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

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MLB

Monday, May 30

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Chi Cubs
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

Minnesota @ Detroit
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

San Diego @ St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing San Diego
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego

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

Houston @ Oakland
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 10 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
Oakland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home

Miami @ Colorado
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Miami

Kansas City @ Cleveland
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 9 games on the road
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City

Baltimore @ Boston
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing Boston
Baltimore is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Boston
Boston is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Boston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Washington @ NY Mets
Washington
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Milwaukee @ Chi Cubs
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

Tampa Bay @ Texas
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Texas
Tampa Bay is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Atlanta @ Arizona
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Arizona's last 21 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Pittsburgh @ LA Dodgers
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, May 30

 

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Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Big X football title:
7-4— Oklahoma
2-1— Texas
5-1— Oklahoma State
15-2— Baylor
12-1— Iowa State
14-1— TCU
40-1— Texas Tech, West Virginia
50-1— Kansas State
300-1— Kansas

Quote of the Day
“I can have a conversation and Coach Pederson’s great about that. At every play, he gives you a piece of feedback that another coach might not give you just because he knows what it’s like and it’s something little that he might see that someone else doesn’t see. Having the head coach be able to step in, even today a couple times, three or four times, after a play, he’ll come over and give me a little tip or whatever. Just having a head coach that can do that and really, really knows what he’s talking about is cool.”
Jaguars’ QB Trevor Lawrence

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Warriors’ center, last time they played the Celtics in the NBA Finals?

Monday’s quiz
Terry Collins was manager of the Mets, last time they made the playoffs, in 2016.

Sunday’s quiz
In 1997, Hartford Whalers moved to Raleigh and became the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) Last week or the week before, there was some stuff on social media mocking players of the past, that they could not compare to today’s NBA players. It was disrespectful.

12) There are 48:00 in an NBA game; Sunday night, Jimmy Butler played all 48:00 in Miami’s 100-96 Game 7 loss to Boston. Tremendous effort; the Heat came up just short. People made a big deal out of Butler playing the whole game; doesn’t happen much anymore.

NBA basketball has changed a lot over the years; last ten years or so, it has gotten a lot softer, guys opting out of playing back/back nights. The game has become a lot less physical. On the plus side, shooting has become more fashionable. More passing/less dribbling, which is a good thing. The game is different, for better or worse.

Back in the day, Wilt Chamberlain AVERAGED 45.8 minutes a game for his 13-year career, and that was the regular season. He averaged 47.2 minutes/game in playoff games. His first ten years in the league, he never played less than 72 games in an 82-game season.

11) My point is this: Guys can play major minutes, if they put their minds to it; teams fly around in private jets these days, the accommodations are a lot better now than in previous years.

When Wilt was 32, the 1968-69 season, the Lakers played back/back nights 12 times, but they also played three nights in a row four times, four nights in a row twice. Could you imagine asking one of today’s stars to play a game three nights in a row? No freakin’ chance.

That season, at age 32, Chamberlain averaged 45.3 minutes a game, playing in 81 of 82 games. 20.5 points a game, 21.1 rebounds a game.

Let’s see one of today’s players match those numbers.

10) Get well soon to ESPN’s basketball voice Mike Breen, who tested positive for COVID over the weekend; hopefully he’ll be back behind the mike for the NBA Finals.

9) Rangers beat Carolina 6-2 Monday night, to advance to the NHL’s Final Four; since 2005, under is now 38-25-9 in Game 7 of an NHL playoff series, 4-2 this year.

8) Under is 27-6 in Houston Astros’ last 33 games; they’re getting great pitching and they ain’t hitting so much.

7) Phillies spent lot of $$$ this winter on Kyle Schwarber, Nick Castellanos; they should’ve spent some money on their bullpen. Phillies are 4-9 in games where the winning run scored from the seventh inning on. Not good.

6) Same thing for the Angels, who are 29-16-4 in the first five innings of games, but their overall record is only 27-22. Halos will probably still make the playoffs, but how they going to do once they get there?

5) Texas Rangers’ CF Eli White made one of the best catches I’ve ever seen Monday night, robbing Tampa Bay’s Ji-Man Choi of a home run in left-center field. His glove had to be a couple of feet over the fence; tremendous play.

4) Brewers-Cubs played a doubleheader Monday; first game had both starting pitchers making their major league debut, something that rarely happens this early in a season.

3) Are NFL teams scouting the USFL for kickers? Guy on Michigan made a 60-yard FG last week; guy on Pittsburgh made a 56-yarder.

2) There are point spreads posted for every NFL game this fall; Houston Texans are only team that is an underdog in all 17 of their games. Tampa Bay/Buffalo are either favored/pick ‘em in all of their games.

