh-Mia— Under is 4-1 in last five Hudson games.
Colo-Mil— Favorite won five of last six Fletcher games.
Pitt-StL— Under is 12-2 in TGibson games.
Az-SD— Over is 10-5 in TBarrett games.
Chi-LA— Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Blakney games.

Balt-Tor— Favorite won six of last seven Dreckman games.
LAA-TB— Over is 5-2 in last seven Morales games.
Hst-Det— Under is 8-4 in Wolf games.
NY-Bos— Under is 9-4 in Segal games.
Clev-Minn— Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Guccione games.
KC-Tex— Under is 10-4 in last fourteen Hoberg games.
Sea-Chi— Under is 7-4-1 in Hallion games.

A’s-SF— Under is 4-1-1 in last six Timmons games.

[Udog]

MLB

Sunday, June 27

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Trend Report
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Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

NY Yankees @ Boston
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

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

Houston @ Detroit
Houston
Houston is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Washington @ Miami
Washington
Washington is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington

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

LA Angels @ Tampa Bay
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Angels's last 19 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Colorado @ Milwaukee
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Colorado is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

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

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh

Kansas City @ Texas
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Oakland @ San Francisco
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Oakland is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

Arizona @ San Diego
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 12 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
San Diego is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
San Diego is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

Seattle @ Chi White Sox
Seattle
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 11 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games

Chi Cubs @ LA Dodgers
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Sunday June 27
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers (7:15 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 28-0 SU since Jun 25, 2006 in the last game of a series as a home favorite of at least -200 after they won and never trailed last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Washington at Miami (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Marlins are 0-11 SU since May 02, 2018 in the last game of a series at home after they had a comeback win last game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rays are 15-0 OU (3.30 ppg) since Aug 23, 2015 in the last game of a series after they scored first before trailing and then coming back to win.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 0-6 SU since Aug 16, 2019 when Patrick Sandoval starts after their bullpen gave up at least three runs yesterday.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[StarDust Bum]

SUNDAY, JUNE 27
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BAL at TOR 01:07 PM
TOR -244
O 10.5
+500 +500

PHI at NYM 01:10 PM
PHI +107
U 7.0
+500 +500

WAS at MIA 01:10 PM
MIA +115
O 6.5
+500 +500

HOU at DET 01:10 PM
HOU -170
O 9.0
+500 +500

LAA at TB 01:10 PM
TB -150
O 8.0
+500 +500

ATL at CIN 01:10 PM
CIN -140
O 9.5
+500 +500

NYY at BOS 01:10 PM
BOS +135
U 9.5
+500 +500

CLE at MIN 02:10 PM
CLE +129
O 9.5
+500 +500

COL at MIL 02:10 PM
COL +164
O 9.0
+500 +500

PIT at STL 02:15 PM
STL -132
O 9.0
+500 +500

KC at TEX 02:35 PM
TEX +104
O 9.0
+500 +500

OAK at SF 04:05 PM
SF -136
U 8.5
+500 +500

ARI at SD 04:10 PM
ARI +229
U 7.5
+500 +500

CHC at LAD 07:08 PM
CHC +175
O 8.0
+500 +500

[StarDust Bum]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/27/2021......8-18-2.......32.14%........-63.10
06/26/2021.....15-12-1......55.55%........+12.60
06/25/2021.....13-14-1......48.14%.........- 20.45
06/24/2021.....10-10-0......50.00%.........+1.65
06/23/2021.....10-16-0......38.46%.........-37.00
06/22/2021.....13-15-0......46.43%..........-13.50
06/21/2021.........7-7-0.......50.00%.........-1.85
06/20/2021......12-19-1......39.06%.........-41.15
06/19/2021......12-15-1......44.64%..........-22.20
06/18/2021.....14-12-0........53.84%..........+7.55
06/17/2021.......7-12-1........37.50%.........-30.65
06/16/2021.....18-12-0........60.00%........+28.70
06/15/2021.....12-17-1.........40.74%.........-27.80
06/14/2021.....11-12-1.........47.92%...........-6.15
06/13/2021.......9-19-2.........33.33%.........-50.20
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...........288-332-6.........46.45%.........-293.35


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BEST BETS:

