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

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Sunday’s 6-pack
Leaders in RBI:
31— JD Martinez, Bos
28— Randal Grichuk, Tor
27— Trey Mancini, Balt
26— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
25— Baez, Aguilar, Devers, Walsh, YGurriel, Lowe
24— Haniger

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 580,076
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“He really believes — and if he believes I believe — he’s got game left. I’ll be very interested to see if a club sees the fit because they’ll get a very determined Albert.”
Tony La Russa, talking about Albert Pujols

Sunday’s quiz
A’s moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968; where did they call home, before they played in Kansas City?

Saturday’s quiz
Russell Westbrook played his college basketball at UCLA.

Friday’s quiz
Lou Piniella was manager of the Cincinnati Reds, last time they won a World Series.

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Sunday’s Den: Random stuff about baseball……..

— Dodgers 14, Angels 11:
Dodgers led 13-0 in the top of the 6th; after seven innings, it was 14-11, but the Angels didn’t get a baserunner in the last two innings, as they fall to 14-18.

— No major league team has ever won a game after trailing by 13+ runs; three teams have won after trailing by 12 runs— those games were in 1911, 1925, and 2001, a Mariners-Indians game in Cleveland.

— Speaking of Cleveland, there have been five no-hitters already this season; Zach Plesac of the Indians was the losing pitcher in two of them.

— To me, the 7-inning no-hitter thrown by Madison Bumgarner counts, since the game was scheduled for seven innings, and he didn’t allow any hits. Put an asterisk next to it in the record book, but its a freakin’ no-hitter.

— Dodgers lost seven of their last nine games; they scored 16-14 runs in the two wins.

— Saturday was May 8th, the 53rd anniversary of the perfect game Catfish Hunter threw in Oakland, the A’s first season there. I was 8 years old back then, in third grade; remember waking up the next morning and seeing a note about the perfect game next to my lunch.

My third grade teacher was probably confused as to why this skinny kid with glasses was babbling about a baseball game 3,000 miles away all day long.

— The perfect game was against Minnesota; Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew. Some good bats in that lineup. He struck out 11 guys in a game that was scoreless after six innings; Catfish also drove in three of Oakland’s four runs that night. The DH was still five years away.

— Crowd was 6,298 that night; some things never change.

— Rick Monday was the A’s CF that night; 53 years later, he is the Dodgers’ radio announcer.

— You may wonder how I became an A’s fan; or maybe you don’t wonder why, but I’m going to explain it anyway.

I got baseball cards as gifts when I was a kid; I loved baseball cards, and I’d read all of them, front and back. Rookie cards had four prospects from the same team on them; their minor league stats were on the back.

Growing up in upstate New York, 15o miles north of New York City, there weren’t many fans of out-of-town teams here back then. No internet, no ESPN, just newspapers and once a week, the Sporting News.

When I was five, I’m reading thru my baseball cards, and one card had four guys on it, but one of the guys didn’t have any minor league stats on the back— he had been shot in a hunting accident and never played minor league ball. They also spelled his name wrong on the card.

Walked into the living room and announced to my dad, “This guy is my favorite player, and this is my favorite team” Jim Hunter of the Kansas City A’s; what were the odds that this guy with no minor league stats would become a Hall of Famer?

At that point, my dad just looked at me like, “You’re a weird kid” He had grown up in Brooklyn, was a huge Brooklyn Dodger fan and then had converted to the Mets. I learned very early never to mention the Los Angeles Dodgers; he wasn’t fond of the O’Malley family, who had bolted out of Brooklyn with the Dodgers, taking them west.

So anyway, baseball has always been a big part of my life; with that in mind, here are some ideas I have about baseball’s future.

— Geographic realignment: Baseball needs more rivalry games, so we re-align geographically.

— Expansion— To make up the money baseball lost last year, they’re going to add two teams, lets say Nashville and Montreal. Eight teams in a division, four divisions.

Division A: both New York teams, Red Sox, Phillies, Orioles, Nationals, Montreal, Toronto

Division B: both Chicago teams, Reds, Indians, Tigers, Brewers, Twins, Pirates

Division C: Braves, Astros, Royals, Marlins, Nashville, Cardinals, Rays, Rangers

Division D: Diamondbacks, Rockies, Mariners and the five California teams.

