Friday’s 6-pack
Nevada casinos’ net win in April:
— sports betting $27.2M
— craps $28.1M
— baccarat $29.4M
— roulette $32.4M
— blackjack $70.2M
— penny slots $340.8M
Quote of the Day
“We are bitterly disappointed that the great Oklahoma-Nebraska rivalry, on the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century, will kick off at 11 a.m. [local time]. We tried every possible avenue to proactively make our case. The Big 12 Conference also supported our strenuous efforts to secure a more traditional time that would honor this game and our fans. However, in the end, our TV partner chose to exercise its full contractual rights and denied our requests.”
Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione
Friday’s quiz
Which major league team once drafted Tom Brady as a catching prospect?
Thursday’s quiz
New Orleans Hornets drafted Anthony Davis when he came out of college in 2012; they became the Pelicans two years later.
Wednesday’s quiz
The first night World Series game was in 1971, Orioles-Pirates
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the long weekend here…….
13) Trade deadline is going to be fascinating in baseball this summer, as teams try to keep their rosters fresh with healthy bodies. Guys are dropping like flies; will big market contenders part with prospects to try and acquire players who will help them win now, seeing how everyone should be operating at 100% capacity attendance-wise, by the end of June?
12) Bucks 113, Heat 84:
— Milwaukee leads series 3-0, winning last two games by 34-29 points.
— Miami was 20-50 on arc in Game 1, lost in OT; they haven’t been the same since.
— Dragic started this game for the Heat but went only 3-14 from floor.
11) Nuggets 120, Blazers 115:
— Denver grabs a 2-1 series lead.
— Carmelo Anthony is minus-29 in 69:00 in this series.
— Jokic scored 36 points, had 11 rebounds, five assists.
10) Lakers 109, Suns 95:
— LA grabs a 2-1 series lead.
— Suns scored only 12 points in second quarter.
— Anthony Davis scored 34 points, grabbed 11 rebounds.
9) Orioles’ CF Cedric Mullins is 17-44 this season in the first inning, the most first inning hits of any major leaguer so far this season.
8) Cubs 5, Pirates 3— Chicago’s bullpen has thrown 34.2 consecutive scoreless innings, the best stretch in franchise history. Cubs now trail St Louis by only a half-game in NL Central.
7) Have to feel bad for Pirates’ P Tyler Anderson; he gave up two extra runs in this game after his 1B made the worst defensive play I’ve ever seen in a big league game.
Man on second, two out, Javy Baez hits a grounder to 3rd; throw pulls the 1B off the bag, but he is standing there with the ball, blocking Baez from getting to the bag.
Instead of giving up, Baez retreats towards home and the 1B chases him like an idiot, instead of just going and touching first base. When the 1B sees the running from second trying to score, he actually flips the ball to the catcher, and Diaz sprints to an uncovered first base.
The guy “scoring” from second wouldn’t have scored if he had just tagged Baez. Totally brain dead; if I was the Pirates’ GM, I’d have sent the 1B down to AAA or released him.
In Anderson’s last home start, a high pop up between the mound and home plate landed untouched with two out in an inning; next batter hit a two-run homer. The guy has no luck.
6) Cubs TV guy/former MLB pitcher Jim Deshaies was telling a story on the air Wednesday, about when he was teammates with John Elway in the NY-Penn League, with Oneonta.
Elway considered baseball his summer job; he knew his future was in football; Deshaies was saying that Elway, a lefty hitter, was a skilled bunter who would drag bunts for hits, and that he probably would’ve made the majors, had he stuck with baseball. Elway hit .318 with a .432 on-base %age, in his one season with Oneonta.
I’m thinking he made the right career choice.
5) Brewers 6, Padres 5 (10)— Jackie Bradley Jr had his first game-winning RBI in 3,448 career plate appearances, which was the most PA’s of any active player without a walk-off RBI. Jake Lamb (2,359) now has the most.
4) MLB suspended former Mets’ manager Mickey Callaway thru 2022 and the Angels fired him as pitching coach, following an investigation into sexual harassment allegations.
3) College football over/under win totals are out; not a lot of respect for UNLV’s squad, as they start their first season in front of fans as the new Allegiant Stadium. UNLV’s win total for this season is a paltry 1.5.
2) They released the college bowl schedule this week; things kick off on December 17, with the Bahamas Bowl and Belk Bowl.
1) December 29, there is a Fenway Bowl at 11am, followed by the Pinstripe Bowl at 2:15. I’m not sure college kids are going to be real excited about freezing their butts off in Boston/Bronx on a Wednesday afternoon in late December.
