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**Udog** · 04-14-2021, 09:13 AM

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**Udog** · 04-14-2021, 09:13 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

NFL teams that pay out the most $$$ in workout bonuses:
$5.1M— Green Bay
$3.7M— Jacksonville
$3.2M— Buffalo
$3.1M— Kansas City
$1.9M— Carolina, Cincinnati
$1.8M— Las Vegas

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 562,428
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) Dak Prescott got a 4-year, $160M contract from the Cowboys, which apparently includes a $1M incentive for winning a Super Bowl. $126M of that money is guaranteed.

Prescott has a 42-27 career W-L record in regular season, 1-2 in playoffs; he played in only five games last season, after he broke/dislocated his ankle.

12) Here’s something you don’t see every day; Monday night, Milwaukee Brewers brought in a relief pitcher late in their game, but turns out the guy’s name wasn’t written on the lineup card, so he couldn’t pitch, and they had to quickly get someone else warmed up to enter the game.

You wouldn’t think stuff like that would happen in the major leagues.

11) Players who have had 3+-homer games for three different teams:
— Johnny Mize— StL, NYG, NYY
— Alex Rodriguez— Sea, Tex, NYY
— Dave Kingman— Cubs, NYM, A’s
— Mark Teizeira— Tex, Atl, NYY
— JD Martinez— Det, Ariz, Bos

10) Most pitches thrown in a game this season:
118– Johnny Cueto
113— Shane Bieber (last night)
112— Joe Musgrove (perfect game)
111— Lance Lynn
110– Trevor Bauer
105— Johnny Cueto

9) Longtime major league ump Joe West has been awarded $500,000 plus interest in damages in a defamation suit against former MLB catcher Paul LoDuca that was filed in October 2019.

There was a podcast where LoDuca accused reliever Billy Wagner of bribing West to get a bigger strike zone. He accused that Wagner let West use his 1957 vintage Chevrolet to make the strike zone change when he was up at bat.

Apparently, LoDuca lied in the podcast about how many times West has ejected him in his career; the judge who made the ruling raised the possibility that West will not be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame because of LoDuca’s statements.

West, by the way, was one of the umpires in the replay center Sunday night, when they missed a call on the Phillies scoring the winning run on a close play at home plate in the last inning.

8) Rangers 8, Rays 3— Texas breaks out for eight runs, after being shut out in three of their previous four games.

7) Red Sox 4, Twins 2— Boston wins its 7th game in a row on a snowy afternoon in Minnesota. Rafael Devers has hit five homers in his last four games.

6) Denver Nuggets’ star Jamal Murray tore his ACL, is out for the year, tough break for a Denver team that is 34-20, the #4-seed in the Western Conference.

5) Mets 4-4, Phillies 3-0: Big day for the Metropolitans, who swept a twinbill, holding the Phils to three runs total.

4) “I don’t know who that is. I know he’s going to be the owner. But I don’t know anything about baseball.”

Thats Timberwolves’ star rookie Anthony Edwards, talking about baseball Hall of Famer Alex Rodriguez, who will soon be a co-owner of Minnesota’s NBA team.

3) Former NFL running back Eddie George is the new football coach at Tennessee State; George played nine seasons in the NFL and ran for 10,441 yards, but he has never coached before.

George played for the Tennessee Titans, where his coach was Jeff Fisher, whose son Brandon is expected to be on the Tennessee State coaching staff.

2) Now that Chris Beard is the basketball coach at Texas, they’re going to poach players from teams all over the country. Longhorns poached kids from Utah/Kentucky on Tuesday, and also announced that Andrew Jones will be staying with the Longhorns next season.

1) Having trouble getting used to doubleheaders being 7-inning games; a game is 2-2 in fifth inning and you forget that this is a late-inning situation. You do the same thing for 60 years, it is difficult to shift gears and think in a different way.

**Udog** · 04-14-2021, 09:16 AM

901WASHINGTON -902 ST LOUIS
WASHINGTON is 7-16 SU (-15.8 Units) in road games vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

903CHICAGO CUBS -904 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 4-14 SU (-13 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4 or less runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

905CINCINNATI -906 SAN FRANCISCO
CINCINNATI is 0-9 SU (-12.3 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose ERA is 3.45 or better over the last 2 seasons.

907SAN DIEGO -908 PITTSBURGH
SAN DIEGO is 23-13 SU (12.4 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

907SAN DIEGO -908 PITTSBURGH
Jayce Tingler is 23-13 SU (8.7 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse (Coach of SAN DIEGO)

909PHILADELPHIA -910 NY METS
PHILADELPHIA is 5-18 SU (-15.6 Units) vs. poor fielding teams - averaging 0.75+ errors/game in the last 3 seasons.

