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

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901MIAMI -902 MILWAUKEE
MIAMI is 20-2 SU (17.6 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

903CINCINNATI -904 LA DODGERS
LA DODGERS are 33-20 SU (13 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.

905CHICAGO CUBS -906 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 0-10 SU (-10.2 Units) in home games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season.

907PHILADELPHIA -908 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 24-16 SU (6.4 Units) in home games when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

909SAN DIEGO -910 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 37-21 SU (19.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the last 3 seasons.

911COLORADO -912 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 26-14 SU (15.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

911COLORADO -912 SAN FRANCISCO
GABE KAPLER is 26-14 SU (10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record (Coach of SAN FRANCISCO)

913MINNESOTA -914 CLEVELAND
MINNESOTA is 3-13 SU (-11.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

915NY YANKEES -916 BALTIMORE
NY YANKEES are 1-11 SU (-11.9 Units) in road games when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 38% to 46%) over the last 2 seasons.

917OAKLAND -918 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 334-279 SU (27.1 Units) in home games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games since 1996.

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, April 28

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Wednesday’s 6-pack
States with the biggest (legal) sports betting handles in March:
$860M— New Jersey
$641M— Nevada
$560M— Pennsylvania
$384M— Michigan
$317M— Indiana
$301M— Colorado
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 572,201
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I do feel like I’m being targeted every night. I have felt like I’ve been targeted, but I am just going to continue to play as hard as I can, I want the Philly fans to know that I am out there giving 130 percent every night. The calls might not go my way, I might seem a little frustrated, but I am out there to help this team win a championship.”
Dwight Howard, who has 15 technical fouls this season

Wednesday’s quiz
Who was the Mets’ manager, last time they played in a World Series?

Tuesday’s quiz
When Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game in a 4-0 win for the A’s in 1968, the future Hall of Famer who knocked in three of Oakland’s four runs was……..Catfish Hunter. This was five years before the DH. Catfish was a pretty good hitter.

Monday’s quiz
Seven active NFL QB’s have thrown six TD passes in a game:
Brady, Fitzpatrick, Foles, Mahomes, Rodgers, Roethlisberger, Trubisky

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings

13) Julius Erving listed his top two all-time NBA teams; they raised some eyebrows.
1st team:
— Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain

2nd team:
— Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Karl Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Again, this is Julius Erving saying this, not me. We all have our own opinions.

12) Indians 7, Twins 4:
— Minnesota was 36-24 last year; they’re 7-15 this year.
— Twins are 0-7 in one-run games, 0-5 in extra innings.
— Franmil Reyes hit two homers for Cleveland.

11) Dodgers’ 1B Max Muncy had a stretch over the weekend where he reached base nine out of ten times, but problem is, he didn’t have any hits in that span, just 8 walks and a HBP.

In his last nine games, Muncy is 1-26, with 12 walks.

10) These Kentucky Derby notes are from ESPN’s Chris Fallica:
— Last time a horse won the Kentucky Derby from the #14 post? 1961 (Carry Back)
— Since then, eight horses from the 14-post have been top three betting choices.
— Last five years, the 14-post has been a top-4 betting choice all five years, but only one of those horses cracked the trifecta.

9) Dallas 133, Golden State 103
— Mavericks ended the first quarter on a 25-0 run.
— Dallas made 18-35 shots behind the arc.
— Apparently Golden State had been playing better since they stopped practicing; their last practice was April 8, but they got squashed in this game.

8) 38-year old Arthur Smith is the Atlanta Falcons’ new head coach; his father is the guy who founded FedEx. The younger Smith played college football at North Carolina, was recently the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans.

7) Blue Jays 9, Nationals 5:
— Vladimir Guerrero Jr becomes youngest player in MLB history with a 3-HR, 7 RBI game.

6) Baseball stuff:
— Bronx Bombers acquired LHP Wandy Peralta and a player to be named later from San Francisco Giants in exchange for OF Mike Tauchman.
— Reliever Jerry Blevins retired after a 13-year career, spent with four teams.