1) if the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL— Mets-Brewers-Dodgers. Wild Cards: San Diego-St Louis-San Francisco.
AL— New York-Twins-Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Angels

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, May 31

 

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DETROIT is 41-26 SU (12.4 Units) in home games in day games in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 38-31 SU (3.9 Units) as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 16-6 Under (9.4 Units) in road games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.

SEATTLE is 7-1 SU (5.9 Units) after 3 consecutive game versus a division rival in the current season.

NY YANKEES are 2-17 SU (-16.7 Units) after scoring 2 runs or less 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 166-127 Over (26.3 Units) in home games when playing on Tuesday since 1996.

NY METS are 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the current season.

DETROIT is 74-59 SU (9.1 Units) in home games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 16-6 SU (9.4 Units) in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 225-230 SU (-28 Units) in home games against NL West opponents since 1996.

CHICAGO CUBS are 17-3 SU (13.7 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 22-6 SU (15.4 Units) in road games in May games over the last 2 seasons.

COLORADO is 16-5 SU (10.5 Units) in home games after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.

ARIZONA is 282-212 Over (48.8 Units) in home games as an underdog of +100 to +150 since 1996.

OAKLAND is 9-26 SU (-19.6 Units) in home games in May games in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 27-36 SU (-12.6 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 31

National League
San Francisco (26-21) @ Philadelphia (21-28)
— Junis is 1-1, 3.97 in four starts.
— Giants are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 0-1, 10.39 in one start vs Philly.

— Giants lost seven of last eleven games.
— San Francisco is 13-10 on road.
— over 20-9-1 last 30
— scored run in first inning: 9-47
— record in first 5 innings: 24-18-5

— Suarez is 2-3, 5.68 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 6-3 in his starts
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He’s allowed one run in 7.2 IP, in four relief stints vs San Francisco.

— Phillies lost 11 of their last 15 games.
— Philly is 11-14 at home.
— over 7-2-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 14-49
— record in first 5 innings: 19-24-6

Washington (18-32) @ NY Mets (33-17)
— Corbin is 1-2, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 1-9 in his starts.
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-1
— He is 5-8, 4.16 in 21 starts vs New York.

— Washington is 9-16 in its last 25 games.
— Nationals are 9-14 on road.
— over 7-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-50
— record in first 5 innings: 17-29-4

— Williams is 0-2, 7.20 in three starts.
— Mets are 1-2 in his starts
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 1-3, 3.99 in seven starts vs Washington.

— Mets are 22-12 in their last 34 games.
— Mets are 17-8 at home.
— over 8-1 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-50
— record in first 5 innings: 29-12-9

San Diego (30-17) @ St Louis (26-21)
— Snell is 0-2, 6.00 in two starts this year.
— San Diego is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 0-0, 2.57 in one start vs St Louis.

— Padres are 25-13 in their last 38 games.
— San Diego is 17-8 on road.
— under 9-2-2 last thirteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-48
— record in first 5 innings: 26-15-7

— Wainwright is 3-1, 2.52 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4
— He is 7-5, 2.73 in 14 starts vs San Diego.

— Cardinals won seven of their last ten games.
— St Louis is 14-11 at home.
— over 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 18-48
— record in first 5 innings: 24-19-5

Milwaukee (32-18) @ Cubs (19-29)
— Lauer is 5-1, 2.13 in his last seven starts.
— Brewers are 7-1 in his starts.
— under 4-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-3
— He is 1-1, 4.98 in four starts vs Chicago.

— Brewers are 28-13 in their last 41 games.
— Milwaukee is 18-12 on road.
— under 9-5 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 15-50
— record in first 5 innings: 22-19-9

— Steele is 0-5, 7.82 in his last seven starts.
— Cubs are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 4-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 1-2, 3.26 in four starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs are 1-5 in their last six games.
— Cubs are 7-17 at home.
— over 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 19-48
— record in first 5 innings: 20-23-5

Miami (19-27) @ Colorado (22-26)
— Miami hasn’t named a starter

— Miami lost 19 of last 26 games.
— Marlins are 9-15 on road
— under 6-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-21-8

— Marquez is 1-5, 8.54 in his last six starts.
— Rockies are 3-6 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He his 3-3, 4.11 in six starts vs Miami.

— Colorado lost 16 of last 23 games.
— Rockies are 15-11 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-48
— record in first 5 innings: 16-26-6

Atlanta (23-26) @ Arizona (24-26)
— Morton is 2-0, 3.48 in his last four starts.
— Atlanta is 5-4 in his starts.
— over 8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4
— He is 5-1, 3.75 in 11 starts vs Arizona.

