Cnotes 2022 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, May 14

National League
San Francisco (20-12) @ St Louis (17-15)
— Junis is 0-0, 1.29 in three games (1 start).
— Giants are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 0-0, 3.05 in four starts vs St Louis.

— Giants won their last six games.
— San Francisco is 9-5 on road.
— over 11-4 last 15
— scored run in first inning: 6-32
— record in first 5 innings: 18-10-4

— Hudson is 2-1, 2.35 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 2-0, 2.05 in five games (3 starts) vs San Francisco..

— Cardinals are 1-5 in last six games.
— St Louis is 8-8 at home.
— over 10-6 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-5

San Diego (21-12) @ Atlanta (14-18)
— Manaea is 0-2, 6.88 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 2-4 in his starts
— last three over
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 0-0, 2.45 in one start vs Atlanta.

— Padres won 16 of last 23 games.
— San Diego is 11-5 on road.
— over 12 of last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-33
— record in first 5 innings: 20-9-4

— Morton is 1-3, 6.75 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 6-2, 2.66 in ten starts vs San Diego.

— Braves are 3-2 in last five games.
— Atlanta is 9-10 at home.
— over 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-4

Milwaukee (21-12) @ Miami (14-18)
— Lauer is 3-0, 1.42 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 5-0 in his starts.
— under 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-3
— He is 0-2, 7.71 in three games (2 starts) vs Miami.

— Brewers won 17 of last 24 games.
— Milwaukee is 11-8 on road.
— over 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-11-8

— Rogers is 1-1, 3.52 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 1-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 2-0, 0.82 in two starts vs Milwaukee.

— Miami lost 10 of last 12 games.
— Marlins are 6-8 at home
— over 5-2 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-6

Cincinnati (9-24) @ Pittsburgh (13-19)
— Castillo allowed three runs in 4.2 IP (97 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— Reds 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 5-3, 2.30 in 12 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Reds won six of last eight games, after a 3-22 start.
— Cincinnati is 4-15 on road.
— over 15 of last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-33
— record in first 5 innings: 9-22-2

— Thompson is 0-3, 11.15 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 0-1, 3.00 in three starts vs Cincinnati.

— Pirates lost 11 of their last 16 games.
— Pittsburgh is 7-10 at home.
— six of last nine games over
— scored run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 10-18-4

Cubs (11-20) @ Arizona (18-15)
— Steele is 0-4, 9.49 in his last four starts.
— Chicago is 2-4 in his starts.
— under 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona

— Cubs lost 16 of their last 21 games.
— Cubs are 7-9 on road.
— over 3-2-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 12-31
— record in first 5 innings: 11-17-3

— Gallen is 2-0, 0.95 in five starts.
— Arizona is 4-1 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-2
— He is 0-1, 7.45 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Diamondbacks are 10-3 in last 13 games.
— Arizona is 10-9 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 13-9-11

Philadelphia (16-17) @ Los Angeles (20-11)
— Suarez is 2-1, 3.74 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 5-1 in his starts.
— last three over
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 2-1, 2.35 in four games (1 start) vs Los Angeles.

— Phillies are 6-7 in last thirteen games.
— Philly is 7-8 on road.
— over 10-4 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 12-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-15-6

— Urias is 2-1, 1.29 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 3-3 in his starts.
— last five under
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 2-0, 2.93 in four games (2 starts) vs Philly.

— Dodgers lost four of last five games.
— Los Angeles is 10-4 at home.
— under 13-7-1 last 21
— scored run in first inning: 11-31
— record in first 5 innings: 19-6-6

 

[Udog]

American League
LA Angels (22-12) @ A’s (14-20)
— Lorenzen is 2-2, 4.84 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He threw two scoreless IP in a relief stint vs Oakland.

— Sandoval is 1-1, 2.70 in five starts.
— Angels are 4-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 0-3, 1.89 in four starts vs Oakland

— Angels won 16 of their last 23 games.
— Angels are 10-5 on road.
— over 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 14-34
— record in first 5 innings: 19-12-3

— Blackburn is 4-0, 1.74 in six starts.
— A’s are 5-1 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 6-0
— He threw 6.2 scoreless IP, in one start vs Anaheim.

— Oller is 0-2, 11.70 in three starts.
— A’s are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.

— A’s won four of their last six games.
— Oakland is 4-10 at home.
— under 7-2-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-6

Baltimore (14-19) @ Detroit (10-23)
— Zimmerman is 1-1, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Orioles are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Baltimore is 5-12 on road.
— over 5-4 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-33
— record in first 5 innings: 10-16-7

— Pineda is 0-2, 4.60 in his starts.
— Tigers are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 6-4, 4.09 in 15 starts vs Baltimore.

— Tigers lost nine of last 11 games.
— Detroit is 7-13 at home.
— under 20-9-1 last 30 games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-33
— record in first 5 innings: 7-21-5

Toronto (17-16) @ Tampa Bay (20-13)
— Ryu is 0-0, 13.50 in two starts- last one was April 16.
— Toronto is 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 0-0, 2.70 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Blue Jays are 2-8 in their last ten games.
— Toronto is 7-10 on road.
— over 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 13-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-10

— Yarbrough is 0-0, 6.14 in two starts.
— Rays are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 8-2, 3.23 in 17 games (8 starts) vs Toronto.

— Tampa Bay lost three of last five games.
— Rays are 10-7 at home.
— over 8-4-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 15-10-8

Boston (12-20) @ Texas (13-18)
— Hill is 0-0, 0.00 in his last three starts (13 IP).
— Red Sox are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He is 2-0, 2.81 in five games (3 starts) vs Texas.