5) 29-year old Drew Valentine is the new basketball coach at Loyola Chi, replacing Porter Moser, who bolted to Oklahoma. Valentine graduated from college only eight years ago.

4) NHL is going to get a lot more exposure, with NBC Sports Network going off the air this summer. NHL has new deals with ESPN/Turner; will Charles Barkley give his hockey picks before games?

3) 529 different players have played in at least one NBA game this season.

2) There is going to be a 6-team baseball draft league, leading up to July’s amateur draft, with all six managers being former major league players. Amateur players who are hoping to be drafted will play ball; I’m assuming they’ll use wooden bats, which they don’t use in college.

Baseball draft has traditionally been the first week in June, with the short season leagues getting underway couple weeks later, but those leagues are out of business now, as MLB took over the minor leagues, starting this season.

1) If you’ve hit more sacrifice flies than you’ve been walked/hit bye pitch, then your on-base %age will actually be lower than your batting average. Sacrifice bunts don’t count as at-bats, but sacrifice flies do.

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Diamond Trends for Tuesday April 27
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at Arizona (9:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Diamondbacks are 10-0 SU since Apr 05, 2019 in the first game of a series with rest after they allowed 6 or fewer hits last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Detroit at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Tigers are 0-11 SU since May 27, 2019 on the road after they allowed 0-1 walks last game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at Arizona (9:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Padres are 0-12 OU (-3.79 ppg) since Aug 29, 2020 as a favorite after they had a comeback win last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at St. Louis (7:45 p.m. ET)

-- The Cardinals are 9-0 OU (3.28 ppg) since Jul 02, 2017 when Carlos Martinez starts at home when they lost in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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MLB

Tuesday, April 27

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Cleveland
Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Minnesota's last 24 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Kansas City @ Pittsburgh
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing at home against Kansas City

NY Yankees @ Baltimore
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Yankees's last 17 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees

Washington @ Toronto
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games
Toronto is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington

Boston @ NY Mets
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Oakland @ Tampa Bay
Oakland
Oakland is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland

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

Miami @ Milwaukee
Miami
Miami is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Miami's last 16 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 16 games when playing at home against Miami

Philadelphia @ St. Louis
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

LA Angels @ Texas
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Texas
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games

Detroit @ Chi White Sox
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 14-2 ATS in its last 16 games
Seattle is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Houston is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing Seattle

San Diego @ Arizona
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego

Colorado @ San Francisco
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado

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


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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 27

NL games
Cubs (10-12) @ Atlanta (10-12)
— Williams is 2-1, 4.66 in four starts.
— Cubs are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He is 1-0, 2.50 in four games (3 starts) vs Atlanta.

— Cubs lost their last three games.
— Chicago is 2-5 on road.
— 14 of last 21 games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-2

— Anderson is 1-0, 3.27 in four starts.
— Braves are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Braves split their last eight games.
— Atlanta is 5-6 at home.
— Over is 9-2 in their home games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-5

Miami (10-12) @ Milwaukee (13-9)
— Castano is 0-1, 3.60 in two starts.
— Miami is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Marlins lost five of their last eight games.
— Miami is 5-6 on the road.
— over 5-2-1 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-5

— Houser is in 1-2, 3.79 in four starts.
— Brewers are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He allowed an unearned run in three IP, in one relief stint vs Miami.

— Brewers won 12 of their last 18 games.
— Milwaukee is 4-6 at home.
— under 8-3-1 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-4

Philadelphia (11-11) @ St Louis (11-11)
— Eflin is 1-0, 2.77 in four starts.
— Phillies are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
— He is 1-0, 3.09 in two starts vs St Louis.

— Phillies lost 10 of their last 15 games.
— Phillies are 3-7 on road.
— 12 of last 19 games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 7-10-5

— Martinez is 0-4, 6.00 in four starts.
— Cardinals are 0-4 in his starts, outscored 31-7.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4
— He is 3-2, 3.86 in nine games (5 starts) vs St Louis.

