Weather Report
Tuesday, June 1
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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in runs scored:
43— Bo Bichette, Tor
42— Mark Canha, A’s
40— Vladimir Guerrero Tor/Chris Taylor LA
39— Ronald Acuna Atl/JD Martinez Bos
38— Max Muncy LA/Fernando Tatis SD
37— Jesse Winker, Cin
Quote of the Day
“It’s been tough last couple weeks, but we’re trying to keep our head up and trying to keep playing hard. We’ve been in a lot of close games and we’ve just got to try to turn the page and move on to the next one and hopefully win tomorrow.”
Orioles’ OF Ryan Mountcastle
Tuesday’s quiz
In the last 20 years, which major league team had the longest losing streak?
Monday’s quiz
Jeff Van Gundy was the Knicks’ coach, last time they played in the NBA Finals.
Sunday’s quiz
Hank Aaron has the most RBI’s in baseball history, 2,297.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
13) Genius alert: A fan ran onto the court, jumped up and touched the backboard while the 76ers-Wizards game was going on Monday night. Security tackled the guy and got rid of him.
The whole thing seemed fairly harmless, but this kind of stuff has to stop, before someone runs on the court with more malicious intent; someone is going to get hurt. Players have a right to protect themselves, and players are mostly very large people.
If you go to a game, stay in the stands, but in any event, if you can’t handle your alcohol, just stay at home.
12) Long, long time ago, during a Baltimore Colts game, I think it was a playoff game, guy ran on the field and took the football in between plays. Colts had a linebacker named Mike Curtis who just totally crushed the guy with a tackle. Knocked him flat. Guy was so drunk he bounced right back up- after that, no one ran on the field and took the football.
11) Baltimore Orioles have now lost 14 games in a row; they’re 5 for their last 64 with runners in scoring position.
10) Montreal 3, Toronto 1— Maple Leafs blew a 3-1 series lead, losing Games 5-6 in overtime, then losing Game 7 at home; they haven’t won a playoff series of any kind since 2004.
9) Wizards 122, 76ers 114:
— Philly leads series 3-1, but Joel Embiid (knee) didn’t play the second half.
— Ben Simmons was 5-11 on the foul line. This bothers me.
— Wizards won despite Russell Westbrook going 3-19 from the floor.
8) Ben Simmons is a career 59.7% free throw shooter; I’ve coached high school kids who weren’t any good who shot better than that. Simmons is one of the five best passers I’ve ever seen; he is very, very skilled, but for whatever reason, he doesn’t shoot the ball well.
Few years ago, Showtime ran a 90-minute special on Simmons, about the period in between his year at LSU and his getting drafted by the 76ers. Was very anxious to see the special, wanted to like the kid, but fact of the matter, he wasn’t very likeable.
Shooting is something that can be learned with hours in the gym, just hard work and proper technique. Charles Barkley said it last night “You can’t be considered a superstar if you can’t shoot the ball”.
7) Utah 120, Memphis 113— Jazz take 3-1 series lead, making 17 of 34 3-pointers.
6) Looking ahead to college basketball for a minute, The Spectrum Center in Charlotte will host a pretty good quadruple-header on December 17th:.
St. Bonaventure/Virginia Tech
Richmond/NC State
Wake Forest/Charlotte
East Carolina/Liberty
5) Bad Luck Department: You know you’re going bad when the Mets are coming to town, and they get rained out Sunday, which means Jacob deGrom pitches against you Monday, when he was supposed to pitch Sunday and wasn’t supposed to pitch in this series.
Arizona has now lost 14 of its last 15 games.
4) Cubs’ 1B Anthony Rizzo hasn’t played the last six days because he has a stiff back; not sure why they’re not just putting him on the 10-day injured list. That way, they wouldn’t have to play a man short every single day.
3) Over the last 30 years, pitchers who averaged least pitches per inning in a season:
12.2— Carlos Silva, 2005 Twins
12.3— Greg Maddux, 1997 Braves
12.3— Bob Tewksbury, 1992 Cardinals
2) Since 2019, National League players with most RBI:
203— Freddie Freeman
179— Nolan Arenado
176— Eduardo Escobar
1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets-Cubs-Giants. Wild Card: LA @ San Diego
AL: Rays-White Sox-A’s. Wild Card: Clev/Hst @ BostonLeave a comment:
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Monday’s 6-pack
Week 1 NFL spreads:
— Dolphins @ Patriots (-2)
— Browns @ Chiefs (-6)
— Broncos (-1) @ Giants
— Packers @ Saints (-2.5)
— Bears @ Rams (-7)
— Ravens (-4.5) @ Raiders
Quote of the Day
“I think a lot of it has to do with their attitude toward us. They hate us, and so it’s easy for us to get more excited to play those guys. It’s kind of how they’ve behaved in the past couple years with us pitching inside, with them throwing at our guys, stuff like that.”