— Red Sox lost six of last eight games.
— Boston is 8-11 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 11-13-8

— Otto is 1-0, 3.14 in three starts.
— Rangers are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Rangers won six of their last ten games.
— Texas is 6-11 at home
— under 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 6-31
— record in first 5 innings: 9-13-9

Cleveland (15-16) @ Minnesota (19-14)
— Bieber is 0-2, 5.94 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He is 5-1, 3.63 in 11 starts vs Minnesota.

— Guardians won eight of their last 12 games.
— Cleveland is 8-11 on road.
— over 8-2 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-31
— record in first 5 innings: 9-14-8

— bullpen game

— Minnesota lost four of last five games.
— Twins are 12-7 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 10-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-7

New York (23-8) @ White Sox (15-16)
— Montgomery is 0-0, 3.24 in his last three starts.
— New York is 2-4 in his starts
— under 6-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 2-0, 1.80 in three starts vs Chicago.

— New York won 18 of last 20 games.
— New York is 10-4 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 8-33
— record in first 5 innings: 18-6-9

— Keuchel is 1-2, 4.80 in his last three starts.
— Chicago is 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 4-4, 2.23 in nine starts vs New York.

— White Sox won eight of last 12 games.
— Chicago is 8-9 at home.
— under 11-5 last sixteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-31
— record in first 5 innings: 16-13-2

Interleague games
Houston (22-11) @ Washington (11-23)
— Javier is 2-0, 1.74 in two starts.
— Astros are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Astros won their last 11 games.
— Houston is 13-7 on road.
— under 14-3 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-33
— record in first 5 innings: 21-8-4

— Fedde is 1-1, 1.62 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Washington lost seven of last nine games.
— Nationals lost 11 of last 12 home games.
— under is 11-3 in their home games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-20-2

Seattle (15-18) @ NY Mets (22-12)
— Kirby threw six shutout IP in his first MLB start.
— Seattle is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.

— Mariners lost 12 of their last 16 games.
— Seattle is 6-11 on road.
— under 11-6 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 11-33
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-5

— Bassitt is 2-1, 1.93 in his last three starts.
— New York is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1
— He is 1-4, 3.98 in 12 starts vs Seattle.

— Mets are 11-7 in their last 18 games.
— Mets are 9-6 at home.
— under 5-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-34
— record in first 5 innings: 18-8-8

Kansas City (11-19) @ Colorado (16-16)
— Hernandez is 0-2, 7.54 in five starts.
— Royals are 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Kansas City lost nine of last 13 games.
— Royals are 5-10 on road.
— over 11-6-1 last eighteen games
— scored run in first inning: 7-30
— record in first 5 innings: 9-15-6

— Marquez is 0-3, 11.05 in his last three starts.
— Rockies lost his last four starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 0-0, 3.00 in one start vs Kansas City.

— Colorado lost six of last seven games.
— Rockies are 11-6 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-31
— record in first 5 innings: 11-16-4

 

[Udog]

MLB

Saturday, May 14

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Trend Report
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San Francisco @ St. Louis
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against San Francisco
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco

San Diego @ Atlanta
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games on the road
San Diego is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing at home against San Diego

LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 10 games when playing Oakland
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland
Oakland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing LA Angels
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Baltimore @ Detroit
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore

Toronto @ Tampa Bay
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto

Milwaukee @ Miami
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Miami is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Cincinnati's last 12 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games

Houston @ Washington
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing Houston

Boston @ Texas
Boston
Boston is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Texas
Boston is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Texas
Texas is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Texas's last 18 games

NY Yankees @ Chi White Sox
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

Cleveland @ Minnesota
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Minnesota is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home

Seattle @ NY Mets
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Seattle is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Seattle

Chi Cubs @ Arizona
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 10 games at home

Kansas City @ Colorado
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Kansas City is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home

LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 10 games when playing Oakland
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland
Oakland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing LA Angels
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Philadelphia @ LA Dodgers
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home


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[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, MAY 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SF at STL	02:15 PM	SF -102 O 8.5	+500 +500
SD at ATL	04:05 PM	ATL -134 U 8.0	+500 +500
LAA at OAK	04:07 PM	OAK +106 O 7.5	+500 +500
BAL at DET	04:10 PM	BAL +110 O 7.5	+500 +500
TOR at TB	06:10 PM	TOR +109 U 8.0	+500 +500
MIL at MIA	06:10 PM	MIL -123 U 7.0	+500 +500
CIN at PIT	06:35 PM	CIN -111 O 8.0	+500 +500
HOU at WAS	07:05 PM	WAS +148 O 9.0	+500 +500
BOS at TEX	07:05 PM	BOS +110 O 8.5	+500 +500
CLE at MIN	07:10 PM	CLE -121 O 8.5	+500 +500
SEA at NYM	07:10 PM	NYM -154 O 7.0	+500 +500
NYY at CHW	07:10 PM	NYY -155 O 8.5	+500 +500
CHC at ARI	08:10 PM	ARI -148 U 8.0	+500 +500
KC at COL	08:10 PM	KC +137 O 11.0	+500 +500
LAA at OAK	09:40 PM	LAA -177 U 8.0	+500 +500
PHI at LAD	10:10 PM	PHI +157 U 8.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date ..........................W-L-T.......................%.................Unit