— Cardinals won three of their last four games.
— St Louis won four of last six games at home.
— Under 5-2-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-4

San Diego (13-11) @ Arizona (11-11)
— Paddack is 1-2, 7.00 in four starts.
— Padres are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 2-2, 1.95 in six starts vs Arizona.

— Padres won three of last four games.
— San Diego is 8-3 on the road.
— last three games went over
— scored run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 8-13-3

— Kelly is 1-2, 8.14 in four starts.
— Arizona is 2-2 in his starts
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 5-2, 3.12 in eight starts vs San Diego.

— Arizona won six of its last seven games.
— Arizona is 2-3 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-1

Colorado (8-14) @ San Francisco (15-8)
— Gonzalez is 0-0, 1.80 in two starts (10 IP).
— Colorado is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 0-2, 4.62 in six games (5 starts) vs San Francisco.

— Colorado won five of its last eight games.
— Rockies are 0-7 on the road.
— Under 5-2 on the road.
— scored run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-4

— Sanchez is 1-1, 1.83 in four starts.
— Giants are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 1-1, 3.21 in two starts vs Colorado.

— Giants are 12-5 in their last 17 games.
— Giants are 9-2 at home.
— Under is 14-6-1 in their last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8-3

Cincinnati (10-12) @ Dodgers (15-8)
— Hoffman is in 2-1, 3.10 in four starts.
— Reds are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
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— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 1-0, 6.50 in seven games (2 starts) vs Los Angeles.

— Cincinnati lost 11 of its last 15 games.
— Reds are 7-5 at home, 3-7 on road.
— Over 7-2-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-1

— Buehler is 1-0, 2.16 in four starts.
— Dodgers are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He is 1-2, 1.47 in three starts vs Cincinnati.

— Dodgers lost six of their last eight games.
— Dodgers are 7-4 at home.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 7-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8-3

AL games
Minnesota (7-14) @ Cleveland (10-11)
— Maeda is 0-1, 12.27 in his last two starts.
— Twins are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 3-0, 0.50 in three starts vs Cleveland.

— Twins lost 12 of their last 14 games.
— Minnesota lost its last five road games.
— over 3-1-1 last five road games
— scores run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-10-4

— Civale is 3-0, 2.77 in four starts.
— Indians are 3-1 when he starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 0-2, 3.13 in four starts vs Minnesota.

— Cleveland lost seven of their last 11 games.
— Indians are 6-5 at home.
— under 13-7-1
— scores run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 6-13-2

Bronx (9-13) @ Baltimore (10-12)
— Kluber is 0-2, 7.20 in four starts.
— New York is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 3-1, 2.92 in seven starts vs Baltimore.

— New York won four of its last seven games.
— New York is 5-6 on the road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 1-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11-3

— Zimmerman is 0-2, 4.02 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Orioles lost 12 of their last 19 games.
— Baltimore is 7-4 on the road, 3-8 at home.
— under is 5-1 in their last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-4

Oakland (15-8) @ Tampa Bay (11-12)
— Montas is 2-1, 6.75 in four starts.
— A’s are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He allowed one run in 9 IP in 2 games (1 start) vs Tampa Bay.

— A’s won 14 of their last 15 games.
— All eight of their losses are by 4+ runs.
— Oakland won seven its last eight road games.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-9-3

— Wacha is 1-1, 4.79 in four games (3 starts).
— Rays are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Tampa Bay lost four of its last five games.
— Rays are 4-7 at home.
— last three games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-5

Angels (11-10) @ Texas (9-14)
— Quintana is 0-1, 10.80 in three starts.
— Angels are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 2-1, 3.18 in eight games (7 starts) vs Texas.

— Halos are 5-8 in last 13 games overall.
— Angels lost six of last nine road games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-2

— Foltynewicz is 0-2, 5.32 in four starts.
— Texas is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4
— He is 0-0, 4;91 in three games (1 start) against the Angels.

