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**Udog** · 08-20-2021, 07:12 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Major league leaders in stolen bases:
35— Starling Marte A’s, Whit Merrifield KC
23— Fernando Tatis SD, Trea Turner LA
22— Cedric Mullins Balt
21— Myles Straw Clev
19— Tommy Edman StL, Raimel Tapia Colo
18— Bo Bichette Tor, Dylan Moore Sea, Shohei Ohtani LAA

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Armadillo: Friday's Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..

13) Dodgers reliever Mitch White entered Wednesday’s game, and he finished it, throwing 91 pitches in 7.1 IP, allowing only four baserunners. It was the longest relief stint by a Dodger since 1960.

His reward? They sent him to AAA Thursday, because they’ve been playing so many bullpen games that they can’t afford to have him sitting around after he threw 91 pitches.

12) Kershaw is hurt, Bauer is suspended (with pay), May is out for the year, Urias is hurt; this is who the Dodgers started on the mound this week:
Monday— Justin Bruihl
Tuesday— David Price
Wednesday— Justin Bruihl (again)
Thursday— Corey Knebel

11) Reds 6, Marlins 1— Joey Votto cracked a 3-run homer to back Luis Castillo’s pitching.

Some people on social media have been debating whether Votto is a Hall of Famer:
— .417 career on-base %age, which is freakin’ great.
— He’s the league in on-base %age seven times.
— 322 home runs, 1,045 RBI
— 1,265 walks- he led the league in walks five times.
— He’s scored 100+ runs five times.
— He’s been on six All-Star teams.

Definite Hall of Famer, in my opinion.

10) There are three ballplayers who are eligible for the Hall of Fame who have 3,000+ hits but haven’t been voted into the HOF:
4,256 hits— Pete Rose
3,115— Alex Rodriguez
3,020— Rafael Palmeiro

9) Angels 13, Tigers 10:
— Detroit led this game 10-2 after five innings.
— Tiger bullpen allowed 11 runs in 4.1 IP
— First four hitters in Angels’ lineup went 10-19.

8) Houston Astros are 25-25 at home this season vs teams with a losing record; if you wagered on them equally in all those games, you’d be down 21.9 units. No bueno.

7) Rays 7, Orioles 2— Baltimore has lost 15 games in a row, none of them by one run. It is their second losing streak of 14+ games this season.

Last team to have two losing streaks of 14+ games in one season? 1935 Boston Braves; one of their players was Babe Ruth, in his final season.

6) Mets are retiring Jerry Koosman’s #36 on August 28; when they going to retire Dwight Gooden’s #16?
— Koosman went 140-137 as a Met, helping them win the ’69 World Series, ’73 NL title
— Gooden went 157-85 as a Met, helping them win the ’86 World Series, ’88 NL East title.

5) Patriots 35, Eagles 0:
— Eagles QB Jalen Hurts (stomach illness) didn’t play.
— Total yardage was 486-163
— No idea what this means for the Eagles, but it sure as hell ain’t good.

4) Weird thing about these exhibition games is that often times, the teams practiced against each other for couple of days before the actual game, so there is familiarity between the players when the game happens. Have to think that helps the defenses.

3) BetMGM posted odds on New England’s 2021 season:
— +115 to make playoffs
— 7-2 to win AFC East
— 16-1 to win AFC
— 30-1 to win Super Bowl

2) Someone actually posted odds on teams to win the upcoming Little League World Series; I can’t even imagine wagering on 12-year old kids playing ball.

1) Minor league baseball game in Hartford CT Wednesday drew more fans than major league games in Tampa Bay or Miami.

Tampa Bay has a really good team, and smart people running that team; when they wind up in Montreal, Nashville or some other city, don’t want to hear any whining from Florida.

**Udog** · 08-20-2021, 07:31 AM

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Friday, August 20

**Udog** · 08-20-2021, 07:35 AM

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Friday, August 20

NL games
Miami (51-71) @ Cincinnati (66-56)
— Hernandez is 0-0, 2.77 in his three starts.
— Marlin are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He gave up 2 runs in 2 IP in a relief stint vs Cincinnati.

— Marlins lost their last four games.
— Miami is 1-7 in last eight road games.
— over 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-122
— record in first 5 innings: 44-57-21

— Gray is 2-0, 4.43 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 9-9 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-3
— He is 2-0, 3.27 in four starts vs Miami.

— Cincinnati is 19-14 in its last 33 games.
— Reds won seven of last nine home games.
— over 11-6 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-122
— record in first 5 innings: 59-48-16

Washington (52-68) @ Milwaukee (74-48)
— Nationals haven’t named a starter.

— Washington is 10-25 in its last 35 games.
— Nationals are 1-6 in last seven road games.
— over 14-3 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-120
— record in first 5 innings: 49-51-20

— Anderson is 1-1, 5.14 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 9-9 in his starts.
— under 6-1-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-3
— He is 0-1, 8.64 in two starts vs Washington.