05/14/2022...........15/17/0................46.87%................-15.45
05/13/2022...........17-12-1...............58.62%................+26.75
05/12/2022...............9-6-1................59.38%................+9.60
05/11/2022............11-14-1................44.23%.................-22.45
05/10/2022............17-14-1................54.83%................+7.75
05/09/2022............12-10-0................54.54%................+8.95
05/08/2022............18-13-1................57.81%..............+14.90
05/07/2022............14-14-0................50.00% ...............- 7.35
05/06/2022..............10-6-0................62.50%...............+16.60
05/05/2022................7-9-2................44.44%................-19.70
05/04/2022.............17-13-0................56.66% ..............+14.60
05/03/2022.............10-16-0...............38.46%.................-45.25
05/02/2022...............5-04-0...............55.55%.................+ 5.30
05/01/2022...............9-11-0...............45.00%..................- 6.15

TOTALS.............171-159-7..............51.81%...................-11.90


BEST BETS:

05/14/2022.............9-14-0..............39.13%...........-28.00
05/13/2022.............11-8-1..............57.89%...........+26.95
05/12/2022..............7-4-1................63.63%...........+10.65
05/11/2022.............8-12-1...............40.00%............-28.35
05/10/2022...............8-9-1...............47.05%............-11.65
05/09/2022.............10-8-0...............55.00%............+ 7.10
05/08/2022.............9-11-1...............45.00%............-13.00
05/07/2022...........10-12-0...............45.45%.............-15.95
05/06/2022...............6-5-0...............54.54%............+ 6.65
05/05/2022...............6-6-0..............,50.00%..............-2.90
05/04/2022.............11-9-0...............55.55%.............+9.35
05/03/2022...............6-9-0...............40.00%.............-14.50
05/02/2022...............5-4-0...............55.55%............+ 5.30
05/01/2022..............9-11-0...............45.00%.............- 6.15

TOTALS.............115-122-5..............48.52%............-54.50


UPDATED ON 05/14/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in on-base %age (minimum 80 ABs):
.505— Taylor Ward, LAA
.439— Manny Machado, SD
.438— Mike Trout, LAA
.427— Eric Hosmer, SD
.426— Josh Bell, Wash
.414— Brandon Nimmo, NYM

Quote of the Day
“Obviously my name’s an attention-grabber and people like to do headlines with it, but I like to show people with my play that I can back it up. I have done that, I’m going to continue to do that as well, and give them a reason to remember my name.”
Oklahoma QB recruit General Booty, expected to be a backup this fall. That is his real name.

Sunday’s quiz
In 1967, the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams; the six new teams were all in the same division. Which one of those teams went 0-12 in the Stanley Cup finals the first three years?

Saturday’s quiz
Pat Riley won four titles in nine years coaching the Lakers; Mike Dunleavy replaced Riley as the Lakers’ coach.

Friday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won two NBA championship rings as a player for the Knicks, in 1970, 1973.


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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….

— NFL Week 1 pointspreads:

Buffalo @ Rams (-1)
San Francisco (-6) @ Chicago
New England @ Miami (-3)
New Orleans (-3) @ Atlanta

Baltimore (-4) @ NJ Jets
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati (-6)
Cleveland (-4.5) @ Carolina
Philadelphia (-3.5) @ Detroit

Indianapolis (-7.5) @ Houston
Jacksonville @ Washington (-4.5)
Kansas City (-3) @ Arizona
Green Bay (-1.5) @ Minnesota

LA Chargers (-4) @ Las Vegas
NJ Giants @ Tennessee (-6.5)
Tampa Bay (-2.5) @ Dallas
Denver (-3.5) @ Seattle

— Chicago Bears don’t have a road game in December; three home games and a bye.

— As if they don’t have enough problems, Houston Texans are only team that plays three games against teams that are coming off their bye week.

— Washington Commanders have an odd three-week stretch:
Week 13— @ Giants
Week 14— bye week
Week 15— vs Giants at home

Not often an NFL team plays consecutive games against the same team.

All 32 NFL teams play at least one game on a Thursday this season.

This coming season in college football:
— 66 teams have a new offensive coordinator
— 56 teams have a new defensive coordinator

Over half the I-A teams in the country have a new offensive coordinator.

— USC’s football team poached six transfers who play defense; Trojans allowed 31.8 ppg last season, which is why they changed coaches in the offseason, and why they added experienced players to try and fill some gaps.

— All told this weekend, there are seven Game 7’s in NBA/NHL playoffs.

— Toronto Maple Leafs are the first team in MLB/NBA/NHL history to lose a winner-take-all game in the opening round of the playoffs five years in a row.

In baseball………
— Phillies 8, Dodgers 3— Philly won first three games in this series, scoring 29 runs. Coming into the series, Phillies were 14-17, but they sure can score some runs.

Thursday/Friday, Phillies became the first team ever (home or visitor) to allow 7+ runs in back-to-back games at Dodger Stadium yet win both games.

— NL East standings:
Mets 23-12
Phillies 17-17
Braves 16-18
Marlins 15-18
Nationals 12-23

— Mets catcher James McCann has a wrist injury, is out for six weeks.

NL West standings:
Dodgers 20-11
Padres 21-13
Giants 20-13
Diamondbacks 18-16
Rockies 17-16

— Red Sox are 2-9 this season in games where game-winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Braves 6, Padres 5— San Diego scored four runs in top of 8th to take 5-2 lead, then Atlanta scored four runs in bottom of 8th to win the game.

— A’s 4, Angels 3— Luis Barrera of the A’s is the second player in MLB history whose first career HR was a walkoff HR with his team trailing by more than one run and down to its last out.