— Texas lost five of its last six games.
— Texas is 3-7 at home.
— under 7-3 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-3

Detroit (7-16) @ White Sox (12-9)
— Urena is 0-1, 2.57 in his last two starts.
— Detroit is 0-4 in his starts, outscored 27-10.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the White Sox.

— Detroit lost 10 of its last 11 games.
— Detroit is 4-9 at home.
— under 10-3 at home
— scored run in first inning: 3-13 at home
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-1 at home

— Giolito allowed 8 runs in 1+ IP in his last start.
— He was 1-0, 2.55 in his first three starts.
— Chicago is 1-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 5-2, 4.24 in nine starts vs Detroit.

— Chicago won six of its last seven games.
— White Sox are 6-3 at home.
— under 6-3 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 14-2-5

Seattle (13-10) @ Houston (11-11)
— Gonzales is 1-1, 2.25 in his last two starts.
— Seattle is 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He is 1-5, 5.83 in nine games (8 starts) vs Houston.

— Seattle lost three of its last four games.
— Seattle is 6-6 on the road.
— over three of last five games
— scored run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 7-14-2

— Javier is 2-0, 1.35 in three starts.
— Astros are 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He threw 7 shutout innings in 2 games (1 start) vs Seattle.

— Astros won four of their last five games.
— Astros are 5-6 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-3

Interleague games
Kansas City (14-7) @ Pittsburgh (11-11)
— Junis is 1-0, 4.20 in three starts.
— Royals are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Royals are 14-7 in their first 21 games.
— Royals are 6-2 on the road.
— 14 of last 18 games under
— scores run in first inning: 3-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-3

— Anderson is 2-0, 2.61 in his last two starts.
— Pirates are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He allowed 2 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Detroit.

— Pirates won three of their last four games.
— Pittsburgh is 4-3 at home.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-3

Washington (8-11) @ Toronto (10-11)
— Scherzer is 1-1, 0.47 in his last three starts.
— Washington won his last two starts, both 1-0 games.
— Nationals are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-2
— He is 4-2, 2.00 in ten starts vs Toronto.

— Washington is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— Nationals are 3-6 on the road.
— under 12-4-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-6

— Thornton threw two innings, threw 25 pitches in his only ’21 start.
— Toronto is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He gave up one run in four IP in his one start vs Washington.

— Toronto won three of its last four games.
— Toronto is 3-3 at home in Florida.
— under 15-6
— scored run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-2

Boston (14-9) @ Mets (9-8)
— Richards is 0-2, 7.56 in four starts.
— Red Sox are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.

— Boston is 4-5 in its last nine games.
— Red Sox are 8-8 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-4

— Peterson is 1-2, 9.49 in three starts.
— Mets are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He allowed 2 runs in 5.2 IP, in his one start vs Boston.

— Mets lost five of their last eight games.
— Mets are 6-2 at home.
— Under 6-1-1 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 27

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951CHICAGO CUBS -952 ATLANTA
CHICAGO CUBS are 30-50 SU (-25 Units) on the road when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

953MIAMI -954 MILWAUKEE
MIAMI is 19-2 SU (16.6 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

955PHILADELPHIA -956 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 175-140 SU (60.6 Units) in home games vs. an NL starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.20 or better since 1996.

957SAN DIEGO -958 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 37-21 SU (19.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the last 3 seasons.

959COLORADO -960 SAN FRANCISCO
GABE KAPLER is 25-14 SU (9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record (Coach of SAN FRANCISCO)

959COLORADO -960 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 25-14 SU (14.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

961CINCINNATI -962 LA DODGERS
LA DODGERS are 102-76 SU (18.4 Units) against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

963MINNESOTA -964 CLEVELAND
MINNESOTA is 3-12 SU (-10.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

965NY YANKEES -966 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 3-12 SU (-10.9 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse in the current season.

