Dunkel
Tuesday, June 15
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901PITTSBURGH -902 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 15-30 SU (-19.9 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.
903CHICAGO CUBS -904 NY METS
NY METS are 14-4 SU (11 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
905CINCINNATI -906 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 36-22 SU (14.4 Units) vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season.
907MIAMI -908 ST LOUIS
MIAMI is 4-12 SU (-13.6 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.
909SAN DIEGO -910 COLORADO
COLORADO is 20-9 SU (13.1 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
911ARIZONA -912 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 39-22 SU (20.5 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
913PHILADELPHIA -914 LA DODGERS
PHILADELPHIA is 24-36 SU (-20.3 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons.
913PHILADELPHIA -914 LA DODGERS
JOE GIRARDI is 24-36 SU (-15.6 Units) in road games in all games (Coach of PHILADELPHIA)
915NY YANKEES -916 TORONTO
NY YANKEES are 20-36 SU (-17.4 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
917BALTIMORE -918 CLEVELAND
BALTIMORE is 15-24 SU (-15.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.
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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Worst records in the major leagues:
20-47— Arizona
22-43— Baltimore
23-42— Pittsburgh
26-40— Minnesota
26-41— Colorado
25-41— Texas
Quote of the Day
“I definitely see it as Jimmy’s (Garoppolo) the starter. But if Trey’s ready to compete, I have no problem with it. I don’t sit there and say, ‘Hey, we’re not playing a rookie quarterback. We have to rest him the first year.’ … I don’t really make any decisions like that until I actually have an opinion on it. And that’ll take to how I see him in camp. If he comes in and he’s playing at a high level and we think he gives us the best chance to win, we wouldn’t hesitate to do that.”
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan
Tuesday’s quiz
Jim Mora Sr coached the Saints/Colts in the NFL, but what team did he lead to two USFL championships?
Monday’s quiz
Marv Levy went 123-78 as coach of the Buffalo Bills, winning four AFC titles; he went 31-42 as coach of the Chiefs, from 1978-82.
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Dave, where Kevin Kline plays the US President, Ben Kingsley played the Vice-President.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
13) An infielder in Korean pro baseball scratched the cornea in his eye last week, when he rubbed sweat out of his eye, only did it too vigorously.
I meant to mention this last year, after my cataract surgery; the surgeon had mentioned to me to be careful when washing around the eyes— you can do damage to a delicate area.
12) If I was a big league ballplayer and they told me they traded me, the first thing I’d want to know, other than where I was going, is who did you get for me?
11) Giants 5, Diamondbacks 2— Arizona has now lost 20 in a row on the road.
10) A’s 8, Angels 5:
— Mitch Moreland got his 1,000th career hit in this game.
— Mark Canha is 9th Oakland player ever to play LF-CF-RF, all in the same game.
9) Hawks 103, 76ers 100:
— Atlanta wins after trailing by 18 at one point; series is 2-2.
— Joel Embiid went 4-20 from floor, 0-12 in 2nd half. He is playing with torn meniscus in his knee.
8) Clippers 118, Utah 104:
— LA led 30-13 after first quarter, never looked back.
— Home side won all four series games.
— Utah’s subs shot a combined 4-20 from the floor.
7) Do young actors get starstruck when they do scenes with really famous actors?
I’m thinking of one of the last scenes in Last Vegas; the young concierge is saying goodbye to the four older dudes he helped out during the movie, but not just any older dudes:
Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline.
Has to be the young guy’s career highlight, right?
6) Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1— Toronto won 18-4 Sunday, then trailed 1-0 here with two outs in 9th, when Vladimir Guerrero tied the game with a dramatic homer. Rafael Devers walked it off in bottom of the 9th by hitting a ball off the Green Monster.
Coming into this game, Red Sox starting pitchers had allowed 40 runs in their previous 39 IP, so this had to be a relief for them.
5) Baseball injuries:
— Cleveland P Shane Bieber (shoulder)
— Royals OF Andrew Benitendi (ribs)
— Rays P Tyler Glasnow (elbow)
4) A’s manager Bob Melvin got his 1,300th career win over the weekend, making him the 35th big league skipper to hit that milestone.
3) There is going to be a new NHL team in Seattle next fall; the expansion draft is next month, which should be interesting.
— How hard will the new team try to win quickly?
— Which players will be left unprotected?
— When is Seattle getting a new NBA team?
2) There is apparently a chicken wing shortage in Buffalo, which has raised prices.
“This time last year, an order of 20 from us came to $25 even [after tax]; right now it’s $31.53” s restaurant manager told the New York Post.