Rays’ reliever Ryan Thompson, talking about the Bronx Bombers
Monday’s quiz
Who was the Knicks’ coach, last time they played in the NBA Finals?
Sunday’s quiz
Hank Aaron has the most RBI’s in baseball history, 2,297.
Saturday’s quiz
Houston Astros started playing in the Astrodome in 1965, their 4th year in existence; before they moved into the Astrodome, their nickname was the Colt .45’s, as in the Colt .45 gun.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Sunday
13) Should have mentioned this yesterday; Twins’ 3B Josh Donaldson scored the 2,000,000th run in major league history Saturday. Pretty big deal; Bob Watson scored the 1,000,000th run back in 1975.
12) San Diego Padres played extra inning games four days in a row, then did something weird Sunday, to rest their bullpen.
Trailing 7-0 after the third inning, Padres replaced starter Blake Snell with Joe Musgrove, another starter who is probably their #2 pitcher. Musgrove threw five hitless innings, which is great, but they lost anyway and now he misses his regular turn in the rotation Monday, kind of a big deal.
San Diego couldn’t bring minor leaguers up to fortify the bullpen? Now Musgrove misses a start against the Cubs, good news for Chicago.
11) Weather has screwed up a lot of baseball schedules this spring; Indians played a twinbill against Toronto Sunday, and have another one with the White Sox today.
This is the first time since September 2000 that Cleveland has played doubleheaders two days in a row- they played four games in two days at Fenway Park back then.
10) Arizona 9, St Louis 2— Diamondbacks snap their 13-game losing skid; Ketel Marte homered, Josh Reddick had three hits against a lefty starter.
9) Chicago 3, Baltimore 1— Now the Orioles have a 13-game losing skid; they’ve scored a total of nine runs in their last five games.
8) Angels 4, A’s 2:
— A’s started the season 1-7; not good.
— Then the A’s won their next 13 games; very good.
— A’s are 17-17 since then; they lead AL West by 1.5 games.
7) Giants 5, Dodgers 4— LA lost four of its last five games, giving up 24 runs in their last three games.
6) Colorado 4, Pittsburgh 3— Rockies scored twice in ninth inning to break a 5-game losing skid; they’ve been shut out three times in their last five games. Now they go home to Denver, where they hit the ball way better than they do on the road.
5) Hawks 113, Knicks 96:
— Atlanta leads series 3-1; they led by 13 at halftime of the loss.
— Hawks were +29 with Bogdanovic on the court, minus-12 in 13:00 he sat out.
4) Suns 100, Lakers 92:
— Chris Paul scored 18 points, had 9 assists, played 32:00.
— Lakers’ star Anthony Davis missed second half with a leg injury.
3) Nets 141, Celtics 126:
— Brooklyn shot 57.8% from the floor, made 16-27 3’s- they led series 3-1.
— in first three quarters, Nets scored 112 points on 71 possessions, really good.
2) Clippers 106, Mavericks 81:
— Road team has won all four series games.
— Dallas made only five of 30 3-point shots.
1) RIP to former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton, who passed away at age 64 after a bike accident. It was touching reading people praising Eaton as a kind soul who was nice to everyone- we need more kind souls in this world. He worked as a motivational speaker in his retirement.
Eaton played college ball at UCLA; he led the NBA in blocked shots four times in his 11 years with the Jazz, where he teamed with Karl Malone/John Stockton on some great teams.Leave a comment:
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Diamond Trends for Monday May 31
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees (1:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Yankees are 12-0 SU since Apr 13, 2011 at home after a loss as a road favorite in which they never led.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at Houston (4:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Red Sox are 0-10 SU since May 14, 2013 in the first game of a series with rest as a dog after a game as a home favorite in which they used 5+ pitchers.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Pirates are 10-0 OU (4.85 ppg) since Aug 24, 2018 off a game as a favorite in which they lost by one run.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Pirates are 0-13 SU since Apr 18, 2017 when Chad Kuhl starts as a road dog after he threw more strike out than hits allowed in his last start.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)Leave a comment:
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MLB
Monday, May 31
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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Baltimore
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games at home
Philadelphia @ Cincinnati
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Detroit @ Milwaukee
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Detroit
San Diego @ Chi Cubs
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 10 games
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games when playing at home against San Diego
Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
LA Angels @ San Francisco
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Boston @ Houston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Houston
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games at home
Oakland @ Seattle
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games at home
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Pittsburgh @ Kansas City
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis @ LA Dodgers
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games
NY Mets @ Arizona
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona
Arizona is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Arizona is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, May 31
NL games
Philadelphia (25-28) @ Cincinnati (23-28)
— Velasquez is 2-0, 1.17 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-3
— He is 0-0, 2.61 in four games (2 starts) vs Cincinnati.
