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**Udog** · 05-10-2021, 08:01 AM

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**Udog** · 05-10-2021, 08:01 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Leaders in OPS (on-base %age plus slugging %age):[/B]
1.021— Mike Trout, LAA
1.075— JD Martinez, Bos
1.047— Kris Bryant, Cubs
1.044— Jesse Winker, Cin
1.040— Ronald Acuna, Atl
1.033— Yordan Ventura, Hst
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 580,076
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Thinking about no-hitters, and other stuff

There have been five no-hitters this season, which is a lot for May 10:

1) April 9: Joe Musgrove 3-0 @ Texas
— He threw 112 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 10.
— He got 15 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, he is 0-4, 5.63 in five starts.

2) April 14: Carlos Rodon 8-0 vs Cleveland
— He threw 114 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 7.
— He got 19 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, 3-0, 1.59 in three starts.

3) April 25: Madison Bumgarner 7-0 @ Atlanta
— This was a 7-inning game; he didn’t allow a hit, which makes it a “no-hitter”
— He threw 98 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 7.
— He got 10 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, he is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts.

To prove that I am fair-minded, I’m defending Bumgarner’s 7-inning no-hitter, even though his resurgence came 10 days after I cut him off my fantasy team. ��

4) May 5: John Means 6-0 @ Seattle.

— He threw 113 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 12.
— He got 26 whiffs on 64 swings
— This was his most recent start.
— This was also his first career complete game.

5) May 7: Wade Miley 3-0 @ Cleveland
— He threw 114 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 8.
— He got 9 whiffs on 49 swings
— This was his most recent start.

6) Four of the five no-hitters were thrown by lefties.

7) In two of the five no-hitters, Cleveland’s Zach Plesac was the losing pitcher.

Elsewhere, away from the no-hitter related world……..
8) Cincinnati Reds are 15-16, even though they’re 8-2 in games where the winning run scored from the 7th inning on.

9) Arizona Diamondbacks just had an 0-6 road trip, where they went 7-62 with runners in scoring position. Hitting in the clutch is important in baseball.

10) Since the DH came into the American League in 1973, the record for most home runs hit by a pitcher is 24, held by Carlos Zambrano, who was 132-91 as a big league pitcher, mostly for the Cubs. He had a .238 career batting average.

11) White Sox have won their last ten games at division rival Kansas City; maybe they should put fountains behind the outfield fence in their home stadium, the way they have them in Kansas City.

12) Was watching an old highlight clip of Willie Mays on the Giants game Sunday, forgot that they had artificial turf at Candlestick Park in the early 70’s, probably because the 49ers also played there. Not sure why they needed AstroTurf in good weather, but they had it.

One year at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the infield was AstroTurf and the outfield was natural grass, which wasn’t that bad an idea, but it didn’t last long.

13) Umpire stats are returning to the baseball page this Wednesday; we note trends for each umpire when he is behind the plate, for all games except series openers, because we don’t know who the umpires are for each series until they play a game game.

**Udog** · 05-10-2021, 08:03 AM

MLB
Weather Report

Monday, May 10

**Udog** · 05-10-2021, 08:10 AM

901CINCINNATI -902 PITTSBURGH
CINCINNATI is 4-15 SU (-13.5 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

903SAN DIEGO -904 COLORADO
SAN DIEGO is 27-40 SU (-25.1 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

905MIAMI -906 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 46-34 SU (17.8 Units) in home games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the last 3 seasons.

907BOSTON -908 BALTIMORE
BOSTON is 11-0 SU (11.4 Units) in road games vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

909LA ANGELS -910 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 12-31 SU (-20.8 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

909LA ANGELS -910 HOUSTON
DUSTY BAKER is 12-31 SU (-22.1 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse (Coach of HOUSTON)

911TEXAS -912 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 12-2 SU (10.8 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

MLB
Dunkel

Monday, May 10

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 10

NL games
Cincinnati (15-16) @ Pittsburgh (14-19)
— Mahle is 0-0, 3.78 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 1-3, 3.90 in six starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cincinnati is 6-4 in its last ten games.
— Reds are 5-9 on road.
— Over 12-5-2 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-5

— Keller is 1-1, 4.15 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 0-1, 6.92 in eight starts vs Cincinnati.