967OAKLAND -968 TAMPA BAY
OAKLAND is 11-4 SU (8.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

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Weather Report

Tuesday, April 27

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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Big X football title this fall:
4-5— Oklahoma
5-2— Iowa State
7-2— Texas
7-1— Oklahoma State
22-1— West Virginia
28-1— Kansas State, TCU
40-1— Baylor, Texas Tech
150-1— Kansas
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 572,201
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Aaron’s (Rodgers) our guy. He’s going to be our quarterback for the foreseeable future.”
Green Bay Packers GM Brian Gutekunst

Tuesday’s quiz
When Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game in a 4-0 win for the A’s in 1968, which future Hall of Famer knocked in three of Oakland’s four runs?

Monday’s quiz
Seven active NFL QB’s have thrown six TD passes in a game:
Brady, Fitzpatrick, Foles, Mahomes, Rodgers, Roethlisberger, Trubisky

Sunday’s quiz
Nick Foles is the only active NFL quarterback who has thrown 7 TD’s in a game.

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Tuesday’s quiz: Nobody asked me, but……..

13) Giants 12, Rockies 0— Rough day for the Colorado franchise; their GM jumped/got pushed, then they went out and trailed 9-0 in the 2nd inning in San Francisco.

Will the next GM decide whether or not to trade Trevor Story, or is the owner deciding that? Right now, the franchise appears to be a mess.

12) Texas Longhorns have already poached four basketball players from other schools:
— Creighton, Kentucky, Utah, Vanderbilt.

Or, as Jerry Tarkanian famously said, “I prefer transfers; their cars are already paid for”

Thats the new thing in college basketball; don’t recruit freshmen, steal other team’s players.

11) Sometimes great things happen by accident.

Week 8 of the 1984 NFL season, 49ers are in Houston to play the Oilers; coach Bill Walsh is bored the night before the game, is watching the local Houston news in his hotel room, when he sees the highlights of a small college football game played that day.

Thats where Walsh discovered Jerry Rice, watching the local news in his hotel room.

10) One of the best ongoing arguments is debating which quarterback was better than all the others, because everyone uses different criteria to decide.

I’ve had this debate with several different people; it is always fun.

9) Atlanta Braves won the last 60 times they’ve led after 8 innings, the longest active streak in the major leagues.

8) Back in 1985, Michael Jordan’s contract with Nike said that if Nike didn’t sell $4M in Air Jordans by Michael’s third year in the NBA, Nike could end the deal.

In the first month Air Jordans were on sale, in six test markets, Nike sold $29M worth of Air Jordans.

7) So far this young season, teams have stolen 28 bases against the Dodgers; no other team has given up more than 15 stolen bases.

6) This week in 1904, Jack Chesbro won his first game of the season; he went on to go 41-12 that year, starting 51 of the 55 games he appeared in. 41 wins is definitely a record that will never, ever be broken.

5) Bill Fralic was an offensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons in the 80’s; he was the second pick in the 1985 draft. As part of his contract, Fralic is still getting paid $150,000 a year, and will be for the rest of his life. Pretty good deal.

4) Ryan Griffin has been the Tampa Bay Bucs’ backup QB the last six years, winning a Super Bowl ring last year, making into Hard Knocks a few years ago. This fall, Griffin will be the first QB ever to be on the Buccaneers’ roster seven years in a row.

Here’s the thing; in these last six years, Griffin threw a total of four passes.

3) Happy birthday this week to a couple of legends; Al Pacino turned 81 years old, Carol Burnett turned 88.

2) Shohei Ohtani is hitting .300 in his first 80 at-bats this season; he is also 1-0, 3.29 in three starts pitching, making him a very unique two-way player.

Monday night in Arlington, Ohtani went 2-3, scored three runs, knocked in two, and pitched five innings as the Angels beat Texas 9-4. When Ohtani pitches and bats, the Angels can’t have a DH, so when Ohtani gave up four runs in the first inning, Joe Maddon had to be a little queasy.

But Ohtani blanked Texas out in innings 2-5; he is an interesting player.