Hawai’i Bowl is Christmas Eve; I expect to be watching that in a casino in the desert. Nothing says you have no social life as much as watching a bowl game in a casino on Christmas Eve!!!!
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Diamond Trends for Thursday May 27
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at N.Y. Yankees (4:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Yankees are 17-0 SU since May 07, 2016 in the second game of a series at home after they allowed 12+ hits.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Kansas City at Tampa Bay (3:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Royals are 0-10 SU since Apr. 24, 2015 as a road dog vs. a left-handed starter when they won the last three times they faced a left-handed starter.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cincinnati at Washington (7:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Reds are 11-0-2 OU (2.92 ppg) since Sept. 10, 2020 on the road after they hit more home runs than their opponent last game.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at Oakland (9:40 p.m. ET)
-- The Athletics are 11-0 SU since Jul. 2, 2018 when Chris Bassitt starts as a 140+ favorite when they won in his last start.
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MLB
Thursday, May 27
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Miami
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Colorado @ NY Mets
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Chi Cubs @ Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home
Cleveland @ Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
San Diego @ Milwaukee
San Diego
San Diego is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing San Diego
Kansas City @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Colorado @ NY Mets
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
Cincinnati @ Washington
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games when playing Washington
Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
Baltimore @ Chi White Sox
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Baltimore's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home
St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games on the road
Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games
San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
LA Dodgers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Texas @ Seattle
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Seattle is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, May 27
NL games
Cubs (26-22) @ Pittsburgh (18-30)
— Hendricks is 2-0, 2.45 in his last two starts.
— Cubs are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 0-2, 10.13 in two starts vs Pittsburgh this year.
— Cubs won eight of their last ten games.
— Chicago is 10-13 on the road.
— Under is 12-5 in their last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-48
— record in first 5 innings: 22-18-8
— TAnderson is 1-2, 5.28 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 5-4 in his starts.
— over last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 1-2, 3.93 in three starts vs Chicago this year.
— Pirates lost 19 of their last 25 games.
— Pittsburgh lost 10 of its last 13 home games.
— under 3-0-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 12-48
— record in first 5 innings: 14-26-8
Philadelphia (24-26) @ Miami (24-25)
— Howard allowed two runs in three IP in his first ‘21 start.
— Phillies are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 3.2 IP, in a relief stint vs Miami.
— Phillies lost nine of their last 13 games.
— Phillies are 15-10 at home, 9-16 on road.
— under 8-2 last ten road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-50
— record in first 5 innings: 17-22-11
— Lopez is 1-1, 2.62 in his last six starts.
— Phillies are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-5
— He is 1-1, 3.91 in four starts vs Philly.
— Marlins won seven of their last ten games.
— Miami is 9-4 in their last 13 home tilts.
— under 15-6-2 in their last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-49
— record in first 5 innings: 18-21-10
Cincinnati (21-25) @ Washington (20-24)
Last night’s suspended game will be finished before this.
— Gray is 0-1, 3.18 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
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— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-2
— He is 1-1, 4.34 in five starts vs Washington.
— Cincinnati is 4-8 in its last 12 games.
— Reds are 8-4 in last 12 road games.
— Over 21-10-3 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-46
— record in first 5 innings: 16-23-7
— Strasburg threw five shutout innings in his first start off the IL.
— Washington is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 5-1, 4.25 in ten starts vs Cincinnati.
— Washington won four of its last six games.
— Nationals are 4-1 in last five home games.
— under 9-2 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 11-44
— record in first 5 innings: 16-18-10
Colorado (19-30) @ Mets (22-20)
— Marquez is 2-0, 2.77 in his last two starts.
— Rockies are 5-5 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 3-0, 3.96 in four starts vs New York.
— Senzatela is 0-1, 5.06 in his last five starts.
— Rockies are 2-7 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He is 2-1, 2.57 in four games (3 starts) vs New York.
— Colorado won four of its last five games.
— Rockies are 16-12 at home, 3-18 on road.
— over 9-7 last 16 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-49
— record in first 5 innings: 20-20-9
— Stroman is 0-4, 5.29 in his last six starts.
— Mets are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 2-1, 1.64 in three starts vs Colorado.
— Nightcap appears to be a bullpen game.
— Mets lost seven of their last 11 games.
— Mets won five of their last seven home games.
— Under 13-3-1 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-42
— record in first 5 innings: 18-18-6
San Diego (32-18) @ Milwaukee (24-25)
— Weathers is starts.
— Padres are 4-1 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 5-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.
— Padres are 19-6 in their last 25 games.
