Thursday’s 6-pack
Active leaders in career games pitched:
790— Joe Smith
777— Tyler Clippard
738— Sergio Romo
733— Joakim Soria
695— Oliver Perez
639— Kenley Jansen
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 567,557
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
“Put a tent on that circus.”
Mets’ TV guy Gary Cohen, after the Cubs scored seven runs in the 4th inning Wednesday, helped by a couple errors by the Mets.
Thursday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, who did they beat?
Wednesday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the first pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; Ryan Leaf was the #2 pick.
Tuesday’s quiz
Rick Pitino has had a long, very successful coaching career; his first head coaching job was at Boston University, from 1978-83
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
13) Braves 4, Bronx 1— Atlanta starter Ian Anderson blanked New York for 6.2 innings last night; he went to Shenendehowa HS in Clifton Park, NY, about 15 miles north of Armadillo World HQ. Pretty strong performance 160 miles south of home.
Knicks 137, Hawks 127 OT— 10-15 miles away at Madison Square Garden, Kevin Huerter scored 17 points for Atlanta; he also went to Shenendehowa, before going to Maryland.
Pretty cool coincidence for two high school friends/teammates.
12) Knicks, by the way, have now won eight games in a row, covered 11 in a row; they’re the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Going to be an interesting vote between Tom Thibodeau and the Suns’ Monty Williams, for NBA Coach of the Year.
11) Arizona 8, Cincinnati 5:
— Strong candidate for Bad Beat of the Week, if you had Reds/under. Cincinnati led this game 3-0 in ninth inning, but Josh VanMeter hit a 3-run tater to tie the game, then the Snakes scored five runs in the 10th inning.
— Reds gets Castellano back from suspension Thursday, a big deal for their lineup.
10) Marlins 3, Orioles 0:
— Trevor Rogers is 2-1, 1.64 in four starts; he’s looking pretty good.
9) A’s 13, Twins 12 (10):
— Weird game; after not scoring a run in a doubleheader Tuesday, Minnesota scored 12 runs here and still loses— their defense fell apart in the last inning.
— Hector Cruz homered twice for the Twins.
— Minnesota had 18 hits, but they pinch-ran for Josh Donaldson in the 10th inning and it badly compromised their infield defense, which cost them the game.
8) Cubs 16, Mets 4:
— Things got so bad that 3B Luis Guillorme pitched the bottom of the 8th inning.
— When Javier Baez batted in against Guillorme, he hit lefty for only the third time in his career, so as not to screw up his righty swing against a position player.
— When the home team announcer says “Put a tent on this circus” after a bad half-inning, you know the team’s defense needs some work.
7) From 2000-09, 95 position players pitched in big league games. Since 2010, 310 position players have toed the rubber. White Sox used two position players to pitch in Monday’s loss.
6) Pacers 122, Thunder 116— Oklahoma City lost its last 12 games; their last win was way back on March 31. Thunder has a boatload of draft picks coming up over the next few years; they’re going to need them.
5) Braves 4, Bronx 1— New York has scored 3 or fewer runs in 11 of 17 games; they’re 6-11. Not sure how the batting coach keeps his job— you can’t fire the players.
4) Bad news for the Padres; P Dinelson Lamet left Wednesday’s start after 29 pitches with tightness in his forearm, a bad omen as he tries to recover from last year’s injury issues.
San Diego gets talked up a lot as a viable rival for the world champion Dodgers but they’re 10-10 and looking very average.
3) Evil bastard alert: Hong Kong police arrested a 19-year old guy who bilked a 90-year old woman out of $32M. The woman lives in Hong Kong’s most expensive neighborhood; the evil bastard has obviously never heard of the term “karma” before.
2) Genius alert: Houston Rockets’ guard Kevin Porter Jr will miss time because of a violation of the NBA’s health/safety protocols after he visited a Miami strip club with teammate Sterling Brown- Brown was assaulted in a fracas at the club.
1) NFL schedule gets released May 12 at 8pm; its not so much who you play as when you play them. That would be a great reality show, how they make the schedule, how they pick which games are in primetime.
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Diamond Trends for Wednesday April 21
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Rays are 11-0 SU since Aug 12, 2020 after a win as a road favorite in which they never trailed.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Miami (1:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Orioles are 0-10 SU since Sep 09, 2020 as a dog after they had multiple multi-run innings.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at L.A. Angels (4:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Rangers are 10-0 OU (3.45 ppg) since Sep 22, 2019 in the last game of a series on the road after they hit at least one home run.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: St. Louis at Washington (4:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Cardinals are 0-8 SU since Jul 13, 2018 when Carlos Martinez starts when they lost in his last start against the current opponent.