— Brewers are 21-9 in last 30 games.
— Milwaukee is 3-4 in last seven home games.
— under 6-2 last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-122
— record in first 5 innings: 64-37-21

Pittsburgh (42-79) @ St Louis (62-58)
— Keller is 0-4, 7.41 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 5-10 in his starts.
— over 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 8-15
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-2
— He is 1-0, 0.82 in two starts vs St Louis.

— Pirates are 6-27 in last 33 games.
— Pittsburgh is 1-10 in last 11 road games.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 30-120
— record in first 5 innings: 35-71-14

— Mikolas gave up a run in 4 IP in his one ‘21 start (May 22).
— He is 31-24, 3.81 in 75 career starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 4-3, 3.06 in 11 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals are 9-3 in last 12 games.
— St Louis is 4-7 in its last 11 home games.
— Under is 7-5 in their last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-120
— record in first 5 innings: 53-47-20

Arizona (40-80) @ Colorado (54-66)
— Gilbert threw a no-hitter in his only MLB start.
— Arizona obviously won that game.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Arizona won six of last seven games.
— Arizona is 3-9 in its last 12 road games.
— under 6-2-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 17-121
— record in first 5 innings: 46-64-11

— Gomber is 1-2, 7.36 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 12-10 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-4
— He is 1-0, 2.70 in 2 games (1 start) vs Arizona.

— Colorado won four of last five games.
— Rockies are 41-21 at home, 14-45 on road.
— over 4-2 last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-121
— record in first 5 innings: 50-55-16

Mets (60-61) @ Los Angeles (76-46)
— Carrasco is 0-1, 9.53 in four starts.
— Mets are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He gave up 6 runs in 2 IP in one start vs Los Angeles.

— Mets are 25-36 in their last 61 games.
— Mets are 2-9 in last 11 road games.
— under 7-1 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-121
— record in first 5 innings: 49-60-12

— Buehler is 4-1, 1.17 in his last seven starts.
— Dodgers are 16-8 in his starts.
— over 12-7-1 last 20
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-5
— He is 0-0, 4.24 in three starts vs New York.

— Dodgers are 17-6 in last 23 games.
— Dodgers are 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— under 8-3 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 40-121
— record in first 5 innings: 65-37-19

Philadelphia (60-60) @ San Diego (67-56)
— Moore is 1-2, 5.92 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-3
— He is 0-1, 7.36 in two starts vs San Diego.

— Phillies lost their last four games.
— Phillies are 36-25 at home, 25-35 on road.
— over 5-2-1 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-121
— record in first 5 innings: 50-47-24

— Snell is 2-0, 1.59 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— over 12-10
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-2
— He threw 4 shutout IP in one start vs Philadelphia.

— Padres lost seven of last eight games.
— San Diego is 4-1 in last five home games.
— over 13-7-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-123
— record in first 5 innings: 50-55-18

AL games
Minnesota (54-68) @ Bronx (70-52)
— Barnes is 0-2, 4.61 in three starts.
— Twins are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Minnesota is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— Twins are 5-4 in last nine road games.
— over 13-8-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-122
— record in first 5 innings: 37-61-24

— Cortes is 1-1, 3.03 in six starts.
— New York is 5-1 in those starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 5.1 IP in two relief stints vs Minnesota.

— New York is 29-10 in last 39 games.
— New York is 14-2 in last 16 home games.
— over 18-10 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-123
— record in first 5 innings: 51-43-29

Detroit (57-65) @ Toronto (63-56)
— Alexander is 1-1, 5.54 in eight starts.
— Detroit is 6-2 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He gave up a run in 7 IP in one start vs Toronto.

— Detroit is 1-5 in its last six games.
— Detroit is 4-1 in last five road games.
— under 12-6-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-123
— record in first 5 innings: 17-11-2 last 30

— Ray is 1-0, 1.80 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 12-11 in his starts.
— under 10-4 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-6-5
— He gave up 5 runs in 5 IP in one start vs Detroit.

— Toronto won 13 of last 20 games.
— Blue Jays are 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— Over is 6-1 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-118
— record in first 5 innings: 19-11-2 last 32

Angels (62-60) @ Cleveland (58-61)
— Barria is 2-1, 3.18 in four starts.
— Angels split his four starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 0-1, 4.36 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Angels are 4-1 in their last five games.
— Angels are 9-4 in last 13 road games.
— under 15-4 last 19 road games
— scored run in first inning: 39-123
— record in first 5 innings: 53-55-15

— Indians haven’t named a starter.