— Braves are 6-5 in their last 11 games.
— Atlanta is 9-12 on road.
— over 21-12-1 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-49
— record in first 5 innings: 22-22-5

— Castellanos is 1-1, 6.41 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 4-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Diamondbacks lost four of last five games.
— Arizona is 13-15 at home.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 14-50
— record in first 5 innings: 18-18-14

Pittsburgh (20-27) @ Los Angeles (33-15)
— Pirates haven’t named a starter.

— Pirates are 8-10 in their last 18 games.
— Pittsburgh is 9-13 on the road.
— under 9-3-3 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 9-47
— record in first 5 innings: 15-25-7

— Urias is 1-1, 0.82 in his last two starts.
— Dodgers are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 3-1, 2.52 in six games (3 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

— Dodgers won 13 of last 16 games.
— Los Angeles is 15-6 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 18-48
— record in first 5 innings: 30-11-7

 

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American League
Minnesota (29-20) @ Detroit (18-29)
— Smeltzer is 1-0, 1.04 in three starts.
— Minnesota is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 1-0, 7.11 in two games (1 start) vs Detroit.

— bullpen game

— Minnesota won 11 of last 17 games.
— Twins are 12-9 on road.
— over 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 15-49
— record in first 5 innings: 26-15-8

— Garcia allowed two runs in 4 IP (78 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— Detroit is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 0-0, 8.10 in four games (1 start) vs Minnesota.

— bullpen game

— Tigers won four of last five games.
— Detroit is 12-14 at home.
— under 29-14-1 last 44 games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-47
— record in first 5 innings: 13-27-7

Kansas City (16-31) @ Cleveland (20-24)
— Lynch is 0-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 4-4 in his starts
— under 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 0-1, 7.24 in three starts vs Cleveland.

— Kansas City is 8-21 in its last 29 games.
— Royals are 8-16 on road.
— over 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 11-47
— record in first 5 innings: 14-25-8

— Quantrill is 0-3, 3.73 in his last five starts.
— Cleveland is 2-6 in his starts.
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-3
— He is 4-0, 2.83 in seven games (4 starts) vs Kansas City.

— Guardians are 5-10 in their last 15 games.
— Cleveland is 9-8 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-44
— record in first 5 innings: 12-19-13

LA Angels (27-22) @ New York (33-15)
— Syndergaard is 1-2, 7.24 in three road starts.
— Angels are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 1-1, 4.91 in two starts vs New York.

— Angels lost their last five games.
— Angels are 12-9 on road.
— over 9-4-1 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 21-49
— record in first 5 innings: 29-16-4

— Montgomery is 0-0, 3.66 in his last six starts.
— New York is 3-6 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 1-0, 3.18 in one start vs Anaheim.

— New York won four of last six games.
— New York is 17-7 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 14-48
— record in first 5 innings: 26-9-13

Seattle (20-28) @ Baltimore (21-29)
— Kirby is 0-1, 5.40 in four starts.
— Seattle is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Mariners are 9-22 in their last 31 games.
— Seattle is 8-18 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 15-48
— record in first 5 innings: 18-23-7

— Orioles haven’t named a starter.

— Orioles are 7-5 in their last dozen games.
— Baltimore is 12-11 at home.
— over 9-5-1 last fifteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-50
— record in first 5 innings: 12-27-11

White Sox (23-23) @ Toronto (27-20)
— Giolito is 3-0, 2.66 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 2-0, 3.22 in four starts vs Toronto.

— White Sox are 5-4 in their last eight games.
— Chicago is 12-10 on road.
— under 20-10-1 last 31 games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-46
— record in first 5 innings: 21-20-5

— Gausman is 2-2, 2.59 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 0-0, 1.26 in four games (2 starts) vs Chicago.

— Blue Jays are 9-3 in their last dozen games.
— Toronto is 14-8 at home.
— under 10-5 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 18-47
— record in first 5 innings: 17-16-14

Tampa Bay (28-20) @ Texas (23-24)
— Yarbrough is 0-1, 4.96 in four starts.
— Rays are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-3
— He is 1-1, 6.35 in three games (2 starts) vs Texas.

— Tampa Bay is 7-5 in its last dozen games.
— Rays are 11-9 on road.
— over 11-5-1 last seventeen games
— scored run in first inning: 16-48
— record in first 5 innings: 23-14-11

— Perez is 3-0, 1.30 in his last seven starts.
— Rangers are 6-3 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-5
— He is 2-6, 6.03 in 13 starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Rangers won five of last six games.
— Texas is 11-12 at home.
— under 19-13-2 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-47
— record in first 5 innings: 14-21-12

Houston (31-18) @ A’s (20-31)
— Javier is 1-1, 0.77 in his last two starts.
— Astros are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 1-2, 6.11 in eight games (5 starts) vs Oakland.