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MLB
Wednesday, April 21
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Trend Report
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San Francisco @ Philadelphia
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games at home
Philadelphia is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Baltimore @ Miami
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Miami
Miami is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Pittsburgh @ Detroit
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Houston @ Colorado
Houston
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Colorado
Houston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota @ Oakland
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
St. Louis @ Washington
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
St. Louis is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Texas @ LA Angels
Texas
Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 20 of LA Angels's last 25 games when playing at home against Texas
LA Angels is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Texas
Milwaukee @ San Diego
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Milwaukee's last 16 games on the road
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Diego's last 11 games at home
Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi White Sox's last 16 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta @ NY Yankees
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Arizona @ Cincinnati
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh @ Detroit
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Toronto @ Boston
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Boston
Boston is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games
Boston is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
NY Mets @ Chi Cubs
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Tampa Bay @ Kansas City
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, April 21
NL games
San Francisco (11-6) @ Philadelphia (8-9)
— DeSclafani is 1-0, 1.06 in his first three starts.
— Giants are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 3-2, 5.34 in six games (5 starts) vs Philly.
— Giants are 8-3 in their last 11 games.
— Giants are 6-5 on the road.
— 12 of last 15 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-3
— Eflin is 1-0, 3.15 in three starts.
— Phillies are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 1-1, 4.38 in six games (4 starts) vs San Francisco.
— Phillies lost eight of their last 11 games.
— Phillies are 7-4 at home, 1-5 on road.
— Nine of last 14 games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-2
Arizona (6-10) @ Cincinnati (9-6)
Last night’s game was suspended in 8th inning, will be finished before this game starts.
— Kelly is 1-2, 9.00 in three starts.
— Arizona is 1-2 in his starts
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He tossed seven shutout innings, in his one start vs Cincinnati.
— Arizona lost four of last six games.
— Arizona is 4-7 on the road.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-1
— Mahle is 1-1, 3.21 in three starts.
— Reds are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
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— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in two starts vs Arizona.
— Cincinnati lost five of its last eight games.
— Reds are 7-2 at home, 2-4 on road.
— Over 7-1-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-1
Milwaukee (10-7) @ San Diego (10-9)
— Houser is 1-2, 3.77 in his first three starts.
— Milwaukee is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 0-1, 2.16 in two games (1 start) vs San Diego.
— Brewers won nine of their last 13 games.
— Milwaukee is 6-2 on road.
— under 6-2 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-3
— Lamet is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 13-14, 3.76 in 47 MLB starts (3-1, 2.09 in 12 starts LY)
— He is 1-0, 3.00 in two starts vs Milwaukee.
— Padres lost six of their last eight games.
— San Diego is 5-7 at home.
— 13 of last 18 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-2
St Louis (8-9) @ Washington (6-9)
— Martinez is 0-3, 7.80 in three starts.
— Cardinals lost his first three starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 0-2, 5.40 in 10 games (2 starts) vs Washington.
— Cardinals lost seven of their last ten games.
— St Louis is 6-5 on the road.
— Over 6-4-1 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-3
— Scherzer is 0-1, 0.69 in his last two starts.
— Nationals are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He is 2-6, 3.31 in 11 starts vs St Louis.
— Washington is 6-9 in its first 15 games.
— Nationals are 4-5 at home.
— under 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-6
Mets (7-5) @ Cubs (7-9)
— Peterson is 1-1, 6.30 in his two starts.
— Mets split his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.
— Mets won five of their last seven games.
— Mets are 3-4 on the road.
— Under 8-0-1 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5
— Davies is 1-2, 10.32 in three starts.
— Cubs lost two of his three starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 3-2, 5.06 in seven starts vs New York.
— Cubs lost six of their last nine games.
— Chicago is 5-5 at home.
— 11 of last 15 games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-1
AL games
Minnesota (6-10) @ Oakland (11-7)
— Maeda is 1-1, 4.30 in three starts.
— Twins are 1-2 in his first three starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— Twins lost eight of their last nine games.
— Minnesota is 4-5 on the road.
— over 5-4 on road
— scores run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-3
— Twins didn’t score a run in either game yesterday.
— Montas is 2-0, 0.75 in his last two starts.
— A’s won two of his three starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up five runs in eight IP, in five relief stints vs Minnesota.
— A’s won 10 of last 11 games, after an 0-6 start.
— All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
— Oakland won its last seven home games.
— Six of last ten games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-2
White Sox (9-9) @ Cleveland (8-8)
— White Sox haven’t named a starting pitcher.