— Travel costs would be less, attendance would go up because of more rivalry games

— They could have two All-Star games, pitting the four divisions against each other. More TV money, that usually makes the owners say yes to an idea.

— As far as changes to the actual rules:
a) get rid of 7-inning doubleheaders. Bad idea.

b) I’ve softened on the extra inning rule; I don’t care either way, as long as the players like it. My preference would be back to the old way of extra innings, but either way would be fine.
c) Universal DH for everyone is a must. No one wants to see pitchers bat.
d) Ban shifts; two infielders on each side of the infield.
e) All four infielders should be on the infield dirt, not in the outfield.

This would create more line drive hits, more action. Action is a good thing.

— I’d suggest a salary cap, but I don’t want to get too crazy. Have a nice day.

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Saturday May 8
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at San Francisco (4:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Padres are 9-0 SU since Aug 28, 2020 on the road after they lost where they never led.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at Atlanta (7:20 p.m. ET)

-- The Phillies are 0-9 SU since May 26, 2019 past the first game of a series as a road dog after they scored 6+ runs last game.

OU Play Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at Atlanta (7:20 p.m. ET)

-- The Braves are 10-0 OU (3.25 ppg) since Sep 19, 2019 as a home 140+ favorite after they scored in at most two separate innings last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Oakland (4:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Athletics are 0-8 SU since Jun 14, 2018 when Frankie Montas starts as a dog when they won in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, May 8

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MLB

Saturday, May 8

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Trend Report
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Washington @ NY Yankees
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing Washington

Colorado @ St. Louis
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

Pittsburgh @ Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

San Diego @ San Francisco
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

Tampa Bay @ Oakland
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Minnesota @ Detroit
Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games at home

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

Milwaukee @ Miami
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Miami
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Boston @ Baltimore
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games on the road
Boston is 15-3 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Baltimore's last 11 games

Seattle @ Texas
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Texas
Texas
Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

Arizona @ NY Mets
Arizona
Arizona is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona

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

Chi White Sox @ Kansas City
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games

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

LA Dodgers @ LA Angels
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games at home


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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, May 8

NL games
Pittsburgh (13-18) @ Cubs (16-16)
— Crowe is 0-1, 3.60 in two starts.
— Pirates are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He gave up a run in 0.2 IP, in a relief stint vs Chicago.

— Pirates lost seven of their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 4-5 in their last nine road tilts.
— under 7-1-1 last nine road games
— scored run in first inning: 7-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-15-4

— Former Pirate Williams is 0-1, 7.11 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He gave up five runs in 3.1 IP, in his one start vs his old team.

— Cubs won their last four games.
— Chicago is 12-7 at home.
— Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-4

Arizona (15-17) @ Mets (14-13)
— Kelly is 1-0, 3.24 in his last three starts.
— Arizona won his last four starts
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 1-1, 2.63 in two starts vs New York.

— Arizona lost five of its last six games.
— Arizona is 2-5 in its last seven road games.
— over 11-4-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 5-32
— record in first 5 innings: 16-14-2

— Lucchesi is 0-2, 12.46 in three starts (8.2 IP).
— Mets are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 1-5, 5.17 in eight starts vs Arizona.

— Mets are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Mets are 7-4 at home.
— Under 8-5-1 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-27
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-2

Milwaukee (17-16) @ Miami (15-16)
— Houser is 1-1, 4.96 in his last three starts.
— Miami is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 1-0, 3.12 in 2 games (1 start) vs Miami.

— Brewers lost their last six games.
— Milwaukee lost last five road games.
— under 11-6 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 13-14-6

— Miami hasn’t named a starting pitcher.

— Marlins won their last five home games.
— Miami is 8-7 at home.
— under 6-4-2 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 11-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-7

Philadelphia (18-15) @ Atlanta (15-17)
— Velasquez is 1-0, 3.77 in three starts.
— Phillies are 2-1 in his starts
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He is 1-6, 4.83 in 14 games (12 starts) vs Atlanta.

— Phillies won their last five games.
— Phillies are 5-9 on the road.
— under 6-3 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-9

— Anderson is 2-1, 2.04 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0 in his last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 0-0, 4.35 in two starts vs Philly.