— Back in 2018, an oversupply in chicken wing production forced the process to slow.
— During the pandemic last year, a shortage of workers and bursting demand for takeout worsened the crunch.
— The big winter storm in Texas in February made supply-chain matters worse when farmers had to euthanize hundreds of thousands of chicks and destroy hundreds of thousands of eggs.
So far, no one is suggesting that fowl play is involved.
1) RIP to the great actor Ned Beatty, who passed away over the weekend, at age 83. One of our best character actors, Beatty has 228 movie credits, including Network, Superman, Deliverance and He Got Game. He was even a judge in Law & Order once. RIP, sir.
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DAILY PICKS RECORD:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
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...........147-167-3.........46,81%.........-123.15
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BEST BETS:
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
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Diamond Trends for Monday June 14
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Rays are 12-0 SU since Jul 26, 2018 as a road favorite off a home game in which they used 5+ pitchers.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Orioles are 0-15 since May 11, 2021 on the road.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Seattle (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Mariners are 10-0-1 OU (3.23 ppg) since Aug 10, 2017 at home off a road game in which they hit more home runs than their opponent.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Detroit at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Tigers are 9-0 OU (5.17 ppg) since Apr 18, 2018 when Matthew Boyd starts when their opponent is on a 3+ losing streak.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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MONDAY, JUNE 14
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
PIT at WAS 07:05 PM
WAS -118
U 9.0
+500 +500
TOR at BOS 07:10 PM
TOR +121
O 9.5
+500 +500
CHC at NYM 07:10 PM
CHC +108
O 8.5
+500 +500
DET at KC 08:10 PM
DET +131
U 9.5
+500 +500
TB at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW +100
U 7.0
+500 +500
CIN at MIL 08:10 PM
CIN +128
U 9.0
+500 +500
MIA at STL 08:15 PM
STL -184
U 8.5
+500 +500
SD at COL 08:40 PM
SD -146
U 11.5
+500 +500
LAA at OAK 09:40 PM
LAA +134
U 8.5
+500 +500
ARI at SF 09:45 PM
SF -177
U 8.0
+500 +500
MIN at SEA 10:10 PM
SEA +124
O 8.0
+500 +500
PHI at LAD 10:10 PM
PHI +147
U 9.5
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MLB
Monday, June 14
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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Washington
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Toronto @ Boston
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Baltimore @ Cleveland
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Chi Cubs @ NY Mets
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
NY Mets is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay @ Chi White Sox
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 22-3 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Detroit @ Kansas City
Detroit
Detroit is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kansas City's last 19 games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Cincinnati @ Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
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
Miami @ St. Louis
Miami
Miami is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
San Diego @ Colorado
San Diego
San Diego is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Colorado
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Colorado's last 18 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 8 games
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona @ San Francisco
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Philadelphia @ LA Dodgers
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Minnesota @ Seattle
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Seattle
Minnesota is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, June 14
NL games
Cubs (38-27) @ Mets (32-25)
— Arrieta is 0-2, 10.12 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 9-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-1
— He is 7-5, 3.03 in 17 starts vs New York.
— Cubs won six of their last seven games.
— Chicago is 7-4 in its last 11 road games.
— Under is 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-65
— record in first 5 innings: 32-24-9
— Peterson is 0-2, 6.59 in his last seven starts.
— Mets are 4-7 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-2
— He gave up 6 runs in 3.1 IP, in his one start vs Chicago.
— Mets won five of their last seven games.
— Mets are 11-2 in their last 13 home games.
— under 5-2-1 last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-57
— record in first 5 innings: 30-21-6
Pittsburgh (23-41) @ Washington (27-35)
— Brubaker is 1-3, 6.53 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.
— Pirates lost their last seven games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-13 in its last 15 road games.
— over 7-2-1 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 19-64
— record in first 5 innings: 18-35-11
— Lester is 0-2, 4.19 in eight starts.
— Nationals are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 13-6, 3.17 in 26 starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Washington lost 12 of its last 19 games.
— Nationals lost six of their last eight home games.
— under 16-4 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-62
— record in first 5 innings: 23-25-14
Cincinnati (32-31) @ Milwaukee (38-27)
— Gutierrez is 2-1, 2.65 in three starts
— Reds are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave 2 runs in 7 IP, in his one start vs Milwaukee.
— Cincinnati is 8-2 in its last 10 games.
— Reds won their last five road games.
— under 7-3 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 17-63
— record in first 5 innings: 27-28-8
— Lauer is 1-2, 6.63 in four starts.