The other was Hank Severeid for the St. Louis Browns on April 17, 1915. 1915!!!!

Couple nights ago around 4am, I stumbled across an old movie I had never seen: The Gong Show Movie.

Back around 1980 or so, there was a daytime game show, The Gong Show; it was American Idol on quaaludes— five or six contestants would perform, but very few of them had actual talent.

There were three celebrity judges; if one of them hit the gong before your act was over, you had to leave. If you made it to the end, you would get scored by the judges and there was a winner for each show. Can’t remember what they got, but it wasn’t much.

The host was Chuck Barris, who created the Dating Game and put the Newlywed Game on ABC also; he was a TV genius, but he was a little…….quirky. As host of The Gong Show, he was in a world of his own, dancing during acts, misreading cue cards. It was bizarre at times.

They had this guy, The Unknown Comic, who would come on stage couple times a week and tell jokes; he always had a paper bag over his head. Occasionally his jokes would have to be bleeped out; they were off-color.

Another guy was Gene Gene the Dancing Machine; he would come on stage and just start dancing until they were to a commercial, for no apparent reason.

The Gong Show TV show was awesome, it was great fun. 20-year old me loved it. The movie didn’t have as many censors; it also wasn’t as funny, but I did laugh several times. It was like catching up with an old friend, a friend who often made you shake your head in disbelief.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, May 15

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, May 15

National League
San Francisco (20-13) @ St Louis (18-15)
— Rodon is 4-1, 1.80 in his six starts.
— Giants are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 1-2, 4.15 in three starts vs St Louis.


— Giants won six of last seven games.
— San Francisco is 9-6 on road.
— over 11-5 last 16
— scored run in first inning: 6-33
— record in first 5 innings: 18-11-4


— Wainwright is 2-2, 3.04 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 8-8, 3.34 in 17 starts vs San Francisco..


— Cardinals are 2-5 in last seven games.
— St Louis is 9-8 at home.
— over 10-7 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-33
— record in first 5 innings: 15-13-5


San Diego (21-13) @ Atlanta (15-18)
— Musgrove is 4-0, 2.73 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 6-0 in his starts
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1
— He is 3-1, 4.50 in seven starts vs Atlanta.


— Padres won 16 of last 24 games.
— San Diego is 11-6 on road.
— over 13 of last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-34
— record in first 5 innings: 20-10-4


— Wright is 0-2, 6.94 in his last two starts.
— Braves are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 0-0, 3.60 in one start vs San Diego.


— Braves are 4-2 in last six games.
— Atlanta is 10-10 at home.
— over 13-5-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-17-4


Milwaukee (21-13) @ Miami (15-18)
— Woodruff is 1-1, 8.36 in his last three starts.
— Brewers are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 1-0, 3.86 in one start vs Miami.


— Brewers won 17 of last 25 games.
— Milwaukee is 11-9 on road.
— over 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-34
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-8


— Hernandez is 1-1, 7.91 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 1-0, 3.86 in two games (1 start) vs Milwaukee.


— Miami lost 10 of last 13 games.
— Marlins are 7-8 at home
— over 6-2 last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-33
— record in first 5 innings: 13-14-6


Cincinnati (9-25) @ Pittsburgh (14-19)
— Greene is 0-5, 8.44 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 1-5 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.


— Reds won six of last nine games, after a 3-22 start.
— Cincinnati is 4-16 on road.
— over 15 of last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 9-23-2


— Quintana is 1-0, 1.69 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 4-4, 3.88 in nine starts vs Cincinnati.


— Pirates lost 11 of their last 17 games.
— Pittsburgh is 8-10 at home.
— six of last ten games over
— scored run in first inning: 7-33
— record in first 5 innings: 11-18-4


Cubs (12-20) @ Arizona (18-16)
— Steele is 0-4, 9.49 in his last four starts.
— Chicago is 2-4 in his starts.
— under 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona


— Cubs lost 16 of their last 21 games.
— Cubs are 7-9 on road.
— over 3-2-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 12-31
— record in first 5 innings: 11-17-3


— Castellanos is 1-1, 5.54 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.


— Diamondbacks are 10-4 in last 14 games.
— Arizona is 10-10 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-9-12


Philadelphia (17-17) @ Los Angeles (20-12)
— Nola is 0-4, 3.71 in his last six starts.
— Phillies are 1-6 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 2-1, 3.21 in five starts vs Los Angeles.


— Phillies won their last four games.
— Philly is 8-8 on road.
— over 11-4 last 15 road games
— scored run in first inning: 13-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-6

— Dodgers haven’t named a starter.


— Dodgers lost five of last six games.
— Los Angeles is 10-5 at home.
— over 4-1 last five
— scored run in first inning: 12-32
— record in first 5 innings: 19-7-6

 

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American League
Baltimore (14-20) @ Detroit (11-23)
— Wells is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 1-5 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He threw a scoreless inning in relief vs Detroit.


— Orioles are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Baltimore is 5-13 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-34
— record in first 5 innings: 10-17-7

— Skubal is 2-1, 2.73 in his last five starts.
— Tigers are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 1-1, 3.09 in two starts vs Baltimore.


— Tigers lost nine of last 12 games, but won last two.
— Detroit is 8-13 at home.
— under 21-9-1 last 31 games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-34
— record in first 5 innings: 8-21-5


Toronto (18-16) @ Tampa Bay (20-14)
— Manoah is 4-1, 1.75 in six starts.
— Toronto is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 3-1, 1.46 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.