— Braves won three of their last four games.
— Atlanta is 7-8 at home.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-5

Colorado (12-20) @ St Louis (19-14)
— Gonzalez is 0-0, 4.12 in four starts.
— Colorado is 1-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 1-1, 5.23 in two starts vs St Louis.

— Colorado is 3-6 in its last nine games.
— Rockies are 2-12 on the road.
— over 9-2 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-15-5

— Martinez is 2-1, 1.27 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 2-4 in his starts.
— under last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 4-1, 5.57 in 13 games (6 starts) vs Colorado.

— Cardinals won 11 of their last 15 games.
— St Louis is 8-4 in its last 12 home games.
— Under 8-2-1 last 11 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-33
— record in first 5 innings: 16-12-5

San Diego (18-15) @ San Francisco (19-13)
— Musgrove is 0-3, 5.21 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 1-2, 4.50 in three starts vs San Francisco.

— Padres won five of last eight games.
— San Diego is 5-3 in its last eight road games.
— over 5-1 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 11-17-5

— Gausman is 3-0, 2.04 in his last six starts.
— Giants are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1
— He is 1-0, 2.45 in four games (3 starts) vs San Diego.

— Giants lost four of their last seven games.
— Giants are 11-3 at home.
— Over is 10-2-1 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-32
— record in first 5 innings: 18-10-4

AL games
Boston (20-13) @ Baltimore (15-17)
— Richards is 1-0, 1.50 in his last two starts.
— Red Sox are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 0-5, 6.36 in 10 games (six starts) vs Baltimore.

— Boston won three of its last four games.
— Red Sox are 10-4 on the road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-6

— Bullpen game for the Orioles.

— Orioles won five of their last eight games.
— Baltimore is 11-6 on the road, 4-11 at home.
— under is 14-4 in their last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-6

Minnesota (12-19) @ Detroit (9-24)
— Berrios is 1-1, 3.78 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 4-2, 6.53 in nine games (8 starts) vs Detroit.

— Twins lost 17 of their last 24 games.
— Minnesota is 2-6 in last eight road games.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scores run in first inning: 13-31
— record in first 5 innings: 14-11-6

— Urena is 1-2, 2.57 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 1-5 in his starts.
— under 5-1 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-5-1
— He gave up 6 runs in three IP, in his one start vs Minnesota.

— Detroit lost 18 of its last 21 games.
— Detroit is 2-8 in its last ten home games.
— under 10-4 at home
— scored run in first inning: 5-33
— record in first 5 innings: 2-16-2 last 20 games

Seattle (18-15) @ Texas (16-18)
— Newsome allowed 8 runs in two IP in his first ‘21 start.
— Seattle is 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Seattle is 5-4 in its last nine games.
— Seattle is 2-4 in its last six road games.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 7-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-4

— Arihara is 0-2, 21.21 in his last two starts.
— Rangers are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Texas won six of its last nine games.
— Texas is 5-4 in its last nine home games.
— under 7-4 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-5

White Sox (17-13) @ Kansas City (16-15)
— Lynn is 2-1, 2.55 in four starts.
— Chicago is 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
— He is 5-2, 3.73 in ten starts vs Kansas City.

— Chicago is 5-4 in its last nine games.
— White Sox are 7-4 in last 11 road games.
— under 3-0-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-30
— record in first 5 innings: 20-4-6

— Lynch allowed three runs in 4.1 IP (74 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Royals are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Royals lost their last six games.
— Royals are 8-10 at home.
— seven of last nine games went over
— scores run in first inning: 5-31
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-5

Toronto (16-15) @ Houston (17-15)
— Matz allowed 11 runs in 8.2 IP, in his last two starts.
— He was 4-0, 1.93 in his first four starts.
— Blue Jays are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Toronto won eight of its last 13 games.
— Toronto is 5-4 in last nine road games.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 10-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-15-4

— Javier is 3-0, 1.23 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 4-1 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto

— Astros lost three of their last five games.
— Astros are 6-3 in last nine home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 8-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-6

Tampa Bay (18-16) @ Oakland (20-14)
— Glasnow is 4-1, 2.59 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He threw 7 shutout innings in his one start vs Oakland.

