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

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, August 19




 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, August 19

NL games
Philadelphia (60-59) @ Arizona (40-80)
— Wheeler is 4-2, 3.40 in his last six starts.
— Phillies are 14-10 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-7
— He is 4-1, 2.58 in seven starts vs Arizona.

— Phillies are 10-6 in last 16 games.
— Phillies are 36-25 at home, 25-34 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-120
— record in first 5 innings: 50-46-24

— Bumgarner is 2-1, 2.28 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 4-1 in his last five starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-1
— He is 5-3, 3.08 in 11 starts vs Philly.

— Arizona won five of last six games.
— Arizona is 6-6 in its last 12 home games.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 17-120
— record in first 5 innings: 45-64-11

Miami (51-70) @ Cincinnati (65-56)
— They haven’t named a starter.

— Marlins lost its last three games.
— Miami is 1-6 in last seven road games.
— over 12-5 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-121
— record in first 5 innings: 44-56-21

— Castillo is 2-2, 6.14 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 8-6 in his last 14 starts.
— under 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 10-25
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-2
— He is 3-0, 1.84 in four starts vs Miami.

— Cincinnati is 18-14 in its last 32 games.
— Reds won six of last eight home games.
— over 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-121
— record in first 5 innings: 58-48-16

Milwaukee (74-47) @ St Louis (61-58)
— Woodruff is 0-2, 3.00 in his last six starts.
— Milwaukee is 14-9 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-7
— He is 3-1, 2.27 in 7 games (5 starts) vs St Louis.

— Brewers are 21-8 in last 29 games.
— Milwaukee is 17-2 in last 19 road games.
— over 10-5-3 last 17 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-121
— record in first 5 innings: 64-36-21

— Lester is 1-1, 6.75 in three starts for St Louis.
— Cardinals are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 9-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3
— He is 5-4, 3.05 in 14 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cardinals are 8-3 in last 11 games.
— St Louis is 3-7 in its last ten home games.
— Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-119
— record in first 5 innings: 52-47-20

Mets (60-60) @ Los Angeles (75-46)
— Walker is 0-4, 6.26 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 14-8 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-9-2
— He is 3-1, 4.14 in eight starts vs Los Angeles.

— Mets are 25-35 in their last 60 games.
— Mets are 2-8 in last 10 road games.
— under 6-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-120
— record in first 5 innings: 49-59-12

— Another bullpen game

— Dodgers are 16-6 in last 22 games.
— Dodgers are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— under 7-3 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 40-120
— record in first 5 innings: 64-37-19

AL games
Angels (61-60) @ Detroit (57-64)
— Quintana is 0-3, 8.29 in nine starts.
— His last start was May 28.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 6-5, 4.41 in 19 starts vs Detroit.

— Angels are 11-12 in their last 23 games.
— Angels are 8-4 in last 12 road games.
— under 15-3 last 18 road games
— scored run in first inning: 39-122
— record in first 5 innings: 53-54-15

— Manning is 1-2, 8.04 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 4-6 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He gave up 2 runs in five IP in one start vs Anaheim.

— Detroit is 1-4 in its last five games.
— Detroit is 4-7 in last 11 home games.
— under 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-122
— record in first 5 innings: 16-11-2 last 29

Baltimore (38-80) @ Tampa Bay (74-47)
— Lopez is 1-1, 5.87 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 8-16 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 7-13-4
— He is 0-1, 5.91 in two starts vs Tampa Bay this year.

— Orioles are 0-14 in last 14 games.
— Baltimore is 21-44 on road, 17-37 at home.
— over is 6-2 in last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-119
— record in first 5 innings: 38-64-17

— McClanahan is 3-0, 3.44 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 11-7 in his starts.
— under 6-4 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-4
— He is 2-0, 3.00 in two starts vs Baltimore this year.

— Tampa Bay won 14 of last 19 games.
— Rays are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— over 10-2 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-121
— record in first 5 innings: 48-46-27

Seattle (64-56) @ Texas (41-77)
— Flexen is 1-0, 3.57 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 15-7 in his starts.
— over 12-10
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8-2
— He is 3-0, 2.33 in three starts vs Texas this year.

— Seattle won six of last seven games.
— Seattle is 3-4 in last seven road games.
— under 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-121
— record in first 5 innings: 54-53-14

— bullpen game

— Texas lost 26 of last 32 games.
— Texas is 6-10 in last 16 home games.
— over 6-4 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-120
— record in first 5 innings: 37-67-16

Houston (70-50) @ Kansas City (53-67)
— Garcia is 2-0, 1.64 in his last two starts.
— Astros are 11-4 in his last 15 starts.
— under 10-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 13-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— Astros lost their last four games.
— Astros are 6-10 in last 16 road games.
— under 10-4-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-120
— record in first 5 innings: 65-38-17

— Minor is 0-3, 5.50 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 10-14 in his starts.
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 8-13-3
— He is 3-4, 4.81 in 13 starts vs Houston.