1) NFL Network has run some half-hour shows this week, dealing with each year’s draft; I hadn’t seen all of them before, but they’re very well done and worth watching, a history of the league, lot of good nuggets, some of which will undoubtedly make it into this space.

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Diamond Trends for Monday April 26
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Seattle at Houston (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Mariners are 9-0 SU since Aug 21, 2020 after they drew 0-1 walks last game. Seattle was a dog in all 9 games.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Cubs are 0-14 SU since May 16, 2011 as a road dog of at least +140 after they were shutout last game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Oakland at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rays are 0-10 OU (-2.20 ppg) since Sep 02, 2020 when their starter went less than four innings in his last start.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Reds are 0-9 SU since Aug 02, 2018 when Tyler Mahle starts as a road dog when they lost in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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MLB

Monday, April 26

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Trend Report
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Kansas City @ Detroit
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Kansas City

Minnesota @ Cleveland
Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games when playing Minnesota

NY Yankees @ Baltimore
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Yankees's last 16 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
NY Yankees is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Baltimore's last 16 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

Oakland @ Tampa Bay
Oakland
Oakland is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
Oakland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing Oakland

Chi Cubs @ Atlanta
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta's last 13 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

Miami @ Milwaukee
Miami
Miami is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Miami's last 15 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Philadelphia @ St. Louis
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

LA Angels @ Texas
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Texas
Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games at home

Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 14-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Seattle is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Houston
Houston is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home

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

Cincinnati @ LA Dodgers
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati


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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 26

NL games
Cubs (10-11) @ Atlanta (9-12)
— Davies is 1-2, 8.80 in four starts.
— Cubs are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 1-1, 3.50 in three starts vs Atlanta.

— Cubs won four of their last six games.
— Chicago is 2-4 on road.
— 14 of last 20 games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-2

— Morton is 1-1, 3.91 in four starts.
— Braves are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He 3-6, 5.05 in 14 starts vs Chicago.

— Braves are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— They scored no runs, had one hit Sunday’s twinbill.
— Atlanta is 4-6 at home.
— Over is 8-2 in their home games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-5

Miami (9-12) @ Milwaukee (13-8)
— Rogers is 2-0, 1.00 in his last three starts.
— Miami is 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Marlins lost five of their last seven games.
— Miami is 4-6 on the road.
— under 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-5

— Burnes has allowed one run in 24.1 IP in four starts.
— Milwaukee is somehow only 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
— He gave up 3 runs (1 earned) in 2.2 IP, in two relief stints vs Miami.

— Brewers won 12 of their last 17 games.
— Milwaukee is 4-5 at home.
— under 8-2-1 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-4

Philadelphia (10-11) @ St Louis (11-10)
— Wheeler is 0-2, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 0-2, 5.87 in three starts vs St Louis.

— Phillies lost 10 of their last 14 games.
— Phillies are 2-7 on road.
— 12 of last 18 games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-10-4

— Wainwright is 0-1, 3.18 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He is 7-3, 3.10 in 16 games (14 starts) vs St Louis.

— Cardinals won their last three games.
— St Louis won four of last five at home.
— Under 4-2-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-3

Colorado (8-13) @ San Francisco (14-8)
— Gomber is 1-1,, 3.44 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He gave up one hit, two runs in 6.1 IP, in his one start vs San Francisco.

— Colorado won five of its last seven games.
— Rockies are 0-6 on the road.
— Under 5-1 on the road.
— scored run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-4

— DeSclafani is 1-0, 2.14 in his four starts.
— Giants are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 2-1, 3.13 in four starts vs Colorado.

— Giants are 11-5 in their last 16 games.
— Giants are 8-2 at home.
— Under is 14-5-1 in their last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-3

Cincinnati (9-12) @ Dodgers (15-7)
— Mahle is 1-1, 2.18 in his four starts.
— Reds are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
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— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He is 2-1, 2.12 in three starts vs Los Angeles.