— Tampa Bay won five of its last six games.
— Rays are 9-2 in last 11 road games.
— nine of last 14 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 9-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-9

— Montas is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 0-1, 2.40 in three games (2 starts) vs Tampa Bay.

— A’s are 7-7 in their last 14 games.
— Oakland won 12 of its last 16 home games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-13-8

Interleague games
Washington (13-15) @ Bronx (16-16)
— Scherzer is 2-2, 2.45 in his last five starts.
— Washington is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He is 4-4, 4.34 in eight starts vs New York.

— Washington lost three of its last four games.
— Nationals are 5-7 on the road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 7-13-8

— Kluber is 2-0, 0.61 in his last two starts.
— New York is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He threw 8 shutout innings in his one start vs Washington.

— New York won 11 of its last 17 games.
— New York is 7-3 in its last ten home games.
— under 11-7 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 5-32
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-5

Cincinnati (15-15) @ Cleveland (17-14)
— Castillo is 0-3, 6.52 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 1-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
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— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 0-1, 3.27 in two starts vs Cleveland.

— Cincinnati is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— Reds are 5-8 on road.
— Over 11-5-2 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-30
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-5

— Civale is 4-0, 3.43 in six starts.
— Indians are 5-1 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Cleveland won nine of its last 12 games.
— Indians are 7-7 at home.
— over 11-5-1 last 17 games
— scores run in first inning: 6-31
— record in first 5 innings: 9-17-5

Dodgers (17-16) @ Angels (14-17)
— Kershaw is 3-1, 2.12 in his last six starts.
— Dodgers are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He is 7-2, 2.45 in 13 starts against the Angels.

— Dodgers lost 14 of their last 18 games.
— Dodgers are 2-9 in last 11 road games.
— over 12-2 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-6

— Bundy is 0-3, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 0-1, 2.25 in two games (1 start) vs the Dodgers.

— Halos lost six of last eight games overall.
— Angels are 8-7 at home.
— over 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-31
— record in first 5 innings: 15-14-2

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901COLORADO -902 ST LOUIS
COLORADO is 3-10 SU (-11.5 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

903PITTSBURGH -904 CHICAGO CUBS
PITTSBURGH is 14-24 SU (-12.4 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

905SAN DIEGO -906 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 24-10 SU (14.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

905SAN DIEGO -906 SAN FRANCISCO
GABE KAPLER is 24-10 SU (13 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start (Coach of SAN FRANCISCO)

907MILWAUKEE -908 MIAMI
MILWAUKEE is 14-30 SU (-19.6 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

909ARIZONA -910 NY METS
ARIZONA is 11-0 SU (11.8 Units) vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.

911PHILADELPHIA -912 ATLANTA
PHILADELPHIA is 16-27 SU (-16.8 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons.

913TAMPA BAY -914 OAKLAND
TAMPA BAY is 11-1 SU (11.3 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen that converts on 75%+ of their save opportunities over the last 2 seasons.

915MINNESOTA -916 DETROIT
DETROIT is 3-13 SU (-14.2 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.

917SEATTLE -918 TEXAS
TEXAS are 10-25 SU (-17.5 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

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MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, May 8

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Saturday’s 6-pack
Leaders in runs scored:
29— Ronald Acuna, Atl
28— JD Martinez, Bos
27— Mark Canha, A’s
26— Bo Bichette, Tor
25— Chris Taylor, LA
23— Castellanos, Bryant, Guerrero, Hoskins, Solak

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 580,076
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”
Mr Carlson, WKRP in Cincinnati

Saturday’s quiz
Where did Russell Westbrook play his college basketball?

Friday’s quiz
Lou Piniella was manager of the Cincinnati Reds, last time they won a World Series.

Thursday’s quiz
Jim Palmer was last Baltimore Orioles pitcher to throw a complete game no-hitter, in 1969.

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

13) Reds 3, Indians 0:
— Wade Miley throws the 4th (9-inning) no-hitter of the season.
— Reds scored 3 runs in ninth to break a scoreless tie.
— Last time there were four no-hitters by May 7? Try 1917.

12) Phillies 12, Braves 2— Philly scored six runs in first inning, with Rhys Hoskins scoring one of them, even though he struck out twice in the inning. You don’t see that a lot.

