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**Udog** · 04-12-2021, 09:31 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Teams that have scored the most runs:
66— Cincinnati
58— Boston
57— Dodgers
56— Houston
55— Minnesota
51— White Sox

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 556,529
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) Phillies 7, Braves 6— Brutal non-reversal by the replay guys in New York City, as Phillies scored winning run in top of the 9th. Replays clearly showed Alec Bohm never touched the plate when he slid, but after a review, the safe call wasn’t overturned. Not good.

They need to announce, before the game, who the replay umpires are in NYC, make them more accountable. Only time I’ve heard it spoken during a game was Gary Cohen did it on a Mets’ game once.

12) Red Sox 14, Orioles 9:
— JD Martinez hit three homers, Rafael Devers hit two; Boston has won six in a row, after the Orioles swept them in Fenway to start the season.

11) Royals 4, White Sox 3 (10):
— Loss snaps Chicago’s 17-game win streak against lefty starting pitchers, one short of the record.
— Carlos Santana tied the game with a 9th-inning homer.

10) Arizona 7, Cincinnati 0:
— Luke Weaver had a no-hitter thru six innings.
— Eduardo Escobar has homered in four straight games.

9) In the major leagues, the home team controls whether a game starts or not; once the game starts, then the umpires run things.

Mets decided that it was OK to start their game Sunday, but it started pouring a few minutes later and the umpires stopped the game, which was later postponed, after only nine pitches.

Marcus Stroman is the Mets’ 2nd-best pitcher; he threw nine pitches, and now won’t pitch again until this weekend in Denver. This isn’t a good way to run a major league franchise.

For what it is worth, the game will be picked up from the spot where it stopped.

8) Seattle 8, Minnesota 6:
— Twins led 6-0 after five innings; Twins starter Matt Shoemaker got tossed in the 6th inning, for arguing balls/strikes while a batter who had homered off him circled the bases.
— Kyle Seager hit a 3-run homer in the ninth inning for the dramatic comeback win.

7) Baseball injuries:
— Dodgers put OF Cody Bellinger (calf) on IL
— Detroit put 1B Miguel Cabrera (biceps) on IL
— Angels lost OF Dexter Fowler (torn ACL) for the year.

6) White Sox DH Yermin Mercedes has 29 big league at-bats, but his batting gloves are already headed to the Hall of Fame. Mercedes had hits in his first eight AB’s this season, which is why his batting gloves will be in Cooperstown soon.

5) It is surprising how few major league catchers there are who can hit.

4) A’s/Astros had Sunday scheduled off; vert strange not to watch the A’s on a Sunday.

3) Hofstra named former NBA guard/Hofstra alum Speedy Claxton its new basketball coach; he’s been an assistant at Hofstra since 2013. Claxton played in the NBA for nine years.

2) Portland big guy Enes Kanter had 24 points, 30 rebounds in the Blazers’ 118-103 win over Detroit Saturday night. Portland was +19 in the 37:00 he played, -4 in the 11:00 he sat out.

1) Random but fairly amazing fact:
— Since 1969, Pittsburgh Steelers have had three head coaches. Three.
— Since 2004, Cleveland Browns have had eleven head coaches.

**Udog** · 04-12-2021, 09:33 AM

MLB
Weather Report

Monday, April 12

**Udog** · 04-12-2021, 09:35 AM

901SAN DIEGO -902 PITTSBURGH
SAN DIEGO is 24-35 SU (-22 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

903PHILADELPHIA -904 NY METS
NY METS are 0-7 SU (-9.2 Units) vs. poor power teams - averaging 0.9 or less HR's/game over the last 2 seasons.

905MIAMI -906 ATLANTA
MIAMI is 15-2 SU (12.6 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

907CHICAGO CUBS -908 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 3-14 SU (-14.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4 or less runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

909WASHINGTON -910 ST LOUIS
WASHINGTON is 5-14 SU (-15.3 Units) in road games vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

911CINCINNATI -912 SAN FRANCISCO
CINCINNATI is 2-10 SU (-12.7 Units) vs. a team with an excellent bullpen whose WHIP is 1.150 or better over the last 2 seasons.

913BOSTON -914 MINNESOTA
BOSTON is 1-10 SU (-11.7 Units) vs. a team with a very good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.250 or better over the last 2 seasons.