— Royals won their last three games.
— Royals are 10-6 in last 16 home games.
— under 19-7-2 last 28 games.
— scores run in first inning: 25-122
— record in first 5 innings: 42-60-20

Oakland (68-53) @ White Sox (71-50)
— Irvin is 1-3, 4.84 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 11-12 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— A’s lost five of last six games.
— Oakland is 8-6 in last 14 road games.
— Over is 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-121
— record in first 5 innings: 51-49-21

— Cease is 2-0, 3.38 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 14-10 in his starts.
— over 7-4-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Chicago is 8-4 in last 12 games.
— White Sox are 8-7 in last 15 home games.
— over 9-7 last 16 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-121
— record in first 5 innings: 68-35-18

Minnesota (54-67) @ Bronx (69-52)
— Gant is making his first start for Minnesota.
— He was 0-3, 9.90 in his last three starts for St Louis.
— under 10-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-2
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Minnesota is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— Twins are 5-3 in last eight road games.
— over 12-8-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-121
— record in first 5 innings: 37-60-24

— Taillon is 3-0, 3.55 in his last six starts.
— New York is 9-1 in his last ten starts.
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-6
— He is 1-1, 3.97 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— New York is 28-10 in last 38 games.
— New York is 13-2 in last 15 home games.
— over 17-10 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-122
— record in first 5 innings: 50-43-29



 

[Udog]

MLB

Thursday, August 19

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Trend Report
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LA Angels @ Detroit
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Seattle @ Texas
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle

Oakland @ Chi White Sox
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

Houston @ Kansas City
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Houston

Philadelphia @ Arizona
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Minnesota @ NY Yankees
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Miami @ Cincinnati
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami

Milwaukee @ St. Louis
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

NY Mets @ LA Dodgers
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, August 19




 

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Thursday August 19
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Seattle at Texas (2:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Mariners are 10-0 SU since Jul. 19, 2009 in the last game of a series as a favorite after a win as a road favorite in which they never trailed

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Orioles are 0-11 SU since Jul. 4, 2021 as a dog after they allowed 5+ walks last game.

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

-- The Rays are 11-0 OU (3.41 ppg) since May 06, 2021 vs a team that has lost at least their last four games.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at Arizona (3:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Diamondbacks are 0-8 SU since Jul. 24, 2020 when Madison Bumgarner starts when he won in his last start against the current opponent.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)


 

[StarDust Bum]

MLB Aug Record Opinions & Best Bets !!

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/19/2021......7-6-1.......53.57%.....+4.65
08/18/2021......9-6-0 .......60.00%...+21.50
08/17/2021......8-9-0.......37.05%.....-11.35
08/16/2021......7-3-0.......70.00%....+18.35
08/15/2021....7-11-0.......38.89%.....-32.40
08/14/2021......9-7-0 ......56.25%.......-4.60
08/13/2021......8-6-0 ......57.14%.....+9.30
08/12/2021......9-5-0 ......64.29%....+11.80
08/11/2021......6-8-0 ......42.86%.......-9.75
08/10/2021....6-10-0 ......37.50%.....-34.15
08/09/2021......1-4-0 ......25.00%.....-13.65
08/08/2021......7-7-0 ......50.00%.......-1.45
08/07/2021......8-8-0 ......50.00%.......-7.50
08/06/2021....4-11-0.......26.66%.....-40.90
08/05/2021......8-4-0 ......66.66%....+20.10
08/04/2021......9-6-0.......60.00%....+ 3.65
08/03/2021......7-8-0 ......46.66%.....-19.25
08/02/2021......4-3-0......57.14%......+8.05
08/01/2021..... 6-9-0 .....40.00% .....-24.35

Totals........130-131-0......49.80%......-101.95


Best Bets:

08/19/2021............3 - 5................ - 5.20
08/18/2021............4 - 4................+ 8.60
08/17/2021............3 - 4.................- 0.85
08/16/2021............1 - 2................. - 4.15
08/15/2021............2 - 7.................- 17.70
08/14/2021............4 - 2.................+12.35
08/13/2021............3 - 4..................+ 0.70
08/12/2021............2 - 2..................+ 2.45
08/11/2021............1 - 7..................- 27.70
08/10/2021............0 - 4..................- 20.00
08/09/2021............0 - 2 .................- 10.00
08/08/2021............3 - 6..................- 12.40
08/07/2021............1 - 4..................- 11.30
08/06/2021............1 - 9..................- 41.15
08/05/2021............3 - 1..................+ 20.20
08/04/2021............1 - 4...................- 15.00
08/03/2021............2 - 2...................+ 5.05
08/02/2021............2 - 1...................+13.60
08/01/2021............1 - 6....................-24.90

Totals...................37 - 73.................-127.40

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in stolen bases:
35— Starling Marte A’s, Whit Merrifield KC
23— Fernando Tatis SD, Trea Turner LA
22— Cedric Mullins Balt
21— Myles Straw Clev
19— Tommy Edman StL, Raimel Tapia Colo
18— Bo Bichette Tor, Dylan Moore Sea, Shohei Ohtani LAA

Quote of the Day.
“Winning helps, and losing doesn’t.”
Bill Parcells

Friday’s quiz
Wrigley Field and Fenway Park are the two oldest ballparks in the major leagues; which ballpark is the 3rd-oldest?

Thursday’s quiz
Urban Meyer has been head coach at four colleges: Bowling Green, Utah, Florida, Ohio State

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Nick Nolte coaches the basketball team at fictional Western U; their mascot was a dolphin.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..