11) Going into Friday night’s games, teams that led by 3+ runs after 8th inning were 223-2.

10) Washington Wizards’ Russell Westbrook is 6th in the NBA in rebounding; he is also a 6-3 guard. Let that sink in; a 6-3 guard is 6th in the league in rebounding, while also scoring 21.8 ppg and dishing out 11.4 assists a game.

9) Westbrook’s old team, the Houston Rockets, have now used 28 players this season, tying the all-time record. Rockets are 16-51, not sure their management has a clue what they’re doing.

8) From 2015-2019, only 5% of extra-inning games ended in the 10th inning.

With the new extra inning rules LY, 92% of games ended in either 10 or 11 innings.

7) Giants 5, Padres 4— Padres traded for Blake Snell last winter, but they have a problem with him— he never pitches six innings. Your best pitchers have to eat up innings, to take the strain off your bullpen. Snell has thrown 30.1 innings in seven starts this season- he threw 95 pitches in 4.2 innings in this game. That’s not good enough.

6) Washington’s Kyle Finnegan threw the 102nd immaculate inning in MLB history this week; he struck out three Braves on nine pitches in 6th inning of the Nationals’ 5-3 loss to Atlanta.

5) Random trivia: From 1959-62, there were two baseball All-Star Games per year. The second game was used to raise funds for things like the players’ pension fund.

4) Some significant names went on the IL Friday:
— Cobs OF Ian Happ (ribs)
— Reds 1B Joey Votto (thumb)
— Tigers C Wilson Ramos (back)
— Blue Jays IF Joe Panik (calf)
— Twins OF Byron Buxton (hip)
— Red Sox IF Keke Hernandez (hamstring)
— Giants OF Alex Dickerson (shoulder)

3) Buffalo Bulls of the MAC hired Maurice Linguist as their new football coach, replacing Lance Leipold, who moved on to be the new coach at Kansas.

Linguist had been an assistant coach at Michigan, on the defensive side of the ball.

2) Interesting situation in Anaheim this week, with Angels DFA’ing Albert Pujols, who obviously doesn’t want to retire. Angels don’t want to play him anymore; they want to play Jared Walsh at 1B, Shohei Ohtani at DH. The question becomes; is there a team that wants Pujols?

If the National League had the DH, this might be simpler; Pujols has 667 homers; would a year or two as a DH get him to 700?

1) Early candidate for Bad Beat of the Year: Cavaliers (+12.5) lost by 16 to the Suns the other night, but the loss was in overtime. You’re +12.5 and the game goes to OT, you figure you’re a winner, but not this time. Gambling is hard.

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Diamond Trends for Friday May 7
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. ET)

-- The Cubs are 10-0 SU since Aug 25, 2018 as a home favorite coming off a walk off win.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Orioles are 0-10 SU since Aug 14, 2020 after a game as a road dog in which they had multiple multiple-run innings.

OU Play Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Oakland (9:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Rays are 0-12 OU (-2.71 ppg) since Sep 02, 2020 when their starter went less than four innings in his last start.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 13-0 SU since Apr 13, 2017 when Eduardo Rodriguez starts as a -140 or greater favorite after their bullpen gave up 3+ runs yesterday.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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MLB

Friday, May 7

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Boston @ Baltimore
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
Boston is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 10 games

Washington @ NY Yankees
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington

Cincinnati @ Cleveland
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 15 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati

Minnesota @ Detroit
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games

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

Arizona @ NY Mets
Arizona
Arizona is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Arizona is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
NY Mets is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona

Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Atlanta's last 17 games at home

Seattle @ Texas
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Texas
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Toronto @ Houston
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games
Houston
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home

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

Colorado @ St. Louis
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado

LA Dodgers @ LA Angels
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Oakland
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games at home

San Diego @ San Francisco
San Diego
San Diego is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego


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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 7

NL games
Pittsburgh (13-17) @ Cubs (15-16)
— Cahill is 1-3, 7.77 in five starts.
— Pirates are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He is 3-2, 4.88 in six games (4 starts) vs Chicago.