— Astros are 7-4 in their last eleven games.
— Houston is 17-12 on road.
— under 27-6 last 33 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-49
— record in first 5 innings: 30-15-4

— Montas is 0-3, 3.12 in his last seven starts.
— A’s are 2-8 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-4
— He is 7-4, 3.48 in 13 games (11 starts) vs Houston.

— A’s are 6-12 in their last 18 games.
— Oakland is 7-18 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 12-51
— record in first 5 innings: 17-27-7

Interleague game
Cincinnati (16-31) @ Boston (23-25)
— Castillo is 1-2, 4.22 in four starts.
— Reds are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Reds won four of last five games.
— Cincinnati is 7-19 on road.
— under 9-5 in last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 11-47
— record in first 5 innings: 14-27-6

— Wacha is 4-0, 2.93 in his last six starts
— Red Sox are 6-1 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-3
— He is 12-2, 2.81 in 19 starts vs Cincinnati.

— Red Sox are 11-6 in their last 17 games.
— Boston is 12-13 at home.
— over 9-4-1 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-49
— record in first 5 innings: 20-17-12

 

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MLB

Tuesday, May 31

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Detroit
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Kansas City @ Cleveland
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 10 games on the road
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City

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

Seattle @ Baltimore
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

LA Angels @ NY Yankees
LA Angels
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
NY Yankees is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home

Chi White Sox @ Toronto
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home

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

Washington @ NY Mets
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Washington's last 16 games on the road
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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

San Diego @ St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego

Milwaukee @ Chi Cubs
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Tampa Bay @ Texas
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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

Atlanta @ Arizona
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home

Houston @ Oakland
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
Oakland
Oakland is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games when playing at home against Houston

Pittsburgh @ LA Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games at home


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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 31

 

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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in runs scored:
50— Mookie Betts, LA
39— Aaron Judge, NYY
38— Rafael Devers, Bos/Tommy Edman, StL
37— Mike Trout, LAA/Francisco Lindor, NYM
35— Manny Machado, SD
34— Freeman LA, Harper Phil, Straw Clev, Ohtani LAA

Quote of the Day
“He barely practiced at Kentucky. Didn’t want to play in games and he didn’t want to play at combine. Who’s advising him? He can’t hide forever. Does he want to play in summer league?”
An unnamed NBA scout, talking about Shaedon Sharpe, who declared for the NBA Draft this week, after not playing at all at Kentucky as a freshman last season

Wednesday’s quiz
Which current major league manager was the first manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks?

Tuesday’s quiz
Wilt Chamberlain was the Warriors’ center, last time they played the Celtics in the NBA Finals, way back in 1964.

Monday’s quiz
Terry Collins was manager of the Mets, last time they made the playoffs, in 2016.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

45 years ago this month, I graduated from high school; long time ago. I’ll start today with a story from back then.

Our high school had a policy for certain classes; if you had a 90 average heading into the final exam, you didn’t have to take the final, you were “exempt”. Kids liked being exempt from finals.

My Sociology teacher was also the football coach, who had moved here from Ohio to take this job, at a school that didn’t have a great football tradition. He had improved the program; we won more than we lost that season, and we also upset the best team in our league, Shenendehowa, the school that current pro athletes Ian Anderson/Kevin Huerter went to.

I was/am a nerd; I helped Mr Gallas, a guidance counselor, do stats for the football team. We did it on the sidelines, each of us with a clipboard— our game with Scotia that year was a rainy mess, you could hardly read our charts when the game ended.

Anyway, Shenendehowa outgained us by a lot, 200+ yards, but we won the turnover battle, scored on a long TD play and we pulled the upset. It was a pretty big deal.

The next Monday, I am told to report to a classroom after school, the room where the football team did their film review— the room was obviously in a very good mood, but I had no idea why I was invited. Then they rolled the tape.

On our long touchdown play, a nerd with a clipboard is running on the sidelines on the bottom of the screen, shaking his fist and jumping up and down with excitement— that was me. Other people were also excited, but I was the only one who ran all the way to the goal line.

We all had a good laugh; by the way, one of our great players on that team played the whole second half that day with a broken wrist. He didn’t get the cast off for five months or so.

So a couple months later, January 1977, and I have a Sociology final; my grade was 87 or so; I trudged off on a cold winter day to take the final.

I was a lazy student; did what I had to do, then went and read the sports section; go figure. I sit down in my seat in the coach’s classroom and get ready to take the final. I had an 87; if I worked a little harder, I could’ve been home sleeping.

The coach walks into the classroom.

He looks at me and says, “What are you doing here?”

“I’m here to take the final”

“Go home, you’re exempt” I started to explain that I had an 87, but he just shook his head and pointed to the door. I didn’t have to be told again; I scooted out of there and walked home, a mile or so on a cold day, realizing that sometimes enthusiasm has its benefits.