915SEATTLE -916 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 12-25 SU (-15.5 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

917NY YANKEES -918 TORONTO
NY YANKEES are 5-15 SU (-12.2 Units) in road games vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

919TEXAS -920 TAMPA BAY
TEXAS are 1-9 SU (-11.9 Units) in road games with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (AL) over the last 2 seasons.

**Udog** · 04-12-2021, 09:37 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Monday, April 12

**Udog** · 04-12-2021, 09:40 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 12

NL games
San Diego (7-3) @ Pittsburgh (3-6)
— Darvish is 0-0, 4.22 in his first two starts
— Padres won both his starts, both at home.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— Darvish is 2-2, 2.50 in six starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Padres won four of their last five games.
— San Diego won its first three road games.
— Eight of last nine games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1

— Cahill allowed seven runs in four IP (73 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Pirates lost his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— Cahill is 2-5, 3.97 in 14 games (10 starts) vs San Diego.

— Pirates lost six of their first nine games.
— Pittsburgh won two of first three home games.
— Under 5-4
— scored run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1

Philadelphia (6-3) @ Mets (2-3)
— Anderson allowed two runs in five IP (80 PT) in his first start.
— Phillies lost his first start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— Anderson is 2-4, 4.47 in nine starts vs New York.

— Phillies won six of their first nine games.
— Phillies lost two of their first three road games.
— Last six games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2

— Peterson allowed six runs in four IP (78 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Mets lost his only start.
— over/under 1-0 over
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He allowed 11 runs in six IP in two starts vs Philly.

— Mets lost three of their first five games.
— Mets split their first two home games.
— Over 3-2
— scored run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2

Miami (2-6) @ Atlanta (4-5)
— Alcantara is 0-1, 2.25 in his first two starts.
— Marlins are 0-2 in his starts, both at home.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 0-0, 2.41 in three starts vs Atlanta.

— Marlins lost six of first eight games.
— Miami split its first two road games.
— under 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-4

— Ynoa blanked Washington for five IP (68 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Braves won his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He allowed three runs in three IP in one start vs Miami.

— Braves won four of their last five games.
— Atlanta won two of its first three home games.
— Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-4

Cubs (4-5) @ Milwaukee (5-4)
— Alzolay allowed four runs in five IP (77 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Cubs lost his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He allowed five runs in six IP (2 games, 1 start) vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs lost four of their last five games.
— Chicago lost two of their first three road tilts.
— Seven of last eight games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1

— Peralta blanked Cubs in five IP (91 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Milwaukee won his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 3-1, 3.78 in seven games (2 starts) vs Chicago.

— Brewers won four of their last five games.
— Milwaukee lost two of first three home games.
— Under 5-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2

Washington (1-5) @ St Louis (5-4)
— Strasburg blanked Atlanta for six IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Nationals lost his one start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 3-2, 2.50 in eight starts vs St Louis.

— Washington lost five of its first six games.
— Nationals are 0-3 on road; they’re still missing guys.
— Over 3-3
— scored run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-3

— Gant allowed one run in four IP (82 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Cardinals won his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 1-1, 4.61 in six games (3 starts) vs Washington.

— Cardinals won four of their last six games.
— St Louis lost two of its first three home games.
— Under 3-2-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-1

Cincinnati (6-3) @ San Francisco (6-3)
— Miley blanked Pirates for six IP (78 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Reds won his one start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 4-4, 3.88 in 12 games (11 starts) vs San Francisco.

— Cincinnati won six of its last eight games.
— Reds are 5-1 at home, 1-2 on road.
— Over 7-1-1
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1

— Sanchez allowed one run in five IP (74 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Giants lost his one start, at San Diego.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He’s never pitched against the Reds.

— Giants are 6-3 in their first nine games.
— Giants won their first three home games.
— Last seven games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2

AL games
Boston (6-3) @ Minnesota (5-4)
— Perez allowed three runs in five IP (92 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Red Sox won his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 0-3, 4.91 in five games (4 starts) vs Minnesota.

— Boston won its last six games, after an 0-3 start.
— Red Sox won their first three road games.
— Last seven games went over
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2

— Happ allowed one run in four IP (89 PT) in his first start.
— Twins lost his only start, in extra innings.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 13-4, 2.79 in 27 games (26 starts) vs Boston.