— Pirates lost six of their last seven games.
— Pittsburgh split their last eight road tilts.
— under 6-1-1 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 7-30
— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-4

— Davies is 0-2, 10.38 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 5-6, 5.06 16 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cubs won their last three games.
— Chicago is 11-7 at home.
— Over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-15-4

Arizona (15-16) @ Mets (13-13)
— Gallen is 1-1, 3.48 in four starts.
— Arizona is 2-2 in his starts
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He is 0-1, 4.09 in two starts vs New York.

— Arizona lost four of its last five games.
— Arizona is 2-4 in its last six road games.
— over 10-4-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 5-31
— record in first 5 innings: 15-14-2

— Peterson is 1-1, 2.25 in two home starts.
— Mets are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Mets are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Mets are 6-4 at home.
— Under 8-4-1 last thirteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-2

Milwaukee (17-15) @ Miami (14-16)
— Suter is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 2-1, 2.70 in 12 relief stints (16.2 IP) this year
— Suter has started 38 MLB games, but only four since 2018.
— He is 1-0, 6.00 in 3 games (1 start) vs Miami.

— Brewers lost their last five games.
— Milwaukee lost last four road games.
— under 11-5 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 13-13-6

— Rogers is 3-1, 1.55 in his last five starts.
— Miami is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He threw six shutout innings in his one start vs Milwaukee.

— Marlins won their last four home games.
— Miami is 7-7 at home.
— under 6-3-2 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-30
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-7

Philadelphia (17-15) @ Atlanta (15-16)
— Eflin is 0-1, 3.86 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 3-3 in his starts
— over 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 5-3, 3.48 in 11 starts vs Atlanta.

— Phillies won their last four games.
— Phillies are 4-9 on the road.
— under 6-2 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-32
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-9

— Morton is 1-0, 6.04 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1 in his last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 2-6, 6.14 in ten starts vs Washington.

— Braves won their last three games.
— Atlanta is 7-7 at home.
— Under is 4-0 in their last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-31
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-5

Colorado (12-19) @ St Louis (18-14)
— Former Cardinal Gomber is 2-3, 7.14 in six starts.
— Colorado is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against his old team.

— Colorado is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Rockies are 2-11 on the road.
— over 9-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-5

— Flaherty is 5-0, 3.00 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 6-0 in his starts, scoring 61 runs.
— over 4-0-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-0-1
— He is 1-1, 3.18 in two starts vs Colorado.

— Cardinals won 10 of their last 14 games.
— St Louis is 7-4 in its last 11 home games.
— Under 7-2-1 last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-32
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-5

San Diego (18-14) @ San Francisco (18-13)
— Snell is 1-0, 3.52 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 1-0, 2.70 in two starts vs San Francisco.

— Padres won five of last seven games.
— San Diego is 5-2 in its last seven road games.
— over 4-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 11-16-5

— DeSclafani is 2-1, 2.00 in six starts.
— Giants are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 1-1, 2.57 in six starts vs San Diego.

— Giants lost four of their last six games.
— Giants are 10-3 at home.
— Over is 9-2-1 in their last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-31
— record in first 5 innings: 17-10-4

AL games
Boston (19-13) @ Baltimore (15-16)
— Rodriguez is 4-0, 4.18 in five starts.
— Red Sox are 4-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 10-5, 3.34 in 20 games (18 starts) vs Baltimore.

— Boston lost four of its last seven games.
— Red Sox are 9-4 on the road.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-6

— Harvey is 3-0, 3.24 in his last three starts.
— Baltimore is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-0-1
— He is 0-1, 3.45 in three starts vs Boston.

— Orioles won five of their last seven games.
— Baltimore is 11-6 on the road, 4-10 at home.
— under is 13-4 in their last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-6

Minnesota (11-19) @ Detroit (9-23)
— Shoemaker is 0-3, 12.00 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 5-1, 0.79 in seven starts vs Detroit.

— Twins lost 17 of their last 23 games.
— Minnesota is 1-6 in last seven road games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scores run in first inning: 12-30
— record in first 5 innings: 13-11-6

— Skubal is 0-3, 9.82 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 0-4 in his starts.
— over 4-0 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 1-0, 3.07 in three starts vs Minnesota.