— Chicago is 4-4 in its last eight games.
— White Sox are 6-6 on the road.
— under 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 12-2-4
— Civale is 3-0, 2.18 in three starts.
— Indians are 3-0 when he starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 4-2, 3.51 in six starts vs Chicago.
— Cleveland lost four of their last six games.
— Indians are 4-2 at home.
— under 11-5
— scores run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-1
Toronto (7-10) @ Boston (12-6)
— Thornton is making his first ’21 start.
— He was 6-9, 4.84 in 32 games (29 starts) in 2019.
— He is 1-2, 8.22 in four games (3 starts) vs Boston.
— Toronto lost four of its last five games.
— Toronto is 4-7 on the road.
— under 12-5
— scored run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-2
— Richards is 0-0, 3.60 in his last two starts.
— Red Sox are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 2-4, 5.20 in eight games (6 starts) vs Toronto.
— Boston won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Red Sox are 6-2 in last eight home games.
— 10 of last 16 games went over
— scored run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-4
Tampa Bay (10-8) @ Kansas City (9-7)
— Wacha is 1-1, 4.80 in his first three games.
— They may/may not use an opener here.
— Rays are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 3-2, 3.53 in seven starts vs Kansas City.
— Tampa Bay won its last five games.
— Rays are 7-4 in their first 11 road games.
— 12 of last 17 games went over
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-5
— Junis is 1-0, 1.80 in his first two starts (10 IP).
— Royals split his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 4-1, 2.28 in five games (4 starts) vs Tampa Bay.
— Royals are 9-7 in their first 16 games.
— Royals are 7-5 at home.
— 10 of last 13 games under
— scores run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-3
Texas (8-10) @ Angels (9-6)
— Foltynewicz is 0-2, 5.63 in his first three starts.
— Texas is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He gave up a run in 1.1 IP, in two relief stints against the Angels.
— Texas won five of its last eight games.
— Texas won four of its last five road games.
— under 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-2
— Quintana allowed 11 runs in five IP in his first two starts.
— Angels are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 2-1, 3.35 in seven games (6 starts) vs Texas.
— Angels won nine of their first 15 games.
— Halos are 6-3 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-2
Interleague games
Baltimore (8-9) @ Miami (7-9)
— Zimmerman is 1-1, 4.24 in three starts.
— Orioles are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— Orioles lost nine of their last 14 games.
— Baltimore is 7-3 on the road, 1-6 at home.
— under 7-3 in their road games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-4
— Rogers is 1-1, 3.00 in three starts.
— Marlins are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.
— Marlins won six of their last nine games.
— Miami is 3-7 at home.
— 0ver 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-5
Atlanta (7-10) @ Bronx (6-10)
— Anderson is 0-0, 4.70 in three starts.
— Braves are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He allowed one hit, one run in six IP, in his one start vs Bronx.
— Braves won three of their last five games.
— Atlanta is 4-6 on the road.
— Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-5
— Kluber is 0-1, 8.71 in three starts.
— Bronx is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 2-2, 3.60 in two starts vs Atlanta.
— New York lost eight of its last 11 games.
— New York is 4-6 in its first ten home games.
— under 7-3 at home
— scored run in first inning: 1-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-2
Pittsburgh (6-9) @ Detroit (6-9)
— TAnderson is 1-2, 4.02 in three starts.
— Pirates are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.
— Keller is 1-2, 8.74 in three starts.
— Pirates are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up four runs (2 earned) in five IP, in his one start vs Detroit.
— Pirates won five of their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-6 on the road.
— over 6-4-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2
— Fulmer allowed two runs in five IP (78 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Detroit won his only start, 6-4.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 0-1, 0.64 in two starts vs Pittsburgh
— Turnbull is making his first ‘21 start.
— He is 7-23, 4.55 in 44 career starts.
— He is 1-0, 0.69 in two starts vs Pittsburgh
— Detroit lost seven of its last ten games.
— Detroit is 3-6 on the road.
— under 10-5
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7
Houston (7-9) @ Colorado (5-11)
— Urquidy is 0-1, 4.50 in three starts.
— Astros are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up two runs in 3.2 IP, in his one start vs Colorado.
— Astros lost eight of their last nine games.
— Astros are 6-4 on the road.
— under 3-1-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-3
— Gomber is 1-1, 4.80 in three starts.
— Colorado is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.
— Colorado lost seven of its last nine games.
— Rockies are 5-5 at home.
— Under 9-3-1 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
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951SAN FRANCISCO -952 PHILADELPHIA
SAN FRANCISCO is 213-111 SU (70.4 Units) in road games vs. an NL starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.20 or better since 1996.