— Pirates lost eight of their last ten games.
— Pittsburgh lost its last four home games.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 8-33
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-5

San Diego (19-16) @ Colorado (12-22)
— Lamet threw four scoreless IP in his two brief starts (4 IP).
— Padres are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-2, 3.18 in four starts vs Colorado.

— Padres lost four of their last seven games.
— San Diego is 6-4 in its last nine road games.
— over 7-1 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 12-18-5

— Gray is 3-1, 3.65 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 10-4, 2.98 in 20 starts vs San Diego.

— Colorado is 3-8 in its last 11 games.
— Rockies are 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
— over 6-0 last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-5

Miami (15-18) @ Arizona (15-19)
— Miami hasn’t named a starter yet.

— Marlins won four of their last six games.
— Miami is 1-4 in their last five road tilts.
— under 4-1-2 in their last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 12-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-7

— Weaver is 0-3, 9.00 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 3-3 in his starts
— under 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 0-2, 5.54 in four games (2 starts) vs Miami.

— Arizona lost seven of its last eight games.
— Arizona is 4-2 in its last six home games.
— over 4-1 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 5-34
— record in first 5 innings: 16-16-2

AL games
Boston (22-13) @ Baltimore (15-19)
— Perez is 0-2, 5.30 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 4-6, 5.27 in 12 starts vs Baltimore.

— Boston won five of its last six games.
— Red Sox are 12-4 on the road.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 16-13-6

— Lopez is 0-1, 4.26 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He allowed 14 runs in 10 IP in three games (1 start) vs Boston.

— Orioles lost five of their last seven games.
— Baltimore is 11-6 on the road, 4-13 at home.
— under is 15-5 in their last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-6

Angels (15-18) @ Houston (18-16)
— Angels haven’t named a starter yet.

— Halos lost seven of last ten games overall.
— Angels split their last eight road games.
— over 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-33
— record in first 5 innings: 16-15-2

— Garcia is 0-2, 3.86 in four starts.
— Astros are 0-4 in his starts; they scored 6 runs in his last three.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-2
— He is 0-1, 3.86 in three games (1 start) against the Angels.

— Astros lost four of their last seven games.
— Astros are 7-4 in last 11 home games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 15-13-6

Interleague games
Texas (18-18) @ San Francisco (20-14)
— Gibson is 3-0, 1.54 in his last six starts.
— Rangers are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He allowed five runs in five IP, in one start vs San Francisco.

— Texas won eight of its last 11 games.
— Texas won its last three road games.
— over 7-4 last 11 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-5

— Wood is 3-0, 1.96 in his four starts.
— Giants are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0
— He is 1-0, 0.64 in two starts vs Texas.

— Giants won four of their last seven games.
— Giants are 12-4 at home.
— Over is 12-2-1 in their last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 19-11-4

MLB

Monday, May 10

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Trend Report
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Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games

Boston @ Baltimore
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games

LA Angels @ Houston
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Angels's last 12 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Angels's last 14 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 12 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games

San Diego @ Colorado
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Colorado's last 15 games when playing at home against San Diego

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

Texas @ San Francisco
Texas
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 05-10-2021, 01:11 PM

Diamond Trends for Monday May 10
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at San Francisco (9:45 p.m. ET)

-- The Giants are 10-0 SU since Apr. 26, 2004 as a 140+ favorite off a game as the undefdog when their opponent's starter has an ERA of less than 2.5 on the season.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at San Francisco (9:45 p.m. ET)

-- The Rangers are 0-14 SU since Sept. 28, 2017 in the first game of a series with no rest off a home game in which they hit multple home runs.

OU Play Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at Colorado (8:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Rockies are 10-0-1 OU (4.86 ppg) since Aug. 24, 2018 in the first game of a series with no rest at home after they had more strikeouts than hits.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (6:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Reds are 0-6 SY since Apr. 21, 2019 when Tyler Mahle starts after he gave up no walks in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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