— Detroit lost 17 of its last 20 games.
— Detroit is 2-7 in its last nine home games.
— under 10-3 at home
— scored run in first inning: 5-32
— record in first 5 innings: 2-15-2 last 19 games

Seattle (17-15) @ Texas (16-17)
— Flexen is 1-1, 2.65 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 4-1 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He gave up 3 runs in 5.2 IP, in his one start vs Texas.

— Seattle split its last eight games.
— Seattle is 1-4 in its last five road games.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-3

— Foltynewicz is 1-0, 3.12 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5
— He is 0-2, 9.45 in 3 games (1 start) vs Seattle.

— Texas won six of its last eight games.
— Texas is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
— under 7-3 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-4

White Sox (16-13) @ Kansas City (16-14)
— Rodon is 4-0, 1.08 in four starts.
— Chicago is 4-0 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0
— He is 2-3, 3.69 in seven starts vs Kansas City.

— Chicago split its last eight games.
— White Sox are 6-4 in last ten road games.
— over 3-2-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-29
— record in first 5 innings: 19-4-6

— Keller is 1-1, 13.50 in three home starts.
— Royals are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 2-2, 2.08 in 8 games (6 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Royals lost their last five games.
— Royals are 8-9 at home.
— seven of last eight games went over
— scores run in first inning: 5-30
— record in first 5 innings: 14-11-5

Toronto (16-14) @ Houston (16-15)
— Stripling is 0-1, 6.39 in three starts.
— Blue Jays are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Toronto won eight of its last 12 games.
— Toronto is 5-3 in last eight road games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 9-30
— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-4

— Urquidy is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts.
— Astros are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto

— Astros lost three of their last four games.
— Astros are 6-2 in last eight home games.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 8-31
— record in first 5 innings: 13-12-6

Tampa Bay (18-15) @ Oakland (19-14)
— Hill is 1-1, 6.39 in six starts.
— Rays are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 1-2, 4.20 in 7 games (3 starts) vs Oakland.

— Tampa Bay won its last five games.
— Rays are 9-1 in last ten road games.
— eight of last 13 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-8

— Manaea is 3-0, 2.74 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 5-1 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 2-1, 2.51 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.

— A’s are 6-7 in their last 13 games.
— Oakland won 11 of its last 15 home games.
— Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 13-13-7

Interleague games
Washington (12-15) @ Bronx (16-15)
— Corbin is 1-1, 3.18 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He is 0-0, 1.35 in two starts vs New York.

— Washington lost its last three games.
— Nationals are 4-7 on the road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 7-27
— record in first 5 innings: 7-13-7

— Taillon is 1-0, 2.45 in three home starts.
— New York is 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He is 0-1, 3.75 in four starts vs Washington.

— New York won 11 of its last 16 games.
— New York is 7-2 in its last nine home games.
— under 11-6 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 4-31
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-4

Cincinnati (14-15) @ Cleveland (17-13)
— Mahle is 0-0, 3.78 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
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— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 0-2, 5.84 in three starts vs Cleveland.

— Cincinnati is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— Reds are 4-8 on road.
— Over 11-4-2 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-29
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-4

— Plesac is 1-0, 2.03 in his last two starts.
— Indians are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 0-2, 5.11 in two starts vs Cincinnati.

— Cleveland won five in row, 9 of its last 11 games.
— Indians are 7-6 at home.
— over 11-4-1 last 16 games
— scores run in first inning: 6-30
— record in first 5 innings: 9-17-4

Dodgers (17-15) @ Angels (13-17)
— Urias is 2-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 5-1 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1
— He gave up a run in 1.2 IP, in one relief stint against the Angels.

— Dodgers lost 13 of their last 17 games.
— Dodgers are 2-8 in last ten road games.
— over 11-2 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-6

— Canning is 1-2, 6.50 in four starts.
— Angels are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He gave up 3 runs in six IP, in his one start vs the Dodgers.

— Halos lost six of last seven games overall.
— Angels are 7-7 at home.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-30
— record in first 5 innings: 14-14-2

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, May 7

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951PITTSBURGH -952 CHICAGO CUBS
PITTSBURGH is 14-24 SU (-12.4 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

953MILWAUKEE -954 MIAMI
MILWAUKEE is 14-30 SU (-19.6 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

955ARIZONA -956 NY METS
ARIZONA is 11-0 SU (11.8 Units) vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.