— San Diego won six of its last seven road games.
— over 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-50
— record in first 5 innings: 21-20-9
— Houser is 1-3, 6.63 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 4-5 in his starts.
— over 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6
— He is 0-1, 2.77 in 3 games (2 starts) vs San Diego.
— Brewers lost 15 of their last 22 games.
— Milwaukee is 3-7 in its last ten home games.
— over 6-4-1 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-49
— record in first 5 innings: 18-20-11
St Louis (27-22) @ Arizona (18-32)
— Martinez is 3-0, 3.08 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He 3-1, 2.51 in 12 games (6 starts) vs Arizona.
— Cardinals lost eight of their last 13 games.
— St Louis is 2-6 in its last eight road games.
— four of last five games stayed under.
— scored run in first inning: 15-49
— record in first 5 innings: 22-17-10
— 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 10 in row, 20 of its last 24 games.
— Arizona lost six of its last seven home games.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 8-50
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-4
San Francisco (30-19) @ Dodgers (30-19)
— Wood is 5-1, 1.93 in seven starts.
— Giants are 5-2 in his starts
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 2-1, 2.15 in six games (4 starts) vs Los Angeles.
— Giants lost three of their last five games.
— Giants are 8-2 in last ten road games.
— Over is 3-2-1 in their last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-49
— record in first 5 innings: 27-15-7
— Buehler is 2-0, 2.33 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 6-3 in his starts
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-3
— He is 5-0, 2.68 in eight games (6 starts) vs San Francisco.
— Dodgers won 12 of their last 14 games.
— Dodgers are 9-1 in last ten home games.
— under 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-49
— record in first 5 innings: 26-16-7
AL games
Toronto (24-23) @ Bronx (28-20)
— Manoah is making his MLB debut.
— He is 3-0, 0.50 in three AAA starts this year.
— Ray is 2-0, 3.73 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 4-4 starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He is 1-1, 2.25 in three starts vs New York.
— Toronto lost six of its last seven games.
— Toronto is 11-11 on the road.
— over 17-9 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-47
— record in first 5 innings: 19-20-8
— German is 4-0, 2.17 in his last six starts.
— New York won his last six starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He is 2-3, 3.86 in six games (4 starts) vs Toronto.
— Montgomery is 1-1, 3.50 in three home starts.
— New York is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 2-1, 3.21 in six games (5 starts) vs Toronto.
— New York won six of its last seven games.
— New York is 10-3 in its last 13 home games.
— under 9-2 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 11-48
— record in first 5 innings: 21-17-10
Cleveland (26-21) @ Detroit (19-30)
— Bieber is 1-1, 4.76 in his last four starts.
— Indians are 7-3 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 5-2, 2.42 in seven starts vs Detroit.
— Cleveland won three of its last five games.
— Indians are 4-5 in their last nine road games.
— over 8-4 last 12 games
— scores run in first inning: 13-45
— record in first 5 innings: 15-24-8
— Boyd is 0-4, 4.85 in his last five starts.
— Detroit is 3-6 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He is 3-6, 3.82 in 14 games (13 starts) vs Cleveland.
— Detroit lost four of its last five games.
— Detroit is 6-4 in its last ten home games.
— under 6-2 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-49
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-3 at home
Kansas City (23-24) @ Tampa Bay (31-20)
— Singer is 1-0, 4.98 in his last four starts.
— Kansas City is 3-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Royals won five of their last seven games.
— Royals are 3-7 in their last ten road games.
— under 7-1 last eight road games.
— scores run in first inning: 10-47
— record in first 5 innings: 17-22-8
— McClanahan is 1-0, 4.03 in five starts.
— Rays are 4-1 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.
— Tampa Bay won 12 of its last 13 games.
— Rays won five of their last six home games.
— 7 of last 10 games went over the total.
— scored run in first inning: 13-51
— record in first 5 innings: 19-18-14
Baltimore (17-32) @ White Sox (28-19)
— Zimmerman is 0-3, 7.71 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 1-6 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.
— Orioles lost 18 of their last 22 games.
— Baltimore is 11-14 on the road, 6-18 at home.
— over is 11-2 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-49
— record in first 5 innings: 17-23-9
— Cease is 0-1, 5.40 in his last three starts
— Chicago is 5-1 in his last six starts.
— over 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.
— Chicago is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— White Sox are 7-3 in last ten home games.
— under 10-4 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-48
— record in first 5 innings: 29-9-10
Texas (22-29) @ Seattle (23-27)
— Bullpen game
— Texas won three of its last five games.
— Texas lost its last eight road games.