— Phillies lost eight of their last 11 games.
— Phillies are 15-10 at home, 10-18 on road.
— under 9-4 last 13 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-53
— record in first 5 innings: 18-23-12
— Miley is 0-2, 10.56 in two starts since his no-hitter.
— Reds are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 2-1, 3.46 in four starts vs Philly.
— Cincinnati is 6-11 in its last 17 games.
— Reds are 1-6 in last seven home games.
— Under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-51
— record in first 5 innings: 18-26-7
San Diego (34-20) @ Cubs (29-23)
— Paddack is 1-0, 1.42 in his last four starts (19 IP).
— Padres are 6-3 in his starts.
— over 5-4 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He threw six shutout innings in his one start vs Chicago.
— Four of San Diego’s last five games went extra innings.
— Padres are 21-8 in their last 29 games.
— San Diego won eight of its last 11 road games.
— over 16-5-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-54
— record in first 5 innings: 21-24-9
— Williams had an appendectomy; this is a bullpen game.
— Cubs won 11 of their last 14 games.
— Chicago is 10-3 in last 13 home games.
— Under is 14-7 in their last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-52
— record in first 5 innings: 25-19-8
Washington (21-28) @ Atlanta (24-26)
— Ross is 0-3, 8.00 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 2-6 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 1-4, 6.43 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Atlanta.
— Washington lost five of its last six games.
— Nationals are 8-13 on the road.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 12-49
— record in first 5 innings: 18-20-11
— Morton is 1-0, 2.55 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 2-6, 6.14 in ten starts vs Washington.
— Braves won five of their last eight games overall.
— Atlanta is 4-1 in its last five home games.
— over 5-2 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-50
— record in first 5 innings: 26-18-6
St Louis (30-23) @ Dodgers (31-22)
— Flaherty is 4-1, 3.77 in five May starts.
— Cardinals are 9-1 in his starts.
— over 6-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-1
— He is 1-1, 1.08 in four starts vs Los Angeles.
— Cardinals are 7-5 in their last 12 games.
— St Louis is 5-7 in its last 12 road games.
— last three games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 18-53
— record in first 5 innings: 25-18-10
— Bauer is 2-2, 1.78 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 5-6 in his starts
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He is 0-1, 5.56 in two starts vs St Louis.
— Dodgers lost four of their last five games.
— Dodgers lost their last three home games.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-53
— record in first 5 innings: 27-18-8
Mets (25-20) @ Arizona (19-35)
— deGrom is 3-2, 1.40 in seven starts.
— Mets are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 4-0, 1.65 in five starts vs Arizona.
— Mets won their last four games.
— Mets lost six of their last nine road games.
— Under 5-1-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-45
— record in first 5 innings: 21-18-6
— Kelly is 0-3, 3.96 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 4-6 in his starts.
— under 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 1-2, 2.79 in three starts vs New York.
— Arizona lost 13 of its last 14 games.
— Arizona lost nine of its last 11 home games.
— over 9-4 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 9-54
— record in first 5 innings: 22-28-4
AL games
Minnesota (21-31) @ Baltimore (17-36)
— Berrios is 3-0, 4.85 in his last five starts.
— Twins are 6-4 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 6-0, 3.27 in seven starts vs Baltimore.
— Twins won seven of their last ten games.
— Minnesota is 3-1 in its last four road games.
— over 23-7-1 last 31 games
— scores run in first inning: 18-52
— record in first 5 innings: 19-23-10
— Lopez is 0-3, 6.75 in his last three starts
— Chicago is 3-7 in his starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-2
— He is 2-2, 5.50 in 8 games (5 starts) vs Minnesota.
— Orioles lost 13 in row, 22 of their last 26 games.
— Baltimore is 11-18 on the road, 6-18 at home.