— Blue Jays are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
— Toronto is 8-10 on road.
— over 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 14-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-11


— Kluber is 1-1, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 2-4, 4.50 in ten starts vs Toronto.


— Tampa Bay lost four of last six games.
— Rays are 10-8 at home.
— over 8-5-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-34
— record in first 5 innings: 15-10-9


Boston (13-20) @ Texas (13-19)
— bullpen game


— Red Sox lost six of last nine games, but won last two.
— Boston is 9-11 on road.
— under 4-2-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-8


— Perez is 1-2, 3.15 in six starts.
— Rangers are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-3
— He is 3-2, 5.11 in eight starts vs Boston.
— Perez pitched for the Red Sox the last two years.


— Rangers lost three of their last four games.
— Texas is 6-12 at home
— under 12-6-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 9-14-9


Cleveland (16-16) @ Minnesota (19-15)
— McKenzie is 2-0, 1.46 in his last two starts.
— Cleveland is 4-1 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 1-3, 5.95 in four starts vs Minnesota.


— Guardians won nine of their last 13 games.
— Cleveland is 9-11 on road.
— over 8-3 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 9-14-9


— Ryan is 3-2, 2.56 in six starts.
— Minnesota is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 1-0, 0.75 in two starts vs Cleveland.


— Minnesota lost five of last six games.
— Twins are 12-8 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 10-34
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-8


New York (23-9) @ White Sox (16-16)
— Cortes is 1-1, 1.95 in his last five starts.
— New York is 4-2 in his starts
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-3
— He is 2-0, 2.45 in two games (1 start) vs Chicago.


— New York won 18 of last 21 games.
— New York is 10-5 on road.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 18-7-9


— Kopech is 0-0, 1.55 in six starts (29 IP).
— Chicago is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1
— He allowed a run in 2.1 IP, in two relief stints vs New York.


— White Sox won nine of last 13 games.
— Chicago is 9-9 at home.
— under 12-5 last seventeen games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-32
— record in first 5 innings: 17-13-2


LA Angels (23-13) @ A’s (15-21)
— Sandoval is 1-1, 2.70 in five starts.
— Angels are 4-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 0-3, 1.89 in four starts vs Oakland


— Angels won 17 of their last 25 games.
— Angels are 11-6 on road.
— over 6-4-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-36
— record in first 5 innings: 21-12-3


— Montas is 0-2, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-3
— He is 4-1, 2.30 in ten starts vs Anaheim.


— A’s won five of their last eight games.
— Oakland is 5-11 at home.
— under 8-3-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-17-6


Interleague games
Houston (22-12) @ Washington (12-23)
— Verlander is 3-0, 1.25 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 2-0, 2.57 in two starts vs Washington.


— Astros won 11 of their last 12 games.
— Houston is 13-8 on road.
— under 14-4 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 21-9-4


— Corbin is 0-3, 6.53 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 0-7 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 2-1, 5.21 in three starts vs Houston.


— Washington lost seven of last ten games.
— Nationals lost 11 of last 13 home games.
— under is 11-4 in their home games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-20-2


Seattle (15-19) @ NY Mets (23-12)
— Ray is 1-2, 4.67 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 3-1, 2.60 in six starts against the Mets.


— Mariners lost 13 of their last 17 games.
— Seattle is 6-12 on road.
— under 11-7 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 11-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-16-5


— Carrasco is 3-1, 6.26 in his last four starts.
— New York is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 5-3, 3.67 in nine starts vs Seattle.


— Mets are 12-7 in their last 19 games.
— Mets are 10-6 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-35
— record in first 5 innings: 19-8-8


Kansas City (11-20) @ Colorado (17-16)
— Lynch is 2-1, 2.75 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.


— Kansas City lost 10 of last 14 games.
— Royals are 5-11 on road.
— over 12-6-1 last nineteen games
— scored run in first inning: 7-31
— record in first 5 innings: 9-16-6


— Gomber is 2-2, 3.75 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 2-0, 0.00 in three games (2 starts, 12.2 IP) vs Kansas City.


— Colorado lost six of last eight games.
— Rockies are 12-6 at home.
— over 7-2 last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-16-4

 

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MLB

Sunday, May 15

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SAN DIEGO is 12-2 Over (9.8 Units) in road games when playing on Sunday over the last 2 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 6-17 SU (-12.7 Units) in road games after allowing 3 runs or less 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 116-141 SU (-39.1 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 440-338 Under (68.2 Units) after a loss by 4 runs or more since 1996.

DETROIT is 11-3 SU (7.7 Units) in home games after allowing 1 run or less over the last 2 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 66-30 SU (35.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) over the last 2 seasons.

NY METS are 31-51 SU (-25.1 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 28-13 SU (13.7 Units) in May games in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 42-20 Over (20 Units) after having lost 3 of their last 4 games in the last 3 seasons.

CHRIS WOODWARD is 57-77 SU (-27.7 Units) after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span (Manager of TEXAS)

KANSAS CITY is 54-29 Under (22.1 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 3-16 SU (-14.6 Units) in home games after allowing 8 runs or more in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 8-1 SU (6.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive home games in the current season.