— Milwaukee is 1-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 1-2, 4.32 in six games (5 starts) vs Cincinnati.
— Brewers won 14 of their last 16 games.
— Milwaukee is 9-1 in its last ten home games.
— over 6-3 last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-65
— record in first 5 innings: 29-22-14
Miami (29-36) @ St Louis (32-33)
— Garrett allowed 2 runs in four IP (77 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Marlins are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.
— Marlins are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— Miami is 1-8 in its last nine road tilts.
— over 7-4 in their last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-63
— record in first 5 innings: 23-28-12
— Wainwright is 2-1, 3.00 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-3
— He is 6-2, 3.09 in 13 games (11 starts) vs Miami.
— Cardinals are 2-11 in their last 13 games.
— St Louis is 1-6 in its last seven home games.
— Over is 11-4 in their last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-65
— record in first 5 innings: 28-26-11
San Diego (38-29) @ Colorado (25-41)
— Lamet is 0-1, 4.00 in six starts (18 IP).
— Padres are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 0-2, 3.28 in five starts vs Colorado.
— Padres lost nine of their last 13 games.
— San Diego is 1-6 in its last seven road games.
— under 4-1-1 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 17-67
— record in first 5 innings: 24-33-10
— Gomber is 3-1, 2.35 in his last four starts
— Rockies are 6-7 in his starts.
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— He is 0-0, 1.38 in 4 games (2 starts) vs San Diego.
— Colorado is 2-7 in its last nine games.
— Rockies are 20-14 at home, 5-27 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-66
— record in first 5 innings: 24-33-9
Arizona (20-46) @ San Francisco (40-25)
— Peacock is 1-3, 5.09 in five starts.
— Arizona is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.
— Arizona lost 23 of its last 25 games overall.
— Arizona lost its last 19 road games.
— under 8-3 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 11-66
— record in first 5 innings: 23-39-4
— Wood is 0-3, 7.29 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 5-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 5-4, 2.96 in 19 games (11 starts) vs Arizona.
— Giants are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Giants are 9-6 in last 15 home games.
— Under is 5-0 in their last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-65
— record in first 5 innings: 35-20-10
Philadelphia (32-31) @ Dodgers (39-26)
— Howard is 0-1, 3.86 in three starts.
— Phillies are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Dodgers.
— Phillies won six of their last seven games.
— Phillies are 21-12 at home, 11-19 on road.
— over 4-0 last four road games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-63
— record in first 5 innings: 23-25-15
— Gonsolin gave up a run in 1.2 IP (66 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Dodgers are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.
— Dodgers won five of their last six games.
— Dodgers are 4-6 in their last ten home games.
— over 7-1-1 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 18-65
— record in first 5 innings: 35-22-8
AL games
Baltimore (22-42) @ Cleveland (34-28)
— bullpen game
— Orioles lost their last four games.
— Baltimore is 11-21 on the road, 11-21 at home.
— over is 18-9-1 in their last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-64
— record in first 5 innings: 21-30-13
— Mejia is 0-1, 6.35 in two starts.
— Cleveland is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He blanked Baltimore for five innings on June 4.
— Cleveland is 7-5 in its last 12 games.
— Indians are 5-2 in last seven home games.
— over 19-9 last 28 games
— scores run in first inning: 22-62
— record in first 5 innings: 21-31-10
Toronto (33-30) @ Boston (39-27)
— Manoah is 1-0, 3.77 in three starts (14.1 IP).
— Toronto is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Blue Jays are 10-7 in their last 17 games.
— Toronto is 10-5 in its last 15 road games.
— over 24-16-1 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-26-9
— Eovaldi is 3-1, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 8-5 in his starts.
— under 7-6
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-2
— He is 1-1, 4.26 in 7 games (6 starts) vs Toronto.
— Boston lost four of its last six games.
— Red Sox split their last 12 home games.
— under 9-6-2 last 17 home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-66
— record in first 5 innings: 30-27-9
Detroit (26-39) @ Kansas City (30-34)
— Boyd is 1-3, 6.75 in his last five starts
— Detroit is 5-7 in his starts.
— over 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6
— He is 7-11, 5.57 in 25 starts vs KC.
— Detroit lost seven of its last ten games.
— Detroit is 2-6 in its last eight road games.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 13-65
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-1 last 13 on road
— Keller is 3-1, 4.43 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 8-5 in his starts.
— over 6-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— He is 4-3, 2.85 in 11 games (7 starts) vs Detroit.
— Royals lost 7 of their last 8 games.