953ST LOUIS -954 WASHINGTON
ST LOUIS are 148-96 SU (46.3 Units) vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.050 or better since 1996.
955MILWAUKEE -956 SAN DIEGO
MILWAUKEE is 5-17 SU (-14.8 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4 or less runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.
957ARIZONA -958 CINCINNATI
ARIZONA is 290-284 SU (-22.4 Units) in road games when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1996.
959NY METS -960 CHICAGO CUBS
LUIS ROJAS is 1-10 SU (-10 Units) vs. teams outscored by opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season (Coach of NY METS)
959NY METS -960 CHICAGO CUBS
NY METS are 1-10 SU (-10.3 Units) vs. teams outscored by opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.
961MINNESOTA -962 OAKLAND
MINNESOTA is 2-16 SU (-16.3 Units) in road games vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse over the last 2 seasons.
963TEXAS -964 LA ANGELS
TEXAS are 3-11 SU (-12.8 Units) in road games vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game over the last 2 seasons.
965CHI WHITE SOX -966 CLEVELAND
CHI WHITE SOX is 21-8 SU (13.1 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.
967TORONTO -968 BOSTON
BOSTON is 13-1 SU (12.9 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse in the current season.Leave a comment:
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the PGA’s Zurich Open (team event) this weekend:
7-1— Rahm/Palmer, Schauffele/Cantlay
9-1— Smith/Leishman
14-1— Finau/Champ, Morikawa/Wolff, Watson/Scheffler
20-1— Horschel/Burns, Kirk/Todd
27-1— Willett/Hatton
29-1— Bradley/Steele, Grace/Varner III
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 567,557
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
“Two totally different basketball players. Jordan was a guy that he was going to make big shots. He’s going to take the ball every time and shoot it every time he has to. I think LeBron is an all-around basketball player.
If you ask me who’s a better all-around basketball player… LeBron James by far. He does everything. He passes the ball better than Jordan, He can dribble it a little bit better than Jordan… shooting-wise, I don’t think so, rebounding I think he did but Jordan did rebound; but they’re two different basketball players.”
Gary Payton
Wednesday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the first pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; what other QB was the #2 pick?
Tuesday’s quiz
Rick Pitino has had a long, very successful coaching career; his first head coaching job was at Boston University, from 1978-83
Monday’s quiz
Since 2008, Jay Bruce is the lefty batter who has hit the most home runs (319)
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
13) Now that transferring is all the rage in college basketball, I’m curious; how does it work?
— Does the player reach out to the school, or the school to the player?
— Is it legal for a coach to call a player at another school and try to poach him?
— Are third parties involved?
— Do players call other guys they know and try to get them to bolt to their school?
Last time I heard, there were over 1,300 names in the transfer portal for next year. Chaotic times in college basketball; would be a good Hard Knocks-type show to see how it all works.
12) Some of the more impactful basketball transfers this spring:
— Kid from Davidson jumped to Kentucky; he is a shooter
— Utah to Texas (Chris Beard is good at poaching)
— Georgetown to Maryland (lot of people bolting from the Hoyas)
— North Carolina to Auburn
— Rutgers to UCLA
11) Penguins 7, Devils 6:
— Pittsburgh led this game 6-0 after two periods.
— If you took the Devils +1.5 goals, hope you didn’t rip the ticket up.
— Penguins are first NHL team EVER to win a game, when they were outscored by 5+ goals in the third period. NHL teams are now 1-279 when outscored by 5+ goals in third period.
10) New York Knicks have won seven games in a row, covered ten in a row; Tom Thibodeau may be Coach of the Year in the NBA this year, as the Knicks figure to make the playoffs for the first time since 2013.
9) Last year, Atlanta Braves were 24-6 when they scored first; this year, they’re 3-5.
8) Guy named Brad Spielberger posted info on whether NFL GM’s tend to trade up or down in NFL Drafts. Some interesting stuff……..
— Bill Belichick, Patriots 13 Up, 23 Down
— Les Snead, Rams 9 Up, 15 Down
— Rick Spielman, Vikings 9 Up, 24 Down
— Mickey Loomis, Saints 10 Up, 0 Down
— Thomas Dimitroff, Falcons 12 Up, 3 Down
— Dave Gettleman, Giants 5 Up, 0 Down
7) NFL schedule is usually out by now; think it isn’t being released for a couple more weeks, at least. Three things have to happen before I schedule my next vacation:
— get my two vaccine shots
— get my enhanced drivers’ license, so I can fly after October 1
— see the NFL schedule, so I can pick the right weekend to go.