— over is 12-5 in their last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-53
— record in first 5 innings: 17-25-11
Tampa Bay (34-20) @ Bronx (29-24)
— Hill is 2-1, 1.01 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 5-5 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-4
— He is 3-3, 4.05 in 13 games (5 starts) vs New York.
— Tampa Bay won 15 of its last 17 games.
— Rays won their last eight road games.
— over is 12-4 in last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-54
— record in first 5 innings: 21-18-15
— Taillon is 0-1, 4.87 in his last four starts.
— New York is 4-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 1-1, 3.27 in two starts vs Tampa Bay.
— New York lost five of its last six games.
— New York is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
— under 10-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-53
— record in first 5 innings: 22-20-11
White Sox (32-19) @ Cleveland (28-23)
— Rodon is 2-2, 1.82 in his last five starts
— Chicago is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He is 7-5, 2.65 in 19 games (17 starts) vs Cleveland.
— Nightcap is a bullpen game.
— Chicago is 5-1 in its last six games.
— White Sox are 1-4 in last five road games.
— under 13-5 last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-52
— record in first 5 innings: 31-9-12
— McKenzie is 0-2, 7.82 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 2-6 in his starts.
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 0-1, 9.00 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Chicago.
— Nightcap is a bullpen game.
— Indians also played a doubleheader yesterday.
— Cleveland won five of its last night games.
— Indians are 8-6 in their last 14 home games.
— over 10-6 last 16 games
— scores run in first inning: 15-51
— record in first 5 innings: 16-27-8
Boston (32-20) @ Houston (28-24)
— Rodriguez is 0-2, 7.36 in his last two starts.
— Red Sox are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3
— He is 1-2, 6.75 in four starts vs Houston.
— Boston is 7-2 in its last nine games.
— Red Sox are 7-3 in their last ten road games.
— over 4-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 26-18-9
— Urquidy is 3-0, 1.52 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Astros lost six of their last eight games.
— Astros won seven of their last 11 home games.
— over 19-6 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-52
— record in first 5 innings: 28-16-8
Oakland (31-24) @ Seattle (27-27)
— Kaprielman is 2-0, 1.53 in three starts.
— A’s are 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 1-0, 2.08 in 2 games (1 start) vs Seattle.
— A’s are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Oakland is 7-3 in its last ten road games.
— Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-55
— record in first 5 innings: 21-21-13
— Gilbert is 0-2, 7.59 in three starts.
— Mariners are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up two runs in four IP vs Oakland last week.
— Seattle won six of its last seven games.
— Seattle is 8-7 in its last 15 home games.
— under 12-2-1 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 17-54
— record in first 5 innings: 23-25-6
Interleague games
Detroit (22-31) @ Milwaukee (28-25)
— bullpen game
— Detroit won four of its last five games.
— Detroit is 5-3 in its last eight road games.
— under 5-0-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 10-53
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1 last seven on road
— Burnes is 0-3, 4.91 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 2-6 in his starts.
— under 4-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 1-0, 1.00 in 2 games (1 start) vs Detroit.
— Brewers won seven of their last nine games.
— Milwaukee is 4-6 in its last ten home games.
— over 3-1-1 last five home games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-53
— record in first 5 innings: 21-20-12
Angels (24-29) @ San Francisco (33-20)
— Bundy is 0-3, 10.91 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-1
— He is 1-1, 4.66 in two starts vs San Francisco.
— Halos won five of their last seven games.
— Angels are 3-6 in their last nine road games.
— under 9-2 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-53
— record in first 5 innings: 22-26-6
— Cueto is 1-1, 6.23 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 5-2 in his starts
— over 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 3-0, 1.35 in four starts against the Angels.
— Giants won five of their last six games.
— Giants are 14-7 at home.
— Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 29-16-8
Pittsburgh (20-32) @ Kansas City (25-26)
— Kuhl is 0-1, 8.04 in four starts, last of which was April 18.
— Pirates are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 4-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He gave up 9 runs in 2.1 IP, in his one start vs Kansas City.
— Pirates lost 21 of their last 29 games.
— Pittsburgh lost eight of its last 10 road games.
— under 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 13-52
— record in first 5 innings: 17-27-8
— Minor is 1-1, 4.30 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 1-4 in his last five starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 0-1, 5.64 in four starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Royals won seven of their last 11 games.
— Royals are 4-1 in their last five home games.
— over 3-0-1 last four games.
— scores run in first inning: 10-50
— record in first 5 innings: 18-24-8Leave a comment:
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951PHILADELPHIA -952 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 0-15 SU (-16.4 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.