— under 6-4 last ten road games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-51
— record in first 5 innings: 17-25-9
— Flexen is 2-1, 2.18 in four home starts.
— Mariners are 6-2 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 2-0, 5.25 in two starts vs Texas.
— Seattle is 8-15 in its last 23 games.
— Seattle is 5-7 in its last 12 home games.
— over 10-6-2 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-50
— record in first 5 innings: 19-25-6
Angels (22-27) @ Oakland (29-22)
— Ohtani is 0-0, 1.62 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 2-1, 5.54 in three starts vs Oakland.
— Halos won their last three games.
— Angels are 1-4 in their last five road games.
— under 5-2 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-49
— record in first 5 innings: 20-26-4
— Bassitt is 3-0, 3.26 in his last six starts.
— A’s are 7-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-3
— He is 4-3, 4.67 in 10 games (8 starts) against the Angels.
— A’s lost three of their last four games.
— Oakland is 4-7 in its last 11 home games.
— Over is 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-51
— record in first 5 innings: 21-19-11Leave a comment:
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951PHILADELPHIA -952 MIAMI
MIAMI is 38-22 SU (15 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.
953COLORADO -954 NY METS
COLORADO is 6-15 SU (-14.4 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
955CHICAGO CUBS -956 PITTSBURGH
CHICAGO CUBS are 11-3 SU (7.7 Units) against left-handed starters in the current season.
957SAN DIEGO -958 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 7-1 SU (8.3 Units) vs. an excellent bullpen whose ERA is 2.70 or better in the current season.
959CINCINNATI -960 WASHINGTON
CINCINNATI is 8-22 SU (-18.1 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
961ST LOUIS -962 ARIZONA
ST LOUIS are 15-5 SU (12.3 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
963SAN FRANCISCO -964 LA DODGERS
SAN FRANCISCO is 29-15 SU (15.8 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
965CLEVELAND -966 DETROIT
DETROIT is 10-26 SU (-18.6 Units) when playing on Thursday in the last 3 seasons.
967KANSAS CITY -968 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 18-5 SU (12.5 Units) in May games in the current season.
969TORONTO -970 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 52-29 SU (20.1 Units) in home games in night games in the last 3 seasons.Leave a comment:
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Thursday’s 6-pack
Week 1 NFL spreads:
— Dallas @ Tampa Bay (-6.5)
— Arizona @ Tennessee (-2.5)
— Seattle @ Indianapolis (-2.5)
— Minnesota (-3) @ Cincinnati
— Philadelphia @ Atlanta (-3.5)
— Jacksonville (-2.5) @ Houston
Quote of the Day
“I didn’t actually know the playbook, necessarily, really, really good, and that’s no one else’s fault but my fault. Our play calls were simple when I was in. I didn’t have alerts and checks. Where now, I feel comfortable and I can maneuver my way through these things.”
Dolphins’ QB Tua Tagovailoa
Thursday’s quiz
Which NBA team drafted Anthony Davis when he came out of college in 2012?
Wednesday’s quiz
The first night World Series game was in 1971, Orioles-Pirates
Tuesday’s quiz
Minnesota is known as “The Land of 10,000 Lakes”.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud………
— Thumbs up to DMV in Albany; was there Wednesday morning to get my Real ID, which I thought I needed in order to travel again. Turns out they pushed all that back to 2023, but I got the Real ID, crossing one thing off my to-do list for 2023.
— Travel tip; if you’re going to Las Vegas during football season, don’t stay on the Strip if the Raiders are home that weekend. Rooms at the Luxor/Excalibur are both over $400 for the Saturday night of the weekend I was looking at, and they ain’t the classiest joints in town.
Looking at weekends where the Raiders aren’t home, rates are pretty normal.
Rates at the SouthPoint were pretty good for the weekend the Raiders were home; that’s a few miles south of Allegiant Stadium. Good place.
— How pitchers have fared after throwing their no-hitters this season:
1) Joe Musgrove
— Went 0-4, 5.63 in his next five starts, then 2-0, 0.75 in his last two.
2) Carlos Rodon:
— Is 3-2, 2.08 in six starts since his no-hitter.
3) Madison Bumgarner:
— His no-hitter was 7 innings, but it was a no-hitter.
— is 2-2, 3.54 in five starts since; he’s been batting leg problems.
4) John Means:
— Is 0-0, 2.92 in two starts since the no-hitter; not sure where Orioles would be without him.
5) Wade Miley:
— Allowed nine runs in two starts (7.2 IP) since the no-hitter, is currently on the IL.