— Cleveland is 18-31 in last 49 games.
— Indians are 5-8 in last 13 home games.
— over 4-2-1 last seven games
— scores run in first inning: 36-119
— record in first 5 innings: 45-56-18

White Sox (71-51) @ Tampa Bay (75-47)
— Giolito is 1-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 11-13 in his starts.
— over 10-2 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-3
— He is 1-0, 2.03 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Chicago is 8-5 in last 13 games.
— White Sox are 6-7 in last 13 road games.
— under 8-3 last 11 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-122
— record in first 5 innings: 69-35-18

— Wacha is 0-2, 11.57 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 10-6 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-5
— He is 1-0, 6.30 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Tampa Bay won 15 of last 20 games.
— Rays are 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— over 10-2-1 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-122
— record in first 5 innings: 49-46-27

Texas (41-78) @ Boston (69-54)
— Dunning is 2-0, 2.81 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 8-13 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Texas lost 27 of last 33 games.
— Texas is 1-16 in last 17 road games.
— over 7-4 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-121
— record in first 5 innings: 37-68-16

— Sale gave up 2 runs in 5 IP (89 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Red Sox are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 7-2, 2.58 in 15 games (11 starts) vs Texas.

— Boston lost its last three games.
— Red Sox are 4-1 in last five home games.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 41-124
— record in first 5 innings: 55-50-19

Seattle (65-56) @ Houston (71-50)
— Kikuchi is 1-1, 4.05 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 12-10 in his starts.
— over 11-11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-3
— He is 1-1, 4.19 in three starts vs Houston this year.

— Seattle won seven of last eight games.
— Seattle is 4-4 in last eight road games.
— under 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-122
— record in first 5 innings: 55-53-14

— McCullers is 0-2, 5.23 in his last two starts.
— Astros are 12-8 in his starts.
— over 10-9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-2
— He is 8-3, 2.93 in 15 starts vs Seattle.

— Astros lost four of last five games.
— Astros are 9-4 in last 13 home games.
— under 10-4-2 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-121
— record in first 5 innings: 65-39-17

Interleague games
Kansas City (53-68) @ Cubs (54-69)
— Keller is 0-3, 7.36 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 1-11 in his last 12 starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 11-24
— record in first 5 innings: 8-14-2
— He is 1-1, 3.27 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Royals won three of last four games.
— Royals are 3-6 in last nine road games.
— under 19-7-3 last 29 games.
— scores run in first inning: 26-123
— record in first 5 innings: 43-60-20

— Davies is 0-3, 10.50 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 1-8 in his last nine starts.
— over 5-0-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-12-4
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP in one start vs Kansas City.

— Cubs are 12-36 in last 48 games.
— Chicago lost last 10 home games.
— Under is 3-1 in last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-123
— record in first 5 innings: 49-61-13

Atlanta (65-56) @ Baltimore (38-82)
— Fried is 3-0, 1.50 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 11-8 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 8-20
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Braves won 13 of last 15 games.
— Atlanta won its last ten road games.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-121
— record in first 5 innings: 62-42-17

— Akin is 0-7, 11.65 in his last eight starts.
— Orioles are 1-9 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 0-8-2
— He threw 5 shutout IP in one start vs Atlanta.

— Orioles are 0-15 in last 15 games.
— Baltimore is 21-45 on road, 17-37 at home.
— over is 4-1-1 in last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-120
— record in first 5 innings: 38-65-17

San Francisco (78-43) @ Oakland (69-53)
— Wood is 2-0, 5.67 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 10-2 in his last 12 starts.
— over 11-9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 12-5-4
— He is 1-2, 5.66 in four starts vs Oakland.

— Giants are 20-11 since All-Star break.
— Giants are 7-2 in last nine road games.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-121
— record in first 5 innings: 66-41-14

— Kaprielian is 2-1, 4.39 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 9-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He gave up a run in 2 IP in a relief stint vs San Francisco.

— A’s lost five of last seven games.
— Oakland is 6-1 in last seven home games.
— Over is 10-5-1 in their last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-122
— record in first 5 innings: 51-50-21

**Udog** · 08-20-2021, 07:38 AM

MLB

Friday, August 20

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Trend Report
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Kansas City @ Chi Cubs
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Chi Cubs is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City

Atlanta @ Baltimore
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore
Baltimore is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Baltimore is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta

Minnesota @ NY Yankees
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Detroit @ Toronto
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games

Texas @ Boston
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Texas
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Miami @ Cincinnati
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Miami
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami

LA Angels @ Cleveland
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Cleveland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing LA Angels

Chi White Sox @ Tampa Bay
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 9 games on the road
Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Houston
Houston is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle

Washington @ Milwaukee
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Washington
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

Arizona @ Colorado
Arizona
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

San Francisco @ Oakland
San Francisco
San Francisco is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
Oakland
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home

NY Mets @ LA Dodgers
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Mets's last 12 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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

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**Udog** · 08-20-2021, 08:43 AM

I'm busy until mid-afternoon today. There's only one day game so I should be able to get caught up before the night games begin. Good luck today!

**Udog** · 08-20-2021, 08:44 AM

Why does that A keep showing up in all my posts??? Anyone know?

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