953SAN DIEGO -954 CHICAGO CUBS
SAN DIEGO is 10-22 SU (-14.2 Units) in road games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
955WASHINGTON -956 ATLANTA
WASHINGTON is 11-24 SU (-15.1 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.
957ST LOUIS -958 LA DODGERS
ST LOUIS are 11-1 SU (10.3 Units) vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.150 or better in the current season.
959NY METS -960 ARIZONA
NY METS are 29-41 SU (-16.1 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
961MINNESOTA -962 BALTIMORE
MINNESOTA is 12-32 SU (-25.7 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
963TAMPA BAY -964 NY YANKEES
TAMPA BAY is 14-1 SU (14.5 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.
965CHI WHITE SOX -966 CLEVELAND
CHI WHITE SOX is 26-19 SU (11.4 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
967OAKLAND -968 SEATTLE
OAKLAND is 18-9 SU (12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.
969BOSTON -970 HOUSTON
BOSTON is 10-1 SU (9.3 Units) vs. excellent fielding teams - averaging <=0.5 errors/game in the current season.Leave a comment:
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Monday’s 6-pack
Week 1 NFL spreads:
— Dolphins @ Patriots (-2)
— Browns @ Chiefs (-6)
— Broncos (-1) @ Giants
— Packers @ Saints (-2.5)
— Bears @ Rams (-7)
— Ravens (-4.5) @ Raiders
Quote of the Day
“I think a lot of it has to do with their attitude toward us. They hate us, and so it’s easy for us to get more excited to play those guys. It’s kind of how they’ve behaved in the past couple years with us pitching inside, with them throwing at our guys, stuff like that.”
Rays’ reliever Ryan Thompson, talking about the Bronx Bombers
Monday’s quiz
Who was the Knicks’ coach, last time they played in the NBA Finals?
Sunday’s quiz
Hank Aaron has the most RBI’s in baseball history, 2,297.
Saturday’s quiz
Houston Astros started playing in the Astrodome in 1965, their 4th year in existence; before they moved into the Astrodome, their nickname was the Colt .45’s, as in the Colt .45 gun.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Sunday
13) Should have mentioned this yesterday; Twins’ 3B Josh Donaldson scored the 2,000,000th run in major league history Saturday. Pretty big deal; Bob Watson scored the 1,000,000th run back in 1975.
12) San Diego Padres played extra inning games four days in a row, then did something weird Sunday, to rest their bullpen.
Trailing 7-0 after the third inning, Padres replaced starter Blake Snell with Joe Musgrove, another starter who is probably their #2 pitcher. Musgrove threw five hitless innings, which is great, but they lost anyway and now he misses his regular turn in the rotation Monday, kind of a big deal.
San Diego couldn’t bring minor leaguers up to fortify the bullpen? Now Musgrove misses a start against the Cubs, good news for Chicago.
11) Weather has screwed up a lot of baseball schedules this spring; Indians played a twinbill against Toronto Sunday, and have another one with the White Sox today.
This is the first time since September 2000 that Cleveland has played doubleheaders two days in a row- they played four games in two days at Fenway Park back then.
10) Arizona 9, St Louis 2— Diamondbacks snap their 13-game losing skid; Ketel Marte homered, Josh Reddick had three hits against a lefty starter.
9) Chicago 3, Baltimore 1— Now the Orioles have a 13-game losing skid; they’ve scored a total of nine runs in their last five games.
8) Angels 4, A’s 2:
— A’s started the season 1-7; not good.
— Then the A’s won their next 13 games; very good.
— A’s are 17-17 since then; they lead AL West by 1.5 games.
7) Giants 5, Dodgers 4— LA lost four of its last five games, giving up 24 runs in their last three games.
6) Colorado 4, Pittsburgh 3— Rockies scored twice in ninth inning to break a 5-game losing skid; they’ve been shut out three times in their last five games. Now they go home to Denver, where they hit the ball way better than they do on the road.
5) Hawks 113, Knicks 96:
— Atlanta leads series 3-1; they led by 13 at halftime of the loss.
— Hawks were +29 with Bogdanovic on the court, minus-12 in 13:00 he sat out.
4) Suns 100, Lakers 92:
— Chris Paul scored 18 points, had 9 assists, played 32:00.
— Lakers’ star Anthony Davis missed second half with a leg injury.
3) Nets 141, Celtics 126:
— Brooklyn shot 57.8% from the floor, made 16-27 3’s- they led series 3-1.