Halloween is a Sunday this year; that weekend is the early favorite for a visit.
6) NBA teams that go over the total the most:
64.3%— Pelicans
59.6%— Pacers, Nets, Bucks
58.9%— Nuggets
55.4%— Kings
5) Last four times Giants’ backup catcher Curt Casali started, San Francisco pitchers tossed a shutout. Maybe he should play more.
4) This is Austin Barnes’ 7th year on the Los Angeles Dodgers; he has a secure job as the backup catcher- he also plays some other positions. Barnes has never batted more than 262 times in a season, but LA made the playoffs in all six of his major league seasons, so could be they see him as a good luck charm.
3) Weird fact of the day: Remember the old TV series Columbo, with Peter Falk? He wore a scruffy overcoat all the time, and didn’t seem all that smart, until the last 20 minutes of the show, when he solved the crime every week.
Anyway, in Budapest, Romania, there is a statue of Falk’s Columbo character on a street corner. No idea why, but saw a picture of it yesterday.
2) Washington DC has more people living there than live in either Vermont or Wyoming.
1) Got a message the other day that I’ve been on Twitter for 12 years; time flies when you’re having fun. I spend a ridiculous amount of time scrolling thru Twitter, but I’ve learned a lot there and much like this site, it is free. You can’t beat free.Leave a comment:
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Diamond Trends for Tuesday April 20
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at Boston (7:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Red Sox are 12-0 SU since Aug 01, 2017 as a favorite off a game as a dog in which Rafael Devers had multiple hits.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at Seattle (4:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Mariners are 0-14 SU since Aug 27, 2008 as a home 140+ dog off a home game and vs a team that has lost at least their last two games.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: St. Louis at Washington (7:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Cardinals are 0-10-2 OU (-3.08 ppg) since Jul 20, 2019 as a dog off a road game in which they hit multiple home runs.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Houston at Colorado (8:40 p.m. ET)
-- The Rockies are 9-0 SU since Jun 27, 2016 when Jon Gray starts at home after he worked less than five innings in a loss last start.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)Leave a comment:
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MLB
Tuesday, April 20
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Trend Report
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LA Dodgers @ Seattle
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi White Sox's last 15 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota @ Oakland
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta @ NY Yankees
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Arizona @ Cincinnati
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh @ Detroit
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Baltimore @ Miami
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Miami is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Baltimore
St. Louis @ Washington
St. Louis
St. Louis is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Washington
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco @ Philadelphia
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of San Francisco's last 14 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Toronto @ Boston
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games
Boston is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
NY Mets @ Chi Cubs
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets's last 9 games on the road
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing NY Mets
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Tampa Bay @ Kansas City
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Kansas City
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games at home
Houston @ Colorado
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Colorado's last 18 games when playing at home against Houston
Texas @ LA Angels
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 20 of LA Angels's last 25 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home
Minnesota @ Oakland
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee @ San Diego
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Milwaukee's last 15 games on the road
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Diego's last 10 games at home
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, April 20
NL games
Arizona (6-10) @ Cincinnati (9-6)
— Gallen allowed one run in four IP (82 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Arizona is 0-1 in his starts
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He gave up three runs in 5.2 IP in his one start vs Cincinnati.
— Arizona lost four of last six games.
— Arizona is 4-7 on the road.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-1
— Castillo is 1-1, 3.00 in his last two starts.
— Reds are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 2-4, 4.25 in six starts vs Arizona.
— Cincinnati lost five of its last eight games.
— Reds are 7-2 at home, 2-4 on road.
— Over 7-1-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-1
San Francisco (10-6) @ Philadelphia (8-8)
— Webb is 0-1, 5.23 in his first two starts.
— Giants are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.
— Giants are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Giants are 5-5 on the road.
— 12 of last 14 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-3
— Wheeler is 0-2, 4.91 in his last two starts.
— Phillies are 1-2 in his starts- home side won all three.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 2-2, 3.16 in seven starts vs San Francisco.
— He was Giants’ first round pick in 2009 draft.
— Phillies lost seven of their last ten games.
— Phillies are 7-3 at home, 1-5 on road.
— Eight of last 13 games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-2
St Louis (8-8) @ Washington (5-9)
— Wainwright is 0-2, 7.82 in three starts.
— Cardinals lost two of his first three starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 10-5, 3.21 in 18 games (16 starts) vs Washington.
— Cardinals lost six of their last nine games.
— St Louis is 6-4 on the road.
— Over 6-3-1 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-2
— Corbin allowed 16 runs in 6.2 IP in his first two starts.