— Royals are 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
— over 8-2 last 10 home games.
— scores run in first inning: 14-64
— record in first 5 innings: 24-32-8
Tampa Bay (42-24) @ White Sox (41-24)
— Glasnow is 1-0, 1.64 in his last three starts.
— Tampa Bay is 9-4 in his starts.
— over 7-6
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— He’s thrown 8.1 scoreless IP in 2 games (1 start) vs Chicago
— Tampa Bay won 23 of its last 28 games.
— Rays are 12-3 in last 15 road games.
— over is 9-4-1 in last 14 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-66
— record in first 5 innings: 28-22-16
— Lynn is 5-0, 1.32 in his last seven starts
— Chicago is 7-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 0-11
— record in first 5 innings: 9-0-2
— He is 1-1, 3.06 in 6 games (5 starts) vs Tampa Bay.
— Chicago is 13-4 in its last 17 games.
— White Sox are 12-3 in last 15 home games.
— under 13-5-2 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-65
— record in first 5 innings: 38-14-13
Angels (33-32) @ Oakland (40-27)
— Bundy is 1-4, 8.33 in his last six starts.
— Angels are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8-1
— He is 4-1, 4.05 in eight starts vs Oakland.
— Halos are 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— Angels are 6-1 in last seven road games.
— under 10-6 last 16 road games
— scored run in first inning: 19-65
— record in first 5 innings: 28-31-6
— Manaea is 2-0, 0.67 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 10-3 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-4
— He is 2-4, 4.45 in 12 starts vs Anaheim.
— A’s won nine of their last 11 games.
— Oakland is 8-7 in its last 15 home games.
— Under is 13-6 in their last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-67
— record in first 5 innings: 30-24-13
Minnesota (26-39) @ Seattle (32-35)
— Maeda is 0-0, 7.07 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 2-7 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.
— Minnesota split its last 20 games overall
— Twins are 2-4 in their last six road games.
— over 31-12-1 last 44 games
— scores run in first inning: 22-65
— record in first 5 innings: 21-32-12
— Gonzales is 0-3, 3.43 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-1
— He is 0-2, 11.57 in two starts vs Minnesota.
— Seattle lost six of its last nine games.
— Seattle is 5-2 in its last seven home games.
— under 8-2-1 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 22-67
— record in first 5 innings: 30-32-5
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951PITTSBURGH -952 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 14-30 SU (-20.9 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.
953CHICAGO CUBS -954 NY METS
NY METS are 14-4 SU (11 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
955CINCINNATI -956 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 35-22 SU (13.3 Units) vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season.
957MIAMI -958 ST LOUIS
MIAMI is 4-12 SU (-13.6 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.
959SAN DIEGO -960 COLORADO
COLORADO is 20-9 SU (13.1 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
961ARIZONA -962 SAN FRANCISCO
ARIZONA is 2-12 SU (-12.7 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.
963PHILADELPHIA -964 LA DODGERS
PHILADELPHIA is 24-36 SU (-20.3 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons.
963PHILADELPHIA -964 LA DODGERS
JOE GIRARDI is 24-36 SU (-15.6 Units) in road games in all games (Coach of PHILADELPHIA)
967TORONTO -968 BOSTON
BOSTON is 26-15 SU (11.4 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.
969TAMPA BAY -970 CHI WHITE SOX
TAMPA BAY is 17-2 SU (16.5 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.
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Monday’s 6-pack
Best records in the major leagues:
42-24— Tampa Bay
41-24— Chicago White Sox
40-25— San Francisco
39-26— LA Dodgers
40-27— A’s
38-27— Chicago Cubs/Milwaukee
Quote of the Day
“A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.’’
Chuckles the Clown
Monday’s quiz
Marv Levy went 123-78 as coach of the Buffalo Bills, winning four AFC titles; what other NFL team was he also head coach of?
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Dave, where Kevin Kline plays the US President, Ben Kingsley 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.
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Monday’s Den: Hard to believe its been 20 years already. Happy Armadillo Day
Hard to believe, but 20 years ago today, this website got its start; time flies when you’re having fun, and this has (mostly) been fun.
I’d like to thank all of you for reading this space (I’m hoping someone is out there reading)
I’ve had the pleasure of learning from a lot of smart people over the years; hopefully I’ve passed some of that knowledge on to you. Lot of what is posted here is trivial, but trivia can be fun. If it makes you smile or makes you think, then it is useful trivia.