6) Spencer Turnbull:
— Allowed three runs in six IP, in his first start after the no-hitter.
7) Corey Kluber:
— Left his last start after 3 innings (shoulder), his first since the no-hitter.
— He had thrown 100+ pitches in three of his previous four starts.
— Braves’ OF Marcell Ozuna is out six weeks after dislocating two fingers while sliding headfirst into third base the other night. This is why some guys wear those oven mitts while running the bases, to protect their fingers.
— They showed a clip of Clayton Kershaw’s MLB debut in 2008 yesterday; he was pitching against Albert Pujols who, 13 years later, is now his teammate with the Dodgers.
— Amazon just bought MGM studios for $8B; they figure to use MGM’s massive collection of movies to help market Amazon Prime Video.
— NFL salary cap was $198.2M last year; it’ll be $182.5M this year, because of the pandemic.
— Is it weird that I watched a movie on TV the other night, then just got a recommendation on a similar movie on my phone? Do they track everything we do/watch?
— Lot of baseball in the Big Apple today; twinbills in the Bronx and at CitiField, after lot of rain in New York City cancelled Wednesday’s games.Leave a comment:
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Diamond Trends for Wednesday May 26
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Yankees are 17-0 SU since May 07, 2016 in the second game of a series at home after they allowed 12+ hits.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at L.A. Angels (4:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Rangers are 0-9 SU since Jun 13, 2018 in the second game of a series as a road dog after they lost by 5+ runs last game.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Atlanta at Boston (7:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Red Sox are 15-0 OU (3.27 ppg) since Aug 12, 2020 at home after they allowed 5+ walks last game.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Colorado at N.Y. Mets (7:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Rockies are 0-11 SU since Aug 03, 2018 when German Marquez starts on the road 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
Wednesday, May 26
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Trend Report
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Baltimore @ Minnesota
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Baltimore's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
St. Louis @ Chi White Sox
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of St. Louis's last 17 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Seattle @ Oakland
Seattle
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games
Oakland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Texas @ LA Angels
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games at home
Chi Cubs @ Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Philadelphia @ Miami
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 14 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Miami is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
Cincinnati @ Washington
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games when playing Washington
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
Atlanta @ Boston
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games at home
Cleveland @ Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games at home
Detroit is 4-15 ATS in its last 19 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Colorado @ NY Mets
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Kansas City @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
LA Dodgers @ Houston
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 10 games
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Diego @ Milwaukee
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco @ Arizona
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, May 26
NL games
Cubs (25-22) @ Pittsburgh (18-29)
— Williams is 0-0, 8.78 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He is 0-1, 8.59 in two starts vs his old team this year.
— Cubs won seven of their last nine games.
— Chicago is 9-13 on the road.
— Under is 11-5 in their last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-47
— record in first 5 innings: 21-18-8
— Crowe is 0-2, 4.50 in five starts.
— Pirates are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He is 0-0, 4.05 in 2 games (1 start) vs Chicago.
— Pirates lost 18 of their last 24 games.
— Pittsburgh lost nine of its last 12 home games.
— over 3-2-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 12-47
— record in first 5 innings: 14-25-8
Philadelphia (24-25) @ Miami (23-25)
— Nola is 0-3, 7.47 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 5-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 4-7, 3.23 in 15 starts vs Miami.
— Phillies lost eight of their last 12 games.
— Phillies are 15-10 at home, 9-15 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-49
— record in first 5 innings: 16-22-11
— Miami hasn’t named a starter.
— Marlins won six of their last nine games.
— Miami is 8-4 in their last 12 home tilts.
— under 14-6-2 in their last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-48
— record in first 5 innings: 18-20-10
Cincinnati (21-25) @ Washington (20-24)
— Hoffman is 1-1, 6.23 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 5-4 in his starts.
— over 8-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
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— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 0-2, 5.63 in three starts vs Washington.
— Cincinnati is 4-8 in its last 12 games.
— Reds are 8-4 in last 12 road games.
— Over 21-10-3 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-46
— record in first 5 innings: 16-23-7
— 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 2-0, 2.84 in three starts vs Cincinnati.
— Washington won four of its last six games.
— Nationals are 4-1 in last five home games.
— under 9-2 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 11-44
— record in first 5 innings: 16-18-10
Colorado (19-30) @ Mets (22-20)
— Marquez is 2-0, 2.77 in his last two starts.
— Rockies are 5-5 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 3-0, 3.96 in four starts vs New York.
— Colorado won four of its last five games.
— Rockies are 16-12 at home, 3-18 on road.