13) Dodgers reliever Mitch White entered Wednesday’s game, and he finished it, throwing 91 pitches in 7.1 IP, allowing only four baserunners. It was the longest relief stint by a Dodger since 1960.

His reward? They sent him to AAA Thursday, because they’ve been playing so many bullpen games that they can’t afford to have him sitting around after he threw 91 pitches.

12) Kershaw is hurt, Bauer is suspended (with pay), May is out for the year, Urias is hurt; this is who the Dodgers started on the mound this week:
Monday— Justin Bruihl
Tuesday— David Price
Wednesday— Justin Bruihl (again)
Thursday— Corey Knebel

11) Reds 6, Marlins 1— Joey Votto cracked a 3-run homer to back Luis Castillo’s pitching.

Some people on social media have been debating whether Votto is a Hall of Famer:
— .417 career on-base %age, which is freakin’ great.
— He’s the league in on-base %age seven times.
— 322 home runs, 1,045 RBI
— 1,265 walks- he led the league in walks five times.
— He’s scored 100+ runs five times.
— He’s been on six All-Star teams.

Definite Hall of Famer, in my opinion.

10) There are three ballplayers who are eligible for the Hall of Fame who have 3,000+ hits but haven’t been voted into the HOF:
4,256 hits— Pete Rose
3,115— Alex Rodriguez
3,020— Rafael Palmeiro

9) Angels 13, Tigers 10:
— Detroit led this game 10-2 after five innings.
— Tiger bullpen allowed 11 runs in 4.1 IP
— First four hitters in Angels’ lineup went 10-19.

8) Houston Astros are 25-25 at home this season vs teams with a losing record; if you wagered on them equally in all those games, you’d be down 21.9 units. No bueno.

7) Rays 7, Orioles 2— Baltimore has lost 15 games in a row, none of them by one run. It is their second losing streak of 14+ games this season.

Last team to have two losing streaks of 14+ games in one season? 1935 Boston Braves; one of their players was Babe Ruth, in his final season.

6) Mets are retiring Jerry Koosman’s #36 on August 28; when they going to retire Dwight Gooden’s #16?
— Koosman went 140-137 as a Met, helping them win the ’69 World Series, ’73 NL title
— Gooden went 157-85 as a Met, helping them win the ’86 World Series, ’88 NL East title.

5) Patriots 35, Eagles 0:
— Eagles QB Jalen Hurts (stomach illness) didn’t play.
— Total yardage was 486-163
— No idea what this means for the Eagles, but it sure as hell ain’t good.

4) Weird thing about these exhibition games is that often times, the teams practiced against each other for couple of days before the actual game, so there is familiarity between the players when the game happens. Have to think that helps the defenses.

3) BetMGM posted odds on New England’s 2021 season:
— +115 to make playoffs
— 7-2 to win AFC East
— 16-1 to win AFC
— 30-1 to win Super Bowl

2) Someone actually posted odds on teams to win the upcoming Little League World Series; I can’t even imagine wagering on 12-year old kids playing ball.

1) Minor league baseball game in Hartford CT Wednesday drew more fans than major league games in Tampa Bay or Miami.

Tampa Bay has a really good team, and smart people running that team; when they wind up in Montreal, Nashville or some other city, don’t want to hear any whining from Florida.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, August 20




 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, August 20

NL games
Miami (51-71) @ Cincinnati (66-56)
— Hernandez is 0-0, 2.77 in his three starts.
— Marlin are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He gave up 2 runs in 2 IP in a relief stint vs Cincinnati.

— Marlins lost their last four games.
— Miami is 1-7 in last eight road games.
— over 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-122
— record in first 5 innings: 44-57-21

— Gray is 2-0, 4.43 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 9-9 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-3
— He is 2-0, 3.27 in four starts vs Miami.

— Cincinnati is 19-14 in its last 33 games.
— Reds won seven of last nine home games.
— over 11-6 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-122
— record in first 5 innings: 59-48-16

Washington (52-68) @ Milwaukee (74-48)
— Nationals haven’t named a starter.

— Washington is 10-25 in its last 35 games.
— Nationals are 1-6 in last seven road games.
— over 14-3 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-120
— record in first 5 innings: 49-51-20

— Anderson is 1-1, 5.14 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 9-9 in his starts.
— under 6-1-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-3
— He is 0-1, 8.64 in two starts vs Washington.

— Brewers are 21-9 in last 30 games.
— Milwaukee is 3-4 in last seven home games.
— under 6-2 last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-122
— record in first 5 innings: 64-37-21

Pittsburgh (42-79) @ St Louis (62-58)
— Keller is 0-4, 7.41 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 5-10 in his starts.
— over 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 8-15
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-2
— He is 1-0, 0.82 in two starts vs St Louis.

— Pirates are 6-27 in last 33 games.
— Pittsburgh is 1-10 in last 11 road games.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 30-120
— record in first 5 innings: 35-71-14

— Mikolas gave up a run in 4 IP in his one ‘21 start (May 22).
— He is 31-24, 3.81 in 75 career starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 4-3, 3.06 in 11 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals are 9-3 in last 12 games.
— St Louis is 4-7 in its last 11 home games.
— Under is 7-5 in their last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-120
— record in first 5 innings: 53-47-20

Arizona (40-80) @ Colorado (54-66)
— Gilbert threw a no-hitter in his only MLB start.
— Arizona obviously won that game.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Arizona won six of last seven games.
— Arizona is 3-9 in its last 12 road games.
— under 6-2-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 17-121
— record in first 5 innings: 46-64-11

— Gomber is 1-2, 7.36 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 12-10 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-4
— He is 1-0, 2.70 in 2 games (1 start) vs Arizona.