06/27/2021............3 - 5 . 0............- 7.70
06/26/2021............3 - 6 - 0............-16.50
06/25/2021............7 - 8 - 0............- 4.45
06/24/2021............5 - 8 - 0.............-6.15
06/23/2021............2 - 10 - 0...........- 48.70
06/22/2021............6 - 8 - 0..............- 5.55
06/21/2021............5 - 3 - 0.............+ 11.00
06/20/2021............2 - 10 - 0........... -43.00
06/19/2021............4 - 7 - 0..............-16.20
06/18/2021............7 - 8 - 0...............- 2.55
06/17/2021............2 - 6 - 0..............- 19.00
06/16/2021............9 - 7 - 0.............+ 14.65
06/15/2021............7 - 9 - 0................- 8.20
06/14/2021............6 - 8 - 0................- 7.35
06/13/2021............3 - 16 - 0..............-48.15
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:.................118- 192-2................-249.72

[Udog]

Monday’s 6-pack
Six interesting college football spreads on Labor Day weekend:
— North Carolina (-6) @ Virginia Tech
— Michigan State @ Northwestern (-7.5)
— Western Michigan @ Michigan (-17.5)
— Penn State @ Wisconsin (-4)
— Indiana @ Iowa (-6)
— Alabama (-18.5) vs Miami (@ Atlanta)

Quote of the Day
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
Wayne Gretzky

Monday’s quiz
Who was the football coach at Alabama before Nick Saban?

Sunday’s quiz
UCLA hasn’t won a bowl game since 2014; Jim Mora Jr was coaching the Bruins back then.

Saturday’s quiz
Don Mattingly was the Dodgers’ manager, last time they missed the playoffs.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Few years ago, maybe 10 years ago, I’m at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which is good stuff. You pay $30 or so for the day, sit in air conditioning all day when it is 110 outside, watch really good basketball and the concession stand is pretty good.

I’m sitting there with a buddy watching games and this very large human sits in front of us; the guy is probably a bodybuilder, and he launches into a spiel how he bet on this game and he was going to win, because “……..they posted a bad spread” at the sportsbook.

Uh-oh.

“Team A is an underdog here; they won by 20 yesterday; they’re going to kill Team B!!!”

One small problem; teams don’t always play the same guys in every summer league game- they have to see all the prospects play. The guys who won by 20 for Team A yesterday were sitting at the end of the bench, watching the other guys get blown out of the gym by Team B.

The bodybuilder didn’t catch on; I considered telling him, but they often kill the messenger, so we just moved to another seat at halftime. Moral of the story: they don’t post bad spreads.

12) May 12, 2001, AJ Burnett threw a no-hitter for the Marlins in San Diego, a strange game.

— Burnett threw a no-hitter while walking 9 guys, striking out 7.
— Game was only 3-0, so having that many men on base had to be dicey.
— Read where he threw 129 pitches, facing 36 hitters.

Guys on the Padres that day included Rickey Henderson and current major league coaches Dave Magadan, Phil Nevin, Mark Kotsay. San Diego stole three bases that day, but didn’t score.

11) Pirates 7, Cardinals 2— Young man named Max Kranick made his MLB debut in this game, a game he will never forget. Kranick retired all 15 batters he faced, and on only 50 pitches. His minor league record isn’t that great, but this performance sure was.

Pirates led 7-0 when they took him out. A great day for Sam Kranick.

10) San Francisco Giants are 10-2 after a day off this year, best in the major leagues.

9) So far in June, other than Adam Wainwright, St Louis starting pitchers are 0-12 with an ERA of over 7.00.

8) Arizona Diamondbacks snapped their 24-game road losing skid Saturday night, but then blew a 4-2 lead in 7th inning Sunday, and lost 5-4 in San Diego. Arizona is having a terrible season.

7) June 27, 2003 the Red Sox scored 14 runs in the first inning against the Marlins- they scored 10 runs before they made an out. Marlins threw 91 pitches, just in the first inning. Long night for the Marlins, but they got over it and wound up winning the World Series that year.

6) Jesse Chavez pitches for the Braves these days; he’s been traded 8 times in his career:
July 31, 2006— Traded from Texas to Pittsburgh for Kip Wells.
November 3, 2009— Pirates traded him to Tampa Bay for Akinori Iwamura.
December 11, 2009— 38 days later, Rays traded him to Atlanta for Rafael Soriano
July 31, 2010— Braves traded him to Kansas City in a 5-player deal.
October 21, 2011— Blue Jays acquired him on waivers from the Royals.
August 24, 2012— A’s purchased his contract from Toronto.
November 20, 2015— A’s traded him back to Toronto for Liam Hendriks.
August 1, 2016— Toronto traded him to the Dodgers for Mike Bolsinger.
July 19, 2018— Texas traded him to the Cubs for Tyler Thomas.

He’s also signed as a free agent five different times; he must pack really well.

5) Boston is 47-31, Bronx is 40-37, 6.5 games behind. Red Sox are 6-0 against Bronx this year, so they’re pretty much equal against everyone else.