957PHILADELPHIA -958 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 8-1 SU (6.9 Units) after a 5 game span with an OBP of .285 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

959COLORADO -960 ST LOUIS
COLORADO is 3-10 SU (-11.5 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

961SAN DIEGO -962 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 24-10 SU (14.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

961SAN DIEGO -962 SAN FRANCISCO
GABE KAPLER is 24-10 SU (13 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start (Coach of SAN FRANCISCO)

963BOSTON -964 BALTIMORE
BOSTON is 9-0 SU (9.3 Units) in road games vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

965MINNESOTA -966 DETROIT
DETROIT is 3-13 SU (-14.2 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.

967SEATTLE -968 TEXAS
TEXAS are 15-5 SU (9.6 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, May 7

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
NBA rebounding leaders:
14.4— Clint Capela, Atl
13.4— Rudy Gobert, Utah
12.3— Jonas Valanciunas, Mem
11.9—Domantas Sabonis, Ind
11.5— Nikola Vucevic, Chi
11.3— Russell Westbrook, Wash

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 579,358
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I’m guessing you know the rules better. Now I know.”
Tony LaRussa, to a reporter in Chicago, talking about the new extra inning rules.

Friday’s quiz
Who was manager of the Cincinnati Reds, last time they won a World Series?

Thursday’s quiz
Jim Palmer was last Baltimore Orioles pitcher to throw a complete game no-hitter, in 1969.

Wednesday’s quiz
Actor Burgess Meredith played Mick, the boxing trainer in Rocky; he played The Penguin in the old Batman TV series.

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Friday’s Den: Trends for National League teams

Arizona:
— Arizona is 14-5 if they score 5+ runs, 1-11 if they don’t.
— Diamondbacks are 2-5 vs lefty starters, 13-11 vs righties.
— Arizona is 1-4 in one-run games.

Atlanta:
— Braves are 7-4 on road if they score 3+ runs.
— Over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
— Under is 11-6 in their road games.

Chicago:
— Cubs won seven of their last nine home games.
— Cubs are 7-1 vs lefty starters, 8-15 vs righties.
— 7 of their last 8 games went over the total.

Cincinnati:
— Reds are 7-2 in games where winning run scores from 7th inning on.
— Over is 12-3-2 in their home games.
— Reds are 6-11 in day games, 8-4 in night games.

Colorado:
— Rockies won six of their last eight home games.
— Last five games at Coors Field went over the total.
— Over is 7-1 in Colorado’s last eight road games.

Los Angeles:
— Dodgers lost 13 of their last 17 games.
— LA is 4-11 on the road if they score fewer than six runs.
— Over is 11-2 in their last thirteen games.

Miami:
— Marlins are 2-7 in one-run games.
— Miami is 10-2 if they score 5+ runs, 4-14 if they don’t.
— Marlins won six of their last eight home games.

Milwaukee:
— Brewers lost their last five games.
— Milwaukee is 3-8 at home if they score less than six runs.
— Under is 11-5 in their road games.

New York:
— Mets are 11-2 if they score 4+ runs, 2-11 if they do not.
— Under is 8-1-1 in their home games.
— Mets are 5-2 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

Philadelphia:
— Phillies are 13-6 at home, 4-9 on the road.
— Over is 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
— Phillies scored in first inning in 4 of their last 5 games.

Pittsburgh:
— Pirates scored 3 or fewer runs in 10 of their 17 road games.
— Pirates are 4-1 in one-run games.
— Under is 7-1-1 in their last nine road games.

St Louis:
— Cardinals are 15-2 if they score 4+ runs, 3-12 if they don’t.
— Under is 7-2-1 in their last ten home games.
— Cardinals are 7-3 in series openers.

San Diego:
— Padres won five of their last seven games.
— Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
— San Diego is 7-3 in games where winning run scores from 7th inning on.

San Francisco:
— Giants lost five of their last seven road games.
— Giants are 10-1 at home if they score 3+ runs.
— San Francisco’s last five games went over the total.

Washington:
— Nationals scored 3 or fewer runs in 15 of their first 27 games.
— Washington is 3-6 in series openers.
— Under is 10-2 in their last dozen home games.