CHICAGO CUBS are 17-2 SU (14.8 Units) in road games after 5 or more consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 40-61 SU (-27.1 Units) after a game where the bullpen gave up no earned runs in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, May 15

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, MAY 15

SD at ATL	11:35 AM	ATL -119 U 8.0	+500 +500
CIN at PIT	01:35 PM	CIN +129 O 8.5	+500 +500
HOU at WAS	01:35 PM	HOU -182 U 8.0	+500 +500
TOR at TB	01:40 PM	TOR -112 O 7.0	+500 +500
BAL at DET	01:40 PM	DET -136 O 7.5	+500 +500
SEA at NYM	01:40 PM	NYM -135 O 7.5	+500 +500
MIL at MIA	01:40 PM	MIA +141 O 7.5	+500 +500
CLE at MIN	02:10 PM	MIN -141 O 7.5	+500 +500
NYY at CHW	02:10 PM	NYY -115 O 8.0	+500 +500
BOS at TEX	02:35 PM	TEX -108 O 8.5	+500 +500
KC at COL	03:10 PM	COL -141 O 11.0	+500 +500
LAA at OAK	04:07 PM	OAK +115 O 7.0	+500 +500
PHI at LAD	04:10 PM	PHI +124 O 8.5	+500 +500
CHC at ARI	04:10 PM	ARI -111 O 9.0	+500 +500
SF at STL	07:08 PM	SF -144 U 7.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date ..........................W-L-T.......................%.................Unit

05/15/2022.............9-20-1................31.67%................-68.10
05/14/2022...........15/17/0................46.87%................-15.45
05/13/2022...........17-12-1...............58.62%................+26.75
05/12/2022...............9-6-1................59.38%................+9.60
05/11/2022............11-14-1................44.23%.................-22.45
05/10/2022............17-14-1................54.83%................+7.75
05/09/2022............12-10-0................54.54%................+8.95
05/08/2022............18-13-1................57.81%..............+14.90
05/07/2022............14-14-0................50.00% ...............- 7.35
05/06/2022..............10-6-0................62.50%...............+16.60
05/05/2022................7-9-2................44.44%................-19.70
05/04/2022.............17-13-0................56.66% ..............+14.60
05/03/2022.............10-16-0...............38.46%.................-45.25
05/02/2022...............5-04-0...............55.55%.................+ 5.30
05/01/2022...............9-11-0...............45.00%..................- 6.15

TOTALS.............180-179-8..............50.13%...................-80.00


BEST BETS:

05/15/2022.............5-9-0................35.71..............-24.70
05/14/2022.............9-14-0..............39.13%...........-28.00
05/13/2022.............11-8-1..............57.89%...........+26.95
05/12/2022..............7-4-1................63.63%...........+10.65
05/11/2022.............8-12-1...............40.00%............-28.35
05/10/2022...............8-9-1...............47.05%............-11.65
05/09/2022.............10-8-0...............55.00%............+ 7.10
05/08/2022.............9-11-1...............45.00%............-13.00
05/07/2022...........10-12-0...............45.45%.............-15.95
05/06/2022...............6-5-0...............54.54%............+ 6.65
05/05/2022...............6-6-0..............,50.00%..............-2.90
05/04/2022.............11-9-0...............55.55%.............+9.35
05/03/2022...............6-9-0...............40.00%.............-14.50
05/02/2022...............5-4-0...............55.55%............+ 5.30
05/01/2022..............9-11-0...............45.00%.............- 6.15

TOTALS.............120-131-5..............47.80%............-79.20


UPDATED ON 05/15/2022

 

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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the PGA Championship this week:
12-1— Scheffler, Morikawa, Rahm
14-1— McIlroy, Thomas
16-1— Dustin Johnson, Cam Smith
18-1— Cantlay, Koepka
20-1— Hovland, Spieth
25-1— Xander Schauffele

Quote of the Day
“Despite speculation from media about my future this fall, I’m currently undecided. I may work for NBC, I may play football again, I may focus on business and philanthropy, I may train for the pickleball tour, senior golf tour, coach my kids or all of the above. I’ll let you know.”
Drew Brees

Monday’s quiz
Where did Drew Brees play his college football?

Sunday’s quiz
In 1967, the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams; the six new teams were all in the same division. St Louis Blues went 0-12 in the Stanley Cup finals the first three years those six new teams shared the same division.

Saturday’s quiz
Pat Riley won four titles in nine years coaching the Lakers; Mike Dunleavy replaced Riley as the Lakers’ coach.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday

13) Pirates 1, Reds 0— Pittsburgh won the game, but didn’t get a hit; they’re 6th team since 1901 to win despite not getting any hits- it last happened in 2008, when Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo of the Angels held the Dodgers hitless, but lost anyway.

Cincinnati is 9-26; things aren’t going well for them.

Hunter Greene threw 118 pitches Sunday, the most by any pitcher in a game this season. Coming into Sunday, Greene was 0-5, 8.57 in his previous five starts. He doesn’t give up a hit in 7.1 IP here, and they still lose.

12) Saturday/Sunday, there were seven Game 7’s, between NHL/NBA playoffs; I’m a believer that the NHL playoffs are better than the NBA version. Basketball doesn’t need seven games for each series— too many games. By the 7th game, everyone knows everyone’s plays and the games are uglier than normal games.

Playoff hockey is tremendous, where a hot goalie can keep an underdog in the hunt, and one odd bounce of the puck can send the favorite home unhappy.

11) Calgary 3, Dallas 2 OT— Flames outshot Dallas 67-28, but Stars’ goalie Jake Oettinger was just awesome in goal, keeping his team afloat until Calgary finally scored 15:09 into overtime.

Flames will now play their arch-rival Edmonton in playoffs for first time since 1991; this also guarantees a Canadian franchise will be in the NHL’s Final Four. Last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was 1993, when Montreal won.