4) Bucks 113, Hawks 102:
— Milwaukee grabs a 2-1 series lead.
— Middleton scored 38 points, was +16 for the game.
— Trae Young left with a sprained ankle, came back, scored 35 points.

3) Peyton Manning is going to be hosting a gameshow on NBC on Tuesday nights; College Bowl, pitting teams of college students against each other. This was a TV show from 1959-70, back when Archie Manning was in college.

Guess it will interesting to see Peyton Manning as a quizmaster; Aaron Rodgers did pretty well as a guest host on Jeopardy!

2) Of all the college basketball teams in the top five conferences, Purdue/Stanford are the only two teams that haven’t poached a transfer for this coming season.

1) Happy birthday to the great comedian Mel Brooks, who turns 95 today; this guy is a comic genius. Remember the old TV show Get Smart? It was back when I was a little kid, in the 60’s, about bumbling spies. Funny show.

Agent Maxwell Smart had a phone inside his shoe; he would talk into the heel. We laughed about it then, but it was the first cellphone!!! Mel Brooks is a genius; happy birthday!!!

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Monday, June 28

[Udog]

951PITTSBURGH -952 COLORADO
COLORADO is 13-1 SU (13 Units) in home games vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.

953PHILADELPHIA -954 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 10-3 SU (6.7 Units) in home games when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the current season.

955NY METS -956 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 51-30 SU (18 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

957CHICAGO CUBS -958 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 9-1 SU (10.3 Units) vs. an excellent bullpen whose ERA is 2.70 or better in the current season.

959ARIZONA -960 ST LOUIS
ARIZONA is 9-20 SU (-15.8 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .250 or worse in the current season.

961SAN FRANCISCO -962 LA DODGERS
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-2 SU (18.8 Units) as a road underdog of +100 or higher in the current season.

963LA ANGELS -964 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 54-36 SU (14.4 Units) in home games in night games in the last 3 seasons.

965DETROIT -966 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 19-7 SU (12.5 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse in the current season.

967KANSAS CITY -968 BOSTON
BOSTON is 26-16 SU (12 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

969MINNESOTA -970 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 14-4 SU (14.2 Units) in home games vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Monday, June 28

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, June 28

NL games
Pittsburgh (29-47) @ Colorado (31-47)
— TAnderson is 0-3, 5.59 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 7-7 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-3
— He threw 5 shutout innings in his one start vs Colorado.

— Pirates won six of their last nine games.
— Pittsburgh is 3-12 in its last 15 road games.
— over 9-5-3 last 17 road games
— scored run in first inning: 22-76
— record in first 5 innings: 23-42-11

— Freeland is 0-3, 8.10 in six starts.
— Rockies are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 2-2, 4.73 in five starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Colorado split its last dozen games.
— Rockies are 25-16 at home, 6-31 on road.
— over 5-0-1 last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-78
— record in first 5 innings: 30-38-10

Philadelphia (36-39) @ Cincinnati (38-38)
— Howard is 0-3, 3.93 in five starts.
— Phillies are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Phillies are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— Phillies are 21-14 at home, 15-25 on road.
— under 9-4 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-75
— record in first 5 innings: 28-29-18

— Miley is 2-0, 2.25 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 8-5 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-2
— He is 3-1, 3.09 in five starts vs Philly.

— Cincinnati lost seven of its last ten games.
— Reds are 6-3 in last nine home games.
— under 5-0 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-76
— record in first 5 innings: 31-32-13

Mets (40-34) @ Washington (38-38)
— Eickhoff threw 4 shutout IP in his first ’21 start (77 PT).
— Mets are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 1-1, 2.70 in five starts vs Washington.

— Mets are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
— Mets are 5-7 in their last 12 road games.
— under 5-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-73
— record in first 5 innings: 36-28-9

— Nationals haven’t named a starter

— Washington won 11 of its last 14 games.
— Nationals are 7-1 in their last eight home games.
— under 14-3 last 17 home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-75
— record in first 5 innings: 30-29-16

Cubs (42-36) @ Milwaukee (45-33)
— Hendricks is 8-0, 2.60 in his last eight starts.
— Cubs are 10-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-1
— He is 10-6, 2.73 in 25 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs are 4-9 in their their last 13 games.
— Chicago is 5-10 in its last 15 road games.
— Under is 19-8 in their last 27 games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-78
— record in first 5 innings: 35-33-10

— Peralta is 4-1, 1.29 in his last eight starts.
— Milwaukee is 10-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-4
— He is 4-1, 3.38 in 9 games (4 starts) vs Chicago.