— in first three quarters, Nets scored 112 points on 71 possessions, really good.
2) Clippers 106, Mavericks 81:
— Road team has won all four series games.
— Dallas made only five of 30 3-point shots.
1) RIP to former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton, who passed away at age 64 after a bike accident. It was touching reading people praising Eaton as a kind soul who was nice to everyone- we need more kind souls in this world. He worked as a motivational speaker in his retirement.
Eaton played college ball at UCLA; he led the NBA in blocked shots four times in his 11 years with the Jazz, where he teamed with Karl Malone/John Stockton on some great teams.Leave a comment:
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Diamond Trends for Sunday May 30
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at Oakland (4:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Athletics are 17-0 SU since Jul 04, 2017 as a home favorite of more than -135 after they did not score after the third inning last game.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: St. Louis at Arizona (4:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Diamondbacks are 0-9 SU since May 01, 2021 after they left 18+ men on base individually last game.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Rays are 0-15 OU (-3.13 ppg) since Sep 02, 2020 when their starter went less than four innings in his last start.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Atlanta at N.Y. Mets (7:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Braves are 14-0 SU since May 22, 2019 when Max Fried starts when they won as an home favorite in his last start.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)Leave a comment:
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MLB
Sunday, May 30
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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Washington
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Washington
Milwaukee is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Colorado @ Pittsburgh
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Miami @ Boston
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Miami
Toronto @ Cleveland
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees @ Detroit
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Baltimore @ Chi White Sox
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Baltimore's last 16 games
Baltimore is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Diego @ Houston
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 13 games
Kansas City @ Minnesota
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Cincinnati @ Chi Cubs
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games
LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games on the road
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games
St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
San Francisco is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
LA Dodgers is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
Texas @ Seattle
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Texas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games at home
Toronto @ Cleveland
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Atlanta @ NY Mets
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, May 30
NL games
Cincinnati (22-28) @ Cubs (29-22)
— Mahle is 2-1, 1.71 in six road starts.
— Reds are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 7-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1
— He is 3-2, 2.96 in nine starts vs Chicago
— Cincinnati is 5-11 in its last 16 games.
— Reds are 9-7 in last 16 road games.
— Under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 11-50
— record in first 5 innings: 17-26-7
— Arrieta is 2-2, 7.08 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 7-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He is 7-3, 3.80 in 11 starts vs Cincinnati.
— Cubs won 11 of their last 13 games.
— Chicago is 10-2 in last 12 home games.
— Under is 13-7 in their last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-51
— record in first 5 innings: 25-18-8
Colorado (19-34) @ Pittsburgh (20-31)
— Freeland allowed one run in four IP, in his first ’21 start.
— Rockies are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 2-2, 4.37 in four starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Colorado lost its last five games.
— Rockies played two games yesterday, didn’t score a run.
— Rockies are 16-12 at home, 3-22 on road.
— under 5-2-1 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 20-24-9
— Pirates haven’t named a starter.
— Pirates lost 20 of their last 28 games.
— Pittsburgh lost 11 of its last 16 home games.
— under 4-2-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 13-51
— record in first 5 innings: 16-27-8
Milwaukee (27-25) @ Washington (21-27)
— Woodruff is 3-2, 1.34 in his last seven starts.
— Milwaukee is 7-3 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-5
— He is 2-0, 0.96 in four games (2 starts) vs Washington.
— Brewers won six of their last eight games.
— Milwaukee won its last four road games.
— over 8-5-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 20-20-12
— Scherzer is 3-1, 1.62 in his last five starts.
— Washington is 6-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 2-2, 2.29 in 9 games (8 starts) vs Milwaukee
— Washington lost four of its last five games.
— Nationals are 5-4 in last nine home games.
— under 12-3 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 12-48
— record in first 5 innings: 18-19-11
Atlanta (24-26) @ Mets (25-20)
— Fried is 2-1, 1.50 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 3-2, 2.73 in 14 games (9 starts) vs New York.
— Braves won five of their last eight games overall.
— Atlanta is 1-3 in its last four road games.
— under is 6-4 in last ten road games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-50
— record in first 5 innings: 26-18-6
— deGrom is 3-2, 1.40 in seven starts.
— Mets are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 8-7, 1.94 in 23 starts vs Atlanta.
— Mets won their last four games.
— Mets won eight of their last ten home games.
— Under 14-4-2 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-45
— record in first 5 innings: 21-18-6
St Louis (30-22) @ Arizona (18-35)
— Kim is 0-2, 3.86 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.