10) Rangers 4, Penguins 3 OT— New York rallies back from down three games to one, scoring at 4:46 of OT to advance to the next round of the playoffs.

For Pittsburgh, it is the fourth year in a row they lost in first round of playoffs. Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2016, 2017, the 4th and 5th times they’ve won the title.

9) In this round of the NBA playoffs, only five of 26 games were decided by less than seven points; the series were mostly close, but the games weren’t much fun to watch- the Memphis-Golden State series was mostly an exception.

Suns were down 57-27 at HALFTIME Sunday night; at home!!! How does that happen?

On to Week 5 of the USFL:
8) Tampa Bay 27, Michigan 20:
— Michigan outgained Bandits 407-273, but were minus-2 in turnovers.
— Michigan QB Patterson threw for 304 yards.
— Jeff Fisher’s Panthers start the season 1-4.

7) New Jersey 27, New Orleans 17:
— Generals averaged 6.1 yards/play, outgained New Orleans 401-270.
— Breakers completed only 15-36 passes, threw two picks.
— 4-1 New Jersey leads the North Division.

6) Birmingham 30, Philadelphia 17:
— Hometown Stallions are 5-0; they trailed in 2nd half of every game.
— Switch to QB Smith provided spark for Stallions; he threw for 203 yards.
— Birmingham ran 75 plays, Stars ran only 49.

5) Pittsburgh 21, Houston 20:
— Maulers threw a 9-yard TD pass as time expired for the game-winning TD.
— QB Vad Lee came off bench to throw for 170 yards, two TD’s.
— Both teams are now 1-4.

4) Not many people had heard of Vad Lee before Sunday; his given name is Lavaedeay Monlique “Vad” Lee. He started at Georgia Tech in 2013, but transferred to I-AA James Madison after that season and played there for two years. He played three games for Saskatchewan in the CFL in 2016, and then his career pretty much came to a halt. He played in the Spring League for couple of years, but now, at age 29, he is kind of in the limelight for the first time.

3) Drew Brees is apparently out at NBC after one season as a studio analyst; now he is making noise about playing again. I’m sure Roger Goodell is thrilled that a guy who has been doing TV ads for a gambling app is talking about playing ball again.

Chances are probably better that Brees winds up doing TV on FOX.

2) Dodgers 5, Phillies 4— Gavin Lux walked it off with a 2-run double in ninth inning as LA avoided a 4-game sweep by the Phillies, who gave torrid slugger Bryce Harper the day off.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Cardinals.
AL— New York, Twins, Astros. Wild Cards: Angels, Rays, Blue Jays

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, May 16

 

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WASHINGTON is 116-142 SU (-40.2 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 51-29 SU (23.2 Units) vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 14-1 Under (12.9 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the current season.

TORONTO is 100-89 SU (2.1 Units) in home games when playing on Monday since 1996.

NY METS are 12-1 SU (10.9 Units) after a loss in the current season.

BOSTON is 53-28 SU (22.2 Units) when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 29-41 SU (-23.1 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse over the last 2 seasons...

ATLANTA is 10-2 Over (7.8 Units) in May games in the current season.

LA ANGELS are 33-17 Over (14.3 Units) after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 81-65 SU (9.5 Units) in home games after 7 or more consecutive road games since 1996.

COLORADO is 9-2 SU (6.8 Units) in home games after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 7.00 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) in road games after a game where they stranded 3 or less runners on base over the last 2 season...

ARIZONA is 7-22 SU (-17.2 Units) after 6 or more consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, May 16

 

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National League
Washington (12-24) @ Miami (15-19)
— Sanchez is 2-2, 8.05 in four starts.
— Washington is 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 1-0, 3.86 in three starts vs Washington.

— Washington lost eight of last 11 games.
— Nationals are 7-9 on the road.
— over is 10-3-3 in their road games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-21-2

— Alcantara is 1-2, 2.87 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 3-6, 4.86 in nine starts vs Washington.

— Miami lost 11 of last 14 games.
— Marlins are 7-9 at home
— over 7-2 last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-34
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-6

St Louis (19-15) @ NY Mets (23-13)
— Mikolas is 3-1, 1.17 in his last six starts.
— Cardinals are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-3
— He is 1-0, 1.13 in three games (2 starts) vs New York.

— Cardinals are 3-5 in last seven games.
— St Louis is 9-7 on road.
— over 11-7 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-34
— record in first 5 innings: 16-13-5

— Williams allowed four runs in 2 IP, in his one ’22 start.
— In his career, he is 35-41, 4.44 in 134 games (110 starts).
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 4-6, 5.64 in 19 games (14 starts) vs St Louis.

— Mets are 12-8 in their last 20 games.
— Mets are 10-7 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-35
— record in first 5 innings: 20-8-8

Atlanta (15-19) @ Milwaukee (22-13)
— Anderson is 3-0, 3.29 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 1-0, 1.50 in one start vs Milwaukee.

— Braves are 4-3 in last even games.
— Atlanta is 6-8 on road.
— over 14-5-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-35
— record in first 5 innings: 14-17-4

— Peralta is 2-0, 2.16 in his last three starts.
— Brewers are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He is 2-1, 4.41 in four games (3 starts) vs Atlanta.

— Brewers are 18-8 in their last 26 games.
— Milwaukee is 10-4 at home.
— over 12-3 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-35
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-8

Pittsburgh (15-19) @ Cubs (13-20)
— Peters is 0-0, 0.00 in three starts (8.2 IP).
— Pirates are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He is 3-0, 0.00 in four games (1 start, 11.1 IP) vs Chicago.