— Colorado won four of last five games.
— Rockies are 41-21 at home, 14-45 on road.
— over 4-2 last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-121
— record in first 5 innings: 50-55-16

Mets (60-61) @ Los Angeles (76-46)
— Carrasco is 0-1, 9.53 in four starts.
— Mets are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He gave up 6 runs in 2 IP in one start vs Los Angeles.

— Mets are 25-36 in their last 61 games.
— Mets are 2-9 in last 11 road games.
— under 7-1 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-121
— record in first 5 innings: 49-60-12

— Buehler is 4-1, 1.17 in his last seven starts.
— Dodgers are 16-8 in his starts.
— over 12-7-1 last 20
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-5
— He is 0-0, 4.24 in three starts vs New York.

— Dodgers are 17-6 in last 23 games.
— Dodgers are 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— under 8-3 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 40-121
— record in first 5 innings: 65-37-19

Philadelphia (60-60) @ San Diego (67-56)
— Moore is 1-2, 5.92 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-3
— He is 0-1, 7.36 in two starts vs San Diego.

— Phillies lost their last four games.
— Phillies are 36-25 at home, 25-35 on road.
— over 5-2-1 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-121
— record in first 5 innings: 50-47-24

— Snell is 2-0, 1.59 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— over 12-10
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-2
— He threw 4 shutout IP in one start vs Philadelphia.

— Padres lost seven of last eight games.
— San Diego is 4-1 in last five home games.
— over 13-7-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-123
— record in first 5 innings: 50-55-18

AL games
Minnesota (54-68) @ Bronx (70-52)
— Barnes is 0-2, 4.61 in three starts.
— Twins are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Minnesota is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— Twins are 5-4 in last nine road games.
— over 13-8-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-122
— record in first 5 innings: 37-61-24

— Cortes is 1-1, 3.03 in six starts.
— New York is 5-1 in those starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 5.1 IP in two relief stints vs Minnesota.

— New York is 29-10 in last 39 games.
— New York is 14-2 in last 16 home games.
— over 18-10 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-123
— record in first 5 innings: 51-43-29

Detroit (57-65) @ Toronto (63-56)
— Alexander is 1-1, 5.54 in eight starts.
— Detroit is 6-2 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He gave up a run in 7 IP in one start vs Toronto.

— Detroit is 1-5 in its last six games.
— Detroit is 4-1 in last five road games.
— under 12-6-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-123
— record in first 5 innings: 17-11-2 last 30

— Ray is 1-0, 1.80 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 12-11 in his starts.
— under 10-4 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-6-5
— He gave up 5 runs in 5 IP in one start vs Detroit.

— Toronto won 13 of last 20 games.
— Blue Jays are 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— Over is 6-1 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-118
— record in first 5 innings: 19-11-2 last 32

Angels (62-60) @ Cleveland (58-61)
— Barria is 2-1, 3.18 in four starts.
— Angels split his four starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 0-1, 4.36 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Angels are 4-1 in their last five games.
— Angels are 9-4 in last 13 road games.
— under 15-4 last 19 road games
— scored run in first inning: 39-123
— record in first 5 innings: 53-55-15

— Indians haven’t named a starter.

— Cleveland is 18-31 in last 49 games.
— Indians are 5-8 in last 13 home games.
— over 4-2-1 last seven games
— scores run in first inning: 36-119
— record in first 5 innings: 45-56-18

White Sox (71-51) @ Tampa Bay (75-47)
— Giolito is 1-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 11-13 in his starts.
— over 10-2 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-3
— He is 1-0, 2.03 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Chicago is 8-5 in last 13 games.
— White Sox are 6-7 in last 13 road games.
— under 8-3 last 11 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-122
— record in first 5 innings: 69-35-18

— Wacha is 0-2, 11.57 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 10-6 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-5
— He is 1-0, 6.30 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Tampa Bay won 15 of last 20 games.
— Rays are 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— over 10-2-1 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-122
— record in first 5 innings: 49-46-27

Texas (41-78) @ Boston (69-54)
— Dunning is 2-0, 2.81 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 8-13 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Texas lost 27 of last 33 games.
— Texas is 1-16 in last 17 road games.
— over 7-4 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-121
— record in first 5 innings: 37-68-16

— Sale gave up 2 runs in 5 IP (89 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Red Sox are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 7-2, 2.58 in 15 games (11 starts) vs Texas.

— Boston lost its last three games.
— Red Sox are 4-1 in last five home games.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 41-124
— record in first 5 innings: 55-50-19

Seattle (65-56) @ Houston (71-50)
— Kikuchi is 1-1, 4.05 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 12-10 in his starts.
— over 11-11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-3
— He is 1-1, 4.19 in three starts vs Houston this year.

— Seattle won seven of last eight games.
— Seattle is 4-4 in last eight road games.
— under 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-122
— record in first 5 innings: 55-53-14

— McCullers is 0-2, 5.23 in his last two starts.
— Astros are 12-8 in his starts.
— over 10-9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-2
— He is 8-3, 2.93 in 15 starts vs Seattle.