— Nationals lost those two games.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 2-2, 4.17 in seven starts vs St Louis.
— Washington is 5-9 in its first 14 games.
— Nationals are 3-5 at home.
— under 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-5
Mets (7-4) @ Cubs (6-9)
— Walker is 0-0, 2.61 in his two starts.
— Mets won both his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He gave up five runs in five IP in his one start vs Chicago.
— Mets won five of their last six games.
— Mets are 3-3 on the road.
— Under 7-0-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4
— Arrieta is 2-1, 3.18 in three starts.
— Cubs won two of his three starts.
— under 2-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 6-5, 3.09 in 16 starts vs New York.
— Cubs lost six of their last eight games.
— Chicago is 4-5 at home.
— 10 of last 14 games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-1
Milwaukee (9-7) @ San Diego (10-8)
— Burnes is 1-1, 0.49 in his first three starts.
— He’s allowed one run in 18.1 IP.
— Despite that, Milwaukee is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He gave up a run in two IP in two relief stints vs San Diego.
— Brewers won eight of their last 12 games.
— Milwaukee is 5-2 on road.
— under 5-2 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-3
— Paddack is 1-1, 6.23 in his first three starts.
— Padres are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He allowed a run in five IP, in his one start vs Milwaukee.
— Padres lost five of their last seven games.
— San Diego is 5-6 at home.
— 12 of last 17 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10-2
AL games
White Sox (8-9) @ Cleveland (8-7)
— Rodon threw 14 scoreless IP in his first two starts.
— His last start was a 114-pitch no-hitter vs Cleveland.
— White Sox won both his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 6-5, 2.69 in 18 games (16 starts) vs Cleveland.
— Chicago is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— White Sox are 5-6 on the road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 11-2-4
— Plesac is 1-2, 5.27 in three starts.
— White Sox KO’d him in first inning of his last start.
— Indians are 1-2 when he starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 1-3, 4.59 in six starts against Chicago.
— Cleveland lost three of their last five games.
— Indians are 4-1 at home.
— under 11-4
— scores run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-1
Minnesota (6-8) @ Oakland (9-7)
— Shoemaker is 1-0, 4.09 in two starts.
— Twins split his first two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 6-3, 4.03 in 16 games (15 starts) vs Oakland.
— Pineda is 1-0, 1.50 in three starts.
— Twins are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 4-1, 3.05 in seven starts vs Oakland.
— Twins lost six of their last seven games.
— Minnesota is 4-3 on the road.
— over 4-3 on road
— scores run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-3
— Twins haven’t played since Friday.
— Luzardo is 0-1, 8.31 in three starts.
— A’s won two of his three starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.
— Manaea is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts.
— A’s won two of his three starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 2-1, 3.94 in three starts vs Minnesota.
— A’s won nine of last ten games, after an 0-6 start.
— All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
— Oakland won its last five home games.
— Five of last eight games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-2
Toronto (7-9) @ Boston (11-6)
— Ryu is 1-1, 2.37 in his first three starts.
— Jays are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 0-1, 3.00 in two starts vs Boston.
— Toronto lost three of its last four games.
— Toronto is 4-6 on the road.
— under 11-5
— scored run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-2
— Rodriguez is 2-0, 3.60 in his first two starts.
— Red Sox won his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 4-4, 4.64 in 14 games (13 starts) vs Toronto.
— Boston won 11 of its last 14 games.
— Red Sox are 5-5 at home.
— 10 of last 15 games went over
— scored run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-4
Tampa Bay (9-8) @ Kansas City (9-6)
— Hill is 1-0, 7.54 in his first three starts.
— Rays are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 2-1, 6.00 in 12 games (3 starts) vs Kansas City.
— Tampa Bay won its last four games.
— Rays are 6-4 in their first ten road games.
— 11 of last 16 games went over
— scored run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-5
— Keller is 1-1, 9.58 in his first three starts.
— Royals won two of his first three starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 0-2, 7.30 in three games (2 starts) vs Tampa Bay.
— Royals are 9-6 in their first 15 games.
— Royals are 7-4 at home.
— 10 of last 12 games under
— scores run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-3
Texas (8-9) @ Angels (8-6)
— Lyles is 1-0, 4.70 in his first three starts.
— Texas is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 3-1, 5.40 in six games (5 starts) against the Angels.
— Texas won five of its last seven games.
— Texas won its last four road games.
— under 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-2
— Ohtani allowed three runs in 4.2 IP in his first ‘21 start.
— Angels are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.
— Angels won eight of their first 14 games.
— Halos are 5-3 at home.