— Random joke from comedian Rip Taylor: “The economy is so bad, even the price of down is up”
— A coach rips into one of his players, who dislikes the coach: “You’re playing lousy because you’re ignorant and apathetic!!!!” Kid looks at the coach, shrugs and says, “I don’t know and I don’t care.”
Someday I’ll do a big thing thanking everyone who has helped me, but right now it is really late and I would leave someone out and that would make me sick, so I’ll do it another day. Just know that I appreciate what I’ve learned from those of you who I’ve met.
One of the things I believe is that certain people come into our lives for a reason; we may not know it at the time, but eventually we do. They may even be cruddy people, but we learn from them too and we use that knowledge to make ourselves better.
I’ve made several new friends because of this site; you never have enough good friends.
So much has happened since 2001; now isn’t the time to look back, its time to look ahead, to try and figure out what’s going to be happening in the coming months.
— Baseball is going to look a lot different next year. Will be lot of new rules; eventually, they will add two expansion teams, maybe the A’s/Rays will also move.
Hopefully, everyone will use the DH next year, and 7-inning doubleheaders will go away; I’m not too opinionated on the other potential rule changes— oh yeah, no robot umps either.
— NFL teams will play 17 games this season for the first time; eventually, they’ll play 18, with the Super Bowl on Presidents Day weekend.
— College football will expand to an 8-team or 12-team playoff; too much money involved for them to say no to that.
— College basketball is undergoing a huge change right now, not necessarily for the better. I am hoping that soon kids can go right from high school to the NBA, which might reduce the amount of roster-hopping that is happening at a ridiculously high pace right now.
Random odd stat: NFL went to the 16-game schedule in 1978. Since, the QB who has started all 16 games for his team and thrown the fewest TD passes?
In 1995, Trent Dilfer started 16 games for Tampa Bay, but threw only four TD passes all season for the 7-9 Buccaneers, who were 5-2 in games decided by 7 or fewer points. Five years later, Dilfer won the Super Bowl starting for the Baltimore Ravens. Go figure.
Suns 125, Nuggets 118— Phoenix is in playoffs for first time in a decade; they sweep Denver here, advance to the Western Conference final.
Bucks 107, Nets 96— Kyrie Irving hurt his ankle, Bucks evened series 2-2.
— Guy named Garrick Higgo (played college golf at UNLV) was six shots down when he began play Sunday, but the leaders stumbled, and Higgo won his first PGA Tour event, in only his second try. He’s also won twice on the European Tour in the Canary Islands. Higgo is only 22 years old; he is a lefty golfer from South Africa.
— Former Colorado QB Sam Noyer, a 2nd-team Pac-12 guy last year, is transferring to Oregon State, because every QB who doesn’t start seems to transfer to somewhere where he will start. Unusual for a QB to transfer within the conference, though.
Toronto 18, Boston 4— Blue Jays hit eight home runs.
If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets/Cubs or Brewers/Giants. Wild Card: Chi/Mil @ Dodgers
AL: Rays, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: Houston @ Boston
Today we start the next 20 years, hopefully filled with laughter and good health for everyone. Thanks again for reading.
Happy Armadillo Day, and happy birthday to my friend Big Dawg, who celebrates a birthday today. He is a smart, funny man; don’t believe me?
Before my ill-fated marriage way back in 1992, Big Dawg comes up to me at work, and in front of several other people says: “Don’t spend too much time with her. Remember, she’s only your first wife.”
Then he walks away. Oy. Happy birthday, Big Dawg!!!!
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DAILY PICKS RECORD:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
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...........136-155-3.........46,73%.........-117.00
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BEST BETS:
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:..................53- 85 -2................- 90.02DAILY PICKS RECORD:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
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...........136-155-3.........46,73%.........-117.00
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BEST BETS:
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:..................53- 85 -2................- 90.02Leave a comment:
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Diamond Trends for Sunday June 13
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (7:08 p.m. ET)
-- The Cubs are 10-0 SU since Apr 21, 2021 past the first game of a series when the opposing starting pitcher has an ERA of higher than 4.00 on the season.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Seattle at Cleveland (1:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Mariners are 0-9 SU since Apr 08, 2021 as a dog after they allowed 5+ walks last game.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (7:08 p.m. ET)
-- The Cardinals are 11-0 OU (4.27 ppg) since Jul 03, 2014 when Carlos Martinez starts as a dog and he had a WHIP of at least 2.00 in his last start.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Kansas City at Oakland (4:07 p.m. ET)
-- The Athletics are 14-0 SU since Jul 03, 2018 when Chris Bassitt starts as a favorite of at least when they won in his last start.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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