— Astros lost four of last five games.
— Astros are 9-4 in last 13 home games.
— under 10-4-2 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-121
— record in first 5 innings: 65-39-17

Interleague games
Kansas City (53-68) @ Cubs (54-69)
— Keller is 0-3, 7.36 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 1-11 in his last 12 starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 11-24
— record in first 5 innings: 8-14-2
— He is 1-1, 3.27 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Royals won three of last four games.
— Royals are 3-6 in last nine road games.
— under 19-7-3 last 29 games.
— scores run in first inning: 26-123
— record in first 5 innings: 43-60-20

— Davies is 0-3, 10.50 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 1-8 in his last nine starts.
— over 5-0-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-12-4
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP in one start vs Kansas City.

— Cubs are 12-36 in last 48 games.
— Chicago lost last 10 home games.
— Under is 3-1 in last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-123
— record in first 5 innings: 49-61-13

Atlanta (65-56) @ Baltimore (38-82)
— Fried is 3-0, 1.50 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 11-8 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 8-20
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Braves won 13 of last 15 games.
— Atlanta won its last ten road games.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-121
— record in first 5 innings: 62-42-17

— Akin is 0-7, 11.65 in his last eight starts.
— Orioles are 1-9 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 0-8-2
— He threw 5 shutout IP in one start vs Atlanta.

— Orioles are 0-15 in last 15 games.
— Baltimore is 21-45 on road, 17-37 at home.
— over is 4-1-1 in last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-120
— record in first 5 innings: 38-65-17

San Francisco (78-43) @ Oakland (69-53)
— Wood is 2-0, 5.67 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 10-2 in his last 12 starts.
— over 11-9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 12-5-4
— He is 1-2, 5.66 in four starts vs Oakland.

— Giants are 20-11 since All-Star break.
— Giants are 7-2 in last nine road games.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-121
— record in first 5 innings: 66-41-14

— Kaprielian is 2-1, 4.39 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 9-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He gave up a run in 2 IP in a relief stint vs San Francisco.

— A’s lost five of last seven games.
— Oakland is 6-1 in last seven home games.
— Over is 10-5-1 in their last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-122
— record in first 5 innings: 51-50-21


 

[Udog]

MLB

Friday, August 20

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Trend Report
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Kansas City @ Chi Cubs
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Chi Cubs is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City

Atlanta @ Baltimore
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore
Baltimore is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Baltimore is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta

Minnesota @ NY Yankees
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Detroit @ Toronto
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games

Texas @ Boston
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Texas
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Miami @ Cincinnati
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Miami
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami

LA Angels @ Cleveland
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Cleveland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing LA Angels

Chi White Sox @ Tampa Bay
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 9 games on the road
Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Houston
Houston is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle

Washington @ Milwaukee
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Washington
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

Arizona @ Colorado
Arizona
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

San Francisco @ Oakland
San Francisco
San Francisco is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
Oakland
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home

NY Mets @ LA Dodgers
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Mets's last 12 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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


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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

MIN at NYY 07:05 PM
MIN +198
+500

ATL at BAL 07:05 PM
ATL -233
+500

DET at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -270
O 9.5

+500 +500
LAA at CLE 07:10 PM
LAA +103
O 9.5
+500 +500

CHW at TB 07:10 PM
CHW -112
+500

MIA at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN -185
+500

TEX at BOS 07:10 PM
BOS -292
+500

WAS at MIL 08:10 PM
MIL -195
+500

SEA at HOU 08:10 PM
SEA +161
+500

PIT at STL 08:15 PM
STL -195
+500

ARI at COL 08:40 PM
COL -186
+500

SF at OAK 09:40 PM
SF -112
+500

PHI at SD 10:10 PM
PHI +183
+500

NYM at LAD 10:10 PM
NYM +221
+500

[StarDust Bum]

MLB Aug Record Opinions & Best Bets !!

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/20/2021......7-9-0.......43.75%.....-24.95
08/19/2021......7-6-1.......53.57%.....+4.65
08/18/2021......9-6-0 .......60.00%...+21.50
08/17/2021......8-9-0.......37.05%.....-11.35
08/16/2021......7-3-0.......70.00%....+18.35
08/15/2021....7-11-0.......38.89%.....-32.40
08/14/2021......9-7-0 ......56.25%.......-4.60
08/13/2021......8-6-0 ......57.14%.....+9.30
08/12/2021......9-5-0 ......64.29%....+11.80
08/11/2021......6-8-0 ......42.86%.......-9.75
08/10/2021....6-10-0 ......37.50%.....-34.15
08/09/2021......1-4-0 ......25.00%.....-13.65
08/08/2021......7-7-0 ......50.00%.......-1.45
08/07/2021......8-8-0 ......50.00%.......-7.50
08/06/2021....4-11-0.......26.66%.....-40.90
08/05/2021......8-4-0 ......66.66%....+20.10
08/04/2021......9-6-0.......60.00%....+ 3.65
08/03/2021......7-8-0 ......46.66%.....-19.25
08/02/2021......4-3-0......57.14%......+8.05
08/01/2021..... 6-9-0 .....40.00% .....-24.35

Totals........137-140-0......49.45%......-126.90


Best Bets:

08/20/2021............2 - 4.................- 6.35
08/19/2021............3 - 5................ - 5.20
08/18/2021............4 - 4................+ 8.60
08/17/2021............3 - 4.................- 0.85
08/16/2021............1 - 2................. - 4.15
08/15/2021............2 - 7.................- 17.70
08/14/2021............4 - 2.................+12.35
08/13/2021............3 - 4..................+ 0.70
08/12/2021............2 - 2..................+ 2.45
08/11/2021............1 - 7..................- 27.70
08/10/2021............0 - 4..................- 20.00
08/09/2021............0 - 2 .................- 10.00
08/08/2021............3 - 6..................- 12.40
08/07/2021............1 - 4..................- 11.30
08/06/2021............1 - 9..................- 41.15
08/05/2021............3 - 1..................+ 20.20
08/04/2021............1 - 4...................- 15.00
08/03/2021............2 - 2...................+ 5.05
08/02/2021............2 - 1...................+13.60
08/01/2021............1 - 6....................-24.90

Totals...................39 - 77.................-133.75

[Udog]

Saturday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders, hits:
144— Adam Frazier, SD
143— David Fletcher, LAA
142— Cedric Mullins, Balt
141— Trea Turner, LA
137— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
136— Freddie Freeman, Atl/Jonathan Schoop, Det

Quote of the Day.
“To be honest with you I just don’t have the urge to play right now, I don’t know how I’ll feel in September, October, November moving forward but I just, today, I just don’t have the urge.”
Free agent WR Larry Fitzgerald, who has played 17 years in the NFL

Saturday’s quiz
Pete Rose had 3,358 hits with Cincinnati, the most of any Reds player; who is #2 on the Reds’ career hit list?

Friday’s quiz
Wrigley Field and Fenway Park are the two oldest ballparks in the major leagues; Dodger Stadium is the 3rd-oldest.

Thursday’s quiz
Urban Meyer has been head coach at four colleges: Bowling Green, Utah, Florida, Ohio State

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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

13) NFL preseason games aren’t usually all that interesting, but Josh Allen isn’t playing for the Bills in Chicago Saturday afternoon, so Mitch Trubisky will play QB for Buffalo. Last four years, Trubisky was 29-21 as Chicago’s starting QB. The reunion could be interesting.

12) LA Dodgers do a hell of a job in player development:
— Max Muncy had .611 OPS in 96 games with the A’s.
Last four years, Muncy has a .909 OPS with the Dodgers.

— Justin Turner had a .696 OPS in four years with the Mets.
Last eight years, Turner has an .885 OPS for Los Angeles.

11) Braves 3, Orioles 0:
— Max Fried threw a 90-pitch complete game for his 4th straight win.
— Atlanta has won its last 11 road games.
— Orioles lost their 16th straight game, all by 2+ runs.

10) Seattle Mariners are 26-14 in one-run games this year, which is really good.

9) Phillies 4, Padres 3:
— San Diego has lost 8 of its last 9 games.
— Machado and two coaches were tossed in 8th inning for arguing balls/strikes.
— Reds and San Diego are now tied for 2nd Wild Card slot.

8) Dodgers 3, Mets 2
— Mets lost 7 of last 8 games- they scored 21 runs in last seven games.
— Mets trail Reds/San Diego by six games in Wild Card race.

7) Atlanta Braves signed C Travis d’Arnaud to a 2-year, $16M contract extension.

6) Good news for Milwaukee Bucks’ fans; their star player Giannis Antetokounmpo bought a small stake in baseball’s Milwaukee Brewers, a signal that he’ll be staying in Wisconsin for a while. Bucks also signed his brother Thanasis to a 2-year contract.

5) In 1992, Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy was the WR’s coach for the Pitt Panthers, not exactly a lucrative job. He also worked late at night as a toll collector on Pennsylvania Turnpike, and would study the Pitt playbook when there wasn’t any traffic.

4) Saw clips on Twitter Friday night; they’re already playing high school football in Tennessee. Must be nice and cool at those games.

3) Last five years, golfer Tony Finau has finished in the top 10 of 39 tournaments, but hasn’t won any of them. 39 top 10’s still adds up to a lot of money.

2) Few weeks ago, they announced that two people would host Jeopardy!, taking over for the later Alex Trebek; one of those people bowed out Friday, after word came out that the guy had previously made offensive statements.

What happens if they offer the job to Aaron Rodgers and he accepts it? Rodgers auditioned for the job earlier this year.

1) There was a story on the Interweb about the great actor Jack Nicholson, who is a huge Lakers fan. Back in the early 70’s he was filming the movie Chinatown, but when he was supposed to film one of his scenes, the Lakers were involved in a double overtime game.

Someone told director Roman Polanski that Nicholson wouldn’t come out of his trailer until the basketball game was over. “The game is in double overtime” Polanski was told.

“What the bleep in double overtime?” replied Polanski, obviously not a basketball fan.

Trivia: John Hillerman was also in Chinatown; he is best known for playing Higgins in Magnum PI

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, August 21

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, August 21

NL games
Miami (51-72) @ Cincinnati (67-57)
— Thompson is 0-3, 4.38 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 3-8 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Marlins lost their last five games.
— Miami is 1-8 in last nine road games.
— over 12-7 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-123
— record in first 5 innings: 44-58-21

— Miley is 2-0, 2.37 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 14-8 in his starts.
— over 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-22
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-2
— He is 5-3, 3.11 in 11 starts vs Miami.