— over 9-7 last 16 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-49
— record in first 5 innings: 20-20-9
— Stroman is 0-4, 5.29 in his last six starts.
— Mets are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 2-1, 1.64 in three starts vs Colorado.
— Mets lost seven of their last 11 games.
— Mets won five of their last seven home games.
— Under 13-3-1 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-42
— record in first 5 innings: 18-18-6
San Diego (31-18) @ Milwaukee (24-24)
— Paddack is 1-0, 1.38 in his last three starts (13 IP)
— Padres are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in two starts vs Milwaukee.
— Padres are 18-6 in their last 24 games.
— San Diego won five of its last six road games.
— over 12-4-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-49
— record in first 5 innings: 21-20-8
— Hauser is 1-3, 6.63 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 4-5 in his starts.
— over 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6
— He is 0-1, 2.77 in 3 games (2 starts) vs San Diego.
— Brewers lost 14 of their last 21 games.
— Milwaukee is 3-6 in its last nine home games.
— over 6-3-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-48
— record in first 5 innings: 18-20-10
San Francisco (29-19) @ Arizona (18-31)
— Cueto is 3-1, 3.34 in six starts.
— Giants are 4-2 in his starts
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 11-3, 3.04 in 18 starts vs Arizona.
— Giants lost three of their last four games.
— Giants are 7-2 in last nine road games.
— Over is 3-2 in their last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-48
— record in first 5 innings: 27-14-7
— Kelly is 0-3, 4.26 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 4-5 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 2-1, 2.45 in four starts vs San Francisco.
— Arizona lost nine in row, 19 of its last 23 games.
— Arizona lost five of its last six home games.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 8-49
— record in first 5 innings: 20-25-4
AL games
Toronto (24-23) @ Bronx (28-20)
— Manoah is making his MLB debut.
— He is 3-0, 0.50 in three AAA starts this year.
— Toronto lost six of its last seven games.
— Toronto is 11-11 on the road.
— over 17-9 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-47
— record in first 5 innings: 19-20-8
— German is 4-0, 2.17 in his last six starts.
— New York won his last six starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He is 2-3, 3.86 in six games (4 starts) vs Toronto.
— New York won six of its last seven games.
— New York is 10-3 in its last 13 home games.
— under 9-2 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 11-48
— record in first 5 innings: 21-17-10
Cleveland (26-20) @ Detroit (18-30)
— McKenzie is 1-3, 9.82 in his last four starts.
— Indians are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 1-0, 1.80 in two starts vs Detroit.
— Cleveland won three of its last four games.
— Indians split their last eight road games.
— over 8-3 last 11 games
— scores run in first inning: 13-46
— record in first 5 innings: 15-24-7
— Urena is 1-1, 5.95 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 4-5 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-2
— He gave up 2 runs in 4.2 IP, in his one start vs Cleveland.
— Detroit lost its last four games.
— Detroit is 5-4 in its last nine home games.
— under 5-2 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-48
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-2 at home
Kansas City (23-23) @ Tampa Bay (30-20)
— Minor is 1-1, 5.86 in his last five starts.
— Kansas City is 5-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He threw 4.1 scoreless IP, in three relief stints vs Tampa Bay.
— Royals won five of their last six games.
— Royals are 3-6 in their last nine road games.
— under 6-1 last seven road games.
— scores run in first inning: 10-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-21-8
— Glasnow is 0-1, 4.91 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He gave up 3 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Kansas City.
— Tampa Bay won 11 of its last 12 games.
— Rays won four of their last five home games.
— 7 of last 9 games went over the total.
— scored run in first inning: 13-50
— record in first 5 innings: 18-18-14
Baltimore (17-31) @ Minnesota (19-29)
— Lopez is 0-2, 4.57 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-2
— He is 2-1, 5.72 in 7 games (4 starts) vs Minnesota.
— Orioles lost 17 of their last 21 games.
— Orioles have lost 14 in a row against the Twins.
— Baltimore is 11-13 on the road, 6-18 at home.
— over is 11-1 in their last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-48
— record in first 5 innings: 16-23-9
— Pineda is 1-1, 3.31 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 5-3, 3.86 in 13 starts vs Baltimore.
— Twins won five of their last six games.
— Minnesota is 4-7 in its last 11 home games.
— over 21-6 last 27 games
— scores run in first inning: 16-48
— record in first 5 innings: 18-20-10
Texas (22-28) @ Angels (21-27)
— Dunning is 1-1, 3.60 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 2-7 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He gave up 4 runs in 5 IP, in his one start against the Angels.
— Texas won three of its last four games.
— Texas lost its last seven road games.