— Cleveland Cavaliers named Luke Walton as an assistant coach; Walton has been a head coach for the Lakers, Kings, was an assistant with Golden State when they won the 2015 title.

— Was telling someone this story Tuesday, how in 1979, Magic Johnson’s rookie season, the NBA wasn’t nearly as popular as it is now. The Finals games during the week were broadcast on tape delay, at 11:30 pm, after the local news.

Here in Albany, Scott Murray was the local sports guy; at 11:20, he would say: “I’m about to show the score of tonight’s Laker-76er game. If you’re going to stay up and watch the game, turn your head for 30 seconds, while I show everyone else the score. I’ll tell you when its OK to look again.”

He waited couple of seconds, then held up a board with the score of the game, held it there for 10 seconds or so, then put it down and said “It is OK to look” and the news continued. Five minutes later, they went to the tape delay broadcast of the game.

That is the huge impact that Magic Johnson/Larry Bird had on the NBA; that was the last damn time NBA Finals weren’t shown live.

— Since Steve Kerr has been coach at Golden State, Warriors are 7-9 vs Boston.

— Baylor-Gonzaga are meeting in Sioux Falls, SD on December 2; should be a good game.

— Mets sent Dom Smith down the minors Tuesday, probably to get him at-bats every day so they can trade him for pitching help. Smith is hitting .186 in 39 games this season, but he went 4-4 on a Sunday night couple weeks ago, then sat the next two games.

If Smith were on the A’s or the Pirates, he’d bat third; in 2020, he hit .316 with 42 RBI in 50 games. He is a good hitter who will help the team he gets traded to.

— Lot of times while I am writing late at night, I’ll stream episodes from the old TV show The West Wing on my laptop; picked up a good bit of trivia while listening last night.

There are 54 national parks in America; just thought you’d like to know.

— USFL’s Houston Gamblers have led every game at halftime this season; they’re 1-6.

Birmingham Stallions have been tied or trailed in second half of every game; they’re 7-0.

— Adding to the weirdness of the Tommy Pham/Joc Pederson fantasy football dispute is the knowledge that Mike Trout was the commissioner of the league.

— NL East standings:
33-17— Mets
23-26— Braves
21-29— Phillies
19-27— Marlins
18-33— Nationals

— Mets won their last five games, by a combined score of 44-17; they’re a good team, but the rest of the NL East just sucks.

— Winnipeg 25, Saskatchewan 16— Tuesday night football in the CFL; this game was on ESPN+, if you have that service.

— Colorado 8, Edmonton 6— This was the first playoff game in NHL history where both teams allowed 6+ goals and used multiple goalies.

— Arizona 8, Atlanta 7 (10)— Braves led 6-4 in 8th inning, but Arizona beat up on Atlanta’s bullpen and walked it off on Cooper Hummel’s double down the right field line. Christian Walker went 3-4 with three RBI for Arizona.

— Cubs 8, Brewers 7— Patrick Wisdom’s homer in 8th inning was the difference.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, June 1

 

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WASHINGTON is 121-151 SU (-45.1 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 39-31 SU (4.9 Units) as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 197-112 SU (73.8 Units) as a home underdog of +100 or higher since 1996.

COLORADO is 13-3 SU (9.7 Units) in home games in June games over the last 2 seasons.

HOUSTON is 28-42 SU (-18.2 Units) in road games after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 13-3 Over (9.7 Units) against left-handed starters in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 1094-967 Over (30.3 Units) when the total is 7 to 8.5 since 1996.

LA ANGELS are 11-2 Over (8.8 Units) in road games in June games over the last 2 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 57-38 Under (15.2 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 10-2 Under (7.8 Units) in home games when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 16-5 Over (10.5 Units) on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5 over the last 2 seasons.

BOSTON is 16-6 SU (9.4 Units) in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 44-22 SU (20.5 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better over the last 2 seas...

TEXAS are 11-4 SU (6.6 Units) in home games when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 35-45 SU (-22.6 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, June 1

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, June 1

National League
Washington (18-33) @ NY Mets (34-17)
— bullpen game

— Washington is 9-17 in its last 26 games.
— Nationals are 9-15 on road.
— over 8-2 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-51
— record in first 5 innings: 17-30-4

— Carrasco is 5.54 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 5-4 in his starts
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-1
— He is 1-1, 4.87 in four starts vs Washington.

— Mets are 23-12 in their last 35 games.
— Mets are 18-8 at home.
— over 9-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-51
— record in first 5 innings: 30-12-9

San Diego (30-19) @ St Louis (28-21)
— Darvish is 3-1, 3.34 in his last five starts.
— San Diego is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1
— He is 2-2, 2.64 in seven starts vs St Louis.