911MIAMI -912 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.

913COLORADO -914 LA DODGERS
LA DODGERS are 25-14 SU (13 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

915NY YANKEES -916 TORONTO
TORONTO is 7-19 SU (-15.4 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose ERA is 3.45 or better in the last 3 seasons.

917LA ANGELS -918 KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY is 126-113 SU (1.7 Units) in home games when playing with a day off since 1996.

**Udog** · 04-14-2021, 09:19 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 14

**Udog** · 04-14-2021, 09:22 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 14

NL games
Washington (2-6) @ St Louis (6-5)
— Ross blanked the Dodgers for five IP (67 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Nationals lost his only start. 1-0.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 2-0, 3.94 in five games (3 starts) vs St Louis.

— Washington lost six of its first eight games.
— Nationals are 1-4 on the road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-4

— Wainwright is 0-1, 7.82 in two starts.
— Cardinals split his first two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 10-4, 3.14 in 17 games (15 starts) vs Washington.

— Cardinals lost three of their last four games.
— St Louis lost three of its first five home games.
— Under 4-3-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-2

Cubs (5-6) @ Milwaukee (6-5)
— Arrieta is 2-0, 2.25 in two starts.
— Cubs won both his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 9-7, 3.30 in 19 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs lost five of their last seven games.
— Chicago lost three of their first five road tilts.
— Eight of last ten games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-1

— Burnes is 0-1, 0.73 in two starts.
— Milwaukee lost both his starts, scoring 0-1 runs.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 0-1, 6.00 in 8 games (2 starts) vs Chicago.

— Brewers won five of their last seven games.
— Milwaukee is 2-3 in its first five home games.
— over three of last four games
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2

Cincinnati (7-4) @ San Francisco (7-4)
— Mahle is 1-0, 3.00 in two starts.
— Reds won both his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 0-1, 7.45 in two starts vs San Francisco.

— Cincinnati won seven of its last ten games.
— Reds are 5-1 at home, 2-3 on road.
— Over 8-2-1
— scored run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-1

— Former Red Cueto is 1-0, 2.51 in two starts.
— Giants won both his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in three starts against the Reds.

— Giants are 7-4 in their first 11 games.
— Giants won four of their first five home games.
— Eight of last nine games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2

San Diego (8-4) @ Pittsburgh (4-7)
— Former Pirate Musgrove has thrown 15 scoreless innings in two starts.
— Last time out, he threw first no-hitter in Padres’ history.
— Padres won both his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He allowed five runs in four IP in his one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Padres won five of their last seven games.
— San Diego won four of its first five road games.
— Eight of last 11 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2

— TAnderson is 0-2, 5.23 in two starts.
— Pirates lost both his starts, scoring 1-2 runs.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 3-2, 2.61 in nine games (8 starts) vs San Diego.

— Pirates lost seven of their first 11 games.
— Pittsburgh is 3-2 in its first five home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2

Philadelphia (6-5) @ Mets (4-3)
— Former Met Wheeler is 1-1, 2.31 in two starts this year.
— Phillies split his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-0,3.54 in three starts vs New York.

— Phillies lost four of their last five games.
— Phillies lost four of their first five road games.
— Six of last eight games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2

— 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 won three of their last four games.
— Mets won three of their first four home games.
— Under 4-0 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2

Miami (4-6) @ Atlanta (4-7)
— Neidert allowed one run in 4.1 IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Marlins lost his only start, 3-2
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He threw two scoreless innings in a relief stint vs Atlanta.

— Marlins lost six of first ten games.
— Miami won three of its first four road games.
— under 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-4

— Morton is 1-1, 3.27 in his first two starts
— Braves split his two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 7-4, 3.77 in 13 starts vs Miami.

— Braves lost its last three games.
— Atlanta is 2-3 in its first five home games.
— Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-4

Colorado (3-8) @ Dodgers (9-2)
— Gray 1-0, 1.54 in two starts.
— Colorado split his two starts, both at home.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 5-6, 4.45 in 16 starts vs LA, 1-5, 6.84 in six starts here.

— Colorado lost its last four games.
— Rockies lost their first four road games.
— Under 7-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1

— May blanked Oakland for six IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Dodgers won his only start, 10-3.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 0-0, 2.31 in three games (2 starts) vs Colorado.

— Dodgers won nine of their last ten games.
— Dodgers won their first four home games.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2

AL games
Bronx (5-6) @ Toronto (5-6)
— Kluber is 0-1, 9.95 in two starts (6.1 IP).
— Bronx split his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-3, 4.24 in seven starts vs Toronto.