— under 6-3 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-50
— record in first 5 innings: 17-24-9
— Canning is 2-1, 3.79 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 1-2, 6.28 in 4 games (3 starts) vs Texas.
— Halos are 8-15 in last 23 games overall.
— Angels are 6-11 in their last 17 home games.
— over 13-4 last 17 home games
— scored run in first inning: 13-48
— record in first 5 innings: 19-26-4
Seattle (23-26) @ Oakland (28-22)
— Seattle hasn’t named a starter.
— Seattle is 8-14 in its last 22 games.
— Seattle is 4-11 in its last 15 road games.
— over 9-6-2 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-49
— record in first 5 innings: 19-24-6
— Kaprelian is 1-0, 2.53 in two starts.
— A’s are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 1.2 IP, in a relief stint vs Seattle.
— A’s lost their last three games.
— Oakland is 3-7 in its last ten home games.
— Over is 10-5 in their last 15 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-50
— record in first 5 innings: 20-19-11
Interleague games
Atlanta (24-24) @ Boston (29-20)
— Smyly is 2-0, 2.50 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He is 3-1, 2.35 in 11 games (9 starts) vs Boston.
— Braves won five of their last six games overall.
— Atlanta is 6-1 in its last seven road games.
— under is 6-2 in last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-48
— record in first 5 innings: 25-17-6
— Pivetta is 3-0, 4.00 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 8-1 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-2
— He is 5-2, 4.74 in 15 games (12 starts) vs Atlanta.
— Boston is 4-2 in its last six games.
— Red Sox won three of its last five home games.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 16-49
— record in first 5 innings: 23-17-9
Dodgers (30-18) @ Houston (26-22)
— Bauer is 2-1, 1.52 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 5-5 in his starts
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 8-0, 2.90 in nine starts vs Houston.
— Dodgers won 12 of their last 13 games.
— Dodgers are 6-8 in last 14 road games.
— under 6-4 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 11-48
— record in first 5 innings: 26-16-6
— Garcia is 2-0, 4.05 in his last four starts.
— Houston is 2-5 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the Dodgers.
— Astros lost their last four games.
— Astros won six of their last seven home games.
— over 15-6 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-48
— record in first 5 innings: 25-16-7
St Louis (26-22) @ White Sox (28-19)
— Gant is 3-1, 2.10 in his last five starts (25.2 IP).
— Cardinals are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He threw one scoreless inning in relief vs Chicago.
— Cardinals lost eight of their last 12 games.
— St Louis is 1-6 in its last seven road games.
— three of last four games stayed under.
— scored run in first inning: 15-48
— record in first 5 innings: 21-17-10
— Rodon is 4-1, 1.67 in his last six starts
— Chicago is 5-2 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-1
— He is 1-1, 5.56 in two starts vs St Louis.
— Chicago is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— White Sox are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— under 9-4 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-47
— record in first 5 innings: 29-8-10
Wednesday’s umpires
Chi-Pitt: Home side won last six Eddings games.
Phil-Mia: Under is 7-1 in Holbrook games.
Cin-Wsh: Under is 4-2 in Libka games.
Colo-NY: Over is 5-2 in last seven Hamari games.
SD-Mil: Favorites are 6-2 in Reyburn games.
SF-Az: Under is 5-2 in Mahrley games.
Balt-Min: Over is 6-3 in Bacchus games.
Tex-LAA: Under is 3-0-1 in last four Drake games.
Tor-NY: Last five Barber games went over.
Clev-Minn: Home side won last six LBarrett games.
KC-TB: Under is 5-2 in Segal games.
Sea-A’s: Over is 4-2-1 in Diaz games.
StL-CWS: Underdogs are 4-3 in Lentz games.
Atl-Bos: Under is 4-3 in Visconti games.
LA-Hst: Under is 5-3 in Scheurwater games.Leave a comment:
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901CHICAGO CUBS -902 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 9-17 SU (-12 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.
903PHILADELPHIA -904 MIAMI
MIAMI is 38-21 SU (16 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.
905CINCINNATI -906 WASHINGTON
CINCINNATI is 7-22 SU (-19.1 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
907COLORADO -908 NY METS
COLORADO is 6-14 SU (-13.4 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
909SAN DIEGO -910 MILWAUKEE
SAN DIEGO is 7-20 SU (-15 Units) in road games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
911SAN FRANCISCO -912 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 6-0 SU (8.3 Units) in home games vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
913BALTIMORE -914 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 11-29 SU (-23.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
915SEATTLE -916 OAKLAND
OAKLAND is 15-7 SU (10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.