— Padres are 25-14 in their last 39 games.
— San Diego is 17-9 on road.
— under 10-2-2 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-49
— record in first 5 innings: 26-16-7

— Hudson is 3-1, 2.41 in his last seven starts.
— Cardinals are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in one start vs San Diego.

— Cardinals won eight of their last eleven games.
— St Louis is 15-11 at home.
— over 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 18-49
— record in first 5 innings: 25-19-5

Miami (19-27) @ Colorado (22-26)
— Rogers is 1-1, 4.42 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 2-7 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-1
— He is 1-0, 1.29 in one start vs Colorado.

— Miami hasn’t named a starter for Game 2.

— Miami lost 19 of last 26 games.
— Marlins are 9-15 on road
— under 6-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-21-8

— Marquez is 1-5, 8.54 in his last six starts.
— Rockies are 3-6 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 3-3, 4.11 in six starts vs Miami.

— Senzatela is 0-1, 7.20 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 7-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He is 1-1, 3.60 in five games (1 start) vs Miami

— Colorado lost 16 of last 23 games.
— Rockies are 15-11 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-48
— record in first 5 innings: 16-26-6

Atlanta (23-27) @ Arizona (25-26)
— Wright is 1-3, 4.60 in his last five starts.
— Atlanta is 1-4 in his last five starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He gave up a run in one IP in relief vs Arizona.

— Braves split their last 12 games.
— Atlanta is 9-13 on road.
— over 22-12-1 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-50
— record in first 5 innings: 23-22-5

— Bumgarner is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 5-5 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-1
— He is 8-3, 2.67 in 15 starts vs Atlanta.

— Diamondbacks lost four of last six games.
— Arizona is 14-15 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 15-51
— record in first 5 innings: 18-19-14

San Francisco (27-21) @ Philadelphia (21-29)
— Rodon is 0-3, 7.80 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in one start (6.2 IP) vs Philly.

— Giants won their last three games.
— San Francisco is 14-10 on road.
— over 21-9-1 last 31
— scored run in first inning: 9-48
— record in first 5 innings: 25-18-5

— Nola is 1-0, 3.05 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 2-8 in his starts
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 1-2, 7.94 in five starts vs San Francisco.

— Phillies lost 12 of their last 16 games.
— Philly is 11-15 at home.
— over 8-2-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 14-50
— record in first 5 innings: 19-25-6

Milwaukee (32-19) @ Cubs (20-29)
— bullpen game

— Brewers are 28-14 in their last 42 games.
— Milwaukee is 18-13 on road.
— under 9-6 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 15-51
— record in first 5 innings: 22-19-10

— Hendricks is 0-2, 7.36 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-3
— He is 10-8, 3.48 in 29 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Cubs are 8-17 at home.
— over 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 20-49
— record in first 5 innings: 20-23-6

Pittsburgh (21-27) @ Los Angeles (33-16)
— Quintana is 1-1, 2.91 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 2-1, 1.81 in seven starts vs Los Angeles.

— Pirates are 3-1 in their last four games.
— Pittsburgh is 10-13 on the road.
— under 10-3-3 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 10-48
— record in first 5 innings: 16-25-7

— bullpen game

— Dodgers won 13 of last 17 games.
— Los Angeles is 15-7 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 18-49
— record in first 5 innings: 30-12-7

 

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American League
Kansas City (16-32) @ Cleveland (21-24)
— Keller is 0-3, 7.23 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 3-6 in his starts
— under 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 2-2, 1.71 in eight starts vs Cleveland.

— Kansas City is 8-22 in its last 30 games.
— Royals are 8-17 on road.
— over 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 11-48
— record in first 5 innings: 14-26-8

— Pilkington is 0-0, 6.75 in two starts.
— Cleveland is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— Guardians are 6-10 in their last 16 games.
— Cleveland is 10-8 at home.
— under 8-3 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-45
— record in first 5 innings: 13-19-13

Houston (32-18) @ A’s (20-32)
— Verlander is 5-1, 2.09 in his last six starts.
— Astros are 6-3 in his starts.
— under 8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He is 14-7, 2.60 in 24 starts vs Oakland.

— Astros are 8-4 in their last dozen games.
— Houston is 18-12 on road.
— under 28-6 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-50
— record in first 5 innings: 30-15-5

— Irvin is 1-1, 2.54 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 0-3, 7.40 in four starts vs Houston.

— A’s are 6-13 in their last 19 games.
— Oakland is 7-19 at home.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 17-27-8

LA Angels (27-23) @ New York (34-15)
— Detmers is 0-1, 7.45 in two starts since his no-hitter.
— Angels are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Angels lost their last six games.
— Angels are 12-10 on road.
— over 10-4-1 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 21-50
— record in first 5 innings: 29-17-4

— Cortes is 3-0, 1.59 in his last four starts.
— New York is 7-2 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-4
— He gave up four runs in 6.2 IP in four relief stints vs Anaheim.