— Cardinals are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— St Louis is 5-6 in its last 11 road games.
— five of last eight games stayed under.
— scored run in first inning: 17-52
— record in first 5 innings: 25-17-10
— Peacock is 0-1, 3.37 in two starts.
— Arizona is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.
— Arizona lost 13 in row, 23 of its last 27 games.
— Arizona lost nine of its last ten home games.
— under 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-53
— record in first 5 innings: 21-28-4
San Francisco (32-20) @ Dodgers (31-21)
— Gausman is 6-0, 0.71 in his last eight starts.
— Giants are 7-3 in his starts
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-1
— He is 0-2, 4.44 in five games (4 starts) vs Los Angeles.
— Giants won four of their last five games.
— Giants are 10-3 in last 13 road games.
— Under is 4-3-1 in their last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-52
— record in first 5 innings: 28-16-8
— Kershaw is 3-0, 2.92 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 8-3 in his starts
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5
— He is 24-13, 1.79 in 49 starts vs San Francisco.
— Dodgers won 13 of their last 17 games.
— Dodgers are 10-3 in last 13 home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 27-17-8
AL games
Bronx (29-23) @ Detroit (21-31)
— Bullpen game
— New York lost four of its last five games.
— New York is 9-6 in its last 15 road games.
— under 9-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 22-19-11
— Skubal is 1-7, 5.79 in eight starts.
— Detroit is 1-7 in his starts.
— over 5-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6
— He gave up 4 runs in 3 IP, in his one start vs New York.
— Detroit lost five of its last eight games.
— Detroit is 8-5 in its last 13 home games.
— under 8-2-2 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-52
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-4 at home
Toronto (26-24) @ Cleveland (27-22)
— Stripling is 0-3, 5.63 in 7 games (6 starts).
— He threw 7 shutout innings in relief in last appearance, after an opener pitched 1st inning.
— Toronto is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He gave up 4 runs in 1.2 IP, in a relief stint vs Cleveland.
— Matz is 2-0, 3.57 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 6-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 0-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2
— He is 2-0, 0.68 in two starts vs Cleveland.
— Toronto lost seven of its last ten games.
— Toronto is 13-12 on the road.
— over 19-10 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-50
— record in first 5 innings: 21-21-8
— Hentges is 0-1, 7.15 in three starts (11.1 IP).
— Toronto is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Civale is 3-0, 2.93 in four home starts.
— Cleveland is 8-2 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Cleveland won four of its last seven games.
— Indians are 7-5 in their last 12 home games.
— over 9-5 last 14 games
— scores run in first inning: 15-47
— record in first 5 innings: 16-25-8
Kansas City (24-26) @ Minnesota (21-30)
— Keller is 2-0, 3.12 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 6-4 in his starts.
— over 5-5
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 1-2, 2.88 in six starts vs Minnesota.
— Royals won six of their last ten games.
— Royals are 4-9 in their last 13 road games.
— under 7-4 last 11 road games.
— scores run in first inning: 10-50
— record in first 5 innings: 18-24-8
— Shoemaker is 0-2, 4.00 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 0-4, 11.01 in six starts vs Kansas City.
— Twins won seven of their last nine games.
— Minnesota is 6-8 in its last 14 home games.
— over 23-7 last 30 games
— scores run in first inning: 17-51
— record in first 5 innings: 19-22-10
Baltimore (17-35) @ White Sox (31-19)
— bullpen game
— Orioles lost 12 in row, 21 of their last 25 games.
— Baltimore is 11-17 on the road, 6-18 at home.
— over is 12-4 in their last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-52
— record in first 5 innings: 17-25-10
— Giolito is 3-1, 2.88 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 4-6 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 0-2, 13.50 in two starts vs Baltimore.
— Chicago is 4-1 in its last five games.
— White Sox are 10-3 in last 13 home games.
— under 12-5 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-51
— record in first 5 innings: 31-9-11
Texas (22-32) @ Seattle (26-27)
— Yang is 0-2, 7.50 in three starts
— Texas is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.
— Texas lost eight of its last 11 games.
— Texas lost its last 11 road games.
— under 9-4 last 13 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-54
— record in first 5 innings: 17-27-10
— Kikuchi is 2-2, 2.78 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 2-0, 3.00 in three starts vs Texas.
— Seattle won five of its last six games.
— Seattle is 7-7 in its last 14 home games.