— Brewers won seven of their last eight games.
— Milwaukee won its last three home games.
— over 8-6 last 14 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-78
— record in first 5 innings: 34-27-17

Arizona (22-57) @ St Louis (37-41)
— bullpen game

— Arizona lost 21 of its last 23 games.
— Arizona lost 25 of its last 26 road games.
— over 6-0 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-79
— record in first 5 innings: 26-48-5

— bullpen game

— Cardinals lost eight of their last ten games.
— St Louis is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
— Under is 8-4-2 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-77
— record in first 5 innings: 29-35-13

San Francisco (50-27) @ Dodgers (47-31)
— DeSclafani is 4-0, 1.33 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 11-4 in his starts.
— over 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 10-3-2
— He is 1-6, 6.43 in eight starts vs LA.

— Giants are 16-6 in their last 22 games.
— Giants are 8-3 in last 11 road games.
— Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-77
— record in first 5 innings: 43-23-11

— Bauer is 2-3, 4.26 in his last six starts.
— Dodgers are 7-9 in his starts.
— under 10-6
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-5
— He gave up a run in 6.1 IP, in his one start vs SF.

— Dodgers lost four of their last seven games.
— Dodgers are 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
— under 7-0 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 22-78
— record in first 5 innings: 40-26-12

AL games
Angels (36-40) @ Bronx (40-36)
— Bundy is 1-3, 9.75 in his last six starts.
— Angels are 4-9 in his starts.
— under 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 2-9-2
— He is 2-6, 6.52 in 13 games (11 starts) vs New York.

— Halos lost five of their last six games.
— Angels are 8-12 in last 20 road games.
— over 15-4 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-77
— record in first 5 innings: 32-34-11

— King is 0-2, 6.64 in five starts.
— New York is 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.

— New York lost its last three games.
— New York is 4-1 in its last five home games.
— over 12-6-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-77
— record in first 5 innings: 29-32-16

Detroit (33-44) @ Cleveland (41-32)
— Manning is 1-1, 3.37 in two starts.
— Tigers are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Detroit split its last ten games.
— Detroit is 5-4 in its last nine road games.
— over 11-7 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-78
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7 last 10 on road.

— Morgan is 0-2, 10.32 in three starts.
— Indians are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Cleveland is 14-10 in its last 24 games.
— Indians are 8-1 in last nine home games.
— over 26-14 last 40 games
— scores run in first inning: 27-74
— record in first 5 innings: 28-34-12

Kansas City (33-42) @ Boston (46-31)
— Duffy is 0-2, 4.61 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 0-6, 7.26 in eight starts vs Boston.

— Royals lost 16 of their last 20 games.
— Royals are 4-13 in their last 17 road games.
— over 9-4-3 last 16 road games.
— scores run in first inning: 15-76
— record in first 5 innings: 27-40-10

— Richards is 0-3, 7.48 in his last six starts.
— Red Sox are 8-7 in his starts.
— over 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 9-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-3
— He is 2-1, 3.16 in 11 games (5 starts) vs Kansas City.

— Boston is 10-6 in its last 16 games.
— Red Sox are 14-5 in their last 19 home games.
— over 11-7 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-78
— record in first 5 innings: 36-30-12

Baltimore (24-53) @ Houston (48-29)
— Eshelman is 0-1, 7.27 in two starts.
— Baltimore is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He gave up 6 runs in 4.2 IP, in 2 games (1 start) vs Houston.

— Orioles lost 16 of their last 18 games.
— Baltimore is 12-28 on the road, 12-26 at home.
— over is 27-14-1 in their last 42 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-78
— record in first 5 innings: 23-41-14

— Greinke is 4-0, 2.73 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 12-4 in his starts.
— over 11-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 1-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-4
— He is 3-2, 4.73 in 10 games (8 starts) vs Baltimore.

— Astros won 20 of their last 26 games.
— Astros are 10-1 in their last 11 home games.
— over 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-78
— record in first 5 innings: 43-24-11

Minnesota (32-43) @ White Sox (44-31)
— Maeda is 2-0, 4.40 in his last six starts.
— Twins are 3-8 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-4
— He is 2-0, 3.60 in four starts vs Chicago.

— Minnesota won seven of its last nine games.
— Twins won their last four road games.
— over 6-4 last ten road games
— scores run in first inning: 29-76
— record in first 5 innings: 25-34-17

— Giolito is 3-1, 2.93 in his last seven starts
— Chicago is 7-8 in his starts.
— over 8-7
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He is 5-7, 4.74 in 14 starts vs Minnesota.

— Chicago lost seven of its last nine games.
— White Sox are 15-6 in last 21 home games.
— under 11-5-2 last 18 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-77
— record in first 5 innings: 42-20-15