— New York won five of last seven games.
— New York is 18-7 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 15-49
— record in first 5 innings: 27-9-13

Seattle (21-28) @ Baltimore (21-30)
— Ray is 2-4, 5.14 in his last six starts.
— Seattle is 5-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-1
— He is 2-2, 4.97 in five starts vs Baltimore.

— Mariners are 10-22 in their last 32 games.
— Seattle is 9-18 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 16-49
— record in first 5 innings: 19-23-7

— Bradish is 0-2, 11.57 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Orioles are 7-6 in their last thirteen games.
— Baltimore is 12-12 at home.
— over 10-5-1 last sixteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-51
— record in first 5 innings: 12-28-11

White Sox (23-24) @ Toronto (28-20)
— Kopech is 1-1, 1.57 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He gave up 5 runs in 1.1 IP, in two relief stints vs Toronto.

— White Sox are 1-3 in their last four games.
— Chicago is 12-11 on road.
— under 20-11-1 last 32 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-47
— record in first 5 innings: 21-21-5

— Ryu is 2-0, 1.64 in his last two starts.
— Toronto is 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 0-2, 9.31 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Blue Jays are 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— Toronto is 15-8 at home.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 18-48
— record in first 5 innings: 18-16-14

Tampa Bay (28-21) @ Texas (24-24)
— Springs is 1-1, 1.10 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-3
— He threw 2.1 scoreless IP in three relief stints vs Texas.

— Tampa Bay is 7-6 in its last 13 games.
— Rays are 2-7 in last nine road games.
— over 11-6-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-49
— record in first 5 innings: 23-15-11

— Gray is 1-1, 5.60 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Rangers won six of last seven games.
— Texas is 12-12 at home.
— under 20-13-2 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-48
— record in first 5 innings: 15-21-12

Minnesota (30-21) @ Detroit (19-30)
— Ober is 0-0, 3.31 in his last four starts.
— Minnesota is 5-1 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, 4.85 in three starts vs Detroit.

— Minnesota won 12 of last 19 games.
— Twins are 13-10 on road.
— over 10-4 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 16-51
— record in first 5 innings: 27-16-8

— Skubal is 2-0, 1.08 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 1-3, 5.29 in seven starts vs Minnesota.

— Tigers won five of last seven games.
— Detroit is 13-15 at home.
— under 30-15-1 last 46 games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-49
— record in first 5 innings: 14-28-7

Interleague game
Cincinnati (17-31) @ Boston (23-26)
— Greene is 1-1, 3.37 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 2-7 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Reds won five of last six games.
— Cincinnati is 8-19 on road.
— under 10-5 in last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 11-48
— record in first 5 innings: 14-27-7

— Whitlock is 0-0, 5.73 in his last five starts
— Red Sox are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Red Sox are 1-4 in their last five games.
— Boston is 12-14 at home.
— over 9-5-1 last fifteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-50
— record in first 5 innings: 20-17-13

 

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MLB

Wednesday, June 1

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Trend Report
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Kansas City @ Cleveland
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Kansas City's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Washington @ NY Mets
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 17 games on the road
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

San Diego @ St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego

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

Houston @ Oakland
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
Oakland is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Houston

Atlanta @ Arizona
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Atlanta's last 23 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home

San Francisco @ Philadelphia
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
San Francisco is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games at home

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

Seattle @ Baltimore
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home

LA Angels @ NY Yankees
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home
NY Yankees is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Chi White Sox @ Toronto
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games at home

Cincinnati @ Boston
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cincinnati

Minnesota @ Detroit
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Detroit
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Detroit is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

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

Tampa Bay @ Texas
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Pittsburgh @ LA Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games at home


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Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
Pointspreads for some NFL games this season:
Week 1— Chiefs (-3) @ Arizona
Week 2— Bengals (+2.5) @ Dallas
Week 3— Ravens (even) @ New England
Week 4— Broncos (even) @ Las Vegas
Week 5— Chargers (-2) @ Cleveland
Week 6— Buccaneers (-6) @ Pittsburgh

Quote of the Day
“I’m not talented enough to be unprepared.”
Monroe Stahr

Thursday’s quiz
Which stadium was the first domed stadium in the major leagues?