— over 8-6
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
Interleague games
Dodgers (13-4) @ Seattle (11-6)
— Urias is 2-0, 4.34 in his three starts.
— Dodgers won his first three starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He gave up a run in 1.2 IP in his one game against Seattle.
— Dodgers lost last two games, after a 13-1 run.
— Dodgers are 7-4 on the road.
— under 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-2
— Gonzales is 1-1, 8.22 in three starts.
— Seattle is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He allowed one run in seven IP in his one start against the Dodgers.
— Seattle won nine of its last 12 games.
— Seattle is 6-4 at home.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-2
Atlanta (7-9) @ Bronx (5-10)
— Morton is 1-1, 4.76 in three starts.
— Braves are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 4-2, 3.83 in 10 starts vs Bronx.
— Braves won three of their last four games.
— Atlanta is 4-5 on the road.
— Over is 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-4
— Taillon is 0-1, 7.56 in two starts (8.1 IP).
— Bronx lost his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He gave up two runs in seven IP in his one start vs Atlanta.
— New York lost 5 in row, eight of its last ten games.
— New York is 3-6 in its first eight home games.
— under 6-3 at home
— scored run in first inning: 1-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-1
Baltimore (7-9) @ Miami (7-8)
— Harvey is 0-1, 5.02 in three starts.
— Orioles are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 2-4, 4.31 in 11 starts vs Miami.
— Orioles lost nine of their last 13 games.
— Baltimore is 6-3 on the road, 1-6 at home.
— under 7-2 in their road games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-4
— Neidert is 0-0, 4.00 in two starts (9 IP).
— Marlins are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.
— Marlins won six of their last eight games.
— Miami is 3-6 at home.
— 0ver 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-5
Pittsburgh (6-9) @ Detroit (6-9)
— TAnderson is 1-2, 4.02 in three starts.
— Pirates are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.
— Pirates won five of their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-6 on the road.
— over 6-4-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2
— Fulmer allowed two runs in five IP (78 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Detroit won his only start, 6-4.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 0-1, 0.64 in two starts vs Pittsburgh
— Detroit lost seven of its last ten games.
— Detroit is 3-6 on the road.
— under 10-5
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7
Houston (7-7) @ Colorado (4-11)
— Garcia allowed two runs in 3.1 IP (68 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Astros lost his first start, 7-6.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.
— Astros lost six of their last seven games.
— Houston should have everybody but Altuve back here.
— Astros are 6-2 on the road.
— over 9-5
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2
— Gray is 1-1, 2.18 in three starts.
— Colorado is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up 2 runs (1 earned) in his one start vs Houston.
— Colorado lost seven of its last eight games.
— Rockies are 4-5 at home.
— Under 8-3-1 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-1Leave a comment:
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Tuesday’s 6-pack
NBA leaders in scoring:
31.1— Bradley Beal, Wash
31.0— Steph Curry, GSt
28.7— Damian Lillard, Port
28.6— Luka Doncic, Dal
28.4— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
27.5— Zach LaVine, Chi
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 567,557
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
“Although I would have rather won, tonight we rejoice in our democracy, we rejoice in the freedom of a wonderful people, and we accept their verdict. I thank the people of America for hearing my case.”
Walter Mondale, after losing the 1984 Presidential election.
Mr Mondale passed away Monday, at age 93. RIP, sir.
Tuesday’s quiz
Rick Pitino has had a long, very successful coaching career; where did he have his first head coaching job?
Monday’s quiz
Since 2008, Jay Bruce is the lefty batter who has hit the most home runs (319)
Sunday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played in the USFL, he played for the Houston Gamblers.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
13) QB Alex Smith retired Monday, ending a 16-year career; he suffered a severely broken leg in 2018, wound up having 17 surgeries, had his life threatened by infection, but fought back and wound up starting six games for Washington LY, winning five of them.
All in all, Smith had a 99-67-1 record as a QB; he was the first player taken in the 2005 draft, after playing for Urban Meyer at Utah. He’s also the answer to a future trivia question; he was the Chiefs’ QB before Patrick Mahomes.
If you get a chance to see the film ESPN did on Smith’s recovery (Project 11) it is worth your time. It is stunning, all he went through so he could play football again. Very tough guy, this Alex Smith. I am hoping he goes on TV so we can learn from him.
12) There isn’t enough “nice” in the world these days, but CNN’s Wolf Blitzer did a nice thing Monday night. This week is the 20th anniversary of Dr Sanjay Gupta working for CNN- they put together a highlight reel from the past 20 years of Dr Gupta on TV, and CNN showed it while Wolf Blitzer had him on the air Monday. It was pretty cool.