— Cincinnati lost seven in row, 11 of its last 14 games.
— Reds are 7-5 at home, 2-7 on road.
— Over 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-1

— Urias is 3-0, 3.16 in his first four starts.
— Dodgers are 4-0 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0
— He threw six shutout innings, in his one start vs Cincinnati.

— Dodgers lost five of their last seven games.
— Dodgers are 7-3 at home.
— under 11-6 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-3

AL games
Kansas City (13-7) @ Detroit (7-15)
— Keller is 1-2, 12.00 in four starts.
— Royals are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 3-3, 2.83 in 10 games (6 starts) vs Detroit.

— Royals are 13-7 in their first 20 games.
— Royals are 5-2 on the road.
— 13 of last 17 games under
— scores run in first inning: 3-20
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-3

— Turnbull allowed one run in five IP (62 PT) in his first start.
— Detroit is 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 0-2, 3.27 in six starts vs Kansas City.

— Detroit lost 12 of its last 16 games.
— Detroit is 4-8 at home.
— under 9-3 at home
— scored run in first inning: 3-12 at home
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1 at home

Minnesota (7-13) @ Cleveland (9-11)
— Berrios is 2-2, 3.00 in four starts.
— Twins are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 5-3, 3.96 in 13 starts vs Cleveland.

— Twins lost 11 of their last 13 games.
— Minnesota lost its last four road games.
— over 3-1 last four road games
— scores run in first inning: 8-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-4

— Plesac allowed 12 runs in 5.2 IP in his last two starts.
— Indians are 1-3 when he starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He allowed five runs in 7 IP, in his one start vs Minnesota.

— Cleveland lost seven of their last ten games.
— Indians are 5-5 at home.
— under 13-7
— scores run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-2

Bronx (9-12) @ Baltimore (9-12)
— Garcia is making his first ’21 start.
— He was 3-2, 4.98 in six starts as a rookie LY.
— He gave up four runs in 4.2 IP in his one start vs Baltimore.

— New York won four of its last six games.
— New York is 5-5 on the road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 1-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-3

— Harvey is 1-1, 5.12 in his first four starts.
— Orioles split his four starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
— He is 1-0, 1.63 in four starts vs New York.

— Orioles lost 12 of their last 18 games.
— Baltimore is 7-4 on the road, 2-8 at home.
— under is 4-1 in their last five home games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-4

Oakland (14-8) @ Tampa Bay (11-10)
— Manaea is 2-0, 1.42 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He 1-1, 2.70 in three starts vs Tampa Bay.

— A’s won 13 of their last 14 games.
— All eight of their losses are by 4+ runs.
— Oakland won six its last seven road games.
— Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-3

— Hill is 1-0, 8.82 in four starts.
— Rays are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 1-1, 5.00 in six games (2 starts) vs Oakland.

— Tampa Bay won six of its last nine games.
— Rays are 4-6 at home.
— 14 of last 21 games went over
— scored run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-5

Angels (10-10) @ Texas (9-13)
— Ohtani is 0-0, 3.12 in two starts (8.2 IP).
— Angels are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He threw 4 scoreless IP, in his one start vs Texas.

— Halos are 4-8 in last 12 games overall.
— Angels lost six of last eight road games.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-2

— Lyles is 1-1, 4.64 in four starts.
— Texas is 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He is 3-2, 5.22 in seven games (6 starts) against the Angels.

— Texas lost four of its last five games.
— Texas is 3-6 at home.
— under 7-2 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-3

Seattle (13-9) @ Houston (10-11)
— Sheffield is 1-1, 5.94 in three starts.
— Seattle is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up 2 runs in six IP in his one start vs Houston.

— Seattle won seven of its last 11 games.
— Seattle is 6-5 on the road.
— over three of last four games
— scored run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 7-13-2

— Urquidy is 0-2, 5.14 in four starts.
— Astros are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 0-0, 2.79 in two games (1 start) vs Seattle.

— Astros lost 10 of their last 14 games.
— Astros are 4-6 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-3

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, April 26

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, April 26