Wednesday’s quiz
Buck Showalter was the first manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Tuesday’s quiz
Wilt Chamberlain was the Warriors’ center, last time they played the Celtics in the NBA Finals, way back in 1964.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……

13) Teams’ records in series openers:

(home-away/total)
National League
Arizona 6-4, 2-4/8-8
Atlanta 3-6, 3-4/6-10
Chicago 3-5, 5-3/8-8
Cincinnati 3-4, 4-5/7-9
Colorado 3-6, 1-6/4-12
Los Angeles 5-2, 8-1/13-3
Miami 3-4, 1-8/4-12
Milwaukee 6-1, 5-5/11-6
NY Mets 6-2, 7-1/13-3
Philadelphia 4-5, 3-4/7-9
Pittsburgh 3-5, 2-6/5-11
St Louis 6-4, 4-3/10-7
San Diego 5-2, 7-2/12-4
San Francisco 3-5, 6-3/9-8
Washington 2-6, 3-5/5-11

American League
Baltimore 3-5, 4-4/7-9
Boston 4-4, 5-3/9-7
Chicago 2-6, 3-5/5-11
Cleveland 4-3, 4-5/8-8
Detroit 7-2, 2-5/9-7
Houston 4-2, 6-4/10-6
Kansas City 3-4, 4-6/7-10
LA Angels 5-4, 2-5/7-9
Minnesota 5-4, 4-3/9-7
New York 7-2, 6-1/13-3
A’s 1-7, 3-5/4-12
Seattle 5-2, 4-5/9-7
Tampa Bay 4-5, 3-4/7-9
Texas 5-3, 3-5/8-8
Toronto 6-2, 3-5/9-7

12) Mets lead the NL East by 10.5 games; since 1969, only two teams have had a bigger divisional lead on June 1st:
— 2001 Seattle led by 14 games— Wound up 116-46; last time they made the playoffs.
— 2017 Houston led by 11 games— Won World Series that year

11) Back in 1983, a relief pitcher named Tippy Martinez picked three runners off in the same inning, thought to be the only time that has ever happened in the major leagues.

10) Tuesday night, Adam Wainwright got 32 called strikes from home plate umpire Adam Segal; that’s a lot of called strikes for one game. Wainwright blanked San Diego for seven innings; he faced only 24 hitters.

9) Word has it that Cleveland QB Deshaun Watson will now be facing 24 civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct during massage parlor sessions. 24!!!!

Watson’s agent must be having a nervous breakdown; he just negotiated a 5-year, $230M contract; 3% of $230,000,000 is $6.9M; that would be the agent’s take, but Watson is going to be suspended, probably for at least six games. I’m wondering if the agent’s fee takes a hit when Watson gets docked those games via the suspension.

8) Random fact: There has been one no-hitter thrown at Coors Field in Denver, by Hideo Nomo of the Dodgers in 1996.

7) Phillies 6, Giants 5— Philly scored four times in 6th inning, then their bullpen tossed three perfect innings to snap their losing streak. So far this season, Phillies have been outscored by 15 runs from the ninth inning on- they’re 4-10 in one-run games.

6) Tampa Bay Rays occasionally use four outfielders, with the 2B in short right field, giving them basically five outfielders. Hopefully this will be the last season they can do this— baseball needs to ban shifts, to increase offense.

5) Atlanta 6, Arizona 0— Braves are still only 6-12 in day games.

4) Something I learned a long time ago; if you’re quiet and you wear glasses, lot of people assume you’re smart. They may/may not be right, but they do assume that.

3) Pirates 8, Dodgers 4— Pittsburgh sweeps 3-game series in LA; in those games, the Dodgers were -345, -370, -263. Never lay more than -175 in baseball, people.

2) Rays 4, Rangers 3 (11)— How would you like to be the GM of Texas, the guy who convinced his boss (the owner) to shell out $57M for Marcus Semien/Corey Seager?
Today is June 2…….
— Semien is hitting .193 with one homer; he hit 45 homers last year.
— Seager is hitting .236 with a .738 OPS; his career OPS is .860.

Rangers are 24-25, eight games out of first in the AL West; they’re 2.5 games out of the last Wild Card spot. There is still plenty of time, but the Rangers need more production from their $57M a year double play combination.

1) Detroit 5, Minnesota 0– Tarik Skubal is 3-0, 0.84 in his last five starts.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, June 2

 

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DETROIT is 76-60 SU (10 Units) in home games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 12-4 SU (7.6 Units) at home when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the current season.

CHI WHITE SOX is 63-39 Under (20.1 Units) when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 43-69 SU (-32.9 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 86-68 SU (11.2 Units) in home games against NL West opponents since 1996.

SEATTLE is 48-21 SU (22 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start over the last 2 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 25-13 SU (10.7 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 13-3 SU (10 Units) vs. terrible power teams - averaging 0.75 or less HR's/game in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 16-5 SU (12.8 Units) in road games when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 38% to 46%) over the last 2 seasons.

ATLANTA is 13-3 Over (9.7 Units) against left-handed starters in the current season.

LA DODGERS are 99-69 SU (23.1 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, June 2