Dr Gupta is an accomplished neurosurgeon; over the past year, I’ve learned a lot from listening to him on TV. He didn’t get a haircut until he got his vaccine; I haven’t had a haircut since last summer because of that— now I look like Albert Einstein ��
Good news is my first vaccine shot is Sunday. Then, thanks to Dr Gupta, I can get my haircut.
11) Tampa Bay Rays went 90-72 in 2018, then made the playoffs the last two years, so they’re doing great stuff with a very limited payroll- they made the World Series last year.
But they do some unusual things; they firmly believe that the starting pitcher shouldn’t face the opponents’ lineup more than twice. Last year, they took Blake Snell out of a World Series game when he was rolling; it went against the grain, it didn’t work and they got ripped for it.
Monday night in Kansas City, Josh Fleming had a 2-0 lead in the 6th inning- he had allowed only two baserunners, but when Whit Merrifield came up for his third AB, out came Kavin Cash and Fleming went to the showers. They have their philosophy, and they stick to it.
Tampa Bay’s bullpen held the lead last night, they improved to 9-8. Can’t argue with their results, but their tactics can make you shake your head.
10) In his first two starts, Washington’s Joe Ross threw 11 shutout innings, and one of those starts was against the Dodgers, so I sat down to watch him pitch last night, to see if I wanted to pick him up for my fantasy team. It didn’t go well.
Cardinals attacked Ross’s pitches like they were smashng a piñata; he gave up ten runs in 4.1 IP, as St Louis hammered the Nationals 12-5. Go figure.
9) Warriors 107, 76ers 96— Steph Curry made 10-17 3-pointers, scored 49 points, as he tries to carry the Warriors on his back to the playoffs.
8) Nuggets 139, Grizzlies 137, 2OT— Nikola Jokic scored 41 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, also had eight assists, as Denver improved to 37-20.
7) San Jose Sharks’ F Patrick Marleau played in his 1,768th career NHL game Monday night in Las Vegas, breaking the previous record, held by Gordie Howe. Anytime you break a record held by Gordie Howe, thats impressive.
6) Former Michigan quarterback Joe Milton will transfer to Tennessee; he’s going to graduate from Michigan next month, so he should be eligible to play this fall. Milton will have three years of eligibility left; he started five games LY, but was replaced near the end of the season.
5) Kind of an alarming stat: Roughly 40% of all college basketball players who enter Division I directly out of high school leave their initial school by the end of their sophomore year. This is a chaotic time for college coaches; you have to re-recruit all your players, every year.
I’m going to need a vacation in October to try and sort out who is playing where in college basketball next winter. Sounds like a good excuse to visit Las Vegas for the first time in two years.
4) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets-Reds-Dodgers. Wild Card: Giants-Brewers
AL: Red Sox-Royals-Mariners, Wild Card: Angels-A’s
3) Texas Rangers’ new ballpark appears to be a pitchers’ park; under is 7-2 in first nine games there this season. My question is this: did they make it a pitcher’s park on purpose?
Keep hearing how baseball wants more offense, then they build a pitchers’ park. Go figure.
2) Red Sox 11, White Sox 4— Patriots’ Day is a holiday in Boston; Red Sox have played at home every Patriots’ Day since 1959— the Boston Marathon is usually run that day (it’ll be in October this year). Red Sox play their annual Patriots’ Day game at 11am.
This year’s game was over by 11:30; first six Boston batters got hits, they all scored and they cruised to an 11-4 win over White Sox ace Lucas Giolito, who had an awful hour on the mound- he threw 46 pitches in the first inning.
All in all, the Red Sox are 71-53 on Patriots’ Day.
1) White Sox’ DH Yermin Mercedes pitched the 8th inning, making him the first White Sox player to DH and pitch in the same game since Adam LaRoche, on July 31, 2015.
Here’s the thing: in both of those games, games played six years apart, the opposing starting pitcher was Nathan Eovaldi.Leave a comment:
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Diamond Trends for Monday April 19
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at Seattle (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Dodgers are 11-0 SU since Sep 01, 2019 on the road when they are off a loss in which they held the lead.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Royals are 0-11 SU since Aug 07, 2017 as a home dog off a game as a favorite in which they scored in more innings than their opponent.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at Seattle (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Mariners are 9-0 OU (3.94 ppg) since Aug 17, 2020 as a dog after their opponent left fewer than 10 men on base individually last game.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: St. Louis at Washington (7:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Nationals are 7-0 SU since Apr 20, 2016 when Joe Ross starts after he had a WHIP of less than 1 in his last start.
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