— New York lost four of its last six games.
— New York is 2-3 in its first five road games.
— under 7-4
— scored run in first inning: 0-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6

— Stripling is 0-1, 7.56 in his first two starts.
— Toronto lost his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 0-3, 5.40 in four games (1 start) vs Bronx.

— Toronto lost five of its last seven games.
— Toronto lost three of their first five home games.
— under 7-4
— scored run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— For now, Blue Jays are playing home games in Dunedin, FL

Angels (7-4) @ Kansas City (5-4)
— Canning allowed four runs in 5.1 IP in his first ’21 start.
— Angels won his first start in extra innings.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He threw seven shutout innings in his one start vs KC.

— Angels won seven of their first 11 games.
— Halos won three of their first five road games.
— over 6-5
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2

— Keller allowed 10 runs in 4.2 IP in his first two starts.
— Royals split his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-2, 3.00 in four games (3 starts) against the Angels.

— Royals are 5-4 in their first nine games.
— Royals are 3-2 at home.
— five of last six games under
— scores run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1

Boston (7-3) @ Minnesota (5-5)
— Eovaldi is 1-1, 1.46 in his first two ’21 starts.
— Red Sox split his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 3-3, 5.05 in seven starts vs Minnesota.

— Rodriguez allowed three runs in five IP (79 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Red Sox won his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 3-1, 3.41 in six starts vs Minnesota.

— Boston won its last seven games, after an 0-3 start.
— Red Sox won their first four road games.
— Seven of last eight games went over
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-3

— Maeda is 1-0, 3.48 in his first two starts.
— Twins split his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He allowed three runs in 5.2 IP in his one start vs Boston.

— Berrios is 2-0, 1.54 in his first two starts.
— Twins won both his starts this year.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 0-4, 4.45 in five starts vs Boston.

— Twins lost four of their last six games.
— Minnesota lost three of its four home games.
— over 5-5
— scores run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-3

Seattle (6-5) @ Baltimore (5-6)
— Dunn allowed three runs in 4.2 IP (92 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Seattle won his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Seattle won four of its last six games.
— Seattle won three of its first five road games.
— over 7-3-1
— scored run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-1

— Harvey is 0-1, 5.59 in two starts.
— Orioles split his starts, both vs Boston.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He allowed one run in 5.2 IP, in his one start vs Seattle.

— Orioles lost six of their last eight games.
— Baltimore lost four of its first five home games.
— Over is 4-0-1 in last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2

Detroit (5-6) @ Houston (6-5)
— Fulmer is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 0-2, 6.17 in two starts against Houston.

— Detroit beat Houston 6-2/8-2 last two nights.
— Detroit lost three of its first five road games.
— under 7-4
— scored run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4

— McCullers is 1-0, 1.80 in two starts.
— Astros split his first two starts.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-1, 3.94 in three starts vs Detroit.

— Astros lost four of their last five games.
— Astros lost four of their first five home tilts.
— over 7-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2

Texas (4-7) @ Tampa Bay (5-6)
— Arihara is 0-1, 6.00 in his first two MLB starts.
— Texas lost his two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Texas lost four of their last five games.
— Texas is 2-3 on the road.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1

— Looks like a bullpen game for the Rays.

— Tampa Bay won three of its last five games.
— Rays won three of their first five home games.
— Eight of last ten games went over
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-4

Cleveland (6-4) @ White Sox (4-6)
— Plesac is 1-1, 1.38 in two starts.
— Indians split his two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-2, 3.03 in five starts vs Chicago.

— Cleveland won five of their last seven games.
— Indians are 2-3 on the road.
— under 8-2
— scores run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-1

— Rodon is 1-0, 2.70 in his first two starts.
— White Sox won his first two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 5-5, 2.94 in 17 games (15 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Chicago lost three of its last five games.
— White Sox split their first four home games.
— under 7-4
— scored run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-3

**Udog** · 04-14-2021, 09:25 AM

MLB

Wednesday, April 14

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Trend Report
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NY Yankees @ Toronto
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Yankees's last 15 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees

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 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games at home

Chi Cubs @ Milwaukee
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games

LA Angels @ Kansas City
LA Angels
LA Angels is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Kansas City
LA Angels is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home

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 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

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

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 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

San Diego @ Pittsburgh
San Diego
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Diego
Pittsburgh is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing San Diego

Seattle @ Baltimore
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home

Philadelphia @ NY Mets
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Texas @ Tampa Bay
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home

Detroit @ Houston
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games at home
Houston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit

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

Cleveland @ Chi White Sox
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home

Colorado @ LA Dodgers
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

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**Udog** · 04-14-2021, 09:31 AM

MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, April 14

Announcement

Wednesday's MLB Trends and Indexes - 4/14

Wednesday's MLB Trends and Indexes - 4/14

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