917TEXAS -918 LA ANGELS
LA ANGELS are 250-230 SU (-3 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1996.
919TORONTO -920 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 19-6 SU (15.8 Units) in home games vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse over the last 2 seasons.Leave a comment:
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
College football over/under win totals:
— Alabama 11.5
— Clemson 11.5
— Cincinnati 10
— Auburn 7
— Arkansas 5.5
— Baylor 5.5
Quote of the Day
“The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.”
Tim Duncan
Wednesday’s quiz
What year was the first night World Series game?
(Hint: the Orioles played in that game)
Tuesday’s quiz
Minnesota is known as “The Land of 10,000 Lakes”.
Monday’s quiz
Actor Tom Selleck played one year of D-I college basketball, at USC.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
13) Umpire Joe West worked in his 5,376th major league game last night, breaking the all-time record. He first umpired in the big leagues at age 24, which is pretty amazing.
12) Speaking of umpires, saw something I don’t think I ever saw before. Sunday night in St Louis, Adam Wainwright is pitching to Kris Bryant in the 4th inning— first two pitches of the at-bat are both marginal, are both called strikes.
Cubs manager David Ross comes out of the dugout and gets in the face of the home plate ump, who throws him out of the game- his guy didn’t strike out, he just took two pitches, and the manager gets tossed. Game was scoreless at the time.
Maybe Ross bet the over, I don’t know, or maybe the ump had the under; Wainwright wound up having 31 of his pitches called strikes, which is a really, really high number. Cubs starter Davies only had 12 strikes called, but he is more of a pitch-to-contact guy.
Anyway, it struck me as odd. Erich Bacchus was the ump, a new umpire.
11) Then there is Houston P Cristian Javier, who threw 94 pitches in his start at Texas Sunday; only 8 of those 94 pitches were put into play. 50 strikes, 44 balls; six walks, five strikeouts- he gave up only one hit, but lasted only 4.2 innings in the Astros’ 3-2 loss.
These days, one of the starting pitcher’s jobs is to get deeper into games, to take the strain off of the bullpen, seeing how the starters are supposed to be the team’s best pitchers. Finishing six innings consistently helps a team that day, and for the next couple days.
10) Genius alert: Indians P Zach Plesac suffered a non-displaced fracture of his right (throwing) thumb when he was really mad after a bad start, and was tearing his jersey off in anger— his right hand smacked against a chair, and he broke his thumb. Awesome.
9) Toronto shortstop Bo Bichette is hitting 2-31 against Tampa Bay this year, .325 against everyone else, which adds up to .270 overall.
8) Tampa Bay has used 49 different lineups in its first 50 games; if they ever decide to do another Moneyball movie, they should do it on the Rays, who do some very unusual things.
7) Colorado Rockies are now 3-18 on the road after splitting a pair at CitiField this week; they were the first team to start a season 2-17 on the road since the ’06 Kansas City Royals.
6) Houston Astros are 3-12 on the road when they score less than 7 runs; they’re 8-0 on the road if they score 7+ runs.
5) Baseball injury stuff:
— Bruce Harper (forearm) went on the IL
— Corey Kluber (elbow) left his start Tuesday after 3 innings.
— Zach Plesac (thumb) went on the IL
— Noah Syndergaard left his rehab start after only one inning, which obviously is bad news.
4) Cowboys’ LB Jaylon Smith wants to switch from #54 to #9; when an NFL player wants to switch numbers, the rules say he has to buy out the current inventory of jerseys/T-shirts of his old number- that will cost Smith around half a million bucks.
He must really like number 9.
3) Wayne Gretzky is going to be an NHL analyst on TNT next fall, when that network begins its coverage of the NHL. You never know if a guy is going to be good or not on the air; Gretzky is probably the greatest player ever, but will he be critical? Funny? Will he tell great stories from his career, without harping on himself?
I would bet on him to be good, but time will tell.
2) Back in my high school days, I took a course on speed reading, it was an actual course, taught by Mr O’Brien, who looked a little like Burl Ives, the singer.
Anyway, all I remember about the course was that they told you when you read a book, to read the first and last paragraph of each chapter, then the first sentence of every other paragraph.
They said a well written book would contain the vast majority of its information in those areas, and you could save a lot of time by skipping the rest. Wonder if they still teach that stuff?
Also, I am told they don’t teach cursive writing in schools anymore; how do people learn how to sign their names?
1) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets-Cardinals-Padres. Wild Card: Giants @ Dodgers
AL: Rays-White Sox-A’s. Wild Card: New York @ BostonLeave a comment:
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