— under 11-2-1 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 22-25-6
Angels (23-29) @ Oakland (31-23)
— Quintana is 0-2, 7.40 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 2-0, 3.20 in seven starts vs Oakland.
— Halos won four of their last six games.
— Angels are 2-6 in their last eight road games.
— under 8-2 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-52
— record in first 5 innings: 21-26-6
— Irvin is 0-3, 5.91 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 3-7 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.
— A’s won three of their last four games.
— Oakland is 6-8 in its last 14 home games.
— Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-54
— record in first 5 innings: 21-20-13
Interleague games
Miami (24-28) @ Boston (31-20)
— Alcantara is 1-1, 1.29 in his last two starts.
— Marlins are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He allowed one run in six IP, in his one start vs Boston.
— Marlins lost four of their last five games.
— Miami is 5-10 in their last 15 road tilts.
— under 17-6-2 in their last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-52
— record in first 5 innings: 18-24-10
— Rodriguez is 0-2, 7.36 in his last two starts.
— Red Sox are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3
— He gave up 8 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Miami.
— Boston is 7-2 in its last nine games.
— Red Sox won six of its last eight home games.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 16-52
— record in first 5 innings: 25-18-9
San Diego (34-19) @ Houston (27-24)
— Snell is 0-0, 4.30 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He is 2-2, 4.73 in six starts vs Houston.
— San Diego’s last four games all went extra innings.
— Padres are 21-7 in their last 28 games.
— San Diego won eight of its last ten road games.
— over 15-5-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-53
— record in first 5 innings: 21-23-9
— Greinke is 2-1, 3.43 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 8-3 in his starts.
— over 7-0 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He is 13-3, 2.44 in 26 starts vs San Diego.
— Astros lost six of their last seven games.
— Astros won seven of their last ten home games.
— over 18-6 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-51
— record in first 5 innings: 27-16-8
Philadelphia (25-27) @ Tampa Bay (33-20)
— Eflin is 0-3, 5.50 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He threw 2.2 scoreless IP in his one game vs Tampa Bay.
— Phillies lost seven of their last ten games.
— Phillies are 15-10 at home, 10-17 on road.
— under 9-3 last 12 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-52
— record in first 5 innings: 18-22-12
— Fleming is 2-2, 1.77 in 4 starts; his RA is 4.19 when he comes in after they use an opener.
— Rays are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He threw six shutout innings, in his one start vs Philly.
— Tampa Bay won 14 of its last 16 games.
— Rays won seven of their last eight home games.
— 9 of last 12 games went over the total.
— scored run in first inning: 15-53
— record in first 5 innings: 20-18-15
Sunday’s umpires
Colo-Pitt: Under is 3-1-1 in last five Reyburn games
Mil-Wsh: Under is 9-1 in Holbrook games
Cin-Chi: Last four West games went over.
SF-LA: Home side won last five Drake games
StL-Az: Over is 5-2-1 in Diaz games
Atl-NY: Under is 5-3 in Whitson games
KC-Min: Home side won 7 of last 8 LBarrett games.
LAA-A’s: Last four Bacchus games stayed under.
NY-Det: Over is 8-1-1 in Meals games.
Tor-Clev: Under is 4-1 in last five Miller games.
Balt-Chi: Under is 6-3 in Scheurwater games.
Tex-Sea: Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Mahrley games.
Phil-TB: Over is 3-1 in last four Johnson games
SD-Hst: Under is 6-2 in Segal games.
Mia-Bos: Over is 5-2 in last seven Hamari games.Leave a comment:
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901MILWAUKEE -902 WASHINGTON
MILWAUKEE is 17-37 SU (-24.3 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.
903COLORADO -904 PITTSBURGH
COLORADO is 7-16 SU (-15.2 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
905CINCINNATI -906 CHICAGO CUBS
CINCINNATI is 10-23 SU (-17.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
907SAN FRANCISCO -908 LA DODGERS
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-16 SU (16.8 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
909ST LOUIS -910 ARIZONA
ST LOUIS are 16-6 SU (12.3 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
911ATLANTA -912 NY METS
ATLANTA is 22-11 SU (13.3 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) over the last 2 seasons.
915NY YANKEES -916 DETROIT
DETROIT is 74-104 SU (-44.8 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the last 3 seasons.
917KANSAS CITY -918 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 4-20 SU (-19.9 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.
919BALTIMORE -920 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 25-4 SU (20.6 Units) against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
921LA ANGELS -922 OAKLAND
OAKLAND is 18-8 SU (13.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.Leave a comment:
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