— Cincinnati is 20-14 in its last 34 games.
— Reds won eight of last ten home games.
— over 11-7 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-123
— record in first 5 innings: 60-48-16

Washington (53-68) @ Milwaukee (74-49)
— Espino is 0-2, 10.80 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 4-7 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He threw one scoreless inning in relief vs Milwaukee

— Washington is 11-25 in its last 36 games.
— Nationals are 2-6 in last eight road games.
— over 14-4 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-121
— record in first 5 innings: 50-51-20

— Lauer is 3-1, 1.39 in his last six starts.
— Milwaukee is 6-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He is 0-1, 2.89 in three starts vs Washington.

— Brewers are 21-10 in last 31 games.
— Milwaukee is 3-5 in last eight home games.
— under 7-2 last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-123
— record in first 5 innings: 64-38-21

Pittsburgh (43-79) @ St Louis (62-59)
— Peters gave up 2 runs in 4.2 IP (75 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Pirates are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Pirates are 7-27 in last 34 games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-10 in last 12 road games.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 30-121
— record in first 5 innings: 36-71-14

— Happ is 2-0, 1.62 in three starts for St Louis.
— Cardinals are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 6-3, 2.54 in 12 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals are 9-4 in last 13 games.
— St Louis is 4-8 in its last 12 home games.
— Under is 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-121
— record in first 5 innings: 53-48-20

Arizona (41-82) @ Colorado (56-66)
— Gallen is 0-3, 7.09 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 3-12 in his starts
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9
— He is 1-1, 3.00 in five starts vs Colorado.

— Arizona won six of last eight games.
— Arizona is 3-10 in its last 13 road games.
— under 6-3-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-122
— record in first 5 innings: 46-65-11

— Freeland is 3-0, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 7-8 in his starts.
— under 11-4
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-4
— He is 3-5, 5.85 in 14 starts vs Arizona.

— Colorado won five of last six games.
— Rockies are 42-21 at home, 14-45 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-122
— record in first 5 innings: 51-55-16

Mets (60-62) @ Los Angeles (77-46)
— Former Dodger Hill is 0-0, 4.82 in four starts.
— Mets are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He threw 6 shutout IP in one start vs Los Angeles.

— Mets are 25-37 in their last 62 games.
— Mets are 2-10 in last 12 road games.
— under 8-1 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-122
— record in first 5 innings: 49-61-12

— Scherzer is 2-0, 2.20 in three starts for LA.
— Dodgers are 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-6
— He is 13-5, 2.71 in 24 starts vs New York.

— Dodgers are 18-6 in last 24 games.
— Dodgers are 10-2 in last 12 home games.
— under 9-3 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 41-122
— record in first 5 innings: 66-37-19

Philadelphia (62-60) @ San Diego (67-57)
— Nola is 0-1, 5.12 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 11-13 in his starts.
— over 12-11-
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-1
— He is 2-3, 3.66 in six starts vs San Diego.

— Phillies lost four of last five games.
— Phillies are 36-25 at home, 26-35 on road.
— over 5-3-1 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-122
— record in first 5 innings: 51-47-24

— Musgrove is 3-1, 3.00 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 12-11 in his starts.
— over 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-3
— He is 2-0, 1.20 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Philadelphia.

— Padres lost eight of last nine games.
— San Diego is 4-2 in last six home games.
— over 13-8-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-124
— record in first 5 innings: 50-56-18

AL games
Minnesota (54-69) @ Bronx (71-52)
— Maeda is 2-0, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 8-12 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-6
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Minnesota is 6-4 in its last ten games.
— Twins are 5-5 in last ten road games.
— over 14-8-1 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-123
— record in first 5 innings: 37-62-24

— Cole is 3-2, 3.78 in his last five starts.
— New York is 5-7 in his last 12 starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-5
— He is 2-0, 1.36 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— New York is 30-10 in last 40 games.
— New York is 15-2 in last 17 home games.
— over 19-10 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-124
— record in first 5 innings: 52-43-29

Detroit (57-65) @ Toronto (63-56)
— Peralta is 0-0, 8.31 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 6-5 in his starts.
— over 5-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-2
— He is 1-0, 4.58 in 7 games (2 starts) vs Toronto.

— Detroit is 2-5 in its last seven games.
— Detroit is 5-1 in last six road games.
— under 13-6-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-124
— record in first 5 innings: 17-12-2 last 30

— Ryu is 2-1, 5.16 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 8-2 in his last ten starts.
— over 11-3-1 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 7-23
— record in first 5 innings: 14-8-1
— He is 0-1, 8.59 in two starts vs Detroit.

— Toronto is 1-5 in last six games.
— Blue Jays are 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— Over is 6-2 in last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-119
— record in first 5 innings: 20-11-2 last 33

Angels (62-61) @ Cleveland (59-61)
— Detmers is 1-2, 7.04 in three starts.
— Angels are 1-2 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 Cleveland.

— Angels are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Angels are 9-5 in last 14 road games.
— under 15-5 last 20 road games
— scored run in first inning: 39-124
— record in first 5 innings: 53-56-15

— McKenzie is 1-1, 2.14 in his last three starts.
— Indians are 7-10 in his starts.
— over 9-6 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.