— Pirates lost 11 of their last 17 games.
— Pittsburgh is 6-9 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 7-34
— record in first 5 innings: 11-18-5

— Miley allowed three runs in 3 IP in his first ’22 start.
— In his career, Miley is 97-92, 4.16 in 278 starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 4-4, 3.64 in 13 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cubs lost 16 of their last 22 games.
— Cubs are 4-11 at home.
— under 8-3-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-32
— record in first 5 innings: 11-17-4

San Francisco (20-14) @ Colorado (17-17)
— Wood is 1-2, 5.17 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 1-2, 8.50 in nine starts at Colorado.

— Giants won six of last eight games.
— San Francisco is 9-7 on road.
— over 12-5 last 17
— scored run in first inning: 6-34
— record in first 5 innings: 18-12-4

— Senzatela is 1-2, 6.52 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 6-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 5-2, 4.77 in 11 games (nine starts) vs San Francisco.

— Colorado lost seven of last nine games.
— Rockies are 12-7 at home.
— over 8-2 last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-4

Arizona (18-17) @ Los Angeles (21-12)
— Bumgarner is 2-0, 2.92 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 4-3 in his starts.
— last three over
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 9-10, 2.72 in 22 starts at Dodger Stadium.

— Diamondbacks are 10-5 in last 15 games.
— Arizona is 8-6 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-9-13

— Gonsolin is 3-0, 1.80 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-2
— He is 2-2, 3.70 in nine starts vs Arizona.

— Dodgers lost five of last seven games.
— Los Angeles is 11-5 at home.
— over 5-1 last six
— scored run in first inning: 12-33
— record in first 5 innings: 19-8-6

 

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American League
Detroit (12-23) @ Tampa Bay (21-14)
— Faedo is 0-1, 3.60 in his first two MLB starts.
— Tigers are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Tigers won their last three games.
— Detroit is 3-10 on the road.
— under 22-9-1 last 32 games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-35
— record in first 5 innings: 9-21-5

— Kluber is 1-1, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 13-7, 3.32 in 26 starts vs Detroit.

— Tampa Bay won three of last four games.
— Rays are 11-8 at home.
— over 8-6-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-35
— record in first 5 innings: 15-10-10

New York (24-9) @ Baltimore (14-21)
— Severino is 2-0, 4.05 in his last five starts.
— New York is 6-0 in his starts
— last four went over
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 6-1, 3.59 in nine starts vs Baltimore.

— New York won 19 of last 22 games.
— New York is 11-5 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 8-35
— record in first 5 innings: 19-7-9

— Bradish is 1-1, 4.76 in his first three starts.
— Orioles are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York

— Orioles lost their last three games.
— Baltimore is 9-7 at home.
— under 7-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-35
— record in first 5 innings: 10-18-7

Seattle (16-19) @ Toronto (18-17)
— Flexen is 0-3, 4.96 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 1-5 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 0-0, 4.09 in two starts vs Toronto.

— Mariners lost 13 of their last 18 games.
— Seattle is 7-12 on road.
— over 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-17-5

— Kikuchi is 1-1, 5.54 in six starts.
— Toronto is 1-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He pitched for Seattle the last three years.
— Kikuchi hasn’t pitched against his old team.

— Blue Jays are 3-9 in their last 12 games.
— Toronto is 10-6 at home.
— over 6-4-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-35
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-12

Houston (23-12) @ Boston (13-21)
— Odorizzi is 3-0, 0.51 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 5-7, 4.87 in 20 starts vs Boston.

— Astros won 12 of their last 13 games.
— Houston is 14-8 on road.
— under 15-4 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-35
— record in first 5 innings: 22-9-4

— Whitlock is 0-1, 3.60 in four starts (15 IP).
— Red Sox are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He gave up a run in 2.2 IP, in two relief stints vs Houston

— Red Sox lost seven of last ten games.
— Boston is 4-9 at home.
— under 5-2-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-9

LA Angels (24-13) @ Texas (14-19)
— Syndergaard is 3-1, 2.45 in five starts.
— Angels are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 1-0, 3.00 in one start vs Texas

— Angels are 18-8 in their last 26 games.
— Angels are 12-6 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 16-37
— record in first 5 innings: 22-12-3

— Gray is 0-1, 5.51 in four starts.
— Rangers are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-3
— He is 1-0, 3.29 in two starts vs Anaheim.

— Rangers lost three of their last five games.
— Texas is 7-12 at home
— under 13-6-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-33
— record in first 5 innings: 9-14-10

White Sox (16-17) @ Kansas City (12-20)
— White Sox haven’t named a starter.

— White Sox lost three of last four games.
— Chicago is 7-7 on road.
— under 13-5 last eighteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-33
— record in first 5 innings: 17-14-2

— Keller is 1-1, 3.32 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 5-5, 3.30 in 17 games (14 starts) vs Chicago.

— Kansas City lost 10 of last 15 games.
— Royals are 6-9 at home.
— over 13-6-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 10-16-6

Minnesota (20-15) @ A’s (15-22)
— Archer is 0-1, 4.84 in six starts.
— Minnesota is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-3
— He is 1-0, 2.60 in three starts vs Oakland.

— Minnesota lost five of last seven games.
— Twins are 7-7 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-8

— Logue is 1-1, 1.50 in his first two MLB starts.
— A’s are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He gave up two runs in 5 IP vs Minnesota May 6th.

— A’s lost three of their last four games.
— Oakland is 5-12 at home.
— under 9-3-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-37
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-6