— Twins lost three of their last five games.
— Minnesota lost two of its three home games.
— over 5-4
— scores run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2

Seattle (5-4) @ Baltimore (4-5)
— Sheffield allowed six runs in five IP (92 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Seattle lost his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He allowed four runs in 4.1 IP, in his one start vs Baltimore.

— Seattle won three of its last four games.
— Seattle won two of its first three road games.
— over 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-1

— Kremer allowed three runs in three IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Orioles lost his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He’s never pitched against Seattle.

— Orioles lost five of their last six games.
— Baltimore lost its first three home games.
— last three games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2

Bronx (4-5) @ Toronto (4-5)
— Cole is 1-0, 1.46 in his first two starts.
— Bronx split his first two starts.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— Cole is 3-0, 2.97 in five starts vs Toronto.

— New York lost five of its first nine games.
— New York lost two of its first three road games.
— under 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5

— Ray is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts vs Bronx.

— Toronto lost four of its last five games.
— Toronto lost two of their first three home games.
— under 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6
— For now, Blue Jays are playing home games in Dunedin, FL

Texas (3-6) @ Tampa Bay (4-5)
— Dunning allowed one run in five IP (70 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Texas won his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He’s never pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Texas lost last three games, outscored 13-4.
— Texas is 1-2 on the road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4

— Glasnow allowed one run in 12 IP in his first two starts.
— Tampa Bay split those two games.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He allowed two hits, no runs in six IP, in his one start vs Texas.

— Tampa Bay lost five of its last seven games.
— Rays won two of their first three home games.
— Seven of last eight games went over
— scored run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-3

Angels (6-3) @ Kansas City (4-3)
— Cobb allowed three runs in six IP (97 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Angels won his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 3-7, 5.10 in 13 starts vs Toronto.

— Angels won six of their first nine games.
— Halos won two of their first three road games.
— over 5-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2

— Singer allowed six runs in 3.1 IP (77 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Royals lost his one start.
— over/under 0-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He’s never pitched against the Angels.

— Royals won four of their first seven games.
— Royals are2-1 at home.
— last four games under
— scores run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1

Cleveland (5-3) @ White Sox (3-5)
— Bieber is 0-1, 3.65 in two starts.
— Indians split his two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 2-2, 2.94 in eight starts vs Chicago.

— Cleveland won four of their last five games.
— Indians are 1-2 on the road.
— under 6-2
— scores run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5

— Rodon blanked Seattle for five IP (95 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— White Sox won his first start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 5-5, 2.94 in 17 games (15 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Chicago won three of its last five games.
— White Sox split their first two home games.
— under 5-4
— scored run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-2

Detroit (3-6) @ Houston (6-3)
— Mize allowed one run in four IP (82 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Detroit won his first start in extra innings.
— under 0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He’s never pitched against Houston.

— Detroit lost six of their last seven games.
— Detroit lost its first three road games.
— under 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4

— Greinke is 1-0, 1.38 in his first two starts.
— Astros won both his starts, both on road.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 13-7, 2.69 in 29 games (26 starts) vs Detroit.

— Astros won six of their first nine games.
— Astros lost two of their first three home tilts.
— over 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2

Interleague games
Oakland (3-7) @ Arizona (4-6)
— Bassitt is 0-2, 5.56 in two starts.
— A’s were outscored 13-2 in those games.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in one start vs Arizona.

— A’s won three of last four games, after an 0-6 start.
— All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
— Oakland won two of its three road games.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-2

— Bumgarner is 0-1, 11.00 in two starts, both on road.
— Arizona was outscored 16-7 in those games.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 5-2, 4.25 in nine starts vs Oakland.

— Arizona lost six of first ten games.
— Arizona won two of its first three home games.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6

**Udog** · 04-12-2021, 10:02 AM

MLB

Monday, April 12

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Minnesota
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston

San Diego @ Pittsburgh
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games
San Diego is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Pittsburgh is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing San Diego

Seattle @ Baltimore
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle

NY Yankees @ Toronto
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 13 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

Philadelphia @ NY Mets
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home

Texas @ Tampa Bay
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home

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

Chi Cubs @ Milwaukee
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Washington @ St. Louis
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home

Cleveland @ Chi White Sox
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home

Detroit @ Houston
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home

LA Angels @ Kansas City
LA Angels
LA Angels is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Kansas City
LA Angels is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home

Oakland @ Arizona
Oakland
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Oakland

Cincinnati @ San Francisco
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati

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