— Cleveland is 19-31 in last 50 games.
— Indians are 6-8 in last 14 home games.
— over 5-2-1 last eight games
— scores run in first inning: 37-120
— record in first 5 innings: 46-56-18

White Sox (72-51) @ Tampa Bay (75-48)
— Keuchel is 1-3, 5.40 in his last five starts.
— White Sox are 13-10 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-23
— record in first 5 innings: 15-6-2
— He is 2-5, 4.18 in nine starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Chicago is 9-5 in last 14 games.
— White Sox are 7-7 in last 14 road games.
— under 8-4 last 12 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-123
— record in first 5 innings: 70-35-18

— Patino is 0-1, 5.79 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Tampa Bay won 15 of last 21 games.
— Rays are 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— over 11-2-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-123
— record in first 5 innings: 49-47-27

Texas (41-79) @ Boston (70-54)
— Lyles is 0-5, 7.46 in his last six starts.
— Rangers are 3-11 in his last 14 starts.
— over 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 11-24
— record in first 5 innings: 7-16-1
— He is 0-1, 8.56 in three starts vs Boston.

— Texas lost 28 of last 34 games.
— Texas is 1-17 in last 18 road games.
— over 7-5 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-122
— record in first 5 innings: 37-69-16

— Rodriguez is 2-0, 1.65 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 15-8 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 8-23
— record in first 5 innings: 13-8-2
— He is 3-0, 4.91 in five starts vs Texas.

— Boston lost three of last four games.
— Red Sox are 5-1 in last six home games.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 42-125
— record in first 5 innings: 56-50-19

Seattle (65-57) @ Houston (72-50)
— Gilbert is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 11-5 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Seattle won seven of last nine games.
— Seattle is 4-5 in last nine road games.
— under 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-123
— record in first 5 innings: 55-54-14

— Odorizzi is 1-1, 7.43 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 7-9 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-1
— He is 1-1, 6.30 in two starts vs Seattle this year.

— Astros lost four of last six games.
— Astros are 10-4 in last 14 home games.
— under 10-5-2 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-122
— record in first 5 innings: 66-39-17

Interleague games
Kansas City (54-68) @ Cubs (54-70)
— Bubic is 0-2, 6.50 in his last four starts.
— Kansas City is 8-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in one start vs Chicago.

— Royals won four of last five games.
— Royals are 4-6 in last ten road games.
— under 20-7-3 last 30 games.
— scores run in first inning: 26-124
— record in first 5 innings: 43-60-21

— bullpen game

— Cubs are 12-37 in last 49 games.
— Chicago lost last 11 home games.
— Under is 4-1 in last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-124
— record in first 5 innings: 49-61-14

Atlanta (66-56) @ Baltimore (38-83)
— Smyly is 1-0, 4.55 in his last six starts (22.2 IP).
— Braves are 11-1 in his last 12 starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
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— record in first 5 innings: 13-5-3
— He is 4-2, 4.70 in 11 games (8 starts) vs Baltimore.

— Braves won 14 of last 16 games.
— Atlanta won its last 11 road games.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-122
— record in first 5 innings: 63-42-17

— Harvey is 0-2, 6.59 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 11-13 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 12-10-4
— He is 4-7, 4.94 in 13 starts vs Atlanta.

— Orioles are 0-16 in last 16 games.
— Baltimore is 21-45 on road, 17-38 at home.
— over is 4-2-1 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-121
— record in first 5 innings: 38-66-17

San Francisco (78-44) @ Oakland (70-53)
— Gausman is 3-0, 3.38 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 16-8 in his starts.
— over 8-3 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 7-24
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 16-5-3
— He is 1-3, 2.87 in six starts vs Oakland.

— Giants are 20-12 since All-Star break.
— Giants are 7-3 in last ten road games.
— Under is 6-2 in last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-122
— record in first 5 innings: 66-42-14

— Manaea is 0-1, 12.27 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 15-9 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-9-4
— He is 2-2, 2.51 in six starts vs San Francisco.

— A’s lost five of last eight games.
— Oakland is 7-1 in last eight home games.
— Over is 10-6-1 in their last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-123
— record in first 5 innings: 52-50-21

Saturday’s umpires
NY-LA— Home side is 17-5 in last 22 Hudson games.
Wsh-Mil— Over is 7-0-2 in last nine Segal games.
Mia-Cin— Under is 10-5 in last 15 Wolf games.
Pitt-StL— Under is 7-2 in last nine Ortiz games.
Ariz-Colo— Over is 7-4 in last 11 O’Nora games.
Phil-SD— Under is 6-1 in last seven Morales games.

Minn-NY— Over is 13-4 in last 17 Hernandez games.
Chi-TB— Home side won last five Davis games.
Det-Tor— Underdogs are 5-3 in last eight Lentz games.
LAA-Clev— Under is 11-4 in last 15 DeJesus games.
Sea-Hst— Over is 9-2-1 in last dozen Johnson games.
Tex-Bos— Over is 11-3 in last 14 Iassogna games.

KC-Chi— Over is 17-5-1 in Meals games
SF-A’s— Over is 8-4 in last 12 Cuzzi games
Atl-Balt— Under is 6-2 in last eight Wendelstedt games.